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				Exhibit 10.3

		

		

			

			

			

			

			INNOFONE.com, Inc.

			3470 Olney Laytonsville Road, Suite 118

			Olney, Maryland  20832

				

				

				

			Board Resolution

					

					

				

		
			Be it resolved that the Board held a special meeting and notice was waived.

				

				Be it resolved that the Board approves the appointment of Peter Maddocks as temporary Director and Chairman of the Board until either Mr. Richardson and the present Board resign or the delivery of audit and consummation of the proposed transaction with IPv6 Summit, Inc.

				

				Approved this date: August 8, 2005

				

				/s/ Frederic Richardson

				

				Frederic Richardson, PresidentExhibit 10.1                                                      EXECUTION COPY

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                          AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

                                  BY AND AMONG

                         CONCURRENT COMPUTER CORPORATION
                                (THE PURCHASER),

                            STREAM ACQUISITION, INC.
                                    (NEWCO),

                            EVERSTREAM HOLDINGS, INC.
                                  (THE COMPANY)

                   CERTAIN SELLING SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY
                                  (THE SELLERS)

                              AS OF AUGUST 19, 2005

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ARTICLE I        DEFINITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1

  Section 1.1    Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1
  Section 1.2    Certain Defined Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
  Section 1.3    Other Defined Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
  Section 1.4    Accounting Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14

ARTICLE II       TERMS OF MERGER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14

  Section 2.1    Statutory Merger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
  Section 2.2    Effective Tim e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
  Section 2.3    Effects of the Merger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
  Section 2.4    Certificate of Incorporation; By-laws. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
  Section 2.5    Directors and Officers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15

ARTICLE III      CONVERSION OF SECURITIES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES . . . . . . .  15

  Section 3.1    Merger Consideration; Conversion and Cancellation of Securities.  15
  Section 3.2    Exchange of Certificates.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
  Section 3.3    Dissenting Shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
  Section 3.4    Escrow.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
  Section 3.5    Closing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19

ARTICLE IV       COMPANY REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19

  Section 4.1    Organization.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
  Section 4.2    Authorization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
  Section 4.3    Capital Stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
  Section 4.4    Subsidiaries.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
  Section 4.5    Absence of Restrictions and Conflicts. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
  Section 4.6    Real Property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
  Section 4.7    Title to Personal Property; Related Matters. . . . . . . . . . .  22
  Section 4.8    Stockholder Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
  Section 4.9    Financial Statements.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
  Section 4.10   No Undisclosed Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
  Section 4.11   Absence of Certain Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
  Section 4.12   Legal Proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
  Section 4.13   Compliance with Law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
  Section 4.14   Company Contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
  Section 4.15   Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
  Section 4.16   Officers and Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
  Section 4.17   Company Benefit Plans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
  Section 4.18   Labor Relations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
  Section 4.19   Insurance Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
  Section 4.20   Environmental, Health, and Safety Matters. . . . . . . . . . . .  32

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  Section 4.21   Intellectual Property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
  Section 4.22   Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
  Section 4.23   Transactions with Affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
  Section 4.24   Undisclosed Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
  Section 4.25   Accounts Receivable; Accounts Payable. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
  Section 4.26   Licenses and Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38
  Section 4.27   Ethical Practices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38
  Section 4.28   Brokers, Finders, and Investment Bankers . . . . . . . . . . . .  38
  Section 4.29   Bank Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38
  Section 4.30   Sellers Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39
  Section 4.31   Disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39

ARTICLE V        REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF NEWCO AND
                 PURCHASER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39

  Section 5.1    Organization.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39
  Section 5.2    Authorization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39
  Section 5.3    Purchaser and Newco Capital Stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  40
  Section 5.4    Purchaser SEC Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41
  Section 5.5    Absence of Restrictions and Conflicts. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41
  Section 5.6    No Stockholder Approval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42
  Section 5.7    No Undisclosed Liabilities.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42
  Section 5.8    Absence of Certain Changes.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42
  Section 5.9    Legal Proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42
  Section 5.10   Compliance with Law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  43
  Section 5.11   Purchaser Contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  43
  Section 5.12   Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  43
  Section 5.13   Labor Relations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44
  Section 5.14   Licenses and Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44
  Section 5.15   Brokers, Finders, and Investment Bankers . . . . . . . . . . . .  44
  Section 5.16   Investment Representation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44

ARTICLE VI       CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45

  Section 6.1    Company Business Conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45
  Section 6.2    Inspection and Access to Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
  Section 6.3    No Solicitation of Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
  Section 6.4    Reasonable Efforts; Further Assurances; Cooperation. . . . . . .  50
  Section 6.5    Public Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
  Section 6.6    Supplements to Schedules.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52
  Section 6.7    Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52
  Section 6.8    Contract Consents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52
  Section 6.9    Tax Free Reorganization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52
  Section 6.10   Stock Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
  Section 6.11   Employment Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53

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  Section 6.12   Securities Laws Matters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
  Section 6.13   Section 3(a)(10) Exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
  Section 6.14   Tax Matters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
  Section 6.15   Directors' and Officers' Indemnification . . . . . . . . . . . .  56
  Section 6.16   Closing Date Capital Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57
  Section 6.17   Termination of 401(k) Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57
  Section 6.18   Alternative Exemption or Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57
  Section 6.19   Transaction Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57
  Section 6.20   Special Legal Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57
  Section 6.21   At home Corporation Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57

ARTICLE VII      CLOSING CONDITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58

  Section 7.1    Conditions to Each Party's Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58
  Section 7.2    Conditions to the Purchaser's Obligations. . . . . . . . . . . .  58
  Section 7.3    Conditions to the Company's Obligations. . . . . . . . . . . . .  60

ARTICLE VIII     TERMINATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61

  Section 8.1    Termination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61
  Section 8.2    Specific Performance and Other Remedies. . . . . . . . . . . . .  63
  Section 8.3    Effect of Termination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  63
  Section 8.4    Termination Fees.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  63

ARTICLE IX       INDEMNIFICATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  64

  Section 9.1    Company Stockholders' Indemnification Obligations. . . . . . . .  64
  Section 9.2    McHale Indemnification Obligations.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  64
  Section 9.3    Purchaser and Newco Indemnification Obligations. . . . . . . . .  65
  Section 9.4    Indemnification Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  65
  Section 9.5    Claims Period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67
  Section 9.6    Limitations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67
  Section 9.7    Investigations.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  68
  Section 9.8    Escrow Shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  69

ARTICLE X        MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  69

  Section 10.1   Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  69
  Section 10.2   Schedules and Exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  70
  Section 10.3   Assignment; Successors in Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  70
  Section 10.4   Captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  70
  Section 10.5   Controlling Law; Venue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  70
  Section 10.6   Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  71
  Section 10.7   Counterparts; Execution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  71
  Section 10.8   Enforcement of Certain Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  71
  Section 10.9   Waiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  71
  Section 10.10  Integration; Amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  72
  Section 10.11  Cooperation after the Closing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  72

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  Section 10.12  Transaction Costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  72
  Section 10.13  Sellers Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  72
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                                   LIST OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit A         Sellers
Exhibit 1.2(a)    Form of Escrow Agreement
Exhibit 1.2(b)    Company Knowledge
Exhibit 1.2(c)    Purchaser Knowledge
Exhibit 6.10      Form of Notice for Cancellation of Options
Exhibit 7.2(e)    Form of Affiliate Agreement
Exhibit 7.2(f)    Form of Waiver and Release
Exhibit 7.2(i)    Form of Non-Competition Agreement

                                   LIST OF SCHEDULES

Schedule 1.2(b)   Employee Shareholder Agreements
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Schedule 4.1(c)   Company Qualifications
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Schedule 4.1(d)   Company Fictitious Names; Assumed Names; Trade Names; Etc.
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Schedule 4.1(e)   Company Members of the Board and Officers
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Schedule 4.3      Company Capital Stock
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Schedule 4.4      Company Subsidiaries
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Schedule 4.5      Company Conflicts
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Schedule 4.6(b)   Company Leased Real Property
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Schedule 4.7      Company Title to Personal Property; Related Matters
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Schedule 4.9      Company Financial Statement Exceptions
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Schedule 4.10     Company Undisclosed Liabilities
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Schedule 4.11     Company Absence of Certain Changes
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Schedule 4.12     Company Legal Proceedings
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Schedule 4.14     Company Contracts
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Schedule 4.15     Company Taxes
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Schedule 4.16     Company Officers and Employees
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Schedule 4.17     Company Benefit Plans
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Schedule 4.17(e)  Company Options
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Schedule 4.19     Company Insurance Policies
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Schedule 4.21     Company Intellectual Property
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Schedule 4.22     Company Software
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Schedule 4.22(g)  Company Open Source Software
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Schedule 4.23     Company Transactions with Affiliates
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Schedule 4.24     Company Undisclosed Payments
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Schedule 4.26     Company Licenses and Permits
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Schedule 4.29     Company Bank Accounts
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Schedule 5.4      Purchaser Disclosure Controls and Procedures
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Schedule 5.6      Purchaser Stockholder Approval
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Schedule 6.1      Company Business Conduct
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                          AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

     THIS  AGREEMENT  AND  PLAN OF MERGER, dated August 19, 2005 (the "AGREEMENT
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DATE"), is made and entered into by and among Concurrent Computer Corporation, a
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Delaware  corporation  (the  "PURCHASER"),  Stream Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware
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corporation  ("NEWCO,"  and  collectively  with  the  Purchaser,  the "PURCHASER
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PARTIES"),  Everstream  Holdings,  Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"),
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and  the  parties  listed  on  Exhibit  A  (each,  individually  a  "SELLER" and
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collectively  the  "SELLERS").  In  this  Agreement,  the  Purchaser, Newco, the
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Company, and the Sellers are sometimes individually referred to as a "PARTY" and
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collectively as the "PARTIES."  Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement
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are  defined  in  Section  1.2.

                                    RECITALS

     Subject  to  the  terms  and  conditions  of  this Agreement, the boards of
directors of Purchaser, Newco, and the Company deem it advisable and in the best
interests  of  their  respective  companies and their respective stockholders to
enter  into  a  business combination by means of a merger of Newco with and into
the Company (the "MERGER"), and the boards of directors of Purchaser, Newco, and
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the  Company  have  approved  and  adopted  this  Agreement.

     Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Seller
has (i) entered into a voting agreement (each, a "VOTING AGREEMENT") under which
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such  Seller  has  agreed,  among other things, to vote shares of Company Common
Stock and Company Preferred Stock in favor of the Merger and (ii) entered into a
waiver  and  release  agreement  (each, a "SELLER WAIVER AGREEMENT") under which
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such  Seller  has agreed to release the Company and each Company Subsidiary from
certain  claims.

     The  Parties  desire  to  make  certain  representations  and warranties in
connection with the Merger, and the Parties desire to make certain agreements as
set  forth  in  this  Agreement.

     The  Parties intend that the Merger will constitute a reorganization within
the  meaning  of  Code  Section  368(a).

                                    AGREEMENT

     In  consideration  of  the  foregoing  and  the respective representations,
warranties,  covenants,  agreements, and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
and  intending  to  be  legally  bound  by  this Agreement, the Parties agree as
follows:

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                                   DEFINITIONS

     Section  1.1     Construction.
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          (a)  Unless  the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise:
     (i)  references  in  this Agreement to the plural include the singular, and
     references  to  the  singular  include  the plural; (ii) references in this
     Agreement  to  any  gender  include  the  other  genders;  (iii)  the words
     "include,"  "includes,"  "included,"  and  "including"  do  not  limit  the

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     preceding  terms  or  words  and will be deemed to be followed by the words
     "without  limitation";  (iv)  the  terms "day" and "days" mean and refer to
     calendar  day(s);  and  (v)  the terms "year" and "years" mean and refer to
     calendar  year(s).

          (b)  Unless  otherwise set forth in this Agreement, references in this
     Agreement  to  any  document,  instrument,  or  agreement  (including  this
     Agreement):  (i) include and incorporate all exhibits, schedules, and other
     attachments  to  such  document, instrument, or agreement; (ii) include all
     documents,  instruments, or agreements issued or executed in replacement of
     such  document,  instrument,  or  agreement;  and (iii) mean such document,
     instrument,  or  agreement, or replacement or predecessor to such document,
     instrument,  or  agreement,  in  each  case  as  amended,  modified,  or
     supplemented  from  time to time in accordance with its terms and in effect
     at  any  given  time.

          (c)  Unless  otherwise  specified  in  this  Agreement,  all  Article,
     Section,  Exhibit, and Schedule references in this Agreement are references
     to  Articles,  Sections,  Exhibits,  and  Schedules  of  this  Agreement.

          (d)  This Agreement will not be construed as if prepared by one of the
     Parties,  but  rather  according  to its fair meaning as a whole, as if all
     Parties  had  prepared  this  Agreement.

     Section  1.2     Certain  Defined  Terms.  As  used in this Agreement, the
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following  terms  will  have  the  following  meanings:

     "ADA" means the United States Americans with Disabilities Act and the rules
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and  regulations  promulgated  thereunder.

     "ADEA" means the United States Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the
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rules  and  regulations  promulgated  thereunder.

     "AFFILIATE,"  with  respect  to  any  Person,  means  any other Person that
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controls,  is  controlled  by,  or  is  under common control with such Person.

     "AGREEMENT"  means this Agreement and Plan of Merger, made and entered into
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as of the Agreement Date, by and among the Purchaser, Newco, the Company and the
Sellers.

     "APPLICABLE  BENEFIT  LAWS"  means  all  Laws  or  other  legislative,
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administrative,  or  judicial  promulgations,  other  than  ERISA  and the Code,
including  those  of  a  jurisdiction  outside  the  United  State  of  America,
applicable  to  any  Company  Benefit  Plan  or  ERISA  Affiliate  Plan.

     "BUSINESS"  means,  collectively,  the  business  of  the  Company and each
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Company  Subsidiary  as  a  going  concern.

     "BUSINESS  DAY"  means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day on
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which  banks  in  the  State  of  Georgia or the State of Ohio are authorized or
obligated  to  be  closed.

     "CLOSING"  means  a  meeting, which will be held in accordance with Section
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3.5  and  at which all documents necessary to evidence the fulfillment or waiver
of  all  conditions  precedent

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to  the  consummation  of  the  transactions  contemplated by this Agreement are
executed  and  delivered.

     "CLOSING  DATE"  means  the  date  on  which  the  Closing  occurs.
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     "CODE"  means  the  Internal  Revenue  Code  of  1986,  as  amended.
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     "COMMON  STOCK  RESIDUAL  NUMBER"  means  the number of shares of Purchaser
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Common  Stock  equal  to the greater of (i) the quotient of (A) the Total Merger
Shares  less  the  sum  of the Total First Tier Distribution, divided by (B) the
Total  Company  Stock Number or (ii) the quotient of (A) the Total Merger Shares
less  the  sum of the Total First Tier Distribution, the Total Series C Residual
Distribution,  the  Total  Series A Residual Distribution and the Total Series B
Residual  Distribution,  divided  by (B) the Total Company Stock Number less the
Total  Series C Preferred Number, less the Total Series A Preferred Number, less
the  Total  Series  B  Preferred  Number.

     "COMPANY  AFFILIATE"  means  an  Affiliate  of  the  Company.
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     "COMPANY  COMMON STOCK" means the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.0001
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per  share.

     "COMPANY  DISCLOSURE  SCHEDULE" means a schedule, dated as of the Agreement
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Date  and  delivered  by  the  Company  to  the  Purchaser concurrently with the
execution  and  delivery  of  this  Agreement,  which,  among other things, will
identify exceptions to the Company's representations and warranties contained in
Article  IV.

     "COMPANY  INTELLECTUAL  PROPERTY"  means  any Intellectual Property that is
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owned  by  the  Company  or  any  Company  Subsidiary,  including  the  Company
Proprietary  Software.

     "COMPANY  LICENSED  INTELLECTUAL  PROPERTY" means any Intellectual Property
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that  is  licensed  to  the  Company  or  to  any  Company  Subsidiary.

     "COMPANY  LICENSED  SOFTWARE"  means  all  software  (other  than  Company
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Proprietary  Software)  used  by  the  Company  or  any  Company  Subsidiary.

     "COMPANY  MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means any state of facts, change, event,
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effect,  or  occurrence (when taken together with other states of fact, changes,
events,  effects,  or occurrences) that is, or that are reasonably likely to be,
materially  adverse  to  the  financial  condition,  results  of  operations,
properties,  assets,  or  liabilities  of  the  Company  or any of the Company's
Subsidiaries  taken  as a whole, but excludes any state of facts, change, event,
effect,  or  occurrence  (a)  resulting  from  general economic, capital market,
regulatory  or  political  conditions (whether as a result of acts of terrorism,
war  (whether  or  not  declared),  armed  conflict  or  otherwise)  not
disproportionately  affecting  the Company or any of the Company's Subsidiaries,
(b)  impacting companies in the industry in which the Company operates generally
not  disproportionately  affecting  the  Company  or  any  of  the  Company's
Subsidiaries,  or  (c)  resulting  from  the announcement or performance of this
Agreement  or  the  Company Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby. A Company Material Adverse Effect will also include any state
of  facts,  change,  event,  or  occurrence  that  (when  taken  together

                                      -3-
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with  other  states of facts, changes, events, effects, or occurrences) will, or
that  is  reasonably  likely  to,  prevent  or  materially  delay  the Company's
performance  of  the  Company's  obligations under this Agreement or the Company
Ancillary Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement  or  the  Company  Ancillary  Documents.

     "COMPANY OPTIONS" means any and all outstanding options to purchase Company
      ---------------
Common  Stock  granted  under  the  Company's  Stock  Option Plan or otherwise.

     "COMPANY  PREFERRED  STOCK"  means  collectively,  the  Company  Series  A
      -------------------------
Preferred  Stock,  Company  Series  B  Preferred  Stock and the Company Series C
Preferred  Stock.

     "COMPANY  PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE" means  all software owned by the Company or
      -----------------------------
any  Company  Subsidiary.

     "COMPANY  REGISTERED  INTELLECTUAL  PROPERTY"  means  all of the Registered
      -------------------------------------------
Intellectual  Property  owned  by  or  filed  in  the name of the Company or any
Company  Subsidiary.

     "COMPANY  SERIES  A PREFERRED STOCK" means the Company's Series A Preferred
      ----------------------------------
Stock,  par  value  $0.0001  per  share.

     "COMPANY  SERIES  B PREFERRED STOCK" means the Company's Series B Preferred
      ----------------------------------
Stock,  par  value  $0.0001  per  share.

     "COMPANY  SERIES  C PREFERRED STOCK" means the Company's Series C Preferred
      ----------------------------------
Stock,  par  value  $0.0001  per  share.

     "COMPANY  SOFTWARE"  means  the  Company  Licensed Software and the Company
      -----------------
Proprietary  Software.

     "COMPANY  STOCK"  means  the Company Common Stock and the Company Preferred
      --------------
Stock.

     "COMPANY  STOCKHOLDER"  means  a holder of issued and outstanding shares of
      --------------------
Company  Common  Stock  or  Company Preferred Stock as of immediately before the
Effective  Time.

     "COMPANY  STOCKHOLDER  AGREEMENTS"  means  (i)  that  certain  Amended  and
      --------------------------------
Restated  Voting  Agreement  by  and  among  the  Company  and  the stockholders
identified  therein dated April 17, 2002, (ii) that certain Amended and Restated
Investors'  Rights  Agreement  by  and  among  the  Company and the stockholders
identified therein dated April 17, 2002, (iii) that certain Amended and Restated
Right  of  First  Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement by and among the Company and the
stockholders  identified  therein  dated  April  17,  2002,  and  (iv) any other
agreement with a holder of Company Stock granting any rights with respect to the
Company  Stock, including voting rights, preemptive rights, registration rights,
or  first  refusal  rights.

     "COMPANY  STOCKHOLDER  APPROVAL"  means the affirmative vote of the Company
      ------------------------------
Stockholders  as  required  to  approve  and  adopt  this  Agreement  and  the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger and the Company Ancillary
Documents.

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     "COMPANY  STOCK  OPTION  PLAN"  means  the Second Amended and Restated 2001
      ----------------------------
Stock  Option  Plan  of  Everstream  Holdings,  Inc.,  as  amended.

     "COMPANY  SUBSIDIARY"  means  a  Subsidiary  of  the  Company.
      -------------------

     "CONFIDENTIALITY  AGREEMENT"  means  the  Confidentiality  Agreement by and
      -------------------------
between  the  Purchaser  and the Company, dated as of May 28, 2003, as amended.

     "CONTROL"  (including  the  terms "controlled," "controlled by," and "under
      -------
common  control  with"),  with  respect  to  any  Person,  means  such  Person's
possession,  directly  or  indirectly or as trustee or executor, of the power to
direct  or  cause the direction of the management or policies of another Person,
whether  through stock ownership, as trustee or executor, by contract, by credit
arrangement,  or  otherwise.

     "COURT"  means  any court or arbitration tribunal of the United States, any
      -----
domestic  state, or any foreign country, and any political subdivision thereof.

     "DGCL"  means  the  Delaware  General  Corporation  Law,  as  amended.
      ----

     "EFFECTIVE  TIME"  means  the effective time of the Merger as designated by
      ---------------
the  Delaware  Secretary  of  State.

     "EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT"  means  any  oral  or  written employment contract,
      ---------------------
consulting  agreement,  termination  or  severance  agreement, change-of-control
agreement,  or  any  other agreement respecting employment terms and conditions,
compensation payments, or consulting or independent contractor relationships, in
each  case  with respect to any current or former officer, employee, consultant,
or independent contractor pursuant to which any obligations remain outstanding.

     "ENVIRONMENTAL LAW" means any Law pertaining to:  (i) the protection of the
      -----------------
indoor  or  outdoor  environment;  (ii)  the conservation, management, or use of
natural resources and wildlife; (iii) the protection or use of surface water and
ground  water;  (iv)  the  management,  manufacture,  possession, presence, use,
generation,  transportation,  treatment,  storage, disposal, release, threatened
release,  abatement,  removal,  remediation, or handling of, or exposure to, any
Hazardous  Material;  or  (v)  pollution  (including  any  release to air, land,
surface  water, and ground water); and includes the Comprehensive Environmental,
Response,  Compensation,  and  Liability  Act  of  1980,  as  amended,  and  the
Regulations promulgated thereunder and the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended,
42  U.S.C.  Sec.Sec.  6901,  et  seq.

     "ESCROW  AGENT"  means  SunTrust  Bank,  Atlanta.
      -------------

     "ESCROW AGREEMENT" means the Escrow Agreement to be dated as of the Closing
      ----------------
Date  among  the  Company,  the  Sellers, the Purchaser, and the Escrow Agent in
substantially  the  form  of  Exhibit  1.2(a).
                              ---------------

     "EXCESS  COMPANY  TRANSACTION COSTS" means all Company Transaction Costs in
      ----------------------------------
excess  of  $250,000.

                                      -5-
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     "EXCHANGE  ACT"  means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
      -------------
the  Regulations  promulgated  thereunder.

     "FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS" means (i) the Company's audited balance sheet as of
      ---------------------
December  31,  2004  and  the  Company's unaudited statements of income and cash
flows  for the period then ended, (ii) each Company Subsidiary's audited balance
sheet as of December 31, 2004 and each Company Subsidiary's unaudited statements
of  income  and  cash  flows  for  the  period  then  ended, (iii) the Company's
unaudited  balance  sheet  as  of  June  30,  2005  and  the Company's unaudited
statements  of  income  and  cash flows for the period then ended, and (iv) each
Company  Subsidiary's  unaudited  balance  sheet  as  of  June  30,  2005.

     "FLSA"  means  the United States Fair Labor Standards Act and the rules and
      ----
regulations  promulgated  thereunder.

     "FMLA"  means  the United States Family and Medical Leave Act and the rules
      ----
and  regulations  promulgated  thereunder.

     "GAAP"  means  generally  accepted  accounting principles as applied in the
      ----
United  States.

     "GOVERNMENTAL  ENTITY"  means  all  federal,  state,  local,  foreign  and
      --------------------
provincial  governments  and  all  administrative  and  regulatory  agencies and
      --
commissions  and  other  governmental  authorities  and  agencies,  domestic and
foreign.

     "HARMFUL  CODE"  means  any  "back  door," "drop dead device," "time bomb,"
      -------------
"Trojan horse," "virus," or "worm" (as such terms are commonly understood in the
software  industry)  or any other software code designed or intended to have any
of  the  following  functions:  (i)  disrupting, disabling, harming or otherwise
impeding  in any manner the operation of, or providing unauthorized access to, a
computer  system  or  network  or  other  device on which such code is stored or
installed;  or  (ii)  damaging or destroying any data or file without the user's
consent.

     "HAZARDOUS  MATERIAL"  means  any  waste, pollutant, contaminant, hazardous
      -------------------
substance,  toxic, ignitable, reactive substance, corrosive substance, hazardous
waste,  special  waste,  industrial  substance, by-product, process intermediate
product  or  waste,  petroleum or petroleum-derived substance or waste, chemical
liquids  or  solids,  liquid or gaseous products, or any constituent of any such
substance or waste, the use, handling, or disposal of which by the Company is in
any  way  governed  by  or  subject  to  any  applicable  Environmental  Law.

     "INTELLECTUAL  PROPERTY"  means  any or all of the following and all rights
      ----------------------
arising  out of or associated with any of the following:  (i) all United States,
international,  and  foreign patents and applications therefor and all reissues,
divisions,  renewals,  extensions,  provisionals,  continuations,  and
continuations-in-part  thereof; (ii) all inventions (whether patentable or not),
invention  disclosures,  improvements,  trade  secrets, proprietary information,
know-how,  technology, technical data, and customer lists, and all documentation
relating  to  any  of  the foregoing throughout the world; (iii) all copyrights,
copyright  registrations,  and  applications  therefor,  and  all  other  rights
corresponding  thereto throughout the world; (iv) all industrial designs and any
registrations  and  applications therefor throughout the world; (v) all Internet
uniform  resource  locators, domain names, trade names, logos, slogans, designs,
common  law

                                      -6-
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trademarks  and  service  marks,  trademark  and service mark registrations, and
applications  therefor  throughout  the  world;  (vi)  all  databases  and  data
collections and all rights in such databases and data collections throughout the
world;  (vii)  all  moral  and economic rights of authors and inventors, however
denominated,  throughout  the world; and (viii) any similar or equivalent rights
to  any  of  the  foregoing  anywhere  in  the  world.

     "KNOWLEDGE"  (i) with respect to the Company with respect to any particular
      ---------
matter,  means all facts actually known by any Company officer listed on Exhibit
                                                                         -------
1.2(b),  and  all  facts  that would have been known after reasonable inquiry of
------
such  persons  who such identified individual reasonably believes would have had
knowledge  of  a  particular  fact,  and (ii) with respect to the Purchaser with
respect  to  any  particular  matter,  means  all  facts  actually  known by any
Purchaser  officer  listed on Exhibit 1.2(c), and all facts that would have been
                              --------------
known  after  reasonable  inquiry  of  such  persons  such identified individual
reasonably  believes  would  have  had  knowledge  of  a  particular  fact.

     "LABOR  LAWS"  means  all  Laws  and all contracts or collective bargaining
      -----------
agreements  governing  or  concerning  labor  relations,  unions  and collective
bargaining,  conditions of employment, employment discrimination and harassment,
wages,  hours  or occupational safety and health, including, without limitation,
the  United States Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the United States
National  Labor  Relations  Act, the United States Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and
1964,  as amended, the Equal Pay Act, ADEA, ADA, FMLA, WARN, Occupational Safety
and Health Act, the United States Davis Bacon Act, the United States Walsh-Healy
Act,  the  United  States  Service  Contract  Act, United States Executive Order
11246,  FLSA, and the United States Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and all rules and
regulations  promulgated  under  such  acts.

     "LAW"  means  all  laws,  statutes,  ordinances,  and  Regulations  of  any
      ---
Governmental  Entity,  including  all  decisions  of Courts having the effect of
law.

     "LIEN"  means  any  mortgage,  pledge,  security  interest,  attachment,
      ----
encumbrance,  title defect or other lien of any kind (including any agreement to
give  any  of  the  foregoing); provided, however, that the term "Lien" does not
                                --------  -------                 ----
include  (i)  statutory liens for Taxes that are not yet due and payable or that
are  being  contested  in good faith by appropriate proceedings and disclosed in
the  Company  Disclosure  Schedule, (ii) statutory or common law liens to secure
landlords, lessors, or renters under leases or rental agreements confined to the
premises rented, (iii) deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure
payment  of,  workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, old age pension, or
other social security programs mandated under applicable Laws, (iv) statutory or
common law liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, and materialmen,
to  secure claims for labor, materials, or supplies and other similar liens, (v)
restrictions  on  transfer  of  securities imposed by applicable state, federal,
and/or  foreign securities Laws, or (vi) easements, encroachments, restrictions,
rights  of  way  and  other  non-monetary defects and zoning, building and other
restrictions  that  do not individually or in the aggregate impact the continued
use  or  operation  of  the  property  to  which  they  relate.

     "MANNING  OPTION" means that certain Manning VC Option Agreement dated June
      ---------------
15,  2001  to  purchase  28,828  shares  of  Series  B  Preferred  Stock.

                                      -7-
<PAGE>
     "MCHALE DISPOSITION DOCUMENTS" means the agreements executed by and between
      ----------------------------
Stephen  J.  McHale  and  certain  employees  of  the Company and by and between
Stephen  J.  McHale  and  Burt  Manning,  each  with respect to the McHale Stock
Dispositions.

