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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.13

                          SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

     THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of April 17, 2000 (this
"Agreement"), is entered into by and between 5B TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and LA VISTA INVESTORS LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company.

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchaser are executing and delivering this
Agreement in reliance upon the exemptions from registration provided by
Regulation D ("Regulation D") promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act; and

     WHEREAS, the Purchaser wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes to issue
and sell, upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement for an aggregate
purchase price of one million dollars ($1,000,000), (i) one thousand (1,000)
shares (the "Shares") of the Company's 6% Convertible Series A Preferred Stock,
stated value one thousand dollars ($1,000) per share, par value $.01 per share
(the "Preferred Stock") which shall be governed by the Certificate of
Designations attached hereto as EXHIBIT A (the "Certificate of Designations")
and (ii) warrants ("Stock Purchase Warrants") to purchase one hundred thousand
(100,000) shares (the "Warrants") of the Company's common stock, par value $.04
per share (the "Common Stock"); and

     WHEREAS, the Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible into shares of
the Company's Common Stock on the terms set forth in the Certificate of
Designations, and the Stock Purchase Warrants (which shall be in substantially
the form attached as EXHIBIT B) may be exercised for the purchase of Common
Stock, on the terms set forth therein.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises the mutual covenants
contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1.   AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE; PURCHASE PRICE

     a. PURCHASE OF SHARES AND WARRANTS. Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase
from the Company, and the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to the
Purchaser, the Shares and the Warrants for an aggregate purchase price of one
million dollars ($1,000,000) which shall be payable on the Closing Date (as
defined herein) in immediately available funds.

     b. CLOSINGS. The Shares and the Warrants to be purchased by Purchaser
hereunder, in definitive form, and in such denominations as Purchaser or its
representative, if any, may request upon at least twenty-four hours' prior
notice to the Company, shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Company for the
account of Purchaser, against payment by the Purchaser of the aggregate purchase
price one million dollars ($1,000,000) therefor by wire transfer to an

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account of the Company, all at the offices of Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn LLP,
410 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022, New York time on the date hereof, or
at such other time and date as Purchaser or their representative, if any, and
the Company may agree upon in writing, such date being referred to herein as the
"Closing Date."

2.   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER; ACCESS TO INFORMATION;
     INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION

     The Purchaser represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with,
the Company as follows:

     a. The Purchaser is (i) experienced in making investments of the kind
described in this Agreement and the related documents, (ii) able, by reason of
the business and financial experience of its management, to protect its own
interests in connection with the transactions described in this Agreement and
the related documents, and (iii) able to afford the entire loss of its
investment in the Shares and the Warrants.

     b. All subsequent offers and sales by the Purchaser of the Shares and the
Warrants and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise of, or in
lieu of dividend payments on the Shares and the Warrants, it shall have
purchased, shall be made pursuant to an effective registration statement under
the Securities Act or pursuant to an applicable exemption from such
registration.

     c. The Purchaser understands that the Shares and the Warrants are being
offered and sold to it in reliance upon exemptions from the registration
requirements of the United States federal securities laws, and that the Company
is relying upon the truth and accuracy of the Purchaser's representations and
warranties, and the Purchaser's compliance with its agreements, each as set
forth herein, in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the
eligibility of the Purchaser to acquire the Shares and the Warrants.

     d. The Purchaser: (A) has been provided with sufficient information with
respect to the business of the Company and such documents relating to the
Company as the Purchaser has requested and Purchaser has carefully reviewed the
same including, without limitation, the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1999 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"), (B) has been provided with such additional information with
respect to the Company and its business and financial condition as the
Purchaser, or the Purchaser's agent or attorney, has requested, and (C) has had
access to management of the Company and the opportunity to discuss the
information provided by management of the Company and any questions that the
Purchaser had with respect thereto have been answered to the full satisfaction
of the Purchaser.

     e. The Purchaser has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter
into this Agreement and the registration rights agreement, dated as of the date
hereof, between the Company and the Purchaser (the "Registration Rights
Agreement").

     f. This Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered

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by the Purchaser; and such agreements, when executed and delivered by the
Company will each be a valid and binding agreement of the Purchaser, enforceable
in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that enforcement
of each such agreement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws now or hereafter in
effect relating to creditors' rights generally and to general principles of
equity.

     g. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement, and the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement do not and
will not conflict with or result in a breach by the Purchaser of any of the
terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, the organizational
documents of the Purchaser, or any material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust
or other agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser or any of its
subsidiaries is a party or by which they or any of their properties or assets
are bound, or any existing applicable law, rule, or regulation or any applicable
decree, judgment or order of any court or United States or foreign federal or
state regulatory body, administrative agency, or any other governmental body
having jurisdiction over the Purchaser, its subsidiaries, or any of their
properties or assets.

3.   REPRESENTATIONS OF THE COMPANY

          The Company represents and warrants to the Purchaser that:

     a.   ORGANIZATION. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each of
the Company's subsidiaries, if any, is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction.
Each of the Company and its subsidiaries, if any, is duly qualified as a foreign
corporation in all jurisdictions in which the failure to so qualify would have a
material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.
SCHEDULE 3(a) lists all subsidiaries of the Company and, except as noted
therein, all of the outstanding capital stock of all such subsidiaries is owned
of record and beneficially by the Company or one of the wholly owned
subsidiaries.

     b.   CAPITALIZATION. On the date hereof, the authorized capital of the
Company consists of 17,500,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.04 per share,
of which 2,135,500 shares are issued and outstanding and 5,000,000 shares of
Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share of which no shares are outstanding.
SCHEDULE 3(b) sets forth all of the options, warrants and convertible securities
of the Company, and any other rights to acquire securities of the Company
(collectively, the "Derivative Securities") which are outstanding on the date
hereof, including in each case (i) the name and class of such Derivative
Securities, (ii) the issue date of such Derivative Securities, (iii) the number
of shares of Common Stock of the Company into which such Derivative Securities
are convertible as of the date hereof, (iv) the conversion or exercise price or
prices of such Derivative Securities as of the date hereof, (v) the expiration
date of any conversion or exercise rights held by the owners of such Derivative
Securities, and (vi) any registration rights associated with such Derivative
Securities or outstanding Common Stock.

     c.   CONCERNING THE COMMON STOCK AND THE WARRANTS. The Shares, the
Warrants, and Common Stock issuable upon conversion of, or in lieu of dividend
payments on the Shares,

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and upon exercise of the Warrants shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid
and non-assessable, will not be subject to preemptive rights and will not
subject the holder thereof to personal liability by reason of being such a
holder. There are currently no preemptive rights of any stockholder of the
Company, as such, to acquire the Shares, the Warrants or the Common Stock
issuable to the Purchaser pursuant to the terms of the Shares and the Warrants.

     d. REPORTING COMPANY STATUS. The Common Stock is registered under Section
12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The
Company has duly filed all materials and documents required to be filed pursuant
to all reporting obligations under either Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act, if any, prior to the offer and sale of the Securities (as defined below).
The Common Stock is listed and traded on the NASADQ SmallCap Stock Market, and
the Company is not aware of any pending or contemplated action or proceeding of
any kind to suspend the trading of the Common Stock.

     e. AUTHORIZED SHARES. The Company has available a sufficient number of
authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock as may be necessary to effect the
conversion of the Shares and the exercise of the Warrants. The Company
understands and acknowledges the potentially dilutive effect to the Common Stock
of the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of the Shares and
the exercise of the Warrants. The Company further acknowledges that its
obligation to issue shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Shares and
upon exercise of the Warrants is absolute and unconditional regardless of the
dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other
stockholders of the Company and notwithstanding the commencement of any case
under 11 U.S.C. Section 101 ET SEQ. (the "Bankruptcy Code"). In the event the
Company becomes a debtor under the Bankruptcy Code, the Company hereby waives to
the fullest extent permitted any rights to relief it may have under 11 U.S.C.
Section 362 in respect of the conversion of the Preferred Shares. The Company
agrees, without cost or expense to the Purchaser, to take or consent to any and
all action necessary to effectuate relief under 11 U.S.C. 362.

         f. LEGALITY. The Company has the requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement,
and to issue and deliver the Shares, the Warrants and the Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of, or in lieu of dividend payments on, the Shares and the
exercise of the Warrants.

         g. TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS. This Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Certificate of Designations and the Stock Purchase Warrants
(collectively, the "Primary Documents"), and the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly authorized by the Company; this
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement have been duly executed and
delivered by the Company and this Agreement is, and the other Primary Documents,
when executed and delivered by the Company, will each be, a legal, valid and
binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms, except to the extent that enforcement of each of the Primary
Documents may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating
to creditors' rights generally and to general principles of equity.

