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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.4

                                  AMENDMENT TO

              SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED 1998 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

                                       OF

                            AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

         The Second Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan")
be and hereby is amended by deleting the first sentence of Section 4(a) thereof
in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

         "Subject to adjustment under Section 8, Awards may be made under the
Plan for up to 37,755,600 shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, of
the Company (the "Common Stock")."

Adopted by the Board of Directors on April 9, 2000.
Approved by the Stockholders on May 24, 2000.

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                            AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                           Second Amended and Restated
                            1998 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

1.       PURPOSE

The purpose of this Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan")
of Akamai Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), is to
advance the interests of the Company's stockholders by enhancing the Company's
ability to attract, retain and motivate persons who make (or are expected to
make) important contributions to the Company by providing such persons with
equity ownership opportunities and performance-based incentives and thereby
better aligning the interests of such persons with those of the Company's
stockholders. Except where the context otherwise requires, the term "Company"
shall include any of the Company's present or future subsidiary corporations of
as defined in Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and any regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Code").

2.       ELIGIBILITY

All of the Company's employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors
(and any individuals who have accepted an offer for employment) are eligible to
be granted options, restricted stock awards, or other stock-based awards (each,
an "Award") under the Plan. Each person who has been granted an Award under the
Plan shall be deemed a "Participant".

3.       ADMINISTRATION, DELEGATION

         (a) Administration by Board of Directors. The Plan will be administered
by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"). The Board shall have
authority to grant Awards and to adopt, amend and repeal such administrative
rules, guidelines and practices relating to the Plan as it shall deem advisable.
The Board may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any
inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall
deem expedient to carry the Plan into effect and it shall be the sole and final
judge of such expediency. All decisions by the Board shall be made in the
Board's sole discretion and shall be final and binding on all persons having or
claiming any interest in the Plan or in any Award. No director or person acting
pursuant to the authority delegated by the Board shall be liable for any action
or determination relating to or under the Plan made in good faith.

         (b) DELEGATION TO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. To the extent permitted by
applicable law, the Board may delegate to one or more executive officers of the
Company the power to make Awards and exercise such other powers under the Plan
as the Board may determine, provided that the Board shall fix the maximum number
of shares subject to Awards and the maximum number of shares for any one
Participant to be made by such executive officers.

         (c) APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES. To the extent permitted by applicable
law, the Board may delegate any or all of its powers under the Plan to one or
more committees or subcommittees of the Board (a "Committee"). All references in
the Plan to the "Board" shall mean the Board or a Committee of the Board or the
executive officer referred to in Section 3(b)

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to the extent that the Board's powers or authority under the Plan have been
delegated to such Committee or executive officer.

4.       STOCK AVAILABLE FOR AWARDS

         (a) NUMBER OF SHARES. Subject to adjustment under Section 8, Awards may
be made under the Plan for up to 11,377,800 shares of common stock, $0.01 par
value per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock"). If any Award expires or is
terminated, surrendered or canceled without having been fully exercised or is
forfeited in whole or in part or results in any Common Stock not being issued,
the unused Common Stock covered by such Award shall again be available for the
grant of Awards under the Plan, subject, however, in the case of Incentive Stock
Options (as hereinafter defined), to any limitation required under the Code.
Shares issued under the Plan may consist in whole or in part of authorized but
unissued shares or treasury shares.

         (b) PER-PARTICIPANT LIMIT. Subject to adjustment under Section 8, for
Awards granted after the Common Stock is registered under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), the maximum number of shares of
Common Stock with respect to which an Award may be granted to any Participant
under the Plan shall be 3,600,000 per calendar year. The per-Participant limit
described in this Section 4(b) shall be construed and applied consistently with
Section 162(m) of the Code.

5.       STOCK OPTIONS

         (a) GENERAL. The Board may grant options to purchase Common Stock
(each, an "Option") and determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be
covered by each Option, the exercise price of each Option and the conditions and
limitations applicable to the exercise of each Option, including conditions
relating to applicable federal or state securities laws, as it considers
necessary or advisable. An Option which is not intended to be an Incentive Stock
Option (as hereinafter defined) shall be designated a "Nonstatutory Stock
Option".

         (b) INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. An Option that the Board intends to be an
"incentive stock option" as defined in Section 422 of the Code (an "Incentive
Stock Option") shall only be granted to employees of the Company and shall be
subject to and shall be construed consistently with the requirements of Section
422 of the Code. The Company shall have no liability to a Participant, or any
other party, if an Option (or any part thereof) which is intended to be an
Incentive Stock Option is not an Incentive Stock Option.

         (c) EXERCISE PRICE. The Board shall establish the exercise price at the
time each Option is granted and specify it in the applicable option agreement.

         (d) DURATION OF OPTIONS. Each Option shall be exercisable at such times
and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may specify in the
applicable option agreement.

         (e) EXERCISE OF OPTION. Options may be exercised by delivery to the
Company of a written notice of exercise signed by the proper person or by any
other form of notice (including electronic notice) approved by the Board
together with payment in full as specified in Section 5(f) for the number of
shares for which the Option is exercised.

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         (f) PAYMENT UPON EXERCISE. Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of
an Option granted under the Plan shall be paid for as follows:

                  (1) in cash or by check, payable to the order of the Company;

                  (2) except as the Board may, in its sole discretion, otherwise
         provide in an option agreement, by (i) delivery of an irrevocable and
         unconditional undertaking by a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly
         to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price or (ii)
         delivery by the Participant to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and
         unconditional instructions to a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly
         to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the exercise price;

                  (3) when the Common Stock is registered under the Exchange
         Act, by delivery of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant
         valued at their fair market value as determined by (or in a manner
         approved by) the Board in good faith ("Fair Market Value"), which
         Common Stock was owned by the Participant at least six months prior to
         such delivery;

                  (4) to the extent permitted by the Board, in its sole
         discretion by (i) delivery of a promissory note of the Participant to
         the Company on terms determined by the Board, or (ii) payment of such
         other lawful consideration as the Board may determine; or

                  (5) by any combination of the above permitted forms of
         payment.

6.       RESTRICTED STOCK

         (a) Grants. The Board may grant Awards entitling recipients to acquire
shares of Common Stock, subject to the right of the Company to repurchase all or
part of such shares at their issue price or other stated or formula price (or to
require forfeiture of such shares if issued at no cost) from the recipient in
the event that conditions specified by the Board in the applicable Award are not
satisfied prior to the end of the applicable restriction period or periods
established by the Board for such Award (each, a "Restricted Stock Award").

