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10-Q

	

EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT

     This
Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is dated as of May 9, 2001 (“Effective
Date”), between METRO INFORMATION SERVICES, INC., a Virginia corporation (the “Company”),
and Scott D. Mayo (“Executive”). 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

     A.
Executive is being employed by the Company as a Vice President. 

     B. The
Company and the Executive desire to enter into this agreement to establish the terms and
conditions of Executive’s employment with the Company. 

     NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
acknowledged by the parties, the parties agree as follows: 

     1.
Employment Period. The Company agrees to employ Executive and Executive accepts such
employment for the period on the terms contained in this agreement beginning on the
Effective Date and ending on the termination of Executive’s employment pursuant to
paragraph 6 (the “Employment Period”). 

     2.
Services. During the Employment Period, Executive will render such services of an
executive and administrative character to the Company as it may from time to time direct.
During the Employment Period, Executive will devote his best efforts and all of his
business time and attention (except for vacation periods and reasonable periods of
illness or other incapacity) to the business of the Company, and will not perform any
services of any nature for any enterprise other than the Company without the prior
consent of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”). 

     3.
Base Salary. Beginning on the Effective Date and thereafter during the Employment Period,
the Company will pay Executive salary at a per annum rate of One Hundred One Hundred
Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000) (the “Base Salary”). The Company may
increase or decrease the Base Salary at any time and from time to time. Any increase or
decrease in Executive’s Base Salary shall be made in accordance with Executive’s
annual compensation plan as approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s
Board of Directors (“Committee”). 

	

     4.
Benefits. Executive will be entitled to receive from the Company, in addition to the
salary set forth in paragraph 3 above, all benefits provided generally to full time
employees of the Company. Any alteration of the benefits that Executive is entitled to
receive from the Company shall be made in accordance with Executive’s annual
compensation plan as approved by the Committee. 

     5.
Additional Compensation. Additional compensation such as bonuses, if any, will be
established by the Committee and set forth in the Executive’s compensation plan as
approved by the Committee. The Company may increase or decrease the additional
compensation at any time and from time to time. Any increase or decrease in Executive’s
additional compensation must be approved by the Committee. 

     6.
Termination of Employment. 

	 	     a.
The Employment Period will automatically end on Executive’s voluntary resignation,
termination by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer with or without Cause,
termination by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in the event of Executive’s
disability (as determined in the Chief Executive Officer’s good faith judgment) or
Executive’s death; provided, that Executive’s resignation will be effective not
less than one month after Executive has given written notice thereof to the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer; provided further, that Executive’s termination with or
without Cause will be effective only after the Company’s Chief Executive Officer has
determined in his or her good faith judgment that such termination is in the best
interests of the Company. 

	 	     b.
In the event of termination for disability or without Cause, Executive will be entitled
to be paid his salary by the Company and to receive the benefits set forth in paragraph 4
for a period following such termination of 2 weeks for each full year of service
completed at the time of termination or 90 days, whichever is the longer. Such salary
will be payable per the Company’s pay cycle in effect at the time of payment.
Executive will have no duty to mitigate the Company’s damages by taking other
employment after his termination by the Company without Cause and any compensation earned
by him in such other employment will not be deducted from any amount payable to him
hereunder. In the event of Executive’s disability, however, the amounts payable to
him hereunder will be reduced by any amounts received by Executive from disability
insurance purchased by the Company for Executive. 

	

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	 	     c.
“Disability,” for purposes hereof, means any physical or mental condition which
prevents Executive from performing his duties hereunder, for 180 days, whether or not
consecutive, in any 12-month period. In the event of disagreement between Company’s
Chief Executive Officer and Executive whether “disability” exists, the
disagreement will be resolved by arbitration pursuant to paragraph 9 below.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not take any action
with respect to Executive’s employment that would violate the Americans with
Disabilities Act, 42. U.S.C. §12101 et seq., or any other applicable law. 