     "MCHALE  STOCK  DISPOSITIONS"  means  the transfers by Stephen J. McHale of
      ---------------------------
Company  Series  A  Preferred Stock to certain employees of the Company and Burt
Manning  as  referenced  in  the  Company  Disclosure  Schedule.

     "MCHALE  STOCK  PURCHASES"  means  the purchases by Stephen J. McHale of an
      ------------------------
aggregate  of 1,127,820 shares of Company Series A Preferred Stock from Pulitzer
Investment  Company, Knight Ridder Investment Company, and CNI Ventures, Inc. in
2005.

     "MERGER"  means  the merger of Newco with and into the Company provided for
      ------
in  this  Agreement.

     "ORDER"  means  any judgment, order, or decree of any Court or Governmental
      -----
Entity.

     "PERMIT"  means  any  and  all  permits,  licenses, authorizations, Orders,
      ------
certificates,  registrations,  or  other  approvals  granted by any Governmental
Entity.

     "PERSON"  means  an  individual,  partnership,  limited  liability company,
      ------
corporation,  joint stock company, trust, estate, joint venture, association, or
unincorporated  organization,  or  any  other  form  of business or professional
entity,  but  does  not  include  a  Governmental  Entity.

     "PURCHASER  COMMON  STOCK"  means  the  Purchaser's common stock, par value
      ------------------------
$0.01  per  share.

     "PURCHASER  DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE" means a schedule dated as of the Agreement
      ------------------------------
Date  and  delivered  by  the  Purchaser  to  the  Company concurrently with the
execution of this Agreement, which, among other things, will identify exceptions
to  the  Purchaser's  representations  and  warranties contained in Article V by
specific  section  references.

     "PURCHASER  MATERIAL  ADVERSE  EFFECT"  means  any  state of facts, change,
      ------------------------------------
event,  effect,  or  occurrence  (when taken together with other states of fact,
changes, events, effects, or occurrences) that is, or that are reasonably likely
to  be,  materially  adverse  to the financial condition, results of operations,
properties,  assets,  or  liabilities of the Purchaser or any of the Purchaser's
Subsidiaries  taken  as a whole, but excludes any state of facts, change, event,
effect,  or  occurrence  (a)  resulting  from  general economic, capital market,
regulatory  or  political  conditions (whether as a result of acts of terrorism,
war  (whether  or  not  declared),  armed  conflict  or  otherwise)  not
disproportionately  affecting  the  Purchaser  or  any  of  the  Purchaser's
Subsidiaries,  (b)  impacting  companies  in the industry in which the Purchaser
operates  generally not disproportionately affecting the Purchaser or any of the
Purchaser's  Subsidiaries, or (c) resulting from the announcement or performance
of  this  Agreement  or  the  Purchaser  Ancillary Documents or the transactions
contemplated  hereby  or  thereby. A Purchaser Material Adverse Effect will also
include  any  state  of  facts,  change,  event,  or occurrence that (when taken
together  with  other states of facts, changes, events, effects, or occurrences)
will,  or  that  is  reasonably  likely  to,  prevent  or  materially  delay the
Purchaser's  performance  of  the  Purchaser's  obligations

                                      -8-
<PAGE>
under this Agreement or the Purchaser Ancillary Documents or the consummation of
the  transactions  contemplated  by  this  Agreement  or the Purchaser Ancillary
Documents.

     "PURCHASER  SHARE  PRICE"  means  the  average of the closing prices of one
      -----------------------
share  of  Purchaser  Common  Stock  on  the  Nasdaq National Market over the 30
calendar  day  period  ending on the third calendar day before the Closing Date;
provided,  that  if the Company and the Sellers elect to fix the Purchaser Share
Price  at one dollar fifty-five cents $1.55 as described in Section 7.2(o), then
the  Purchaser Share Price will be equal to one dollar fifty-five cents ($1.55).
The  Parties  acknowledge  and  agree  that  the  closing  price of one share of
Purchaser  Common  Stock  on  the Nasdaq National Market for calendar days other
than  trading days shall be deemed to be equal to the closing price of one share
of Purchaser Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market for the last trading day
immediately  preceding  such  date.

     "REGISTERED  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" means all United States, international,
      ---------------------------------
and  foreign:  (i)  patents  and  patent  applications  (including  provisional
applications);  (ii)  registered  trademarks  and service marks, applications to
register  trademarks  and  service  marks,  intent-to-use applications, or other
registrations  or  applications  related  to trademarks and service marks; (iii)
registered  copyrights  and applications for copyright registration; (iv) domain
name  registrations; and (v) any other Intellectual Property that is the subject
of  an application, certificate, filing, registration, or other document issued,
filed  with, or recorded with any federal, state, local, or foreign Governmental
Entity  or  other  public  body.

     "REGULATION" means any rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity having
      ----------
the  effect  of  Law.

     "RESTRICTED  STOCK  PURCHASE  AGREEMENTS"  means,  those  certain  Employee
      ---------------------------------------
Shareholder  Agreements  identified  on  Schedule  1.2(b).
                                         ----------------

     "SEC"  means  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.
      ---

     "SECURITIES  ACT"  means  the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended, and the
      ---------------
Regulations  promulgated  thereunder.

     "SELLER  INITIAL ESCROW FEES" means fifty percent (50%) of the initial fees
      ---------------------------
charged  by  the  Escrow  Agent  under  the  Escrow  Agreement.

     "SERIES  A  ACCUMULATED  DIVIDEND  NUMBER"  means  the  number of shares of
      ----------------------------------------
Purchaser  Common  Stock  equal  to  the quotient of (i) all declared but unpaid
dividends with respect to one share of Company Series A Preferred Stock prior to
the  Effective  Time,  divided  by  (ii)  the  Purchaser  Share  Price.

     "SERIES  A FIRST TIER DISTRIBUTION" means the number of shares of Purchaser
      ---------------------------------
Common  Stock  equal  to  the  lesser  of  (i)  the  Series  A Preference Number
multiplied  by  the  Total  Series  A Preferred Number and (ii) the Total Merger
Shares  minus  the  Series  C  First  Tier  Distribution.

     "SERIES  A FIRST TIER RATIO" means the number of shares of Purchaser Common
      --------------------------
Stock equal to the quotient of (i) the Series A First Tier Distribution, divided
by  (ii)  the  Total  Series  A  Preferred  Number.

                                      -9-
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     "SERIES  A  LIQUIDATION  PREFERENCE"  means  $5.32.
      ----------------------------------

     "SERIES  A  PREFERENCE NUMBER" means a number of shares of Purchaser Common
      ----------------------------
Stock equal to the sum of (i) the Series A Liquidation Preference divided by the
Purchaser  Share  Price,  plus  (ii)  the Series A Accumulated Dividend Number.

     "SERIES  A  RESIDUAL NUMBER" means the number of shares of Purchaser Common
      --------------------------
Stock equal to the lesser of (i) the product of (A) three, multiplied by (B) the
Series A Preference Number less the Series A Accumulated Dividend Number or (ii)
the quotient of (A) the Total Merger Shares less the sum of the Total First Tier
Distribution  and  the  Total Series C Residual Distribution, divided by (B) the
Total  Company  Stock  Number  less  the  Total  Series  C  Preferred  Number.

     "SERIES  B  ACCUMULATED  DIVIDEND  NUMBER"  means  the  number of shares of
      ----------------------------------------
Purchaser  Common  Stock  equal  to  the quotient of (i) all declared but unpaid
dividends with respect to one share of Company Series B Preferred Stock prior to
the  Effective  Time,  divided  by  (ii)  the  Purchaser  Share  Price.

     "SERIES  B FIRST TIER DISTRIBUTION" means the number of shares of Purchaser
      ---------------------------------
Common  Stock  equal  to  the  lesser  of  (i)  the  Series  B Preference Number
multiplied  by  the  Total  Series  B Preferred Number and (ii) the Total Merger
Shares  minus the Series C First Tier Distribution minus the Series A First Tier
Distribution.

     "SERIES  B FIRST TIER RATIO" means the number of shares of Purchaser Common
      --------------------------
Stock equal to the quotient of (i) the Series B First Tier Distribution, divided
by  (ii)  the  Total  Series  B  Preferred  Number.

     "SERIES  B  LIQUIDATION  PREFERENCE"  means  $0.67.
      ----------------------------------

     "SERIES  B  PREFERENCE NUMBER" means a number of shares of Purchaser Common
      ----------------------------
Stock equal to the sum of (i) the Series B Liquidation Preference divided by the
Purchaser  Share  Price,  plus  (ii)  the Series B Accumulated Dividend Number.

     "SERIES  B  RESIDUAL NUMBER" means the number of shares of Purchaser Common
      --------------------------
Stock equal to the lesser of (i) the product of (A) three, multiplied by (B) the
Series B Preference Number less the Series B Accumulated Dividend Number or (ii)
the quotient of (A) the Total Merger Shares less the sum of the Total First Tier
Distribution,  the  Total  Series C Residual Distribution and the Total Series A
Residual  Distribution,  divided  by (B) the Total Company Stock Number less the
Total  Series  C  Preferred  Number  less  the Total Series A Preferred Number.

     "SERIES  C  ACCUMULATED  DIVIDEND  NUMBER"  means  the  number of shares of
      ----------------------------------------
Purchaser  Common  Stock  equal  to  the quotient of (i) all declared but unpaid
dividends with respect to one share of Company Series C Preferred Stock prior to
the  Effective  Time,  divided  by  (ii)  the  Purchaser  Share  Price.

                                      -10-
<PAGE>
     "SERIES  C FIRST TIER DISTRIBUTION" means the number of shares of Purchaser
      ---------------------------------
Common  Stock  equal  to  the  lesser  of  (i)  the  Series  C Preference Number
multiplied  by  the  Total  Series  C Preferred Number and (ii) the Total Merger
Shares.

     "SERIES  C FIRST TIER RATIO" means the number of shares of Purchaser Common
      --------------------------
Stock equal to the quotient of (i) the Series C First Tier Distribution, divided
by  (ii)  the  Total  Series  C  Preferred  Number.

     "SERIES  C  LIQUIDATION  PREFERENCE"  means  $1.04.
      ----------------------------------

     "SERIES  C  PREFERENCE NUMBER" means a number of shares of Purchaser Common
      ----------------------------
Stock equal to the sum of (i) the Series C Liquidation Preference divided by the
Purchaser  Share  Price,  plus  (ii)  the Series C Accumulated Dividend Number.

     "SERIES  C  RESIDUAL NUMBER" means the number of shares of Purchaser Common
      --------------------------
Stock equal to the lesser of (i) the product of (A) three, multiplied by (B) the
Series C Preference Number less the Series C Accumulated Dividend Number or (ii)
the  quotient  of  (A)  the  Total  Merger  Shares  less  the  Total  First Tier
Distribution,  divided  by  (B)  the  Total  Company  Stock  Number.

     "SOURCE  CODE"  means  the  Company  Proprietary  Software  version(s)
      ------------
incorporating  high-level  or  assembly  language  that  is  used to produce the
software  programs  directly  executable  by  a  processor.

     "SPECIAL  LEGAL  FEES"  means, collectively with respect to the Company and
      --------------------
each  Company  Subsidiary,  an  amount  equal  to the sum of all fees, costs and
expenses  incurred  solely in connection with the McHale Stock Purchases and the
claims  for  breaches  of  fiduciary duties related thereto, including (i) fees,
costs and expenses of Richards, Layton & Finger, special counsel to the Company,
(ii)  fees,  costs  and expenses of Ulmer & Berne, counsel to Stephen J. McHale,
and  (iii)  all  other  fees,  costs  and  expenses  (other than fees, costs and
expenses  of  Jones  Day,  counsel  to  the  Company),  including  costs  for
indemnification  made  by  Stephen  J.  McHale  to  the  Company  or any Company
Subsidiary  in  connection  with  the  McHale Stock Purchases and the claims for
breaches  of  fiduciary  duties  related  thereto.

     "SUBSIDIARY," with respect to any particular Person, means any corporation,
      ----------
partnership,  limited liability company, joint venture, or other legal entity of
which  such  Person  (either alone or through or together with any other Person)
owns,  directly  or  indirectly,  50%  or  more  of the stock or other equity or
partnership  interests  the  holders of which are generally entitled to vote for
the  election  of  the  board  of  directors  or  other  governing  body of such
corporation  or  other  legal  entity.

     "SURVIVING  CORPORATION"  means  the  Company  after  the  Effective Time.
      ----------------------

     "TERMINATION  FEE"  means  $600,000.
      ----------------

     "TOTAL  COMPANY  STOCK NUMBER" means the number of shares of Company Common
      ----------------------------
Stock  outstanding  immediately prior to the Effective Time, on a fully-diluted,
as-converted  basis,  assuming  that all outstanding shares of Company Preferred
Stock  and  any  other  rights  to  acquire

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Company  Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time are converted
or  exercised  and  assuming  that  all  outstanding  Company  Options have been
terminated  in  accordance  with Section 6.10 and the terms of the Company Stock
Option  Plan immediately prior to the Effective Time and 28,828 shares of Series
B  Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of Manning Option have been terminated
as  of  the  Effective Time in connection with the McHale Disposition Documents.
The  Total  Company  Stock Number, if determined on the Agreement Date, would be
9,717,368,  representing  (i)  2,925,152  outstanding  shares  of Company Common
Stock;  (ii)  569,428  shares  of Company Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
outstanding  Company  Options; and (iii) 6,222,788 shares of outstanding Company
Preferred  Stock,  consisting  of  2,121,049  outstanding  shares  of  Series  A
Preferred  Stock,  1,697,893 outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and
2,403,846  outstanding  shares  of  Series  C  Preferred  Stock.

     "TOTAL  FIRST  TIER  DISTRIBUTION"  means the number of shares of Purchaser
      --------------------------------
Common  Stock equal to the sum of (i) the Series C First Tier Distribution, plus
(ii)  the  Series  A First Tier Distribution, plus (iii) the Series B First Tier
Distribution.

     "TOTAL MERGER CONSIDERATION" means Fifteen Million dollars (US $15,000,000)
      --------------------------
minus  the  Special  Legal  Fees  minus  Seller Initial Escrow Fees minus Excess
-----                             -----                             -----
Company  Transaction  Costs.

     "TOTAL MERGER SHARES" means that number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock
      -------------------
equal  to the Total Merger Consideration, divided by the Purchaser Share Price.

     "TOTAL  SERIES  A  PREFERRED  NUMBER" means the number of shares of Company
      -----------------------------------
Series  A  Preferred  Stock  outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
(including the shares of Company Series A Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise
of  any  rights  to  acquire  Company  Series  A  Preferred  Stock).

     "TOTAL  SERIES  A  RESIDUAL  DISTRIBUTION"  means  the  number of shares of
      ----------------------------------------
Purchaser  Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the Total Series A Preferred
Number,  multiplied  by  (ii)  the  Series  A  Residual  Number.

     "TOTAL  SERIES  B  PREFERRED  NUMBER" means the number of shares of Company
      -----------------------------------
Series  B  Preferred  Stock  outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
(including the shares of Company Series B Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise
of  any  rights  to  acquire  Company  Series  B  Preferred  Stock).

     "TOTAL  SERIES  B  RESIDUAL  DISTRIBUTION"  means  the  number of shares of
      ----------------------------------------
Purchaser  Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the Total Series B Preferred
Number,  multiplied  by  (ii)  the  Series  B  Residual  Number.

     "TOTAL  SERIES  C  PREFERRED  NUMBER" means the number of shares of Company
      -----------------------------------
Series  C  Preferred  Stock  outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
(including  the shares of Company Series C Preferred Stock that are (i) owned by
Purchaser  and  will  be  cancelled  in  accordance with Section 3.1(b) and (ii)
issuable  upon  exercise  of  any  rights  to acquire Company Series C Preferred
Stock).

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     "TOTAL  SERIES  C  RESIDUAL  DISTRIBUTION"  means  the  number of shares of
      ----------------------------------------
Purchaser  Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the Total Series C Preferred
Number,  multiplied  by  (ii)  the  Series  C  Residual  Number.

     "WARN"  means  the  United  States  Worker  Adjustment  and  Retraining
      ----
Notification  Act  and  the  rules  and  regulations  promulgated  thereunder.

     Section  1.3     Other  Defined  Terms.
                       ---------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                             <C>
Term                              Section
-----                             -------

Affiliate Agreement. . . . . .     7.2(e)
Aggregate Threshold. . . . . .     9.6(a)
Agreement Date . . . . . . . .   Preamble
Agreement of Merger. . . . . .        2.2
Alternative Transaction. . . .     6.3(a)
CERCLA . . . . . . . . . . . .    4.20(b)
Closing Date Capital Structure       6.16
Claims Period. . . . . . . . .     9.5(a)
Common Stock Exchange Ratio. .     3.1(c)
Company. . . . . . . . . . . .   Preamble
Company Ancillary Documents. .        4.2
Company Benefit Plan . . . . .    4.17(a)
Company Contracts. . . . . . .       4.14
Company Superior Proposal. . .     6.3(b)
Company Transaction Costs. . .       6.19
Continuing Employee. . . . . .       6.11
Current Company Benefit Plan .    4.17(a)
Dissenting Stockholder . . . .     3.3(a)
Dissenting Shares. . . . . . .     3.3(a)
Employee Benefit Plan. . . . .    4.17(b)
ERISA. . . . . . . . . . . . .    4.17(b)
ERISA Affiliate. . . . . . . .    4.17(c)
ERISA Affiliate Plan . . . . .    4.17(c)
Escrow Account . . . . . . . .        3.4
Escrow Shares. . . . . . . . .        3.4
Exchange Ratios. . . . . . . .     3.1(c)
Final Invoices . . . . . . . .       6.19
Hearing. . . . . . . . . . . .    6.12(a)
Indemnified Party. . . . . . .     9.4(a)
Indemnifying Party . . . . . .     9.4(a)
Information Statement. . . . .    6.12(c)
Leased Real Property . . . . .     4.6(b)
Licenses . . . . . . . . . . .       4.26
Loss Threshold . . . . . . . .     9.6(a)
Losses . . . . . . . . . . . .     9.6(a)

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Merger . . . . . . . . . . . .   Recitals
Newco. . . . . . . . . . . . .   Preamble
Non-Competition Agreement. . .     7.2(i)
Ohio Permit. . . . . . . . . .    6.12(a)
Parties. . . . . . . . . . . .   Preamble
Party. . . . . . . . . . . . .   Preamble
Purchaser. . . . . . . . . . .   Preamble
Purchaser Ancillary Documents.        5.2
Purchaser Contracts. . . . . .       5.11
Purchaser Indemnified Parties.        9.1
Purchaser Losses . . . . . . .        9.1
Purchaser Parties. . . . . . .   Preamble
Purchaser SEC Reports. . . . .     5.4(a)
Representative . . . . . . . .   10.13(a)
Seller . . . . . . . . . . . .   Preamble
Sellers. . . . . . . . . . . .   Preamble
Seller Indemnified Parties . .        9.3
Seller Waiver Agreement. . . .   Recitals
Sellers Losses . . . . . . . .        9.3
Series A Exchange Ratio. . . .     3.1(c)
Series B Exchange Ratio. . . .     3.1(c)
Series C Exchange Ratio. . . .     3.1(c)
Special Obligations. . . . . .  9.5(a)(i)
Special Representations. . . .  9.5(a)(i)
Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . .    4.15(b)
Tax Return . . . . . . . . . .    4.15(b)
Termination Date . . . . . . .        8.1
Transaction Documents. . . . .        4.2
Voting Agreement . . . . . . .   Recitals
</TABLE>

     Section 1.4     Accounting Terms.  In this Agreement, all accounting terms
                      ----------------
not  otherwise  specifically  defined will be construed in accordance with GAAP.

                                   ARTICLE II
                                 TERMS OF MERGER

     Section 2.1     Statutory Merger.  Subject to the terms and conditions and
                      ----------------
in  reliance  upon  the  representations,  warranties,  covenants and agreements
contained  in  this  Agreement, at the Effective Time, Newco will merge with and
into  the  Company,  Newco's  separate  corporate  existence will cease, and the
Company  will  succeed  to  and  assume all of Newco's rights and obligations in
accordance  with  the  DGCL.

     Section  2.2     Effective  Time.  As  soon  as  practicable  after  the
                       ---------------
satisfaction  or,  if  permissible,  the  waiver  of the conditions set forth in
Article  VII, the Parties will consummate the Merger by duly filing an agreement
of  merger,  or  other  appropriate  document  or  documents,  with the Delaware
Secretary  of  State,  in  such  form as required by, and executed in accordance
with,

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the  relevant  provisions  of,  the  DGCL  (such agreement, or other appropriate
document  or  documents,  the  "AGREEMENT  OF  MERGER").  The Merger will become
                                ---------------------
effective  at  the  Effective  Time.

     Section  2.3     Effects  of the Merger.  The Merger will have the effects
                       ----------------------
set  forth  in  the DGCL.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and
subject  thereto,  at  the Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges,
powers  and  franchises of the Company and Newco will be vested in the Surviving
Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Newco will
become  the  debts,  liabilities  and  duties  of  the  Surviving  Corporation.

     Section  2.4     Certificate  of Incorporation; By-laws.  At the Effective
                       --------------------------------------
Time,  the  certificate  of  incorporation  of  the  Company,  as  the Surviving
Corporation,  will  be  amended  to  be  the  same  as  Newco's  certificate  of
incorporation  as  in  effect immediately before the Effective Time, except that
Section  I of the Surviving Corporation's certificate of incorporation will read
as follows: "First: The Corporation's name is Everstream Holdings, Inc."  At the
Effective  Time,  the  Surviving Corporation's by-laws will be amended to be the
same  as  Newco's  by-laws  as  in effect immediately before the Effective Time,
except  that all references in such by-laws to Newco will be changed to refer to
"Everstream  Holdings,  Inc."

     Section  2.5     Directors  and  Officers.  Newco's  directors immediately
                       ------------------------
before the Effective Time will be the Surviving Corporation's directors, each of
whom will hold office in accordance with the Surviving Corporation's certificate
of  incorporation  and  by-laws,  and  Newco's  officers  immediately before the
Effective  Time  will be the Surviving Corporation's officers, each of whom will
hold  office  until  such  officer's  successor is duly elected or appointed and
qualified  for  such  election.

                                   ARTICLE III
               CONVERSION OF SECURITIES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES

     Section  3.1     Merger  Consideration;  Conversion  and  Cancellation  of
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
Securities.  As  of  the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any
----------
action on the part of the holder of any shares of Company Stock or capital stock
of  Newco:

          (a)  Capital  Stock of Newco. Each issued and outstanding share of the
               -----------------------
     capital  stock  of  Newco shall be converted into and become one fully paid
     and  nonassessable  share  of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of
     the  Surviving  Corporation.

          (b)  Cancellation  of  Treasury  Stock  and Purchaser-Owned Stock. Any
               ------------------------------------------------------------
     shares  of  Company  Stock  that  are  owned  directly or indirectly by the
     Company as treasury stock and any shares that are owned by Purchaser, Newco
     or  any  other  wholly-owned Subsidiary of Purchaser shall be cancelled and
     retired  and  shall  cease  to  exist  and  no  stock of Purchaser or other
     consideration  shall  be  delivered  in  exchange  therefor.  All shares of
     Purchaser  Common  Stock  owned  by  Company shall remain unaffected by the
     Merger.

          (c)  Exchange  Ratios  for  Company Stock. Subject to Sections 3.3 and
               ------------------------------------
     3.4,  and  other  than  shares,  if any, to be cancelled in accordance with
     Section 3.1(b), each issued and outstanding share of Company Stock shall be
     converted  into  the  right  to  receive  the

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     number  of validly issued, fully-paid and nonassessable shares of Purchaser
     Common  Stock  determined  as  follows:

               (i)  Each  issued  and  outstanding  share  of  Company  Series C
          Preferred  Stock  shall be converted into the right to receive the sum
          of  (A)  the Series C First Tier Ratio, plus (B) the Series C Residual
          Number;

               (ii)  Each  issued  and  outstanding  share  of  Company Series A
          Preferred  Stock  shall be converted into the right to receive the sum
          of  (A)  the Series A First Tier Ratio, plus (B) the Series A Residual
          Number;

               (iii)  Each  issued  and  outstanding  share  of Company Series B
          Preferred  Stock  shall be converted into the right to receive the sum
          of  (A)  the Series B First Tier Ratio, plus (B) the Series B Residual
          Number;  and

               (iv)  Each  issued  and outstanding share of Company Common Stock
          shall be converted into the right to receive the Common Stock Residual
          Number.

The  number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock into which each share of Company
Series  C  Preferred  Stock,  Company Series A Preferred Stock, Company Series B
Preferred Stock and Company Common Stock shall be converted, as specified above,
shall  be  referred  to as the "SERIES C EXCHANGE RATIO," the "SERIES A EXCHANGE
                                -----------------------        -----------------
RATIO,"  the  "SERIES  B EXCHANGE RATIO," and the "COMMON STOCK EXCHANGE RATIO,"
-----          ------------------------            ---------------------------
respectively,  and  collectively,  the  "EXCHANGE  RATIOS."  The Exchange Ratios
                                         ----------------
shall  be  adjusted  for  any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction
effected  between  the  Agreement  Date  and  the  Effective  Time.

     Section  3.2     Exchange  of  Certificates.
                       --------------------------

          (a)  Surrender;  Delivery.  Subject  to  Section  3.4,  upon a Company
               --------------------
     Stockholder's surrender of the certificate or certificates representing the
     total  amount  of  Company  Stock  owned  by  such Company Stockholder or a
     Company  Stockholder's delivery of a lost certificate affidavit pursuant to
     Section  3.2(d)  (with  such  lost  certificate  delivery  constituting  a
     "surrender"  for  all  purposes under this Agreement), together with a duly
     executed  letter of transmittal in a form as the Purchaser's exchange agent
     will  reasonably  specify,  the  Purchaser  will  deliver  to  such Company
     Stockholder  as  soon  as  practicable  (i)  a certificate representing the
     number  of  shares  of  Purchaser  Common  Stock  to  which  such  Company
     Stockholder  is  entitled  pursuant  to Section 3.1(c), less any fractional
     share and (ii) cash instead of fractional shares in accordance with Section
     3.2(b).  The  certificates  surrendered  to  the Purchaser's exchange agent
     pursuant  to  this  Section  3.2(a)  will  be  immediately cancelled. Until
     surrendered  as  contemplated by this Section 3.2(a), each such certificate
     will  be  deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the
     right to receive, upon such surrender, shares of Purchaser Common Stock and
     cash  instead  of  any  fractional  shares  of  Purchaser  Common  Stock as
     contemplated  by  this  Section  3.2(a).

          (b)  No  Fractional  Shares.  No  certificates representing fractional
               ----------------------
     shares  of  Purchaser  Common  Stock  will be issued upon the surrender for
     exchange  of  certificates  formerly  representing  shares of Company Stock
     pursuant  to  this  Article  III,  and  no

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     dividend, stock split, or other change in the Purchaser's capital structure
     will  relate  to  any fractional security and any such fractional interests
     will  not  entitle the owner of such fractional interests to vote or to any
     rights  of  a  security holder. Instead of any such fractional shares, each
     holder  of  Company  Stock who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of
     one  share  of  Purchaser  Common Stock upon the surrender of such holder's
     stock  certificates  for  exchange  will  be  paid cash upon such surrender
     calculated  based  upon the Purchaser Share Price. For this purpose, shares
     of  Company  Stock  represented  by  two  or  more  certificates  will  be
     aggregated,  and  in  no  event  will  any  holder be paid a cash amount in
     respect  of  one  or  more  than  one  share  of  Purchaser  Common  Stock.

          (c)  Tax  Withholding.  The  Purchaser  will be entitled to deduct and
               ----------------
     withhold  from  the  consideration  otherwise  payable  pursuant to Section
     3.1(c)  and  Section  3.2(b)  to  any  former  holder of Company Stock such
     amounts as the Purchaser (or any Purchaser Affiliate) is required to deduct
     and  withhold  with  respect  to making such payment under the Code, or any
     provision  of  Law with respect to Taxes. To the extent that amounts are so
     withheld  by  the  Purchaser, such withheld amounts will be treated for all
     purposes  of  this  Agreement  as having been paid to such former holder of
     Company Stock in respect of whom such deduction and withholding was made by
     Purchaser.

          (d)  Lost  Certificates.  If  any  Company  Stockholder's  certificate
               ------------------
     representing Company Stock will have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, then,
     upon  such  Company  Stockholder's  delivery  to  the  Purchaser  of (i) an
     affidavit  of  that  fact and, (ii) if required by the Purchaser, a bond in
     such  reasonable  amount  as  the Purchaser may direct as indemnity against
     claims  that  may  be made against the Purchaser with respect to such lost,
     stolen,  or  destroyed  certificate,  the  Purchaser  will  deliver to such
     Company  Stockholder  the  certificate representing the number of shares of
     Purchaser  Common  Stock  to which the holder is entitled and the amount of
     cash  for  fractional  shares to which such Company Stockholder is entitled
     pursuant  to  this  Article  III.

