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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.40

                               [VERITY LETTERHEAD]

September 1, 2002

Mr. Anthony J. Bettencourt
c/o Verity, Inc.
894 Ross Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Dear Anthony:

Verity is pleased to extend your employment for a one year period beginning
September 1, 2002 (the "Term"). Your role will be President, reporting directly
to Verity's CEO. Your monthly salary will be $25,000. Your compensation package
will include a commission plan providing for the payment of a minimum of
$200,000 in commissions with respect to the year ending August 31, 2003, plus a
$100,000 incentive bonus payable on or before September 30, 2003. During the
Term, (i) your salary may not be reduced and (ii) unless you voluntarily
terminate or are terminated by the Company for "cause," as defined below, you
will be paid commissions of a minimum of $200,000 with respect to your services
during the Term.

If your employment by the Company terminates prior to September 30, 2003 (other
than as a result of a termination due to your death or a permanent disability or
a termination by the company without "cause," as defined below), you will not be
entitled to receive the $100,000 incentive bonus.

Your employment with Verity may be terminated by you or Verity at any time.
However, if the company terminates your employment without cause prior to the
end of the Term under this agreement (the "End Date"), (i) you will be entitled
to receive payments on Verity's standard payroll dates at the rate of $41,666.67
per month (comprised of $25,000.00 in salary and $16,666.67 in commissions),
less withholding, from the termination date until the End Date and (ii) you will
be entitled to receive the incentive bonus of $100,000 on or before September
30, 2003. You shall not be entitled to any such benefits if your employment is
terminated by the company for cause or by you voluntarily. For these purposes,
"cause" will be defined to mean (i) your violation of any material provision of
the Inventions Agreement (as defined below), (ii) any act of theft or
dishonesty, (iii) any immoral or illegal act which has a detrimental effect on
this business or reputation of the company or its affiliates or (iv) any
material failure to use reasonable efforts to perform reasonably requested tasks
after written notice and a reasonable opportunity to comply with such notice.
You agree that the benefits stated in this paragraph shall be your sole and
exclusive remedy for any damages or injury arising out of or related to any
termination of your employment by Verity.

This letter and the company's standard agreement relating to proprietary rights
between you and Verity (the "Inventions Agreement") set forth the terms of your
employment with the company and supersede any prior representations or
agreements, whether written or oral. This letter may not be modified or amended,
except by a written agreement, signed by you and the company.

Sincerely,

/s/ GARY J. SBONA
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Gary J. Sbona
Chairman and CEO

I agree to and accept the above terms of employment with Verity, Inc. for the
year beginning September 1, 2002.

/s/ ANTHONY J. BETTENCOURT
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SignatureExhibit 4.5

                                  FORM OF
                              AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                   TO THE
                      DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

     NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree to make the following changes to the
Director Stock Option Agreement (the "Agreement"), effective on the date
that this amendment is executed by the parties:

     1. The first paragraph of Section 4.2 of the Agreement is hereby
amended in its entirety to replace the text thereof with the following:

          "4.2 SALES NOTICE. The Company shall give the Optionee 10 days'
     notice (or, if not practicable, such shorter notice as may be
     practicable) prior to the anticipated date of the consummation of a
     Total Sale (as hereinafter defined)."

     2. The second paragraph of Section 4.2 of the Agreement is amended to
(i) delete the reference to "(a)" therein, and (ii) delete the clause ",
and (b) the term "Partial Sale" shall mean any sale by the FL & Co.
Companies of all or a portion of their shares of Class A Common Stock to a
Third Party, including through any public offering, which sale is not a
Total Sale."

     3. Section 5.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended to (i) delete the
reference to "(a)" therein, and (ii) delete the clause ", and (b) a fully
executed Stockholder's Agreement (a copy of which, in the form to be
executed by the Optionee (which may differ from the form attached hereto),
will be supplied to the Optionee upon request) and the undated stock power
referred to in Section 4.12(a)(ii) of the Stockholder's Agreement" therein.

     4. Section 5.3 of the Agreement is hereby amended to delete the phrase
"and a fully executed Stockholder's Agreement and stock power" therein.

     5. The first sentence of Section 5.4 of the Agreement is amended to
delete the clause "(b) the Optionee shall have delivered the fully executed
Stockholder's Agreement and stock power to the Company," therein.

     6. The second sentence of Section 5.4 of the Agreement is amended to
delete the clause ", subject to the provisions of the Stockholder's
Agreement" therein.

     7. Section 5.5 of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety.

     8. The first sentence of Section 7.1 of the Agreement is amended to
delete the clause ", or unless the Company shall authorize the redemption
of the unexercised portion of the Option pursuant to Section 7.2 hereof" at
the end thereof.

