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EXHIBIT 4.1

                                 NEXPRISE, INC.

                                1997 STOCK PLAN

      1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Stock Plan are to attract
and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial
responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and
Consultants and to promote the success of the Company's business. Options
granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock
Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant. Stock
Purchase Rights may also be granted under the Plan.

      2.  Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

          (a) "Administrator" means the Board or any of its Committees as shall
     be administering the Plan in accordance with Section 4 hereof.

          (b) "Applicable Laws" means the requirements relating to the
     administration of stock option plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S.
     federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or
     quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the
     applicable laws of any other country or jurisdiction where Options or
     Stock Purchase Rights are granted under the Plan.

          (c) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

          (d) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

          (e) "Committee" means a committee of Directors appointed by the Board
     in accordance with Section 4 hereof.

          (f) Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company.

          (g) "Company" means NexPrise, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

          (h) "Consultant" means any person who is engaged by the Company or
     any Parent or Subsidiary to render consulting or advisory services to such
     entity.

          (i) "Director" means a member of the Board of Directors of the
     Company.

          (j) "Disability" means total and permanent disability as defined in
     Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

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          (k) "Employee" means any person, including Officers and Directors,
     employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. A
     Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any
     leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between
     locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any
     Subsidiary, or any successor. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no
     such leave may exceed ninety days, unless reemployment upon expiration of
     such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon
     expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so
     guaranteed, on the 181 st day of such leave any Incentive Stock Option
     held by the Optionee shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock
     Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock
     Option. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director's fee by
     the Company shall be sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company.

          (l) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
     amended.

          (m) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of Common
     Stock determined as follows:

               (i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock
          exchange or a national market system, including without limitation
          the Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The
          Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales
          price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported)
          as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day
          prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall Street
          Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

               (ii) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized
          securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair
          Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked
          prices for the Common Stock on the last market trading day prior to
          the day of determination; or

               (iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common
          Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good
          faith by the Administrator.

          (n) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to qualify as
     an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

          (o) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means an Option not intended to
     qualify as
     an Incentive Stock Option.

          (p) "Officer" means a person who is an officer of the Company within
     the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and
     regulations promulgated thereunder.

          (q) "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

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          (r) "Option Agreement" means a written or electronic agreement
     between the Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of
     an individual Option grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the terms
     and conditions of the Plan.

          (s) "Option Exchange Program" means a program whereby outstanding
     Options are exchanged for Options with a lower exercise price.

          (t) "Optioned Stock" means the Common Stock subject to an Option or a
     Stock Purchase Right.

          (u) "Optionee" means the holder of an outstanding Option or Stock
     Purchase Right granted under the Plan.

          (v) "Parent" means a "parent corporation," whether now or hereafter
     existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

          (w) "Plan" means this 1997 Stock Plan.

          (x) "Restricted Stock" means shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant
     to a grant of a Stock Purchase Right under Section 11 below.

          (y) "Section 16(b) " means Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange
     Act of 1934, as amended.

          (z) "Service Provider" means an Employee, Director or Consultant.

          (aa) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in
     accordance with Section 12 below.

          (bb) "Stock Purchase Right" means a right to purchase Common Stock
     pursuant to Section 11 below.

          (cc) "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation," whether now or
     hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

     3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 12 of
the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be subject to option
and sold under the Plan is

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4,755,5451 2 3 4 5 Shares. The Shares may be authorized but unissued, or
reacquired Common Stock.

     If an Option or Stock Purchase Right expires or becomes unexercisable
without having been exercised in full, or is surrendered pursuant to an Option
Exchange Program, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall
become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has
terminated). However, Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan,
upon exercise of either an Option or Stock Purchase Right, shall not be
returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution
under the Plan, except that if Shares of Restricted Stock are repurchased by
the Company at their original purchase price, such Shares shall become
available for future grant under the Plan.

     4. Administration of the Plan.

          (a) Administrator. The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a
     Committee appointed by the Board, which Committee shall be constituted to
     comply with Applicable Laws.

          (b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the
     Plan and, in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by the
     Board to such Committee, and subject to the approval of any relevant
     authorities, the Administrator shall have the authority in its discretion:

               (i) to determine the Fair Market Value;

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     1 On April 2, 1997, the Board initially reserved 350,00 shares under the
Plan. On November 1, 1997, the Board reduced the number of shares reserved
under the Plan to 320,00 shares to comply with the 30% provisions of Section
25102 (o) of the California Corporations Code.

