Document:

[DATE]

[NAME]

         Re:      Change in Control Agreement

Dear ________:

     The following is an agreement ("Agreement" hereinafter refers to this
agreement, including Appendicies A and B hereto) between you and First
Consulting Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), pursuant to
which you shall receive the payments and benefits described below in the event
of a Change in Control (as defined below), under the terms, and subject to the
conditions, set forth below:

1.   (a)  Subject to Section 3, in the event of a Change in Control, you shall
          receive the payment and benefits described in subsections (c), (d) and
          (e) from the Company if, at any time during the period beginning one
          (1) month prior to the date of the Change in Control and ending
          thirteen (13) months after the date of the Change in Control, your
          employment with the Company terminates because of any of the
          following: (i) the Company terminates your employment without Cause
          (as defined below), (ii) you terminate your employment with the
          Company for Good Reason (as defined below), or (iii) your employment
          with the Company terminates by reason of your death or your Disability
          (as defined below). If you terminate your employment with the Company
          for Good Reason, you will only receive the payment and benefits
          described in subsections (c), (d) and (e) if you terminate your
          employment not later than thirty (30) days after the first calendar
          year in which any event constituting Good Reason occurs. Also, subject
          to Section 3, in the event of a Change in Control, you shall receive
          the payment described in subsection (f) from the Company if: (i) you
          are employed by the Company on the date of the Change in Control, or
          (ii) at any time during the period beginning one (1) month prior to
          the date of the Change in Control and ending on the date immediately
          prior to the date of the Change in Control, the Company terminates
          your employment without Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, your
          employment with the Company will include employment with the Company
          or any of its subsidiaries, or any successor or assignee of the
          Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, and your employment
          with the Company will terminate on the date you ceased to be employed
          by any and all of the foregoing.

     (b)  You will not receive the payment and benefits described in subsections
          (c), (d) and (e) if your termination of employment with the Company is
          not described in subsection (a). You will not receive the payment
          described in subsection (f) if your employment with the Company
          terminates prior to the date of the Change in Control (unless the
          Company terminates your employment without Cause during the period
          beginning one (1) month prior to the date of Change in Control and
          ending on the date immediately prior to the Change in Control).

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     (c)  Subject to subsection (g) and Section 4, you shall receive a lump sum
          payment in the amount of [Executive Committee members - two hundred
          percent (200%)] [Other Vice Presidents Selected by Compensation
          Committee - one hundred fifty percent (150%)](1) of your Annual Base
          Salary (as defined below). Such lump sum payment shall be made in cash
          not later than ten (10) days after your General Release (as defined
          below) becomes effective in accordance with the terms thereof.

     (d)  You shall receive, without payment of any applicable premium, for a
          period of [Executive Committee members - twenty-four (24) months]
          [Other Vice Presidents Selected by Compensation Committee - eighteen
          (18) months] after the date your employment with the Company
          terminates, continuation coverage under the group health plans of the
          Company and its subsidiaries, as required by under Title I, Subtitle
          B, Part 6 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
          amended ("ERISA"), Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
          as amended (the "Code"), and the Treasury Regulations thereunder
          (collectively, "COBRA"), for you, your spouse and your dependent
          children. The Company shall pay on your behalf any applicable premium
          for such COBRA continuation coverage for you, your spouse and your
          dependent children for the period described in the preceding sentence,
          to the extent you, your spouse and your dependent children are
          entitled to COBRA continuation coverage. Following such period, you,
          your spouse and your dependent children will be required to pay any
          applicable premium for such COBRA continuation coverage for any
          subsequent period during which such COBRA continuation coverage
          remains in effect. You, your spouse and your dependent children will
          be provided only such continuation coverage as is required under
          COBRA, and the Company shall pay any applicable premium for the period
          described in the first sentence only to the extent that continuation
          coverage is elected by and provided to you, your spouse or your
          dependent children under COBRA. The COBRA continuation coverage
          provided to you, your spouse and your dependent children will be
          subject to the terms and conditions of the group health plans of the
          Company, and the provisions of COBRA, as in effect from time to time,
          and this Agreement shall not restrict in any way the Company's right
          to amend, modify or terminate any group health plan of the Company and
          its subsidiaries. To the extent required by COBRA, COBRA continuation
          coverage will be provided under this subsection (c) under the group
          health plans of any successor or assignee of the Company or any of its
          subsidiaries or affiliates.

