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CONTINUING SECURITY AGREEMENT
WELLS FARGO                                      RIGHTS TO PAYMENT AND INVENTORY
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1. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST. For valuable consideration,  the undersigned STAR
SOLUTIONS  OF  DELAWARE,  INC.,  or any of them  ("Debtor"),  hereby  grants and
transfers to WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL  ASSOCIATION (`Bank") a security interest
in  all  accounts,  deposit  accounts,  chattel  paper  (whether  electronic  or
tangible),  instruments,   promissory  notes,  documents,  general  intangibles,
payment intangibles,  software,  letter of credit rights,  health-care insurance
receivables  and  other  rights  to  payment  (collectively  called  "Rights  to
Payments"),  now existing or at any time hereafter, and prior to the termination
hereof, arising (whether they arise from the sale, lease or other disposition of
inventory  or  from   performance   of  contracts   for  service,   manufacture,
construction,  repair  or  otherwise  or  from  any  other  source  whatsoever),
including all securities guaranties, warranties, indemnity agreements, insurance
policies,  supporting obligations and other agreements pertaining to the same or
the property described therein, and in all goods returned by or repossessed from
Debtor's  customers,  together with a security  interest in all inventory,  good
held for sale or lease or to be furnished under contracts for service,  goods so
leased or furnished, raw materials,  component parts and embedded software, work
in process or materials used or consumed in Debtor's  business and all warehouse
receipts, bills of lading and other documents evidencing goods owned or acquired
by Debtor,  and all goods covered  thereby,  now or at any time  hereafter,  and
prior to the termination hereof, owned or acquired by Debtor,  wherever located,
and all  products  thereof  (collectively  called  "Inventory"),  whether in the
possession of Debtor,  warehousemen,  bailees or any other person, or in process
of delivery  and whether  located at  Debtor's  places of business or  elsewhere
(with all Rights to Payment and Inventory referred to herein collectively as the
"Collateral'),  together with whatever is receivable or received when any of the
Collateral  or  proceeds  thereof  are sold,  leased,  collected,  exchanged  or
otherwise  disposed of, whether such  disposition  is voluntary or  involuntary,
including  without  limitation,   all  rights  to  payment,  including  returned
premiums,  with respect to any insurance  relating to any of the foregoing,  and
all rights to payment with respect to any claim or cause of action  affecting or
relating to any of the foregoing (hereinafter called "Proceeds").

2.  OBLIGATIONS  SECURED.  The  obligations  secured  hereby are the payment and
performance  of: (a) all present and future  Indebtedness of Debtor to Bank; (b)
all obligations of Debtor and rights of Bank under this  Agreement;  and (c) all
present  and  future  obligations  of  Debtor to Bank of other  kinds.  The word
"indebtedness" is used herein in its most  comprehensive  sense and includes any
and all advances,  debts, obligations and liabilities of Debtor, or any of them,
heretofore,  now or hereafter made,  incurred or created,  whether  voluntary or
involuntary and however arising, whether due or not due, absolute or contingent,
liquidated or unliquidated,  determined or undetermined,  and whether Debtor may
be liable  individually or jointly,  or whether recovery upon such  Indebtedness
may be or hereafter becomes unenforceable.

3.  TERMINATION.  This  Agreement  Will  terminate  upon the  performance of all
obligations of Debtor to Bank, including without limitation,  the payment of all

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Indebtedness  of Debtor to Bank, and the  termination of all commitments of Bank
to extend credit to Debtor,  existing at the time Bank receives  written  notice
from Debtor of the termination of this Agreement.

4. OBLIGATIONS OF BANK. Bank has no obligation to make any loans hereunder.  Any
money received by Bank in respect of the Collateral may be deposited,  at Bank's
option,  into a  non-interest  bearing  account  over which Debtor shall have no
control, and the same shall, for all purposes, be deemed Collateral hereunder.

5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  Debtor represents and warrants to Bank that:
(a)  Debtor's  legal  name is  exactly  as set forth on the  first  page of this
Agreement,  and alt of Debtor's organizational documents or agreements delivered
to Bank are complete and accurate in every respect;  (b) Debtor is the Owner and
has  possession or control of the  Collateral  and Proceeds;  (c) Debtor has the
exclusive right to grant a security interest in the Collateral and Proceeds; (d)
all  Collateral  and  Proceeds  are genuine,  free from liens,  adverse  claims,
setoffs, default,  prepayment,  defenses and conditions precedent of any kind or
character,  except the lien created hereby or as otherwise agreed to by Bank, or
heretofore disclosed by Debtor to Bank, in writing; (e) all statements contained
herein and,  where  applicable,  in the  Collateral are true and complete in all
material respects:  (f) no financing statement covering any of the Collateral or
Proceeds, and naming any secured party other than Bank, is on file in any public
office;  (g) all  persons  appearing  to be  obligated  on Rights to Payment and
Proceeds have authority and capacity to contract and are bound as they appear to
be; (h) all property  subject to chattel paper has been properly  registered and
filed in  compliance  with law and to  perfect  the  interest  of Debtor in such
property;  and (i) all Rights to Payment and Proceeds comply with all applicable
laws concerning form. content and manner of preparation and execution, including
where  applicable  Federal  Reserve  Regulation 1 and any State consumer  credit
laws.