     2 On November 5, 1997, the number of shares reserved under the Plan were
adjusted to reflect the Company's forward four for one stock split such that
1,280,000 shares were reserved under the Plan.

     3 On May 14, 1998, the Board approved an increase in the number of shares
reserved under the Plan from 1,280,000 to 2,026,000 shares.

     4 On November 2, 1999, the Board approved an increase in the number of
shares reserved under the Plan from 2,026,000 to 3,505,545 shares.

     5 On October 23, 2000, the Board approved an increase in the number of
shares reserved under the Plan from 3,505,545 to 4,755,545 shares.

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               (ii) to select the Service Providers to whom Options and Stock
          Purchase Rights may from time to time be granted hereunder;

               (iii) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each
          such award granted hereunder;

               (iv) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;

               (v) to determine the terms and conditions, of any Option or
          Stock Purchase Right granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions
          include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or
          times when Options or Stock Purchase Rights may be exercised (which
          may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or
          waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation
          regarding any Option or Stock Purchase Right or the Common Stock
          relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the
          Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;

               (vi) to determine whether and under what circumstances an Option
          may be settled in cash under subsection 9(e) instead of Common Stock;

               (vii) to reduce the exercise price of any Option to the then
          current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the Common
          Stock covered by such Option has declined since the date the Option
          was granted;

               (viii) to initiate an Option Exchange Program;

               (ix) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations
          relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to
          sub-plans established for the purpose of qualifying for preferred tax
          treatment under foreign tax laws;

               (x) to allow Optionees to satisfy withholding tax obligations by
          electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued
          upon exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right that number of
          Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be
          withheld. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be
          determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be
          determined. All elections by Optionees to have Shares withheld for
          this purpose shall be made in such form and under such conditions as
          the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable; and

               (xi) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and awards
          granted pursuant to the Plan.

               (c) Effect of Administrator's Decision. All decisions,
          determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall be
          final and binding on all Optionees.

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      5.  Eligibility.

          (a) Nonstatutory Stock Options and Stock Purchase Rights may be
     granted to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only
     to Employees.

          (b) Each Option shall be designated in the Option Agreement as either
     an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However,
     notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair
     Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options
     are exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar
     year (under all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds
     $100,000, such Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For
     purposes of this Section 5(b), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into
     account in the order in which they were granted. The Fair Market Value of
     the Shares shall be determined as of the time the Option with respect to
     such Shares is granted.

          (c) Neither the Plan nor any Option or Stock Purchase Right shall
     confer upon any Optionee any right with respect to continuing the
     Optionee's relationship as a Service Provider with the Company, nor shall
     it interfere in any way with his or her right or the Company's right to
     terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause.

     6. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by the
Board. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner
terminated under Section 14 of the Plan.

     7. Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be stated in the Option
Agreement; provided, however, that the term shall be no more than ten (10)
years from the date of grant thereof. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option
granted to an Optionee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock
representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of
stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Option shall
be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be
provided in the Option Agreement.

     8. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.

          (a) The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued upon
     exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined by the
     Administrator, but shall be subject to the following:

               (i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option

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                    (1) granted to an Employee who, at the time of grant of
               such Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%)
               of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or
               any Parent or Subsidiary, the exercise price shall be no less
               than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of
               grant.

                    (2) granted to any other Employee, the per Share exercise
               price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per
               Share on the date of grant.

               (ii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option

                    (1) granted to a Service Provider who, at the time of grant
               of such Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent
               (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company
               or any Parent or Subsidiary, the exercise price shall be no less
               than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of
               grant.

                    (2) granted to any other Service Provider, the per Share
               exercise price shall be no less than 85% of the Fair Market
               Value per Share on the date of grant.

               (iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may be granted with
          a per Share exercise price other than as required above pursuant to a
          merger or other corporate transaction.

          (b) The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon
     exercise of an Option, including the method of payment, shall be
     determined by the Administrator (and, in the case of an Incentive Stock
     Option, shall be determined at the time of grant). Such consideration may
     consist of (1) cash, (2) check, (3) promissory note, (4) other Shares
     which (x) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option, have
     been owned by the Optionee for more than six months on the date of
     surrender, and (y) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal
     to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which such Option
     shall be exercised, (5) consideration received by the Company under a
     cashless exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with
     the Plan, or (6) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. In
     making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the
     Administrator shall consider if acceptance of such consideration may be
     reasonably expected to benefit the Company.