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(1)  The Executive Committee Members that have entered into this Agreement are
     Luther Nussbaum (Chairman and CEO), Steven Heck (President), Mitch Morris
     (Executive Vice President), Thomas Underwood (Executive Vice President) and
     Thomas Watford (Executive Vice President and Interim CFO). In addition, FCG
     has entered into an Agreement with its two other Section 16 officers,
     Philip Ockelmann (Chief Accounting Officer and Controller) and Michael
     Zuercher (General Counsel).

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     (e)  Subject to subsection (g) and Section 4, you shall receive executive
          outplacement assistance benefits through such outplacement assistance
          provider as is selected by the Company. The Company shall pay on your
          behalf any fees and expenses for such executive outplacement
          assistance benefits. The Company shall determine the nature, extent
          and duration of the executive outplacement assistance benefits
          provided to you; provided that such benefits shall be consistent with
          outplacement benefits historically provided by the Company.

     (f)  Subject to subsection (g) and Section 4, you shall receive a lump sum
          payment in the amount of your pro-rated target cash bonus for the
          bonus period during which the date of the Change in Control occurs.
          The amount of such lump sum payment shall equal: (i) the amount of
          your target cash bonus under the Company's bonus plan or program, as
          in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control (or, if earlier,
          immediately prior to the termination of your employment with the
          Company) for the bonus period (as determined under such plan or
          program) in which the date of the Change in Control occurs, multiplied
          by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days
          during the period commencing on the first day of the bonus period and
          ending on the date of the Change in Control, and the denominator of
          which is the number of days during the bonus period. Such lump sum
          payment shall be made in cash not later than ten (10) days after the
          date of the Change in Control (or, if applicable, not later than ten
          (10) days after your General Release becomes effective in accordance
          with the terms thereof).

     (g)  The payments and benefits under subsections (c), (e) and (f) shall be
          made not later than the date that is two and one-half months following
          the first calendar year in which your right to such payment and
          benefits are no longer subject to a "substantial risk of forfeiture,"
          within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury
          Regulations thereunder.

2.   For purposes of this Agreement, your "Annual Base Salary" shall equal your
     greatest annual rate of base salary from the Company and its subsidiaries
     (and any successor or assign of the Company and its subsidiaries and
     affiliates) in effect at any time during the period beginning ninety (90)
     days prior to the date of the Change in Control and ending on the date your
     employment with the Company terminates.

3.   The Company's obligation to provide the payment and benefits described in
     Sections 1(c), (d) and (e), and the Company's obligation to provide the
     payment described in Section 1(f) (in the event the Company terminates your
     employment without Cause during the period beginning one (1) month prior to
     the date of the Change in Control and ending on the date immediately prior
     to the date of the Change in Control), shall be subject to your execution
     of a general release of claims in form and substance set forth on Appendix
     A hereto, providing for a release of any and all claims (whether known or
     unknown and including, without limitation, claims arising after the date
     hereof) and waiver of certain rights that you may have against the Company
     or its subsidiaries and affiliated parties (or any successor or assignee of
     the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliated parties) (the "General
     Release"), your delivery of the General Release to the Company and the
     General Release becoming effective in accordance with the terms thereof.
     The Company shall provide you with the form of the General Release for
     signature not later than five (5) days after your employment with the
     Company terminates (or, if later, five (5) days after the date of the
     Change in Control). To the extent required in the preceding sentence, in
     order to receive the payments and benefits described in Section 1, you (or,
     in the event of your death, your legal representatives or executors) must
     execute the General Release and deliver the General Release to the Company
     not later than thirty (30) days after your employment with the Company
     terminates (or, if later, thirty (30) days after the Change in Control) (or
     such later date as is provided under the terms of the General Release) and
     the General Release must become effective in accordance with the terms
     thereof. The Company's obligation to provide the payment described in
     Section 1(f), in the event you are employed by the Company on the date of
     the Change in Control, shall not be subject to your execution and delivery
     of a general release of claims.