          (e)  Company  Transfer  Books. At the Effective Time, the Company will
               ------------------------
     close  the  Company's  stock transfer books, and, after the Effective Time,
     the  Company  will  not  transfer  any  shares  of Company Stock. After the
     Effective  Time,  if  any  Person  delivers  to  the  Surviving Corporation
     certificates  representing  shares  of  Company  Common  Stock,  then  the
     Surviving  Corporation will cancel such certificates and will exchange such
     certificates  for  the  applicable  portion of the Merger Consideration and
     cash  for  fractional  shares  in  accordance  with  this  Article  III.

     Section  3.3  Dissenting  Shares.
                   ------------------

          (a)  Notwithstanding  any provision of this Agreement to the contrary,
     but  subject  to  Section 3.3(b), if any Company Stockholder, in accordance
     with  the  DGCL, has demanded and perfected appraisal rights (a "DISSENTING
                                                                      ----------
     STOCKHOLDER"),  with  respect  to  Company  Stock  held  by  such  Company
     ------------
     Stockholder  ("DISSENTING  SHARES"),  then such Dissenting Stockholder will
                    ------------------
     only  be  entitled  to  the  rights granted by the DGCL and such Dissenting
     Shares  will  not  be  converted  into  or represent a right to receive any
     Merger  Consideration  pursuant  to  Section  3.1(c)  or  Section  3.2(b).

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          (b)  Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of  Section  3.3(a),  if  any
     Dissenting  Stockholder  effectively  withdraws  or  loses  such Dissenting
     Stockholder's  appraisal  right  (through failure to perfect or otherwise),
     then,  as  of  the  later  of the Effective Time and the occurrence of such
     effective  withdrawal  or  loss,  such  Dissenting Stockholder's Dissenting
     Shares will automatically be converted into and represent only the right to
     receive  a  portion  of the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 3.1(c)
     and  Section  3.2(b)  (each  without interest thereon) upon such Dissenting
     Stockholder's  surrender  of  the  certificate representing such Dissenting
     Shares  pursuant  to  this  Article  III.

          (c)  The  Company will give the Purchaser (i) prompt written notice of
     any  written  demands  for  appraisal  of  any  shares  of  Company  Stock,
     withdrawals  of  such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to
     the  DGCL  and  received  by  the  Company  and  (ii)  the  opportunity  to
     participate  in  all negotiations and proceedings with respect to appraisal
     demands  under the DGCL. Except with the Purchaser's prior written consent,
     the  Company  will  not  voluntarily  make  any payment with respect to any
     Dissenting  Shares or offer to settle or settle any demands with respect to
     any  Dissenting  Shares  after  the  Effective  Time.  The Company will pay
     Dissenting  Stockholders  for their Dissenting Shares out of its own funds.
     No  funds  will  be  supplied  for that purpose, directly or indirectly, by
     Purchaser,  nor will Purchaser directly or indirectly reimburse the Company
     for  any  payments  to Dissenting Stockholders for their Dissenting Shares.

     Section  3.4     Escrow.  On  the  Closing  Date and pursuant to the Escrow
                      ------
Agreement, the Purchaser, on behalf of the Company Stockholders, will deposit in
an  escrow  account  (the  "ESCROW ACCOUNT") a number of shares of the Purchaser
                            --------------
Common  Stock equal to twenty percent (20%) of the number of shares of the Total
Merger  Shares  (such  shares,  the  "ESCROW SHARES"), rounded up to the nearest
                                      -------------
whole  share.  The  Escrow Shares will be withheld from the Company Stockholders
on a pro-rata basis in proportion to the total amount of the Total Merger Shares
that  would  otherwise  be  paid to the Company Stockholders pursuant to Section
3.1.  The  Escrow  Shares  will be held for the Company Stockholders' respective
accounts  in  accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.  Upon a Company
Stockholder's  surrender  to  the  Company  of  the  certificate or certificates
representing  such  Company  Stockholder's  shares  of Company Common Stock, the
Purchaser  will  deliver  to such Company Stockholder pursuant to Section 3.2(a)
the number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock to which such Company Stockholder
is entitled under Section 3.2(a), less the number of Escrow Shares to be held in
                                  ----
the  Escrow  Account  for such Company Stockholder's account as specified in the
Escrow  Agreement.  The  Escrow  Shares  will  be held in the Escrow Account and
released  to  the  Company  Stockholders  or to the Purchaser in accordance with
Section 9.8 and the Escrow Agreement.  Until the Escrow Shares are released from
the Escrow Account in accordance with Section 9.8, (a) the Escrow Shares may not
be  transferred,  sold, assigned, or pledged and (b) certificates evidencing the
Escrow  Shares  will  bear  a  legend  indicating  that  they  are  subject  to
restrictions  on  transfer  pursuant  to  this Section 3.4(a).  Until the Escrow
Shares  held  in the Escrow Account for the Company Stockholders are released in
accordance  with Section 9.8 and the Escrow Agreement, such Company Stockholders
will  be  entitled  to vote all such Escrow Shares held in the Escrow Account in
such  Company  Stockholder's name and to receive all dividends and distributions
in  respect  of  such  Escrow  Shares.

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     Section  3.5     Closing.  The  Closing will occur at the offices of King &
                      -------
Spalding  LLP,  191  Peachtree  Street, Atlanta, Georgia, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern
Time,  on  a Business Day not later than five Business Days after all conditions
to the Closing under Section 7.1, Section 7.2, and Section 7.3 are satisfied (or
waived)  (subject  to  applicable Law), or on such other date, place, or time as
the  Parties may agree.  In connection with the Closing on the Closing Date, the
Parties  will file the Agreement of Merger with the Delaware Secretary of State.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                     COMPANY REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     Subject  to such exceptions as are specifically disclosed in writing in the
Company Disclosure Schedule (which will be arranged in a manner corresponding to
the  number  and  lettered  paragraphs  contained in this Article IV), as of the
Agreement  Date,  the Company and Sellers hereby jointly and severally represent
and  warrant  to  the  Purchaser  and  Newco,  as  follows:

     Section  4.1     Organization.
                      ------------

          (a)  The  Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing
     under  the  laws  of  the  State of Delaware. The Company has the requisite
     corporate  power  and  authority  to  own, lease, and operate the Company's
     properties  and  to  carry  on the Business as now being conducted, and the
     Company  is  duly  qualified  to  transact  business under the Laws of each
     jurisdiction  where  the  character  of  the  Company's  activities  or the
     location  of  the  properties  owned or leased by the Company requires such
     qualification,  other than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so
     qualified  (individually  or  in  the  aggregate)  would not have a Company
     Material  Adverse  Effect.

          (b)  The  Company has delivered to the Purchaser and Newco correct and
     complete  copies  of the Company's certificate of incorporation and by-laws
     as  currently  in  effect  and  the  Company's  corporate record books with
     respect  to  actions  taken  by  the  Company's stockholders and directors.

          (c)  Schedule  4.1(c)  contains  a  true  and  correct  list  of  the
               ----------------
     jurisdictions in which the Company and each Company Subsidiary is qualified
     or  registered  to  do  business  as  a  foreign  corporation.

          (d) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has, since the date
     it  was  acquired  by the Company or formed conducted any business under or
     otherwise  used,  for  any  purpose  or in any jurisdiction, any fictitious
     name,  assumed  name,  trade  name  or  other  name,  other  than  the name
     "Everstream"  and  the  names  set  forth  in  Schedule  4.1(d).
                                                    ----------------

          (e)  Schedule  4.1(e)  accurately sets forth, as of the Agreement Date
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     (i)  the  names of the members of the board of directors of the Company and
     each  Company  Subsidiary; and (ii) the names and titles of the officers of
     the  Company  and  each  Company  Subsidiary.

     Section  4.2     Authorization.  The  Company  has  the requisite corporate
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power  and  authority,  and  each of the Sellers has the requisite authority, to
execute  and  deliver  this

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Agreement and any other certificate, agreement, document, or other instrument to
be  executed  and  delivered  by  the  Company or such Seller (as applicable) in
connection  with  the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively,
the  "COMPANY ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS," and collectively with this Agreement and the
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Purchaser  Ancillary  Documents,  the  "TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS"), and, subject to
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Company  Stockholder  Approval,  to  consummate  the  Merger  and  the  other
transactions  contemplated by the Company Ancillary Documents and this Agreement
and  to  perform  the  Company's  obligations  or  such Seller's obligations (as
applicable)  under  the  Company  Ancillary  Documents  and this Agreement.  The
Company's  execution  and  delivery  of the Company Ancillary Documents and this
Agreement  and  the Company's performance of the Company's obligations under the
Company  Ancillary  Documents  and  this  Agreement  and the consummation of the
transactions  contemplated by the Company Ancillary Documents and this Agreement
have  been  duly  authorized  by  all necessary corporate action of the Company.
This  Agreement  has been, and the Company Ancillary Documents will be as of the
Closing  Date,  duly  executed and delivered by the Company and the Sellers, and
this  Agreement  and the Company Ancillary Documents do or will, as the case may
be,  constitute  valid  and  binding obligations of the Company and the Sellers,
enforceable  against  the  Company  and  the  Sellers  in  accordance  with  the
respective  terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium,  fraudulent  conveyance  or  other  similar  Laws  affecting  the
enforceability of creditors' rights generally, general equitable principles, and
court  discretion  in  granting  equitable  remedies (regardless of whether such
enforceability  is  considered  in  a  proceeding  in  equity  or  at  law).

     Section 4.3     Capital Stock.  Schedule 4.3 accurately and completely sets
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forth the Company's capital structure by listing the number of shares of Company
capital stock that are authorized and that are issued and outstanding, including
those  shares of Company capital stock held, to the Knowledge of the Company, by
the  Purchaser.  All  of  the  issued  and outstanding shares of Company capital
stock  (a) are shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock (as set
forth on Schedule 4.3); (b) are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, and
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non-assessable;  (c) are free and clear of any Liens; (d) are held of record and
beneficially  owned  by  Persons  as set forth on Schedule 4.3 in the respective
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amounts  set  forth on Schedule 4.3; and (e) were not issued in violation of any
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Person's  preemptive rights or any agreement or Law or any Order of any Court or
Governmental  Entity  by  which the Company, at the time of issuance, was bound.
The  Persons  listed on Schedule 4.3 constitute all of the Company Stockholders.
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Except  with  respect to treasury shares cancelled pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement,  no  shares of Company capital stock are reserved for issuance or are
held  as treasury shares, and, except as disclosed on Schedule 4.3 (i) there are
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no outstanding options, warrants, rights, calls, commitments, conversion rights,
exchange  rights,  subscriptions,  claims,  agreements, obligations, convertible
securities, exchangeable securities or other plans or commitments, contingent or
otherwise,  relating  to the Company's capital stock, other than as contemplated
by  this  Agreement; (ii) there are no outstanding contracts or other agreements
of the Company or any other Person to purchase, redeem, or otherwise acquire any
outstanding  shares of Company capital stock or securities or obligations of any
kind  convertible  into  any shares of Company capital stock; (iii) there are no
dividends  that  have  accrued  or been declared but are unpaid on the Company's
capital  stock;  and  (iv)  there  are  no  outstanding  or  authorized  stock
appreciation,  phantom stock, stock plans, or similar rights with respect to the
Company.  Except  as  disclosed  on  Schedule  4.3  neither  the Company nor any
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Company  Subsidiary  has  ever repurchased, redeemed or otherwise reacquired any
Company  Stock  or  other  capital  stock  or

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other  securities  of  the Company or any Company Subsidiary, other than Company
Options  forfeited  by  an  employee  of  the  Company  in  connection  with the
termination  of  an  employee's  employment  with  the  Company  or  any Company
Subsidiary.  All  securities  so  reacquired  by  the  Company  or  any  Company
Subsidiary  were reacquired in compliance with (i) all applicable Laws, and (ii)
all  requirements  set  forth  in  all  applicable  restricted  stock  purchase
agreements  and  other  applicable  Contracts  relating  to  such  acquisitions.

     Section  4.4     Subsidiaries.  Except  as  set  forth on Schedule 4.4, the
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Company does not currently own, and has not at any time during the past five (5)
years  owned,  directly  or  indirectly,  any  capital  stock  or  other equity,
securities,  or  interests  in any other corporation or in any limited liability
company,  partnership,  joint  venture,  joint  stock  company,  trust,  estate,
association,  unincorporated  organization,  or  any  other  form of business or
professional  entity.  Except  as  set  forth  on  Schedule  4.4,  each  Company
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Subsidiary  is  a  corporation  duly  organized,  validly  existing, and in good
standing  under  the  Laws  of  such  Company  Subsidiary's  jurisdiction  of
incorporation  or organization and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation  or  foreign  business  entity  in  each  jurisdiction in which such
Company  Subsidiary's  property  ownership  or property leasing or the nature of
such  Company  Subsidiary's  business  makes such qualification necessary, other
than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified (individually or
in  the  aggregate)  would  not  have  a  Company Material Adverse Effect.  Each
Company  Subsidiary  has  the  requisite  corporate  power and authority to own,
lease,  and operate such Company Subsidiary's properties and assets and to carry
on  such  Company  Subsidiary's  business  as  now  being conducted.  All of the
outstanding  shares  of each Company Subsidiary's capital stock are owned by the
Company,  have  been validly issued, and are fully paid and non-assessable, were
not  issued  in  violation  of  any  preemptive  rights, upon termination of the
Company  Shareholder Agreements will not be subject to any preemptive rights and
are  owned free and clear of all Liens.  There are no outstanding subscriptions,
options,  warrants,  rights,  conversion  rights,  convertible  securities,
exchangeable  securities  or any other agreement or commitments of any character
relating  to  the  issued  or  unissued capital stock or other securities of any
Company  Subsidiary obligating any such Company Subsidiary to issue, deliver, or
sell,  or  cause  to  be  issued,  delivered, or sold, additional shares of such
Company  Subsidiary's capital stock or obligating any such Company Subsidiary to
grant,  extend,  or  enter  into  any  subscription,  option,  warrant,  right,
convertible  security  or  exchangeable  security  or other similar agreement or
commitment.

     Section  4.5     Absence  of Restrictions and Conflicts.  The execution and
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delivery  of  this  Agreement and the Company Ancillary Documents by the Company
and  the Sellers (as applicable) do not, and the consummation and performance of
the  transactions  contemplated  by  this  Agreement  and  the Company Ancillary
Documents and compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the
Company  Ancillary Documents by the Company and the Sellers (as applicable) will
not,  with  the  passing  of  time  or  the giving of notice or both, violate or
conflict  with,  constitute  a breach of or default under, result in the loss of
any benefit under, permit the acceleration of any obligation under, or create in
any  party  the  right  to terminate, modify, or cancel (a) the Company's or any
Company  Subsidiary's certificate of incorporation or by-laws; (b) except as set
forth  on  Schedule  4.5,  the Company Contracts or any other material contract,
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material agreement, material permit, franchise or material license applicable to
the  Company  or  the  Business  or  applicable to any Company Subsidiary or the
Sellers; (c) any Order of any Court or Governmental Entity to which the Company,
any  Company  Subsidiary  or  any  of

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the  Sellers, is a party or by which the Company, any Company Subsidiary, any of
the  Sellers,  or any of the properties of the Company or any Company Subsidiary
is  bound;  or  (d) any Law applicable to the Company, any Company Subsidiary or
the Sellers; other than, in the case of clauses (b) or (c), any such violations,
conflicts,  breaches,  defaults,  losses,  accelerations or rights to terminate,
modify  or cancel that individually or in the aggregate would not have a Company
Material  Adverse  Effect  or  would  not  materially  impair the ability of the
Company  or any Company Subsidiary to perform their respective obligations under
this  Agreement  or the Company Ancillary Documents, or prevent the consummation
of  any  of  the  transactions  contemplated  by  this  Agreement or the Company
Ancillary  Documents.  No  Order  or  other  authorization  of, or registration,
declaration,  or  filing with, any Court or Governmental Entity is required with
respect  to  the  Company,  any  Company  Subsidiary,  or  any of the Sellers in
connection  with  the  execution, delivery, or performance by the Company or any
Seller of this Agreement or the Company Ancillary Documents, or the consummation
of  the  transactions  contemplated  by  this Agreement or the Company Ancillary
Documents,  except  the  filing  of (w) an Agreement of Merger with the Delaware
Secretary  of  State, (x) appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of
other  jurisdictions  in  which  the  Company  or  the  Company Subsidiaries are
qualified to do business, (y) the Ohio Permit, and (z) such other Order or other
authorization  of,  or registration, declaration, or filing the failure of which
to  be  obtained  or  made  would  not  have  a Company Material Adverse Effect.

     Section  4.6     Real  Property.
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          (a)  The  Company and each Company Subsidiary does not own and has not
     at  any  time  during  the  past  five  (5)  years owned any real property.

          (b)  Schedule  4.6(b)  sets  forth  the addresses of the real property
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     leased  by  the  Company  or  any  Company  Subsidiary  (together  with all
     buildings,  fixtures  and  improvements  on such real property, the "LEASED
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     REAL  PROPERTY").  The Company, or the applicable Company Subsidiary, has a
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     valid leasehold interest in the Leased Real Property, free and clear of all
     Liens.  All  Leased  Real  Property  leases are valid, binding, and in full
     force  and  effect.  The Company, or the applicable Company Subsidiary, has
     taken  all  commercially  reasonable  action  to  maintain  the Leased Real
     Property,  except  where  the  failure  to  so act would not have a Company
     Material  Adverse  Effect. No termination of any Leased Real Property lease
     is  pending  or  to  the Knowledge of the Company threatened (other than by
     expiration  upon  the  end  of  any  term).

          (c)  No  portion of the Leased Real Property violates any Order of any
     Court  or  Governmental Entity. To the Knowledge of the Company, no portion
     of  the Leased Real Property violates any Laws including without limitation
     any  Environmental  Law.

          (d) No condemnation proceedings, appropriation proceedings, or similar
     proceedings  are  pending  or,  to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened
     against  any  portion  of  the  Leased  Real  Property.

     Section 4.7     Title to Personal Property; Related Matters.  Except as set
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forth  on  Schedule 4.7, the Company or a Company Subsidiary, as applicable, has
           ------------
good  and  marketable  title  to,  or  a  valid and binding leasehold or license
interest  in,  all  of  the  Company's  or  such

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Company  Subsidiary's  tangible  personal property and assets, free and clear of
all  Liens.  All  of  the Company's and Company Subsidiary's equipment and other
items  of  the Company's and Company Subsidiary's tangible personal property and
assets  are  in reasonably good operating condition and in a state of reasonably
good  maintenance and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, are usable in the
regular  and  ordinary course of business, and, to the Knowledge of the Company,
are  free  of  material  defects  or problems.  Except for any tangible personal
property or assets for which the Company or a Company Subsidiary has a valid and
binding  leasehold  or  license  interest, no Person other than the Company or a
Company  Subsidiary  owns  any  equipment  or  other  material tangible personal
property  or  assets  situated  on  the  Company's  or  any Company Subsidiary's
premises  that  are  necessary for operating the Business.  Since June 30, 2005,
neither  the  Company  nor  any  Company  Subsidiary  has  sold, transferred, or
disposed of any assets or tangible personal property having a book value of more
than  $25,000, other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business.
Schedule  4.7  sets forth a correct and complete list and reasonable description
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of  each item of the Company's and Company Subsidiary's personal property having
a  book  value  of  more  than  $50,000.

     Section  4.8     Stockholder  Approval.  Under the DGCL and the certificate
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of  incorporation  of  the  Company,  the Merger requires the approval by (a) at
least a majority of the outstanding stock of the Company entitled to vote on the
Merger  and  (b) the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of
Company  Series  A  Preferred  Stock and Company Series C Preferred Stock voting
together  as  a  single  class.

     Section  4.9     Financial  Statements.  The  Company  has delivered to the
                      ---------------------
Purchaser the Financial Statements.  The Financial Statements have been prepared
from,  and  are  in  accordance with, the Company's books and records, which are
maintained  in  accordance  with  GAAP  (except  as  noted  on  Schedule  4.9)
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consistently  applied  throughout  the  periods  indicated,  and  such books and
records  have  been  maintained  on  a  basis consistent with the Company's past
practice.  Each  of  the  balance  sheets  included in such Financial Statements
(including  any  related  notes  and  schedules) fairly presents in all material
respects  the  financial  position  of  the  Company  and the applicable Company
Subsidiary,  as  the case may be, as of the date of such balance sheet, and each
of the statements of income and cash flows included in such Financial Statements
(including  any  related  notes  and  schedules) fairly presents in all material
respects  the  results  of operations and changes in cash flows, as the case may
be,  of  the  Company and the applicable Company Subsidiary, as the case may be,
for  the  periods  set  forth in the Financial Statements.  Since June 30, 2005,
there  has been no material change in any of the accounting (and tax accounting)
policies,  practices,  or  procedures  of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
Neither  the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to any securitization
transaction or "off-balance sheet arrangement" (as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii)
of  Regulation  S-K).

     Section  4.10     No  Undisclosed Liabilities.  Neither the Company nor any
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Company  Subsidiary  has  any  liabilities  or  obligations  (whether  absolute,
accrued,  or  contingent  liabilities  or  otherwise)  that are not reflected or
provided for in the Financial Statements, except liabilities and obligations (a)
that,  individually or in the aggregate, have not had or would not reasonably be
expected  to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (b) that have been incurred
since  the applicable date of the Financial Statements in the ordinary course of
business,  and  (c)  set  forth  on  Schedule  4.10.
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     Section  4.11     Absence of Certain Changes.  Since December 31, 2004, and
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except  as set forth on Schedule 4.11, for the transactions contemplated by this
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Agreement,  or  as  set forth in the Financial Statements (including any related
notes  and schedules), there has not been (a) any material adverse change in the
Company's  or  any Company Subsidiary's assets, liabilities, business, condition
(financial or otherwise), or results of operations, (b) any damage, destruction,
loss, or casualty to property or assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary
with  a  value in excess of $25,000, whether or not covered by insurance, or (c)
any  action taken by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of the type described
in Section 6.1 that, had such action occurred after the Agreement Date, would be
in  violation  of  Section  6.1.

     Section  4.12     Legal Proceedings.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.12,
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there are no suits, actions, claims, arbitration, proceedings, or investigations
pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against, relating to, or
involving  the  Company,  any Company Subsidiary, the Business, or the assets or
properties  of  the  Company  or  any  Company  Subsidiary  before  any Court or
Governmental Entity or other Person that, if finally determined adversely to the
Company  or  any Company Subsidiary, could reasonably be expected to constitute,
individually  or  in  the  aggregate,  a  Company  Material Adverse Effect.  The
Company and each Company Subsidiary is not currently subject to any Order of any
Court.

     Section  4.13     Compliance  with  Law.  The  Company  and  each  Company
                       ---------------------
Subsidiary  is  (and  has  been  at all times during the past five (5) years) in
compliance  with  all  Laws,  including  applicable Labor Laws and Environmental
Laws,  and  all  Orders  of any Court or Governmental Entity applicable to their
properties and businesses (it being understood and agreed that no representation
or  warranty  is  being made in this Section 4.13 with respect to those Laws and
Orders  that  are the subject of the representations and warranties set forth in
Sections  4.15,  4.17 and 4.20).  Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary
has  been  charged  with  or,  to  the  Knowledge  of  the Company, is now under
investigation  with respect to, a violation of any Law or any Order of any Court
or  Governmental Entity applicable to their property or businesses.  Neither the
Company  nor  any  Company Subsidiary is a party to, subject to, or bound by any
order  of  any  Court  or any Governmental Entity.  The Company and each Company
Subsidiary  has  filed  all  reports  and  has obtained all licenses and permits
required  to  be  filed  with  or  obtained  from,  as  applicable, any Court or
Governmental  Entity  on  or  before  the  Agreement  Date.

     Section 4.14     Company Contracts.  Schedule 4.14 sets forth a correct and
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complete  list  of  the  following contracts to which the Company or any Company
Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound
(in each case, other than contracts relating to Intellectual Property, which are
disclosed  on  Schedule  4.21)  (collectively,  the  "COMPANY  CONTRACTS"):
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          (a)  all  bonds,  debentures,  notes,  loans,  credit agreements, loan
     agreements,  loan commitments, mortgages, indentures, guarantees, any other
     contracts  relating to borrowing money, or any other contracts binding upon
     any  properties  or assets (real, personal, mixed, tangible, or intangible)
     of  the  Company  or  any  Company  Subsidiary;

          (b)  any  contract  or  agreement relating to any capital stock of the
     Company or any Company Subsidiary or options or voting or other rights with
     respect  to  such  capital  stock;

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          (c)  all  leases  relating to the Leased Real Property or other leases
     involving  any  properties  or  assets  (whether  real,  personal or mixed,
     tangible  or  intangible)  calling  for  an  annual  payment to or from the
     Company  or  any  Company  Subsidiary  in  excess  of  $25,000;

          (d)  all contracts or agreements that limit or restrict the Company or
     any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective officers or key employees
     from  engaging  in  any  business  in  any  jurisdiction;

          (e)  all  franchising  and licensing agreements that contain an annual
     commitment  or  annual  payment  to  or  from  the  Company  or any Company
     Subsidiary  of  more  than $2,500 in the aggregate per Person party to such
     agreement;

          (f)  any  contract  or  agreement  for capital expenditures, excluding
     expenditures  for resale of products, or the acquisition or construction of
     assets  totaling  more  than  $25,000;

          (g) any contract that provides for an increased payment or benefit, or
     accelerated  vesting,  upon the execution of any Transaction Document or in
     connection with the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by
     this  Agreement;

          (h)  any contract or agreement granting any Lien on all or any part of
     the  assets  of  the  Company  or  any  Company  Subsidiary;

          (i)  any  contract  or  agreement for the cleanup, abatement, or other
     actions  in connection with any Hazardous Materials, for the remediation of
     any existing environmental condition, or relating to the performance of any
     environmental  audit  or  study;

          (j)  any contract or agreement granting any option or a first refusal,
     first  offer,  or  similar  preferential  right  to purchase or acquire any
     assets  of  the  Company  or  any  Company  Subsidiary;

          (k)  any  contract  or agreement with any sales agent, distributor, or
     non-employee  sales  representative;

          (l)  any  contract  or  agreement providing for the indemnification or
     holding  harmless  of any current or former officer, director, employee, or
     other  Person;  (m)  any  joint  venture  or  partnership  contract;

          (n)  any  customer  contract for the provision of goods or services by
     the  Company  or  any  Company  Subsidiary  and  any  accompanying  support
     agreements  relating  to  such  contracts;

          (o)  any outstanding power of attorney empowering any Person to act on
     behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of their Affiliates;

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          (p)  any  contract  or  agreement  for  the granting or receiving of a
     license  or sublicense or under which any Person is obligated to pay or has
     the  right  to  receive  a  royalty,  license  fee, or similar payment; and

          (q)  any  other  contract or commitment (other than those described in
     Section  4.14(a)  through  4.14(p))  that  contain  an annual commitment or
     annual  payment  to  or  from the Company or any Company Subsidiary of more
     than  $37,500  individually  or that is otherwise material to the Business.

     Correct and complete copies of all Company Contracts have been delivered to
the Purchaser.  The Company Contracts are legal, valid, binding, and enforceable
in  accordance  with their respective terms with respect to the Company and each
Company  Subsidiary  and,  to the Knowledge of the Company, with respect to each
other  party  to  such  Company  Contracts,  subject  to  applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency,  reorganization,  moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar
Laws  affecting  the  enforceability  of  creditors'  rights  generally, general
equitable  principles,  and  court  discretion  in  granting  equitable remedies
(regardless  of  whether  such  enforceability  is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law).  There are no existing defaults or breaches under any Company
Contract  (or  events  or conditions that, with notice or lapse of time or both,
would  constitute  a  default  or a breach) with respect to the Company and each
Company  Subsidiary  and,  to the Knowledge of the Company, with respect to each
other  party  to  such Company Contracts.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.14,
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neither  the  Company  nor  any  Company  Subsidiary  is  participating  in  any
discussions  or  negotiations  regarding  modification  of  or  amendment to any
Company Contract or entry in any new Company Contract or other contract material
to  the  Company  or  any  Company  Subsidiary.