       6.   COVENANTS OF DEBTOR.

6.1 Debtor Agrees in general:  (a) to pay Indebtedness  secured hereby when due;
(b) to  indemnify  sank  against all losses,  claims  demands,  liabilities  and
expenses of every kind caused by  property  subject  hereto (c) to pay all costs
and expenses,  including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by the Bank in the
perfection and  preservation of the Collateral or Bank's interest therein and/or
the realization,  enforcement and exercise of Bank's rights, powers and remedies
hereunder; (d) to permit Bank to exercise its powers; (e) to execute and deliver
such  documents  as Bank deems  necessary  to create,  perfect and  continue the
security  interest  contemplated  hereby;  (f) not to change  its  name,  and as
applicable,   its  chief  executive  office,  its  principal  residence  or  the
jurisdiction  in which it is organized  and/or  registered  without  giving Bank
prior written  notice  thereof:  (9) not to change the places where Debtor keeps
any  Collateral  or Debtor's  records  concerning  the  Collateral  and Proceeds
without  giving  Bank prior  written  notice of the  address to which  Debtor is
moving same; and (h) to cooperate with Bank in perfecting all security interests
granted herein and in obtaining such agreements from third parties as Bank deems
necessary, proper or convenient in connection with the preservation,  perfection
or enforcement of any of its rights hereunder.

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6.2 Debtor agrees with regard to the Collateral and Proceeds, unless Bank agrees
otherwise in writing:  (a) that Bank is authorized to file financing  statements
in the name of Debtor to perfect  Bank's  security  interest in  Collateral  and
Proceeds; (b) to insure Inventory and, where applicable,  Rights to Payment with
Bank named as loss payee,  in form,  substance and amounts,,  under  agreements,
against risks and  liabilities,  and with insurance  companies  satisfactory  to
Bank;  (c) not to use any Inventory for any unlawful  purpose or in any way that
would void any insurance required to be carried in connection therewith; (d) not
to remove Inventory from Debtor's  premises,  except for deliveries to buyers in
the ordinary course of Debtor's  business and except Inventory which consists of
mobile goods as defined in the Colorado  Uniform  Commercial Code, in which case
Debtor  agrees not to remove or permit the  removal  of the  Inventory  from its
state of domicile for a period in excess of 30 calendar  days; (e) not to permit
any  security  interest  in or lien on the  Collateral  or  Proceeds,  including
without limitation, liens arising from the storage of Inventory, except in favor
of Bank; (f) not to sell,  hypothecate  or otherwise  dispose of, nor permit the
transfer  by  operation  of law of, any of the  Collateral  or  Proceeds  or any
interest therein,  except sales of Inventory to buyers in the ordinary course of
Debtor's business; (g) to furnish reports to Bank of all acquisitions,  returns,
sales and other  dispositions  of the  Inventory  in such form and detail and at
such times as Bank may require;  (h) to permit Bank to inspect the Collateral at
any  time;  (i) to  keep,  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
principles, complete and accurate records regarding all Collateral and Proceeds,
and to permit Bank to inspect the same and make copies thereof at any reasonable
time;  (j) if  requested  by Bank,  to receive and use  reasonable  diligence to
collect  Rights to Payment and  Proceeds,  in trust and as the property of Bank,
and to immediately endorse as appropriate and deliver such Rights to Payment and
Proceeds  to Bank daily in the exact form in which  they are  received  together
with a  collection  report in form  satisfactory  to Bank;  (k) not to commingle
Rights to Payment,  Proceeds or collections  thereunder with other property; (l)
to  give  only  normal  allowances  and  credits  and  to  advise  Bank  thereof
immediately  in writing if they  affect any Rights to Payment or Proceeds in any
material respect;  (m) on demand, to deliver to Bank returned property resulting
from, or payment  equal to, such  allowances or credits on any Rights to Payment
or Proceeds or to execute  such  documents  and do such other things as Bank may
reasonably  request for the purpose of perfecting,  preserving and enforcing its
security  interest  in such  returned  property;  (n) from  time to  time,  when
requested  by Bank,  to prepare  and deliver a schedule  of all  Collateral  and
Proceeds  subject to this Agreement and to assign in writing and deliver to Bank
all accounts, contracts, leases and other chattel paper, instruments,  documents
and other evidences thereof; (o) in the event Bank elects to receive payments of
Rights to Payment or Proceeds hereunder, to pay all expenses incurred by Bank in
connection   therewith,   including  expenses  of  accounting,   correspondence,
collection efforts, reporting to account or contract debtors, filing, recording.
record keeping and expenses incidental  thereto;  and (p) to provide any service
and do any other acts which may be necessary  to maintain,  preserve and protect
all Collateral  and, as appropriate  and  applicable,  to keep all Collateral in
good and saleable  condition in  accordance  with the  standards  and  practices
adhered to generally by users and  manufacturers  of like property,  and to keep
all Collateral and Proceeds free and clear of all defenses, rights of offset and
counterclaims.