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4.   (a)  Notwithstanding subsections 1(c), (e) and (f), in the event that any
          payment or benefit to you, or for your benefit or on your behalf,
          payable or distributable, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
          (before application of this Section 4), or any payment or benefit to
          you, or for your benefit or on your behalf, paid or payable or
          distributed or distributable, pursuant to the terms of any other
          agreement, arrangement or plan with or of the Company or any Affiliate
          (as defined below) (any such payment or benefit under this Agreement
          or such other agreement, arrangement or plan, a "Payment"), or any
          portion of a Payment, would be a "parachute payment" under Section
          280G of the Code (or any successor provision thereto), and if the
          payments or benefits to be made to you under subsection 1(c), (e) or
          (f) (before the application of this Section 4), or any portion
          thereof, would be a "parachute payment", then: (i) the payment or
          benefits to be made to you under subsections 1(c), (e) and (f) (before
          the application of this Section 4) shall be reduced to the extent
          necessary to cause each Payment (or portion thereof) not to be a
          "parachute payment", and (ii) if no such reduction is sufficient to
          cause each Payment (or portion thereof) not to be a "parachute
          payment", the payment and benefits to be made to you under subsections
          1(c), (e) and (f) shall be reduced to zero. This Section 4 shall apply
          only if any payment or benefit to you, or for your benefit or on your
          behalf, payable or distributable pursuant to the terms of this
          Agreement otherwise would be a "parachute payment". This Section 4
          shall not affect your rights to benefits under subsection 1(d). For
          purposes of this Section 4, an "Affiliate" shall mean any successor to
          all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company,
          any person acquiring ownership or effective control of the Company, or
          ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, or
          any person whose relationship to the Company or such person is such as
          to require attribution under Section 318(a) of the Code.

     (b)  All determinations are required to be made under this Section 4 shall
          be made by the independent certified public accountants serving as the
          auditors for the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control
          (the "Accountants"). In the event that such accountants are also
          serving as the auditors for the individual, entity or group effecting
          the Change in Control, you shall appoint other nationally recognized
          independent certified public accountants, reasonably acceptable to the
          Company, to make the determinations required hereunder (which
          accountants shall then be referred to as the Accountants hereunder).
          All fees and expenses of the Accountants incurred in making the
          determinations shall be paid by the Company. The Accountants shall
          make the determinations required to be made under this Section 4 based
          on the Code, the Treasury Regulations and other relevant authorities.
          The Company and you shall provide such information as the Accountants
          reasonably determine necessary for such determinations, and the
          Accountants may make such assumptions as are necessary and appropriate
          for purposes of such determinations. The determinations by the
          Accountants under this Section 4 shall be final, binding and
          conclusive with respect to the rights and obligations of the Company
          and you under the Agreement.

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5.   The following definitions are applicable under this Agreement:

     (a)  "Cause" shall mean only: (i) your willful theft or embezzlement of
          funds of the Company; (ii) your conviction of a felony, or any other
          criminal conviction for fraud, embezzlement, or other act of moral
          turpitude; (iii) your willful violation of any law or regulation
          applicable to the Company's business, including any federal or state
          securities laws; or (iv) your willful and continued failure to perform
          substantially your duties and responsibilities with the Company (other
          than any such failure resulting from personal leave or incapacity due
          to injury, accident, illness, or physical or mental incapacity)
          consistent with lawful directions of the Company after you have
          received a written demand for substantial performance from the Board
          of Directors of the Company (the "Board") that specifically identifies
          the manner in which the Board believes in good faith that you have not
          substantially performed your duties and responsibilities.
          Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conduct specified in subsections
          (i) through (iv) shall not constitute or be deemed to constitute
          "Cause" if it is of such a nature that substantially all detriment
          otherwise resulting to the Company from it can be cured or eliminated
          by appropriate action, and you cause such action to be taken within
          ten (10) business days following receipt of notice from the Company
          that it desires to terminate your employment for "Cause." For purposes
          of this definition, no act on your part shall be considered "willful"
          unless it is done by you in bad faith or without reasonable belief
          that your action was in the best interests of the Company. Any act
          based upon authority given pursuant to the charter documents of the
          Company or a resolution duly adopted by the Board or based upon the
          advice of counsel for the Company shall be conclusively deemed to be
          done by you in good faith and in the best interests of the Company.

     (b)  "Change in Control" shall mean any of the following transactions or
          events occurring on or after the date hereof: (i) a dissolution,
          liquidation, or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the
          Company; (ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not
          the surviving corporation; (iii) a reverse merger in which the Company
          is the surviving corporation but the shares of the Company's common
          stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger are converted by
          virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of
          securities, cash or otherwise; or (iv) the individuals who, as of the
          date hereof, are members of the Board (the "Incumbent Board"), cease
          for any reason to constitute at least 50% of the Board, provided,
          however, that if the election, or nomination for election, by the
          Company's stockholders of any new director was approved by a vote of
          at least 50% of the Incumbent Board, such new director shall, for
          purposes of this definition, be considered as a member of the
          Incumbent Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a merger,
          consolidation or reverse merger described in clause (ii) or (iii)
          shall not be a "Change in Control" for purposes of this Agreement, if
          such merger, consolidation or reverse merger results in the Company's
          common stock outstanding immediately before the merger, consolidation
          or reverse merger continuing to represent (either by remaining
          outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the
          Company or the person that, as a result of the merger, consolidation
          or reverse merger, controls, directly or indirectly, the Company or
          otherwise succeeds to the business of the Company (the Company or such
          other person, hereinafter referred to as the "Successor Entity")),
          directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the combined voting power of
          the Successor Entity's outstanding voting securities immediately after
          the merger, consolidation or reverse merger. For purposes of this
          Agreement, in the event of a "Change in Control" (as defined in the
          preceding sentence), no transaction or event occurring after the date
          of such "Change in Control" shall be a "Change in Control."