     9. Exercise of Option.

          (a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any Option
     granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms hereof at
     such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator
     and set forth in the Option Agreement. Except in the case of Options
     granted to Officers, Directors and Consultants, Options shall become
     exercisable

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     at a rate of no less than 20% per year over five (5) years from the date
     the Options are granted. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise,
     vesting of Options granted hereunder shall be tolled during any unpaid
     leave of absence. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a
     Share.

     An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (i) written
or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Option Agreement) from
the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full payment for the
Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. Full payment may consist
of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and
permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of
an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee or, if requested by the
Optionee, in the name of the Optionee and his or her spouse. Until the Shares
are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company
or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or
receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect
to the Shares, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall
issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is
exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which
the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided
in Section 12 of the Plan.

     Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease in the
number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for
sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is
exercised.

          (b) Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider. If an Optionee
     ceases to be a Service Provider, such Optionee may exercise his or her
     Option within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement
     (of at least thirty (30) days) to the extent that the Option is vested on
     the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the
     term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). In the absence
     of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain
     exercisable for three (3) months following the Optionee's termination. If,
     on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her
     entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option
     shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not
     exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Administrator,
     the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall
     revert to the Plan.

          (c) Disability of Optionee. If an Optionee ceases to be a Service
     Provider as a result of the Optionee's Disability, the Optionee may
     exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in
     the Option Agreement (of at least six (6) months) to the extent the Option
     is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the
     expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option
     Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement,
     the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the
     Optionee's termination. If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is
     not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the
     unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after
     termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her

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     Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and
     the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

          (d) Death of Optionee. If an Optionee dies while a Service Provider,
     the Option may be exercised within such period of time as is specified in
     the Option Agreement (of at least six (6) months) to the extent that the
     Option is vested on the date of death (but in no event later than the
     expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option
     Agreement) by the Optionee's estate or by a person who acquires the right
     to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance. In the absence of a
     specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain
     exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Optionee's termination.
     If, at the time of death, the Optionee is not vested as to the entire
     Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall
     immediately revert to the Plan. If the Option is not so exercised within
     the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares
     covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

          (e) Buyout Provisions. The Administrator may at any time offer to buy
     out for a payment in cash or Shares, an Option previously granted, based
     on such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and
     communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.

     10. Non-Transferability of Options and Stock Purchase Rights. The Options
and Stock Purchase Rights may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated,
transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of
descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the
Optionee, only by the Optionee.

     11.  Stock Purchase Rights.

          (a) Rights to Purchase. Stock Purchase Rights may be issued either
     alone, in addition to, or in tandem with other awards granted under the
     Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. After the Administrator
     determines that it will offer Stock Purchase Rights under the Plan, it
     shall advise the offeree in writing or electronically of the terms,
     conditions and restrictions related to the offer, including the number of
     Shares that such person shall be entitled to purchase, the price to be
     paid, and the time within which such person must accept such offer. The
     terms of the offer shall comply in all respects with Section 260.140.42 of
     Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations. The offer shall be
     accepted by execution of a Restricted Stock purchase agreement in the form
     determined by the Administrator.

          (b) Repurchase Option. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise,
     the Restricted Stock purchase agreement shall grant the Company a
     repurchase option exercisable upon the voluntary or involuntary
     termination of the purchaser's service with the Company for any reason
     (including death or disability). The purchase price for Shares repurchased
     pursuant to the Restricted Stock purchase agreement shall be the original
     price paid by the purchaser and may be paid by cancellation of any
     indebtedness of the purchaser to the Company. The repurchase option shall
     lapse at such rate as the Administrator may determine. Except with

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     respect to Shares purchased by Officers, Directors and Consultants, the
     repurchase option shall in no case lapse at a rate of less than 20% per
     year over five (5) years from the date of purchase.

          (c) Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock purchase agreement shall
     contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with
     the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

          (d) Rights as a Shareholder. Once the Stock Purchase Right is
     exercised, the purchaser shall have rights equivalent to those of a
     shareholder and shall be a shareholder when his or her purchase is entered
     upon the records of the duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. No
     adjustment shall be made for a dividend or other right for which the
     record date is prior to the date the Stock Purchase Right is exercised,
     except as provided in Section 12 of the Plan.