	 	     d.
“Cause” for which the Company’s Chief Executive Officer may terminate
Executive’s employment means, (i) the commission of a crime involving the
Company or any entity in which it has an interest or (ii) a breach or breaches of
Executive’s fiduciary duty to the Company or its shareholders which individually or
in the aggregate are materially adverse to the Company’s business or financial
condition or prospects. “Materially adverse” as used in clause (ii) above
is not limited to the following instances: (x) any substantial breach of Executive’s
duties under paragraphs 2, 7, 8 or 9 of this Agreement, and (y) any willful or
grossly negligent breach or breaches (whether or not related) of Executive’s
fiduciary duties to the Company that, individually or in the aggregate, result in the
Company’s suffering damages of $100,000 or more, and will be deemed prima facie
“materially adverse” within the meaning of clause (ii). 

	 	     e.
In the event that the Company’s Chief Executive Officer determines, in its good
faith judgment, that Executive has committed a crime involving the Company or any entity
in which it has an interest, it may suspend Executive without pay pending final
determination of the charges, but only after Executive has been charged with such crime
by competent law-enforcement authorities by warrant, summons, information, indictment or
otherwise. During the period of suspension, the Company will continue to provide
Executive with the insurance benefits which it provided pursuant to paragraph 4 above
immediately before his suspension. In the event that the criminal charges against
Executive are finally determined without a conviction of Executive of the crime charged
or any lesser offense included under such crime, the Company will reinstate Executive and
resume paying him the salary and providing him with the other benefits to which he is
entitled hereunder, with the salary payable retroactively to the date of suspension (with
interest at 8% per annum on all amounts not paid during the period of suspension,
calculated from the respective dates these amounts would have been payable). 

	

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	 	     f.
In the event that the Company’s Chief Executive Officer determines, in his or her
good faith judgment, that Executive has committed a breach of fiduciary duty of a type
justifying termination with Cause, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer may
immediately suspend or terminate Executive. During a suspension Executive will continue
to be paid the salary provided in paragraph 3 and receive the benefits provided for in
paragraph 4, regardless of any other employment Executive may take. In the event of final
determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that Executive has breached his
fiduciary duty to the Company or its stockholders within the meaning of paragraph
7(d)(ii) above, Executive will, on demand by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer,
reimburse the Company for all salary and benefits received by him from the Company from
the date of suspension, together with interest thereon at 8% per annum from the
respective dates of payment. 

	

     7.
Confidential Information. Executive acknowledges that all computer systems, programs,
reports, designs, drawings, memoranda, discoveries, inventions, state of the art
technology, data, notes, records, files, proposals, plans, lists, documents and any other
information containing or referring to confidential or proprietary information or
concerning the business or affairs of the Company or any of its clients (the “Proprietary
Information”), whether prepared or developed or both by Executive or others, and all
copies thereof are property of the Company or its clients, respectively. The Proprietary
Information shall not include any publicly available information. Executive agrees that
he will not disclose to any unauthorized person any Proprietary Information nor will he
use for his own account any Proprietary Information without the written consent of the
Company, which consent may be denied for any reason or no reason. On the termination of
Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason (or at any earlier time that
such request is made by the Company), Executive will deliver to the Company all
Proprietary Information and any copies thereof which Executive may possess or have under
his control. Executive agrees not to copyright or attempt to copyright any Proprietary
Information or any computer system or any findings or recommendations or other data
prepared in connection with the Proprietary Information or Executive’s performance
of duties with the Company or both. 

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     8.
Restrictive Covenant. As a significant inducement to the Company to enter into this
Agreement, Executive agrees that:  

	 	     a.
as long as Executive is employed by the Company in any capacity, Executive will not,
directly or indirectly, own any interest in, manage, control, participate in, render
services for or in any other manner engage in any other activity (all of the foregoing
being hereinafter referred to as having or acquiring an “interest”) in any
information technology services business “in competition” with the Company, as
“in competition” is defined below, without the prior consent of the Board of
Directors; and 

	 	     b.
beginning on the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and ending
one year after such termination for any reason (the “Restricted Period”),
Executive will not:

	 	     i)
have or acquire an interest in any enterprise which is “in competition” with the
Company, as “in competition” is defined below; or

	 	     ii)
solicit, request, advise or encourage any customer or supplier of the Company, who was a
customer or supplier of the Company at any time the Employee was employed by the Company,
to withdraw, curtail or cancel its business with the Company or do any other act which
may result in the impairment of the relationship between any customers or suppliers and
the Company. 

	 	     c.
An enterprise will be deemed to be “in competition” with the Company if such
enterprise is involved, directly or indirectly, with providing information technology
services similar to those provided by the Company to any client(s) of the Company with
whom the Executive has had contact during the two (2) years preceding the end of the
Employment Period. 

