Document:

EXHIBIT 10.5

[INFOWAVE LOGO]

April 23, 2002

BY EMAIL

Mr. Thomas Koll
7733 Westwood Lane
Mercer Island, WA
98040

Dear Thomas:

     Re: Employment with Infowave Software Inc. ("Infowave")
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     Infowave is pleased to offer you the position of Chairman based in Seattle,
Washington.  If you accept  this offer,  you will  commence  employment  in this
position effective immediately. Your employment will be on the following terms:

1.   Position:  You will  continue  your  employment  with  Infowave  but in the
     position of Chairman,  reporting to the Board of Directors of Infowave (the
     "Board").  . You  agree  to  immediately  resign  as  President  and  Chief
     Executive  Officer of Infowave and as a director  and/or  officer of all of
     Infowave's subsidiaries.

2.   Duties and Obligations. During the term of this Agreement you will:

     (a)  be responsible for developing and implementing a strategy for Infowave
          with respect to a merger,  amalgamation,  plan of arrangement or other
          acquisition or reorganization  which results in a change of control of
          Infowave  or a sale of  substantially  all of the  assets of  Infowave
          (such  transaction  shall  be  an  "M&A   Transaction"),   identifying
          opportunities  for an M&A  Transaction  and negotiating and closing an
          M&A Transaction, subject in all cases to oversight and approval by the
          Board;

     (b)  act in accordance with the instructions,  and undertake such duties as
          Chairman, as from time to time are reasonably and lawfully assigned or
          communicated  to you by the  Board  and  will  keep  the  Board  fully
          informed  as to all  material  matters  in  relation  to  your  duties
          hereunder; and

     (c)  diligently,  honesty and  faithfully  serve Infowave and use your best
          efforts to promote the  interests and good will of Infowave and devote
          such amount of time to the

             Suite 200 - 4664 Lougheed Highway, Burnaby, BC V5C 5T5
                 Telephone. 604.473.3600 Facsimile. 604.473.3799

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          business and affairs of Infowave as is reasonably  necessary to fulfil
          your duties as non-executive Chairman. For greater certainty, you will
          not take any  action or cause to be done  anything  that  shall  cause
          Infowave  to exceed  any budget  established  from time to time by the
          Board.

     (d)  Infowave will provide all resources necessary to perform the duties as
          described  in  (a),  (b)  and  (c)   including   but  not  limited  to
          administrative  support  (Executive  coordinator  for up to 10 hours a
          week,  travel  budget  (international  travel in  business  class) and
          dedicated office space.

3.   Salary: Your gross salary will be US$150,000 per annum as of June 1, 2002.

4.   Stock Options:  Your stock options will continue to vest in accordance with
     the schedules set out in the  applicable  stock option  agreements  between
     Infowave and you.

5.   Benefits: You will continue to be entitled to participate in the Health and
     Insurance  Benefits and other benefits  normally provided by Infowave to US
     employees and on the same basis as such benefits are currently  provided to
     you.

6.   Vacation:  You  will be  entitled  to 4 weeks of  vacation  per  annum,  in
     accordance with Infowave's policies and practices.

7.   Termination of Employment:

     (a)  Infowave may terminate your  employment at any time with no notice for
          cause.

     (b)  Infowave may terminate your employment  without cause at any time upon
          the  provision by Infowave to you of a written  notice of  termination
          and payment of the lump gross sum of US$350,000,  subject to Section 8
          (and  will,  at your  request,  structure  such  payment in such a tax
          advantageous manner as you may reasonably request,  provided that such
          manner  is in no way  disadvantageous  to  Infowave).  Following  your
          receipt of notice of  termination,  your options which would otherwise
          vest during the 12-month period commencing  immediately following your
          receipt of such notice will immediately vest. Otherwise,  all unvested
          options will be immediately cancelled. Vested options would be subject
          to the terms of Infowave's Stock Option Plan.

     (c)  From  the date of this  Agreement  until  October  31,  2002,  you may
          terminate  your  employment  by giving  Infowave  at least two  months
          notice in writing.  and  Infowave  may at its  election  waive the two
          months and elect to  immediately  terminate  your  employment  without
          compensation.  . In either case,  all options would cease to vest upon
          Infowave's  receipt of the written notice of your termination.  Vested
          options would be subject to the terms of Infowave's Stock Option Plan.