     Section  4.15     Taxes.  Except  as  set  forth  on  Schedule  4.15,
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          (a)  (i)  All  Tax  Returns of the Company and each Company Subsidiary
     have  been  filed  through  the  Agreement  Date  in  accordance  with  any
     applicable  Law  have  been  duly filed and are correct and complete in all
     material  respects;  (ii)  all  Taxes  of  the  Company  and  each  Company
     Subsidiary shown as due and owing on any Tax Return have been paid in full;
     (iii)  the  amounts  so paid on or before the Agreement Date, together with
     any  amounts  accrued  as liabilities for Taxes (including Taxes accrued as
     currently  payable,  but  excluding  any  deferred  Taxes  attributable  to
     differences  between  book  and Tax accounting) on the Company's books, and
     reflected in the Company's unaudited balance sheet at June 30, 2005 will be
     adequate based on the tax rates, applicable Laws, and regulations in effect
     on  the  Agreement Date to satisfy all liabilities for Taxes of the Company
     and  each Company Subsidiary in any jurisdiction through June 30, 2005, and
     the  Company  will accrue amounts as liabilities for Taxes on the Company's
     books and financial statements that will be adequate based on the tax rates
     and  applicable  Laws  in  effect  from  time to time before the Closing to
     satisfy  all  liabilities  for  Taxes  of  the  Company  and  each  Company
     Subsidiary in any jurisdiction through the Closing Date; (iv) there are not
     now  any outstanding extensions of time in effect with respect to the dates
     on  which any Tax Returns were or are due to be filed; (v) all deficiencies
     asserted  as  a result of any examination of any Tax Returns have been paid
     in  full,  accrued  on  the  books  of  the Company or the relevant Company
     Subsidiary,  or  finally  settled;  (vi)  no  claims  have been asserted in
     writing  and  no  proposals  or  deficiencies  for  any  Taxes  are

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     being  asserted,  proposed,  or  threatened  in  writing,  and  no audit or
     investigation  of  any  return  or  report  of Taxes is currently underway,
     pending,  or threatened in writing; (vii) no claim has ever been made by an
     authority  in a jurisdiction in which the Company or any Company Subsidiary
     does not file Tax Returns that the Company or such Company Subsidiary is or
     may  be  subject to taxation by that jurisdiction that has not been paid in
     full,  accrued  on  the  books  of  the  Company  or  the  relevant Company
     Subsidiary,  or finally settled; (viii) each of the Company and the Company
     Subsidiaries has withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld
     and  paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any current or former
     employee,  independent  contractor,  creditor,  stockholder, or other third
     party;  (ix) there are no outstanding waivers or agreements by or on behalf
     of  the Company or any Company Subsidiary for the extension of time for the
     assessment  of  any  Taxes  or  deficiency of such Taxes, nor are there any
     requests  for  rulings or outstanding subpoenas; (x) there are no Liens for
     Taxes (other than Liens for Taxes that are not yet due and payable) pending
     or  threatened;  (xi)  none  of  the Sellers is a foreign person within the
     meaning  of  Section  1445  of  the Code; (xii) neither the Company nor any
     Company  Subsidiary  is a party to any Tax allocation or sharing agreement;
     (xiii)  neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has been a member of
     an  affiliated  group  filing a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return
     (other than a group whose common parent was the Company); (xiv) neither the
     Company  nor  any Company Subsidiary has any liability for the Taxes of any
     Person  (other  than  the  Company)  under U.S. Treasury Regulation section
     1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of Law), as a transferee or successor or
     by  contract,  or  otherwise;  and (xv) neither the Company nor any Company
     Subsidiary  has  taken  any action or knows of any fact, agreement, plan or
     other  circumstance  that  would  prevent  the  Merger from qualifying as a
     reorganization  within  the  meaning  of  Section  368(a)  of  the  Code.

          (b)  For  purposes  of  this Agreement, (i) the term "TAXES" means all
                                                                -----
     taxes,  assessments,  charges,  duties, fees, levies, or other governmental
     charges  (including  any  associated  interest,  penalties,  or additions),
     including  income,  franchise,  capital  stock,  real  property,  personal
     property,  tangible,  withholding,  employment,  payroll,  social security,
     social  contribution,  unemployment  compensation,  disability,  transfer,
     sales, use, excise, gross receipts, value-added, and all other taxes of any
     kind  for  which the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or the Purchaser or
     any  Purchaser Subsidiary, as applicable, may have any liability imposed by
     any  Governmental  Entity,  whether  disputed  or  not,  and  any  charges,
     interest,  additions,  or penalties imposed by any Governmental Entity; and
     (ii)  the term "TAX RETURN" means any report, return, declaration, or other
                     ----------
     information  required to be supplied to a Governmental Entity in connection
     with  Taxes, including any estimated returns and reports of every kind with
     respect  to  Taxes.

     Section  4.16     Officers and Employees.  Schedule 4.16 contains a correct
                       ----------------------   -------------
and  complete  list  of  (a) all of the officers of the Company and each Company
Subsidiary,  specifying  their  position;  and (b) all of the employees (whether
full-time,  part-time,  or otherwise) and independent contractors of the Company
and  each  Company  Subsidiary as of the Agreement Date.  Except as set forth on
Schedule  4.16,  neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to or
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bound  by  any Employment Agreement.  The Company has delivered to the Purchaser
correct  and  complete  copies  of  each such Employment Agreement.  None of the

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Company, any Company Subsidiary and any of the Sellers has received a claim from
any  Governmental  Entity  to  the  effect  that the Company or any such Company
Subsidiary  has  improperly  classified  as an independent contractor any Person
named  on Schedule 4.16.  None of the Company, any Company Subsidiary and any of
          -------------
the  Sellers  has  made  any  oral  commitments to any officer, employee, former
employee,  consultant,  or  independent contractor of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary  with  respect  to  compensation,  promotion, retention, termination,
severance,  or  similar matters in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby.

     Section  4.17     Company  Benefit  Plans.
                       -----------------------

          (a)  For  purposes  of this Agreement, the term "COMPANY BENEFIT PLAN"
                                                           --------------------
     means  each Employee Benefit Plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or
     any  Company  Subsidiary  or to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary
     makes  or  has made, or has or has had an obligation to make, contributions
     at  any  time.  Schedule  4.17  contains  a  true and complete list of each
                     --------------
     Company  Benefit  Plan  sponsored,  maintained,  or  contributed  to by the
     Company  or any Company Subsidiary within the last six calendar years. Each
     Company  Benefit  Plan currently in effect ("CURRENT COMPANY BENEFIT PLAN")
                                                  ----------------------------
     is  identified  as  a  "current  plan"  on  such  schedule.

          (b)  For  purposes of this Agreement, the term "EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN"
                                                          ---------------------
     means,  with respect to any Person, each plan, fund, program, agreement, or
     arrangement  or  scheme,  including each plan, fund, program, agreement, or
     arrangement  maintained under the Laws of a jurisdiction outside the United
     States  of America, in each case, that is or was sponsored or maintained by
     such Person or to which such Person makes or has made, or has or has had an
     obligation  to  make,  contributions providing for employee benefits or for
     the  remuneration,  direct or indirect, of the employees, former employees,
     directors,  managers,  officers,  consultants,  independent  contractors,
     contingent workers, or leased employees of such Person or the dependents of
     any  of  them  (whether  written  or  oral),  including  (i)  each deferred
     compensation,  bonus,  incentive  compensation,  pension, retirement, stock
     purchase, stock option, and other equity-based compensation plan, (ii) each
     "welfare  plan"  (within  the  meaning  of  Section  3(1)  of  the Employee
     Retirement  Income  Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")), determined
                                                            -----
     without  regard  to  whether  such  plan  is  subject to ERISA); (iii) each
     "pension  plan"  (within  the  meaning  of  ERISA  Section 3(2), determined
     without  regard  to  whether  such  plan  is  subject  to ERISA); (iv) each
     severance  plan  or  agreement,  (v)  each  health, vacation, summer hours,
     supplemental  unemployment  benefit,  hospitalization  insurance,  medical,
     dental,  and  legal  plan,  fund  program,  agreement  or  arrangement  or
     arrangement  ad,  (vi)  each  other  employee  benefit plan, fund, program,
     agreement  or  arrangement.

          (c)  For  purposes  of this Agreement, the term "ERISA AFFILIATE PLAN"
                                                           --------------------
     means  each Employee Benefit Plan sponsored or maintained or required to be
     sponsored  or maintained at any time by any Person (whether incorporated or
     unincorporated),  that  together with the Company would be deemed a "single
     employer" within the meaning of Code Section 414 (an "ERISA AFFILIATE"), or
                                                           ---------------
     to  which  such  ERISA  Affiliate  makes  or has made, or has or has had an
     obligation  to  make,  contributions  at  any  time.

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          (d)  Except  as  set  forth  in  Schedule  4.17,
                                           --------------

               (i)  With respect to each Current Company Benefit Plan identified
          on  Schedule 4.17, the Company has delivered to the Purchaser true and
              -------------
          complete  copies  of the plan documents and any amendments to the plan
          documents  (or,  in  the  event  the  plan  is  not written, a written
          description of such plan), any related trust or other funding vehicle,
          any reports or summaries required under ERISA or the Code for the most
          recent  period  for which such report or summary was required, and the
          most  recent  determination  letter (or opinion letter, if applicable)
          received  from  the  Internal  Revenue  Service  with  respect to each
          Current  Company  Benefit  Plan intended to qualify under Code Section
          401(a).

               (ii)  The  Company's records accurately reflect the employment or
          service  histories  of  the  employees,  independent  contractors,
          contingent  workers,  and  leased  employees  of  the Company and each
          Company  Subsidiary,  including their respective hours of service, and
          all  such  records  are  maintained  in  a  usable  form.

               (iii)  No  Company Benefit Plan or ERISA Affiliate Plan is or was
          subject  to ERISA Title IV or Code Section 412, and no Company Benefit
          Plan  or ERISA Affiliate Plan is or was a "multiemployer pension plan"
          (as  defined  in  ERISA  Sections  3(37) and 4001(a)(3)) or subject to
          ERISA  Section  302.

               (iv) No Current Company Benefit Plan or ERISA Affiliate Plan is a
          "multiple  employer  welfare arrangement" (as defined in ERISA Section
          3(40)).

               (v)  Each  Current  Company  Benefit  Plan  has been established,
          registered,  qualified,  invested,  operated,  and administered in all
          material  respects in accordance with its terms and in compliance with
          ERISA,  the Code, and all Applicable Benefit Laws. Neither the Company
          nor  any Company Subsidiary has incurred, and, to the Knowledge of the
          Company, no fact exists that reasonably could be expected to result in
          any  material  liability to the Company or any Company Subsidiary with
          respect  to  any  Current  Company Benefit Plan or any ERISA Affiliate
          Plan,  including  any  current  liability,  tax, penalty, or fee under
          ERISA,  the  Code,  or  any  Applicable Benefit Law (other than to pay
          premiums,  contributions,  or  benefits  in  the  ordinary  course).

               (vi)  To  the  Knowledge  of the Company, no fact or circumstance
          exists  that could adversely affect the tax-exempt status of a Current
          Company  Benefit  Plan that is intended to be tax-exempt. Each Current
          Company  Benefit Plan intended to be "qualified" within the meaning of
          Code  Section  401(a)  and  the trusts maintained with respect to such
          Current  Company  Benefit  Plan  that  are  intended to be exempt from
          taxation  under  Code  Section  501(a)  has  received  a  favorable
          determination letter indicating that such Current Company Benefit Plan
          is  so qualified or is entitled to rely on an opinion letter issued to
          a  prototype  sponsor  that  the  prototype  plan  is  qualified.

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               (vii)  There  is  no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
          threatened  material  complaint, claim (other than a routine claim for
          benefits), proceeding, examination, audit, investigation, or action of
          any  kind  in  or  before  any Governmental Entity with respect to any
          Current Company Benefit Plan, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no
          state of facts that, after notice or lapse of time or both, reasonably
          could  be  expected  to  give  rise  to  any  such  material  claim,
          investigation,  examination,  audit, or other proceeding to affect the
          tax  exempt  status  of  any  Company  Benefit  Plan  required  to  be
          tax-exempt.

               (viii)  No  Current  Company  Benefit  Plan  provides  medical,
          surgical,  hospitalization  or death benefits (whether or not insured)
          for  current  or  former  employees, directors, officers, consultants,
          independent  contractors,  contingent workers, or leased employees (or
          any  of their dependents, spouses, or beneficiaries) of the Company or
          any  Company  Subsidiary for periods extending beyond their retirement
          or  other termination of service, other than (1) continuation coverage
          mandated by ERISA, the Code, or Applicable Benefit Law and only to the
          extent required under ERISA, the Code, or such Applicable Benefit Law,
          (2)  death  benefits under any qualified Current Company Benefit Plan,
          (3)  deferred  compensation  reflected in the Financial Statements, or
          (4) insured benefits through the end of the month in which termination
          of  employment  occurs.

               (ix)  No  insurance  policy  or  any  other contract or agreement
          affecting  any  Current  Company  Benefit  Plan  requires or permits a
          retroactive  increase in premiums or payments due under such insurance
          policy,  contract,  or  agreement.

               (x)  Neither  the  Company  nor  any Company Subsidiary or any of
          their respective agents has been in breach of any fiduciary obligation
          with  respect to the administration of the Company Benefit Plan or the
          trusts  or  other funding media relating to such Company Benefit Plan.

               (xi)  The  Company has reserved the right under the terms of each
          Current  Company  Benefit  Plan  to amend, revise, merge, or terminate
          such  plan (or the Company's participation or any Company Subsidiary's
          participation  in  such plan) or transfer such Current Company Benefit
          Plan's  assets  to  another  arrangement,  plan,  or  fund at any time
          exclusively  by  Company  action.

               (xii)  The  execution,  delivery,  and  performance  of,  and
          consummation  of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement will
          not  (A)  entitle  any  current or former employee, director, officer,
          consultant,  independent  contractor,  contingent  worker,  or  leased
          employee  (or  any  of their dependents, spouses, or beneficiaries) of
          the  Company  or  any Company Subsidiary to severance pay or any other
          payment  under  a  Current Company Benefit Plan, or (B) accelerate the
          time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount of compensation due
          any  such  individual  under  a  Current  Company  Benefit  Plan.

               (xiii)  Neither  the  Company nor any Company Subsidiary has made
          any  payments, is obligated to make any payments, or is a party to any
          agreement  that

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          under  certain circumstances could obligate the Company or any Company
          Subsidiary  to  make  any  payments  that  will  not be deductible for
          federal  income  tax  purposes  by reason of Section 280G of the Code.

               (xiv) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any duty
          or  obligation  to  indemnify  or hold another Person harmless for any
          liability  attributable  to  any acts or omissions by such Person with
          respect  to  any  Company  Benefit  Plan  or  ERISA  Affiliate  Plan.

          (e) Schedule 4.17(e) contains a complete a correct list of all Company
              ----------------
     Options, including the number of shares covered by each Company Option, the
     exercise  price  of  each Company Option and whether such Company Option is
     intended  to  qualify as incentive stock options as defined in Code Section
     422.

          (f)  The  Company has delivered to the Purchaser complete and accurate
     copies  of  the  Company's  Stock  Option Plan and all forms of the Company
     Options,  each  as  amended  to  the Agreement Date, and all of the Company
     Options  have  been  issued  pursuant  to  such  forms.

     Section  4.18     Labor  Relations.  Neither  the  Company  nor  a  Company
                       ----------------
Subsidiary  (a)  is  a  party  to  or  bound  by  any union contract, collective
bargaining  agreement with a labor union or labor organization, or other similar
type  of  contract, or (b) has agreed to recognize any union or other collective
bargaining  unit.  No  union or collective bargaining unit has been certified as
representing  the  employees  of  the  Company  or  a  Company Subsidiary and no
organizational  attempt has been made or threatened by or on behalf of any labor
union or collective bargaining unit with respect to any employees of the Company
or  a  Company  Subsidiary.  Neither  the  Company  nor a Company Subsidiary has
experienced  any  labor  strike,  dispute,  slowdown  or  stoppage  or any other
material  labor  difficulty  during  the  past five years.  No claim, complaint,
charge  or  investigation  has been filed (within the past five (5) years) or is
pending  or,  to the Knowledge of the Company, is threatened against the Company
or  any  Company  Subsidiary  under  any Labor Law.  Neither the Company nor any
Company  Subsidiary  is or has been a Federal or State government contractor and
neither  the  Company  nor  any  Company  Subsidiary  is or has been required to
maintain  an  affirmative  action  plan.

     Section 4.19     Insurance Policies.  Schedule 4.19 contains a complete and
                      ------------------   -------------
correct  list  of  all  insurance  policies carried by or for the benefit of the
Company and each Company Subsidiary, specifying the insurer, amount of coverage,
nature  of  coverage,  the risk insured against, the deductible amount (if any),
and  the date through which coverage will continue by virtue of premiums already
paid.  All  insurance policies and bonds with respect to the business and assets
of the Company and each Company Subsidiary are in full force and effect and will
be  maintained  by  the  Company  in  full force and effect as they apply to any
matter,  action,  or  event  relating  to  the Company or any Company Subsidiary
occurring  through  the Closing Date and the Company has not reached or exceeded
the  Company's  policy  limits  for any insurance policies in effect at any time
since  the  Company's  inception.

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     Section  4.20     Environmental,  Health,  and  Safety  Matters.
                       ---------------------------------------------

          (a) Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries possesses, and is
     in  compliance  with,  all permits, licenses, and government authorizations
     required  for  the  operation  of  the  Business  under  all  applicable
     Environmental  Laws,  and  each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
     has  filed  all  notices  that  are  required of the Company or any Company
     Subsidiary under all applicable Environmental Laws, and each of the Company
     and  the Company Subsidiaries is in material compliance with all applicable
     limitations,  restrictions,  conditions,  standards,  prohibitions,
     requirements,  obligations,  schedules,  and  timetables contained in those
     Environmental  Laws  or  contained  in  any  Order  relating  to  those
     Environmental Laws that has been issued, entered, promulgated, or approved.

          (b) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received notice
     of  actual  or  threatened  liability  under  the  Federal  Comprehensive
     Environmental  Response,  Compensation  and Liability Act ("CERCLA") or any
                                                                 ------
     similar  Environmental Law from any Governmental Entity or any third-party,
     and,  there  are  no  past  or  present  facts  or circumstances that could
     reasonably  be  expected  to  form the basis for the assertion of any claim
     against the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any Environmental Laws,
     including  CERCLA  or  any  similar  Environmental  Law with respect to any
     on-site  or  off-site  location.

          (c) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has entered into or
     agreed  to  enter  into, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary
     intends  to  enter into, any Order, and neither the Company nor any Company
     Subsidiary  is  subject  to  any  Order relating to compliance with, or the
     cleanup  of  Hazardous  Materials under, any applicable Environmental Laws.

          (d) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has been alleged to
     be  in violation of, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has
     been  subject  to,  any  administrative  or judicial proceeding pursuant to
     applicable  Environmental  Laws or regulations either now or any time since
     the  Company's  or  such  Company  Subsidiary's  inception.

          (e)  Neither  the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is subject to any
     claim,  obligation, liability, loss, damage, or expense of whatever kind or
     nature,  contingent  or  otherwise,  incurred or imposed (i) based upon any
     provision of any Environmental Law or arising out of any act or omission of
     the  Company  or  any  Company  Subsidiary,  or  the  employees, agents, or
     representatives  of  the  Company or any Company Subsidiary or (ii) arising
     out  of  the  ownership,  use,  control, or operation by the Company or any
     Company  Subsidiary  of  any  plant,  facility,  site,  area,  or  property
     (including  any  plant,  facility,  site,  area,  or  property currently or
     previously  leased by the Company or any Company Subsidiary) from which any
     Hazardous Materials were released into the environment. For the purposes of
     this  Agreement,  the  term "release" means any spilling, leaking, pumping,
     pouring,  emitting,  emptying,  discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching,
     dumping,  or  disposing  into  the  environment, and the term "environment"
     means

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     any  surface  or  ground  water,  drinking  water  supply,  soil,  surface,
     subsurface  strata  or  medium,  or  ambient  air).

          (f)  The  Company  has delivered to the Purchaser correct and complete
     copies of all files relating to environmental matters and, since inception,
     neither  the  Company  nor  any  Company  Subsidiary  has  paid  any fines,
     penalties,  or  assessments  since  with  respect to environmental matters.

          (g) To the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Leased Real Property,
     improvements,  nor  any  equipment of the Company or any Company Subsidiary
     contain  any  asbestos, PCBs, underground storage tanks, open or closed, or
     sumps  on  or  under  any  such  Leased  Real  Property,  improvements,  or
     equipment.

          (h)  Neither  the  Company  nor  any  Company Subsidiary has imported,
     manufactured,  stored, used, operated, transported, treated, or disposed of
     any  Hazardous  Materials  other  than in compliance with all Environmental
     Laws.

     Section  4.21     Intellectual  Property.  Schedule 4.21 contains a list of
                       ----------------------   -------------
all  Company  Registered  Intellectual  Property.

          (a)  No  Company  Intellectual  Property or Company product or Company
     service  related  to  Company  Intellectual  Property  is  subject  to  any
     proceeding  or  outstanding  decree,  Order,  judgment,  agreement,  or
     stipulation  restricting  in  any  manner  the  ownership,  use,  transfer,
     enforceability,  or  licensing of such Company Intellectual Property by the
     Company  or  any  Company  Affiliate. To the Knowledge of the Company, each
     item  of  Company Registered Intellectual Property is valid and subsisting.
     All  necessary registration, maintenance, and renewal fees currently due in
     connection with Company Registered Intellectual Property have been made and
     all  necessary documents, recordations, and certifications currently due in
     connection  with  such  Company  Registered Intellectual Property have been
     filed  with the relevant patent, copyright, trademark, or other authorities
     in  the  United States or foreign jurisdiction, as the case may be, for the
     purpose  of  maintaining  such  Company  Registered  Intellectual Property.

          (b)  The  Company  or  a  Company  Subsidiary  owns  and  has good and
     exclusive  title  to,  or  has  licenses (sufficient for the conduct of the
     Business  as currently conducted) to, each item of the Company Intellectual
     Property and Company Licensed Intellectual Property used in connection with
     the  conduct of the Business as currently conducted (including the standard
     third-party  software used by the Company and each Company Subsidiary) free
     and  clear  of  any  and  all  Liens  (excluding  licenses  and  related
     restrictions).

          (c) To the extent that any Intellectual Property has been developed or
     created  by  a  third  party for the Company or any Company Subsidiary, the
     Company  or such Company Subsidiary has a written agreement with such third
     party  with  respect  thereto  and  the  Company or such Company Subsidiary
     thereby  (i)  has  obtained  ownership of and is the exclusive owner of, or
     (ii)  has obtained a license (sufficient for the conduct of the Business as
     currently  conducted) to all of such third party's Intellectual Property in
     such

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     work,  material, or invention by operation of law or by valid assignment to
     the  fullest  extent  legally  possible.

          (d)  Schedule  4.21  lists  all contracts, licenses, and agreements to
               --------------
     which  the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party (i) with respect to
     Company Intellectual Property licensed or transferred by the Company or any
     Company  Subsidiary  to  any  third  party;  or  (ii)  pursuant  to which a
     third-party  has  licensed  or transferred any Intellectual Property to the
     Company  or  any  Company  Subsidiary.

          (e)  All  contracts,  licenses, and agreements granting the Company or
     any Company Subsidiary rights in the Company Licensed Intellectual Property
     are  in  full  force  and  effect.  The  consummation  of  the transactions
     contemplated  by  this  Agreement  will  neither  violate nor result in the
     breach,  modification,  cancellation,  termination, or suspension of any of
     such  contracts,  licenses,  and agreements in accordance with the terms of
     such  contracts,  licenses, and agreements. Except as set forth on Schedule
                                                                        --------
     4.21,  each  of  the  Company  and  the Company Subsidiaries is in material
     ----
     compliance  with,  and  neither  the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has
     breached  any  material  term  of,  any  of  such  contracts, licenses, and
     agreements  and, to the Knowledge of the Company, all other parties to such
     contracts,  licenses,  and  agreements  are  in  compliance in all material
     respects  with,  and  have  not  breached any material term of, any of such
     contracts,  licenses,  and  agreements.  Except  as  may be provided in any
     contract,  license  or  other  agreement listed on Schedule 4.21, after the
                                                        -------------
     Closing  Date,  the  Company  or  a Company Subsidiary will be permitted to
     exercise  all  of  the Company's rights or such Company Subsidiary's rights
     under  such contracts, licenses, and agreements to the same extent that the
     Company  or  such  Company Subsidiary would have been able to do so had the
     transactions  contemplated  by  this Agreement not occurred and without the
     payment of any additional amounts or consideration other than ongoing fees,
     royalties,  or  payments  that the Company or such Company Subsidiary would
     otherwise  be  required  to  pay.

          (f)  The  operation  of the Business as currently conducted, including
     the design, development, marketing, and sale of the products or services of
     the Company and each Company Subsidiary (including products currently under
     development),  has not, does not and will not infringe or misappropriate in
     any  manner  the  Intellectual  Property  of  any  third  party  or, to the
     Knowledge  of the Company, constitute unfair competition or trade practices
     under  the  applicable  Laws  of  any  jurisdiction.

          (g)  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.21, neither the Company nor any
                                      -------------
     Company  Subsidiary  has  received  written  notice of, or any overt threat
     from,  any  third  party  that  the  operation of the Business as currently
     conducted  or  as proposed to be conducted, or any act, product, or service
     of  the Company or any Company Subsidiary, infringes or misappropriates the
     Intellectual  Property of any third party or constitutes unfair competition
     or  trade  practices  under  the  Laws  of  any  jurisdiction.

          (h)  To  the  Company's  Knowledge,  no Person has or is infringing or
     misappropriating  any  rights of the Company or any Company Subsidiary with
     respect  to  Company  Intellectual  Property.

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          (i)  To  the  Knowledge  of  the  Company,  no  funding, facilities or
     personnel  of  any  Governmental  Entity  or  college,  university or other
     education  institution  were  used,  directly  or indirectly, to develop or
     create,  in  whole  or  in  part,  any  Company  Intellectual  Property.

          (j)  The  Company has taken all reasonable steps to protect the rights
     of  the Company and each Company Subsidiary in the confidential information
     and  trade  secrets of the Company and each Company Subsidiary or any trade
     secrets  or confidential information of third-parties used in the Business,
     and,  without  limiting  the  foregoing  the  Company has enforced a policy
     requiring  each  employee  and  contractor  of the Company and each Company
     Subsidiary  to  execute a proprietary information/confidentiality agreement
     and,  except  under  confidentiality  obligations,  there  has not been any
     disclosure  by  the  Company,  any  Company  Subsidiary  or  any  of  their
     respective officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives of any
     such  trade  secrets  or  confidential  information.

     Section 4.22     Software.  Schedule 4.22 sets forth a complete and correct
                      --------   -------------
list  of  the  Company  Proprietary  Software and the Company Licensed Software.

          (a)  Each  of  the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has all right,
     title,  and  interest  in  and  to  all intellectual property rights in the
     Company  Proprietary Software. The Company Proprietary Software is free and
     clear  of  all  Liens.  The  use of the Company Proprietary Software by the
     Company  or any Company Subsidiary in the Business does not breach any term
     of  any  license  or  other  contract  between  the  Company or any Company
     Subsidiary  and  any  third  party.

          (b)  The  Company  Proprietary  Software does not infringe any patent,
     copyright,  or trade secret or any other intellectual property right of any
     third  party. The source code for the Company Proprietary Software has been
     maintained  in  confidence.

          (c)  The  Company  Proprietary  Software  was:  (i)  developed  by the
     employees  of  the Company or a Company Subsidiary working within the scope
     of  their  employment  at  the  time of such development; (ii) developed by
     agents,  consultants,  contractors,  or  other  Persons  who  have executed
     appropriate  instruments of assignment in favor of the Company or a Company
     Subsidiary  as  assignee  that  have  conveyed  to the Company or a Company
     Subsidiary  ownership  of  all  of  its intellectual property rights in the
     Company Proprietary Software; or (iii) acquired by the Company or a Company
     Subsidiary  in  connection  with  acquisitions  in  which  the Company or a
     Company  Subsidiary  obtained  reasonably  appropriate  representations,
     warranties,  and  indemnities  from  the transferring party relating to the
     title  to  the  Company  Proprietary  Software. Neither the Company nor any
     Company  Subsidiary  has  received notice from any third party claiming any
     right,  title,  or  interest  in  the  Company  Proprietary  Software.

          (d) Except as may be provided on Schedule 4.14(e) or 4.21, neither the
                                           ----------------    ----
     Company  nor  any  Company  Subsidiary  has  granted  rights in the Company
     Software  to  any  third  party.

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          (e)  None of the Company Proprietary Software contains any programming
     defect,  error  or  bug  that  is outside the scope of programming defects,
     errors  and  bugs typically corrected in the normal course of the Company's
     or  a Company Subsidiary's software maintenance procedures and programs and
     that,  if  such  defect,  error  or  bug  were  not corrected, would have a
     material  adverse effect on the Company's or a Company Subsidiary's ability
     to  continue  marketing  and selling (or licensing) the Company Software in
     question  with the same level of success that the Company's and the Company
     Subsidiary's  have  previously marketed and sold (or licensed) such Company
     Software. The Company and each Company Subsidiary maintains a list to which
     developers  report  all discovered programming defects, errors and bugs for
     the  latest  version  of  the Company Proprietary Software and this list is
     maintained  on  a  continuous  basis.

          (f)  None  of  the  Company  Proprietary Software contains any Harmful
     Code.  To  the  Knowledge of Company, no Company Licensed Software contains
     any  Harmful Code. The Company has taken commercially reasonable efforts to
     scan  the  Company Proprietary Software for Harmful Code using commercially
     available  virus  scanning  software.

          (g)  Except  as  set  forth  on  Schedule 4.22(g), none of the Company
                                           ----------------
     Proprietary  Software  is  subject to any "copyleft" or other obligation or
     condition  (including  any  obligation or condition under any "open source"
     license  such  as  the  GNU  Public  License,  Lesser GNU Public License or
     Mozilla  Public  License) that: (i) could or does require, or could or does
     condition  the use or distribution of such Company Proprietary Software on,
     the  disclosure,  licensing  or  distribution  of  any  source code for any
     portion  of  such  Company  Proprietary  Software;  or  (ii)  could or does
     otherwise  impose  any limitation, restriction or condition on the right or
     ability  of  the  Company  to  use  or  distribute  any Company Proprietary
     Software.

          (h)  The  Company and each Company Subsidiary has complied with and is
     in  compliance with any "copyleft" or other obligation or condition imposed
     by  any  "open  source" license (such as the GNU Public License, Lesser GNU
     Public  License  or Mozilla Public License), including, but not limited to,
     providing notice of open-source license requirements that may be associated
     with  any  Company  Proprietary  Software  or open-source licensed software
     distributed  to  a  third  party.