     12. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization Merger or Asset Sale.

          (a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the
     shareholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered
     by each outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right, and the number of
     shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the
     Plan but as to which no Options or Stock Purchase Rights have yet been
     granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or
     expiration of an Option or Stock Purchase Right, as well as the price per
     share of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Option or Stock
     Purchase Right, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or
     decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a
     stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or
     reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in
     the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of
     consideration by the Company. The conversion of any convertible securities
     of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected without receipt
     of consideration." Such adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose
     determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.
     Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares
     of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of
     any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made
     with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to
     an Option or Stock Purchase Right.

          (b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed
     dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify
     each Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such
     proposed transaction. The Administrator in its discretion may provide for
     an Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option or Stock
     Purchase Right until fifteen (15) days prior to such transaction as to all
     of the Optioned Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the
     Option or Stock Purchase Right would not otherwise be exercisable. In
     addition, the Administrator may provide that any Company repurchase option
     applicable to any Shares purchased upon exercise of an Option or Stock

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     Purchase Right shall lapse as to all such Shares, provided the proposed
     dissolution or liquidation takes place at the time and in the manner
     contemplated. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an
     Option or Stock Purchase Right will terminate immediately prior to the
     consummation of such proposed action.

          (c) Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company
     with or into another corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the
     assets of the Company, each outstanding Option and Stock Purchase Right
     shall be assumed or an equivalent option or right substituted by the
     successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor
     corporation. In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume
     or substitute for the Option or Stock Purchase Right, the Optionee shall
     fully vest in and have the right to exercise the Option or Stock Purchase
     Right as to all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which it
     would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If an Option or Stock
     Purchase Right becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption
     or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the
     Administrator shall notify the Optionee in writing or electronically that
     the Option or Stock Purchase Right shall be fully exercisable for a period
     of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option or Stock
     Purchase Right shall terminate upon the expiration of such period. For the
     purposes of this paragraph, the Option or Stock Purchase Right shall be
     considered assumed if, following the merger or sale of assets, the option
     or right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share of
     Optioned Stock subject to the Option or Stock Purchase Right immediately
     prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether stock,
     cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of
     assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective
     date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of
     consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a
     majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such
     consideration received in the merger or sale of assets is not solely
     common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator
     may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the
     consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option or Stock
     Purchase Right, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option or
     Stock Purchase Right, to be solely common stock of the successor
     corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share
     consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or sale of
     assets.

     13. Time of Granting Options and Stock Purchase Rights. The date of grant
of an Option or Stock Purchase Right shall, for all purposes, be the date on
which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Option or Stock
Purchase Right, or such other date as is determined by the Administrator.
Notice of the determination shall be given to each Employee to whom an Option
or Stock Purchase Right is so granted within a reasonable time after the date
of such grant.

     14.  Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

          (a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend,
     alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.

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          (b) Shareholder Approval. The Board shall obtain shareholder approval
     of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with
     Applicable Laws.

          (c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration,
     suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any
     Optionee, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the
     Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the
     Optionee and the Company. Termination of the Plan shall not affect the
     Administrator's ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder
     with respect to Options granted under the Plan prior to the date of such
     termination.

     15.  Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.

          (a) Legal Compliance. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the
     exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance
     and delivery of such Shares shall comply with Applicable Laws and shall be
     further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to
     such compliance.

          (b) Investment Representations. As a condition to the exercise of an
     Option, the Administrator may require the person exercising such Option to
     represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are
     being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to
     sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the
     Company, such a representation is required.

     16. Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain
authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is
deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale
of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect
of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite
authority shall not have been obtained.

     17. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan,
shall at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

     18. Shareholder Approval. The Plan shall be subject to approval by the
shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan
is adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained in the degree and
manner required under Applicable Laws.

     19. Information to Optionees and Purchasers. The Company shall provide to
each Optionee and to each individual who acquires Shares pursuant to the Plan,
not less frequently than annually during the period such Optionee or purchaser
has one or more Options or Stock Purchase Rights outstanding, and, in the case
of an individual who acquires Shares pursuant to the Plan, during the period
such individual owns such Shares, copies of annual financial

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statements. The Company shall not be required to provide such statements to key
employees whose duties in connection with the Company assure their access to
equivalent information.

