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***      Confidential treatment has been requested for the portions of this
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         Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                  CONFIDENTIAL
                         INTERACTIVE MARKETING AGREEMENT

         This Interactive Marketing Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated as of
November 24, 1999 (the "Effective Date"), is between America Online, Inc.
("AOL"), a Delaware corporation, with offices at 22000 AOL Way, Dulles,
Virginia 20166, and EMW Energy Services Corp., a Delaware corporation,
("Marketing Partner" or "MP"), with a mailing address of P.O. Box 1188,
Houston, Texas 77251-1188. AOL and MP may be referred to individually as a
"Party" and collectively as the "Parties."

                                  INTRODUCTION

         AOL and MP each desires to enter into an interactive marketing
relationship whereby AOL will promote and distribute an interactive site
referred to (and further defined) herein as the Affiliated MP Site. This
relationship is further described below and is subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement. Defined terms used but not defined in
the body of the Agreement will be as defined on Exhibit B attached hereto.

                                      TERMS

1.       PROMOTION, DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING.

1.1      AOL PROMOTION OF AFFILIATED MP SITE. AOL will provide MP with the
         Promotions for the Affiliated MP Site described on Exhibit A attached
         hereto. AOL will have the right to fulfill its promotional commitments
         with respect to any of the foregoing by providing MP with comparable
         promotional placements in appropriate alternative areas of the AOL
         Network. In addition, if AOL is unable to deliver any particular
         Promotion, AOL will work with MP to provide MP, as its sole remedy,
         with a comparable promotional placement. AOL reserves the right to
         redesign or modify the organization, structure, "look and feel,"
         navigation and other elements of the AOL Network at any time. In the
         event such modifications materially and adversely affect any specific
         Promotion, AOL will work with MP to provide MP, as its sole remedy,
         with a comparable promotional placement. Each comparable promotional
         placement that is provided pursuant to this Section 1.1 shall be
         subject to MP's reasonable approval.

1.2      IMPRESSIONS COMMITMENT. Subject to the terms of this Section 1.2,
         during the Term AOL shall deliver Impressions, for any Year, as
         designated in the "Aggregate Total Impressions" line item set forth on
         Exhibit A (the "Impressions Commitment"). With respect to the
         Impressions Commitments, AOL will not be obligated to provide
         Impressions in excess of the applicable Impressions Commitment in any
         year, unless AOL otherwise agrees in writing. AOL acknowledges that MP
         will actively promote the MP Products in Deregulated Markets at certain
         critical times (e.g., immediately before Market Open Dates), and
         therefore MP may wish to use Impressions during specific periods in
         accordance with Section 1.4 hereof. Subject to Section 1.2.3 hereof,
         AOL will use its commercially reasonable efforts to accommodate MP's
         needs in these new and emerging markets by making available Impressions
         within that market during critical time periods identified by MP as
         soon as reasonably practical after identification of such needs.

1.2.1    In the event AOL provides Impressions in excess of the applicable
         Impressions Commitment in any year, the Impressions Commitment for the
         subsequent year will be reduced by the amount of such excess, but in no
         event shall such reduction be more than the Collar regardless of the
         amount of such excess.

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1.2.2    Subject to Section 1.2.3, if AOL fails to provide sufficient
         Impressions to meet the Impressions Commitment for any year, then the
         Impressions Commitment for the subsequent year will be increased by a
         number of Impressions equal to the number of Impressions not delivered
         (the "Shortfall"), subject to the following:

                  (a)      If the Shortfall of Impressions is within the Collar,
                           the Impressions Commitment for the subsequent year
                           will be increased by the number of Impressions in the
                           Shortfall;

                  (b)      If the Shortfall of Impressions is greater than the
                           Collar but less than or equal to *** percent (***%)
                           of that year's Impressions Commitment, the
                           Impressions Commitment for the subsequent year will
                           be increased by ***% of that year's Impressions
                           Commitment plus *** (***) times the amount of such
                           Shortfall that exceeds ***% of that year's
                           Impressions Commitment; and

                  (c)      If the Shortfall of Impressions exceeds *** percent
                           (***%) of that year's Impressions Commitment (such
                           amount exceeding ***% is referred to as the "Excess
                           Shortfall"), MP shall submit the matter to the
                           Management Committee pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof;
                           and in the event the Management Committee fails to
                           reach a resolution within thirty (30) days after such
                           submission, MP may, at its option:

                           (i)      (a) receive ***,

                           (ii)     receive additional Impressions pursuant to
                                    Section 1.2.2(b) above without regard to the
                                    ***% cap in Section 1.2.2(b),

                           (iii)    receive additional Impressions equal to the
                                    Shortfall on any other AOL property
                                    identified by AOL on the AOL Network within
                                    *** (***) months from the date of the
                                    Shortfall, or a date otherwise agreed upon
                                    by the Parties, or

                           (iv)     elect to receive *** based on AOL's failure
                                    to deliver such Impressions, *** determined
                                    by the Management Committee pursuant to
                                    Section 6.1 ***.

1.2.3    MP hereby acknowledges that AOL cannot guarantee delivery of
         Impressions as requested by MP pursuant to Section 1.4 hereof. If AOL
         uses commercially reasonable efforts to provide Impressions, but
         nevertheless AOL fails to provide sufficient Impressions to meet the
         Impressions Commitment for any year due in whole or in part to MP's
         requirements identified by MP pursuant to Section 1.4 hereof (e.g., to
         target small markets or to concentrate Impressions over relatively
         short periods), then the provisions of Section 1.2.2 shall not apply to
         any part of the Shortfall that is related to such MP requirements; but
         in such event AOL will use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver
         such Shortfall of Impressions caused by such MP requirements over the
         remainder of the Term. The Parties hereby acknowledge that the minimum
         number of Impressions reflected in the carriage plan attached as
         Exhibit A hereto are annual minimum Impressions to be provided by AOL,
         and that such minimums may be changed with the mutual agreement of the
         Parties pursuant to the marketing planning process which is described
         in Section 1.4 hereof.

1.2.4    If, at the end of the Term, there is a shortfall in Impressions from
         the Impressions Commitment (a "Final Shortfall"), AOL will provide MP,
         as its sole remedy, with advertising placements comparable to the
         Impressions that would have been provided in accordance with Exhibit A;
         provided that if such Final Shortfall exceeds *** percent (***%) of the
         Impressions Commitment, then AOL shall have a *** (***) month period in
         which to deliver a number of Impressions equal to

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         the amount of such Final Shortfall. In the event such number of
         Impressions is not delivered within such *** (***) month period, AOL
         shall refund MP for the Final Shortfall not so delivered in an amount
         equal to the product of (x) the number of Impressions of the Final
         Shortfall not delivered, and (y) the Refund Rate.

1.3      CONTENT OF PROMOTIONS.

1.3.1    The Promotions will link only to the Affiliated MP Site and will
         promote only the MP Products in accordance with this Section 1.3.1. The
         specific MP Content to be contained within the Promotions described in
         Section 1.1 (the "Promo Content") will be determined by MP in its
         discretion, subject to AOL's technical limitations, the terms of this
         Agreement and AOL's then-applicable policies relating to advertising
         and promotions that apply generally to all of AOL's advertising and
         commerce partners, and subject to the following limitations:

                  (a)      In the Promo Content, MP may only promote (i) Energy
                           Products, and (ii) Energy Related Products that are
                           MP-branded.

                  (b)      MP may promote Appliances and Moving Services (as
                           defined in Exhibit D under "Other Related Products")
                           in the Promo Content only if such Promo Content
                           contains an energy-related message (and in that
                           context only, MP may include the name of any
                           manufacturer of Appliances or brand name of such
                           Appliance, or provider of Moving Services), provided
                           that no such promotion shall circumvent the
                           prohibition against MP receiving compensation for
                           advertising third party products as set forth in
                           Section 2.8.

                  (c)      MP may not promote Information Services in the Promo
                           Content.

1.3.2    The Parties will meet in person or by telephone at least monthly to
         review operations and performance hereunder, including a review of the
         Promo Content to ensure that it is designed to maximize performance. MP
         will consistently update the Promo Content on a regular basis. Except
         to the extent expressly described herein, the specific form, placement,
         duration and nature of the Promotions will be as determined by AOL in
         its reasonable editorial discretion (consistent with the editorial
         composition of the applicable screens).

1.4      MARKETING PLAN. MP will submit in advance to AOL for its review a
         quarterly online marketing plan with respect to the Affiliated MP Site,
         indicating the proposed Promotions (and estimated usage of Impressions)
         for such quarter. MP will have the discretion to require in which
         markets the Impressions are to be targeted, subject to availability of
         inventory and subject to Section 1.2.3.

1.5      AOL REWARDS PROGRAM. AOL will provide MP with the benefits of the AOL
         Rewards Program as follows:

1.5.1    PROMOTIONAL OBLIGATIONS. During the Term, AOL shall promote certain
         offers as determined by MP in connection with the Rewards Program ("the
         MP Rewards Offers") from time to time and as set forth in Exhibit A-1
         attached hereto (the "Rewards Promotions") through the AOL
         Rewards(R)program on the AOL Service (the "Rewards Program"). AOL's
         obligations under this Section 1.5 are contingent upon MP's performance
         of all material obligations and compliance with all material conditions
         set forth in this Agreement, including without limitation, MP's payment
         of all fees. MP shall use reasonable efforts to promote the MP Rewards
         Offers in MP's online and offline promotions. MP shall also work with
         AOL to support the execution of various marketing programs for the MP
         Rewards Offers involving issuing Rewards Points to members of the AOL
         Service ("AOL Service Members"), including, but not limited to referral
         programs and gift programs. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
         contrary, MP shall cease all promotion of all MP Rewards

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         Offers upon expiration, cancellation or termination of this Agreement
         or suspension of MP's participation in the Rewards Program in
         accordance with this Section.

1.5.2    REWARD POINTS. MP shall purchase points redeemable within the Rewards
         Program ("Rewards Points") pursuant to the terms and conditions set
         forth in this Section 1.5 and the payment schedule set forth in Section
         4.1(b). Subsequent to MP's purchase of Rewards Points, AOL shall issue
         Reward Points directly to AOL Service Members or persons who might
         choose to become AOL Service Members ("Prospective AOL Service
         Members") for the benefit of MP in accordance with the weekly report
         provided to AOL by MP pursuant to Section 1.5.5. MP shall not issue
         Rewards Points to AOL Service Members or Prospective AOL Service
         Members or otherwise communicate with AOL Service Members or
         Prospective AOL Service Members regarding redemption of such Rewards
         Points except as specified herein. AOL shall permit AOL Service Members
         to redeem Rewards Points in accordance with the terms of the Rewards
         Program. MP acknowledges that Prospective AOL Service Members will not
         be permitted to redeem Rewards Points unless and until such Prospective
         AOL Service Members become AOL Service Members. MP will work with AOL
         to coordinate timing, execution, and management of award capacity and
         award postings. After the expiration or termination of this Agreement,
         AOL will honor all Rewards Points that have been issued to AOL Service
         Members, and MP's obligation to pay for any Rewards Points that have
         been issued but not paid for at the time of such expiration or
         termination will continue after the expiration or termination of this
         Agreement.

1.5.3    MP REWARDS OFFERS. MP shall determine the terms and conditions of each
         MP Rewards Offer (including without limitation determining the number
         of Reward Points to be offered in connection with such MP Rewards
         Offer); provided that (a) all such terms and conditions shall be in
         accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the then-standard
         rules of the Rewards Program and (b) MP shall ensure that instructions
         to recipients of the MP Rewards Offer are clear and prominently
         displayed with the MP Rewards Offer. The terms of each MP Rewards
         Offer, any material changes thereto, and the instructions to be posted
         therewith, shall be subject to AOL's prior written approval, such
         approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. MP shall not use
         the Rewards Promotions or the Rewards Program to market or promote
         anything other than the MP Rewards Offer.

1.5.4    POINT DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULE. MP will purchase Rewards Points in
         accordance with Section 4.1.2 hereof. The price of a Reward Point
         awarded to an AOL Service Member will be *** percent of the MP Rate and
         the price of a Reward Point awarded to a Prospective AOL Service Member
         will be *** percent of the MP Rate. For the purposes hereof, the "MP
         Rate" shall be equivalent to $*** per 100 Reward Points.
         Notwithstanding the foregoing, MP hereby acknowledges that AOL reserves
         the right to modify the Rewards Program at any time in the future. In
         such event, and in consideration for additional services to be defined
         and provided to MP under a modified Rewards Program, AOL reserves the
         right to change the MP Rate on thirty (30) days written notice to MP.
         If AOL provides such notice, and if the new rate (the "New Rate")
         charged by AOL is greater than the MP Rate provided for herein
         (provided that the New Rate shall be based on AOL's then-current rate
         card for Rewards Points), MP may agree to such New Rate, or in the
         alternative, MP may dispute the New Rate by providing AOL with notice
         that MP reasonably believes, in good faith, that the New Rate is
         excessive and unreasonable, and upon receipt of such notice, AOL shall
         demonstrate to MP that AOL did not, in bad faith, establish the New
         Rate to be excessive or unreasonable; provided that, in the event the
         New Rate exceeds two (2) times the average rate charged by AOL to other
         third parties who purchase Rewards Points, then AOL will adjust the New
         Rate to be no more than two (2) times such average rate, and such New
         Rate shall thereafter be the new MP Rate. Notwithstanding the
         foregoing, at any time after AOL shall have provided MP with a notice
         of the New Rate, MP shall have the right to cease purchase of Rewards
         Points and allocate the guaranteed payments previously designated for
         the purchase of Reward Points to the purchase of advertising
         impressions on the Exclusive Services at a *** (***%) discount off the
         then-current rate card for such advertising impressions. If, at any
         time during the Term, MP has awarded points that in the aggregate cost
         more than the amounts then

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         paid to AOL in exchange for such points, then MP will pay to AOL the
         equivalent dollar amount for such excess points within 15 days of
         written notice from AOL. At the end of each year, MP shall receive
         an advertising credit equal to *** percent (***%) of the amounts MP
         paid in such year for Rewards Points redeemed by AOL Service
         Members. MP shall be entitled to use such advertising credit to
         purchase mutually agreed-upon standard advertising inventory on the
         Exclusive Services. Any inventory purchased with such credit shall
         be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

1.5.5    REPORTING. MP shall notify AOL on a weekly basis of the number of
         Rewards Points earned that week by AOL Service Members and Prospective
         AOL Service Members through MP Rewards Offers. AOL shall make available
         to MP a monthly report specifying, for the preceding month, the number
         of Rewards Points issued on MP's behalf and the number of Rewards
         Points redeemed by AOL Service Members who earned Rewards Points
         through the MP Rewards Offers.

1.6      CROSS PROMOTION. Exhibit C sets forth the basis on which MP and AOL
         will conduct cross promotions.

1.7      BILL PAYMENT PRODUCTS.

1.7.1    Any MP customer generated by MP through the Affiliated MP Site may pay
         MP for its products or services through or using MP's stand alone,
         non-integrated bill payment product (the "MP Bill Payment Product"),
         and MP may promote the MP Bill Payment Product on the MP Affiliate
         Site.

1.7.2    MP hereby agrees that it will not promote the use of any third party
         bill payment product through the Promotions or on the Affiliated MP
         Site. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein will
         prohibit MP from promoting the use of any third party bill payment
         product on any MP Interactive Site other than the Affiliated MP Site.

1.7.3    Subject to the terms of this Section 1.7.3, MP hereby agrees to support
         AOL's integrated bill payment product and will promote such AOL
         integrated bill payment product in its Promotions. MP hereby
         acknowledges that AOL's integrated bill payment product will be
         provided by or in conjunction with a third party provider and, in the
         event such third party provider charges AOL Users a fee for using such
         integrated bill payment product, AOL will use commercially reasonable
         efforts to ensure that AOL Purchasers will be charged a fee that is no
         less favorable than the fee charged to other AOL Users. Likewise, (i)
         in the event that AOL's third party provider charges a fee to
         participating providers in AOL's integrated bill payment product, AOL
         will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the fee charged
         to MP is no less favorable than the fee charged to other participating
         providers in AOL's integrated bill payment product, provided however,
         that to the extent that MP can demonstrate to AOL's reasonable
         satisfaction that such third party fees have a material adverse impact
         on MP's business, MP shall have the right to cease to promote or
         support AOL's integrated bill payment product; and (ii) if MP agrees to
         enter into a relationship with the Sun/Netscape Alliance for the
         purpose of purchasing products or services used in the development,
         operation or management of an electronic bill payment product, AOL will
         use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the fee charged to
         MP is no less favorable than the fee charged to other participating
         providers in AOL's integrated bill payment product.

1.7.4    AOL may enter into contractual arrangements with MP Competitors that
         are incumbent electric utilities or natural gas distribution companies
         (but not unregulated affiliates thereof) to promote to AOL Users the
         use of AOL's integrated bill payment product, subject to the terms of
         Section 3.3.5.

2.       AFFILIATED MP SITE.

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2.1      CONTENT. Except as mutually agreed in writing by the Parties, the
         Affiliated MP Site will contain only the MP Products, and Content that
         is directly related to the MP Products. All sales of MP Products
         through the Affiliated MP Site will be conducted through a direct sales
         format (i.e., on a transaction basis, and not through an auction or bid
         sales format); MP will not promote, sell, offer or otherwise distribute
         any products through any format other than a direct sales format
         without the prior written consent of AOL. MP will review, delete, edit,
         create, update and otherwise manage all Content available on or through
         the Affiliated MP Site in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
         MP will ensure that the Affiliated MP Site does not in any respect
         promote, advertise, market or distribute the products, services or
         Content of any Interactive Service (other than AOL).

2.2      PRODUCTION WORK. MP will be responsible for all production work
         associated with the Affiliated MP Site, including all related costs and
         expenses. MP may request AOL's assistance with respect to production
         work pursuant to Paragraph 10 of Exhibit F, and if the Parties agree to
         such work, the provisions of that Paragraph shall apply. MP agrees not
         to use any production work prepared by AOL for any purpose other than
         the Affiliated MP Site, without the prior written consent of AOL.

2.3      TECHNOLOGY. MP will take commercially reasonable steps to conform its
         promotion and sale of MP Products through the Affiliated MP Site to the
         then-existing technologies identified by AOL which are optimized for
         the AOL Service including, without limitation, any "quick checkout"
         tool which AOL may implement to facilitate purchase of products by AOL
         Users through the Affiliated MP Site. AOL will be entitled to require
         reasonable changes to the features, functionality or links within any
         linked pages of the Affiliated MP Site to the extent such features,
         functionality or links will, in AOL's good faith judgment, adversely
         affect any operational aspect of the AOL Network. AOL reserves the
         right to review and test the Affiliated MP Site from time to time to
         determine whether the site is compatible with AOL's then-available
         client and host software and the AOL Network. AOL agrees that it will
         make available to MP on a timely basis and upon similar terms and
         conditions, any software, tools, features and functionality that are
         generally made available to AOL`s other significant marketing partners.

2.4      PRODUCT OFFERING. MP will ensure that the Affiliated MP Site includes
         an offering of MP Products and other Content (including, without
         limitation, any features, offers, contests, functionality or
         technology) that is as comprehensive as is then made available by or on
         behalf of MP through any Additional MP Channel; provided, however, that
         (i) MP will not be required to include any MP Products or Content where
         it is commercially or technically impractical or if the nature or type
         of MP Products or Content would be inconsistent with the restrictions
         imposed on the Affiliated MP Site; and (ii) in no event shall MP be
         required to offer through the Affiliated MP Site any of its products or
         services that include third party products or services (such as the
         products of another Interactive Service).

2.5      PRICING AND TERMS. In any market in which MP is offering any of the
         Energy Products, MP will offer through the Affiliated MP Site Energy
         Products (or offerings including Energy Products) to potential
         customers that are competitive with comparable offers of MP Competitors
         in that market. Comparability will be based on evaluating the overall
         offerings of MP in that market to the overall offerings of such MP
         Competitor in that market (and not on a product by product comparison).
         There shall be excluded from this comparison and evaluation any offers
         by a MP Competitor that are below cost or at or below pricing levels
         that would not be sustainable over time in a competitive market (e.g.,
         predatory pricing, special market conditions that reflect short term
         fluctuations in pricing, or offers by a regulated utility). In the
         event that MP breaches its obligations under this Section 2.5, AOL may
         give MP notice of such breach, and MP will be deemed to have cured such
         breach if within one business day after its receipt of such notice, MP
         revises the Promotions on any Exclusive Service relating to any such
         noncompetitive offer to remove references to such offer, and thereafter
         within 60 days after MP's receipt of such notice MP amends its
         offerings to be competitive with any such comparable offers. AOL's sole
         remedy

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         for a breach of this Section 2.5 will be that AOL may, after MP's
         failure to cure such breach, enter into non-exclusive agreements
         with other providers of Energy Products in such market to promote
         competitive products to AOL Members, where any such agreement may
         not have a term in excess of three (3) years; provided, however,
         that if at any time thereafter MP provides AOL a notice that MP has
         cured such breach for such market, then AOL may not enter into any
         other such agreements or renew any such agreements, but AOL shall
         have the right to fulfill its obligations under any such agreements
         entered into prior to its receipt of such notice. Notwithstanding
         the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 2.5 shall not apply to
         any market in which MP does not have an exclusive right to promote
         Energy Products hereunder (when AOL has the right to promote the
         Energy Products of other providers pursuant to Sections 2.5 or 3.4).

2.6      SPECIAL OFFERS/MEMBER BENEFITS. MP will promote through the Affiliated
         MP Site comparable special or promotional offers to those special or
         promotional offers that MP makes available through any Additional MP
         Channel. In addition, MP shall promote through the Affiliated MP Site
         special offers exclusively available to AOL Users (the "AOL Exclusive
         Offers"), at least four times per year. The AOL Exclusive Offer made
         available by MP shall provide a benefit to AOL Users, either by virtue
         of a meaningful price discount, product enhancement, unique service
         benefit or other special feature. MP will provide AOL with reasonable
         prior notice of AOL Exclusive Offers so that AOL can market the
         availability of such AOL Exclusive Offers in the manner AOL deems
         appropriate in its editorial discretion.

2.7      OPERATING STANDARDS. From and after the Site Launch Date, MP will
         ensure that the Affiliated MP Site complies in all material respects
         with the standards set forth in Exhibit E. To the extent site standards
         are not established in Exhibit E with respect to any aspect or portion
         of the Affiliated MP Site (or the Products or other Content contained
         therein), MP will provide such aspect or portion at a level of
         accuracy, quality, completeness, and timeliness which meets or exceeds
         prevailing standards in utilities industries. In the event MP fails to
         comply with the standards set forth in Exhibit E and AOL reasonably
         determines that such failure is affecting the ability of AOL Users to
         use the Promotions or the Affiliated MP Site, or is having an adverse
         effect on any part of the AOL Network, then AOL will have the right (in
         addition to any other remedies available to AOL hereunder) to (a)
         suspend the award of Reward Points until MP corrects such
         non-compliance, and (b) decrease the Promotions it provides to MP
         hereunder until such time as MP corrects its non-compliance. If at any
         time during the Term hereof AOL determines that such failure is a
         material breach under this Agreement, AOL shall notify MP of such
         material breach, and MP shall have ten (10) days from delivery of such
         notice to cure such failure. Additionally, if such failure occurs
         during more than ten (10) days in any nine (9) month period, then (i)
         AOL will be relieved of the proportionate amount of any Impressions
         Commitment corresponding to such decrease in Promotions, and (ii) at
         MP's option either (x) the thresholds for AOL Purchasers (as described
         in Section 4.2) will be reduced by an amount to correspond to the
         estimated "lost AOL Purchasers", or (y) MP will pay AOL $*** per "lost
         AOL Purchaser" if such payment relates to periods before the 1,000,000
         AOL Purchasers goal is met, or $*** per "lost AOL Purchaser" if such
         payment relates to periods after the 1,000,000 AOL Purchasers goal is
         met. The "lost AOL Purchasers" will be determined based on historical
         data in the relevant market relating to Impressions, the click through
         rate, and the customer acquisition rate (or, if no such data or other
         rates are available in any affected market, the "lost AOL Purchaser"
         will be determined in accordance with reasonably estimated or presumed
         data with respect to impressions, click through rates and customer
         acquisition rates).

2.8      ADVERTISING SALES. In the event MP decides to sell any advertising on
         or through the Affiliated MP Site, MP shall notify AOL of such intent
         and AOL shall have a right of first offer with respect to acting as an
         agent for such advertising. MP agrees to provide AOL with the terms of
         such offer and AOL shall have a 30 day period (starting on the day on
         which AOL receives such offer) in which AOL will have the exclusive
         right to consider and accept such offer. In the event AOL rejects such
         offer, MP may engage any other entity in connection with the foregoing;
         provided, however that (i) such entity be offered terms and conditions
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         favorable to such entity than those offered to AOL under this
         Section 2.8, (ii) any advertising sold by such entity on the
         Affiliated MP Site shall be subject to the terms and conditions
         hereof and (iii) all revenues from advertising sales shall be shared
         with AOL as agreed upon by the Parties. This exclusive offer period
         applies only to the first advertising to be conducted by MP; AOL's
         rights under this Section 2.8 shall lapse and be of no further
         effect after the end of such 30 day period. It is understood that MP
         may advertise third party products and services that are part of an
         MP Product without regard to this Section 2.8, provided that MP does
         not sell or otherwise receive compensation for such advertising to
         the third party providers of such products and services.

2.9      TRAFFIC FLOW. MP will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure
         that AOL traffic is either kept within the Affiliated MP Site or
         channeled back into the AOL Network. The Parties will work together on
         implementing mutually acceptable links from the Affiliated MP Site back
         to the AOL Network. In the event that AOL points or otherwise delivers
         traffic to the Affiliated MP Site or another site designated by MP, MP
         will ensure that navigation back to the AOL Network from such site,
         whether through a particular pointer or link, the "back" button on an
         Internet browser, the closing of an active window, or any other return
         mechanism, shall not be interrupted by MP through the use of any
         intermediate screen or other device not specifically requested by the
         user, including without limitation through the use of any html pop-up
         window or any other similar device. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
         the case of any advertising links that are sold and implemented
         pursuant to this Agreement or any links that are implemented pursuant
         to this Agreement to other sites not controlled by MP, MP will not be
         required to provide a means for channeling back to the AOL Network from
         any third party sites to which the Affiliated MP Site is so linked.

3.       AOL EXCLUSIVITY OBLIGATIONS.

3.1      EXCLUSIVE MP PRODUCTS. During the term of this Agreement, except as
         expressly provided in Sections 2.5, 3.2, 3.3.6, 3.3.7 and 3.4:

3.1.1    ENERGY PRODUCTS. AOL shall not sell or promote, or agree to sell or
         promote, Energy Products (either individually or in combination with
         any other product or service) on any Exclusive Service for the benefit
         of AOL or any other person or entity other than MP.

3.1.2    ENERGY RELATED PRODUCTS. AOL shall not sell or promote, or agree to
         sell or promote, Energy Related Products of AOL or an MP Competitor
         (either individually or in combination with any other product or
         service) on any Exclusive Service.

3.2      EXCEPTIONS TO EXCLUSIVITY. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
         Section 3.1 (and without limiting any actions which may be taken by AOL
         without violation of MP's rights hereunder):

3.2.1    AOL may undertake activities or perform duties pursuant to arrangements
         with third parties that are in existence as of the Effective Date;
         provided, however, in this regard:

                  (a)      AOL hereby represents and warrants to MP that to the
                           knowledge of AOL senior executives (i.e., employees
                           above the level of vice president) and any vice
                           president of any Exclusive Service that has been
                           actively involved in the negotiation of this
                           Agreement (i) as of the Effective Date AOL has no
                           existing arrangements exceeding $1,000,000 in value
                           that expressly grant rights to any person or entity
                           to sell and promote Energy Products on the Exclusive
                           Services; (ii) no person or entity selling or
                           promoting products or services on any of the
                           Exclusive Services pursuant to an agreement exceeding
                           $1,000,000 in value is currently offering for sale or
                           otherwise promoting Energy Products on the Exclusive
                           Services; and (iii) as of the Effective Date, AOL
                           does not have a selling or promotional arrangement
                           exceeding $1,000,000 in value in connection with any
                           of the Exclusive Services with any MP Competitor
                           listed on Exhibit H;

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                           provided that if AOL discovers that it has breached
                           the representation of (iii) due to an existing
                           agreement with an MP Competitor for the sale or
                           promotion of products that are not Exclusive MP
                           Products, then such breach may be cured by AOL by
                           updating its representation, and no damages would
                           result from such breach.

                  (b)      AOL shall not prompt or encourage any person or
                           entity currently promoting products or services on
                           the Exclusive Services pursuant to an existing
                           agreement with AOL (as of the Effective Date) to sell
                           or promote any Energy Products on any of the
                           Exclusive Services.

                  (c)      In the event any person or entity currently promoting
                           products or services on any of the Exclusive Services
                           pursuant to any existing agreement with AOL as of the
                           Effective Date (other than agreements otherwise
                           expressly permitted hereunder) were to sell or
                           promote any Exclusive MP Products on the Exclusive
                           Services under the terms of that existing agreement,
                           ***. If such dispute is referred to arbitration, ***.
                           Any damages awarded under this Section 3.2.1(c) shall
                           be MP's sole remedy with respect to this Section
                           3.2.1(c).

3.2.2    AOL may undertake activities or perform duties pursuant to arrangements
         with third parties that AOL becomes subject to as a result of a Change
         of Control of AOL, or a merger or acquisition by AOL; provided that if,
         as a result of Change of Control, merger or acquisition, AOL becomes
         subject to an arrangement whereby it would promote or sell any
         Exclusive MP Products or promote any MP Competitor in conflict with the
         terms of this Agreement (other than this Section 3.2.2), then ***.

3.2.3    AOL may create contextual links or editorial commentary on the
         Exclusive Services relating to any third party marketer of an Exclusive
         MP Product, or provide functionality, links and/or tools on the
         Exclusive Services to any third party marketer of any Exclusive MP
         Products; provided that in each case AOL is not compensated by such
         third party marketer in any manner for such contextual links, editorial
         commentary, functionality, links or tools, except as otherwise provided
         elsewhere herein and specifically with respect to Section 3.3.5.

3.2.4    AOL may provide on the Exclusive Services links to providers who are
         not MP Competitors (e.g., New York Times, Motley Fool, People
         Magazine), whose linked screens may have promotions of, or links to
         promotions of, an Exclusive MP Product or an MP Competitor.

3.2.5    AOL may promote on the Exclusive Services the products and services of
         any third party who is not an MP Competitor; provided that, such
         promotions on the Exclusive Services do not expressly promote any
         Energy Products.

3.3      RESTRICTIONS REGARDING MP COMPETITORS. During the term of this
         Agreement, notwithstanding anything contained in Section 3.1 hereof,
         except as provided in this Section 3.3, or in Sections 2.5, 3.2, and
         3.4, AOL will not enter into any arrangement with any MP Competitor on
         any Exclusive Service, except as follows:

3.3.1    AOL may conduct branding campaigns on any Exclusive Service for any
         regulated utility (but not any unregulated affiliate of such regulated
         utility) in any Regulated Market; provided that within thirty (30) days
         after such market becomes a Deregulated Market, AOL shall cease all
         promotions of such regulated utility on the Exclusive Service with
         respect to the Deregulated Product. In the event that AOL is required
         to cease promotions for any regulated utility pursuant to the
         foregoing, AOL shall have the right at any time thereafter to provide
         AOL Users functionality, links and tools reasonably determined by AOL
         to be necessary for a good AOL User experience; provided that AOL is
         not paid by such regulated utility (or its unregulated affiliates) to
         maintain such

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         functionality, links or tools (other than to the extent otherwise
         permitted hereunder and specifically under Section 3.3.5).

3.3.2    Subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 3.3.8, AOL may sell or
         promote, or agree to sell or promote, through any of the Exclusive
         Services products or services of an MP Competitor that are not
         Exclusive MP Products, and that are marketed under the trademarks and
         trade names used by such MP Competitor to sell Energy Products, except:

                  (a)      In any market that is a Deregulated Market as of the
                           Effective Date, during the eight month period
                           beginning 45 days after MP gives AOL written notice
                           of MP's entrance into such Deregulated Market; or

                  (b)      In any market that is a Regulated Market as of the
                           Effective Date, during the eight month period
                           beginning two months prior to the Market Open Date
                           for such market, or such other date as may be
                           designated by MP in its sole discretion (such period,
                           or the period described in Section 3.3.2(a), as
                           applicable, the "Blackout Period"); provided that MP
                           shall provide AOL with written notice of the Market
                           Open Date at least 90 days prior to such date, and,
                           in addition to providing AOL notice of the Market
                           Open Date for any market that MP seeks to enter, if
                           MP designates a date other than the Market Open Date
                           to trigger the calculation of the Blackout Period, MP
                           shall provide AOL with written notice of such other
                           date at least 90 days prior to such date.

3.3.3    Subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 3.3.8, AOL may sell or
         promote, or agree to sell or promote through the Exclusive Services the
         products or services of an MP Competitor that are not Exclusive MP
         Products and are not marketed under the trademarks and trade names used
         by such MP Competitor to sell Energy Products.

3.3.4    Subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 3.3.8, AOL may enter
         into any contractual relationship with any MP Competitor, the principal
         purpose of which is the provision of connectivity or telecommunication
         services (e.g., broadband, data, voice or any combinations thereof) by
         such MP Competitor; provided that in the event that AOL is unable to
         consummate such contractual arrangement under this Section 3.3.4 due to
         the restrictions set forth in Section 3.3.8(b), then AOL shall be
         permitted to link to an MP Competitor's site that sells or promotes an
         Energy Product, provided that AOL shall use commercially reasonable
         best efforts to ensure that the opportunity to purchase such products
         is at least *** from the Exclusive Services.

3.3.5    Subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 3.3.8, AOL may enter
         into contractual arrangements to allow an incumbent regulated electric
         utility or natural gas distribution company to promote within the
         geographic areas serviced by such incumbent, the fact that their
         customers have the ability to pay for energy services using AOL's
         integrated bill payment product; provided that (a) any Content
         displayed or used by AOL in this context may not ***; and (b) during
         the Blackout Periods described in Section 3.3.2, AOL will not allow
         such regulated utilities or distribution companies to *** on the
         Exclusive Services. Nothing contained herein shall (i) restrict or be
         construed to restrict AOL's ability to receive fees in connection with
         its integrated bill payment product or (ii) prohibit, restrain or be
         implied to prohibit or restrain AOL from integrating any third party
         provider (including any MP Competitor) into AOL's integrated bill
         payment product (and the parties acknowledge that the term
         "integrating" as used in this subclause (ii) shall not mean promoting
         (except as otherwise permitted herein) or allowing for customer
         acquisition on any Exclusive Service).

3.3.6    AOL may enter into any contractual relationship with any MP Competitor
         to acquire new AOL Members derived from a database of the existing
         customers of any MP Competitor, and in that event AOL may promote ***
         to any of the new AOL Members so acquired, any of the products and
         services of such MP Competitor from whose database such new AOL Members
         shall have

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         been acquired. In no event, however, shall AOL restrict such newly
         acquired AOL Members from viewing any of the Promotions.

3.3.7    Subject to the conditions set forth below in this Section 3.3.7, AOL
         may enter into any contractual relationship with any MP Competitor to
         acquire new AOL Members who are not in the database of existing
         customers of any MP Competitor, and in that event AOL may promote ***
         to any of the new AOL Members so acquired, any of the products and
         services of such MP Competitor. The conditions that must be fully
         satisfied with respect to any such contractual relationships with MP
         Competitors are:

                  (a)      Prior to entering into any such relationship AOL
                           shall ***;

                  (b)      Thereafter AOL may enter into any such proposed
                           relationship with one or more MP Competitors, ***;
                           and

                  (c)      Any new AOL Members that are acquired by AOL as a
                           consequence of such relationships will not be
                           restricted by AOL from viewing any of the Promotions.

3.3.8    AOL's rights under Sections 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4 and 3.3.5 shall be
         subject to the following restrictions (except as otherwise provided in
         any such Section):

                  (a)      Any Content displayed or used by AOL on the Exclusive
                           Services that relates to the MP Competitor cannot be
                           used for ***; and

                  (b)      Promotions for an MP Competitor that are distributed
                           by AOL on the Exclusive Services cannot ***.

3.3.9    At such time as an entity becomes an MP Competitor, AOL will become
         subject to the restrictions and requirements under this Agreement with
         respect to each such MP Competitor as of the effective date of such
         addition, except if on such effective date AOL has a pre-existing
         contractual relationship with such new MP Competitor, then the
         following shall apply:

                  (a)      AOL will give MP notice that it has a pre-existing
                           contractual relationship with such new MP Competitor;
                           and

                  (b)      To the extent that AOL's pre-existing contractual
                           relationship with any such new MP Competitor
                           conflicts with any of the restrictions on MP
                           Competitors hereunder, then (i) AOL will use
                           commercially reasonable efforts to (x) *** or (y)
                           ***, or, if that is not possible, to use commercially
                           reasonably efforts to ***; (ii) AOL will use
                           commercially reasonable efforts to *** unless
                           otherwise expressly permitted hereunder (e.g.,
                           pursuant to Section 3.3.6); and (iii) AOL may
                           continue to perform its obligations under such
                           pre-existing contractual relationship in accordance
                           with its terms, as renewed or extended pursuant to
                           such terms, except that during the Term of this
                           Agreement, AOL will not agree to ***.

3.3.10   If MP requests AOL to add an entity as an MP Competitor who does not
         satisfy the criteria described in the definition of "MP Competitor",
         and AOL declines to do so, and such entity is an Aggregator and poses a
         threat to MP's core business, then AOL agrees to use its commercially
         reasonable efforts to prohibit the promotion of any Exclusive MP
         Product by such entity ***, but otherwise AOL will not have any
         additional obligations with respect to such entity hereunder, and in no
         event will this provision restrict AOL from entering into a contractual
         relationship with such entity.

3.3.11   Notwithstanding anything otherwise contained herein, in the event that
         an Aggregator shall satisfy either subsection (i) or (ii) of the
         definition of MP Competitor and, but for the provisions of this

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         Section 3.3.11, would be deemed an MP Competitor, such Aggregator shall
         not be an MP Competitor and (i) such Aggregator shall be permitted to
         sell and/or promote Energy Related Products and (ii) the provision of
         Sections 3.3.2 and 3.3.8(b) shall not apply to such Aggregator. With
         respect to any such Aggregator, AOL shall prohibit such Aggregator from
         promoting Energy Products ***, except that in the event that AOL is
         unable to consummate a contractual arrangement with such Aggregator due
         to the restrictions contained in this sentence, then AOL shall be
         permitted to link to such Aggregator's site; provided that AOL shall
         use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the opportunity to
         purchase an Energy Product is ***.

3.4      DEREGULATED MARKETS.

3.4.1    The following will apply only after May 1, 2000: If at any time after
         three months after the Market Open Date of a Deregulated Market (or
         with respect to any markets that are Deregulated Markets on May 1,
         2000, three (3) months after May 1, 2000), MP is not offering the
         relevant Deregulated Energy Product in such market, then subject to
         Section 3.4.5, AOL may enter into non-exclusive arrangements (each with
         a term not to exceed *** (***) years) with any person or entity to sell
         or promote such Deregulated Energy Product (i.e., natural gas or
         electricity) in such market; provided that prior to entering into the
         first of such arrangements, AOL shall provide MP with a written notice
         that AOL has ***, and MP does not advise AOL within thirty (30) days
         after its receipt of such notice that MP intends to enter into such
         market. Thereafter, AOL may enter into an arms' length agreement with
         any unaffiliated third party; provided, however, that if AOL fails to
         consummate such agreement within the earlier of (i) *** days after MP's
         receipt of such notice, or (ii) *** days after AOL's receipt of MP's
         response to such notice indicating that MP does not intend to sell or
         promote the Deregulated Energy Product in such market at that time,
         then AOL's right to enter into such arrangement shall lapse, and AOL
         will be required to provide a new notice pursuant to the terms of this
         Section 3.4.1. If AOL enters into such arrangement within the permitted
         period, AOL may enter into additional non-exclusive arrangements (each
         with a term not to exceed *** (***) years) to promote such Deregulated
         Energy Product in that Deregulated Market, subject to Section 3.4.5. If
         MP advises AOL within thirty (30) days of its receipt of such notice
         that it intends to enter such market, AOL may not enter into any such
         non-exclusive arrangements, subject to MP satisfying the requirements
         set forth in Section 3.4.4.

3.4.2    The following will apply only after May 1, 2000: Without limiting AOL's
         rights under (and in addition to) Section 3.4.1, at any time after ***
         (***) months after the Market Open Date of a Deregulated Market, if MP
         is not offering the Deregulated Energy Product in such market, and if
         in such market *** percent (***%) or more of the residential consumers
         have chosen an energy provider other than the incumbent operating
         utility or an unregulated affiliate thereof (which percentage shall be
         determined by reference to an industry accepted, objective publication
         of energy statistics for the relevant market), then AOL may deliver to
         MP a written notice indicating AOL's intent to enter into non-exclusive
         arrangements with other providers of such Deregulated Energy Product.
         If MP does not advise AOL within thirty (30) days of its receipt of
         such notice that it intends to enter into such market, AOL may enter
         into non-exclusive arrangements (each with a term not to exceed ***
         (***) years) to promote such other providers of Deregulated Energy
         Products in that Deregulated Market, subject to Section 3.4.5. If MP
         advises AOL within thirty (30) days of its receipt of such notice that
         it intends to enter such market, AOL may not enter into any such
         non-exclusive arrangements, subject to MP satisfying the requirements
         set forth in Section 3.4.4.

3.4.3    Subsequent to MP's entrance into a particular Deregulated Market, in
         the event that (i) MP has publicly announced its withdrawal from that
         Deregulated Market, (ii) has ceased to service its Deregulated Energy
         Product customers, or (iii) has stopped acquiring new customers for
         Deregulated Energy Product in that Deregulated Market, then AOL may
         deliver to MP a written notice indicating AOL's intent to enter into
         non-exclusive arrangements with other providers of Deregulated Energy
         Products in that market. If MP does not advise AOL within thirty (30)
         days of its receipt of such notice that it intends to reenter such
         market, AOL may enter into non-exclusive

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         arrangements (each with a term not to exceed *** (***) years) to
         promote such other providers in that Deregulated Market, subject to
         Section 3.4.5. If MP advises AOL within thirty (30) days of its receipt
         of such notice that it intends to enter such market, AOL may not enter
         into any such non-exclusive arrangements, subject to MP satisfying the
         requirements set forth in Section 3.4.4.

3.4.4    If MP provides notice to AOL that it intends to enter or reenter into a
         Deregulated Market pursuant to Sections 3.4.1, 3.4.2 or 3.4.3, then MP
         shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to enter such market
         within a reasonable period of time; provided that if MP is unable to
         enter into such Deregulated Market within *** days of the date of such
         notice, then MP shall provide AOL with a written notice describing the
         reasons for such delay and describing MP's commercially reasonable
         efforts to enter such markets and its anticipated schedule to enter the
         market. In the event MP fails to enter into such market within ***
         (***) days following the end of such *** (***) day period, then AOL
         shall have the right to enter into non-exclusive arrangements with
         other providers of Deregulated Energy Products, each with a term not to
         exceed *** (***) years.

3.4.5    At any time after AOL enters into non-exclusive arrangements pursuant
         to Sections 3.4.1 to 3.4.4, MP may elect to enter such a Deregulated
         Market to sell or offer to sell the Deregulated Energy Product. When MP
         enters into such market, thereafter AOL may not enter into any new
         arrangements with any other person for such Deregulated Market, nor may
         AOL renew or extend any non-exclusive arrangements in such market. AOL
         will be entitled, however, to continue to perform its obligations under
         any of the non-exclusive arrangements entered into pursuant to Sections
         3.4.1 to 3.4.4.

3.4.6    If MP is accepting new customers in a Deregulated Market but has chosen
         not to use Impressions to solicit new customers in such Deregulated
         Market for nine (9) consecutive months, AOL may require MP to use
         Impressions up to the average number of Impressions per AOL Member per
         year under this Agreement, in the subsequent twelve (12) month period
         to promote the Exclusive MP Products in such Deregulated Market.

3.5      MIGRATION. If AOL intentionally encourages any of the subscribers of
         the AOL Service or CompuServe ("Paying AOL Members") to Migrate to a
         Targeted Service, then the following provisions shall apply:

3.5.1    If less than *** percent (***%) of the Paying AOL Members have Migrated
         to a Targeted Service, and if such Migrated Paying AOL Members
         represent more than *** percent (***%) of the subscribers on that
         Targeted Service, then AOL shall provide MP with Promotions and
         Impressions on the Targeted Service on a non-exclusive basis pursuant
         to a revised carriage plan from and after that date (which carriage
         plan reallocates remaining Impressions among the Exclusive Services and
         the Targeted Service), until the end of this Agreement, in accordance
         with the terms of this Agreement, other than Section 3 and other
         provisions related to exclusivity.

3.5.2    If more than *** percent (***%) of the Paying AOL Members have Migrated
         to a Targeted Service, and if such Migrated Paying AOL Members
         represent more than *** percent (***%) of the subscribers on that
         Targeted Service, then (i) AOL shall provide MP with Promotions and
         Impressions on the Targeted Service pursuant to a revised carriage plan
         from and after that date (which carriage plan reallocates remaining
         Impressions among the Exclusive Services and the Targeted Service),
         until the end of this Agreement, in accordance with the terms of this
         Agreement, and (ii) the Targeted Service shall be *** from and after
         that date, until the end of this Agreement, in accordance with the
         terms of this Agreement; provided, however, if AOL has any contractual
         commitments with respect to the Targeted Service that would conflict
         with (i) or (ii), then AOL will use its commercially reasonable efforts
         to satisfy (i) and (ii) notwithstanding such contractual commitments,
         and if AOL cannot satisfy (i) and (ii), AOL will ***.

3.5.3    If more than *** percent (***%) but less than ***percent (***%) of the
         Paying AOL Members have Migrated to a Targeted Service, and if such
         Migrated Paying AOL Members represent less than

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         *** percent (***%) of the subscribers on that Targeted Service, then
         (i) AOL shall provide MP with Promotions and Impressions on the
         Targeted Service pursuant to a revised carriage plan from and after
         that date (which carriage plan reallocates remaining Impressions among
         the Exclusive Services and the Target Service), until the end of this
         Agreement, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement other than
         Section 3 and other provisions relating to exclusivity, and (ii) ***.

3.5.4    If more than *** percent (***%) of the Paying AOL Members have Migrated
         to a Targeted Service, then AOL shall provide MP with the first right
         to negotiate the extension of the exclusivity hereunder to that
         Targeted Service (whereby MP would be required to compensate AOL for
         the value of such exclusivity for the Targeted Service as determined as
         of that time); provided, however, if AOL has any contractual
         commitments with respect to the Targeted Service that would conflict
         with the foregoing, then AOL will ***.

3.5.5    If pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.5, AOL is required to
         ***, then MP may initiate the dispute resolution procedures under
         Section 6 hereto to determine ***.

3.6      EARLY TERMINATION OF EXCLUSIVITY AND AGREEMENT. At any time during the
         month of April, 2003, either Party hereto may request the other Party
         to conduct good faith discussions regarding the economic terms of this
         Agreement from that date (the "Look See Date") to the end of the Term.
         From and after the Look See Date, but prior to the first anniversary
         thereof, either Party shall have the right to initiate the termination
         provisions set forth below by giving the other Party notice of its
         intent to proceed under this Section 3.6; provided, however, that prior
         to providing such notice, the terminating Party has sought to enter
         into such good faith discussions. If either Party elects to terminate
         this Agreement under this Section 3.6, then the following will apply:

         (a)      The exclusivity provisions of Section 3.1 will terminate
                  effective on the first anniversary of the Look See Date;

         (b)      Provided that MP has made all required scheduled payments
                  prior to the Look See Date, AOL will pay MP the sum of $*** on
                  the first anniversary of the Look See Date;

         (c)      AOL will continue to provide Impressions and Promotions in
                  accordance with this Agreement (other than Section 3.1 and
                  other provisions relating to exclusivity) for six (6) months
                  after the first anniversary of the Look See Date;

         (d)      MP will have no obligation to make any payments pursuant to
                  Section 4.1 that are scheduled for payment after the first
                  anniversary of the Look See Date; and

         (d)      This Agreement will expire six (6) months after the first
                  anniversary of the Look See Date.

3.7      MINIMUM NATIONAL COVERAGE. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
         this Agreement, from and after the first anniversary of the Effective
         Date, the provisions of this Section 3.7 shall apply.

3.7.1    In the event that (i) more than two (2) providers of electricity offer
         electricity to residential consumers and small business customers in
         more Deregulated Markets nationwide than those in which MP is so
         offering electricity, or (ii) more than two (2) providers of
         electricity to residential consumers and small business customers in
         Deregulated Markets offer electricity to a greater percentage of the
         population in Deregulated Markets nationwide than that to which MP is
         offering electricity, then MP shall have ninety (90) days following its
         receipt of notice from AOL of its failure to meet the conditions
         described in Sections 3.7.1(i) and (ii) hereof to cure such failure,
         or, if MP's cure of such failure requires additional regulatory
         approvals, MP shall have one hundred eighty (180) days to cure such
         failure following MP's receipt of such notice from AOL. In the event
         such failure remains uncured after such ninety-day or one hundred
         eighty-day period, as

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         applicable, AOL shall have the right to terminate MP's rights
         pertaining to exclusivity under this Agreement with respect to
         electricity.

3.7.2    In the event that (i) more than two (2) providers of natural gas offer
         natural gas to residential consumers and small business customers in
         more Deregulated Markets nationwide than those in which MP is so
         offering natural gas, or (ii) more than two (2) providers of natural
         gas to residential consumers and small business customers in
         Deregulated Markets offer natural gas to a greater percentage of the
         population in Deregulated Markets nationwide than that to which MP is
         offering natural gas, then MP shall have ninety (90) days following its
         receipt of notice from AOL of its failure to meet the conditions
         described in Sections 3.7.2(i) and (ii) hereof to cure such failure,
         or, if MP's cure of such failure requires additional regulatory
         approvals, MP shall have one hundred eighty (180) days to cure such
         failure following MP's receipt of such notice from AOL. In the event
         such failure remains uncured after such ninety-day or one hundred
         eighty-day period, as applicable, AOL shall have the right to terminate
         MP's rights pertaining to exclusivity under this Agreement with respect
         to natural gas.

3.7.3    With respect to Sections 3.7.1 and 3.7.2, three (3) nationally
         recognized independent experts in the energy industry shall determine
         whether there are more than two (2) electricity or natural gas
         providers, as applicable, offering electricity or natural gas as
         described in Sections 3.7.1 and/or 3.7.2, respectively. Such experts
         shall be identified within ten (10) days of AOL's notice to MP that
         such identification is required. Each Party will name one such expert
         within five (5) days after the delivery of such notice. The two experts
         named by the Parties will select a third expert within five (5) days
         thereafter.

4.       PAYMENTS.

4.1      PAYMENTS. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, MP
         will pay AOL non-refundable payments in accordance with the following
         schedules, provided that this Agreement is in effect on the payment
         date:

4.1.1    SCHEDULED PAYMENTS. Except as may be modified pursuant to Section
         4.1.2:

                  (i)      *** Dollars ($***) which has previously been paid
                           pursuant to a Letter of Intent between the Parties
                           dated as of May 14, 1999;

                  (ii)     *** Dollars ($***) upon execution of this Agreement;

                  (iii)    *** Dollars ($***) on April 30, 2000;

                  (iv)     *** Dollars ($***) on January 1, 2001;

                  (v)      *** Dollars ($***) on July 1, 2001;

                  (vi)     *** Dollars ($***) on January 1, 2002;

                  (vii)    *** Dollars ($***) on July 1, 2002;

                  (viii)   *** Dollars ($***) on January 1, 2003;

                  (ix)     *** Dollars ($***) on July 1, 2003;

                  (x)      *** Dollars ($***) on January 1, 2004;

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                  (xi)     *** Dollars ($***) on July 1, 2004; and

                  (xii)    *** Dollars ($***) on January 1, 2005.

4.1.2    REWARDS POINTS. The Parties hereby acknowledge that on an annual basis
         (commencing on January 1, 2000), an amount equal to *** dollars ($***)
         of the amounts due pursuant to Section 4.1.1 above, shall be allocated
         by AOL hereunder as payment for the purchase of Reward Points by MP as
         provided pursuant to Section 1.5 hereof. During any given year, MP
         shall have the right to purchase Reward Points in excess of *** Dollars
         ($***) by paying cash therefor either upon request for such additional
         Reward Points or in accordance with AOL's billing procedures therefor
         (an "Excess Purchase"). In the event MP makes one or more Excess
         Purchases in any given calendar year, the payment (or if applicable,
         payments) due from MP immediately following such Excess Purchase shall
         be reduced by an amount equal to the amount paid by MP for such Excess
         Purchase.

4.2      AOL PURCHASER GOALS. As additional consideration for AOL's services
         hereunder, MP will provide AOL with the additional compensation set
         forth below upon the achievement of the AOL Purchaser goals set forth
         below.

4.2.1    FIRST ONE MILLION AOL PURCHASERS. Subject to the terms of the
         Subscription Agreement, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit I
         and which shall be executed in substantially similar form by the
         parties named therein on or around the closing of the Private
         Placement, in consideration of AOL's services hereunder, MP will grant
         to AOL a number of shares of voting common stock of MP equal to the
         Vesting Increment (as defined in Section 1.2 of the Subscription
         Agreement) within 15 days after each of the following AOL Purchaser
         goals has been met: 100,000th, 200,000th, 300,000th, 400,000th,
         500,000th, 600,000th, 700,000th, 800,000th, 900,000th and 1,000,000th
         AOL Purchasers. In this connection, AOL has reviewed and approved the
         form of Subscription Agreement and will execute and deliver the
         Subscription Agreement prior to receiving any such shares, and all such
         shares shall be subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions set
         forth in the Subscription Agreement. All shares issued by MP pursuant
         to this Section 4.2.1 shall be duly authorized and issued, fully paid,
         and nonassessable shares of voting common stock of MP. In the event
         that MP is merged with another corporation, Section 4.2 of the
         Subscription Agreement will apply. In the event that this Agreement
         terminates (for any reason, with or without cause by either Party),
         prior to the achievement of any one of the foregoing AOL Purchaser
         acquisition goals, then AOL shall not be entitled to receive any shares
         in connection with such AOL Purchaser acquisition goal or AOL Purchaser
         acquisition goals subsequent thereto under this Section 4.2.1.

4.2.2    ADDITIONAL AOL PURCHASERS. For every 100,000 AOL Purchasers in excess
         of 1,000,000, MP shall pay AOL Two Million Five Hundred Thousand
         Dollars (US$2,500,000). Amounts accrued hereunder during any month
         shall be paid within thirty (30) days after the end of such month in
         accordance with Section 4.3 hereof.

4.3      LATE PAYMENTS; WIRED PAYMENTS. All amounts owed hereunder by either
         Party and that not paid when due and payable will bear interest from
         the date such amounts are due and payable at the prime rate as posted
         from time to time by The Chase Manhattan Bank in effect at such time.
         All payments by MP that are required hereunder will be paid in
         immediately available, non-refundable U.S. funds wired to the "America
         Online" account, Account Number *** at The Chase Manhattan Bank, 1
         Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York, NY 10081 (ABA: 021000021).

4.4      AUDITING RIGHTS. MP will maintain complete, clear and accurate records
         of all AOL Purchasers and other matters related to MP's performance of
         its obligations under this Agreement. For the sole purpose of ensuring
         compliance with this Agreement, AOL (or its representative) will have
         the right to an audit and inspection of portions of the books and
         records of MP which are relevant to MP's performance pursuant to this
         Agreement. Any such audit may be conducted after twenty (20) business
         days prior written notice to MP. AOL shall bear the expense of any
         audit

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         conducted pursuant to this Section 4.4 unless such audit shows an
         error in AOL's favor amounting to a deficiency to AOL in excess of ten
         percent (10%) of the actual amounts paid and/or payable to AOL
         hereunder, in which event MP shall bear the reasonable expenses of the
         audit. MP shall pay AOL the amount of any deficiency discovered by AOL
         within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice thereof from AOL.

4.5      TAXES.

4.5.1    The amounts payable to AOL under this Agreement do not include existing
         Transaction Taxes, and MP will be responsible for, and indemnify and
         hold AOL harmless from, all Transaction Taxes imposed upon (i) the
         Promotions provided by AOL to MP under this Agreement and (ii) any MP
         Products sold by MP to AOL Users hereunder. AOL shall bill and collect
         from MP any Transaction Taxes imposed on the Promotions that MP is
         responsible for and report and remit the same to the applicable taxing
         authorities, unless applicable law requires such Transaction Taxes and
         charges to be reported or remitted by MP. MP shall not be obligated to
         pay or reimburse AOL for interest, fines, or other penalties arising
         from AOL's negligent failure to timely bill, collect, or pay the
         appropriate taxing authorities any such Transaction Taxes due by MP.

4.5.2    AOL and MP agree to cooperate in identifying and evaluating sales and
         use tax saving strategies and opportunities with respect to the
         activities contemplated by this Agreement, with the understanding that
         the implementation of any such strategies and opportunities shall not
         affect the Parties' responsibilities for Transaction Taxes and other
         charges and their obligations set forth in this Section, or their
         responsibility for filing any returns and reports required by law.
         Where necessary to minimize Transaction Taxes, AOL shall provide MP
         with one or more invoices that itemize AOL's taxable and non-taxable
         charges for payments made by MP under this Agreement, including,
         without limitation, any supplemental invoices which may be required by
         MP for a period of up to six years after the applicable charges are
         due. Both Parties agree to cooperate in obtaining any exemption or
         reduction in Transaction Taxes upon request by the other. AOL will
         cooperate in the pursuit of and/or assign to MP, to the extent
         assignable, any claims for refund that either Party becomes aware of
         with respect to any Transaction Taxes that MP is responsible for under
         the terms of this Agreement.

4.6      REPORTS.

4.6.1    AOL PURCHASERS. MP will provide AOL, in an automated manner, with a
         monthly report in an agreed format, detailing the number of AOL
         Purchasers obtained in each month, and any other information mutually
         agreed upon by the Parties or reasonably required for measuring of AOL
         Purchasers obtained through the Affiliated MP Site.

4.6.2    SALES REPORTS. MP will provide AOL in an automated manner with a
         monthly report in an agreed format, providing aggregate sales
         information by categories ("Sales Reports"), which shall include the
         number of visitors accessing the Affiliated MP Site, purchaser names
         and screennames (including specifically, the screen names of purchasers
         of over $300 in products or services other than Energy Products), SKU
         or Product descriptions, average amounts billed to subscribers, total
         dollars per product line, any applicable gross transaction revenues and
         all items deducted or excluded from gross transaction revenues to
         produce transaction revenues (including, without limitation,
         chargebacks and credits for returned or canceled goods or services and,
         where possible, an explanation of the type of reason therefor, e.g.,
         bad credit card information, poor customer service, etc.) and any
         applicable advertising revenues. In addition to the aforementioned
         report, on the first business day of each week during the Term, MP
         shall provide AOL, in electronic format, with the name, screenname,
         number of Rewards Points earned, whether a Reward Program member is
         existing or new, and other information reasonably requested by AOL for
         each AOL Member who qualifies for Rewards Points under each Rewards
         Promotion during the preceding week. AOL acknowledges that the Sales
         Reports are Confidential Information of MP; provided, however, MP
         agrees THAT AOL may use Sales Reports in its internal

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         business operations, and AOL may use information contained in the Sales
         Reports to produce aggregated data that may be publicly released in
         aggregate figures, provided that AOL may not release information
         relating to energy services offered on any Exclusive Service as a stand
         alone category of services.

4.6.3    USAGE REPORTS. AOL shall provide MP with a report containing standard
         usage information related to the Promotions and Impressions (e.g., a
         schedule of the Impressions delivered by AOL at such time), which is
         similar in substance and form to the reports provided by AOL to other
         interactive marketing partners similar to MP. MP acknowledges that the
         Usage Reports are Confidential Information of AOL. In addition to the
         foregoing, upon MP's request, AOL will provide MP with a report of
         Impressions and Promotions delivered hereunder, audited by ABC
         Interactive, Inc., at MP's expense, provided that if the audited report
         shows an underage of Impressions delivered by AOL to be more than ten
         percent 10% from the unaudited report, AOL shall bear the reasonable
         expenses of such audit.

4.6.4    FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, MP
         will provide AOL with a prompt report of any fraudulent order,
         including the date, screenname or email address and amount associated
         with such order, promptly following MP obtaining knowledge that the
         order is, in fact, fraudulent.

5.       TERM; RENEWAL; TERMINATION.

5.1      TERM.

5.1.1    Unless earlier terminated as set forth herein, the Term of this
         Agreement will begin on the Effective Date and will end on the sixth
         anniversary hereof (the "Term").

5.1.2    If the Private Placement is not completed by February 28, 2000, then
         for so long as the Private Placement has not been completed, either
         Party shall have the right to elect to terminate this Agreement upon
         written notice to the other Party, with the effective date of such
         termination to be the date such notice is delivered to the other Party.
         Upon such termination, neither Party shall have any further rights,
         obligations or liabilities hereunder, and AOL shall be entitled to
         retain all payments made by MP hereunder prior to the effective date of
         such termination.

5.2      RENEWAL.

5.2.1    For the six months prior to the expiration of the Term, AOL and MP will
         enter into good faith negotiations to consider an ongoing relationship
         beyond the Term.

5.2.2    If the Parties fail to agree to extend or renew this Agreement on
         mutually acceptable terms pursuant to Section 5.2.1, then this
         Agreement will be terminated as of the end of the Term. However, for
         two years following such termination, the following will apply:

                  (a)      MP will pay AOL a bounty for each AOL Purchaser
                           acquired by MP during such two year period equal to
                           MP's then standard affiliate bounty program rates for
                           new customers from Interactive Services (which AOL
                           acknowledges may be less than or greater than $***),
                           or, in the event no such standard bounty program
                           exists, $***.

                  (b)      MP will allow AOL to maintain a link from the
                           Exclusive Services to the Affiliated MP Site for such
                           two-year period, and will maintain and operate the
                           Affiliated MP Site in accordance with the provisions
                           of Sections 2.1, 2.4, 2.7, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6.2, 5.3,
                           6, and Exhibits E and F, and the relationship between
                           the Parties shall be governed by Exhibit G for such
                           period.

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                           All other obligations of the Parties under this
                           Agreement shall no longer be effective or binding on
                           the Parties (including without limitation, the
                           exclusivity provisions in Section 3, AOL's obligation
                           to provide Impressions and Promotions, and MP's cross
                           promotion obligations). The provisions of this
                           Section 5.2.2 shall survive the termination of this
                           Agreement.

5.3      CONTINUED LINKS. Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement for
         any reason, each Party may, at its discretion, continue to promote one
         or more "pointers" or links from its sites or services to the other
         Party's site or services (and MP acknowledges that access to the AOL
         Service, CompuServe and certain other AOL properties or services may be
         limited to subscribers to those services), and continue to use such
         other Party's trade names, trademarks and service marks in connection
         therewith (collectively, a "Continued Link"), subject to any reasonable
         conditions or terms that the other Party may impose with respect to the
         use of its trade names, trademarks and service marks; and provided that
         unless this Agreement is terminated by MP due to a breach by AOL, the
         terms of Section 5.2.2(a) shall continue to apply if and to the extent
         that AOL provides links from an Exclusive Service to an MP Interactive
         Site. The provisions of this Section 5.3 will survive the termination
         of this Agreement.

