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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.41

                    SECOND AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This Second Amendment to Employment Agreement is entered into as of this
31st day of December, 2001 by and between BiznessOnline.com, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company") and Daniel J. Sullivan, an individual with an
address at 2375 Apple Ridge Circle, Manasquan, New Jersey 08736 ("Employee").

                                  INTRODUCTION

     The Company and Employee entered into that certain Employment Agreement
dated as of January 25, 1999 as amended by that certain First Amendment to
Employment Agreement dated as of February 1, 2000 (the "Employment Agreement"),
pursuant to which the Company employed Employee as its Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer.

     The Employee possess skills and knowledge critical to the day-to-day and
continued operations of the Company and the Company desires to retain Employee's
services and considers such retention critical to the Company's continued
operations. In order to induce Employee to continue his Employment with the
Company during the next nine (9) months, the Company and Employee desire amend
the Employment Agreement as hereinafter set forth.

     The Company's Board of Directors has determined it is in the best interests
of the Company's creditors and stockholders to enter into this Agreement. In
connection with the restructuring of certain debt owed to and equity owned by
MCG Capital Corp. and its affiliates (collectively, "MCG") occurring as of the
date hereof, MCG has been advised of this Agreement and acknowledged and
consented to the same.

                                    AGREEMENT

     In consideration of the premises and mutual promises hereinbelow set forth,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

I.   SECTION 3.8.2(a)(ii) of the Agreement is hereby deleted and the following
substituted therefore:

          (a) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete
     liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by
     the Company of all or substantially all of the Company's assets; (b) the
     Company has commenced against it, any proceedings under any law related to
     bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, dissolution or the reorganization,
     readjustment or release of debtors; or (c) the Company commences or
     institutes any proceedings under any law related to bankruptcy, insolvency,
     liquidation, dissolution or the reorganization, readjustment or release of
     debtors.

II.  A new SECTION 3.8.2(c) is added to the Agreement as follows:

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          The Company hereby agrees that it shall from the date hereof until
     September 30, 2002, pay Employee two times his Base Salary and deposit
     one-half of such funds, net of standard payroll deductions (the "Escrow
     Salary") in an interest bearing escrow account maintained by the Company's
     attorneys in the name of and for the benefit of Employee. The Escrow funds
     shall be the sole property of Employee and shall be earned upon payment,
     provided that such funds shall not be released to Employee until the
     earliest to occur of the following (i) the date of notice of any
     termination of Employee's employment other than for "cause"; (ii) the
     occurrence of a Change in Control or Approved Change of Control; or (iii)
     September 30, 2002. In the event Employee voluntarily resigns or is
     terminated for "cause" prior to the occurrence of any of the foregoing
     events, then (a) Employee shall not be entitled to the Escrow Salary; (b)
     the Escrow Salary shall be returned to the Company; and (c) the Company
     shall take all necessary steps to reverse the Escrow Salary payment
     transactions so that Employee will not be deemed to have received the
     Escrow Salary and that such funds shall not appear on his Form W-2 for year
     2002. In the event Employee receives the Escrow Salary, any amounts which
     Employee is entitled to receive under Section 3.8.1 and Section 3.8.2 shall
     be reduced by the pre-tax amount of the Escrow Salary.

     III. Except as modified herein, the Employment Agreement is hereby
ratified, confirmed and approved in all respects.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
first written above.

ATTEST:                               BIZNESSONLINE.COM, INC.

                                      By: /s/ Mark E. Munro
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                                          Mark E. Munro, President

WITNESS:                              EMPLOYEE:

                                      /s/ Daniel J. Sullivan
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                                      Daniel J. Sullivan

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.42

                             BIZNESSONLINE.COM, INC.
                                 2002 STOCK PLAN

1.   PURPOSE.

     The purpose of the BiznessOnline.com, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan (the "Plan") is
to encourage key employees of BiznessOnline.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), and of any present or future parent or subsidiary of the
Company (collectively, "Related Corporations") and other individuals who render
services to the Company or a Related Corporation, by providing opportunities to
participate in the ownership of the Company and its future growth through (a)
the grant of options which qualify as "incentive stock options" ("ISOs") under
Section 422(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code");
(b) the grant of options which do not qualify as ISOs ("Non-Qualified Options");
(c) awards of stock in the Company ("Awards"); and (d) opportunities to make
direct purchases of stock in the Company ("Purchases"). Both ISOs and
Non-Qualified Options are referred to hereafter individually as an "Option" and
collectively as "Options." Options, Awards and authorizations to make Purchases
are referred to hereafter collectively as "Stock Rights." As used herein, the
terms "parent" and "subsidiary" mean "parent corporation" and "subsidiary
corporation", respectively, as those terms are defined in Section 424 of the
Code.