     (d)  After October 31, 2002,  you may terminate  your  employment by giving
          Infowave at least five days notice in writing and  Infowave may at its
          election  waive the notice period and elect to  immediately  terminate
          your employment without compensation,

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          except  as  provided  below.   Regardless   whether  you  or  Infowave
          terminates your employment under this Section 7(d), Infowave shall pay
          you the lump gross sum of US$350,000,  subject to Section 8 (and will,
          at your  request,  structure  such payment in such a tax  advantageous
          manner as you may reasonably request,  provided that such manner is in
          no way  disadvantageous  to Infowave).  . In either case,  all options
          would cease to vest upon  Infowave's  receipt of the written notice of
          your  termination.  Vested  options  would be  subject to the terms of
          Infowave's Stock Option Plan.

8.   Bonus: In the event you provide Infowave written notice of your resignation
     and an M&A Transaction in which you had significant  involvement  completes
     and closes  prior to October  31,  2002,  you shall be  entitled to a bonus
     payment of US$350,000 (gross) to be paid upon the completion and closing of
     the M&A  Transaction.  You shall not however be entitled to payment of both
     this bonus and any cash payment under Sections 7(b) or (d).

9.   Escrow  Funds.  As security for the payment of funds under  Section 7(b) or
     (d),  Infowave  shall pay  US$350,000  into a trust  account  to be held by
     Blake,  Cassels & Graydon LLP on terms of a trust  agreement  to be entered
     into  among  Infowave,  you  and  Blake,  Cassels  &  Graydon  LLP,  acting
     reasonably.

10.  Resignation.  Upon termination of your employment for whatever reason,  you
     will be deemed to have resigned from all offices held with Infowave and its
     subsidiaries  and you agree as a condition of receiving any payments  under
     Sections 7 or 8 to sign any resignations  which may reasonably be requested
     of you and to  execute a further  release  of  Infowave  in  respect of all
     matters  arising  out of  your  employment  under  this  Agreement  and the
     termination of that employment.

11.  Ability to Fulfil Duties.  You represent and warrant that you are not under
     any written  obligation with any present/former  employer  restricting your
     ability to accept or fulfil any  obligation  of your  employment by us. You
     shall also ensure that you do all things necessary to fully comply with all
     legally  imposed   obligations  of  confidence  and  fiduciary   duties  to
     present/former employers.

12.  Immigration.  Your  employment  shall at all  times be  conditional  on you
     having  appropriate  authority to work  full-time  in the United  States to
     fulfil your obligations as Chairman of Infowave.

13.  Prior Agreements. This agreement shall replace all prior agreements between
     you and Infowave pertaining to the subject matter hereof, including without
     limitation,  the letter  agreement  between you and Infowave dated December
     14, 2000 ("Letter  Agreement").  In consideration of Infowave entering into
     this Agreement, you release and forever discharge Infowave from any and all
     claims,  liability,  actions or causes of action arising or which may arise
     now or  hereafter  in  respect  of any  prior  written  or oral  employment
     contract or arrangement, including the Letter Agreement

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14.  Governing Law. This agreement  shall be governed by and construed under the
     laws of the State of Washington.

     If you are in  agreement  with the  above,  please  execute  and return via
facsimile a copy of this letter.

                                       Yours very truly,

                                       Morgan Sturdy
                                       Chairman of the Board of Directors
                                       Infowave

                                       Accepted this ____ day of April, 2002.

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Thomas KollEXHIBIT 10.6

October 10, 1997

Ronald W. Jasper #26 - 2625 Hemlock St.
Vancouver, BC
V6H 2V6

Dear Ron:

I am pleased to make you the following offer of employment at Infowave Wireless
Messaging Inc.

Base Salary                  $80,000 per annum (paid bi-weekly)

Title                        Director of Product Management - Wireless Group

Stock Options                45000 option shares vested over 3 years. 30% at 12
                             months and the balance released 1/8 per quarter for
                             the next 8 quarters.

Reviews                      Performance reviews are done 90 days from start
                             date. Subsequent reviews are done during the middle
                             of a calendar year (late June, early July) and in
                             December.

Benefits                     After 90 days you are also entitled to join our
                             Group Benefit Plan which covers life insurance,
                             long term disability (LTD), extended medical, and
                             dental. You are responsible for paying your monthly
                             BC Medical fees and LTD payments. Infowave will pay
                             for the balance. This coverage is offered to you,
                             your spouse and dependents.

