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                                 May 27, 1999
                                                                   Exhibit 10.33

Via Hand Delivery
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Mr. Stuart Thompto

Dear Stuart,

     This letter sets forth the substance of our agreement (the "Agreement")
regarding the termination of your employment with CrossWorlds Software, Inc.
(the "Company").  To aid in your employment transition, the Company hereby
offers you the following severance agreement:

     1.  Separation.  Your last day of work at the Company was May 25, 1999, and
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your employment was terminated as of that day ("Separation Date").

     2.  Accrued Salary and Vacation.  Regardless of whether or not you sign the
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Release attached as Exhibit A, the Company will pay you all accrued salary, and
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all accrued and unused vacation up to and including the Separation Date, subject
to standard payroll deductions and withholdings (including without limitation
taxes and social security payments).

     3.  Exercise of Options.  Pursuant to the Company's stock plan, you must
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exercise your vested shares within 30 days of the Separation Date.

     4.  Payments and Benefits.  In addition to the payments in Section 2,
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although the Company has no policy regarding the payment of any severance
benefits, the Company agrees to provide you with the following, provided that
you (i) sign the Release attached as Exhibit A and (ii) deliver the signed
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Release to the Company:

     a.  Severance Payment.  The Company will pay you four and one-half months'
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         base salary, calculated from the Separation Date through October 8,
         1999, subject to payroll deductions and withholdings (including
         without limitation taxes and social security payments), to the extent
         applicable.

     b.  Health Insurance.  If you elect and are eligible for COBRA coverage,
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         the Company will pay for your premiums through October 8, 1999 under
         federal COBRA law for your medical, dental and vision insurance for
         you (and, to the extent you covered any spouse or dependents under
         your Company medical, dental and/or vision plans as of the date of
         this Agreement, your spouse and/or such dependents).  However, if you
         become employed full-time prior to the end of such period, the Company
         shall have no obligation to pay such premiums.  To the extent
         permitted by the federal COBRA law and by the Company's current group
         health insurance policies, after October 8, 1999 you will be eligible
         to continue your health insurance benefits at your own expense and,
         later, to convert to an

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          individual policy if you wish. You will be provided with a separate
          notice of your COBRA rights.

     c.   Other Compensation or Benefits.  You acknowledge that, except as
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          expressly provided in this Agreement, you will not receive any
          additional compensation, severance or benefits after the Separation
          Date.

     5.   Expense Reimbursements.  You hereby agree that, within two (2) weeks
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after the Separation Date, you will have submitted your final documented expense
reimbursement statement reflecting all business expenses you incurred through
the Separation Date, if any, for which you seek reimbursement.  The Company will
reimburse you for these expenses pursuant to its regular business practice.

     6.  Confidentiality.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be held in
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strictest confidence by you and the Company and shall not be publicized or
disclosed in any manner whatsoever.  Notwithstanding the prohibition in the
preceding sentence:  (a) you may disclose this Agreement to your immediate
family; (b) the parties may disclose this Agreement in confidence to their
respective attorneys, accountants, auditors, tax preparers, and other
professional advisors; (c) the Company may disclose this Agreement as necessary
to fulfill standard or legally required corporate reporting or disclosure
requirements; and (d) the parties may disclose this Agreement insofar as such
disclosure may be necessary to enforce its terms or as otherwise required by
law.

     You agree that at all times during the term of your employment with the
Company and thereafter to hold in strictest confidence, and not to use except
for the benefit of the Company or disclose to any person, firm or corporation
without written authorization of the Board of Directors of the Company, any
Confidential Information of the Company.  "Confidential Information" means any
Company proprietary information, technical data, trade secrets or know-how,
including but not limited to research, product plans, products, services,
customer lists and customers (including but not limited to customers of the
Company on whom you called or with whom you became acquainted during the term of
your employment), markets, software, developments, inventions, processes,
formulas, technology, designs, drawings, engineering, hardware configuration
information, marketing, finances or other business information disclosed to you
by the Company either directly or indirectly in writing, orally or by drawings
or observation of parts or equipment.