2.   ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.

     A. BOARD OR COMMITTEE ADMINISTRATION. The Plan shall be administered by the
Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") or, subject to paragraph 2(C)
(relating to compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code), by a committee
appointed by the Board (the "Committee"). Hereinafter, all references in this
Plan to the "Committee" shall mean the Board if no Committee has been appointed.
Subject to ratification of the grant or authorization of each Stock Right by the
Board (if so required by applicable state law), and subject to the terms of the
Plan, the Committee shall have the authority to (i) determine to whom (from
among the class of employees eligible under paragraph 3 to receive ISOs) ISOs
shall be granted, and to whom (from among the class of individuals and entities
eligible under paragraph 3 to receive Non-Qualified Options and Awards and to
make Purchases) Non-Qualified Options, Awards and authorizations to make
Purchases may be granted; (ii) determine the time or times at which Options or
Awards shall be granted or Purchases made; (iii) determine the purchase price of
shares subject to each Option or Purchase, which prices shall not be less than
the minimum price specified in paragraph 6 in the case of ISOs; (iv) determine
whether each Option granted shall be an ISO or a Non-Qualified Option; (v)
determine (subject to paragraph 7) the time or times when each Option shall
become exercisable and the duration of the exercise period; (vi) extend the
period during which outstanding Options may be exercised; (vii) determine
whether restrictions such as repurchase options are to be imposed on shares
subject to Options, Awards and Purchases and the nature of such restrictions, if
any, and (viii) interpret the Plan and prescribe and rescind rules and
regulations relating to it. If the Committee determines to issue a Non-Qualified
Option, it shall take whatever actions it deems necessary, under Section 422 of
the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, to ensure that such Option
is not treated as an ISO. The interpretation and construction by the Committee
of any provisions of the Plan or of any Stock

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Right granted under it shall be final unless otherwise determined by the Board.
The Committee may from time to time adopt such rules and regulations for
carrying out the Plan as it may deem advisable. No member of the Board or the
Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith
with respect to the Plan or any Stock Right granted under it.

     B. COMMITTEE ACTIONS. The Committee may select one of its members as its
chairman, and shall hold meetings at such time and places as it may determine. A
majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum and acts of a majority of
the members of the Committee at a meeting at which a quorum is present, or acts
reduced to or approved in writing by all the members of the Committee (if
consistent with applicable state law), shall be the valid acts of the Committee.
From time to time the Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint
additional members thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint
new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies however caused, or remove
all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan.

     C. PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION. The Board, in its discretion, may take
such action as may be necessary to ensure that Stock Rights granted under the
Plan qualify as "qualified performance-based compensation" within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code and applicable regulations promulgated thereunder
("Performance-Based Compensation"). Such action may include, in the Board's
discretion, some or all of the following (i) if the Board determines that Stock
Rights granted under the Plan generally shall constitute Performance-Based
Compensation, the Plan shall be administered, to the extent required for such
Stock Rights to constitute Performance-Based Compensation, by a Committee
consisting solely of two or more "outside directors" (as defined in applicable
regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Code), (ii) if any
Non-Qualified Options with an exercise price less than the fair market value per
share of the Common Stock are granted under the Plan and the Board determines
that such Options should constitute Performance Based Compensation, such options
shall be made exercisable only upon the attainment of a pre-established,
objective performance goal established by the Committee, and such grant shall be
submitted for, and shall be contingent upon shareholder approval and (iii) Stock
Rights granted under the Plan may be subject to such other terms and conditions
as are necessary for compensation recognized in connection with the exercise or
disposition of such Stock Right or the disposition of Common Stock acquired
pursuant to such Stock Right, to constitute Performance-Based Compensation.

3.   ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES AND OTHERS.

     ISOs may be granted only to employees of the Company or any Related
Corporation. Non-Qualified Options, Awards and authorizations to make Purchases
may be granted to any employee, director or consultant of the Company or any
Related Corporation. The Committee may also take into consideration a
recipient's individual circumstances in determining whether to grant a Stock
Right. The granting of any Stock Right to any individual or entity shall neither
entitle that individual or entity to, nor disqualify such individual or entity
from, participation in any other grant of Stock Rights.