5.4      DEFAULTS; TERMINATION FOR BREACH. Except as expressly provided
         elsewhere in this Agreement, either Party may terminate this Agreement
         at any time in the event of a material breach of this Agreement by the
         other Party which after forty five (45) days of written notice thereof
         (or such shorter or longer period as may as specified elsewhere in this
         Agreement) remains uncured; provided that AOL will not be required to
         provide notice to MP in connection with MP's failure to make any
         payments to AOL required hereunder, and the cure period with respect to
         any scheduled payment will be fifteen (15) days from the date such
         payment is due as provided herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
         the event of a material breach of a provision that expressly requires a
         cure to be completed within a period shorter or longer than forty-five
         (45) days, either Party may terminate this Agreement if the breach
         remains uncured after such shorter or longer period expires.

5.5      TERMINATION FOR BANKRUPTCY/INSOLVENCY. Either Party may terminate this
         Agreement immediately following written notice to the other Party if
         the other Party (i) ceases to do business in the normal course, (ii)
         becomes or is declared insolvent or bankrupt, (iii) is the subject of
         any proceeding related to its liquidation or insolvency (whether
         voluntary or involuntary) which is not dismissed within ninety (90)
         calendar days or (iv) makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors.

5.6      TERMINATION ON CHANGE OF CONTROL. In the event of a Change of Control
         of MP resulting in control of MP by ***, AOL may terminate this
         Agreement by providing thirty (30) days prior written notice of its
         intent to terminate. Likewise, in the event of a Change of Control of
         AOL resulting in AOL being controlled by ***, MP may terminate this
         Agreement by providing thirty (30) days prior written notice of it
         intent to terminate.

5.7      PRESS RELEASES. Each Party will submit to the other Party, for its
         prior written approval, which will not be unreasonably withheld or
         delayed, any press release or any other public statement ("Press
         Release") regarding the transactions contemplated hereunder.
         Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may issue Press Releases
         and other disclosures as required by law without the consent of the
         other Party and in such event, the disclosing Party will provide at
         least five (5) business days prior written notice of such disclosure.
         The failure by one Party to obtain the prior written consent of the
         other Party prior to issuing a Press Release (except as required by
         law) shall be deemed to be a material breach of this Agreement.

6.       MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE/ARBITRATION.

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6.1      MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. The Parties will act in good faith and use
         commercially reasonable efforts to promptly resolve any claim, dispute,
         controversy or disagreement (each a "Dispute") between the Parties or
         any of their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and
         assigns under or related to this Agreement or any document executed
         pursuant to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated
         hereby. If the Parties cannot resolve the Dispute promptly through
         informal discussions, the Dispute will be submitted by either Party to
         the Management Committee for resolution. For ten (10) days following
         submission of the Dispute to the Management Committee, the Management
         Committee will have the exclusive right to resolve such Dispute. If the
         Management Committee is unable to amicably resolve the Dispute during
         the ten day period, then the Management Committee will consider in good
         faith the possibility of retaining a third party mediator to facilitate
         resolution of the Dispute. In the event the Management Committee does
         not agree to retain a mediator within fifteen (15) days following the
         submission of the Dispute to the Management Committee, the Dispute will
         be subject to the resolution mechanisms described below. "Management
         Committee" will mean a committee made up of a senior executive from
         each of the Parties for the purpose of resolving Disputes under this
         Section 6.1 and generally overseeing the relationship between the
         Parties contemplated by this Agreement. Neither Party will seek, nor
         will be entitled to seek, binding outside resolution of the Dispute
         unless and until the Parties have been unable amicably to resolve the
         Dispute as set forth in this Section 6.1 and then, only in compliance
         with the procedures set forth in this Section 6. Until the Dispute is
         resolved pursuant to Section 6, (i) any time periods specified in this
         Agreement related to curing a default shall be stayed to the extent
         that such cure period relates to a default that is in dispute, and (ii)
         both Parties will continue to perform their respective obligations
         hereunder without regard to such dispute to the maximum extent
         possible. Nothing in this Section 6.1 shall prevent either Party from
         seeking any injunctive relief to protect its interests in connection
         with claims relating to proprietary rights, including but not limited
         to intellectual property and confidentiality.

6.2      ARBITRATION. Except for Disputes relating to issues of proprietary
         rights, including but not limited to intellectual property and
         confidentiality, any Dispute not resolved by amicable resolution as set
         forth in Section 6.1 will be governed exclusively and finally by
         arbitration. Such arbitration will be conducted by the American
         Arbitration Association ("AAA") in New York, New York, and will be
         initiated and conducted in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration
         Rules ("Commercial Rules") of the AAA, including the AAA Supplementary
         Procedures for Large Complex Commercial Disputes ("Complex
         Procedures"), as such rules will be in effect on the date of delivery
         of a demand for arbitration ("Demand"), except to the extent that such
         rules are inconsistent with the provisions set forth herein.
         Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties may agree in good faith that
         the Complex Procedures will not apply in order to promote the efficient
         arbitration of Disputes where the nature of the Dispute, including
         without limitation the amount in controversy, does not justify the
         application of such procedures.

6.3      SELECTION OF ARBITRATORS. The arbitration panel will consist of three
         arbitrators. Each Party will name an arbitrator within ten (10) days
         after the delivery of the Demand. The two arbitrators named by the
         Parties may have prior relationships with the naming Party, which in a
         judicial setting would be considered a conflict of interest. The third
         arbitrator, selected by the first two, should be a neutral participant,
         with no prior working relationship with either Party. If the two
         arbitrators are unable to select a third arbitrator within ten (10)
         days, a third neutral arbitrator will be appointed by the AAA from the
         panel of commercial arbitrators of any of the AAA Large and Complex
         Resolution Programs. If a vacancy in the arbitration panel occurs after
         the hearings have commenced, the vacancy shall be filled by the Party
         who named such arbitrator, or in the case of the neutral arbitrator, by
         the other two arbitrators or the AAA under the procedure described
         above. Until such replacement arbitrator is named and accepts the role
         of an arbitrator, the remaining arbitrator or arbitrators may not
         continue with the hearing and determination of the controversy, unless
         the Parties agree otherwise.

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6.4      GOVERNING LAW OF ARBITRABILITY. The Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C.
         Secs. 1-16, and not state law, will be used to determine whether a
         Dispute hereunder can be resolved by arbitration, it being the intent
         of the Parties to have all Disputes (other than Disputes relating to
         issues of proprietary rights, including but not limited to intellectual
         property and confidentiality) governed by the procedures set forth in
         this Section 6. The arbitrators will allow such discovery as is
         appropriate to the purposes of arbitration in accomplishing a fair,
         speedy and cost-effective resolution of the Disputes. The arbitrators
         will reference the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure then in effect in
         setting the scope and timing of discovery. The Federal Rules of
         Evidence will apply in toto. The arbitrators may enter a default
         decision against any Party who fails to participate in the arbitration
         proceedings.

6.5      ARBITRATION AWARDS. The arbitrators will have the authority to award
         compensatory damages only. Any award by the arbitrators will be
         accompanied by a written opinion setting forth the findings of fact and
         conclusions of law relied upon in reaching the decision. The award
         rendered by the arbitrators will be final, binding and non-appealable,
         and judgment upon such award may be entered by any court of competent
         jurisdiction. The Parties agree that the existence, conduct and content
         of any arbitration will be kept confidential and no Party will disclose
         to any person any information about such arbitration, except as may be
         required by law or by any governmental authority or for financial
         reporting purposes in each Party's financial statements.

6.6      FEES. Each Party will pay the fees of its own attorneys, expenses of
         witnesses and all other expenses and costs in connection with the
         presentation of such Party's case (collectively, "Attorneys' Fees").
         The remaining costs of the arbitration, including without limitation,
         fees of the arbitrators, costs of records or transcripts and
         administrative fees (collectively, "Arbitration Costs") will be borne
         equally by the Parties.

6.7      NON-ARBITRATABLE DISPUTES. Any Dispute that is not subject to to
         arbitration under this Section 6 (collectively, "Non-Arbitration
         Claims") will be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the
         State of Delaware, except for actions seeking injunctive relief that,
         because of the specific nature of relief sought, are legally required
         to be filed in another jurisdiction. Each Party irrevocably consents to
         the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware and
         the federal courts situated in the State of Delaware, over any and all
         Non-Arbitration Claims and any and all actions to enforce such claims
         or to recover damages or other relief in connection with such claims,
         except for actions seeking injunctive relief that, because of the
         specific nature of relief sought, are legally required to be filed in
         another jurisdiction.

6.8      EXHIBITS. All of the Exhibits attached hereto are each hereby made a
         part of this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
Effective Date.

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AMERICA ONLINE, INC.                      EMW ENERGY SERVICES CORP.

By: /s/ DAVID COLBURN                     By: /s/ JIMMIE L. WILLIAMS
   ------------------                        -----------------------
Name: David Colburn                       Name: Jimmie L. Williams
Title: President, Business Affairs        Title: Vice President
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EXHIBITS

A        PLACEMENTS/PROMOTIONS/IMPRESSIONS
A-1      REWARDS PROMOTIONS
B        DEFINITIONS
C        CROSS PROMOTIONS
C-1      AFFILIATE PROGRAM TERMS AND CONDITIONS
D        MP PRODUCTS AND OTHER CONTENT
E        OPERATIONS
F        STANDARD ONLINE COMMERCE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
G        STANDARD LEGAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
H        LIST OF MP COMPETITORS
I        STOCK SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

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                                                     EXHIBIT A

                                                PLACEMENT/PROMOTION

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AOL SERVICE                            COPY SIZE        YEAR 1        YEAR 2        YEAR 3        YEAR 4        YEAR 5        YEAR 6
                                                  IMPRESSIONS*  IMPRESSIONS*  IMPRESSIONS*  IMPRESSIONS*  IMPRESSIONS*  IMPRESSIONS*
<S>                                    <C>        <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
AOL BANKING PACKAGE (STATE TBD)        234X60              ***           ***           ***           ***           ***           ***
Welcome Screen w/ Graphic**            Text                ***           ***           ***           ***           ***           ***
                                       w/Graphic
Welcome Screen w/out Graphic**         Text                ***           ***           ***           ***           ***           ***
ROS: Demo & Geographically Targeted    234x60              ***           ***           ***           ***           ***           ***
Email: Targeted                        175x45              ***           ***           ***           ***           ***           ***
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AOL SERVICE TOTAL:                                         ***           ***           ***           ***           ***           ***
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DIGITAL CITY
Targeted Promotion within Specific     234x60              ***           ***           ***           ***           ***           ***
Markets (Markets TBD)***
Targeted Text Promotion within         Text                ***           ***           ***           ***           ***           ***
Specific Markets (Markets TBD)***
ROS (Targeted Markets: TBD)            234x60              ***           ***           ***           ***           ***           ***
Content Integration & Sponsorship****  TBD                 ***           ***           ***           ***           ***           ***
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DIGITAL CITYTOTAL:                                         ***           ***           ***           ***           ***           ***
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COMPUSERVE
Geo-Targeted Pop-Ups                   200Wx250D           ***           ***           ***           ***           ***           ***
                                       Pixel
Geo-Targeted Direct Emails             Text                ***           ***           ***           ***           ***           ***
Geo-Targeted Ad Banners                468x60              ***           ***           ***           ***           ***           ***
Home & Family Banners                  468x60              ***           ***           ***           ***           ***           ***
Personal Finance Banners               468x60              ***           ***           ***           ***           ***           ***
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COMPUSERVETOTAL:                                           ***           ***           ***           ***           ***           ***
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AGGREGATE TOTAL IMPRESSIONS:                               ***           ***           ***           ***           ***           ***
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* Specific line item Impressions totals are estimated.

**Welcome Screen MUST link to an AOL Native Screen (and not to a page of the
Affiliated MP Site).

***Impressions are estimated variable based on content.

****Integration of MP content in relevant DCI markets as determined by DCI.

Year 1: Effective Date-3/31/2001; Year 2: 4/1/2001-3/31/2002; Year 3:
4/1/2002-3/31/2003; Year 4: 4/1/2003-3/31/2004; Year 5: 4/1/2004-3/31/2005; Year
6: 4/1/2005-11/30/2005.

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1.       During the Term, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, MP shall
         have the right to use the Keyword Search Terms as are mutually agreed
         upon by the Parties hereto.

2.       "Collar" shall mean ***% of the Impressions Commitment in any of Years
         1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 as provided in the chart above.

3.       The parties agree that MP shall launch the Affiliated MP Site on or
         prior to June 30, 2000, and the date of such launch shall be the "Site
         Launch Date". MP shall inform AOL of the Site Launch Date no later than
         24 hours after such Site Launch Date shall have occurred. The Parties
         hereby acknowledge that, notwithstanding anything else to the contrary
         contained in this Agreement, AOL may deliver a number of Impressions
         that are less than or equal to, but not exceeding, ***% of the
         Impressions Commitment for Year 1 of the Term prior to the Site Launch
         Date. Subject to the terms of Section 1.3.1, MP shall determine the
         content of Promotions to which AOL shall deliver such Impressions
         pursuant to this Paragraph 3 of this Exhibit A and such Promotions will
         either be of a non-clickable nature or will link to an area as mutually
         agreed upon by the Parties hereto.

4.       From time to time, subject to the provisions of Sections 1.2.3 and 1.4
         hereof and AOL's then-current guidelines for reallocating promotions,
         MP may elect to exchange any Promotions identified above for the same
         type of Promotions (e.g., banner advertisements for banner
         advertisements) or the location of Promotions (e.g., Welcome Screen
         Promotions for Personal Finance promotions) within the same Exclusive
         Service or across Exclusive Services. For purposes of exchanging
         Promotions, the relative value of new Promotions and Promotions to be
         exchanged shall be based upon AOL's then-current rate card for such
         Promotions, respectively. All exchanges of Promotions shall be subject
         to availability (including, without limitation, availability limited by
         AOL's exclusivity and other preferential commitments), as reasonably
         determined by AOL. MP may request such adjustments to the Promotions no
         more frequently than once each quarter.

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                                   EXHIBIT A-1

                               REWARDS PROMOTIONS

         1.       PROMOTION ON THE AOL SERVICE. AOL shall promote the Rewards
                  Promotions on the AOL Service as follows: MP shall receive a
                  promotional, rotating presence on the Rewards Program Main
                  Screen on the AOL Service; (b) MP shall receive a promotional,
                  rotating presence on the Rewards Program "Earn Points Now"
                  sub-screen on the AOL Service; and (c) MP shall receive
                  promotional placements in other appropriate locations on the
                  AOL Service as MP and AOL may mutually agree. Notwithstanding
                  the foregoing, AOL reserves the right to redesign and/or
                  modify the organization, structure, "look and feel",
                  navigation and other elements of Rewards Program promotional
                  areas on the AOL Service. If AOL redesigns or modifies any
                  such elements of the Rewards Program in a manner that
                  substantially modifies the nature of the promotion a material
                  adverse fashion, AOL will work with MP in good faith to
                  provide MP with comparable promotion.

         2.       OTHER AOL PROMOTIONS. AOL shall, from time to time during the
                  Term, promote the MP Rewards Offers through the following
                  communication channels available to AOL at AOL's sole
                  discretion: (a) Rewards Program subscriber statements,
                  including e-mail statements; (b) Award confirmation e-mails;
                  and (c) Newsletters and promotions sent to AOL Members with an
                  Rewards Points balance.

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                                    EXHIBIT B

                                   DEFINITIONS

The following definitions will apply to this Agreement:

AAA.  As defined in Section 6.2.

ADDITIONAL MP CHANNEL. Any other electronic, interactive distribution channel
(e.g., an Interactive Service other than AOL) through which MP makes
available an offering comparable in nature to the Affiliated MP Site.

AFFILIATED MP SITE. The specific customized area or web site to be promoted
and distributed by AOL hereunder that is accessed by and accessible to AOL
Users through the AOL Network, through which MP will market the MP Products
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

AGGREGATOR. An entity that sells or promotes multiple lines of products
and/or services and is not primarily a provider of energy services (i.e., is
primarily engaged in activities other than the promotion and sale of Energy
Products).

AOL EXCLUSIVE OFFERS.  As defined in Section 2.6.

AOL INTERACTIVE SITE. Any Interactive Site that is managed, maintained, owned
or controlled by AOL or its affiliates.

AOL LOOK AND FEEL. The elements of graphics, design, organization,
presentation, layout, user interface, navigation and stylistic convention
(including the digital implementations thereof) which are generally
associated with Interactive Sites within the AOL Service, CompuServe or
Digital City.

AOL MEMBER. Any authorized user of any of the Exclusive Services, including
any sub-accounts using an Exclusive Service under an authorized master
account.

AOL NETWORK. (i) The AOL Service, (ii) CompuServe, (iii) Digital City, and
(iv) any other product or service owned, operated, distributed or authorized
to be distributed by or through AOL or its affiliates worldwide (and
including those properties excluded from the definitions of the AOL Service,
CompuServe or Digital City).

AOL PURCHASER. Any person or entity who enters the Affiliated MP Site from
the AOL Network, including, without limitation, from any third party area
therein (to the extent entry from such third party area is traceable through
both Parties' commercially reasonable efforts), and either (A) agrees to
receive any MP Energy Product and remains a customer of MP's Energy Products
for three billing cycles, or (B) purchases non-Energy Products in an amount
representing at least $300 in the aggregate. AOL Purchasers are counted only
once per household; subsequent or additional purchases by a person or entity
are not counted as additional AOL Purchasers (except to the extent that
additional purchases are required to achieve the aforementioned threshold of
$300 per month). A move to a new residence or location shall not be counted
as an additional AOL Purchaser if the person or entity transfers an existing
service from its old residence or location to its new residence or location.

AOL SERVICE. The standard narrow-band U.S. version of the America Online-R-
brand service, specifically excluding (a) AOL.com, Netcenter or any other AOL
Interactive Site, (b) the international versions of an America Online-R-
brand service (E.G., AOL Japan), (c) the CompuServe-R- brand service and any
other CompuServe products or services, (d) "Driveway," "ICQ-TM-," "AOL
Search-TM-," "AOL Instant Messenger-TM-," "Digital City," "NetMail-TM-,"
"Electra", "Thrive", "Real Fans", "Love@AOL", "Entertainment Asylum," "AOL
Hometown," "My News," "My Calendar," "You've Got Pictures," or any similar
independent product, service or property which may be offered by, through or
with the U.S. version of the America Online-R- brand service, (e) any
programming or Content area offered by or through the U.S. version of the
America Online-R- brand service over which AOL does not exercise complete
operational control (including, without

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limitation, Content areas controlled by other parties and member-created
Content areas), (f) any yellow pages, white pages, classifieds or other
search, directory or review services or Content offered by or through the
U.S. version of the America Online-R- brand service, (g) any property,
feature, product or service which AOL or its affiliates may acquire
subsequent to the Effective Date that is maintained as a separate service and
is not made part of the standard, narrow-band U.S. version of the AOL brand
service, and (h) any other version of an America Online service which is
materially different from the standard narrow-band U.S. version of the
America Online brand service, by virtue of its branding, distribution,
functionality, Content or services, including, without limitation, any
co-branded version of the service or any version distributed through any
broadband distribution platform or though any platform or device other than a
desktop personal computer. In the case of a service described in clause (h),
the mere delivery method technology, in and of itself, will in no way cause
such site or service to be excluded from the definition of the applicable
site or service such that, delivery of the site or service to a personal
computer via cable modem, high speed telephone connection (e.g. DSL or ISDN)
or satellite does not, alone thereby cause such site or service to be
excluded from the definition of the applicable site or service, provided
however if such resulting site or service is otherwise materially different
from the primary, narrow band U.S. version of that site or service,
including, without limitation, any third party co-branded version of the site
or service or any version distributed through any broadband distribution
platform or through any platform or device other than a desktop personal
computer, then any such distinctions shall suffice to exclude such site or
service from the applicable definition of the applicable site or service.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, AOL's integrated
bill payment product shall be deemed to be part of the AOL Service.

AOL SERVICE MEMBER.  As defined in Section 1.5.1.

AOL USER. Any user of the AOL Service, CompuServe, Digital City, or the AOL
Network.

APPLIANCE.  As defined in Exhibit D.

ARBITRATION COSTS.  As defined in Section 6.7.

ATTORNEY'S FEES.  As defined in Section 6.7.

BLACKOUT PERIOD. As defined in Section 3.3.2.

BUNDLED SERVICES.  As defined in Exhibit D.

CHANGE OF CONTROL. (a) The consummation of a reorganization, merger or
consolidation or sale or other disposition of substantially all of the assets
of a party or (b) the acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within
the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1933, as amended) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
promulgated under such Act) of more than 50% of either (i) the then
outstanding shares of common stock of such party; or (ii) the combined voting
power of the then outstanding voting securities of such party entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors.

COLLAR.  As defined in Exhibit A.

COMPLEX PROCEDURES.  As defined in Section 6.2.

COMPUSERVE. The standard, narrow-band U.S. version of the CompuServe brand
service, specifically excluding (a) any international versions of such
service, (b) any web-based service including "compuserve.com", "cserve.com"
and "cs.com", or any similar product or service offered by or through the
U.S. version of the CompuServe brand service, (c) Content areas owned,
maintained or controlled by CompuServe affiliates or any similar
"sub-service," (d) any programming or Content area offered by or through the
U.S. version of the CompuServe brand service over which CompuServe does not
exercise complete or substantially complete operational control (including
without limitation, Content areas

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controlled by other parties and member-created Content areas), (e) any yellow
pages, white pages, classifieds or other search, directory or review services
or Content and (f) any co-branded or private label branded version of the
U.S. version of the CompuServe brand service, (g) any version of the U.S.
version of the CompuServe brand service which offers Content, distribution,
services and/or functionality materially different from the Content,
distribution, services and/or functionality associated with the standard,
narrow-band U.S. version of the CompuServe brand service, including, without
limitation, any version of such service distributed through any platform or
device other than a desktop personal computer, and (h) any property, feature,
product or service which CompuServe or its affiliates may acquire subsequent
to the Effective Date that is maintained as a separate service and is not
made part of, or offered in, the standard, narrow-band U.S. version of the
CompuServe brand service. In the case of a service described in clause (h),
the mere delivery method technology, in and of itself, will in no way cause
such site or service to be excluded from the definition of the applicable
site or service such that, delivery of the site or service to a personal
computer via cable modem, high speed telephone connection (e.g. DSL or ISDN)
or satellite does not, alone thereby cause such site or service to be
excluded from the definition of the applicable site or service.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, AOL's integrated
bill payment product shall be deemed to be part of CompuServe.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Any information relating to or disclosed in the
course of the Agreement, which is or should be reasonably understood to be
confidential or proprietary to the disclosing Party, including, but not
limited to, (i) the material terms of this Agreement, (ii) information about
AOL Members, AOL Users and AOL Purchasers, (iii) information about MP's
customers, sales, marketing plans or businesses, (iv) technical processes and
formulas, source codes and product designs, and (v) sales, cost and other
unpublished financial information, product and business plans, projections,
and marketing data of either Party. "Confidential Information" will not
include information (a) already lawfully known to or independently developed
by the receiving Party, (b) disclosed in published materials, (c) generally
known to the public, (d) lawfully obtained from any third party, or (e) is
independently developed by a Party without reference to any disclosed
information.

CONTENT. Text, images, video, audio (including, without limitation, music
used in synchronism or timed relation with visual displays) and other data,
products, services advertisements, promotions, URLs, links, pointers,
technology and software, including any modifications, upgrades, updates,
enhancements and related documentation.

CONTINUED LINK.  As defined in Section 5.3.

DEMAND.  As defined in Section 6.2.

DEREGULATED ENERGY PRODUCT. Either electricity or natural gas, as the case
may be, that can be sold in a Deregulated Market.

DEREGULATED MARKET. With respect to either natural gas or electricity, any
market in the United States in which legislation is enacted which will permit
an entity other than the regulated utility or distribution company to sell
natural gas or electricity on and after the Market Open Date.

DIGITAL CITY. The standard, narrow-band U.S. version of Digital City's local
content offerings marketed under the Digital City-R- brand name, specifically
excluding (a) the AOL Service, or any other AOL Interactive Site, (b) any
international versions of such local content offerings, (c) the CompuServe-R-
brand service and any other CompuServe products or services (d) "Driveway,"
"ICQ-TM-," "AOL Search-TM-," "AOL Instant Messenger-TM-," "Digital City,"
"NetMail-TM-," "Electra", "Thrive", "Real Fans", "Love@AOL", "Entertainment
Asylum," "AOL Hometown," "My News," "My Calendar," "You've Got Pictures," or
any similar independent product, service or property which may be offered by,
through or with the standard narrow band version of Digital City's local
content offerings, (e) any programming or Content area offered by or through
such local content offerings over which AOL does not exercise complete
operational control (including, without limitation, Content areas controlled
by other parties and member-created Content areas), (f) any yellow pages,
white pages, classifieds or other search, directory or review services or

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Content offered by or through such local content offerings, (g) any property,
feature, product or service which AOL or its affiliates may acquire
subsequent to the Effective Date that is maintained as a separate service and
is not made part of the standard, narrow-band U.S. version of the Digital
City brand service, (h) any other version of a Digital City local content
offering which is materially different from the narrow-band U.S. version of
Digital City's local content offerings marketed under the Digital City-R-
brand name, by virtue of its branding, distribution, functionality, Content
or services, and (i) Digital City-branded offerings in any local area where
such offerings are not owned or operationally controlled by America Online,
Inc. or DCI (e.g., Chicago, Orlando, South Florida, and Hampton Roads). In
the case of a service described in clause (h), the mere delivery method
technology, in and of itself, will in no way cause such site or service to be
excluded from the definition of the applicable site or service such that,
delivery of the site or service to a personal computer via cable modem, high
speed telephone connection (e.g. DSL or ISDN) or satellite does not, alone
thereby cause such site or service to be excluded from the definition of the
applicable site or service.

ENERGY PRODUCT.  As defined in Exhibit D.

ENERGY RELATED PRODUCT.  As defined in Exhibit D.

EXCLUSIVE MP PRODUCTS.  Energy Products and Energy Related Products.

EXCLUSIVE SERVICES. AOL Service, Digital City, and CompuServe, and any other
services that become an Exclusive Service pursuant to Section 3.5.

FINAL SHORTFALL.  As defined in Section 1.2.4.

IMPRESSION. User exposure to the applicable Promotion, as such exposure may
be reasonably determined and measured by AOL in accordance with its standard
methodologies and protocols.

IMPRESSIONS COMMITMENT  As defined in Section 1.2.

INFORMATION SERVICES.  As defined in Exhibit D.

INTERACTIVE SERVICE. An entity offering one or more of the following: (i)
online or Internet connectivity services (e.g., an Internet service
provider); (ii) an interactive site or service featuring a broad selection of
aggregated third party interactive content (or navigation thereto) (e.g., an
online service or search and directory service) and/or marketing a broad
selection of products and/or services across numerous interactive commerce
categories (e.g., an online mall or other leading online commerce site); and
(iii) communications software capable of serving as the principal means
through which a user creates, sends and receives electronic mail or real time
online messages.

INTERACTIVE SITE. Any interactive site or area, including, by way of example
and without limitation, (i) an MP site on the World Wide Web portion of the
Internet, or (ii) a channel or area delivered through a "push" product such
as the Pointcast Network or interactive environment such as Microsoft's
Active Desktop.

KEYWORD SEARCH TERMS. (a) The Keyword-TM- online search terms made available
on the AOL Service, combining AOL's Keyword-TM- online search modifier with a
term or phrase specifically related to MP (and determined in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement), and (b) the Go Word online search terms made
available on CompuServe, combining CompuServe's Go Word online search
modifier with a term or phrase specifically related to MP and determined in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement).

LICENSED CONTENT. All Content offered through the Affiliated MP Site pursuant
to this Agreement or otherwise provided by MP or its agents in connection
herewith (e.g., offline or online promotional Content, Promotions, AOL
"slideshows", etc.), including in each case, any modifications, upgrades,
updates, enhancements, and related documentation.

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LOOK SEE DATE.  As defined in Section 3.6.

MARKET OPEN DATE. With respect to a Deregulated Market, the first date on which
MP is legally able to deliver the Deregulated Energy Product in such Deregulated
Market.

MIGRATE. To move from either the AOL Service or CompuServe to another paid
service on the AOL Network (other than the AOL Service or CompuServe), and in
connection with such move to terminate membership in the service from which such
move was made.

MOVING SERVICES.  As defined in Exhibit D.

MP COMPETITOR. As of the Effective Date, an "MP Competitor" shall be any of the
entities listed in Exhibit H attached hereto. From time to time, and subject to
the prior approval of AOL, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed, MP may add entities as additional MP Competitors if they satisfy either
of the following criteria: (i) such entity derives more than 10% of its total
gross revenue from Energy Products, as measured over the four quarters preceding
such measurement, or (ii) such entity has acquired more than 400,000 customers
who have purchased Energy Products in the preceding twelve (12) months.
Additionally, in the event that MP believes that an entity should be an MP
Competitor, but such entity does not satisfy the requirements of (i) or (ii)
above, MP shall have the right to request that such entity be deemed an MP
Competitor; provided that prior to requesting that such entity be deemed an MP
Competitor hereunder, MP shall first demonstrate to AOL's reasonable
satisfaction that such entity (a) poses a significant and substantial
competitive threat to MP's core business, (b) if not treated as an MP
Competitor, a relationship between AOL and such entity would have a materially
adverse impact on MP's ability to generate significant amounts of AOL Purchasers
hereunder, and (c) treating such entity as an MP Competitor hereunder will have
a direct and measurable impact on preventing or changing the occurrence of the
events outlined in subparagraphs (a) and (b) above. Such entity shall not be
added to Exhibit H as an MP Competitor unless AOL agrees in writing.

MP INTERACTIVE SITE. Any Interactive Site (other than the Affiliated MP Site)
which is managed, maintained, owned or controlled by MP or its agents.

MP PRODUCTS. Energy Products, Energy Related Products and Other Related
Products.

OTHER RELATED PRODUCTS.  Defined in Exhibit D.

PRESS RELEASE.  As defined in Section 5.1.

PRIVATE PLACEMENT. The sale of equity of MP for at least $60 million in one or
more transactions.

PROMO CONTENT.  As defined in Section 1.3.1.

PROMOTIONS. The promotions described on Exhibit A, any comparable promotions
delivered by AOL in accordance with Section 1.1, and any additional promotions
of the Affiliated MP Site provided by AOL (including, without limitation,
additional Keyword Search Terms and other navigational tools).

REFUND RATE.  $*** per Impression.

REGULATED MARKET. With respect to either electricity or natural gas, any market
that is not a Deregulated Market.

SALES REPORTS.  As defined in Section 4.6.2.

SHORTFALL.  As defined in Section 1.2.2.

SITE LAUNCH DATE.  As defined in paragraph 3 of Exhibit A.

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SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. The Subscription Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit I.

TARGETED SERVICE. A paid subscription service on the AOL Network other than AOL
Service, or CompuServe.

TRANSACTION TAXES. Any sales or use tax, excise tax, or any other tax or fee
imposed on a per-transaction basis.

TERM.  As defined in Section 5.1.1.

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                                    EXHIBIT C

                                CROSS PROMOTIONS

1.       ONLINE PROMOTIONS. Subject to the terms of this Section 1 of Exhibit C,
with respect to any MP Interactive Site (other than any MP Interactive Site
which MP has created or is managing in conjunction with or on behalf of an
Interactive Service), in the event that MP promotes or provides a placement for
any Interactive Service other than AOL on any MP Interactive Site, MP agrees to
promote the AOL Network in a manner which is of equal prominence to the manner
in which MP promotes such other Interactive Service. The determination of "equal
prominence" will be made mutually by the Parties twice per year (as agreed upon
by the Parties), will be measured in the aggregate (i.e., MP's promotion of the
AOL Network will be compared with MP's promotion of such other Interactive
Service over a six-month review period), and will be based on the level and
number of promotions, not on the ultimate effectiveness of the promotions
("Equal Prominence"). If after any six-month review period it is determined that
MP has failed to meet its commitment to promote the AOL Network as required
under this Section 1 of Exhibit C, then MP will have 30 days to develop a plan
to cure such failure (subject to AOL's agreement that such plan will cure such
failure) and 90 days to implement such plan. Additionally, MP hereby enters into
AOL's affiliate program for new member acquisitions as outlined at
http://affiliate.aol.com/affiliate and in accordance with the terms and
conditions attached hereto as Exhibit C-1.

2.       OFF-LINE PROMOTIONS. Subject to the terms of this Exhibit C, MP agrees
to promote AOL, the AOL Keyword Search Term (or any equivalent navigational tool
on any of the Exclusive Services) or the Affiliated MP Site with Equal
Prominence to the promotion of any other MP Interactive Sites in MP's
television, radio, print and "out of home" (e.g., buses and billboards)
advertisements over which MP has substantial editorial control, and shall
advertise the availability of the Affiliated MP Site through the AOL Network in
such media (by way of site name, related company name, URL or otherwise). If
after any six-month review period it is determined that MP has failed to meet
its commitment to promote the Affiliated MP Site as required under this Section
2 of Exhibit C, then MP will have 30 days to develop a plan to cure such failure
(subject to AOL's agreement that such plan will cure such failure) and 90 days
to implement such plan.

3.       OTHER COOPERATION. AOL and MP shall cooperate to develop and implement
direct mailings or other promotions directly to the AOL Members (or segments of
AOL Members), provided that MP pays the costs of such promotions and AOL
controls the mailings and is not required to divulge to MP any information
relating to the AOL Members. AOL and MP shall also cooperate in exploring other
cross-promotional activities mutually beneficial to the Parties. In the event
the Parties pursue such cross-promotional activities, AOL shall offer to MP
commercially reasonable market rates, which in no event will exceed AOL's
then-current rate card.

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                                   EXHIBIT C-1
                           AFFILIATE NETWORK AGREEMENT

                         AOL AFFILIATE NETWORK AGREEMENT
                             EFFECTIVE DATE: 11/1/99

READ THIS CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION (THE "APPLICATION") FOR
PARTICIPATION IN THE AOL AFFILIATE NETWORK PROGRAM (THE "PROGRAM"). This is a
binding agreement (the "AGREEMENT") between the individual submitting the
Application or the entity on whose behalf the Application is being submitted
("YOU" and "YOUR") and America Online, Inc. ("AOL"). By submitting the
Application, you hereby ACCEPT AND AGREE to all of the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement.

1.   APPLICATION PROCESS. By submitting the Application you are expressing your
desire to participate in the Program through which you may promote certain AOL
products and services and are compensated for the number of qualified
individuals that use such products and services as a direct result of your
promotion. As part of the Application you must submit the principal address of
your web site (the "WEBSITE") upon which you desire to place the AOL Promos (as
defined in Section 2). You represent and warrant that: (i) the information
submitted in the Application is truthful and accurate; (ii) the person
submitting the Application is at least 18 years old; (iii) in the event you are
an entity, the person submitting the Application has the full right, power and
authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of such entity; and (iv) the
execution of this Agreement by such person, and the performance by you of your
obligations and duties hereunder, do not and will not violate any agreement to
which you are a party or by which you are otherwise bound. You acknowledges that
AOL makes no representations, warranties or agreements related to the subject
matter hereof that are not expressly provided for in this Agreement. AOL will
evaluate the Application and will notify you of AOL's acceptance or rejection of
the Application in a timely manner. AOL may reject the Application if the
Website is deemed in AOL's sole discretion to be unsuitable for the Program.
Unsuitable web sites include, but are not limited to, those that:

     1.1 Contain sexually explicit or obscene materials, or materials that are
     otherwise deemed offensive;

     1.2 Advocate discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality,
     disability, sexual orientation, or age.

     1.3 Promote or engage in illegal activities;

     1.4 Violate intellectual property rights of third parties;

     1.5 Contain or promote deceptive information;

     1.6 Promote gambling; or

     1.7 Violate AOL's "PRIVACY POLICY" available at
     http://www.aol.com/info/privacy.html, as may be modified from time to time
     by AOL in its sole discretion.

2.   LINKING WITH, AND USE OF, AOL PROMOS. In the event your Application is
accepted by AOL, you may use (to the extent provided in Article 4 below) the
electronic graphic artwork and corresponding links to AOL products including the
special promotion identifier and all HTML thereto (the "AOL PROMOS") available
at http://AOL.reporting.net (the "REPORTING SITE") as necessary to participate
in the Program. AOL will provide the HTML for such links at the Reporting Site,
including a special promotion identifier that will make possible tracking and
reporting of all Qualified New Members (as defined in Section 5) acquired
through your Website. It is your responsibility to integrate the AOL Promos into
your Website properly in accordance with the instructions available at the
Reporting Site, and AOL shall not be liable to you with respect to your failure
properly to integrate the AOL Promos into your Website, including to the extent
such failure may result in any reductions of amounts that would otherwise be
paid to you under this Agreement. You agree not to modify any AOL Promos in any
way without the express written permission of AOL. You may only display the AOL
Promos on your Website, and if you have multiple web sites other than the
Website, you must submit an Application for each such web site to display the
AOL Promos on

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such web site. Without limiting the foregoing, you shall not promote or
otherwise announce the availability of the AOL Promos on your Website
anywhere other than within your Website, including but not limited to using
the AOL Promos in e-mail and promoting or otherwise announcing the
availability of the AOL Promos on your Website through e-mail.

3.   YOUR WEBSITE. You are solely responsible for, and AOL hereby disclaims all
liability for, the development, operation and maintenance of, and all costs
associated with, your Website, any content thereon and any equipment therefor.
You hereby agree that your Website shall not, in any way, copy or resemble the
look and feel of, or create the impression that it is, part of the AOL Service
or any of AOL's or its affiliates' or subsidiaries' web sites. You agree that
your Website shall at all times during the Term of the Agreement comply with the
policies identified in Section 1.7, and shall not engage in any of the
activities listed in Sections 1.1 through 1.6.

4.   LIMITED LICENSE TO USE AOL PROMOS. AOL hereby grants to you a nonexclusive,
revocable license to display on your Website the AOL Promos solely as necessary
for, and for the purpose of, promoting the products and/or services associated
with the AOL Promos as set forth at the Reporting Site and identifying you as a
participant in the Program. To the extent, if any, that AOL Promos contain AOL's
trademarks, service marks or trade names, you shall not use such marks in a
manner that might be deemed to create a unitary composite mark. You agree not to
use the AOL Promos in a manner that is, or otherwise include materials on your
Website that are, disparaging of AOL. AOL reserves all proprietary rights in and
to the AOL Promos not expressly granted herein. You agree this license can be
revoked at any time for any or no reason upon notice by AOL to you (regardless
of termination of this Agreement) and you agree upon receipt of such notice
immediately to cease using all AOL Promos.

5.   PAYMENTS

     5.1  REFERRAL FEES. On a monthly basis, within thirty (30) days after the
     end of each calendar month, AOL shall pay you a "FEE" for each Qualified
     New Member who registered for a type of plan for the AOL Service set forth
     below directly from a link within the AOL Promos on your Website using the
     special promotion identifier and thereafter became a Qualified New Member
     in such month. "QUALIFIED NEW MEMBER" means any person or entity who
     registers for the AOL Service during the Term as a direct result of your
     promotion of the AOL Service by linking from one of the AOL Promos on your
     Website using your special promotional identifier and who pays the
     then-standard fees required for membership to the AOL Service through at
     least two (2) consecutive billing cycles (excluding any standard free trial
     period). The minimum Fee for the each of the following type(s) of plans for
     the AOL Service is as follows:

               SERVICE TYPE                           FEE/QUALIFIED NEW MEMBER
               Unlimited Usage AOL Service            US $15

     AOL may choose to offer you a higher Fee for a particular period of time or
     for particular types of AOL Service. AOL will either provide you notice of
     such higher Fee to the e-mail address in your Application or will post
     notice of such higher Fee on the Reporting Site. You acknowledge that AOL
     may offer a Fee to other participants in the Program that is higher than
     the Fee you receive. Nothing in the foregoing shall limit AOL's ability to
     lower the minimum Fee contained herein in accordance with Article 7.

     5.2  MONTHLY BONUS. In addition to the Fees above, within thirty (30) days
     after the end of each calendar month, AOL will pay you a bonus for each
     calendar month in which the number of Qualified New Members for which AOL
     paid a Fee to you pursuant to Section 5.1 for such month exceeds
     twenty-four. The amount of such bonus shall be as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               QUALIFIED NEW MEMBERS             TOTAL BONUS
               ---------------------             -----------
               <S>                               <C>
               25-50                             US $75
               51-99                             US $175
               100-249                           US $400
               -E 250                           US $1,125
</TABLE>

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     5.3  ANNUAL BONUSES. In addition to the Fees above, within thirty (30) days
     after the end of the calendar year, AOL will pay you $20,000 for every
     5,000 Qualified New Members obtained through the AOL Promos on your Website
     using your special promotion identifier during such calendar year (e.g. AOL
     will pay you $40,000 if 14,999 Qualified New Members are acquired during a
     calendar year).

     5.4  LIABILITY FOR PAYMENT. AOL's sole obligation in regards to remitting
     payment to you for the payments described in Sections 5.1 through 5.3 shall
     be to mail such payment to the address submitted to AOL in the Application
     or in the event your address changes, to the address thereafter submitted
     at the Reporting Site. You are solely responsible for assuring your address
     of record is current and correct. In the event a payment sent to such
     address is returned to AOL for any reason other than an error in such
     address on the part of AOL, you shall be responsible for requesting that
     such payment is resent to you and for verifying the address to which such
     payment is to be sent. AOL shall not be liable for any payment to you if
     AOL deems that you have engaged in any fraudulent or criminal activity in
     connection with the Program.

6.   REPORTING. Through the Reporting Site AOL shall provide you with monthly
reports setting forth the number of impressions that your Website generated of
the AOL Promos, clickthroughs to an AOL web site that were generated from AOL
Promos on your Website, and Qualified New Members obtained by AOL through your
Website in the preceding month. AOL shall also provide monthly reports detailing
the monthly volume bonuses that are due to you. Also, on a calendar year basis,
AOL will provide a report detailing any annual bonus that is due to you. The
form, content and timing of the foregoing reports may vary from time to time in
AOL's sole discretion.

7.   MODIFICATION OF THIS AGREEMENT. AOL may modify any terms and conditions in
this Agreement, including any amounts payable as Fees and bonuses under Article
5, at any time in its sole discretion by posting a notice or a new Agreement on
the Reporting Site, but such new Agreement shall be effective no sooner than
five (5) days after such notice or new Agreement is posted on the Reporting
Site. YOUR SOLE REMEDY AND RECOURSE IN THE EVENT ANY SUCH MODIFICATION IS
UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU IS TO TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT, PROVIDED THAT AOL SHALL PAY
TO YOU ALL AMOUNTS DUE TO YOU PRIOR TO YOUR TERMINATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 11.1. Notwithstanding the five (5) day notice period for termination
provided in Article 9, such termination by you in the event of a modification
shall be effective immediately upon receipt by AOL of notice thereof. Your
continued participation in the Program after such five (5) day period has passed
shall constitute acceptance of the modifications.

8.   PRESS RELEASES; PUBLICITY. All press releases and other publicity regarding
the content of this AOL Affiliate Network Agreement shall be governed by Section
5.7 of the Interactive Marketing Agreement.

9.   TERM AND TERMINATION. This Agreement shall be effective on the date AOL
accepts the Application and shall continue until either party terminates this
Agreement as set forth herein (the "TERM"). Either party may terminate this
Agreement at any time for any or no reason upon five (5) days notice, (i) in the
case of termination by AOL, to you at either, at AOL's option, the e-mail
address contained in the Application or by posting such notice on the Reporting
Site, and (ii) in the case of termination by you, to AOL at the following email
address: AOLAffiliates@aol.com.

10.  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; DISCLAIMER; INDEMNIFICATION.

     10.1 LIABILITY. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE
     OTHER PARTY FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY
     DAMAGES (EVEN IF THAT PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
     DAMAGES), ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF EITHER PARTY
     HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES (COLLECTIVELY,
     "DISCLAIMED DAMAGES"); PROVIDED THAT YOU SHALL REMAIN LIABLE TO AOL TO THE
     EXTENT ANY DISCLAIMED DAMAGES ARE CLAIMED BY A THIRD PARTY AND ARE SUBJECT
     TO INDEMNIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 10.3. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE

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     LIABILITY OF AOL IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT FOR DAMAGES NOT EXCLUDED
     IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SENTENCE EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID OR PAYABLE BY
     AOL TO YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.

     10.2 NO ADDITIONAL WARRANTIES. YOUR WEBSITE (EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION
     1.1), ALL OF AOL'S AND ITS AFFILIATE'S WEB SITES, THE AOL PROMOS, THE AOL
     SOFTWARE AND AOL SERVICE (COLLECTIVELY, "SUBJECT MATTER") ARE PROVIDED "AS
     IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT,
     NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY, AND EACH PARTY HEREBY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY,
     REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE SUBJECT
     MATTER, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
     PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR
     COURSE OF PERFORMANCE.

     10.3 INDEMNIFICATION. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless AOL,
     its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective officers, directors,
     agents, distributors, franchisees and employees (the "INDEMNIFIED PARTIES")
     against any loss, damage, expense, or cost, including reasonable attorneys
     fees (including allocated costs for in-house legal services) arising out of
     any claim, demand, action, suit, investigation, arbitration or other
     proceeding by a third party ("LIABILITIES") based on (i) your material
     breach of any covenant, duty, representation, or warranty of this
     Agreement, (ii) materials contained on your Website (including any
     allegation that such materials infringe a third party's proprietary
     rights), (iii) or otherwise related to your Website and the content
     thereon.

11.  MISCELLANEOUS.

     11.1 SURVIVAL. Article 10 and Section 11.2, 11.4 shall survive the
     expiration or termination of this Agreement. Additionally, to the extent
     this Agreement is not terminated as a result of fraud relating to the
     Program by you or otherwise as a result of your breach of this Agreement,
     AOL's obligation to pay Fees and other bonuses under Article 5 shall
     survive for so long as is necessary to account for Fees and other bonuses
     generated from Qualified New Members properly registered prior to the date
     of termination.

     11.2 APPLICABLE LAW; JURISDICTION; DISPUTE RESOLUTION. This Agreement will
     be interpreted, construed and enforced in all respects in accordance with
     the laws of the State of Delaware, except for its conflicts of laws
     principles. Any disputes occurring under this Agreement will be subject to
     the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 6 of the Interactive
     Marketing Agreement.

     11.3 SOLICITATION OF AOL MEMBERS. You will not send unsolicited, commercial
     e-mail (i.e., "spam") through or into AOL's products or services, absent a
     Prior Business Relationship. For purposes of this Agreement, a "PRIOR
     BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP" will mean that the AOL Member to whom commercial
     e-mail is being sent has voluntarily either (i) engaged in a transaction
     with you other than registering to receive the AOL Service through an AOL
     Promo provided on your Website or (ii) provided information to you through
     a contest, registration, or other communication, which included clear
     notice to the AOL Member that the information provided could result in
     commercial e-mail being sent to that AOL Member by you or its agents. Any
     commercial e-mail or other online communications to AOL Members that are
     otherwise permitted hereunder, shall (a) include a prominent and easy means
     to "opt-out" of receiving any future commercial communications from you,
     and (b) shall also be subject to AOL's then-standard restrictions on
     distribution of bulk e-mail (e.g., related to the time and manner in which
     such e-mail can be distributed through or into the AOL product or service
     in question).

     11.4 EXCUSE. Neither party will be liable for, or be considered in breach
     of or default under this Agreement on account of, any delay or failure to
     perform as required by this Agreement as a result of any causes or
     conditions which are beyond such party's reasonable control and which such
     party is unable to overcome by the exercise of reasonable diligence.

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     11.5 NO WAIVER. The failure of either party to insist upon or enforce
     strict performance by the other party of any provision of this Agreement or
     to exercise any right under this Agreement will not be construed as a
     waiver or relinquishment to any extent of such party's right to assert or
     rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance;
     rather, the same will be and remain in full force and effect.

     11.6 ASSIGNMENT. You shall not assign this Agreement or any right, interest
     or benefit under this Agreement without the prior written consent of AOL.

     11.7 INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; REMEDIES. You acknowledge a violation of this
     Agreement could cause irreparable harm to AOL for which monetary damages
     may be difficult to ascertain or an inadequate remedy. You therefore agree
     that AOL will have the right, in addition to its other rights and remedies,
     to seek and obtain injunctive relief for any violation of this Agreement.
     Except where otherwise specified, the rights and remedies granted to a
     party under this Agreement are cumulative and in addition to, and not in
     lieu of, any other rights or remedies which the party may possess at law or
     in equity.

     11.8   ACKNOWLEDGMENT. You acknowledge that you have read this Agreement
            and agreed to all the terms and conditions. You understand that AOL
            may at any time (directly or indirectly) solicit customer referrals
            on terms that may differ from those contained in this Agreement, and
            AOL and its affiliates and subsidiaries may operate web sites that
            compete with your Website.

     11.9   INTERPRETATION. In the event that any of the terms of this AOL
            Affiliate Network Agreement conflict, directly or indirectly, with,
            or create any ambiguities with respect to any of the terms of the
            Interactive Marketing Agreement, the terms of the Interactive
            Marketing Agreement shall control. This AOL Affiliate Network
            Agreement may be terminated pursuant to Article 9 hereof,
            independently of the Interactive Marketing Agreement.

12.  OTHER DEFINITIONS.

     12.1 "AOL User": as defined in the Interactive Marketing Agreement.

     12.2 "AOL Network": as defined in the Interactive Marketing Agreement.

     12.3 "AOL Service": as defined in the Interactive Marketing Agreement.

     12.4 "AOL Software" means the proprietary software used to connect to and
          use the U.S. version of the America Online(R) brand service.

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                                    EXHIBIT D

                          MP PRODUCTS AND OTHER CONTENT

ENERGY PRODUCTS, Electricity and natural gas for residential customers, and for
small commercial customers who purchase less than $5,000,000 per year in
electricity and natural gas1, whether sold individually or as part of a service
that incorporates other products and services. In addition to standard
electricity and natural gas provided over the existing delivery infrastructure
(pipes and wires), Energy Products are, as of the Effective Date, any of the
following:

       a)     Electricity, and natural gas that are promoted as being from
              environmentally sound or renewable resources;

       b)     electricity and natural gas that are sold as a part of a financing
              package such as a home mortgage or prepaid energy;

       c)     offers that may involve delivery of electricity or natural gas
              over a delivery infrastructure other than the existing delivery
              infrastructure (e.g., sales of electricity from microturbines,
              fuel cells, solar panels, etc.);

       d)     equipment that produces electricity or natural gas such as
              microturbines, fuel cells, and solar panels; and

       e)     propane, butane, aerosol, heating oil and kerosene.

       MP may periodically add additional products and services in the above
       list with prior approval of AOL, which shall not be unreasonably withheld
       or delayed.

ENERGY RELATED PRODUCTS. Products and services that are directly related to the
consumption or use of electricity and/or natural gas; specifically as of the
Effective Date, Energy Related Products are any of the following:

       a)     services that review energy consumption in the home and/or make
              advice regarding efficiency improvements (e.g., energy audits);

       b)     energy efficient improvements designed to reduce the consumption
              of electricity or natural gas in the home such as the installation
              of insulation, tune ups of heating venting and air conditioning
              (HVAC) systems, the installation of energy efficient window
              systems or solar heating systems;

       c)     maintenance contracts for the equipment and appliances in the home
              that consume significant amounts of energy (e.g., HVAC systems,
              water heaters, refrigerators, washers and dryers, etc.);

       d)     equipment associated with the delivery of electricity and natural
              gas (e.g., a surge protection for the home);

       e)     equipment related to the measurement and control of energy into
              the home or to any appliances within the home (e.g., a real time
              electricity meter); and

       f)     financing arrangements related to the sale of products and
              services in a) through e) above.

       MP may periodically add additional products and services in the above
       list with prior approval of AOL, which shall not be unreasonably withheld
       or delayed.

OTHER RELATED PRODUCTS. Products and services (i) that are indirectly related to
the consumption or use of electricity and/or natural gas and (ii) that are a
natural adjunct to Energy Products and Energy Related Products that are offered
by MP; specifically as of the Effective Date, Other Related Products are any of
the following:

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(1)  AOL acknowledges that MP's current charter has limits on the size of
     small commercial customers to whom MP may sell electricity or natural gas.

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       a)     the sale of appliances that use relatively large amounts of energy
              ("Appliances"), e.g., HVAC systems, air conditioners, heaters,
              washer, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, water heaters,
              dishwashers, ranges, ovens, stoves, microwave ovens, Jacuzzi, pool
              heating equipment;

       b)     information services provided over the platform of a real time two
              way wireless meter such as back up home security, provided that
              these are limited to those information services not in competition
              with information services offered under an AOL brand name
              ("Information Services"); and

       c)     a service in which MP communicates to other providers (telecom,
              cable, newspapers) that a MP customer is moving and would like to
              turn (on/off) service in the household they are moving (to/from)
              ("Moving Services").

       MP may periodically add additional products and services in the above
       list with prior approval of AOL, which shall not be unreasonably withheld
       or delayed.

BUNDLED PRODUCTS. MP may bundle any of the MP Products with other MP Products
(i.e., the Energy Products, the Energy Related Products and the Other Related
Products) for sale or promotion. If MP wants to bundle any other products or
services with any of the MP Products, it may do so only with the prior approval
of AOL, and that in that context AOL may require additional compensation (e.g.,
revenue share) for such additional products.

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                                    EXHIBIT E

                                   OPERATIONS

1.     GENERAL. The Affiliated MP Site (including the Products and other Content
       contained therein) will be in the top five (5) in the energy industry
       nationally, as determined by three recognized experts in the energy
       industry agreed upon by the parties, based upon ease of use, customer
       service and overall user experience.

2.     AFFILIATED MP SITE INFRASTRUCTURE. MP will be responsible for all
       communications, hosting and connectivity costs and expenses associated
       with the Affiliated MP Site. MP will provide all hardware, software,
       telecommunications lines and other infrastructure necessary to meet
       traffic demands on the Affiliated MP Site from the AOL Network. MP will
       design and implement the network between the AOL Service and Affiliated
       MP Site such that (i) no single component failure will have a materially
       adverse impact on AOL Members seeking to reach the Affiliated MP Site
       from the AOL Network, and (ii) no single line under material control by
       MP will run at more than 70% average utilization for a 5-minute peak in a
       daily period. In this regard, MP will provide AOL, upon request, with a
       detailed network diagram regarding the architecture and network
       infrastructure supporting the Affiliated MP Site. In the event that MP
       elects to create a custom version of the Affiliated MP Site in order to
       comply with the terms of this Agreement, MP will bear responsibility for
       all aspects of the implementation, management and cost of such customized
       site.

3.     OPTIMIZATION; SPEED. MP will use commercially reasonable efforts
       to ensure that: (a) the functionality and features within the
       Affiliated MP Site are optimized for the client software then in use
       by AOL Members; and (b) the Affiliated MP Site is designed and
       populated in a manner that minimizes delays when AOL Members attempt
       to access such site. At a minimum, MP will ensure that the Affiliated
       MP Site's data transfers initiate within fewer than fifteen (15)
       seconds on average. Prior to commercial launch of any material
       promotions described herein, MP will permit AOL to conduct performance
       and load testing of the Affiliated MP Site (in person or through
       remote communications), with such commercial launch not to commence
       until such time as AOL is reasonably satisfied with the results of any
       such testing.

4.     USER INTERFACE. MP will use commercially reasonable  efforts to maintain
       a graphical user interface within the Affiliated  MP Site that is
       competitive in all material respects with interfaces  of other similar
       sites based on similar technology. AOL, at its own  expense, may conduct
       focus group testing of the graphical user interface to assess MP's
       compliance herewith.

5.     TECHNICAL PROBLEMS. MP agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to
       address material technical problems (over which MP exercises control)
       affecting use by AOL Members of the Affiliated MP Site (a "MP Technical
       Problem") promptly following notice thereof. In the event that MP is
       unable to promptly resolve a MP Technical Problem following notice
       thereof from AOL (including, without limitation, infrastructure
       deficiencies producing user delays), AOL will have the right to regulate
       the promotions it provides to MP hereunder until such time as MP corrects
       the MP Technical Problem at issue.

6.     MONITORING. MP will ensure that the performance and availability of the
       Affiliated MP Site is monitored on a continuous basis. MP will provide
       AOL with contact information (including e-mail, phone, pager and fax
       information, as applicable, for both during and after business hours) for
       MP's principal business and technical representatives, for use in cases
       when issues or problems arise with respect to the Affiliated MP Site.

7.     TELECOMMUNICATIONS. MP will utilize encryption methodology to secure data
       communications between the Parties' data centers. The network between the
       Parties will be configured such that no single component failure will
       significantly impact AOL Users.

8.     SECURITY. MP will utilize Internet standard encryption technologies
       (e.g., Secure Socket Layer - SSL) to provide a secure environment for
       conducting transactions and/or transferring private member information
       (e.g. credit card numbers, banking/financial information, and member
       address information) to and from the Affiliated MP Site. MP will
       facilitate one initial and subsequent periodic reviews, up to two times
       per year, of the Affiliated MP Site by AOL in order to evaluate the
       security

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       risks of such site. MP will promptly remedy any security risks or
       breaches of security as reasonably identified by AOL's Operation Security
       Team.

9.     TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE.

       i.     MP will design the Affiliated MP Site to support the AOL-client
              embedded versions of the Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.XX and 4.XX
              browsers (Windows and Macintosh) and the Netscape Browser 4.XX and
              use commercially reasonable efforts to support all other AOL
              browsers listed at: "http://webmaster.info.aol.com."

       ii.    To the extent MP creates customized pages on the Affiliated MP
              Site for AOL Members, MP will develop and employ a methodology to
              detect AOL Members (e.g., examine the HTTP User-Agent field in
              order to identify the "AOL Member-Agents" listed at:
              "http://webmaster. info.aol.com)."

       iii.   MP will periodically review the technical information made
              available by AOL at http://webmaster.info.aol.com.

       iv.    MP will design its site to support HTTP 1.0 or later protocol as
              defined in RFC 1945 and to adhere to AOL's parameters for
              refreshing or preventing the caching of information in AOL's proxy
              system as outlined in the document provided at the following URL:
              http://webmaster.info.aol.com. MP is responsible for the
              manipulation of these parameters in web-based objects so as to
              allow them to be cached or not as cached, as outlined in
              http://webmaster.info.aol.com.

       v.     Prior to releasing material new functionality or features through
              the Affiliated MP Site ("New Functionality"), MP will use
              commercially reasonable efforts to (i) test the New Functionality
              to confirm its compatibility with AOL Service client software, and
              (ii) provide AOL with written notice of the New Functionality so
              that AOL can perform tests of the New Functionality to confirm its
              compatibility with the AOL Service client software.

       vi.    Prior to a general release of a major new version of AOL Service
              client software or adding material new functionality or features
              to the AOL Service client software (collectively "New Client
              Software") that will materially affect the Affiliated MP Site, AOL
              will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide MP with
              written notice of the new functionality and features of the New
              Client Software and provide MP with access to any recommended
              changes and copies of the New Client Software, to the extent that
              such recommendations or New Client Software is generally available
              to other AOL marketing partners.

       vii.   Should any New Functionality be released through the Affiliated MP
              Site without notification to AOL, AOL will not be responsible for
              any adverse member experience until such time that compatibility
              tests can be performed and the New Functionality qualified for the
              AOL Service.

10.    AOL INTERNET SERVICES MP SUPPORT. AOL will provide MP with access to the
       standard online resources, standards and guidelines documentation,
       technical phone support, monitoring and after-hours assistance that AOL
       makes generally available to similarly situated marketing web-based
       partners. AOL support will not, in any case, be involved with content
       creation on behalf of MP or support for any technologies, databases,
       software or other applications which are not supported by AOL or are
       related to any MP area other than the Affiliated MP Site. Support to be
       provided by AOL is contingent on MP providing to AOL demo account
       information (where applicable), a detailed description of the Affiliated
       MP Site's software, hardware and network architecture and access to the
       Affiliated MP Site for purposes of testing as AOL elects to conduct.

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                   STANDARD ONLINE COMMERCE TERMS & CONDITIONS

1.     AOL NETWORK DISTRIBUTION. MP will not authorize or permit any third party
       to distribute or promote any MP Products or any MP Interactive Site
       through the AOL Network absent AOL's prior written approval which will
       not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Promotions and any other
       promotions or advertisements purchased from or provided by AOL will link
       only to the Affiliated MP Site, will be used by MP solely for its own
       benefit, and will not be resold, traded, exchanged, bartered, brokered or
       otherwise offered to any third party.

2.     PROVISION OF OTHER CONTENT. In the event that AOL notifies MP that (i) as
       reasonably determined by AOL, any Content within the Affiliated MP Site
       violates AOL's then-standard Terms of Service (as set forth on the
       America Online(R)brand service at Keyword term "TOS" and are not
       inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement), for any of the Exclusive
       Services or the terms of this Agreement or advertising standards
       generally applicable to all of AOL's advertising and commerce partners,
       or (ii) AOL reasonably objects to the inclusion of any Content within the
       Affiliated MP Site (other than any specific items of Content which may be
       expressly identified in this Agreement), then MP will take commercially
       reasonable steps to block access by AOL Users to such Content using MP's
       then-available technology. In the event that MP cannot, through its
       commercially reasonable efforts, block access by AOL Users to the Content
       in question, then MP will provide AOL prompt written notice of such fact.
       AOL may then, at its option, restrict access from the AOL Network to the
       Content in question using technology available to AOL. MP will cooperate
       with AOL's reasonable requests to the extent AOL elects to implement any
       such access restrictions.

3.     CONTESTS. MP will take all steps necessary to ensure that any contest,
       sweepstakes or similar promotion conducted or promoted through the
       Affiliated MP Site (a "Contest") complies with all applicable federal,
       state and local laws and regulations.

4.     NAVIGATION. Subject to the prior consent of MP, which consent will not be
       unreasonably withheld, AOL will be entitled to establish navigational
       icons, links and pointers connecting the Affiliated MP Site (or portions
       thereof) with other content areas on the AOL Network. Additionally, In
       cases where an AOL User performs a search for MP through any search or
       navigational tool or mechanism that is accessible or available through
       the AOL Network (e.g., Promotions, Keyword Search Terms, or any other
       promotions or navigational tools), AOL shall have the right to direct
       such AOL User to the Affiliated MP Site, or any other MP Interactive Site
       determined by AOL in its reasonable discretion.

5.     DISCLAIMERS. Upon AOL's request, MP agrees to include within the
       Affiliated MP Site a product disclaimer (the specific form and substance
       to be mutually agreed upon by the Parties) indicating that transactions
       are solely between MP and AOL Users purchasing Products from MP.

6.     AOL LOOK AND FEEL. MP acknowledges and agrees that AOL will own all
       right, title and interest in and to the AOL Look and Feel, including any
       elements of graphics, design, organization, presentation, layout, user
       interface, navigation and stylistic convention (including the digital
       implementations thereof) which are generally associated with online areas
       contained within the AOL Network. AOL Look and Feel specifically excludes
       MP's ownership rights in any MP trademarks or MP's copyrighted material
       within the Affiliated MP Site.