     7.   Nondisparagement.  Both you and the Company agree not to disparage the
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other in any manner likely to be harmful to the other, the business reputation
of the Company's employees or to the Company's business or reputation, provided
that both you and the Company will respond accurately and fully to any question,
inquiry or request for information when required by legal process.

     8.   Covenant Not to Sue and Liquidated Damages.  You hereby covenant not
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to sue or to initiate any other legal or administrative proceedings with regard
to any or all claims released in the Release attached as Exhibit A.  Both you
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and the Company agree that it would be impracticable and extremely difficult to
ascertain the amount of actual damages caused by

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breach of the covenant not to sue provision in this paragraph or the Release
attached as Exhibit A. Therefore, in the event of such a breach, you hereby
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authorize the Company to: cease providing you with all other benefits provided
to you or on your behalf under Section 4 (Payments and Benefits) of this
Agreement, and recover from you all payments and benefits already provided to
you or on your behalf under Section 4 of this Agreement. You further agree that
this liquidated damages provision represents reasonable compensation for the
loss which would be incurred by the Company due to any such breach. You also
agree that nothing in this section is intended to limit the Company's right to
obtain injunctive and other relief as may be appropriate.

     9.  No Admissions.  It is understood and agreed by the parties that this
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Agreement represents a compromise settlement of various matters, and that the
promises and payments in consideration of this Agreement shall no be construed
to be an admission of any liability or obligation by either party to the other
party or to any other person.

     10.  Release.  In exchange for the payments and benefits provided under
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Section 4 hereof and other consideration under this Agreement to which you would
not otherwise be entitled, you agree to execute the Release attached as Exhibit
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A.
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     11.  General.  This Agreement shall bind the heirs, personal
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representatives, successors and assigns of both you and the Company, and inure
to the benefit of both you and the Company, their heirs, successors and assigns.
This Agreement shall be deemed to have been entered into and shall be construed
and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California as applied
to contracts made and to be performed entirely within California.  This
Agreement constitutes the complete, final and exclusive embodiment of the entire
agreement between you and the Company with regard to this subject matter.  It is
entered into without reliance on any promise or representation, written or oral,
other than those expressly contained herein, and it supersedes any other such
promises, warranties or representations.  The parties hereby acknowledge that
they have carefully read this Agreement, have been afforded the opportunity to
be advised of its meaning and consequences by their respective attorneys, and
signed the same by their own free will.  This Agreement may not be modified or
amended except in a writing signed by both you and a duly authorized officer of
the Company.  If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or
unenforceable, in whole or in part, this determination will not affect any other
provision of this Agreement and the provision in question shall be modified by
the court so as to be rendered enforceable.  This Agreement may be

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executed in two counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

     12.  Consultation and Revocation.  The Company hereby advises you to
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discuss this Agreement and the attached Release with an attorney before
executing it.  You acknowledge that the Company has provided you with at least
21 days within which to review and consider this Agreement before executing the
Release attached as Exhibit A.  Should you decide not to use the full 21 days,
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then you knowingly and voluntarily waive any claim that you were not in fact
given that period of time or did not use the entire 21 days to consult an
attorney and/or consider this Agreement.

     You and the Company acknowledge and agree that you may revoke this
Agreement up to 7 calendar days following your execution of the Release attached
as Exhibit A and that it shall not become effective or enforceable until the
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revocation period has expired. You and the Company further acknowledge and agree
that such revocation must be in writing addressed to Mark Kent, Chief Financial
Officer of the Company at 577 Airport Boulevard, Suite 800, Burlingame, CA 94010
and received by the Company not later than midnight on the 7/th/. day following
your execution of the Release. If you revoke this Agreement under this
paragraph, this Agreement shall not be effective or enforceable and you will not
receive the benefits described in Section 4 above.

     If you wish to accept the terms of this Agreement, please sign the attached
Release and return it to me.  On behalf of the Company, I wish you the very best
in your future endeavors.

                         Very truly yours,

                         /s/ Mark Kent

                         Mark Kent
                         Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President

Attachment:  Release

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                                   EXHIBIT A
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                                    RELEASE
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     I understand and agree completely to all the terms set forth in the
foregoing letter dated May 27, 1999.