	

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	 	     d.
The foregoing restrictions shall not prohibit the Executive from owning up to 5% of the
stock of any publicly traded company.

	 	     e.
If any portion of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason,
it is the parties intent that this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent allowed by
law. Therefore, if any portion of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable
for any reason, it is the parties intent that any court or other tribunal adjudicating
this Agreement shall alter, modify or strike portions of the Agreement so that it will be
enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. In the event that any provision of
this Agreement shall be found invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of that provision
and the remainder of this Agreement shall be valid and binding against the parties.

	

     9.
Staff Relationships. Executive acknowledges that the Company’s employees and its
relationships with its employees are valuable assets of the Company. Executive agrees
that he will not, at any time during the term of his employment and during the Restricted
Period, directly or indirectly, engage in any of the following activities, as an
individual, independent contractor, officer, partner, member, employee, agent,
consultant, shareholder or investor: 

	 	     a.
solicit, induce or influence, or attempt to induce or influence, any employee of the
Company to terminate his or her relationship with the Company; 

	 	     b.
interfere with or disrupt the Company’s relationship with its employees; and/or

	 	     c.
employ, hire, engage or contract with any person employed by the Company for the purpose
of that employee becoming an employee or agent of a business in competition with the
Company.

	

     10.
Arbitration. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising under or in connection with this
Agreement, except for those arising under paragraphs 8 and 9 hereof, shall be settled
exclusively by final and binding arbitration, conducted before an arbitrator in Virginia
Beach, Virginia in accordance with the Employment Arbitration Rules of the American
Arbitration Association then in effect. The arbitrator shall be selected in accordance
with the rules for single arbitrator cases of the American Arbitration Association then
in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having
jurisdiction. The Employer shall initially pay all administrative fees associated with
such arbitration, however, Executive agrees to pay all costs of such arbitration and to
abide by the results if the Company prevails in the arbitration and the Company agrees to
pay all the costs of the arbitration and to abide by the results if Executive prevails in
the arbitration.  

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     11.
Remedies. Subject to paragraph 10 hereof, the parties will be entitled to enforce their
rights under this Agreement specifically, to recover damages by reason of any breach of
any provision hereof, and to exercise all other rights existing in their favor. The
Company and Executive agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate
remedy for any breach by Executive of the provisions of this Agreement (including
paragraphs 8 and 9) and that the Company may in its sole discretion apply to the
arbitrator or any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction (as appropriate) for
specific performance and/or injunctive relief to enforce, or prevent any violations of,
the provisions of this Agreement. 

     12.
Modification, Amendment, Waiver. No modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of
this Agreement will be effective unless set forth in a writing signed by the Company and
Executive and approved by the Committee. The Company’s or Executive’s failure
at any time to enforce any provision of this Agreement will in no way be construed as a
waiver of such provision and will not affect the right of the Company and Executive
thereafter to enforce each and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with its
terms. 

     13.
Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will 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 in any respect 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. 

     14.
Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for
convenience and do not constitute a part of this Agreement. 

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     15.
Choice of Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of
this Agreement will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the internal law,
and not the law of conflicts, of the Commonwealth of Virginia. 

     16.
Notices. All notices, demands or other communications to be given or delivered under or
by reason of any of the provisions of this Agreement will be in writing and will, except
as otherwise provided herein, be deemed to have been given when delivered personally or
mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, to
the recipient c/o Metro Information Services, Inc., Reflections II, P.O. Box 8888,
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23450, or at such other address as the recipient party has
specified by prior written notice to the sending party. 

     17.
Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings or
agreements, oral or written, with respect thereto. 

     IN
WITNESS, the undersigned parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above. 

		METRO INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.

