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                                                                  Exhibit 10.18

                    AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

         THIS AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "Amendment") dated
as of April 30, 1999 is made by and among Artra Group Incorporated ("Artra"), a
Pennsylvania corporation; WorldWide Web NetworX Corporation ("WWWX"), a Delaware
corporation; NA Acquisition Corp. (the "Acquisition Corp."), a Pennsylvania
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of WWWX; and WWWX Merger Subsidiary,
Inc. (the "Merger Sub"), a Pennsylvania corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Acquisition Corp.

                                   BACKGROUND

         A. The parties to this Amendment entered into that certain Agreement
and Plan of Merger dated as of February 23, 1999 (the "Merger Agreement"),
pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into Artra, subject to the
terms and conditions thereof (the "Merger").

         B. The Merger Agreement provides that each party's obligation to effect
the Merger is subject to, INTER ALIA, the approval by the holders of the issued
and outstanding shares of capital stock of WWWX (the "WWWX Shareholders"), and
further provides that the Board of Directors of WWWX must take all necessary
action to convene a meeting of the WWWX Shareholders to consider and vote upon
approval of the Merger Agreement.

         C. Following the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement,
Delaware counsel for WWWX issued its written opinion to WWWX, that no vote or
other approval of the WWWX Shareholders is required under Delaware law in
connection with the Merger Agreement. The parties wish to amend the Merger
Agreement to delete any provisions therein requiring approval of the Merger or
the Merger Agreement by the WWWX Shareholders, and to make such other changes
therein as are consistent with such amendment. Capitalized terms used but not
defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Merger Agreement.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

         1.       AMENDMENT. The Merger Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

                  (a) Section 4.3 of the Merger Agreement is amended to delete
therefrom all references to the convening of a meeting of the WWWX Shareholders
to consider and vote upon approval of the Merger Agreement, and all references
to actions of the Board of Directors of WWWX to recommend and solicit such
approval.

                  (b) Section 5.1(a) of the Merger Agreement is amended to
delete therefrom the reference to approval by the WWWX Shareholders as a
condition to the obligations of the parties to effect the Merger.

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                  (c) Section 6.5 of the Merger Agreement is amended to provide
that the $2,000,000 "break-up" fee payable to Artra as set forth in Section 6.5
shall be payable to Artra only in the event that the representations and
warranties of WWWX, the Acquisition Corp. and the Merger Sub in the first
sentence of Section 2 of this Amendment should be determined by WWWX or a court
of competent jurisdiction to be untrue, and the Merger Agreement is thereafter
terminated solely because any required approval of WWWX's shareholders shall not
have been obtained.

                  (d) The Merger Agreement is further amended to make such
additional changes in the provisions thereof as are necessary to make them
consistent with the foregoing amendments.

         2.       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. WWWX, the Acquisition Corp.
and the Merger Sub jointly and severally represent and warrant to Artra that no
vote or other approval of the WWWX Shareholders is required under applicable
law, or under WWWX's certificate or articles of incorporation or by-laws, in
connection with the Merger Agreement.

                  In addition to the foregoing, each of the parties hereby
represents and warrants to the others as follows:

                  (a) It has the power to execute and deliver this Amendment and
has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution and delivery of this
Amendment and the performance of the Merger Agreement as amended hereby;

                  (b) The execution and delivery of this Amendment and the
performance of the Merger Agreement as amended hereby will not violate any
provision of any applicable law or regulation or of any writ or decree of any
court or governmental instrumentality, or its certificate or articles of
incorporation, by-laws, or other similar organizational documents.

         3.       REAFFIRMATION. Except as amended hereby, all of the terms,
covenants and conditions of the Merger Agreement are ratified, reaffirmed and
confirmed and shall continue in full force and effect as therein written.

         4.       BINDING EFFECT This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns.

         5.       COUNTERPARTS; EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment may be executed in
any number of counterparts and by the different parties on separate
counterparts. Each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but all
such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same agreement. A
facsimile of an executed copy of this Amendment shall have the same force and
effect as an original executed copy.

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         6.       GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania without reference to conflict of law principles.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment on the day
and year first above written.

                                            ARTRA GROUP INCORPORATED

                                            By: ______________________________
                                                     Title:

                                            WORLDWIDE WEB NETWORX
                                            CORPORATION

                                            By: ______________________________
                                                     Title:

                                            NA ACQUISITION CORP.

                                            By: ______________________________
                                                     Title :

                                            WWWX MERGER SUBSIDIARY, INC.

                                            By: ______________________________
                                                     Title:

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                                                                  Exhibit 10.19

                        WORLDWIDE WEB NETWORX CORPORATION

                                AGENCY AGREEMENT

D. H. Blair Investment Banking Corp.
44 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005

                                              As of May 26, 1999

Gentlemen:

         WorldWide Web NetworX Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), proposes to offer for sale to "accredited investors", in a private
placement, units ("Units"), each Unit consisting of 66,667 shares (the "Shares")
of the Company's common stock, $.001 par value. Such offering and sale are
referred to herein as the "Offering." A minimum of 60 Units ("Minimum Offering")
and a maximum of 240 Units ("Maximum Offering") will be sold in the Offering at
$100,000 per Unit. The Units will be offered pursuant to those terms and
conditions acceptable to you as reflected in the Confidential Private Placement
Offering Memorandum dated May 26, 1999 (the "Memorandum"). Of the Units, 60 will
be offered on a "best efforts - all-or-none" basis and the remaining 180 Units
will be offered on a "best efforts" basis. The Maximum Offering may be increased
by up to 20 Units at the discretion of the Company and the Placement Agent (as
defined below) in the event of over-subscription (the "Over-Allotment Option").
The Units are being offered pursuant to the Memorandum and related documents in
accordance with Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act") and Regulation D promulgated thereunder.

         D. H. Blair Investment Banking Corp. is sometimes referred to herein as
the "Placement Agent." The Memorandum (including the exhibits thereto), as it
may be amended from time to time, and the form of proposed subscription
agreement between the Company and each subscriber (the "Subscription Agreement")
and the exhibits which are part of the Memorandum and/or Subscription Agreement
are collectively referred to herein as the "Offering Documents."

         The Company will prepare and deliver to the Placement Agent a
reasonable number of copies of the Offering Documents in form and substance
satisfactory to counsel to the Placement Agent.

         Each prospective investor subscribing to purchase Units ("Subscriber")
will be required to deliver, among other things, a Subscription Agreement and a
confidential purchaser questionnaire ("Questionnaire") in the form to be
provided to offerees. Capitalized terms used

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herein, unless otherwise defined or unless the context otherwise indicates,
shall have the same meanings provided in the Offering Documents.

         1.       APPOINTMENT OF PLACEMENT AGENT.

                  1.1 You are hereby appointed exclusive Placement Agent of the
Company (subject to your right to have Selected Dealers, as defined in Section
1(c) hereof, participate in the Offering) during the Offering Period herein
specified for the purposes of assisting the Company in finding qualified
Subscribers pursuant to the offering (the "Offering") described in the Offering
Documents. The Offering Period shall commence on the day the Offering Documents
reasonably acceptable to Blair and its counsel are first made available to you
by the Company for delivery in connection with the offering for sale of the
Units and shall continue until the earlier to occur of (i) the sale of all of
the Maximum Offering or (ii) August 25, 1999 (the "Termination Date").
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the first closing for the Minimum Offering
(the "Initial Closing") does not occur on or prior to June 28, 1999 (the
"Benchmark Date"), the Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement.
The Benchmark Date and the Termination Date may be extended for up to 45 days by
the mutual consent of the Company and Blair. If the Minimum Offering is not sold
by the Benchmark Date, the Offering will be terminated and all funds received
from Subscribers will be returned, without interest and without any deduction.