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7. POWERS OF BANK. Debtor appoints Bank its true attorney-in-fact to perform any
of the following  powers,  which are coupled with an interest,  are  irrevocable
until  termination  of this  Agreement and may be exercised from time to time by
Bank's  officers  and  employees,  or any of them,  whether  or not Debtor is in
default:  (a) to perform any obligation of Debtor  hereunder in Debtor's name or
otherwise;  (b) to give notice to account  debtors or others of Bank's rights in
the Collateral and Proceeds,  to enforce or forebear from enforcing the same and
make extension or modification  agreements with respect thereto;  (c) to release
persons liable on Proceeds and to give receipts and  acquittances and compromise
disputes in connection therewith;  (d) to release or substitute security; (e) to
resort to  security  in any order;  (f) to  prepare,  execute,  file,  record or
deliver  notes,  assignments,   schedules,   designation  statements,  financing
statements,  continuation  statements,  termination  statements,  statements  of
assignment, applications for registration or like papers to perfect, preserve or
release Bank's interest in the Collateral and Proceeds; (g) to receive, open and
read mall addressed to Debtor; (h) to take cash,  instruments for the payment of
money  and  other  property  to which  Bank is  entitled;  (i) to  verify  facts
concerning  the  Collateral  and  Proceeds  by inquiry of obligors  thereon,  or
otherwise,  in its own  name or a  fictitious  name;  (j) to  endorse,  collect,
deliver  and  receive  payment  under  instruments  for  the  payment  of  money
constituting or relating to Proceeds; (k) to prepare,  adjust, execute,  deliver
and receive payment under insurance  claims,  and to collect and receive payment
of and endorse  any  instrument  in payment of loss or returned  premiums or any
other insurance refund or return, and to apply such amounts received by Bank, at
Bank's sole option,  toward  repayment of the Indebtedness or replacement of the
Collateral;  (l) to exercise all rights,  powers and remedies which Debtor would
have,  but for this  Agreement,  with  respect to all  Collateral  and  Proceeds
subject  hereto;   (m)  to  enter  onto  Debtor's  premises  in  inspecting  the
Collateral;  (n) to make withdrawals from and to close deposit accounts or other
accounts with any financial  institution,  wherever located, into which Proceeds
may have been  deposited,  and to apply  funds so  withdrawn  to  payment of the
Indebtedness; (o) to preserve or release the interest evidenced by chattel paper
to which Bank is entitled  hereunder  and to endorse and deliver any evidence of
title  incidental  thereto;  and (p) to do all acts and things and  execute  all
documents  in the name of Debtor  or  otherwise,  deemed  by Bank as  necessary,
proper  and  convenient  in  connection  with the  preservation,  perfection  or
enforcement of its rights hereunder.

8. PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS, TAXES, CHARGES, LIENS AND ASSESSMENTS.  Debtor agrees to
pay, prior to delinquency,  all insurance premiums,  taxes,  charges,  liens and
assessments against the Collateral and Proceeds,  and upon the failure of Debtor
to do so,  Bank at its option may pay any of them and shall be the sole judge of
the legality or validity  thereof and the amount necessary to discharge the same
Any such payments made by Bank shall be  obligations  of Debtor to Bank, due and
payable immediately upon demand,  together with interest at a rate determined in
accordance  with the provisions of this  Agreement,  and shall be secured by the
Collateral and Proceeds, subject to all terms and conditions of this Agreement.

9. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an
"Event of  Default"  under this  Agreement:  (a) any  default in the  payment or
performance of any  obligation,  or any defined event of default,  under (i) any
contract or

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instrument  evidencing any  Indebtedness,  or (ii) any other  agreement  between
Debtor and Bank, including without limitation any loan agreement, relating to or
executed in connection with any Indebtedness; (b) any representation or warranty
made by Debtor  herein shall prove to be  incorrect,  false or misleading in any
material  respect  when made;  (c) Debtor  shall fail to observe or perform  any
obligation or agreement  contained  herein;  (d) any impairment of the rights of
Bank in any  Collateral  or  Proceeds  or any  attachment  or  like  levy on any
property  of Debtor;  and (e) Bank,  in good faith,  believes  any or all of the
Collateral and/or Proceeds to be in danger of misuse, dissipation,  commingling,
loss, theft,  damage or destruction,  or otherwise in jeopardy or unsatisfactory
in character or value.

10. REMEDIES.  Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default,  Bank shall have the
right to declare  immediately  due and payable all or any  Indebtedness  secured
hereby and to terminate any commitments to make loans or otherwise extend credit
to Debtor.  Bank shall have all other rights,  powers,  privileges  and remedies
granted to a secured  party upon default under the Colorado  Uniform  Commercial
Code or otherwise provided by law, including without  limitation,  the right (a)
to contact all persons  obligated to Debtor on any Collateral or Proceeds and to
instruct  such persons to deliver all  Collateral  anchor  Proceeds  directly to
Bank,  and (b) to  sell,  lease,  license  or  otherwise  dispose  of any or all
Collateral.  All  rights,  powers,  privileges  and  remedies  of Bank  shall be
cumulative. No delay, failure or discontinuance of Bank In exercising any right,
power, privilege or remedy hereunder shall affect or operate as a waiver of such
right,  power,  privilege or remedy; nor shall any single or partial exercise of
any such right, power,  privilege or remedy preclude,  waive or otherwise affect
any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power,
privilege or remedy. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind by Bank
of any default  hereunder,  or any such waiver of any  provisions  or conditions
hereof,  must be in writing and shall be effective  only to the extent set forth
in writing. It is agreed that public or private sales or other dispositions, for
cash or on credit, to a wholesaler or retailer or investor,  or user of property
of the types subject to this Agreement,  or public auctions are all commercially
reasonable since  differences in the prices generally  realized in the different
kinds of dispositions are ordinarily  offset by the differences in the costs and
credit risks of such dispositions.