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4.   STOCK.

     The stock subject to Stock Rights shall be authorized but unissued shares
the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), or
shares of Common Stock reacquired by the Company in any manner. The aggregate
number of shares which may be issued pursuant to the Plan is 4,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in paragraph 13. No employee of
the Company or any Related Corporation may be granted Options to acquire, in the
aggregate, more than 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Plan, subject to
adjustment as provided in paragraph 13. If any Option granted under the Plan
shall expire or terminate for any reason without having been exercised in full
or shall cease for any reason to be exercisable in whole or in part or shall be
repurchased by the Company, the unpurchased shares of Common Stock subject to
such Option shall again be available for grants of Stock Rights under the Plan.

5.   GRANTING OF STOCK RIGHTS.

     Stock Rights may be granted under the Plan at any time on or after
DECEMBER 31, 2001 and prior to DECEMBER 31, 2011. The date of grant of a Stock
Right under the Plan will be the date specified by the Committee at the time it
grants the Stock Right; provided, however, that such date shall not be prior to
the date on which the Committee acts to approve the grant.

6.   MINIMUM OPTION PRICE; ISO LIMITATIONS.

     A. PRICE FOR NON-QUALIFIED OPTIONS, AWARDS AND PURCHASES. Subject to
paragraph 2(C) (relating to compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code), the
exercise price per share specified in the agreement relating to each
Non-Qualified Option granted, and the purchase price per share of stock granted
in any Award or authorized as a Purchase, under the Plan shall be determined by
the Committee.

     B. PRICE FOR ISOS. The exercise price per share specified in the agreement
relating to each ISO granted under the Plan shall not be less than the fair
market value per share of the Common Stock on the date of such grant. In the
case of an ISO to be granted to an employee owning stock possessing more than
ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of
the Company or any Related Corporation, the price per share specified in the
agreement relating to such ISO shall not be less than one hundred ten percent
(110%) of the fair market value per share of the Common Stock on the date of
grant. For purposes of determining stock ownership under this paragraph, the
rules of Section 424(d) of the Code shall apply.

     C. $100,000 ANNUAL LIMITATION ON ISO VESTING. Each eligible employee may be
granted Options treated as ISOs only to the extent that, in the aggregate under
this Plan and all incentive stock option plans of the Company and any Related
Corporation, ISOs do not become exercisable for the first time by such employee
during any calendar year with respect to stock having a fair market value
(determined at the time the ISOs were granted) in excess of $100,000. The
Company intends to designate any Options granted in excess of such limitation as
Non-Qualified Options, and the Company shall issue separate certificates to the
optionee with respect to Options that are Non-Qualified Options and Options that
are ISOs.

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     D. DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET VALUE. If, at the time an Option is granted
under the Plan, the Company's Common Stock is publicly traded, "fair market
value" shall be determined as of the date of grant or, if the prices or quotes
discussed in this sentence are unavailable for such date, the last business day
for which such prices or quotes are available prior to the date of grant and
shall mean (i) the average (on that date) of the high and low prices of the
Common Stock on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common
Stock is traded, if the Common Stock is then traded on a national securities
exchange; or (ii) the last reported sale price (on that date) of the Common
Stock on the Nasdaq National Market, if the Common Stock is not then traded on a
national securities exchange; or (iii) the closing bid price (or average of bid
prices) last quoted (on that date) by an established quotation service for
over-the-counter securities, if the Common Stock is not reported on the Nasdaq
National Market. If the Common Stock is not publicly traded at the time an
Option is granted under the Plan, "fair market value" shall mean the fair value
of the Common Stock as determined by the Committee after taking into
consideration all factors which it deems appropriate, including, without
limitation, recent sale and offer prices of the Common Stock in private
transactions negotiated at arm's length.

7.   OPTION DURATION.

     Subject to earlier termination as provided in paragraphs 9 and 10 or in the
agreement relating to such Option, each Option shall expire on the date
specified by the Committee, but not more than (i) ten years from the date of
grant in the case of Options generally and (ii) five years from the date of
grant in the case of ISOs granted to an employee owning stock possessing more
than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock of the Company or any Related Corporation, as determined under paragraph
6(B). Subject to earlier termination as provided in paragraphs 9 and 10, the
term of each ISO shall be the term set forth in the original instrument granting
such ISO, except with respect to any part of such ISO that is converted into a
Non-Qualified Option pursuant to paragraph 16.