                  1.2 Subject to the performance by the Company of all of its
obligations to be performed under this Agreement and to the completeness and
accuracy of all representations and warranties of the Company contained in this
Agreement, D. H. Blair Investment Banking Corp. hereby accepts such agency and
agrees to use its best efforts to assist the Company in finding qualified
subscribers pursuant to the Offering described in the Offering Documents. It is
understood that the Placement Agent has no commitment to sell the Units. Your
agency hereunder is not terminable by the Company except as set forth herein.

                  1.3 You may engage other persons, selected by you in your
discretion, that are members in good standing of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc., ("NASD") and that have executed a Selected Dealers
Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule A, to assist you
in the Offering (each such person being hereinafter referred to as a "Selected
Dealer") and you may allow such persons such part of the compensation and
payment of expenses payable to you hereunder as you shall determine. Each
Selected Dealer shall be required to agree in writing to comply with the
provisions of, and to make the representations, warranties and covenants
contained in, this Section 1.

                  1.4 Subscriptions for Units shall be evidenced by the
execution by Subscribers of a Subscription Agreement. No Subscription Agreement
shall be effective unless and until it is accepted by the Company. Until each
closing of the Offering, all subscription funds received shall be held as
described in the Subscription Agreement. The Placement Agent shall not have

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any obligation to independently verify the accuracy or completeness of any
information contained in any Subscription Agreement or the authenticity,
sufficiency, or validity of any check delivered by any prospective investor in
payment for Units.

                  1.5 The Placement Agent and its affiliates may purchase Units
sold in the Offering.

         2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. The Company
represents and warrants to the Placement Agent and each Selected Dealer, if any,
as follows:

                  2.1 ORGANIZATION, GOOD STANDING AND QUALIFICATION. The Company
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has all requisite corporate power and
corporate authority to own and operate its properties and assets, to carry on
its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to enter into
this Agreement, to sell the Shares and to carry out the other transactions
described herein and in the Memorandum. The Company is qualified to transact
business in each jurisdiction in which the failure to qualify would have a
material adverse effect on its business or properties, taken as a whole. Each
entity which is either majority-owned or controlled by the Company is duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of
domicile. Each such entity has all requisite power and authority to own and
operate its properties and assets, to carry on its business as now conducted and
as proposed to be conducted, and to carry out the other transactions described
herein and in the Memorandum. Each such entity is qualified to transact business
in each jurisdiction in which the failure to qualify would have a material
adverse effect on its business or properties, taken as a whole. The Company has
delivered to the Placement Agent true, correct and complete copies of the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and the By-Laws in effect on
the date hereof (collectively, the "Charter Documents").

                  2.2      CAPITALIZATION AND VOTING RIGHTS.

                  (a) As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the
Company is 100,000,000 Shares, $.001 par value and 10,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, $.01 par value (the "Preferred Stock". On the date of the
Initial Closing (the "Initial Closing Date"), the Company will have no shares of
Preferred Stock outstanding and no more than 35,000,000 Shares outstanding on a
fully-diluted basis, exclusive of (i) shares issuable upon conversion of
$3,000,000 of the Company's Series A 6% Cumulative Convertible Debentures (the
"Convertible Debentures"), (ii) shares (the "JenCom Shares") to be issued in
connection with the acquisition of a 50% interest in JenCom Digital
Technologies, LLC (the "JenCom Acquisition") and (iii) up to an additional
13,000,000 shares of Common Stock which may be issued or the Company may agree
to issue in connection with acquisitions, mergers or other major corporate
transactions.

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                  (b) Except as set forth in Schedule 2.2(b) of Exhibit A to
this Agreement, there are: (i) no outstanding options, warrants, rights
(including conversion or preemptive rights) or agreements pursuant to which the
Company is or may become obligated to issue, sell or repurchase any securities
of the Company; (ii) no restrictions on the transfer of the Company's capital
stock imposed by the Charter Documents or any agreement to which the Company is
a party, any order of any court or any governmental agency to which the Company
is subject, or any statute other than those imposed by relevant state and
federal securities laws; (iii) no cumulative voting or preemptive rights for any
of the Company's capital stock; (iv) no registration rights under the Securities
Act with respect to the Company's capital stock; (v) no antidilution adjustment
provisions or similar rights with respect to the outstanding securities of the
Company will be triggered by the issuance of the securities contemplated hereby;
(vi) no voting trusts or agreements, shareholders agreements, pledge agreements,
buy-sell, rights of first offer, negotiation or refusal or proxies or similar
arrangements relating to any securities of the Company to which the Company is a
party and (vii) to the Company's knowledge and belief, no options or other
rights to purchase securities from its shareholders granted by such
shareholders.

                  2.3 OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES. Except as set forth in Schedule
2.3 of Exhibit A to this Agreement, the Company has never owned nor does it
presently own or control, directly or indirectly, any other corporation,
association, or other business entity and has never owned or controlled and does
not currently own or control, directly or indirectly, any capital stock or other
ownership interest, directly or indirectly, in any corporation, association,
partnership, trust, joint venture or other entity.

                  2.4      AUTHORIZATION.

                  (a) All corporate action on the part of the Company and its
Board of Directors necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of
this Agreement, the Offering Documents, the Escrow Agreement, the Blair Warrant,
the Agent's Warrants and the M/A Agreement (all as defined herein) and the
performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder and thereunder and the
authorization, issuance and delivery of the Shares to be sold hereunder, has
been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing.

                  (b) The issuance, sale and delivery by the Company of the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Blair Warrant and the
Agent's Warrants (the "Reserved Shares") have been duly authorized by all
requisite corporate action of the Company, and the Reserved Shares have been
duly reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Blair Warrant and the Agent's
Warrants.

                  (c) This Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding
obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
its terms (except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general
application relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors rights). The

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execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Offering Documents,
the Escrow Agreement, the Blair Warrant, the Agent's Warrants and the M/A
Agreement and compliance with the provisions hereof and thereof by the Company,
will not:

                  (i) violate any provision of applicable law, statute,
                  ordinance, rule or regulation or any ruling, writ, injunction,
                  order, judgment or decree of any court, administrative agency
                  or other governmental body, the violation of which would have
                  a material adverse impact on the business, properties or
                  financial condition of the Company taken as a whole (a
                  "Material Adverse Effect").

                  (ii) conflict with or result in any breach of any of the
                  material terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute
                  (with due notice or lapse of time, or both) a default (or give
                  rise to any right of termination, cancellation or
                  acceleration) under (i) any material agreement, document,
                  instrument, contract, understanding, arrangement, note,
                  indenture, mortgage or lease to which the Company is a party
                  or under which the Company or any of its assets is bound or
                  affected; or (ii) the Charter Documents.

                  (iii) result in the creation of any lien, security interest,
                  charge or encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of
                  the Company.

                  2.5      VALID ISSUANCE OF SHARES.

                  (a) When issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the
terms hereof for the consideration expressed herein, the Shares will be validly
issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to any
preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights imposed by
the Company.

                  (b) The outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are
all duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and were
issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.

                  (c) When issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the
terms of the Blair Warrant and the Agent's Warrants for the consideration
expressed therein, the Reserved Shares will be validly issued and outstanding,
fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to any preemptive rights, rights of
first refusal or other similar rights imposed by the Company.

                  2.6 LIABILITIES. Except as set forth in the Balance Sheet (as
defined in Section 2.14 hereof) or in Schedule 2.6 of Exhibit A to this
Agreement, the Company has not incurred any unpaid indebtedness for money
borrowed or any other liabilities, contingent or otherwise, except in the
ordinary course of business.