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     (c)  "Disability" shall mean that you are: (i) unable to engage in any
          substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable
          physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death
          or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than
          twelve (12) months, or (ii) by reason of any medically determinable
          physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death
          or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than
          twelve (12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period
          of not less than three months under an accident or health plan
          covering employees of the Company, as determined in accordance with
          Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations
          thereunder.

     (d)  "Good Reason" shall mean any of the following events occurring on or
          after the date hereof: (i) a reduction in your annual rate of base
          salary, or your target cash bonus, from the Company, as in effect
          immediately prior to the Change in Control (or, if earlier,
          immediately prior to the termination of your employment with the
          Company), or the failure of the Company to make you eligible for any
          long term incentive compensation plan or program in which similarly
          situated executives of the Company are eligible; (ii) the failure of
          the Company to provide you with a package of welfare benefit plans
          which, taken as a whole, provides substantially similar benefits to
          those in which you were entitled to participate immediately prior to
          the Change in Control (or, if earlier, immediately prior to the
          termination of your employment with the Company) (except that employee
          contributions may be raised to the extent of any cost increases
          imposed by third parties); (iii) a substantial diminution in your
          responsibilities, or authority, as in effect immediately prior to the
          Change in Control (or, if earlier, immediately prior to the
          termination of your employment with the Company), excluding for this
          purpose an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent diminution not
          taken in bad faith which is remedied by the Company promptly after
          notice thereof is given by you; or (iv) a request that you relocate
          your principal worksite with the Company to a worksite that is more
          than thirty-five (35) miles from your prior principal worksite with
          the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control
          (or, if earlier, immediately prior to the termination of your
          employment with the Company), unless you accept such relocation
          request in writing.

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6.   You hereby acknowledge and agree to fulfill your continuing obligations,
     both during and after your employment with the Company, to abide by the
     terms of that certain Vice President Agreement between you and the Company
     dated ______________.

7.   This Agreement shall not be construed as a contract of employment between
     you and the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, and shall not provide
     you with the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any
     subsidiary of the Company (or any successor or assignee of the Company or
     any subsidiary or affiliate thereof) with the Company, as in effect
     immediately prior to the Change in Control. This Agreement shall not
     interfere with the rights of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company
     (or any successor or assignee of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate
     thereof) to terminate your employment at any time, with or without Cause,
     for any reason or no reason, and with or without notice, except as
     otherwise agreed to with the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the
     Change in Control in writing. This agreement shall not prohibit the Company
     or any subsidiary of the Company (or any successor or assignee of the
     Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof) from providing you with
     additional separation benefits or other compensation in its sole
     discretion.

8.   Except for the Vice President Agreement described in Section 6, this
     Agreement represents the complete understanding between the Company and you
     regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior
     agreements, representations, warranties and covenants, written or oral,
     express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof (including,
     without limitation, any prior severance agreements). This Agreement may
     only be amended, modified or terminated by a written amendment executed by
     the Company and you.

9.   This Agreement is binding on the Company and its successors and assigns,
     and you. The Company shall require that any successor or assignee of the
     Company expressly assume and agree to perform the obligations of the
     Company under this Agreement and references to the "Company" thereafter
     shall include such successor or assignee to the Company.

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10.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, your
     legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs,
     distributees, devisees, and legatees. If you are entitled to receive any
     payment or benefit under this Agreement, and you are adjudged to be legally
     incapable of giving valid receipt and discharge for such payment or
     benefit, such payment or benefit shall be paid to your duly appointed and
     acting legal guardian, if any, and if no such legal guardian is appointed
     and acting, to such persons as the Company may designate. Such payments and
     benefits shall, to the extent made, be a complete discharge for such
     payments and benefits under this Agreement.