While an Event of Default  exists:  (a) Debtor will deliver to Bank from time to
time, as requested by Bank,  current lists of all Collateral  and Proceeds;  (b)
Debtor will not dispose of any  Collateral or Proceeds  except on terms approved
by Bank; (c) at Bank's request,  Debtor will assemble and deliver all Collateral
and Proceeds,  and books and records pertaining thereto, to Bank at a reasonably
convenient place designated by Bank; and (d) Bank may, without notice to Debtor,
enter onto Debtor1s premises and lake possession of the Collateral. With respect
to any sale by Bank of any Collateral  subject to this Agreement.  Debtor hereby
expressly  grants to Sank the right to sell such Collateral  using any or all of
Debtor's trademarks, trade names, trade name rights and/or proprietary labels or
marks.  Debtor  further  agrees that Bank shall have no obligation to process or
prepare any Collateral for sale or other disposition.

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11.  DISPOSITION  OF  COLLATERAL  AND  PROCEEDS;  TRANSFER OF  INDEBTEDNESS.  In
disposing of  Collateral  hereunder,  Bank may disclaim all  warranties of bile,
possession, quiet enjoyment and the like. Any proceeds of any disposition of any
Collateral  or  Proceeds,  or any part  thereof,  may be  applied by Bank to the
payment of expenses incurred by Bank in connection with the foregoing, including
reasonable  attorneys'  fees, and the balance of such proceeds may be applied by
Bank toward the payment of the Indebtedness in such order of application as Bank
may  from  time to time  elect.  Upon  the  transfer  of all or any  part of the
Indebtedness,  Bank may transfer all or any part of the  Collateral  or Proceeds
and shall be fully discharged  thereafter from all liability and  responsibility
with respect to any of the foregoing so transferred, and the transferee shall be
vested with all rights and powers of Bank  hereunder  with respect to any of the
foregoing so transferred;  but with respect to any Collateral or Proceeds not so
transferred Bank shall retain all rights, powers, privileges and remedies herein
given.

12. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.  Until all Indebtedness shall have been paid in full
and all commitments by Bank to extend credit to Debtor have been terminated, the
power of sale or other disposition and all other rights, powers,  privileges and
remedies  granted to Bank hereunder shall continue to exist and may be exercised
by Bank at any time  and from  time to time  irrespective  of the fact  that the
Indebtedness  or any part  thereof  may have  become  barred by any  statute  of
limitations,  or that the personal  liability of Debtor may have ceased,  unless
such liability shall have ceased due to the payment in full of all  Indebtedness
secured hereunder.

13. MISCELLANEOUS, When there is more than one Debtor named herein: (a) the word
"Debtor" shall mean all or any one or more of them as the context requires;  (b}
the  obligations of each Debtor  hereunder are joint and several;  and (c) until
all Indebtedness shall have been paid in full, no Debtor shall have any right of
subrogation  or  contribution,  and each Debtor  hereby waives any benefit of or
right to  participate in any of the Collateral or Proceeds or any other security
now or hereafter held by Bank. Debtor hereby waives any right to require Bank to
(I) proceed against Debtor or any other person,  (ii) proceed against or exhaust
any security  from Debtor or any other person,  (iii) perform any  obligation of
Debtor with respect to any Collateral or Proceeds,  and (d) make any presentment
or demand, or give any notice of nonpayment or nonperformance,  protest,  notice
of protest or notice of dishonor  hereunder or in connection with any Collateral
or  Proceeds.  Debtor  further  waives  any right to direct the  application  of
payments or security for any Indebtedness of Debtor or indebtedness of customers
of Debtor.

14.  NOTICES.  All notices,  requests and demands  required under this Agreement
must be in writing, addressed to Bank at the address specified in any other loan
documents  entered into between  Debtor and Bank and to Debtor at the address of
its chief executive  office (or principal  residence,  if applicable)  specified
below or to such other address as any party may  designate by written  notice to
each other party, and shall be deemed to have been given or made as follows: (a)
if personally delivered, upon delivery; (b) if sent by mail, upon the earlier of
the date of receipt or 3 days after  deposit in the

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U.S. mail,  first class and postage prepaid;  and (c) if sent by telecopy,  upon
receipt.

15. COSTS,  EXPENSES AND ATTORNEYS'  FEES.  Debtor shall pay to Bank immediately
upon  demand  the full  amount of all  payments,  advances,  charges,  costs and
expenses,  including reasonable attorneys' fees (to include outside counsel fees
and all allocated  costs of Bank's  in-house  counsel),  expensed or incurred by
Bank in  exercising  any right,  power,  privilege  or remedy  conferred by this
Agreement or in the enforcement thereof,  whether incurred at trial or appellate
level, in an arbitration proceeding or otherwise, and including any of foregoing
incurred  in  connection  with  any  bankruptcy  proceeding  (including  without
limitation, any adversary proceeding, contested matter or motion brought by Bank
or any other  person)  relating  to Debtor  or in any way  affecting  any of the
Collateral  or Bank's  ability to exercise  any of its rights or  remedies  with
respect thereto. All of the foregoing shall be paid by Debtor with interest from
the date of demand  until paid in full at a rate per annum  equal to the greater
of ten percent (10%) or Bank's Prime Rate in effect from time to time.