         (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS. The Board shall determine the terms and
conditions of any such Restricted Stock Award, including the conditions for
repurchase (or forfeiture) and the issue price, if any. Any stock certificates
issued in respect of a Restricted Stock Award shall be registered in the name of
the Participant and, unless otherwise determined by the Board, deposited by the
Participant, together with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company (or
its designee). At the expiration of the applicable restriction periods, the
Company (or such designee) shall deliver the certificates no longer subject to
such restrictions to the Participant or if the Participant has died, to the
beneficiary designated, in a manner determined by the Board, by a Participant to
receive amounts due or exercise rights of the Participant in the event of the
Participant's death (the "Designated Beneficiary"). In the absence of an
effective designation by a Participant, Designated Beneficiary shall mean the
Participant's estate.

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7.       OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS

The Board shall have the right to grant other Awards based upon the Common Stock
having such terms and conditions as the Board may determine, including the grant
of shares based upon certain conditions, the grant of securities convertible
into Common Stock and the grant of stock appreciation rights.

8.       ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK AND CERTAIN OTHER EVENTS

         (a) CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION. In the event of any stock split, reverse
stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares,
reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization
or event, or any distribution to holders of Common Stock other than a normal
cash dividend, (i) the number and class of securities available under this Plan,
(ii) the per-Participant limit set forth in Section 4(b), (iii) the number and
class of securities and exercise price per share subject to each outstanding
Option, (iv) the repurchase price per share subject to each outstanding
Restricted Stock Award, and (v) the terms of each other outstanding Award shall
be appropriately adjusted by the Company (or substituted Awards may be made, if
applicable) to the extent the Board shall determine, in good faith, that such an
adjustment (or substitution) is necessary and appropriate. If this Section 8(a)
applies and Section 8(c) also applies to any event, Section 8(c) shall be
applicable to such event, and this Section 8(a) shall not be applicable.

         (b) LIQUIDATION OR DISSOLUTION. In the event of a proposed liquidation
or dissolution of the Company, the Board shall upon written notice to the
Participants provide that all then unexercised Options will (i) become
exercisable in full as of a specified time at least 10 business days prior to
the effective date of such liquidation or dissolution and (ii) terminate
effective upon such liquidation or dissolution, except to the extent exercised
before such effective date. The Board may specify the effect of a liquidation or
dissolution on any Restricted Stock Award or other Award granted under the Plan
at the time of the grant of such Award.

         (c) Acquisition and Change in Control Events

                 (1)  Definitions

                 (a)  An "Acquisition Event" shall mean:

                      (i)   any merger or consolidation of the Company
                            with or into another entity as a result of
                            which the Common Stock is converted into or
                            exchanged for the right to receive cash,
                            securities or other property; or

                      (ii)  any exchange of shares of the Company for
                            cash, securities or other property pursuant
                            to a statutory share exchange transaction.

                 (b)  A "Change in Control Event" shall mean:

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                      (i)   any merger or consolidation which results in the
                            voting securities of the Company outstanding
                            immediately prior thereto representing immediately
                            thereafter (either by remaining outstanding or by
                            being converted into voting securities of the
                            surviving or acquiring entity) less than 50% of the
                            combined voting power of the voting securities of
                            the Company or such surviving or acquiring entity
                            outstanding immediately after such merger or
                            consolidation;

                      (ii)  the acquisition by an individual, entity or group
                            (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2)
                            of the Exchange Act) (a "Person") of beneficial
                            ownership of any capital stock of the Company if,
                            after such acquisition, such Person beneficially
                            owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated
                            under the Exchange Act) 50% or more of either (A)
                            the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock of the
                            Company (the "Outstanding Company Common Stock") or
                            (B) the combined voting power of the
                            then-outstanding voting securities of the Company
                            entitled to vote generally in the election of
                            directors (the "Outstanding Company Voting
                            Securities"); PROVIDED, however, that for purposes
                            of this subsection (ii), the following acquisitions
                            shall not constitute a Sale: (A) any acquisition
                            directly from the Company, (B) any acquisition by
                            the Company, (C) any acquisition by any employee
                            benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or
                            maintained by the Company or any corporation
                            controlled by the Company, or (D) any acquisition by
                            any corporation pursuant to a transaction which
                            results in all or substantially all of the
                            individuals and entities who were the beneficial
                            owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and
                            Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately
                            prior to such transaction beneficially own, directly
                            or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding
                            shares of common stock and the combined voting power
                            of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled
                            to vote generally in the election of directors,
                            respectively, of the resulting or acquiring
                            corporation in such transaction (which shall
                            include, without limitation, a corporation which as
                            a result of such transaction owns the Company or
                            substantially all of the Company's assets either
                            directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in
                            substantially the same proportions as their
                            ownership, immediately prior to such transaction, of
                            the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding
                            Company Voting Securities, respectively;

                      (iii) any sale of all or substantially all of the assets
                            of the Company; or

                      (iv)  the complete liquidation of the Company.

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                 (2)  Effect on Options

                 (a)  ACQUISITION EVENT. Upon the occurrence of an Acquisition
                      Event (regardless of whether such event also constitutes a
                      Change in Control Event), or the execution by the Company
                      of any agreement with respect to an Acquisition Event
                      (regardless of whether such event will result in a Change
                      in Control Event), the Board shall provide that all
                      outstanding Options shall be assumed, or equivalent
                      options shall be substituted, by the acquiring or
                      succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof); PROVIDED
                      THAT if such Acquisition Event also constitutes a Change
                      in Control Event, except to the extent specifically
                      provided to the contrary in the instrument evidencing any
                      Option or any other agreement between a Participant and
                      the Company, such assumed or substituted options shall be
                      immediately exercisable in full upon the occurrence of
                      such Acquisition Event. For purposes hereof, an Option
                      shall be considered to be assumed if, following
                      consummation of the Acquisition Event, the Option confers
                      the right to purchase, for each share of Common Stock
                      subject to the Option immediately prior to the
                      consummation of the Acquisition Event, the consideration
                      (whether cash, securities or other property) received as a
                      result of the Acquisition Event by holders of Common Stock
                      for each share of Common Stock held immediately prior to
                      the consummation of the Acquisition Event (and if holders
                      were offered a choice of consideration, the type of
                      consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the
                      outstanding shares of Common Stock); provided, however,
                      that if the consideration received as a result of the
                      Acquisition Event is not solely common stock of the
                      acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate
                      thereof), the Company may, with the consent of the
                      acquiring or succeeding corporation, provide for the
                      consideration to be received upon the exercise of Options
                      to consist solely of common stock of the acquiring or
                      succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof)
                      equivalent in fair market value to the per share
                      consideration received by holders of outstanding shares of
                      Common Stock as a result of the Acquisition Event.