8.   EXERCISE OF OPTION.

     Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 9 through 12, each Option granted
under the Plan shall be exercisable as follows:

     A. VESTING. The Option shall either be fully exercisable on the date of
grant or shall become exercisable thereafter in such installments as the
Committee may specify.

     B. FULL VESTING OF INSTALLMENTS. Once an installment becomes exercisable,
it shall remain exercisable until expiration or termination of the Option,
unless otherwise specified by the Committee.

     C. PARTIAL EXERCISE. Each Option or installment may be exercised at any
time or from time to time, in whole or in part, for up to the total number of
shares with respect to which it is then exercisable.

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     D. ACCELERATION OF VESTING. The Committee shall have the right to
accelerate the date that any installment of any Option becomes exercisable;
provided that the Committee shall not, without the consent of an optionee,
accelerate the permitted exercise date of any installment of any Option granted
to any employee as an ISO (and not previously converted into a Non-Qualified
Option pursuant to paragraph 16) if such acceleration would violate the annual
vesting limitation contained in Section 422(d) of the Code, as described in
paragraph 6(C).

9.   TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

     Unless otherwise specified in the agreement relating to such ISO, if an ISO
optionee ceases to be employed by the Company and all Related Corporations other
than by reason of death or disability as defined in paragraph 10, no further
installments of his or her ISOs shall become exercisable, and his or her ISOs
shall terminate on the earlier of (a) ninety (90) days after the date of
termination of his or her employment, or (b) their specified expiration dates,
except to the extent that such ISOs (or unexercised installments thereof) have
been converted into Non-Qualified Options pursuant to paragraph 16. For purposes
of this paragraph 9, employment shall be considered as continuing uninterrupted
during any bona fide leave of absence (such as those attributable to illness,
military obligations or governmental service) provided that the period of such
leave does not exceed ninety (90) days or, if longer, any period during which
such optionee's right to reemployment is guaranteed by statute or by contract. A
bona fide leave of absence with the written approval of the Committee shall not
be considered an interruption of employment under this paragraph 9, provided
that such written approval contractually obligates the Company or any Related
Corporation to continue the employment of the optionee after the approved period
of absence. ISOs granted under the Plan shall not be affected by any change of
employment within or among the Company and Related Corporations, so long as the
optionee continues to be an employee of the Company or any Related Corporation.
Nothing in the Plan shall be deemed to give any grantee of any Stock Right the
right to be retained in employment or other service by the Company or any
Related Corporation for any period of time.

10.  DEATH; DISABILITY.

     A. DEATH. If an ISO optionee ceases to be employed by the Company and all
Related Corporations by reason of his or her death, any ISO owned by such
optionee may be exercised, to the extent otherwise exercisable on the date of
death, by the estate, personal representative or beneficiary who has acquired
the ISO by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, until the earlier of
(i) the specified expiration date of the ISO or (ii) one hundred eighty (180)
days from the date of the optionee's death.

     B. DISABILITY. If an ISO optionee ceases to be employed by the Company and
all Related Corporations by reason of his or her disability, such optionee shall
have the right to exercise any ISO held by him or her on the date of termination
of employment, for the number of shares for which he or she could have exercised
it on that date, until the earlier of (i) the specified expiration date of the
ISO or (ii) one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the termination of
the optionee's employment. For the purposes of the Plan, the term "disability"

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shall mean "permanent and total disability" as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of
the Code or any successor statute.

11.  ASSIGNABILITY.

     No ISO shall be assignable or transferable by the optionee except by
will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and during the lifetime of the
optionee shall be exercisable only by such optionee. Stock Rights other than
ISOs shall be transferable to the extent set forth in the agreement relating to
such Stock Right.

12.  TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.

     Options shall be evidenced by instruments (which need not be identical) in
such forms as the Committee may from time to time approve. Such instruments
shall conform to the terms and conditions set forth in paragraphs 6 through 11
hereof and may contain such other provisions as the Committee deems advisable
which are not inconsistent with the Plan, including restrictions applicable to
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Options. The Committee may
specify that any Non-Qualified Option shall be subject to the restrictions set
forth herein with respect to ISOs, or to such other termination and cancellation
provisions as the Committee may determine. The Committee may from time to time
confer authority and responsibility on one or more of its own members and/or one
or more officers of the Company to execute and deliver such instruments. The
proper officers of the Company are authorized and directed to take any and all
action necessary or advisable from time to time to carry out the terms of such
instruments.