11.  All notices and other communications provided for in this Agreement shall
     be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or
     mailed by United States certified or registered mail, return receipt
     requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

                      To the Company at            First Consulting Group, Inc.
                                                   111 W. Ocean Blvd., 4th Floor
                                                   Long Beach, CA  90802
                                                   Attn:  Corporate Secretary

                      or to you at:                ___________________________

                                                   ___________________________,

           or to such other address as either party may designate to the other
           in a written notice provided in accordance with this Section 11.

12.  No waiver, by conduct or otherwise, by any party of any term, provision,
     condition or covenant of this Agreement shall be deemed or construed as a
     further or continuing waiver of any such term, provision, condition or
     covenant or as a waiver of a similar or dissimilar term, condition,
     provision or covenant at the same time or at any prior or subsequent time.

13.  Your rights under this Agreement may not be sold, exchanged, transferred,
     assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of, and any such
     purported sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or
     disposition shall be null and void. Your rights or interest under this
     Agreement shall not be subject in any manner to transfer by operation of
     law, and shall be exempt from the claims of creditors or other claimants
     and from all orders, decrees, levies, garnishment and/or executions or
     other legal or equitable process or proceedings against you, to the fullest
     extent which may be permitted by law.

14.  The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this
     Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without
     regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. Each party to this
     Agreement has had an opportunity to review this Agreement with legal
     counsel and negotiate the terms and conditions of this Agreement. This
     Agreement shall be considered prepared by both of the parties and shall not
     be construed or interpreted against either party. This Agreement is
     intended to satisfy the short-term deferral exception to the requirements
     of Section 409A of the Code, as set forth in Internal Revenue Service
     Notice 2005-1, and shall be interpreted, construed and administered in
     accordance with such exception.

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15.  All payments and benefits provided under this Agreement shall be paid net
     of any withholding required by applicable law, and the Company shall
     withhold any taxes required to be withheld from any payment or benefit
     under this Agreement as required by applicable law.

16.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall
     not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this
     Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

17.  This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall
     be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and
     the same instrument.

18.  You and the Company agree to arbitrate any controversy or dispute arising
     out of, or related to, this Agreement or the General Release (once
     executed), and to waive the right to a jury trial, as set forth in Appendix
     B hereto.

19.  This Agreement shall terminate upon the full payment of the payment and
     benefits to be provided to you, and your spouse and dependent children,
     pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that the termination of this
     Agreement shall not terminate or otherwise affect the General Release
     provided by you in accordance with Section 3 (or the rights of the Company
     and other releasees under the General Release), which shall remain in full
     force and effect following the termination of this Agreement. Unless
     terminated as provided in the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall
     terminate on the fifth anniversary of the date hereof, if a Change in
     Control has not occurred prior to such anniversary, and no payments or
     benefits will be paid to you, and your spouse and dependent children, under
     this Agreement following such termination.

     Please indicate your acceptance of and agreement to the terms of this
Agreement below.

                                           FIRST CONSULTING GROUP, INC.

                                           By: _______________________________

                                           Title: ____________________________

AGREED AND ACCEPTED:

______________________________

Address:

______________________________

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                                   Appendix A

                             Form of General Release

1.   Change in Control Agreement. This General Release is made in accordance
     with Section 3 of the Change in Control Agreement, dated __________, 2005,
     between you and First Consulting Group, Inc. (the "Change in Control
     Agreement"). Capitalized terms not defined in this General Release will
     have the meanings set forth in the Change in Control Agreement.

2.   General Release of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates. You
     hereby release, acquit and forever discharge each of the Company and its
     subsidiaries and their respective parents and subsidiaries, and each of
     their respective officers, directors, agents, servants, employees,
     attorneys, shareholders, successors, assigns and affiliates (the
     "Releasees), of and from any and all claims, liabilities, demands, causes
     of action, costs, expenses, attorneys' fees, damages, indemnities and
     obligations of every kind and nature, in law, equity, or otherwise, known
     and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising
     out of or in any way related to agreements, events, acts or conduct at any
     time prior to and including the Effective Date (as defined below) of this
     General Release, including but not limited to: all such claims and demands
     directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way connected with your
     employment with the Company and its subsidiaries and any other Releasee or
     the termination of that employment; claims or demands related to salary,
     bonuses, commissions, stock, stock options or any other ownership interests
     in any Releasee, vacation pay, fringe benefits, expense reimbursements,
     severance pay or any other form of compensation; claims arising from any
     employment agreement or arrangement between you and the Company and its
     subsidiaries and any other Releasee; claims pursuant to any federal, state
     or local law, statute or cause of action including, but not limited to, the
     federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the federal Americans with
     Disabilities Act of 1990; the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act
     of 1967, as amended ("ADEA"); the California Fair Employment and Housing
     Act, as amended; tort law; contract law; wrongful discharge;
     discrimination; harassment; fraud; defamation; emotional distress; and
     breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing
     (collectively, "Claims"). You further agree not to initiate or continue any
     action or proceeding based upon the Claims released in this General
     Release. Notwithstanding the foregoing, your release of the Company and the
     other Releasees in accordance with this General Release shall not be deemed
     to release (i) any of the duties or obligations of the Company under the
     Change in Control Agreement; (ii) any of your rights as a stockholder of
     the Company, (iii) any of your rights under any stock option and other
     stock award from the Company, or (iv) any of your rights under the employee
     benefit plans of the Company or its subsidiaries.