     I acknowledge that I have read and understand Section 1542 of the
California Civil Code which reads as follows:  "A general release does not
extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his
favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have
materially affected his settlement with the debtor."  I hereby expressly waive
and relinquish all rights and benefits under that section and any law of any
jurisdiction of similar effect with respect to my release of any claims I may
have against the Company.

     Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, I hereby release, acquit
and forever discharge the Company, its parents and subsidiaries, and their
officers, directors, agents, servants, employees, shareholders, successors,
assigns and affiliates, of and from any and all claims, liabilities, demands,
causes of action, costs, expenses, attorneys' fees, damages, indemnities and
obligations of every kind and nature, in law, equity or otherwise, known and
unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or
in any way related to agreements, events, acts or conduct at any time prior to
and including the Effective Date of this Agreement, including but not limited
to:  all such claims and demands directly or indirectly arising out of or in any
way connected with my employment with the Company or the termination of that
employment; claims or demands related to salary, bonuses, commissions, stock,
stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company, vacation pay,
fringe benefits, expense reimbursements, severance pay, or any other form of
compensation; claims pursuant to any federal, state or local law or cause of
action including, but not limited to, the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended; the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the California
Fair Employment and Housing Act, as amended; tort law; contract law; wrongful
discharge; discrimination; fraud; defamation; emotional distress; and breach of
the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

     I also acknowledge that the consideration given for the waiver and release
in the preceding paragraph hereof is in addition to anything of value to which I
was already entitled.

                              By:   /s/ Stuart Thompto
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                                        Stuart Thompto

                              Date:         6/3/99
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                                      -5-November 13, 1996

LICENSE AGREEMENT

This agreement, effective the I with day of November, 1996, is made and
entered into by and among JOHN R. JACKSON ("Jackson"), a natural person
residing at 1403 Blalock #7, Houston, Texas 77055, ANDRES M. ARISMENDI, JR.
("Arismendi"), a natural person residing at 17810 Clearlight Ln., Spring,
Texas, and MSP TECHNOLOGIES INC ("MSP"). a Texas corporation having an office
at 1403 Blalock, Suite #7, Houston, Texas 77055.

Premises

WHEREAS, JACKSON and ARISMENDI own certain patent rights and confidential
information and have the right to grant licenses of the scope granted in this
Agreement under those rights; and

WHEREAS, MSP is desirous of acquiring certain exclusive rights and licenses
to use said patent rights and confidential information to provide and sell
Licensed Services (hereinafter defined);

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants,
terms and conditions hereinafter expressed, JACKSON, ARISMENDI, and MSP agree
as follows:

Section 1. Definitions

1.1 "Effective Date" means the date entered in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.

1.2 "Field of the Agreement" or the Field" is for geophysical exploration of
oil, gas and valuable minerals using the method and/or apparatus of the
Licensed Patent and the Licensed Technology.

1.3 "Letters Patent" or "Patent" means a patent, US or foreign, including
patents of importation improvement patents, patents and certificates of
addition, and utility models, as @'ell as divisions. reissues, continuations,
renewals and extensions of any of the Foregoing, and applications therefor
(including patents which may issue on such applications)

1.4 "Licensed Technology" means Jackson's and ARISMENDI's technical material
and information in the Field of the Agreement, including trade secrets,
relating to the Licensed Patents and the Licensed Instruments, including
their
manufacture and design, and the Licensed Services, including the use of the
Licensed Instruments and marketing of the Licensed Services.

1.5 "Basic Patent" means any U.S. patent maturing from JACKSON's and
ARISMENDI's pending U S. Patent Application, entitled "Passive Geophysical
Prospecting Apparatus and ,Method Based on the Detection of Discontinuities
Associated with Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields" filed August
27, 1996, having Application No.08/703,485, including are, continuation,
division, and reissue applications thereof.