7.     MANAGEMENT OF THE AFFILIATED MP SITE. MP will manage, review, delete,
       edit, create, update and otherwise manage all Content available on or
       through the Affiliated MP Site, in a timely and professional manner and
       in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. MP will ensure that the
       Affiliated MP Site is current, accurate and well-organized at all times.
       MP represents and warrants to AOL that the MP Products and other Licensed
       Content : (i) will not infringe on or violate any copyright, trademark,
       U.S. patent or any other third party right, including without limitation,
       any music performance or other music-related rights; (ii) will not
       violate AOL's then applicable Terms of Service for the AOL Service and
       any other AOL property through which the Affiliated MP Site will be
       promoted or any other standard, written policy similar to TOS; and (iii)
       will not violate any applicable

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       law or regulation, including those relating to contests, sweepstakes
       or similar promotions. Additionally, MP represents and warrants to AOL
       that it owns or has a valid license to all rights to any Licensed
       Content used in AOL "slideshow" or other formats embodying elements
       such as graphics, animation and sound, without violating the rights of
       any other person or entity. MP also represents and warrants to AOL
       that a reasonable basis exists for all Product performance or
       comparison claims appearing through the Affiliated MP Site. MP shall
       not in any manner, including without limitation in any Promotion, the
       Licensed Content or the Materials state or imply that AOL recommends
       or endorses MP or MP's Products (e.g., statements that MP is an
       "official" or "preferred" provider of products or services for AOL),
       but MP may state that MP is an exclusive energy provider on any
       Exclusive Service. AOL will have no obligations with respect to the
       Products available on or through the Affiliated MP Site, including,
       but not limited to, any duty to review or monitor any such Products.

8.     DUTY TO INFORM. MP will promptly inform AOL of any information related to
       the Affiliated MP Site of which MP has actual knowledge which is
       reasonably likely to lead to a material claim, demand, or liability of or
       against AOL and/or its affiliates by any third party.

9.     CUSTOMER SERVICE. It is the sole responsibility of MP to provide customer
       service to persons or entities purchasing Products through the AOL
       Network ("Customers"). MP will bear full responsibility for all customer
       service, including without limitation, order processing, billing,
       fulfillment, shipment, collection and other customer service associated
       with any Products offered, sold or licensed through the Affiliated MP
       Site, and AOL will have no obligations whatsoever with respect thereto.
       MP will receive all emails from Customers via a computer available to
       MP's customer service staff and generally respond to such emails on a
       timely basis. MP will ensure that all orders of Products from the
       Affiliated MP Site are received, processed, fulfilled and delivered on a
       timely and professional basis. MP shall post on the Affiliated MP Site
       its money-back policy or other guarantee policy, if any, with regard to
       the MP Products and remain in compliance therewith throughout the term of
       this Agreement. MP will bear all responsibility for compliance with
       federal, state and local laws in the event that Products are out of stock
       or are no longer available at the time an order is received. MP will also
       comply with the requirements of any federal, state or local consumer
       protection or disclosure law. Payment for Products will be collected by
       MP directly from customers.

10.    PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT WORK. In the event that MP requests AOL's
       production or development assistance in connection with (i) ongoing
       programming and maintenance related to the Affiliated MP Site, (ii) a
       redesign of or addition to the Affiliated MP Site, (iii) production to
       modify work performed by a third party provider or (iv) any other type of
       production or development work, MP will work with AOL to develop a
       detailed production plan for the requested production assistance (the
       "Production Plan"). Following receipt of the final Production Plan, AOL
       will notify MP of (i) AOL's availability to perform the requested
       production or development work, (ii) the proposed fee or fee structure
       for the requested production, development or maintenance work and (iii)
       the estimated development schedule for such work. To the extent the
       Parties reach agreement regarding implementation of the agreed-upon
       Production Plan, such agreement will be reflected in a separate work
       order signed by the Parties. To the extent MP elects to retain a third
       party provider to perform any such production or development work, work
       produced by such third party provider must generally conform to AOL's
       standards and practices (as provided on the America Online brand service
       at Keyword term "styleguide"). The specific production resources which
       AOL allocates to any production work to be performed on behalf of MP will
       be as determined by AOL in its sole discretion. With respect to any
       routine production, maintenance or related services which AOL reasonably
       determines are necessary for AOL to perform in order to support the
       proper functioning and integration of the Affiliated MP Site ("Routine
       Services"), or with respect to any development work requested by MP, MP
       will pay the then-standard fees charged by AOL for such Routine Services
       if approved in advance by MP.

11.    OVERHEAD ACCOUNTS. To the extent AOL has granted MP any overhead accounts
       on the AOL Service, MP will be responsible for the actions taken under or
       through its overhead accounts, which actions are subject to AOL's
       applicable Terms of Service and for any surcharges, including, without

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       limitation, all premium charges, transaction charges, and any applicable
       communication surcharges incurred by any overhead Account issued to MP,
       but MP will not be liable for charges incurred by any overhead account
       relating to AOL's standard monthly usage fees and standard hourly
       charges, which charges AOL will bear. Upon the termination of this
       Agreement, all overhead accounts, related screen names and any associated
       usage credits or similar rights, will automatically terminate. AOL will
       have no liability for loss of any data or content related to the proper
       termination of any overhead account.

12.    NAVIGATION TOOLS. Any Keyword Search Terms to be directed to the
       Affiliated MP Site shall be (i) subject to availability for use by MP
       and (ii) limited to the combination of the Keyword-TM- search modifier
       combined with a registered or applied for trademark of MP (e.g. "AOL
       keyword: XYZ Company Name"). AOL reserves the right to revoke at any
       time MP's use of any Keyword Search Terms which do not incorporate
       registered trademarks of MP. MP acknowledges that its utilization of a
       Keyword Search Term will not create in it, nor will it represent it
       has, any right, title or interest in or to such Keyword Search Term,
       other than the right, title and interest MP holds in MP's registered
       or applied for trademarks independent of the Keyword Search Term.
       Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, MP will not: (a)
       attempt to register or otherwise obtain trademark or copyright
       protection in the Keyword Search Term that includes an AOL registered
       trademark; or (b) use the Keyword Search Term except for the purposes
       expressly required or permitted under this Agreement. To the extent
       AOL allows AOL Users to bookmark the URL or other locator for the
       Affiliated MP Site on the AOL Service, such bookmarks will be subject
       to AOL's control at all times. Upon the termination of this Agreement,
       MP's rights to any Keyword Search Terms to be made available on the
       AOL Service will terminate.

13.    MERCHANT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. MP will participate, in any generally
       applicable "Certified Merchant" program operated by AOL or its
       authorized agents or contractors. Such program may require merchant
       participants on an ongoing basis to meet certain reasonable, generally
       applicable standards relating to provision of electronic commerce
       through the AOL Network (including, as a minimum, use of 40-bit SSL
       encryption and if requested by AOL, 128-bit encryption) and may also
       require the payment of certain reasonable certification fees to the
       applicable entity operating the program. Each Certified Merchant in
       good standing will be entitled to place on its affiliated Interactive
       Site an AOL designed and approved button promoting the merchant's
       status as an AOL Certified Merchant.

14.    KEYWORD SEARCH TERMS. To the extent this Agreement sets forth any

       mechanism by which the Affiliated MP site will be promoted in connection
       with specified search terms within any AOL product or service, MP
       hereby represents and warrants that MP has all rights necessary for MP
       to use these terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, AOL shall have the
       right to suspend the use of any search term if AOL has reason to
       believe that the continued use of such term may subject AOL to
       material liability or other consequences.

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                                    EXHIBIT G

                        STANDARD LEGAL TERMS & CONDITIONS

1.     PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS. Each Party will submit to the other Party, for its
       prior written approval, which will not be unreasonably withheld or
       delayed, any marketing, advertising, or other promotional materials,
       excluding Press Releases, related to the Affiliated MP Site and/or
       referencing the other Party and/or its trade names, trademarks, and
       service marks (the "Promotional Materials"); provided, however, that
       either Party's use of screen shots of the Affiliated MP Site for
       promotional purposes will not require the approval of the other Party so
       long as America Online(R)is clearly identified as the source of such
       screen shots; and provided further, however, that, following the initial
       public announcement of the business relationship between the Parties in
       accordance with the approval and other requirements contained herein,
       either Party's subsequent factual reference to the existence of a
       business relationship between the Parties in Promotional Materials, will
       not require the approval of the other Party. Each Party will solicit and
       reasonably consider the views of the other Party in designing and
       implementing such Promotional Materials. Once approved, the Promotional
       Materials may be used by a Party and its affiliates for the purpose of
       promoting the Affiliated MP Site and the content contained therein and
       reused for such purpose until such approval is withdrawn with reasonable
       prior notice. In the event such approval is withdrawn, existing
       inventories of Promotional Materials may be depleted. Notwithstanding the
       foregoing, either party may issue press releases and other disclosures in
       accordance with Section 5.7 of the Agreement.

2.     LICENSE. MP hereby grants AOL a non-exclusive worldwide license to
       market, license, distribute, reproduce, display, perform, transmit and
       promote the Licensed Content (or any portion thereof) through such areas
       or features of the AOL Network as AOL deems appropriate. MP acknowledges
       and agrees that the foregoing license permits AOL to distribute portions
       of the Licensed Content in synchronization or timed relation with visual
       displays prepared by MP or AOL (e.g., as part of an AOL "slideshow"). In
       addition, AOL Users will have the right to access and use the Affiliated
       MP Site.

3.     TRADEMARK LICENSE. In designing and implementing the Materials and
       subject to the other provisions contained herein, MP will be entitled to
       use the following trade names, trademarks, and service marks of AOL: the
       "America Online-R-" brand service, "AOL-TM-" service/software and AOL's
       triangle logo; CompuServe(R), Digital Cities and any other trade names,
       trademarks and service marks of AOL and its affiliates which AOL provides
       to MP for use in connection with this Agreement. AOL and its affiliates
       will be entitled to use the trade names, trademarks, and service marks of
       MP which MP provides to AOL for use in connection with this Agreement
       (collectively, together with the AOL marks listed above, the "Marks");
       provided that each Party: (i) does not create a unitary composite mark
       involving a Mark of the other Party without the prior written approval of
       such other Party; and (ii) displays symbols and notices clearly and
       sufficiently indicating the trademark status and ownership of the other
       Party's Marks in accordance with applicable trademark law and practice.

4.     OWNERSHIP OF TRADEMARKS. Each Party acknowledges the ownership right of
       the other Party in the Marks of the other Party and agrees that all use
       of the other Party's Marks will inure to the benefit, and be on behalf,
       of the other Party. Each Party acknowledges that its utilization of the
       other Party's Marks will not create in it, nor will it represent it has,
       any right, title, or interest in or to such Marks other than the licenses
       expressly granted herein. Each Party agrees not to do anything contesting
       or impairing the trademark rights of the other Party.

5.     QUALITY STANDARDS. Each Party agrees that the nature and quality of its
       products and services supplied in connection with the other Party's Marks
       will conform to quality standards set by the other Party. Each Party
       agrees to supply the other Party, upon request, with a reasonable number
       of samples of any Promotional Materials publicly disseminated by such
       Party which utilize the other Party's Marks. Each Party will comply with
       all applicable laws, regulations, and customs and obtain any required
       government approvals pertaining to use of the other Party's marks.

6.     INFRINGEMENT PROCEEDINGS. Each Party agrees to promptly notify the other
       Party of any unauthorized use of the other Party's Marks of which it has
       actual knowledge. Each Party will have the sole right

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       and discretion to bring proceedings alleging infringement of its Marks
       or unfair competition related thereto; provided, however, that each Party
       agrees to provide the other Party with its reasonable cooperation and
       assistance with respect to any such infringement proceedings.

7.     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each Party represents and warrants to the
       other Party that: (i) such Party has the full corporate right, power and
       authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform the acts required
       of it hereunder; (ii) the execution of this Agreement by such Party, and
       the performance by such Party of its obligations and duties hereunder, do
       not and will not violate any agreement to which such Party is a party or
       by which it is otherwise bound; (iii) when executed and delivered by such
       Party, this Agreement will constitute the legal, valid and binding
       obligation of such Party, enforceable against such Party in accordance
       with its terms; and (iv) such Party acknowledges that the other Party
       makes no representations, warranties or agreements related to the subject
       matter hereof that are not expressly provided for in this Agreement. MP
       hereby represents and warrants that it will possess all material
       authorizations, approvals, consents, licenses, permits, certificates or
       other rights and permissions necessary to sell any Products sold by MP
       through the Affiliated MP Site prior to any such sale.

8.     CONFIDENTIALITY. Each Party acknowledges that Confidential Information
       may be disclosed to the other Party during the course of this Agreement.
       Each Party agrees that it will hold all Confidential Information of the
       other Party in the strictest confidence and will not disclose any such
       Confidential Information to any person other than its employees, agents,
       representatives, accountants or advisers who have a need to know or
       access to such Confidential Information, and then only to the extent
       necessary to perform such person's obligations to the Party holding such
       Confidential Information; provided that prior to any such disclosure such
       Party shall inform such employees, agents, representatives, accountants
       and/or advisers of the confidential nature of such information and the
       obligations hereunder; and provided further that such the Party shall be
       and remain liable for any breaches of this Section 8 by any of its
       employees, agents, representatives, accountants and/or advisers. The
       foregoing confidential obligations and undertakings shall continue from
       the effective date of this Agreement until three years following
       expiration or termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the
       foregoing, either Party may issue a press release or other disclosure
       containing Confidential Information without the consent of the other
       Party pursuant to Section 4.6.2 of the Agreement, or except to the extent
       such disclosure is required by law, rule, regulation or government or
       court order. In which later event, the disclosing Party will provide, if
       practicable, at least five (5) business days prior written notice of such
       proposed disclosure to the other Party. Further, in the event such
       disclosure is required of either Party under the laws, rules or
       regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other
       applicable governing body, such Party will (i) redact mutually
       agreed-upon portions of this Agreement to the fullest extent permitted
       under applicable laws, rules and regulations, and (ii) submit a request
       to such governing body that such portions and other provisions of this
       Agreement receive confidential treatment under the laws, rules and
       regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise be
       held in the strictest confidence to the fullest extent permitted under
       the laws, rules or regulations of any other applicable governing body.

9.     LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; DISCLAIMER; INDEMNIFICATION.

       9.1    LIABILITY. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO
              THE OTHER PARTY FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL
              OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (EVEN IF THAT PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
              POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), ARISING FROM BREACH OF THE
              AGREEMENT, THE SALE OF PRODUCTS, THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE
              AOL NETWORK, THE AOL SERVICE, AOL.COM OR THE AFFILIATED MP SITE,
              OR ARISING FROM ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, SUCH AS,
              BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF REVENUE OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR LOST
              BUSINESS (COLLECTIVELY, "DISCLAIMED DAMAGES"); PROVIDED THAT EACH
              PARTY WILL REMAIN LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY TO THE EXTENT ANY
              DISCLAIMED DAMAGES ARE CLAIMED BY A THIRD PARTY AND ARE SUBJECT TO
              INDEMNIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 9.3. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN
              SECTION

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              9.3, (I) LIABILITY ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE LIMITED
              TO DIRECT DAMAGES, AND (II) THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF ONE PARTY
              TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH
              THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT EXCEED $49,000,000; EXCEPT IN THE CASE
              OF A WILLFUL BREACH, IN WHICH CASE THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF ONE
              PARTY TO THE OTHER PARTY SHALL BE THE SUM OF (A) $49,000,000,
              (B) THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE EQUITY EARNED BY AOL UNDER
              SECTION 4.2 AND HELD BY AOL ON THE DATE SUCH LIABILITY AROSE
              (WHERE SUCH FAIR MARKET VALUE IS BASED ON THE TRAILING 30 DAY
              AVERAGE OF THE CLOSING PRICE OF SUCH EQUITY IF MP'S SHARES ARE
              PUBLICLY TRADED, OR BASED ON AN APPRAISED VALUE OF SUCH SHARES
              IF NOT PUBLICLY TRADED AS DETERMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT
              APPRAISER MUTUALLY CHOSEN BY AOL AND MP, (C) THE VALUE OF
              CONSIDERATION RECEIVED BY AOL FOR ANY EQUITY EARNED BY AOL
              UNDER SECTION 4.2 AND SOLD BY AOL PRIOR TO THE DATE SUCH
              LIABILITY AROSE, AND (D) THE AMOUNT OF ANY OTHER CONSIDERATION
              RECEIVED BY AOL HEREUNDER; PROVIDED THAT EACH PARTY WILL REMAIN
              LIABLE FOR THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF ANY PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS OWED
              TO THE OTHER PARTY PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT.

       9.2    NO ADDITIONAL WARRANTIES. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS
              AGREEMENT, NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY, AND EACH PARTY HEREBY
              SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS
              OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE AOL NETWORK, THE AOL SERVICE, AOL.COM OR
              THE AFFILIATED MP SITE, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
              MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND IMPLIED
              WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF
              PERFORMANCE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, AOL
              SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY REGARDING THE PROFITABILITY OF
              THE AFFILIATED MP SITE.

       9.3    INDEMNITY. Each Party will defend, indemnify, save and hold
              harmless the other Party and the officers, directors, agents,
              affiliates, distributors, franchisees and employees of the other
              Party from any and all third party claims, demands, liabilities,
              costs or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees
              ("Liabilities"), resulting from the indemnifying Party's material
              breach of any duty, representation, or warranty of this Agreement.

       9.4    CLAIMS. If a Party entitled to indemnification hereunder (the
              "Indemnified Party") becomes aware of any matter it believes is
              indemnifiable hereunder involving any claim, action, suit,
              investigation, arbitration or other proceeding against the
              Indemnified Party by any third party (each an "Action"), the
              Indemnified Party will give the other Party (the "Indemnifying
              Party") prompt written notice of such Action. Such notice will (i)
              provide the basis on which indemnification is being asserted and
              (ii) be accompanied by copies of all relevant pleadings, demands,
              and other papers related to the Action and in the possession of
              the Indemnified Party (other than privileged information). The
              Indemnifying Party will have a period of ten (10) days after
              delivery of such notice to respond. If the Indemnifying Party
              elects to defend the Action or does not respond within the
              requisite ten (10) day period, the Indemnifying Party will be
              obligated to defend the Action, at its own expense, and by counsel
              reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. The Indemnified
              Party will cooperate, at the expense of the Indemnifying Party,
              with the Indemnifying Party and its counsel in the defense and the
              Indemnified Party will have the right to participate fully, at its
              own expense, in the defense of such Action. If the Indemnifying
              Party responds within the required ten (10) day period and elects
              not to defend such Action, the Indemnified Party will be free,
              without prejudice to any of the Indemnified Party's rights
              hereunder, to compromise or defend (and control the defense of)
              such Action. In such case, the Indemnifying Party will cooperate,
              at its own expense, with the Indemnified Party and its counsel in
              the defense against such Action and the Indemnifying Party will
              have the right to participate fully, at its own expense, in the
              defense of such Action. Any compromise or settlement of an Action
              will require the prior written consent of both Parties hereunder,
              such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

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       9.5    ACKNOWLEDGMENT. AOL and MP each acknowledges that the provisions
              of this Agreement were negotiated to reflect an informed,
              voluntary allocation between them of all risks (both known and
              unknown) associated with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
              The limitations and disclaimers related to warranties and
              liability contained in this Agreement are intended to limit the
              circumstances and extent of liability. The provisions of this
              Section 9 will be enforceable independent of and severable from
              any other enforceable or unenforceable provision of this
              Agreement.

10.    SOLICITATION OF AOL USERS. During the term of this Agreement and for a
       two (2) year period thereafter, MP will not directly use the AOL Network
       (including, without limitation, the e-mail network contained therein) to
       solicit AOL Users on behalf of another Interactive Service. More
       generally, MP will not send unsolicited, commercial e-mail (i.e., "spam")
       or other online communications through or into AOL's products or
       services, absent a Prior Business Relationship. For purposes of this
       Agreement, a "Prior Business Relationship" will mean that the AOL User to
       whom commercial e-mail or other online communication is being sent has
       voluntarily either (i) engaged in a transaction with MP or (ii) provided
       information to MP through a contest, registration, or other
       communication, which included clear notice to the AOL User that the
       information provided could result in commercial e-mail or other online
       communication being sent to that AOL User by MP or its agents. Any
       commercial e-mail or other online communications to AOL Users which are
       otherwise permitted hereunder, will (a) include a prominent and easy
       means to "opt-out" of receiving any future commercial communications from
       MP, and (b) shall also be subject to AOL's then-standard restrictions on
       distribution of bulk e-mail (e.g., related to the time and manner in
       which such e-mail can be distributed through or into the AOL product or
       service in question).

11.    AOL USER COMMUNICATIONS. To the extent that MP is permitted to
       communicate with AOL Users under Section 10 of this Exhibit G, in any
       such communications to AOL Users on or off the Affiliated MP Site
       (including, without limitation, e-mail solicitations), MP will not
       knowingly take actions with intent to cause AOL User to take the
       following actions: (i) using an Interactive Site other than the
       Affiliated MP Site for the purchase of Products, (ii) using Content other
       than the Licensed Content; (iii) bookmarking of Interactive Sites; or
       (iv) changing the default home page on the AOL browser. Additionally,
       with respect to such AOL User communications, in the event that MP
       encourages an AOL User to purchase products through such communications,
       MP shall ensure that (a) the AOL Network is promoted as the primary means
       through which the AOL User can access the Affiliated MP Site and (b) any
       link to the Affiliated MP Site will link to a page which indicates to the
       AOL User that such user is in a site which is affiliated with the AOL
       Network.

12.    COLLECTION AND USE OF USER INFORMATION. MP shall ensure that its
       collection, use and disclosure of information obtained from AOL Users
       under this Agreement ("User Information") complies with (i) all
       applicable laws and regulations and (ii) AOL's standard privacy policies,
       available on the AOL Service at the keyword term "Privacy" (or, in the
       case of the Affiliated MP Site, MP's standard privacy policies so long as
       such policies are prominently published on the site and provide adequate
       notice, disclosure and choice to users regarding MP's collection, use and
       disclosure of user information). MP will not disclose User Information
       collected hereunder to any third party in a manner that identifies AOL
       Users as end users of an AOL product or service or use User Information
       collected under this Agreement to market another Interactive Service

12.    EXCUSE. Neither Party will be liable for, or be considered in breach of
       or default under this Agreement on account of, any delay or failure to
       perform as required by this Agreement as a result of any causes or
       conditions which are beyond such Party's reasonable control and which
       such Party is unable to overcome by the exercise of reasonable diligence.

13.    INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. The Parties to this Agreement are independent
       contractors. Neither Party is an agent, representative or employee of the
       other Party. Neither Party will have any right, power or authority to
       enter into any agreement for or on behalf of, or incur any obligation or
       liability of, or to otherwise bind, the other Party. This Agreement will
       not be interpreted or construed to create an association, agency, joint
       venture or partnership between the Parties or to impose any liability
       attributable to such a relationship upon either Party.

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14.    NOTICE. Any notice, approval, request, authorization, direction or other
       communication under this Agreement will be given in writing and will be
       deemed to have been delivered and given for all purposes (i) on the
       delivery date if delivered by electronic mail on the AOL Network (to
       screenname "AOLNotice@AOL.com" in the case of AOL) or by confirmed
       facsimile; (ii) on the delivery date if delivered personally to the Party
       to whom the same is directed; (iii) one business day after deposit with a
       commercial overnight carrier, with written verification of receipt; or
       (iv) five business days after the mailing date, whether or not actually
       received, if sent by U.S. mail, return receipt requested, postage and
       charges prepaid, or any other means of rapid mail delivery for which a
       receipt is available. In the case of AOL, such notice will be provided to
       both the Senior Vice President for Business Affairs (fax no.
       703-265-1206) and the Deputy General Counsel (fax no. 703-265-1105), each
       at the address of AOL set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
       In the case of MP, except as otherwise specified herein, the notice
       address will be the address for MP set forth in the first paragraph of
       this Agreement, with the other relevant notice information, including the
       recipient for notice and, as applicable, such recipient's fax number or
       AOL e-mail address, to be as reasonably identified by AOL.

15.    LAUNCH DATES. In the event that any terms contained herein relate to or
       depend on the commercial launch date of the Affiliated MP Site
       contemplated by this Agreement (the "Launch Date"), then it is the
       intention of the Parties to record such Launch Date in a written
       instrument signed by both Parties promptly following such Launch Date;
       provided that, in the absence of such a written instrument, the Launch
       Date will be as reasonably determined by AOL based on the information
       available to AOL.

16.    NO WAIVER. The failure of either Party to insist upon or enforce strict
       performance by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement or to
       exercise any right under this Agreement will not be construed as a waiver
       or relinquishment to any extent of such Party's right to assert or rely
       upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance; rather,
       the same will be and remain in full force and effect.

17.    RETURN OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Upon the expiration or termination of
       this Agreement, each Party will, upon the written request of the other
       Party, return or destroy (at the option of the Party receiving the
       request) all Confidential Information specified the other Party.

18.    SURVIVAL. Sections 1.2.4, 1.5, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6.2, 5.2.2, 5.3, 5.7, and
       6 of the body of the Agreement, Sections 8 through 28 of this Exhibit,
       and any payment obligations accrued prior to termination or expiration
       will survive the completion, expiration, termination or cancellation of
       this Agreement.

19.    ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and
       supersedes any and all prior agreements of the Parties with respect to
       the transactions set forth herein. Neither Party will be bound by, and
       each Party specifically objects to, any term, condition or other
       provision which is different from or in addition to the provisions of
       this Agreement (whether or not it would materially alter this Agreement)
       and which is proffered by the other Party in any correspondence or other
       document, unless the Party to be bound thereby specifically agrees to
       such provision in writing.

20.    AMENDMENT. No change, amendment or modification of any provision of this
       Agreement will be valid unless set forth in a written instrument signed
       by the Party subject to enforcement of such amendment, and in the case of
       AOL, by an executive of at least the same standing to the executive who
       signed the Agreement.

21.    FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each Party will take such action (including, but not
       limited to, the execution, acknowledgment and delivery of documents) as
       may reasonably be requested by any other Party for the implementation or
       continuing performance of this Agreement.

22.    ASSIGNMENT. Neither Party may assign this Agreement or any right,
       interest or benefit under this Agreement without the prior written
       consent of the other Party, which consent will not be unreasonably
       withheld or delayed; provided that either party may assign its interest
       in this Agreement to any purchaser or successor (by way of merger or
       consolidation) of substantially all of such party's business without the
       other party's approval, provided that, in the case of any such assignment
       by MP, MP shall be released from any obligations under the Agreement from
       and after the effective date of assignment only if such purchaser or
       successor has capitalization adequate to

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       satisfy MP's obligations hereunder, in AOL's reasonable judgment. Subject
       to the foregoing, this Agreement will be fully binding upon, inure to the
       benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties hereto and their respective
       successors and assigns.

23.    CONSTRUCTION; SEVERABILITY. In the event that any provision of this
       Agreement conflicts with the law under which this Agreement is to be
       construed or if any such provision is held invalid by a court with
       jurisdiction over the Parties to this Agreement, (i) such provision will
       be deemed to be restated to reflect as nearly as possible the original
       intentions of the Parties in accordance with applicable law, and (ii) the
       remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement
       will remain in full force and effect.

24.    REMEDIES. Except where otherwise specified, the rights and remedies
       granted to a Party under this Agreement are cumulative and in addition
       to, and not in lieu of, any other rights or remedies which the Party may
       possess at law or in equity; provided that, in connection with any
       dispute hereunder, MP will be not entitled to offset any amounts that it
       claims to be due and payable from AOL against amounts otherwise payable
       by MP to AOL.

25.    APPLICABLE LAW. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this
       Agreement will be interpreted, construed and enforced in all respects in
       accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, except for its
       conflicts of laws principles.

26.    EXPORT CONTROLS. Both Parties will adhere to all applicable laws,
       regulations and rules relating to the export of technical data and will
       not export or re-export any technical data, any products received from
       the other Party or the direct product of such technical data to any
       proscribed country listed in such applicable laws, regulations and rules
       unless properly authorized.

27.    HEADINGS. The captions and headings used in this Agreement are inserted
       for convenience only and will not affect the meaning or interpretation of
       this Agreement.

28.    COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of
       which will be deemed an original and all of which together will
       constitute one and the same document.

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                                    EXHIBIT H

                                 MP Competitors

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    ENTITY NAME                                                                     MARKETING AFFILIATE
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  1 Pacific Gas & Electric                                                          PG&E Energy Services
  2 Southern California Edison                                                         Edison Source
  3 Florida Power & Light                                                           FPL Energy Services
  4 Commonwealth Edison
  5 Consolidated Edison Co. - NY
  6 Texas Utilities Electric
  7 Detroit Edison
  8 Virginia Electric & Power
  9 Public Service Electric & Gas                                                        PSEG Energy
                                                                                        Technologies
 10 Georgia Power (Southern
    Company)
 11 Consumers Energy
 12 Niagara Mohawk Power
 13 Houston Lighting & Power                                                           Reliant Energy
 14 PECO Energy                                                                        Exelon Energy
 15 Duke Energy                                                                         Duke Energy
 16 Florida Power
 17 Alabama Power Company
 18 PP&L Inc.                                                                            PP&L Plus
 19 San Diego Gas & Electric
 20 Connecticut Light & Power
 21 Baltimore Gas & Electric
 22 Northern States Power
 23 Public Service Company of
    Colorado
 24 Union Electric
 25 Ohio Edison
 26 Jersey Central Power & Light
 27 Wisconsin Electric Power
 28 Massachusetts Electric
 29 Carolina Power & Light
 30 Puget Sound Energy
 31 NY State Electric & Gas
 32 Arizona Public Service Co.
 33 Cleveland Electric Illuminating
    Co.
 34 Portland General Electric
 35 PSI Energy Inc.
 36 Ohio Power
 37 West Penn Power                                                               Allegheny Energy
                                                                                        Supply
 38 Boston Edison
 39 Illinois Power
 40 Columbus Southern Power

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                                                                EXECUTION COPY

 41 Cincinnati Gas & Electric
 42 Entergy Louisiana
 43 Central Power & Light
 44 Pacificorp
 45 Oklahoma Gas & Electric
 46 Entergy Arkansas Inc.
 47 Duquesne Light
 48 Pennsylvania Electric
 49 MidAmerican Energy
 50 Central Maine Power Co.
 51 Nevada Power
 52 Tampa Electric
 53 South Carolina Electric & Gas
 54 Dayton Power & Light
 55 Atlantic City Electric / Conectiv                                                 Conectiv Energy
 56 Potomac Electric Power
 57 Metropolitan Edison
 58 Public Service Company of OK
 59 Pacificorp
 60 Appalachian Power
 61 Duke Energy                                                                         Duke Energy
 62 Indiana Michigan Power
 63 Indianapolis Power & Light
 64 Northern Indiana Public Service
    Co.
 65 Kentucky Utilities
 66 Public Service Company of NH
 67 Appalachian Power
 68 Ameren CIPS
 69 Wisconsin Power & Light
 70 Wisconsin Public Service
 71 Entergy Mississippi
 72 Louisville Gas & Electric
 73 Public Service Company of NM
 74 Rochester Gas & Electric
 75 Gulf Power
 76 Western Resources Inc.
 77 Tucson Electric Power Company

 78 Nicor Gas Co.
 79 Consumers Energy Co.
 80 Atlanta Gas Light Co.                                                        Georgia Natural Gas
                                                                                 Services
 81 Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc.                                                   Columbia Energy
                                                                                 Services
 82 Brooklyn Union Gas Co.
 83 Michigan Consolidated Gas Co.
 84 Western Resources, Inc.
 85 MidAmerican Energy Co.
 86 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.

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 87 Peoples Natural Gas
 88 Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
 89 KeySpan Energy
 90 Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania,
    Inc.

 91 AES Power Direct
 92 Equitable Energy Ohio
 93 Essential.com
 94 FirstEnergy Trading Services,
    Inc.
 95 Greenmountain.com
 96 Shell Energy
 97 Utiliticorp Energy Solutions
 98 Utility.com
 99 TransCanada Pipeline
100 Commonwealth Energy
101 Metromedia Energy
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                                                                EXECUTION COPY

                                    EXHIBIT I

                             Subscription Agreement

                                (attached hereto)

                               Exhibit G - (Page 1)<PAGE>

                    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AGREEMENT

                                     between

                            EMW ENERGY SERVICES CORP.

                                       and

                   INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

                               Dated May 12, 2000

***      Confidential treatment has been requested for the portions of this
         agreement marked by asterisks. Omitted material for which confidential
         treatment has been requested has been filed separately with the
         Securities and Exchange Commission.

<PAGE>

                                                  TABLE OF CONTENTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                            Page
<S>                                                                                                         <C>
ARTICLE 1    DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION....................................................................1
    1.01     DEFINITIONS.....................................................................................1
    1.02     INCORPORATION AND REFERENCES...................................................................10
    1.03     HEADINGS.......................................................................................11
    1.04     INTERPRETATION OF DOCUMENTS....................................................................11

ARTICLE 2    TERM...........................................................................................11
    2.01     INITIAL TERM...................................................................................11
    2.02     RENEWAL AND EXTENSION..........................................................................11

ARTICLE 3    SERVICES, ETC..................................................................................11
    3.01     DESIGNATED SERVICES............................................................................11
    3.02     IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY............................................................................12
    3.03     GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS.........................................................................12
    3.04     EXCLUSIVITY, INSOURCING AND RESOURCING.........................................................12
    3.06     REPORTS........................................................................................13

ARTICLE 4    SI SERVICES AND START-UP SERVICES..............................................................13
    4.01     START-UP SERVICES..............................................................................13
    4.02     FULL FUNCTIONAL SERVICES.......................................................................14
    4.03     SI SERVICES, GENERALLY.........................................................................15
    4.04     STEADY STATE SERVICES..........................................................................15

ARTICLE 5    NEW SERVICES...................................................................................15
    5.01     NEW SERVICES...................................................................................15
    5.02     THIRD PARTY SERVICES...........................................................................16

ARTICLE 6    EMW RESPONSIBILITIES...........................................................................16
    6.01     EMW CONTRACT EXECUTIVE.........................................................................16
    6.02     USE OF EMW FACILITIES..........................................................................16

ARTICLE 7    SERVICE LEVELS.................................................................................17
    7.01     DESIGNATED SERVICE LEVELS......................................................................17
    7.02     NEW SERVICE LEVELS.............................................................................17
    7.03     ADJUSTMENT OF SERVICE LEVELS...................................................................17
    7.04     ROOT-CAUSE ANALYSIS............................................................................17
    7.05     MEASUREMENT AND MONITORING TOOLS...............................................................18
    7.08     SERVICE LEVEL CREDITS AND SERVICE LEVEL INCENTIVES.............................................18

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ARTICLE 8    EMW SATISFACTION AND BENCHMARKING..............................................................13
    8.01     INITIAL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY...........................................................13
    8.02     CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY...................................................................13
    8.03     BENCHMARKING OVERVIEW..........................................................................19
    8.04     BENCHMARKING PROCESS...........................................................................19
    8.05     BENCHMARK RESULTS REVIEW PERIOD AND ADJUSTMENTS................................................20

ARTICLE 9    SERVICE LOCATIONS..............................................................................20
    9.01     SERVICE LOCATIONS..............................................................................20
    9.02     SAFETY AND SECURITY PROCEDURES.................................................................21
    9.03     DATA SECURITY..................................................................................21
    9.04     SECURITY RELATING TO COMPETITORS...............................................................21

ARTICLE 10   IBM STAFF......................................................................................21
    10.01    IBM CONTRACT EXECUTIVE.........................................................................21
    10.02    KEY PERSONNEL..................................................................................21
    10.03    PROJECT STAFF..................................................................................22
    10.04    SUBCONTRACTORS.................................................................................22
    10.05    CONDUCT OF IBM PERSONNEL.......................................................................23
    10.06    NON-COMPETITION................................................................................23

ARTICLE 11   MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL.........................................................................23
    11.01    CHANGE CONTROL PROCEDURES......................................................................23
    11.02    PROCEDURES MANUAL..............................................................................24
    11.03    CHANGE CONTROL PROCEDURES......................................................................24

ARTICLE 12   PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.............................................................................24
    12.01    IBM SOFTWARE, TOOLS AND APIS...................................................................24
    12.02    DEVELOPED DATA.................................................................................26

ARTICLE 13   DATA...........................................................................................26
    13.01    OWNERSHIP OF EMW DATA..........................................................................26
    13.03    RETURN OF DATA.................................................................................26

ARTICLE 14   CONSENTS.......................................................................................27

ARTICLE 15   CONTINUED PROVISION OF SERVICES................................................................27
    15.01    BACKUP AND REDUNDANCY PLAN.....................................................................27
    15.02    FORCE MAJEURE..................................................................................27
    15.03    ALTERNATE SOURCE...............................................................................27
    15.04    ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES........................................................................28

ARTICLE 16   PAYMENTS AND INVOICING.........................................................................28
    16.01    DESIGNATED FEES................................................................................28
    16.02    INVOICES FOR CERTAIN DESIGNATED FEES...........................................................28
    16.04    TIME OF PAYMENT................................................................................28

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    16.05    DETAILED INVOICES..............................................................................28
    16.06    FEE DISPUTE....................................................................................28
    16.07    ADJUSTMENTS TO FEES............................................................................29
    16.08    EXPENSES.......................................................................................29
    16.09    CRITICAL MILESTONES............................................................................29
    16.10    PAYMENTS BY IBM................................................................................30

ARTICLE 17   TAXES..........................................................................................30

ARTICLE 18   AUDITS.........................................................................................31
    18.01    AUDIT RIGHTS...................................................................................31
    18.02    RECORD RETENTION...............................................................................32

ARTICLE 19   CONFIDENTIALITY................................................................................32
    19.01    GENERAL OBLIGATIONS............................................................................32
    19.02    EXCLUSIONS.....................................................................................33
    19.03    RESIDUAL INFORMATION...........................................................................33
    19.04    UNAUTHORIZED ACTS..............................................................................34

ARTICLE 20   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.................................................................34
    20.01    BY EMW.........................................................................................34
    20.02    BY IBM.........................................................................................35
    20.03    DISCLAIMER.....................................................................................36

ARTICLE 21   ADDITIONAL COVENANTS...........................................................................36
    21.01    BY EMW.........................................................................................36
    21.02    BY IBM.........................................................................................36

ARTICLE 22   DISPUTE RESOLUTION.............................................................................38
    22.01    OVERVIEW.......................................................................................38
    22.02    CONTINUITY OF PERFORMANCE......................................................................39
    22.03    EXPEDITED DISPUTE RESOLUTION...................................................................39

ARTICLE 23   TERMINATION....................................................................................39
    23.01    TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE....................................................................39
    23.02    TERMINATION FOR CHANGE IN CONTROL OF IBM.......................................................39
    23.03    TERMINATION FOR CAUSE..........................................................................39
    23.04    TERMINATION FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES....................................................40
    23.05    OTHER TERMINATIONS.............................................................................40

ARTICLE 24   TERMINATION FEES...............................................................................40
    24.01    CALCULATION OF TERMINATION FEES................................................................40
    24.02    PARTIAL TERMINATION FEE ADJUSTMENT.............................................................40
    24.03    TERMINATION FEES...............................................................................40

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ARTICLE 25   TERMINATION ASSISTANCE.........................................................................40
    25.01    TERMINATION ASSISTANCE SERVICES................................................................40
    25.02    EXIT RIGHTS....................................................................................41

ARTICLE 26   INDEMNITIES....................................................................................42
    26.01    INDEMNITY BY EMW...............................................................................42
    26.02    INDEMNITY BY IBM...............................................................................43
    26.03    INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURES.....................................................................43

ARTICLE 27   DAMAGES........................................................................................44
    27.01    DIRECT DAMAGES.................................................................................44
    27.02    CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES..........................................................................45
    27.03    EXCLUSIONS.....................................................................................45
    27.04    INJUNCTIVE RELIEF..............................................................................45

ARTICLE 28   INSURANCE......................................................................................46
    28.01    INSURANCE......................................................................................46
    28.02    INSURANCE DOCUMENTATION........................................................................46
    28.03    RISK OF LOSS...................................................................................46

ARTICLE 29   MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.......................................................................46
    29.01    ASSIGNMENT.....................................................................................46
    29.02    NOTICES........................................................................................47
    29.03    COUNTERPARTS...................................................................................49
    29.04    RELATIONSHIP...................................................................................49
    29.05    CONSENTS, APPROVALS AND REQUESTS...............................................................49
    29.06    SEVERABILITY...................................................................................49
    29.07    WAIVERS........................................................................................49
    29.08    REMEDIES CUMULATIVE............................................................................49
    29.09    ENTIRE AGREEMENT...............................................................................49
    29.10    AMENDMENTS.....................................................................................49
    29.11    SURVIVAL.......................................................................................49
    29.12    THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES......................................................................50
    29.13    GOVERNING LAW..................................................................................50
    29.14    SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE VENUE.......................................................................50
    29.15    COVENANT OF FURTHER ASSURANCES.................................................................50
    29.16    NEGOTIATED TERMS...............................................................................50
    29.17    EXPORT.........................................................................................51
    29.18    CONFLICT OF INTEREST...........................................................................51
    29.19    PUBLICITY......................................................................................51

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                                             TABLE OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit 1    Statement of Work
Exhibit 2    Specified Software and License Terms
Exhibit 3    Designated IBM Service Locations
Exhibit 4    Fees, CPI Adjustments and Termination Fees
Exhibit 5    Service Levels
Exhibit 6    Operational Planning Process
Exhibit 7    IBM Key Personnel
Exhibit 8    Change Control Procedures

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                  This INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AGREEMENT, dated May 12,
2000, is between EMW ENERGY SERVICES CORP. ("EMW") and INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
MACHINES CORPORATION ("IBM").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

                  WHEREAS, EMW and IBM have entered into Letter Agreements dated
February 25, 2000 and April 13, 2000 (the "INTERIM AGREEMENTS") setting forth
the preliminary terms and conditions applicable to the system to be developed by
IBM for customer acquisition, customer care, customer management and revenue
management services with respect to EMW's current or prospective residential or
small commercial retail energy consumers;

                  WHEREAS, EMW and IBM have engaged in extensive negotiations
and discussions that have culminated in the formation of the definitive
relationship described in this Agreement; and

                  WHEREAS, IBM desires to provide to EMW, and EMW desires to
obtain from IBM, the services described in this Agreement on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.

                  NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the agreements set
forth below, EMW and IBM agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1         DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

                  1.01     DEFINITIONS. The following defined terms used in this
Agreement shall have the meanings specified below:

                  "ACQUIRED CUSTOMER" shall have the meaning set forth in
         SECTION 3.05.

                  "ADDITIONAL DESIGNATED IBM SERVICE LOCATION(S)" shall mean any
         location other than a Designated IBM Service Location from which IBM or
         IBM Agents provide the Services.

                  "AGREEMENT" shall mean this Information Technology Services
         Agreement by and between EMW and IBM, as amended by the Parties from
         time to time.

                  "API" shall mean Application Program Interfaces.

                  "AUDIT" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 18.01.

                  "BENCHMARK PROCESS" means the objective measurement and
         comparison process (using baselines and industry standards) consistent
         with this Agreement and mutually agreed upon by EMW and IBM.

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                  "BENCHMARK RESULTS" means the Benchmarker's written report of
         the results of the Benchmark Process, including any appropriate
         supporting documentation.

                  "BENCHMARK REVIEW PERIOD" means the 30 day period following
         EMW's and IBM's receipt of the Benchmark Results during which EMW and
         IBM will review such Benchmark Results.

                  "BENCHMARKER" means the firm or individual EMW and IBM jointly
         select to conduct the Benchmark Process as set forth in SECTION 8.03.

                  "CHANGE(S)" shall mean any change to the Services, the
         Software used to provide the Services or the Machines used to provide
         the Services that would have a material adverse effect on EMW's
         business operations or the cost to EMW of the Services.

                  "CHANGE CONTROL PROCEDURES" shall mean the procedures set
         forth in EXHIBIT 8.

                  "CHANGE IN CONTROL" shall mean the (1) consolidation or merger
         of a Party with or into any entity, (2) sale, transfer or other
         disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Party or (3)
         acquisition by any entity, or group of entities acting in concert, of
         beneficial ownership of 50 percent or more of the outstanding voting
         securities of a Party, or (4) sale, transfer or other disposition of
         all or substantially all of the assets of IBM Global Services; provided
         however, that a Change in Control shall not include transactions with
         affiliates.

                  "COMMENCEMENT DATE" shall mean the date the day after the
         completion of the Start-up Services.

                  "COMPARATORS" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION
         8.04.

                  "CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT" shall mean (1) any valid and
         binding written confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement or (2)
         other agreement containing valid and binding provisions regarding
         confidentiality.

                  "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION" shall mean (1) the terms of this
         Agreement and (2) information provided by the Discloser to the
         Recipient that:

              a.  is marked confidential;

              b.  if disclosed orally or not marked confidential, is identified
                  prior to disclosure as Confidential Information or is
                  confirmed as Confidential Information in a signed writing
                  promptly thereafter; or

              c.  contains the Discloser's customer lists, customer information,
                  account information, pricing, information regarding business
                  planning and business operations, and administrative,
                  financial, or marketing activities, whether disclosed orally
                  or in writing; provided the Discloser treats such information
                  as confidential.

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                  "CONSENTS" shall mean all licenses, consents, authorizations
         and approvals that are necessary to allow IBM and IBM Agents to (1) use
         any IBM Software and Tools, (2) use any assets owned or leased by IBM,
         (3) use any third party services retained by IBM to provide the
         Services during the Term and the Termination Assistance Period, (4)
         transfer to EMW the IBM Third Party Software after the expiration or
         termination of this Agreement, or (5) assign to EMW the rights IBM and
         or IBM Agents assign to EMW pursuant to this Agreement.

                  "CONTRACT EXECUTIVES" shall mean the IBM Contract Executive
         and the EMW Contract Executive.

                  "CONTRACT YEAR" shall mean each 12-month period commencing, in
         the case of the first Contract Year, on the Effective Date and
         thereafter upon the completion of the immediately preceding Contract
         Year.

                  "CRITICAL SERVICES" shall have the meaning set forth in
         Exhibit 5.

                  "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY" shall have the meaning set
         forth in SECTION 8.02.

                  "DATA SAFEGUARDS" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION
         9.03.

                  "DEFAULT CURE PERIOD" shall have the meaning set forth in
         SECTION 23.03.

                  "DEFAULT NOTICE" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION
         23.03.

                  "DEFENSE" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 26.03.

                  "DESIGNATED FEES" shall mean the the SI Services Fees and the
         Steady State Fees set forth in EXHIBIT 4.

                  "DESIGNATED SERVICE LEVELS" shall mean the service levels and
         standards for the performance of the Designated Services as described
         in EXHIBIT 5.

                  "DESIGNATED IBM SERVICE LOCATION(S)" shall mean the IBM
         service locations set forth in EXHIBIT 3.

                  "DESIGNATED SERVICES" shall have the meaning set forth in
         SECTION 3.01.

                  "DEVELOPED DATA" shall mean the following "outputs" produced
         by the Services:

-------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
CATEGORY                               "OUTPUTS"
-------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
Revenue Management                     Customer Data

                                       Fulfillment Data; Usage History and
                                       Clearinghouse Data
-------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------

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Customer Acquisition / Care            Scripts; Enrollment Data; Service Level
                                       Data and Customer Satisfaction Data
-------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
Business Intelligence                  Marketing Data; Product Sales Data;
                                       Campaign Data and Data Analysis
-------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
Knowledge Management                   Automated Response Data, FAQs and Data
                                       Analysis
-------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
Revenue Management and Customer        All data in master customer database
Acquisition / Care
-------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------

Defined terms used in this definition of "Developed Data" shall have the
meanings specified below:

"Customer Data" shall mean data relating to account, premise, services provided,
rate plan and billing information at the customer level.

"Fulfillment Data" shall mean data relating to the linkage with the fulfillment
provider for non-commodity products and the linkage with the commodity
distribution partners.

"Usage History Data" shall mean data relating to tracking usage by period to
support usage trending and forecasting, which provides the basis for rebilling
and high bill analysis.

"Clearinghouse Data" shall mean data relating to the linkage with market
participants, including the status of service enrollment, turn on / turn off,
and revenue settlement.

"Scripts" shall mean the customer service representative customer contact
scripts.

"Enrollment Data" shall mean the data relating to and establishing the customer
relationship, including marketing channel, campaign information and product
and/or service information.

"Service Level Data" shall mean the data relating to measurements of Service
Level performance, including call arrival rates, call patterning and pickup rate
information.

"Customer Satisfaction Data" shall mean the data relating to and/or comprised of
various forms of surveys and feedback loops to measure customer satisfaction.

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"Marketing Data" shall mean the data relating to and/or comprised of target
market information, segmentation and response measurement for market analysis.

"Product Sales Data" shall mean data relating to what products and services are
being sold and who is buying them.

"Campaign Data" shall mean data relating to campaigns, media, and other
measurements to analysis campaign effectiveness.

"Automated Response Data" shall mean data relating to and/or comprised of e-mail
questions and inquiries received from customers and potential customers.

"FAQ" shall mean data relating to and/or comprised of questions submitted via
the internet by EMW's customers and the corresponding answers provided by EMW.

"Data Analysis" shall mean data which is the combination of all of the
information warehouse data to create the central data mart.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                  "DISCLOSER" shall mean any party that discloses Confidential
         Information.

                  "DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS" shall have the meaning set forth
         in SECTION 22.01.

                  "EFFECTIVE DATE" shall mean May 12, 2000.

                  "EMW THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS" shall have the meaning set forth
         SECTION 21.01.

                  "EMW AGENTS" shall mean the agents, contractors,
         subcontractors and representatives of EMW, other than IBM and IBM
         Agents.

                  "EMW COMPETITOR" shall mean any entity that is, or that the
         applicable IBM employee(s) has knowledge intends to become, an
         unregulated energy service provider of electricity and natural gas to
         residential and small commercial customers in the domestic United
         States. For purposes of the foregoing, "applicable IBM employee(s)"
         means (a) for purposes of SECTION 4.03, the IBM employee(s) referring
         to or accessing or controlling the ability of others to refer to or
         access, the applicable written information, files or documentation
         described therein and (b) for purposes of Section 10.06, the IBM Key
         Personnel, the members of the Project Staff described in Section
         10.06(2) and the IBM employees responsible for assigning such Key
         Personnel and members of the Project Staff.

                  "EMW CONTRACT EXECUTIVE" shall have the meaning set forth in
         SECTION 6.01.

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                  "EMW DATA" shall mean all Developed Data and all data (1)
         submitted to IBM or IBM Agents by or on behalf of EMW or (2) obtained,
         or produced by IBM or IBM Agents in performance of the Services
         (excluding IBM Data to the extent contained therein), including, with
         respect to (1) and (2) above, data relating to EMW's: customers,
         employees, technology, operations, facilities, consumer markets,
         products, capacities, systems, procedures, security practices,
         research, development, business affairs and finances, ideas, concepts,
         innovations, inventions, designs, business methodologies, improvements,
         trade secrets, copyrightable subject matter, patents and other
         intellectual property and proprietary information.

                  "END DATE" shall have the meaning set forth in the definition
         of Termination Assistance Period.

                  "END-USERS" shall mean users of the Services, as specified by
         EMW.

                  "ENERGY CONSUMERS" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION
         7.06.

                  "EXTENSION PERIOD" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION
         2.02.

                  "FEES" shall mean the Designated Fees, all fees in connection
         with New Services, and any other amounts specified as payable by EMW to
         IBM pursuant to this Agreement.

                  "FIXED FEES" shall have the meaning set forth in EXHIBIT 4.

                  "FORCE MAJEURE EVENT" shall have the meaning set forth in
         SECTION 15.02.

                  "FULL FUNCTIONAL SCHEDULE" shall mean the schedule for the
         implementation of the Full Functional Services, as agreed by the
         Parties prior to the commencement of the Steady State Services.

                  "FULL FUNCTIONAL SERVICES" shall have the meaning set forth in
         EXHIBIT 1.A.

                  "GOVERNMENTAL APPROVAL(S)" shall mean any license, consent,
         permit, approval or authorization of any person or entity, or any
         notice to any person or entity, the granting of which is required by
         applicable law, rule or regulation, including Regulatory Requirements,
         for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
         Agreement.

                  "IBM AGENTS" shall mean the agents, contractors,
         subcontractors and representatives of IBM.

                  "IBM DATA" shall mean all data submitted to EMW or EMW Agents
         by or on behalf of IBM under this Agreement and relating to IBM's:
         customers, employees, technology, operations, facilities, consumer
         markets, products, capabilities, systems, procedures, security
         practices, research, development, business affairs and finances, ideas,
         concepts, innovations, inventions, designs, business methodologies,
         improvements, trade secrets, copyrightable subject matter, patents and
         other intellectual property and proprietary information.

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                  "IBM CONTRACT EXECUTIVE" shall have the meaning set forth in
         SECTION 10.01.

                  "IBM KEY PERSONNEL" shall mean the IBM Contract Executive and
         such other individuals specified in EXHIBIT 7, collectively, and their
         replacements.

                  "IBM MACHINES" shall mean those Machines leased or owned by
         IBM and IBM Agents that are used by IBM and IBM Agents to provide the
         Services.

                  "IBM PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE" shall mean the Software owned or
         developed by or on behalf of IBM that is used in connection with the
         Services.

                  "IBM PROPRIETARY TOOLS" shall mean the Tools owned or
         developed by or on behalf of IBM that is used in connection with the
         Services.

                  "IBM SERVICE LOCATION" shall mean, collectively, the
         Designated IBM Service Locations and the Additional Designated IBM
         Service Locations.

                  "IBM SOFTWARE" shall mean the IBM Proprietary Software and the
         IBM Third Party Software, collectively.

                  "IBM THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE" shall mean the Software licensed or
         leased by IBM from a third party that is used in connection with the
         Services.

                  "IBM THIRD PARTY TOOLS" shall mean the Tools licensed or
         leased by IBM from a third party that is used in connection with the
         Services.

                  "IBM TOOLS" shall mean the IBM Proprietary Tools and the IBM
         Third Party Tools, collectively.

                  "IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY" shall mean any new developments in
         Software and Machines that could reasonably be expected to have an
         impact on EMW's business, to the extent known and made available within
         or by IBM.

                  "INITIAL AGREEMENT EXPIRATION DATE" shall mean May 11, 2010.

                  "INITIAL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY" shall have the meaning
         set forth in SECTION 8.01.

                  "INITIAL TERM" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION
         2.01.

                  "INTERIM AGREEMENTS" shall have the meaning set forth in the
         first recital.

                  "LOSSES" shall mean any and all damages, fines, penalties,
         deficiencies, losses, liabilities (including settlements and judgments)
         and expenses (including interest, court costs, reasonable fees and
         expenses of attorneys, accountants and other experts or other
         reasonable expenses of litigation or other proceedings or of any claim,
         default or assessment).

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                  "MACHINES" shall mean computers and related equipment,
         including central processing units and other processors, controllers,
         modems, communications and telecommunications equipment (voice, and
         data), cables, storage devices, printers, terminals, other peripherals
         and input and output devices, and other tangible mechanical and
         electronic equipment intended for the processing, input, output,
         storage, manipulation, communication, transmission and retrieval of
         information and data.

                  "NEW SERVICE(S)" shall mean any service that is outside the
         scope of the Designated Services.

                  "NEW SERVICE LEVEL(S)" shall mean any service level
         established by IBM and EMW in connection with a New Service, which upon
         establishment by the Parties shall be deemed incorporated into EXHIBIT
         5.

                  "NONPERFORMING PARTY" shall have the meaning set forth in
         SECTION 15.02.

                  "PARTIES" shall mean EMW and IBM, collectively.

                  "PARTY" shall mean either EMW or IBM, as the case may be.

                  "PASS-THROUGH EXPENSES" shall mean the expenses payable by EMW
         pursuant to SECTION 16.08, as more fully described in EXHIBIT 4.

                  "PROCEDURES MANUAL" shall have the meaning set forth in
         SECTION 11.02.

                  "PROJECT STAFF" shall mean the IBM personnel and
         subcontractors who provide the Services in accordance with this
         Agreement.

                  "RECIPIENT" shall mean any Party which receives or otherwise
         becomes aware of Confidential Information.

                  "REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS" shall mean the laws, rules and
         regulations on a Federal, state and local level to which either party
         is required to submit or voluntarily submits from time to time.

                  "RELATED DOCUMENTATION" shall mean, with respect to Software
         and Tools, all materials, documentation, specifications, technical
         manuals, user manuals, flow diagrams, file descriptions and other
         written information that describes the function and use of such
         Software or Tools, as applicable.

                  "RESIDUAL INFORMATION" shall have the meaning set forth in
         SECTION 19.03.

                  "SAFETY AND SECURITY PROCEDURES" shall mean IBM's safety and
         security procedures, as the same may be modified by IBM from time to
         time.

                  "SERVICES" shall mean the Designated Services and the New
         Services, collectively.

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                  "SERVICE CATEGORY" shall mean the Designated Services provided
         in respect of the following two categories: (a) customer
         acquisition/customer care, and (b) revenue management, all as further
         described in EXHIBIT 1.

                  "SERVICE LEVELS" shall mean the Designated Service Levels and
         the New Service Levels, collectively.

                  "SERVICE LEVEL CREDITS" shall mean the service level credits
         set forth in EXHIBIT 5.

                  "SOFTWARE" shall mean the object code versions of any
         applications programs, operating system software, computer software
         languages, utilities, other computer programs and Related
         Documentation, in whatever form or media, including the tangible media
         upon which such applications programs, operating system software,
         computer software languages, utilities, other computer programs and
         Related Documentation are recorded or printed, together with all
         corrections, improvements, updates and releases thereof.

                  "SI SERVICES FEES" shall have the meaning set forth in EXHIBIT
         4.

                  "SI SERVICES" shall mean, collectively, the Start-up Services
         and the Full Functional Services.

                  "START-UP SCHEDULE" shall mean the schedule for implementation
         of Start-up Services, as set forth in EXHIBIT 1.A.

                  "START-UP SERVICES" shall have the meaning set forth in
         EXHIBIT 1.A.

                  "STEADY STATE FEES" shall mean, collectively, the Fixed Fees
         and the Variable Fees.

                  "STEADY STATE SCHEDULE" shall mean the schedule for the
         implementation of the Steady State Services, as agreed by the parties
         prior to the commencement of such Services.

                  "STEADY STATE SERVICES" shall have the meaning set forth in
         EXHIBIT 1.B.

                  "TERM" shall mean the Initial Term and any renewal or
         extension of the Initial Term in accordance with this Agreement.

                  "TERMINATION ASSISTANCE PERIOD" shall mean a period of time
         designated by EMW, during which IBM shall provide the Termination
         Assistance Services in accordance with this Agreement, commencing upon
         the earlier of the date (1) of which EMW notifies IBM, following the
         date on which either Party has provided the other Party with a notice
         of termination in accordance with this Agreement and (2) six months
         prior to the expiration or termination of this Agreement (the
         "TERMINATION NOTICE DATE") and continuing for up to six months after
         the expiration or termination of this Agreement (the "END DATE");
         provided, however, that upon 90 days notice to IBM prior to the End
         Date, EMW may (a) extend such End Date for up to six months or (b)
         change such End Date to an earlier date.

                  "TERMINATION ASSISTANCE SERVICES" shall mean (1) the Services
         (and any replacements thereof or substitutions therefor), to the extent
         EMW requests such Services

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         during the Termination Assistance Period; (2) IBM's cooperation with
         EMW or another service provider designated by EMW in the transfer of
         the Services to EMW or such other service provider in order to
         facilitate the transfer of the Services to EMW or such other service
         provider, including capacity planning, consulting services, facilities
         planning, telecommunications planning, Software configuration,
         reviewing all system Software with EMW or such other service provider,
         uploading production databases, providing parallel processing testing
         and providing Machines, where practicable.

                  "TERMINATION FEES" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION
         24.01.

                  "TERMINATION NOTICE DATE" shall have the meaning set forth in
         the definition of Termination Assistance Period.

                  "TOOLS" shall mean any Software development and performance
         testing tools, know-how, methodologies, processes, technologies or
         algorithms and Related Documentation used by IBM in providing the
         Services.

                  "TRIGGER EVENT" shall mean EMW's determination that there has
         been a material change in EMW's business (including, E.G., divestitures
         or acquisitions).

                  "USE" shall mean the right to access, execute, display, and
         configure, but with respect to IBM Third Party Software only to the
         extent permitted by the applicable IBM Third Party Software license.

                  "VARIABLE FEES" shall have the meaning set forth in EXHIBIT 4.

                  "WORK PRODUCT" shall mean any literary works created under
         this Agreement, including manuals, training materials and
         documentation, but excluding Software.

                  1.02     INCORPORATION AND REFERENCES. In this Agreement and
the Exhibits to this Agreement:

                  (1)      the Exhibits to this Agreement are hereby
                           incorporated into and deemed part of this Agreement
                           and all references to this Agreement shall include
                           the Exhibits to this Agreement;

                  (2)      references to an Exhibit, Section or Article shall be
                           to such Exhibit to, or Section or Article of, this
                           Agreement unless otherwise provided;

                  (3)      references to any Law shall mean references to such
                           Law in changed or supplemented form or to a newly
                           adopted Law replacing a previous Law; and

                  (4)      references to and mentions of the word "including" or
                           the phrase "E.G." shall mean "including, without
                           limitation."

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                  1.03     HEADINGS. The Article and Section headings, Table
of Contents and Table of Exhibits are for reference and convenience only and
shall not be considered in the interpretation of this Agreement.

                  1.04     INTERPRETATION OF DOCUMENTS. Except as otherwise
expressly set forth in the body of this Agreement or in any of the Exhibits,
in the event of a conflict between the provisions in the body of the this
Agreement and the Exhibits, the provisions in the body of this Agreement shall
prevail.

ARTICLE 2         TERM.

                  2.01     INITIAL TERM. The initial term of this Agreement
shall commence on the Effective Date and continue until 24:00 (Central
Daylight Time) on the last day of the Initial Agreement Expiration Date, or
such earlier date upon which this Agreement may be terminated in accordance
with its terms (the "INITIAL TERM").

                  2.02     RENEWAL AND EXTENSION. Unless this Agreement is
terminated earlier in accordance with its terms, each Party shall notify the
other at least 12 months prior to the Initial Agreement Expiration Date as to
whether such Party desires to renew this Agreement. If EMW fails to provide
IBM with any notice or provides IBM with notice that it does not desire to
renew this Agreement, this Agreement shall expire on the Initial Agreement
Expiration Date. If EMW provides IBM with notice that it desires to renew this
Agreement and the Parties have not agreed on the terms and conditions
applicable to the renewal of this Agreement three months prior to the Initial
Agreement Expiration Date, then EMW shall have the option to extend the term
of this Agreement, and upon EMW's exercise of such option this Agreement shall
be so extended for a period of up to six months from the Initial Agreement
Expiration Date (the "EXTENSION PERIOD") at the charges, terms and conditions
in effect as of the Initial Agreement Expiration Date. If during the Extension
Period the Parties are unable to reach agreement on the terms and conditions
applicable to the renewal of this Agreement, this Agreement shall expire at
the end of the Extension Period.

ARTICLE 3         SERVICES, ETC.

                  3.01     DESIGNATED SERVICES. Commencing as of the Effective
Date and continuing throughout the Term and the Termination Assistance Period,
IBM shall be responsible for providing to EMW:

                  (1)      the Start-up Services, the Steady State Services and
                           the Full Functional Services; and

                  (2)      any services, functions or responsibilities not
                           specifically described in this Agreement, but which
                           are inherent subtasks required for the proper
                           performance and delivery of the services described in
                           clause (1) of this Section and not otherwise
                           specifically excluded or identified in this Agreement
                           as a EMW responsibility (clauses (1) and (2) of this
                           Section, collectively, the "DESIGNATED SERVICES").

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Subject to Section 3.04, IBM shall increase or decrease the amount of the
Services according to EMW's business volumes and in accordance with this
Agreement. The Parties agree that all services provided by IBM to EMW under
the Interim Agreements shall for all purposes be considered Designated
Services provided under this Agreement. The Parties shall act in accordance
with Exhibit 6 with regard to forecasting and planning for Steady State
Services.