By  /s/ John H. Fain

       —————————————————
       John H. Fain, Chief Executive Officer

EXECUTIVE:

/s/ Scott D. Mayo

———————————————————
Scott D. Mayo

	

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EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT

     This
Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is dated as of May 9, 2001 (“Effective
Date”), between METRO INFORMATION SERVICES, INC., a Virginia corporation (the “Company”),
and Mark W. Scofield (“Executive”). 

PRELIMINARY
STATEMENTS

     A.
Executive is being employed by the Company as a Vice President. 

     B. The
Company and the Executive desire to enter into this agreement to establish the terms and
conditions of Executive’s employment with the Company. 

     NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
acknowledged by the parties, the parties agree as follows: 

     1.
Employment Period. The Company agrees to employ Executive and Executive accepts such
employment for the period on the terms contained in this agreement beginning on the
Effective Date and ending on the termination of Executive’s employment pursuant to
paragraph 6 (the “Employment Period”). 

     2.
Services. During the Employment Period, Executive will render such services of an
executive and administrative character to the Company as it may from time to time direct.
During the Employment Period, Executive will devote his best efforts and all of his
business time and attention (except for vacation periods and reasonable periods of
illness or other incapacity) to the business of the Company, and will not perform any
services of any nature for any enterprise other than the Company without the prior
consent of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”). 

     3.
Base Salary. Beginning on the Effective Date and thereafter during the Employment Period,
the Company will pay Executive salary at a per annum rate of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
($200,000) (the “Base Salary”). The Company may increase or decrease the Base
Salary at any time and from time to time. Any increase or decrease in Executive’s
Base Salary shall be made in accordance with Executive’s annual compensation plan as
approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (“Committee”). 

     4.
Benefits. Executive will be entitled to receive from the Company, in addition to the
salary set forth in paragraph 3 above, all benefits provided generally to full time
employees of the Company. Any alteration of the benefits that Executive is entitled to
receive from the Company shall be made in accordance with Executive’s annual
compensation plan as approved by the Committee. 

	

     5.
Additional Compensation. Additional compensation such as bonuses, if any, will be
established by the Committee and set forth in the Executive’s compensation plan as
approved by the Committee. The Company may increase or decrease the additional
compensation at any time and from time to time. Any increase or decrease in Executive’s
additional compensation must be approved by the Committee. 

     6.
Termination of Employment. 

	 	     a.
The Employment Period will automatically end on Executive’s voluntary resignation,
termination by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer with or without Cause,
termination by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in the event of Executive’s
disability (as determined in the Chief Executive Officer’s good faith judgment) or
Executive’s death; provided, that Executive’s resignation will be effective not
less than one month after Executive has given written notice thereof to the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer; provided further, that Executive’s termination with or
without Cause will be effective only after the Company’s Chief Executive Officer has
determined in his or her good faith judgment that such termination is in the best
interests of the Company. 

	 	     b.
In the event of termination for disability or without Cause, Executive will be entitled
to be paid his salary by the Company and to receive the benefits set forth in paragraph 4
for a period following such termination of 2 weeks for each full year of service
completed at the time of termination or 90 days, whichever is the longer. Such salary
will be payable per the Company’s pay cycle in effect at the time of payment.
Executive will have no duty to mitigate the Company’s damages by taking other
employment after his termination by the Company without Cause and any compensation earned
by him in such other employment will not be deducted from any amount payable to him
hereunder. In the event of Executive’s disability, however, the amounts payable to
him hereunder will be reduced by any amounts received by Executive from disability
insurance purchased by the Company for Executive. 

	

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	 	     c.
“Disability,” for purposes hereof, means any physical or mental condition which
prevents Executive from performing his duties hereunder, for 180 days, whether or not
consecutive, in any 12-month period. In the event of disagreement between Company’s
Chief Executive Officer and Executive whether “disability” exists, the
disagreement will be resolved by arbitration pursuant to paragraph 9 below.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not take any action
with respect to Executive’s employment that would violate the Americans with
Disabilities Act, 42. U.S.C. §12101 et seq., or any other applicable law. 