1.6 "Licensed Patents" means the Letters Patent(s) listed in Appendix A and
Letters Patent(s) maturing from the Applications for Letters Patent listed in
Appendix A, and any improvement patents, continuations, decisions,
continuations-in-part, substitutes, reissues, renewals, and/or extensions of
any such Letters Patent.  A Letters Patent will cease to be a Licensed Patent
when its term expires, or all its claims are held to be invalid, or ad] its
claims are held to be unenforceable

1.7 "Licensed Service" means any service in the Field of the Agreement (I )
covered by any valid and enforceable claim of a Licensed Patent in the
country where the service is provided and/or (2) using the Licensed
Technology.

1.8 "Licensed Instrument" means any apparatus for use in the Field of the
Agreement  I covered by any valid and enforceable claim of a Licensed Patent
in the country of manufacture and/or use and/or (2) using the Licensed
Technology. Licensed Instruments "III not be sold by MSP or LICENSOR.

1.9 "Net Sales" means the net selling price invoiced or otherwise charged by
MSP for performance of Licensed Services, excluding only the following items
to the extent they are included in the net selling price:
     (a)   sales or excise taxes, and
     (b)   expenses associated with the provision of the Licensed
           Services (travel, room and board, and supplies).

1.10  "Subsidiary(ies)" means a corporation, Company or other entity in which
more than fifty percent (50%) of whose outstanding shares or securities
(representing the night to vote for the election of directors or other
managing
authority) are, now or hereafter, owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly.
by a party hereto, but such corporation, Company or other entity shall be
deemed to be a Subsidiary only so long as such ownership or control exists.

1.11 "Parties" means JACKSON, ARISMENDI and MSP

1.12 "Licensor" means JACKSON and ARISMENDI

1.13 "Third Party" means a party other than JACKSON, ARISMENDI and MSP
Therefore, any Subsidiary of MSP or entity to which MSP is a Subsidiary is a
Third Party for purposes of this Agreement.

Section 2. Grant of Right
2.1  LICENSOR grants to MSP a worldwide exclusive right and license under the
Licensed Patents and Licensed Technology in the Field (1) to make, have made
and use, but not sell, Licensed Instruments for use in providing Licensed
Services and (2) to provide and sell Licensed Services

2.2  LICENSOR grants to MSP a worldwide exclusive license to use the Licensed
Technology in the Field.

2.3  MSP shall not grant sublicenses under the Licensed Patents nor under the
Licensed Technology.

2.4   The licenses granted in Paragraphs 2.1 and 2.2 of this Agreement are
subject to a reserved nonexclusive license in the LICENSOR to make and use
the Licensed Instruments to personally perform Licensed Services and to make
improvements to same.

2.5  LICENSOR herein agrees that MSP shall have the first right of refuse to
purchase the Licensed Patents in the event of a sale of the Licensed Patents
on terms as may be offered in writing by a bona fide Third Party purchaser.

Section 3. Royalty and Service Income

3.1  Subject to Paragraph 3,3 below, MSP agrees to pay LICENSOR as a royalty
a
percentage of the Net Sales of any Licensed Service which it sells to Third
Parties so long as a Licensed Patent is in force or a patent application is
pending. Any Licensed Service provided for a Subsidiary of MSP or for any
entity of which MSP is a Subsidiary shall be sold or otherwise accounted for
as a sale at the same rates as any other Third Party.  The royalty under this
Paragraph shall be 10% of such Net Sales of Licensed Services.

3.2  MSP shall pay to LICENSOR royalties stated in Paragraph 3 1, but in no
event shall the cumulative royalties paid to LICENSOR pursuant to Paragraph 3
1 for EACH CALENDAR MONTH of a calendar year be less than the following
minimum royalties per calendar month during each of the calendar years
indicated:

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Calendar Year                   Calendar Month (US Dollars)
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1997                            3,500 (Three Thousand Five Hundred)

1998                            3,500 (Three Thousand Five Hundred)

1999 and each calendar
year thereafter during
the term of this Agreement     50,000 (Fifty Thousand)
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3.3  In the event that the royalties payable under this Agreement for any
calendar month for the calendar year in question shall not at least equal the
corresponding minimum required in Paragraph 3 2, LICENSOR shall have the
eight to notify MSP of the amount of the deficiency MSP shall thereupon
within fifteen (15) days pay to LICENSOR the difference between the actual
royalties received by MSP for the calendar month in question and the
corresponding minimum royalty due. Since time is of the essence, following
said fifteen 15 day period, if the royalties paid by MSP, to LICENSOR for the
calendar month in question still do not satisfy the minimum royalties
required by Paragraph 3 2, LICENSOR at LICENSOR's sole option may terminate
this agreement and the licenses herein granted.