Vacation time                You will be eligible for 3 weeks paid. You are
                             entitled to take 1 week of holidays within 30 days
                             from your start date. I would appreciate the
                             balance taken 11 months from the start date.

Start date                   On or prior to November 10, 1997.

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If you accept this job offer, please sign in the space below and return it to me
by fax (473-3645).

                                   /s/Ron Jasper
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                                                    Ron Jasper

                                   Oct 10, 1997
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                                    Date

I am looking forward to the prospect of you joining Infowave. I believe you are
a great fit for our company and look forward to working with you to participate
in its growth. Please feel free to ask me any further questions about our
benefits or the company.

Yours truly,
Infowave Wireless Messaging inc.

/s/Jim McIntosh

Jim McIntosh
President & CEO

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                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT made as of the 10 day of October, 1997.

BETWEEN Infowave  Wireless  Messaging Inc., having an office at Suite 188 - 4664
Lougheed  Highway,   Burnaby,  B.C.,  Canada  ("Employer")  and  Ron  W.  Jasper
("Employee").

WHEREAS the Employer  desires to secure the  services of the Employee  which are
considered by the Employer to be valuable to it;

AND WHEREAS the Employee desires to enter into the full and active employ of the
Employer in accordance with the terms and conditions herein set forth;

AND WHEREAS the Employee acknowledges that in the performance of the services
contemplated by this agreement he will create or be privy to Trade Secrets and
other confidential information, inventions, works, designs and other
intellectual property, all of which are valuable to the Employer;

AND WHEREAS  there may exist  previous  agreements  between the Employer and the
Employee;

NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the Employer employing or continuing the
employment of the Employee and for other good and valuable consideration, the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1.   Definitions

1.1. "Confidential  Information"  means  information  concerning  the Employer's
scientific  and  business  interests  including  the  Technology  which  is  not
generally  available to third parties and which is treated by the  Employer,  in
accordance with its policies, as confidential information or a trade secret.

1.2. "Technology" means the research and development carried out by the Employer
during the term of this agreement,  and the research and development that during
the term of this agreement the Employer comes to anticipate  carrying out in the
future.

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1.3. "Work Product" means any work, research or development  produced or created
by the Employee of a technical,  scientific, or business nature pertinent to the
Employer's  scientific  or business  interests  including  that  relating to the
Technology or Confidential Information.

1.4. "Compete" means to research, develop,  manufacture,  distribute, or market,
other than as instructed by the Employer,  a product or service which performs a
similar  function  to a product  or  service  (a) which  during the term of this
agreement  the Employer  researches,  develops,  manufactures,  distributes,  or
markets,  or (b) which during the term of this  agreement the Employer  comes to
anticipate researching, developing, manufacturing, distributing, or marketing in
the future.

1.5. "Homework" means either and both of the following:

     (a)  information  or material  which was legally in the  possession  of the
     Employee prior to this agreement;

     (b)  information or material which the Employee  develops or obtains during
     the term of this  agreement  without  using  the  Technology,  Confidential
     Information, Work Product, or equipment, materials, or facilities belonging
     to or  provided by the  Employer,  and which the  Employee  intends to use,
     though not  necessarily  exclusively,  in a way that does not relate to the
     Work Product and that does not Compete.

1.6. "Office" means any of the Employer's normal places of business.

1.7. "Termination"  means the termination of the Employee's  employment with the
Employer.

1.8. "Layoff" means a temporary suspension of the Employee's employment with the
Employer which is affected by the Employer.

2.   Replacement of Previous Agreements

2.1. This agreement  completely replaces any and all previous agreements between
the Employer and the Employee  relating to the  employment  of the Employee with
the Employer.

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3.   Duration of Agreement

3.1. This agreement  shall be deemed to come into effect (a) on the day and year
first above written.

3.2. This agreement shall remain in effect until Termination.

3.3. Termination  may be affected by either party at any time  provided that any
legal  requirements  of notice  before  Termination  and/or  compensation  after
Termination are met by the parties.

3.4. In the event of a Layoff,  this agreement shall remain in effect during the
Layoff.

3.5. In the event of a Layoff,  the  Employee  shall  have the right  during the
Layoff to affect Termination effective immediately upon notifying the Employer.

