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EXHIBIT 10.9

June 14, 1999

By Facsimile (301) 656-2025

Mr. David J. Frear
6805 Meadow Lane
Chevy Chase, MD  20815

Dear David:

I am  authorized  by Thomas  Wendel to confirm an offer of  employment  as Chief
Financial  Officer  of  SAVVIS  Communications   Corporation,   a  wholly  owned
subsidiary  of Bridge  Information  Systems,  Inc.  (Bridge).  The terms of this
offer,  which are not subject to approval by the Board of  Directors  of Bridge,
are  outlined in the attached  Term Sheet dated June 14,  1999.  There are three
changes from the previous term sheet  identified in bold letters.  I believe you
will  understand the need for these changes,  but please call me if you have any
questions.  I will be in my office  until 5:00 p.m.  CDT. You can reach me after
that time on my cell phone.

Should these terms and  conditions be  acceptable to you,  please sign below and
return.

Sincerely,

/s/Daryl Rhodes
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Daryl Rhodes
EVP and Chief Financial Officer

/s/:  David J. Frear                                          15/6/99
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Accepted:  David J. Frear                                     Date

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                                 DAVID J. FREAR
                                   TERM SHEET
                                  JUNE 14, 1999

POSITION                      Chief Financial Officer

SALARY                        $250,000   subject   to   periodic   review    and
                              adjustment.

BONUS                         50% of salary.  May  be  more  or  less  based  on
                              individual and corporate performance.

BENEFITS                      Medical,  disability,  life  insurance,  401K  and
                              other benefits in accordance with company policy.

VACATION                      4 weeks/year

OPTIONS                       Options  on  .5%  of  the  fully diluted shares of
                              Savvis  (post-acquisition  of the  Bridge  network
                              assets) at an exercise  price per share based on a
                              $40   million   equity   valuation   (subject   to
                              validation  of  this  valuation  by the  Company's
                              appraisers  and  accounting  experts).   Upon  the
                              closing of an initial  public  offering  of Savvis
                              additional options  representing .25% of the fully
                              diluted  shares of Savvis  will be issued  with an
                              exercise  price per share  equal to the IPO price.
                              All  options  will  have a 10 year  term,  will be
                              incentive stock options to the extent permitted by
                              law, and the underlying  shares will be registered
                              promptly  following  any  public  offering  of the
                              Company's common stock.

VESTING                       One  quarter on the  earlier of an initial  public
                              offering or the first  anniversary  of employment,
                              and one quarter on each of the second,  third, and
                              fourth anniversaries of employment.

ACCELERATION                  All unvested  options shall vest immediately prior
                              to the  occurrence of a Change in Control.  Change
                              of Control shall include (i) the  acquisition by a
                              person,  or persons  acting as a group,  of 35% or
                              more of the  Company's  outstanding  voting  stock
                              (EXCLUDING DISTRIBUTIONS OF SAVVIS STOCK TO BRIDGE
                              SHAREHOLDERS),   (ii)  the   disposal  of  all  or
                              substantially  all  of  the  Company's  assets  or
                              business through a sale, lease or otherwise, (iii)
                              the  merger of the  Company  with or into  another
                              person  where  the  Company  is not the  surviving
                              person,  (iv) any  reverse  merger  in  which  the
                              Company's  stockholders prior to the merger do not
                              own at least 50% of the post merger entity,  (v) a
                              change in the board of  directors  in any two year
                              period

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DAVID J. FREAR
TERM SHEET
JUNE 14, 1999
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                              wherein  a  majority  of the  directors  have been
                              elected  without  the  approval of at least 2/3 of
                              the  directors in office at the  beginning of such
                              period,  or (vi) a Change in Control of Bridge, in
                              the  event  Bridge  owns  more  than  35%  of  the
                              Company's   outstanding  voting  stock  (EXCLUDING
                              DISTRIBUTIONS    OF   BRIDGE   SHARES   OWNED   BY
                              PARTNERSHIPS CONTROLLED BY WELSH, CARSON, ANDERSON
                              &  STOWE   TO  THE   LIMITED   PARTNERS   OF  SUCH
                              PARTNERSHIPS).

EXPIRY                        All vested  options  shall  terminate  as follows:
                              i)  at the end of their ten year term
                              ii) 2 years  following  termination  of employment
                                  due to death or disability

                              Vesting shall cease as of the date of  termination
                              of  employment,   except  as  otherwise   provided
                              herein.

SEVERANCE                     If  at  any  time  the Company shall terminate the
                              employee's   employment,   other  than  for  Cause
                              (felony  conviction,  moral turpitude),  or if the
                              employee terminates his employment for Good Reason
                              (substantial reduction in pay or responsibilities,
                              change in principal  location from DC metropolitan
                              area,  failure  of Savvis to  acquire  the  Bridge
                              network assets by 12/31/00),  the employee will be
                              entitled  to   continuation   of  salary  and  all
                              benefits (including  continued vesting of options)
                              for one year following such termination,  and will
                              be entitled to a pro rata payment of bonus through
                              the  date  of  termination.