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     h. NON-CONTRAVENTION. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each
of the other Primary Documents, and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Primary
Documents, does not and will not conflict with or result in a breach by the
Company of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, the
Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company, or any material
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which they or any of their
properties or assets are bound, or any existing applicable law, rule or
regulation or any applicable decree, judgment or order of any court or United
States or foreign federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency, or
any other governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company, its
subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets. Except as set forth on
SCHEDULE 3(h), neither the filing of the registration statement required to be
filed by the Company pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement nor the
offering or sale of the Shares or the Warrants as contemplated by this
Agreement, and the shares of Common Stock into which all such securities may be
converted or exercised, as applicable, gives rise to any rights, other than
those which have been waived or satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date, for
or relating to the registration of any shares of the Common Stock.

     i. APPROVALS. No authorization, approval or consent of any court,
governmental body, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization or stock
exchange or market is required to be obtained by the Company for the entry into
or the performance of this Agreement and the other Primary Documents.

     j. SEC FILINGS. None of the reports or documents filed by the Company with
the Commission (the "SEC Documents") contained, at the time they were filed, any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact
required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements made therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

     k. STABILIZATION. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, has taken
or may take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in,
or which has constituted or which might reasonably be expected to constitute,
the stabilization or manipulation of the price of the shares of Common Stock.

     l. ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. Except as disclosed in the Company's SEC
Documents, since December 31, 1999, there has been no material adverse change
nor any material adverse development in the business, properties, operations,
financial condition, outstanding securities or results of operations of the
Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

     m. FULL DISCLOSURE. Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 3(m), there is no fact
known to the Company (other than general economic conditions known to the public
generally) that has not been disclosed in writing to the Purchaser (i) that
could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon the
condition (financial or otherwise) or the earnings, business affairs, properties
or assets of the Company, or (ii) that could reasonably be expected to
materially and adversely affect the ability of the Company to perform the
obligations set forth in the Primary Documents. The representations and
warranties of the Company set forth in this

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Agreement (and the schedules thereto) do not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit any material fact necessary to make the statements
contained herein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.

     n. TITLE TO PROPERTIES; LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES. The Company has good and
marketable title to all of its material properties and assets, both real and
personal, and has good title to all its leasehold interests, in each case
subject only to mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests, sale agreements,
encumbrances or charges created in the ordinary course of business.

     o. PERMITS. The Company has all franchises, permits, licenses and any
similar authority necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted,
the lack of which would materially and adversely affect the business or
financial condition of the Company. The Company is not in default in any respect
under any of such franchises, permits, licenses or similar authority.

     p. ABSENCE OF LITIGATION. Except as disclosed in the Company's SEC
Documents, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before
or by any court, public board or body pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company
or any of its subsidiaries, in which an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding
would have a material adverse effect on the properties, business, condition
(financial or other) or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the transactions contemplated by the Primary
Documents, or which would adversely affect the validity or enforceability of, or
the authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under, the
Primary Documents.

     q. NO DEFAULT. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is not in default
in the performance or observance of any obligation, covenant or condition
contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument or
agreement to which it is a party or by which it or its property may be bound.

     r. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 3(r) or
disclosed in the Company's public filings with the Commission, there are no
agreements, understandings or proposed transactions between the Company and any
of its officers, directors or affiliates that, had they existed on December 31,
1999, will be required to be disclosed in the Company's 1999 Annual Report to
stockholders.

     s. EMPLOYMENT MATTERS. The Company is in compliance in all respects with
all presently applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations
thereunder ("ERISA"); no "reportable event" (as defined in ERISA) has occurred
with respect to any "pension plan" (as defined in ERISA) for which the Company
would have any liability; the Company has not incurred and does not expect to
incur liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or
withdrawal from, any "pension plan" or (ii) Sections 412 or 4971 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including the regulations and published
interpretations thereunder (the "Code"); and each "pension plan" for which the
Company would have any liability that is intended to be qualified under Section
401(a) of the Code is so qualified

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in all material respects and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by
failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification.

     t. INSURANCE. The Company maintains property and casualty, general
liability, personal injury and other similar types of insurance with financially
sound and reputable insurers that is adequate, consistent with industry
standards and the Company's historical claims experience. The Company has not
received notice from, and has no knowledge of any threat by, any insurer (that
has issued any insurance policy to the Company) that such insurer intends to
deny coverage under or cancel, discontinue or not renew any insurance policy
covering the Company or any of its Subsidiaries presently in force.

     u. TAXES. All applicable tax returns required to be filed by the Company
and each of its subsidiaries have been prepared and filed in compliance with all
applicable laws, or if not yet filed have been granted extensions of the filing
dates which extensions have not expired, and all taxes, assessments, fees and
other governmental charges upon the Company, its subsidiaries, or upon any of
their respective properties, income or franchises, shown in such returns and on
assessments received by the Company or its subsidiaries to be due and payable
have been paid, or adequate reserves therefor have been set up if any of such
taxes are being contested in good faith; or if any of such tax returns have not
been filed or if any such taxes have not been paid or so reserved for, the
failure to so file or to pay would not in the aggregate have a material adverse
effect on the business or financial condition of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

     v. FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT. Neither the Company nor any of its
directors, officers or other employees has (i) used any Company funds for any
unlawful contribution, endorsement, gift, entertainment or other unlawful
expense relating to any political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect
unlawful payment of Company funds to any foreign or domestic government official
or employee; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any bribe, rebate,
payoff, influence payment, kickback or other similar payment to any person.

     w. INTERNAL CONTROLS. The Company maintains a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are
executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to
maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management's general or specific authorization; and (iv) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.

     x. INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT. The Company is not conducting, and will not
conduct, its business in a manner which would cause it to become, an "investment
company," as defined in Section 3(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.

     y. AGENT FEES. Other (i) the cash payment of $30,000 and issuance of a
Stock Purchase Warrant to purchase 6,000 shares of Common Stock to Banyan
Investment Advisors, Inc. and (ii) the cash payment of $50,000 and issuance of a
Stock Purchase Warrant to purchase

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4,000 shares of Common Stock to Institutional Finance Group, Inc., the Company
has not incurred any liability for any finder's or brokerage fees or agent's
commissions in connection with the offer and sale of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.

     z. PRIVATE OFFERING. Subject to the accuracy of the Purchaser's
representations and warranties set forth in Section 2 hereof, (i) the offer,
sale and issuance of the Shares and the Warrants, (ii) the issuance of Common
Stock in lieu of dividend payments on the Shares, and (iii) the conversion
and/or exercise of such securities into shares of Common Stock, each as
contemplated by the Primary Documents are exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act. The Company agrees that neither the Company
nor anyone acting on its behalf will offer any of the Preferred Stock or the
Stock Purchase Warrants or any similar securities for issuance or sale, or
solicit any offer to acquire any of the same from anyone so as to render the
issuance and sale of such securities subject to the registration requirements of
the Securities Act. The Company has not offered or sold the Preferred Stock or
the Stock Purchase Warrants by any form of general solicitation or general
advertising, as such terms are used in Rule 502(c) under the Securities Act.

     aa. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. Neither the Company and its subsidiaries, nor
any predecessor in interest has ever caused or permitted any Hazardous Material
(as defined below) to be released, treated or disposed of on, at, under or
within any real property owned, leased or operated by the Company and its
subsidiaries or any predecessor in interest, and no such real property has ever
been used (either by the Company and its subsidiaries, any predecessor in
interest) as a treatment, storage or disposal site for any Hazardous Material.
The Company has no liabilities with respect to Hazardous Materials, and to the
knowledge of the Company, after due inquiry, no facts or circumstances exist
which could give rise to liabilities with respect to Hazardous Materials, which
could have any reasonable likelihood of having a material adverse effect on the
Company. For purposes of this Agreement "Hazardous Materials" shall mean (a) any
pollutants or contaminations, (b) any asbestos or insulation or other material
composed of or containing asbestos and (c) any petroleum product and any
hazardous, toxic or dangerous waste, substance or material defined as such in,
or for purposes of, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act, any so-called "Superfund" or "Superlien" law, or (d) any other
applicable federal, state, local or other statute, law, ordinance, code, rule,
regulation, order or decree concerning the protection of human health or the
environment or otherwise regulating, relating to, or imposing liability or
standards of conduct concerning, any hazardous, toxic or dangerous waste,
substance or material, as now or at any time hereafter in effect.

     bb. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, to
the best of the Company's knowledge, each of the Company and its subsidiaries
owns or possesses adequate rights to use all material patents, patent rights,
inventions, trade secrets, know-how, trademarks, service marks, trade names
and copyrights which are described in the SEC Documents; except as set forth
in the SEC Documents, the Company has not received any notice of, and has no
knowledge of, any infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of the
Company by others with respect to any patent, patent rights, inventions,
trade secrets, know-how, trademarks, service marks, trade names and
copyrights which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an
unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a material adverse effect
on the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, operations, business of
the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as presently conducted;
and, except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the

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Company has not received any notice of, and has no knowledge of, any
infringement of or conflict with the asserted rights of others with respect
to any patent, patent rights, inventions, trade secrets, know-how,
trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights which, singly or in the
aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding,
would have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or
otherwise), earnings, operations, or business of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as presently conducted.