     9. Sections 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4 of the Agreement are deleted in their
entirety.

     10. Section 15 of the Agreement is amended to delete the phrase "and,
upon execution thereof, the Stockholder's Agreement," therein and to
replace the words "constitute" and "supersede" with the words "constitutes"
and "supersedes", respectively.

     Except as expressly amended hereby, the provisions of the Agreement
are and shall remain in full force and effect.

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

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By:   [Name]                     Date
Its:  [Title]

DIRECTOR

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[Name]                           DateExhibit 10.60

SILICON VALLEY BANK

      AMENDMENT TO LOAN DOCUMENTS

BORROWER:  VISEON, INC.

ADDRESS:   8700 N. STEMMONS FRWY #310
           DALLAS, TX 75247

DATE:      JULY ___, 2002

         THIS AMENDMENT TO LOAN DOCUMENTS is entered into between Silicon Valley
Bank ("Silicon") and the borrower named above ("Borrower").

         The Parties agree to amend the Loan and Security Agreement between
them, dated December 5, 2001 (as amended, the "Non-Exim Loan Agreement") and the
Loan and Security Agreement (Exim Program) between Borrower and Silicon dated
December 5, 2001 (the "Exim Loan Agreement"), as follows, effective as of the
date hereof. (Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment, shall
have the meanings set forth in the Non-Exim Loan Agreement.)

         1. AMENDMENT TO SCHEDULE - NON-EXIM LOAN AGREEMENT. The Schedule to the
Non-Exim Loan Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the Amended Schedule
attached hereto. The Loans presently outstanding under the Non-Exim Loan
Agreement in effect prior to the date of this Agreement shall be repaid
concurrently with the proceeds of new Advances made pursuant to the Amended
Schedule attached hereto, and charges with respect to the same shall be computed
based on new Advances in said amount being made concurrently herewith.

         2. LOANS DISCRETIONARY. Section 1.1 of the Non-Exim Loan Agreement is
amended to read as follows: "Silicon will make loans to Borrower (the "Loans" or
"Advances"), in amounts determined by Silicon in its sole discretion, up to the
amounts (the "Credit Limit") shown on the Schedule, provided no Default or Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing, and subject to deduction of any
Reserves for accrued interest and such other Reserves as Silicon deems proper
from time to time.

         3. DELETE EARLY TERMINATION FEE. If the Non-Exim Loan Agreement is
terminated by Borrower or by Silicon under Section 6.2 of the Non-Exim Loan
Agreement, Silicon agrees not to charge the termination fee provided for in
Section 6.2 of the Non-Exim Loan Agreement.

         4. EXIM LOAN AGREEMENT. The portion of Section 1 of the Schedule to the
Exim Loan Agreement, which presently reads: "An amount not to exceed the lesser
of (a) a total of $1,000,000 at any one time outstanding (the 'Maximum Credit
Limit'), or (b) 75% of the amount of Borrower's Eligible Receivables (as defined
in Section 8 above); provided that the total outstanding Obligations under this
Loan Agreement and under the Non-Exim Agreement (as defined below) shall not at
any time exceed $2,500,000 (the 'Overall Credit Limit')" is amended to read as
follows:

                  "An amount not to exceed the lesser of (a) a total of
                  $1,000,000 at any one time outstanding (the 'Maximum Credit
                  Limit' or the 'Overall Credit

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SILICON VALLEY BANK                                  AMENDMENT TO LOAN DOCUMENTS

                  Limit'), or (b) 80% of the amount of Borrower's Eligible
                  Receivables (as defined in Section 8 above)."

         5. REPRESENTATIONS TRUE. Borrower represents and warrants to Silicon
that all representations and warranties set forth in the Non-Exim Loan Agreement
and the Exim Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, are true and correct.

         6. GENERAL PROVISIONS. This Amendment, the Loan Agreement, the Exim
Loan Agreement, and any prior written amendments signed by Silicon and Borrower,
and the other written documents and agreements between Silicon and Borrower set
forth in full all of the representations and agreements of the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior discussions,
representations, agreements and understandings between the parties with respect
to the subject hereof. Except as herein expressly amended, all of the terms and
provisions of the Non-Exim Loan Agreement, the Exim Loan Agreement, and all
other documents and agreements between Silicon and Borrower shall continue in
full force and effect and the same are hereby ratified and confirmed.

BORROWER:                                   SILICON:

VISEON, INC.                                SILICON VALLEY BANK

BY                                           BY
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     PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT             TITLE
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BY
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     SECRETARY OR ASS'T SECRETARY

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