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                  2.7 GOVERNMENTAL CONSENTS. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.7
of Exhibit A to this Agreement, no consent, approval, order or authorization of,
or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any
federal, state or local governmental authority on the part of the Company is
required in connection with the consummation of the transactions described in
the Agreement, except for registration or qualification, or taking such action
to secure exemption from such registration or qualification, of the Shares under
applicable state or federal securities laws, which actions shall be taken, by
and at the expense of the Company, on a timely basis as may be required.

                  2.8 LITIGATION. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.8 of Exhibit
A to this Agreement, there is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the Company's knowledge, currently threatened against the Company
which questions the validity of this Agreement or the right of the Company to
enter into it, or to consummate the transactions described herein, or which
reasonably would be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect, or result in any change in the current equity ownership
of the Company, nor is the Company aware that there is any basis for the
foregoing. To the Company's knowledge, there are no legal actions or
investigations pending or threatened involving the employment by or with the
Company of any of the Company's current or former employees, their use in
connection with the Company's business of any information or techniques
allegedly proprietary to any of their former employers, or their obligations
under any agreements with prior employers or alleging a violation of any
federal, state or local statute or common law relationship with the Company. The
Company is not a party to any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any
court.

                  2.9 EMPLOYEES AND CONSULTANTS. Set forth on Schedule 2.9 of
Exhibit A to this Agreement are the five most highly compensated individuals
currently employed by and anticipated to be employed by the Company. Except as
set forth in Schedule 2.9 of Exhibit A to this Agreement:

                  (a) To the Company's knowledge, none of its employees is
obligated under any contract (including licenses, covenants or contracts of any
nature) or other agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of any
court or administrative agency, that would interfere with the use of his best
efforts to promote the interests of the Company or that would conflict with the
Company's business as proposed to be conducted. Neither the execution nor
delivery of this Agreement, nor the carrying on of the Company's business by the
employees of the Company, nor the conduct of the Company's business as proposed,
will, to the Company's knowledge, conflict with or result in a breach of the
terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any material
contract, covenant or instrument under which any of such employees is now
obligated.

                  (b) Each employee of, or consultant to, the Company, who has
or is proposed to have access to confidential or proprietary information of the
Company, is or will be prior to

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the Initial Closing, a signatory to, and is bound by, an agreement with the
Company relating to noncompetition, nondisclosure, proprietary information and
assignment of patent, copyright and other intellectual property rights.

                  (c) To the Company's knowledge, no employee of, or consultant
to, the Company is in violation of any term of any employment contract, patent
disclosure agreement or any other contract or agreement including, but not
limited to, those matters relating to (i) the relationship of any such employee
with the Company or to any other party as a result of the nature of the
Company's business as currently conducted, or (ii) unfair competition, trade
secrets or proprietary information.

                  2.10 PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS. Except as set forth in Schedule
2.10 of Exhibit A to this Agreement, there are no outstanding options, licenses,
or agreements of any kind relating to the Company's patents, service marks,
trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, proprietary rights or other intellectual
property (hereinafter collectively the "Intellectual Property"); nor is the
Company bound by or a party to any options, licenses or agreements of any kind
with respect to the Intellectual Property of any other person or entity. The
Company has not received any written communications alleging that the Company
has violated or, by conducting its business as proposed, would violate any of
the Intellectual Property of any other person or entity. To the Company's
knowledge, all of its Intellectual Property was validly obtained and free from
any impediments, including but not limited to patent invalidity or
unenforceability.

                  2.11 COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER INSTRUMENTS. Except as set forth in
Schedule 2.11 of Exhibit A to this Agreement, the Company is not in violation of
or default under its Charter Documents or any indenture, mortgage, contract,
material purchase order or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is
a party or by which it or its property is bound or affected.

                  2.12     AGREEMENTS; ACTION.

                  (a) Except as set forth in Schedule 2.12 of Exhibit A to this
Agreement or in the Memorandum, there are no agreements, understandings,
transactions or proposed transactions between the Company and any of its
officers, directors, or affiliates, or any affiliate thereof of a nature
required to be disclosed pursuant to the provisions of Regulation S-K
promulgated under the Securities Act, and none of any such individuals or
entities has any interest in any party to any such agreement, understanding,
transaction or proposed transaction.

                  (b) Except as set forth in Schedule 2.12 of Exhibit A to this
Agreement, the Company has not (i) declared or paid any dividends, or authorized
or made any distribution upon or with respect to any class or series of its
capital stock, (ii) made any loans or advances to any person, other than
ordinary advances to employees for travel expenses, or (iii) sold, exchanged or
otherwise disposed of any of its assets or rights, other than in the ordinary
course of business.

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                  (c) The Company has not admitted in writing its inability to
pay its debts generally as they become due, filed or consented to the filing
against it of a petition in bankruptcy or a petition to take advantage of any
insolvency act, made an assignment for the benefit of creditors, consented to
the appointment of a receiver for itself or for the whole or any substantial
part of its property, or had a petition in bankruptcy filed against it, been
adjudicated a bankrupt, or filed a petition or answer seeking reorganization or
arrangement under the federal bankruptcy laws or any other laws of the United
States or any other jurisdiction.

                  (d) Except as set forth in Schedule 2.12 of Exhibit A to this
Agreement, to the Company's knowledge, the Company is in compliance with all
obligations, agreements and conditions contained in any evidence of indebtedness
or any loan agreement or other contract or agreement (whether or not relating to
indebtedness) to which the Company is a party or is subject (collectively, the
"Obligations"), the lack of compliance with which could afford to any person the
right to (i) accelerate any indebtedness or (ii) terminate any right or
agreement of the Company, the termination of which would have a Material Adverse
Effect. To the Company's knowledge and belief, all other parties to such
Obligations are in compliance with the terms and conditions of such Obligations.

                  2.13 TITLE TO PROPERTY AND ASSETS. Except as set forth in
Schedule 2.13 of Exhibit A to this Agreement, the Company has good and
marketable title to all properties and assets, owned by it, free and clear of
all liens, charges, encumbrances or restrictions, except such as are not
materially significant or important in relation to the Company's business; all
of the material leases and subleases under which the Company is the lessor or
sublessor of properties or assets or under which the Company holds properties or
assets as lessee or sublessee are in full force and effect, and the Company is
not in default in any material respect with respect to any of the terms or
provisions of any of such leases or subleases, and no material claim has been
asserted by anyone adverse to rights of the Company as lessor, sublessor, lessee
or sublessee under any of the leases or subleases mentioned above, or affecting
or questioning the right of the Company to continued possession of the leased or
subleased premises or assets under any such lease or sublease. The Company owns
or leases all such properties as are necessary to its operations as now
conducted and to be conducted, as presently planned.