                  3.02     IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY. In providing technology and
the Services to EMW, IBM shall (1) jointly with a EMW's designee and in
accordance with the Procedures Manual, identify the least cost/highest benefit
methods to implement technology changes and proven methodologies and, upon
EMW's approval, implement technology changes and proven methodologies, (2) at
EMW's request, inform EMW about the Improved Technology for EMW's evaluation
in connection with the Services and (3) at EMW's request, meet with EMW once
during every 60 day period in accordance with the Procedures Manual to inform
EMW of any new technology relating to the Services which IBM is developing or
of which IBM is otherwise aware that could reasonably be expected to have an
impact on EMW's business.

                  3.03     GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS Each Party shall obtain and
maintain all respective Governmental Approvals necessary to fulfill its
obligations under this Agreement. Upon either Party's request, the other Party
shall cooperate in obtaining any such Governmental Approvals to the extent
reasonably possible.

                  3.04     EXCLUSIVITY, INSOURCING AND RESOURCING

                  (1)      During the Initial Term, IBM shall be the exclusive
                           provider of (a) the SI Services and (b) the Steady
                           State Services (excluding outbound customer
                           acquisition services) with respect to all goods and
                           services EMW provides to residential and small
                           commercial customers.

                  (2)      IBM and EMW agree that if a third party provider of
                           goods or services to EMW requires that certain Steady
                           State Services that would otherwise be exclusive to
                           IBM under this Section be handled by or through a
                           firm other than IBM, IBM and EMW shall discuss such
                           provider's requirements. If, after EMW uses
                           reasonable efforts to have such provider waive or
                           remove such requirements, such provider refuses to do
                           so on commercially reasonable grounds, IBM shall
                           waive the exclusivity obligations set forth herein,
                           but only to the extent necessary to accommodate the
                           requirements of such provider. If such a waiver is
                           granted, EMW and IBM agree that they shall enter into
                           good faith negotiations to address financial
                           shortfalls to IBM under this Agreement, if any, to
                           the extent caused by such provider's requirements;
                           provided, however, if IBM has received cumulative
                           Steady State Fees from EMW in the minimum amounts
                           calculated as set forth below (each, a "Revenue
                           Minimum") by the dates determined as set forth below
                           (each, a "Minimum Revenue Date"), then during the
                           calendar quarter after the applicable Minimum Revenue
                           Date IBM shall not be entitled to recover any
                           financial shortfalls as a result of any agreements
                           entered into with a third party provider as to which
                           a waiver has previously been given by IBM.

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                      REVENUE MINIMUM                                      MINIMUM REVENUE DATE

                      (millions)
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                      An amount equal to the total of the preceding        The first day of each succeeding
                      Revenue Minimum amounts plus ***                     calendar quarter
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                  (3)      IBM's exclusivity under Section 3.04(1) shall
                           terminate at such time as IBM shall have received
                           $1.5 billion in cumulative revenue from EMW for the
                           provision of the Services. At such time, and upon at
                           least 60 days' notice to IBM, EMW may insource or
                           obtain from a third party all, or any portion, of the
                           Services. In the event EMW insources or obtains from
                           a third party all, or any portion, of the Services,
                           IBM shall cooperate in good faith with EMW and any
                           such third party, to the extent reasonably required
                           by EMW.

                  3.05     ACQUISITIONS. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Agreement, if EMW acquires any entity (whether by
stock or assets), EMW shall not be obligated to obtain any Services from IBM
in respect of such acquisition, provided however, that EMW shall in good faith
use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Steady State Services
referred to in SECTION 3.04 in respect of the residential and small commercial
customers acquired in such acquisition (such customers being referred to as
"ACQUIRED CUSTOMERS"). If EMW decides to obtain such Steady State Services for
Acquired Customers, then (1) EMW shall provide IBM with the information that
IBM requires in order to begin providing such Steady State Services to such
Acquired Customers, (2) IBM shall notify EMW of all incremental costs that IBM
will incur in order to be able to provide such Steady State Services in
respect of such Acquired Customers (which incremental costs shall be
reasonable), (3) upon EMW's agreement to pay such reasonable incremental
costs, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, IBM shall promptly undertake
to commence the provision of such Steady State Services, which shall
thereafter be deemed "Designated Services" for all purposes of this Agreement.

                  3.06     REPORTS. In accordance with and at the times
specified in EXHIBIT 1.B, IBM shall provide to EMW, in a form reasonably
acceptable to EMW, the reports set forth in EXHIBIT 1.B. In addition, in
accordance with the Procedures Manual the Parties shall determine what other
reports are necessary or otherwise beneficial to EMW under this Agreement or
in the operation of its business.

ARTICLE 4         SI SERVICES AND STEADY STATE SERVICES.

                  4.01     START-UP SERVICES.

                  (1)      IBM shall perform all functions and services
                           necessary to complete the Start-up Services as
                           described in the Statement of Work on August 1, 2000.
                           IBM shall designate an individual who shall be
                           responsible for managing and implementing the
                           Start-up Services. Until the completion of the
                           Start-up

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                           Services, such individual shall review with the EMW
                           Contract Executive the status of the Start-up
                           Services for which that individual is responsible as
                           often as may be reasonably requested by the EMW
                           Contract Executive.

                  (2)      Upon notice from EMW that EMW desires IBM to extend
                           the Start-up Schedule, or if the Start-up Schedule is
                           extended as a result of delays caused by EMW or EMW
                           Agents or as a result of EMW's Regulatory
                           Requirements, IBM shall extend the Start-up Schedule
                           for the applicable period of time and EMW shall pay
                           IBM the Fees associated with extending the Start-up
                           Schedule.

                  (3)      In the event the Start-up Schedule is extended as a
                           result of delays caused by IBM or IBM Agents, (a) EMW
                           shall continue to pay the Designated Fees, subject to
                           EMW's refund and credit rights in accordance with
                           this Agreement and (b) IBM shall pay to EMW the
                           amount of liquidated damages described in SECTION
                           16.09(1) for each day's extension of the Start-up
                           Schedule.

                  (4)      In the event either Party incurs costs in connection
                           with the extension of the Start-up Schedule for which
                           the other Party is responsible under this Agreement,
                           the Party incurring the costs shall be obligated to
                           use all commercially reasonable efforts to minimize
                           such costs.

                  4.02     FULL FUNCTIONAL SERVICES.

                  (1)      IBM shall perform all functions and services
                           necessary to commence providing the Full Functional
                           Services as described in the Statement of Work within
                           10 months after the completion of the Start-up
                           Services. IBM shall designate an individual who shall
                           be responsible for managing and implementing the Full
                           Functional Services. Until the completion of the Full
                           Functional Services, such individual shall review
                           with the EMW Contract Executive the status of the
                           Full Functional Services for which that individual is
                           responsible as often as may be reasonably requested
                           by the EMW Contract Executive.

                  (2)      Upon notice from EMW that EMW desires IBM to extend
                           the Full Functional Schedule, or if the Full
                           Functional Schedule is extended as a result of delays
                           caused by EMW or EMW Agents or as a result of EMW's
                           Regulatory Requirements, IBM shall extend the Full
                           Functional Schedule for the applicable period of time
                           and EMW shall pay IBM the Fees associated with
                           extending the Full Functional Schedule.

                  (3)      In the event the Full Functional Schedule is extended
                           as a result of delays caused by IBM or IBM Agents,
                           (a) EMW shall continue to pay the Designated Fees,
                           subject to EMW's refund and credit rights in
                           accordance with this Agreement and (b) IBM shall pay
                           to EMW the amount of liquidated damages described in
                           SECTION 16.09(3) for each day's extension of the Full
                           Functional Schedule.

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                  (4)      In the event either Party incurs costs in connection
                           with the extension of the Full Functional Schedule
                           for which the other Party is responsible under this
                           Agreement, the Party incurring the costs shall be
                           obligated to use all commercially reasonable efforts
                           to minimize such costs.

                  4.03     SI SERVICES, GENERALLY.

                  IBM agrees, that in proposing to or performing for EMW
Competitors services that are substantially similar to the SI Services, IBM
will not, until *** after *** refer to or access, or allow any other entity
or person to refer to or access, any written information, files or
documentation that (1) were specifically created in IBM's performance of the
SI Services and (2) describe the method of implementation of the unique
system architecture provided to EMW in performance of the SI Services;
provided, however IBM may refer to or access, or allow any other entity or
person to refer to or access, such written information, files and
documentation for purposes of performing any services for customers that are
not EMW Competitors; and provided further that as to EMW Competitors (1) the
foregoing restrictions on IBM's ability to refer to or access, or permit a
another entity or person to refer to or access, such written information,
files and documentation shall not prevent IBM from (a) fulfilling any
proposals made (but only to the extent set forth in the proposal and only if
IBM is selected to provide services as a result of such proposal) or (b)
complying with contractually binding commitments (but only to the extent IBM
has no discretion in refusing to perform) entered into, in each case prior to
the date a third party may become an EMW Competitor, and (2) IBM may, subject
to SECTION 10.06, propose or perform services that are substantially similar
to the SI Services so long as the proposal or services are created without
reference or access, or allow any other entity or person to refer to or
access, to such written information, files or documentation. In addition, IBM
shall not disclose or disseminate to any third party, except to the extent
previously disclosed or disseminated by EMW, the fact the EMW utilizes or
employs any specific system integration software configuration or other
technical solution created for EMW by IBM in performance of the SI Services.

                  4.04     STEADY STATE SERVICES.

                  (1)      IBM shall perform all functions and services
                           necessary to commence providing the Steady State
                           Services as described in the Statement of Work on the
                           Commencement Date. IBM shall designate an individual
                           who shall be responsible for managing and
                           implementing the Steady State Services. Until the
                           commencement of the Steady State Services, such
                           individual shall review with the EMW Contract
                           Executive the status of the Steady State Services for
                           which that individual is responsible as often as may
                           be reasonably requested by the EMW Contract
                           Executive.

                  (2)      Upon notice from EMW that EMW desires IBM to extend
                           the Steady State Schedule, or if the Steady State
                           Schedule is extended as a result of delays caused by
                           EMW or EMW Agents or as a result of EMW's Regulatory
                           Requirements, IBM shall extend the Steady State
                           Schedule for the applicable period of time and EMW
                           shall pay IBM the Fees associated with extending the
                           Steady State Schedule.

                  (3)      In the event the Steady State Schedule is extended as
                           a result of delays caused by IBM or IBM Agents, (a)
                           EMW shall continue to pay the Designated Fees,
                           subject to EMW's refund and credit rights in
                           accordance with this Agreement and (b) IBM shall pay
                           to EMW the amount of liquidated damages described in
                           SECTION 16.09(2) for each day's extension of the
                           Steady State Schedule.

                  (4)      In the event either Party incurs costs in connection
                           with the extension of the Steady State Schedule for
                           which the other Party is responsible under this
                           Agreement, the Party incurring the costs shall be
                           obligated to use all commercially reasonable efforts
                           to minimize such costs.

ARTICLE 5         NEW SERVICES.

                  5.01     NEW SERVICES. EMW may from time to time during the
Term request that IBM perform a New Service. Upon receipt of such a request
from EMW, IBM shall provide EMW with:

                  (1)      a description of the work IBM anticipates performing
                           in connection with such New Service;

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                  (2)      a schedule for commencing and, if applicable,
                           completing such New Service;

                  (3)      IBM's prospective charges for such New Service;

                  (4)      when appropriate, a description of any new Software
                           or Machines to be provided by IBM in connection with
                           such New Service;

                  (5)      when appropriate, the Software and Machines and
                           run-time requirements necessary to develop and
                           operate any new Software;

                  (6)      when appropriate a description of the human resources
                           necessary to develop and operate the product or
                           provide the New Service;

                  (7)      when appropriate, a list of any existing Software or
                           Machines included in or to be used in connection with
                           such New Service; and

                  (8)      when appropriate, acceptance test criteria and
                           procedures for any new Software or any products,
                           packages or services.

                  IBM shall not begin performing any New Service until EMW has
provided IBM with authorization to perform the New Service from the EMW
Contract Executive. If EMW agrees to have IBM perform such New Services, IBM
and EMW will prepare and sign an amendment to this Agreement for such New
Services.

                  5.02     THIRD PARTY SERVICES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REQUEST
                  MADE TO IBM BY EMW PURSUANT TO SECTION 5.01 OR ANY OTHER
                  PROVISION IN THIS AGREEMENT, EMW SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO
                  CONTRACT WITH A THIRD PARTY TO PERFORM ANY NEW SERVICE. UPON
                  EMW'S REQUEST, IBM SHALL ASSIST EMW IN IDENTIFYING QUALIFIED
                  THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS TO PROVIDE NEW SERVICES. IN THE EVENT
                  EMW CONTRACTS WITH A THIRD PARTY TO PERFORM ANY NEW SERVICE,
                  IBM SHALL COOPERATE IN GOOD FAITH WITH EMW AND ANY SUCH THIRD
                  PARTY, TO THE EXTENT REASONABLY REQUIRED BY EMW.

ARTICLE 6         EMW RESPONSIBILITIES.

                  6.01     EMW CONTRACT EXECUTIVE. Prior to or on the
Effective Date, EMW shall appoint an individual (the "EMW CONTRACT EXECUTIVE")
who shall serve as the primary EMW representative under this Agreement. The
EMW Contract Executive shall have the responsibilities set forth in the
Procedures Manual.

                  6.02     USE OF EMW FACILITIES.
                  (1)      EMW will provide IBM, at no charge to IBM, with the
                           use of space, equipment, and support at EMW's
                           headquarters reasonably necessary for the IBM project
                           office; provided that such IBM project office staff
                           shall not exceed 10 people unless agreed to by the
                           Parties. This use of space shall include all heat,
                           light, power, air conditioning and other similar
                           utilities,

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                           reasonable office space, furniture, secure storage
                           space, office supplies, telephone service, office
                           support services (including security and janitorial),
                           coordination of facility access security
                           requirements, and administrative support. In
                           addition, EMW will provide IBM with full and safe
                           access to such facilities; and the same or similar
                           access to EMW's workplace services, such as parking
                           and cafeteria facilities, if any, as EMW provides to
                           its employees and subcontractors.

                  (2)      EMW will use reasonable efforts to provide the IBM
                           Contract Executive, at no charge to IBM, with the
                           same or similar private office space, if any, as EMW
                           provides to its senior executives.

                  (3)      If EMW relocates its headquarters, EMW will:

                           a.       provide IBM with space and support in the
                                    new location that is comparable to the space
                                    and support provided in the previous
                                    location;

                           b.       reimburse IBM for any reasonable one time
                                    expenses incurred as a result of the
                                    relocation; and

                           c.       if the relocation impacts IBM's ability to
                                    meet the Service Levels, relieve IBM from
                                    the affected Service Levels until the
                                    relocation is complete and the Service
                                    Levels are appropriately adjusted, if
                                    applicable.

ARTICLE 7         SERVICE LEVELS.

                  7.01     DESIGNATED SERVICE LEVELS. IBM shall perform the
Designated Services in accordance with the Designated Service Levels. The
Service Level Credits and the Earnback Credits referred to in SECTION 7.08
shall become effective in accordance with EXHIBIT 5.

                  7.02     NEW SERVICE LEVELS. IBM shall provide the New
Services at least at the New Service Levels applicable to such New Services.

                  7.03     ADJUSTMENT OF SERVICE LEVELS. In accordance with
EXHIBIT 5, EMW shall be entitled to adjust or introduce new Designated Service
Levels. The Parties shall develop a process, to be documented in the
Procedures Manual, to (a) review and, if applicable, adjust the Service Levels
and (b) determine, if applicable, any New Service Levels, in each case once
each contract year and upon the occurrence of a Trigger Event.

                  7.04     ROOT-CAUSE ANALYSIS. Upon IBM's failure to provide
the Services in accordance with the applicable Service Levels, IBM shall, as
soon as reasonably practicable and unless otherwise agreed to by EMW, (1)
perform a root-cause analysis to identify the cause of such failure, (2)
provide EMW with a report detailing the cause of, and procedure for
correcting, such failure as applicable and (3) implement such procedure where
the cause is within IBM's responsibility and control.

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                  7.05     MEASUREMENT AND MONITORING TOOLS. The parties shall
develop and document a relevant set of metrics to measure IBM's performance of
the Services against the applicable Service Levels. The parties shall adjust
metric targets periodically with the expectation of continued improvements in
performance by IBM as described in SECTION 7.07 and as set forth in EXHIBIT 5.

                  7.07     CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. IBM acknowledges that the
quality of certain of the Services provided can and will be improved during
the Term and agrees that the Service Levels for such Services will be enhanced
periodically in recognition of the anticipated improvement in service quality.
IBM will improve the quality of the Services provided in such areas to meet or
exceed any enhanced Service Levels.

                  7.08     SERVICE LEVEL CREDITS AND EARNBACK CREDITS. In the
event of a failure to provide the Services in accordance with the applicable
Service Levels, IBM shall incur the Service Level Credits identified in and
according to the procedures and schedule set forth in EXHIBIT 5. In the event
of a provision of the Services in accordance with the applicable Earnback
Credits, IBM shall receive the Earnback Credits identified in and according to
the procedures and schedule set forth in EXHIBIT 5. ***

ARTICLE 8         EMW SATISFACTION AND BENCHMARKING.

                  8.01     INITIAL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY. During the 90
day period after the Effective Date, IBM shall submit to EMW, for EMW's
approval, the identity of the unaffiliated third party that shall conduct an
initial customer satisfaction survey. Upon EMW's approval of such third party,
IBM, at IBM's cost and expense, shall engage such third party to conduct an
initial customer satisfaction survey, commencing on January 1, 2001, as
approved by EMW for affected End-Users and senior management of EMW, in each
case as specified by EMW (the "INITIAL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY"). The
Initial Customer Satisfaction Survey shall be (1) of the content and scope set
forth in the Procedures Manual, (2) administered in accordance with the
procedures set forth in the Procedures Manual and (3) subject to EMW's
approval.

                  8.02     CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY.

                  (1)      At least once every Contract Year during the Term,
                           IBM shall, upon EMW's request, engage an unaffiliated
                           third party approved by EMW to conduct a customer
                           satisfaction survey in respect of those aspects of
                           the Services designated by EMW (the "CUSTOMER
                           SATISFACTION SURVEY"). The Customer Satisfaction
                           Survey, shall, at a minimum, cover a representative
                           sampling of End-Users and senior management of EMW,
                           in each case as specified by EMW. The timing,
                           content, scope and method of the Customer
                           Satisfaction Survey shall be consistent with the
                           Initial Customer Satisfaction Survey and subject to
                           EMW's approval. IBM agrees that (a) increased
                           measured customer satisfaction shall be a key
                           performance incentive for the compensation of the IBM
                           Key Personnel and (b) customer satisfaction shall be
                           measured as a service level pursuant to EXHIBIT 5.

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                  (2)      In the event that EMW disputes the results of the
                           Customer Satisfaction Survey, EMW may invoke the
                           Dispute Resolution Process.

                  8.03     BENCHMARKING OVERVIEW. The Benchmark Process may be
initiated upon EMW's request received by IBM upon at least 30 days prior
notice and no earlier than the second anniversary following the Effective Date
and thereafter not more often than once every two Contract Years. IBM and EMW
shall share the Benchmarker's fees and expenses. EMW and IBM shall agree on
the Benchmarker, taking into consideration the skill, experience,
responsiveness, objectivity, fees and expenses of qualified firms or
individuals. EMW and IBM shall promptly agree to a replacement Benchmarker in
the event the Benchmarker is not available or EMW and IBM agree to replace
such Benchmarker.

                  8.04     BENCHMARKING PROCESS. EMW, IBM and the Benchmarker
shall conduct the Benchmark Process according to the following methodology.

                  (1)      There will be a representative, statistical sampling
                           of a sufficient number of receivers of the quality
                           and quantity of services comparable to the Services
                           (the "COMPARATORS").

                  (2)      The Benchmarker will compare the Service Levels
                           provided in this Agreement with the Comparators'
                           service levels, where such comparison is meaningful
                           and objective.

                  (3)      The Benchmarker's data used in the Benchmark Process
                           will be reasonably current and in any event based on
                           services provided to the Comparators no more than 12
                           months prior to the dates on which the Services were
                           provided to EMW.

                  (4)      EMW and IBM shall agree to the comparison methodology
                           and any appropriate adjustments because of
                           differences between the services provided to the
                           Comparators and the Services provided to EMW.

                  (5)      During the 30 day period after the Benchmarker
                           completes the Benchmark Process data gathering, but
                           before the Benchmarker has concluded the Benchmark
                           Process analysis, EMW and IBM shall have an
                           opportunity to verify that the Benchmark Process
                           conformed to the agreed to methodology.

                  (6)      EMW and IBM agree to cooperate reasonably with the
                           Benchmarker in the Benchmark Process.

                  (7)      IBM and EMW agree that all information provided to or
                           obtained from the Benchmarker will be provided to
                           both IBM and EMW, unless otherwise agreed.

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                  8.05     BENCHMARK RESULTS REVIEW PERIOD AND ADJUSTMENTS.

                  (1)      The Benchmarker shall provide the initial data,
                           analysis, and findings, including any supporting
                           documentation, to IBM and EMW as appropriate
                           throughout the Benchmark Process. The Benchmark
                           Results should be prepared promptly, but no later
                           than 90 days from selection of the Benchmarker.

                  (2)      Upon completion of the Benchmark Process, EMW and IBM
                           shall review the Benchmark Results during the
                           Benchmark Review Period. EMW and IBM agree to discuss
                           in good faith any appropriate adjustments, either a
                           decrease to the Fees or an increase to the Service
                           Levels, based on such Benchmark Results. If EMW plans
                           to review fewer than all of the Service Categories,
                           IBM may require that all Service Categories be
                           included in the Benchmark Process, by giving notice
                           to EMW within 15 days after the date of EMW's notice
                           of EMW's intent to commence the Benchmark Process.

                  (3)      If the Benchmark Results demonstrate that the Fees,
                           taken as a whole, for any Service Category are more
                           than 10 percent higher than the average of the
                           Benchmark Results for such Service Category, then the
                           Parties shall negotiate equitable adjustments to the
                           Designated Fees for such Service Category. If the
                           Benchmark Results demonstrate that the Service Levels
                           for any Service Category, taken as a whole, are
                           materially lower than the average of the Benchmark
                           Results for such Service Category, then the Parties
                           shall negotiate equitable adjustments to the Service
                           Levels for such Service Category. If the Parties are
                           unable to reach agreement on any such adjustments
                           within 90 days after the delivery of the Benchmark
                           Results, then EMW may, by giving notice to IBM
                           specifying a termination date which shall be no less
                           than 90 days and no more than 180 days after the date
                           of such notice, terminate the applicable Service
                           Category by paying IBM the applicable Termination
                           Fees set forth in EXHIBIT 4. EMW will pay such
                           Termination Fees to IBM no later than the termination
                           date selected by EMW.

ARTICLE 9         SERVICE LOCATIONS.

                  9.01     SERVICE LOCATIONS. The Services shall be provided
(1) from the Designated IBM Service Locations and (2) from the Additional
Designated IBM Service Locations. Unless approved by EMW in advance, any
incremental expenses incurred by EMW as a result of a relocation to, or use
of, an Additional Designated IBM Service Location shall, at EMW's sole
discretion, be paid by IBM or reimbursed to EMW by IBM. Neither IBM nor IBM
Agents shall provide or market services to a third party from EMW's
headquarters or any other EMW facility without EMW's consent, to be given in
EMW's sole discretion. IBM shall not utilize Additional Designated IBM Service
Locations outside the United States without EMW's prior approval.

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                  9.02     SAFETY AND SECURITY PROCEDURES. IBM will follow the
Safety and Security Procedures at the IBM Service Locations. IBM shall revise
such procedures from time to time, as appropriate, to reflect improvement in
such procedures generally recognized in the industry.

                  9.03     DATA SECURITY. IBM shall establish and maintain
safeguards against the destruction, loss or alteration of the EMW Data in the
possession of IBM (the "DATA SAFEGUARDS") that shall be no less rigorous than
those data security policies set forth in the Safety and Security Procedures.
IBM shall revise and maintain the Data Safeguards at EMW's request. In the
event IBM intends to implement a change to the Data Safeguards (including
pursuant to EMW's request), IBM shall notify EMW and, upon EMW's approval,
implement such change. If pursuant to EMW's request, any such change may be
deemed to be a New Service. In the event IBM or IBM Agents discovers or is
notified of a breach or potential breach of security relating to the EMW Data,
IBM shall immediately (1) notify the EMW Contract Executive of such breach or
potential breach and (2) if the applicable EMW Data was in the possession of
IBM or IBM Agents at the time of such breach or potential breach, IBM shall
(a) investigate and cure the breach or potential breach and (b) provide EMW
with assurance satisfactory to EMW that such breach or potential breach will
not recur. IBM and EMW are each responsible for complying with their
respective obligations under the applicable data protection laws governing EMW
Data. Subject to the audit rights set forth in ARTICLE 18, nothing in this
Section requires IBM to provide EMW access to IBM's, its affiliates', or any
of their subcontractors' premises or systems, or to information relating to
IBM's, its affiliates', or their subcontractors' other customers.

                  9.04     SECURITY RELATING TO COMPETITORS. If (1) IBM
provides the Services to EMW from an IBM Service Location where it also
provides similar services to a third party or third parties and (2) any part
of the business of IBM or any such third party is now or in the future
competitive with EMW's business, then IBM shall develop a process, subject to
EMW's review, to restrict access in any such shared environment to EMW's
Confidential Information so that IBM's employees or IBM Agents providing
services to such competitive business do not have access to EMW's Confidential
Information.

ARTICLE 10        IBM STAFF.

                  10.01    IBM CONTRACT EXECUTIVE. Prior to or on the
Effective Date, IBM shall appoint an individual (the "IBM CONTRACT EXECUTIVE")
who from the Effective Date shall serve, on a full-time basis, as the primary
IBM representative under this Agreement. IBM's appointment of any IBM Contract
Executive shall be subject to EMW's prior approval. The IBM Contract Executive
shall have the responsibilities set forth in the Procedures Manual, which
shall include (1) overall responsibility for managing and coordinating the
performance of IBM's obligations under this Agreement and (2) authorization to
act for and on behalf of IBM with respect to all matters relating to this
Agreement.

                  10.02    KEY PERSONNEL. With respect to the IBM Key
Personnel set forth in EXHIBIT 7, the Parties agree as follows:

                  (1)      Each IBM Key Personnel shall be dedicated to the EMW
                           account on a full-time basis.

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                  (2)      Before assigning an individual to any IBM Key
                           Personnel position, whether as an initial assignment
                           or as a replacement, IBM shall (a) notify EMW of the
                           proposed assignment, (b) introduce the individual to
                           appropriate representatives of EMW, (c) provide EMW
                           with a resume and any other information regarding the
                           individual that may be reasonably requested by EMW
                           and (d) obtain EMW's approval for such assignment.
                           IBM shall only assign an individual to any IBM Key
                           Personnel position who is approved by EMW.

                  (3)      IBM shall not replace or reassign the IBM Key
                           Personnel specifically identified in EXHIBIT 7 for 18
                           months from the Effective Date (or for replacements,
                           the date of their appointment as an IBM Key
                           Personnel) unless EMW consents to such reassignment
                           or replacement or such IBM Key Personnel (a)
                           voluntarily resigns from IBM, (b) is dismissed by IBM
                           for misconduct (E.G., fraud, drug abuse, theft), (c)
                           fails to perform his or her duties and
                           responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement or (d)
                           dies or is unable to work due to his or her
                           disability.

                  (4)      IBM shall maintain backup procedures and conduct the
                           replacement procedures for the IBM Key Personnel in
                           such a manner so as to assure an orderly succession
                           for any IBM Key Personnel who is replaced. Upon
                           request, after a determination that any IBM Key
                           Personnel will be replaced, IBM shall make such
                           procedures available to EMW.

                  IBM and EMW will each be responsible for the management,
                           direction, control, supervision, and compensation of
                           its own employees.

                  10.03    PROJECT STAFF. IBM shall appoint individuals with
suitable training and skills to perform the Services to the Project Staff. IBM
shall provide EMW with a list of all IBM employees located at the EMW
facilities dedicated full-time to the Project Staff at the end of every 90 day
period after the Effective Date, including a list of all additions or
deletions to the Project Staff and the total number of individuals comprising
the Project Staff. Except as otherwise approved by EMW (in its sole
discretion), those IBM personnel located on EMW's premises may only provide
services on such premises which support EMW's operations. IBM shall notify EMW
as soon as possible after dismissing or reassigning any member of the Project
Staff whose normal work location is at an EMW facility.

                  10.04    SUBCONTRACTORS. Prior to entering into any
subcontract under which IBM is reasonably expected to pay to the subcontractor
more than $1,000,000 per year, IBM shall notify EMW of the proposed
subcontract and shall obtain EMW's timely approval of such subcontract, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. IBM shall not materially amend,
modify or supplement any such approved subcontract without EMW's consent,
which shall not be unreasonably withheld. In addition:

                  (1)      No subcontracting shall release IBM from its
                           responsibility for its obligations under this
                           Agreement. IBM shall be responsible for the work and
                           activities of each of its subcontractors, including
                           compliance with the

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                           terms of this Agreement. IBM shall be fully
                           responsible for all payments to its subcontractors.

                  (2)      IBM shall promptly pay for all services, materials,
                           equipment and labor used by IBM in providing the
                           Services and shall keep the EMW premises free of all
                           liens.

                  (3)      IBM shall require all IBM Agents to adhere to IBM's
                           or EMW's, as applicable, standards, policies and
                           procedures.

                  10.05    CONDUCT OF IBM PERSONNEL. While at the EMW
facilities, IBM and IBM Agents shall (1) comply with the requests, standard
rules and regulations of EMW regarding safety and health, personal and
professional conduct generally applicable to such EMW facilities of which EMW
has provided IBM notice and (2) otherwise conduct themselves in a businesslike
manner. IBM shall cause the Project Staff to maintain and enforce the
confidentiality provisions of this Agreement. In the event that EMW determines
that a particular member of the Project Staff is not conducting himself or
herself in accordance with this Section, EMW may notify IBM of such conduct.
Upon receipt of such notice, IBM shall promptly (a) investigate the matter and
take appropriate action which may include (i) removing the applicable person
from the Project Staff and providing EMW with prompt notice of such removal
and (ii) replacing the applicable person with a similarly qualified individual
or (b) take other appropriate disciplinary action to prevent a recurrence. In
the event there are repeat violations of these provisions by a particular
member of the Project Staff, IBM shall promptly remove the individual from the
Project Staff as set forth above.

                  10.06    NON-COMPETITION. (1) IBM shall not assign any IBM
Key Personnel to the account of any EMW Competitor without EMW's prior consent
(a) while such IBM Key Personnel, are assigned to the EMW account and (b) for
a period of six months following the date that such IBM Key Personnel, as the
case may be, are removed from, or cease to provide services in connection
with, the EMW account; the foregoing shall not require IBM to remove any such
IBM Key Personnel from the account of an entity that becomes an EMW Competitor
after such IBM Key Personnel was assigned to the entity's account.

                  (2) The members of the Project Staff (excluding IBM
subcontractors) responsible for delivery of discrete systems integration work
product or modules as part of the Start-up Services or the Full Functional
Services shall not be assigned to EMW Competitors to provide similar services
for a period of six months after delivery and acceptance of such work product
or module into production (not to be unreasonably delayed by EMW); the
foregoing shall not require IBM to remove any such member of the Project Staff
from the account of an entity that becomes an EMW Competitor after such member
of the Project Staff was assigned to the entity's account.

ARTICLE 11        MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL.

                  11.01    CHANGE CONTROL PROCEDURES. EMW and IBM shall act in
accordance with the Change Control Procedures set forth in Exhibit 8. Within
30 days of the Effective Date, or earlier as determined by EMW, the EMW
Contract Executive and the IBM Contract Executive shall

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appoint an appropriate number, as determined by the Parties, of
representatives to serve on a steering committee.

                  11.02    PROCEDURES MANUAL. Within 90 days after the
Effective Date, IBM shall deliver to EMW for EMW's review and input, a draft
management procedures manual (which will include provisions related to
governance). EMW shall provide IBM with any comments or input within 20 days.
Within 150 days after the Effective Date, IBM shall deliver to EMW, in the
form and scope agreed upon by EMW and IBM, a finalized management procedures
manual (the "PROCEDURES MANUAL"), which will be based upon the high-level
outline set forth in Section 3.0(d) of EXHIBIT 1.B. IBM shall periodically
prepare and provide to EMW for EMW's review and comment updates to such
Procedures Manual to reflect any changes in the procedures described therein
within a reasonable time after such changes are made.

                  11.03    CHANGE CONTROL PROCEDURES.

                  (1)      Except for Changes made by IBM on an emergency basis,
                           IBM will:

                           a.       obtain EMW's approval before making any
                                    unplanned Changes;

                           b.       schedule Change activities with the goal of
                                    minimizing unreasonable interruptions to
                                    EMW's business operations; and

                           c.       prepare a monthly schedule of planned and
                                    ongoing Changes.

                  (2)      With respect to Changes that were made by IBM on an
                           emergency basis or for which IBM was not required to
                           obtain EMW's approval as set forth in this Section,
                           IBM will provide EMW with documentation of such
                           Changes within 5 business days after such Change was
                           made.

ARTICLE 12        PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.

                  12.01    IBM SOFTWARE, TOOLS AND APIs

                  (1)      During the Term and Termination Assistance Period,
IBM hereby grants to EMW solely for use in connection with the Services, a
license to use, in accordance with the commercial license for that software
being used to provide the Services, (a) the IBM Proprietary Software, (b) the
commercial IBM Proprietary Tools, (c) the commercial IBM APIs, and (d) to the
extent permissible under the applicable third party agreements and in
accordance therewith, (i) the IBM Third Party Software, (ii) the IBM Third
Party Tools and (iii) the third party APIs.

                  (2)      As of the date of expiration or termination of this
Agreement, or, at EMW's request, after EMW has satisfied its obligations under
Section 3.04, IBM shall either transfer, assign or otherwise provide EMW a
license to use, in accordance with the applicable commercial license
agreements, and to permit a third party to use, all solely for the benefit of
EMW, (a) the IBM Proprietary Software, (b) the commercial IBM Proprietary
Tools, (c) the commercial IBM APIs and (d) to the extent permissible under the
applicable third party agreements, (i) the IBM Third Party Software, (ii) the
IBM Third Party Tools and (iii) the commercial third party APIs; provided,
however that with regard to such Software, Tools and APIs, such licenses shall
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coextensive to IBM's licenses in providing the Services and shall be to the
then existing configurations. Thereafter, EMW shall be responsible for the
monthly license fees and any applicable maintenance fees, if any, which (x) in
the case of IBM Proprietary Software, commercial IBM Proprietary Tools and
commercial IBM APIs, shall be at the then prevailing rates that IBM charges
other similarly situated customers, and (y) in the case of IBM Third Party
Software, IBM Third Party Tools or third party APIs, at the then prevailing
rates and terms of the third party. Any and all license rights for a third
party service provider that EMW may select shall flow from EMW's license with
respect to IBM Third Party Software, IBM Third Party Tool or third party API
(or other licensing arrangement as EMW may choose) and shall not be dependent
upon or associated with IBM's license with respect to such IBM Third Party
Software, IBM Third Party Tool or third party API. With respect to IBM
Proprietary Software, IBM will waive any transfer fees.

                  (3)      Other than the Software and Tools (except for
non-commercial IBM Proprietary Tools) listed in EXHIBIT 2, IBM shall obtain
EMW's approval prior to using any IBM Third Party Software, IBM Third Party
Tools or non-commercial IBM Proprietary Software to provide the Services that,
upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, or, at EMW's request, after
EMW has satisfied its obligations under Section 3.04, (a) IBM will not be able
to sublicense, transfer or otherwise provide the license as described in
SECTION 13.02(2) to EMW at no cost to EMW, (b) the applicable licensor has not
agreed to license directly to EMW,(c) the license does not allow for third
party service provider use or (d) requires the payment of access or transfer
fees for third party service provider use. If EMW does not provide IBM
approval to use such IBM Third Party Software or IBM Third Party Tools or
non-commercial IBM Proprietary Software, EMW may, at its option, (y) request
IBM to identify a commercially functional alternative or (z) attempt to
negotiate terms for EMW with respect to the issues listed in (a), (b), (c) or
(d) above, as may be applicable. If EMW requests IBM to use such commercial
alternative, IBM will advise EMW of any additional costs that will be incurred
as a result of implementing the alternative, as well as any impact to SLAs,
performance, time schedules, risks associated with the change, and the like,
and if EMW requests IBM to use such commercial alternative, the Parties will
amend the Agreement accordingly. Upon EMW's request, IBM shall provide EMW
with a list of all IBM Software being used to provide the Services as of the
date of such request.

                  (4)      With respect to any non-commercial IBM Proprietary
Tool, upon expiration or termination of the Agreement, or, at EMW's request,
after EMW has satisfied its obligations under SECTION 3.04, at no cost or
expense to EMW, IBM shall, at EMW's request identify a tool that is
functionally equivalent to such non-commercial IBM Proprietary Tool, to the
extent IBM is able to identify such a tool. With respect to any non-commercial
IBM Software, upon expiration or termination of the Agreement, or, at EMW's
request, after EMW has satisfied its obligations under SECTION 3.04, at no
cost or expense to EMW, IBM shall, at EMW's request, identify Software that is
functionally equivalent to such non-commercial IBM Proprietary Software, to
the extent IBM is able to identify such Software. If IBM is unable to identify
a commercial alternative and EMW will require the functionality of the
non-commercial IBM Proprietary Software in order for EMW to continue to
provide all or a portion of the Services to itself or to have a third party
continue to provide all or a portion of the Services, the Parties shall
negotiate a mutually acceptable license for such purpose.

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                  (5)      With respect to non-commercial IBM API extensions
(which include low level APIs) developed for EMW and other Deliverable
Materials identified in EXHIBIT 1.A (Statement of Work - Start-up Services and
Full Functional Services), IBM hereby grants to EMW a world-wide, irrevocable,
fully paid-up, non-exclusive license to use, modify, create derivative works
(and sublicense to others to use, modify, create derivative works) solely for
the benefit of EMW.

                  12.02    DEVELOPED DATA. All Developed Data shall be owned
by EMW. EMW shall have all right, title and interest, including worldwide
ownership of copyright and patent rights in and to all Developed Data. IBM
hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers and conveys, and shall cause IBM Agents
to assign, transfer and convey, to EMW, without further consideration all of
its and their right, title and interest in and to such Developed Data,
including all rights of patent, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary
rights therein. IBM acknowledges, and shall cause IBM Agents to acknowledge,
that EMW and the successors and permitted assigns of EMW shall have the right
to obtain and hold in their own name any intellectual property rights in and
to such Developed Data. IBM agrees to execute, and shall cause IBM Agents to
execute, any documents or take any other actions as may reasonably be
necessary, or as EMW may reasonably request, to perfect EMW's ownership of any
such Developed Data.

ARTICLE 13        DATA.

                  13.01    OWNERSHIP OF EMW DATA. All EMW Data is, or will be,
and shall remain the property of EMW. Without EMW's approval (in its sole
discretion), the EMW Data shall not be, (1) used by IBM or IBM Agents other
than in connection with providing the Services, (2) sold, assigned or leased,
(3) disclosed or otherwise provided to third parties by IBM or IBM Agents,
except (a) as necessary to perform the Services or (b) pursuant to any
applicable law or by order of any court or government agency or (3)
commercially exploited by or on behalf of IBM or IBM Agents. IBM shall,
pursuant to this Agreement, assign, transfer and convey, and shall cause IBM
Agents to assign, transfer and convey, to EMW without further consideration
all of its and their right, title and interest in and to the EMW Data. Upon
EMW's request, and at EMW's expense, IBM shall execute and deliver, and shall
cause IBM Agents to execute and deliver, any financing statements or other
documents that may be necessary or desirable under any Federal, state or local
law, rule or regulation to preserve, or enable EMW to enforce, its rights with
respect to EMW Data.

                  13.02    CORRECTION OF ERRORS. To the extent caused by IBM
or IBM Agents, IBM shall promptly correct material errors or inaccuracies in
the EMW Data and the reports delivered to EMW under this Agreement, and any
other errors or inaccuracies in the EMW Data or such reports upon reasonable
notice by EMW; provided however, that IBM will not be responsible for any
errors or corruption of data or security thereof during public
telecommunication transmission. At EMW's request and expense, IBM shall
promptly correct any other errors or inaccuracies in the EMW Data or such
reports.

                  13.03    RETURN OF DATA. Upon request by EMW at any time
during the Termor the Termination Assistance Period , and upon reasonable
notice, IBM shall (1) promptly return to EMW, in the format and on the media
reasonably requested by EMW, all or any part of the EMW Data and (2) upon
expiration or termination of this Agreement, erase or destroy all or any part
of the EMW Data in IBM's possession, in each case to the extent so requested
by EMW. Any archival tapes containing EMW Data shall be used by IBM and IBM
Agents solely for back-up purposes.

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ARTICLE 14        CONSENTS.

                  All Consents shall be obtained and maintained by IBM with
EMW's cooperation. IBM shall pay any costs of obtaining and maintaining the
Consents, except for any Consents necessary to allow the transfer to EMW of
the IBM Third Party Software after the expiration or termination of this
Agreement or at EMW's request after EMW has satisfied its obligations under
Section 3.04. However, EMW will be responsible for obtaining, maintaining and
paying for any Consents necessary to assign or transfer any third party
contracts from EMW to IBM in connection with any New Services.

ARTICLE 15        CONTINUED PROVISION OF SERVICES.

                  15.01    BACKUP AND REDUNDANCY PLAN. Although a disaster
recovery plan is not included in the scope of the Agreement, IBM has standard
backup and redundancy plans in place, which IBM shall implement as needed.
Upon EMW's request, IBM shall provide applicable information about such plans.

                  15.02    FORCE MAJEURE. Neither IBM nor EMW shall be liable
for any default or delay in the performance of their respective obligations,
to the extent that such default or delay:

                  (1)      is caused, directly or indirectly, by an event beyond
                           the reasonable control of IBM or EMW, whichever is
                           the Party unable to perform (the "NONPERFORMING
                           PARTY"), such as fire; flood; earthquake; elements of
                           nature; acts of war; terrorism; riots civil
                           disorders; rebellions or revolutions; strikes,
                           lockouts or labor difficulties by persons other than
                           employees and subcontractors of the Nonperforming
                           Party; and

                  (2)      could not have been prevented by commercially
                           reasonable precautions, alternative sources,
                           workaround plans or other means (each, a "FORCE
                           MAJEURE EVENT").

The Nonperforming Party shall be excused from any further performance of the
obligations affected by such Force Majeure Event for as long as such Force
Majeure Event continues and the Nonperforming Party continues to use
commercially reasonable efforts to recommence performance. The Nonperforming
Party shall immediately notify the other Party under this Agreement by
telephone (to be confirmed in writing within five days of the inception of
such default or delay) and describe at a reasonable level of detail the
circumstances causing such Force Majeure Event.

                  15.03    ALTERNATE SOURCE. If a Force Majeure Event
substantially prevents, hinders, or delays IBM's performance of the Critical
Services necessary for the operation of EMW's business, then EMW at its option
may procure such Services from an alternate provider until IBM is able to
provide the Services. IBM will reimburse EMW for any reasonable payments to
such alternate provider for such services, for the lesser of 180 days or the
remainder of the Term or Termination Assistance Period; provided however, that
if such Force Majeure Event continues for more than 60 consecutive days, EMW,
at its option, may terminate this Agreement by providing IBM with a notice of
termination. This Section does not affect IBM's obligation to provide disaster

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recovery services, if any, to the extent set forth in the Agreement, provided
that such Force Majeure Event does not also prevent IBM from providing such
disaster recovery services. During the Force Majeure Event, EMW will continue
to pay IBM's charges for the Services.

                  15.04    ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES. Whenever a Force Majeure
Event or a disaster causes IBM to allocate limited resources between or among
IBM's customers, subject to considerations of national security and public
health and safety, in no event shall IBM redeploy or reassign any IBM Key
Personnel to another account and IBM shall not treat EMW less favorably than
IBM's other customers in similar situations.

ARTICLE 16        PAYMENTS AND INVOICING.

                  16.01    DESIGNATED FEES. In consideration of IBM providing
the Designated Services, EMW shall pay to IBM the Designated Fees. Except as
expressly set forth in this Agreement, there shall be no charge or fees
payable by EMW in respect of IBM's performance of its obligations pursuant to
this Agreement.

                  16.02    INVOICES FOR CERTAIN DESIGNATED FEES. For Fixed
Fees and for the Variable Fees with respect to "revenue management" as
indicated in the Variable Fee table set forth in Section A-1 to EXHIBIT 4,
within 10 days after the first day of the month in which such Services are to
be provided, IBM shall invoice EMW for such Services performed and to be
performed in accordance with this Agreement during that month and EMW shall
pay such Fees by the end of such month. All other Designated Fees for each
month during the Term or the Termination Assistance Period shall be due and
payable to IBM within 30 days of the later of (1) the end of the month in
which IBM provided the Services and (2) the date that EMW receives IBM's
invoice.

                  16.03    INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.

                  16.04    TIME OF PAYMENT. Any sum due IBM pursuant to this
Agreement for which the time of payment is not otherwise specified shall be
due and payable 30 days after receipt by EMW of an invoice from IBM. Any sum
not received by IBM within five days after the due date set forth in this
Agreement, shall bear interest at a rate per day equal to the lesser of (1)
the result of ((2 divided by 30) divided by 100), per day and (2) the maximum
amount permissible by law.

                  16.05    DETAILED INVOICES. IBM shall provide invoices with
varying degrees of detail (e.g., per End-User, department, project, site), as
mutually agreed by the parties.

                  16.06    FEE DISPUTE. With regard to any Fees that EMW
disputes in good faith, EMW may withhold payment of an amount of such disputed
Fees equal to no more than 10% of the monthly Designated Fees. If the amount
in dispute exceeds such withheld amount, EMW may pay into an interest bearing
escrow account an additional amount of the disputed Fees equal to no more than
10% of the monthly Designated Fees. In no event shall the total amount
withheld and escrowed exceed 20% of the last six months of Designated Fees.
EMW shall pay to IBM, under protest, all disputed amounts in excess of these
limits. If the Parties are not able to resolve the dispute informally within
30 days, they will follow the Dispute Resolution Process.

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                  16.07    ADJUSTMENTS TO FEES. At the end of every month, IBM
shall review the amount of the Steady State Services used by EMW during the
preceding month. In the event EMW's use of such Steady State Services (1)
increased above the amount of Steady State Fees set forth in the prior month's
invoice, EMW shall pay to IBM an amount equal to the Steady State Fees for
such increase as set forth in EXHIBIT 4 or (2) decreased below the amount of
Steady State Fees set forth in the prior month's invoice, IBM shall credit EMW
an amount equal to the Steady State Fees for such decrease as set forth in
EXHIBIT 4. Except as set forth in EXHIBIT 4 or as otherwise specified in this
Agreement, there shall be no periodic adjustments to the Fees.

                  16.08    EXPENSES. EMW shall be responsible for payment of
the Pass-Through Expenses that are set forth on EXHIBIT 4, that are initially
either invoiced to IBM or delivered to IBM on EMW's behalf. If the parties
agree that a particular Pass-Through Expense is to be paid directly by EMW,
IBM will send to EMW the original third party invoice together with a
statement that the charges are valid and should be paid by EMW. Otherwise, IBM
will review the invoices to determine if the charges are proper and, before
paying the invoice, will give EMW reasonable opportunity to review the
charges. Any Pass-Through Expenses are to be handled and paid without any
mark-up or IBM fees. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, all
other expenses relating to the Services are included in the Fees and shall not
be reimbursed by EMW.

                  16.09    CRITICAL MILESTONES.

(1)      If IBM fails to complete the Start-up Services by August 1, 2000 and
         such delay was not caused by EMW, then IBM shall pay to EMW an amount
         of liquidated damages equal to $25,000.00 for each day's delay in
         completing the Start-up Services. In the event such delay exceeds 45
         days, then EMW may, by giving notice to IBM, terminate this
         Agreement as of the termination date specified in the notice. Such
         right of termination is without prejudice to EMW's right to
         terminate pursuant to SECTION 23.03, provided however that any
         damages recovered shall be reduced by the amount of any liquidated
         damages paid under this SECTION 16.09(1).

(2)      If IBM fails to commence the Steady State Services by the Commencement
         Date and such delay was not caused by EMW, then IBM shall pay to EMW an
         amount of liquidated damages equal to $25,000.00 for each day's delay
         in completing the Steady State Services. In the event that such delay
         exceeds 45 days, then EMW may, by giving notice to IBM, terminate this
         Agreement as of the termination date specified in the notice. Such
         right of termination is without prejudice to EMW's right to terminate
         pursuant to SECTION 23.03, provided however that any damages recovered
         shall be reduced by the amount of any liquidated damages paid under
         this SECTION 16.09(2).

(3)      If IBM fails to complete the Full Functional Services within ten months
         after the completion of the Start-Up Services, and such delay was not
         caused by EMW, then IBM shall pay to EMW an amount of liquidated
         damages equal to $10,000.00 for each day's delay in completing the Full
         Functional Services. In the event such delay exceeds 45 days, then EMW
         may, by giving notice to IBM, terminate this Agreement as of the
         termination date specified in the notice. Such right of termination is
         without prejudice to EMW's right to terminate pursuant to SECTION
         23.03, provided however that any damages recovered shall be reduced by
         the amount of any liquidated damages paid under this SECTION 16.09(3).

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                  16.10    PAYMENTS BY IBM. IBM shall pay any undisputed
amounts due and owing to EMW pursuant to this Agreement by either paying such
amount to EMW within 30 days of the invoice date or by providing EMW with a
credit against the Fees on the next invoice to EMW under this Agreement.

ARTICLE 17        TAXES.

                  (1)      EMW shall pay all:

                           a.       applicable transaction taxes (such as sales
                                    (including sales tax on services), use,
                                    gross receipts, excise, value-added, and
                                    other transaction-based taxes), duties,
                                    levies, and fees imposed on the Fees;

                           b.       personal property, sales, value-added, and
                                    use taxes on EMW's personal property;

                           c.       telecommunication taxes for network lines
                                    and services; and

                           d.       taxes, assessments, and other levies on
                                    EMW's owned, leased, rented, or purchased
                                    real property.

                  (2)      IBM shall pay all:

                           a.       personal property, sales, value-added, and
                                    use taxes on IBM's personal property; and

                           b.       taxes, assessments, and other levies on
                                    IBM's owned, leased, rented, or purchased
                                    real property.

                  (3)      IBM's invoices shall state applicable taxes owed by
                           EMW, if any, by tax jurisdiction.

                  (4)      EMW and IBM shall cooperate to segregate the Fees
                           into the following separate payment streams: (a)
                           those for taxable Services; (b) those for nontaxable
                           Services; (c) those for which a sales, use or other
                           similar tax has already been paid; and (d) those for
                           which IBM functions merely as a paying agent for EMW
                           in receiving goods, supplies or services (including
                           leasing and licensing arrangements) that otherwise
                           are nontaxable or have previously been subject to
                           tax. In addition, each of EMW and IBM shall
                           reasonably cooperate with the other to more
                           accurately determine a Party's tax liability and to
                           minimize such liability (including with respect to
                           any new taxes), to the extent legally permissible.
                           Each of EMW and IBM shall provide and make available
                           to the other any resale certificates, information
                           regarding out-of-state sales or use of equipment,
                           materials or services, and any other exemption
                           certificates or information requested by a Party.

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                  (5)      IBM shall, within a reasonable period, notify EMW of
                           any claim for taxes asserted by applicable taxing
                           authorities for which EMW is responsible hereunder.
                           IBM shall assign such claim to EMW, to the extent
                           such claim is assignable under applicable law. If
                           such claim is not assignable, EMW may request that
                           IBM challenge the imposition of any such tax and/or
                           seek a refund of any such tax. The Parties shall
                           discuss EMW's basis for such request and any concerns
                           IBM may have with respect to such request (based on
                           the merit of such request), and if IBM agrees to
                           challenge such tax and/or seek a refund as requested,
                           EMW shall reimburse IBM for IBM's reasonable legal
                           fees and expenses related to such challenge or
                           pursuit of a refund. EMW shall be entitled to any tax
                           refunds or rebates relating to any such taxes paid by
                           EMW.

ARTICLE 18        AUDITS.

                  18.01    AUDIT RIGHTS. IBM shall provide EMW and its
auditors with commercially reasonable assistance in meeting its audit
requirements as set forth in this Section.

                  (1)      IBM shall provide access to routinely prepared
                           records and reports to enable EMW to conduct
                           appropriate audits (each, an "AUDIT") of IBM's
                           operations relating to the performance of Services.
                           The Audits will be limited to verifying that:

                           a.       the Fees are accurate and in accordance with
                                    this Agreement;

                           b.       IBM is exercising reasonable care to control
                                    the resources provided by EMW, such as heat,
                                    light, and utilities used in providing the
                                    Services;

                           c.       the Services are being provided in
                                    accordance with this Agreement (including
                                    the Service Levels);

                           d.       IBM is complying with the Safety and
                                    Security Procedures; and

                           e.       EMW is in compliance with EMW's Regulatory
                                    Requirements.

                  (2)      Audits shall:

                           a.       apply only to the previous 24 months'
                                    activities;

                           b.       occur no more than once each calendar year,
                                    unless required to meet EMW's Regulatory
                                    Requirements;

                           c.       not be permitted if it interferes with IBM's
                                    ability to perform the Services in
                                    accordance with the Service Levels, unless
                                    EMW relieves IBM from meeting the applicable
                                    Service Levels;

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                           d.       be conducted expeditiously, efficiently, and
                                    at reasonable business hours; and

                           e.       be conducted upon reasonable prior notice,
                                    which normally will be at least 30 days, but
                                    may be less if IBM and EMW agree in the
                                    Procedures Manual that certain Audits, such
                                    as physical security Audits, may be
                                    conducted upon shorter notice.

                  (3)      EMW and its auditors will not have access to IBM's or
                           its affiliates' locations or proprietary data or to
                           IBM's customer locations or proprietary data,
                           provided that EMW may have access to appropriate
                           portions of IBM's locations used primarily to perform
                           the Services, to the extent reasonably necessary to
                           perform the Audits.

                  (4)      EMW may request that a mutually agreeable third party
                           auditor perform the Audit, at EMW's expense on a
                           noncontingent basis, provided such third party
                           auditor executes a Confidentiality Agreement
                           reasonably acceptable to IBM.

                  (5)      A request for IBM to provide assistance with an Audit
                           will be considered a request for New Services if such
                           Audit assistance requires the use of different or
                           additional resources beyond that which IBM uses to
                           provide the Services in accordance with the Service
                           Levels, such as audit software or additional
                           employees or subcontractors.

                  (6)      If an Audit demonstrates that IBM's invoices for the
                           Services for the audited period were not correct, and
                           IBM and EMW agree with such Audit, IBM shall promptly
                           credit EMW for the amount of any paid overcharges, or
                           EMW shall promptly pay IBM for the amount of any
                           undercharges.

                  18.02    RECORD RETENTION. Except to the extent otherwise
required by EMW's Regulatory Requirements, of which EMW has provided IBM
notice, IBM shall retain records and supporting documentation sufficient to
document the Services and the Fees paid or payable by EMW under this Agreement
in accordance with IBM's then-current record retention procedures, copies of
which will be provided from time to time by IBM upon EMW's request.

ARTICLE 19        CONFIDENTIALITY.

                  19.01    GENERAL OBLIGATIONS. All Confidential Information
relating to or obtained from EMW or IBM shall be held in confidence by the
Recipient with the same care and discretion to avoid disclosure, publication,
or dissemination as the Recipient uses with its own similar information that
it does not wish to disclose, publish, or disseminate and the Recipient shall
use the Discloser's Confidential Information for the purpose for which it was
disclosed or otherwise for the benefit of the Discloser. Except as otherwise
set forth in this Agreement, neither EMW nor IBM shall disclose, publish,
release, transfer or otherwise make available Confidential Information of, or
obtained from, the other in any form to, or for the use or benefit of, any
person or entity without the Discloser's consent. Each of EMW and IBM shall,
however, be permitted to disclose relevant

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aspects of the other's Confidential Information to (1) its officers,
directors, agents, professional advisors, contractors (including the
Benchmarker), subcontractors, employees and to the officers, directors,
agents, professional advisors, contractors, subcontractors and employees of
its affiliates, to the extent that such disclosure is not restricted under
this Agreement, any Consents or any Governmental Approvals but only to the
extent that such disclosure is reasonably necessary for the performance of its
duties and obligations, or preservation of its rights, remedies or privileges
under this Agreement, (2) its independent public accountants to the extent
necessary or desirable under applicable laws, rules or regulations and (3)
third parties in connection with a Party exercising or preserving its rights,
remedies or privileges under this Agreement; provided, however, that in each
such case the Recipient shall execute a reasonable agreement to ensure that
Confidential Information of the Discloser is not disclosed or duplicated in
contravention of the provisions of this Agreement by such officers, directors,
agents, professional advisors, contractors, subcontractors, employees or third
parties. This Agreement shall not restrict any disclosure pursuant to any
applicable law or by order of any court or government agency; provided that
the Recipient shall (1) give prompt notice (and in any event prior to any
disclosure) to the Discloser of such order, (2) cooperate with the Discloser
in resisting such disclosure or seeking suitable protections prior to such
disclosure and (3) disclose only such Confidential Information as the
Recipient is compelled to disclose. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, the terms and conditions of this SECTION 19.01,
including in respect of any Confidentiality Agreement between EMW and IBM,
shall survive for a period of 2 years after the termination or expiration of
this Agreement.

                  19.02    EXCLUSIONS.

                  (1)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
                           this Agreement, the Recipient may disclose, publish,
                           disseminate, and use the Discloser's Confidential
                           Information that is:

                           a.       already in its possession without obligation
                                    of confidentiality;

                           b.       developed independently;

                           c.       obtained from a source other than the
                                    Discloser without obligation of
                                    confidentiality;

                           d.       publicly available when received, or
                                    thereafter becomes publicly available
                                    through no fault of the Recipient; or

                           e.       disclosed by the Discloser to another entity
                                    without obligation of confidentiality.

                  19.03    RESIDUAL INFORMATION. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Recipient may disclose, publish,
disseminate, and use the ideas, concepts, know-how, and techniques that are
related to (1) information technology in the case of IBM as Recipient or (2)
energy marketing, distribution and sale in the case of EMW as Recipient, in
both cases retained in the unaided memories of individuals and not
intentionally memorized, even if contained in the Discloser's Confidential
Information or developed, provided, or accessed by IBM or EMW, individually or
jointly, under this Agreement (collectively, the "RESIDUAL INFORMATION"),

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except to the extent such disclosure, publication, dissemination, or use
infringes the other's patent rights, copyrights, trade marks, service marks,
and domain names. Nothing contained in this Section gives the Recipient the
right to disclose, publish, or disseminate the source of Residual Information,
the Discloser's financial, statistical, or personnel data, or the Discloser's
business plans, other than as set forth in SECTION 19.01 or SECTION 19.02.

                  19.04    UNAUTHORIZED ACTS. Without limiting either Party's
rights, each Party shall:

                  (1)      promptly notify the other Party of any unauthorized
                           possession, use or knowledge, or attempt thereof, of
                           the other Party's Confidential Information by any
                           person or entity that becomes known to such Party's
                           employees who are aware of the relationship between
                           EMW and IBM set forth in this Agreement;

                  (2)      promptly furnish to the other Party full details of
                           the unauthorized possession, use or knowledge, or
                           attempt thereof, and assist the other Party in
                           investigating or preventing the recurrence of any
                           unauthorized possession, use or knowledge, or attempt
                           thereof, of Confidential Information;

                  (3)      cooperate with the other Party in any litigation and
                           investigation against third parties deemed necessary
                           by the other Party to protect its proprietary rights;
                           and

                  (4)      promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to
                           prevent a recurrence of any such unauthorized
                           possession, use or knowledge, or attempt thereof, of
                           Confidential Information.

Each Party shall bear the cost it incurs as a result of compliance with this
SECTION 19.04.

ARTICLE 20        REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

                  20.01    BY EMW.  EMW represents and warrants that:

                  (1)      EMW is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
                           and in good standing under the laws of the State of
                           Delaware;

                  (2)      EMW has all requisite corporate power and authority
                           to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under
                           this Agreement;

                  (3)      EMW is duly licensed, authorized or qualified to do
                           business and is in good standing in every
                           jurisdiction in which a license, authorization or
                           qualification is required for the ownership or
                           leasing of its assets or the transaction of business
                           of the character transacted by it, except where the
                           failure to be so licensed, authorized or qualified
                           would not have a material adverse effect on EMW's
                           ability to fulfill its obligations under this
                           Agreement;

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                  (4)      The execution, delivery and performance of this
                           Agreement has been duly authorized by EMW;

                  (5)      EMW is in compliance with all applicable Federal,
                           state, local or other laws and regulations applicable
                           to EMW and has obtained all applicable permits and
                           business licenses required of EMW in connection with
                           its obligations under this Agreement;

                  (6)      There is no outstanding litigation, arbitrated matter
                           or other dispute to which EMW is a party which, if
                           decided unfavorably to EMW, would reasonably be
                           expected to have a potential or actual material
                           adverse effect on EMW's or IBM's ability to fulfill
                           its respective obligations under this Agreement;

                  (7)      EMW does not have any commitments to third parties
                           that conflict with EMW's obligations to IBM in this
                           Agreement; and

                  (8)      EMW has not breached the terms of any Confidentiality
                           Agreement entered into with IBM prior to the
                           Effective Date.

                  20.02    BY IBM.  IBM represents and warrants that:

                  (1)      IBM is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
                           and in good standing under the laws of the State of
                           New York;

                  (2)      IBM has all requisite corporate power and authority
                           to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under
                           this Agreement;

                  (3)      IBM is duly licensed, authorized or qualified to do
                           business and is in good standing in every
                           jurisdiction in which a license, authorization or
                           qualification is required for the ownership or
                           leasing of its assets or the transaction of business
                           of the character transacted by it, except where the
                           failure to be so licensed, authorized or qualified
                           would not have a material adverse effect on IBM's
                           ability to fulfill its obligations under this
                           Agreement;

                  (4)      The execution, delivery and performance of this
                           Agreement has been duly authorized by IBM;

                  (5)      IBM is in compliance with all applicable Federal,
                           state, local or other laws and regulations applicable
                           to IBM and has obtained all applicable permits and
                           business licenses required of IBM in connection with
                           its obligations under this Agreement;

                  (6)      There is no outstanding litigation, arbitrated matter
                           or other dispute to which IBM is a party which, if
                           decided unfavorably to IBM, would reasonably be
                           expected to have a potential or actual material
                           adverse effect on EMW's or IBM's ability to fulfill
                           its respective obligations under this Agreement;

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                  (7)      IBM has not breached the terms of any Confidentiality
                           Agreement entered into with EMW prior to the
                           Effective Date; and

                  (8)      IBM does not have any commitments to third parties
                           that conflict with IBM's obligations to EMW in this
                           Agreement.

                  20.03    DISCLAIMER. EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 20.01
AND SECTION 20.02, NEITHER EMW NOR IBM MAKES ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT
TO THE SERVICES OR THE SYSTEMS AND EACH EXPLICITLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE.

ARTICLE 21        ADDITIONAL COVENANTS.