          (i)  No  source  code  for  any  Company Proprietary Software has been
     delivered,  licensed  or made available to any escrow agent or other Person
     who  is  not, as of the Agreement Date, an employee or consultant of one of
     the  Company  or  a  Company  Subsidiary.  Except  as  required  under this
     Agreement,  neither  the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any duty or
     obligation  (whether  present, contingent or otherwise) to deliver, license
     or  make  available  the source code for any Company Software to any escrow
     agent  or  other  Person.  No  event  has  occurred, and no circumstance or
     condition  exists,  that (with or without notice or lapse of time) will, or
     could  reasonably  be  expected  to,  result  in  the  delivery, license or
     disclosure  of  any source code for any Company Proprietary Software to any
     other  Person.

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     Section  4.23     Transactions  with  Affiliates.  No  current  officer  or
                       ------------------------------
director,  or,  to  the Knowledge of the Company, former officer or director, of
the  Company or any Company Subsidiary, and no Person with whom any such officer
or  director,  to  the  Knowledge  of  the  Company,  has any direct or indirect
relation by blood, marriage, or adoption, and no entity in which any such Person
owns any beneficial interest (other than a publicly held corporation whose stock
is traded on a national securities exchange or market or in the over-the-counter
market  and  5% or less of whose stock is beneficially owned by all such Persons
in  the  aggregate),  and  no  current  Affiliate,  or,  to the Knowledge of the
Company,  former  Affiliate,  of  any  of the foregoing or of the Company or any
Company  Subsidiary  has  any  interest  in:  (a)  any contract, arrangement, or
understanding  with  the  Company  or  any Company Subsidiary or relating to the
properties  or  assets  of  the Company or any Company Subsidiary; (b) any loan,
arrangement,  understanding,  agreement,  or  contract  for  or  relating to the
properties  or  assets  of  the  Company  or  any Company Subsidiary; or (c) any
property  (real,  personal, or mixed), tangible or intangible, currently used by
the Company or any Company Subsidiary.  Schedule 4.23 also sets forth a complete
                                        -------------
list  of  all  Company  Affiliates  and  all material accounts, notes, and other
receivables  and  accounts  payable owed to or due from any Company Affiliate to
the  Company  or  any  Company  Subsidiary.

     Section  4.24     Undisclosed  Payments.  Except  as  set forth on Schedule
                       ---------------------                            --------
4.24,  neither  the  Company  or  a  Company Subsidiary nor any current officer,
----
director,  or employee, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any former officer,
director,  or  employee,  of  the  Company  or any Company Subsidiary nor anyone
acting  on  behalf  of any of such Persons has made any material payments to the
Company  or  any  Company  Subsidiary or received any material payments from the
Company  or  any  Company  Subsidiary that are not disclosed in the Company's or
such  Company  Subsidiary's,  as  applicable,  books  and  records.

     Section  4.25     Accounts  Receivable;  Accounts  Payable.
                       ----------------------------------------

          (a)  Notes  Receivable.  All  notes receivable of the Company and each
               -----------------
     Company  Subsidiary  owing  to the Company or to such Company Subsidiary by
     any director, officer, or employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary
     or  by  any Seller have been paid in full before the Agreement Date or will
     have  been  paid  in  full  before  the  Closing  Date.

          (b)  Accounts  Receivable.  All accounts receivable of the Company and
               --------------------
     each  Company Subsidiary (the "RECEIVABLES") are reflected on the Financial
                                    ----------
     Statements  (net of any reserves shown on the Financial Statements) and (i)
     are  valid  and  existing,  (ii)  represent  monies  due for goods sold and
     delivered  or  services  rendered  in  the ordinary course of business, and
     (iii) are not subject to any refunds or adjustments or any defenses, rights
     of  set-off,  assignment,  restrictions,  security  interests,  or  other
     encumbrances.  There  are  no  disputes regarding the collectibility of any
     such  Receivables.  The Company has not factored any of its Receivables. To
     the  Company's  Knowledge,  the debtors to which the Receivables relate are
     not in or subject to a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, and none of the
     Receivables  have  been  made  subject  to an assignment for the benefit of
     creditors.

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          (c)  Accounts  Payable.  The  accounts  payable of the Company and the
               -----------------
     Company  Subsidiaries reflected on the Financial Statements arose from bona
     fide  transactions  in  the  ordinary  course  of  business.

     Section  4.26     Licenses  and  Permits.  Schedule  4.26 is a complete and
                       ----------------------   --------------
correct  list  of all notifications, licenses, permits (including environmental,
construction,  and  operation  permits),  franchises,  certificates,  approvals,
exemptions,  classifications,  registrations,  and  other  similar documents and
authorizations, and applications therefor (collectively, the "LICENSES") held by
                                                              --------
the Company or any Company Subsidiary and issued by, or submitted by the Company
or  any  Company  Subsidiary  to,  any Governmental Entity or other Person.  The
Company  or  a Company Subsidiary owns or possesses all of the Licenses that are
necessary  to  enable  the  Company  and each Company Subsidiary to carry on the
Business  as  presently conducted.  All Licenses are valid, binding, and in full
force  and  effect.  The  Company  and  each  Company  Subsidiary  has taken all
necessary action to maintain each License.  No loss or expiration of any License
is  pending  or,  to  the  Knowledge  of  the  Company, threatened or reasonably
foreseeable  (other  than  expiration  upon  the  end  of  any  term).

     Section  4.27     Ethical  Practices.  Neither  the  Company or any Company
                       ------------------
Subsidiary  nor  any  current  or  former  officer,  director,  employee,
representative,  or  agent  of  the  Company or any Company Subsidiary acting on
behalf  of  the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any Company Stockholder has
offered  or  given, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no Company Stockholder
nor  any Person acting on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any
Company  Stockholder  has  offered  or given on its behalf anything of value to:
(a)  any  member  or  official of a Governmental Entity, any political party, or
official  of any political party, or any candidate for political office; (b) any
customer  of  any Governmental Entity; or (c) any other Person, in any such case
while  knowing  or  having reason to know that all or a portion of such money or
thing  of  value  may be offered, given, or promised, directly or indirectly, to
any  customer,  member,  or official of any Governmental Entity or candidate for
political office for the purpose of the following: (x) influencing any action or
decision  of  such  Person,  in  his, her, or its official capacity, including a
decision  to  fail  to  perform his, her, or its official function; (y) inducing
such  Person  to  use  his,  her,  or its influence with any Governmental Entity
affect  or  influence  any act or decision of such Governmental Entity to assist
the Company or any Company Subsidiary in obtaining or retaining business for, or
with,  or  directing  business  to,  any Person; or (z) where such payment would
constitute  a  bribe,  kickback,  or  illegal  or improper payment to assist the
Company  or  any  Company  Subsidiary in obtaining or retaining business for, or
with,  or  directing  business  to,  any  Person.

     Section  4.28     Brokers,  Finders,  and  Investment Bankers.  Neither the
                       -------------------------------------------
Company  nor  any  Company Subsidiary, nor any officer, director, or employee of
the  Company  or  any  Company  Affiliate,  has  employed any broker, finder, or
investment  banker  or  incurred  any liability for any investment banking fees,
financial advisory fees, brokerage fees, or finders' fees (a) in connection with
the  transactions  contemplated  by  this  Agreement  or  any  Company Ancillary
Document  or  (b)  that  will  become  due and payable based on the transactions
contemplated  by  this  Agreement  or  any  Company  Ancillary  Document.

     Section  4.29     Bank  Accounts.  Schedule  4.29 sets forth a complete and
                       --------------   --------------
correct  list  of  each  bank  account  used  by  the  Company  and each Company
Subsidiary.

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     Section  4.30     Sellers  Authority.  The  Sellers (as a collective group)
                       ------------------
have the authority, without the involvement of any other Company Stockholder, to
terminate,  amend,  restate  or  otherwise  modify  all  Company  Stockholder
Agreements.

     Section  4.31     Disclosure.  Before  the execution of this Agreement, the
                       ----------
Company  has  delivered  or made available to the Purchaser complete and correct
copies  of the Company Contracts, documents evidencing the Intellectual Property
listed  on  Schedule  4.21,  and  all  security agreements and other instruments
            --------------
creating or imposing any Lien on the real or personal property of the Company or
any  Company  Subsidiary,  and  any other documents or instruments identified or
referred  to  in  the  Company  Disclosure  Schedules.

                                    ARTICLE V
              REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF NEWCO AND PURCHASER

     Subject  to such exceptions as are specifically disclosed in writing in the
Purchaser  Disclosure Schedule (which will be arranged in a manner corresponding
to  the  number  and lettered paragraphs contained in this Article V), and as of
the  Agreement  Date,  Newco  and  the  Purchaser  hereby  jointly and severally
represent  and  warrant  to  the  Company  and  the  Sellers,  as  follows:

     Section  5.1     Organization.
                      ------------

          (a)  The  Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing,
     and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Purchaser
     has  the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease, and operate
     its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted, and the
     Purchaser  is  duly  qualified  to transact business under the Laws of each
     jurisdiction  where  the  character  of  the  Purchaser's activities or the
     location  of  the properties owned or leased by the Purchaser requires such
     qualification,  other than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so
     qualified  (individually  or  in  the aggregate) would not have a Purchaser
     Material  Adverse  Effect.  Newco  is a corporation duly organized, validly
     existing,  and  in  good  standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
     Newco  has  the  requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease, and
     operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted,
     and  Newco  is  duly  qualified to transact business under the Laws of each
     jurisdiction  where  the character of Newco's activities or the location of
     the  properties owned or leased by Newco, if conducted, owned or leased, as
     applicable,  by  Newco  would  require  such  qualification.

          (b)  The  Purchaser  has made available to the Company and the Sellers
     correct  and  complete  copies  of Newco's certificate of incorporation and
     by-laws  as  currently  in  effect.

     Section  5.2     Authorization.  The  Purchaser  and  Newco  each  have the
                      -------------
requisite  corporate  power  and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and  any  other  certificate,  agreement,  document,  or  other instrument to be
executed  and  delivered  by  the  Purchaser  or  Newco  in  connection with the
transactions  contemplated  by  this  Agreement  (collectively,  the  "PURCHASER
                                                                       ---------
ANCILLARY  DOCUMENTS"),  to  consummate  the  Merger  and the other transactions
--------------------

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contemplated  by  this  Agreement  and  the Purchaser Ancillary Documents and to
perform the Purchaser's obligations or Newco's obligations (as applicable) under
the  Purchaser  Ancillary  Documents  and  this  Agreement.  The  execution  and
delivery  of  this  Agreement  and  the  Purchaser  Ancillary  Documents  by the
Purchaser and Newco and the Purchaser's and Newco's performance of the Company's
and  Newco's  obligations  under  the  Purchaser  Ancillary  Documents  and this
Agreement  and  the  consummation  of  the  transactions  contemplated  by  this
Agreement and the Purchaser Ancillary Documents have been duly authorized by all
necessary  corporate  action  on  the  part  of  the  Purchaser and Newco.  This
Agreement  has  been,  and  the  Purchaser Ancillary Documents will be as of the
Closing  Date,  duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and Newco, and this
Agreement  and the Purchaser Ancillary Documents do or will, as the case may be,
constitute valid and binding obligations of the Purchaser and Newco, enforceable
against  the  Purchaser  and  Newco  in  accordance with their respective terms,
subject  to  applicable  bankruptcy,  insolvency,  reorganization,  moratorium,
fraudulent  conveyance  or  other  similar  Laws affecting the enforceability of
creditors'  rights  generally, general equitable principles and court discretion
in  granting  equitable  remedies  (regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered  in  a  proceeding  in  equity  or  at  law).

     Section  5.3     Purchaser  and  Newco  Capital  Stock.
                      -------------------------------------

          (a)  The  number  of  shares  of  Purchaser  Common  Stock  issued and
     outstanding  is  not  materially  different  from  the  most  recent amount
     reflected in the Purchaser SEC Reports (as defined below), all of which had
     been  duly  authorized  and  validly  issued  and  were  fully  paid  and
     non-assessable.  The  number  of  shares of Purchaser Common Stock issuable
     upon  the  exercise of outstanding options is not materially different from
     the  amounts  disclosed  in  the  Purchaser  SEC  Reports.

          (b)  Except  as  reserved  for  future  grants  of  options  under the
     Purchaser's  stock  option  plans  or  as  described  in  the Purchaser SEC
     Reports,  there are (i) no equity securities of any class of the Purchaser,
     or  any  securities  exchangeable  into  or  exercisable  for  such  equity
     securities,  issued,  reserved  for  issuance  or  outstanding  and (ii) no
     outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, puts, calls, rights, or other
     commitments  or  agreements  of  any  character to which the Purchaser is a
     party or by which the Purchaser is bound obligating the Purchaser to issue,
     deliver,  sell,  repurchase,  or  redeem, or cause to be issued, delivered,
     sold,  repurchased,  or redeemed, any of the Purchaser's equity securities.

          (c)  The shares of Purchaser Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the
     Merger, when issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be
     duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable and will be
     issued  in  compliance  with  a  valid  exemption  from  the  registration
     requirements  of  the  Securities  Act.

          (d)  The  Purchaser  is  in  "control"  of Newco within the meaning of
     Section  368(c)  of  the  Code and will be in "control" of Newco within the
     meaning  of  Section  368(c)  of  the  Code  immediately before the Merger.

          (e)  The  Escrow  Shares  will appear as issued and outstanding on the
     balance  sheet  of the Purchaser and such stock will be legally outstanding
     under  applicable  state  law.

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     Section  5.4     Purchaser  SEC  Reports.

          (a)  The  Purchaser has timely filed and made available to the Company
     all  forms,  reports, and documents, together with any amendments, exhibits
     and  schedules  thereto  and  documents  incorporated therein by reference,
     required to be filed by Purchaser with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act
     since  January 1, 2002 (collectively, the "PURCHASER SEC REPORTS"). Each of
                                                ---------------------
     the  Purchaser SEC Reports (i) as of their respective dates, complied as to
     form  in  all  material  respects  with  the applicable requirements of the
     Securities  Act and Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the rules and the
     regulations  of  the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the Purchaser
     SEC  Reports,  and (ii) did not, at the time it was filed (or if amended or
     superseded  by a filing before the Agreement Date, then on the date of such
     filing)  contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
     material  fact  required  to  be  stated  in  such  Purchaser SEC Report or
     necessary  in order to make the statements in such Purchaser SEC Report, in
     the  light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
     Except  as  disclosed  on Schedule 5.4, the Purchaser's disclosure controls
                               ------------
     and  procedures  (as  defined  in  the rules and the regulations of the SEC
     promulgated  under  the  Exchange  Act)  provide  reasonable assurance that
     information  required  to  be  disclosed  by the Company in reports that it
     files  with  the  SEC  under  the  Exchange  Act  is  recorded,  processed,
     summarized  and  reported  within  the  time periods specified in the SEC's
     rules  and  forms.

          (b)  Each of the consolidated financial statements (including, in each
     case,  any  related notes) contained in the Purchaser SEC Reports, complied
     as  to  form  in  all  material  respects  with  the  applicable accounting
     requirements  and  published  rules and regulations of the SEC with respect
     thereto, was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis
     throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes to
     such  financial  statements  or,  in  the  case of unaudited statements, as
     permitted by Form 10-Q promulgated by the SEC) and presented fairly, in all
     material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Purchaser and
     each  Purchaser  Subsidiary  as  of  their  respective  dates,  and  the
     consolidated  results  of  its  operations  and  cash flows for the periods
     indicated,  except  that  the  unaudited  interim financial statements were
     subject  to  normal  and  recurring  year-end  adjustments,  which were not
     expected  to  be  material  in  amount.

     Section  5.5     Absence  of Restrictions and Conflicts.  The execution and
                      --------------------------------------
delivery  of  this  Agreement  and  the  Purchaser  Ancillary  Documents  by the
Purchaser and Newco (as applicable) do not, and the consummation and performance
of  the  transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Purchaser Ancillary
Documents and compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the
Purchaser  Ancillary  Documents  by the Purchaser and Newco (as applicable) will
not,  with  the  passing  of  time  or  the giving of notice or both, violate or
conflict  with,  constitute  a breach of or default under, result in the loss of
any benefit under, permit the acceleration of any obligation under, or create in
any  party  the right to terminate, modify, or cancel (a) the Purchaser's or any
Purchaser  Subsidiary's  certificate  of  incorporation  or  by-laws;  (b)  the
Purchaser  Contracts; (c) any Order of any Court or Governmental Entity to which
the  Purchaser,  any  Purchaser  Subsidiary  or Newco is a party or by which the
Purchaser,  any  Purchaser  Subsidiary,  Newco,  or any of the properties of the
Purchaser or any Purchaser Subsidiary is bound; or (d) any Law applicable to the
Purchaser,  any  Purchaser  Subsidiary  or

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Newco; other than, in the case of clauses (b), (c) and (d), any such violations,
conflicts,  breaches,  defaults,  losses,  accelerations or rights to terminate,
modify  or  cancel  that  individually  or  in  the  aggregate  would not have a
Purchaser  Material Adverse Effect or would not materially impair the ability of
the  Purchaser  or  Newco  to  perform  their  respective obligations under this
Agreement  or  the Purchaser Ancillary Documents, or prevent the consummation of
any  of  the  transactions  contemplated  by  this  Agreement  or  the Purchaser
Ancillary  Documents.  No  Order  or  other  authorization  of, or registration,
declaration,  or  filing with, any Court or Governmental Entity is required with
respect  to the Purchaser, any Purchaser Subsidiary, or Newco in connection with
the  execution,  delivery,  or  performance  by  the  Purchaser or Newco of this
Agreement  or  the  Purchaser  Ancillary  Documents,  or the consummation of the
transactions  contemplated  by  this  Agreement  or  the  Purchaser  Ancillary
Documents,  except  the  filing  of (w) an Agreement of Merger with the Delaware
Secretary  of  State, (x) appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of
other  jurisdictions  in  which  the Purchaser or the Purchaser Subsidiaries are
qualified to do business, (y) the Ohio Permit and all appropriate documents with
the  SEC,  and  (z) such other Order or other authorization of, or registration,
declaration,  or  filing  the  failure of which to be obtained or made would not
have  a  Purchaser  Material  Adverse  Effect.

     Section  5.6     No  Stockholder Approval.  Except as set forth on Schedule
                      ------------------------                          --------
5.6,  the  Merger  does  not  require approval by any of the stockholders of the
---
Purchaser.

     Section  5.7     No Undisclosed Liabilities.  Neither the Purchaser nor any
                      --------------------------
Purchaser  Subsidiary  has  any  liabilities  or  obligations (whether absolute,
accrued,  or  contingent  liabilities  or  otherwise)  that are not reflected or
provided  for  in the financial statements included in any Purchaser SEC Reports
(including  the related notes and schedules), except liabilities and obligations
(a) that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had or would not reasonably
be  expected  to  have  a  Purchaser Material Adverse Effect, (b) that have been
incurred  since  the applicable date of the financial statements included in any
Purchaser  SEC  Reports  in  the ordinary course of business, or (c) liabilities
incurred  in  connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
by  this  Agreement.

     Section  5.8     Absence  of Certain Changes.  Since December 31, 2004, and
                      ---------------------------
except  as  set forth on Schedule 5.8, for the transactions contemplated by this
                         ------------
Agreement, or as set forth in the financial statements included in any Purchaser
SEC  Reports (including any related notes and schedules), there has not been any
material  change  in  the  Purchaser's  or  any  Purchaser  Subsidiary's assets,
liabilities,  business,  condition  (financial  or  otherwise),  or  results  of
operations  that  individually  or  in  the  aggregate  constitutes  a Purchaser
Material  Adverse  Effect.

     Section  5.9     Legal  Proceedings.  Except  as  may  be  described in the
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Purchaser  SEC  Reports,  there  are  no  suits,  actions,  claims, arbitration,
proceedings,  or  investigations  pending or, to the Knowledge of the Purchaser,
threatened  against,  relating  to,  or  involving  the Purchaser, any Purchaser
Subsidiary,  or  the  assets  or  properties  of  the Purchaser or any Purchaser
Subsidiary  before  any  Court  or  Governmental Entity or other Person that, if
finally determined adversely to the Purchaser or any Purchaser Subsidiary, could
reasonably  be  expected  to  constitute,  individually  or  in the aggregate, a
Purchaser  Material Adverse Effect.  The Purchaser and each Purchaser Subsidiary
is  not  currently  subject  to  any  Order  of  any  Court which has had, or is
reasonably  expected  to  have,  a  Purchaser  Material  Adverse  Effect.

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     Section  5.10     Compliance  with  Law.  The  Purchaser and each Purchaser
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Subsidiary  is  (and  has  been  at all times during the past five (5) years) in
compliance  with  all  Laws,  including  applicable  Environmental Laws, and all
Orders  of  any  Court or Governmental Entity applicable to their properties and
businesses,  except  as may be described in the Purchaser SEC Reports or, except
where  failure  to  be  in  compliance  would  not  reasonably  be  expected  to
individually or in the aggregate constitute a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect.
Except  as  may be described in the Purchaser SEC Reports, neither the Purchaser
nor  any  Purchaser Subsidiary has been charged with at any time within the past
five (5) years or, to the Knowledge of the Purchaser, is now under investigation
with  respect  to,  a  violation  of  any  Law  or  any  Order  of  any Court or
Governmental Entity applicable to their property or businesses that individually
or  in  the  aggregate  would  reasonably  be expected to constitute a Purchaser
Material  Adverse Effect.  Neither the Purchaser nor any Purchaser Subsidiary is
a  party  to, subject to, or bound by any order of any Court or any Governmental
Entity  that  individually  or  in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to
constitute  a  Purchaser  Material  Adverse  Effect.  The  Purchaser  and  each
Purchaser  Subsidiary  has  filed  all reports and has obtained all licenses and
permits  required to be filed with or obtained from, as applicable, any Court or
Governmental  Entity on or before the Agreement Date, except as may be described
in  the  Purchaser SEC Reports or except where failure to be in compliance would
not  reasonably  be  expected  to  individually or in the aggregate constitute a
Purchaser  Material  Adverse  Effect.

     Section  5.11     Purchaser  Contracts.  The contracts and other agreements
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filed  or  incorporated  by  reference  as exhibits to the Purchaser SEC Reports
pursuant  to  Items  601(b)(1), 601(b)(2), 601(b)(4) or 601(b)(10) of Regulation
S-K  (the  "PURCHASER  CONTRACTS") are legal, valid, binding, and enforceable in
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accordance  with  their  respective terms with respect to the Purchaser and each
Purchaser Subsidiary as applicable, and, to the Knowledge of the Purchaser, with
respect  to  each other party to such Purchaser Contracts, subject to applicable
bankruptcy,  insolvency,  reorganization,  moratorium,  fraudulent conveyance or
other  similar Laws affecting the enforceability of creditors' rights generally,
general  equitable  principles,  and  court  discretion  in  granting  equitable
remedies  (regardless  of  whether  such  enforceability  is  considered  in  a
proceeding  in  equity  or  at law).  There are no existing defaults or breaches
under any Purchaser Contract (or events or conditions that, with notice or lapse
of  time  or  both,  would constitute a default or a breach) with respect to the
Purchaser  and each Purchaser Subsidiary and, to the Knowledge of the Purchaser,
with  respect  to  each  other party to such Purchaser Contracts, except for any
defaults or breaches that would not reasonably be expected to individually or in
the  aggregate  constitute  a  Purchaser Material Adverse Effect.  Except as set
forth  on  Schedule  5.11 or in the Purchaser SEC Reports, neither the Purchaser
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nor any Purchaser Subsidiary is participating in any discussions or negotiations
regarding modification of or amendment to any Purchaser Contract or entry in any
new  Purchaser  Contract  or  other  contract  material  to the Purchaser or any
Purchaser  Subsidiary.

     Section  5.12     Taxes.  Except  as  may be disclosed in the Purchaser SEC
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Reports  or as would not have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect, (a) Purchaser
and  each  of  the  Purchaser  Subsidiaries  have  timely  filed all Tax Returns
required  to  be  filed by any of them, and all such Tax Returns are correct and
complete,  (b)  all  Taxes  of  Purchaser and each of the Purchaser Subsidiaries
which  are  (i) shown as due on such Tax Returns, (ii) otherwise due and payable
or  (iii) claimed or asserted by any taxing authority to be due, have been paid,
except  for  those  Taxes  being  contested in good faith and for which adequate
reserves  have  been  established  in  the

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financial  statements  included  in the Purchaser SEC Reports filed on or before
the  date  of this Agreement in accordance with GAAP, (c) there are no Liens for
any  Taxes  upon  the  assets of Purchaser or any of the Purchaser Subsidiaries,
other  than statutory Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable and Liens for real
estate Taxes being contested in good faith, (d) neither Purchaser nor any of the
Purchaser Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes
or  agreed  to  any  extension  of  time  with  respect  to  a Tax assessment or
deficiency,  and (e) neither Purchaser nor any of the Purchaser Subsidiaries has
any  liability  for  the Taxes of any Person (other than the Purchaser or any of
the  Purchaser Subsidiaries) under U.S. Treasury Regulation section 1.1502-6 (or
similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor,
or  by contract, or otherwise.  Purchaser has not received written notice of any
proposed  or  threatened  Tax  claims  or  assessments  which,  if upheld, would
reasonably be expected to have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect.  Neither the
Purchaser  nor  any  Purchaser  Subsidiary  has taken any action or knows of any
fact,  agreement,  plan or other circumstance that would prevent the Merger from
qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
Immediately  after the Merger, the Purchaser will be in "control" of the Company
within the meaning of Section 368(c) of the Code.  Except for the 480,770 shares
of  Company Series C Preferred Stock acquired directly from the Company on April
17,  2002,  the  Purchaser  does  not  own  any  shares  of  Company  Stock.

     Section  5.13     Labor  Relations.  Neither  the Purchaser nor a Purchaser
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Subsidiary  is  a party to or bound by any union contract, collective bargaining
agreement  with  a  labor  union  or  labor  organization.

     Section  5.14     Licenses  and Permits.  Except as may be disclosed in the
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Purchaser  SEC Reports or as would not have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect,
(a)  the  Purchaser  or  a  Purchaser  Subsidiary  owns  or possesses all of the
Licenses  that  are  necessary  to  enable  the  Purchaser  and  each  Purchaser
Subsidiary  to  carry on the Purchaser's business as presently conducted, (b) to
the  Knowledge  of  the  Purchaser, all Licenses are valid, binding, and in full
force  and effect, (c) the Purchaser and each Purchaser Subsidiary has taken all
necessary  action to maintain each License, and (d) no loss or expiration of any
License  is  pending  or,  to  the  Knowledge  of  the  Purchaser, threatened or
reasonably  foreseeable  (other  than  expiration  upon  the  end  of any term).

     Section  5.15     Brokers,  Finders,  and  Investment Bankers.  Neither the
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Purchaser  nor  any Purchaser Subsidiary, nor any officer, director, or employee
of the Purchaser or any Purchaser Affiliate, has employed any broker, finder, or
investment  banker  or  incurred  any liability for any investment banking fees,
financial advisory fees, brokerage fees, or finders' fees (a) in connection with
the  transactions  contemplated  by  this  Agreement  or any Purchaser Ancillary
Document  or  (b)  that  will  become  due and payable based on the transactions
contemplated  by  this  Agreement  or  any  Purchaser  Ancillary  Document.

     Section 5.16     Investment Representation.  The Purchaser is acquiring the
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Company's  issued  and outstanding capital stock for the Purchaser's own account
for  purposes  of  investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof or
for resale in connection with any distribution of the Company's capital stock in
violation  of the Securities Act, or dividing all or any part of the Purchaser's
interest  therein  with  any  other Person.  The Purchaser acknowledges that the
sale  of  the  Company's  issued  and  outstanding  capital  stock  has not been
registered  under  applicable

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Laws (including the Securities Act and any Laws) and that such capital stock may
not  be transferred without registration under, pursuant to an exemption from or
in  a  transaction  not  subject  to,  all  applicable  Laws.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                        CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS

     Section  6.1     Company  Business Conduct.  Except as provided on Schedule
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6.1,  from  the Agreement Date until the Closing Date or until this Agreement is
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terminated  as provided in Article VIII, the Company and each Company Subsidiary
will,  and  the  Sellers  will  cause the Company and each Company Subsidiary to
(except  as  expressly required in connection with the transactions contemplated
by  this  Agreement  and  except  as  otherwise  consented  to in writing by the
Purchaser):

          (a)  conduct the Business in the ordinary course on a basis consistent
     with past practice and not engage in any new line of business or enter into
     any agreement, transaction, or activity or make any commitment with respect
     to  the Business or the properties and assets of the Company or any Company
     Subsidiary,  except  those  in  the  ordinary  course  of  business and not
     otherwise  prohibited  under  this  Section  6.1;

          (b)  use  its  commercially  reasonable efforts to preserve intact the
     goodwill  and  business  organization  of  the  Company  and  each  Company
     Subsidiary,  to  keep  the  officers  and employees of the Company and each
     Company  Subsidiary  available  to  the  Purchaser,  and  to  preserve  the
     relationships  and goodwill of the Company and each Company Subsidiary with
     customers,  distributors,  suppliers, employees, and others having business
     relations  with  the  Company  and  each  Company  Subsidiary;

          (c) maintain the Company's existence and good standing in the State of
     Delaware, maintain the existence of each Company Subsidiary in such Company
     Subsidiary's jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and maintain the
     existence  of  the  Company  and  each  Company  Subsidiary  in  each other
     jurisdiction  in  which such Party's property ownership or property leasing
     requires  such  qualification  or in which such Party's conduct of business
     requires  such  qualification,  other  than  in such jurisdiction where the
     failure  to  be  so  qualified (individually or in the aggregate) would not
     have  a  Company  Material  Adverse  Effect.