                  2.14 FINANCIAL INFORMATION. The Company has delivered to the
Placement Agent an audited balance sheet as of September 30, 1998 and an
unaudited balance sheet as of March 31, 1999 (collectively, the "Balance
Sheet"). Since the date of the Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its
business in the ordinary course, and there has not been any material adverse
change in the financial condition or operations of the Company. Except as set
forth in the Balance Sheet and in the material agreements listed in Schedule
2.14 of Exhibit A to this Agreement, the Company has no material liabilities,
contingent or otherwise. Except for the guaranty of the Company in favor of
Artra Group Incorporated ("Artra") dated February 23, 1999, the Company is not a
guarantor or indemnitor of any indebtedness of any other person, firm or
corporation. The Company maintains and consistently applies and will continue to

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maintain and consistently apply a standard system of accounting established and
administered in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

                  2.15 TAX RETURNS, PAYMENTS AND ELECTIONS. Except as set forth
on Schedule 2.15 of Exhibit A to this Agreement, the Company has filed all tax
returns and reports as required by law, including without limitation, all
federal, state and local income, excise or franchise tax returns, payroll tax
returns and other tax returns or reports required to be filed by it. These
returns and reports are true and correct in all material respects. The Company
has paid or made provision for the payment of all accrued and unpaid taxes and
other charges to which the Company is subject and which are not currently due
and payable. The federal income tax returns of the Company have never been
audited by the Internal Revenue Service, and the Company has not agreed to an
extension of the statute of limitations with respect to any of its tax years.
Neither the Internal Revenue Service nor any other taxing authority is now
asserting, nor is threatening to assert, against the Company any deficiency or
claim for additional taxes or interest thereon or penalties in connection
therewith; nor does such deficiency or claim or basis for such deficiency or
claim exist. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.15 of Exhibit A to this
Agreement, the Company has not made any elections pursuant to the Code (other
than elections which relate solely to methods of accounting, depreciation or
amortization) which would have a Material Adverse Effect.

                  2.16     SECURITIES LAWS.

                  (a) The Offering Documents conform in all material respects
with the requirements of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and
with the requirements of all other published rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") currently in effect
relating to "private offerings" to "accredited investors" of the type described
by the Company.

                  (b) The Offering Documents will not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which
they were made, not misleading. If at any time prior to the completion of the
Offering or other termination of this Agreement any event shall occur as a
result of which it might become necessary to amend or supplement the Offering
Documents so that they do not include any untrue statement of any material fact
or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances then existing, not misleading, the
Company will promptly notify you and will supply you with amendments or
supplements correcting such statement or omission. The Company will also provide
the Placement Agent for delivery to all offerees and purchasers and their
representatives, if any, any information, documents and instruments which
counsel to the Placement Agent deems reasonably necessary to comply with
applicable state and federal law.

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                  (c) To its knowledge, neither the Company nor anyone acting on
its behalf has offered securities of the Company for sale to, or solicited any
offers to buy the same from, or sold securities of the Company to, any person or
organization, in any case so as to subject the Company, its promoter, directors
or officers to any liability under the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or any state securities or "blue
sky" law (collectively, the "Securities Laws"), or any other applicable laws.

                  2.17 LICENSES AND OTHER RIGHTS; COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. The
Company has all material franchises, permits, licenses and other rights and
privileges necessary to permit it to own its properties and to conduct its
business as presently conducted and is in compliance in all material respects
thereunder. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with all laws
and governmental rules and regulations applicable to its business, properties
and assets, and to the products and services sold by it, including, without
limitation, all such rules, laws and regulations relating to fair employment
practices, occupational safety and health and public safety, except where the
failure to comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

                  2.18 RELIANCE. The Company understands that the foregoing
representations and warranties shall be deemed material and to have been relied
upon by the Placement Agent. No representation or warranty by the Company in
this Agreement, and no written statement contained in any document, certificate
or other writing delivered by the Company to the Placement Agent contains any
untrue statement of material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary
to make the statements herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.

                  2.19 EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION. Assuming (i) the accuracy of
the information provided by the respective Subscribers in the Subscription
Documents and (ii) that the Placement Agent has complied in all material
respects with the provisions of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities
Act, the offer and sale of the Units pursuant to the terms of this Agreement are
exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Regulations"). The Company is not
disqualified from the exemption under Regulation D by virtue of the
disqualifications contained in Rule 505(b)(2)(iii) or Rule 507 promulgated
thereunder.

                  2.20 BROKERS. Neither the Company nor any of its officers,
directors, employees or stockholders has employed any broker or finder in
connection with the transactions described in this Agreement other than the
Placement Agent.

                  2.21 TITLE TO SECURITIES. When the Shares comprising the Units
shall have been delivered to the purchasers and payment shall have been made
therefor, the several purchasers shall have good and marketable title to the
Shares free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and claims whatsoever (with the
exception of claims arising through the acts or omissions of the

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purchasers and except as arising from applicable Federal and state securities
laws), and the Company shall have paid all taxes, if any, in respect of the
original issuance thereof.

                  2.22 RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. No person, firm or other business
entity is a party to any agreement, contract or understanding, written or oral
entitling such party to a right of first refusal with respect to future
financings by the Company.

                  2.23 INDEBTEDNESS. Except for (i) the Convertible Debentures,
(ii) up to $1,400,000 of debt which may be incurred in connection with the sale
of one of the Company's subsidiaries to a New York Stock Exchange company (the
"Sale Debt"), (iii) trade payables in the ordinary course, including equipment
leases and Company insurance premiums (collectively, the "Trade Payables"), and
(iv) a $2,000,000 contingent liability (the "Break-Up Fee") which may be owed to
Artra, the Company shall not have any outstanding indebtedness on the Initial
Closing Date.

         3.       CLOSING; PLACEMENT AND FEES.

                  3.1 CLOSING. Provided the Minimum Offering shall have been
subscribed for and funds representing the sale thereof shall have cleared within
30 days of the date the memorandum is delivered to the Placement Agent, the
Initial Closing shall take place at the offices of the Placement Agent, 44 Wall
Street, New York, New York within five business days following the Termination
Date (which date (the "Closing Date") may be accelerated or adjourned by
agreement between the Company and the Placement Agent). At the Initial Closing,
payment for the Units issued and sold by the Company shall be made against
delivery of the Shares comprising such Units in accordance with paragraph 4.14
hereof. In addition, subsequent closings (if applicable) may be scheduled at the
discretion of the Company and Placement Agent, each of which shall be deemed a
"Closing" hereunder.

                  3.2 CONDITIONS TO PLACEMENT AGENT'S OBLIGATIONS. The
obligations of the Placement Agent hereunder will be subject to the accuracy of
the representations and warranties of the Company herein contained as of the
date hereof and as of each Closing Date, to the performance by the Company of
its obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:

                  (a) DUE QUALIFICATION OR EXEMPTION. (A) The Offering described
in this Agreement will become qualified or be exempt from qualification under
the securities laws of the several states pursuant to paragraph 4.4 below not
later than the Initial Closing Date, and (B) at the Initial Closing Date no stop
order suspending the sale of the Units shall have been issued, and no proceeding
for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened;

                  (b) NO MATERIAL MISSTATEMENTS. Neither the Blue Sky
qualification materials nor the Memorandum, nor any supplement thereto, will
contain an untrue statement of a material

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fact, or omit to state a material fact which is required to be stated therein,
or is necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading;

                  (c) COMPLIANCE WITH AGREEMENTS. The Company will have complied
with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or
satisfied hereunder at or prior to each Closing;

                  (d) CORPORATE ACTION. The Company will have taken all
necessary corporate action, including, without limitation, obtaining the
approval of the Company's Board of Directors, for the execution and delivery of
this Agreement, the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and
the offering described herein;

                  (e) OPINION OF COUNSEL. The Placement Agent shall receive the
opinion of Michelle Kramish Kain, P.A., dated the Closing(s), substantially to
the effect that:

                  (i) each of the Company and each Subsidiary is validly
                  existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of
                  its incorporation, has all requisite corporate power and
                  authority necessary to own or hold its respective properties
                  and conduct its business, and the Company is duly qualified or
                  licensed to do business as a foreign corporation and is in
                  good standing in each jurisdiction in which the ownership or
                  leasing of its properties or conduct of its business requires
                  such qualification, except where the failure to so qualify or
                  be licensed would not have a Material Adverse Effect;