                  21.01    BY EMW. EMW covenants and agrees that during the
Term and the Termination Assistance Period, EMW shall comply in all material
respects with all applicable Federal, state, local or other laws and
regulations applicable to EMW and, except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, shall obtain and maintain all applicable permits and business
licenses required of EMW in connection with its obligations under this
Agreement. If EMW provides IBM with any products (including Software and
Machines) for use by IBM in providing the Services ("EMW THIRD PARTY
PRODUCTS"), EMW shall pass through to IBM all intellectual property
infringement indemnities it receives from third parties for such EMW Third
Party Products , to the extent it is able to do so. If (1) IBM or its
affiliates, and their respective employees, officers and directors suffer,
incur or sustain any Losses or become subject to any Losses resulting from,
arising out of or relating to any third party claim that any EMW Third Party
Product infringes such party's patent, copyright, trade mark, service mark,
trade secret, domain name or any similar proprietary rights and (2) EMW is not
able to pass through to IBM an intellectual property indemnity in respect of
such EMW Third Party Product, then at IBM's request EMW shall (a) enforce
EMW's indemnification rights, if any, against the applicable third party in
respect of the applicable infringement claim for the benefit of IBM and, if
applicable, EMW and (b) with respect to any sum recovered by EMW (including
through settlement), pay to IBM a portion of such sum equal to IBM's
proportional Losses resulting from such infringement claim as compared to
EMW's proportional Losses resulting from such infringement claim.

                  21.02    BY IBM. IBM covenants and agrees that during the
Term and the Termination Assistance Period:

                  (1)      IBM shall comply in all material respects with all
                           applicable Federal, state, local or other laws and
                           regulations applicable to IBM and shall obtain and
                           maintain all applicable permits and business licenses
                           required of IBM in connection with its obligations
                           under this Agreement;

                  (2)      IBM shall (a) use commercially reasonable efforts to
                           avoid the introduction of viruses into the Software
                           or Machines operated by IBM and IBM Agents to provide
                           the Services; (b) not, without the prior consent of
                           EMW, intentionally insert into the IBM Software any
                           code (such as locks) for the

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                           purpose of disabling the IBM Software; (c) inform EMW
                           of any such disabling code which it becomes aware is
                           contained in IBM Software; and (d) not invoke any
                           such disabling code without EMW's consent;

                  (3)      If IBM uses any third party products (including
                           Software and Machines) in providing the Services
                           ("IBM THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS"), IBM shall pass through
                           to EMW all intellectual property infringement
                           indemnities it receives from third parties for such
                           IBM Third Party Products, to the extent it is able to
                           do so. If (1) EMW or its affiliates, and their
                           respective employees, officers and directors suffer,
                           incur or sustain any Losses or become subject to any
                           Losses resulting from, arising out of or relating to
                           any third party claim that any IBM Third Party
                           Product infringes such party's patent, copyright,
                           trade mark, service mark, trade secret, domain name
                           or any similar proprietary rights and (2) IBM is not
                           able to pass through to EMW an intellectual property
                           indemnity in respect of such IBM Third Party Product,
                           then at EMW's request IBM shall (a) enforce IBM's
                           indemnification rights, if any, against the
                           applicable third party in respect of the applicable
                           infringement claim for the benefit of EMW and, if
                           applicable, IBM and (b) with respect to any sum
                           recovered by IBM (including through settlement), pay
                           to EMW a portion of such sum equal to EMW's
                           proportional Losses resulting from such infringement
                           claim as compared to IBM's proportional Losses
                           resulting from such infringement claim.

                  (4)      That none of the Deliverable Materials,
                           non-commercial IBM Proprietary Software,
                           non-commercial IBM Proprietary Tools, or
                           non-commercial IBM-logoed Machines infringe a third
                           party's patent, copyright, trade mark, service mark,
                           trade secret, domain names or similar proprietary
                           rights. If any such Deliverable Material,
                           non-commercial IBM Proprietary Software,
                           non-commercial IBM Proprietary Tool, or
                           non-commercial IBM-logoed Machine is, or in IBM's
                           opinion is likely to be held to be infringing, IBM
                           shall at its expense and option either (a) procure
                           the right for EMW to continue using it, (b) replace
                           it with a non-infringing equivalent, (c) modify it to
                           make it non-infringing or (d) if none of these
                           alternatives are reasonably available, direct the
                           return of such Deliverable Materials, non-commercial
                           IBM Proprietary Software, non-commercial IBM
                           Proprietary Tool, or non-commercial IBM logoed
                           Machine and refund to EMW the fees paid for it. These
                           remedies, in addition to EMW right to exercise it
                           remedies under SECTION 27.01(3), constitute EMW's
                           sole and exclusive remedies and IBM's entire
                           liability with respect to a breach of this paragraph
                           (4). Notwithstanding any to the contrary in this
                           paragraph (4), IBM shall have no obligation under
                           this paragraph (4) if the claim of infringement is
                           caused by (i) EMW's misuse or modification of the
                           Software, Tools or Deliverable Materials, (ii) EMW's
                           failure to use corrections or enhancements made
                           available by IBM, (iii) EMW's use of such Software,
                           Tools or Deliverable Materials in combination with
                           any product or material not owned or provided by IBM
                           or (iv) specifications, designs or requirements
                           provided by EWM or EMW Agents.

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ARTICLE 22        DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

                  22.01    OVERVIEW. If EMW and IBM have a dispute regarding
this Agreement, EMW and IBM shall follow the dispute resolution process
described in this Section (the "DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS"):

                  (1)      Procedure

                           a.       A dispute under this Agreement initially
                                    will be referred to the Contract Executives.

                           b.       If the Contract Executives are unable to
                                    resolve the dispute within 10 business days
                                    of their receipt of the referral to the
                                    Contract Executives, the dispute will be
                                    referred to the VP of Operations for EMW and
                                    the VP of IBM Global Services responsible
                                    for EMW's account for their review and
                                    resolution.

                  (2)      EMW and IBM shall exercise reasonable, good faith
                           efforts to resolve the dispute throughout the Dispute
                           Resolution Process.

                  (3)      IBM and EMW may not initiate formal proceedings
                           (except for injunctive relief) for the resolution of
                           such dispute until the earlier of:

                           a.       the joint written conclusion of the Contract
                                    Executives that acceptable resolution
                                    through continued negotiation is unlikely;

                           b.       60 days after the initial referral to such
                                    Contract Executives was made; or

                           c.       60 days before the limitations period
                                    governing any such cause of action relating
                                    to such dispute would expire.

                  (4)      IBM and EMW:

                           a.       agree that written and oral offers of
                                    settlement, and written and oral statements
                                    made in furtherance of offers of settlement,
                                    in each case made in the course of the
                                    Dispute Resolution Process, shall be
                                    Confidential Information, shall not be
                                    offered into evidence, disclosed, or used
                                    for any purpose other than the Dispute
                                    Resolution Process, and shall not constitute
                                    an admission or waiver of rights;

                           b.       specifically agree, together with their
                                    attorneys, Agents and representatives, that
                                    any and all documents, statements or other
                                    evidence which are in the possession of the
                                    Parties, their attorneys, auditors, Agents
                                    and/or representatives, prior to the
                                    commencement of the Dispute Resolution
                                    Process, or which are obtained, at any time,
                                    outside of the Dispute Resolution Process
                                    shall not be excluded by the immediately
                                    preceding clause (a); and

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                           c.       shall promptly return to the other, upon
                                    request, any such written statements or
                                    offers of settlement, including all copies
                                    thereof.

                  22.02    CONTINUITY OF PERFORMANCE. Except where clearly
prevented by the nature of the dispute or in the event of EMW's breach of its
payment obligations, IBM and EMW agree to continue performing their respective
obligations under this Agreement while a dispute is being resolved.

                  22.03    EXPEDITED DISPUTE RESOLUTION. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event of a
dispute relating to or arising out of a Default Notice, the Dispute Resolution
Process must be commenced and completed within the applicable Default Cure
Period.

ARTICLE 23        TERMINATION.

                  23.01    TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE.

                  (1)      EMW may elect to terminate this Agreement for its
                           convenience, in whole or by Service Category, by
                           providing IBM with a notice stating EMW's election to
                           terminate this Agreement for its convenience and the
                           effective date of such termination. The effective
                           date of such termination shall be (a) no earlier than
                           24 months from the Effective Date, (b) no earlier
                           than six months, and no later than 12 months, after
                           IBM's receipt of such notice and (c) no earlier than
                           EMW's payment of the applicable Termination Fees set
                           forth in EXHIBIT 4.

                  (2)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
                           this Agreement, EMW shall have the right to terminate
                           this Agreement for its convenience, in whole or by
                           Service Category, without payment of any Termination
                           Fees at such time as IBM shall have received $1.5
                           billion in cumulative revenue from EMW for the
                           provision of Services.

                  23.02    TERMINATION FOR CHANGE IN CONTROL OF IBM. In the
event of a Change in Control of IBM, EMW may terminate this Agreement, by
giving IBM notice of the termination at least 180 days prior to the
termination date specified in the notice and no later than 180 days after the
Change in Control, and upon payment of the applicable Termination Fees set
forth in EXHIBIT 4.

                  23.03    TERMINATION FOR CAUSE.

                  (1)      If IBM defaults in the performance of any of its
                           material obligations (or repeatedly defaults in the
                           performance of any of its other obligations and the
                           effect thereof could reasonably be considered
                           material) under this Agreement, and does not cure
                           such default within 45 days of receipt (the "DEFAULT
                           CURE PERIOD") of a notice of default (the "DEFAULT
                           NOTICE"), then EMW may, by giving notice to IBM,
                           terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part, as of
                           the termination date specified in the notice, which
                           shall not be later than 180 days following the date
                           of such notice. If the nature of any nonmonetary
                           breach is such that it would be unreasonable to
                           expect a cure

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                           within 45 days, an additional 15 days will be
                           allowed. This termination right is independent of,
                           and without prejudice to, any other termination
                           rights EMW may have in this Agreement.

                  (2)      If EMW defaults in the payment of any amounts due
                           under this Agreement or materially breaches ARTICLE
                           12, SECTION 19.01 or SECTION 19.03 of this Agreement
                           and does not cure a monetary default within 10 days,
                           or a non-monetary default within 45 days of receipt
                           of a notice of default, then IBM may, by notice to
                           EMW, terminate this Agreement, in whole, as of the
                           date specified in the notice. If the nature of any
                           nonmonetary breach is such that it would be
                           unreasonable to expect a cure within 45 days, an
                           additional 15 days will be allowed.

                  23.04    INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.

                  23.05    OTHER TERMINATIONS. In addition to the provisions
of this Article, this Agreement may be terminated as provided in SECTION 8.05,
SECTION 15.02 and SECTION 16.09.

ARTICLE 24        TERMINATION FEES.

                  24.01    CALCULATION OF TERMINATION FEES. Set forth in
EXHIBIT 4 are the termination fees (the "TERMINATION FEES") that would be
payable to IBM if this Agreement is terminated by EMW pursuant to SECTION
8.05, SECTION 23.01(1) or SECTION 23.02 effective as of the end of any month
during the remaining Contract Years during the Term.

                  24.02    PARTIAL TERMINATION FEE ADJUSTMENT. If EMW
terminates a Service Category pursuant to this Agreement, then the Designated
Fees shall be reduced in accordance with EXHIBIT 4.

                  24.03    TERMINATION FEES. Except as otherwise specifically
set forth in SECTION 8.05, SECTIONS 23.01(1) and SECTION 23.02, no Termination
Fees shall be payable by EMW in connection with the termination of this
Agreement; provided however that EMW shall continue to be responsible for Fees
for Services rendered.

ARTICLE 25        TERMINATION ASSISTANCE.

                  25.01    TERMINATION ASSISTANCE SERVICES.

                  (1)      IBM shall, upon EMW's request from time to time after
                           a determination is made by EMW that there will be a
                           termination or expiration of this Agreement, provide
                           the Termination Assistance Services. The quality and
                           level of performance during the Termination
                           Assistance Period shall not be degraded. After the
                           expiration of the Termination Assistance Period, IBM
                           shall (a) answer questions from EMW regarding the
                           Services on an "as needed" basis at IBM's then
                           standard billing rates and (b) deliver to EMW

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                           any remaining EMW-owned reports and documentation
                           still in IBM's possession.

                  (2)      Upon the occurrence of either the (a) delivery to IBM
                           by EMW of a notice to terminate the entire Agreement
                           or (b) expiration of this Agreement, IBM shall not
                           terminate, reassign or otherwise remove (other than
                           for cause) the specified IBM Key Personnel without
                           EMW's reasonable prior approval for up to 180 days
                           after the date of such notice or within 180 days of
                           the date of such expiration. At EMW's request during
                           such period in respect of each then-current member of
                           the Project Staff, IBM shall, to the extent not
                           prohibited by applicable laws, rules or regulations
                           allow EMW and its designees to meet with, solicit and
                           hire such then-current member of the Project Staff.

                  (3)      To the extent IBM can perform any requested
                           Termination Assistance Services using its
                           then-existing resources dedicated to providing the
                           Services under this Agreement, the Termination
                           Assistance Services will be billed to EMW as
                           Designated Fees.

                  (4)      If the Termination Assistance Services will require
                           the use of different or additional services or
                           resources beyond that which IBM is then using to
                           provide the Services, the Termination Assistance
                           Services will be invoiced at IBM's then standard
                           rates.

                  (5)      IBM will provide the Termination Assistance Services
                           for up to 12 months after the effective date of the
                           expiration or termination of this Agreement.

                  (6)      IBM will provide Termination Assistance Services only
                           to the extent such Termination Assistance Services
                           will not unreasonably interfere with IBM's ability to
                           perform the Services, unless EMW gives IBM
                           corresponding relief of IBM's obligations.

                  (7)      If IBM terminates this Agreement for EMW's material
                           breach, IBM will provide EMW with Termination
                           Assistance Services only if EMW pays the estimated
                           Fees for such Termination Assistance Services in
                           advance.

                  25.02    EXIT RIGHTS. Upon the later of (1) the expiration
or termination of this Agreement and (2) the last day of the Termination
Assistance Period:

                           a.       Upon EMW's request, with respect to the IBM
                                    Third Party Software that IBM has licensed
                                    or purchased and is using solely to provide
                                    the Services as of the End Date, IBM shall
                                    transfer, assign or sublicense such IBM
                                    Third Party Software to EMW or its designee.
                                    EMW shall be responsible for any access,
                                    transfer or maintenance fees.

                           b.       IBM shall deliver to EMW a copy of all of
                                    the Work Product, in the form in use as of
                                    the End Date.

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                           c.       Upon EMW's request, with respect to any
                                    agreements for maintenance, disaster
                                    recovery services or other necessary third
                                    party services being used by IBM or IBM
                                    Agents to provide the Services as of the End
                                    Date, IBM shall, and shall cause IBM Agents
                                    to transfer or assign such agreements to EMW
                                    or its designee, on terms and conditions
                                    acceptable to all applicable parties.

                           d.       Upon EMW's request, IBM shall sell to EMW or
                                    its designee the IBM Machines owned by IBM
                                    and being used by IBM or IBM Agents to
                                    perform the Services as of the End Date,
                                    free and clear of all liens, security
                                    interests or other encumbrances at the book
                                    value. Upon EMW's request and with respect
                                    to IBM Machines leased by IBM and being used
                                    by IBM or IBM Agents to perform the Services
                                    as of the End Date, IBM shall assign, to the
                                    extent permissible under the applicable
                                    lease agreements, the applicable lease
                                    agreement to EMW.

ARTICLE 26        INDEMNITIES.

                  26.01    INDEMNITY BY EMW. EMW shall indemnify IBM from, and
defend and hold IBM and its affiliates, and their respective employees,
officers, and directors harmless from and against any Losses suffered,
incurred or sustained by IBM or to which IBM becomes subject, resulting from,
arising out of or relating to any third party claim:

                  (1)      Relating to (a) a violation of Federal, state, local
                           or other laws or regulations for the protection of
                           persons or members of a protected class or category
                           of persons by EMW, including unlawful discrimination
                           and (b) work-related injury (except as may be covered
                           by EMW's workers' compensation plan) or death, in
                           each case caused by EMW.

                  (2)      Relating to any amounts, including taxes, interest
                           and penalties, assessed against IBM which are the
                           obligation of EMW under this Agreement.

                  (3)      Relating to personal injury (including death) or real
                           or tangible personal property loss or damage
                           resulting from EMW's acts or omissions.

                  (4)      That any specifications, designs or requirements
                           provided by EMW infringes such third party's patent,
                           copyright, trade mark, service mark, trade secret,
                           domain names or any similar proprietary rights.

                  (5)      Based on an environmental claim arising out of this
                           Agreement or as a result of the Services performed at
                           EMW facilities, except to the extent that IBM has
                           caused the environmental damage giving rise to such
                           claim.

                  (6)      By an EMW customer arising from services or systems
                           provided by EMW or EMW Agents to such EMW customer.

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                  (7)      Relating to EMW's failure to obtain, maintain or
                           comply with its Governmental Approvals.

                  (8)      Relating to a violation by EMW or EMW Agents of the
                           license terms set forth in EXHIBIT 2A.

                  26.02    INDEMNITY BY IBM. IBM shall indemnify EMW from, and
defend and hold EMW and its affiliates, and their respective employees,
officers, and directors harmless from and against any Losses suffered,
incurred or sustained by EMW or to which EMW becomes subject, resulting from,
arising out of or relating to any third party claim:

                  (1)      Relating to (a) a violation of Federal, state, local
                           or other laws or regulations for the protection of
                           persons or members of a protected class or category
                           of persons by IBM, including unlawful discrimination
                           and (b) work-related injury (except as may be covered
                           by IBM's workers' compensation plan) or death, in
                           each case caused by IBM.

                  (2)      Relating to any amounts, including taxes, interest
                           and penalties, assessed against EMW which are the
                           obligation of IBM under this Agreement.

                  (3)      Relating to personal injury (including death) or real
                           or tangible personal property loss or damage
                           resulting from IBM's acts or omissions.

                  (4)      That any commercial IBM Proprietary Software or
                           commercial IBM Proprietary Tool or commercial
                           IBM-logoed Machine, infringe such third party's
                           patent, copyright, trade mark, service mark, trade
                           secret, domain names or any similar proprietary
                           rights; provided however, that IBM shall have no
                           obligation under this paragraph (4) if the claim of
                           infringement is caused by (i) EMW's misuse or
                           modification of the Software, Tools or Deliverable
                           Materials, (ii) EMW's failure to use corrections or
                           enhancements made available by IBM, (iii) EMW's use
                           of such Software, Tools or Deliverable Materials in
                           combination with any product or material not owned or
                           provided by IBM or (iv) specifications, designs or
                           requirements provided by EWM or EMW Agents.

                  (5)      Based on an environmental claim arising out of this
                           Agreement or as a result of the Services performed at
                           the IBM Service Locations, except to the extent that
                           EMW has caused the environmental damage giving rise
                           to such claim.

                  (6)      By an IBM customer arising from services or systems
                           provided by IBM or IBM Agents to such IBM customer.

                  (7)      Relating to IBM's failure to obtain, maintain or
                           comply with the Consents and its Governmental
                           Approvals.

                  26.03    INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURES. The indemnifying
party's obligations under this Section are subject to the indemnified party
following the procedures set forth in this SECTION 26.03.

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                  (1)      The indemnified party will promptly notify the
                           indemnifying party of a claim covered by ARTICLE 26.

                  (2)      The indemnifying party will be entitled to take sole
                           control of the defense and investigation of the claim
                           (the "DEFENSE") at its own expense, and to use
                           attorneys of its choice, by providing prompt notice
                           to the indemnified party. The indemnifying party will
                           not be liable to the indemnified party for any
                           defense costs incurred after such notice, except for
                           defense costs incurred at the indemnifying party's
                           request.

                  (3)      If the indemnifying party takes sole control of the
                           Defense, then the indemnified party (a) will
                           cooperate in all reasonable respects with the
                           indemnifying party and its attorneys in the Defense
                           of such claim at the expense of the indemnifying
                           party and (b) may reasonably participate at its own
                           expense, through its attorneys or otherwise, in such
                           Defense.

                  (4)      If the indemnifying party does not take sole control
                           of the Defense of a claim as provided in this
                           subsection, then:

                           a.       the indemnifying party may participate in
                                    such Defense, at its sole cost and expense;
                                    and

                           b.       the indemnified party will have the right to
                                    defend the claim in such manner as it may
                                    deem appropriate; and

                           c.       the indemnifying party will pay the
                                    indemnified party's defense costs.

                  (5)      All settlements of claims subject to indemnification
                           under this Section will:

                           a.       be entered into only with the consent of the
                                    indemnified party, which consent will not be
                                    unreasonably withheld; and

                           b.       include an appropriate Confidentiality
                                    Agreement prohibiting disclosure of the
                                    terms of such settlement.

ARTICLE 27        DAMAGES.

                  27.01    DIRECT DAMAGES.

                  (1)      Each of the Parties shall be liable to the other for
                           any direct damages arising out of or relating to its
                           performance or failure to perform under this
                           Agreement in respect of the Start-up Services;
                           provided, however, that the liability of a Party,
                           whether based on an action or claim in contract,
                           equity, negligence, tort or otherwise, for all
                           events, acts or omissions shall not exceed in the
                           aggregate an amount equal to the aggregate SI
                           Services Fees with respect to the Start-up Services.

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                  (2)      Each of the Parties shall be liable to the other for
                           any direct damages arising out of or relating to its
                           performance or failure to perform under this
                           Agreement in respect of the Full Functional Services;
                           provided, however, that the liability of a Party,
                           whether based on an action or claim in contract,
                           equity, negligence, tort or otherwise, for all
                           events, acts or omissions shall not exceed in the
                           aggregate an amount equal to the aggregate SI
                           Services Fees with respect to Full Functional
                           Services.

                  (3)      Each of the Parties shall be liable to the other for
                           any direct damages arising out of or relating to its
                           performance or failure to perform under this
                           Agreement in respect of the Steady State Services and
                           with regard to IBM's breach of SECTION 21.02(4);
                           provided, however, that the liability of a Party,
                           whether based on an action or claim in contract,
                           equity, negligence, tort or otherwise, for all
                           events, acts or omissions shall not exceed in the
                           aggregate an amount equal to the sum of 12 months
                           of the Steady State Fees, plus an additional three
                           months of Steady State Fees in the event of gross
                           negligence and willful misconduct (except with
                           regard to IBM's breach of SECTION 21.02(4)).

                  27.02    CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. In no event will IBM, EMW,
or their respective affiliates, employees, officers, and directors have any
liability under this Agreement, regardless of the basis on which IBM or EMW is
entitled to claim damages (including breach, negligence, misrepresentation, or
other contract or tort claim), for any special, incidental, punitive, or
indirect damages, or for any economic consequential damages (including lost
profits or savings), even if foreseeable or even if EMW or IBM has been
advised of the possibility of such damages.

                  27.03    EXCLUSIONS. The limitation of liability in SECTION
27.01 and the exculpation of liability in SECTION 27.02 do not apply to:

                  (1)      EMW's failure to pay any amounts owing to IBM under
                           this Agreement (including amounts owing for Services
                           rendered) or IBM's failure to provide Service Level
                           Credits as provided under this Agreement;

                  (2)      any damages for bodily injury (including death) and
                           damage to real property and tangible personal
                           property;

                  (3)      damages associated with either Party's infringement
                           or violation of the intellectual property rights of
                           the other Party or the other Party's affiliates;

                  (4)      breaches of the Parties' confidentiality obligations
                           contained in SECTION 19.01 AND SECTION 19.03;

                  (5)      third-party claims subject to indemnification under
                           SECTION 26.01 or SECTION 26.02; or

                  (6)      IBM's breach of its obligations in SECTION 13.01 or
                           SECTION 13.03.

                  27.04    INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. Both Parties acknowledge and
agree that in the event of any breach of SECTION 3.01, SECTION 4.03, SECTION
10.06, ARTICLE 12, SECTION 13.01, SECTION 13.03, SECTION 16.01, SECTION 16.02,
SECTION 16.04, SECTION 16.07, SECTION 16.08, SECTION 19.01, SECTION

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19.03, SECTION 22.02, SECTION 25.01 or SECTION 25.02, the other Party may
immediately pursue it remedies without regard to the Dispute Resolution
Process.

ARTICLE 28        INSURANCE.

                  28.01    INSURANCE. During the Term and the Termination
Assistance Period, IBM shall obtain and maintain at its own expense, and
require IBM Agents to obtain and maintain at their own expense or IBM's
expense, insurance of the type and in the amounts set forth below:

                  (1)      statutory workers' compensation in accordance with
                           all Federal, state and local statutory requirements;

                  (2)      employer's liability insurance in an amount not less
                           than $1,000,000 per occurrence, covering bodily
                           injury by accident or disease, including death;

                  (3)      commercial general liability (including contractual
                           liability insurance) in an amount not less than
                           $1,000,000; and

                  (4)      comprehensive automobile liability covering all
                           vehicles that IBM owns, hires or leases in an amount
                           not less than $1,000,000 (combined single limit for
                           bodily injury and property damage).

                  IBM shall be permitted to self-insure provided that it has a
Standard & Poor's issuer credit rating of A- or better.

                  28.02    INSURANCE DOCUMENTATION. IBM will provide
documentation of insurance upon EMW's reasonable request.

                  28.03    RISK OF LOSS. IBM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RISK OF
LOSS OF, OR DAMAGE TO, ANY PROPERTY OF EMW AT A DESIGNATED IBM SERVICE
LOCATION OR AN ADDITIONAL DESIGNATED IBM SERVICE LOCATION, EXCEPT TO THE
EXTENT THAT SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF EMW OR
AN EMW AGENT. EMW IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RISK OF LOSS OF, OR DAMAGE TO, ANY
PROPERTY OF IBM AT AN EMW FACILITY, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH LOSS OR
DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF IBM OR AN IBM AGENT.

ARTICLE 29        MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

                  29.01    ASSIGNMENT. IBM may not delegate its obligations,
and EMW may not assign its rights or delegate its obligations, under this
Agreement, without the prior consent of the other, except that IBM may
delegate its obligations and EMW may assign its rights or delegate its
obligations to their respective affiliates, provided:

                  (1)      such affiliate accepts such assignment and assumes
                           such obligations, in writing;

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                  (2)      EMW or IBM, respectively, remains fully liable for
                           and is not relieved from the full performance of its
                           obligations; and

                  (3)      EMW and IBM provide the other with notice, together
                           with a copy of the signed assignment, delegation, and
                           assumption agreement, within three business days of
                           such assignment, delegation, or both.

IBM may assign its rights to receive Fees under this Agreement without notice
to or consent of EMW. IBM's and EMW's respective permitted successors and
assigns will be bound by this Agreement; provided however, that a Change in
Control of EMW shall not be deemed an assignment under this Section and shall
not require any consent by IBM. Any attempted assignment or delegation of all
or any part of this Agreement that does not comply with this Section is void.

                  29.02    NOTICES. Except as otherwise specified in this
Agreement, all notices, requests, Consents, approvals, agreements,
authorizations, acknowledgements, waivers and other communications required or
permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given
when received, as evidenced by a return receipt if sent by certified mail or
delivered by hand to the address specified below:

                  In the case of EMW:

                           EMW ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
                           600 Jefferson Avenue
                           Suite 600
                           Houston, TX  77002
                           Attention:  Chief Executive Officer

                  With a copy to General Counsel office:

                           EMW ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
                           General Counsel
                           600 Jefferson Avenue
                           Suite 600
                           Houston, TX  77002

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                  In the case of IBM:

                           IBM Project Office
                           EMW Energy Services Corp.
                           600 Jefferson Avenue
                           Suite 600
                           Houston, TX  77002
                           Attention:  Mr. Robert Moisan, Project Executive

                  With a copy to Associate General Counsel:

                           IBM Global Services
                           Mail Drop 4209
                           Route 100
                           Somers, NY  10589

Either Party may change its address or telecopy number for notification
purposes by giving the other Party 10 days' notice of the new address and the
date upon which it will become effective.

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                  29.03    COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of
which taken together shall constitute one single agreement between the Parties.

                  29.04    RELATIONSHIP. The Parties intend to create an
independent contractor relationship and nothing contained in this Agreement
shall be construed to make either EMW or IBM partners, joint venturers,
principals, agents or employees of the other. No officer, director, employee,
agent, affiliate or contractor retained by IBM to perform work on EMW's behalf
under this Agreement shall be deemed to be an employee, agent or contractor of
EMW. Neither Party shall have any right, power or authority, express or
implied, to bind the other, except with respect to EMW's customers, and only
as specifically authorized by EMW for IBM to perform the Customer Care and
Customer Acquisition Services described in EXHIBIT 1.B.

                  29.05    CONSENTS, APPROVALS AND REQUESTS. Except as
specifically set forth in this Agreement, all Consents and approvals to be
given by either Party under this Agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld
or delayed and each Party shall make only reasonable requests under this
Agreement.

                  29.06    SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is
held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to Law, then the
remaining provisions of this Agreement, if capable of substantial performance,
shall remain in full force and effect.

                  29.07    WAIVERS. No delay or omission by either Party to
exercise any right or power it has under this Agreement shall impair or be
construed as a waiver of such right or power. A waiver by any Party of any
breach or covenant shall not be construed to be a waiver of any succeeding
breach or any other covenant. All waivers must be signed by the Party waiving
its rights.

                  29.08    REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. No right or remedy herein
conferred upon or reserved to either Party is intended to be exclusive of any
other right or remedy, and each and every right and remedy shall be cumulative
and in addition to any other right or remedy under this Agreement, or under
applicable law, whether now or hereafter existing.

                  29.09    ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and the Exhibits
to this Agreement represent the entire agreement between the Parties with
respect to its subject matter, and there are no other representations,
understandings or agreements between the Parties relative to such subject
matter.

                  29.10    AMENDMENTS. No amendment to, or change, waiver or
discharge of, any provision of this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing
and signed by, in the case of EMW, the EMW Contract Manager, and in the case
of IBM, the IBM Contract Manager.

                  29.11    SURVIVAL. The terms of ARTICLE 12, SECTION 13.01,
SECTION 13.03, ARTICLE 19, ARTICLE 25, ARTICLE 26, ARTICLE 27, SECTION 29.12,
SECTION 29.13, SECTION 29.14, SECTION 29.15, SECTION 29.16 and SECTION 29.19
shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

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                  29.12    THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. Each Party intends that
this Agreement shall not benefit, or create any right or cause of action in or
on behalf of, any person or entity other than the Parties.

                  29.13    GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING
EFFECT TO THE PRINCIPLES THEREOF RELATING TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS.

                  29.14    SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE VENUE. Each Party irrevocably
agrees that any legal action, suit or proceeding brought by it in any way
arising out of this Agreement must be brought solely and exclusively in the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or in the
state courts of the State of New York and irrevocably accepts and submits to
the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of each of the aforesaid courts in
personam, generally and unconditionally with respect to any action, suit or
proceeding brought by it or against it by the other Party; provided, however,
that this Section shall not prevent a Party against whom any legal action,
suit or proceeding is brought by the other Party in the state courts of the
State of New York from seeking to remove such legal action, suit or
proceeding, pursuant to applicable Federal Law, to the district court of the
United States for the district and division embracing the place where the
action is pending in the state courts of the State of New York, and in the
event an action is so removed each Party irrevocably accepts and submits to
the jurisdiction of the aforesaid district court. EMW hereby irrevocably
consents to the service of process from any of the aforesaid courts by mailing
copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to EMW at its
address designated pursuant to SECTION 29.02, with such service of process to
become effective 30 days after such mailing. IBM hereby irrevocably consents
to the service of process from any of the aforesaid courts by mailing copies
thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to IBM at:

                  The IBM Assistant General Counsel and Secretary
                  Service of Process
                  Attention:  Liane Rigano, Mail Drop 301
                  New Orchard Road
                  Armonk, New York  10504

                  or such other address as IBM may notify EMW in writing from
time to time, and in any event with copies to the addresses designated by IBM
in SECTION 29.02, with such service of process to become effective 30 days
after such mailing. Each Party hereto further expressly waives any right to a
trial by jury in any proceeding directly or indirectly arising under this
Agreement.

                  29.15    COVENANT OF FURTHER ASSURANCES. EMW and IBM
covenant and agree that, subsequent to the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and, without any additional consideration, each of EMW and IBM shall
execute and deliver any further legal instruments and perform any acts that
are or may become necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.

                  29.16    NEGOTIATED TERMS. The Parties agree that the terms
and conditions of this Agreement are the result of negotiations between the
Parties and that this Agreement shall not be

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construed in favor of or against any Party by reason of the extent to which
any Party or its professional advisors participated in the preparation of this
Agreement.

                  29.17    EXPORT. EMW and IBM shall not knowingly export or
re-export any personal computer system, part, technical data or sub-elements
under this Agreement, directly or indirectly, to any destinations prohibited
by the United States Government. The term "technical data" in this context,
means such data as is defined as technical data by applicable United States
export regulations.

                  29.18    CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IBM shall not pay any
salaries, commissions, fees or make any payments or rebates to any employee of
EMW, or to any designee of such employee, or favor any employee of EMW, or any
designee of such employee, with gifts or entertainment of significant cost or
value or with services or goods sold at less than full market value. IBM
agrees that its obligation to EMW under this Section shall also be binding
upon IBM Agents. IBM further agrees to insert the provisions of this Section
in each contract with a IBM Agent.

                  29.19    PUBLICITY. Each Party shall (1) submit to the other
all advertising, written sales promotions, press releases and other publicity
matters relating to this Agreement in which the other Party's name or mark is
mentioned or which contains language from which the connection of said name or
mark may be inferred or implied and (2) not publish or use such advertising,
sales promotions, press releases or publicity matters without the other
Party's consent, in each case except as otherwise required pursuant to
applicable law.

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                  29.20     GEOGRAPHY SCOPE.

Except as a result of EMW's approval under SECTION 9.01 with respect to
Additional Designated Service Locations outside of the United States, the
Party's rights and obligations arising out of this Agreement are valid only in
the United States and Puerto Rico.

                                     * * * *

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of EMW and IBM has caused this
Agreement to be signed and delivered by its duly authorized representative.

                                      EMW ENERGY SERVICES CORP.

                                      By:  /s/ H. Eugene Lockhart
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name:       H. Eugene Lockhart
                                           Title:      President and Chief
                                                       Executive Officer

                                      INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
                                      MACHINES CORPORATION

                                      By:  /s/ Thomas M. Cotney, Jr.
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Name:       Thomas M. Cotney, Jr.
                                           Title:      Vice President,
                                                       IBM Global Services

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                                   Exhibit 1A
                               Statement of Work -
                                Start up Services
                            Full Functional Services

                                Table of Contents

<TABLE>
<S>    <C>                                                                  <C>
1.     INTRODUCTION...........................................................1

2.     STATEMENT OF WORK......................................................2

       2.1.   Project Scope...................................................2

       2.2.   Key Assumptions.................................................4
              2.2.1. GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS......................................4
              2.2.2. CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT ASSUMPTIONS.............4
              2.2.3. REVENUE MANAGEMENT ASSUMPTIONS...........................6
              2.2.4. BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ASSUMPTIONS........................6
              2.2.5. KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT ASSUMPTIONS.........................6
              2.2.6. E-BUSINESS ASSUMPTIONS...................................7

       2.3.   IBM Responsibilities............................................8
              2.3.1. ESTABLISH AND RUN A PROJECT OFFICE.......................8
              2.3.2. START UP SERVICES.......................................10
              2.3.3. FULL FUNCTIONAL SERVICES................................44

       2.4.   EMW Responsibilities...........................................64
              2.4.1. EMW CONTRACT EXECUTIVE..................................64
              2.4.2. GENERAL EMW RESPONSIBILITIES............................64

       2.5.   Deliverable Materials..........................................64

       2.6.   Completion Criteria............................................70

       2.7.   Estimated Schedule.............................................70

APPENDIX A - DETAILED GO LIVE REQUIREMENTS...................................71

APPENDIX B DELIVERABLE REVIEW AND SIGN-OFF PROCEDURE.........................98
</TABLE>

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1.   INTRODUCTION

       IBM has proposed a phased approach to implementing the proposed solution.

       The "Start up Services" phase (reference section 2.3.2 for detail) is
       aimed at fulfilling the requirements for the commodity and non-commodity
       business by leveraging and integrating a combination of existing solution
       components and meeting the functionality described in the shaded portions
       of Appendix A.

       The "Full Functional Services" phase (reference section 2.3.3 for detail)
       is aimed at extending the Start up Services functionality to enable EMW
       to pursue energy related retail opportunities within the residential
       market for both commodity and related non-commodity products and services
       and meeting the functionality described in the shaded and unshaded
       portions of Appendix A.

       The Software solution ("EMW System") produced by IBM from the Start-up
       Services and the Full Functional Services shall be capable of scaling up
       to and supporting 10,000,000 customers.

       The associated "Steady State Services" are addressed separately in Part
       1B of this Exhibit.

       "Start-up Services Completion Date" shall mean August 1, 2000. "Full
       Functional Completion Date" shall mean June 1, 2001.

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2.   STATEMENT OF WORK

       This Statement of Work (SOW) defines the scope of work to be accomplished
       by IBM under the terms and conditions of the Information Technology
       Services Agreement (Agreement) between EMW Energy Services, Inc. (EMW)
       and IBM. The tasks to be performed by IBM are defined and an estimated
       schedule is provided. In addition, the responsibilities of EMW are
       listed.

       Changes to this Statement of Work will be processed in accordance with
       the procedure described in Change Control Procedure in Exhibit 8 and the
       Procedures Manual. The investigation and the implementation of changes
       may result in modifications to the estimated schedule, Designated Fees,
       and/or other terms of the Agreement.

       The following are incorporated in and made part of this Statement of
       Work:

       -    Appendix A - Detailed Go Live Requirements

       -    Appendix B - Deliverable Review and Sign Off Procedure

       2.1.   PROJECT SCOPE

       This SOW addresses EMW's Customer Acquisition, Customer Care, and Revenue
       Management requirements for development and implementation.

       IBM will provide services in two phases: Start up Services and Full
       Functional Services. As part of thethe Start up Services, IBM will
       establish and run a project office and provide the initial product
       releases for Customer Relationship Management, Revenue Management,
       Business Intelligence, Knowledge Management, e-business, and Business
       Infrastructure by leveraging a combination of existing solutions
       components. The Start up Services shall be completed by the Start-up
       Services Completion Date. As part of the Full Functional Services
       additional functionality will be added to the Start up Services versions
       of the products to allow EMW to pursue energy related retail
       opportunities within the residential market as set forth in. The Full
       Functional Services are to be completed by the date which is 10 months
       after the completion of the Start-up Services.

       -    CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT Start up Services objective is to
            build an operational customer acquisition and customer care contact
            center able to handle inbound customer care and new customer
            acquisition calls and web inquiries, as well as conduct outbound
            telemarketing for commodity and non-commodity based offerings. The
            Full Functional Services objective is to be consistent with the EMW
            strategy for commodity and related non-commodity based offerings
            building on the foundation begun with Start up Services. The scope
            of work for the Full Functional Services phase will include:

              -    Strategy requirements identification, and validation
                   affecting the necessary enablers (Process, Organization,
                   Facilities, Information Access (data) and Technology)

              -    Definition, design, development and deployment of the
                   required enablers

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              -    Completing integration with other identified Access Points;
                   WEB, e-mail, FAX and Physical Delivery as appropriate.

       -    REVENUE MANAGEMENT services will be based around the Banner,
            Bluegill CWA, and VeriTRAN applications. These applications will be
            enhanced as a result of requirements gathered from EMW and to
            achieve the functionality set forth in Appendix A. Interfaces to
            Utility Distribution Companies to be determined in Start up Services
            will be developed.

       -    BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE services will identify opportunities within
            the Customer Acquisition, Customer Care, and Revenue Management
            business process flows and incorporate them in Business Intelligence
            activities. An operational data store will be designed and
            implemented which will allow for real-time synchronization of
            applications across outbound and inbound channels. A data warehouse
            will be designed and implemented which will allow for historical
            decision support analytics, data mining and trend analysis of
            customers and market data across outbound and inbound channels.

       -    KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT services will include the implementation of an
            e-care and knowledge management system. The e-care system will be
            comprised of the following assets: automated e-mail and web-forms
            (ERMS), and virtual web chat (WebGenie) capabilities based on text
            processing machine learning "artificial intelligence" (AI)
            technology from Watson Laboratories (IBM Mail Analyzer). The
            knowledge management system will provide customer personalization,
            profiling and tracking. This work encompasses the development and
            management of a support-knowledge base, and it will be integrated
            with ERMS, WebGenie and Clarify. The knowledge management
            infrastructure can also be leveraged by EMW Business Intelligence
            applications.

       -    e-BUSINESS Start up Services incorporate the key components required
            to integrate the EMW provided solution for a web-based front-end
            with the IBM provided back-end integration applications for Customer
            Acquisition, Customer Care, and Revenue Management. These services
            involve gathering requirements, defining process flows (as related
            to Prospect Inquiry) and developing a solution outline to analyze
            and establish the interfaces for the web to the back-end
            applications. The Full Functional Services scope for e-business
            integrates the personalization efforts, messaging, knowledge
            management and Data Warehousing.

       -    BUSINESS INFRASTRUCTURE services provide the systems integration
            design and implementation for the Customer Acquisition, Customer
            Care, and Revenue Management components in addition to the
            architecture, standards and guidelines, common repositories,
            performance models, and interfaces.

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       2.2. KEY ASSUMPTIONS

       IBM's estimates to perform the Statement of Work, are based on the
       following key assumptions. Deviations that arise during the proposed
       project will be managed through the procedure described in the Project
       Change Control Procedure section of the Procedures Manual.

       2.2.1. GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS

       -    The EMW Contract Executive will schedule and ensure participation of
            all EMW Subject Matter Experts and technical personnel for any
            reasonably planned interviews and work sessions.

       -    Work will be performed at IBM and EMW facilities.

       -    IBM will reevaluate estimates at the end of the Start up Services
            phase and re-estimate remaining project activities and provide
            Project Change Requests (PCRs) as required.

       -    EMW will participate collaboratively to evolve and finalize the
            details of the Start up Services and Full Functional Services
            deliverables.

       -    IBM approach, SI Methods, and tools will be used in the execution
            of Start up Services and Full Functional Services.

       -    IBM will staff the its project team with appropriate IBM and
            subcontractor resources.

       -    EMW data is current and comprehensive including: business/customer
            service strategy, customer value information, business processes
            and business rules.

       -    System Integration for EMW's business partners or other third party
            non-commodity product/service providers is not provided under this
            SOW. API's for such interfaces to the IBM provided solutions will be
            provided and established as standards for interfacing to such
            entities.

       -    Website technical implementation and integration services, as well
            as Website User Interface, are either being procured by EMW under a
            separate agreement, or as recommended by IBM as a PCR to this
            agreement.

       2.2.2. CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT ASSUMPTIONS

       2.2.2.1. CUSTOMER CONTACT CENTER ASSUMPTIONS

       -    There will be 1 Customer Contact Center in production mode by the
            completion of Start-up Services.

       -    The initial Customer Contact Center will have a Lucent G3 switch and
            will support the following number of agents:

              -    After 12 months - 0 to 281

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              -    After 24 months - 421.

       -    The initial Customer Contact Center work will be sited at the IBM
            Service Delivery Center (SDC) in Charlotte, North Carolina. Any
            additional call centers will be located at other IBM locations as
            required in accordance with the Agreement.

       2.2.2.2. CUSTOMER ACQUISITION ASSUMPTIONS

       -    Customer Acquisition business model including processes, input &
            output data flows, cycle times and functional support is complete
            and will be available to IBM from EMW on the Start-up Services
            Completion Date.

       -    EMW marketing strategy is complete and will be available to IBM on
            May 10, 2000.

       -    EMW sales campaign strategy is complete and available.

       -    EMW plans to achieve the marketing strategy for all product and
            service offerings are complete and will be made available to IBM on
            the Start-up Services Completion Date.

       -    EMW sales campaign process requirements are identified.

       -    EMW sales campaign process maps and data flows for all campaign
            types are complete.

       -    Commodity customer sizing methods/detail for stated contract volumes
            will be available to IBM on the Start-up Services Completion Date.

       -    EMW's initial new products and rates matrices will be established
            by EMW.

       -    Industry regulation requirements are known, documented and
            available through EMW to IBM.

       -    Third party information providers have been identified and
            linkages are understood.

       -    EMW pricing structure, constraints and business rules are
            identified and defined.

       -    Customer data sources and requirements are identified and defined.

       -    Customer Acquisition and Customer Care process matrix parameters
            are identified and defined.

       2.2.2.3. CUSTOMER CARE

       -    Up sell, cross sell products and services matrices are developed
            by market segment and are available at the start.

       -    Order management model is defined containing sufficient customer
            profiling data ensuring 100% fulfillment of customer needs.

       -    Knowledge management model is defined enabling continual
            understanding of customer wants needs and desires.

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       2.2.2.4. OTHER CRM ASSUMPTIONS

       -    Access point integration and linkage requirements will be identified
            and defined for process and technology.

       -    Operational, functional and technical requirements are defined and
            will determine the online and Customer Contact Center Customer
            Acquisition and Customer Care scenarios.

       -    Third party Fulfillment Processes and Integration Points will be
            defined and documented.

       2.2.3. REVENUE MANAGEMENT ASSUMPTIONS

       -    The completeness of the process flows and use cases will be
            dependent on the timeliness and completeness of the business
            requirements provided by EMW.

       -    EMW will provide the personnel required to provide IBM with the
            business requirements necessary to ensure the completeness and
            accuracy of the process flows and use cases for the Revenue
            Management Requirements Task.

       2.2.4. BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ASSUMPTIONS

       -    There will be a process in place for IBM and EMW to coordinate
            changes in architecture and design and that there will be timely
            communication of these changes to all groups.

       -    Marketing information from the EMW team will be made available to
            the IBM team.

       2.2.5. KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT ASSUMPTIONS

       -    EMW business requirements will be provided as input to this project
            and confirmed during Requirements Definition.

       -    IBM will be provided access to EMW personnel familiar with the
            business requirements, and systems being accessed for this
            engagement.

       -    [IBM will define a common methodology, architecture, protocols,
            standards and guidelines, performance model, and interfaces
            (Application Programming Interfaces - APIs). These APIs will be
            followed by IBM and EMW's other vendors and partners, although
            certain exceptions may be made by EMW to accommodate other partner
            requirements for interfacing. These will be handled on an exception
            basis.

       -    The following system features and functions are not included in the
            scope of work, but can be provided, as required and available, under
            a PCR:

              -    Customer/call center agent live chat capabilities (Lotus
                   Sametime integration).

              -    Operational integration with the upcoming Universal
                   Queue/Contact Manager telephony integration middleware server
                   (UQ/UCM).

              -    Integration of Knowledge Management systems with EMW
                   associated business partner's systems.

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       -    "Requirements Definition" analysis will be performed at the start of
            each phase to complete definition of business requirements,
            architecture specifications, design specification and review of cost
            estimates completed in the early stages of this project.

       -    It is assumed that EMW will provide any available industry specific
            knowledge base and FAQ data for EMW knowledge base initial content.
            This data should encompass any sources of industry specific and,
            ideally, location (geography) and market specific knowledge base(s)
            that can be leveraged as a baseline for common problems, resolutions
            and FAQ's.

       -    If data is not made available for knowledge base initial content,
            IBM will work jointly with EMW to develop a basic knowledge base
            taxonomy and typical inquiry and resolution text corpus for initial
            resolution and FAQ data.

       2.2.5.1. BUSINESS DOMAIN ASSUMPTIONS

       -    Customer contact management model is defined, enabling personalized
            level of customer service regardless of point of contact.

       -    Knowledge management model is defined based on market segments,
            enabling continual understanding of customer wants, needs and
            desires.

       -    Business models provide a clearly documented definition of products
            and services, enabling the creation of a knowledge management and
            support knowledge base taxonomy (categories), and creation of
            typical text body inquiries for training of ERMS and WebGenie
            Artificial Intelligence engine.

       -    Any existing problem resolution/support knowledge base categories,
            frequently asked questions and archived inquiries will be made
            available for the creation of a baseline problem resolution
            knowledge base baseline taxonomy.

       2.2.6. e-BUSINESS ASSUMPTIONS

       -    This SOW does not include the Web Site User Interface Look and Feel,
            Content, and Flow, nor does it include the Web Site Technical
            Implementation and Integration scope, EMW will procure these
            services outside this SOW.

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       2.3. IBM RESPONSIBILITIES

       Under this Statement of Work, IBM will perform the following activities:

       2.3.1. ESTABLISH AND RUN A PROJECT OFFICE

       IBM will provide Project Office management for the IBM responsibilities
       in this Statement of Work. The purpose of this activity is to provide
       technical direction and integrated control of IBM project personnel and
       to provide a framework for project planning, communications, reporting,
       and contractual activity. IBM will perform the following tasks:

       -    Planning:

              -    Review the Statement of Work and the contractual
                   responsibilities of both parties with the EMW Contract
                   Executive.

              -    Maintain project communications through the EMW Contract
                   Executive.

              -    Coordinate the establishment of the project environment.

              -    Establish documentation and procedural standards and
                   descriptions for project deliverables.

              -    Prepare and maintain an initial high level plan followed by
                   a detailed project plan.

       -    Project Tracking and Reporting:

              -    Measure and evaluate progress against the Project Plan with
                   the EMW Contract Executive.

              -    Resolve deviations from the Project Plan with the EMW
                   Contract Executive.

              -    Conduct weekly project status meetings.

              -    Prepare and submit a weekly Status Summary Report with the
                   EMW Contract Executive for the Steering Committee.

              -    Administer the Project Change Control Procedure with the
                   EMW Contract Executive.

              -    Coordinate and manage the activities of project personnel.

              -    Review project tasks, schedules, and resources and make
                   changes or additions as appropriate.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This is an ongoing activity and will be complete when the other
       activities described in IBM Responsibilities have been completed,
       according to their completion criteria or IBM has met the criteria
       defined in Section 2.6 "Completion Criteria" of this Statement of Work A
       Baseline plan will be completed and delivered no later than May 8, 2000.

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       DELIVERABLES:

       -    Weekly Status Summary Reports (not subject to the Deliverable
            Review and Sign-off Procedure).

       -    Bi-weekly project plan update.

       -    Issues management and milestone management process with weekly
            updates, (including action items management).

       -    Assumptions management process with weekly updates.

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       2.3.2. START UP SERVICES

       As part of the Start up Services, IBM will provide the initial solution
       with functionality for Customer Relationship Management, Revenue
       Management, Business Intelligence, Knowledge Management, e-business, and
       Business Infrastructure by leveraging a combination of existing solutions
       components in each case to meet the functionality specified in the shaded
       areas of Appendix A. The Start up Services will be completed by the by
       the Start-up Completion Date.

       IBM will perform the following activities to assist EMW to implement the
       above noted project scope:

       2.3.2.1. CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

              -    CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT Start up Services objective
                   is to build an operational customer acquisition and customer
                   care contact center able to handle inbound customer care and
                   new customer acquisition calls as well as conduct outbound
                   telemarketing for commodity based offerings.

       This activity includes the following specific tasks:

       IDENTIFY PLANS FOR PACKAGE CUSTOMIZATION AND FUNCTIONAL DESIGN

       IBM will analyze the EMW functional requirements for Start-Up Services
       and assess the out-of-box capabilities of the major applications packages
       for Customer Acquisition, Customer Care, and Revenue Management Services.
       Gaps will be identified and assessed. IBM will subsequently provide
       project plans functional design efforts that will address the functional
       gaps. Here the focus is upon assessing the Start-up Services required
       efforts.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       -    This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Package
            Functional Gap Analysis to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    Package Functional Gap Analysis

       DEFINE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

       IBM will provide a project plan for the Implementation of the Clarify CRM
       front-end package. This plan will include tasks, schedule, resource
       allocations, and hardware/software implementation.

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       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the
       Implementation Plan to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    Detailed Implementation Plan

       DEVELOP DETAILED DESIGN OF BUSINESS SCENARIOS AND ASSOCIATED CALL CENTER
       MANAGEMENT PROCESSES

       IBM will develop detailed business process definitions and flows of
       Customer Acquisition and Customer Care business processes. Where these
       business processes impact the contact center operations, IBM will develop
       associated contact center management processes (e.g. training, closed
       loop customer satisfaction, performance, and management practices) and
       where appropriate integration definition e.g., WEB e- Mail, Fax and
       Physical delivery. To facilitate design development, IBM will perform the
       following subtasks:

       -    Identify existing EMW business objectives that will affect the
            validation of the project assumptions.

       -    Review available EMW documentation pertaining to plans for the
            project. This documentation includes strategy, current processes,
            organization, business unit functions, product & marketing plans,
            reengineering, functional and technical requirements, current system
            architecture including applications and infrastructure as well as
            future architecture plans.

       -    Gather and validate pertinent existing project documentation e.g.,
            strategy, research, current processes related to Customer Care and
            Customer Acquisition.

       -    Conduct interviews and workshops; Establish and review data
            gathering requirements, interview requirements, and deliverables'
            format, required deliverables contents and target audiences for the
            deliverables.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered completed when IBM provides the Business
       Process Maps and Model to the EMW Contract Executive. These deliverables
       are anticipated to be continuing work-in-progress both in the Start-up
       Services phase as well as the Full Functional Services phase.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    Business Process Maps and Models

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       CTI ASSESSMENT

       IBM will perform a CTI Architectural Overview and CTI Assessment
       containing IBM's recommendations for the Customer Contact Center hardware
       and software environments will be created. The following will be
       included:

       -    Architectural Overview.

       -    Architectural Overview Diagram (target) - hardware/software.

       -    Detail IBM work plan.

       -    Non-functional Requirements.

       -    Test Plan & Requirements.

       -    Deployment plan & timeline.

       -    Define Developmental hardware/software requirements.

       -    Define Test Lab hardware/software requirements.

       -    Define Training Facility hardware/software requirements.

       -    Define Production hardware/software requirements.

       -    Define integration plans

       -    CallPath ILB - document load-balancing requirements and specify
            parameters.

       -    CallPath Skills Based Routing (SBR).

       -    Document/design agent skill sets.

       -    Document SBR (Skills Based Routing) routing and priorities.

       -    Document Backup/Recovery requirements.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the CTI
       Architectural Overview and CTI Assessment Document to the EMW Contract
       Executive.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    CTI Architectural Overview and CTI Assessment Document

       INSTALL AND CONFIGURE TELEPHONY AND CTI HARDWARE/SOFTWARE

       -    TELEPHONY INFRASTRUCTURE - IBM will coordinate the installation,
            configuration and integration of the telephony infrastructure
            including:

              -    Procurement of necessary PBX, ACD, and staffing software
                   packages defined as part of the solution by IBM.

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              -    Procurement of 800 service and network connectivity as
                   required. Coordination with vendors for telephony
                   infrastructure installation and configuration.

              -    Coordination with telephony vendors to provide infrastructure
                   to accommodate projected volumes of calls.

       -    BASE CALLPATH SOFTWARE - IBM will install, configure, and test
            CallPath CEO and CallPath Server software on RS/6000's -
            Development, Test, and Training, Production (Charlotte

       -    CALLPATH INTELLIGENT LOAD BALANCING - IBM will install, configure,
            and test CallPath Intelligent Load Balancing software on RS/6000's -
            Development, Test, Training, Production (Charlotte).

       -    CALLPATH PREDICTIVE DIALER - IBM will install, configure, and test
            CallPath Predictive Dialer software on RS/6000's - Development,
            Test, Training, Production (Charlotte).

       -    CALLPATH SKILLS BASED ROUTING - IBM will install, configure, and
            test CallPath Skills Based Routing software on RS/6000's -
            Development, Test, Training, Production (Charlotte).

       -    CALLPATH MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC INTERFACE OCX - IBM will install,
            configure, and test the CallPath Microsoft Visual Basic Interface
            OCX software on developmental WIN NT 4.0 workstations.

       -    WITNESS - IBM will install, configure, and test the Witness
            software package.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       -    Telephony Infrastructure: This task will be considered complete
            when the required infrastructure is in place and is performing as
            required.

       -    Base CallPath Software: This task will be considered complete when
            the CallPath CEO and CallPath Server software is installed and
            configured on IBM RS/6000's, communicating with its associated
            Lucent G3 switch, and functioning, as tested via a successful
            demonstration of IBM's Java SoftPhone from a Windows NT 4.0 client
            workstation or the execution of one or more CallPath APIs via the
            CSEBAPI utility (included with CallPath).

       -    CallPath Predictive Dialer: This task will be considered complete
            when the CallPath Predictive Dialer software is installed and
            configured on RS/6000's, communicating with its associated Lucent G3
            switch, and functioning, as tested via a successful demonstration of
            predictive dialing of six numbers contained within a test file of
            numbers to be dialed.

       -    CallPath Intelligent Load Balancing: This task will be considered
            complete when the CallPath Intelligent Load Balancing software is
            installed and configured on RS/6000's, communicating with its
            associated Lucent G3 switch(s), and functioning, as demonstrated by
            showing one or more calls being appropriately routed to EMW separate
            locations, switches, IVRs or ACD Groups.

       -    CallPath Skills Based Routing: This task will be considered complete
            when the CallPath Skills Based Routing software is installed and
            configured on RS/6000's, communicating with its associated Lucent G3
            switch, and functioning, as tested via successfully routing one or
            more calls to an appropriate "agent" extension based upon two (2)
            skill sets defined in the CallPath SBR tables.

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       -    CallPath Microsoft Visual Basic Interface OCX: This task will be
            considered complete when the CallPath Microsoft Visual Basic
            Interface OCX software is installed and configured on developmental
            WIN NT 4.0 workstations, communicating with its associated Lucent G3
            switch, and functioning, as demonstrated by successfully executing
            one or more CallPath APIs through the included CSEBAPI.BAS utility
            (which executes CallPath APIs through Microsoft Visual Basic).

       -    Witness: This task will be considered complete when the Witness
            software is installed and configure in the Customer Contact Center,
            functioning as demonstrated by provided QA functionality through
            monitoring of calls and recording with both local and remote access.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    None

       DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF IVR IN START-UP SERVICES

       IBM will implement IVR capability in the initial Start-up Services. The
       IVR envisioned includes the following attributes and capabilities.

       -    Functions Supported:

              -    Market Campaign Specific Greetings and Disclosures based on
                   DNIS

              -    Market Campaign or Channel Specific Promotional Messages
                   based on DNIS

              -    Market Specific Outage Notification based on DNIS

              -    Long Wait Time Notification

              -    Alternate Access Methods Prompts (Web & Email)

              -    Call Back Option (Voice Mail)

       -    Capabilities:

              -    Table Driven Call Paths

              -    Multiple Inputs for Voice Recording

              -    Route Callers to Voicemail

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the State Table
       Requirements Document to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    State Table Requirements Document

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       INSTALL AND CONFIGURE DIRECTTALK/6000 SOFTWARE

       IBM will install, configure, and test DirectTalk/6000 software on the
       RS/6000 for Development, Test, Training and Production.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when the DirectTalk/6000 software
       is installed and configured on the IBM RS/6000, communicating with its
       associated Lucent G3 switch, and functioning, as tested via a successful
       demonstration.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    None.

       DIRECTTALK/6000 STATE TABLE DEVELOPMENT

       IBM will create State Tables that will enable the DirectTalk/6000
       software to interact with the other applications.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when the DirectTalk/6000 State
       Tables perform their functions as described in a State Table Requirements
       Document.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    None.

       SOFTPHONE CUSTOMIZATION

       IBM will conduct a review of the Visual Basic SoftPhone (for Lucent G3)
       and document requested alterations and/or enhancements. IBM will modify
       SoftPhone to support the EMW environment.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when IBM completes SoftPhone
       Integration Testing and Acceptance Testing.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    None

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       2.3.2.2. REVENUE MANAGEMENT

       REVENUE MANAGEMENT services solution will be based upon the Banner,
       Bluegill, CWA, and VeriTRAN applications. These applications will be
       enhanced as a result of requirements gathered from EMW. Interfaces to
       Utility Distribution Companies to be determined in Start up Services will
       be developed.

       This activity includes the following specific tasks:

       DEFINE THE REVENUE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION AND INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS AND
       CHANGES

       The Functional Scoping documents outline the changes requested by the EMW
       end user or dictated by the project needs to the Banner, CWA, and
       VeriTRAN applications. IBM will develop Process Flows that represent the
       flow necessary to support EMW's business requirements. IBM will map the
       process flows to the Revenue Management applications and Utility
       Distribution Companies. This task will require discussions with the EMW
       representatives in order to verify that the process flows satisfy the
       requirements defined by EMW.

       IBM will develop Use Cases in order to provide functional scope
       boundaries for the solution and map the function to specific
       interactions.

       The Use Cases will be used in conjunction with the process flows to
       define the functional scope for EMW.

       IBM will work with EMW to define the functional changes to be implemented
       in the Start up Services phase. The remainder of the functional changes
       will be implemented in the Full Functional Services phase.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Process Flows
       and Use Cases to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Process Flows

       -    Process Flow Descriptions

       -    Use Cases

       INSTALL AND MODIFY REVENUE MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS

       IBM will work with the Revenue Management Application software vendors as
       required to modify the applications as specified in the DEFINE THE
       REVENUE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION AND INTERFACE CHANGES task for the Start
       up Services phase. IBM will install and modify the Banner,

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       CWA, and VeriTRAN applications in the pre-production environment. IBM
       will provide for integrated functionality and interfaces to accommodate
       credit cards, bank cards, ACH and check lock box providers.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when the modified, pre-production
       versions of Banner, CWA, and VeriTRAN has been successfully installed on
       the pre-production test environment in preparation for product testing.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Document on modification of customization to application packages

       ESTABLISH THE MARKETPLACE INTERFACES

       IBM will develop, test and implement interfaces for up to three UDC
       markets and other external entities as specified in the DEFINE THE
       REVENUE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION AND INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS AND CHANGES
       task for the Start up Services phase to support the full transaction sets
       required in these markets for Customer Acquisition, Customer Care, and
       Revenue Management Services. These services include interface
       coordination with the target UDC or entity, including communication,
       updates or modifications to the interface.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM has successfully
       demonstrated that the communications between the solution and the UDCs
       are occurring.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Test results

       CREATE TEST PLAN

       The test plan provides the strategy for which IBM plans to test the
       changes defined by the DEFINE THE REVENUE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION AND
       INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS AND CHANGES task for the Banner, CWA, and VeriTRAN
       applications.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the completed
       Test Plan to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Test Plan

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       PERFORM PRODUCT TESTING ON THE REVENUE MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS AND
       INTERFACES

       Based upon Use Cases developed earlier, in this task IBM will develop
       test cases and conduct product and interface testing on the Revenue
       Management Applications. Successful execution of these tests will confirm
       the Revenue Management applications functional and interface changes and
       allow delivery to the customer for user acceptance test and/or promotion
       to production.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Test Cases
       and the Test Execution Results indicating successful completion of the
       test cases to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Test Cases

       -    Test Execution Results

       APPLICATION DEPLOYMENT

       IBM will work with EMW during their User Acceptance Test to resolve
       problems found and then promote the applications to the production
       environment.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when the EMW User Acceptance Test
       has completed successfully and the final tested applications and
       interfaces have been promoted to the production environment.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    None.

       2.3.2.3. BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

       BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE services will identify opportunities within the
       Customer Acquisition, Customer Care, and Revenue Management business
       process flows and incorporate them in Business Intelligence activities.
       An operational data store will be designed and implemented which will
       allow for real-time synchronization of applications across outbound and
       inbound channels.. The focus in Start-up Services phase is to establish
       the data gathering infrastructure necessary to support the deployment of
       the full Business Intelligence functionality in the Full Function phase.