3.   [If Applicable] ADEA Waiver. You acknowledge that you are knowingly and
     voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights or claims you may have under
     the ADEA. You also acknowledge that the consideration given for your waiver
     and release is in addition to anything of value to which you were already
     entitled. You further acknowledge that you have been advised by this
     writing, as required by the ADEA, that: (a) your waiver and release do not
     apply to any rights or claims that may arise after the execution date of
     this General Release; (b) you have been advised hereby to consult with an
     attorney prior to executing this General Release; (c) you have twenty-one
     (21) days to consider this General Release (or, in the event that the
     termination of your employment is in connection with an exit incentive or
     other employment termination program, forty-five (45) days to consider this
     General Release) (although you may choose to voluntarily execute this
     General Release earlier, if you execute this General Release voluntarily
     and after having had the opportunity to consult with an attorney); (d) in
     the event that the termination of your employment is in connection with an
     exit incentive or other employment termination program, you have been
     provided with written information, calculated to be understood by the
     average individual eligible to participate, as to: (i) any class, unit, or
     group of individuals covered by such program, any eligibility factors for
     such program, and any time limits applicable to such programs; and (ii) the
     job titles and ages of all individuals eligible or selected for the
     program, and the ages of all individuals in the same job classification or
     organizational unit who are not eligible or not selected for the program;
     (e) you have seven (7) days following your execution and delivery of this
     General Release to revoke the General Release; and (f) this General Release
     will not be effective until the date upon which the revocation period has
     expired, which will be the eighth day after this General Release is
     executed by you (the "Effective Date"). In the event this General Release
     is revoked by you, this General Release will be null and void in its
     entirety, and you will not receive the payments and benefits described in
     the Change in Control Agreement. If you wish to revoke the General Release,
     you must deliver written notice stating your intent to revoke this General
     Release to the Corporate Secretary of the Company on or before the seventh
     (7th) day after the date you executed and delivered this General Release.

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4.   Section 1542 Waiver. In giving the above release, which includes claims
     which may be unknown to you at present, you acknowledge that you have read
     and understand Section 1542 of the California Civil Code which reads as
     follows:

              "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR
              DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME
              OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE
              MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR."

       You hereby expressly waive and relinquish all rights and benefits under
       that section and any law of any jurisdiction of similar effect with
       respect to your release of any unknown or unsuspected claims you may have
       against an any Releasee.

5.   No Assignment of Claims. You represent and warrant to the Releasees that
     there has been no assignment or other transfer of any right or interest in
     any Claim which you may have against the Releasees, or any of them, and you
     agree to indemnify and hold the Releasees, and each of them, harmless from
     any liability, claims, demands, damages, costs, expenses and attorneys'
     fees and costs incurred as a result of any person asserting any such
     assignment or transfer of any right or interest in any of the Claims under
     any such assignment or transfer from such party.

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6.   No Suits or Actions. You agree that if you hereafter commence, join in, or
     in any manner seek relief through any action, suit or proceeding arising
     out of, based upon, or relating to any of the Claims released hereunder, or
     in any manner assert against the Releasees any of the Claims released
     hereunder, then you will pay to the Releasees against whom such action,
     suit or proceeding or Claim is asserted, in addition to any other damages
     caused thereby, all attorneys' fees and other costs incurred by such
     Releasees, or any of them, in defending or otherwise responding to said
     action, suit or proceeding or Claim [Insert only for employees age 40 and
     above] [; provided, however, that you shall not be obligated to pay
     attorneys' fees and other costs incurred by such Releasees, or any of them,
     to the extent such action, suit, proceeding or Claim is brought to contest
     the validity of this General Release under the Age Discrimination in
     Employment Act and/or the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act].