                                 Exhibit 4.1-13EXHIBIT 4.2

                                    Form of
                                 NEXPRISE, INC.
                      NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

     THIS NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the "Option Agreement") is
made and entered into as of the Date of Option Grant, by and between Nexprise,
Inc. and _____________ (the "Optionee"), an Employee of the Company.

     The Company has granted to the Optionee an option to purchase certain
shares of Stock, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Option
Agreement (the "Option").

     1. Definitions and Construction.

          1.1 Definitions. Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have
     their respective meanings set forth below:

               (a) "Date of Option Grant" means _________.

               (b) "Number of Option Shares" means ______ shares of Stock, as
          adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 9.

               (c) "Exercise Price" means $___ per share of Stock, as adjusted
          from time to time pursuant to Section 9.

               (d) "Vesting Date" means the earliest to occur of the following:
          (i) one (1) year after the "Effective Time" as defined in the
          Reorganization Agreement, (ii) the Optionee's Termination Other Than
          For Cause, or (iii) the date of Optionee's death or Disability,
          provided, in each of (i), (ii) and (iii), that Optionee is an
          Employee of the Company on such date.

               (e) "Vested Shares" means, on any relevant date, the number of
          shares determined by multiplying the Number of Option Shares by the
          "Vested Percentage" determined as of such date as follows:

                                                               Vested Percentage

Prior to Vesting Date (or if the Vesting Date shall not occur)         0

On the Vesting Date                                                  100%

                                 Exhibit 4.2-1

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               (f) "Option Expiration Date" means the date ten (10) years after
          the Date of Option Grant.

               (g) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

               (h) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
          and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder.

               (i) "Committee" means the Compensation Committee or other
          committee of the Board duly appointed to administer the Option
          Agreement and having such powers as shall be specified by the Board.
          Unless the powers of the Committee have been specifically limited,
          the Committee shall have all of the powers of the Board granted
          herein, including, without limitation, the power to amend or
          terminate the Option Agreement at any time, subject to the terms of
          the Option Agreement and any applicable limitations imposed by law.

               (j) "Company" means Nexprise, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or
          any successor corporation thereto.

               (k) "Consultant" means a person engaged to provide consulting or
          advisory services (other than as an Employee or a Director) to a
          Participating Company.

               (l) "Director" means a member of the Board or of the board of
          directors of any other Participating Company.

               (m) "Disability" means the inability of the Optionee, in the
          opinion of a qualified physician acceptable to the Company, to
          perform the major duties of the Optionee's position with the
          Participating Company Group because of the sickness or injury of the
          Optionee.

               (n) "Employee" means any person treated as an employee
          (including an Officer or a Director who is also treated as an
          employee) in the records of a Participating Company; provided,
          however, that neither service as a Director nor payment of a
          director's fee shall be sufficient to constitute employment for
          purposes hereof. The Company shall determine in good faith and in the
          exercise of its discretion whether Optionee has ceased to be an
          Employee and the effective date of such termination of employment.
          For purposes of Optionee's rights, if any, hereunder as of the time
          of the Company's determination, all such determinations by the
          Company shall be final, binding and conclusive, notwithstanding that
          the Company or any court of law or governmental agency subsequently
          makes a contrary determination.

               (o) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
          amended.

               (p) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of a
          share of Stock determined as follows:

                                 Exhibit 4.2-2

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                    (i) If the Stock is listed on any established stock
               exchange or a national market system, including without
               limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap
               Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall
               be the closing sales price for such Stock (or the closing bid,
               if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system
               for the last market trading day prior to the time of
               determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such
               other source as the Board deems reliable;

                    (ii) If the Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized
               securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair
               Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid and low
               asked prices for the Stock on the last market trading day prior
               to the day of determination; or

                    (iii) In the absence of an established market for the
               Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good
               faith by the Board.

               (q) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means an Option not intended to
          be or which does not qualify as an incentive stock option within the
          meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code.

               (r) "Offer Letter" means the offer letter dated __________,
          between Ventro Corporation and the Optionee.

               (s) "Parent Corporation" means any present or future "parent
          corporation" of the Company, as defined in Section 424(e) of the
          Code.

               (t) "Participating Company" means the Company or any Parent
          Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation.

               (u) "Participating Company Group" means, at any point in time,
          all corporations collectively which are then Participating Companies.