                      Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the acquiring or
                      succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) does not
                      agree to assume, or substitute for, such Options, then the
                      Board shall, upon written notice to the Participants,
                      provide that all then unexercised Options will become
                      exercisable in full as of a specified time prior to the
                      Acquisition Event and will terminate immediately prior to
                      the consummation of such Acquisition Event, except to the
                      extent exercised by the Participants before the
                      consummation of such Acquisition Event; provided, however,
                      in the event of an Acquisition Event under the terms of
                      which holders of Common

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                      Stock will receive upon consummation thereof a cash
                      payment for each share of Common Stock surrendered
                      pursuant to such Acquisition Event (the "Acquisition
                      Price"), then the Board may instead provide that all
                      outstanding Options shall terminate upon consummation of
                      such Acquisition Event and that each Participant shall
                      receive, in exchange therefor, a cash payment equal to the
                      amount (if any) by which (A) the Acquisition Price
                      multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock subject
                      to such outstanding Options (whether or not then
                      exercisable), exceeds (B) the aggregate exercise price of
                      such Options.

                 (b)  CHANGE IN CONTROL EVENT THAT IS NOT AN ACQUISITION EVENT.
                      Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control Event that does
                      not also constitute an Acquisition Event, except to the
                      extent specifically provided to the contrary in the
                      instrument evidencing any Option or any other agreement
                      between a Participant and the Company, all Options
                      then-outstanding shall automatically become immediately
                      exercisable in full.

                 (3)  Effect on Restricted Stock Awards

                 (a)  ACQUISITION EVENT THAT IS NOT A CHANGE IN CONTROL EVENT.
                      Upon the occurrence of an Acquisition Event that is not a
                      Change in Control Event, the repurchase and other rights
                      of the Company under each outstanding Restricted Stock
                      Award shall inure to the benefit of the Company's
                      successor and shall apply to the cash, securities or other
                      property which the Common Stock was converted into or
                      exchanged for pursuant to such Acquisition Event in the
                      same manner and to the same extent as they applied to the
                      Common Stock subject to such Restricted Stock Award.

                 (b)  CHANGE IN CONTROL EVENT. Upon the occurrence of a Change
                      in Control Event (regardless of whether such event also
                      constitutes an Acquisition Event), except to the extent
                      specifically provided to the contrary in the instrument
                      evidencing any Restricted Stock Award or any other
                      agreement between a Participant and the Company, all
                      restrictions and conditions on all Restricted Stock Awards
                      then-outstanding shall automatically be deemed terminated
                      or satisfied.

                 (4)  Effect on Other Awards

                 (a)  ACQUISITION EVENT THAT IS NOT A CHANGE IN CONTROL EVENT.
                      The Board shall specify the effect of an Acquisition Event
                      that is not a Change in Control Event on any other Award
                      granted under the Plan at the time of the grant of such
                      Award.

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                 (b)  CHANGE IN CONTROL EVENT. Upon the occurrence of a Change
                      in Control Event (regardless of whether such event also
                      constitutes an Acquisition Event), except to the extent
                      specifically provided to the contrary in the instrument
                      evidencing any other Award or any other agreement between
                      a Participant and the Company, all other Awards shall
                      become exercisable, realizable or vested in full, or shall
                      be free of all conditions or restrictions, as applicable
                      to each such Award.

9.       GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS

         (a) TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARDS. Except as the Board may otherwise
determine or provide in an Award, Awards shall not be sold, assigned,
transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the person to whom they are
granted, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws
of descent and distribution, and, during the life of the Participant, shall be
exercisable only by the Participant. References to a Participant, to the extent
relevant in the context, shall include references to authorized transferees.

         (b) DOCUMENTATION. Each Award shall be evidenced by a written
instrument in such form as the Board shall determine. Each Award may contain
terms and conditions in addition to those set forth in the Plan.

         (c) BOARD DISCRETION. Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, each
Award may be made alone or in addition or in relation to any other Award. The
terms of each Award need not be identical, and the Board need not treat
Participants uniformly.

         (d) TERMINATION OF STATUS. The Board shall determine the effect on an
Award of the disability, death, retirement, authorized leave of absence or other
change in the employment or other status of a Participant and the extent to
which, and the period during which, the Participant, the Participant's legal
representative, conservator, guardian or Designated Beneficiary may exercise
rights under the Award.

         (e) WITHHOLDING. Each Participant shall pay to the Company, or make
provision satisfactory to the Board for payment of, any taxes required by law to
be withheld in connection with Awards to such Participant no later than the date
of the event creating the tax liability. Except as the Board may otherwise
provide in an Award, when the Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act,
Participants may satisfy such tax obligations in whole or in part by delivery of
shares of Common Stock, including shares retained from the Award creating the
tax obligation, valued at their Fair Market Value. The Company may, to the
extent permitted by law, deduct any such tax obligations from any payment of any
kind otherwise due to a Participant.

         (f) AMENDMENT OF AWARD. The Board may amend, modify or terminate any
outstanding Award, including but not limited to, substituting therefor another
Award of the same or a different type, changing the date of exercise or
realization, and converting an Incentive Stock Option to a Nonstatutory Stock
Option, provided that the Participant's consent to such

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action shall be required unless the Board determines that the action, taking
into account any related action, would not materially and adversely affect the
Participant.

         (g) CONDITIONS ON DELIVERY OF STOCK. The Company will not be obligated
to deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan or to remove
restrictions from shares previously delivered under the Plan until (i) all
conditions of the Award have been met or removed to the satisfaction of the
Company, (ii) in the opinion of the Company's counsel, all other legal matters
in connection with the issuance and delivery of such shares have been satisfied,
including any applicable securities laws and any applicable stock exchange or
stock market rules and regulations, and (iii) the Participant has executed and
delivered to the Company such representations or agreements as the Company may
consider appropriate to satisfy the requirements of any applicable laws, rules
or regulations.