7.   No Admission. You further understand and agree that neither the payment of
     the payments and benefits under the Change in Control Agreement nor this
     General Release shall constitute or be construed as an admission of any
     liability whatsoever by the Releasees.

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                                   Appendix B

                                   Arbitration

1. Agreement to Arbitrate All Disputes - Waiver of Jury Trial.

     (a)  Except as provided in Section 2 below, any controversy or dispute
          arising out of, or related to, the Agreement or the General Release
          (once executed), which establishes a legal or equitable cause of
          action ("Cause of Action") between any two or more Persons Subject to
          Arbitration (defined below), including without limitation any
          controversy or dispute, whether based on contract, common law, or
          federal, state or local statute or regulation, arising out of, or
          related to, the Agreement or the General Release (once executed),
          shall be submitted to final and binding arbitration as the sole and
          exclusive remedy for such controversy or dispute. It is the parties'
          intent that issues of arbitrability of any dispute shall be decided by
          the arbitrator.

     (b)  "Persons Subject to Arbitration" means, individually and collectively,
          (i) you, (ii) any person in privity with or claiming through, or on
          behalf of you based on your rights, (iii) the Company and its
          successors and assigns, (iv) any past, present or future affiliate,
          employee, officer, director or agent of the Company and its successors
          and assigns, and/or (v) any person or entity alleged to be acting in
          concert with or to be jointly liable with any of the foregoing.
          Persons in privity with or claiming through, on behalf of you or based
          on your rights include, but are not limited to, spouses and other
          family members, heirs, executors, representatives, successors and
          assigns. The affiliates of the Company and its successors and assigns
          include, but are not limited to, its parent and subsidiary
          corporations, joint ventures, and any other person or entity that
          controls, is controlled by or is under common control with Company or
          its successors or assigns.

     (c)  Regardless of whether the Federal Arbitration Act would apply by
          operation of law, you and the Company agree that the right and duty of
          Persons Subject to Arbitration to resolve any controversy or dispute
          by arbitration shall be governed exclusively by the Federal
          Arbitration Act, as amended, and arbitration shall take place
          according to the applicable rules of the American Arbitration
          Association ("AAA") in effect as of the date the demand for
          arbitration is filed. If for any reason the Federal Arbitration Act is
          found not to apply or govern, the agreement to arbitrate shall be
          governed by applicable state law.

     (d)  The arbitration shall take place before one arbitrator. Such
          arbitrator shall be provided through the AAA by mutual agreement of
          the parties to the arbitration; provided that, absent such agreement,
          the arbitrator shall be selected in accordance with the rules of AAA
          then in effect. In either event, such arbitrator may not have any
          preexisting, direct or indirect relationship with any party to the
          arbitration.

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     (e)  The arbitration shall be held at the office of AAA nearest the
          facility of the Company to which you were assigned prior to the
          dispute; provided, however, if such office is outside the state in
          which you reside, you may cause the arbitration to be held within your
          state of residence at a place mutually convenient to the parties
          thereto and arbitrator.

     (f)  The costs to be paid by any of the Persons Subject to Arbitration
          identified in Section 1(b)(i) or (ii) hereof shall not include any
          costs unique to arbitration, nor exceed the amount such person would
          have had to pay in court costs had the matter been pursued in court.
          The Company and its successors and assigns shall be responsible for
          all other cost payable to AAA in connection with the arbitration,
          including the cost and fees of the arbitrator. The arbitrator shall
          award to the successful or prevailing party in arbitration (as
          determined by the Arbitrator) such party's reasonable attorneys' fees
          and expenses related to the arbitration.

     (g)  The award or decision of the arbitrator shall be rendered in writing;
          shall be final and binding on the parties; and may be enforced by
          judgment or order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

     (h)  The arbitrator shall have no authority to amend or modify the terms
          and conditions of this Appendix B, it being expressly understood and
          agreed that the arbitrator shall have all such powers as a court would
          have, sitting without a jury, to determine the validity and
          enforceability of any of the provisions hereof.

2.   Exemptions from Arbitration. Section 1 shall not apply (a) to any claims or
     disputes arising out of or relating to any Company plan subject to ERISA,
     which claims or disputes shall be subject to ERISA, or (b) to any claims or
     disputes as to which applicable law not preempted by the Federal
     Arbitration Act prohibits resolution by binding arbitration as the
     exclusive remedy.