                  (ii) The execution, delivery and performance of each of this
                  Agreement, the Blair Warrant, the Agent's Warrants, the Escrow
                  Agreement, the M/A Agreement and the Subscription Agreements
                  has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered
                  by the Company, and is a valid and binding obligation of the
                  Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,
                  subject to any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
                  reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting the rights
                  of creditors generally and to general equitable principles;

                  (iii) the authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of
                  the Company as of the date hereof (before giving effect to the
                  transactions described in this Agreement) is as set forth in
                  the Offering Documents. To such counsel's knowledge, there are
                  no outstanding warrants, options, agreements, convertible
                  securities, preemptive rights or other commitments pursuant to
                  which the Company is, or may become, obligated to issue any
                  shares of its capital stock or other securities of the Company
                  other than as set forth in the Memorandum. All of the issued
                  shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and
                  validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and
                  nonassessable and to such counsel's knowledge have not been
                  issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any

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                  securityholder of the Company. The offers and sales of such
                  outstanding securities were either registered under the
                  Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or exempt
                  from such registration requirements. The Shares, the Blair
                  Warrant and the Agent's Warrants have been duly and validly
                  authorized and issued, the Reserved Shares have been duly and
                  validly authorized and reserved for issuance upon exercise of
                  the Blair Warrant and the Agent's Warrants, and the Shares are
                  fully paid and nonassessable;

                  (iv) assuming (i) the accuracy of the information provided by
                  the Subscribers in the Subscription Documents and (ii) that
                  the Placement Agent has complied with the requirements of the
                  provisions of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities
                  Act and the issuance and sale of the Units is exempt from
                  registration under the Securities Act and Regulation D
                  promulgated thereunder;

                  (v) neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
                  Subscription Agreements, the Escrow Agreement, the M/A
                  Agreement, the Blair Warrant or the Agent's Warrants, nor
                  compliance with the terms hereof or thereof, nor the
                  consummation of the transactions herein or therein described,
                  nor the issuance of the Shares or the Agent's Warrants, has,
                  nor will, conflict with, result in a violation of, or
                  constitute a default under the Charter Documents of the
                  Company, or any material contract, instrument or document
                  known to such counsel to which the Company is a party, or by
                  which it or any of its properties is bound or violate any
                  applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree
                  known to such counsel of any governmental agency or court
                  having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties
                  or business;

                  (vi) there are no claims, actions, suits, investigations or
                  proceedings before or by any arbitrator, court, governmental
                  authority or instrumentality pending or, to such counsel's
                  knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Company or
                  involving the properties of the Company which might have a
                  Material Adverse Effect or which might materially adversely
                  affect the transactions or other acts described in this
                  Agreement or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement,
                  except as set forth in the Offering Documents; and

                  (vii) such counsel has participated in the preparation of the
                  Offering Documents and nothing has come to the attention of
                  such counsel to cause them to have reason to believe that the
                  Offering Documents contained any untrue statement of a
                  material fact required to be stated therein or omitted to
                  state any material fact required to be stated therein or
                  necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
                  (except for the financial statements, notes thereto and other
                  financial information and statistical data contained therein,
                  as to which such counsel need express no opinion).

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                  (f) OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE. The Placement Agent shall receive a
certificate of the Company, signed by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer or Secretary thereof, that the representations and warranties
contained in Section 2 hereof are true and accurate in all material respects at
such Closing with the same effect as though expressly made at such Closing.

                  (g) ESCROW AGREEMENT. On or prior to the Initial Closing Date,
the Placement Agent shall receive a copy of a duly executed escrow agreement in
the form previously delivered to you regarding the deposit of funds pending the
Closing(s) with a bank or trust company acceptable to the Placement Agent (the
"Escrow Agreement").

                  (h) LOCK-UP AGREEMENTS. On or prior to the Initial Closing
Date, the Placement Agent shall receive agreements from each executive officer
and director of the Company and all shareholders beneficially owning in excess
of 5% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company other than PECO
Energy Company, Henry Butcher & Co. and the Placement Agent as to the 2,000,000
shares previously purchased by the Placement Agent as of the Initial Closing
Date and as of the effective date of the registration statement referred to
below to the effect that such stockholder shall not sell, assign or transfer any
of their securities of the Company for the period from the date of this
Agreement until the later of (i) seven months after the date of the final
closing of the Offering (the "Final Closing Date") or (ii) 30 days after the
effective date of a registration statement covering the resale of the Shares
without the prior written consent of the Placement Agent.

                  (i) CHARTER AMENDMENT. On or prior to the Initial Closing
Date, the Company shall have obtained shareholder approval of and filed an
amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation authorizing 5,000,000 shares of
"blank-check" preferred stock. The Company shall not issue any shares of
preferred stock prior to the Final Closing Date without the prior written
consent of the Placement Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.

                  (j) M/A AGREEMENT. On or prior to the Initial Closing Date,
the Placement Agent shall receive a copy of a duly executed agreement in the
form previously delivered to you regarding the payment of a finder's fee to the
Placement Agent in the event of the completion of certain transactions (the "M/A
Agreement").

                  (k) INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. On or prior to the Initial Closing
Date, the Company's Board of Directors shall have at least two non-affiliated
members.

                  (l) INSURANCE. On or prior to the Initial Closing Date, the
Company shall have in place property and casualty insurance in amounts
standard for the industry.

                  (m) BLAIR INVESTMENT FEES. On or prior to the Initial Closing
Date, the Placement Agent shall have received the following fees due in
connection with its $3,000,000

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equity investment in the Company completed in March 1999: (i) a $300,000
placement fee; (ii) a $90,000 non-accountable expense allowance; and (iii)
three-year warrants (the "Blair Warrants") to purchase 200,000 shares of Common
Stock at an exercise price of $1.80 per share which are substantially identical
to the Agent's Warrants.

                  (n) GOOD STANDING CERTIFICATES. The Placement Agent shall
receive certificates of good standing from the jurisdiction of incorporation and
each jurisdiction in which a qualification to do business is required, dated as
of a recent date, for the Company.

                  3.3 PLACEMENT FEE AND EXPENSES. Simultaneously with payment
for and delivery of the Units at each Closing, the Company shall at such Closing
pay to the Placement Agent (i) a commission equal to 10% of the aggregate
purchase price of the Units sold; and (ii) a non-accountable expense allowance
equal to 3% of the aggregate purchase price of the Units sold. At the Initial
Closing, the Company will reimburse the Placement Agent for up to $25,000 of
legal fees incurred by the Placement Agent. The Company shall also pay all
expenses in connection with the qualification of the Units under the securities
or Blue Sky laws of the states which the Placement Agent shall designate,
including legal fees and filing fees. The Company will, at the Initial Closing,
issue to you or your designees (which may include any Selected Dealer or any
officer of the Placement Agent or a Selected Dealer) (i) three-year warrants
(the "Agent's Warrants" to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock equal
to 10% of the Shares sold in the Offering (including any exercise of the
Over-Allotment Option) at an exercise price of $1.80 per share. The Agent's
Warrants shall contain customary anti-dilution protection and demand and
piggy-back registration rights as set forth in the Letter of Intent dated March
4, 1999 (the "LOI").

                  3.4 BRING-DOWN OPINIONS AND CERTIFICATES. If there is more
than one Closing, then at each such Closing there shall be delivered to the
Placement Agent updated opinions and certificates as described in (e) and (f) of
Section 3.2 above, respectively.