         (h) ACCELERATION. The Board may at any time provide that any Options
shall become immediately exercisable in full or in part, that any Restricted
Stock Awards shall be free of restrictions in full or in part or that any other
Awards may become exercisable in full or in part or free of some or all
restrictions or conditions, or otherwise realizable in full or in part, as the
case may be.

10.      MISCELLANEOUS

         (a) NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER STATUS. No person shall have any
claim or right to be granted an Award, and the grant of an Award shall not be
construed as giving a Participant the right to continued employment or any other
relationship with the Company. The Company expressly reserves the right at any
time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with a Participant free
from any liability or claim under the Plan, except as expressly provided in the
applicable Award.

         (b) NO RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER. Subject to the provisions of the
applicable Award, no Participant or Designated Beneficiary shall have any rights
as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock to be distributed
with respect to an Award until becoming the record holder of such shares.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company effects a split of the
Common Stock by means of a stock dividend and the exercise price of and the
number of shares subject to such Option are adjusted as of the date of the
distribution of the dividend (rather than as of the record date for such
dividend), then an optionee who exercises an Option between the record date and
the distribution date for such stock dividend shall be entitled to receive, on
the distribution date, the stock dividend with respect to the shares of Common
Stock acquired upon such Option exercise, notwithstanding the fact that such
shares were not outstanding as of the close of business on the record date for
such stock dividend.

         (c) EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PLAN. The Plan shall become effective on
the date on which it is adopted by the Board. No Awards shall be granted under
the Plan after the completion of ten years from the earlier of (i) the date on
which the Plan was adopted by the Board or (ii) the date the Plan was approved
by the Company's stockholders, but Awards previously granted may extend beyond
that date.

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         (d) AMENDMENT OF PLAN. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the
Plan or any portion thereof at any time.

         (e) GOVERNING LAW. The provisions of the Plan and all Awards made
hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of
the State of Delaware, without regard to any applicable conflicts of law.

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.5

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made effective as of March
3, 2000 (the "Effective Date"), between AUTOLOGOUS WOUND THERAPY, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and JAMES A. COUR ("Executive").

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ Executive on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth;

     WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that Executive's employment is critical to
the growth and success of the Company and therefore desires to assure the
Company of Executive's continued employment; and

     WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, the Company and Executive wish to enter
into this agreement to come into force as of the Effective Date.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants
and agreements herein contained, the Company and Executive hereby agree as
follows:

                              ARTICLE 1. EMPLOYMENT

A. EMPLOYMENT AND DUTIES. The Company shall employ Executive for the Term (as
hereinafter defined) as President and Chief Executive Officer. In this capacity,
Executive shall have the full authority and be responsible to manage the
operations of the Company consistent with the Company's annual and strategic
business plans, such plans to set forth guidelines related to budgeting, capital
expenditures, hiring and other initiatives, and to be formulated by Executive
and approved by the Company's Board of Directors. Executive shall have the
authority to bind the Company to contracts that are consistent with the
Executive's duties and responsibilities, subject only to specific limitations
imposed by the Company's Board of Directors. During the Term of his employment,
Executive's authority and responsibilities to manage the operations of the
Company shall not be materially diminished without his prior consent. Executive
hereby accepts such employment and agrees to render such services on behalf of
the Company. Executive shall perform his duties and carry out his
responsibilities hereunder in a diligent manner, and shall devote his exclusive
and full working time, attention and effort to the affairs of the Company, shall
use all reasonable efforts to promote the interests of the Company and shall be
just and faithful in the performance of his duties and in carrying out his
responsibilities.

B. LOCATION. The principal location for performance of Executive's services
hereunder shall be at the Company's executive offices, which are to be
re-located to north suburban Chicago, Illinois, subject to reasonable travel
requirements during the course of performing such services.

C. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Executive agrees to accept election and to serve during
all or any part of the Term as a director of the Company and of any subsidiary
or affiliate of the Company, without any compensation therefor other than that
specified herein, if elected to any such position by the Board of Directors or
by the stockholders of the Company or of any subsidiary or

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affiliate, as the case may be. The Company will use its best efforts to cause
and maintain the election of Executive to the Company's Board of Directors. In
connection therewith, the Company shall use its best efforts to include
Executive in the management slate for election as a director at every annual
meeting of shareholders of the Company at which his term as a director would
otherwise expire. Upon the termination of this Agreement or Executive's
employment hereunder for any reason, Executive shall resign from the Board and
from all other positions as an officer or director of any of the Company's
subsidiaries or affiliates.

                           ARTICLE 2. EMPLOYMENT TERM

     The term of Executive's employment hereunder (the "Term") shall be deemed
to commence on the Effective Date and shall end on December 31, 2001, unless
sooner terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided,
however, that the Term shall be automatically renewed and extended for
additional and successive Terms of two (2) years each at the end of each Term
(and any subsequent renewal Term thereof) unless either party gives Notice of
Termination (as hereinafter defined) to the other party no later than ninety
(90) days before the expiry of the then-current Term.

                      ARTICLE 3. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

     In consideration for performing services on behalf of the Company, the
Executive shall receive the following compensation and benefits:

A.   CASH COMPENSATION.

     i. BASE SALARY. The Company shall pay Executive an annual salary of Two
     Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($225,000), payable in bi-weekly
     installments, in arrears (the "Base Salary"). The Base Salary shall be
     reviewed annually by the Company's Board of Directors and may be increased,
     but not decreased (unless mutually agreed upon by Executive and the
     Company).

     ii. BONUS AND INCENTIVE PLANS. The Company shall establish, and Executive
     shall be entitled to participate in Executive Bonus Compensation and
     Long-Term Incentive Programs, which shall be substantially in accordance
     with the summary points contained in Part A of Appendix I, attached hereto
     and made part hereof.

     iii. PARTICIPATION IN BENEFIT PLANS. The Company shall establish, and
     Executive shall be entitled to participate in (and to the extent that
     Executive's position, title, tenure, salary, age, health, and other
     qualifications make him eligible to participate in), employee benefit plans
     or programs, which shall be substantially in accordance with the summary
     points contained in Part B of Appendix I. The Company does not guarantee
     the continuance of any particular employee benefit plan or program during
     the Term and Executive's participation in any such plans or programs shall
     be subject to all terms, provisions, rules, and regulations applicable
     thereto. Executive will be entitled to twenty (20) days of vacation per
     year, to be used in accordance with the Company's vacation