       This activity includes the following specific tasks:

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       BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE PROCESS REQUIREMENTS

       The purpose of this task is to identify and review opportunities within
       the Customer Acquisition, Customer Care, and Revenue Management business
       process flows to incorporate Business Intelligence activities. Business
       Intelligence processes allow targeted insights into decisions for such
       things as acquisition, retention, cross-sell, personalized customer
       experience, and customer profitability.

       IBM will perform the following subtask to develop a Business Intelligence
       sub process model:

       -    Review major processes within Customer Acquisition, Customer Care,
            and Revenue Management.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the BI Sub
       Process Model to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    BI Sub Process Model- Documented BI sub processes within the major
            business processes in Customer Acquisition, Customer Care, and
            Revenue Management.

       OPERATIONAL DATA STORE DATA MODEL

       The purpose of this task is to develop a detailed physical operational
       data structure that allows real time synchronization of all EMW data.

       IBM will perform the following subtasks to develop the detailed logical
       data model:

       -    Develop detailed operational data store logical data model.

       -    Develop detailed operational data store physical data model.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Logical and
       Physical Data Store/Data Model to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Logical and Physical Data Store/Data Model- Documented detailed
            logical and physical operational data store data model required to
            support real time synchronization of Customer Care, order management
            and Revenue Management applications across all outbound and inbound
            channels.

       -    Business rules data store

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       OPERATIONAL DATA STORE DATA ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT

       The purpose of this task is to define and describe the architectural
       components (building blocks) of the Operational Data Store.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Data
       Architecture Document to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Data Architecture Document containing ODS component models.

       OPERATIONAL TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

       The purpose of this task is to specify the technical infrastructure to
       provide the extensions and enhancements to support the operational
       environment.

       IBM will perform the following subtasks to develop and test the Technical
       Infrastructure to support the operational environment:

       -    Perform Technical Infrastructure Design for:

              -    Operational Data Store

              -    Data Warehouse

              -    Analytic Applications(Mining and OLAP)

              -    Middleware products(MQ series,XML)

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Technical
       Infrastructure Document to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Technical Infrastructure Document containing physical component
            models.

       OPERATIONAL DATA STORE PROCESS DESIGN

       The purpose of this task is to design, build and unit test the business
       processes and technical processes to populate the operational data store.

       IBM will perform the following subtasks to develop and test the processes
       to populate the Operational Data Store (ODS):

       -    Develop data acquisition and update specifications.

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       -    Develop data retention rules.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Operational
       Data Store and Process Design Documents to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Operational Data Store Document containing ODS database
            descriptions.

       -    Process Design Document containing program specifications for
            extract, transform, load (ETL) processes.

       -    Data Integrity Rules & processes

       OPERATIONAL DATA STORE IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING

       The purpose of this task is to produce an implementation plan for the
       operational environment.

       IBM will perform the following activities and associated tasks to produce
       a plan for the implementation of the environment:

       -    Create ODS Implementation Plan.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the ODS
       Implementation Plan to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    ODS Implementation Plan

       OPERATIONAL DATA STORE POPULATION API DEFINITION

       The purpose of this task is to design and build specifications for proper
       operational data store access and usage.

       IBM will perform, the following subtasks to develop and test the
       processes to populate the database:

       -    Design API Specifications.

       -    Design API Test Specifications.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the API
       Specifications Document to the EMW Contract Executive.

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       DELIVERABLES

       -    API Specifications Document containing the programming
            specifications for the development of modules within the Operational
            Applications (e.g., Clarify, SCT Banner) to populate data into the
            Operational Data Store.

       OPERATIONAL DATA STORE TEST PLANNING

       The purpose of this task is to produce a comprehensive test plan
       identifying test environments, test tools and estimated schedules.

       IBM will perform the following subtask to produce a plan for testing the
       environment:

       -    Create ODS Test Plan.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the ODS Test Plan
       to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    ODS Test Plan containing test setup and outcome specifications for
            each ODS interface point.

       OPERATIONAL DATA STORE ENVIRONMENT TESTING

       The purpose of this task is to set up a test environment and to perform
       system and user testing.

       IBM will perform the following subtasks to set-up a test environment and
       to undertake system and user testing in accordance with the approved
       Solution Validation Plan: Confirm Solution Generation.

       -    Initiate Solution Validation.

       -    Set-up Testing Environment.

       -    Perform System Test.

       -    Perform User Acceptance Test including testing of API's

       -    Confirm Solution Validation.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM has conducted the System
       Test and User Acceptance Test.

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       DELIVERABLES

       -    None

       PRODUCTION OPERATIONAL DATA STORE IMPLEMENTATION

       The purpose of this task is to set up the production environment, deploy
       the support organization, and implement the tested environment into
       production.

       IBM will perform the following subtasks to set-up the production
       environment, deploy the support organization, and cut-over to production
       in accordance with the approved ODS Implementation Plan: Initiate
       Deployment.

       -    Set-up Production Environment.

       -    Deploy Client Support.

       -    Cut-over to Production.

       -    Confirm Deployment.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when the tested environment has
       been implemented into production.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    None

       APPLICATION INTERFACE DOCUMENTATION DEVELOPMENT

       The purpose of this step is to design and build specifications for the
       data requirements for inter-application interfaces. These specifications
       are to be provided to the API coding team for implementation.

       IBM will perform, the following activities and their associated tasks to
       develop the documentation required as input to the design and
       construction of the inter-application APIs:

       -    Inventory of the inter-application interface

       -    Design API data specifications.

       DELIVERABLE MATERIALS

       IBM will provide EMW with the following deliverable materials:

       -    Application Interface Inventory Document - Documented inventory of
            the Application Interfaces with source and target systems and the
            latency requirements for each interface.

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       -    API Data Interface Documents - Documented API data specifications
            for each source and target interface in the Application Inventory
            Document

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides Metadata
       Repository Implementation Document and Plan to the EMW Contract
       Executive.

       METADATA REPOSITORY STRATEGY DOCUMENT

       The purpose of this task is to provide EMW with a comprehensive strategy
       for Metadata Repository with detailed explanation of what a metadata
       repository is, how it is used and the benefits of having one.

       IBM will perform the following subtasks to develop Metadata Strategy
       Document:

       -    Review and collection of IBM Intellectual Capital and industry
            best practices.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides Metadata
       Repository Strategy Document to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Metadata Repository Strategy Document - Documented approach and plan
            for defining and justifying a Metadata Repository. Document will
            describe the content and benefits of implementing a Metadata
            Repository.

       METADATA REPOSITORY IMPLEMENTATION DOCUMENT AND PLAN

       The purpose of this task is to provide EMW with a detailed tactical plan
       and a project plan for implementing the Metadata Strategy.

       IBM will perform the following subtasks to develop Metadata
       Implementation Document and Plan:

       -    Develop a tactical plan based on the Metadata Strategy Document.

       -    Develop a project plan with activities and tasks with resources.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides Metadata
       Repository Implementation Document and Plan to the EMW Contract
       Executive.

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       DELIVERABLES

       -    Metadata Repository Implementation Document - Documented approach
            and plan for tactical implementation of a metadata repository.

       -    Metadata Repository Implementation Project Plan

       MARKETING WORKSHOP

       The purpose of this task is to facilitate quick and effective validation
       of data and processes necessary to support both product push and customer
       pull marketing business models. This workshop includes campaign
       management and customer-specific targeted marketing processes. IBM will
       uncover the data requirements for EMW to be successful in its marketing
       efforts. The result of this workshop provides the implementation team
       with the necessary direction for designing and building customer
       acquisition models; customer retention and cross-sell models;
       personalization needs and methods; customer, product and business process
       profitability analyses; and campaign management response tracking.

       The marketing workshop will incorporate our knowledge of targeted,
       multi-channel, customer-specific marketing processes; IBM's consulting
       expertise in direct and database marketing; and campaign management
       intellectual capital. This workshop will be broken into the following
       sections based on EMW's customer relationship initiatives:

       -    Develop an understanding of EMW's multi-channel marketing strategy
            and its relationship to the eBI methodology.

       -    Identify EMW's direct and targeted marketing high-level functional
            requirements for campaign management.

       -    Establish efficient and cost effective means of meeting the
            functional requirements.

       -    Establish a base line of the marketing information and performance
            metrics necessary to support customer relationship marketing related
            to acquisition, retention, cross-sell and experience-enhancing
            processes across the direct mail, call center and web channels.

       -    Determine desired profitability analyses.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Summary of
       Findings Document to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Summary of Findings Document- Within the context of CRM, the Summary
            of Finding Document contains minutes of the workshop and a
            prioritized, by business impact, list issues that arise in the
            workshop.

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       CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT SOLUTION DEFINITION

       The purpose of this task is to establish definitions and required
       functions of multi-channel Campaign Management (CM) both for inbound and
       outbound for EMW. This activity is an amalgam of Business Intelligence,
       knowledge management, and e-business processes. The business value of
       this method is an integrative, multiple channel - web, call center,
       direct mail - approach which provides a unitized view of the customer.

       From the results of the Marketing workshop, IBM will provide high level
       direction and definition for the campaign management solution:

       -    Design processes and data necessary to support EMW's campaign
            management needs.

       -    Determine "best fit" technology solution.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Solution
       Definition Document to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Solution Definition Document- Within the context of CM, the
            Solutions Definition Document contains the recommendations,
            descriptions, business impact and values, and dependencies and
            interactions with other initiatives within the project. This
            document will continue to evolve and be further refined in second
            phase, Full Function Services.

       WEB METRICS ANALYSIS TOOLS EVALUATION AND SELECTION]

       The purpose of this task is to evaluate and select the appropriate web
       metrics tool for analysis of the EMW website. This analysis will be done
       initially during the Start-up Services phase and will be further refined
       and finalized during the Full Functional Services phase.

       IBM will perform the following subtasks to select a web metrics tool for
       EMW:

       -    Evaluate the web metrics tools available in the marketplace.

       -    Evaluate the needs and requirements of the EMW users.

       -    Select an appropriate web metrics tool based on user requirements,
            functionality and scalability of tool, hardware and software
            requirements, fit within the existing EMW environment, ability to
            incorporate into the future analysis functions of EMW, and the
            status and stability of the company owning the product.

       -    Provide recommendations for the customizing needs for the selected
            tool.

       -    Provide interface requirements to Website User Interface and
            Website Technical Implementation and Integration vendor(s).

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       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Tool
       Evaluation Document to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Tool Evaluation Document

       FULL FUNCTIONAL REFINEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS

       The objective of this task is to refine and enhance EMW's multi-channel
       customer-centric solution. The Business Intelligence team will perform a
       formal review of the Start-up Services deliverables as outlined in this
       Statement of Work. The team will conduct design reviews and walk-throughs
       with EMW to validate that the solution will satisfy the defined service
       level requirements and to confirm that the solution will be adequate to
       support defined system requirements.

       IBM will perform the following subtasks to determine EMW's opportunity
       areas and to assemble the Solution Recommendation Document:

       -    Assemble Solution Recommendation Document.

       -    Present Solution Recommendation and confirm EMW commitment.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Solution
       Recommendation Document to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Solution Recommendation Document- contains recommendations on
            specific, prioritized activities that EMW could undertake to
            increase revenue, decrease costs, or enhance the customer
            experience.

       2.3.2.4. KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

       KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT services will include the implementation of an
       e-care and knowledge management system. During the Start-up Services, the
       primary focus in Knowledge Management area is to establish the design
       integration with the balance of the overall solution and to establish
       basic infrastructure, particularly data capture and data base aspects.
       The e-care system (deployed in Full Functional Services) will be
       comprised of the following assets: automated e-mail and web-forms (ERMS),
       and virtual web chat (WebGenie) capabilities based on text processing
       machine learning "artificial intelligence" (AI) technology from Watson
       Laboratories (IBM Mail Analyzer). The knowledge management system will
       provide customer web customization, personalization, profiling and
       tracking. It encompasses the development and management of a
       support-

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       knowledge base, and it will be integrated with ERMS, WebGenie and
       Clarify. The knowledge management infrastructure can also be leveraged by
       EMW Business Intelligence applications

       This activity includes the following specific tasks:

       CUSTOMER ACQUISITION, CUSTOMER CARE, AND REVENUE MANAGEMENT: WEB
       ORDERING, STATUS, INFORMATION BACKEND INTEGRATION

       An element of the EMW Web Channel solution (provided separately by EMW)
       is the browser based thin client presentation component. The plan is for
       a combination of Clarify and SCT to provide the identified capabilities
       (some will be deferred to the Full Functional Services phase) to
       interface to and support web-based registering and ordering, checking
       status, and retrieving information. The scope of this task is to (a)
       examine and validate the additional interface requirements, and (b)
       architect, design, develop, and deploy the interfaces with the
       appropriate backend systems.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the deliverables
       specified below to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Knowledge Management Architecture Specification Document

       -    Detail Design Document

       -    Usability Test Plan

       -    Unit Tested Source Code

       -    Deployment Plan

       -    System Test Report

       -    User Acceptance Test Report

       -    Updated Transformation Management Plan

       CUSTOMER CARE, CUSTOMER ACQUISITION, REVENUE MANAGEMENT: MESSAGING

       The proposed Customer Contact Center for Customer Care Services requires
       a messaging infrastructure to be established to support the CSR's in the
       execution of their tasks. This task provides the required services for
       messaging capabilities using Lotus Notes. It is assumed that all
       messaging related services required for Start up Services are provided by
       the standard capabilities of Notes.

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       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the deliverables
       specified below to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Messaging Architecture Specification Document

       -    Detail Design Document

       -    Usability Test Plan

       -    Deployment Plan

       -    Transformation Management Plan

       CUSTOMER CARE,  CUSTOMER ACQUISITION, REVENUE MANAGEMENT: KNOWLEDGEBASE

       An element of the EMW Web, voice, and e-mail Channel solution is Customer
       Profiling. In the Start up Services phase, the in-scope activities focus
       on knowledge collection that will be used in the Full Functional phase
       for Campaign management (in conjunction with Business Intelligence
       Solutions), e-care (Lotus), Personalization, Direct Marketing, and
       Pricing (potentially). Knowledge search and retrieval capabilities are
       out of scope for the Start up Services phase with the exception of basic
       retrieval for testing purposes. The emphasis in Start-up Services is on
       preparation to deploy a knowledge base repository. The scope of this task
       is to (a) examine and validate the knowledge store and business rules
       requirements, and (b) architect, design, develop, and deploy the
       knowledge base. Based on business requirements validation and associated
       time constraints, the scope of this task will include the implementation
       of an operational system providing the following functionalities:

       -    Ability to automatically and continuously gather info from
            internal sources i.e. continuously update a common knowledge base
            so that the latest resolutions are available.

       -    Ability to display text search results by highest occurrence.

       -    Ability to search based on:

              -    Word stems, Key words, subject

              -    Synonyms, proper names, alphabetically

       -    Ability to capture customer questions to track most FAQ's, e.g.
            enter customer question associated with a category (product or
            service).

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the deliverables
       specified below to the EMW Contract Executive.

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       DELIVERABLES

       -    Knowledge Base Architecture Specification Document

       -    Technical Prototypes

       2.3.2.5. e-BUSINESS

       e-BUSINESS Start up Services incorporate the key components required to
       interface EMW's solution for a web-based front-end into the IBM provided
       back-end applications. In Start-up Services, these tasks involve
       gathering Requirements, defining processes flows (as related to Prospect
       Inquiry) and developing a solution outline to analyze and establish the
       interfaces for the web solution to the back-end applications including
       customer sign-up, customer care, bill presentment and payment
       functionality. Later, Full Functional Services scope for e-business
       delivers the personalization efforts, messaging, knowledge management,
       and Data Warehousing.

       This SOW does not include the Web Site User Interface Look and Feel,
       Content, and Flow, nor does it include the Web Site technical
       implementation and integration scope. EMW will procure these services
       outside this SOW.

       This activity includes the following specific tasks:

       e-BUSINESS PROJECT APPROACH AND PLAN

       This task confirms project scope, and identifies and assesses any risks
       and/or issues to the project schedule and requirements. In addition, a
       detailed project plan will be established, which will assign project
       resources to specific work efforts. IBM subtasks include the following:

       -    Confirm e-business project scope.

       -    Conduct methodology adoption workshop.

       -    Further refine e-business project plan.

       -    Develop top-down project resource requirements.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when the Top-Down Project Resource
       Requirements have been developed along with the balance of the overall
       integrated plan, including schedules, tasks, resource, and milestone
       deliverables.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    The project plan

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       SOLUTION REQUIREMENTS

       This task outlines the requirements for the system and verifies that all
       future decisions reflect the business priorities. IBM subtasks include
       the following:

       -    Develop User Profiles.

       -    Develop/Refine Business Process Models and Maps.

       -    Define and Categorize Requirements.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM has provided the Business
       Process Models and Maps and the Functional /Non-functional Requirements
       to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Business Process Models and Maps

       -    Functional/Non-functional Requirements

       -

       e-BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE MODEL

       This task defines an e-business architecture model for the proposed
       system and verifies that the architectural solution can meet business
       requirements, including non-functional requirements. Also, the integrated
       view of architecture for the overall solution will be maintained while
       the e-business architecture is detailed.

       The model also enables assessment of viability and risks in implementing
       and deploying the system, and enables realistic estimation of effort and
       costs. IBM subtasks include the following:

       -    Develop Architectural Overview.

       -    Survey Available Assets.

       -    Develop High Level Component Model.

       -    Develop Common Data Model

       -    Design API's for interfacing IBM provided back-end solutions and
            infrastructure to EMW provided Website Solutions.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM has delivered the System
       Context Diagram, Architectural Overview Diagram, Component Model, API
       Specifications and the Non-Functional Requirements to the EMW Contract
       Executive.

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       DELIVERABLES

       -    System Context Diagram

       -    Architectural Overview Diagram

       -    Component Model

       -    API (to Website) Specifications Document

       -    Non-Functional Requirements

       SOLUTION DEPLOYMENT

       This task facilitates a shared understanding of the appropriate
       deployment process for the remaining tasks, and provides context and
       rationale for the estimate. IBM subtasks include the following:

       -    Develop Release Plan.

       -    Develop Initial Deployment Plan.

       -    Define Configuration Management Procedures.

       -    Analyze business flows.

       -    Create use cases.

       -    Test cases

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when the Initial Deployment Plan
       has been delivered to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Initial Deployment Plan

       DATA MODELING

       This task analyzes the data model integration and the Web-site interface
       with the Customer Information Systems (CIS), Revenue Management Systems
       (RM), and the data store (ODS). It also reviews and analyzes conceptual
       relationships between CIS, RM and ODS and confirms API
       definition/specifications to support the interface between the EMW
       Website and the IBM delivered systems.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when the integration touch points
       have been identified.

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       DELIVERABLES

       -    Expanded physical/logical data modules

       -    Business rules data store

       CONDUCT SYSTEM TESTS

       This task executes e-business system testing against the specified and
       developed interfaces. It is designed to exercise the application
       functions and verify proper execution of the application with other
       application interfaces, verify that the system is functionally correct
       and operationally sound, and perform additional testing in regards to
       transaction flow, stress / volume, and regression testing.

       This testing will require coordination and cooperation with EMW Website
       vendor(s).

       Subtasks include the following:

       -    Prepare Environment for System Testing.

       -    Validate API Interfaces.

       -    Execute System Tests.

       -    Evaluate Build Cycle Results.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Test Report
       to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Test Report

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       2.3.2.6. BUSINESS INFRASTRUCTURE

       BUSINESS INFRASTRUCTURE services provide the overall systems integration
       design and implementation for the customer acquisition, customer care,
       and revenue management components in addition to the architecture,
       standards and guidelines, common repositories, performance models, and
       interfaces. This area of activity will be undertaken early in the project
       start-up and at an overall team level in order to facilitate an
       integrated approach to requirements definition, business process
       confirmation, architecture, and common data model as well as the
       development of an integrated solution as individual teams accomplish
       their package implementation/integration tasks.

       This activity includes the following specific tasks:

       REQUIREMENTS GATHERING TASKS

       DATA GATHERING

       IBM will undertake the data sessions with selected EMW executives, other
       personnel as appropriate, the extended project team and focus groups with
       customers (as needed). The purpose is to gather new or changed
       information as a basis for developing business driven requirements.

       Data gathering will include the following as appropriate but is not
       limited to:

       -    EMW initial background data.

       -    Pertinent and relevant research data (marketing, sales, service,
            technology etc.).

       -    Determine the information provision capability of EMW.

       -    Business strategy and other major initiatives with impact
            probability.

       -    Identify required data for assumption analysis.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when IBM has gathered the relevant
       information for Start up Services.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    None.

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       REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION/VALIDATION

       IBM will identify, decompose, compare, and validate data pertinent to all
       assumptions including business scenario requirements for the assessment
       of the Customer Acquisition and Customer Care components (commodity
       products/services) of the EMW initiative.

       Analysis subtasks for the business scenarios will include but are not
       limited to the following:

       -    Data synthesis.

       -    "Go-Live" Requirements identification/validation.

       -    Business Process Mapping.

       -    Gap review and prioritization.

       -    Conclusion composition.

       -    Solution compilation.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Business
       Process Maps to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    Business Process Maps

       IDENTIFY FUNCTIONAL GAPS

       IBM will provide a document describing how the selected CRM package and
       contact center tools support the execution of the defined business
       processes. The analysis highlights the gaps where business processes are
       not fully supported.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Functional
       Gap Analysis Document to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    Functional Gap Analysis Document

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       ARCHITECTURE DEFINITION TASKS

       DEVELOP ARCHITECTURE OVERVIEW AND IDENTIFY MAJOR SOLUTION COMPONENTS

       IBM will develop a schematic diagram that represents functional
       components and IT building blocks of the "to-be" IT system. The depiction
       will include an overview of the main conceptual elements and the
       relationships present in the architecture. Elements will include:

       -    Start up Services integration points for simple, medium, and
            complex systems.

       This architecture design will be refined and updated over time as work
       progresses and experience dictates.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when IBM has provided the
       Architectural Overview Diagram to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    Architectural Overview Diagram

       DEFINE EXTERNAL INTERFACES

       IBM will provide a summary of the interfaces to external systems as
       identified in the Requirements Gathering process. External systems
       related to the following integration points will defined for Quick Start
       Integration Points.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the External
       Interfaces Summary Document to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    External Interfaces Summary Document

       DEVELOP INTEGRATION ARCHITECTURE FRAMEWORK FOR DATA AND APPLICATION
       INTERFACES

       The proposed solution for EMW encompasses COTS (Commercial-off-the-Shelf)
       packages and assets that span the Customer Acquisition, Customer Care,
       and Revenue Management Services. The IAF provides the glue (systems
       integration design) for these components in addition to the architecture,
       standards and guidelines, common repositories, performance model, and
       interfaces. The input to the architecture will include the application,
       infrastructure, user interface,

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       information, and environment architectures of the packages. The output
       will be the framework as described above that may be used by the
       component teams to effectively integrate their components.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the deliverables
       as defined below to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Validated System Requirements Specification Document

       -    Integration Architecture Specification Document

       BUILD/TEST TASKS

       INITIATE DEVELOPMENT AND TEST THE PACKAGES

       The objective of this task is to develop the work plan and procedures,
       assign the necessary resources and assets, orient the project team, and
       review the requirements of the project for the purposes of developing and
       testing the Clarify, Banner and other application packages.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when the development and test
       package initiation subtasks have been completed.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    Test Report Summaries

       CONDUCT IT DESIGN AND DEPLOYMENT PLAN

       The objective of this task is to develop the architecture for the
       development, test and training labs. Key Non-functional requirements and
       acceptance criteria (documented as use cases) are also defined. In
       addition the processes and procedures and testing, training and
       deployment approaches are defined.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the deliverables
       listed below to the EMW Contract Executive.

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       DELIVERABLES:

       -    Development IT Infrastructure Document

       -    Test IT Infrastructure Document

       -    Training IT Infrastructure Document

       -    Non-functional Requirements

       -    Technology Deployment Plan

       -    Test Plan

       -    Use Cases

       -    Training Plan

       BUILD THE TEST LAB

       During this task the necessary test server, network, workstation and
       telephony hardware and software will be installed and tested.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when the server, network,
       workstation and telephony hardware and software for the test environment
       are installed and tested.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -     None

       TEST THE INFRASTRUCTURE

       During this task the necessary development server, network, workstation
       and telephony hardware and software will be installed and tested.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when the server, network,
       workstation and telephony hardware and software for the development
       environment are installed and tested.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    None

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       CONFIGURE THE PACKAGES

       The objective of this task is to install and configure the Clarify, SCT
       Banner, and other application packages as required for the development,
       test and training environments.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This activity will be considered complete when the applications are
       installed and configured for the development, test and training
       environments.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    Call Scripts loaded in Clarify

       -    Call Guides loaded in Clarify

       SOLUTION INTEGRATION AND BUSINESS PROCESS MAPS

       IBM will integrate, as appropriate, the detailed business process output
       of the Customer Acquisition and Customer Care business scenarios with the
       Customer Acquisition / Customer Care contact center management processes,
       contact center technology-build out project and Web-build out project.
       Specific solution integration points to be addressed include:

       START UP SERVICES FOCUS:

       -    Application packages configured

       -    Application packages interfaces established

       -    Overall Data Model established and integrated across all solutions

       -    Confirm architectural design and scaleability

       -    Confirm integration of solution and Business Process enablement

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when technology and
       business/management process integration is demonstrated.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    None

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       SOLUTION PROTOTYPE/PILOT IMPLEMENTATION

       IBM will prototype/pilot selected business scenarios as appropriate.
       Prototypes and pilots will include but are not limited to the interaction
       of business process/contact center management processes and technology
       with Web technology and business scenario application. (e.g. establishing
       new service for a new customer on-line and in the contact center).

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides revised Business
       Process Maps to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    Business Process Maps

       PERFORM INTEGRATION TESTS

       The objective of this task is to verify that components of the
       infrastructure (hardware and software) operate as described in the use
       cases.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when integration tests have been
       completed and IBM provides the Integration Test Report to the EMW
       Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    Integration Test Report

       PERFORM SYSTEM TESTS

       The objective of this task is to validate the architecture and components
       end-to-end. The following tasks will be performed:

       -    Verify logical combinations of scenarios are functioning in
            accordance with the use cases.

       -    Verify the system can recover from common error conditions.

       -    Verify the system security features meet security requirements of
            the system.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when the system testing is
       completed and IBM provides the System Test Report to the EMW Contract
       Executive.

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       DELIVERABLES:

       -    System Test Report

       PERFORM USER ACCEPTANCE TEST

       The objective of this task is to perform user acceptance testing and
       performance testing based on the use cases and performance requirements
       determined during the Requirements Definition task and obtain EMW sign
       off for the implementation of the integrated applications. EMW
       participation as the User will be required here.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when user acceptance testing is
       completed and IBM provides the User Acceptance Test Report to the EMW
       Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    User Acceptance Test Report

       CUTOVER TO PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT

       During this task the integrated system is cut over to the production
       environment.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when the integrated system is
       installed in the production environment.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    None

       TRAINING TASKS

       BUILD AND INSTALL THE CSR TRAINING FACILITY

       During this task the necessary server, network, workstation and telephony
       hardware and software will be installed and tested for the CSR training
       environment.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when the server, network,
       workstation and telephony hardware and software for the training
       environment are installed.

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       DELIVERABLES:

       -    None

       DELIVER CSR AND SUPPORT TRAINING MATERIALS

       During this task end-user and support personnel training is developed and
       delivered. Training plans are also reviewed and revised as needed and
       training schedules are developed.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the CSR and
       System Administrator Training Materials to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    CSR Training Materials

       -    System Administrator Training Materials

       EDUCATION AND TRAINING

       The Education and Training plan will be developed jointly and in
       coordination with EMW. It provides a plan for the development of the
       material to be used in the training of the CSRs. The Education and
       Training Plan also provides recommendations for the roll out plan for the
       end user training, including the training of the instructors, the classes
       and the updating of the training material, if necessary. The roll out
       plan will be developed jointly and in coordination with EMW, and will
       take into consideration the different locations to be used for training
       delivery, and the logistics surrounding the classes. The roll out plan
       for the end user education and training delivery will be developed
       jointly and in coordination with EMW organization.

       The plan for the development of end user material contains the following:

       -    Terminology to be used in the training material.

       -    A list of training topics to be covered and their initial sequence
            in training modules.

       -    The delivery method includes group, personal, and CBT training
            methods.

       -    A list of materials to be developed.

       -    Media specifications for training materials.

       -    Standards to be used for the different types of training material.

       -    Identification of development resources.

       -    Identification of plans for documentation.

       -    The number of attendees each training module, and how many times
            each module should run.

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       -    An identification of who the instructors are for each training
            module.

       -    Dates and locations for the TTT (Train-the-Trainer) classes.

       -    Scheduling of the CSR training.

       -    Publication of training materials.

       -    Version control of training manuals

       -    Conduct training sessions.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA:

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Training Plan
       to the EMW Contract Executive and the initial CSR training program is
       completed.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    Training Plan

       -    Training sessions

       2.3.2.7. REQUIREMENTS START-UP SERVICES CHECKPOINT

       CONDUCT REQUIREMENTS CHECKPOINT

       The purpose of this task is to perform a checkpoint analysis of the
       Start-up Services solution The requirements and information gathered from
       the Start up Services activity will be reviewed comparing these to the
       delivered Start-up solution. This analysis will be validated by both the
       IBM and EMW Contract Executives. Immediately after the review interval, a
       review meeting will be held to discuss and resolve any issues where the
       delivered solution and requirements are not fully in sync.

       Additionally, EMW requirements will be reviewed for changes and
       clarifications based upon the work done in the Start-up Services and
       based upon changing/evolving EMW business plans and strategies.

       Using these assessments, prioritization of tasks and objectives for the
       Full Functional Services phase will be established and will be used in
       the planning efforts for the next phase.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    Steady State Solution Assessment and Recommended Phase 2 Priorities

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       2.3.3. FULL FUNCTIONAL SERVICES

       During the Full Functional Services phase additional functionality will
       be added to the Start up Services solutions in order to fulfill all of
       the functionality requirements of Appendix A. The Full Functional
       Services phase is targeted to be complete ten months after the Start-up
       Services are complete.

       IBM will perform the following activities to assist EMW to implement the
       above noted project scope as indicated below. Given that the first step
       in this phase is to review and reset the anticipated plan for the Full
       Functional Services, the write-up below will emphasize those areas which
       focus on the incremental functionality being provided in this phase
       rather than repeating the entire solution, a portion of which was to have
       been delivered in Start-up Services phase. For reference, the
       functionality indicated in Appendix A represents the overall functional
       requirements for the overall solution at the end of the Full Functional
       phase.

       2.3.3.1. CONDUCT REQUIREMENTS CHECKPOINT

       The purpose of this task is to re-verify that the Full Functional Service
       requirements for the system are fully agreed to between IBM and EMW.

       The requirements and information gathered during the Start-up Services
       Assessment effort will be reviewed and validated by both the IBM and EMW
       Contract Executives. Immediately after the review interval, a review
       meeting will be held to discuss and resolve any issues. The EMW Contract
       Executive will be requested to approve any requirements changes and
       clarifications in writing, within a three-day interval after the review
       meeting. At the conclusion of this activity, the IBM project team will
       re-validate the project development estimates, schedules and charges.
       Changes to the estimates, schedule, and charges will be communicated to
       the EMW Contract Executive and processed through the Project Change
       Control Procedure. Specific sub-tasks are:

       1. Hold requirements review meeting with the EMW Contract Executive.

       2. Log requirements changes.

       3. Establish the project effort, schedule and costs.

       4. Develop plan for completing Full Function Services requirements.

       DELIVERABLES:

       -    Revised Full Functional Services Plan

       2.3.3.2. CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

       The CRM solutions and functions will be reviewed and refined based upon
       experience in the Start-up Services effort. Areas such as CTI, IVR, and
       others will be re-evaluated at this time. Appropriate plans will be
       developed and reviewed with EMW Contract Executive.

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       2.3.3.3. REVENUE MANAGEMENT

       MODIFY AND CUSTOMIZE REVENUE MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS

       IBM will work with the Revenue Management Application software vendors to
       modify the applications as specified in the DEFINE THE REVENUE MANAGEMENT
       APPLICATION AND INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS AND CHANGES for the Full
       Functional Services phase. IBM will install and customize the Banner,
       CWA, and VeriTRAN applications in the pre-production environment.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when the modified, pre-production
       versions of Banner, CWA, and VeriTRAN has been successfully installed on
       the pre-production test environment in preparation for product testing.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    None

       CUSTOMIZE THE UTILITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (UDC) INTERFACES

       IBM will develop, test and implement interfaces for additional UDC
       markets and other external entities as specified in the DEFINE THE
       REVENUE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION AND INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS AND CHANGES
       task for the Full Functional Services phase. These services include
       interface coordination with the target UDC or entity, including
       communication, updates or modifications to the interface. Emphasis in
       this phase will be upon developing a rules based approach to adding
       markets in order to streamline process as EMW expands across the US
       during its market entry over the first few years and beyond.

       The interfaces will be tested per the existing (updated) test plan.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM has successfully
       demonstrated that the communications between the solution and the UDCs
       are occurring and that the rules based up-dating for new markets is in
       place and functional Testing will be completed when the Test Plan
       including Test Cases is provided to the EMW Contract Executive along with
       the Test Execution Results.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Test Plan

       -    Test Cases

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       -    Test Execution Results

       APPLICATION DEPLOYMENT

       IBM will work with EMW during their User Acceptance Test to resolve
       problems found. Once these have been resolved and retested, IBM will
       promote the applications to the production environment per plan.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when the EMW User Acceptance Test
       has completed successfully and the final tested applications and
       interfaces have been promoted to the production environment.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    None.

       DEVELOP APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

       IBM will update the application documents for constructing training
       materials for the Revenue Management applications. These include modified
       User /Administration Guides and materials necessary to facilitate the
       development of training materials.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the updated User
       /Administration Guides and Training Documentation to the EMW Contract
       Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    User/Administration Guides

       -    Training Documentation

       2.3.3.4. BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE (BI)

       In the Full Functional phase, considerable Business Intelligence
       functionality will be deployed leveraging the infrastructure,
       architecture, and initial deployments in the first phase. These
       incremental capabilities are highlighted below:

       BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ANALYTICAL PROCESS REQUIREMENTS DESIGN

       The purpose of this task is to identify and design the analytical
       processes to support business processes in order management, customer
       care, and revenue management. IBM will integrate the

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       findings from the marketing workshop. The supporting analytic
       processes provide insights and recommendations regarding customer
       acquisition, customer retention, and product cross-sell decisions.
       During the Start-up Services phase this design work will be primarily
       focused upon integrating the Business Intelligence considerations and
       design with the overall solution designs. The design here will be
       established in first phase and further enhanced in the Full Functional
       phase.

       IBM will perform the following subtasks to define analytical process
       requirements:

       -    Identify BI processes within order management, customer care, and
            revenue management requiring pervasive numerical analytics to
            support decision-making.

       -    Identify high level model type (i.e. statistical, forecasting, or
            optimization) for each of the identified BI processes within
            customer care, order management, and revenue management.

       -    Determine the variables, parameters, estimations, and other input
            data for modeling efforts.

       -    Create an initial functional specification for each of the models.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Analytical
       Process Requirements Document to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Analytical Process Requirements Document- The Analytical Process
            Requirements Document is a high-level description of each
            recommended modeling activity, required inputs, expected outputs and
            business benefits that could accrue to EMW if the specific
            recommendation is developed and implemented.

       ENTERPRISE-WIDE CUSTOMER AND PRODUCT COST MODEL

       The purpose of this task is to identify, design and create the
       operational costing methodology required to support customer, product and
       line of business costing. For example, we should develop the means to
       determine the cost of a given customer or segment of customers; the costs
       associate with delivering a specific product; and the total delivered
       costs associated with some specific business activity. This step is
       equivalent to creating customer level activity-based costing for EMW.

       IBM will perform the following subtasks to define analytical process
       requirements:

       -    Determine the required level of granularity for product and
            customer costing.

       -    Determine the input data required for modeling efforts.

       -    Create an initial functional specification for the EMW customer
            and product cost models.

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       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the EMW Customer
       and Product Cost Models to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    EMW Customer and Product Cost Models

       E-BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE (eBI) EXTREME PERSONALIZATION DESIGN

       The purpose of this task is to leverage the findings in the Business
       Intelligence Sub Processes, e-business web site map design, Lotus'
       e-profiling technology, and the web analytics to create and refine the
       eBI extreme personalization solution. Based on IBM's Horizontal
       Marketing-TM- (Patent Pending) Methods and Applications, this solution
       will make customer contact decisions based upon descriptive customer
       information predictive analytics, web click streams, marketing campaigns
       and business constraints. This is intended to enhance the customer
       experience and the corporate productivity of the web site and the call
       center.

       IBM will perform the following subtasks to create a conceptual design
       that includes:

       -    Definition of eBI extreme personalization solution.

       -    Establishment of base-line metrics to measure eBI effectiveness.

       -    Estimation of number of potential automated decisions.

       -    Assisting EMW in e-business Web Page Form Templates.

       -    Developing business rules that recommend usage of Call Center
            script templates.

       -    Reviewing Web Site technical protocols and APIs.

       -    Prepare Conceptual design for business user description.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the eBI
       Conceptual Design Document to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    eBI Conceptual Design Document - The Conceptual Design Document
            contains recommendations on specific, prioritized activities that
            EMW could undertake to increase revenue, decrease costs or enhance
            the customer experience. Each recommended activity will be described
            in detail, analyzed for the risk/return tradeoff, estimated for
            out-of-pocket and recurring cost, impact of decision timings, and
            highlighted for dependencies with other initiatives or
            recommendations.

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       eBI EXTREME PERSONALIZATION PROTOTYPE

       The purpose of this task is to prototype the eBI extreme personalization
       solution for end-user validation.

       Based upon the extreme personalization conceptual design, IBM will
       perform the following subtasks:

       -    Fabricate ClickStream test data.

       -    Develop a small sampling of customer behavior data.

       -    Develop sample product campaign offerings based on input from
            Marketing Workshop.

       -    Develop up to five different Web Form Templates and validate against
            EMW's "Customer Experience" strategy.

       -    Develop prototype from EMW test web site for EMW validation.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the eBI Prototype
       and Web Forms to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    eBI Prototype in JAVA on a EMW Windows NT machine

       -    Up to five HTML Web Forms which will support dynamic content based
            on customer profile.

       BASIC BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE OLAP REPORTING

       The purpose of this task is to give executives and business end-users
       access to decision support reporting. IBM will initially target a
       Balanced Score Card delivery of the executive level reports.

       IBM will perform the following subtasks to set-up and develop up to
       fifteen OLAP reports for executive and business user needs. These reports
       can cover such dimensions as Customer Type, Product, Time, Location and
       Channel (Web and Call Center).

       -    Design and Develop OLAP reports to support decision making.

       -    Identify high level reporting process model.

       -    Develop first draft of EIS Web Interface.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the OLAP Report
       Listing and Function Document to the EMW Contract Executive.

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       DELIVERABLES

       -    OLAP Report Listing and Function Document contains a report
            template and description of the value of the report.

       DATA WAREHOUSE MODEL

       The purpose of this task is to develop a detailed logical and physical
       data warehouse structure that allows historical decision support
       analysis, data mining and trend analysis of customer, product, and market
       data across outbound and inbound channels.

       IBM will perform the following subtasks to develop the detailed logical
       data model:

       -    Develop detailed data warehouse logical data model

       -    Develop detailed data warehouse physical data model

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Detailed
       Logical and Physical Data Warehouse Model to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Detailed Logical and Physical Data Warehouse Model

       DATA WAREHOUSE DATA POPULATION PROCESS DESIGN

       The purpose of this task is to build and unit test the business processes
       and technical processes to populate the data warehouse.

       IBM will assist EMW in performing the following subtasks to develop and
       test the processes to populate the data warehouse:

       -    Develop data acquisition and update specifications.

       -    Develop data retention rules.

       -    Document Data Warehouse Archival/Retrieval Process.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Data
       Warehouse Population Process Design Document to the EMW Contract
       Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Data Warehouse Population Process Design Document- contains
            programming specifications for the extract/transformation/load (ETL)
            processes that populate the Data Warehouse.

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       DATA WAREHOUSE DATA ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT

       The purpose of this task is to define and describe the architectural
       components (building blocks) of the Data Warehouse Data Store.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Data
       Warehouse Data Architecture to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Data Warehouse Data Architecture- contains Data Warehouse
            component models

       DATA WAREHOUSE QUALITY ASSESSMENT DATA SOURCES

       The objective of this task is to assess the quality of the data to be
       used in the production environment. We will ascertain the errors in the
       operational data and develop a plan to correct these errors.

       -    Analyze data as it pertains to Customer Aquisition, Customer Care
            and Revenue Management information from the selected source systems
            to determine such factors as:

              -    Completeness.

              -    Correctness.

              -    Periods of data available.

              -    Causes for data quality problems.

              -    Identification of how to correct the problems.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Data Quality
       Assessment Document to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Data Quality Assessment Document- contains the findings for the
            analysis performed in this task..

       DATA WAREHOUSE TEST PLANNING

       The purpose of this task is to produce comprehensive test plan
       identifying test environments, test tools and estimated schedules.

       IBM will perform the following subtasks to produce a plan for testing the
       environment:

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       -    Create Data Warehouse Validation Plan.

       -    Conduct Data Warehouse Data Validation.

       -    Conduct Data Warehouse Data Movement Validation.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Data
       Warehouse Test Plan and Expected Results Document to the EMW Contract
       Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Data Warehouse Test Plan and Expected Results Document- A Detailed
            Test Plan is created for each level of testing identified as
            necessary based on project life cycle testing requirements. Each
            testing level represents a known level of physical integration and
            quality of the system solution under development. Each plan
            identifies the scope of testing for that level, functions/features
            to be tested, the testing tasks to be performed, the personnel
            responsible for each task, and the business and technical risks that
            can be addressed through that level of testing.

       DATA WAREHOUSE ENVIRONMENT TESTING

       The purpose of this task is to set up a test environment and to perform
       system and user testing.

       IBM will assist EMW in performing the following subtasks to set-up a test
       environment and to undertake system and user testing in accordance with
       the approved Solution Validation Plan: Confirm Solution Generation.

       -    Initiate Solution Validation.

       -    Set-up Testing Environment.

       -    Perform System Test of each BI application.

       -    Perform User Acceptance Test.

       -    Confirm Solution Validation.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Data
       Warehouse Environment User Test Report to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Data Warehouse Environment User Test Report - A Detailed Test Plan
            is created for each level of testing identified as necessary based
            on project life cycle testing requirements. Each testing level
            represents a known level of physical integration and quality of the
            system

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            solution under development. Each plan identifies the scope of
            testing for that level, functions/features to be tested, the testing
            tasks to be performed, the personnel responsible for each task, and
            the business and technical risks that can be addressed through that
            level of testing.

       OPERATIONAL DATA MINING TESTING

       The purpose of this task is to set up a test the UDB Miner and
       Operational Mining environment and to perform system and user testing.

       IBM will assist EMW in performing the following subtasks to set-up a test
       environment and to undertake system and user testing in accordance with
       the approved Solution Validation Plan: Confirm Solution Generation.

       -    Initiate Solution Validation.

       -    Set-up Testing Environment.

       -    Perform System Test of each BI application.

       -    Perform Model Creation, Check-in and Execution of Production Models.

       -    Perform User Acceptance Test.

       -    Confirm Solution Validation.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Operational
       Data Mining Test Report to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Operational Data Mining Test Report- A Detailed Test Plan is created
            for each level of testing identified as necessary based on project
            life cycle testing requirements. Each testing level represents a
            known level of physical integration and quality of the system
            solution under development. Each plan identifies the scope of
            testing for that level, functions/features to be tested, the testing
            tasks to be performed, the personnel responsible for each task, and
            the business and technical risks that can be addressed through that
            level of testing.

       PRODUCTION DATA WAREHOUSE IMPLEMENTATION

       The purpose of this task is to set up the production environment, deploy
       the support organization, and implement the tested environment into
       production.

       IBM will assist EMW in performing the following subtasks to set-up the
       production environment, deploy the support organization, and cut-over to
       production in accordance with the approved Solution Deployment Plan:

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       -    Initiate Deployment.

       -    Set-up Production Environment.

       -    Deploy Client Support.

       -    Cut-over to Production.

       -    Confirm Deployment.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Production
       Data Warehouse Implementation Report to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Production Data Warehouse Implementation Report- A check list of the
            architectural components that are deployed and tested.

       EBI EXTREME PERSONALIZATION TESTING

       The purpose of this task is to test the eBI extreme personalization
       solution for end-user validation.

       IBM will perform the following subtasks to set-up and operate analytical
       processes:

       -    Develop test use cases.

       -    Develop processes to transition from the test prototype to the
            production environment.

       -    Volume test and validate.

       -    Suspect, prospect, and customer segment test dynamic offers.

       -    Document necessary changes.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the eBI Solution
       Test Report to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    eBI Solution Test Report - A Detailed Test Report is created for
            each level of testing identified as necessary based on project life
            cycle testing requirements. Each testing level represents a known
            level of physical integration and quality of the system solution
            under development. Each plan identifies the scope of testing for
            that level, functions/features to be tested, the testing tasks to be
            performed, the personnel responsible for each task, and the business
            and technical risks that can be addressed through that level of
            testing.

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       EBI EXTREME PERSONALIZATION PRODUCTION IMPLEMENTATION

       The purpose of this task is to implement the eBI extreme personalization
       solution.

       IBM will perform the following subtask to set-up and operate the extreme
       personalization solution:

       -    Deploy the Extreme personalization solution.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the eBI Solution
       Deployment Results to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    eBI Solution Deployment Results - A document describing the
            results of the components deployed

       ADVANCED BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE OLAP REPORTING

       The purpose of this task is to give business end-users and super-users
       access to trend analysis data, customer segment data, customer
       transaction data, product data, and geography data.

       IBM will perform the following subtasks to set-up and develop the
       relational OLAP or Multi-Dimensional OLAP report and chart templates
       covering the dimensions of Customer Type, Product, Time, Location and
       Channel (Web and Contact Center).

       -    Refine and develop additional OLAP reports to support decision
            making.

       -    Modify (if necessary) the high level reporting process model
            created in Start-up.

       -    Integration of web metrics and call center metrics with customer
            data.

       -    Develop enhancements of the reporting Web Interface.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the OLAP Report
       Listing and Function Document to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    OLAP Report Listing and Function Document contains a report
            template and description of the value of the report.

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       2.3.3.5. KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

       CUSTOMER ACQUISITION, CUSTOMER CARE, AND REVENUE MANAGEMENT: WEB
       ORDERING, STATUS, INFORMATION

       The plan is for a combination of Clarify and SCT to provide the
       identified capabilities (to interface to and support web-based
       registering and ordering, checking status, and retrieving information.
       This effort will focus upon updating previous first phase efforts.. Note
       that this task is a Full Functional extension of in task in Start up
       Services. The only difference will be the scope of integration.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides updates and
       modifications to the deliverables specified below to the EMW Contract
       Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Presentation Architecture Specification Document

       -    Look and Feel Prototype

       -    Detail Design Document

       -    Usability Test Plan

       -    Unit Tested Source Code

       -    Deployment Plan

       -    User Acceptance Test Report

       -    Updated Transformation Management Plan

       ELECTRONIC RESPONSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ERMS)

       An element of the EMW Customer Care solution is the Electronic Response
       Management System (ERMS). ERMS is an e-care component that increases the
       efficiency of the Customer Contact Center, by providing an
       automated/semi-automated asynchronous electronic response to the requests
       that come via e-mail and/or voice channels. It will sit between the
       channels and the Clarify product. Core ERMS components include Rulebase,
       Mail Text Analyzer, Response Generator, Skill-based router, Confidence
       Manager, Queue Manager, AI Engine, and Request Forwarder. The core
       capabilities are as follows: ERMS uses a leading edge rule-induction
       machine-learning AI engine (Watson Labs' Corepoint Mail Analyzer ) to
       assign incoming inquiries (Electronic Records - ERs) to predetermined
       categories and/or associated FAQs. The scope of this task is to (a)
       examine and validate the automated / semi-automated synchronous
       electronic response requirements, and (b) architect, design, develop and
       deploy the ERMS. Careful assessment of ERMS' fulfillment of EMW's
       requirements will be undertaken. Should a

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       gap occur, an evaluation of alternative packages will be made to confirm
       best fit to EMW's requirements.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides updates and
       modifications to the deliverables specified below to the EMW Contract
       Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Systems Architecture Specification Document

       -    Interface Specifications to Website (for EMW's vendors to utilize).

       -    Technical Prototypes

       CUSTOMER ACQUISITION, CUSTOMER CARE, AND REVENUE MANAGEMENT: KNOWLEDGE
       MANAGEMENT

       Knowledge Management (KM) spans the areas of (1) Collaboration, (2)
       Document / Records / Content Management, (3) Distributed Learning, (4)
       Business Intelligence (BI), and (5) Expert Networks. The scope for this
       task is restricted to the first three in defined infrastructure for BI.
       The scope of this task is to (a) examine and validate the knowledge
       management requirements, and (b) architect, design, develop, and deploy
       the knowledge management system.

       The collaboration services provided (in addition to messaging that falls
       under the Messaging Task in the Start up Services) are Communities of
       practice (using Lotus products such as QuickPlace) and certain aspects of
       contact management. Content management capabilities will be provided for
       the web channel. This will also include Taxonomy generation and Extended
       Search in addition to various Knowledge Portal services such as
       personalization, customization, profiling, including subscription and
       entitlement.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides updates and
       modifications to the deliverables specified below to the EMW Contract
       Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Validated System Requirements Specification Document

       -    Systems Architecture Specification Document

       -    Technical Prototypes

       -    Detail Design Document

       -    Test Plan

       -    Unit Tested Source Code

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       -    Test Report

       -    Deployment Plan

       -    User Acceptance Test Report

       -    Updated Transformation Management Plan

       CUSTOMER CARE: WEBGENIE

       During this task IBM will (a) examine and validate the Virtual web chat
       requirements, and (b) architect, design, develop, and deploy WebGenie.
       Core components include the Text Analyzer, Conversation Environment,
       Response store, and the Lightweight Document Matcher.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides updates and
       modifications to the deliverables specified below to the EMW Contract
       Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Systems Architecture Specification Document

       -    Technical Prototypes

       -    Detail Design Document

       -    Test Plan

       -    Unit Tested Source Code

       -    Test Report

       -    Deployment Plan

       -    User Acceptance Test Report

       -    Updated Transformation Management Plan

       2.3.3.6. E-BUSINESS

       PERSONALIZED CONTENT MANAGEMENT (PCM) REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS AND SCOPE
       DEFINITION

       During this task IBM will:

       -    Define PCM goals and purpose as extension and execution of Content
            Management.

       -    Identify high-level functions, rules based assets, and data
            requirements necessary to support PCM functionality.

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       -    Define planned technical infrastructure/systems and hardware
            requirements.

       -    Review and analyze marketing, advertising, branding, and product
            development environments, business rules and business processes.

       -    Define business rules to manage application of content
            personalization on Web site.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       -    This task will be considered complete when IBM provide the
            deliverables listed below to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    PCM Process Goals and Objectives

       -    PCM Rules Based Engine Implementation Recommendation Report.

       -    PCM Physical Infrastructure Design

       -    PCM Business Rules Recommendations

        PERSONALIZE CONTENT MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION

       During this task IBM will:

       -    Create PCM Acceptance Criteria and obtain EMW signoff.

       -    Deploy Rules Based Engine in Web space.

       -    Create Rules templates for CM including access rules, permissions,
            task identification, resource assignments, and task scheduling. Test
            in conjunction with CM.

       -    Test Setup Procedures for PCM.

       -    Test Total PCM system.

       -    Document PCM implementation  processes for eventual turnover to EMW.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the deliverables
       listed below to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Operational Documentation:

              -    Working Rules Based Engine for WebSphere Server (provided by
                   EMW Website Technical Implementation vendor) capable of
                   applying rules PCM

              -    PCM Rule Engine Templates based on CM

              -    PCM Operational and Design documentation.

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       -    Test Report:

              -    Report on PCM Acceptance Criteria

              -    Report on Setup Procedures Test Report.

              -    Report on Total PCM System test.

       WORKFLOW SUPPORT (WFS) REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS AND SCOPE DEFINITION

       During this task IBM will:

       -    Define WFS goals and purpose as component of CM and PCM.

       -    Define additional EMW WFS target processes.

       -    Identify high-level functions, collaborative teaming assets, and
            data requirements necessary to support WFS functionality.

       -    Define planned technical infrastructure/systems and hardware
            requirements.

       -    Define business rules to manage WFS application on EMW site.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the deliverables
       listed below to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    WFS Process Goals and Objectives

       -    WFS Rules Based Engine Implementation Recommendation Report

       -    WFS Physical Infrastructure Design

       -    WFS Business Rules Recommendations

       WORKFLOW SUPPORT (WFS) IMPLEMENTATION

       During this task IBM will:

       -    Create WFS Acceptance Criteria and obtain EMW signoff.

       -    Deploy WFS prototypes in selected EMW work process space.

       -    Create prototype templates for WFS including access rules,
            permissions, task identification, chaining, pass-off, escalation,
            and task scheduling.

       -    Test Total WFS system.

       -    Document WFS process for eventual turnover to EMW.

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       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the deliverables
       listed below to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Operational Documentation:

              -    WFS Operational documentation

              -    Working Rules for WFS

              -    Prototype WFS templates for Target processes

       -    Test Report:

              -    Report on WFS Acceptance Criteria

              -    Report on Total WFS System test.

       MESSAGING, ALERTS, AND NOTIFICATIONS (MAN) REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS AND SCOPE
       DEFINITION

       During this task IBM will:

       -    Define MAN goals and purpose as component of CRM, Web, Out-Bound
            e-mail.

       -    Define additional EMW MAN target processes.

       -    Define initial content types, sources, and content.

       -    Identify high-level functions, messaging assets, and data
            requirements necessary to support MAN functionality.

       -    Define planned technical infrastructure/systems and hardware
            requirements.

       -    Define business rules to manage MAN application on EMW site.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the deliverables
       listed below to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    MAN Process Goals and Objectives

       -    MAN Initial Content Index

       -    MAN Messaging Implementation Recommendation Report

       -    MAN Physical Infrastructure Design

       -    MAN Business Rules Recommendations

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       MESSAGING, ALERTS, AND NOTIFICATIONS MESSAGING, ALERTS, AND NOTIFICATIONS
       (MAN) IMPLEMENTATION

       During this task IBM will:

       -    Create MAN Acceptance Criteria and obtain EMW signoff.

       -    Deploy MAN prototypes in selected EMW workspace.

       -    Create MAN initialization, tracking, logging, and access rules.

       -    Prototype MAN in Personalized Content (PCM) implementation.

       -    Test Total MAN system.

       -    Document MAN process for eventual turnover to EMW.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the deliverables
       listed below to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Prototype MAN implementation in PCM

       -    Operational Documentation:

              -    MAN Operational documentation

              -    Working Rules for MAN

       -    Test Report:

              -    Report on MAN Acceptance Criteria

              -    Report on Total MAN System test.

       KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT (KM) REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS AND SCOPE DEFINITION

       During this task IBM will:

       -    Define KM goals and purpose as component of containing and
            delivering site wide information in support of selected processes.

       -    Define selected processes.

       -    Identify high-level functions, messaging assets, and data
            requirements necessary to support KM functionality.

       -    Define planned technical infrastructure/systems and hardware
            requirements.

       -    Define business rules to manage KM application on EMW site.

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       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the deliverables
       listed below to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    KM Process Goals and Objectives

       -    KM Rules Based Engine Implementation Recommendation Report

       -    KM Physical Infrastructure Design

       -    KM Business Rules Recommendations

       KM IMPLEMENTATION

       During this task IBM will:

       -    Create KM Acceptance Criteria and obtain EMW signoff.

       -    Deploy KM prototypes in selected EMW work process space.

       -    Create KM initialization, tracking, logging, and access rules.

       -    Document MAN process for eventual turnover to EMW.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the deliverables
       listed below to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Report on KM Acceptance Criteria

       -    Prototype KM implementation in selected processes

       -    KM Operational documentation

       DATABASE WAREHOUSE (DW) REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS AND SCOPE DEFINITION

       During this task IBM will:

       -    Define DW goals and purpose as component of containing and
            delivering site wide information in support of historical
            operational, performance, and transaction analysis.

       -    Define selected content sources, deliver mechanisms, aging criteria,
            storage format, access rules, source rules, data requirements, and
            other operational attributes.

       -    Define planned technical infrastructure/systems and hardware
            requirements.

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       -    Define business rules to manage DW application on EMW site.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the deliverables
       listed below to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    DW Process Goals and Purpose

       -    DW Content Source and Management Report

       -    DW Physical Infrastructure Design

       -    DW Business Rules Recommendations

       DW IMPLEMENTATION

       During this task IBM will:

       -    Create DW Acceptance Criteria and obtain EMW signoff.

       -    Deploy DW with initial target content.

       -    Create DW initialization, tracking, logging, and access rules.

       -    Document DW process for eventual turnover to EMW.

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the deliverables
       listed below to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    DW Operational Documentation

       -    DW Acceptance Criteria Report

       CONDUCT SYSTEM TESTS

       This task executes system testing against the developed interfaces. It is
       designed to exercise the application functions and verify proper
       execution of the application with other application interfaces, verify
       that the system is functionally correct and operationally sound, and
       perform additional testing in regards to transaction flow, stress/
       volume, and regression testing.

       Subtasks include the following:

       -    Prepare Environment for System Testing.

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       -    Validate API Interfaces.

       -    Execute System Tests.

       -    Evaluate Build Cycle Results.

       -    Undertake System Stress Testing

       COMPLETION CRITERIA

       This task will be considered complete when IBM provides the Test Report
       to the EMW Contract Executive.

       DELIVERABLES

       -    Test Report

       2.3.3.7. BUSINESS INFRASTRUCTURE

       The Business Infrastructure will be scaled to meet requirements of added
       functionality added during this phase, as well as for growth in EMW
       customer and transaction volumes.

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       2.4. EMW RESPONSIBILITIES

       The successful completion of the proposed effort depends on the full
       commitment and participation of EMW management and personnel.

       The responsibilities listed in this section are in addition to those
       responsibilities specified in the Agreement, and are to be provided at no
       charge to IBM. IBM's performance is predicated upon the following
       responsibilities being fulfilled by EMW.

       2.4.1. EMW CONTRACT EXECUTIVE

       The EMW Contract Executive's responsibilities include the following:

       -    Serve as the interface between IBM and all EMW departments
            participating in the Project.

       -    Review Project Change Control along with the IBM Contract Executive.

       -    Attend project meetings as agreed by the Parties.

       -    Obtain and provide information, data, decisions and approvals within
            two working days of IBM's request unless EMW and IBM agree (which
            may be oral) to a different response time.

       -    Resolve deviations from the estimated schedule that may have been
            caused by EMW.

       -    Help resolve project issues and escalate issues within EMW in
            accordance with the Dispute Resolution process.

       -    Schedule and secure attendance of all required EMW personnel as
            reasonably required for interviews, meetings and work sessions.

       -    Provide access to relevant EMW information and documents required
            for the project.

       -    Make final approval of solution and technical architectures.

       2.4.2. GENERAL EMW RESPONSIBILITIES

       -    EMW will provide reasonably required EMW Subject Matter Experts and
            EMW Business Owners who can provide knowledge of EMW systems and
            processes and will work with the IBM team as required.

       2.5.   DELIVERABLE MATERIALS

       The following documents and itemswill be delivered to EMW under this
       Statement of Work.]

       -    Analytical Process Requirements Document

       -    API (to Website) Specifications Document

       -    Architectural Overview Diagram

       -    BI Sub Process Model

       -    Business Process Maps

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       -    Business Process Model

       -    Business Rules Data Store

       -    Call Scripts loaded in Clarify

       -    Call Guides loaded in Clarify

       -    CM Process Flows

       -    Component Model

       -    CTI Architectural Overview Document

       -    CTI Assessment Document

       -    Data Architecture Document

       -    Data Model

       -    Data Quality Assessment Document

       -    Data Warehouse Data Architecture

       -    Data Warehouse Environment

       -    Data Warehouse Population Process Design Document

       -    Data Warehouse Test Plan

       -    Deployment Plan

       -    Detail Design Document

       -    Detailed Design Document

       -    Detailed Logical and Physical Data Warehouse Model

       -    Development IT Infrastructure Document

       -    DW Business Rules Recommendations

       -    DW Content Source and Management Report

       -    DW Physical Infrastructure Design

       -    DW Process Goals and Purpose

       -    eBI Conceptual Design Document

       -    eBI Prototype in JAVA on a EMW Windows NT machine

       -    eBI Solution Deployment Results

       -    eBI Solution Test Report

       -    CSR Training Materials

       -    Expected Results Document

       -    External Interfaces Summary Document

       -    Functional Gap Analysis Document

       -    Functional/Non-functional Requirements

       -    High Level Implementation Plan

       -    HTML Web Forms

       -    Initial Deployment Plan

       -    Integration Architecture Specification Document

       -    Integration Test Report

       -    KM Business Rules Recommendations

       -    KM Operational documentation

       -    KM Physical Infrastructure Design

       -    KM Process Goals and Objectives

       -    KM Rules Based Engine Implementation Recommendation Report

       -    Knowledge Base Architecture Specification Document

       -    Knowledge Management Architecture Specification Document

       -    Logical and Physical Data Store/Data Model

       -    Look and Feel Prototype

       -    MAN Business Rules Recommendations

       -    MAN Initial Content Index

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       -    MAN Messaging Implementation Recommendation Report

       -    MAN Physical Infrastructure Design

       -    MAN Process Goals and Objectives

       -    Messaging Architecture Specification Document

       -    Non-Functional Requirements

       -    ODS Implementation Plan

       -    ODS Test Plan

       -    OLAP Report Listing and Function Document

       -    Operational Data Mining Test Report

       -    Operational Data Store Document

       -    Operational Documentation

       -    Package Functional Gap Analysis

       -    PCM Business Rules Recommendations

       -    PCM Physical Infrastructure Design

       -    PCM Process Goals and Objectives

       -    PCM Rules Based Engine Implementation Recommendation Report.

       -    Presentation Architecture Specification Document

       -    Presentation Architecture Specification Document

       -    Process Design Document

       -    Process Flow Descriptions

       -    Process Flows

       -    Production Data Warehouse Implementation Report

       -    Prototype KM implementation in selected processes

       -    Prototype MAN implementation in PCM

       -    Report on KM Acceptance Criteria

       -    EMW Customer and Product Cost Models

       -    Revised Project Estimates

       -    Solution Definition Document

       -    Solution Recommendation Document

       -    Stakeholder Interviews Results

       -    State Table Requirements Document

       -    Summary of Findings Document

       -    System Administrator Training Materials

       -    System Context Diagram

       -    System Test Report

       -    Systems Architecture Specification Document

       -    Systems Architecture Specification Document

       -    Technical Infrastructure Document

       -    Technical Prototypes

       -    Technology Deployment Plan

       -    Test Cases

       -    Test Execution Results

       -    Test IT Infrastructure Document

       -    Test Plan

       -    Test Report

       -    Tool Evaluation Document

       -    Training Documentation

       -    Training IT Infrastructure Document

       -    Training Plan

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       -    Transformation Management Plan

       -    Unit Tested Source Code

       -    HTML Web Forms

       -    Updated Transformation Management Plan

       -    Usability Test Plan

       -    Use Cases

       -    User /Administration Guides

       -    User Acceptance Test Report

       -    Validated System Requirements Specification Document

       -    Weekly Status Summary Reports

       -    WFS Business Rules Recommendations

       -    WFS Physical Infrastructure Design

       -    WFS Process Goals and Objectives

       -    WFS Rules Based Engine Implementation Recommendation Report

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       2.6.   COMPLETION CRITERIA

       IBM shall have fulfilled its obligations under this Statement of Work
       when any of the following first occurs:

       -    IBM completes the tasks described in the "IBM Responsibilities"
            section in accordance with their completion criteria, including
            delivery of the items listed in the "Deliverable Materials" section
            of this Statement of Work and the system produced by IBM meets the
            requirements set forth in Appendix A.