               (v) "Reorganization Agreement" means the Agreement and Plan of
          Merger and Reorganization, dated as of July 13, 2001, by and among
          the Company, Ventro Corporation, Neptune Merger Corp., Ram Sriram, as
          stockholder representative, and U.S. Bank Trust, National
          Association, as Escrow Agent.

               (w) "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as
          amended.

               (x) "Service" means an Optionee's employment or service with the
          Participating Company Group, whether in the capacity of an Employee,
          a Director or a Consultant. An Optionee's Service shall not be deemed
          to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in
          which the Optionee renders Service to the Participating Company Group
          or a change in the Participating Company for which the Optionee
          renders such Service, provided that there is no interruption or
          termination of the Optionee's Service. Furthermore, an

                                 Exhibit 4.2-3

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          Optionee's Service with the Participating Company Group shall not be
          deemed to have terminated if the Optionee takes any military leave,
          sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the
          Company; provided, however, that if any such leave exceeds ninety
          (90) days, on the ninety-first (91st) day of such leave the
          Optionee's Service shall be deemed to have terminated unless the
          Optionee's right to return to Service with the Participating Company
          Group is guaranteed by statute or contract. Notwithstanding the
          foregoing, unless otherwise designated by the Company or required by
          law, a leave of absence shall not be treated as Service for purposes
          of determining vesting under the Optionee's Option Agreement. The
          Optionee's Service shall be deemed to have terminated either upon an
          actual termination of Service or upon the corporation for which the
          Optionee performs Service ceasing to be a Participating Company.
          Subject to the foregoing, the Company, in its discretion, shall
          determine whether the Optionee's Service has terminated and the
          effective date of such termination.

               (y) "Stock" means the common stock of the Company, as adjusted
          from time to time in accordance with Section 9.

               (z) "Subsidiary Corporation" means any present or future
          "subsidiary corporation" of the Company, as defined in Section 424(f)
          of the Code.

               (aa) "Termination Other Than For Cause" means either of the
          following events:

                    (i) termination by the Participating Company Group of the
               Optionee's Service with the Participating Company Group for any
               reason other than (1) the Optionee's theft, dishonesty, or
               falsification of any Participating Company documents or records;
               (2) the Optionee's improper use or disclosure of a Participating
               Company's confidential or proprietary information; (3) the
               Optionee's failure or inability to perform any reasonable
               assigned duties after written notice from a Participating
               Company of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure, such failure
               or inability; (4) any material breach by the Optionee of any
               employment agreement between the Optionee and a Participating
               Company, which breach is not cured pursuant to the terms of such
               agreement; or (5) the Optionee's conviction (including any plea
               of guilty or nolo contendere) of any criminal act which impairs
               the Optionee's ability to perform his or her duties with a
               Participating Company; or

                    (ii) the Optionee's voluntary resignation from all
               capacities in which the Optionee is then rendering Service to
               the Participating Company Group following (1) a material
               reduction in Optionee's level of base salary or bonus
               compensation, if any, (2) without the Optionee's express written
               consent, a relocation of Optionee's principal place of Service
               by more than fifty (50) miles, and (3) without the Optionee's
               written consent (which consent shall be deemed to include the
               terms of the Offer Letter), a material adverse change to the
               Optionee of any duties, or any limitation of the Optionee's
               responsibilities, substantially inconsistent with the Optionee's
               position, duties, responsibilities and status with the
               Participating Company Group.

                                 Exhibit 4.2-4

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          1.2 Construction. Captions and titles contained herein are for
     convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any
     provision of this Option Agreement. Except when otherwise indicated by the
     context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall
     include the singular. Use of the term "or" is not intended to be
     exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

     2. Tax Consequences.

     This Option is intended to be a Nonstatutory Stock Option and shall not be
treated as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of
the Code.

     3. Administration.

     All questions of interpretation concerning this Option Agreement shall be
determined by the Board. All determinations by the Board shall be final and
binding upon all persons having an interest in the Option. Any officer of a
Participating Company shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company
with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the
responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the
officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation,
or election.

     4. Exercise of the Option.

          4.1 Right to Exercise. Except as otherwise provided herein, the
     Option shall be exercisable on and after the Vesting Date and prior to the
     termination of the Option (as provided in Section 6) in an amount not to
     exceed the number of Vested Shares less the number of shares previously
     acquired upon exercise of the Option.