3.4  In connection with the minimum royalty, it is agreed that if in any
calendar month or months the royalty paid by MSP to LICENSOR exceeds the
minimum required for that calendar month or months, such excess WILL NOT be
taken into consideration and used by MSP for ]Its credit toward the minimum
required in any calendar month or months that the royalty called for by the
actual Net Sales of MSP has not equaled the minimum required by Paragraph
3.2.

Section 4. Royalty Payments and Reporting

4.1  Royalty payments from MSP to LICENSOR shall be made monthly within
fifteen (15) days after the end of each calendar month for which royalty
payments are due following the Effective Date with seventy-five (75) percent
of the respective royalty payment paid to JACKSON and twenty-five (25)
percent paid to ARISMENDI.  Royalty payments for each calendar month period
shall be based on Net Sales of those Licensed Services invoiced by MSP during
that period. All such payments shall be accompanied by a full and complete
report detailing the computation of the royalty payment. Payments shall be
made in U. S. Dollars. For purposes of computing royalties payable hereunder,
amounts in currencies other than U.S. Dollars will be converted into U S
Dollars using as a rate of exchange for such payments the midpoint between
the buying and selling rate for U S Dollars as quoted by Texas Commerce Bank
in Houston.  Texas (or any other bank agreeable to the parties should this
bank cease operations) at the close of business on the last business day of
the calendar month for which royalties are due.

4.2  During the term of this Agreement, MSP shall maintain for a period of
three (3) years following the date of each royalty report and payment
accurate and complete books and records which support the determination of
Net
Sales in such detail as to enable a determination of the royalty payment
which was due under this Agreement on the date of that report and payment.
Such books and records shall be kept in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles.

4.3  Upon twenty (20) days' written notice. MSP shall permit the examination
of such records, using general]y accepted auditing standards, by LICENSOR or
its designated representation e, at any time during normal business hours
throughout the term of this Agreement and for one (1) year following its
termination, for the purpose of verifying the payments due hereunder. Such
examinations shall be at LICENSOR's expense so long as such records are
located in the United States of America (U.S.A.). If such records are outside
the U.S.A., LICENSOR shall be reimbursed its reasonable expenses by MSP Such
examination shall not be made more than once each calendar year. Any error in
royalty payments, whether in favor of LICENSOR or MSP, shall be corrected by
payment of the amount in error within sixty (60) days of receipt by the party
which would be required to make such payment of written notice of such error.

4.4  MSP, as exclusive licensee, shall have power to institute and prosecute
at its own expense suits for infringement of the Licensed Patents, and, if
required by law, LICENSOR will join as a party plaintiff in such suits All
expenses in such suits shall be borne entirely by MSP, and MSP will pay to
LICENSOR twenty-five percent (25%) of any excess of recoveries over the
expenses in such suits.

Section 5. Confidentially of Licensed Technology

5.1  "Technology" under this Agreement means any information that is (a)
disclosed in writing by the disclosing party which is marked as being
confidential at the time it is provided to the receiving party, or that is
(b) disclosed by the disclosing party in any other manner and is indicated to
be confidential at the time of disclosure.  The receiving party shall employ
all reasonable efforts to maintain the confidentiality of such information,
such efforts to represent no less than the degree of care employed by the
receiving party to protect its own confidential information.  Information
supplied under this Agreement shall not be considered Technology if (i) at
the time of disclosure to the receiving party the information was in the
public knowledge, or (ii) after disclosure to the receiving party the
information became part of the public knowledge through no fault of the
receiving, party, or (iii) at the time of disclosure to the receiving party
the information was already in the possession of the receiving party without
an obligation of confidentiality, or (iv) after disclosure @o the receiving
party, the receiving party acquired the information from a third party
without an obligation of confidentiality and without a direct or indirect
Misappropriation or breach of an obligation of confidentiality.