4. CERTAIN COVENANTS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

     A. TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS. The Purchaser acknowledges that, except as
provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, (1) neither the Shares, the
Warrants or the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of, or in lieu of dividend
payments on, the Shares or upon exercise of the Warrants, have been, or are
being, registered under the Securities Act, and such securities may not be
transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, or (B) they are
transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration; and (2) any sale of
the Shares, the Warrants or the Common Stock issuable upon conversion or
exchange thereof (collectively, the "Securities") made in reliance upon Rule 144
under the Securities Act may be made only in accordance with the terms of said
Rule. The provisions of Section 4(a) and 4(b) hereof, together with the rights
of the Purchaser under this Agreement and the other Primary Documents, shall be
binding upon any subsequent transferee of the Preferred Stock and the Stock
Purchase Warrants.

     B. RESTRICTIVE LEGEND. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that, until
such time as the Securities shall have been registered under the Securities Act
or the Purchaser demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company and
its counsel that such registration shall no longer be required, such Securities
may be subject to a stop-transfer order placed against the transfer of such
Securities, and such Securities shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially
the following form:

          THESE SECURITIES (INCLUDING ANY UNDERLYING SECURITIES) HAVE NOT BEEN
          REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THEY MAY NOT
          BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE
          TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS
          TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER
          EVIDENCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION
          SHALL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED.

     C. FILINGS. The Company undertakes and agrees that it will make all
required filings in connection with the sale of the Securities to the Purchaser
as required by United States laws and regulations, or by any domestic securities
exchange or trading market, and if applicable, the filing of a notice on Form D
(at such time and in such manner as required by the Rules and Regulations of the
Commission), and to provide copies thereof to the Purchaser promptly after such
filing or filings.

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     D. NASDAQ LISTING. The Company agrees and covenants that it will not seek
to have the trading of its Common Stock through the NASDAQ SmallCap Market
suspended or terminated, will use its best efforts to maintain its eligibility
for trading on the NASDAQ Small-Cap Market (including, the filing of a listing
application with NASDAQ to list all of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of, or in lieu of dividend payments on, the Shares and upon the
exercise of the Warrants) and, if such trading of its Common Stock is suspended
or terminated, will use its best efforts to requalify its Common Stock or
otherwise cause such trading to resume. The Company shall promptly provide to
the Purchaser copies of any notices it receives from the Nasdaq SmallCap Market
regarding the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on such
automated quotation system. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in
connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 4(d).

     E. REPORTING STATUS. So long as the Purchaser beneficially owns any of the
Securities, the Company shall timely file all reports required to be filed with
the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and shall not
terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange
Act even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would
permit such termination.

     F. STATE SECURITIES FILINGS. The Company shall from time to time promptly
take such action as the Purchaser or any of its representatives, if applicable,
may reasonably request to qualify the Securities for offering and sale under the
securities laws (other than United States federal securities laws) of the
jurisdictions in the United States as shall be so identified to the Company, and
to comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of sales therein,
provided that in connection therewith, the Company shall not be required to
qualify as a foreign corporation or to file a general consent to the service of
process in any jurisdiction.

     G. USE OF PROCEEDS. The Company will use all of the net proceeds from the
issuance of the Securities to fund acquisitions and working capital.

     H. RESERVATION OF COMMON STOCK. The Company will at all times have
authorized and reserved for the purpose of issuance a sufficient number of
shares of Common Stock to provide for the conversion of the Shares and the
exercise of the Warrants. Accordingly, the Company will use its commercially
reasonable efforts at all times to maintain a number of shares of Common Stock
so reserved for issuance that is no less than the sum of (i) two (2) times the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock that could be issuable upon the
conversion of the Shares and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise in full of the Warrants.

     I. SALES OF ADDITIONAL SHARES. The Company shall not, directly or
indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, offer, sell,
offer to sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of its
capital stock or any security or other instrument convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of Common Stock, in each case for a period of
two-hundred and seventy (270) days after the date on which a registration
statement relating to Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any of the
Shares, or the Warrants is declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Lock-Up Period"), except that the Company (i) may issue
securities for the aggregate consideration of at least seven million dollars
($7,000,000) in connection with a bona fide, firm commitment, underwritten
public offering under the Securities Act (it being

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acknowledged and agreed that equity line transactions, including, without
limitation, ongoing warrant financing or any similar arrangements, shall not
constitute a bona fide, firm commitment, underwritten public offering for
purposes hereof); (ii) may issue shares of Common Stock which are issued in
connection with a bona fide transaction involving the acquisition of another
business entity or segment of any such entity by the Company by merger, asset
purchase, stock purchase or otherwise; (iii) may issue shares of Common Stock
upon the exercise or conversion of currently outstanding options, warrants and
other convertible securities identified on Schedule 3(b) hereto; (iv) may issue
options to purchase shares of its Common Stock to its directors, officers,
employees and consultants in connection with its stock option plans approved by
the Board of Directors of the Company ("New Options"); provided, that, during
the Lock-Up Period, New Options to purchase not more than 500,000 shares of
Common Stock shall vest or become exercisable; and (v) may issue Common Stock in
connection with a stock split, stock dividend or similar recapitalization of the
Company which affects all holders of the Company's Common Stock on an equivalent
basis, in each case, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser. In
addition, the Company agrees that it will not cause any shares of its capital
stock that are issued in connection with a transaction of the type contemplated
by clause (ii) (or upon the conversion or exercise of other securities that are
issued in connection with such transaction) or that were issued in connection
with financing, acquisition or other transaction that occurred prior or
subsequent to the date of this Agreement to be covered by a registration
statement that is filed with the Commission or declared effective by the
Commission until the later to occur of (A) the expiration of the Lock-Up Period,
or (B) the registration statement filed by the Company pursuant to its
obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement has been effective under the
Securities Act for a period of at least two hundred seventy (270) days (which
two hundred seventy (270) day period need not consist of consecutive days).

     J. RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. Subject to Section 4(i), if during the eighteen
(18) month period following the date hereof the Company shall desire to sell,
offer to sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any securities or any
security or other instrument convertible into or exchangeable for shares of
Common Stock (collectively, the "Offered Securities") to a prospective investor
(the "Prospective Investor"), the Company shall notify (the "Offer Notice") the
Purchaser in accordance with Section 10 hereof of the terms (the "Third Party
Terms") on which the Company proposes to sell, contract to sell or otherwise
dispose of the Offered Securities to the Prospective Investor. If, within the
five (5) day period following the Purchaser's receipt of the Offer Notice, the
Purchaser delivers a written notice (the "Acceptance Notice") to the Company
stating its desire to purchase all of the Offered Securities on the Third Party
Terms, the Company shall be required to sell the Offered Securities (or any
portion thereof so desired by the Purchaser) to the Purchaser at the price and
on the terms set forth in the Offer Notice and the Company shall not be
permitted to sell such Offered Securities to the Prospective Investor. If the
Purchaser does not deliver an Acceptance Notice to the Company in such five (5)
day period, then for a period of sixty (60) days following the date of the Offer
Notice the Company may sell the Offered Securities to the Prospective Investor
on the terms set forth in the Offer Notice.

     K. ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION STATEMENTS. At any time during the period
beginning on the date hereof and ending on the first date that follows a
period of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days following the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement) during which there has been no Blackout Event (as defined in

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the Registration Rights Agreement) relating to such Registration Statement,
the Company agrees that it will not cause any registration statement to be
declared effective by the Commission other than (i) any Registration
Statement relating to the Securities, (ii) a Registration Statement on Form
S-8 with respect to employee options (provided that such registration
statement is for less than 512,500 shares of Common Stock), (iii) a
Registration Statement on Form S-1 with respect to the warrants identified on
Schedule 3(b) (provided that such registration statement is for less than
1,562,500 shares of Common Stock) or (iv) a Registration Statement on Form
S-3 with respect to a sale by selling shareholders of shares of Common Stock
(provided that such registration statement is for less than 306,000 shares of
Common Stock).

     L. STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. If required in accordance with Nasdaq Rule 4310 or
4460, the Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts (including
obtaining any vote of its stockholders required by applicable law or Nasdaq
rules) to authorize and approve the issuance of the Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Shares and upon exercise of the Warrants, to the extent that
such conversion or issuance results in the issuance of 20% or more of the
Company's outstanding Common Stock; provided, however, that the failure to
obtain any such stockholder approval shall not limit any of Purchaser's rights
hereunder or pursuant to any Primary Document.