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     policy for senior executives as may be in force from time to time. During
     the existence of a Benefit Period, if any, (as hereinafter defined), the
     Company will arrange to provide Executive with welfare benefits (including
     life and health insurance benefits) of substantially similar design and
     cost to Executive as the welfare benefits and other employee benefits
     available to Executive prior to Executive's or the Company's, as the case
     may be, receipt of Notice of Termination (as hereinafter defined). In the
     event that Executive shall obtain full-time employment providing comparable
     welfare benefits during the Benefit Period, such benefits as otherwise
     receivable hereunder by Executive shall be discontinued.

     iv. EXPENSES. The Company will pay or reimburse Executive for all
     reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him in the
     performance of his duties under this Agreement, including first class air
     travel and reasonable capital and operating expenses for an office in
     Executive's home. Executive shall keep detailed and accurate records of
     expenses incurred in connection with the performance of his duties
     hereunder and reimbursement therefor shall be in accordance with policies
     and procedures to be established from time to time by the Company's Board
     of Directors.

B. STOCK WARRANTS. As a special incentive to obtain the services of Executive,
Company hereby grants Executive the option to purchase one million (1,000,000)
shares of the common stock of the Company at $7.00 per share at any time, under
either periodic or accelerated exercise terms as described below.

     i. PERIODIC EXERCISE RIGHTS. Executive's option to purchase shares shall
     vest and become fully and freely exercisable with respect to the first
     three hundred thirty-four thousand (334,000) shares on December 31, 2000;
     with respect to the next three hundred thirty-three thousand (333,000)
     shares on December 31, 2001, and with respect to the final three hundred
     thirty-three thousand (333,000) shares on December 31, 2002; subject,
     however, to the provisions of Sub-section (iii), of this Section (B):

     ii. ACCELERATED EXERCISE RIGHTS. Notwithstanding periodic exercise rights,
     all of Executive's options that are not already exercisable in accordance
     with Sub-section 3(B)(i) shall become immediately exercisable at such time
     that the common stock of the Company trades at or above 37 and 5/8ths
     dollars per share (the "Target Price") as quoted on the securities exchange
     where the Company stock is currently being traded and during either of the
     two periods, chosen at the option of the Executive:

          a. the closing price for the stock is at or above the Target Price for
          fifteen (15) consecutive trading days; or

          b. the closing price for the stock is at or above the Target Price for
          twenty (20) out of any thirty (30) consecutive trading days.

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     The determination of the Target Price during either of such periods shall
     be conclusive as reported by any independent financial reporting service,
     such as Reuters or Bloomberg Financial Markets.

     iii POST-TERMINATION EXERCISE RIGHTS. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing,
     Executive shall have the right to exercise options to purchase any stock
     warrants or other stock grants given by the Company in accordance with the
     following:

          (a) if Executive's employment is terminated for Cause (as defined in
          Article 4(A)(ii), hereunder), or in the event that Executive
          voluntarily resigns his employment with the Company, vesting of all
          options shall cease immediately upon the effective date of termination
          or resignation;

          (b) if Executive's employment is terminated by reason of Death or
          Disability (as defined in Article 4(B) hereunder), Executive's legal
          representatives, conservators, heirs or assigns shall have the right
          to exercise all such options until such options expire in accordance
          with the option plan under which such options were granted. The rights
          granted under this Sub-paragraph (iii)(b) shall apply whether or not
          the option was vested at the time of Death or Disability; provided,
          however, that Executive was employed by the Company for at least
          twelve (12) months after the grant of any option; or

          (c) if Executive's employment is terminated for any reason other than
          Death or Disability, or in the event that Executive voluntarily
          resigns, then Executive shall have the right to exercise all options
          that have already vested as of the effective date of termination or
          resignation (or that become vested by reason of termination or
          resignation) during a period of ninety (90) days following the
          effective date of termination or resignation.

     iv. ISSUANCE OF REGISTERED SHARES. The Company hereby guarantees that it
     will issue registered common stock (the term "registered" as defined in the
     Securities and Exchange Act of 1934) to the Executive pursuant to the
     exercise of his options under Sub-sections (i) - (iii) of this Section
     3(B). In the event that the Company does not have sufficient quantities of
     registered shares available to satisfy this obligation, it shall
     immediately take all steps necessary to issue a registration statement and
     to make sufficient registered shares available in satisfaction of this
     Sub-section (iv).

     v. DILUTION. In the event that the Company issues new or additional equity
     securities, debt securities convertible into equity, declares a stock
     dividend, stock split, grants stock rights, or performs any other action
     that would reasonably be expected to reduce the value of the warrants, the
     Company shall immediately reduce the purchase price, increase number of the
     warrants, or both, so that value of the warrants granted to Executive
     remains unchanged.

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     vi.  EXPIRATION DATE. The options to purchase shares shall expire ten (10)
     years from the date each option becomes exercisable.

                      ARTICLE 4. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

A. DEFINITIONS. The following terms shall have the definitions as described in
this Section A:

     i.   "Benefit Period" shall mean:

          a. the twenty-four (24) month period commencing on the Date of
          Termination which occurs in connection with a termination of
          employment described in the first sentence of Section 4(E)(i); or

          b. the period consisting of the remainder, if any, of the then current
          Term in which occurs a termination of employment described in the
          first sentence of Section 4(E)(ii), plus the immediately succeeding
          twenty-four (24) month period.

     ii.  "Cause" shall mean any of the following:

          a. any act or failure to act (or series or combination thereof) by
          Executive done with the intent to harm in any material respect to the
          interests of the Company;

          b. the commission by Executive of a felony involving moral turpitude;

          c. the perpetration by Executive of a dishonest act or common law
          fraud against the Company or any subsidiary thereof;

          d. a grossly negligent act or failure to act (or series or combination
          thereof) by Executive detrimental in any material respect to the
          interests of the Company;

          e. the material breach by Executive of his agreements or obligations
          under this Agreement; or

          f. the continued refusal to follow the directives of the President or
          Board of Directors that are consistent with Executive's duties and
          responsibilities identified in Section 1(A) hereof.

     iii. A "Change of Control" shall mean any of the following:

          a.   a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

          b. the acquisition of more than eighty percent (80%) of the Common
          Stock of the Company (with all classes or series thereof treated as a
          single class) by any person or group of persons, except a Permitted
          Shareholder (as hereinafter