          (d) duly and timely file or cause to be filed all material reports and
     returns  required  to  be  filed  with any Court or Governmental Entity and
     promptly  pay or cause to be paid when due all Taxes and other governmental
     charges,  including  interest  and  penalties  levied  or  assessed, unless
     diligently  contested  in  good  faith  by  appropriate  proceedings;

          (e)  maintain in existing condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear
     excepted),  consistent  with  past  practices,  all buildings, offices, and
     other  structures  located  on the Leased Real Property, and all equipment,
     fixtures,  and  other tangible personal property located on the Leased Real
     Property;

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          (f)  not  authorize  for  issuance,  issue, and deliver any additional
     shares  of the capital stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable
     for  shares  of  capital stock of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or
     issue  or  grant any right, option, or other commitment for the issuance of
     shares  of  the  capital stock of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or
     split,  combine,  or  reclassify  any  shares  of  the capital stock of the
     Company  or  any Company Subsidiary, or pay or declare any dividends on any
     of  the  Company  Stock.

          (g)  not  amend  or modify the charter documents of the Company or any
     Company  Subsidiary,  except  as expressly required or contemplated by this
     Agreement  or  any  other  Transaction  Document;

          (h)  not  declare  any  dividend,  pay,  or  set aside for payment any
     dividend  or  other distribution or make any payment to any related parties
     other  than  the  payment of obligations in the ordinary course of business
     under  existing  contracts  and  agreements;

          (i)  not  create  any Company Subsidiary, acquire any capital stock or
     other  equity  securities  of  any  corporation,  or  acquire any equity or
     ownership  interest  in  any  business  or  entity;

          (j)  not  sell,  otherwise license, dispose of, or permit to lapse any
     rights  to  the  use  of  any  patent, trademark, trade name, service mark,
     license,  or  copyright of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, except in
     the  ordinary  course  of  business consistent with past practice as to all
     material  terms,  including  any  of the Company Intellectual Property, or,
     dispose of or disclose to any Person (other than an employee of the Company
     who  has  signed  a  proprietary  information/confidentiality  agreement as
     referenced  in  Section 4.21(j)), any trade secret or formula (or except in
     the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, any process,
     technology,  or know-how) of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that was
     not  a  matter  of  public  knowledge;

          (k)  not  (i)  sell  or  otherwise dispose of any assets, (ii) create,
     incur,  or assume any indebtedness secured by the real or personal property
     of  the  Company  or any Company Subsidiary; (iii) grant, create, incur, or
     suffer to exist any Liens on the real or personal properties of the Company
     or  any  Company  Subsidiary that did not exist on the Agreement Date; (iv)
     incur  any  liability  or  obligation  (absolute,  accrued, or contingent),
     except  in  the  ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
     (v) write-off any guaranteed checks, notes, or accounts receivable, in each
     case  except  in  the  ordinary  course  of  business  consistent with past
     practice, (vi) write-down the value of any asset or investment on the books
     or  records  of  the  Company  or  any  Company  Subsidiary,  except  for
     depreciation  and  amortization  in  the  ordinary  course  of business and
     consistent  with past practice, (vii) cancel any material debt or waive any
     material  claims  or  material  rights,  (viii) make any commitment for any
     capital  expenditure  in  excess  of $25,000 individually or $75,000 in the
     aggregate,  or  (ix)  enter  into  any  contract  or  agreement outside the
     ordinary  course  of  business  involving  payments  by  the Company or any
     Company  Subsidiary  greater than $25,000 individually or in the aggregate;

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          (l)  not  increase  in any manner the base compensation of (other than
     increases  not  to exceed 7% of the pre-revised compensation amounts in the
     ordinary  course  of business consistent with past practice), or enter into
     any  new  bonus  or incentive agreement or arrangement with, any current or
     former  employees,  directors, or consultants of the Company or any Company
     Subsidiary,  except  to  the  extent required by Law or as disclosed on the
     face  of  a  Company  Contract;

          (m)  not  adopt,  amend,  or  terminate  any  Company  Benefit Plan or
     increase  the  benefits  provided under any Company Benefit Plan (except as
     required  by Law) or promise or commit to undertake any of the foregoing in
     the  future,  except  to  the extent required by Law or as disclosed on the
     face  of  a  Company  Contract;

          (n)  not  amend  or  terminate  any  existing  employment,  severance,
     consulting,  or  other  compensation  agreement  or  enter  into  any  new
     Employment  Agreement;

          (o) maintain supplies and inventory at levels that are in the ordinary
     course  of  business  and  consistent  with  past  practice;

          (p)  continue to extend customers credit, collect accounts receivable,
     and  pay accounts payable and similar obligations in the ordinary course of
     business  consistent  with  past  practice;

          (q)  perform  all  of  the Company's and Company Subsidiary's material
     obligations  under  all,  and  not  default or suffer to exist any event or
     condition  that  with  notice  or lapse of time or both, would constitute a
     material  default  or breach under any Company Contract (except those being
     contested  in good faith) and not enter into, assume, or amend any contract
     or  commitment  that  is  or  would  be  a  Company Contract, except in the
     ordinary  course  of  business  consistent  with  past  practice;

          (r) not pay, discharge, or satisfy any claim, liability, or obligation
     (absolute, contingent, or otherwise), other than the payment, discharge, or
     satisfaction  in  the  ordinary  course  of  business  consistent with past
     practice  of  claims,  liabilities,  and  obligations reflected or reserved
     against  in  the  Company's  unaudited  balance  sheet  as set forth in the
     Financial  Statements,  incurred  in  the  ordinary  course  of  business
     consistent  with  past  practice;

          (s)  not  increase  any reserves for contingent liabilities (excluding
     any  adjustment  to  bad  debt  reserves in the ordinary course of business
     consistent  with  past  practice);

          (t)  maintain  in  full force and effect and in substantially the same
     amounts policies of insurance comparable in amount and scope of coverage to
     that  now  maintained  by  or  on  behalf  of  the  Company  or any Company
     Subsidiary;

          (u) continue to maintain the books and records of the Company and each
     Company  Subsidiary  in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and on a
     basis  consistent  with  past  practice;

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          (v)  continue  its cash management practices in the ordinary course of
     business  consistent  with  past  practice;

          (w)  pay  contributions  or premiums for each Company Benefit Plan for
     the  period up to the Closing even though such payment is not otherwise due
     until  a  later  date;  and

          (x)  not  authorize,  or  not  commit  or  agree  to  take, any of the
     foregoing  actions  prohibited  in  Section  6.1(a) through Section 6.1(w).

     In  connection  with  the  continued  operation of the Business between the
Agreement  Date  and  the  Closing Date or until this Agreement is terminated as
provided  in Article VIII, the Company and each Company Subsidiary will, and the
Sellers  will  cause  the Company and each Company Subsidiary to, confer in good
faith  on  a regular and frequent basis with the Purchaser regarding operational
matters  and  the general status of ongoing Company operations promptly and will
notify  the Purchaser of any event or occurrence that could constitute a Company
Material  Adverse  Effect.  The  Company  and  the  Sellers acknowledge that the
Purchaser  does  not  and  will not waive any rights that the Purchaser may have
under  this  Agreement  as  a result of such consultations, unless the Purchaser
expressly agrees in writing to do so.  Neither the Company nor the Sellers will,
and  the  Sellers will cause the Company to, take any action that would, or that
could  reasonably be expected to, result in any of the Company's or the Sellers'
representations  and  warranties  set  forth  in this Agreement becoming untrue.

     Section  6.2     Inspection  and Access to Information.  From the Agreement
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Date  to  the  Closing Date or until this Agreement is terminated as provided in
Article  VIII,  and  subject to applicable Law, the Company will (and will cause
the  Company's  officers, directors, employees, auditors, and agents to) and the
Sellers will cause the Company and such officers, directors, employees, auditors
and agents to, provide the Purchaser and the Purchaser's accountants, investment
bankers,  counsel,  environmental  consultants,  and  other  authorized
representatives  reasonable  access,  during  normal  business  hours  and under
reasonable  circumstances, including in a manner so as not to interfere with the
normal  business  operations  of  the  Company,  any  Company  Subsidiary or the
Business,  to  any  and  all  of  the  premises,  employees (including executive
officers),  properties,  contracts,  commitments,  books,  records,  and  other
information  (including  Tax  Returns  filed  and  those  in preparation) of the
Company  or  any  Company  Subsidiary  and  will  cause the officers, directors,
employees,  auditors,  and  agents of the Company and each Company Subsidiary to
furnish  to  the  Purchaser  and  the  Purchaser's  authorized  representatives,
promptly upon reasonable request therefor, any and all financial, technical, and
operating  data and other information pertaining to the Company and each Company
Subsidiary  and the Business and otherwise reasonably cooperate with the conduct
of  due  diligence  by  the  Purchaser  and  the  Purchaser's  representatives.

     Section  6.3     No  Solicitation  of  Transactions.
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          (a)  Neither  the Company nor any of the Sellers will, and the Sellers
     shall  cause  the  Company  not  to,  directly  or  indirectly, through any
     officer,  director,  employee,  investment  banker,  financial  advisor,
     attorney,  accountant,  or  other  Company  representative  or  otherwise,
     initiate,  solicit, or encourage (including by way of furnishing non-public
     information  or  assistance),  or  enter  into  negotiations  of  any type,
     directly or

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     indirectly,  or  enter  into a confidentiality agreement, letter of intent,
     purchase  agreement,  merger  agreement,  memorandum  of  understanding,
     agreement  in  principle,  option  agreement,  joint  venture  agreement,
     partnership  agreement,  or  other  similar  agreement  relating  to  an
     Alternative Transaction (an "Acquisition Agreement") with any Person, other
     than  the  Purchaser  and  Newco,  for  a  merger,  consolidation, business
     combination,  sale  of stock, sale of all or any substantial portion of the
     assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (each of such transactions,
     an  "ALTERNATIVE  TRANSACTION").  The Company and the Sellers will, and the
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     Sellers  will cause the Company to, notify the Purchaser orally (within one
     (1)  Business Day) and in writing (as promptly practicable) of all relevant
     material  terms  of  any  proposals  by  any  third  party to do any of the
     foregoing  which the Company, any of the Sellers or any of their respective
     officers,  directors,  employees,  investment  bankers, financial advisors,
     attorneys, accountants or other representatives may receive relating to any
     of  such  matters  and,  if  such  proposal  is in writing, the Company and
     Sellers  will,  and  the  Sellers will cause the Company to, deliver to the
     Purchasers  a  copy  of  such  inquiry or proposal; provided, however, that
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     nothing  contained in this Section 6.3 will prohibit the Company's board of
     directors  from  furnishing information to, or entering into discussions or
     negotiations  with, any Person that makes an unsolicited, written bona fide
     proposal  regarding  an  Alternative Transaction (after the date hereof and
     prior  to the Company Stockholder Approval) if, and only to the extent that
     (a)  the  Company's  board  of  directors  concludes  in  good faith, after
     consultation  with  and  based upon the advice of outside counsel, that the
     Company's  board  of  directors  reasonably  believes  it to be required to
     furnish  such information or enter into such discussions or negotiations in
     order to comply with its fiduciary duties to the Company Stockholders under
     applicable  Law,  (b)  before taking such action, the Company receives from
     such  Person  an  executed  confidentiality  agreement  and  an  executed
     standstill agreement, each in reasonably customary form (provided that such
     agreement  is  at  least  as  limiting  as  any  such agreement between the
     Purchaser  and  the  Company),  and  (c)  the  Company's board of directors
     concludes  in  good  faith  that such Alternative Transaction constitutes a
     Company Superior Proposal (as defined below) or determines it is reasonably
     likely  to  lead  to  a  Company  Superior  Proposal.

          (b)  Neither  the  board of directors of the Company nor any committee
     thereof  shall  (i)  withdraw or modify, or propose publicly to withdraw or
     modify, in a manner adverse to the Purchaser or Newco, the approval by such
     board  of  directors or any such committee of this Agreement or the Merger,
     (ii) approve or recommend, or propose publicly to approve or recommend, any
     Alternative  Transaction,  or  (iii)  enter  into an Acquisition Agreement.
     Notwithstanding  the foregoing, at any time prior to receipt of the Company
     Stockholder  Approval  and subject to this Section 6.3(b), in the event the
     board  of  directors  of  the Company receives an unsolicited, written bona
     fide proposal regarding an Alternative Transaction that, in the exercise of
     its  fiduciary obligations, it determines to be a Company Superior Proposal
     or  reasonably  likely to lead to a Company Superior Proposal, the board of
     directors  of  the  Company  may  withdraw  or  modify  its  approval  or
     recommendation  of  this  Agreement  or  the  Merger and may terminate this
     Agreement  and concurrently enter into an Acquisition Agreement, if (i) the
     Company  and  the  Sellers  immediately  advise the Purchaser orally and in
     writing  of (A) the receipt by the Company (or by any of the other entities
     or  Persons  referred  to  above) of any proposal (whether written or oral)
     regarding  such  Alternative  Transaction,  or  any  inquiry

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     that  could  reasonably  be  expected to lead to any such proposal, (B) the
     material  terms and conditions of such proposal or inquiry (whether written
     or  oral),  and  (C) the identity of the Person making any such proposal or
     inquiry,  (ii)  keep  the  Purchaser  reasonably informed of the status and
     details  of any such proposal or inquiry, and (iii) negotiate in good faith
     with  the Purchaser to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of
     this  Agreement  so  that  such  Alternative  Transaction  would  no longer
     constitute a Company Superior Proposal. Without limiting the foregoing, the
     Company  expressly  acknowledges that any violation of the restrictions set
     forth  in the first sentence of this Section 6.3 by any officer or director
     of  the  Company  or  any  Company  Subsidiary  or  by any Seller or by any
     investment  banker, attorney, or other advisor, representative, or agent of
     the  Company,  any Company Subsidiary or any Seller, acting on behalf of or
     at  the  request  of  the Company's board of directors or a Seller, will be
     deemed  to  be a breach of this Section 6.3 by the Company. For purposes of
     this  Agreement,  the  term  "COMPANY  SUPERIOR PROPOSAL" means a bona fide
                                   --------------------------
     written  proposal for an Alternative Transaction (with respect to a merger,
     consolidation,  business  combination, sale of stock or similar transaction
     with  respect  to the applicable stock of the Company representing at least
     80%  or  more  of  the  then-outstanding capital stock of the Company or an
     as-if  converted fully diluted basis) that the Company's board of directors
     concludes  in good faith, after consultation with and based upon the advice
     of  its  financial  advisors  and  legal  advisors, taking into account all
     legal,  financial,  regulatory  and  other  aspects of the proposal and the
     Person  making  the  proposal  (including  any  break-up  fees,  expense
     reimbursement  provisions,  and  conditions  to  consummation), (i) is more
     favorable to the Company Shareholders, from a financial point of view, than
     the  transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) is fully financed
     or  reasonably  capable  of  being  fully financed and otherwise reasonably
     capable  of  being  completed  on  the  terms  proposed within a period not
     exceeding  120  days.

     Section  6.4     Reasonable  Efforts;  Further  Assurances;  Cooperation.
                      -------------------------------------------------------
Subject  to  the  other  provisions  of this Agreement, and except to the extent
otherwise  required  under  applicable  Law,  the  Parties  will  each use their
commercially  reasonable efforts to perform their respective obligations in this
Agreement and to take, or cause to be taken, and do, or cause to be done, and to
assist  and  cooperate  with  the  other  Party  in doing, all things necessary,
proper,  or  advisable under applicable Law to consummate and make effective, in
the  most  expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement  and  the  Transaction  Documents,  including  to  obtain all consents
required  with  respect to the Company Contracts described on Schedule 4.14, all
                                                              -------------
other  consents  described on such schedule, and all regulatory approvals and to
satisfy  all conditions to their respective obligations under this Agreement and
to  cause  the  transactions contemplated in this Agreement to be effected on or
prior  to  October  31,  2005,  in  accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Additionally,  the  Parties  will  cooperate  fully  with  each  other and their
respective  officers,  directors,  employees,  investment  bankers,  financial
advisors,  attorneys,  accountants, and other representatives in connection with
any  actions  necessary  to  discharge  their  respective obligations under this
Agreement,  including  the  following:

          (a)  Each  of  the Parties promptly will make their respective filings
     and  submissions and will take all reasonable actions necessary, proper, or
     advisable  under  applicable  Laws  to  obtain any required approval of any
     Governmental  Entity  with

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     jurisdiction  over  the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (except
     that neither the Purchaser nor the Company will have any obligation to take
     any  action  or  consent  to  any  action required by any such Governmental
     Entity  that  could  adversely  affect  the  such  Party, the Business, the
     properties  and  assets  of  the  Company or any Company Subsidiary, or the
     transactions  contemplated by this Agreement or the Transaction Documents).
     Each  of  the  Parties will furnish all information reasonably required for
     any  application  or  other  filing  to  be  made pursuant to the rules and
     regulations  of  any  applicable  Law  in  connection with the transactions
     contemplated  by  this  Agreement.

          (b)  If  any  Governmental  Entity  or  any other Person commences any
     claim,  action, suit, investigation, or other proceeding that questions the
     validity  or  legality  of  the  Merger  or  any  of the other transactions
     contemplated  by  this  Agreement  or  the  Transaction  Documents or seeks
     damages  in connection with the Merger, then the Parties agree to cooperate
     and  use  all commercially reasonable efforts to defend against such claim,
     action,  suit,  investigation,  or  other  proceeding,  and, if an Order is
     issued  in  any  such  action,  suit, or other proceeding, then the Parties
     agree  to use all commercially reasonable efforts to have such Order lifted
     and  to  cooperate  reasonably  regarding  any  other  impediment  to  the
     consummation  of  the  transactions  contemplated  by this Agreement or the
     Transaction  Documents.

          (c)  The  Company and the Sellers will, and the Sellers will cause the
     Company  to,  give  any  notices  to  third  parties  and  use commercially
     reasonable efforts (in consultation with the Purchaser) to obtain any third
     party  consents  (i)  necessary,  proper  or  advisable  to  consummate the
     transactions  contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) disclosed or required to
     be  disclosed  in  the  Schedules  to  this  Agreement,  including, without
     limitation, the consents with respect to the Company Contracts described in
     Schedule  4.14  and  all  other  consents described in such schedule, (iii)
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     required  to  avoid  a  breach of or default under any Company Contracts in
     connection  with  the  consummation of the transaction contemplated by this
     Agreement  or  (iv)  required  to prevent a Company Material Adverse Effect
     whether  prior  to  or  after  the  Closing  Date.

          (d)  Each  Party will give prompt notice to the other Party of (i) the
     occurrence,  or  failure  to occur, of any event the occurrence of which or
     the  failure  of  which  would  be  reasonably  likely to cause any of such
     Party's  representations  or  warranties  contained in this Agreement to be
     untrue  or  inaccurate  at  any time from the Agreement Date to the Closing
     Date  or  that  will  or  may  result  in the failure to satisfy any of the
     conditions  specified in Article VIII and (ii) any failure by such Party to
     comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition, or agreement to be complied
     with  or  satisfied  by  such  Party  under  this  Agreement.

     Section  6.5     Public  Announcements.  Subject to the Parties' respective
                      ---------------------
legal  obligations (including requirements of the SEC, stock exchanges and other
similar  regulatory  bodies),  the  Parties  shall  not  make  any announcements
regarding  any aspect of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement  or the Transaction Documents to the financial community, Governmental
Entities,  employees,  customers,  or  the  general  public  without the written
consent  of all Parties hereto.  Each Party agrees to consult in good faith with
one  another regarding the timing and content of all announcements regarding any
aspect  of  this  Agreement  or

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the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Transaction Documents and
will  use  reasonable  efforts  to agree upon the text of any such announcement.

     Section  6.6     Supplements  to  Schedules.  From  time  to time up to the
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Closing  Date,  the  Company,  the  Sellers and the Purchaser each will promptly
supplement or amend the Company Disclosure Schedule and the Purchaser Disclosure
Schedule  (as  applicable)  delivered pursuant to this Agreement with respect to
any  matter  first  existing  or  occurring  after the Agreement Date, which, if
existing  or occurring at or before the Agreement Date, would have been required
to  be set forth or described in such Disclosure Schedule, or which is necessary
to  correct  any  information in such Disclosure Schedule that has been rendered
inaccurate  by  such  matter.  No supplement or amendment to any such Disclosure
Schedule will have any effect for the purpose of determining satisfaction of the
conditions  set forth in Section 7.2 and Section 7.3, unless the Party receiving
such  supplement or amendment fails to deliver a written objection notice to the
Party  delivering  such  supplement or amendment within five Business Days after
the  Party  delivering  such  supplement  or  amendment  actually  delivers such
supplement  or  amendment  to  the Party receiving such supplement or amendment;
provided  that, if any such supplement or amendment is delivered to a Party less
than  five  Business Days before the Closing Date, then such Party may deliver a
written  objection  notice  at  any  time  before  the  Effective  Time.

     Section  6.7     Insurance.  If the Purchaser requests, the Company and the
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Sellers  will  cooperate with the Purchaser and take all commercially reasonable
actions reasonably requested by the Purchaser that are necessary or desirable to
permit  the  Purchaser  to have it available following the Closing, the benefits
(whether  direct  or  indirect)  of  the  insurance policies maintained by or on
behalf  of  the  Company  or any Company Subsidiary that are currently in force.
The  Purchaser  will pay costs relating to the actions described in this Section
6.7.

     Section  6.8     Contract  Consents.  As  promptly as practicable after the
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Agreement  Date,  the Company shall contact each of the parties to the contracts
listed  on  Schedule  4.14 and use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain
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from such parties written consents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to  the Purchaser required in connection with the Merger.  The Company shall not
consent  to  any amendment or termination of any such contract, waive any rights
of  the  Company  or any Company Subsidiary under any such contract, release any
such  party  from  any claims of the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any
such  contract,  or  agree to make any payments not otherwise required under any
such  contract  in  consideration for any such consent, in any such case without
the  prior  written  consent  of  the Purchaser.  The Company shall not take any
action  in  connection  with  such  consents  if the effect of such action is to
release  any  such party from its obligation under, or invalidate the obligation
of  any  such  party under, any such contract to maintain the confidentiality of
all  confidential,  nonpublic  information  of  the  Company  and  each  Company
Subsidiary  obtained  by  such  party  in  connection  with  such  contract.

     Section  6.9     Tax  Free  Reorganization.  The  Purchaser and the Company
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each  intend  that  the  Merger  will  qualify for treatment as a reorganization
within  the  meaning  of Code Section 368(a) and will cooperate in restructuring
the  Merger  to  qualify for treatment as a reorganization within the meaning of
Section  368(a)  of the Code if the Company reasonably believes after good faith
consultation  with  the  Purchaser  that  the  Merger  will not so qualify.  The
Purchaser  and  the Company each agree to refrain from taking or failing to take
any  action

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inconsistent with such intended treatment.  The Purchaser will continue at least
one  significant  historical  business  line  of  the Company, or use at least a
significant  portion of the Company's historic business assets in a business, in
each  case  within  the  meaning  of  Treasury  Regulation  Section  1.368-1(d).

     Section  6.10     Stock  Options.
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          (a)  On the Agreement Date, the Company will deliver to the holders of
     the  Company  Options  an  appropriate  written  notice, a form of which is
     attached  hereto  as Exhibit 6.10, setting forth the Company's intention to
                          ------------
     terminate  all  Options  effective immediately prior to the Effective Time.

          (b)  At  the  Effective Time, the Company shall cause each outstanding
     Company  Option,  whether  or  not  exercisable,  to  be  cancelled.

     Section  6.11     Employment  Matters.  Each  Company  employee  and  each
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Company  Subsidiary  employee  who,  after  the  Effective  Time,  remains  as a
Purchaser  employee  or  a  Surviving  Corporation employee (each, a "CONTINUING
                                                                      ----------
EMPLOYEE")  will  be  given credit, for the purposes of any service requirements
--------
for  participation eligibility, or vesting (other than voting with regard to any
equity  arrangements  or  awards  or  retiree health benefits, if any), for such
Continuing  Employee's  period of continuous service with the Company before the
Effective  Time.  No  Continuing  Employee and no Continuing Employee's eligible
dependents,  in  each  case  who, at the Effective Time, is participating in the
Company  group  health  plan (including dental and vision) will be excluded from
the Purchaser's group plan (including dental and vision), or limited in coverage
under the Purchaser's group plan, by reason of any waiting period restriction or
pre-existing condition limitation.  Each Continuing Employee will receive credit
for  any  co-payments,  deductibles,  or  other  co-insurance features that such
individual has paid or has been charged with under any Company group health plan
during  the  plan  year  in  effect  at  the  Closing  Date.

     Section  6.12     Securities  Laws  Matters.
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          (a)  As  soon as practicable after the Parties execute this Agreement,
     but  in any event not later than 10 Business Days after the Parties execute
     this  Agreement,  the  Purchaser  will  file  a  request for a hearing (the
     "HEARING")  before  the  Ohio Division of Securities to consider the terms,
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     conditions, and fairness of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
     and  the  Transaction  Documents  pursuant  to  Section 1707.04 of the Ohio
     Revised  Code,  together  with  an application for a permit relating to the
     transactions  contemplated by this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and
     the  Agreement of Merger (the "OHIO PERMIT"). The Company and the Purchaser
                                    -----------
     will  promptly  furnish  to each other all data and information relating to
     such  Party  as  may  be  required  in  connection  with  such  request and
     application  and  such  other  notices  and documents as may be required in
     connection  with  the  Hearing.  The Purchaser, the Company and the Sellers
     will  use  their  respective  commercially  reasonable efforts to cause the
     Hearing  to  take  place  and  the Ohio Permit to be issued at the earliest
     practicable  date.  Upon  receiving  the  Ohio  Permit, the Company will as
     promptly  as  practicable, but in any event within five Business Days after
     receiving  the  Ohio  Permit,  submit  this  Agreement and the transactions
     contemplated  by  this  Agreement  for approval and adoption by the Company
     Stockholders  as  provided  by  the  DGCL  and the Company's certificate of
     incorporation  and  bylaws.  The  Company  and  the  Sellers  will  use the
     Company's  and  the Seller's commercially reasonable efforts to solicit and
     receive  sufficient  Company Stockholder consents to approve the Merger and
     this  Agreement  and  the

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     transactions  contemplated  thereby,  which consents shall be acceptable in
     form  and  substance  to  the  Purchaser.

          (b)  The  Purchaser  will  prepare  and  file  with  appropriate state
     securities  or "Blue Sky" authorities all applications for qualification or
     approval  (or  notices required to perfect exemptions from such compliance)
     as  may  be  required  in  connection with the Merger. The Company will use
     commercially  reasonable  efforts  to  assist  the  Purchaser  as  may  be
     reasonably  necessary  to  comply  with all appropriate state securities or
     Blue  Sky  laws  that  may  be  applicable  in  connection with the Merger.

          (c)  In  connection  with  the  Hearing, the Parties will cooperate in
     preparing  an  information  statement  describing  this  Agreement  and the
     transactions  contemplated  by this Agreement for the purpose of soliciting
     Company Stockholder Approval (the "INFORMATION STATEMENT"). The Information
                                        ---------------------
     Statement  will describe the Total Merger Consideration payable pursuant to
     Article  III.  The information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the
     Information  Statement will not, on the date that the Information Statement
     is  first  mailed  to  the  Company  Stockholders or at the Effective Time,
     contain  any  statement  that,  at  such  time, is false or misleading with
     respect  to any material fact, or omit to state any material fact necessary
     in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances
     under  which  they  are made, not misleading, or omit to state any material
     fact  necessary  to correct any statement in any earlier communication that
     has  become  false  or  misleading.

          (d)  The  Information  Statement will constitute a disclosure document
     for  the  offer  and  issuance  of  shares  of Purchaser Common Stock to be
     received  by  the holders of the Company Stock in the Merger. The Purchaser
     and  the Company will each use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
     Information  Statement  to  comply in all material respects with applicable
     Laws.  Each of the Purchaser, the Company and the Sellers agrees to provide
     promptly  to  the  other  such  information  concerning  its  business  and
     financial  statements and affairs as, in the reasonable judgment of a Party
     or  its  counsel,  may  be  required  or  appropriate  for inclusion in the
     Information  Statement  or in any amendments or supplements thereto, and to
     cause  its  counsel  and auditors to cooperate with the other's counsel and
     auditors  in the preparation of the Information Statement. The Company will
     promptly  advise  the Purchaser, and the Purchaser will promptly advise the
     Company,  in  writing, if at any time before the Effective Time, either the
     Company  or  the Purchaser learns of any facts that might make it necessary
     or appropriate to amend or supplement the Information Statement in order to
     make  the  statements  contained  or  incorporated by reference therein not
     misleading  or  to  comply with applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything to
     the  contrary contained in this Section 6.12, neither the Purchaser nor the
     Company  will  include  in  the  Information Statement any information with
     respect  to the other Party or the other Party's Affiliates if the form and
     content  of  such  information  has  not  been approved by such other Party
     before  such  inclusion.