5.2  MSP shall use Licensed Technology solely for the design and manufacture
of Licensed Instruments and in the use of the Licensed Instruments to provide
Licensed Services during the term of this Agreement. To the extent MSP must
disclose Licensed Technology in connection with its marketing of the Licensed
Services, MSP shall first obtain in writing the agreement of the recipient to
maintain the confidentiality of the Licensed Technology to be disclosed.

5.3  For purposes of the provisions of this Section 5, disclosures made under
this Agreement which are specific, such as engineering and design practices
and techniques, equipment, products, operating conditions, and the like,
shall not be deemed to be within the foregoing exceptions of Paragraph 5.1
merely because they are embraced by general disclosures which are in the
receiving party's possession or are generally available to the public. In
addition, any combination of features shall not be deemed to be within the
foregoing exceptions merely because individual features of the combination
are separately within such exceptions, but only if the combination itself is
within such exceptions.

Section 6. Research and Development

6.1  In order to maintain the Licensed Technology which is the subject of
this Agreement in the most advanced possible state of development, LICENSOR
and MSP agree to Jointly, or independently perform research and development
directed to improving the Licensed Instruments.  Licensed Services, Licensed
Technology and Licensed Patents.

Section 7. Term and Termination

7.1  Subject to Paragraph 7.2, the term of this Agreement shall be from the
Effective Date until there are no remaining valid and enforceable Licensed
Patents and there is no Licensed Technology.

7.2  Should either LICENSOR or MSP breach this Agreement and fail to remedy
such breach, the other party thereafter shall have the right to terminate
this Agreement, at any time after thirty (30) days, written notice to the
breaching party. Subject to Paragraph 7.5 and Section 10, upon termination of
this Agreement pursuant to this Paragraph, all rights granted herein to the
breaching party shall terminate immediately.

7.3  Termination of this Agreement shall be in addition to and not exclusive
of any other rights or remedies at law or in equity of the nondefaulting
party.

7.4  Termination or expiration of this Agreement shall not: (i) relieve
LICENSOR or MSP of any obligation or liability accrued hereunder prior to
such termination or expiration or (ii) give rise to any right to rescind
anything done or any payments made or other consideration given hereunder
prior to the time of such termination or expiration.

7.5  Upon any termination of this Agreement, other than according to
Paragraph 7.1 or to Paragraph 7.2 for breach by LICENSOR, MSP shall have the
right to complete all orders for Licensed Services which result from bids or
quotations transmitted prior to the termination date and pay to LICENSOR the
corresponding royalty due therefor.  Following such completion, MSP shall
deliver to LICENSOR all Licensed Instruments and all copies of Licensed
Technology and any other documents prepared by MSP containing Licensed
Technology obtained directly or indirectly from LICENSOR.

Section 8. Warranties

8.1  LICENSOR warrants that it has the right and power to enter into this
Agreement and the power to grant to MSP the rights contemplated by this
Agreement under the Licensed Patents and the Licensed Technology.

8.2  MSP warrants that it has the right and power to enter into this
Agreement.

 8.3  LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THE VALIDITY NOR ENFORCEABILITY OF THE
LICENSED PATENT RIGHTS, LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE USE OF THE
LICENSED TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY,
INCLUDING PATENT RIGHTS.  LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE MAKING OR USING
OF THE LICENSED INSTRUMENTS DOES NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY,
INCLUDING PATENT RIGHTS LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE PROVISION OF
LICENSED SERVICES DOES NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY, INCLUDING
PATENT RIGHTS.

Section 9. Product Marking

Where required by law, MSP shall place a legend or notice (a) on each
Licensed Instrument manufactured by or for MSP identifying that such Licensed
Instrument is covered by The Licensed Patents and (b) on sales brochures
regarding the Licensed Service and the reports providing the results of the
Licensed Service.