16.  SUCCESSORS;  ASSIGNS;  AMENDMENT.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure  to  the   benefit  of  the  heirs,   executors,   administrators,   legal
representatives,  successors  and assigns of the parties,  and may be amended or
modified only in writing signed by Bank and Debtor.

17. SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held
to be prohibited by or invalid under  applicable  law, such  provision  shall be
ineffective  only to the  extent  of such  prohibition  or  invalidity,  without
invalidating the remainder of such provision or any remaining provisions of this
Agreement.

18.  GOVERNING  LAW.  This  Agreement  shall be  governed  by and  construed  in
accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado.

Debtor warrants that Debtor is an organization  registered under the laws of the
State of Delaware.

Debtor  warrants that its chief  executive  office (or principal  residence,  if
applicable) is located at the following address:  5910 Pacific Center Blvd., San
Diego, CA 92121

Debtor  warrants  that the  Collateral  (except  goods in transit) is located or
domiciled at the following additional addresses: NONE

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  this  Agreement  has been duly executed as of February 18,
2005.

STAR SOLUTIONS OF DELAWARE, INC.

By: /s/ THOMAS P. SWEENEY III
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    Thomas P. Sweeney. III, Chief Executive OfficerExhibit 10.9

                                                              SECURITY AGREEMENT
WELLS FARGO                                                            EQUIPMENT
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1. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST. For valuable consideration,  the undersigned STAR
SOLUTIONS  OF  DELAWARE,  INC.,  or any of them  ("Debtor"),  hereby  grants and
transfers to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ("Bank") a security interest
in all goods, tools, machinery, furnishings,  furniture and other equipment, now
or at any time hereafter, and prior to the termination hereof, owned or acquired
by Debtor,  wherever  located,  whether in the possession of Debtor or any other
person  and  whether  located  on  Debtor's  property  or  elsewhere,   and  all
improvements,  replacements,  accessions  and  additions  thereto  and  embedded
software  included therein  (collectively  called  "Collateral"),  together with
whatever  is  receivable  or  received  when any of the  Collateral  or proceeds
thereof are sold, leased, collected, exchanged or otherwise disposed of, whether
such disposition is voluntary or involuntary,  including without limitation, (a)
all accounts,  contract rights,  chattel paper (whether electronic or tangible),
instruments,   promissory  notes,   documents,   general  intangibles,   payment
intangibles  and  other  rights  to  payment  of  every  kind now or at any time
hereafter  arising  from any such sale,  lease,  collection,  exchange  or other
disposition  o any of the  foregoing,  (b)  all  rights  to  payment,  including
returned  premiums,  with  respect  to  any  insurance  relating  to  any of the
foregoing,  and (c) all rights to payment  with respect to any claim or cause of
action  affecting  or  relating  to  any of the  foregoing  (hereinafter  called
"Proceeds").

2.  OBLIGATIONS  SECURED.  The  obligations  secured  hereby are the payment and
performance  of: (a) all present and future  Indebtedness of Debtor to Bank; (b)
all obligations of Debtor and rights of Bank under this  Agreement;  and (c) all
present  and  future  obligations  of  Debtor to Bank of other  kinds.  The word
"Indebtedness" is used herein in its most  comprehensive  sense and includes any
and all advances,  debts, obligations and liabilities of Debtor, or any of them,
heretofore,  now or hereafter made,  incurred or created,  whether  voluntary or
involuntary and however arising, whether due or not due, absolute or contingent,
liquidated or unliquidated,  determined or undetermined,  and whether Debtor may
be liable  individually or jointly,  or whether recovery upon such  Indebtedness
may be or hereafter becomes unenforceable.

3.  TERMINATION.  This  Agreement  will  terminate  upon the  performance of all
obligations of Debtor to Bank, including without limitation,  the payment of all
Indebtedness  of Debtor to Bank, and the  termination of all commitments of Bank
to extend credit to Debtor,  existing at the time Bank receives  written  notice
from Debtor of the termination of this Agreement.

4. OBLIGATIONS OF BANK. Bank has no obligation to make any loans hereunder.  Any
money received by Bank in respect of the Collateral may be deposited,  at Bank's
option,  into a  non-interest  bearing  account  over which Debtor shall have no
control, and the same shall, for all purposes, be deemed Collateral hereunder.

5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  Debtor represents and warrants to Bank that:
(a)  Debtor's  legal  name is  exactly  as set forth on the  first  page of this
Agreement,  and all of Debtor's organizational documents or agreements delivered
to Bank are complete and accurate In every respect;  (b) Debtor is the owner and
has

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possession  or  control  of the  Collateral  and  Proceeds;  (c)  Debtor has the
exclusive right to grant a security interest in the Collateral and Proceeds; (d)
all  Collateral  and  Proceeds  are genuine,  free from liens,  adverse  claims,
setoffs, default,  prepayment,  defenses and conditions precedent of any kind or
character,  except the lien created hereby or as otherwise agreed to by Bank. or
heretofore disclosed by Debtor to Bank, in writing; (e) all statements contained
herein  are  true  and  complete  in all  material  respects;  (f) no  financing
statement  covering any of the  Collateral  or Proceeds,  and naming any secured
party other than Bank, is on file in any public office; and (g) Debtor is not in
the business of selling goods of the kind included within the Collateral subject
to this Agreement,  and Debtor acknowledges that no sale or other disposition of
any Collateral,  including  without  limitation any Collateral  which Debtor may
deem to be surplus,  has been or shall be consented to or acquiesced In by Bank,
except as specifically set forth in writing by Bank