       -    This Statement of Work is terminated in accordance with the
            provisions of the Agreement.

       -    System is in production and functioning and able to service
            customers as expected and in accordance with the functionality
            requirements contained in Appendix A.

       2.7.   ESTIMATED SCHEDULE

       The services in this Statement of Work are estimated to be performed over
       a period of approximately 14 months from March, 2000 through May, 2001.

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APPENDIX A - DETAILED GO LIVE REQUIREMENTS

The detailed requirements for Start-up Services and Full Functional Services
were agreed to by EMW and IBM and documented in the report "NewBiz Detailed Go
Live Requirements"dated February 2, 2000 and published February 7 2000. IBM's
ability to deliver these requirements was used as a basis for selecting IBM.
These requirements formed the primary measure of whether the Services
identified in this statement of work succeed in providing the functionality
required by EMW.

Since February 7, 2000 and during contract negotiations, EMW has requested the
following additions to these requirements, either by accelerating Full
Functional requirements into Start-up scope or by enhancing these
requirements. IBM, as indicated in this Appendix, is willing to respond to
EMW's requests and has noted such requirements as "Additional Required
Functionality" in the explanation column; however, should IBM be unable to
deliver the Additional Required Functionalities, then the Start-up Schedule
only with respect to such Additional Required Functionalities will be extended
as appropriate and any such delays only with respect to such Additional
Required Functionalities will not incur liquidated damages as described in
Section 16.09.(1) of the Agreement.

The explanation column contains any clarification comments made by IBM,
including notation where requirements may not be complete prior to August 1,
2000. The absence of an explanation indicates agreement to the requirement
listed.

Subject to the foregoing, the shaded requirements are required for Start up
Services. The remaining requirements are required for Full Functional Services.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

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CUSTOMER ACQUISITION FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

                                                                                          EXPLANATION
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<S>                                                                          <C>
1.   Ability to manage and update pre-qualified customer data from a 3rd
     party (list management) to target offers
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2.   Ability to incorporate data to identify & support channel/campaign      Additional Required Functionality
     management  (e.g. how many customers, what products/services were
     purchased/offered and when).  This could occur via traditional
     means or the web
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3.   Ability to use IVR functionality.                                       Additional Required Functionality
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.   Ability to use Predictive Dialer functionality                          Additional Required Functionality
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5.   Ability to integrate telemarketing and telesales data                   Additional Required Functionality
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6.   Ability to perform real time updating & reporting of campaign data      Additional Required Functionality
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7.   Ability to report on key metrics of new customer sales and setup        Additional Required Functionality
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8.   Ability to track number of opportunities generated                      Additional Required Functionality
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9.   Ability to utilize workflow techniques to manage and track acquisition
     process
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10.  Ability to inform agents of new products and services and
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CUSTOMER ACQUISITION FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

                                                                                          EXPLANATION
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     changes to existing campaigns in a real time manner
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11.  Ability to generate standard and custom reports                         Additional Required Functionality
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12.  Ability to track actual opportunity revenue created
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13.  Ability to support intelligent scripting based on campaigns and
     responses for the entire selling process
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14.  Ability to set up item pricing structure for a campaign including
     discounts, shipping and handling costs, and taxes
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15.  Ability to setup & update multiple campaign detail information, e.g.
     edit dates of campaign, scripting, discounts, and shipping and handling
     costs during the campaign
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16.  Ability to present data from the same databases used for inbound        Additional Required Functionality Customer Care
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

17.  Ability to present data using the same presentation tools as inbound
     Customer Care
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18.  Ability to perform all Customer Care sales functionality such as
     targeting specific products and services based on a customer profile
     and campaign success reporting
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

19.  Ability to perform all Customer Care order management
     functionality such as service plan changes and product order
     updates.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

20.  Ability to perform all Customer Care customer management/customer
     contact functionality such as call tracking and customer profile
     updates
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21.  Ability to support outbound telemarketing                               Additional Required Functionality
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CUSTOMER CARE

                                                                                          EXPLANATION
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Web Customer Care Requirements     Boxes 3.1-3.7
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1.   Ability to display current customer profile, order, account, and
     service information on the web
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2.   Ability to receive customer changes from the web site and               Supported by SCT CWA.
     automatically update the customer profile, order, or account with
     the new information in real or near real time
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3.   Ability to automatically create a record of an existing customer's web
     site visit and associate it with the customer profile
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.   Ability to automatically create a new customer profile, service, or
     order in the Customer Care system based on a service or product purchase
     on the web site
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Workflow/Workflow Management    Boxes 3.1-3.7
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1.   Ability to support technology enforced workflow - i.e. automatically
     notify a supervisor to contact a customer based on business rules
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2.   Ability to support customer escalations (capture, track, and report
     resolution)
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3.   Ability to support triggers based on events (for example, a caller
     requesting a certain type of product or service would trigger display
     of an additional offer)
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4.   Ability to support triggers based on timers (for example, automatically
     generate a follow-up reminder)
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Sales Management                                 Boxes 3.1, 3.4-3.7
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1.   Ability to view all sales opportunities by customer
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2.   Ability to prompt the agent with the name of the campaign based on
     Automated Call Distribution (ACD) and Dialed Number Identification
     (DNIS) capability
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3.   Ability to capture the data required for a credit check and an on-line
     real time (OLRT) interface to a 3rd party credit check application and
     receive an immediate credit score
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.   Ability to source credit scores from multiple credit check companies
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5.   Ability to capture key credit check result data on the customer record
     per legal requirements
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6.   Ability to electronically gain authorization from a credit card
     verification organization
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CUSTOMER CARE

                                                                                          EXPLANATION
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7.   Ability to support intelligent scripting based on campaigns and         Scripting is required for "Go Live", but full
     responses for the entire selling process                                "intelligent" scripting for all processes is not
                                                                             required until later phases
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8.   Ability to offer different services based on a credit rating            No different services offered, but the ability to
                                                                             offer different payment methods (i.e. pre-pay,
                                                                             credit card) based on credit rating is required
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9.   Ability to record a history of all sales actions for each customer
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10.  Ability to identify the source and marketing tracking code for each
     opportunity
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11.  Ability to track average revenue per sale
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12.  Ability to track and report agent sales and commissions                 Sales can be tracked by agent using the Banner
                                                                             application audit trail

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13.  Ability to assign a campaign number to the order to track detailed sales
     statistics per campaign
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14.  Ability to view customer cancellation history including order number,
     description, date of cancellation, and reason
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15.  Ability to enter a reason code and description for cancellations
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

16.  Ability to customize scripts and screen flow based on enrollment in
     loyalty programs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

17.  Ability to use scripting to recommend alternative items or back order
     items if a requested item is sold out
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

18.  Ability to recommend an alternative item at a discounted rate, e.g.
     customer received incorrect size and item is sold out
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

19.  Ability to issue credit if item is out of stock by applying credit to
     credit card, issue refund check, or apply the credit to the next bill
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

20.  Ability to capture vendor information in cases where item is            This can be recorded in the Service Order notes
                                                                             damaged or defective
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

21.  Ability to provide a list of possible return actions, e.g. list box
     displaying return actions based on item condition, customer return
     history
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

22.  Ability to view customer return history
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

23.  Ability to recommend alternative item at discounted rate
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

24.  Ability to capture vendor information
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

25.  Ability to search for item by item number, item description, item
     category and item show time and date
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CUSTOMER CARE

                                                                                          EXPLANATION
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

26.  Ability to evaluate sales effectiveness (Per service, Per product)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

27.  Ability to produce campaign productivity analysis reports
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

28.  Ability to compare historical campaign analysis with a current campaign
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

29.  Ability to flag a new customer account in order to capture first time
     buyer characteristics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

30.  Ability to measure average purchase amount through various channels
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

31.  Ability to measure customer response rate by channel
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

32.  Ability to measure customer retention rate by channel and overall
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

33.  Ability to measure prospect to customer conversion rate
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

34.  Ability to calculate cross-selling and/or up-selling ratios
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

35.  Ability to define features of a new sales channel such as how a product
     is being marketed, who is the defined as the targeted customer base and
     set up a means to track marketing performance metrics for the product,
     e.g. provide analytical reports showing the product sold (amount and
     dollars) and buyers over a specific amount of time, customer retention,
     etc
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

36.  Ability to measure customer acquisition and retention rate by channel
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

37.  Ability to configure or establish business rules, application logic,
     user functionality, system interfaces, and process flows to support a
     new sales channel
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

38.  Ability to inactivate a sales channel
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Customer/Contact Management      Boxes 3.1, 3.3, 3.5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1.   Ability to categorize contact types (e.g. new service, complaint)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2.   Ability to view a list of possible actions to handle customer           Scripting is required for "Go Live", but full
     inquiries, e.g. provide agent a list of possible scenarios and by       "intelligent" scripting for all processes is not
     selecting the current scenario, detail scripting or helpful hints       required until later phases
     are provided
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3.   Ability to download and upload customer records, sales opportunities,
     service issues, literature, contacts, and product information
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.   Ability to track the version of terms and conditions a customer
     agreed to
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5.   Ability to provide online access to terms and conditions to a
     regulatory authority
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CUSTOMER CARE

                                                                                          EXPLANATION
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6.   Ability to assign attributes to a customer or entity
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7.   Ability to create customer profiles and tie them to customer accounts
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8.   Ability to store an e-mail address for each customer
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9.   Ability to store an Internet address (e.g., WWW URL) for each customer
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10.  Ability to assign a unique customer identification code
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11.  Ability to electronically route customer data to a UDC or third party   Referring to the direct access service request
                                                                             process
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12.  Ability to capture tax exempt data for a customer                       There is a field to capture this.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13.  Ability to associate user-defined customer type and subtype for each
     customer
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14.  Ability to store up to 3 lines of address information in addition to
     city, state/province, country, and ten digit postal-zip code
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15.  Ability to store multiple addresses per customer (mailing address,
     billing address, service address, etc.)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

16.  Ability to link each customer to an external customer identification,
     such as an accounting customer number
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

17.  Ability to link each customer to a parent customer or part of an
     organization if they are a member
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

18.  Ability to confirm account transactions electronically (email, fax      E-mail required, direct mail required (where
     or other)                                                               state regulations require confirmation).  FAX
                                                                             capability NOT required
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

19.  Ability to automatically assign the customer to a service territory
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

20.  Ability to automatically time and date-stamp records of customer
     contact: phone calls, e-mails, etc.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

21.  Ability to enter extensive notes and associate them with actions
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

22.  Ability to track individuals not associated with a customer and
     optionally later link them to a customer record
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

23.  Ability to create and edit customer preferences or defaults such as
     preferred shipping method and payment method
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

24.  Ability to maintain different account hierarchies (i.e. multiple
     individuals/customers on a single account)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

25.  Ability to capture customer comments and feedback
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

26.  Ability to track history for all e-mail and other written
     correspondence
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CUSTOMER CARE

                                                                                          EXPLANATION
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

27.  Ability to update all customer account information
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

28.  Ability to flag accounts (notify agent to make a specific offer, notify
     agent that the customer is overdue, etc.)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

29.  Ability to verify a customer (with a pin code)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

30.  Ability to display the calling customer's history, credit score, etc.
     derived using Automatic Number Identification (ANI)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

31.  Ability for a sales agent to transfer a call synopsis to a              The ability to transfer calls and data within
     customer service representative (i.e. a customer receiving              the Customer Contact Center or Center(s) i.e.
     an outbound sales call has a service question)                          for handling escalated calls, is required
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

32.  Ability to view past transaction information such as order date,
     order #, description, order returned, amount paid, chargeback occurred,
     and customer comments
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

33.  Ability to enroll customer into a loyalty program based on total
     contribution and/or longevity, e.g. frequent customer program
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

34.  Ability to provide up-sell and cross-sell intelligent logic, e.g.
     up-sell or cross-sell items/services specific to a customer profile
     or category
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

35.  Ability to capture customers who accept promotional offers, e.g.
     automatically apply promo if accepted
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

36.  Ability to capture and manage multiple credit card information          Banner provides this functionality in Start-up
                                                                             Services. Clarify will assume this data in
                                                                             Start-up  Services follow up.

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37.  Ability to add/edit customer personal information such as first
     and last name, e-mail, address, date of birth, address, credit card,
     etc.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

38.  Ability to validate the customer before editing customer information,
     e.g. use of an account pin number or scripting to verify customer
     address
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

39.  Ability to retrieve a customer account by searching by account
     identification number, last name, address, phone, credit card number,
     etc.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

40.  Ability to notify the customer of an outstanding account balance, e.g.
     pop up message box
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

41.  Ability to classify a customer account as active, inactive, etc.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

42.  Ability to deactivate a customer account and enter a reason and time
     frame
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

43.  Ability to automatically generate confirmation of customer account
     changes by sending customer an email, fax, or letter
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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CUSTOMER CARE

                                                                                          EXPLANATION
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

44.  Ability to block a customer account due to a bad address, bad check,
     or other fraud related reason
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

45.  Ability to unblock a customer account, e.g. remove bad check flag,
     remove "bad" address flag
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

46.  Ability to maintain an audit trail of customer account changes
     including agent identification, date, and reason
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

47.  Ability to enter a bank routing number, transit #, name, and address
     for customers making payment by automatic transfer
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Order Management (Commodity, Non-Commodity or Merchandise
Orders)        Box 3.3
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1.   Ability to generate a unique order number
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2.   Ability to retrieve an order status                                     This is provided by VeriTran for Commodity
                                                                             orders, and by the service order component of
                                                                             Banner for non-commodity items
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3.   Ability to cancel an order based on business rules - i.e. the ability
     to cancel open orders at the order level and line item level if they
     have not yet been fulfilled by the distribution center or a 3 day
     window for new commodity customers
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.   Ability to edit an order based on business rules
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5.   Ability to issue credit where calculations are incorrect
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6.   The ability to compute taxes on a local and state specific basis        Will leverage process already in place for
                                                                             commodity
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7.   Ability to support multi-lingual scripting
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8.   Ability to check real time item availability
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9.   Ability to issue an exchange and re-order the same item
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10.  Ability to provide a list of possible reasons for the exchange and enter
     customer comments
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11.  Ability to oversell items and track order history
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12.  Ability to retrieve a customer's preferred method of payment
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13.  Ability to change or select the payment method
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14.  Ability to compute total charges on an order?(item cost, shipping and
     handling (S&H), taxes)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15.  Ability to apply discounts based on business rules
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

16.  Ability to apply a percent off discount based on business rules
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

17.  Ability to apply credits to an order based on business rules
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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CUSTOMER CARE

                                                                                          EXPLANATION
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

18.  Ability to retrieve the customer's default shipping address
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

19.  Ability to change the shipping address for an order
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

20.  Ability to retrieve detailed warehouse manifest information such as     Requires integration to unknown systems. We can
     calculated expected receipt date                                        provide by product expected ship date.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

21.  Ability to retrieve detailed package location of orders shipped by third
     parties or distribution centers, e.g. provide a link to third party Web
     page and locate the customer's order
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

22.  Ability to issue a trace on customer orders being shipped or returned
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

23.  Ability to change shipping method if order has not been fulfilled by
     distribution center ("open" orders)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

24.  Ability to automatically generate ship confirmation and send via email,
     fax, or letter with order #, quantity, ship address, expected ship date
     and receipt date
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

25.  Ability to assign customers "loyalty points" based upon purchases
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

26.  Ability to be configured to automatically generate a follow-up letter
     based upon order type and order status
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

27.  Ability to process returns and exchanges
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

28.  Ability to enter time frames for bill to and ship to address
     information
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

29.  Ability to support digitized product images
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

30.  Ability to add multiple item numbers to an order, e.g. open a shopping
     chart
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

31.  Ability to retrieve detailed item/service information such as           Graphical display is not in Start-up Services
     viewing a graphical display of the item and detailed item/service
     descriptions
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

32.  Ability to search for an item or service by campaign
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

33.  Ability to reserve multiple quantities of an item
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

34.  Ability to retrieve real time inventory information such as quantity
     sold and quantity available - please explain how
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

35.  Ability to restrict purchases based on customer geographic location,
     e.g. message box "Residential service not yet available for a VA or DC
     resident"
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

36.  Ability to default to a continuity schedule depending on the item, e.g.
     default to auto ship dates (every 30, 60 or 90), item quantity, and
     amount of payment
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

37.  Ability to view installment plan schedules for each line item

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                                                             Exhibit 1A SI SOW

</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

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<S>                                                                             <C>
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CUSTOMER CARE

                                                                                              EXPLANATION
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     including number of payments, amount each payment and date due
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

38.  Ability to personalize order, e.g. enter a message to appear on the
     order summary
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

39.  Ability to apply coupon discount to an order or line item by entering
     the coupon number and automatically defaulting to the discount
     (percentage or dollar amount)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

40.  Ability to enter ad-hoc charges and credits                                This is required in the context of empowering
                                                                                CSRs to modify commodity charges and credit
                                                                                accounts based on business rules
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

41.  Ability to validate coupon based on specific restrictions such as customer
     identification number, method of payment, item category and general
     restrictions such as expiration date, invalid coupon number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

42. Ability to apply discounts to an order or individual line item
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

43. Ability to enter reasons for applying credits to an account
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

44.  Ability to view the order price breakdown, e.g. view item cost Yes, but
     multiple currency not required including tax and shipping, view price
     breakdown in multiple currencies
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

45.  Ability to default to the last method of payment used by the customer,
     e.g. credit card, check
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

46. Ability to split the method of payment across multiple line items
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

47.  Ability to establish item specific payment restrictions, e.g. payable
     with credit card only
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

48.  Ability to qualify customers for different payment plans:
     deposit/pre-paid, installment, quarterly billing, etc.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

49.  Ability to separate payments into installments based on the item being
     sold and view a schedule including amount of payment, date due and
     number of installments ("FlexPay" option)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

50. Ability to edit the auto pay schedule for continuity items
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

51.  Ability to settle payment at an item level or order level                  Banner allows the customer to direct the
                                                                                application of his payment when paying via the
                                                                                CSR.   For payments received via mail, Banner
                                                                                allows you to configure the payment application
                                                                                rules

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Knowledge Management
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1.   Ability to automatically and continuously gather info from
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                              Exhibit 1A SI SOW

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CUSTOMER CARE

                                                                                              EXPLANATION
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     internal sources i.e. continuously update a common knowledge
     base so that the latest resolutions are available
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2.   Ability to catalog and retrieve competitive, product, and                  Our understanding is that EMW will provide a
     marketing information                                                      list of competitive information that can be
                                                                                referenced by the CSR during sales and support
                                                                                call.  This information will be integrated in
                                                                                the CSR scripting.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3.   Ability to display text search results by highest occurrence
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.   Ability to search based on:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         Word stems
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         Synonyms
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         Fuzzy searching
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5.   Ability to capture customer questions in order to track most FAQ's,
     e.g. enter customer question associated with a product or service
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Customer Satisfaction
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1.   Ability to conduct customer surveys using branch scripting
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2.   Ability to conduct automated customer surveys either for a random          For "Go Live", required through the Web Site
     customer group or targeted customer group via IVR or Web                   only (no IVR).
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Correspondence Fulfillment      Box 3.2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1.   Capability for ink jet and laser jet printing and addressing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2.   Ability to receive customer information electronically
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3.   Ability to perform custom literature kit assembly (if required)            This is handled by CSR's manually in Start-up
                                                                                Services
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.   Ability to perform mail request processing                                 "                                                "
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5.   Ability to automatically retrieve detailed product or service              "                                                "
     information and automatically fulfill literature requests via mail
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6.   Ability to automatically retrieve detailed product or service              "                                                "
     information and automatically fulfill literature requests via FAX
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7.   Ability to automatically retrieve detailed product or service              "                                                "
     information and automatically fulfill literature requests via e-mail
     including automated sorting and merging capabilities
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8.   Ability to manage mail returns, inaccuracies, and provide reporting of     "                                                "
     such activities
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
USAGE MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

                                                                                              EXPLANATION
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1.   Ability to capture (via EDI exchange) usage history data about the
     customer from the previous provider where available
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2.   Ability to transmit (via EDI exchange) the usage history data of a
     departing customer to the new provider or to UDC (depending on the
     market rules)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3.   Ability to receive (via EDI exchange), validate, and store the usage
     history data from UDC/LDC and NON-commodity service providers (if
     applicable)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.   Ability to receive (via EDI exchange) meter set-up and reference data
     to validate and correctly process usage data
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5.   Ability to resolve usage history data issues (such as unknown account,
     history not received, invalid data) with UDC/LDC/Non-commodity service
     providers
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6.   Ability to provide commodity usage history data to load forecasting
     applications of commodity/risk management
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7.   Ability to provide usage history and current usage data to customer
     intelligence to support customer segmentation, profiling and service
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8.   Ability to provide usage data for value added informational                Additional Required Functionality
     features such as charts graphs and graphs on bill.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9.   Ability to install electricity meters at customer premises in
     accordance with Meter Service Providers (MSP) rules and regulations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10.  Ability to track and report meter installation statistics
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11.  Ability to track meter attributes
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12.  Ability to receive meter installation data with UDC as per rules and
     regulations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13.  Ability to track one or more meter per account
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14.  Ability to read interval meters remotely (telephone, wireless) on daily
     schedule
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15.  Ability to read interval meters remoter (telephone, wireless) on
     monthly schedule
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

16.  Ability to record usage & demand in intervals of no less than one hour
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

17. Ability to perform usage validation per rules and regulations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

18.  Ability to post validated usage to counterparties (such as UDC)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                              Exhibit 1A SI SOW

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USAGE MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

                                                                                              EXPLANATION
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     per rules and regulations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

19.  Ability to detect metering anomalies and dispatch MSP for repair if
     needed
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

20.  Ability to replace/repair meter and communicate meter data to UDC per
     rules and regulations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

21.  Ability to track meter diagnostics by device type and by specific
     device
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

22.  Ability to remove meter at the time of service termination as per rules
     and regulations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

23.  Ability to perform basic validation of UDC metered usage data. E.g.
     - Date overlap
     - Date gaps
     - Usage out of tolerance compared to history
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

24.  Ability to resolve current usage data issues with UDC/LDC/Non-commodity
     service providers
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

25.  Ability to provide current usage data to billing applications for
     validation and bill calculation using the supported billing methods
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

26.  Ability to ensure the receipt of complete usage data for each period to
     process billing cycles with minimum exceptions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

27.  Ability to identify and alert the UDC/LDC/Non-commodity service
     providers of their meter reading errors and exceptions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

28.  Ability to provide commodity usage data for physical settlement
     processing of commodities
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

29.  Ability to provide usage history data to billing presentation
     applications
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

30.  Ability to make the usage data available for online information
     service features support on the Web site
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

31.  Ability to obtain usage data of consumers who are not current customers
     where permitted by regulation and where defined market data exchange
     mechanisms exist
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                              Exhibit 1A SI SOW

<PAGE>

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BILLING FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
(ENERGY SERVICE PROVIDER (ESP) CONSOLIDATED BILLING ASSUMED
UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED)

                                                                                             EXPLANATION
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Commodity Billing - Highlighted requirements enable the likely Go Live
commodity products - Fixed Rate, 10% Off Fixed Tariff, and Green Power
(final product decision pending the new CEO's review of the marketing plan)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1.   Ability to receive UDC/LDC charges, including applicable taxes on
     those charges
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2.   Ability to perform basic validations (known customer/account/rate class)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3.   Ability to bill multiple commodities on one bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.   Ability to perform advanced validations (billed usage against
     measurement data, date overlaps/gaps, tolerance vs. history based on
     Rate Class, Account)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5.   Ability to bill commodity only at fixed rate plus UDC/LDC passthrough
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6.   Ability to include customer charge in the fixed rate commodity only
     billing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7.   Ability to include tiered volume changes (at least 3 tiers) in fixed
     rate commodity only billing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8.   Ability to bill commodity only at index rate plus UDC passthrough
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9.   Ability to include customer charges in the index rate commodity only
     billing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10.  Ability to bill delivered commodity at fixed rate without passing
     through UDC/LDC charges
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11.  Ability to show UDC/LDC charges as details in fixed rate delivered
     commodity bill and use them to derive tax on ESP charges with tax
     neutrality
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12.  Ability to include customer charges in fixed rate delivered commodity
     bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13.  Ability to include tiered volume charges (at least 3 tiers) in fixed
     rate delivered commodity bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14.  Ability to bill delivered commodity at index rate plus UDC passthrough
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15.  Ability to include customer charge in the index rate delivered
     commodity billing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

16.  Ability to bill delivered commodity at fixed dollar amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                              Exhibit 1A SI SOW

<PAGE>

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BILLING FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
(ENERGY SERVICE PROVIDER (ESP) CONSOLIDATED BILLING ASSUMED
UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED)

                                                                                             EXPLANATION
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

17.  Ability to track a baseline volume amount associated with fixed dollar
     delivered commodity
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

18.  Ability to bill fixed rate delivered commodity for difference between
     actual and baseline usage (fixed dollar) on a periodic basis (annual or
     termination)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

19.  Ability to bill customer based on frozen utility tariff
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

20.  Ability to apply discounts to frozen-utility-tariff-based customer bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

21.  Ability to bill customer based on floating utility tariff
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

22.  Ability to apply discounts to floating-utility-tariff-based customer
     bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

23.  Ability to track and resolve situations where UDC/LDC charges are
     expected, but not were received
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

24.  Ability to resolve data issues with UDC/LDC
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

25.  Ability to provide reports on issues and status
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

26.  Ability to provide validated usage charges to Accounts Payable for UDC/LDC
     settlement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

27. Ability to calculate and record ESP charges
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

28.  Ability to receive, validate and store market based indices and apply
     them to bill calculation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

29.  Ability to calculate and record applicable tax on ESP charges
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

30.  Ability to calculate all ESP charges on a tax-neutral basis
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

31.  Ability to pass-through UDC/LDC taxes and calculate ESP taxes by backing
     into basis on delivered commodity (customer quoted combined price for
     Transmission, Distribution and Commodity)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

32.  Ability to ensure customers who are tax exempt are not assessed taxes
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

33.  Ability to calculate ESP charges when volumes are restated in prior
     month based on then applicable product and price, and record a net
     adjustment to the current month's bill.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

34.  Ability to calculate ESP charges when price was incorrect and is
     restated in prior month and record a net adjustment to the current
     month's bill.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

35.  Ability to reverse bill and new bill for volume or price adjustments
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

36.  Ability to validate UDC/LDC billed usage against measured usage for
     that period captured in Usage Data Management
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                              Exhibit 1A SI SOW

<PAGE>

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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BILLING FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
(ENERGY SERVICE PROVIDER (ESP) CONSOLIDATED BILLING ASSUMED
UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED)

                                                                                             EXPLANATION
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

37.  Ability to calculate amount due for each commodity based on ESP and UDC
     charges with prior period adjustments
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

38.  Ability to provide amount due and charge detail to the bill
     consolidation function
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

39.  Ability to provide summary data by product/other segments to Financial
     Reporting
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

40. Ability to provide data to support tax reporting and tax audit
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

41. Ability to calculate credits/adjustments that are product specific
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

42. Ability to ensure late fee rules are enforced (per state)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

43.  Ability to pass-though in-line messages from UDC/LDC, EMW or other
     partners
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

44.  Ability to charge an early termination fee
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

45.  Ability to charge for leased goods on the commodity bill (such as
     electricity meter)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

46.  Ability to charge for purchased goods on the commodity bill (such as
     meters)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

47.  Ability to apply recurring charge for metering related services on the
     commodity bill (such as meter reading services, meter warranty services,
     etc.)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

48.  Ability to apply one-time charge for metering related services on the
     commodity bill (such as meter replacement at customer expense)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

49.  Ability to bill customer for each commodity under a different rate plan
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

50. Ability to calculate bill based on cross-product pricing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

51.  Ability to calculate incentives (shopping credit, frequent flyer miles, Web
     $, etc.) tied to usage/bill amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

52.  Ability to check the `reasonableness' of charges against historic charges
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

53.  Ability to display comparative bill calculations - other ESP, Additional
     Required Functionality Utilities, EMW standard rates and special
     cost-savings plans
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

54.  Ability to flag abnormalities/fluctuations in the bill amount on the
     bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

55.  Ability to do budget billing with annual true up
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

56.  Ability to do budget billing with flat dollar billing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

57.  Ability to show the product name (e.g. Regular vs. Green pricing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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<PAGE>

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BILLING FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
(ENERGY SERVICE PROVIDER (ESP) CONSOLIDATED BILLING ASSUMED
UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED)

                                                                                             EXPLANATION
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     approach) on the bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
58.  Ability to bill customer only for the ESP charges and taxes (Dual
     Billing model)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

59.  Ability to provide ESP charges & taxes to 3rd party bill consolidators
     such as UDC/LDC and `Thin aggregator' partners (UDC or 3rd Party
     Consolidated Billing model)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

60.  Ability to provide an ESP consolidated bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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<PAGE>

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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NON-COMMODITY BILLING
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1.   Ability to receive data from EMW operations or third party TO CALCULATE
     CHARGES (for variable charge services based upon periodic `usage')
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2.   Ability to be a `Thin aggregator' of billing and customer service to 3rd
     party by including the determinants (usage or time periods) and 3rd party
     calculated charges/taxes to pass through
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3.   Ability to provide basic validation on data received (CUSTOMER/ACCOUNT
     KNOWN, service established, reasonable usage based on history)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.   Ability to flag situations where third party data expected but not
     received
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5.   Ability to provide data to Accounts Payable for 3rd party settlements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6. Ability to resolve data issues with third party vendors
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7.   Ability to provide reports on issues and status                            A limited set of reports will be provided
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8.   Ability to calculate and record service charges based on determinants
     (variable usage/price) and pass-through charges
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9.   Ability to calculate charges based upon customer billing cycle (For
     fixed charge services)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10.  Ability to calculate and record applicable tax on service charges
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11.  Ability to provide data by product or other segments to Financial          We can report by rate code, service type etc.
     Reporting
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12.  Ability to record adjustments and use them in the bill calculation         Adjustments are reflected in the current bill.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13.  Ability to provide data for tax audit and tax reporting                    Report and pass through Tax information to your
                                                                                G/L
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14.  Ability to pass-though in-line messages                                    Limited inline messaging (255 chars) per account
                                                                                with an additional 255 chars available for
                                                                                broadcast messages. Additionally the bill print
                                                                                center can handle inserts.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15.  Ability to charge an early termination fee
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

16.  Ability to calculate a bill based on cross-product pricing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

17.  Ability to calculate incentives (shopping credit, frequent flyer miles,
     Web $, etc.) tied to usage/bill amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

18.  Ability to check the `reasonableness' of current charges against historic
     charges
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

19.  Ability to display comparative bill calculations - other ESP, Utilities,
     EMW standard rates and special cost-saving plans
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                              Exhibit 1A SI SOW

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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

20. Ability to flag abnormalities/fluctuations in the bill amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

21. Ability to do budget billing with annual true up
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

22.  Ability to resell 3rd party merchandise as a "Merchant Aggregator' at
     EMW price

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

23.  Ability to bill the customer for 3rd party merchandise using credit
     card, bank debit or consolidated billing (on terms)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

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                              Exhibit 1A SI SOW
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
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<S>                                                                             <C>
Bill Consolidation
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

1.   Ability to calculate consolidated current amount due, date due, and
     invoice number based upon the customer's billing cycle with EMW
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

2.   Ability to obtain current account balance and transactions since last
     bill (payments, adjustments) from accounts receivable (A/R) system
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

3.   Ability to show the total amount due with a summary charges by
     commodity and NON-commodity services/products
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

4.   Ability to show detail charges by commodity and NON-commodity
     services/products to support total amount due
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

5.   Ability to interface required data to A/R (customer, account, due date,
     current amount due, and invoice number)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

6.   Ability to interface required data for initiation of payment               Banner allows for recurring payments from
     processing for credit card or automated debit. In such cases,              credit card or automated debit. Billing advice
     ability required to designate bill as `billing advice only'                notice can be included with inline messaging
                                                                                by account.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

7.   Ability to send a bill to receive payment if a customer does not have
     prearranged payment method
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

8.   Ability to send a non-invoice billing advice if a customer has a
     prearranged automatic payment plan.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

9.   Ability to interface required data to physical or electronic bill
     presentation based on customer billing method
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

10.  Ability to support customer option to have the bill sent to a billing
     address instead of their service address
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

11.  Ability to apply discounts and incentives (e.g. Web invoice, referrals
     credit) to a consolidated bill
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

12.  Ability to group services into one or more consolidated bill to the
     customer
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

13.  Ability to customize messaging for cross-sell or up-sell
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

14.  Ability to collect and group data for chart/graphs for Bill                Additional Required Functionality
     presentation
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

15.  Ability to provide detailed data to accounts receivable (e.g. invoice
     number, amount, date due, etc.)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

16.  Ability to provide data required for lockbox processing (indexed to zip
     code)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

17.  Ability to provide data to support channel/alliance management (e.g.
     how many customers, their monthly usage, their bill amounts, retention)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

18.  Daily status reports on bills processed per day, number of bills sent to
     print shop, the dollar amount on processed bills sub-totaled
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

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                             Exhibit 1A SI SOW

<PAGE>

     by utility charge, commodity charge and total
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

19.  Management reports: Bill processing, adjustment processing, invoice
     accuracy, etc.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

20.  Ability to provide data for detailed financial analysis (e.g. amount
     due, discounts, etc.)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

21.  Ability to download data to an ad-hoc reporting tool
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

22.  Ability to include rebates to return the deposits held after a period
     of time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

23.  Ability to support budget or levelized payments
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

24.  Ability to allow the user to choose a billing cycle based on the day of
     the month with system parameters that ensure adequate distribution
     across bill cycles
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

25.  Ability to support multi-language in bill presentation
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

26.  Ability to support multi-currency - Canada and Mexico
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

27.  Ability to notify customer of a bill via e-mail with a link to the EMW
     Electronic Bill Presentation & Payment Web site
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

28.  Ability to include an additional fee for the consolidated billing
     option
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

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<PAGE>

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

Electronic Bill Presentation & Payment
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

1.   Ability to present an electronic bill via the Web site
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

2.   Ability to transmit bill data to a third party bill consolidator if
     required
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

3.   Ability to include data from the UDC/LDC/3rd Party (such as a bill
     stuffer) via a link to the 3rd party site or .pdf format
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

4.   Ability to provide marketing/advertising offer information (via EMW
     site or 3rd party site)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

5.   Ability to capture credit card data for a one time payment (assuming
     that it has already been setup)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

6.   Ability to capture direct debit data for a one time payment (assuming
     that it has already been setup)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

7.   Ability to provide lockbox information for customers wishing to mail
     payments
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

8.   Ability to display historical bills for 13 months
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

9.   Ability to show an account activity summary
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

10.  Ability to use an online help tool for bill explanation
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

11.  Ability to send e-mails and instant chat messages for billing questions    No instant chat in Quick-Start.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

12.  Ability for the customer to request a call back at a specific time
     range and phone number
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

13.  Ability to display bills in formats that are printable
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

14.  Ability to display bills in formats that are downloadable (in
     comma-separated, fixed length, etc)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

15. Ability for the customer to customize the look and feel of the bill
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

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<PAGE>

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

Physical Bill Presentation & Payment
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

1.   Ability to print consolidated bill per EMW format
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

2.   Ability to print multiple bill formats based on municipality and state
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

3.   Ability to include UDC/LDC/3rd Party inserts as required
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

4.   Ability to include marketing/advertising inserts as required by EMW
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

5.   Ability to return electronic bill image for customer service
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

6.   Ability to use US Mail, first class postage
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

7.   Ability to provide bill re-print capability
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

8.   Ability to charge the customer for bill re-prints
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

9.   Ability to create and present charts and graphs of billing trends (e.g.
     cumulative 13 month usage)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

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                             Exhibit 1A SI SOW

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------
REMITTANCE PROCESSING AND COLLECTIONS FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

                                                                                              EXPLANATION
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                             <C>
Accounts Receivable
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

1.   Ability to accept lockbox output and tie payments to an account and
     invoice
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

2.   Ability to accept automatic bank draft (ACH) data and tie payments to
     an account and invoice
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

3.   Ability to process credit card and check card payments and tie payments
     to an account and invoice
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

4.   Ability to process payment exceptions
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

5.   Ability to record processed payments against accounts and recalculate
     account balances (based on EMW cash application rules for partial or
     overpayment)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

6.   Ability to apply policy for entry to collections program
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

7.   Ability to generate traditional A/R Reporting (Aging, Days in A/R) to
     provide details to collections
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

8.   Ability to generate summary level A/R reports for EMW
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

9.   Ability to apply policy for disconnect and provide data to Customer
     Management for approval
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10.  Ability to provide A/R summary and detail reporting
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11.  Ability to provide general ledger (GL) reporting such as cash and
     revenue
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12.  Ability to assess and process late payment fees
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13.  Ability to support and process contested charges
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14.  Ability to receive the payments from UDC (in the case of UDC
     Consolidated Billing) and allocate the cash as per EMW policy
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

15. Ability to track A/R from 3rd party consolidator/aggregators
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

16. Ability to receive payments from 3rd party consolidators/aggregators
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

17.  Ability to receive payments from customers of EMW `Thin Aggregator'
     clients
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18.  Ability to receive service fee from EMW `Thin Aggregator' clients
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

19.  Ability to account for invoice revenue by type of charge - pass-thru,
     tax, service (Cash Accounting)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

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Collections
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1.   Ability to accept traditional detailed A/R reports such as aging and
     past due accounts to prepare for applying the EMW collection policy
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

2.   Ability to record processed collected payment against accounts and
     recalculate account balance
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3.   Ability to generate collection letters based on the EMW collection
     policy
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4.   Ability to generate call lists based on the EMW collection policy
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

5.   Ability to contact overdue customers and record results of the customer
     contacts
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6.   Ability to receive payments from customers
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7.   Ability to create payment plans, if necessary, for a customer and track
     plan through to A/R
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Accounts Payable
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1.   Ability to provide data to drive periodic payments to UDCs
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

2.   Ability to provide data to drive periodic payments to other 3rd party
     providers
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3.   Ability to generate one-time payment requests
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4.   Ability to generate periodic payment requests                              Will pass the data to your Financial system for
                                                                                it to service
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5.   Ability to obtain approval from EMW to make payments to UDC/LDC            Same as above.
     and 3rd parties
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6.   Ability to make payments to UDC/LDC and 3rd parties.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

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Reconciliation
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1.   Ability to reconcile customer payments (via lock box, credit cards, EFT)
     to customer accounts and invoices
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2.   Ability to communicate and resolve reconciliation errors with the
     customer via web or telephone
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3.   Ability to reconcile customer commodity usage and UDC/LDC settlement
     payments (ESP Consolidated billing)
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4.   Ability to reconcile settlement payments received from UDC/LDC/3rd
     party aggregators to ESP charges (UDC or 3rd party consolidated billing)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------------------------------

5.   Ability to reconcile customer payments for 3rd party
     services and payments to 3rd party services (`Thin
     Aggregator' model)
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6.   Ability to resolve reconciliation errors with other business partners
     electronically (using EDI, XML or other techniques)
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</TABLE>

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APPENDIX B DELIVERABLE REVIEW AND SIGN-OFF PROCEDURE

       Each deliverable document, as defined in Appendix A - Deliverable
       Guidelines, will be accepted in accordance with the following procedure:

       -    One (1) printed draft of the deliverable document will be submitted
            to the EMW Contract Executive. Each deliverable will contain a list
            of contributors.

       -    It is the EMW Contract Executive's responsibility to make and
            distribute additional copies to any other reviewers.

       -    Within two (2) business days the EMW Contract Executive will either
            accept the deliverable or provide the IBM Contract Executive a
            written list of requested changes. If no response from the EMW
            Contract Executive is received within two (2) business days. Then
            the deliverable shall be deemed accepted.

       -    IF a written list of requested changes is received within two (2)
            business days, the IBM Contract Executive will make the appropriate
            revisions and will, within two (2) business days, re-submit the
            updated final version to the EMW Contract Executive. When IBM has
            completed the agreed upon changes, the document will be deemed
            accepted.

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                                   Exhibit 1.B

                                Statement of Work

                              Steady State Services

1.0  INTRODUCTION

This Exhibit 1.B describes the Services, duties and responsibilities of IBM and
EMW related to IBM's provision of the Steady State Services. IBM will provide
the Steady State Services in accordance with the Agreement (including the
descriptions contained in this Exhibit 1.B, the Service Levels specified in
Exhibit 5 and the Procedures Manual). The terms and conditions of the
Information Technology Services Agreement between IBM and EMW of this date shall
apply, unless specifically referred to as superceded herein, to the scope and
deliverables to be provided under this Statement of Work ("SOW"). Changes to any
of the Steady State Services set forth in this Exhibit 1.B will be handled in
accordance with the Change Control Procedures in Exhibit 8.

2.0  DEFINITIONS

All capitalized terms used and not defined in this Exhibit 1 shall have the
meaning defined in the Agreement and the Exhibits.

a)   "Abandoned Call" means that a caller reached the ACD queue, but hangs up
     before reaching an CSR.

b)   "After Contact Work (ACW)" means the work that CSRs or Senior CSRs perform
     that is necessitated by and immediately follows an inbound or outbound
     transaction or precedes an outbound transaction. ACW may include entering
     data, filling out forms and making outbound contacts necessary to complete
     the transaction. While performing this work, the CSR or Senior CSR is
     unavailable to make or receive another contact.

c)   "CSR Available Time" means the total time that a CSR or CSR group is
     available to handle contacts for a given time period. Refers to how much
     time CSRs were available to respond to Contacts during their shifts,
     including the time spent handling Contacts, ACW time, and the time spent
     waiting for Contacts to arrive also called Availability.

d)   "CSR Minute" shall have the meaning defined in Exhibit 4.

e)   "CSRs" means person(s) employed by or subcontracted by IBM to provide the
     Customer Acquisition, Customer Care.

f)   "Automatic Call Distributor (ACD)" means the specialized programmable
     telephone system that automatically answers calls, queues calls,
     distributes calls to CSRs, plays delay announcements to callers and
     provides real-time and historical reports on these activities.

g)   "Contact", which is also called Transaction and Customer Contact, refers to
     telephone calls, voice mail messages, electronic mail, web calls and other
     types of contacts.

h)   "Customer Contact Center" means a Designated IBM Service Location staffed
     with CSRs.

i)   "Customer Information System" ("CIS") means the system that performs
     customer relationship management functions (e.g.,Clarify, and SCT Banner).

j)   "UDC Service Transaction " means an electronic transaction which is used to
     communicate with each of the UDCs. There are three types of UDC Service
     Transactions: (1) a connect UDC Service Transaction used by EMW to inform
     an UDC that a customer wants to switch to another utility; (2) a change UDC
     Service Transaction which can be initiated by either EMW or an UDC if a
     customer changes any information such as name or billing address; and (3) a
     disconnect UDC Service

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     Transaction which is initiated by either EMW or an UDC to indicate that a
     customer is no longer supplied by EMW.

k)   "Interactive Voice Response (IVR)" means a software application that
     accepts a combination of voice telephone input and touch-tone keypad
     selection and provides appropriate responses in the form of voice,
     callback, and other media.

l)   "Monitoring" means the process of reviewing (listening or reading) to CSRs'
     contacts with consumers for the purpose of maintaining quality. Call
     monitoring can be silent, where CSRs don't know when they are being
     monitored; side by side, where the person monitoring sits next to the CSR
     and observes calls; or record and review, where calls are recorded and then
     later played back and assessed, either locally or remotely.

m)   "Remittance" is defined as the process of receiving payment from a customer
     and posting that payment to a EMW bank account and recording the payment on
     the customer's account in the CIS.

n)   "Script" means the dialogue that a caller hears when calling into the IVR
     and the written dialogue that a CSRs will use to respond to inbound calls
     and making outbound calls, in each case as approved by EMW.

o)   "Utility Distribution Company" ("UDC") means the entities which provide
     regulated services for the distribution and delivery of gas and electricity
     to customers and serve customers who do not choose direct access.

3.0  PROJECT OFFICE

IBM will maintain a project office under the direction of the IBM Contract
Executive who will provide day-to-day management of the Steady State Services.
The project office will also function as the point of contact for any EMW
questions concerning Steady State Services.

IBM will establish a technical team whose role will be to coordinate all aspects
of the technical operations and support related to the Steady State Services.
Such team will participate in the operations, change management, problem
management and performance review meetings.

The Project Office Steady State Services performed at the Customer Contact
Center will include:

a)   Assisting EMW with the documenting of inbound "Customer Acquisition" Script
     flow and Script language, including assisting with EMW's advertising
     message through customer contact Scripts;

b)   Assisting EMW with the coordination of input and output of files and
     reports between EMW's Advertising Agency and the Customer Contact Center in
     accordance with the Procedures Manual;

c)   The development of implementation processes necessary to support "Customer
     Acquisition" activities and interfaces at the Customer Contact Center;

d)   Creating and maintaining, with input from EMW, various documentation and
     reports to include:

   1. The Procedures Manual - which will include EMW's business rules and IBM
   procedures for operating the Customer Contact Center, bill print, mail and
   Remittance, development and maintenance of Scripts, processes to implement
   new marketing campaigns, processes associated with each customer access
   channel and alliance partner interfaces (telephone, electronic mail, Internet
   forms), API's and change and problem management as approved by EMW;

   2. Defining report formats, content, time schedules and distribution lists;

   3. Documenting outbound fulfillment requirements and processes;

   4. Documenting advertising campaign interfaces and processes to support EMW's
   advertising objectives;

   5.   Documenting CSRs training curricula;

   6. Defining and documenting quality assurance processes, and

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   7. Maintaining version control of documentation.

e)   Participating in the Operational Planning and Forecasting Process.

5.0  OPERATIONAL SERVICES

a)   INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

IBM will provide and maintain on an going basis the IBM Software and Machines
necessary to provide the Steady State Services in accordance with the Agreement
(including the Service Levels Exhibit), including the:

   1. management, operations and maintenance of the network connectivity between
   the internet and the Service Locations.

   2. performance of application maintenance and support for the IBM Software;
   including defect identification and fixes, and installation of those fixes
   and updates, on a mutually agreeable schedule provided by the software
   vendor; and

   3. performance of Machine upgrades and management of Machine modifications,
   on a mutually agreeable schedule.

b)   CUSTOMER CONTACT CENTER

IBM will train, staff and manage CSRs to perform Customer Acquisition and
Customer Care at the Customer Contact Center in accordance with this Exhibit and
the Procedures Manual.

The Customer Contact Center will be operational during the hours of 7:00 AM to
9:00 PM local time in markets served by EMW seven (7) days a week (holidays will
be agreed to and specified in the Procedures Manual). During all other hours a
caller will hear an IVR recording advising them of the operational hours and
asking them to call back, leave a voicemail message, send an electronic mail
message to a specified address. or refer them to the appropriate Internet web
page. As of the Commencement Date, English will be the only language supported
by the Customer Contact Center. Spanish and other language support in the
Contact Center will be added at a time mutually agreed upon between IBM and EMW.

IBM will manage the Customer Contact Center in order to provide Customer
Acquisition and Customer Care Services, including:

1.   Recruit and provide CSRs to accomplish Customer Acquisition and Customer
Care activities;

2.   CRSs shall be dedicated to EMW;

3.   Train CSRs to answer frequently asked questions and to provide required
Services;

4.   Schedule and manage staffing of CSRs to perform activities according to the
hours of operation specified in the contract;

5.   Process inbound and outbound Contacts in support of EMW's natural gas and
electric commodity and non-commodity products and services to residential and
small commercial customers. These products and services will be implemented on
or after the Commencement Date after IBM and EMW agree to the relevant service
and supporting processes;

6.   Send connect UDC Service Transactions to and from the UDC's for each
acquired residential customer who has passed the credit check process and for
each acquired customer;

7.   Obtain third party verification as required by EMW business rules;

8.   Collect marketing campaign sourcing information, all UDC Service
Transactions and credit check required fields, product related information,
customer contact/address and disposition information for each new customer
acquired;

9.   Process outbound change UDC Service Transactions and disconnect UDC Service
Transactions for customers as required;

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10.  Provide the required technology for the Customer Contact Center, including
a telecommunication system and Internet capability daily operations and backup
recovery;

11.  Provide an integrated IVR system to deliver promotional and outage
information screen calls and sort customer needs, as well as provide EMW's
disclaimer information and taping/monitoring disclaimers, 24 hours a day seven
days a week. In addition, the IVR system will inform consumers of alternate of
means of accessing EMW, including Website location and electronic mail
addresses, during high call volume periods;

12. Initiate a credit check for each acquired residential customer via a
real-time interface to the credit service agency. The credit service agency will
return a credit score for each customer which will be entered into the CIS
system (a pass/fail score will be defined by EMW and included in the Procedures
Manual); a credit rejection notice will be sent to each of the customers who
fail the credit check;

13.  Respond to general inquiry contacts (such as answering questions related to
service, billing upgrades and downgrades, changes in the services delivered by
EMW and reporting emergency situations) and when possible capture source and
basic customer information with escalation as needed per the Procedures Manual;

14.  Categorize and follow complaint call handling and escalation processes for
customers as defined by EMW and set forth in the Procedures Manual; and

15.  Provide toll free numbers to EMW in support of its Customer Acquisition and
Care efforts as defined by EMW and set forth in the Procedures Manual.

c)   BILL GENERATION, PRINT AND MAIL

IBM WILL:

   1.  Provide,as a Pass Thru charge, all stationary, envelopes and applicable
   collateral materials relevant to preparing bill related correspondence to EMW
   customers;

   2.  Produce the bill extract file on the scheduled cycle date(s) (including
   appropriate taxes);

   3.  Provide bill printing and mailing on the scheduled weekly cycle dates(s)
   using one bill format consisting of 1 page duplexed;

   4.  Laser print the bill;

   5.  Insert the bill, a windowed business reply envelope, UDC mandated
   materials and marketing materials into a standard window envelope;

   6.  Mail the bill;

   7.  When required, present billing information on web-site via e mail,
   electronic bill formats on the EMW website or the agreed upon specifications
   of an EMW business partner;

   8.  Provide handling and correction of returned mail; and

   9.  When required, bill to appropriate credit card.

d)    REMITTANCE

IBM will:

   1.   Provide daily Remittance processing at an IBM designated location;

   2.   Collect mail from the designated postal facilities for processing and
        deposit;

   3.   Open and sort mail and its contents;

   4.   Scan Remittance slips, capturing critical fields of data for daily
   accounts receivable updates which will be sent to the CIS as a daily payments
   interface on a mutually established schedule;

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   5.   Prepare and deposit remittances into the EMW designated bank account at
   the lock box location on a mutually agreed schedule. Transfer funds to an EMW
   designated account on a mutually agreed schedule;

   6.   Provide detailed information for EMW regarding taxes invoiced to and
   received from customers to support EMW's remittance of the appropriate taxes
   to the appropriate local jurisdictions; and

   7.   Provide for reconciliation of customer receivables, UDC settlements,
   3rd Party receivables/payables, and EMW receivables.

e)  COLLECTIONS

   1.   IBM will provide, as a Pass Thru charge, all stationary, envelopes and
   applicable collateral materials relevant to preparing bill related
   correspondence to EMW customers; and

   2.   IBM will conduct limited collection activities in accordance EMW
   requirements as set forth in the Procedures Manual.

f)   QUALITY ASSURANCE

     IBM will implement "Quality Assurance" (QA) processes within the Customer
Contact Center for Contacts in accordance with the Procedures Manual.

g)   MISCELLANEOUS

   1.   Provide ongoing support of Business Intelligence, Knowledge Management,
   and operational business analysis.

   2.   Provide ongoing web-site hosting services including hardware platforms,
   hardware support, and internet access to web-site.

6.0  REPORTS

IBM will provide EMW with reports in a form and frequency as agreed to in the
Procedures Manual during the initial measurement period, and containing the
information set forth below. IBM will provide standard reports from the IVR,
ACD, CRM and CIS System, and web-site.

Provide regularly scheduled weekly and other operational reports where content
and schedule are to be mutually developed by the Parties.

IBM will develop reports from the CIS and the telephony systems used by the
Customer Contact Center. Reports to be produced include:

a)   Client Summary Report - total contacts broken down by complete, incomplete
     and problem contacts for each of EMW's defined campaign codes;

b)   Contact Response Report - number of calls offered, handled, abandoned,
     average talk time minutes, average abandon times and service level;

c)   Results Summary Report - provides customer contact dispositions for a day
     or date range;

d)   IBM and EMW will review the standard monthly reports provided as part of
     the ACD and CIS products; and

e)   IBM will provide a weekly status report identifying Customer Contact Center
     related activities accomplishments, issues and next steps.

7.0 EMW RESPONSIBILITIES

EMW WILL:

a)   Provide for use within the Customer Contact Center a description and
     documentation of all departments of EMW and its relevant affiliates;

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b)   Maintain an updated telephone book for all referral departments within EMW
     and its relevant affiliates and provide a copy to IBM;

c)   Define and maintain the credit management policy required to score any
     customers prior to initiating the acquisition process;

d)   Participate in the design of, and approval, Scripts, training curriculum,
     and reporting;

e)   Provide relevant analysis of competitive offers in the field; the necessary
     support for this process will be communicated to IBM no later than two days
     prior to the start of any relevant training classes;

f)   Provide copies of all relevant marketing materials and messages for
     inclusion in the training documentation; such materials will be prepared
     and produced in at least two days prior to training of CSRs for a program;
     EMW will participate in CSRs training programs as requested;

g)   Provide all business rules for use by call center program developers and
     CSRs; business rules include the processes, methodologies, "dos and
     don'ts", and necessary functionality to properly represent EMW over the
     telephone or through other contact media. EMW will provide IBM business
     rules upon request in a timely manner in accordance with a mutually agreed
     timeframe;

h)   Provide the design and content of the correspondence and outbound
     fulfillment packages to be handled by the Customer Contact Center (such as
     welcome packages and welcome/rejection letter formats) on a mutually agreed
     schedule;

i)   Provide information regarding the submission of connect, change and
     disconnect UDC Service Transactions for both the electric and gas commodity
     products;

j)   Provide required bill formats in advance according to the Procedures
     Manual;

k)   Include toll free numbers, source codes, and Internet addresses on all
     designated direct mail pieces;

l)   Provide input into the development of training material used to train CSRs
     trainers and the CSRs;

m)   Provide the credit service agency's credit scoring services, card
     authorization and rending services, third party verification services, and
     non-bill related fulfillment services; and

n)   Perform its responsibilities in accordance with the Procedures Manual and
     the Service Levels.

8.0  Charges

Exhibit 4 describes all of the Designated Fees with respect to the Steady State
Services.

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                                    Exhibit 2

SCT
         Banner Customer Information System

CLARIFY
         Clarify Front Office Suite

ORACLE
         Oracle Database

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                                   Exhibit 2.A.

          Attachments are license agreements which apply to Article 12

SCT Banner (Technical Currency Agreement, Software License and Services
Agreement)

Clarify (Software License and Maintenance Agreement)

BlueGill Technologies (Master Software License Agreement)

Oracle Corporation (Oracle License Agreement)

IBM Corporation:

Corepoint Telephony License Agreement

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                                    Exhibit 3

                        Designated IBM Service Locations

Charlotte, North Carolina

Southbury, Connecticut

Dallas, Texas

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                                    EXHIBIT 4

                   FEES, CPI ADJUSTMENT, AND TERMINATION FEES
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     1.0     Introduction.....................................................2
     2.0     Definitions......................................................2
     3.0     Fees.............................................................2
     3.1     Generally........................................................2
     3.2     SI Services......................................................2
     3.3     Software License Fees............................................3
     3.4     Steady State Fees................................................3
     3.5     Termination Fees.................................................3
     4.0     Economic Change Adjustment.......................................4
     5.0     Financial Assumptions............................................6
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1.0     INTRODUCTION

a.   This Exhibit describes the methodology for calculating the Designated Fees
     and Termination Fees. The Fixed Fees, the Variable Fees, the SI Services
     Fees, Economic Change Adjustment, and any other charge provisions set forth
     in the Agreement shall in the aggregate compensate IBM for its provision of
     the Designated Services and the Termination Assistance Services.

b.   Attached to this Exhibit is Section A-1, which lists the Fixed Fees, the
     Variable Fees, the SI Services Fees and estimate of hours, Economic Change
     Adjustment, Termination Fees, volume estimates and other applicable rates.

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2.0     DEFINITIONS

All capitalized terms used and not defined in this Exhibit 4 shall have the
meaning defined in the Agreement and the Exhibits.

a.   ACTUAL INFLATION has the meaning set forth in Section 4.0 of this Exhibit.

b.   BASE YEAR INDEX has the meaning set forth in Section 4.0 of this Exhibit.

c.   CPI-U has the meaning set forth in Section 4.0 of this Exhibit.

d.   CSR MINUTE means the amount of time a CSR (customer service representative)
     is involved in customer Contact, or After Contact Work, including
     responding to e-mail and follow-up

e.   ECONOMIC CHANGE ADJUSTMENT and ECA have the meaning set forth in Section
     4.0 of this Exhibit.

f.   FIXED FEES means the fees described in Section 3.4(b) of this Exhibit.

g.   SI SERVICES FEES has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2. of this Exhibit.

h.   INFLATION SENSITIVITY has the meaning set forth in Section 4.0 of this
     Exhibit.

i.   SERVICE HOURS means for the Customer Contact Center Monday-Sunday,
     7:00AM-9:00PM for all markets served; for the web site Monday-Sunday, 24
     hours/day; and for other business services Monday-Friday excluding holidays
     9:00AM-5:00PM.

j.   SI SERVICES means the Start-up Services and the Full Functional Services,
     collectively.

k.   SI SOW means the SI Services Statement of Work described in Exhibit 1.

l.   STEADY STATE FEES means the Fixed Fees and Variable Fees collectively.

m.   TERMINATION FEES means the fees designated as Termination Fees in Section
     A-1 to this Exhibit.

n.   VARIABLE FEES means the fees described in Section 3.4(a) of this Exhibit.

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3.0     FEES

3.1     GENERALLY

a.   Unless the Agreement expressly states otherwise, EMW is financially
     responsible for all costs and expenses associated with its responsibilities
     in the Agreement. The Fixed Fees, Variable Fees, SI Services Fees, and all
     other charges expressly stated to be payable by EMW under the Agreement do
     not include such costs and expenses.

b.   All periodic charges will be computed on a calendar month basis unless the
     Agreement expressly states otherwise.

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a.   For IBM's performance of the SI Services, EMW will pay IBM for IBM's actual
     hours expended weekly by person rounded to the nearest hour (30 minutes or
     more will be rounded up to the next highest hour; less than 30 minutes will
     be rounded down to the lower hour), in performing such Services multiplied
     by the hourly service rates specified in Section A-1 (SI SERVICES FEES).

b.   EMW will reimburse IBM for its reasonable expenses incurred in providing
     the SI Services, including actual travel and living expenses in accordance
     with the IBM travel and living policies, and if applicable, extended
     customer engagement tax assistance. Except as otherwise included in the
     Steady State Fees, IBM will not charge EMW for any IBM Machines utilized in
     providing the Steady State Services.

c.   IBM will invoice EMW for SI Services Fees as set forth in Article 16 of the
     Agreement. As of the Effective Date, EMW has paid IBM *** in SI Services
     Fees.

d.   IBM presently estimates the total SI Services Fees for completing the
     present scope of the SI SOW to be approximately ***. Given the normal
     vicissitudes in implementing services of this nature over a similar time
     period, the Parties anticipate that the total of these SI Services Fees may
     vary from the original estimate. In the event the total SI Services Fees
     for completing the present scope of the SI SOW is greater than *** (being
     110% of the current estimate), IBM's fees for SI Services in excess of ***
     will be reduced by ***. Alternatively, in the event the total SI Services
     Fees for completing the present scope of the SI SOW is less than *** (being
     90% of the current estimate), IBM will be entitled to an incentive payment
     equal to *** of the difference between *** and the final total SI Services
     Fees. The foregoing estimates will be adjusted as needed to accord with any
     adjustments to the scope of the SI SOW.

3.3     SOFTWARE LICENSE FEES

IBM will invoice EMW for $10.2 million in respect of the license fees for the
Software products to be utilized in connection with the provision of the
Designated Services, as set forth in Section A-2 of this Exhibit. As of the
Effective Date, EMW has paid IBM *** for such license fees. All other charges
in respect to such license fees are included in the Steady State Fees.

3.4     STEADY STATE FEES

a.   Variable Fees

 IBM will invoice EMW for the Variable Fees (in accordance with the procedures
 for the Steady State Fees in Article 16 of the Agreement), based upon the rates
 set forth in Section A-1. The Variable Fees will be determined by the usage of
 CSR Minutes, the actual number of customers, and the actual number of markets
 entered.

b.    Fixed Fees

IBM will invoice EMW for the Fixed Fees (in accordance with the procedures for
the Steady State Fees in Article 16 of the Agreement) at the rates set forth in
Section A-1.

3.5     TERMINATION FEES

a.   If EMW terminates the Agreement early for its convenience, as set forth in
     Section 23.01(1) (Termination for Convenience) of the Agreement, EMW will
     pay IBM the applicable Termination Fees set forth in Section A-1.

b.   If EMW terminates the Agreement as a result of the Benchmarking process, as
     set forth in Section 8.05 (Benchmarking) of the Agreement, EMW will pay IBM
     the applicable Termination Fees set forth in Section A-1 reduced by ***

c.   If EMW terminates the Agreement for Change in Control, as set forth in
     Section 23.02 (Termination for Change in Control) of the Agreement, EMW
     will pay IBM the applicable Termination Fees set forth in Section A-1
     reduced by ***.

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                                    Exhibit 4
<PAGE>

d.   Within 30 days prior to the effective date of EMW's termination of the
     Agreement pursuant to Section 23.01(1), 8.05 or 23.02, IBM will invoice EMW
     for the applicable Termination Fees, which will be paid by EMW no later
     than the effective date of such termination.

e.   The Termination Fees set forth in Section A-1 will be prorated according to
     the following formula:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          TERMINATION FEE
                                                         PRORATION FORMULA
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                     <C>  <C>
Prorated                =    [{(A-B) / 12 months} x C] + B
Termination Fee
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A                       =    The Termination Fee for the year in which termination is effective.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B                       =    The Termination Fee for the year after the year in which termination is effective.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C                       =    The number of months remaining during the year in which termination is effective.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

4.0     ECONOMIC CHANGE ADJUSTMENT

a.   IBM will calculate and apply an adjustment to the charges based upon
     economic changes (an ECONOMIC CHANGE ADJUSTMENT or ECA) as described below
     beginning in January 2001. The ECA will be payable on a prospective basis
     (for example, the actual inflation for December 2000 will determine the ECA
     for the year 2001) on the Steady State Fees and SI Services Fees payable by
     EMW. The ECA will be determined as soon as practicable after the end of
     each calendar year using the formula below (the ECA FACTOR).

b.   IBM will invoice EMW for the ECA, if any, beginning in January 2001 and
     monthly thereafter. Provided, however, EMW will not be responsible for the
     ECA for the first 35,000 of SI Services hours in the year 2001.

c.   EMW and IBM agree to use the December unadjusted Consumer Price Index, as
     published in the Summary Data from the Consumer Price Index News Release by
     the Bureau of Labor Statistics, US. Department of Labor, For All Urban
     Consumers (CPI-U), for purposes of determining actual inflation. In the
     event the Bureau of Labor Statistics stops publishing the CPI-U or
     substantially changes its content and format, EMW and IBM will substitute
     another comparable index published at least annually by a mutually
     agreeable source. If the Bureau of Labor Statistics merely redefines the
     base year for the CPI-U from 1982-84 to another year, EMW and IBM will
     continue to use the CPI-U, but will convert the Base Year Index to the new
     base year by using an appropriate conversion formula.

d.   Actual Inflation

     IBM will calculate the ECA by comparing the change in the year-to-year
     CPI-U with the CPI-U for December 1999 (the BASE YEAR INDEX). For each
     calendar year of the Term, the actual CPI-U for December before the year
     for which the ECA is being calculated (ACTUAL INFLATION) will be compared
     to the Base Year Index in Section A-1 (for example, the December 2000 CPI-U
     will be used to determine the ECA for the year 2001). If Actual Inflation
     is equal to or less than the Base Year Index, then no ECA is due. If,
     however, Actual Inflation is greater than the Base Year Index, then IBM
     will apply the ECA to the Fixed and Variable Fees due IBM for the year for
     which IBM is calculating the ECA.