     M. RETURN OF CERTIFICATES ON CONVERSION AND STOCK PURCHASE WARRANTS ON
EXERCISE. (i) Upon any conversion by Purchaser of less than all of the Shares of
Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designations, the
Company shall issue and deliver to Purchaser within three (3) days of the Series
A Preferred Stock Conversion Date (as defined in the Certificate of
Designations), a new certificate or certificates for, as applicable, the total
number of shares of Preferred Stock, in each case, which Purchaser has not yet
elected to convert (with the number of and denomination of such new
certificate(s) designated by Purchaser).

          (ii) Upon any partial exercise by Purchaser of Stock Purchase
Warrants, the Company shall issue and deliver to Purchaser within three (3) days
of the date on which such Stock Purchase Warrants are exercised, a new Stock
Purchase Warrant or Stock Purchase Warrants representing the number of adjusted
Shares covered thereby, in accordance with the terms thereof.

     N. REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATES AND STOCK PURCHASE WARRANTS. (i) The
certificate(s) representing the shares of Preferred Stock held by Purchaser
shall be exchangeable, at the option of Purchaser, at any time and from time to
time at the office of Company, for certificates with different denominations
representing, as applicable, an equal aggregate number of shares of Preferred
Stock, as requested by Purchaser upon surrendering the same. No service charge
will be made for such registration or transfer or exchange.

          (ii) The Stock Purchase Warrants will be exchangeable, at the option
of Purchaser, at any time and from time to time at the office of the Company,
for other Stock Purchase Warrants of different denominations entitling the
holder thereof to purchase in the aggregate the same number of shares of Common
Stock as are purchasable under such Stock Purchase Warrants. No service charge
will be made for such transfer or exchange.

     O. BANKRUPTCY WAIVER. In the event the Company becomes a debtor under the
Bankruptcy Code, the Company hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted any
rights to relief

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it may have under 11 U.S.C. Section 362 in respect of the conversion of the
Shares and the exercise of the Warrants. At the direction of Purchaser, the
Company agrees, without cost or expense to the Purchaser, to take or consent to
any and all action necessary to effectuate relief under 11 U.S.C. Section 362.

5. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS

     a. The Company warrants that no instruction, other than the instructions
referred to in this Section 5 and stop transfer instructions to give effect to
Sections 4(a) and 4(b) hereof prior to the registration and sale under the
Securities Act of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares or the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, will be given by
the Company to the transfer agent and that the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of, or in lieu of dividend payments on, the Shares or upon
exercise of the Warrants, shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books
and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement and applicable law. Nothing in this Section shall
affect in any way the Purchaser's obligations and agreement to comply with all
applicable securities laws upon resale of the Securities. If the Purchaser
provides the Company with an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the
Company that registration of a resale by the Purchaser of any of the Securities
in accordance with clause (1)(B) of Section 4(a) of this Agreement is not
required under the Securities Act, the Company shall permit the transfer of the
Securities and, in the case of the Common Stock, promptly instruct the Company's
transfer agent to issue one or more certificates for Common Stock without legend
in such names and in such denominations as specified by the Purchaser.

     b. Purchaser shall exercise its right to convert the Shares or to exercise
the Warrants by faxing an executed and completed Notice of Conversion or Form of
Election to Purchase, as applicable, to the Company, and delivering within three
(3) business days thereafter the original Notice of Conversion (and the related
certificates representing the shares of Preferred Stock, as applicable) or Form
of Election to Purchase (and the related original Stock Purchase Warrants) to
the Company by hand delivery or by express courier, duly endorsed. Each date on
which a Notice of Conversion or Form of Election to Purchase is faxed in
accordance with the provisions hereof shall be deemed a "Conversion Date." The
Company will transmit the certificates representing the Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of any shares of Preferred Stock or upon exercise of any Stock
Purchase Warrants (together with the shares of Preferred Stock not so converted
or the Stock Purchase Warrants not so exercised) to the Purchaser via express
courier as soon as practicable, but in all events no later than three (3)
business days after the Conversion Date relating to shares of Preferred Stock or
Stock Purchase Warrants (each such delivery date, together with the Dividend
Delivery Date referred to in paragraph c below, is referred to herein as a
"Delivery Date") and in the event that the Common Stock issuable is subject to
an effective registration statement and is in connection with a sale of such
shares of Common Stock by the Purchaser (as indicated by the Purchaser in the
related Notice of Conversion), such certificate shall not bear a restrictive
legend and shall not be subject to a stop transfer order. For purposes of this
Agreement, any conversion of the Shares or the exercise of the Warrants shall be
deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the
Conversion Date.

     c. The Company will transmit the certificates representing the Common Stock
issuable in lieu of dividends payable on any shares of Preferred Stock to the
Purchaser via express courier

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as soon as practicable, but in all events no later than three (3) business days
after the dividend payment date applicable to which such Common Stock is
delivered (the "Dividend Delivery Date") and in the event that the Common Stock
issuable is subject to an effective registration statement and is in connection
with a sale of such shares of Common Stock by the Purchaser (as indicated by the
Purchaser in the related Notice of Conversion), such certificate shall not bear
a restrictive legend and shall not be subject to a stop transfer order.

     d. In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Common
Stock issuable upon the conversion of, or in lieu of dividends on, the Shares or
upon the exercise of the Warrants, provided the Company's transfer agent is
participating in the Depositary Trust Company ("DTC") Fast Automated Securities
Transfer program, on the written request of the Purchaser, who shall have
previously instructed the Purchaser's prime broker to confirm such request to
the Company's transfer agent, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to
electronically transmit such Common Stock to the Purchaser by crediting the
account of the Purchaser's prime broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal
Agent Commission system no later than the applicable Delivery Date.

     e. The Company understands that a delay in the issuance of Common Stock
beyond the applicable Delivery Date or issuance of such Common Stock via a
certificate containing a restrictive legend or stop transfer legend if such
shares are subject to an effective registration statement and are being issued
in connection with a sale of such shares of Common Stock by the Purchaser (as
indicated by the Purchaser in the related Notice of Conversion) could result in
an economic loss to the Purchaser. As compensation to the Purchaser for such
loss, the Company agrees to pay to the Purchaser for late issuance of Common
Stock or issuance of Common Stock which is subject to an effective registration
statement with a restrictive legend or stop transfer order upon conversion of,
or in lieu of dividend payments on, the Shares or upon exercise of the Warrants
the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) per day for each (i) one hundred
thousand dollars ($100,000) of aggregate Stated Value (as defined in the
Certificate of Designations) amount of Shares, or (ii) twenty-five thousand
(25,000) shares of Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of Warrants. The
Company shall pay any payments that are payable to the Purchaser pursuant to
this Section 5 in immediately available funds upon demand. Nothing herein shall
limit the Purchaser's right to pursue actual damages for the Company's failure
to so issue and deliver Common Stock to the Purchaser. Furthermore, in addition
to any other remedies which may be available to the Purchaser, in the event that
the Company fails for any reason to effect delivery of such Common Stock, or
fails to deliver the related certificate without a restrictive legend or stop
transfer order if such shares are subject to an effective registration statement
and are being issued in connection with a sale of such shares of Common Stock by
the Purchaser (as indicated by the Purchaser in the related Notice of
Conversion), within five (5) business days after the relevant Delivery Date, the
Purchaser will be entitled to revoke the relevant Notice of Conversion or Form
of Election to Purchase by delivering a notice to such effect to the Company,
whereupon the Company and the Purchaser shall each be restored to their
respective positions immediately prior to delivery of such Notice of Conversion
or Form of Election to Purchase. For purposes of this Section 5, "business day"
shall mean any day in which the financial markets of New York are officially
open for the conduct of business therein.

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6.   CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO ISSUE THE SHARES AND THE
     WARRANTS.

          The Purchaser understands that the Company's obligation to issue the
Shares and the Warrants on the Closing Date to the Purchaser pursuant to this
Agreement is conditioned upon:

     a. The accuracy on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties
of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement as if made on the Closing Date and
the performance by the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date of all covenants
and agreements of the Purchaser required to be performed on or before the
Closing Date.

     b. The absence or inapplicability of any and all laws, rules or regulations
prohibiting or restricting the transactions contemplated hereby, or requiring
any consent or approval which shall not have been obtained.

