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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.1

                                 APPTITUDE, INC.

                             1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                              (Amended March, 1999)

         1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Stock Option Plan are to
attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial
responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees and Consultants of
the Company and its Subsidiaries and to promote the success of the Company's
business. Options granted under the Plan May be incentive stock options (as
defined under Section 422 of the Code) or nonstatutory stock options, as
determined by the Administrator at the time of grant of an option and subject to
the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code, as amended, and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.

         2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

           (a) "Administrator" means the Board or any of its Committees
appointed pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan.

           (b) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

           (c) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

           (d) "Committee" means a Committee appointed by the Board of Directors
in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

           (e) "Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company.

           (f) "Company" means Apptitude, Inc., a California corporation.

           (g) "Consultant" means any person who is engaged by the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary to render consulting or advisory services and is
compensated for such services, and any director of the Company whether
compensated for such services or not. If and in the event the Company registers
any class of any equity security pursuant to the Exchange Act, the term
Consultant shall thereafter not include directors who are not compensated for
their services or are paid only a director's fee by the Company.

           (h) "Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant" means that the
employment or consulting relationship with the Company, any Parent, or
Subsidiary, is not interrupted or terminated. Continuous Status as an Employee
or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any leave
of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the
Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor. A
leave of absence approved by the Company shall include sick leave, military
leave, or any other personal leave approved by an authorized representative of
the Company. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave May exceed
90 days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by
statute or contract, including Company policies. If reemployment upon expiration
of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, on the 181st
day of such leave any Incentive Stock Option held by the Optionee shall cease to
be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as
a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

           (i) "Employee" means any person, including Officers and directors,
employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. The payment
of a director's fee by the Company shall not be sufficient to constitute
"employment" by the Company.

           (j) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

           (k) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of Common
Stock determined as follows:

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               (i)   If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock
exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq
National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its
Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the
closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for
the last market trading day prior to the time of determination, as reported in
The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable;

               (ii)  If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized
securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value
shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock
on the last market trading day prior to the day of determination, or;

               (iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common
Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the
Administrator.

           (l) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to qualify as
an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

           (m) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means an Option not intended to
qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

           (n) "Officer" means a person who is an officer of the Company within
the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.

           (o) "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

           (p) "Optioned Stock" means the Common Stock subject to an Option.

           (q) "Optionee" means an Employee or Consultant who receives an
Option.

           (r) "Parent" means a "parent corporation", whether now or hereafter
existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

           (s) "Plan" means this 1995 Stock Option Plan.

           (t) "Section 16(b) " means Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.

           (u) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in
accordance with Section 11 below.

           (v) "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation", whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

        3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 11
of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which May be optioned and
sold under the Plan is 10,985,762 Shares. The Shares May be authorized, but
unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.

           If an Option expires or becomes unexercisable without having been
exercised in full, or is surrendered pursuant to an option exchange program, the
unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall become available for future
grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated); provided,
however, that Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan shall not be
returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution
under the Plan, except that if unvested Shares are repurchased by the Company at
their original purchase price, and the original purchaser of such Shares did not
receive any benefits of ownership of such Shares, such Shares shall become
available for future grant under the Plan. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, voting rights shall not be considered a benefit of Share ownership.

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        4. Administration of the Plan.

           (a) Initial Plan Procedure. Prior to the date, if any, upon which the
Company becomes subject to the Exchange Act, the Plan shall be administered by
the Board or a committee appointed by the Board.

           (b) Plan Procedure after the Date, if any, upon Which the Company
becomes Subject to the Exchange Act.