	 	     d.
“Cause” for which the Company’s Chief Executive Officer may terminate
Executive’s employment means, (i)  the commission of a crime involving the
Company or any entity in which it has an interest or (ii) a breach or breaches of
Executive’s fiduciary duty to the Company or its shareholders which individually or
in the aggregate are materially adverse to the Company’s business or financial
condition or prospects. “Materially adverse” as used in clause (ii) above
is not limited to the following instances: (x) any substantial breach of Executive’s
duties under paragraphs 2, 7, 8 or 9 of this Agreement, and (y) any willful or
grossly negligent breach or breaches (whether or not related) of Executive’s
fiduciary duties to the Company that, individually or in the aggregate, result in the
Company’s suffering damages of $100,000 or more, and will be deemed prima facie
“materially adverse” within the meaning of clause (ii). 

	 	     e.
In the event that the Company’s Chief Executive Officer determines, in its good
faith judgment, that Executive has committed a crime involving the Company or any entity
in which it has an interest, it may suspend Executive without pay pending final
determination of the charges, but only after Executive has been charged with such crime
by competent law-enforcement authorities by warrant, summons, information, indictment or
otherwise. During the period of suspension, the Company will continue to provide
Executive with the insurance benefits which it provided pursuant to paragraph 4 above
immediately before his suspension. In the event that the criminal charges against
Executive are finally determined without a conviction of Executive of the crime charged
or any lesser offense included under such crime, the Company will reinstate Executive and
resume paying him the salary and providing him with the other benefits to which he is
entitled hereunder, with the salary payable retroactively to the date of suspension (with
interest at 8% per annum on all amounts not paid during the period of suspension,
calculated from the respective dates these amounts would have been payable). 

	

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	 	     f.
In the event that the Company’s Chief Executive Officer determines, in his or her
good faith judgment, that Executive has committed a breach of fiduciary duty of a type
justifying termination with Cause, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer may
immediately suspend or terminate Executive. During a suspension Executive will continue
to be paid the salary provided in paragraph 3 and receive the benefits provided for in
paragraph 4, regardless of any other employment Executive may take. In the event of final
determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that Executive has breached his
fiduciary duty to the Company or its stockholders within the meaning of paragraph
7(d)(ii) above, Executive will, on demand by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer,
reimburse the Company for all salary and benefits received by him from the Company from
the date of suspension, together with interest thereon at 8% per annum from the
respective dates of payment. 

	

     7.
Confidential Information. Executive acknowledges that all computer systems, programs,
reports, designs, drawings, memoranda, discoveries, inventions, state of the art
technology, data, notes, records, files, proposals, plans, lists, documents and any other
information containing or referring to confidential or proprietary information or
concerning the business or affairs of the Company or any of its clients (the “Proprietary
Information”), whether prepared or developed or both by Executive or others, and all
copies thereof are property of the Company or its clients, respectively. The Proprietary
Information shall not include any publicly available information. Executive agrees that
he will not disclose to any unauthorized person any Proprietary Information nor will he
use for his own account any Proprietary Information without the written consent of the
Company, which consent may be denied for any reason or no reason. On the termination of
Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason (or at any earlier time that
such request is made by the Company), Executive will deliver to the Company all
Proprietary Information and any copies thereof which Executive may possess or have under
his control. Executive agrees not to copyright or attempt to copyright any Proprietary
Information or any computer system or any findings or recommendations or other data
prepared in connection with the Proprietary Information or Executive’s performance
of duties with the Company or both. 

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     8.
Restrictive Covenant. As a significant inducement to the Company to enter into this
Agreement, Executive agrees that: 

	 	     a.
as long as Executive is employed by the Company in any capacity, Executive will not,
directly or indirectly, own any interest in, manage, control, participate in, render
services for or in any other manner engage in any other activity (all of the foregoing
being hereinafter referred to as having or acquiring an “interest”) in any
information technology services business “in competition” with the Company, as
“in competition” is defined below, without the prior consent of the Board of
Directors; and 

	 	     b.
beginning on the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and ending
one year after such termination for any reason (the “Restricted Period”),
Executive will not:

	 	     i)
have or acquire an interest in any enterprise which is “in competition” with the
Company, as “in competition” is defined below; or

	 	     ii)
solicit, request, advise or encourage any customer or supplier of the Company, who was a
customer or supplier of the Company at any time the Employee was employed by the Company,
to withdraw, curtail or cancel its business with the Company or do any other act which
may result in the impairment of the relationship between any customers or suppliers and
the Company. 