13.  ADJUSTMENTS.

     Upon the occurrence of any of the following events, an optionee's rights
with respect to Options granted to such optionee hereunder shall be adjusted as
hereinafter provided, unless otherwise specifically provided in the written
agreement between the optionee and the Company relating to such Option:

     13.1. STOCK DIVIDENDS AND STOCK SPLITS. If the Common Stock shall be
subdivided or combined into a greater or smaller number of shares or if the
Company shall issue any shares of Common Stock as a stock dividend on its
outstanding Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon
the exercise of Options shall be appropriately increased or decreased
proportionately, and appropriate adjustments shall be made in the purchase price
per share to reflect such subdivision, combination or stock dividend.

     13.2. CONSOLIDATIONS OR MERGERS. If the Company is to be consolidated with
or acquired by another entity in a merger or other reorganization in which the
holders of the outstanding voting stock of the Company immediately preceding the
consummation of such event, shall, immediately following such event, hold, as a
group, less than a majority of the voting securities of the surviving or
successor entity, or in the event of a sale of all or substantially all of the
Company' assets or otherwise (each, an "Acquisition"), the Committee or the
board of directors of any entity assuming the obligations of the Company
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"Successor Board"), shall, as to outstanding Options, either (i) make
appropriate provision for the continuation of such Options by substituting on an
equitable basis for the shares then subject to such Options either (a) the
consideration payable with respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock in
connection with the Acquisition, (b) shares of stock of the surviving or
successor corporation or (c) such other securities as the Successor Board deems
appropriate, the fair market value of which shall not materially exceed the fair
market value of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Options immediately
preceding the Acquisition; or (ii) upon written notice to the optionees, provide
that all Options must be exercised, to the extent then exercisable or to be
exercisable as a result of the Acquisition, within a specified number of days of
the date of such notice, at the end of which period the Options shall terminate;
or (iii) terminate all Options in exchange for a cash payment equal to the
excess of the fair market value of the shares subject to such Options (to the
extent then exercisable or to be exercisable as a result of the Acquisition)
over the exercise price thereof.

     13.3. RECAPITALIZATION OR REORGANIZATION. In the event of a
recapitalization or reorganization of the Company (other than a transaction
described in subparagraph 13.2 above) pursuant to which securities of the
Company or of another corporation are issued with respect to the outstanding
shares of Common Stock, an optionee upon exercising an Option shall be entitled
to receive for the purchase price paid upon such exercise the securities he or
she would have received if he or she had exercised such Option prior to such
recapitalization or reorganization.

     13.4. MODIFICATION OF ISOS. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any adjustments
made pursuant to subparagraphs 13.1, 13.2 or 13.3 with respect to ISOs shall be
made only after the Committee, after consulting with counsel for the Company,
determines whether such adjustments would constitute a "modification" of such
ISOs (as that term is defined in Section 424 of the Code) or would cause any
adverse tax consequences for the holders of such ISOs. If the Committee
determines that such adjustments made with respect to ISOs would constitute a
modification of such ISOs or would cause adverse tax consequences to the
holders, it may refrain from making such adjustments.

     13.5. DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION. In the event of the proposed dissolution
or liquidation of the Company, then the Committee shall, as to outstanding
Options, at its discretion provide, upon written notice to the optionees, (i)
that all Options must be exercised, to the extent then exercisable, within a
specified number of days of the date of such notice, at the end of which period,
the Options shall terminate or (ii) that such Options (including those which
have not yet vested) shall be exercisable within a specified number of days of
such notice, at the end of which period the Options shall terminate.

     13.6. ISSUANCES OF SECURITIES. Except as expressly provided herein, no
issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities
convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment
by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares
subject to Options. No adjustments shall be made for dividends paid in cash or
in property other than securities of the Company.

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     13.7. FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares shall be issued under the
Plan and the optionee shall receive from the Company cash in lieu of such
fractional shares.