               (i) Administration with Respect to Directors and Officers. With
respect to grants of Options to Employees who are also Officers or directors of
the Company, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board if the Board May
administer the Plan in compliance with the rules under Rule 16b-3 promulgated
under the Exchange Act or any successor thereto ("Rule 16b-3") relating to the
disinterested administration of employee benefit plans under which Section 16(b)
exempt discretionary grants and awards of equity securities are to be made, or
(B) a Committee designated by the Board to administer the Plan, which Committee
shall be constituted to comply with the rules under Rule 16b-3 relating to the
disinterested administration of employee benefit plans under which Section 16(b)
exempt discretionary grants and awards of equity securities are to be made. Once
appointed, such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity
until otherwise directed by the Board. From time to time the Board May increase
the size of the Committee and appoint additional members thereof, remove members
(with or without cause) and appoint new members in substitution therefor, fill
vacancies, however caused, and remove all members of the Committee and
thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to the extent permitted by the
rules under Rule 16b-3 relating to the disinterested administration of employee
benefit plans under which Section 16(b) exempt discretionary grants and awards
of equity securities are to be made.

               (ii)  Multiple Administrative Bodies. If permitted by Rule 16b-3,
the Plan May be administered by different bodies with respect to directors,
non-director Officers and Employees who are neither directors nor Officers.

               (iii) Administration With Respect to Consultants and Other
Employees. With respect to grants of Options to Employees or Consultants who are
neither directors nor Officers of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by
(A) the Board or (B) a committee designated by the Board, which committee shall
be constituted in such a manner as to satisfy the legal requirements relating to
the administration of incentive stock option plans, if any, of [state] corporate
and securities laws, of the Code, and of any applicable stock exchange (the
"Applicable Laws"). Once appointed, such Committee shall continue to serve in
its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. From time to time
the Board May increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members
thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in
substitution therefor, fill vacancies, however caused, and remove all members of
the Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to the extent
permitted by the Applicable Laws.

           (c) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the
Plan and, in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by the Board
to such Committee, and subject to the approval of any relevant authorities,
including the approval, if required, of any stock exchange upon which the Common
Stock is listed, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:

               (i)   to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock, in
accordance with Section 2(k) of the Plan;

               (ii)  to select the Consultants and Employees to whom Options May
from time to time be granted hereunder;

               (iii) to determine whether and to what extent Options are granted
hereunder;

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               (iv)   to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be
covered by each such award granted hereunder; (v) to approve forms of agreement
for use under the Plan;

               (vi)   to determine the terms and conditions of any award granted
hereunder;

               (vii)  to determine whether and under what circumstances an
Option May be settled in cash under subSection 9(f) instead of Common Stock;

               (viii) to reduce the exercise price of any Option to the then
current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock covered
by such Option has declined since the date the Option was granted; and

               (ix)   to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and awards
granted pursuant to the Plan.

           (d) Effect of Administrator's Decision. All decisions, determinations
and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding on all
Optionees and any other holders of any Options.

        5. Eligibility.

           (a) Nonstatutory Stock Options May be granted to Employees and
Consultants. Incentive Stock Options May be granted only to Employees. An
Employee or Consultant who has been granted an Option may, if otherwise
eligible, be granted additional Options.

           (b) Each Option shall be designated in the written option agreement
as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However,
notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market
Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are
exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar year (under
all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such
Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this
Section 5(b), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order
in which they were granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be
determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.

           (c) The Plan shall not confer upon any Optionee any right with
respect to continuation of employment or consulting relationship with the
Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or the
Company's right to terminate his or her employment or consulting relationship at
any time, with or without cause.

           (d) Upon the Company or a successor corporation issuing any class of
common equity securities required to be registered under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act or upon the Plan being assumed by a corporation having a class of
common equity securities required to be registered under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act, the following limitations shall apply to grants of Options to
Employees:

               (i)   No Employee shall be granted, in any fiscal year of the
Company, Options to purchase more than 1,000,000 Shares.

               (ii)  In connection with his or her initial employment, an
Employee May be granted Options to purchase up to an additional 1,000,000 Shares
which shall not count against the limit set forth in subSection (i) above.

               (iii) The foregoing limitations shall be adjusted proportionately
in connection with any change in the Company's capitalization as described in
Section 11.

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               (iv)  If an Option is cancelled in the same fiscal year of the
Company in which it was granted (other than in connection with a transaction
described in Section 11), the cancelled Option will be counted against the limit
set forth in subSection (i) above. For this purpose, if the exercise price of an
Option is reduced, the transaction will be treated as a cancellation of the
Option and the grant of a new Option.