	 	     c.
An enterprise will be deemed to be “in competition” with the Company if such
enterprise is involved, directly or indirectly, with providing information technology
services similar to those provided by the Company to any client(s) of the Company with
whom the Executive has had contact during the two (2) years preceding the end of the
Employment Period. 

	 	     d.
The foregoing restrictions shall not prohibit the Executive from owning up to 5% of the
stock of any publicly traded company.

	 	     e.
If any portion of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason,
it is the parties intent that this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent allowed by
law. Therefore, if any portion of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable
for any reason, it is the parties intent that any court or other tribunal adjudicating
this Agreement shall alter, modify or strike portions of the Agreement so that it will be
enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. In the event that any provision of
this Agreement shall be found invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of that provision
and the remainder of this Agreement shall be valid and binding against the parties.

	

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     9.
Staff Relationships. Executive acknowledges that the Company’s employees and its
relationships with its employees are valuable assets of the Company. Executive agrees
that he will not, at any time during the term of his employment and during the Restricted
Period, directly or indirectly, engage in any of the following activities, as an
individual, independent contractor, officer, partner, member, employee, agent,
consultant, shareholder or investor: 

	 	     a.
solicit, induce or influence, or attempt to induce or influence, any employee of the
Company to terminate his or her relationship with the Company; 

	 	     b.
interfere with or disrupt the Company’s relationship with its employees; and/or

	 	     c.
employ, hire, engage or contract with any person employed by the Company for the purpose
of that employee becoming an employee or agent of a business in competition with the
Company.

	

     10.
Arbitration. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising under or in connection with this
Agreement, except for those arising under paragraphs 8 and 9 hereof, shall be settled
exclusively by final and binding arbitration, conducted before an arbitrator in Virginia
Beach, Virginia in accordance with the Employment Arbitration Rules of the American
Arbitration Association then in effect. The arbitrator shall be selected in accordance
with the rules for single arbitrator cases of the American Arbitration Association then
in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having
jurisdiction. The Employer shall initially pay all administrative fees associated with
such arbitration, however, Executive agrees to pay all costs of such arbitration and to
abide by the results if the Company prevails in the arbitration and the Company agrees to
pay all the costs of the arbitration and to abide by the results if Executive prevails in
the arbitration.  

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     11.
Remedies. Subject to paragraph 10 hereof, the parties will be entitled to enforce their
rights under this Agreement specifically, to recover damages by reason of any breach of
any provision hereof, and to exercise all other rights existing in their favor. The
Company and Executive agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate
remedy for any breach by Executive of the provisions of this Agreement (including
paragraphs 8 and 9) and that the Company may in its sole discretion apply to the
arbitrator or any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction (as appropriate) for
specific performance and/or injunctive relief to enforce, or prevent any violations of,
the provisions of this Agreement. 

     12.
Modification, Amendment, Waiver. No modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of
this Agreement will be effective unless set forth in a writing signed by the Company and
Executive and approved by the Committee. The Company’s or Executive’s failure
at any time to enforce any provision of this Agreement will in no way be construed as a
waiver of such provision and will not affect the right of the Company and Executive
thereafter to enforce each and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with its
terms. 

     13.
Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will 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 in any respect 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. 

     14.
Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for
convenience and do not constitute a part of this Agreement. 

     15.
Choice of Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of
this Agreement will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the internal law,
and not the law of conflicts, of the Commonwealth of Virginia. 

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     16.
Notices. All notices, demands or other communications to be given or delivered under or
by reason of any of the provisions of this Agreement will be in writing and will, except
as otherwise provided herein, be deemed to have been given when delivered personally or
mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, to
the recipient c/o Metro Information Services, Inc., Reflections II, P.O. Box 8888,
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23450, or at such other address as the recipient party has
specified by prior written notice to the sending party. 

     17.
Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings or
agreements, oral or written, with respect thereto. 

     IN
WITNESS, the undersigned parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above. 

		METRO INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.

By  /s/ John H. Fain

       —————————————————
       John H. Fain, Chief Executive Officer

EXECUTIVE:

/s/ Mark W. Scofield

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Mark W. Scofield

	

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