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          defined), acting in concert. A "Permitted Shareholder" means a holder,
          as of the date the Stock Option Plan was adopted by the Company, of
          Common Stock;

          c. a reorganization of the Company wherein the holders of Common Stock
          of the Company receive stock in another company, a merger of the
          Company with another company wherein there is an eighty percent (80%)
          or greater change in the ownership of the Common Stock of the Company
          as a result of such merger, or any other transaction in which the
          Company (other than as the parent corporation) is consolidated for
          federal income tax purposes or is eligible to be consolidated for
          federal income tax purposes with another corporation;

          d. in the event that the Common Stock is traded on an established
          securities market, a public announcement that any person has acquired
          or has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of fifty-one percent
          (51%) or more of the then-outstanding Common Stock and for this
          purpose the terms "person" and "beneficial ownership" shall have the
          meanings provided in Section 13(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act
          of 1934 or related rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
          Commission, or the commencement of or public announcement of an
          intention to make a tender offer or exchange offer for fifty-one
          percent (51%) or more of the then outstanding Common Stock;

          e. a majority of the Board of Directors is not comprised of Continuing
          Directors. A "Continuing Director" means a director recommended by the
          Board of Directors of the Company for election as a director of the
          Company by the stockholders; or

          f. the Board of Directors of the Company, in its sole and absolute
          discretion, determines that there has been a sufficient change in the
          share ownership of the Company to constitute a change of effective
          ownership or control of the Company.

     iv. "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the
     following events during the Term:

          a. the assignment to Executive of any duties inconsistent in any
          respect with Executive's position (including status, offices, title,
          and reporting requirements), authority, duties or other
          responsibilities or any other action of the Company that results in a
          diminishment in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities,
          other than an insubstantial and inadvertent action that is remedied by
          the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by
          Executive;

          b. a reduction by the Company in Executive's Base Salary as in effect
          on the Effective Date and as the same shall be increased from time to
          time hereafter;

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          c. the Company's requiring Executive to be based at a location in
          excess of fifteen (15) miles from the location of Executive's
          principal residence without the consent of Executive;

          d. the failure by the Company to: (a) continue in effect any material
          compensation or benefit plan, program, policy or practice in which
          Executive was participating during the Term of his employment or at
          the time of a Change of Control; or (b) provide Executive with
          compensation and benefits at least equal (in terms of benefit levels
          and/or reward opportunities) to those provided for under each employee
          benefit plan, program, policy and practice as in effect immediately
          prior to a Change of Control (or as in effect following the Change of
          Control, if greater);

          e. the failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement from
          any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform this
          Agreement; or

          f. any purported termination by the Company of Executive's employment
          that is not effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination (as defined
          below).

     v. "Date of Termination" shall mean the date specified in the Notice of
     Termination (as hereinafter defined) (except in the case of Executive's
     death, in which case Date of Termination shall be the date of death);
     provided, however, that if Executive's employment is terminated by the
     Company other than for Cause, the date specified in the Notice of
     Termination shall be at least thirty (30) days from the date the Notice of
     Termination is given to Executive and if Executive's employment is
     terminated by Executive for Good Reason, the date specified in the Notice
     of Termination shall not be more than sixty (60) days from the date the
     Notice of Termination is given to the Company.

     vi. "Notice of Termination" shall mean a written notice either from the
     Company to Executive, or Executive to the Company, that indicates Section 2
     or the specific provision of Section 4 of this Agreement relied upon as the
     reason for such termination or non-renewal, the Date of Termination, and,
     in reasonable detail, the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a
     basis for termination or non-renewal pursuant to Section 2 or this Section
     4 of this Agreement.

B. TERMINATION UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY. This Agreement, and Executive's
employment hereunder, shall terminate automatically and without the necessity of
any action on the part of the Company upon the death of Executive. In addition,
if at any time during the Term Executive shall become physically or mentally
disabled, whether totally or partially, so that he is unable substantially to
perform his duties and services hereunder for:

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     i. a period of six (6) consecutive months; or

     ii. for shorter periods aggregating six (6) months during any twelve (12)
     month period;

then, the Company may at any time after the last day of the sixth consecutive
month of disability or the day on which the shorter periods of disability shall
have equaled an aggregate of six (6) months, by written notice to Executive (but
before Executive has recovered from such disability), terminate this Agreement
and Executive's employment hereunder.

C.   COMPANY'S AND EXECUTIVE'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE PRIOR TO CHANGE OF CONTROL.
Prior to a Change of Control, this Agreement and Executive's employment
hereunder may be terminated at any time by the Company, with or without Cause,
upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Executive, and by Executive, at
any time, upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Company. Any
termination of Executive's employment by the Company without Cause prior to a
Change of Control that occurs at the request or insistence of any person (other
than the Company) relating to such Change of Control shall be deemed to have
occurred after the Change of Control for the purposes of this Agreement.

D. COMPANY'S AND EXECUTIVE'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE FOLLOWING A CHANGE OF CONTROL.
Following a Change of Control, this Agreement and Executive's employment
hereunder may be terminated at any time:

     i. by the Company, with or without Cause, upon thirty (30) days prior
     written notice to Executive, or

     ii. by Executive for Good Reason upon thirty (30) days prior written notice
     to the Company. Executive's right to terminate his employment pursuant to
     this Section 4(D) shall not be affected by incapacity due to physical or
     mental illness. Executive's continued employment following a Change of
     Control shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of, rights with
     respect to, any circumstance constituting Good Reason hereunder.