Section 10, Improvements

10.1  LICENSOR and MSP agree to keep each other regularly and fully
informed about the designs, applications and other developments relating
to the Licensed Patents and the Licensed Technology in the Field of the
Agreement and the Licensed Instruments and Licensed Service, which become
available to them and which they are not legally prevented from
communicating to the other party.

10.2  If MSP, independent of LICENSOR, develops improvements to the
Licensed Instruments and/or Licensed Services, whether or not patentable
or patented, MSP agrees that LICENSOR shall have a royalty-free,
nonexclusive license to such improvements and provide LICENSOR with an
instrument embodying the improvement(s) to the Licensed Instrument. Any
patent applications filed and resulting Letters Patent(s) relating to
such improvements shall be the property of MSP, and shall be prosecuted
and maintained at MSP's expense, unless the parties agree that the
invention shall be assigned to LICENSOR, in which event such patent
applications and resulting Letters Patent(s) shall be treated as Licensed
Patents and treated consistently with all the terms and conditions of the
license grant in this Agreement.

10.3  If patentable improvements result from the collaboration between
LICENSOR (either, or both of JACKSON and ARISMENDI) and agents or
employees of MSP (wherein if JACKSON is employed by MSP, JACKSON shall
still be deemed part of LICENSOR), MSP hereby assigns such improvements
to LICENSOR and such improvements will be the property of LICENSOR. If
LICENSOR decides not to file a patent application thereon, such
improvements shall be included in Licensed Technology. If a patent
application is filed thereon and the costs of filing, processing and
maintaining same are borne by MSP, such improvements shall be included in
the Licensed Patents.  If a patent application is filed thereon and the
costs of filing, processing and maintaining same are not borne by MSP,
such improvements will be excluded from the Licensed Technology and from
the Licensed Patents.  If a patent application is filed on such
Improvements, whether or not MSP bears the costs therefor, MSP agrees to
fully cooperate in such efforts to obtain patent protection.

Section 11. Indemnification and Release.

11.1 LICENSOR shall not be liable to MSP or any Third Party for any
injuries, losses, damages (including incidental, special, punitive and
consequential damages) or other liabilities incurred by MSP or any Third
Party, arising out of the manufacture and use of Licensed Instrument or
performance and sale of Licensed Services by MSP to the extent such
liability arises from patent infringement and/or from errors, defects or
omissions by MSP in the manufacture and/or use of such Licensed
Instruments, and MSP hereby releases LICENSOR and agrees to indemnify,
defend and hold LICENSOR harmless from any such liability.

11.2 Any obligation of indemnification under Paragraph 11.1 shall
be conditioned upon prompt written notice by the party seeking
indemnification to the other party of any claim for which indemnification
is sought, and allowing the indemnification party to control the defense
and settlement of any such claim.  However, failure to provide prompt
written notice shall not relieve either party of its obligations, except
to the extent the other party has been materially prejudiced by such
failure.

Section 12, Patent Rights.

12.1  MSP shall bear the costs and expenses of obtaining and
maintaining the Licensed Patents MSP agrees that it will not permit the
Licensed Patents to lapse due to nonpayment of any applicable annuity or
maintenance fee.

12.2  LICENSOR shall be under no obligation to MSP to defend
against challenges to the scope, enforceability or validity of the
Licensed Patents.

	Section 13 Assignability.

13.1  LICENSOR can assign its interests in this Agreement to a Third
Party, provided that:

     (i)  LICENSOR also assigns the Licensed Patents and Licensed
Technology to such Third Party; and

     (ii)  the Third Party enters into an agreement with MSP assuming all
obligations of LICENSOR hereunder.

13.2	MSP cannot assign its interest in this Agreement.

Section 14, Waiver.

     The failure of any party at any time to require performance by any
party of any provision in this Agreement shall in no way affect the full
right to require such performance at any time thereafter.  The waiver by
any party of a breach of any provision in this Agreement shall not
constitute a waiver of any succeeding breach of the same provision or any
other provision and shall not constitute a waiver of the provision
itself.  The failure of any party to exercise any, of its rights provided
under this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such rights.

Section 15, Severability.