6. COVENANTS OF DEBTOR.

         6.1 Debtor Agrees in general:  (a) to pay  Indebtedness  secured hereby
when due; (b) to indemnity Bank against all losses, claims, demands, liabilities
and  expenses of every kind caused by property  subject  hereto;  (C) to pay all
costs and expenses,  including  reasonable  attorneys' fees, incurred by Bank in
the perfection and  preservation  of the Collateral or Bank's  interest  therein
and/or the  realization,  enforcement  and exercise of Bank  rights,  powers and
remedies  hereunder;  (d) to permit. Bank to exercise its powers; (e) to execute
and  deliver  such  documents  as Bank deems  necessary  to create,  perfect and
continue the security interests contemplated hereby; (f) not to change its name,
and as applicable,  its chief executive office,  its principal  residence or the
jurisdiction  in which it is organized and for  registered  without  giving Bank
prior written  notice  thereof;  (g) not to change the places where Debtor keeps
any  Collateral  or Debtor's  records  concerning  the  collateral  and Proceeds
without  giving  Bank prior  written  notice of the  address to which  Debtor is
moving same; and (h) to cooperate with Bank in perfecting all security interests
granted herein and in obtaining such agreements from third parties as Bank deems
necessary proper or convenient in connection with the  preservation,  perfection
or enforcement of any of its rights hereunder.

6.2 Debtor agrees with regard to the Collateral and Proceeds, unless Bank agrees
otherwise in writing:  (a) that Bank is authorized to file financing  statements
in the name of Debtor to perfect  Bank's  security  interest in  Collateral  and
Proceeds;  (b) to insure the Collateral  with Bank named as loss payee, in form,
substance and amounts, under agreements, against risks and liabilities, and with
insurance  companies  satisfactory  to Bank;  (c) to operate the  Collateral  in
accordance with all applicable  statutes,  rules and regulations relating to the
use and control thereof,  and not to use the Collateral for any unlawful purpose
or in any way that would void any insurance required to be carried in connection
therewith;  (d) not to permit any security interest in or lien On the Collateral
or Proceeds,  including  without  limitation,  liens  arising from repairs to or
storage  of the  Collateral,  except  in favor of Bank;  (e) to pay when due all
license  fees  registration  fees  and  other  charges  in  connection  with any
Collateral;  (f) not to remove the Collateral from Debtor's  premises unless the
Collateral  consists  of  mobile  goods  as  defined  in  the  Colorado  Uniform
Commercial Code, in which Case Debtor agrees not to remove or permit the removal
or the  Collateral  from its  state of  domicile  for a period  in  excess of 30

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calendar days; (g) not to sell,  hypothecate or otherwise dispose of, nor permit
the transfer by operation  of law of, any of the  Collateral  or Proceeds or any
interest  therein;  (h) not to rent,  lease or charter  the  Collateral;  (i) to
permit Bank to inspect the  Collateral  at any time;  (j) to keep, in accordance
with generally  accepted  accounting  principles,  complete and accurate records
regarding all  Collateral  and Proceeds,  and to permit Bank to inspect the same
and make copies  thereof at any  reasonable  time;  (k) if requested by Bank, to
receive and use reasonable  diligence to collect  Proceeds,  in trust and as the
property of Bank.  and to immediately  endorse as  appropriate  and deliver such
Proceeds  to Bank daily in the exact form in which  they are  received  together
with a  collection  report in form  satisfactory  to Bank;  (l) not to commingle
Proceeds or collections  thereunder with other property; (m) to give only normal
allowances and credits and to advise Bank thereof immediately in writing if they
affect any Collateral or Proceeds in any material respect- (n) in the event Bank
elects to receive payments of Proceeds  hereunder,  to pay all expenses incurred
by  Bank  in   connection   therewith,   including   expenses   of   accounting,
correspondence.  collection  efforts,  reporting to account or contract debtors,
filing,  recording,  record keeping and expenses incidental thereto;  and (o) to
provide any service and do any other acts which may be  necessary  to  maintain,
preserve and protect all Collateral and, as appropriate and applicable,  to Keep
the  Collateral  in good and  saleable  condition  and repair,  to deal with the
Collateral in accordance  with the standards and practices  adhered to generally
by owners of like  property,  and to keep all  Collateral  and Proceeds free and
clear of all defenses, rights of offset and counterclaims.