                  3.5 NO ADVERSE CHANGES. There shall not have occurred, at any
time prior to the Initial Closing or, if applicable, any additional Closing, (i)
any domestic or international event, act or occurrence which has materially
disrupted, or in the Placement Agent's opinion will in the immediate future
materially disrupt, the securities markets; (ii) a general suspension of, or a
general limitation on prices for, trading in securities on the New York Stock
Exchange or the American Stock Exchange or in the over-the-counter market; (iii)
any outbreak of major hostilities or other national or international calamity;
(iv) any banking moratorium declared by a state or federal authority; (v) any
moratorium declared in foreign exchange trading by major international banks or
other persons; (vi) any material interruption in the mail service or other means
of communication within the United States; (vii) any material adverse change in
the business, properties, assets, results of operations, or financial condition
of the Company; or (viii) any change in the market for securities in general or
in political, financial, or economic

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conditions which, in the Placement Agent's reasonable judgment, makes it
inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale, and delivery of the Units.

         4.       COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.

                  4.1 USE OF PROCEEDS; DEPOSIT OF FUNDS. The net proceeds of the
Offering will be used by the Company substantially as set forth in the
Memorandum. Other than as specifically set forth in the Memorandum, the Company
shall not use any of the proceeds from the Offering to repay any indebtedness of
the Company, including but not limited to indebtedness to any current executive
officers, directors or principal stockholders of the Company, other than for
repayment of the Convertible Debentures, Trade Payables, the Sale Debt and the
Break-Up Fee. Pending utilization, the net proceeds will be invested in
short-term, investment grade, interest bearing investments, certificates of
deposit or guaranteed United States government obligations.

                  4.2 EXPENSES OF OFFERING. The Company shall be responsible
for, and shall bear all expenses directly incurred in connection with, the
proposed Offering including, but not limited to, legal fees of the Company's
counsel relating to the costs of preparing the Offering Documents and all
amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto; preparing and delivering all
Placement Agent and selling documents, including, but not limited to, the Agency
Agreement with the Placement Agent and the blue sky memorandum; Share
certificates; blue sky fees, filing fees and the fees and disbursements of
counsel in connection with blue sky matters (the "Company Expenses"). Such
expenses shall not include the cost of the Placement Agent's mailing, telephone,
telegraph, travel, due diligence meetings, or other similar expenses (the
"Placement Agent expenses").

         If the Offering is not completed because the Company prevents it or
because of a breach by the Company of any material covenants, representation or
warranty contained in this Agreement or in paragraphs 4, 7 and 18 of the LOI,
the Company shall pay the Placement Agent $630,000. If the Private Placement is
not completed because the Placement Agent prevents it (except if such prevention
is based upon a breach by the Company of any material covenant, representation
or warranty contained herein or in paragraphs 4, 7 and 18 of the LOI), the
Company shall not be liable for the Placement Agent expenses. In either event
the Company shall remain liable for the Company Expenses. The Placement Agent
shall have no liability to the Company for any reason should the Placement Agent
choose not to proceed with the Offering described herein.

                  4.3 NOTIFICATION. The Company shall notify the Placement Agent
immediately, and in writing, (A) when any event shall have occurred during the
period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the later of the last Closing
or the Termination Date as a result of which the Offering Documents would
include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make

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the statements therein not misleading, and (B) of the receipt of any
notification with respect to the modification, rescission, withdrawal or
suspension of the qualification or registration of the Units, or of any
exemption from such registration or qualification, in any jurisdiction. The
Company will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such
modification, rescission, withdrawal or suspension and, if any such
modification, rescission, withdrawal or suspension is issued and you so request,
to use its best efforts to obtain the lifting thereof as promptly as possible.

                  4.4 BLUE SKY. The Company will use its best efforts to qualify
or register the Units for offering and sale under, or establish an exemption
from such qualification or registration under, the securities or "blue sky" laws
of such jurisdictions as you may reasonably request; provided however, that the
Company will not be obligated to qualify as a dealer in securities in any
jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified. Neither the Company nor the
Placement Agent will offer nor will the Company consummate any sale of Units in
any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or in any manner in which such
sale may not be lawfully made.

                  4.5 FORM D FILING. Counsel to the Placement Agent on behalf of
the Company shall file five copies of a Notice of Sales of Securities on Form D
with the Commission no later than 15 days after the first sale of the Units. The
Company shall file promptly such amendments to such Notices on Form D as shall
become necessary and shall also comply with any filing requirement imposed by
the laws of any state or jurisdiction in which offers and sales are made. The
Company shall furnish the Placement Agent with copies of all such filings.

                  4.6 PRESS RELEASES, ETC. The Company shall not, during the
period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the later of the Final
Closing Date and the Termination Date, issue any press release or other
communication, or hold any press conference with respect to the Company, its
financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, assets, or
liabilities, or the Offering, without the prior consent of the Placement Agent,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

                  4.7 KEY-MAN INSURANCE. Prior to the Initial Closing Date, the
Company shall have obtained a "key-man" life insurance policy in the amount of
at least $1,000,000 on the lives of each of Robert Kohn and Michael Norton,
which amount shall be increased to $2,000,000 for Robert Kohn upon satisfactory
completion of a physical examination. Such policies will be kept in effect for
the longer of (i) three years from the Initial Closing Date or (ii) the terms of
their respective employment agreements.

                  4.8 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. If Robert Kohn remains an
executive Officer of the Company, he shall be entitled to receive a base annual
salary of $300,000 and a bonus not to exceed $150,000 during the 12-month period
following the Final Closing Date. The cash and

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noncash compensation of each of the other current executive officers of the
Company shall not increase more than 20% during the 12-month period from March
4, 1999. If during such period the Company retains additional executive
officers, the compensation of such individuals shall be reasonably acceptable to
the Placement Agent.

                  4.9 BOARD DESIGNEE. During the three-year period following the
Initial Closing Date, the Placement Agent shall have the right, at its option,
to appoint one designee to the Company's Board of Directors.

                  4.10 RESTRICTIONS ON ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES. From the date of
this Agreement until the Termination Date, the Company will not, without the
prior written consent of the Placement Agent, issue additional shares of Common
Stock or grant any warrants, options or other securities of the Company other
than pursuant to agreements in existence on the date hereof, except for up to an
additional 13,000,000 shares of Common Stock which may be issued or the Company
may agree to issue in connection with acquisitions, mergers or other major
corporate transactions effected prior to the Initial Closing Date. During the
three-year period following the Final Closing Date, the Company will not issue
any securities pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act.

                  4.11 ACCOUNTING FIRM. During the three-year period following
the Final Closing Date, the Company shall not effect a change in its accounting
firm, other than to a "big five" accounting firm, without the prior written
consent of the Chairman or President of the Placement Agent, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld

                  4.12 REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. The Company shall
file a registration statement to register the Shares for resale under the
Securities Act on or prior to the 10 month anniversary of the Initial Closing
Date and use its best efforts to have such registration statement declared
effective within one year after the Initial Closing Date on the terms and
conditions contained in the Subscription Agreements.

                  4.13 EMPLOYEE OPTIONS. During the period ending 18 months
after the Initial Closing Date, the Company shall not, without the prior written
consent of the Placement Agent, grant any options to employees having an
exercise price less than fair market value on the date of grant.

                  4.14 TRANSMITTAL LETTERS. Within five business days after each
Closing, the Placement Agent shall receive copies of all letters from the
Company to the investors transmitting the Shares and shall receive a letter from
the Company confirming transmittal of the Shares to the investors.

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                  5.       INDEMNIFICATION.