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     Section  6.13     Section  3(a)(10) Exemption.  The Purchaser, the Company,
                       ---------------------------
and  each  of  the  Sellers intend that the Purchaser Common Stock issued in the
Merger, if any, will be issued pursuant to the exemption from registration under
Securities  Act  Section  3(a)(10).  The  Purchaser, the Company and each of the
Sellers  agree  to  take,  or to refrain from taking, any action as necessary to
ensure  the availability of such Section 3(a)(10) exemption.  If applicable, the
Purchaser,  the  Company,  and  each  of  the  Sellers  agree to make reasonable
representations  as  requested  by counsel to the Purchaser and the Company with
respect  to the rendering of the opinions required pursuant to an exemption from
registration  under  Securities  Act  Section  3(a)(10).

     Section  6.14     Tax  Matters.
                       ------------

          (a)  Cooperation  on  Tax  Matters.
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               (i) The Purchaser, the Company, each Company Subsidiary, and each
          Seller will cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested
          by  any  other Party, in connection with the filing of Tax Returns and
          any audit, litigation, or other proceeding with respect to Taxes. Such
          cooperation  will  include  the  retention and (upon the other Party's
          request)  the provision of records and information that are reasonably
          relevant to any such audit, litigation, or other proceeding and making
          employees  available  on  a  mutually  convenient  basis  to  provide
          additional  information and explanation of any material provided under
          this  Agreement. The Company, each Company Subsidiary, and each Seller
          agrees (A) to retain all books and records with respect to Tax matters
          pertinent  to  the  Company and any Company Subsidiary relating to any
          taxable  period beginning before the Closing Date until the expiration
          of  the applicable statute of limitations (and, to the extent notified
          by  the  Purchaser  or  any  Seller,  any  extensions  thereof) of the
          respective  taxable  periods,  and  to  abide by all records retention
          agreements entered into with any taxing authority, and (B) to give any
          other Party reasonable written notice before transferring, destroying,
          or  discarding  any such books and records and, if such other Party so
          requests, then the Company, each Company Subsidiary, or any Seller, as
          the  case  may  be,  will allow such other Party to take possession of
          such  books  and  records.

               (ii)  The  Purchaser and each Seller further agree, upon request,
          to  use  their  respective  best  efforts to obtain any certificate or
          other document from any Governmental Entity or any other Person as may
          be  necessary  to mitigate, reduce, or eliminate any Tax that could be
          imposed  (including  with  respect to the transactions contemplated by
          this  Agreement).

               (iii)  The Purchaser and each Seller further agree, upon request,
          to  provide the other Party with all information that either Party may
          be  required  to report pursuant to Code Section 6043 and all Treasury
          Regulations  promulgated  under  Code  Section  6043.

          (b)  Certain  Taxes  and  Fees. All transfer, documentary, sales, use,
               -------------------------
     stamp,  registration,  and  other  such  Taxes,  and  all  conveyance fees,
     recording  charges  and  other

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     fees  and  charges  (including  any penalties and interest) incurred by any
     Seller  in connection with consummation of the transactions contemplated by
     this  Agreement will be paid by such Seller when due, and each Seller will,
     at  such  Seller's  own  expense,  file all necessary Tax Returns and other
     documentation  with  respect  to all such Taxes, fees, and charges, and, if
     required  by  applicable  Law,  the  Purchaser  will,  and  will  cause the
     Purchaser's  Affiliates  to,  join in the execution of any such Tax Returns
     and  other  documentation.

          (c)  Tax  Return  Preparation  and  Filing.
               -------------------------------------

               (i)  Purchaser  shall  prepare or cause to be prepared and timely
          file  or  cause  to be timely filed all Tax Returns of the Company and
          each Company Subsidiary that are filed after the Closing Date that are
          with  respect to a taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date
          or  a  taxable  period  that  begins before and ends after the Closing
          Date.  All  such  Tax Returns shall be prepared in a manner consistent
          with  past  practice,  except  as otherwise required by Law. Purchaser
          shall  provide, or cause to be provided, to the Sellers Representative
          drafts of each such Tax Return (and any workpapers or other supporting
          documentation  as  may  be  reasonably  requested  by  the  Sellers
          Representative)  that relate to income taxes at least thirty (30) days
          prior  to  the  due  date for the filing of such Tax Return (including
          extensions),  and  Sellers Representative shall provide Purchaser with
          Sellers'  comments  no later than 10 days before the due dates of such
          Tax  Returns.  Purchaser shall make such revisions to such Tax Returns
          as  are  reasonably  requested  by  Sellers.

               (ii)  Neither Purchaser, the Company, a Company Subsidiary or any
          of  the  Affiliates  of  the  foregoing shall amend, refile, revoke or
          otherwise  modify any Tax Return or Tax election of any of the Company
          or  a  Company  Subsidiary in respect of a taxable period ending on or
          before  the  Closing  Date  or a taxable period that begins before and
          ends  after  the Closing Date without the prior written consent of the
          Sellers  Representative,  which  consent  shall  not  be  unreasonably
          withheld.

          Section  6.15     Directors'  and  Officers'  Indemnification.
                            -------------------------------------------

          (a)  For  six  years  after  the  Effective  Time, the Purchaser shall
     maintain  in  effect  or  cause  to  be maintained in effect directors' and
     officers' liability insurance covering acts or omissions occurring prior to
     the  Effective Time with respect to those persons who are currently covered
     by  the  Company's  directors'  and officers' liability insurance policy on
     terms with respect to such coverage and amount no less favorable than those
     of  the  policy  of  the  Company  in  effect on the date hereof; provided,
                                                                       --------
     however,  that  in no event will the Purchaser be required to pay aggregate
     -------
     annual  premiums  for  insurance under this Section 6.15 in excess of twice
     the  most  recent  aggregate  annual  premium  paid by the Company for such
     purpose;  provided,  further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance
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     coverage  exceed  such  amount, the Purchaser will be obligated to obtain a
     policy  with the best coverage available, in the reasonable judgment of the
     board  of  directors  of  the Purchaser, for a cost up to but not exceeding
     such  amount.

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          (b) The provisions of this Section 6.15 (i) are intended to be for the
     benefit  of,  and  will  be enforceable by, each director or officer of the
     Company  and  the  Company  Subsidiaries,  his  or her heirs and his or her
     representatives  and  (ii) are in addition to, and not in substitution for,
     any  other  rights  to indemnification or contribution that any such person
     may  have  by  contract  or  otherwise.

     Section  6.16     Closing  Date  Capital  Structure.  On  or  prior  to the
                       ---------------------------------
Closing  Date,  the  Company  will deliver to the Purchaser and Newco an updated
Schedule  4.3  with respect to the capital structure of the Company as described
-------------
in  Section  4.3  as of the Closing Date (the "CLOSING DATE CAPITAL STRUCTURE").
                                               ------------------------------
The  Purchaser  will rely on the Closing Date Capital Structure for the purposed
of  distributing  the  Merger  Consideration  pursuant  to  the  terms  of  this
Agreement.

     Section  6.17     Termination  of  401(k)  Plan.  Sellers  shall  cause the
                       -----------------------------
Company  and each Company Subsidiary to take all appropriate corporate action to
cease  all  benefit  accruals  under  and  terminate  the  Company's 401(k) plan
effective  immediately  prior  to the Closing.  As soon as practicable following
the  Closing,  the  Continuing Employees shall be entitled to participate in the
Purchaser's  401(k)  plan  to the same extent as similarly situated employees of
the  Purchaser.

     Section 6.18     Alternative Exemption or Registration.  The Purchaser, the
                      -------------------------------------
Company  and  each  Seller  agree  that if the Ohio Permit is not received on or
prior  to  October  15, 2005, they will discuss in good faith options that would
enable  the Purchaser to issue the Purchaser Common Stock to the Sellers without
violating  the  federal  securities laws in the absence of the Ohio Permit.  For
the  avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 6.18 shall be deemed to require
Purchaser  to issue the Purchaser Common Stock in any transaction in the absence
of  the  Ohio  Permit.

     Section  6.19     Transaction  Expenses.  The Company and the Sellers shall
                       ---------------------
cause  their  respective  financial  advisors, accountants and counsel to submit
final invoices (the "FINAL INVOICES") to the Purchaser at least two (2) Business
                     --------------
Days  prior  to  the  Closing for any and all fees, costs, and expenses that are
incurred  by  the  Company  or  a  Company  Subsidiary  in  connection with this
Agreement  and  the  transactions  contemplated  by  this  Agreement.  The Final
Invoices,  together with any and all fees, costs, and expenses that are incurred
prior to the Final Invoices by the Company or a Company Subsidiary in connection
with  this  Agreement  and  the  transactions  contemplated  by  this Agreement,
including  the  fees, costs, and expenses of financial advisors, accountants and
counsel  shall  be  collectively  referred  to in this Agreement as the "COMPANY
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TRANSACTION  COSTS."  The  Parties  acknowledge and agree that the Special Legal
------------------
Fees  and  broker,  finder, and investment banker fees are not to be included in
the  Company  Transaction  Costs.

     Section 6.20     Special Legal Fees.  As soon as practical, and in no event
                      ------------------
later  than  ten  (10) Business Days, after the date hereof, the Company and the
Sellers  will  deliver  to the Purchaser the estimate of the Special Legal Fees.

     Section  6.21     Athome Corporation Shares.  The Purchaser and the Company
                       -------------------------
agree to work together in good faith to determine the appropriate resolution for
the  treatment  of  the  shares of Company Stock held on the Company's books and
records for Athome Corporation, which resolution shall be in compliance with all
applicable  Laws,  including  escheat  Laws.

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                                   ARTICLE VII
                               CLOSING CONDITIONS

     Section  7.1     Conditions  to  Each  Party's  Obligations.  Each  Party's
                      ------------------------------------------
respective  obligations to close the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will  be  subject  to  the fulfillment, at or before the Closing, of each of the
following  conditions:

          (a)  Injunction.  No  Court  or  Governmental  Entity  of  competent
               ----------
     jurisdiction  will  have  issued an effective injunction, writ, preliminary
     restraining  order, or any other Order of any nature to the effect that the
     Merger  may  not be consummated as provided in this Agreement, and no Court
     or Governmental Entity will have begun any proceeding or lawsuit requesting
     any  such  injunction, writ, or preliminary restraining order, and no Party
     will  have  received  from  any Court or Governmental Entity written notice
     indicating an intent to restrain, prevent, materially delay, or restructure
     the  transactions  contemplated  by  this  Agreement.

          (b)  Consents.  All  Orders  and  all  other  authorizations  of,  or
               --------
     registrations,  declarations,  or  filings  with, any Court or Governmental
     Entity  required in connection with the execution, delivery, or performance
     of this Agreement will have been received or made, except where the failure
     to  have  received  or  made any such Order, authorization, declaration, or
     filing  has  not  constituted  a  Company  Material  Adverse  Effect.

          (c)  Company  Stockholder  Approval.  The  Merger and the transactions
               ------------------------------
     contemplated  by  this Agreement will have been approved and adopted by the
     Company  Stockholders  in  accordance  with  the  DGCL  and  the  Company's
     certificate  of  incorporation  and  by-laws.

     Section 7.2     Conditions to the Purchaser's Obligations.  The Purchaser's
                     -----------------------------------------
obligations  to  consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will
be  subject  to  the  fulfillment,  at  or  before  the  Closing, of each of the
following  additional  conditions:

          (a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties
              ------------------------------
     of  the Company and the Sellers set forth in Article IV will have been true
     and  correct  in all material respects as of the Agreement Date and will be
     true  and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date as though
     made  on  and as of the Closing Date, except that those representations and
     warranties  that, by their terms, are qualified by materiality will be true
     and  correct  in  all  respects,  and except that those representations and
     warranties  that  address  matters as of a particular date will be true and
     correct  as  of  such  particular  date.

          (b)  Performance  of  the  Company's  Obligations. The Company and the
               --------------------------------------------
     Sellers  will  have  performed  in  all material respects all covenants and
     agreements  required to be performed by the Company under this Agreement on
     or  before  the  Closing  Date.

          (c)  No  Material  Adverse  Change. Between the Agreement Date and the
               -----------------------------
     Closing  Date,  there  will  not have occurred (nor will the Purchaser have
     become  aware  of)  any

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     development  that  has  had,  or  is  reasonably  likely to have, a Company
     Material  Adverse  Effect.

          (d)  Company Certificate. The Company will have executed and delivered
               -------------------
     to  the  Purchaser  a  certificate as to compliance with the conditions set
     forth  in  Section  7.2(a)  and  Section  7.2(b).

          (e)  Affiliate  Agreements.  Each  of  the  parties  identified by the
               ---------------------
     Company  in  Schedule  4.23  of the Company Disclosure Schedule as being an
     Affiliate of the Company owning shares of Company Stock will have delivered
     to  Purchaser  an executed Affiliate Agreement, in the form attached hereto
     as  Exhibit  7.2(e) (each, an "AFFILIATE AGREEMENT"), which will be in full
         ---------------            -------------------
     force  and  effect.

          (f)  Waivers.  The  Purchaser will have received from each director of
               -------
     the  Company and each Company Subsidiary who has not executed and delivered
     a  Seller  Waiver  Agreement a waiver and a release of the Company and each
     Company  Subsidiary,  in  the  form  attached  as  Exhibit  7.2(f).
                                                        ---------------

          (g) Stockholder Approval of Amendment to Company Stock Option Plan. If
              --------------------------------------------------------------
     required  by applicable Law, any amendment to the Company Stock Option Plan
     will  have  been  approved  and  adopted  by  the  Company  Stockholders.

          (h) Securities Compliance. The Purchaser will have obtained Orders and
              ---------------------
     all  other authorizations of, and made all registrations, declarations, and
     filings  with, any Court or Governmental Entity required in connection with
     the  issuance  of  Purchaser  Common  Stock  to  the  Company Stockholders,
     including  receipt  of  the  Ohio  Permit.

          (i)  Non-Competition  Agreement.  Each  of  Stephen J. McHale, Charles
               --------------------------
     Lougheed and Craig Schwabl will have delivered to the Purchaser an executed
     Non-Disclosure  and  Non-Competition  Agreement  in  the  form  attached as
     Exhibit  7.2(i)  (each,  a  "NON-COMPETITION  AGREEMENT"),  and  each
     ---------------              --------------------------
     Non-Competition  Agreement  will  be  in  full  force  and  effect.

          (j) Ancillary Documents. The Company will have delivered, caused to be
              -------------------
     delivered,  or  made  available  in  the case of clause (iii) below, to the
     Purchaser  the  following:

               (i)  evidence  of  the  termination  of any powers of attorney on
          behalf  of the Company or any Company Subsidiary set forth in Schedule
                                                                        --------
          4.14;
          ----

               (ii)  a  certificate  from the Company's Secretary or any Company
          Assistant  Secretary,  dated the Closing Date, as to (A) the Company's
          good  standing in the State of Delaware and in each other jurisdiction
          where  the  Company  or  any  Company  Subsidiary  is  qualified to do
          business  and  (B)  no  amendments to the Company's charter documents;

               (iii)  the  Company's  organizational record books, minute books,
          and  corporate  seal;  and

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               (iv)  the  Escrow  Agreement.

          (k)  Termination  of  Company  Stockholder  Agreements.  The  Company
               -------------------------------------------------
     Stockholder  Agreements will have been terminated and will be of no further
     force  or  effect  by  written  agreements  executed by a number of Company
     Stockholders  sufficient  to  terminate  each  such  Company  Stockholder
     Agreement,  which  written agreements will be reasonably acceptable in form
     and  substance  to  the  Purchaser.

          (l)  Appraisal  Rights.  Company  Stockholders  shall  not  exercise
               -----------------
     appraisal  rights  with respect to 10% or more of the shares of the Company
     Stock  issued  and  outstanding  at  the  Effective  Time.

          (m)  Director  and  Officer  Resignations.  The Company's officers and
               ------------------------------------
     directors  will  have  executed and delivered resignation letters resigning
     from  (i) the board of directors of the Company and each Company Subsidiary
     and  (ii)  any  and all other positions as officers of the Company and each
     Company  Subsidiary,  with  such  resignations  to be effective immediately
     before  the  Effective  Time,  which  written  letters  will  be reasonably
     acceptable  in  form  and  substance  to  the  Purchaser.

          (n)  Contract  Consents.  All  consents described in Schedule 4.5 will
               ------------------
     have been obtained and will be in full force and effect as of the Effective
     Time.

          (o)  Purchaser  Share  Price. The Purchaser Share Price is equal to or
               -----------------------
     greater than one dollar and fifty-five cents ($1.55); provided, that if the
     Purchaser Share Price is less than one dollar and fifty-five cents ($1.55),
     this  closing  condition  will be deemed to be satisfied if the Company and
     the  Representative, by joint written notice to the Purchaser, elect to fix
     the  Purchaser  Share Price at an amount equal to one dollar and fifty-five
     cents  ($1.55).

          (p)  Claims  for Capital Stock. There shall be no claim pending by any
               -------------------------
     Person  relating  to  any  options,  warrants,  rights, calls, commitments,
     conversion rights, exchange rights, subscriptions, agreements, obligations,
     convertible  securities,  exchangeable  securities  or  other  plans  or
     commitments,  contingent  or  otherwise,  relating to the Company's capital
     stock  that  reflect  a  different  capital structure of the Company as set
     forth  in  the  Closing  Date  Capital  Structure.

     Section  7.3     Conditions  to  the  Company's Obligations.  The Company's
                      ------------------------------------------
obligations  to  consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will
be  subject  to  the  fulfillment,  at  or  before  the  Closing, of each of the
following  additional  conditions:

          (a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties
              ------------------------------
     of  Newco  and the Purchaser set forth in Article V will have been true and
     correct  in all material respects as of the Agreement Date and will be true
     and  correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date as though made
     on  and  as  of  the  Closing  Date,  except that those representations and
     warranties  that, by their terms, are qualified by materiality will be true
     and  correct  in  all  respects,  and except that those representations and
     warranties  which  address matters as of a particular date will be true and
     correct  as  of  such  particular  date.

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          (b)  Performance  of  the  Purchaser's  Obligations.  Newco  and  the
               ----------------------------------------------
     Purchaser  will  have  performed in all material respects all covenants and
     agreements  required  to be performed by the Purchaser and Newco under this
     Agreement  on  or  before  the  Closing  Date.

          (c)  Certificates. Each of Newco and the Purchaser will have delivered
                -----------
     to the Company a certificate of an authorized officer as to compliance with
     the  conditions  set  forth  in  Section  7.3(a)  and  Section  7.3(b).

          (d)  Purchaser  Ancillary Documents. Newco and the Purchaser will have
               ------------------------------
     delivered,  or  caused  to  be  delivered,  to  the  Company the following:

               (i)  a copy of the resolutions of the board of directors of Newco
          and the Purchaser authorizing the execution, delivery, and performance
          of  this  Agreement  by  the Purchaser and Newco, and a certificate of
          their  respective Secretaries or Assistant Secretaries, each dated the
          Closing  Date, that such resolutions were duly adopted and are in full
          force  and  effect;

               (ii)  the  Escrow  Agreement;  and

               (iii)  all  other  documents  required  to  be  entered  into  or
          delivered  by Newco or the Purchaser at or before the Closing pursuant
          to  this  Agreement.

          (e)  No  Material  Adverse  Change. Between the Agreement Date and the
               -----------------------------
     Closing  Date,  there  will  not  have  occurred (nor will the Company have
     become  aware  of) any development that has had, or is reasonably likely to
     have,  a  Purchaser  Material  Adverse  Effect.

          (f)  Purchaser  Share  Price. The Purchaser Share Price is equal to or
               -----------------------
     less  than  two  dollars  and  seventy-eight  cents  ($2.78).

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                                   TERMINATION

     Section  8.1     Termination.  This Agreement may be terminated at any time
                      -----------
at  or  before  the  Closing (the date of any such termination, the "TERMINATION
                                                                     -----------
DATE"):
----

          (a)  in  writing  by  the  Parties'  mutual  written  consent;

          (b)  by  written notice from the Company to the Purchaser, if Newco or
     the  Purchaser  (i)  fail  to  perform in any material respect any of their
     respective  agreements contained in this Agreement required to be performed
     by  them  on  or  before  the Closing Date or (ii) materially breach any of
     their  respective  representations  and  warranties  contained  in  this
     Agreement,  which  failure  or breach (A) is not cured within 10 days after
     the Company has notified the Purchaser of the Company's intent to terminate
     this  Agreement  pursuant  to  this  Section  8.1(b),  and (B) constitutes,
     whether alone or with any such other breaches, a Purchaser Material Adverse
     Effect;

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          (c)  by  written  notice  from  the  Purchaser  to the Company, if the
     Company  or  any of the Sellers (i) fail to perform in any material respect
     any  of  the  Company's  or Seller's agreements contained in this Agreement
     required  to  be  performed  by the Company or the Sellers on or before the
     Closing  Date, or (ii) materially breaches any of the Company's or Seller's
     representations  and  warranties contained in this Agreement, which failure
     or  breach (A) is not cured within 10 days after the Purchaser has notified
     the  Company  and  the  Sellers of the Purchaser's intent to terminate this
     Agreement  pursuant  to  this  Section 7.1(c), and (B) constitutes, whether
     alone  or  with any such other breaches, a Company Material Adverse Effect;

          (d)  by  written  notice from the Company to the Purchaser or from the
     Purchaser  to  the  Company,  as  the  case  may be, if the Closing has not
     occurred  on  or before October 31, 2005 for any reason other than delay or
     nonperformance  of  the  Party  seeking  such  termination;

          (e) by written notice from the Purchaser to the Company, if the Merger
     and  the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have not been approved
     and adopted by the Company Stockholders in accordance with the DGCL and the
     Company's certificate of incorporation and by-laws on or before October 31,
     2005  for  any  reason other than delay or nonperformance of the Purchaser;

          (f)  by  written  notice from the Company to the Purchaser or from the
     Purchaser to the Company, if the Ohio Division of Securities has not issued
     the  Ohio  Permit qualifying the Purchaser Common Stock to be issued in the
     Merger  pursuant  to Title XVII of the Ohio Revised Code in accordance with
     Section  6.12  on  or  before  October  31,  2005  for  any  reason;

          (g)  by  written notice from the Company, if the board of directors of
     the  Company  has  approved,  and  the  Company  has concurrently with such
     termination  entered into, a definitive Acquisition Agreement providing for
     the  implementation  of the transactions contemplated by a Company Superior
     Proposal;  provided,  however,  that  (i) the Company is in compliance with
                --------   -------
     Section 6.3(b) and (ii) no termination pursuant to this Section 8.1(g) will
     be  effective  unless the Company simultaneously makes the payment required
     by  Section  8.4;

          (h)  by  the  Purchaser,  if  the Company's board of directors has (i)
     withdrawn  or modified in a manner adverse to the Purchaser its approval of
     this  Agreement  or  the  Merger recommendation to the Company Stockholders
     that  they  give  the  Company  Stockholder  Approval  or  (ii) approved or
     recommended  any  Alternative  Transaction  or  caused  the  Company or any
     Company  Affiliate  to enter into any agreement with respect to any Company
     Superior  Proposal;  and

          (i)  (i)  by the Company, if on the date all conditions to the Closing
     under  Section  7.1,  Section 7.2 and Section 7.3 (other than under Section
     7.3(e)) are satisfied (or waived) the Purchaser Share Price is greater than
     two  dollars and seventy-eight cents ($2.78), and (ii) by the Purchaser, if
     on  the  date  all conditions to the Closing under Section 7.1, Section 7.2
     and  Section  7.3  (other  than  under  Section  7.2(o))  are satisfied (or

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     waived)  the  Purchaser  Share Price is less than one dollar and fifty-five
     cents ($1.55); provided, that Purchaser shall not be permitted to terminate
     pursuant  to  clause  (ii)  of  this  Section 8.1(i) if the Company and the
     Representative,  by joint written notice to the Purchaser, elect to fix the
     Purchaser Share Price at an amount equal to one dollar and fifty-five cents
     ($1.55)  as  described  in  Section  7.2(o).

     Section  8.2     Specific Performance and Other Remedies.  The Parties each
                      ---------------------------------------
acknowledge that each Party's rights to consummate the transactions contemplated
by  this Agreement are special, unique, and of extraordinary character and that,
in the event that any Party violates or fails or refuses to perform any covenant
or  agreement  made by such Party in this Agreement, the non-breaching Party may
lack an adequate remedy at Law.  Therefore, the Parties agree that, if any Party
violates  or  fails or refuses to perform any covenant or agreement made by such
Party  in this Agreement, then the non-breaching Party may, subject to the terms
of  this  Agreement  and in addition to any remedies at Law for damages or other
relief, institute and prosecute an action in any Court of competent jurisdiction
to  enforce specific performance of such covenant or agreement or seek any other
equitable  relief.

     Section  8.3     Effect  of  Termination.  If  this Agreement is terminated
                      -----------------------
pursuant  to this Article VIII, then this Agreement will immediately become void
and  there  will  be  no  liability  on  the  part  of any Party or such Party's
respective  partners, officers, directors, or stockholders under this Agreement,
except  for  obligations  under  Section  6.5, this Section 8.3, Section 8.4 and
Section  10.12, all of which will survive the Termination Date, and the Parties'
respective  obligations  under the Confidentiality Agreement, which will survive
the  Termination  Date  in  accordance  with  its  terms.  Notwithstanding  the
foregoing,  but subject to any liability limitations contained in this Agreement
nothing  contained  in  this  Agreement  will relieve any Party from willful and
material  breach  of  this  Agreement.

     Section  8.4     Termination  Fees.  If  (a)  the Purchaser terminates this
                      -----------------
Agreement  pursuant to Section 8.1(h), (b) the Company terminates this Agreement
pursuant  to  Section  8.1(g),  or  (c) the Company or Purchaser terminates this
Agreement  pursuant  to  Section  8.1(d)  and  on the date of such termination a
proposal  for an Alternative Transaction has been made to the Company and within
twelve (12) months after termination of this Agreement the Company enters into a
definitive  agreement  with  respect  to an Alternative Transaction or closes an
Alternative Transaction, then the Company will promptly pay to the Purchaser the
Termination  Fee,  payable in same-day funds, as liquidated damages and not as a
penalty  to  reimburse the Purchaser for the Purchaser's time, expense, and lost
opportunity  costs  of  pursuing  the  Merger.  If  the  Company  or  Purchaser
terminates  this  Agreement  pursuant to Section 8.1(i), then the Company or the
Purchaser  (whichever  Party  is  terminating  this Agreement) will promptly pay
$350,000  to  the other Party, payable in same-day funds, for the other Party to
cover expenses of pursuing the Merger.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
set  forth  in  this Agreement, if the Company or the Purchaser, as the case may
be,  fails  promptly  to pay to the Purchaser any amounts found by a Court to be
due  under  this  Section 8.4, the Company or the Purchaser, as the case may be,
will  pay  the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses)
in  connection  with  any action, including filing of any lawsuit or other legal
action,  taken  to  collect payment, together with interest on the amount of any
unpaid  fee  or  obligation  at  the publicly announced prime rate of the Escrow
Agent  in  effect  from  time  to  time from the date such fee or obligation was
required  to  be  paid.

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                                   ARTICLE IX
                                 INDEMNIFICATION

     Section 9.1     Company Stockholders' Indemnification Obligations.  Subject
                     -------------------------------------------------
to  the  terms,  conditions,  and  limitations  of  this Article IX, the Company
Stockholders,  on  a joint and several basis (other than with respect to Section
9.1(c),  which  shall  be  on a several basis), will indemnify, defend, and hold
harmless the Purchaser, Newco, the Company, and the Purchaser's Affiliates, each
of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives,
and  each  of  the  heirs,  executors,  successors,  and  assigns  of any of the
foregoing (collectively, the "PURCHASER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES") from, against, and
                              -----------------------------
in  respect  of  any  and  all  claims, liabilities, obligations, losses, costs,
expenses,  penalties,  fines,  judgments  (at  equity  or  at law), and damages,
whenever  arising  or  incurred  (including amounts paid in settlement, costs of
investigation,  and  reasonable  attorneys' fees and expenses) arising out of or
relating  to:

          (a) any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by
     the  Company  or  the  Sellers  in  this Agreement or in any of the Company
     Ancillary  Documents;

          (b)  any breach of any covenant, agreement, or undertaking made by the
     Company  or  any  of the Sellers in this Agreement or in any of the Company
     Ancillary  Documents;  and

          (c)  any fraud by the Company or any of the Sellers in connection with
     this  Agreement  or  the  Company  Ancillary  Documents;

provided,  however,  that  notwithstanding  anything  in  this  Agreement to the
--------   -------
contrary,  no  Company  Stockholder  will  be  liable for indemnification of any
Purchaser  Indemnified  Party  in  excess  of  the number of shares of Purchaser
Common  Stock  to  be  received  by  such  Company  Stockholder pursuant to this
Agreement.  The Purchaser Indemnified Parties' claims, liabilities, obligations,
losses, costs, expenses, penalties, fines, and damages described in this Section
9.1  as  to  which  the  Purchaser  Indemnified  Parties  are  entitled  to
indemnification  are  collectively  referred  to  as  the  "PURCHASER  LOSSES."
                                                            -----------------
Notwithstanding  anything to the contrary herein, the Sellers have no obligation
to  indemnify  or  pay  any  Purchaser  Losses attributable to any breach of any
representation or warranty contained in Section 4.15 hereof, resulting from: (A)
actions  taken  by  Purchaser  or caused to be taken by Purchaser outside of the
ordinary course of business occurring on the Closing Date but after the Closing;
(B)  transactions  occurring  at  Closing  initiated  by  the  Purchaser and not
contemplated  by  this  Agreement  or  consented  to  by  the  Company,  the
Representative  or any Seller; or (C) any election under Section 338 of the Code
with  respect  to  the  transactions  contemplated  by  this  Agreement.