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                                    Exhibit 4
<PAGE>

e.   Inflation Sensitivity

     A percentage has been established that reflects the inflationary impact on
     IBM's delivery of the Services (INFLATION SENSITIVITY). The Inflation
     Sensitivity for the SI Services Fees is 100 percent. All other Fees have an
     Inflation Sensitivity of 90%.

f.   ECA Factor

     The ECA is equal to the ECA Factor times the sum of the Steady State and SI
     Services Fees due IBM for each month of the calendar year succeeding the
     calendar year during which Actual Inflation is greater than the Base Year
     Index. The ECA Factor is calculated as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   ECA Factor
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>              <C>   <C>
ECA Factor       =     [{(Actual Inflation - Base Year Index) / Base Year Index} x Inflation Sensitivity]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Actual           =     The CPI-U for the December before the calendar year for which the ECA
                       is being Inflation calculated.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Base Year Index  =    The CPI-U for December 1999.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Inflation        =    The portion of the Fees that are inflation sensitive, 100 % for SI Service Fees and 90%
Sensitivity           for the Steady State Fees.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

g.    ECA Calculation Example

     1.  The example below shows the calculation of the ECA based on the
         following assumptions:

         (a) An Effective Date in 2000;

         (b) A Base Year Index of the CPI-U for December 1999;

         (c) ECA calculation begins in January 2001;

         (d) Inflation Sensitivity of 90 percent; and

         (e) The following Actual Inflation examples:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              ECA CALCULATION EXAMPLE
                             ACTUAL INFLATION EXAMPLES
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                      <C>           <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>
    BASE YEAR INDEX          2000        2001        2002       2003        2004
     1999 = 163.90
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Actual Inflation         168.00        174.35     177.85     185.00      190
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

     2.  Example:

         (a) There will be an ECA for calendar years 2001 through 2004 because
         the Actual Inflation for the year preceding each year is greater than
         the Base Year Index. To determine the ECA moneys due, using this
         example, in addition to the other charges for February 2001, assume:

               (i)  The Fixed Fee for February is $1,000,000, and

               (ii) Variable Fees of $50,000 are due for that month.

               In this example the ECA would be calculated as follows:

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                                    Exhibit 4
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 ECA CALCULATION EXAMPLE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>        <C>  <C>
ECA        =    {(Fixed Fee + Variable Fees) x ECA Factor}
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ECA        =    [{($1,000,000 + $50,000) x (174.35 - 163.90) / 163.90} x 0.90]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ECA        =    $1,050,000 x {(10.45 / 163.90) x 0.90}
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ECA        =    $1,050,000 x (0.0637583 x 0.90)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ECA        =    $1,050,000 x 0.0573
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ECA        =    $60,165.00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

         (b) The ECA for each month of each year in which the ECA is due is
         calculated as above substituting the appropriate monthly Fees and the
         ECA Factor based upon the actual information.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5.0     FINANCIAL ASSUMPTIONS

a.   IBM will provide the Services to EMW during the Service Hours.

b.   1 bill/month/customer.

c.   Pass-thru charges will be billed at actual cost for the following: postage,
     SI travel and living, credit card fees, credit check fees, collection
     agency fees, stationery, envelopes and mailing inserts. However, others may
     be added from time to time during the Term by agreement of the Parties.

d.   All Services will be provided in the English language unless otherwise
     stated in the Agreement.

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                                    Exhibit 4
<PAGE>

SECTION A-1

All items listed on this Section A-1 are expressed in dollars unless otherwise
specified in the Agreement. All years are calendar years beginning on January 1
at 0001 hours Eastern Standard Time and ending on December 31 at 2400 hours
Eastern Standard Time, except for the first year 2000, which is from the
Effective Date through and including December 31, and the last year of the Term,
which commences January 1, 2010 and terminates on the anniversary of the
Effective Date.

STEADY STATE FEES:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   FIXED FEES
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 2000    2001    2002     2003    2004    2005     2006    2007    2008    2009
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                             <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>      <C>     <C>     <C>      <C>     <C>     <C>
Fixed Fees per month*           1000    1000    1000    1000     1000    1000    1000     1000    1000    1000
($ in thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

Note: The Fixed Fees will equal $1,000,000 per month, beginning June 1, 2000,
and will continue until the earlier of EMW reaching 1.8 million customers or $10
million per month in Steady State Fees received by IBM.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  VARIABLE FEES
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rates in dollars                 2000    2001    2002     2003    2004    2005     2006    2007    2008    2009
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                             <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>      <C>     <C>     <C>      <C>     <C>     <C>
Revenue management: rate per    ***     ***     ***     ***      ***     ***     ***      ***     ***     ***
customer/year for traditional
customers (*)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Revenue management: rate per    ***     ***     ***     ***      ***     ***     ***      ***     ***     ***
customer/year for electronic
bill-only customers (*)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Revenue management: rate per    ***     ***     ***     ***      ***     ***     ***      ***     ***     ***
month for each new market
entered beginning with the
sixth market  (price will vary
based on market complexity).
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Customer care/acquisition:      ***     ***     ***     ***      ***     ***     ***      ***     ***     ***
rate per CSR Minute
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(*) 1/12 billed monthly per
customer
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

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                                    Exhibit 4
<PAGE>

TERMINATION FEES

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                TERMINATION FEES
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 2000    2001    2002     2003    2004    2005    2006    2007     2008    2009
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                             <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>      <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>      <C>
Termination Fees                ***     ***     ***     ***      ***     ***     ***     ***     ***      ***
($ in millions)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

Note: For purposes of a Termination  for  Convenience by Service  Category,
these Fees will be apportioned 2/3 for customer care/acquisition and 1/3
for revenue management.

SI Services Fees

a.   SI Services will be billed at the hourly rates specified below. The amounts
     of hours and totals below are estimates.

     1.  Start-Up Services plus initial Full Functional Services

        <TABLE>
        ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
        SKILL CLASS         2000 HOURS        2000              2001 HOURS        2001              TOTALS
                                              HOURLY SERVICE                      HOURLY
                                              RATES                               SERVICE RATES
        ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
        <S>                 <C>               <C>               <C>               <C>               <C>
        A                   14,210            ***
        ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
        B                   18,830            ***
        ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
        C                   26,150            ***
        ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
        D                   14,130            ***
        ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
        E                    3,350            ***
        ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                                                                                    ***
        Sub Total $
        ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
        </TABLE>

     2.  Balance of Full Functional Services

        <TABLE>
        ------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
        SKILL CLASS         2000 HOURS       2000              2001 HOURS         2001              TOTALS
                                             HOURLY SERVICE                       HOURLY SERVICE
                                             RATES                                RATES
        ------------------- ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
        <S>                 <C>              <C>                <C>               <C>               <C>
        A                     9,240          ***                  4,220           ***
        ------------------- ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
        B                    28,400          ***                 10,070           ***
        ------------------- ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
        C                    35,950          ***                  9,530           ***
        ------------------- ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
        D                    50,020          ***                  9,690           ***
        ------------------- ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
        E                     6,630          ***                  2,260           ***
        ------------------- ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                                                                                    ***
        Sub Total $
        ------------------- ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------

        ------------------- ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                                                                                    ***
        TOTAL
        ------------------- ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
        </TABLE>

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                                    Exhibit 4
<PAGE>

b.   The following is a description of some representative skills categories IBM
     may provide as SI Services:

     1.  Skill Class A Project Leadership - Project Executive, Principal,
         Executive Consultant.

     2.  Skill Class B Key Senior Staff - Project Manager, Senior Consultant,
         Senior IT Architect, Senior Data Base Administrator, Senior Systems
         Analyst.

     3.  Skill Class C Professional Staff - Consultant, IT Architect, Data Base
         Administrator, Systems Analyst, Senior Team Lead, Senior
         Programmer/Analyst.

     4.  Skill Class D Professional Staff - Programmer/Analyst, Team Lead.

     5.  Skill Class E Junior Staff - Associate Programmer/Analyst, Systems
         Tester, Technical Writer.

 VOLUME ESTIMATES
The following EMW estimates are provided for planning purposes only and are not
contractually binding and will not affect the Fees or SLAs:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   EMW ESTIMATES OF YEAR END CUSTOMER VOLUMES
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year End                         2000    2001    2002     2003    2004    2005    2006    2007     2008    2009
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                             <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>      <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>      <C>
Number of Customers             ***     ***     ***     ***      ***     ***     ***     ***     ***      ***
(in thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

It is estimated that CSR Minutes will average *** per customer per year.

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                                    Exhibit 4
<PAGE>

SECTION A-2

SI SOW SOFTWARE PRODUCTS:

    -    Bluegill

    -    Clarify

    -    Corepoint Telephony

    -    Net Commerce

    -    NT Operating System

    -    Oracle RDBMS

    -    SCT Banner

    -    Tivoli

    -    Unix Operating System

    -    Witness

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                                    Exhibit 4
<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT 5

                                 SERVICE LEVELS

1     GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.1          GENERAL

This Exhibit sets forth the agreement between the Parties relating to Critical
Services, Key Measurements and Critical Deliverables (as those terms are defined
below), against which IBM's performance will be measured. IBM shall perform the
Services as set forth in the Agreement at or above the Expected Service Levels
(as defined below). IBM shall perform the Services in a cost-effective manner,
using procedures and methods that are expected to result in continuous
improvement in IBM's level of performance throughout the Term.

ATTACHMENT SLA-1 sets forth the initial Key Measurements and Critical Services,
separated into the applicable Service Categories, and the Allocation Percentage
(as defined below) for each such Critical Service. ATTACHMENT SLA-1 also sets
the Critical Deliverables. For any Critical Service or Key Measurement where
there is not an agreed to service measurement as set forth on Attachment SLA-1,
or there is not an agreed to industry standard to be utilized, IBM will measure
and document IBM's actual performance for the first *** in the first Contract
Year and for subsequent Contract Years, IBM will measure and document IBM's
actual performance for ***. The Expected Service Level for such Critical Service
or Key Measurement shall be the average of such service measurements after
eliminating the highest and lowest months' numbers. The Minimum Service Level
for such Critical Service or Key Measurement will the lowest of the service
measurements achieved by IBM during such *** after eliminating the highest and
lowest months' numbers. In all cases, the Parties may mutually agree to adjust
an Expected Service Level or Minimum Service Level to address any anomalous
performance during the measurement period. EMW may, in EMW's reasonable
discretion, add or delete a Critical Service or Key Measurement in accordance
with the procedures set forth in this Exhibit. Pursuant to the Change Request
process set forth in the Agreement, the Parties may mutually agree in writing to
modify an Expected Service Level-or a Minimum Service Level after it is
established pursuant to this Exhibit.

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                                    Exhibit 5

<PAGE>

1.2      ATTACHMENTS

The following Attachments are referred to in this Exhibit:

-        SLA-1 - Service Level Matrix, which details Expected Service Levels and
         Minimum Service Levels for the Critical Services and Key Measurements
         in each Service Category, the Critical Deliverables, and the allocation
         percentages for Critical Services.
-        SLA-2 - Service Level Measures, which contains the descriptions and
         measurement procedures for Critical Services and Key Measurements.

1.3      REPORTING

Unless otherwise specified in this Exhibit, each Critical Service and Key
Measurement will be measured on a monthly basis ("SERVICE LEVEL REPORT"). IBM
shall provide, as part of IBM's monthly performance reports to EMW, a set of
hard-copy and soft-copy reports to verify IBM's performance and compliance with
the Critical Services, Key Measurements and Critical Deliverables. IBM shall
provide detailed supporting information for each report to EMW in
machine-readable form suitable for use on a personal computer.

1.4      DEFINITIONS

Capitalized terms used in this Exhibit and not defined in this SECTION 1.4 will
have the meaning set forth in the Agreement. In addition, the following terms
will have the meaning set forth below in this SECTION 1.4.

"ALLOCATION PERCENTAGE" means the percentage allocated to a Critical Service.
The sum of all Allocation Percentages will not exceed one hundred percent
(100%).

"AT RISK AMOUNT" means, for any calendar month during the Term and the
Termination Assistance Period, ten percent (10%) of the Fees for the applicable
Service Category paid to IBM for such month.

"CRITICAL DELIVERABLES" means those deliverables performed on a one-time basis
under the Agreement that are identified on ATTACHMENT SLA-1. Critical
Deliverables are not Critical Services.

"CRITICAL SERVICES" means the Services for which a Service Level Credit may be
payable by IBM to EMW in accordance with this Exhibit. Critical Services are
identified on ATTACHMENT SLA-1. Each Critical Service has an Expected Service
Level and a Minimum Service Level associated with it unless otherwise specified
in this Exhibit.

"CRITICAL SERVICE LEVEL WARNING REPORT" is defined in SECTION 1.11 of this
Exhibit.

"EARNBACK CREDITS" is defined in SECTION 1.6 of this Exhibit.

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                                    Exhibit 5

<PAGE>

"EXPECTED SERVICE LEVEL" means the desired level of performance for a Critical
Service or Key Measurement, as established in accordance with this Exhibit.

"EXPECTED SERVICE LEVEL FAILURE" means each month in any rolling twelve (12)
month period when IBM's level of performance for a particular Critical Service
fails to meet the Expected Service Level (but does not fail to meet the Minimum
Service Level) after IBM has failed to meet the Expected Service Level for that
Critical Service in three (3) or more consecutive months in such rolling twelve
(12) month period or any four (4) or more months in such rolling twelve (12)
month period.

"KEY MEASUREMENTS" means those areas of service level measurement for which no
Service Level Credit is payable, but which are meaningful to EMW's business and
require monthly measurement and reporting by IBM, as identified in ATTACHMENT
SLA-1.

"MINIMUM SERVICE LEVEL" means the level of performance of a Critical Service
below which a Minimum Service Level Failure will be deemed to occur, as
established in accordance with this Exhibit.

"MINIMUM SERVICE LEVEL FAILURE" means with respect to any Critical Service,
IBM's failure during any month to meet the Minimum Service Level for such
Critical Service.

"OVERALLOCATION PERCENTAGE" means ***.

"SERVICE LEVEL CREDITS" is defined in SECTION 1.5(a) of this Exhibit.

"SERVICE LEVEL FAILURE" means a Minimum Service Level Failure or an Expected
Service Level Failure.

"UNRELIEVED SERVICE LEVEL CREDITS" is defined in SECTION 1.6(c) of this Exhibit.

"YEARLY PERFORMANCE AVERAGE" is defined in SECTION 1.6(a) of this Exhibit.

1.5      SERVICE LEVEL CREDITS

(a)      CALCULATION. Based upon the Expected Service Levels and Minimum Service
         Levels established pursuant to this Exhibit (as modified in accordance
         with this Exhibit), IBM shall calculate the credits that IBM shall
         apply against the Fees (or, if the Agreement has expired or been
         terminated, pay to EMW) in the event of a Service Level Failure
         ("SERVICE LEVEL CREDITS"). For each Service Level Failure, IBM shall
         pay or credit to EMW, subject to the provisions of SECTION 1.6(c), a

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                                    Exhibit 5

<PAGE>

Service Level Credit that shall be computed in accordance with the following
formula:

         SERVICE LEVEL CREDIT = A   x   B  x  C

                  Where:

                  A = the Allocation Percentage allocated to the Critical
                  Service with respect to which the Service Level Failure
                  occurs, as established pursuant to this Exhibit.

                  B = the At Risk Amount.

                  C = the Overallocation Percentage.

         For example, assume that IBM fails to meet the Minimum Service Level
         with respect to a Critical Service, as set forth on ATTACHMENTS SLA 1
         AND SLA-2. Assume that IBM's Fees for that Service Category to which
         such Critical Service is attributable, for the month in which the
         Service Level Failure occurred were $100,000. Assume that the
         Allocation Percentage for the Critical Service in which the Service
         Level Failure occurred is twenty percent (20%). The Service Level
         Credit due to EMW for such Service Level Failure would be computed as
         follows:

                  A = 20% (i.e., the Allocation Percentage for the
                           particular Critical Service in that Service
                           Category),
                  A = $20,000

                  multiplied by the At Risk Amount

                  B =  10%
                  (i.e., ten percent (10%) of $20,000)multiplied by

                  C = ***

                  equals

                  ***  (the amount of the Service Level Credit).

(b)      MONTHLY SUM. If more than one Service Level Failure occurs in a single
         month, the sum of the corresponding Service Level Credits shall be paid
         or credited to EMW as set forth in this Exhibit.

(c)      MONTHLY LIMIT. In no event shall the amount of Service Level Credits
         paid or credited to EMW with respect to all Service Level Failures
         occurring in a single month exceed, in total for that month for each
         Service Category, the At Risk Amount for such Service Category.

IBM Confidential                   May 12, 2000                       Page 4
                                    Exhibit 5

<PAGE>

(d)      CHANGES TO ALLOCATIONS. EMW may make changes to the Allocation
         Percentage for one or more Critical Services, at EMW's sole discretion,
         by sending notice to IBM at least thirty (30) days prior to the date on
         which such new Allocation Percentage is to be effective. EMW may send
         such a notice once each calendar quarter.

(e)      REPORTING. In each monthly Service Level Report, IBM shall: (i) notify
         EMW of any Service Level Credits to which EMW is entitled for that
         month; (ii) describe any Service Level Failures which occurred during
         that month and (iii) describe any failure to meet Key Measurements
         which occurred during that month.

(f)      INVOICES. The total amount of Service Level Credits that IBM is
         obligated to pay or credit to EMW for any given month (subject to IBM's
         earnback rights set forth in SECTION 1.6 below) shall be reflected on
         the invoice for that month (e.g., the amount of Service Level Credits
         (subject to IBM's earnback rights described in SECTION 1.6) with
         respect to Service Level Failures occurring in August will be set forth
         in the invoice for the August Fees issued in September). Although
         Service Level Credits for each month will be reflected in IBM's monthly
         invoice, the credits will be payable or credited to EMW on a Contract
         Year basis as set forth in SECTION 1.6(c) below.

1.6      EARNBACK

(a)      ANNUAL REPORT. In addition to the standard monthly Service Level
         Reports, IBM shall provide to EMW, within thirty (30) days after the
         end of each Contract Year, a report setting forth, at a minimum, the
         following with respect to each Critical Service during the preceding
         Contract Year:

         (i)   statistics on IBM's average monthly performance for each month
         during the preceding Contract Year;

         (ii)  the twelve (12) month average of IBM's average monthly
         performance for that Critical Service during the preceding Contract
         Year ("YEARLY PERFORMANCE AVERAGE"); and

         (iii) the total amount of Service Level Credits for the preceding
         Contract Year for that Critical Service.

(b)      YEARLY PERFORMANCE AVERAGE. If, during the preceding Contract Year, IBM
         achieved a Yearly Performance Average in a Critical Service that was
         equal to or greater than the Expected Service Level in effect for that
         Critical Service for that Contract Year, IBM will be entitled to
         receive earnback credit ("EARNBACK CREDIT") to offset all Service Level
         Credits assessed for that Contract Year for Service Level Failures in
         that Critical Service. In no event will: (i) the total amount of
         Earnback Credits for any Contract Year exceed the total amount of
         Service Level Credits for that Contract Year; or (ii) any Earnback
         Credit carry forward to subsequent Contract Years or back to previous
         Contract Years. The

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                                    Exhibit 5

<PAGE>

(c)      Earnback Credit which may be used to offset Service Level Credits
         assessed for Service Level Failures will be computed in accordance with
         the following formula:

EARNBACK CREDIT = A  x  B  x  C

         Earnback Credit = A   x   B  x  C

                  Where:

                  A = the Allocation Percentage allocated to the Critical
                  Service with respect to which the Service Level Failure
                  occurs, as established pursuant to this Exhibit.

                  B = the At Risk Amount.

                  C = the Overallocation Percentage.

                  For example, assume that IBM's Yearly Performance for a
                  particular Critical Service exceeds the Expected Service Level
                  with respect to such Critical Service. Assume that IBM's Fees
                  for that Service Category to which such Critical Service is
                  attributable, for the month in which the Service Level Failure
                  occurred were $100,000. Assume that the Allocation Percentage
                  for the Critical Service in which the Service Level Failure
                  occurred is twenty percent (20%). The Earnback Credit due to
                  would be computed as follows:

                  A = 20% (i.e., the Allocation Percentage for that
                           Critical Service in the applicable Service Category),
                  A = $20,000

                  multiplied by the At Risk Amount

                  B = 10%
                  (i.e., ten percent (10%) of $20,000),

                  multiplied by

                  C = ***

                  equals

                  *** (the amount of the Earnback Credit).

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<PAGE>

(c)      UNRELIEVED SERVICE LEVEL CREDITS. Within thirty (30) days after the end
         of each Contract Year, IBM shall provide a report to EMW calculating
         the Service Level Credits incurred for such Contract Year net of any
         Earnback Credits ("UNRELIEVED SERVICE LEVEL CREDITS") and shall pay or
         credit to EMW such Unrelieved Service Level Credits.

(d)      MID-YEAR TERMINATION. If the Agreement is terminated prior to the end
         of a Contract Year, the foregoing process (including the calculation of
         Earnback Credits (if any)) will be undertaken with respect to the
         portion of the Contract Year during which the Agreement was in effect.

(e)      INTEREST. Service Level Credits that EMW is entitled to receive and
         which IBM fails to pay or credit to EMW in accordance with this Section
         will bear interest from the date due at the rate set forth in Section
         16.04 of the Agreement.

1.7      ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS OF KEY MEASUREMENTS

(a)      ADDITIONS. EMW may add one or more Key Measurements by notice to IBM at
         least thirty (30) days prior to the date on which such additions to Key
         Measurements are to be effective. EMW may not provide such notice more
         than once each calendar quarter. EMW shall be responsible for the
         actual incremental cost (if any) incurred by IBM to measure such new
         Key Measurements. New Key Measurements shall be established in one of
         the following ways:

         (1)      In the first Contract Year of the Term, where at least *** of
                  service measurements exist for a particular Service, (and in
                  subsequent Contract Years, where there are at least *** of
                  service measurements for a particular Service) (a) the
                  Expected Service Level for such Key Measurements shall be the
                  average of such service measurements for the measurement
                  period after eliminating the measurement numbers from the
                  highest and lowest months of the measurement period and (b)
                  the Minimum Service Level for such Key Measurements shall be
                  the lowest of such service measurements for the measurement
                  period after eliminating the highest and lowest months of the
                  measurement period; or

         (2)      Where there are not at least *** of service measurements for a
                  particular Service in the first Contract Year (or in
                  subsequent Contract Years, where there are not at least ***
                  of service measurements for a particular Service) IBM shall
                  measure and document IBM's actual performance for that Service
                  for *** in the first Contract Year and for subsequent Contract
                  Years, for ***. The Expected Service Level for such Key
                  Measurement shall be the average of such service measurements
                  after eliminating the service measurements from the

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         highest and lowest months of the measurement period and the Minimum
         Service Level for such Key Measurements shall be the lowest of such
         service measurements for the measurement period after eliminating the
         highest and lowest months of the measurement period.

(b)      DELETIONS. EMW may delete one or more Key Measurement by notice to IBM
         at least thirty (30) days prior to the date on which such deletions to
         Key Measurements are to be effective. EMW may not send such a notice
         more than once each calendar quarter.

1.8      ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS OF CRITICAL SERVICES

(a)      ADDITIONS. EMW may add one or more Critical Service by notice to IBM at
         least thirty (30) days prior to the date on which such additions to
         Critical Services are to be effective (subject to any additional time
         necessary to complete the measurements described in subsections (1) and
         (2) below). EMW may not provide such notice more than once each
         calendar quarter. EMW shall be responsible for the actual incremental
         cost (if any) incurred by IBM to measure such new Critical Services.
         EMW shall, in the case of additions of Critical Services, modify the
         Allocation Percentages for one or more Critical Service in accordance
         with and subject to the limitations of SECTION 1.5(d) such that the
         total Allocation Percentages for all Critical Services equals one
         hundred percent (100%). The Expected Service Levels and Minimum Service
         Levels for new Critical Services shall be established in one of the
         following ways:

         (1)      In the first Contract Year, where at least *** of service
                  measurements exist for a particular Service, (and in
                  subsequent Contract Years , where there are at least *** of
                  service measurements for a particular Service) (a)the Expected
                  Service Level for such Critical Service shall be the average
                  of such service measurements for the measurement period after
                  eliminating the measurement numbers from the highest and
                  lowest months of the measurement period and (b) the Minimum
                  Service Level for such Critical Service shall be the lowest of
                  such service measurements for the measurement period after
                  eliminating the highest and lowest months of the measurement
                  period; or

         (2)      Where there are not at least *** of service measurements for a
                  particular Service, in the first year of the Term, (or in
                  subsequent years of the Term, where there are not at least ***
                  of service measurements for a particular Service) IBM will
                  measure and document IBM's actual performance for that Service
                  for *** in the first Contract Year and for subsequent Contract
                  Years, for ***. The Expected Service Level for such Critical
                  Service shall be the average of such service measurements for
                  the measurement period after eliminating the service
                  measurements from the highest and lowest months of the
                  measurement period and the Minimum

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                  Service Level for such Critical Service shall be the lowest of
                  such service measurements for the measurement period after
                  eliminating the highest and lowest months of the measurement
                  period.

(b)      DELETIONS. EMW may delete one or more Critical Service by notice to IBM
         at least thirty (30) days prior to the date on which such deletions to
         Critical Services are to be effective. EMW may not provide such notice
         more than once each calendar quarter. EMW shall, in the case of
         deletions of Critical Services, modify the Allocation Percentages in
         accordance with and subject to the limitations of SECTION 1.5(d) for
         one or more of the Critical Services such that the total Allocation
         Percentages for all Critical Services equals one hundred percent
         (100%).

(c)      EFFECT ON EARNBACKS. The deletion or modification of a Critical Service
         in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Exhibit shall not
         affect any Service Level Credits incurred by IBM, any Earnback Credits
         which have been earned by IBM which have been earned by IBM, in each
         case with respect to that Critical Service prior to the effective date
         of the deletion or modification.

1.9      CRITICAL DELIVERABLES

Certain of IBM's obligations under the Agreement shall be one-time obligations
to deliver Critical Deliverables. Critical Deliverables may include credits that
shall be payable by IBM to EMW in the event IBM fails to deliver any such
Critical Deliverables ("DELIVERABLE CREDITS") within the agreed upon time
period. The Critical Deliverables as of the Effective Date are set forth on
ATTACHMENT SLA-1. The Parties may by agreement add additional Critical
Deliverables. Imposition of Deliverable Credits shall not be included in the
calculation related to the At Risk Amount set forth in SECTION 1.5(c) of this
Exhibit. The total amount of Deliverable Credits that IBM is obligated to pay or
credit to EMW for any given month will be reflected on the invoice that contains
Fees for the month during which such Deliverable Credits were incurred by IBM
(e.g., the amount of Deliverable Credits for failure to deliver any Critical
Deliverable(s) in August will be set forth in the invoice for August charges
issued in September). Unlike Service Level Credits, Deliverable Credits shall be
shown in each monthly invoice as an actual credit and will not be subject to any
earnback pursuant to SECTION 1.6 or otherwise.

1.10     CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT--CRITICAL SERVICES AND KEY MEASUREMENTS

The Parties shall, on an annual basis, agree upon modifications to the Expected
Service Levels and Minimum Service Levels to reflect continuous improvement,
including any Critical Services or Key Measurements for which IBM's performance
is consistently above the applicable Minimum Service Level or Expected Service
Level then in effect.

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1.11     IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOR CRITICAL SERVICES

If any measurement of performance with respect to a Minimum Service Level
indicates that IBM's performance is more than ten percent (10%) below such
Minimum Service Level, IBM shall provide to EMW a written report ("CRITICAL
SERVICE LEVEL WARNING REPORT") as well as a plan to meet the Minimum Service
Level. IBM shall promptly implement such plan. IBM shall then provide to EMW
monthly status reports with progress updates until such time as IBM achieves
compliance with the Minimum Service Level. In addition, if IBM fails to meet any
Minimum Service Level for two (2) consecutive months, IBM shall provide to EMW a
written plan for improving IBM's performance so as to meet the Minimum Service
Level within thirty (30) days after IBM's failure to so meet the Minimum Service
Level. IBM shall promptly implement such plan. IBM shall then provide to EMW
monthly status reports with progress updates until such time as IBM achieves
compliance with the Minimum Service Level.

1.12     IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR KEY MEASUREMENTS

If IBM fails to meet any Key Measurement for three (3) consecutive months, IBM
shall provide to EMW a written plan for improving IBM's performance so as to
satisfy the Key Measurement within thirty (30) days after IBM's failure to
perform the Key Measurement. IBM shall promptly implement such plan. IBM shall
then provide to EMW monthly status reports with progress updates until such time
as IBM achieves compliance with the Key Measurement.

1.13     MEASUREMENT AND MONITORING METHODOLOGIES

The measurement and monitoring methodologies to be used by IBM will be agreed
upon by IBM and EMW within sixty (60) days after the Effective Date. If, after a
measurement and monitoring methodology has been approved, IBM desires to use a
different measurement and monitoring methodology for a Critical Service or Key
Measurement, IBM will provide notice to EMW, in which event the Parties will
reasonably adjust the measurements as necessary to account for any increased or
decreased sensitivity in the new measurement and monitoring methodology;
provided, however, that if the Parties cannot agree on the required adjustment,
IBM will continue to use the measurement and monitoring methodology initially
agreed upon by the Parties. The Parties do not anticipate that changes in the
measurement and monitoring methodologies will result in changes in Service
Levels; rather, the need to collect and accurately reflect performance data
should result in the enhancement of the measurement and monitoring
methodologies.

1.14     EXCEPTIONS TO SERVICE LEVEL FAILURES

A Service Level Failure shall not constitute a Service Level Failure to the
extent it is caused by any of the following:

(a)      infringements of third party intellectual property rights by EMW;

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(b)      violations of law by EMW;
(c)      Service or resource reductions requested or approved by EMW and agreed
         to by the Parties in accordance with the Change Request process set
         forth in the Procedure Manual, provided that IBM has previously
         notified EMW as part of that process that the implementation of such
         request would result in such a Service Level Failure;
(d)      Implementation of a disaster recovery plan in response to a disaster;
(e)      The applicability of any other provision of the Agreement that provides
         for relief from Service Level Credits in accordance with such
         provision; or
(f) Any breach of the Agreement by EMW or EMW's Agents.

1.15     EXCLUSIONS FROM AVAILABILITY

Calculation of Service Level Credits shall not include any period of downtime
resulting from scheduled system maintenance (e.g., preventive maintenance or
system upgrades), provided that the schedule for such maintenance has been
agreed upon by the Parties and is scheduled by IBM so as to minimize any impact
on EMW's business, operations and customers. IBM shall maintain availability
during such time periods to the extent practicable. IBM shall perform such
scheduled maintenance outside of EMW's normal business hours.

2     DETAILED PROVISIONS

The detailed provisions relating to Critical Services, Key Measurements and
Critical Deliverables are set forth in the Attachments to this Exhibit.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

         CRITICAL SERVICES - CUSTOMER ACQUISITION AND CUSTOMER CARE
                                                                                                                       12-May-00
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<S>    <C>                                                                                           <C>      <C>          <C>
       TOTAL SUPPLIER AT RISK - EXPRESSED IN TERM OF PERCENTAGE OF THE
       MONTHLY CHARGE FOR CUSTOMER ACQ. AND CUSTOMER CARE                                                                  ***
       RESCO Pool Percentage Available For Allocation - Expressed as a %
       of the "At Risk" amount                                                                                             ***
       RESCO Pool Available Unallocated --  Expressed as % of the Pool
       not Allocated                                                                                                       ***
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       Allocation of RESCO Pool Percentage                                                   TBD%                         % of
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       PERFORMANCE CATEGORY - SYSTEM AVAILABILITY                             Comm + mos** Expected  Minimum  Allocation*  Monthly

II.A.1 Percentage of time IVR System available during scheduled uptime             0          ***      ***    TBD          #VALUE!
II.A.1 Percentage of time WebServer System available during scheduled uptime       0          ***      ***    TBD          #VALUE!
II.A.1 Percentage of time email System available during scheduled uptime           0          ***      ***    TBD          #VALUE!
II.A.1 Percentage of time ACD System available during scheduled uptime             0          ***      ***    TBD          #VALUE!
II.A.1 Percentage of time Voice Mail System available during scheduled uptime      0          ***      ***    TBD          #VALUE!

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       Allocation of RESCO Pool Percentage                                                   TBD%                          % of
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       PERFORMANCE CATEGORY - SERVICE LEVEL (TO CUSTOMERS)                    Comm + mos** Expected  Minimum  Allocation*  Monthly

II.B.1 Percentage of calls answered by agent 20 seconds after call placed
       into ACD queue.                                                             1          ***      ***    TBD          #VALUE!
II.B.2 Percentage of escalated calls resolved within 4 hours (under IBM
       control to resolve)                                                         2          ***      ***    TBD          #VALUE!
II.B.3 Percentage of contacts receiving first contact resolution                   M          ***      ***    TBD          #VALUE!
II.B.4 Percentage of web customers that are sent transaction confirmation
       within 15 minutes                                                           2          ***      ***    TBD          #VALUE!
II.B.5 Percentage of acknowledged emails returned within 15 minutes of
       customer email receipt                                                      2          ***      ***    TBD          #VALUE!
II.B.6 Percentage of email requests contact response initiated within 4
       business hours or consistent with customer request                          3          ***      ***    TBD          #VALUE!

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       Allocation of RESCO Pool Percentage                                                   0.0%                          % of
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       PERFORMANCE CATEGORY - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION                           Comm + mos** Expected  Minimum  Allocation*  Monthly

II.C.1   Efficiency Quality Assurance test score average                             M          TBD      TBD              0% #VALUE!
II.C.2   Effectiveness Quality Assurance test score average                          M          TBD      TBD              0% #VALUE!
II.C.3   Customer Satisfaction test score average for Customer Care and Billing      M          TBD      TBD              0% #VALUE!
II.C.4   Customer Satisfaction test score average for Acquisition/New Customer       M          TBD      TBD              0% #VALUE!

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         Allocation of RESCO Pool Percentage                                                   0.0%                          % of
         --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         PERFORMANCE CATEGORY - NOT USED                                        Comm + mos** Expected  Minimum  Allocation*  Monthly

         --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Allocation of RESCO Pool Percentage                                                   0.0%                          % of
         --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         PERFORMANCE CATEGORY - NOT USED                                        Comm + mos** Expected  Minimum  Allocation*  Monthly

</TABLE>

          * Service Level Credit Allocation Percentage
          **   Number of Months after Commencement Date before Supplier is
               responsible for Service Level performance, Service Level
               Credits due for Service Level Default, or Service Level
               Incentives Apply (M - measurement period applies as defined in
               Service Levels Exhibit)
          ####### = TBD

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<CAPTION>
                     CRITICAL SERVICES - REVENUE MANAGEMENT

       ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>    <C>                                                                                           <C>      <C>          <C>
       TOTAL SUPPLIER AT RISK - EXPRESSED IN TERM OF PERCENTAGE OF THE MONTHLY
       CHARGE FOR REVENUE MANAGEMENT SERVICES                                                                                 ***
       RESCO Pool Percentage Available For Allocation - Expressed as a % of the "At
       Risk" amount                                                                                                           ***
       RESCO Pool Available Unallocated -- Expressed as % of the Pool not Allocated                                           ***
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       Allocation of RESCO Pool Percentage                                                  0.0%                           % of
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       PERFORMANCE CATEGORY - NOT USED                                       Comm + mos** Expected   Minimum  Allocation*  Monthly

       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Allocation of RESCO Pool Percentage                                                  0.0%                           % of
       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       PERFORMANCE CATEGORY - NOT USED                                       Comm + mos** Expected   Minimum  Allocation*  Monthly

       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Allocation of RESCO Pool Percentage                                                  0.0%                           % of
       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       PERFORMANCE CATEGORY - NOT USED                                       Comm + mos** Expected   Minimum  Allocation*  Monthly

       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Allocation of RESCO Pool Percentage                                                  TBD%                           % of
       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       PERFORMANCE CATEGORY - PRODUCT AND SERVICE DELIVERY CYCLE TIME        Comm + mos** Expected   Minimum  Allocation*  Monthly

II.D.1 Percentage of bills issued correctly on time (within 72 hours of
       receipt of required data)                                                  3         ***        ***    TBD          #VALUE!
II.D.2 Percentage of on-time correct payment application (within 36 hours)        3         ***        ***    TBD          #VALUE!
II.D.3 Customer requests will be addressed and completed within 24 hours
       or according to customer request                                           3         ***        ***    TBD          #VALUE!
II.D.4 Product/Service Fulfillment Cycle Time - from customer order
       initiation to REQUEST for product or service fulfillment                   2         ***        ***    TBD          #VALUE!

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       Allocation of RESCO Pool Percentage                                                  0.0%                           % of
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       PERFORMANCE CATEGORY - OTHER                                          Comm + mos** Expected   Minimum  Allocation*  Monthly

II.E.1 Percentage of all customers re-scored according to business rules          M         TBD        TBD              0% #VALUE!
II.E.2 Accounts Receivable Collections - Business Rules Adherance                 M         TBD        TBD              0% #VALUE!

</TABLE>

          * Service Level Credit Allocation Percentage
          **   Number of Months after Commencement Date before Supplier is
               responsible for Service Level performance, Service Level
               Credits due for Service Level Default, or Service Level
               Incentives Apply (M - measurement period applies as defined in
               Service Levels Exhibit)
          ####### = TBD

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                                                      KEY MEASUREMENTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

          CUSTOMER ACQUISITION/RESPONSE --  PERFORMANCE CATEGORY                             Eff + mos** Expected   Minimum
<S>       <C>                                                                                <C>         <C>        <C>
III.A.1   Percentage customers receiving busy signal                                             0         ***        ***
III.A.2   Customer abandonment in the ACD queue                                                  0         ***        ***
III.A.3   X% of service activation requests will be routed and accepted by
          clearinghouse within 1 hour                                                            M
III.A.4   X% of service activation requests will be routed to UDC w/in 4 hours
          once accepted by CH                                                                    M
III.A.5   Clearinghouse will route utility info to ResCo system within 4 hours
          or according to business requirements                                                  M
III.A.6   Percentage of enrollment completions for web-site signup requests in
          less than 8 hours                                                                      3         ***        ***
III.A.7   Customer complaints per 10,000 customer contacts (IBM issues)                          M

          REVENUE MANAGEMENT --  PERFORMANCE CATEGORY                                        Eff + mos** Expected   Minimum

III.B.1   Percent of billing errors caused by 3rd party data resolved within 2 days              M
III.B.2   Percent of billing errors not caused by 3rd party data resolved within 24 hours        M
III.B.3   X% of payment exceptions must be processed within 24 hours                             2         ***        ***

          SYSTEMS --  PERFORMANCE CATEGORY                                                   Eff + mos** Expected   Minimum

III.C.1   CSR Screen Refresh time in X second                                                    M
III.C.2   Web Site Performance                                                                   M
III.C.3   % of calls answered by IVR within ten (10) seconds                                     0         ***        ***

</TABLE>
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          * Service Level Credit Allocation Percentage
          **   Number of Months after Commencement Date before Supplier is
               responsible for Service Level Performance (M - measurement
               period applies as defined in Service Levels Exhibit)

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                                Attachment SLA-2

I.    GENERAL PROVISIONS

This document describes the service level measures to be used for the
provision of services in the areas of Customer Acquisition, Customer Care, and
Revenue Management. This document describes the service level measures and how
they are calculated, and Attachment SLA-1 Service Level Matrix details the
metrics.

II.   CRITICAL SERVICE LEVELS

        A.        SYSTEMS AVAILABILITY
                1.    Percentage of time the customer facing IBM systems are
                      available, measured by dividing the time the systems are
                      available during scheduled uptime periods by total
                      scheduled uptime. Separate metrics to be measured for IVR,
                      ACD, Voice Mail, Web Server, and E-Mail.]

        B.        SERVICE LEVEL TO CUSTOMERS
                1.    Percentage of calls answered by a customer service agent
                      within the timeframe defined in Attachment SLA-1, measured
                      in seconds from the time a call is placed into the ACD
                      queue, i.e., after message "please hold for the next
                      available agent"(or equivalent message) is played to
                      customer.

                2.    Escalated calls resolved within 4 business hours, X% of
                      the time, measured by the number of calls resolved divided
                      by the total number of escalated calls under IBM's
                      control. An escalated call, requiring referral to a third
                      party, is resolved upon referral to third party.

                3.    Customers requesting product or service information will
                      receive first communication resolution X% of the time,
                      measured by the number of contacts resolved (not escalated
                      or requiring a callback, for call requests under IBM's
                      control) divided by the total number of calls answered.

                4.    Percentage of customers receiving a transaction
                      confirmation via e-mail sent within X minutes to new
                      commodity or non-commodity customers acknowledging service
                      request or product order via the web, measured by the
                      number of confirmations to properly formatted requests
                      within X minutes divided by the total number of confirmed
                      web service requests

                5.    Percentage of customers contacting EMW via e-mail that
                      receive an return e-mail acknowledging receipt of request
                      within X minutes of the receipt of the email. This SLA
                      will be calculated as the number of customers receiving an
                      acknowledgment return email within X minutes divided by
                      the total number of customer request emails received.

                6.    Percentage of customers contacting EMW via e-mail where
                      contact response is initiated within 4 business hours of
                      the receipt of the email or consistent with customer
                      request. This SLA will be calculated as the number of
                      customers contacted directly within 4 business hours or
                      consistent with customer request divided by the total
                      number of customer request emails received.

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        C.        CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
                1.    At least X% of Quality Assurance Efficiency Scores for
                      customer care will be X or greater, calculated as the
                      number of scores greater than X divided by the total
                      number of quality assurance tests. Measurement will be
                      determined during first 90 days after go-live. This should
                      include, but is not limited to CSR data capture, accuracy
                      of communicating with the customer, and 3rd party
                      verification compliance.

                2.    At least X% of Quality Assurance Effectiveness Scores for
                      customer care will be X or greater, calculated as the
                      number of scores greater than X divided by the total
                      number of quality assurance tests. Measurement will be
                      determined during first 90 days after go-live.

                3.    At least X% of Customer Satisfaction Scores for customer
                      care will be X or greater, calculated as the number of
                      scores greater than X divided by the total number of
                      customer care satisfaction surveys. Measurement will be
                      determined during the first 90 days after go-live.

                4.    At least X% of Customer Satisfaction Scores for new
                      customer acquisition will be X or greater, calculated as
                      the number of scores greater than X divided by the total
                      number of customer acquisition satisfaction surveys.
                      Measurement will be determined during the first 90 days
                      after go-live.

        D.        PRODUCT AND SERVICE DELIVERY AND CYCLE TIME
                1.    The number of bills correctly issued on time will be
                      greater than X%. On-time issuing is defined as bills
                      dropped at US mail office or distributed via internet to
                      customer X HOURS after Revenue Management Systems receipt
                      of usage and all required data for non-consolidated bills
                      or within 72 hours of schedule for consolidated bills.
                      On-time issuing is calculated by the number of on-time
                      bills issued correctly within a monthly accounting period
                      divided by the total number of bills issued for the same
                      accounting period.

                2.    On-time payment application is calculated by the number of
                      payments correctly processed and applied to correct
                      customer account in CIS system within 36 hours of the
                      receipt of payment information from LockBox divided by the
                      total number of payments received that day from the
                      Lockbox. On-time application must be greater than X%,
                      defined by dividing the total number of payments applied
                      by the total number of payments received.

                3.    Information fulfillment of customer requests will be
                      successfully addressed and completed within 24 business
                      hours. This will be calculated by dividing the number of
                      requests completed within business 24 hours sent in the
                      correct channel divided by the total number of requests.
                      This metric is measured for those requests where IBM is
                      assigned the fulfillment responsibilities. Fulfillment
                      responsibilities include welcome packets and other
                      information under control of IBM to distribute, per
                      business rules.

                4.    Customer order fulfillment will be initiated via a
                      properly formatted order request transmitted to the
                      fulfiller within 4 business hours after order is taken
                      from customer, or per business rules. This will be
                      calculated by dividing the number of orders initiated
                      within 4 hours divided by the total number of orders
                      initiated.

        E.        OTHER SERVICE LEVELS
                1.    At least X% of all active customers will be re-scored for
                      credit worthiness according to EMW business rules
                      schedule. This will be measured by dividing the number of
                      customers re-scored per schedule by the total number of
                      customers required to be rescored.

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                2.    Percentage of customers requiring collection activity
                      where EMW Business Rules are followed correctly. This will
                      be measured by dividing the number of correctly followed
                      customer cases divided by total number of customer cases
                      requiring collection activity.

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III.    KEY SERVICE LEVELS

        A.        CUSTOMER ACQUISITION/RESPONSE
                1.    Percentage of customers receiving a busy signal will be
                      less than X%, measured by the number of customer calls
                      which carrier receives "no answer supervision" from
                      contact center divided by the total number of attempted
                      calls.

                2.    The customer support center will not experience an
                      abandonment in ACD queue that terminates the call prior to
                      answer by CSR greater than X%, measured by the number of
                      abandoned calls in the ACD queue divided by the total
                      number of calls placed into the ACD queue plus calls sent
                      directly to CSR.

                3.    Service transaction requests for new commodity customers
                      will be completed, routed and transmitted to the
                      Clearinghouse in less than 1 business hours, measured by
                      the number of activation requests completed in 1 hour's
                      time or according to the business rules if delayed divided
                      by the total number of activation requests.

                4.    Service activation requests will be routed to the UDC
                      within 4 business hours once accepted by the
                      Clearinghouse. This service level will be measured by the
                      number of service activation requests routed within X
                      hours divided by the total number of service activation
                      requests.

                5.    The Clearinghouse will route utility information to the
                      appropriate EMW system within 4 hours once received from
                      the UDC, assuming the UDC information is complete and
                      accurate, measured as a percentage calculated by the
                      number of requests routed correctly divided by the total
                      number of requests.

                6.    Percentage of enrollment completions for web-site signup
                      requests will be processed in less than 8 hour's time or
                      according to business rules. This will be measured by
                      number web-site signups, with complete information
                      provided, processed in less than 8 hours or according to
                      business rules divided by total number of web-site
                      signups.

                7.    For every 10,000 customer contacts, there will be less
                      than X customer complaints. This will be based upon the
                      number of customer complaints on IBM related services.
                      Complaint definition rules to be developed in first 90
                      days.

        B.        REVENUE MANAGEMENT
                1.    Resolution of Billing errors caused by 3rd party data: X%
                      will be resolved in 2 days. Measured for that time frame
                      under IBM control.

                2.    Resolution of Billing errors not caused by 3rd party
                      data: X% will be resolved in 24 hours.

                3.    Payment exceptions will be processed the day received.
                      Timely payment exception processing is calculated by the
                      total number of exceptions processed within 24 hours as
                      received divided by total exceptions received that day.

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        C.        SYSTEMS
                1.    CSR systems screen refresh time will be within 2 seconds

                2.    Web site performance will be measured. The measurement
                      criteria will be determined at a later date.

                3.    At least X% of calls will be answered by the IVR within
                      ten (10) seconds.

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EMW PROJECT PROCESS NO. 00X
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                                    EXHIBIT 6

                          OPERATIONAL PLANNING PROCESS

PURPOSE OF PROCESS: The purpose of this Operational Planning Process is
twofold:

         / /  Assure timely availability of operational resources and functional
              capabilities necessary to meet EMW's business requirements and
              forecasts.

         / /  Provide collaborative approach to minimize cost of operations
              while maintaining Service Levels.

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PARTICIPANTS

     / /   EMW and IBM will assign the following individuals to the Operational
           Planning Process:

                           EMW CTO
                           EMW VP Operations
                           EMW VP Marketing
                           IBM Project Executive
                           IBM Delivery Project Executive
                           IBM Project Manager

     / /   Meeting will be chaired by EMW VP Operations.
     / /   This list may be amended.
     / /   Each individual must attend in person or via conference call, or
           delegate his/her responsibility to an individual attending the
           meeting.

PROCESS APPROACH

     / /   The Operational Planning Process will follow the steps below:

     1.    The EMW marketing team will present its updated marketing plans and
           business requirements at each meeting, which will be the primary
           inputs to the Operational Planning Process. These inputs will
           include:

               -    Market entry plans and schedules for new markets for the
                    upcoming 90 days, including UDC interface requirements ,new
                    bill formats, and market rules.
               -    Updates to the media plan and schedules for the upcoming 90
                    days including media drops, reach, predicted responses,
                    predicted conversions, and response patterns.
               -    New product launch schedules including complete and final
                    product information, pricing, marketS offered, fulfillment,
                    billing, and other requirements.
               -    Updates to existing market, product, pricing, and billing
                    requirements.
               -    Updates to business policies and market rules.
               -    Updates to marketing requirements for customer care and
                    acquisition.

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              EMW will use all commercially reasonable efforts to adjust its
              marketing plan design and execution to minimize all spikes in
              customer acquisition demand for Contact Center CSR and functional
              capacity.

                  The Marketing Plan Inputs will be provided to IBM on a timely
                  basis, but no less often than in accordance with the following
                  schedule and lead times:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  CAPACITY/CAPABILITY                      LEAD TIME
                     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     <S>                                               <C>
                     Contact Center Capacity - CSR's for Customer      *** in advance in
                     Acquisition                                       accordance with the
                                                                       procedures in this
                                                                       Exhibit
                     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     New Markets - Operational requirements for        *** in advance
                     new UDC interfaces, regulatory rules, market
                     rules, and EMW business policies/rules.

                     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     New Products in existing markets                  *** in advance
                     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     New Billing Formats for complete new bill         *** in advance
                     formats
                     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     New EMW Business Partners and Fulfillment         *** in advance
                     Plans

                     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     New significant, dedicated                        *** in advance
                     telecommunications links to EMW Business
                     Partners

                     ------------------------------------------------------------------------

</TABLE>

              EMW and IBM agree to use all commercially reasonable efforts to
              improve the lead times above as operational experience is gained
              during the steady state operations.

              Note: Certain items have minimal lead times. For example,
              alterations to a Script, updates to a product price, special
              announcements to CSR's, and other minor adjustments will be
              implemented immediately subject to agreed upon processes for
              review, approvals, and testing necessary for implementation.
          2.  In each monthly meeting, EMW and IBM will review and update
              previous estimates for upcoming monthly forecasts, including
              reviewing actual versus forecasts for the previous month. These
              reviews will be the basis for improving the forecasting and
              planning process, as well as determining the adjustments
              described below.

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          3.  Annually, EMW and IBM will review this process and evaluate its
              effectiveness in managing the operations. EMW and IBM will
              mutually develop and agree to any changes to this process.

ADJUSTMENTS

         / /  Definitions:

         "ACTUAL INCREMENTAL CUSTOMER ACQUISITION CSR REQUIREMENTS" shall have
         the meaning set forth in Section 5.

         "ACTUAL INITIAL CUSTOMER CARE CSRS" shall mean the number of Customer
         Care CSRs on the CSR Planning Process Commencement Date.

         "ACTUAL INITIAL CUSTOMER ACQUISITION CSRS" shall mean the number of
         Customer Acquisition CSRs on the CSR Planning Process Commencement
         Date.

         "ACTUAL MARKETING RESULTS" shall mean, with respect to a Marketing
         Plan, the following:

              actual targeted customer segments and quantities
              actual timing of media drops by market and media
              actual customer responses and actual timing for each drop
              actual responses coming to Contact Center and to Website
              actual busy hour volumes
              actual call minutes and actual post-call wrap up time per response
              actual conversion rates for responding customers

         "ADJUSTED ESTIMATED INCREMENTAL CUSTOMER ACQUISITION CSR REQUIREMENTS"
         shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.

         "AFFECTED SERVICE LEVELS" shall mean the following Service Levels:

          -    percentage of calls answered within 20 seconds
          -    escalated calls resolved within four hours
          -    emails responded to within four hours
          -    and any other Service Levels impacted by the EMW Marketing Plan
               activities

         "CSR PLANNING PROCESS COMMENCEMENT DATE" shall mean, with respect to a
         Marketing Plan, the date 90 days prior to the Measurement Month for
         that Marketing Plan; the first such date shall be July 1, 2000.

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         "CUSTOMER ACQUISITION CSR PREDICTIVE MODEL" shall mean the model that
         estimates the number of Customer Acquisition CSRs required in the
         Measurement Month to deliver customer acquisition services at the
         applicable Service Levels using the Marketing Plan Inputs and other
         necessary inputs.

         "CUSTOMER CARE CSR PREDICTIVE MODEL" shall mean the model that
         estimates the number of Customer Care CSRs required in the Measurement
         Month to deliver customer care services at the applicable Service
         Levels using the Marketing Plan Inputs and other necessary inputs.

         "ESTIMATED INCREMENTAL CUSTOMER ACQUISITION CSR REQUIREMENTS" shall
         have the meaning set forth in Section 1 "FINAL ESTIMATED INCREMENTAL
         CUSTOMER ACQUISITION CSR REQUIREMENTS" shall have the meaning set forth
         in Section 4.

         "MARKETING PLAN" shall mean the EMW marketing plan and business
         requirements, which may be modified by EMW in its sole discretion, for
         the Measurement Month.

         "MARKETING PLAN INPUTS" shall mean, with respect to a Marketing Plan,
         EMW's forecasted:

              Customer acquisition goals and forecasts
              Targeted customer segments and quantities
              Timing of media drops by market and media
              Estimates of customers receiving media message
              Estimates of customer responses and timing for each drop
              Estimates of responses coming to Contact Center and to Website
              Estimates of busy hour volumes
              Estimates of call minutes and post-call wrap up time per response
              Estimated conversion rates for responding customers

         "MEASUREMENT MONTH" the month in which a Market Plan is implemented by
         EMW; the first such month shall be October 2000.

         "REDEPLOYED CUSTOMER ACQUISITION CSRS" shall have the meaning set
         forth in Section 7.

1.   With respect to each Marketing Plan, on the CSR Planning Process
     Commencement Date, EMW shall provide IBM with the Marketing Plan Inputs and
     the Parties shall run the Customer Acquisition CSR Predictive Model and the
     Customer Care CSR Predictive Model. The Customer Acquisition CSR Predictive
     Model will output the estimated number of Customer Acquisition

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     CSRs required in the Measurement Month ("ESTIMATED INCREMENTAL CUSTOMER
     ACQUISITION CSR REQUIREMENTS").

2.   EMW must either accept, increase, or decrease the Estimated Incremental
     Customer Acquisition CSR Requirements (such accepted, increased or
     decreased number of Customer Acquisition CSRs being referred to as
     "ADJUSTED ESTIMATED INCREMENTAL CUSTOMER ACQUISITION CSR REQUIREMENTS"). If
     EMW decreases the Adjusted Estimated Incremental CSR to zero, then EMW
     shall incur no adjustment charges under this Adjustment Section.

3.   *** prior to the Measurement Month, EMW may increase or decrease the
     Adjusted Estimated Incremental Customer Acquisition CSR Requirements by up
     to *** of the then current number of Adjusted Estimated Incremental
     Customer Acquisition CSR Requirements.

4.   *** prior to the Measurement Month, EMW may increase or decrease the
     Adjusted Estimated Incremental Customer Acquisition CSR Requirements by up
     to *** of the then current Adjusted Estimated Incremental Customer
     Acquisition CSR Requirements. Such adjusted number of Adjusted Estimated
     Incremental CSR Requirements shall be the "FINAL ESTIMATED INCREMENTAL
     CUSTOMER ACQUISITION CSR REQUIREMENTS".

5.   At the end of the Measurement Month, the Parties shall run the same
     Customer Acquisition CSR Predictive Model with the only changes being the
     substitution of the Actual Marketing Results for the corresponding
     Marketing Plan Inputs. This will produce the actual number of Customer
     Acquisition CSRs that would have been required to deliver the customer
     acquisition services in the Measurement Month ("ACTUAL INCREMENTAL CUSTOMER
     ACQUISITION CSR REQUIREMENTS").

6.   If the Actual Incremental Customer Acquisition CSR Requirements are more
     than *** of the Final Estimated Incremental CSR Requirements, then EMW
     shall incur no additional charges under this Adjustment Clause.

7.   If the Actual Incremental Customer Acquisition CSR Requirements are less
     than *** of the Final Estimated Incremental CSR Requirements, then (1) IBM
     shall use commercially reasonable efforts to redeploy for use in EMW's
     other Steady State Services (any such redeployed Customer Acquisition CSRs
     are referred to as "REDEPLOYED CUSTOMER ACQUISITION CSRS") the excess CSR
     capacity and (2) EMW shall pay IBM a one-time fee for the Measurement Month
     equal to:

                  *** x ((Final Estimated Incremental Customer Acquisition CSR
                  Requirements - Redeployed Customer Acquisition CSRs as of the

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                  start of the Measurement Month) - Actual Incremental Customer
                  Acquisition CSR Requirements) x ***.

8.   If the Actual Incremental Customer Acquisition CSR Requirements are more
     than the sum of *** of the Final Estimated Incremental Customer Acquisition
     CSR Requirements plus *** of the Actual Customer Care CSRs during the
     Measurement Month, then for the Measurement Month, IBM shall be relieved of
     the Affected Service Levels affected by the excess Customer Acquisition CSR
     requirements.

EXAMPLE:

ASSUME:
          -    On the CSR Planning Process Commencement Date, the Estimated
               Incremental Customer Acquisition CSR Requirements was ***
               Customer Acquisition CSRs
          -    EMW approVES *** Customer Acquisition CSRs -as the Adjusted
               Estimated Incremental CSR RequiremeNTS
          -    *** prior to the Measurement Month, EMW decreases the Adjusted
               Estimated Incremental Customer Acquisition CSR Requirements by
               *** to *** CSRs.
          -    30 days prior to the Measurement Month, EMW decreases the
               Adjusted Estimated Incremental CustomER Acquisition CSR
               Requirements by *** to *** CSRs.
          -    Final Estimated Incremental Customer Acquisition CSR Requirements
               ARE *** CSRs.
          -    The Actual Incremental Customer Acquisition CSR Requirements:
               -    See below for Case 1 and Case 2

DETERMINES:

         Case 1

         Actual Incremental Customer Acquisition CSR Requirements = 10 CSRs
         Excess Customer Acquisition CSRs = *** of 16.2 CSRs less 10 CSRs =
         4.6 CSRs
         Redeployed Customer Acquisition CSRs = 0 CSRs
         CSR Minute Fee: ***

         Calculation of EMW payment for Measurement Month:

                *** x ***/min x 60 min/hour x 8 hours/day x 21 days/month x 0.70
                utilization

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                =  $ 42,844.03

         Case 2

         Actual Incremental Customer Acquisition CSR Requirements= 140 CSRs
         Number of Actual Customer Care CSRs During The Measurement Month= 100
         CSRs.

                  140 is greater than the sum of (*** of 16.2) plus (10% of
         100); therefore:

                  -    No EMW incremental payment for the Measurement Month
                       under this Adjustment Section.
                  -    IBM shall be relieved of the Affected Service Levels
                       affected by the shortfall in CSR capacity.

SCHEDULE

     / /  The Operational Planning Process team will meet on the last Thursday
          each month. Additional meetings may be scheduled as required due to
          changing business requirements.

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                                    EXHIBIT 7

                                IBM KEY PERSONNEL

Project Executive - IBM Executive responsible for overall project delivery,
business operations and customer satisfaction.

Deputy Project Executive - IBM senior manager, second in command to Project
Executive for overall project delivery, business operations and customer
satisfaction.

Delivery Project Executive, Contact Center - Manager in charge of Contact Center
Operations. Each Contact Center will have an assigned Delivery PE for that
Contact Center.

Delivery Project Executive, Business Operations - Manager is charge of daily
business operations for business processes including revenue management.

Overall Technical Solutions Manager - Lead technical individual responsible for
the on-going maintenance and development activities for the technical platforms
and solutions, data structures and models, and communications.

Lead Business Intelligence Analyst - Lead analytical and technical contributor
responsible for the development and maintenance of competitive and marketing
intelligence derived from data utilization and analysis.

Lead Knowledge Management Analyst - Lead technical contributor responsible for
the organization, management and utilization of knowledge and information as a
tactical and competitive strategy to enhance the on-going business operation.

IBM Confidential                      May 12, 2000                        Page 1
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                                    EXHIBIT 8

                            CHANGE CONTROL PROCEDURES

1. CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS

Change to any part of the Statement of Work, Service Levels, Agreement and/or
associated Exhibits, policies or procedures will be managed by the Change
Control Board. Events that could require a change include but are not limited to
business planning activities, budget changes, audit or regulatory requirements,
benchmark study results, process improvement team recommendations or changes in
the EMW business. In each case the following process will be followed to approve
changes.

The initiator/sponsor of the change will document that request through a project
change request (PCR) and present it to the Change Control Board for
consideration. The change request document must include at a minimum a detailed
description of the recommended change, the objective and benefits of the change,
the cost to implement the change, any risks associated with making the change,
the impact of the change to other processes, time schedules, agreements,
exhibits, etc. The initiator/sponsor will also provide a high-level
implementation project plan and communication plan for the change.

Within three days of receipt of the PCR with regard to the SI Services and
within 15 days of a receipt of the PCR with regard to the Steady State Services,
the Change Control Board will review the proposed change and approve it for
investigation or rejection. IBM shall make any changes requested by EMW with
regard to the SI Services subject to IBM being compensated at the hourly rate
for services set forth for SI Services in Exhibit 4. If the Change Control Board
denies any other change, the initiator/sponsor will be notified of the reason
for such rejection and the change request will be closed. If the Change Control
Board denies any change with regard to the Steady State Services that IBM is the
exclusive provider pursuant to Section 3.04 of the Agreement, then EMW shall be
entitled to implement such change itself or engage a third party to implement
such change. If the Change Control Board approves the change, the
initiator/sponsor will provide a detailed project plan for implementation
approved by all relevant parties to the Change Control Board. The
initiator/sponsor will assign a project manager to manage the implementation
plan and provide monthly status to the Change Control Board until such time as
the change has been implemented and the request can be closed. Change requests
denied by the designated approving authorities could be escalated by the
initiator/sponsor pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Process set forth in
Article 22 of the Agreement. Approved changes will be incorporated into the
Agreement through amendments.

2. CHANGE CONTROL BOARD

A Change Control Board (the "CHANGE CONTROL BOARD") will review all change
requests, and approve, disapprove, or escalate all requests as required. The
Chairpersons for this team will be the EMW Contract Executive and IBM Contract
Executive. The Chairpersons will assign operational team members to the Change
Control Board as appropriate. The Change Control Board is expected to meet at
least weekly. In the event of a dispute regarding procedural or scheduling
issues, EMW shall make the final determination.

IBM Confidential                      May 12, 2000                        Page 1
                                       Exhibit 8

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