        6. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to
occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by the
shareholders of the Company, as described in Section 17 of the Plan. It shall
continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated under
Section 13 of the Plan.

        7. Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be the term stated in
the Option Agreement; provided, however, that the term shall be no more than ten
(10) years from the date of grant thereof. However, in the case of an Incentive
Stock Option granted to an Optionee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns
stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all
classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the
Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter
term as May be provided in the Option Agreement.

        8. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.

           (a) The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant
to exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined by the
Administrator, but shall be subject to the following:

               (i)  In the case of an Incentive Stock Option

                    (1) granted to an Employee who, at the time of the grant of
such Incentive Stock Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%)
of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or
Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair
Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

                    (2) granted to any Employee other than an Employee described
in the preceding paragraph, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than
100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

               (ii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option

                    (1) granted to a person who, at the time of the grant of
such Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting
power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the
per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per
Share on the date of the grant.

                    (2) granted to any person, the per Share exercise price
shall be no less than 85% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of
grant.

           (b) The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon
exercise of an Option, including the method of payment, shall be determined by
the Administrator (and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, shall be
determined at the time of grant) and May consist entirely of (1) cash, (2)
check, (3) promissory note, (4) other Shares which (x) in the case of Shares
acquired upon exercise of an Option have been owned by the Optionee for more
than six months on the date of surrender and (y) have a Fair Market Value on the
date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to
which said Option shall be exercised, (5) delivery of a properly executed
exercise notice together with such other documentation as the Administrator and
the broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and
delivery to the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the
exercise price, or (6) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. In
making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the
Administrator shall consider if acceptance of such consideration May be
reasonably expected to benefit the Company.

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        9. Exercise of Option.

           (a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any Option
granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions
as determined by the Administrator, including performance criteria with respect
to the Company and/or the Optionee, and as shall be permissible under the terms
of the Plan, but in no case at a rate of less than 20% per year over five (5)
years from the date the Option is granted.

               An Option May not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

               An Option shall be deemed to be exercised when written notice of
such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with the terms of the
Option by the person entitled to exercise the Option and full payment for the
Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised has been received by the
Company. Full payment may, as authorized by the Administrator, consist of any
consideration and method of payment allowable under Section 8(b) of the Plan.
Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the
Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the stock
certificate evidencing such Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or any
other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock,
notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause to
be issued) such stock certificate promptly upon exercise of the Option. No
adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date
is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in
Section 11 of the Plan.

               Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease in
the number of Shares which thereafter May be available, both for purposes of the
Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the
Option is exercised.

           (b) Termination of Employment or Consulting Relationship. In the
event of termination of an Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or
Consultant with the Company (but not in the event of an Optionee's change of
status from Employee to Consultant (in which case an Employee's Incentive Stock
Option shall automatically convert to a Nonstatutory Stock Option on the date
three (3) months and one day from the date of such change of status) or from
Consultant to Employee), such Optionee may, but only within such period of time
as is determined by the Administrator, of at least thirty (30) days, with such
determination in the case of an Incentive Stock Option not exceeding three (3)
months after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the
expiration date of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option
Agreement), exercise his or her Option to the extent that Optionee was entitled
to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent that Optionee was
not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of such termination, or if
Optionee does not exercise such Option to the extent so entitled within the time
specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

           (c) Disability of Optionee. In the event of termination of an
Optionee's consulting relationship or Continuous Status as an Employee as a
result of his or her disability, Optionee may, but only within twelve (12)
months from the date of such termination (and in no event later than the
expiration date of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option
Agreement), exercise the Option to the extent otherwise entitled to exercise it
at the date of such termination; provided, however, that if such disability is
not a "disability" as such term is defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, in
the case of an Incentive Stock Option such Incentive Stock Option shall
automatically convert to a Nonstatutory Stock Option on the day three months and
one day following such termination. To the extent that Optionee is not entitled
to exercise the Option at the date of termination, or if Optionee does not
exercise such Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified herein,
the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert
to the Plan.