          4.2 Method of Exercise. Exercise of the Option shall be by written
     notice to the Company which must state the election to exercise the
     Option, the number of whole shares of Stock for which the Option is being
     exercised and such other representations and agreements as to the
     Optionee's investment intent with respect to such shares as may be
     required pursuant to the provisions of this Option Agreement. The written
     notice must be signed by the Optionee and must be delivered in person, by
     certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, by confirmed
     facsimile transmission, or by such other means as the Company may permit,
     to the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or other authorized
     representative of the Participating Company Group, prior to the
     termination of the Option as set forth in Section 6, accompanied by full
     payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of shares of Stock
     being purchased. The Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt
     by the Company of such written notice and the aggregate Exercise Price.

          4.3 Payment of Exercise Price.

               (a) Forms of Consideration Authorized. Except as otherwise
          provided below, payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the
          number of shares of Stock for which the

                                 Exhibit 4.2-5

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          Option is being exercised shall be made (i) in cash, by check, or
          cash equivalent, (ii) by tender to the Company, or attestation to the
          ownership, of whole shares of Stock owned by the Optionee having a
          Fair Market Value not less than the aggregate Exercise Price, (iii)
          by means of a Cashless Exercise, as defined in Section 4.3(b), or
          (iv) by any combination of the foregoing.

               (b) Limitations on Forms of Consideration.

                    (i) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Option may not be
               exercised by tender to the Company of shares of Stock to the
               extent such tender of Stock would constitute a violation of the
               provisions of any law, regulation or agreement restricting the
               redemption of the Company's stock. The Option may not be
               exercised by tender to the Company of shares of Stock unless
               such shares either have been owned by the Optionee for more than
               six (6) months or were not acquired, directly or indirectly,
               from the Company.

                    (ii) Cashless Exercise. A "Cashless Exercise" means the
               delivery of a properly executed notice together with irrevocable
               instructions to a broker in a form acceptable to the Company
               providing for the assignment to the Company of the proceeds of a
               sale or loan with respect to some or all of the shares of Stock
               acquired upon the exercise of the Option pursuant to a program
               or procedure approved by the Company (including, without
               limitation, through an exercise complying with the provisions of
               Regulation T as promulgated from time to time by the Board of
               Governors of the Federal Reserve System). The Company reserves,
               at any and all times, the right, in the Company's sole and
               absolute discretion, to decline to approve or terminate any such
               program or procedure.

          4.4 Tax Withholding. At the time the Option is exercised, in whole or
     in part, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, the
     Optionee hereby authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts
     payable to the Optionee, and otherwise agrees to make adequate provision
     for (including by means of a Cashless Exercise to the extent permitted by
     the Company), any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and
     foreign tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company Group, if
     any, which arise in connection with the Option, including, without
     limitation, obligations arising upon (i) the exercise, in whole or in
     part, of the Option, (ii) the transfer, in whole or in part, of any shares
     acquired upon exercise of the Option, (iii) the operation of any law or
     regulation providing for the imputation of interest, or (iv) the lapsing
     of any restriction with respect to any shares acquired upon exercise of
     the Option. The Option is not exercisable unless the tax withholding
     obligations of the Participating Company Group are satisfied. Accordingly,
     the Company shall have no obligation to deliver shares of Stock until the
     tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company Group have been
     satisfied by the Optionee.

          4.5 Certificate Registration. Except in the event the Exercise Price
     is paid by means of a Cashless Exercise, the certificate for the shares as
     to which the Option is exercised shall be registered in the name of the
     Optionee, or, if applicable, in the names of the Optionee's heirs.

                                 Exhibit 4.2-6

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          4.6 Restrictions on Grant of the Option and Issuance of Shares. The
     grant of the Option and the issuance of shares of Stock upon exercise of
     the Option shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements
     of federal, state or foreign law with respect to such securities. The
     Option may not be exercised if the issuance of shares of Stock upon
     exercise would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or
     foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of
     any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be
     listed. In addition, the Option may not be exercised unless (i) a
     registration statement under the Securities Act shall at the time of
     exercise of the Option be in effect with respect to the shares issuable
     upon exercise of the Option or (ii) in the opinion of legal counsel to the
     Company, the shares issuable upon exercise of the Option may be issued in
     accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration
     requirements of the Securities Act. THE OPTIONEE IS CAUTIONED THAT THE
     OPTION MAY NOT BE EXERCISED UNLESS THE FOREGOING CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED.
     ACCORDINGLY, THE OPTIONEE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXERCISE THE OPTION WHEN
     DESIRED EVEN THOUGH THE OPTION IS VESTED. The inability of the Company to
     obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any,
     deemed by the Company's legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful
     issuance and sale of any shares subject to the Option shall relieve the
     Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such
     shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.
     As a condition to the exercise of the Option, the Company may require the
     Optionee to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or
     appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation
     and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be
     requested by the Company.