LOCATION                      Employee's principal  office  will  be  located in
                              Reston, VA.

PUT RIGHT                     If  the  Company's common stock is not traded on a
                              national  securities market with a public float of
                              at  least  $75  million  AND  THE  COMPANY  IS NOT
                              ACTIVELY IN THE PROCESS OF REGISTERING  ITS COMMON
                              STOCK  ON A  NATIONAL  SECURITIES  MARKET  WITH  A
                              PUBLIC  FLOAT OF AT  LEAST  $75  MILLION  within 2
                              years  ("Publicly   Traded")  of  commencement  of
                              employment,  employee  will  have the right to put
                              the shares  underlying  all vested  options to the
                              Company in exchange  for a cash  payment  equal to
                              the  fair  market  value of such  shares  less the
                              exercise  price of such shares.  Fair market value
                              will   be   determined   by   an   internationally
                              recognized  investment bank of a fully distributed
                              public  basis   without   regard  to   illiquidity
                              discounts,  minority interest  discounts,  control
                              premiums or the existence

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DAVID J. FREAR
TERM SHEET
JUNE 14, 1999
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                              of control blocks. This right will expire when the
                              Company's  stock is  Publicly  Traded.

BOARD                         The Company  will use its best  efforts  to  cause
REPRESENTATION                employee to be elected to its Board of  Directors.
                              Employee  will  continue  in such  position at the
                              discretion   of  the  Board   and  the   Company's
                              shareholders.EXHIBIT 10.10

September 30, 1999

Mr. James Mori

Dear Jim:

         This  will  confirm  our  agreement  to employ  you as Chief  Operating
Officer of Savvis  Communications.  You will  report  directly to me and will be
based in St. Louis. As COO of Savvis, you will have full  responsibility for all
sales,  marketing,  product  management  and  operations.  You will  assume your
position  as  soon  as  possible,  and in  any  event  prior  to  10/25/99  (the
"Employment Date").

         Your  compensation will consist of a base salary of $200,000 per annum,
plus a discretionary  bonus which will be subjectively  determined based on your
performance  and that of Savvis,  which you can expect  will be no less than 50%
and up to 100% of base salary.

         In addition to your cash  compensation,  you will be awarded options to
purchase  225,000  shares of stock in  Savvis at a strike  price of 50 cents per
share. This option will vest pro rata on each of the first four anniversaries of
the Employment Date.

         You will be entitled to benefits  commensurate  with those available to
Bridge executives of comparable rank (the current package being described in the
benefits  summary  you  have  received),  except  that  in  the  event  of  your
termination  without cause the severance payment will be calculated on the basis
of two months per year of service  rather than two weeks per year.  Also, in the
event of termination  without cause prior to 24 months after the Employment Date
you will receive a severance payment equal to $450,000 and your options will all
vest immediately.  In the event of termination  without cause 24 months or later
from the Employment  Date, if either Savvis is not a public company or Savvis is
a public company and its shares on the date of termination trade at a price less
than $15 per share,  you will receive a severance  payment equal to $450,000 and
your options will all vest  immediately.  For this  purpose  "cause"  shall mean
willful misconduct,  dereliction of duties, or conviction of a felony or a crime
the nature of which would cause your  continued  employment to adversely  affect
the reputation of Savvis or Bridge.

         You may resign your employment with Savvis or Bridge, and be treated as
though you had been  terminated  without cause,  in the event that (1) an entity
other than Bridge  becomes  the holder of more than 30% of the voting  shares of
Savvis; (2) you are instructed to relocate from the St. Louis metropolitan area;
or  (3)  you  are

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September 30, 1999
Mr. James Mori
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reassigned  to  a  position   entailing   materially reduced responsibilities or
opportunities for compensation.

         In the  event  that your  current  employer  asserts a claim  that your
employment by Savvis  violates the  non-compete  provision of its agreement with
you, then Bridge will (1) indemnify for you for legal expenses arising from your
defense and (2) in the event that your current  employer  succeeds in preventing
your  employment  by Savvis,  employ you in an executive  position  unrelated to
Savvis  for  18  months  on  the  same  economic  terms  described  above.  Such
re-employment by Bridge shall not constitute a termination  triggering any right
to severance payments.

         If you agree  that this  letter  correctly  sets  forth our  agreement,
please sign and return the enclosed  copy of this letter.  With the  formalities
concluded,  I  would  like to  take  this  opportunity  to say  again  that I am
delighted you will be joining us and look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,                                      Accepted and agreed to

/s/  Robert McCormick
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Robert McCormick                                By:  /s/ James Mori
Executive Vice President                             --------------
                                                     James Mori

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