           (d) Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of an Optionee, the
Option May be exercised at any time within twelve (12) months following the date
of death (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option
as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the Optionee's estate or by a person
who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but
only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise the Option at the
date of death. If, at the time of death, the Optionee was not entitled to
exercise his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unexercisable
portion of the Option shall immediately revert to the Plan. If, after death, the
Optionee's estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by
bequest or inheritance does not exercise

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the Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the
Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

            (e) Rule 16b-3. Options granted to persons subject to Section 16(b)
of the Exchange Act must comply with Rule 16b-3 and shall contain such
additional conditions or restrictions as May be required thereunder to qualify
for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to
Plan transactions.

           (f) Buyout Provisions. The Administrator May at any time offer to buy
out for a payment in cash or Shares, an Option previously granted, based on such
terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and communicate to the
Optionee at the time that such offer is made.

        10. Non-Transferability of Options. Options May not be sold, pledged,
assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by
will or by the laws of descent or distribution and May be exercised, during the
lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee.

        11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization or Merger.

            (a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the
shareholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by
each outstanding Option, and the number of shares of Common Stock which have
been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options have yet
been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or
expiration of an Option, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered
by each such outstanding Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any
increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting
from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or
reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected
without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall be made by the
Administrator, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and
conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of
shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of
any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with
respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option.

            (b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify the
Optionee at least fifteen (15) days prior to such proposed action. To the extent
it has not been previously exercised, the Option will terminate immediately
prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

            (c) Merger. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into
another corporation, the Option May be assumed or an equivalent option May be
substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such
successor corporation. If, in such event, the Option is not assumed or
substituted, the Option shall terminate as of the date of the closing of the
merger. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered
assumed if, following the merger, the option confers the right to purchase, for
each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option immediately prior to the
merger, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property)
received in the merger by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the
effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of
consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of
the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received
in the merger was not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its
Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation,
provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option for
each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option to be solely common stock of
the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per
share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger.

        12. Time of Granting Options. The date of grant of an Option shall, for
all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination
granting such Option, or such other date as is determined by the Board. Notice
of the determination shall be given to each Employee or Consultant to whom an
Option is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

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        13. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

            (a) Amendment and Termination. The Board May at any time amend,
alter, suspend or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration, suspension
or discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights of any Optionee
under any grant theretofore made, without his or her consent. In addition, to
the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange
Act or with Section 422 of the Code (or any other applicable law or regulation,
including the requirements of the NASD or an established stock exchange), the
Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment in such a manner
and to such a degree as required.

            (b) Effect of Amendment or Termination. Any such amendment or
termination of the Plan shall not affect Options already granted, and such
Options shall remain in full force and effect as if this Plan had not been
amended or terminated, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and
the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee
and the Company.

        14. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued
pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the
issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all
relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares May
then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the
Company with respect to such compliance.

            As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Company May require
the person exercising such Option to represent and warrant at the time of any
such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and
without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of
the aforementioned relevant provisions of law.

        15. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan,
will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

            The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory
body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company's counsel to
be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall
relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell
such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

        16. Agreements. Options shall be evidenced by written agreements in such
form as the Administrator shall approve from time to time.

        17. Shareholder Approval. Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to
approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or
after the date the Plan is adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained
in the degree and manner required under applicable state and federal law and the
rules of any stock exchange upon which the Common Stock is listed.

        18. Information to Optionees and Purchasers. The Company shall provide
to each Optionee, not less frequently than annually, copies of annual financial
statements. The Company shall also provide such statements to each individual
who acquires Shares pursuant to the Plan while such individual owns such Shares.
The Company shall not be required to provide such statements to key employees
whose duties in connection with the Company assure their access to equivalent
information.

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                  EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT - LAWRENCE J. CASTRIOTTA

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 5th day of August, 1999 between GO RACHELS.COM,
8120 Penn Avenue South, Suite 140, Bloomington, MN 55413, (the "Company:), and
Lawrence Castriotta, 24696 Tulip St. NW, Isanti, MN 55040 (the "Executive").