E.   Compensation Upon Termination.

     i. TERMINATION PRIOR TO CHANGE OF CONTROL. In the event the Company
     terminates (or elects not to renew) this Agreement without Cause, and such
     termination (or non-renewal) without Cause occurs prior to any Change of
     Control, Executive shall be entitled to receive his Base Salary through the
     Date of Termination, the welfare benefits described in Section 3(A)(iii)
     for the Benefit Period, and not later than thirty (30) days after the Date
     of Termination, a lump sum severance payment equal to the product of two
     (2) times the sum of Executive's then-current Base Salary plus the
     arithmetic average of payments made to Executive pursuant to the Company's
     Executive Bonus Compensation Program with respect to the three (3) fiscal
     years immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the Date of
     Termination occurs. In addition to the foregoing, to the extent not
     otherwise required under the Company's Stock Option Plan or any award
     agreement with

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     Executive, any unvested stock option awards theretofore awarded to
     Executive shall vest and become exercisable on the Date of Termination. In
     the event this Agreement is terminated (or not renewed) for any reason
     other than by the Company without Cause, and such termination (or
     non-renewal) occurs prior to a Change of Control, Executive shall not be
     entitled to the continuation of any compensation, bonuses or benefits
     provided hereunder, or any other payments following the Date of
     Termination, other than Base Salary earned through such Date of
     Termination.

     ii. TERMINATION FOLLOWING CHANGE OF CONTROL. If this Agreement is
     terminated (or not renewed)

          a. by the Company without Cause; or

          b. by the Executive for Good Reason during the twelve (12) month
          period immediately following a Change of Control, and such termination
          (or non-renewal) occurs following a Change of Control;

     then, the Executive shall be entitled to receive his full Base Salary
     through the Date of Termination, the welfare benefits described in Section
     3(A)(iii) for the Benefit Period and, not later than thirty (30) days after
     the Date of Termination, a lump sum severance payment equal to the sum of
     the Base Salary which would otherwise have been payable for the remainder
     (if any) of the then current Term, plus an amount equal the product of two
     (2) times the sum of Executive's then current annual Base Salary plus the
     arithmetic average of payments made to Executive pursuant to the Company's
     Executive Bonus Compensation Program with respect to the three (3) fiscal
     years immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the Date of
     Termination occurs.

     In addition to the foregoing, to the extent not otherwise required under
     the Company's Stock Option Plan or any other award agreement with
     Executive, any unvested stock option awards theretofore awarded to
     Executive shall vest and become immediately exercisable in full. In the
     event this Agreement is terminated (or not renewed) for any reason other
     than by the Company without Cause, or by Executive for Good Reason, and
     such termination (or non-renewal) occurs following a Change of Control,
     Executive shall not be entitled to the continuation of any compensation,
     bonuses or benefits provided hereunder, or any other payments following the
     Date of Termination, other than Base Salary earned through the Date of
     Termination.

     iii. At Executive's option to be exercised by written notice to the
     Company, the severance benefits payable under this Section 4(E) shall be
     paid in accordance with the Company's normal payroll procedures in
     installments over a twenty-four (24) month period corresponding to the
     amount of the payments instead of in a lump sum.

     iv. Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, as a
     condition to Executive receiving severance benefits to be paid pursuant to
     this Section 4(E), Executive shall execute and deliver to the Company a
     general release in form and substance

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     reasonably satisfactory to the Company releasing the Company and its
     officers, directors, employees and agents from all liabilities, claims and
     obligations of any nature whatsoever, excepting only the Company's
     obligations under this Agreement, under any Stock Option Award Agreements,
     and under any other employee benefit plans or programs in which Executive
     participates under Section 3 hereof, subject to all terms and conditions of
     such plans or programs and this Agreement.

                        ARTICLE 5. EMPLOYMENT COVENANTS

A. TRADE SECRETS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Executive agrees that he shall,
during the course of his employment and for a period of five (5) years
thereafter, hold inviolate and keep secret all documents, materials, knowledge
or other confidential business or technical information of any nature whatsoever
disclosed to or developed by him or to which he had access as a result of his
employment (hereinafter referred to as "Confidential Information"). Such
Confidential Information shall include technical and business information,
including, but not limited to, inventions, research and development,
engineering, products, designs, manufacture, methods, systems, improvements,
trade secrets, formulas, processes, marketing, merchandising, selling,
licensing, servicing, customer lists, records or financial information, manuals
or Company strategy concerning its business, strategy or policies. Executive
agrees that all Confidential Information shall remain the sole and absolute
property of the Company. During the course of his employment, Executive shall
not use, disclose, disseminate, publish, reproduce or otherwise make available
such Confidential Information to any person, firm, corporation or other entity,
except for the purpose of conducting business on behalf of the Company.
Following the Term, Executive shall not use, disclose, disseminate, publish,
reproduce, or otherwise make available such Confidential Information to any
person, firm, corporation, or other entity. Upon termination of his employment
with the Company, Executive will leave with or deliver to the Company all
records and any compositions, articles, devices, equipment and other items which
disclose or embody Confidential Information including all copies or specimens
thereof, whether prepared by his or by others. The foregoing restrictions on
disclosure of Confidential Information shall apply so long as the information
has not properly come into the public domain through no action of Executive.

B. TRANSFER OF INVENTIONS. Executive, for himself and his heirs and
representatives, will promptly communicate and disclose to the Company, and upon
request will, without additional compensation, execute all papers reasonably
necessary to assign to the Company or the Company's nominees, free of
encumbrance or restrictions, all inventions, discoveries, improvements, whether
patentable or not, conceived or originated by Executive solely or jointly with
others, at the Company's expense or at the Company's facilities, or at the
Company's request, or in the course of his employment, or based on knowledge or
information obtained through his employment during the Term. All such
assignments shall include the patent rights in this and all foreign countries.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 5(B) shall not apply to any
invention for which no equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret
information of the Company was used and which was developed entirely on
Executive's own time; and

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     i. that does not relate:

          a. directly to the business of the Company, or

          b. to the Company's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or
          development; or

     ii. that does not result from any work performed by Executive for the
     Company.

C. EXCLUSIVITY OF EMPLOYMENT. During the Term, Executive shall not directly or
indirectly engage in any activity competitive with or adverse to the Company's
business or welfare or render a material level of services of a business,
professional or commercial nature to any other person or firm, whether for
compensation or otherwise, except for serving as a director of another firm.

D. COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE. Executive agrees to be bound and abide by the
following covenants not to compete:

     i. TERM AND SCOPE. During his employment with the Company and for a period
     of two (2) years after the Term, Executive will not render to any
     Conflicting Organization (as hereinafter defined), services, directly or
     indirectly, anywhere in the world in connection with any Conflicting
     Product, except that Executive may accept employment with a large
     Conflicting Organization whose business is diversified (and which has
     separate and distinct divisions) if Executive first certifies to the Board
     of Directors in writing that he has provided a copy of Section 5 of this
     Agreement to such prospective employer, that such prospective employer is a
     separate and distinct division of the Conflicting Organization and that
     Executive will not render services directly or indirectly in respect of any
     Conflicting Product (as hereinafter defined). Such two-year time period
     shall be tolled during any period that Executive is engaged in activity in
     violation of this covenant.

     ii. JUDICIAL ACTION. Executive and the Company agree that, if the period of
     time or the scope of the restrictive covenant not to compete contained in
     this Section 5(D) shall be adjudged unreasonable in any court proceeding,
     then the period of time and/or scope shall be reduced accordingly, so that
     this covenant may be enforced in such scope and during such period of time
     as is judged by the court to be reasonable. In the event of a breach or
     violation of this Section 5(D) by Executive, the parties agree than in
     addition to all other remedies, the Company shall be entitled to equitable
     relief for specific performance, and Executive hereby agrees and
     acknowledges that the Company has no adequate remedy at law for the breach
     of the covenants contained herein.

     iii. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of the covenants contained in this Section
     5(D), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

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          a. "Conflicting Product" means any product, method or process, system
          or service of any person or organization other than the Company, in
          existence or under development at the time Executive's employment with
          the Company terminates, that is the same as or substantially or
          directly competes with a product, method or process, system or service
          of or provided by the Company or any of its affiliates or about which
          Executive acquires Confidential Information.

          b. "Conflicting Organization" means any person or organization which
          is engaged in or about to become engaged in, research on or
          development, production, marketing, licensing, selling or servicing of
          a Conflicting Product.

     iv. DISCLOSURE TO PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS. Executive will disclose to any
     prospective employer, prior to accepting employment, the existence of
     Section 5 of this Agreement. The obligation imposed by this Section 5(D)
     shall terminate two (2) years after termination of Executive's employment
     with the Company; provided, however, the running of such two-year period
     shall be tolled to the extent the covenant not to compete contained in
     Section 5(D) hereof is tolled.

                            ARTICLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS

A. NOTICES. Any notice required or permitted to be delivered hereunder shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to be delivered on the earlier of

     i. the date received; or

     ii. the date of delivery, refusal or non-delivery indicated on the return
     receipt, if deposited in a United States Postal Service depository, postage
     prepaid, sent registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
     addressed to the party to receive the same at the address of such party set
     forth below:

     If to the Company:                   If to the Executive:
     ------------------                   --------------------

     AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc.       James A. Cour
     1523 Bowman Road, Suite A            c/o Michael J. Caywood, Esq.
     Little Rock, Arkansas                Dresser, Dresser, Gilbert & Haas, PC
     72211  USA                           112 South Monroe Street
                                          Sturgis, Michigan
                                          49091  USA

     A Party may change its address from time to time by Notice addressed to the
other Party.

B. HEADINGS. The headings of the articles and sections of this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed a part of or affect the
construction or interpretation of any provision hereof.

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C. MODIFICATIONS & WAIVER. No modification of any provision of this Agreement or
waiver of any right or remedy herein provided shall be effective for any purpose
unless specifically set forth in a writing signed by the party to be bound
thereby. No waiver of any right or remedy in respect of any occurrence or event
on one occasion shall be deemed a waiver of such right or remedy in respect of
such occurrence or event on any other occasion.

D. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other agreements;
oral or written, heretofore made with respect thereto.

E. SEVERABILITY. Any provision of this Agreement prohibited by or unlawful or
unenforceable under any applicable law of any jurisdiction shall as to such
jurisdiction be ineffective without affecting any other provision hereof. To the
full extent, however, that the provisions of such applicable law may be waived,
they are hereby waived, to the end that this Employment Agreement be deemed to
be a valid and binding agreement enforceable in accordance with its terms.

F. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been
entered into by the parties in the State of Illinois and shall be continued and
enforced in accordance with the laws of that State. Any disputes arising under
the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be resolved in a court of
competent jurisdiction of that State and the parties hereto irrevocably submit
to such jurisdiction.

G. ASSIGNMENTS. The Company shall have the right to assign this Agreement and to
delegate all rights, duties and obligations hereunder to any entity that
controls the Company, that the Company controls or that may be the result of the
merger, consolidation, acquisition or reorganization of the Company and another
entity. Executive agrees that this Agreement is personal to him and his rights
and interest hereunder may not be assigned, nor may his obligations and duties
hereunder be delegated (except as to delegation in the normal course of
operation of the Company), and any attempted assignment or delegation in
violation of this provision shall be void. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing,
all of Executive's rights and interest hereunder shall be assignable to
Executive's legal representatives, executors or conservators in the event of
Executive's Death or Disability.

H. ATTORNEY FEES. In the event of litigation between the parties, to enforce
their respective rights under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to receive from the non-prevailing party reimbursement of the
prevailing party's reasonable attorney's fees and costs at all levels of trial
and appeal.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
Effective Date.

      Executive                          AuTologous Wound Therapy, Inc.

      /s/ James Cour                     By:  /s/ Dennis G. Hendren
      --------------------------              ---------------------------
      James A. Cour                      Title: President/CEO

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                                   APPENDIX I

                       Part A - Bonus and Incentive Plans

1.   ANNUAL BONUS. In addition to Executive's Base Salary, the Company shall pay
     to the Executive an annual bonus in an initial amount of One Hundred Fifty
     Thousand Dollars ($150,000). The bonus shall be payable depending on the
     achievement of the Executive and the Company of a specified list of
     performance and payment criteria to be agreed to between the Executive and
     the Company and approved by the Company's Board of Directors. In accordance
     with the Executive's annual salary review, the Executive's annual bonus
     shall be reviewed and increased by the Company's Board of Directors as may
     be appropriate.

2.   LONG TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM. During the Term of Executive's employment by
     the Company, Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Company's
     Executive Long Term Incentive Program which will be established by the
     Company's Board of Director's in accordance with a strategic plan developed
     for the Company and on appropriate terms and conditions.

                  Part B - Employee Benefit Plans and Programs

1.   INSURANCE PROGRAM. The Company shall establish for the benefit of the
     Executive an insurance program, which shall include, among other things,
     life, health, dental and long-term disability coverage. Such insurance
     program shall be no less competitive than similar benefit programs that are
     established for other health care companies or comparable industries.

2.   PENSION OR PROFIT-SHARING PROGRAMS. In addition to the insurance program,
     the Company shall establish a suitable pension, (401(k)) or other profit
     sharing program, which shall be no less competitive than similar pension or
     profit-sharing programs that are established for other health care
     companies or comparable industries.

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