                  5.1 The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Placement Agent and each Selected Dealer, if any, and their respective
shareholders, directors, officers, agents and controlling persons (an
"Indemnified Party") against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and
expense whatsoever (and all actions in respect thereof), and to reimburse the
Placement Agent for reasonable legal fees and related expenses as incurred
(including, but not limited to the costs of investigating, preparing or
defending any such action or claim whether or not in connection with litigation
in which the Placement Agent is a party and the costs of giving testimony or
furnishing documents in response to a subpoena or otherwise), arising out of any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Offering Documents or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

                  5.2 The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless an
Indemnified Party to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity, against any and
all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever directly arising out
of the exercise by any person of any right under the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act or the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state on account of
violations of the representations, warranties or agreements set forth in Section
2 hereof.

                  5.3 Promptly after receipt by a person entitled to
indemnification pursuant to the foregoing subsection (a) or (b) (an "indemnified
party") under this Section of notice of the commencement of any action, the
indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the
Company under this Section, notify in writing the Company of the commencement
thereof; but the omission so to notify the Company will not relieve it from any
liability which it may have to the indemnified party otherwise than under this
Section except to the extent the defense of the claim is prejudiced. In case any
such action is brought against an indemnified party, and it notifies the Company
of the commencement thereof, the Company will be entitled to participate in,
and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party
similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, subject to the provisions
herein stated, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party,
and after notice from the Company to the indemnified party of its election so to
assume the defense thereof, the Company will not be liable to the indemnified
party under this Section for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred
by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than
reasonable costs of investigation (provided the Company has been advised in
writing that such investigation is being undertaken). The indemnified party
shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and to
participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel
shall not be at the expense of the Company if the Company has assumed the
defense of the action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified
party; provided that the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the
expense of the Company if (i) the employment of such counsel has been
specifically authorized in writing by the Company

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or (ii) the named parties to any such action (including any impleaded parties)
include both the indemnified party or parties and the Company and, in the
judgment of counsel for the indemnified party, it is advisable for the
indemnified party or parties to be represented by separate counsel (in which
case the Company shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action
on behalf of the indemnified party or parties), it being understood, however,
that the Company shall not, in connection with any one such action or separate
but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising
out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the
reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys for the
indemnified party or parties. No settlement of any action against an indemnified
party shall be made unless such indemnified party is fully and completely
released in connection therewith.

                  6.       CONTRIBUTION.

                           To provide for just and equitable contribution, if
(i) an indemnified party makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to
Section (5) but it is found in a final judicial determination, not subject to
further appeal, that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case, even
though this Agreement expressly provides for indemnification in such case, or
(ii) any indemnified or indemnifying party seeks contribution under the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or otherwise, then the Company (including for
this purpose any contribution made by or on behalf of any officer, director,
employee or agent for the Company, or any controlling person of the Company), on
the one hand, and the Placement Agent and any Selected Dealers (including for
this purpose any contribution by or on behalf of an indemnified party), on the
other hand, shall contribute to the losses, liabilities, claims, damages, and
expenses whatsoever to which any of them may be subject, in such proportions as
are appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the
one hand, and the Placement Agent and the Selected Dealers, on the other hand;
provided, however, that if applicable law does not permit such allocation, then
other relevant equitable considerations such as the relative fault of the
Company and the Placement Agent and the Selected Dealers in connection with the
facts which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages, and expenses
shall also be considered. In no case shall the Placement Agent or a Selected
Dealer be responsible for a portion of the contribution obligation in excess of
the compensation received by it pursuant to Section 3 hereof or the Selected
Dealer Agreement, as the case may be. No person guilty of a fraudulent
misrepresentation shall be entitled to contribution from any person who is not
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 6,
each person, if any, who controls the Placement Agent or a Selected Dealer
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the
Exchange Act and each officer, director, stockholder, employee and agent of the
Placement Agent or a Selected Dealer, shall have the same rights to contribution
as the Placement Agent or the Selected Dealer, and each person, if any who
controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act and each officer, director, employee and agent
of the Company, shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company,
subject in each case to the provisions of this Section 6. Anything

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in this Section 6 to the contrary notwithstanding, no party shall be liable for
contribution with respect to the settlement of any claim or action effected
without its written consent. This Section 6 is intended to supersede any right
to contribution under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or otherwise.

                  7.       MISCELLANEOUS.

                  7.1 SURVIVAL. Any termination of the Offering without
consummation thereof shall be without obligation on the part of any party except
that the indemnification provided in Section 5 hereof and the contribution
provided in Section 6 hereof shall survive any termination and shall survive the
Closing for a period of two years.

                  7.2 REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS TO SURVIVE
DELIVERY. The respective representations, warranties, indemnities, agreements,
covenants and other statements of the Company as of the date hereof shall
survive execution of this Agreement and delivery of the Units and the
termination of this Agreement but only to the extent that there has been a sale
of any Units.

                  7.3 NO OTHER BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is intended for the
sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors
and controlling persons, and no other person, firm or corporation shall have any
third-party beneficiary or other rights hereunder.

                  7.4 GOVERNING LAW; RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES. This Agreement
shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of New York
(without regard to the conflict of law principles thereof). The Placement Agent
and the Company will attempt to settle any claim or controversy arising out of
this Agreement through consultation and negotiation in good faith and a spirit
of mutual cooperation. Should such attempts fail, then the dispute will be
mediated by a mutually acceptable mediator to be chosen by the Placement Agent
and the Company within 15 days after written notice from either party demanding
mediation. Neither party may unreasonably withhold consent to the selection of a
mediator, and the parties will share the costs of the mediation equally. Any
dispute which the parties cannot resolve through negotiation or mediation within
six months of the date of the initial demand for it by one of the parties may
then be submitted to the courts for resolution. Each of the parties irrevocably
submits, in such event, to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the Supreme Court
of the State of New York, and (b) the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York, for the purposes of any suit, action or other
proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.
Each of the parties agrees to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating
hereto in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
or if such suit, action or other proceeding may not be brought in such court for
jurisdictional purposes, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The use
of mediation will not be construed under the doctrine of laches, waiver or
estoppel to affect adversely the rights of either party.

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                  7.5 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts
with the same effect as if both parties had signed one and the same instrument.

                  7.6 NOTICES. Any communications specifically required
hereunder to be in writing, if sent to the Placement Agent, will be sent by
overnight courier providing a receipt of delivery or by certified or registered
mail to it at D. H.. Blair Investment Banking Corp. 44 Wall Street, New York,
New York, Att: Jonathan Turkel, Esq., with a copy to Bachner, Tally, Polevoy &
Misher LLP, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10017, Att: Fran Stoller,
Esq. and if sent to the Company, will be sent by overnight courier providing a
receipt of delivery or by certified or registered mail to it at 12 Springdale
Road, Building 11, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003, Att: Robert Kohn, with a copy to
Michelle Kramish Kain, Esq.,750 SE Third Avenue, Suite 100, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida 33316.

                  7.7 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the matters herein referred and
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, written and oral, between
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. Neither this Agreement
nor any term hereof may be changed, waived or terminated orally, but only by an
instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the
change, waiver or termination is sought.

                  If you find the foregoing is in accordance with our
understanding, kindly sign and return to us a counterpart hereof, whereupon this
instrument along with all counterparts will become a binding agreement between
us.

                                  Very truly yours,

                                  WORLDWIDE WEB NETWORX CORPORATION

                                  By:   //s// Robert D. Kohn
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Robert D. Kohn, Chief Executive Officer

Agreed:

D. H. BLAIR INVESTMENT BANKING CORP.

By:      //s// Martin A. Bell
         ---------------------------
         Name:
         Title:

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                 SCHEDULE 2.2(B)

The following sets forth:

(i)      outstanding options, warrants, rights (including conversion or
         preemptive rights) or agreements to issue, sell or repurchase any
         securities:

         (a)      Common Stock Purchase Warrants No. 001 for 100,000 shares
                  issued to Ralph H. Isham dated April 2, 1999, as disclosed in
                  the Offering Documents.