                                   WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the services of the Executive, his managerial and financial expertise,
and his knowledge of the affairs of the company are of great value to the
Company; and

WHEREAS, the Company deems it advantageous that it have the advantage of the
services of the Executive;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual provisions herein contained, the
parties agree as follows:

1. DUTIES: The Company hereby employs the Executive as its President and Chief
Executive Officer with the powers and duties in that capacity to be those powers
and duties customary to such positions in similar publicly held corporations,
and the Executive hereby accepts such employment.

2. TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: The period of employment under this agreement "Period of
Employment") shall be deemed to have commenced as of August 1, 1999 and shall
continue for a period of two (2) year thereafter as herein provided.

The Period of Employment shall continue unless and until is ceases or is
terminated sooner as provided in paragraph nine (9) ("Disability or Death"). The
Company will make no public announcement of the termination of the Employee's
employment without his prior consent until 30 days before the expiration of the
Period of Employment.

3. COMPENSATION AND FRINGE BENEFITS: The Executive shall receive the following
compensation for his services during the term of initial employment hereunder:

The Executive's base salary shall be one hundred eight thousand dollars
($108,000) per year, payable in bi-monthly installments due on the 1st and 15th
day of each month, reduced by applicable withholding for federal and statement
income taxes, FICA and other deductions required by law.

The base salary shall be adjusted annually to reflect the success of the Company
and Executive's individual performance. Annually, this base salary shall be
mutually agreed upon by Company and Executive. In the event the parties are
unable to agree upon a new base salary, for any calendar year, the base salary
shall automatically be adjusted from the previous years base salary to one
hundred twenty five thousand dollars ($125,000) per year, and the parties shall
arbitrate any further differences in accordance with section 11.

As further inducement, and in consideration of the Executive's acceptance of
this agreement, the Company shall pay an automobile allowance of up to five
hundred twenty five dollars ($525) per month and in addition shall pay the
insurance, operating expenses and any other out-of-pocket expenses relative to
the aforesaid automobile.

The Company agrees to hold the Executive harmless from any individual liability
as a result of the Company's prior obligation or liability, which liability or
obligations arose prior to August 1, 1999, no matter when the claim is asserted.

The Executive, if otherwise eligible, shall participate in any incentive
compensation plan, pension or profit-sharing plans, stock purchase o stock
option an, annuity or group insurance plan, an other benefits maintained by the
Company for its employees or Company's subsidiary employees. If the term of
initial employment hereunder terminates on a date other than the end of the
Company's fiscal year, the payment which the Executive receives

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under the applicable executive bonus plan will be prorated based on the portion
of the fiscal year prior to the termination.

4. HEALTH INSURANCE: Company shall provide executive with individual, spouse and
dependent cover under the Company's Blue Cross Blue Shield group health
insurance plan, or a same or similar plan to the present plan which the Company
may subsequently adopt.

5. DISABILITY INSURANCE: Company shall provide Executive with individual or
group disability insurance protection insuring at least 60% of the base salary
to be paid to Executive under Section 3 of this agreement.

6. LIFE INSURANCE: Company shall provide Executive with life insurance on
Executive's life in an amount equal to two (2) times Executive's annual base
salary as provided in Section 3. Executive shall have the right to designate the
beneficiary under any and all such insurance policies on his life.

7. EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT: The Company shall reimburse the Executive for all
expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties hereunder as required
by the Board of Directors, including, but not limited to, transportation
expense, meals, accommodations, entertainment, and other expenses incurred in
connection with business of the Company, on the same basis as such expenses have
been paid in the Company.

8. STOCK OPTIONS: Company will grant to Executive one hundred thousand (100,000)
shares of the Company's common stock on the date of acceptance of this agreement
and an option for 100,000 additional shares at the closing bid price of the
common stock on the date of acceptance of this agreement. Stock options allowing
the purchase of one hundred thousand (100,000) shares shall be exercisable upon
acceptance of this agreement. Stock options to purchase an additional one
hundred thousand (100,000) shares shall be exercisable one hundred eighty (180)
days from acceptance of this agreement and upon approval by a majority vote of
the Board of Directors. In any event, said stock options shall be fully
exercisable three hundred sixty five (365) days from acceptance of this
agreement. Provided a lawful method exists, said stock options shall be
exercisable into free trading shares (via Company's qualified employee stock
option program). No event arising after acceptance of this agreement shall
terminate Executive's ownership of or right to exercise said stock options for a
period of five years from the date of acceptance of this agreement.