7.   CONDITIONS TO THE PURCHASER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE THE SHARES AND THE
     WARRANTS.

          The Company understands that the Purchaser's obligation to purchase
the Shares and the Warrants on the Closing Date is conditioned upon:

     a. The Certificate of Designations shall have been filed with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware, and a copy thereof certified by such
Secretary of State shall have been delivered to the Purchaser.

     b. The accuracy on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties
of the Company contained in this Agreement as if made on the Closing Date, and
the performance by the Company on or before the Closing Date of all covenants
and agreements of the Company required to be performed on or before the Closing
Date.

     c. On the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall have received an opinion of
counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date, in substantially the form as
attached in EXHIBIT D.

     d. The Company shall have executed and delivered to the Purchaser (i) a
signed counterpart to the Registration Rights Agreement, in the form of EXHIBIT
C attached hereto, (ii) the Shares and (iii) the Warrants.

     e. On the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall have received from the Company
such other certificates and documents as it or its representatives, if
applicable, shall reasonably request, and all proceedings taken by the Company
in connection with the Primary Documents contemplated by this Agreement and the
other Primary Documents and all documents and papers relating to such Primary
Documents shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser.

     f. On or prior to the Closing Date, there shall not have occurred any of
the following: (i) a suspension or material limitation in the trading of
securities generally on the New York

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Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or the NASDAQ Bulletin Board; (ii) a general moratorium
on commercial banking activities in New York declared by the applicable banking
authorities; (iii) the outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the
United States, or the declaration by the United States of a national emergency
or war; or (iv) a change in international, political, financial or economic
conditions, if the effect of any such event, in the judgment of the Purchaser,
makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the purchase of the
Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in this Agreement and in
the other Primary Documents.

     g. Subject to the limitations in Section 8 below, the Company shall have
delivered to the Purchaser reimbursement of the Purchaser's out-of-pocket costs
and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (including fees and disbursements of the Purchaser's legal counsel).

8. EXPENSES

     The Company covenants and agrees with the Purchaser that the Company will
pay or cause to be paid the following: (a) the fees, disbursements and expenses
of the Purchaser and the Purchaser's counsel in connection with the issuance of
the Securities payable on the Closing Date up to a maximum of fifteen thousand
dollars ($15,000), (b) all expenses in connection with registration or
qualification of the Securities for offering and sale under state securities
laws as provided in Section 4(f) hereof, and (c) all other costs and expenses
incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder which are not otherwise
specifically provided for in this Section 8, including the fees and
disbursements of the Company's counsel, accountants and other professional
advisors, if any. If the Company fails to satisfy its obligations or to satisfy
any condition set forth in this Agreement, as a result of which the Securities
are not delivered to the Purchaser on the terms and conditions set forth herein,
the Company shall reimburse the Purchaser for any out-of-pocket expenses
reasonably incurred in securing delivery of the Securities not so delivered.

9. GOVERNING LAW; ADDITIONAL COVENANT AND MISCELLANEOUS

     A. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles
of conflict of laws. Each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of the
federal courts whose districts encompass any part of the City of New York or the
state courts of the State of New York sitting in the City of New York in
connection with any dispute arising under this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby, and hereby waives, to the maximum extent
permitted by law, any objection, including any objections based on FORUM NON
CONVENIENS, to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions.

     B. OWNERSHIP LIMITATION. The Purchaser may not convert its shares of
Preferred Stock or receive shares of Common Stock as payment of accrued
dividends hereunder to the extent such conversion or receipt of such dividend
payment would result in the Purchaser, together with any affiliate thereof,
beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the

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Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) in excess of 4.999% of the
then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, including shares issuable
upon conversion of, and payment of accrued dividends on, the shares of Preferred
Stock held by the Purchaser after application of this Section. Since the
Purchaser will not be obligated to report to the Corporation the number of
shares of Common Stock it may hold at the time of a conversion hereunder, unless
the conversion at issue would result in the issuance of shares of Common Stock
in excess of 4.999% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock without
regard to any other shares which may be beneficially owned by the Purchaser or
an affiliate thereof, the Purchaser shall have the authority and obligation to
determine whether the restriction contained in this Section will limit any
particular conversion hereunder and to the extent that the Purchaser determines
that the limitation contained in this Section applies, the determination of
which portion of the shares of Preferred Stock are convertible shall be the
responsibility and obligation of the Purchaser. If the Purchaser has delivered a
Notice of Conversion for shares of Preferred Stock that, without regard to any
other shares that the Purchaser or its affiliates may beneficially own, would
result in the issuance in excess of the permitted amount hereunder, the
Corporation shall notify the Purchaser of this fact and shall honor the
conversion for the maximum number of shares of Preferred Stock permitted to be
converted on such Conversion Date in accordance with the periods described in
Section G of the Certificate of Designations and, at the option of the
Purchaser, either retain shares of Preferred Stock tendered for conversion in
excess of the permitted amount hereunder for future conversions or return such
excess shares of Preferred Stock permitted to the Purchaser. The provisions of
this Section may be waived by the Purchaser (but only as to itself and not to
any other holder) upon not less than 61 days prior notice to the Corporation.

     C. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original.

     D. HEADINGS. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of this
Agreement.

     E. REPRESENTATION BY COUNSEL. This Agreement and each of the Primary
Documents have been entered into freely by each of the parties, following
consultation with their respective counsel, and shall be interpreted fairly in
accordance with its respective terms, without any construction in favor of or
against either party.

     F. VALIDITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement or the
validity or unenforceability of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

     G. SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS AND AMENDMENTS. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of, and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the
parties hereto, including any transferees of the Shares and the Warrants. This
Agreement may be amended only by an instrument in writing signed by the party to
be charged with enforcement. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof.

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10. NOTICES

     Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing
(unless otherwise specified herein) and shall be effective upon personal
delivery, via facsimile (upon receipt of confirmation of error-free transmission
and mailing a copy of such confirmation, postage prepaid by certified mail,
return receipt requested) or two business days following deposit of such notice
with an internationally recognized courier service, with postage prepaid and
addressed to each of the other parties thereunto entitled at the following
addresses, or at such other addresses as a party may designate by five days
advance written notice to each of the other parties hereto.

COMPANY:                           5B Technologies Corporation
                                   One Jericho Plaza
                                   Jericho, New York 11753
                                   Attention:  Glenn Nortman
                                   Tel:  (516) 938-3400
                                   Fax: (516) 938-3995

                                   WITH A COPY TO:

                                   Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe LLP
                                   1251 Avenue of the Americas
                                   New York, New York 10020
                                   Attention:  Danal F. Abrams, Esq.
                                   Tel:  (212) 835-6000
                                   Fax: (212) 835-6001

PURCHASER:                         La Vista Investors LLC
                                   WEC Asset Management LLC
                                   110 Colabaugh Pond Road
                                   Croton-on-Hudson, New York  10520
                                   Attention:  Daniel J. Saks
                                   Tel:  (914) 271-2211
                                   Fax: (914) 817-0889

                                   WITH A COPY TO:

                                   Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn LLP
                                   410 Park Avenue, 10th Floor
                                   New York, New York  10022
                                   Attention:  Mark Saks, Esq.
                                   Tel:  (212) 326-0140
                                   Fax:  (212) 326-0806

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11. SURVIVAL

     The agreements, covenants representations and warranties of the Company and
the Purchaser shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
delivery of the Securities hereunder.

12. INDEMNIFICATION

     The Company agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and each officer, director,
employee, agent, partner, stockholder, member and affiliate of the Purchaser
(collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") for, and hold each Indemnified Party
harmless from and against: (i) any and all damages, losses, claims and other
liabilities of any and every kind, including, without limitation, judgments and
costs of settlement, and (ii) any and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and
expenses of any and every kind, including, without limitation, reasonable fees
and disbursements of counsel for such Indemnified Parties (all of which expenses
periodically shall be reimbursed as incurred), in each case, arising out of or
suffered or incurred in connection with any of the following: (a) any
misrepresentation or any breach of any warranty made by the Company herein or in
any of the other Primary Documents, (b) any breach or non-fulfillment of any
covenant or agreement made by the Company herein or in any of the other Primary
Documents, and (c) any claim relating to or arising out of a violation of
applicable federal or state securities laws by the Company in connection with
the sale or issuance of the Shares or Warrants by the Company to the Purchaser
(collectively, the "Indemnified Liabilities"). To the extent that the foregoing
undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company
shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of
the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Securities Purchase Agreement has been duly
executed by each of the undersigned.

                                5B TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

                                By: /s/ Glenn Nortman
                                   --------------------------------------------
                                     Name:   Glenn Nortman
                                     Title:  Chief Executive Officer

                                LA VISTA INVESTORS LLC
                                By:  WEC Asset Management LLC, Manager

                                By: /s/ Daniel J. Saks
                                   --------------------------------------------
                                     Name:   Daniel J. Saks
                                     Title:  Managing Director

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT A                     FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS

EXHIBIT B                     FORM OF STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

EXHIBIT C                     FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT D                     OPINION OF COUNSEL

                                 SCHEDULE INDEX

SCHEDULE 3(a)                 LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

SCHEDULE 3(b)                 CAPITALIZATION, DERIVATIVE SECURITIES
                              AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS

SCHEDULE 3(h)                 NON-CONTRAVENTION

SCHEDULE 3(m)                 FULL DISCLOSURE

SCHEDULE 3(r)                 TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES<PAGE>

                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.14

                          REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

     THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of April 17, 2000 (this
"Agreement"), is made by and between 5B TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and LA VISTA INVESTORS LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the "Purchaser").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date
hereof among the Purchaser and the Company (the "Securities Purchase
Agreement"), the Company has agreed to issue and sell to the Purchaser (i) one
thousand (1,000) shares (the "Preferred Shares") of the Company's 6% Convertible
Series A Preferred Stock, stated value $1,000 per share, and (ii) a warrant (the
"Warrants") to purchase one hundred thousand (100,000) shares of the common
stock, par value $0.04 per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock").

     WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Shares and the Warrants,
(i) upon the conversion of the Preferred Shares, (ii) in lieu of dividend
payments on the Preferred Shares, and (iii) upon exercise of the Warrants, the
Company will issue to the Purchaser shares of Common Stock (such shares are
referred to herein as the "Shares"); and

     WHEREAS, to induce the Purchaser to execute and deliver the Securities
Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration
rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and
applicable state securities laws.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchaser
hereby agree as follows:

     1.   DEFINITIONS.

          (a) As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:

               (i) "Filing Deadline" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2(a)(i) hereof.

               (ii) "Initial Registration Statement" means a registration
statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the Securities
Act covering Registrable Securities.

               (iii) "Purchase Price" means the aggregate purchase price paid by
the Purchaser for the Shares the Warrants.

               (iv) "Register," "Registered," and "Registration" refer to a
registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or
statements in compliance with the

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Securities Act and pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any
successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous basis ("Rule
415"), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration
Statement by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission").

               (v) "Registrable Securities" means the Shares..

               (vi) "Registration Statement" means a registration statement of
the Company under the Securities Act.

               (vii) "Required Effective Date" shall have the meaning set forth
in section 2(a)(i) hereof.

     Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings set-forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

     2.   REGISTRATION.

               A. MANDATORY REGISTRATIONS.

(i) INITIAL REGISTRATION STATEMENT. The Company shall prepare, and, as soon as
practicable but in no event later than thirty (30) days after the Closing Date
(as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) (the "Filing Deadline"), file
with the Commission an Initial Registration Statement or Initial Registration
Statements (as necessary) on Form S-3, covering the resale of all of the
Registrable Securities. In the event that Form S-3 is unavailable for such a
registration, the Company shall use such other form as is available for such a
registration. Any Initial Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall
register for resale at least that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the
product of (x) two and, (y) the sum of (i) the maximum number of Shares that are
issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares and the Warrants on the date of
filing, and (ii) the maximum number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants, in each case, without regard to any limitation on any holder's ability
to convert any of the Warrants or the Preferred Shares and without regard to
whether any or all of such Preferred Shares or Warrants have been issued to
Purchaser (on the date calculated, the "Minimum Conversion Amount"). If
permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such
Registration Statement shall state that, in accordance with Rule 416 under the
Securities Act, it also covers such indeterminate number of additional Shares as
may become issuable upon conversion of such Preferred Shares or exercise of such
Warrants (i) resulting from any adjustment in the applicable Conversion Price of
such Preferred Shares or the Exercise Price of such Warrants, or (ii) to prevent
dilution resulting from stock splits or stock dividends. If at any time the
Minimum Conversion Amount exceeds the total number of Shares so registered, the
Company shall, within five (5) business days after receipt of a written notice
from the Purchaser, either (i) amend the Registration Statement or Registration
Statements filed by the Company pursuant to the preceding sentence, if such
Registration Statement has not been declared effective by the Commission at that
time, to register all of the Shares into which the Preferred Shares and the
Warrants may be converted or exercised, as applicable, or (ii) if such
Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission at that
time, file with the Commission an additional Registration Statement on Form S-3,
or such other appropriate form, to register the

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number of shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Shares and Warrants
may be converted or exercised, as applicable, that exceed the number of Shares
already registered. The Company shall use its best efforts to have the Initial
Registration Statement declared effective within the earliest to occur of (i)
ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, or (ii) if the Commission elects
not to conduct a review of the Initial Registration Statement, the date which is
three (3) business days after the date upon which either the Company or its
counsel is so notified, whether orally or in writing. The earliest of such dates
is referred to herein as the "Required Effective Date." Notwithstanding the use
of the terms "Filing Deadline" and "Required Effective Date" herein, the Company
shall at all times use its best efforts to file each required Registration
Statement or amendment to a Registration Statement as soon as possible after the
Closing Date or after the date the Company becomes obligated to file such
Registration Statement or amendment, as the case may be, and to cause each such
Registration Statement or amendment to become effective as soon as possible
thereafter. No securities of the Company other than the Registrable Securities
shall be included in any such Registration Statement.

          (ii) The Company shall keep each Registration Statement effective
pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until such date as is the earlier of (i) the
date on which all of the Registrable Securities have been sold, (ii) the date on
which the Registrable Securities (in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the
Purchaser) may be immediately sold without restriction (including without
limitation as to volume by each holder thereof) without registration under the
Securities Act and (iii) the date which is twenty four (24) months following the
date on which the Registration Statement was declared effective (the
"Registration Period").

     (B) PAYMENTS BY THE COMPANY.

          (i) (A) If the Registration Statement covering the Registrable
Securities is not filed in proper form with the Commission on or prior to the
Filing Deadline, (B) if the Registration Statement covering the Registrable
Securities is not effective on or prior to the Required Effective Date, or (C)
if the number of Shares listed for trading or the NASDAQ SmallCap Stock Market,
as applicable, or reserved by the Company for issuance shall be insufficient,
for any period of seven (7) consecutive days at any time after the Required
Effective Date, for issuance upon the conversion of the Preferred Shares and the
exercise of the Warrants, or (D) upon the occurrence of a Blackout Event (as
described in Section 3(f) or Section 3(g) below), for any period of five (5)
consecutive days at any time after the Required Effective Date (each of the
events described in clauses (A) through (D) of this paragraph are referred to
herein as a "Registration Default"), the Company will make payments to the
Purchaser in such amounts and at such times as shall be determined pursuant to
this Section 2(b).

          (ii) The amount (the "Periodic Amount") to be paid by the Company to
the Purchaser as of each thirty (30) day period during which a Registration
Default shall be in effect (each such period, a "Default Period") shall be equal
to two percent (2%) of the Purchase Price; PROVIDED that, with respect to any
Default Period during which the relevant Registration Defaults shall have been
cured, the Periodic Amount shall be PRO RATED for the number of days during such
period during which the Registration Defaults were pending; and PROVIDED,
however, that the payment of such Periodic Amounts shall not relieve the Company
from its continuing obligations to register the Warrants and Shares pursuant to
Section 2(a).

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          (iii) Each Periodic Amount shall be payable by the Company in cash or
other immediately available funds to the Purchaser monthly, without demand
therefor by the Purchaser.

          (iv) The parties acknowledge that the damages which may be incurred by
the Purchaser if the Registration Statement is not filed by the Filing Deadline,
if the Registration Statement has not been declared effective by the Required
Effective Date, or if the provisions of Section 3(e) become applicable, may be
difficult to ascertain. The parties agree that the Periodic Amount represents a
reasonable estimate on the part of the parties, as of the date of this
Agreement, of the amount of such damages.

     (C) PIGGYBACK REGISTRATION. (i) If at any time or from time to time, the
Company shall determine to register any of its securities, for its own account
or the account of any of its stockholders, other than a Registration relating
solely to employee share option plans or pursuant to an acquisition transaction
on Form S-4, the Company will:

          (A) provide to the Purchaser written notice thereof as soon as
practicable prior to filing the Registration Statement; and

          (B) include in such Registration Statement and in any underwriting
involved therein, all of the Registrable Securities (not already included in an
effective registration statement) specified in a written request by the
Purchaser made within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice
from the Company.

     (ii) If the Registration is for a registered public offering involving an
underwriting, the Company shall so advise the Purchaser as a part of the written
notice given pursuant to this Section. In such event, the rights of the
Purchaser hereunder shall include participation in such underwriting and the
inclusion of the Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent
provided herein. To the extent that the Purchaser proposes to distribute its
securities through such underwriting, the Purchaser shall (together with the
Company and any other security holders of the Company distributing their
securities through such underwriting) enter into an underwriting agreement in
customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such
underwriting by the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Section, if the managing underwriter of such underwriting determines that
marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be offered in
connection with such underwriting, the managing underwriter may limit the number
of Registrable Securities to be included in the Registration and underwriting
(PROVIDED, HOWEVER, (a) the Registrable Securities shall not be excluded from
such underwritten offering prior to any securities held by officers and
directors of the Company or their affiliates, (b) the Registrable Securities
shall be entitled to at least the same priority in an underwritten offering as
any of the Company's existing security holders, and (c) the Company shall not
enter into any agreement that would provide any security holder with priority in
connection with an underwritten offering greater than the priority granted to
the Purchaser hereunder). The Company shall so advise any of its other security
holders who are distributing their securities through such underwriting pursuant
to their respective piggyback registration rights, and the number of shares of
Registrable Securities and other securities that may be included in the
registration and underwriting shall be allocated among the Purchaser and all
other security holders of the Company in proportion, as nearly as practicable,
to the respective

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amounts of Registrable Securities held by the Purchaser and such other security
holders at the time of the filing of the registration statement. If the
Purchaser disapproves of the terms of any such underwriting, it may elect to
withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company. Any Registrable Securities
so excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be withdrawn from such
Registration.