     If for any reason any pro of this Agreement shall be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, then such provision shall be to be severable
from the other provisions of this Agreement, all of which shall remain in
full force and effect and be binding on the parties hereto.

Section 16, Force Majeure.

     Neither party to this Agreement shall be liable for any default or
delay in performance of any obligation under this Agreement caused by any
event that is beyond the reasonable control of and not the result of
willful or negligent co conduct of such party ("Force Majeure event").
During any default or delay resulting from a Force Majeure event, the
affected obligations shall be suspended, except that any obligation of
either party to pay money then due or accrued under this Agreement shall
not be affected.  At the conclusion of any Force Majeure event, the
previously affected obligations shall resume.  The party invoking this
Section shall give the other party notice of the full particulars of the
Force Majeure event as soon as possible after the event occurs.  The
affected party shall use all reasonable efforts to overcome the effect of
the Force Majeure event as promptly as possible and shall allow the other
party such access and information as may be reasonably necessary to
evaluate such event.

Section 17, Entire Agreement.

    The terms and conditions contained in this Agreement constitute the
entire agreement between the parties and supersede all previous
communications, whether oral or written, between the parties to this
Agreement with respect agreement or understanding varying or extending
the same shall be binding upon each party.

Section 18, Modification and Amendment.

   This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument
which is signed by duly authorized representatives of the parties hereto
and which expressly states that its is an amendment to, or modification
of this Agreement.

Section 19, Notice.

   Any notice, request or other communication with reference to this
Agreement shall be deemed given on the date personally delivered or
mailed if sent to the receiving party by hand delivery, facsimile
(receipt verified), overnight courier (receipt verified), or certified or
registered mail postage prepaid, at its respective following address or
at such other address as either of the parties may notify the other in
writing:

John R. Jackson
1403 Blalock, #7
Houston, Texas 77055

Andres M. Arismendi, Jr.
17810 Clearlight Ln.
Spring, Texas 77379

MSP Technologies, Inc.
1403 Blalock, Suite #7
Houston, Texas 77055

Attention: Mr. John R. Jackson, President

Section 20, Headings

The titles and headings herein are used for convenience of reference only
and shall not be deemed part of this Agreement for purpose of
interpretation.

Section 21, Applicable Law

   The law applicable to this Agreement shall be the laws of the State of
Texas, United States of America, without regard to conflict of laws
principles of that State.

Section 22, Relationship of the Parties.

22.1  Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a
partnership or agency relationship among ARISMENDI, JACKSON, and MSP,
except to the extent JACKSON may be an officer of MSP.

	22.2  Neither LICENSOR nor MSP is granted an express or implied right
or
authority to assume or create any obligation or responsibility on behalf
of or in the name of the other or to bind the other in any manner or
thing whatsoever.

Section 23, Successors and Assigns.

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, to
the extent permitted herein.

Section 24, Counterparts.

This Agreement may be in more than one counterpart, each of which shall
be deemed to be an original and all which together shall be deemed a
single document.

Section 25, Further Assurances.

The parties agree to execute and deliver any instrument, or perform any
acts, that may be necessary or reasonably requested in order to give full
effect to this Agreement.

Section 26, Survival.

All representations, warranties and indemnities contained in this in this
Agreement and the covenants of Paragraphs 4.2, 4.3 and 7.5 and Sections
5, 11, 15, 17, 18, 19,  21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 of this Agreement shall
continue in full force and effect and shall survive notwithstanding the
full payment of all amounts due hereunder or the termination or
expiration of this Agreement in any manner whatsoever.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF JACKSON, ARISMENDI and MSP caused this Agreement to be
executed in multiple counterparts by their duly authorized
representatives,
to be effective as of the Effective Date.

WITNESS:                        JOHN R. JACKSON

/S/  Barbara M. Jackson         /s/  John R. Jackson
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                                11/13/96

                                ANDRES M. ARISMENDI

/S/  Barbara M. Jackson         /s/  Andres M. Arismendi
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                                11/13/96

                                MSP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

/S/  Barbara M. Jackson         /s/  John R. Jackson
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                                Title: President
                                -------------------------
                                11/13/96

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