9. DISABILITY: In the event that the Executive shall be unable, or fail, to
perform services pursuant to this Agreement through illness or mental or
physical disability, and such failure or disability shall exist for any
consecutive six-month period, the Company shall have the option to terminate
this Agreement at any time that such disability or failure continues to exist by
giving written notice to the Executive. Termination under this section shall not
cause the Consultant to lose any ownership interest in either the common stock
or stock option granted to Consultant pursuant to Section 3 and Section 8 of
this agreement. The parties agree that the definition of "disability" shall be
that used under the Americans for Disabilities Act.

10. SEVERANCE: In the event that either party shall determine that this
agreement shall be terminated prior to its effective termination date, the
Company agrees to pay the Executive a severance payment of one years salary or
the salary prorated for the remaining months of the contract, whichever amount
shall be greater.

11. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS LIABILITY COVERAGE: Company will provide for the
benefit of the Executive, "officers and directors insurance coverage" in an
amount not less than one million dollars.

12. ARBITRATION: Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or a claimed breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in
accordance with the voluntary Labor Arbitration Rules of the American
Arbitration Association, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator
may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. In reaching his or her
decision, the arbitrator shall have no authority to change, add or modify any
provision of this agreement.

13. NOTICES: Except as otherwise provided in this agreement, all notices to be
given under this agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given, if mail, certified mail, postage prepaid, United States mail, to the
party to be notified at is address set forth as follows:

         If to Company:
         GO.RACHELS.COM

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         8120 Penn Avenue South, Suite 140
         Bloomington, MN 55431

         If to Executive:
         Gregg M. Corwin & Associates
         1660 S. Hwy. 100, Suite 508E
         St. Louis Park, MN 55416

Any party may change its address by giving notice in the aforesaid manner to the
other parties, and ten (10) days after giving such notice, such party's address
shall be deemed to have been changed.

14. CAPTIONS, HEADINGS OR TITLES AND GENDER REFERENCES: All captions, headings
or titles in the paragraphs or sections of this agreement are inserted for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this agreement
nor operate as a limitation of the scope of the particular paragraphs or
sections to which they apply. As used herein, reference to any Article,
Paragraph, Section, Subparagraph or Subsection shall, be only with reference to
an article, paragraph, section, subparagraph or subsection of this agreement
unless specifically indicated otherwise. Where appropriate, the masculine gender
may be read as the feminine and the neuter gender, the feminine gender may be
read as the masculine gender or the neuter gender and the neuter gender may be
read as the masculine gender or the feminine gender.

15. SEVERABILITY: Whenever possible, each provision of this agreement shall be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law,
but if any provision of this agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such
provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality
or unenforceability in such jurisdiction without invalidating the remainder of
this agreement in such jurisdiction or any provision hereof in any other
jurisdiction.

16. COMPLETE AGREEMENT: This writing includes the entire agreement between the
Company and Executive regarding this employment agreement. This agreement can
only be modified with another written agreement signed by a duly authorized
officer of the Company and Executive.

17. GOVERNING LAW: This agreement has been entered into in the State of
Minnesota, and the validity, interpretation and legal effect shall be governed
by the laws of the State of Minnesota that are applicable to contracts entered
into and performed entirely within the State of Minnesota. The Minnesota courts
(state and federal), only, will have jurisdiction over any controversies
regarding this agreement; any action be brought in those courts, in Hennepin
County, and not elsewhere.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this agreement to be executed by its
duly authorized officer, and the Executive has hereunder set his signature as of
the day and year first above written.

/s/ James M. Garlie
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By: James M. Garlie
Chairman of the Board of Directors

/s/ Lawrence Castriotta
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By:  Lawrence Castriotta
Executive

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