4.   Employment, Remuneration and Benefits

4.1. The Employer hereby employs the Employee as Director of Product  Management
- Wireless Control

4.2. The Employer  shall pay and the Employee  agrees to accept as  compensation
for all of the services to be rendered  hereunder a base salary to be determined
by the Employer and the Employee and set out in a separate letter of engagement.
Such base salary shall commence on the date  established in the aforesaid letter
and  shall be  adjusted  for  merit  from  time to time  thereafter  during  the
continuation of this agreement.

4.3. In addition to the salary set forth above,  the Employee may participate in
any incentive or bonus plan established for the employees of the Employer.

4.4. The Employee  may  participate  in and be entitled to all benefits  payable
under the Employer's group term life insurance,  medical and dental plans,  long
term disability coverages,  pensions and/or profit sharing plan (if any) and any
other  benefit  plans  that the  Employer  may  establish  on the same terms and
conditions as apply to all other employees of the Employer.

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4.5. The  Employee  shall be  entitled  to  vacation  periods  in line  with the
policies of the Employer applicable to all employees,  provided,  however,  that
the Employee  shall in any event be entitled  after one year of  employment to a
minimum paid  vacation of two weeks in any calendar year during the term of this
agreement.

5.   Work Product and Homework of Employee

5.1. The  Employee  has  expended or will  expend time and effort,  and may have
expended or may expend  money in the research  and  development  relating to the
Technology  resulting in Work Product  being  created on behalf of the Employer.
The parties wish to  acknowledge  that any and all Work Product has been carried
out on behalf of the Employer and all proprietary right,  title, and interest in
and to the Work Product and the Technology remains that of the Employer.

5.2. The Employer recognizes the right of the Employee to create Homework.

6.   Ownership of Work product and Homework

6.1. The  Employee  agrees  that any Work  Product  created by the  Employee  in
furtherance  of any  identifiable  project  carried out by the  Employer  either
developed  solely or jointly with any other party will be the sole and exclusive
property  of the  Employer.  The  Employer  is and will be the sole owner of all
copyrights,  patents, and other intellectual property rights in the Work Product
and the Technology.

6.2. The  Employee  hereby  assigns to the  Employer any rights the Employee may
have or acquire in the Work  Product,  excepting  any  rights the  Employee  may
obtain from the Employer in a separate written agreement.  At any and all times,
either  during  or  after  termination  of the  Employee's  employment  with the
Employer,  the Employee will promptly,  on the request of the Employer,  perform
all such acts and execute and deliver all such  documents  that may be necessary
to vest in the Employer the entire right, title, and interest in and to any such
Work  Product.  Should  any such  services  be  rendered  after  termination  of
employment  with the  Employer,  a reasonable  compensation  will be paid to the
Employee  by the  Employer  upon a per diem  basis  in  addition  to  reasonable
traveling  and  accommodation  expenses  incurred as a result of rendering  such
services.

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6.3. If the  Employee  removes  any Work  Product  from the  Office,  and  makes
modifications  to the Work Product  using either his or her own equipment or the
Employer's  equipment,  the Employee agrees that all  modifications  done to the
Work product are owned by the Employer.

6.4. The Employer  agrees that any and all Homework is the sole  property of the
Employee  unless the Homework  becomes part of any Work  Product.  When Homework
becomes part of the Work  Product,  the Employer  retains  exclusive  rights and
ownership.

6.5. The  Employer  grants to the Employee  the right to use its  equipment  and
facilities for the purpose of obtaining  computer  software or information which
is in the public domain, or which is distributed by the copyright holder free of
charge or as shareware,  provided  that these  activities do not impede or delay
the creation of Work  Product.  Any  information  or materials  developed by the
Employee  with the aid of  computer  software  or  information  obtained  by the
Employee  in this way  shall be  deemed  to be  Homework  if it would  have been
Homework  had it been  developed  without the aid of said  computer  software or
information.

7.   Confidential Information and Non-Disclosure

7.1. The Employee will not,  either during the term of his or her  employment or
at any time  thereafter,  disclose to any person  other than to the  Employer or
make use of other than as directed by the Employer any Confidential  Information
which the Employee may receive or create as a result of his or her employment or
retainer,  unless the Employee can clearly prove that the  information (a) is or
has become readily  available to the public in the same form, other than through
a breach of this  agreement,  (b) was lawfully  obtained in the same form by the
Employee from an  independent  third party without  breach of this agreement and
which  did  not  originate  form  the  Employer,  or (c)  was in the  Employee's
possession  in  the  same  form  prior  to the  Employee's  disclosure  of  such
information and did not originate form the Employer.