     Section  9.2     McHale Indemnification Obligations.  Subject to the terms,
                      ----------------------------------
conditions,  and  limitations  of  this  Article  IX,  Stephen  J.  McHale, will
indemnify,  defend,  and  hold  harmless the Purchaser Indemnified Parties from,
against, and in respect of any and all claims, liabilities, obligations, losses,
costs, expenses, penalties, fines, judgments (at equity or at law), and damages,
whenever  arising  or  incurred  (including amounts paid in settlement, costs of
investigation,  and  reasonable  attorneys' fees and expenses) arising out of or
relating  to any liability relating to, resulting from or arising out of (a) the
McHale  Stock  Purchases  and  (b)  if  Stephen  J.  McHale fails to fulfill his
obligations  under  the  McHale  Disposition  Documents,  other

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than as a result of a failure that is caused by Purchaser or another third party
(except  a  Court  or Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction), the McHale
Stock  Dispositions.

     Section  9.3     Purchaser  and Newco Indemnification Obligations.  Subject
                      ------------------------------------------------
to  the  terms  and conditions of this Article IX, the Purchaser and Newco, on a
joint  and  several  basis,  will  indemnify  and  hold  harmless  the  Company
Stockholders  and  their respective agents and representatives and each of their
respective  heirs, executors, successors, and assigns (collectively, the "SELLER
                                                                          ------
INDEMNIFIED  PARTIES")  from,  against,  and  in  respect of any and all claims,
--------------------
liabilities,  obligations,  losses,  costs,  expenses,  penalties,  fines,  and
judgments  (at  equity  or  at  law, including statutory and common) and damages
whenever  arising  or  incurred  (including amounts paid in settlement, costs of
investigation,  and  reasonable  attorneys' fees and expenses) arising out of or
relating  to:

          (a) any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by
     the  Purchaser  or  Newco  in  this  Agreement  or  in any of the Purchaser
     Ancillary  Documents;

          (b)  any breach of any covenant, agreement, or undertaking made by the
     Purchaser  or  Newco in this Agreement or in any of the Purchaser Ancillary
     Documents;  or

          (c)  any  fraud  by  the  Purchaser  or  Newco in connection with this
     Agreement  or  the  Purchaser  Ancillary  Documents.

The Seller Indemnified Parties' claims, liabilities, obligations, losses, costs,
expenses,  penalties,  fines,  and  damages  described in this Section 9.2 as to
which  the  Seller  Indemnified  Parties  are  entitled  to  indemnification are
collectively  referred  to  as  "SELLERS  LOSSES."
                                 ---------------

     Section  9.4     Indemnification  Procedure.
                      --------------------------

          (a)  Promptly  after  a  Purchaser  Indemnified  Party  or  a  Seller
     Indemnified  Party  (as applicable, an "INDEMNIFIED PARTY") receives notice
                                             -----------------
     from  a  third-party  (including  any  Court or Governmental Entity) of any
     complaint  or  the  commencement  of  any  audit, investigation, action, or
     proceeding  with respect to which such Indemnified Party may be entitled to
     receive  payment  from  the  other  Party  for  any Purchaser Losses or any
     Sellers Losses (as applicable), such Indemnified Party will deliver written
     notification  to  the  Purchaser  or the Representative, as applicable (the
     "INDEMNIFYING  PARTY") that the Indemnified Party has received such notice;
      -------------------
     provided,  however,  that  the Indemnified Party's failure to so notify the
     --------   -------
     Indemnifying Party will relieve the Indemnifying Party from liability under
     this  Agreement  with respect to such claim only if, and only to the extent
     that,  such  failure  to  notify  the  Indemnifying  Party  results  in the
     Indemnifying  Party's forfeiture of rights and defenses otherwise available
     to  the Indemnifying Party or to the Indemnified Party with respect to such
     claim.  Upon  delivering  written notice to the Indemnified Party within 10
     days  after  receiving  the initial notice assuming full responsibility for
     any  Purchaser Losses or Sellers Losses (as the case may be) resulting from
     such  audit,  investigation,  action, or proceeding, the Indemnifying Party
     will  have  the  right  to assume the defense of such audit, investigation,
     action  or  proceeding, including employing counsel reasonably satisfactory
     to  the  Indemnified  Party  and  paying the fees and disbursements of such
     counsel.  However,  if  the  Indemnifying  Party  declines

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     or  fails  to  assume  the  defense of the audit, investigation, action, or
     proceeding  on  the  terms  provided  above or to employ counsel reasonably
     satisfactory  to  the  Indemnified Party, in either case within such 10-day
     period,  then  such  Indemnified  Party  may employ counsel to represent or
     defend  the  Indemnified Party in any such audit, investigation, action, or
     proceeding  and  the  Indemnifying  Party  will pay the reasonable fees and
     disbursements  of  such  counsel  as  incurred; provided, however, that the
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     Indemnifying  Party  will not be required to pay the fees and disbursements
     of more than one counsel for all Indemnified Parties in any jurisdiction in
     any  single  audit,  investigation,  action,  or  proceeding. In any audit,
     investigation,  action, or proceeding with respect to which the Indemnified
     Party  is  seeking  indemnification  under this Article IX, the Indemnified
     Party  or  the Indemnifying Party, whichever is not assuming the defense of
     such  action,  will  have  the  right  to participate in such matter and to
     retain  such  Party's  own  counsel  at  such  Party's  own  expense.  The
     Indemnifying  Party  or  the Indemnified Party, as the case may be, will at
     all  times  use  reasonable  efforts  to keep the Indemnifying Party or the
     Indemnified Party, as the case may be, reasonably apprised of the status of
     any matter for which such Party is maintaining the defense and to cooperate
     in  good  faith  with  each  other  with respect to the defense of any such
     matter.

          (b) Without the Indemnifying Party's prior written consent, which will
     not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, no Indemnified Party may settle or
     compromise  any claim or consent to the entry of any judgment for which the
     Indemnified  Party is seeking indemnification under this Article IX, unless
     the  Indemnifying  Party  fails  to assume and maintain the defense of such
     claim  pursuant  to  Section  9.4(a). Without the Indemnified Party's prior
     written  consent,  which  will  not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, an
     Indemnifying Party may not settle or compromise any claim or consent to the
     entry  of  any  judgment  for  which  the  Indemnified  Party  is  seeking
     indemnification  under this Article IX, unless such settlement, compromise,
     or  consent  (i) includes an unconditional release of the Indemnified Party
     from  all  liability  arising  out of such claim, (ii) does not contain any
     admission  or  statement  suggesting  any  wrongdoing  or  liability on the
     Indemnified Party's behalf, and (iii) does not contain any equitable order,
     judgment,  or  term  that, in any manner, affects, restrains, or interferes
     with  the  business  of  the  Indemnified  Party  or any of the Indemnified
     Party's  Affiliates.

          (c) If an Indemnified Party claims a right to payment pursuant to this
     Agreement,  then  such  Indemnified  Party will send written notice of such
     claim  to  the appropriate Indemnifying Party, and such notice will specify
     the  basis  for  such  claim. As promptly as possible after the Indemnified
     Party  has  given  such  written  notice,  such  Indemnified  Party and the
     appropriate Indemnifying Party will establish the merits and amount of such
     claim  (by mutual agreement, litigation, arbitration, or otherwise). Within
     five  Business  Days of the final determination of the merits and amount of
     such  claim,  (i) the Indemnifying Party, if such Indemnifying Party is the
     Purchaser, will pay to the Indemnified Party immediately available funds in
     an  amount equal to such claim as determined under this Article IX and (ii)
     the  Indemnifying  Party,  if  such  Indemnifying  Party  is  the  Company
     Stockholders,  will cause the Representative to deliver a written notice to
     the  Escrow  Agent  as  required under the Escrow Agreement instructing the
     Escrow  Agent  to  distribute  Escrow Shares to the Indemnified Party in an
     amount  equal  to

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     such claim as determined under this Article IX in accordance with the terms
     of  the  Escrow  Agreement.

     Section  9.5     Claims  Period.
                      --------------

          (a) For purposes of this Agreement, the term "CLAIMS PERIOD" means the
     time  period  during  which  an  Indemnified  Party  may assert a claim for
     indemnification  under  this  Agreement.  Notwithstanding  anything  to the
     contrary  in  this  Agreement  or  in  any  other Transaction Document, but
     subject  to  Section  9.5(b):

               (i)  with  respect  to Purchaser Losses arising under (i) Section
          9.1(a)  with respect to any breach or inaccuracy of any representation
          or  warranty  in  Section  4.2  (Authorization),  Section 4.3 (Capital
          Stock), Section 4.21 (Intellectual Property), Section 4.22 (Software),
          and  Section  4.28  (Brokers,  Finders,  and  Investment  Bankers)
          (collectively,  the  "SPECIAL REPRESENTATIONS") or (ii) Section 9.1(b)
                                -----------------------
          with respect to Section 6.19 (Transaction Expenses), Section 9.1(c) or
          Section  9.2  (collectively,  the  "SPECIAL  OBLIGATIONS"), the Claims
                                              --------------------
          Period  shall  terminate  on  the  date that is twenty-one (21) months
          following  the  Closing  Date;

               (ii) with respect to Company Losses arising under Sections 9.3(b)
          and  9.3(c),  the  Claims  Period  shall terminate on the date that is
          twenty-one  (21)  months  following  the  Closing  Date;  and

               (iii)  with  respect  to  all  other  Purchaser Losses or Company
          Losses  arising  hereunder,  the  Claims Period shall terminate on the
          fifth  Business  Day following the date the Purchaser files its Annual
          Report  on  Form  10-K  for  its  fiscal  year  ending  June 30, 2006.

          (b)  Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 9.5(a), if, before the
     close  of  business  on  the last day of the Claims Period, an Indemnifying
     Party  will have been properly notified of a good faith claim for indemnity
     under this Article IX and such claim will not have been finally resolved or
     disposed of at such date, then such claim will continue to survive and will
     remain  a  basis  for  indemnity  under this Article IX until such claim is
     finally  resolved  or  disposed  of  in  accordance  with the terms of this
     Article  IX.

     Section  9.6     Limitations.
                      -----------

          (a)  Notwithstanding  anything  to  the  contrary  set  forth  in this
     Agreement  or  in  any  other Transaction Document, the Indemnified Parties
     will  not make a claim against the Indemnifying Parties for indemnification
     under this Article IX for Purchaser Losses or Sellers Losses, as applicable
     (collectively,  "LOSSES"), unless and until (i) any individual loss exceeds
                      ------
     $2,500  (the  "LOSS THRESHOLD"), in which case such Indemnified Party shall
                    --------------
     be  liable  for  the  entire  amount in excess of such Loss, subject to the
     Aggregate Threshold (as hereunder defined) and (ii) the aggregate amount of
     such  Losses  exceeds  $300,000 (the "AGGREGATE THRESHOLD"), in which event
                                           -------------------
     the  Indemnified  Parties  may  claim  indemnification for all such Losses,
     including  the  initial  $300,000;  provided,  however,
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     the  Purchaser  Losses  arising  under the Special Obligations shall not be
     subject  to  the  Loss  Threshold  or  the  Aggregate  Threshold.

          (b)  Notwithstanding  anything  to  the  contrary  set  forth  in this
     Agreement  or  in  any other Transaction Document, the maximum liability of
     Stephen J. McHale pursuant to Section 9.2 for all Purchaser Losses together
     with  indemnity  losses  paid  by  Stephen  J. McHale pursuant to any other
     indemnity  relating  to  the McHale Stock Purchases in favor of the Company
     shall  not  exceed  the  value  of the number of shares of Purchaser Common
     Stock  issuable  for  845,865 shares of Company Series A Preferred Stock in
     accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  Agreement.

          (c)  The  Purchaser Indemnified Parties' right to recovery pursuant to
     Section  9.1  hereof  on account of any Purchaser Losses will be reduced by
     all  insurance  or  other  third  party  indemnification  proceeds actually
     received  by  the  Purchaser  Indemnified  Parties.  The  Purchaser and the
     Company  shall use commercially reasonable efforts to claim and recover any
     Purchaser  Losses  suffered  by the Purchaser Indemnified Parties under any
     such  insurance  policies  or other third party indemnities. If a Purchaser
     Indemnified Party (or one of its Affiliates) actually recognizes a cash Tax
     benefit  in a taxable year as a result of incurring indemnifiable Purchaser
     Losses  that  have been indemnified, the Purchaser Indemnified Party shall,
     to  the  extent  the  indemnifiable  Purchaser  Losses  have  actually been
     indemnified,  pay  the amount of such Tax benefit to the Indemnifying Party
     within  30 days of filing its final Tax return for the year in which it has
     realized  a  Tax  benefit.  The  amount  of  a Tax benefit will be computed
     assuming  that  all  items  of  deduction,  loss,  income,  gain and credit
     attributable  to  incurring the indemnifiable Purchaser Losses are the last
     items  incurred  by  the  Purchaser  Indemnified  Party.

          (d)  The  Parties  agree  that, from and after the Effective Time, the
     exclusive  remedies  of  the  Parties  for any Sellers Losses and Purchaser
     Losses arising out of or based upon the matters set forth in this Agreement
     are the indemnification and/or reimbursement obligations of the parties set
     forth  in  this  Article  IX.  The provisions of this Section 9.6 will not,
     however,  prevent  or  limit  a cause of action (i) on account of fraud, or
     (ii)  under  Section  8.2 to obtain an injunction or injunctions to prevent
     breaches  of  this  Agreement  and  to  enforce  specifically the terms and
     provisions  hereof.

          (e)  Except  with  respect  to  Purchaser Losses actually awarded to a
     third party in an action brought against a Purchaser Indemnified Party, the
     Purchaser  Indemnified  Parties  are  not  entitled to recovery pursuant to
     Section  9.1  hereof  for  punitive  damages,  or  for  lost  profits,
     consequential,  exemplary or special damages. Except with respect to Seller
     Losses  actually  awarded  to  a third party in an action brought against a
     Seller  Indemnified  Party, the Seller Indemnified Parties are not entitled
     to  recovery  pursuant  to  Section 9.1 hereof for punitive damages, or for
     lost  profits,  consequential,  exemplary  or  special  damages.

     Section  9.7     Investigations.  The  respective  representations  and
                      --------------
warranties  of  the Parties contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or
other  document  delivered  by  any  Party  before the Closing and the rights to
indemnification  set  forth  in  this  Article  IX  will not be deemed waived or
otherwise  affected  by  any  investigation  made  by a Party to this Agreement.

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     Section  9.8     Escrow  Shares.  The  Escrow  Shares  held  in  the Escrow
                      --------------
Account are the sole source of recovery by Purchaser Indemnified Parties for any
Purchaser  Losses  pursuant to this Article IX, except with respect to Purchaser
Losses  arising  under the Special Obligations.  The Escrow Shares shall be held
in  the  Escrow  Account and released to Sellers or Purchaser in accordance with
the  Escrow  Agreement.

                                    ARTICLE X
                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     Section  10.1     Notices.  All  notices,  communications,  and  other
                       -------
deliveries  under  this  Agreement  will  be made in writing signed by or on the
delivering  Party's  behalf,  will  specify  the  Section  under  this Agreement
pursuant  to  which  such delivery is given or being made, and will be delivered
personally  or by facsimile transmission or sent by registered or certified mail
(return receipt requested) or by a reputable overnight courier (with evidence of
delivery  and  postage  and  other  fees  prepaid)  as  follows:

     To the Purchaser:  Concurrent Computer Corporation
                        4375 River Green Parkway, Suite 100
                        Duluth, GA 30096, USA
                        Attn:  Kirk L. Somers
                        Fax No.:  (678) 258-4300

     with a copy to:    King & Spalding LLP
                        191 Peachtree Street
                        Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1763
                        Attn:  John D. Capers, Jr.
                        Fax No.:  (404) 572-5136

     To the Sellers:    Charles Lougheed, as Representative
                        c/o Everstream Holdings, Inc.
                        6001 Cochran Road
                        Suite 300
                        Cleveland, OH 44139
                        Fax No.:  (440) 498-8866

     with a copy to:    Jones Day
                        901 Lakeside Avenue
                        Attn:Cleveland, Ohio  44114-1190
                        Denise A. Carkhuff
                        Fax No.:  (216) 579-0212

     To the Company:    Everstream Holdings, Inc.
                        6001 Cochran Road
                        Suite 300
                        Cleveland, OH 44139
                        Attn:  Stephen J. McHale
                        Fax No.:  (440) 498-8866

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     with a copy to:    Jones Day
                        901 Lakeside Avenue
                        Cleveland, Ohio  44114-1190
                        Attn:  Denise A. Carkhuff
                       Fax No.:  (216) 579-0212

or  to  such other representative or at such other Party's address as such Party
may furnish to the other parties in writing.  Any such notice, communication, or
delivery  will  be deemed given or made (a) on the date of delivery if delivered
in person, (b) on the first Business Day after delivery to such Party if sent by
UPS  Next Day Air, (c) upon transmission by facsimile if receipt is confirmed by
telephone,  or  (d)  on  the  fifth  Business  Day after mailed by registered or
certified  mail.

     Section  10.2     Schedules  and  Exhibits.  The  Schedules and Exhibits to
                       ------------------------
this Agreement are hereby incorporated into this Agreement and are hereby made a
part  of  this  Agreement  as  if  set  out  in  full  in  this  Agreement.

     Section 10.3     Assignment; Successors in Interest.  No Party will assign,
                      ----------------------------------
delegate,  or  transfer such Party's rights or obligations under this Agreement,
except  with  the  prior written consent of the other Parties to this Agreement;
provided  that  the  Purchaser shall, without the obligation to obtain the prior
written  consent of the Company or any of its Sellers will be entitled to assign
this Agreement or all or any part of the Purchaser's rights or obligations under
this  Agreement to any one or more Purchaser Affiliates.  This Agreement will be
binding  upon  and will inure to the benefit of the Parties and their successors
and  permitted assigns, and any reference to a Party will also be a reference to
a  successor  or  permitted  assign.

     Section  10.4     Captions.  The  titles,  captions,  and table of contents
                       --------
contained  in  this Agreement are inserted in this Agreement only as a matter of
convenience  and for reference and do not, in any way, define, limit, extend, or
describe  the  scope  of  this  Agreement or the intent of any provision of this
Agreement.

     Section  10.5     Controlling  Law; Venue.  This Agreement will be governed
                       -----------------------
by  and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State
of  Delaware  without  reference  to  Delaware choice-of-law rules.  Each of the
Parties irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of
the United States District Court for District of Delaware, or if such court does
not have jurisdiction, the state courts of the State of Delaware, located in the
City  of  Wilmington,  for  the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding
arising  out  of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.  Each of
the  Parties  further  agrees  that  service  of any process, summons, notice or
document by U.S. registered mail to such Party's respective address set forth in
Section  10.1  shall  be  effective  service  of process for any action, suit or
proceeding  in Delaware with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to
jurisdiction  as set forth above in the immediately preceding sentence.  Each of
the  Parties  irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying
of  venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any
transaction  contemplated  hereby  or  thereby in (a) the United States District
Court for District of Delaware or (b) the state courts of the State of Delaware,
located  in  the  City  of  Wilmington,  and  hereby  further  irrevocably  and
unconditionally  (i)  waives,  and  agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a
defense,  counterclaim  or  otherwise,  in

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any  such  litigation or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject
to  the  jurisdiction  of  the  aforesaid  courts  for any reason other than the
failure  to  serve  process in accordance with this Section 10.5, that it or its
property  is  exempt  or  immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any
legal  process  commenced  in  such  courts  (whether through service of notice,
attachment  prior  to  judgment,  attachment  in  aid  of execution of judgment,
execution of judgment or otherwise), and to the fullest extent permitted by Law,
that  the  litigation  in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum and
(ii)  agrees  not  to  commence  any  action, claim, cause of action or suit, in
contract,  tort  or  otherwise arising out of this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated  hereby  and  thereby  other than in (a) the United States District
Court for District of Delaware or (b) the state courts of the State of Delaware,
located  in  the  City  of  Wilmington.  The Parties intend that any judgment of
either  such court shall be enforceable in all other jurisdictions.  EACH OF THE
PARTIES  IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY  APPLICABLE  LAW,  ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY
LITIGATION  OR  PROCEEDING  ARISING  OUT  OF  THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED  HEREBY.

     Section  10.6     Severability.  Any  provision  of  this Agreement that is
                       ------------
prohibited  or  unenforceable in any jurisdiction will, as to such jurisdiction,
be  ineffective  to  the  extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating  the  remaining  provisions  of  this  Agreement,  and  any  such
prohibition  or  unenforceability  in  any  jurisdiction  will not invalidate or
render  unenforceable  such  provision in any other jurisdiction.  To the extent
permitted  by  Law, the Parties waive any provision of Law that renders any such
provision  prohibited  or  unenforceable  in  any  respect.

     Section  10.7     Counterparts;  Execution.  This Agreement may be executed
                       ------------------------
in  two  or  more  counterparts,  each  of  which will be deemed an original.  A
facsimile,  telecopy,  electronic  mail, or other reproduction of this Agreement
and/or  the  other Transaction Documents may be executed by one or more Parties,
and  an  executed  copy of this Agreement and/or the other Transaction Documents
may be delivered by one or more Parties by facsimile, telecopy, electronic mail,
or  similar electronic transmission device pursuant to which the signature of or
on  behalf  of  such  Party can be seen, and such execution and delivery will be
considered  valid,  binding,  and effective for all purposes.  At the request of
any Party, all Parties agree to execute an original of this Agreement and/or any
other Transaction Documents as well as any facsimile, telecopy, electronic mail,
or  other  reproduction  of  this  Agreement  and/or  of  any  other Transaction
Document.

     Section  10.8     Enforcement  of  Certain  Rights.  Nothing  expressed  or
                       --------------------------------
implied  in  this Agreement is intended, or will be construed, to confer upon or
give  any Person other than the Parties and the Sellers, and their successors or
permitted assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by
reason  of  this  Agreement, or result in such Person being deemed a third-party
beneficiary  of  this  Agreement.

     Section  10.9     Waiver.  Any Party's agreement to any extension or waiver
                       ------
of  any  provision  of  this  Agreement  will  be  valid only if set forth in an
instrument  in  writing  signed on such Party's behalf.  A Party's waiver of any
other  Party's  performance  of  any covenant, agreement, obligation, condition,
representation,  or  warranty  will  not  be  construed  as  a  waiver  of

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any  other  covenant,  agreement,  obligation,  condition,  representation,  or
warranty.  A Party's waiver of the other Party's performance of any act will not
constitute  a  waiver  of  such other Party's performance of any other act or an
identical  act  that  such  other  Party is required to perform at a later time.

     Section 10.10     Integration; Amendment.  This Agreement and the documents
                       ----------------------
executed  pursuant to this Agreement supersede all negotiations, agreements, and
understandings  among  the  Parties  with  respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement,  except  for  the  Confidentiality  Agreement,  and  this  Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties.  This Agreement may not be
amended,  modified,  or supplemented except by written agreement of the Parties.

     Section  10.11     Cooperation  after the Closing.  After the Closing, each
                        ------------------------------
Party  will  deliver to the other Parties such further information and documents
and  will  execute and deliver to the other Parties such further instruments and
agreements  as  such  Party will reasonably request to consummate or confirm the
transactions  provided  for in this Agreement, to accomplish the purpose of this
Agreement,  or  to  assure  to  such  Party  the  benefits  of  this  Agreement.

     Section  10.12     Transaction  Costs.  Except  as  provided  above  or  as
                        ------------------
otherwise  expressly  provided in this Agreement, (a) the Purchaser will pay the
Purchaser's  own  fees,  costs, and expenses, and the Purchaser will pay Newco's
fees,  costs,  and  expenses  incurred in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions  contemplated  by  this  Agreement,  including the fees, costs, and
expenses of their respective financial advisors, accountants and counsel and (b)
the  Sellers will pay the fees, costs, and expenses that the Sellers incurred in
connection  with  this  Agreement  and  the  transactions  contemplated  by this
Agreement,  if  any, including the fees, costs, and expenses of their respective
financial  advisors,  accountants,  and  counsel.

     Section  10.13     Sellers  Representative.
                        -----------------------

          (a)  Charles  Lougheed is hereby irrevocably constituted and appointed
     as  the  true  and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of each stockholder of
     the  Company  as  of the date hereof and immediately prior to the Effective
     Time  (the "REPRESENTATIVE") with full powers of substitution to act in the
                 --------------
     name,  place,  and  stead  of  each  such  stockholder  with respect to the
     stockholder's  performance under terms and provisions of this Agreement and
     each  Company  Ancillary  Document and to do or refrain from doing all such
     further  acts  and  things,  and  to  execute  all  such  documents, as the
     Representative will deem necessary or appropriate in connection with any of
     the  transactions  contemplated  under  this  Agreement.

          (b)  The  Representative's  appointment will be deemed coupled with an
     interest and will be irrevocable, and any other Person may conclusively and
     absolutely rely, without inquiry, upon any actions of the Representative as
     the  collective  acts  of  each  stockholder  of the Company as of the date
     hereof  and immediately prior to the Effective Time in all matters referred
     to  in  this  Agreement.  Each  such  stockholder ratifies and confirms all
     actions that the Representative will take or cause to be taken by virtue of
     the  Representative's  appointment.  On  all  matters  set  forth  in  this
     Agreement,  the Representative will act for such stockholders in the manner
     that  the  Representative

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     believes  to  be  in  the  best  interest  of  such  stockholders,  but the
     Representative will not be responsible to any such stockholder for any loss
     or  damage  that  such  stockholder  may  suffer  by  reason  of  the
     Representative's  performance  of  the  Representative's  duties under this
     Agreement,  other  than  loss  or  damage arising from the Representative's
     willful  misconduct  in  performing  the Representative's duties under this
     Agreement.

          (c)  Each  stockholder  of  the  Company  as  of  the  date hereof and
     immediately  prior  to the Effective Time expressly acknowledges and agrees
     that  the Representative is authorized to act on behalf of such stockholder
     notwithstanding any dispute or disagreement among the Company Stockholders,
     and that any Person will be entitled to rely on any and all action taken by
     the Representative under this Agreement without liability to, or obligation
     to  inquire  of, any of such stockholders. If the Representative resigns or
     ceases  to  function  in  such capacity for any reason whatsoever, then the
     successor Representative will be the Person appointed by such stockholders;
     provided,  however, that, if for any reason no successor has been appointed
     --------   -------
     within  30  days  after  the  Representative  ceases  to  function  as  the
     Representative, then any such stockholder will have the right to petition a
     court  of  competent  jurisdiction  for  appointment  of  a  successor
     Representative.  Each  such  stockholder  agrees  to indemnify and hold the
     Representative harmless from and against any and all liability, loss, cost,
     damage,  or  expense  (including  attorneys'  fees)  reasonably incurred or
     suffered  as  a  result  of  the  Representative's  performance  of  the
     Representative's  duties  under  this Agreement, except in cases of willful
     misconduct.

                           [SIGNATURE PAGES TO FOLLOW]

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     The  Parties  have  caused  this  Agreement  to  be duly executed as of the
Agreement  Date.

                                       CONCURRENT COMPUTER CORPORATION

                                       By:
                                            ---------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                            ---------------------------------
                                       Title:
                                             --------------------------------

                                       STREAM  ACQUISITION,  INC.

                                       By:
                                            ---------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                            ---------------------------------
                                       Title:
                                             --------------------------------

                                       EVERSTREAM  HOLDINGS,  INC.

                                       By:
                                            ---------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                            ---------------------------------
                                       Title:
                                             --------------------------------

                                       REPRESENTATIVE:

                                       ---------------------------------

                                       SELLERS:

                                       CANOE  EVERSTREAM,  LLC:

                                            BY:
                                               -------------------------------

                                            BY:
                                               -------------------------------
                                            NAME:
                                                 -----------------------------
                                            TITLE:
                                                  ----------------------------

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                                       EVERSTREAM,  LLC:

                                            BY:
                                               -------------------------------

                                            BY:
                                               -------------------------------
                                            NAME:
                                                 -----------------------------
                                            TITLE:
                                                  ----------------------------

                                       ---------------------------------
                                       JIM  HICKEY

                                       ---------------------------------
                                       SCOTT  KEGLOVIC

                                       LAUDER  PARTNERS  LLC:

                                            BY:
                                               -------------------------------

                                            BY:
                                               -------------------------------
                                            NAME:
                                                 -----------------------------
                                            TITLE:
                                                  ----------------------------

                                       ---------------------------------
                                       JOHN  F.  MCHALE

                                       ---------------------------------
                                       STEPHEN  J.  MCHALE

                                       ---------------------------------
                                       KATHY  WOLFE

                                       ---------------------------------
                                       ROBERT  WOLFE

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