     13.8. ADJUSTMENTS. Upon the happening of any of the events described in
subparagraphs 13.1, 13.2 or 13.3 above, the class and aggregate number of shares
set forth in paragraph 4 hereof that are subject to Stock Rights which
previously have been or subsequently may be granted under the Plan shall also be
appropriately adjusted to reflect the events described in such subparagraphs.
The Committee or the Successor Board shall determine the specific adjustments to
be made under this paragraph 13 and, subject to paragraph 2, its determination
shall be conclusive.

14.  MEANS OF EXERCISING OPTIONS.

     An Option (or any part or installment thereof) shall be exercised by giving
written notice to the Company at its principal office address, or to such
transfer agent as the Company shall designate. Such notice shall identify the
Option being exercised and specify the number of shares as to which such Option
is being exercised, accompanied by full payment of the purchase price therefor
either (a) in United States dollars in cash or by check, (b) at the discretion
of the Committee, through delivery of shares of Common Stock having a fair
market value equal as of the date of the exercise to the cash exercise price of
the Option provided that such shares have been held by the optionee for at least
six (6) months, (c) at the discretion of the Committee, by delivery of the
grantee's personal recourse note bearing interest payable not less than annually
at no less than 100% of the lowest applicable Federal rate, as defined in
Section 1274(d) of the Code, (d) at the discretion of the Committee and
consistent with applicable law, through the delivery of an assignment to the
Company of a sufficient amount of the proceeds from the sale of the Common Stock
acquired upon exercise of the Option and an authorization to the broker or
selling agent to pay that amount to the Company, which sale shall be at the
participant's direction at the time of exercise, or (e) at the discretion of the
Committee, by any combination of (a), (b), (c) and (d) above. If the Committee
exercises its discretion to permit payment of the exercise price of an ISO by
means of the methods set forth in clauses (b), (c), (d) or (e) of the preceding
sentence, such discretion shall be exercised in writing at the time of the grant
of the ISO in question. The holder of an Option shall not have the rights of a
shareholder with respect to the shares covered by such Option until the date of
issuance of a stock certificate to such holder for such shares. Except as
expressly provided above in paragraph 13 with respect to changes in
capitalization and stock dividends, no adjustment shall be made for dividends or
similar rights for which the record date is before the date such stock
certificate is issued.

15.  TERM AND AMENDMENT OF PLAN.

     This Plan was adopted by the Board on DECEMBER 31, 2001, subject, with
respect to the validation of ISOs granted under the Plan, to approval of the
Plan by the stockholders of the Company at the next Meeting of Stockholders (the
"Stockholder Approval"). If Stockholder Approval is not obtained prior to
DECEMBER 31, 2002, ISOs granted under the Plan prior to such date shall be
treated as Non-Qualified Options. The Plan shall expire at the end of the day on
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (except as to Options outstanding on that date). Subject to
the provisions of paragraph 5 above, Options may be granted under the Plan prior
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Approval. The Board may terminate or amend the Plan in any respect at any time,
except that, if Stockholder Approval has been obtained, then the Board must
obtain the approval of the stockholders within twelve (12) months before or
after the Board adopts a resolution authorizing any of the following actions:
(a) to increase the total number of shares that may be issued under the Plan
(except by adjustment pursuant to paragraph 13); (b) to modify the provisions of
paragraph 3 regarding eligibility for grants of ISOs; (c) to modify the
provisions of paragraph 6(B) regarding the exercise price at which shares may be
offered pursuant to ISOs (except by adjustment pursuant to paragraph 13); and
(d) to extend the expiration date of the Plan. Except as otherwise provided in
this paragraph 15, in no event may action of the Board or stockholders alter or
impair the rights of a grantee, without such grantee's consent, under any Stock
Right previously granted to such grantee.