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7.2. The Employee  hereby  certifies that he or she has not brought and will not
bring with the  Employee  to the  Employer  or use while  performing  his or her
employment  duties for the  Employer or  incorporate  into any Work  Product any
materials  or  documents  of a former  employer  or a third  party which are not
generally available to the public. The Employee  understands that while employed
by the Employer,  the Employee is not to breach any  obligation of confidence or
duty that the  Employee may have to a former  employer or third  parties and the
Employee agrees that he or she will fulfill all such  obligations  during his or
her retainer or employment with the Employer.

7.3. The Employee will not remove any  Confidential  Information from the Office
unless permitted by the Employer.

8.   Conflict of Interest and Non-Competition

8.1. The Employee agrees that during the term of this agreement and for a period
of one year after Termination the Employee will neither Compete,  assist a third
party to Compete, nor manage or operate an organization that Competes.

8.2. The  Employee  acknowledges  and agrees  that there can be no  geographical
limit to his or her covenant not to Compete due to the nature of the business of
the Employer and the technologies with which the Employer is involved.

8.3. In the event that a dispute arises concerning  whether or not the research,
development, manufacture, distribution or marketing of a product of service was,
during the term of the agreement, anticipated by the Employer, such anticipation
shall be presumed to not have  occurred  unless the  Employer  can clearly  show
otherwise.

9.   General Provisions

9.1. This agreement  applies to all Work Product whether created by the Employee
prior or subsequent to the date of this agreement.

9.2. All obligations of confidence and  non-disclosure of the Work Product,  all
provisions  of  assistance  by the Employee in obtaining  intellectual  property
protection,  and all provisions of avoidance of previous agreements contained in
this agreement will survive termination of this agreement.

9.3. The  Employee  hereby  covenants  that  he is not a party  to any  existing
employment  agreement which could limit the scope of the work to be performed by
the Employee pursuant to this Agreement.

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9.4. This  agreement  will be binding  upon and enure the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective  heirs,  executors,  administrators,  successors and
assigns. This agreement will not be assignable by the Employee.

9.5. The  Employee  hereby  acknowledges  and agrees that the  Employer's  trade
secrets  and  other  confidential   information  constitute  extremely  valuable
proprietary  property of the Employer  and that the  Employer and its  licensees
will  suffer  irreparable  harm  if  unauthorized  parties  gain  access  to the
Employer's  secrets.  The  Employee  accordingly  agrees  that  if  any  of  the
Employer's secrets are disclosed,  copied, or used in violation hereof, then the
Employer  shall have,  in addition to any other  remedies  available  to it, the
right to injunctive relief (including interlocutory injunctive relief) enjoining
such action and the Employee hereby  acknowledges and agrees that other remedies
and inadequate to fully protect the Employer's proprietary rights.

9.6. The parties  will  execute and deliver all such  further  documents,  do or
cause to be done all such  further  acts and things,  and give all such  further
assurances  as may be necessary to give full effect to the intent and meaning of
this agreement.

9.7. If any term,  covenant,  or condition of this  agreement or the  applicable
thereof to any  person or  circumstances  shall,  to any  extent,  be invalid or
unenforceable,  the remainder of this agreement or the application of such term,
covenant,  or condition to persons or circumstance  other than those as to which
it is held  invalid or  unenforceable,  shall not be  affected  thereby and each
term, covenant or condition of this agreement shall be valid and enforced to the
full extent permitted by law.

9.8. All references to a party whether a party to this agreement or not, will be
read with such  changes  in number  and  gender  as the  context  or  references
requires.

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9.9. This  agreement  shall be governed by and construed in  accordance  wit the
laws of the Province of British  Columbia and the parties  hereby  attorn to the
jurisdiction of the Courts of the Province of British Columbia.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties have executed this agreement as of the day and
year first above written.

                                    Infowave Wireless Messaging Inc.

                           Per:             /s/Jim McIntosh
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                                            /s/Ron Jasper
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                                            /s/Ron Jasper
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