7. POWERS OF BANK. Debtor appoints Bank its true attorney-in-fact to perform any
of the following  powers,  which are coupled with an interest,  are  irrevocable
until  termination  of this  Agreement and may be exercised from time to time by
Bank's  officers  and  employees,  or any of them,  whether  or not Debtor is in
default:  (a) to perform any  obligation of Debtor  hereunder in Debtors name or
otherwise;  (b) to give notice to account  debtors or others of Bank's rights in
the  Collateral  and proceeds to enforce or forebear from enforcing the same and
make extension or modification  agreements with respect thereto;  (c) to release
persons liable on Proceeds and to give receipts and  acquittances and compromise
disputes in connection therewith;  (d) to release or substitute security; (e) to
resort to  security  in any order;  (f) to  prepare,  execute,  file,  record or
deliver  notes  assignments,   schedules,   designation  statements,   financing
statements,  continuation  statements,  termination  statements,  statements  of
assignment,  applications for registration or like papers to perfect preserve or
release Bank's interest in the Collateral and Proceeds; (g) to receive, open and
read mail addressed to Debtor; (h) to take cash,  instruments for the payment of
money  and  other  property  to which  Bank is  entitled;  (i) to  verify  facts
concerning  the  Collateral  and  Proceeds  by inquiry of obligors  thereon,  or
otherwise,  in its own  name or a  fictitious  name;  (j) to  endorse.  collect,
deliver  and  receive  payment  under  instruments  for  the  payment  of  money
constituting or relating to Proceeds; (k) to prepare,,  adjust, execute, deliver
and receive payment under insurance  claims,  and to collect and receive payment
of and endorse  any  instrument  in payment of loss or returned  premiums or any
other insurance refund or return,  and to apply such amounts,  received by Bank,
at Bank's sole option,  toward  repayment of the  Indebtedness or replacement of
the  Collateral;  (l) to exercise all rights,  powers and remedies  which Debtor
would have, but for this Agreement,  with respect to all Collateral and Proceeds
subject hereto; (m) to enter onto Debtors premises in inspecting the Collateral;
and (n) to

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do all acts and  things  and  execute  all  documents  in the name of  Debtor or
otherwise, deemed by Bank as necessary, proper and convenient in connection with
the preservation, perfection or enforcement of its rights hereunder.

8. PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS, TAXES, CHARGES, LIENS AND ASSESSMENTS.  Debtor agrees to
pay, prior to delinquency,  all insurance premiums,  taxes,  charges,  liens and
assessments against the Collateral and Proceeds,  and upon the failure of Debtor
to do so,  Bank at its option may pay any of them and shall be the sole judge of
the legality or validity thereof and the amount necessary to discharge the same.
Any such  payments made by Bank shall be  obligations  of Debtor to Bank due and
payable immediately upon demand,  together with interest at a rate determined in
accordance  with the provisions of this  Agreement,  and shall be secured by the
Collateral and Proceeds, subject to all terms and conditions of this Agreement.

9. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an
"Event of  Default"  under this  `Agreement:  (a) any  default in the payment or
performance of any  obligation,  or any defined event of default,  under (i) any
contract or instrument evidencing any Indebtedness,  or (ii) any other agreement
between  Debtor  and Bank  including  without  limitation  any  loan  agreement,
relating  to  or  executed  in  connection  with  any   Indebtedness;   (b)  any
representation  or warranty  made by Debtor  herein shall prove to be incorrect,
false or misleading in any material  respect when made; (c) Debtor shall fail to
observe or  perform  any  obligation  or  agreement  contained  herein;  (d) any
impairment of the rights of Bank in any Collateral or Proceeds or any attachment
or like levy on any property of Debtor;  and (e) Bank.  in good faith,  believes
any  or all of  the  Collateral  and/or  Proceeds  to be in  danger  of  misuse,
dissipation,  commingling,  loss, theft, damage or destruction,  or otherwise in
jeopardy or unsatisfactory in character or value.

10. REMEDIES.  Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default,  Bank shall have the
right to declare  immediately  due and payable all or any  Indebtedness  secured
hereby and to terminate any commitments to make loans or otherwise extend credit
to Debtor.  Bank shall have all other rights,  powers,  privileges  and remedies
granted to a secured  party upon default under the Colorado  Uniform  Commercial
Code or otherwise provided by law, including without  limitation,  the right (a)
to contact all persons  obligated to Debtor on any Collateral or Proceeds and to
instruct  such persons to deliver all  Collateral  and/or  Proceeds  directly to
Bank,  and (b) to  sell,  lease,  license  or  otherwise  dispose  of any or all
Collateral.  All  rights,  powers,  privileges  and  remedies  of Bank  shall be
cumulative. No delay, failure or discontinuance of Bank in exercising any right,
power, privilege or remedy hereunder shall affect or operate as a waiver of such
right,  power,  privilege or remedy; nor shall any single or partial exercise of
any such right, power,  privilege or remedy preclude,  waive or otherwise affect
any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power,
privilege or remedy. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind by Bank
of any default  hereunder,  or any such waiver of any  provisions  or conditions
hereof must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent set forth in
writing.  It is agreed that public or private sales or other  dispositions,  for
cash or on credit, to a wholesaler or retailer or investor,  or user of property
of the types subject to this Agreement, or public auctions, are all commercially
reasonable since

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differences  in  the  prices  generally  realized  in  the  different  kinds  of
dispositions  are ordinarily  offset by the  differences in the costs and credit
risks of such dispositions.

While an Event of Default  exists:  (a) Debtor will deliver to Bank from time to
time, as requested by Bank,  current lists of all Collateral  and Proceeds;  (b)
Debtor will not dispose bf any  Collateral or Proceeds  except on terms approved
by Bank; (c) at Bank's request,  Debtor will assemble and deliver all Collateral
and Proceeds,  and books and records pertaining thereto, to Bank at a reasonably
convenient place designated by Bank; and (d) Bank may, without notice to Debtor,
enter onto  Debtor's  premises and take  possession  of the  Collateral.  Debtor
further  agrees  that Bank shall have no  obligation  to process or prepare  any
Collateral for sale or other disposition.