16.  MODIFICATIONS OF ISOS; CONVERSION OF ISOS INTO NON-QUALIFIED OPTIONS.

     Subject to paragraph 13(D), without the prior written consent of the holder
of an ISO, the Committee shall not alter the terms of such ISO (including the
means of exercising such ISO) if such alteration would constitute a modification
(within the meaning of Section 424(h)(3) of the Code). The Committee, at the
written request or with the written consent of any optionee, may in its
discretion take such actions as may be necessary to convert such optionee's ISOs
(or any installments or portions of installments thereof) that have not been
exercised on the date of conversion into Non-Qualified Options at any time prior
to the expiration of such ISOs, regardless of whether the optionee is an
employee of the Company or a Related Corporation at the time of such conversion.
Such actions may include, but shall not be limited to, extending the exercise
period or reducing the exercise price of the appropriate installments of such
ISOs. At the time of such conversion, the Committee (with the consent of the
optionee) may impose such conditions on the exercise of the resulting
Non-Qualified Options as the Committee in its discretion may determine, provided
that such conditions shall not be inconsistent with this Plan. Nothing in the
Plan shall be deemed to give any optionee the right to have such optionee's ISOs
converted into Non-Qualified Options, and no such conversion shall occur until
and unless the Committee takes appropriate action. Upon the taking of such
action, the Company shall issue separate certificates to the optionee with
respect to Options that are Non-Qualified Options and Options that are ISOs.

17.  REPRICING.

     Without the prior approval of the Company's stockholders obtained in the
manner stated in Section 15, Options issued under the Plan will not be repriced,
replaced or regranted through cancellation or by lowering the Option exercise
price of a previously granted Option.

18.  APPLICATION OF FUNDS.

     The proceeds received by the Company from the sale of shares pursuant to
Options granted and Purchases authorized under the Plan shall be used for
general corporate purposes.

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19.  NOTICE TO COMPANY OF DISQUALIFYING DISPOSTION.

     By accepting an ISO granted under the Plan, each optionee agrees to notify
the Company in writing immediately after such optionee makes a Disqualifying
Disposition (as described in Sections 421, 422 and 424 of the Code and
regulations thereunder) of any stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of ISOs
granted under the Plan. A Disqualifying Disposition is generally any disposition
occurring on or before the later of (a) the date two (2) years following the
date the ISO was granted or (b) the date one (1) year following the date the ISO
was exercised.

20.  WITHHOLDING OF ADDITIONAL TAXES.

     Upon the exercise of a Non-Qualified Option, the transfer of a
Non-Qualified Stock Option pursuant to an arm's length transaction, the grant of
an Award, the making of a Purchase of Common Stock for less than its fair market
value, the making of a Disqualifying Disposition (as defined in paragraph 19),
the vesting or transfer of restricted stock or securities acquired on the
exercise of an Option hereunder, or the making of a distribution or other
payment with respect to such stock or securities, the Company may withhold taxes
in respect of amounts that constitute compensation includible in gross income.
The Committee in its discretion may condition (i) the exercise of an Option,
(ii) the transfer of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, (iii) the grant of an Award,
(iv) the making of a Purchase of Common Stock for less than its fair market
value, or (v) the vesting or transferability of restricted stock or securities
acquired by exercising an Option, on the grantee's making satisfactory
arrangement for such withholding. Such arrangement may include payment by the
grantee in cash or by check of the amount of the withholding taxes or, at the
discretion of the Committee, by the grantee's delivery of previously held shares
of Common Stock or the withholding from the shares of Common Stock otherwise
deliverable upon exercise of a Option shares having an aggregate fair market
value equal to the amount of such withholding taxes.

21.  PURCHASE FOR INVESTMENT. Unless the offering and sale of shares to be
issued upon exercise of an Option or as a result of a Purchase shall have been
effectively registered under the Act, the Company shall be under no obligation
to issue such shares unless and until the following conditions have been
fulfilled: Such person(s), prior to the receipt of the shares, shall warrant to
the Company that such person(s) are acquiring the shares for their own account,
for investment, and not with a view to, or in connection with, the distribution
of any such shares. Such person(s) shall also be bound by the following legend
which shall be endorsed upon the share certificate(s): THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY
THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED, OR CERTAIN STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE,
ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR SUCH SHARES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED AND SUCH STATE LAWS AS MAY BE APPLICABLE, OR DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL TO THE COMPANY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED.

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22.  GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION.

     The Company's obligation to sell and deliver shares of the Common Stock
under this Plan is subject to the approval of any governmental authority
required in connection with the authorization, issuance or sale of such shares.
Government regulations may impose reporting or other obligations on the Company
with respect to the Plan. For example, the Company may be required to send tax
information statements to employees and former employees that exercise ISOs
under the Plan, and the Company may be required to file tax information returns
reporting the income received by grantees of Options in connection with the
Plan.

23.  GOVERNING LAW.

     The validity and construction of the Plan and the instruments evidencing
Stock Rights shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, or the laws
of any jurisdiction in which the Company or its successors in interest may be
organized.

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