          (D) ELIGIBILITY FOR FORM S-3. The Company represents and warrants that
it meets all of the registrant requirements for the use of Form S-3 and the
Company shall file all reports required to be filed by the Company with the
Commission in a timely manner, and shall take such other actions as may be
necessary to maintain such eligibility for the use of Form S-3.

          (E) PRIORITY IN FILING. From the date hereof until one hundred eighty
(180) days following the effective date of the Initial Registration Statement
pursuant to Section 2(a) of this Agreement, the Company shall not permit the
registration of any of its securities under the Securities Act to become
effective, other than those covered by this Agreement, without the prior written
approval of the Purchaser. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Company may permit
a registration statement to be filed or to become effective during the foregoing
period provided that (i) such registration statement relates to a bona fide,
firm commitment, underwritten public offering of the Company's securities that
provides the Company with at least seven million dollars ($7,000,000) (it being
acknowledged and agreed that equity line transactions, including, without
limitation, ongoing warrant financing or any similar arrangements, shall not
constitute a bona fide, firm commitment, underwritten public offering for
purposes hereof), (ii) a Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to
employee options (provided that such registration statement is for less than
512,500 shares of Common Stock), (iii) a Registration Statement on Form S-1 with
respect to the public warrants identified on Schedule 3(b) attached to the
Securities Purchase Agreement (provided that such registration statement is for
less than 1,562,500 shares of Common Stock) or (iv) a Registration Statement on
Form S-3 with respect to a sale by selling shareholders of shares of Common
Stock (provided that such registration statement is for less than 306,000 shares
of Common Stock).

     3. OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY. In connection with the registration of the
Registrable Securities, the Company shall do each of the following:

          (a) Prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statements
required by Section 2 of this Agreement and such amendments (including
post-effective amendments) and supplements to the Registration Statement and the
prospectuses used in connection with the Registration Statement, each in such
form as to which the Purchaser and its counsel shall not have reasonably
objected, as may be necessary to keep the Registration effective at all times
during the Registration Period, and, during the Registration Period, comply with
the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as all of such Registrable
Securities have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of
disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in the Registration
Statement;

          (b) Furnish to the Purchaser and its legal counsel identified to the
Company, promptly after the same is prepared and publicly distributed, filed
with the Commission, or received by the Company, a copy of the Registration
Statement, each preliminary prospectus, each final prospectus and all amendments
and supplements thereto and such other documents, as

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the Purchaser may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of
its Registrable Securities and Warrants;

          (c) Furnish to the Purchaser and its counsel copies of any
correspondence between the Company and the Commission with respect to any
registration statement or amendment or supplement thereto filed pursuant to this
Agreement;

          (d) Use all commercially reasonable efforts to (i) register and
qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under
such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Purchaser
may reasonably request, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions such
amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such
registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the
effectiveness thereof at all times during the Registration Period, (iii) take
such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and
qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period and (iv)
take all other actions necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable
Securities for sale in such jurisdictions, PROVIDED, that in connection
therewith, the Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation
or to file a general consent to the service of process in any jurisdiction;

          (e) List such securities on the NASDAQ SmallCap Stock Market and all
the other national securities exchanges on which any securities of the Company
are then listed, and file any filings required by the NASDAQ SmallCap Stock
Market and/or such other exchanges;

          (f) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event,
notify each Purchaser of the occurrence of any event of which the Company has
knowledge, as a result of which the prospectus included in the Registration
Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein in order to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, and to use its best efforts to promptly prepare a
supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement or other appropriate
filing with the Commission to correct such untrue statement of omission, and to
deliver a number of copies of such supplement or amendment to the Purchaser as
the Purchaser may reasonably request;

          (g) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event,
notify the Purchaser who holds Registrable Securities being sold (or, in the
event of an underwritten offering, the underwriters) of the issuance by the
Commission or any stop order or other suspension of the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement at the earliest possible time, and to use its best
efforts to promptly obtain the withdrawal of such stop order or other suspension
of effectiveness;

          (h) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event,
notify the Purchaser who holds Registrable Securities being sold (or, in the
event of an underwritten offering, the managing underwriters) of the issuance by
the Commission of any stop order or other suspension of the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement at the earliest possible time, and to use its best
efforts to promptly obtain the withdrawal of such stop order or other suspension
of effectiveness (the occurrence of any of the events described in paragraphs
(f) and (g) of this Section 3 is referred to herein as a "Blackout Event");

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          (i) During the period commencing upon (i) the Purchaser's receipt of a
notification pursuant to Section 3(f) above, or (ii) the entry of a stop order
or other suspension of effectiveness of the Registration Statement described in
Section 3(g) above, and ending at such time as (y) the Company shall have
completed the applicable filings (and if applicable, such filings shall have
been declared effective) and shall have delivered to the Purchaser the documents
required pursuant to Section 3(f) above, or (z), such stop order or other
suspension of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been
removed, the Company shall be liable to remit the payments required to be paid
pursuant to Section 2(b) above;

          (j) If the offering is underwritten, at the request of a Purchaser, to
furnish on the date that Registrable Securities are delivered to the
underwriters for sale pursuant to such registration: (i) an opinion dated such
date of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration,
addressed to the underwriters and to any Purchaser selling Registrable
Securities in connection with such underwriting, stating that such registration
statement has become effective under the Securities Act and that (A) to the best
knowledge of such counsel, no stop order suspending the effectiveness thereof
has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are
pending or contemplated under the Securities Act, and (B) the registration
statement, the related prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereof
comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the
Securities Act (except that such counsel need not express any opinion as to
financial statements or other financial data contained therein) and (ii) a
letter dated such date from the Company's independent public accountants
addressed to the underwriters and to the Purchaser, stating that they are
independent public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act and
that, in the opinion of such accountants, the financial statements of the
Company included in the registration statement or the prospectus, or any
amendment or supplement thereof, comply as to form in all material respects with
the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act, and such letter
shall additionally cover such other financial matters (including information as
to the period ending no more than five (5) business days prior to the date of
such letter) with respect to such registration as such underwriters may
reasonably request; and

          (k) Cooperate with the Purchaser to facilitate the timely preparation
and delivery of certificates for the Registrable Securities to be offered
pursuant to the Registration Statement and to enable such certificates for the
Registrable Securities to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may
be, as the Purchaser may reasonably request, and registered in such names as the
Purchaser may request; and, within three (3) business days after a Registration
Statement which includes Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the
Commission, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel selected by
the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for the Registrable Securities
(with copies to the Purchaser) an appropriate instruction and opinion of such
counsel.

     4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE PURCHASER. In connection with the registration of the
Registrable Securities, the Purchaser shall have the following obligations;

          (a) Take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and
facilitate the disposition by the Purchaser of the Warrants and the Registrable
Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement;

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          (b) Furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the
Warrants and Registrable Securities held by it, and the intended method of
disposition of the Warrants and the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall
be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Warrants and such
Registrable Securities, and the Purchaser shall execute such documents in
connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. At
least five (5) days prior to the first anticipated filing date of the
Registration Statement, the Company shall notify the Purchaser of the
information the Company included in the Registration Statement;

          (c) The Purchaser, by its acceptance of the Warrants or Registrable
Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the
Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration
Statement hereunder; and

          (d) The Purchaser agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the
Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or
3(h) above, it will immediately discontinue disposition of its Warrants or
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such
Registrable Securities until such copies of the supplemented or amended
prospectus contemplated by Section 3(f) or 3(h) shall be furnished to the
Purchaser.

     5. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION. All expenses, other than underwriting
discounts and commissions and other fees and expenses of investment bankers and
other than brokerage commissions, incurred in connection with registrations,
filings or qualifications pursuant to Section 3, but including, without
limitation, all registration, listing and qualification fees, printing and
accounting fees, and the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, and
the fees of one counsel to the Purchaser with respect to each Registration
Statement filed pursuant hereto, shall be borne by the Company.