3.   Limitation on Preclusive Effect. Unless prohibited by applicable law, no
     finding or stipulation of fact in any other arbitration, judicial or
     similar proceeding shall be given preclusive or collateral estoppel effect
     in any arbitration hereunder, and no conclusion of law in any other
     arbitration shall be given any weight in any arbitration hereunder, except
     to the extent such finding, stipulation or conclusion may have been
     determined in another proceeding between you and Company or any other
     Persons Subject to Arbitration.

4.   Waiver of the Right to a Jury. YOU AND COMPANY HEREBY WAIVE ALL AND ANY
     RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL. The parties waive all and any right to a jury trial
     as to any Cause of Action subject to Section 1 of this Appendix B. If,
     whether pursuant to Section 2, by operation of law, or otherwise, any Cause
     of Action as defined in Section 1 is not subject to arbitration, then in
     such other forum as the Cause of Action may be brought, except to the
     extent prohibited by applicable law, each of the persons or entities
     included in the definition of Persons Subject to Arbitration HEREBY
     EXPRESSLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO HAVE ANY SUCH CLAIM DECIDED BY A JURY. Except
     only to the extent prohibited by applicable law, the scope of this waiver
     is intended to be all-encompassing of any and all disputes that may be
     filed in any court and that relate to the subject matter of the Agreement
     or the General Release (once executed). This waiver is irrevocable, meaning
     that it may not be modified either orally or in writing, and this waiver
     shall apply to any subsequent amendments, supplements or other
     modifications to this Appendix B or to any other document or agreement
     relating to your employment with Company.

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5.     Severability and Conformance to Applicable Law. This Appendix B shall be
       interpreted to conform to any applicable law concerning the terms and
       enforcement of agreements to arbitrate employment disputes. To the extent
       any terms or conditions of this Appendix B would preclude its
       enforcement, such terms shall be severed or interpreted in a manner to
       allow for the enforcement of this Appendix B. To the extent applicable
       law imposes additional requirements to allow enforcement of this Appendix
       B, this Appendix B shall be interpreted to include such terms or
       conditions.

                                      B-3Exhibit 10.1

June 28, 2005

Herbert Shumway

Dear Herb,

On behalf of NMS Communications, we are pleased to offer you the position of
Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations; Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer, reporting to Bob Schechter, Chief Executive Officer. It is expected
that you will assume this position on June 28, 2005 ("Effective Date"). You will
be paid at a gross rate of $9615.38 bi-weekly, which on an annual basis is
$250,000. You will also be eligible for a target bonus of 60% of your base
salary, resulting in an On Target Earnings (OTE) of $400,000. In addition to
such compensation, you will be entitled to an additional 30,000 shares in the
NMS stock option program, priced at the close of market on the Effective Date.

If your employment with NMS [and any Affiliate or successor in interest] is
terminated within 18 months after the Effective Date (the "Transition Period")
(1) by NMS without Cause or (2) by you for Good Reason, NMS will pay you
severance pay in the amount of your base salary at your then current rate for 12
months, provided that you execute NMS' standard separation agreement, including
a release.

If your employment with NMS [and any Affiliate or successor in interest] shall
be terminated within the Transition Period (1) by NMS for Cause, (2) by you
other than for Good Reason, or (3) by your death or disability, NMS shall have
no obligation to make such severance payments. In such event, your entitlement
to any other compensation or benefits shall be determined in accordance with
NMS' benefit plans and other applicable programs and practices then in effect.

For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" shall mean (a) willful misconduct with
respect to the business and affairs of NMS or any subsidiary or affiliate
thereof, (b) neglect of duties or failure to act or the breach of any provisions
of your Employment Agreement, (c) conviction of the employee for a felony or (d)
violation of any NMS company policy that has been disclosed to you.

"Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence during the Transition Period of any of
the following events or conditions: (a) a reduction in your annual base salary
or "on target" bonus; (b) consistent assignments by the CEO or NMS Board of
Directors of duties that are materially inconsistent with this letter agreement;
or (c) the failure by NMS to pay to you any portion of your current
compensation, within seven (7) days of the date such compensation is due.

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If you are in agreement with these terms and conditions, please sign the
duplicate copy of this Agreement in the space provided and return the signed
copy to NMS Human Resources.

                                      Very truly yours,

                                      NMS Communications Corporation

                                      By: /s/ Robert P. Schechter
                                         ---------------------------------------

                                      Name: Robert P. Schechter

                                      Title: President & Chief Executive Officer

ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
/s/ Herbert Shumway
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Herbert Shumway

Date: June 28, 2005

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