         (b)      Common Stock Purchase Warrants No. 001 for 100,000 shares
                  issued to Arnold P. Kling dated April 2, 1999, as disclosed in
                  the Offering Documents.

         (c)      $989,500 face amount Series A 6% Cumulative Convertible
                  Debentures dated March 22, 1999, as disclosed in the Offering
                  Documents.

         (d)      Issuance of 475,000 shares of Common Stock to Gary Lerman, as
                  disclosed in the Offering Documents.

         (e)      Issuance of 135,000 shares of Common Stock to Vision
                  Technologies,Inc. pursuant to the Term Sheet dated July 12,
                  1999, as disclosed in the Offering Documents.

         (f)      Issuance of 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock to KIMG, as
                  disclosed in the Offering Documents.

         (g)      Issuance of 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock to Warren
                  Rothstein, as disclosed in the Offering Documents.

         (h)      Issuance of 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock to Intrac
                  shareholders pursuant to the Merger Agreement dated as of July
                  9, 1999, as disclosed in the Offering Documents.

         (i)      Issuance of 500,000 shares of Common Stock to New America
                  International, as disclosed in the Offering Documents.

(ii)     restrictions on transfer

(iii)    cumulative voting or preemptive rights:

         The Company's bylaws currently provide for cumulative voting for the
election of directors.

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(iv)     registration rights:

         (a)      Holders of Debentures (amount to be determined on conversion);
         (b)      D.H. Blair Investment Banking Corp. (2,000,000 shares);
         (c)      Michelle Kramish Kain (150,000 shares);
         (d)      Ralph Isham and Arnold Kling (collectively 200,000 shares);
         (e)      Warren Rothstein (4,000,000 shares).

(v)      anti-dilution adjustment:

         None

(vi)     voting trust, shareholders agreements, pledge agreements, buy-sell,
         rights of first offer, proxies;

         (a)      Shareholders Agreement among the Company, Warren Rothstein and
                  ATM Service, Ltd. dated December1, 1998

(vii)    options or other rights to purchase securities from its shareholders
         granted by such shareholders:

         (a)      Investment Agreement dated as of July 9, 1999 between A. E.
                  Group and Robert D. Kohn.

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                  SCHEDULE 2.3

(i)      SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY:

         (a)      Keiretsu Corporation, a Nevada corporation
         (b)      Entrade, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation
         (c)      Intrac Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation
         (d)      EduNext, a division of WorldWide Web Networx
         (e)      Admiral Asset Group, Inc. a New Jersey corporation
         (f)      Admiral Mountain Laurel Corporation, a Pennsylvania
                  corporation
         (g)      Entrade.com, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation
         (h)      Utiliparts.com, a division of Entrade.com, Inc.

(ii) OWNERSHIP IN CORPORATIONS, JOINT VENTURES OR OTHER ENTITY:

         (a)      Keystone Investment Management Group, Inc.
         (b)      Entrade, Inc.
         (c)      JenCom Digital Technologies
         (d)      Assetrade.com, Inc.
         (e)      ATM Service, Ltd.
         (f)      Admiral Asset Group, Inc.
         (i)      EduNext
         (j)      Admiral Mountain Laurel Corporation

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                  SCHEDULE 2.6

Unpaid indebtedness:

(a)      $989,500 in face amount Series A 6% Cumulative Convertible Debentures

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                  SCHEDULE 2.7

                              GOVERNMENTAL CONSENTS

None

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                  SCHEDULE 2.8

                                   LITIGATION

                                      None

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                  SCHEDULE 2.9

FIVE MOST HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES
<TABLE>
<S>                             <C>                       <C>
         1.   Robert D. Kohn    CEO                       $165,000
         2.   Michael Norton    VP, CFO                   $100,000
         3.   Allan Cohen       VP, General Counsel       $100,000
         4.   Laura Kohn        VP                        $ 75,000
         5.   George Perla      Controller                $ 58,000
</TABLE>

         (a) Robert D. Kohn, the Company's President and Chief Executive
Officer, is a party to an employment agreement with Artra Group Incorporated, as
more fully described in the Offering Documents.

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                  SCHEDULE 2.10

         The Company is bound by or a party to options, licenses or
agreements with respect to the Intellectual Property of the following
pursuant to the terms of the following agreements:

         (a)      Agreement between the Company and JenCom Digital Technologies
                  dated February 25, 1999 as amended April 28, 1999

         (b)      Intrac Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 21, 1999

         (c)      Vision Technologies Corporation WorldWide Web Networx
                  Corporation Term Sheet as of July 12, 1999

         (d)      Operating Agreement of Keystone WorldWide Networx, L.L.C.
                  dated as of April 5, 1999

         (e)      License Agreement between Keiretsu Corporation and Marlene K.
                  Goss dated January 15, 1998

         (f)      Memorandum of Terms for Joint Venture Between WorldWide Web
                  Networx and NAI dated July 6, 1999

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                  SCHEDULE 2.12

         (i)      As disclosed in the Offering Documents, the Company has
                  declared a contingent right to receive, on a pro-rata basis to
                  the Company's shareholders of record as of April 7, 1999, 25%
                  of the shares of Common Stock that the Company is to receive
                  of Artra Group Incorporated ("Artra") in the event that the
                  merger with Artra is consummated

         (ii)     As disclosed in the Offering Documents, the Company has made
                  the following loans and advances:

                  (a)      $900,000 to JenCom Digital Technologies
                  (b)      $1,200,000 to Vision Technologies, Inc.

         (iii)    As disclosed in the Offering Documents, the Company entered
                  into a Merger Agreement dated February 23, 1999 and certain
                  related agreements which, if consummated will result in the
                  Company reducing its interest in Entrade, Inc., the Company's
                  wholly owned subsidiary to approximately 15%.

(d)      As disclosed in the Offering Documents, the Company is obligated to
         register the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the
         Debentures. In the event that such shares are not registered in
         accordance with the terms of the Debentures, the Company may be
         obligated to pay a penalty fee, the amount of which would not have a
         Material Adverse Effect.

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                  SCHEDULE 2.13

No matters to be disclosed on this Schedule.

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT A

                                  SCHEDULE 2.14

MATERIAL AGREEMENTS:

(a)      Merger Agreement and all agreements related thereto among the Company,
         Artra Group Incorporated, N.A. Acquisition Corp. (n/k/a Entrade, Inc.)
         dated on or about February 23, 1999.

(b)      Agreement between the Company and JenCom Digital Technologies dated
         February 25, 1999 as Amended April 28, 1999

(c)      Memorandum of Terms for Shareholders Agreement for ATM Service, Ltd.
         dated July 9, 1999

(d)      Stock Issuance Agreement dated as of December 1, 1998 between Warren
         Rothstein and WorldWide Web Networx Corporation, amended by First
         Amendment to Stock Issuance Agreement dated as of July 9, 1999

(e)      Intrac Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 21, 1999

(f)      Vision Technologies Corporation WorldWide Web Networx Corporation Term
         Sheet as of July 12, 1999

(g)      Operating Agreement of Keystone WorldWide Networx, L.L.C. dated as of
         April 5, 1999

(h)      Memorandum of Terms for Joint Venture Between WorldWide Web Networx and
         NAI dated July 6, 1999

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                  SCHEDULE 2.15

<TABLE>

<S>                       <C>                       <C>
Keiretsu                  Federal 1997, 1998        New Jersey 1997, 1998
WorldWide Web Networx     Federal 1998              New Jersey 1998
</TABLE>

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