     6. INDEMNIFICATION. In the event any Registrable Securities are included in
a Registration Statement under this Agreement:

          (a) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, each
of its officers, directors, shareholders and members, and each person, if any,
who controls the Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), (each, an "Indemnified
Person"), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (joint or
several) incurred (collectively, "Claims") to which any of them may become
subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such
Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or
any post-effective amendment thereof or the omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which
they were made, not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used
prior to the effective date of such Registration Statement, or contained in the
final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment
thereof or supplement thereto with the Commission) or the omission to state
therein any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged

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violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state or
foreign securities law or any rule or regulation under the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act or any state or foreign securities law (the matters in foregoing
clauses (i) through (iii) being, collectively, "Violations"). The Company shall,
subject to the provisions of Section 6(b) below, reimburse the Purchaser,
promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal
and other costs, expenses and disbursements in giving testimony or furnishing
documents in response to a subpoena or otherwise, including without limitation,
the costs, expenses and disbursements, as and when incurred, of investigating,
preparing or defending any such action, suit, proceeding or investigation
(whether or not in connection with litigation in which the Purchaser is a
party), incurred by it in connection with the investigation or defense of any
such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a) shall not (i) apply to
any Claim arising out of or based upon a modification which occurs in reliance
upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by
or on behalf of any Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the
preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or
supplement thereto; (ii) with respect to any preliminary prospectus, inure to
the benefit of any such person from whom the person asserting any such Claim
purchased the Registrable Securities that are the subject thereof (or to the
benefit of any person controlling such person) if the untrue statement or
omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus was corrected
in the final prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, if such final
prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(b)
hereof; (iii) be available to the extent that such Claim is based upon a failure
of the Purchaser to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made
available by the Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by the
Company pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof; or (iv) apply to amounts paid in
settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written
consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such
indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation
made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of
the Registrable Securities by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 9. The Purchaser
will indemnify the Company and its officers and directors against any Claims
arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in
conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company, by or on behalf
of the Purchaser, expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the
Registration Statement, subject to such limitations and conditions as are
applicable to the Indemnification provided by the Company in this Section 6.

     (b) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person under this Section 6 of
notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action),
such Indemnified Person shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made
against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying
party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party
shall have the right to participate in, and to the extent that the indemnifying
party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified,
to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to
the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that an
Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the
reasonable fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the
reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the
representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person and the indemnifying
party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests
between

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such Indemnified Person and any other party represented by such counsel
in such proceeding. In such event, the Company shall pay for only one separate
legal counsel for the Purchaser, and such legal counsel shall be selected by the
Purchaser. The failure to deliver written notice to an indemnifying party within
a reasonable time after the commencement of any such action shall not relieve
such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person under this
Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is materially
prejudiced in its ability to such action. The indemnification required by this
Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the
course of the investigation or defense, as such expense, loss, damage or
liability is incurred and is due and payable.

          (c) No indemnifying party, in the defense of any such claim or
litigation, shall, except with the consent of each Indemnified Party, consent to
entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an
unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such
Indemnified Person of an unconditional and irrevocable release from all
liability in respect of such claim or litigation.

          (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any provisions
relating to indemnification or contribution contained in the underwriting
agreements entered into among the Company, the underwriters and the Purchaser in
connection with the underwritten public offering are in conflict with the
foregoing provisions, the provisions in such underwriting agreements shall be
controlling as to the Registrable Securities included in the public offering;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if, as a result of this Section 6(d), the Purchaser, its
officers, directors, shareholders, members or any person controlling the
Purchaser is or are held liable with respect to any Claim for which they would
be entitled to indemnification hereunder but for this Section 6(d) in an amount
which exceeds the aggregate proceeds received by the Purchaser from the sale of
Registrable Securities included in a registration pursuant to such underwriting
agreement (the "Excess Liability"), the Company shall reimburse the Purchaser
for such Excess Liability.

     7. CONTRIBUTION. To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party
is prohibited or limited under applicable law, the indemnifying party agrees to
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result
of such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one
hand and the Indemnified Person on the other hand in connection with the
statements or omissions which resulted in such Claim, as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party
and the Indemnified Person shall be determined by reference to, among other
things, whether the untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state
a material fact on which such Claim is based relates to information supplied by
the indemnifying party or by the Indemnified Person, and the parties' relative
intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission. Notwithstanding the forgoing, (a) no contribution
shall be made under circumstances where the payor would not have been liable for
indemnification under the fault standards set forth in Section 6, (b) no seller
of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of
such fraudulent misrepresentation and (c) contribution by any seller of
Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net proceeds received
by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities. The Company and the
Purchaser agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution

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pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by PRO-RATA allocation (even if the
Purchaser and any other party were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by
any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable
considerations referred to in this Section.

     8. REPORTS UNDER EXCHANGE ACT.

        With a view to making available to the Purchaser the benefits of Rule
144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation
of the Commission that may at any time permit the Purchaser to sell securities
of the Company to the public without registration ("Rule 144"), the Company
agrees to:

               (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms
are understood and defined in Rule 144;

               (ii) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and
other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act; and

               (iii) furnish to the Purchaser so long as the Purchaser owns
Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the
Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or periodic
report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the
Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to
permit the Purchaser to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without
registration.

     9. ASSIGNMENT OF THE REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The rights to have the Company
register Warrants or Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be
automatically assigned by Purchaser to any transferee of all or any portion of
the Preferred Shares, Warrants or the underlying Common Stock held by Purchaser
if: (a) Purchaser agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign
such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a
reasonable time after such assignment; (b) the Company is, within a reasonable
time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (i) the
name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (ii) the Securities with
respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned; (c)
at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by
clause (b) of this sentence, the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with
the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; and (d) the
transfer of the relevant Securities complies with the restrictions set forth in
Section 4 of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

     10. AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS. Any provision of this Agreement may
be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a
particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the
written consent of the Company and the Purchaser. Any amendment or waiver
effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding upon Purchaser and
the Company.

     11. MISCELLANEOUS.

          (a) A person or entity is deemed to be a holder of Warrants or
Registrable Securities whenever such person or entity owns of record such
Warrants or Registrable

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Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or
elections from two or more persons or entities with respect to the same Warrants
or Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of the
instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such
Warrants or Registrable Securities.

          (b) Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in
writing (unless otherwise specified herein) and shall be effective upon personal
delivery, via facsimile (upon receipt of confirmation of error-free transmission
and mailing a copy of such confirmation postage prepaid by certified mail,
return receipt requested) or two business days following deposit of such notice
with an internationally recognized courier service, with postage prepaid and
addressed to each of the other parties thereunto entitled at the following
addresses, or at such other addresses as a party may designate by ten (10) days
advance written notice to each of the other parties hereto.

COMPANY:                   5B Technologies Corporation
                           One Jericho Plaza
                           Jericho, New York 11753
                           Attention:  Glenn Nortman
                           Tel:  (516) 938-3400
                           Fax:  (516) 938-3995

                           WITH A COPY TO:

                           Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe LLP
                           1251 Avenue of the Americas
                           New York, New York 10020
                           Attention:  Danal F. Abrams, Esq.
                           Tel:  (212) 835-6000
                           Fax:  (212) 835-6001

PURCHASER:                 La Vista Investors LLC
                           WEC Asset Management LLC
                           110 Colabaugh Pond Road
                           Croton-on-Hudson, New York 10520
                           Attention:  Daniel J. Saks
                           Tel:  (914) 271-2211
                           Fax: (914) 271-0889

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                           WITH A COPY TO:

                           Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn LLP
                           410 Park Avenue, 10th Floor
                           New York, New York  10022
                           Attention:  Mark Saks, Esq.
                           Tel:  (212) 326-0140
                           Fax:  (212) 326-0806

          (c) Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this
Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy,
shall not operate as a waiver thereof.

          (d) This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York, except for provisions with respect to
internal corporate matters of the Company which shall be governed by the
corporate laws of the State of Delaware. Each of the parties consents to the
jurisdiction of the federal courts whose districts encompass any part of the
City of New York or the state courts of the State of New York sitting in the
City of New York in connection with any dispute arising under this Agreement and
hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any objection, including
any objection based on FORUM NON CONVENIENS, to the bringing of any such
proceeding in such jurisdictions. This Agreement may be signed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original. The headings of this
Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect
the interpretation of, this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement shall
be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such validity or
unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement
in any other jurisdiction. Subject to the provisions of Section 10 hereof, this
Agreement may be amended only by an instrument in writing signed by the party to
be charged with enforcement. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof.

          (e) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof.

          (f) Subject to the requirements of Section 9 hereof, this Agreement
shall inure for the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of
each of the parties hereto.

          (g) All pronouns and any variations thereof refer to the masculine,
feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the context may require.

          (h) The Company acknowledges that any failure by the Company to
perform its obligations under Section 2(a), or any delay in such performance
could result in direct damages to the Purchaser, and the Company agrees that, in
addition to any other liability the Company may have by reason of any such
failure or delay, the Company shall be liable for all

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direct damages caused by any such failure or delay. Nothing herein shall limit
the Purchaser's right to pursue any claim seeking such direct damages.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the
undersigned.

                                 COMPANY:

                                 5B TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

                                 By: /s/ Glenn Nortman
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Name:  Glenn Nortman
                                    Title: Chief Executive Officer

                                 PURCHASER:

                                 LA VISTA INVESTORS LLC
                                 By:  WEC ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, Manager

                                 By: /s/ Daniel J. Saks
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Name:  Daniel J. Saks
                                    Title: Managing Director

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