11.  DISPOSITION  OF  COLLATERAL  AND  PROCEEDS:  TRANSFER OF  INDEBTEDNESS.  In
disposing of  Collateral  hereunder  Bank may disclaim all  warranties of title,
possession, quiet enjoyment and the like- Any proceeds of any disposition of any
Collateral  or  Proceeds,  or any part  thereof,  may be  applied by Bank to the
payment of expenses incurred by Bank in connection with the foregoing  including
reasonable  attorneys'  fees, and the balance of such proceeds may be applied by
Bank toward the payment of the Indebtedness in such order of application as Bank
may  from  time to time  elect.  Upon  the  transfer  of all or any  part of the
Indebtedness.  Bank may transfer all or any part of the  Collateral  or Proceeds
and shall be fully discharged  thereafter from all liability and  responsibility
with respect to any of the foregoing so transferred, and the transferee shall be
vested with all rights and powers of Bank  hereunder  with respect to any of the
foregoing so transferred;  but with respect to any Collateral or Proceeds not so
transferred Bank shall retain all rights, powers, privileges and remedies herein
given.

12. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.  Until all Indebtedness shall have been paid in full
and all  commitments by Bank to extend credit to Debtor have been terminated the
power of sale or other disposition and all other rights, powers,  privileges and
remedies  granted to Bank hereunder shall continue to exist and may be exercised
by Bank at any time  and from  time to time  irrespective  of the fact  that the
Indebtedness  or any part  thereof  may have  become  barred by any  statute  of
limitations,  or that the personal  liability of Debtor may have ceased,  unless
such liability shall have ceased due to the payment in full of all  Indebtedness
secured hereunder.

13.  MISCELLANEOUS When there is more than one Debtor named herein: (a) the word
"Debtor shall mean all or any one or more of them as the context  requires;  (b)
the  obligations of each Debtor  hereunder are joint and several;  and (c) until
all Indebtedness  shall have been paid in full no Debtor shall have any right of
subrogation  or  contribution,  and each Debtor  hereby waives any benefit of or
right to  participate in any of the Collateral or Proceeds or any other security
now or hereafter held by Bank. Debtor hereby waives any right to require Bank to
(i) proceed against Debtor or any other person.  (ii) proceed against or exhaust
any security  from Debtor or any other person (iii)  perform any  obligation  of
Debtor with respect to any Collateral or Proceeds,  and (d) make any presentment
or demand, or give any notice of nonpayment or nonperformance,  protest,  notice
of protest or notice of dishonor  hereunder or in connection with any Collateral
or  Proceeds.  Debtor  further  waives  any right to direct the  application  of

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payments or security for any Indebtedness of Debtor or indebtedness of customers
of Debtor.

14. NOTICES. All notices requests and demands required under this Agreement must
be in  writing.  addressed  to Bank at the address  specified  in any other loan
documents  entered into between  Debtor and Bank and to Debtor at the address of
its chief executive  office (or principal  residence,  if applicable)  specified
below or to such other address as any party may  designate by written  notice to
each other party, and shall be deemed to have been given or made as follows: (a)
if personally delivered, upon delivery; (b) if sent by mail, upon the earlier of
the date of receipt or 3 days  after  deposit in the U- S. mail first  class and
postage prepaid: and (c) if sent by telecopy, upon receipt.

15. COSTS,  EXPENSES AND ATTORNEYS'  FEES.  Debtor shall pay to Bank immediately
upon  demand  the full  amount  of all  payments  advances,  charges,  costs and
expenses,  including reasonable attorneys' lees (to include outside counsel fees
and all allocated costs of Banks n-house counsel),  expended or Incurred by Bank
in exercising any right power,  privilege or remedy  conferred by this Agreement
or in the enforcement thereof, whether incurred at the trial or appellate level,
in an  arbitration  proceeding or otherwise,  and including any of the foregoing
incurred  in  connection  with  any  bankruptcy  proceeding  (including  without
limitation, any adversary proceeding, contested matter or motion brought by Bank
or any other  person)  relating  to Debtor  or in any way  affecting  any of the
Collateral  or Bank's  ability to exercise  any of its rights or  remedies  with
respect thereto, All of the foregoing shall be paid by Debtor with interest from
the date of demand  until pa id in full at a rate per annum equal to the greater
of ten percent (10%) or Bank's Prime Rate in effect from time to time.

16.  SUCCESSORS:  ASSIGNS;  AMENDMENT.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure  to  the   benefit  of  the  heirs,   executors,   administrators,   legal
representatives,  successors  and assigns of the parties,  and may be amended or
modified only in writing signed by Bank and Debtor.

17. SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held
to be prohibited by or invalid under  applicable  law, such  provision  shall be
ineffective  only to the  extent  of such  prohibition  or  invalidity,  without
invalidating the remainder of such provision or any remaining provisions of this
Agreement.

18.  GOVERNING  LAW.  This  Agreement  shall be  governed  by and  construed  in
accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado.

Debtor warrants that Debtor is an organization  registered under the laws of the
State of Delaware.

Debtor  warrants that its chief  executive  office (or principal  residence,  if
applicable) is located at the following address:  5910 Pacific Center Blvd., San
Diego, CA 92121

Debtor  warrants  that the  Collateral  (except  goods in transit) is located or
domiciled at the following additional addresses: None

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IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  this  Agreement  has been duly executed as of February 18,
2005.

STAR SOLUTIONS OF DELAWARE, INC.

By: /s/ THOMAS P. SWEENEY
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    Thomas P. Sweeney III, Chief Executive Officer

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