          4.7 Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue
     fractional shares upon the exercise of the Option.

     5. Nontransferability of the Option.

     The Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by
the Optionee or the Optionee's guardian or legal representative and may not be
sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any
manner except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Following the
death of the Optionee, the Option, to the extent provided in Section 7, may be
exercised by the Optionee's legal representative or by any person empowered to
do so under the deceased Optionee's will or under the then applicable laws of
descent and distribution.

     6. Termination of the Option.

     The Option shall terminate and may no longer be exercised after the first
to occur of (a) the Option Expiration Date, (b) the last date for exercising
the Option following termination of the Optionee's Service as described in
Section 7, or (c) a Change in Control to the extent provided in Section 8.

                                 Exhibit 4.2-7

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     7. Effect of Termination of Service.

          7.1 Option Exercisability.

               (a) Disability. If the Optionee's Service terminates because of
          the Disability of the Optionee, the Option, to the extent unexercised
          and exercisable on the date on which the Optionee's Service
          terminated, may be exercised by the Optionee (or the Optionee's
          guardian or legal representative) at any time prior to the expiration
          of twelve (12) months after the date on which the Optionee's Service
          terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration
          Date.

               (b) Death. If the Optionee's Service terminates because of the
          death of the Optionee, the Option, to the extent unexercised and
          exercisable on the date on which the Optionee's Service terminated,
          may be exercised by the Optionee's legal representative or other
          person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by reason of the
          Optionee's death at any time prior to the expiration of twelve (12)
          months after the date on which the Optionee's Service terminated, but
          in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date. The Optionee's
          Service shall be deemed to have terminated on account of death if the
          Optionee dies within three (3) months after the Optionee's
          termination of Service.

               (c) Other Termination of Service. If the Optionee's Service
          terminates for any reason, except Disability or death, the Option, to
          the extent unexercised and exercisable by the Optionee on the date on
          which the Optionee's Service terminated, may be exercised by the
          Optionee at any time prior to the expiration of three (3) months (or
          such other longer period of time as determined by the Board, in its
          discretion) after the date on which the Optionee's Service
          terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration
          Date.

          7.2 Extension if Optionee Subject to Section 16(b). Notwithstanding
     the foregoing, if a sale within the applicable time periods set forth in
     Section 7.1 of shares acquired upon the exercise of the Option would
     subject the Optionee to suit under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the
     Option shall remain exercisable until the earliest to occur of (i) the
     tenth (10th) day following the date on which a sale of such shares by the
     Optionee would no longer be subject to such suit, (ii) the one hundred and
     ninetieth (190th) day after the Optionee's termination of Service, or
     (iii) the Option Expiration Date.

     8. Change in Control.

          8.1 Definitions.

               (a) An "Ownership Change Event" shall be deemed to have occurred
          if any of the following occurs with respect to the Company: (i) the
          direct or indirect sale or exchange in a single or series of related
          transactions by the shareholders of the Company of more than fifty
          percent (50%) of the voting stock of the Company; (ii) a merger or
          consolidation in

                                 Exhibit 4.2-8

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          which the Company is a party; (iii) the sale, exchange, or transfer
          of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or (iv) a
          liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

               (b) A "Change in Control" shall mean an Ownership Change Event
          or a series of related Ownership Change Events (collectively, a
          "Transaction") wherein the shareholders of the Company immediately
          before the Transaction do not retain immediately after the
          Transaction, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership
          of shares of the Company's voting stock immediately before the
          Transaction, direct or indirect beneficial ownership of more than
          fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the
          outstanding voting securities of the Company or, in the case of a
          Transaction described in Section 8.1(a)(iii), the corporation or
          other business entity to which the assets of the Company were
          transferred (the "Transferee"), as the case may be. For purposes of
          the preceding sentence, indirect beneficial ownership shall include,
          without limitation, an interest resulting from ownership of the
          voting securities of one or more corporations or other business
          entities which own the Company or the Transferee, as the case may be,
          either directly or through one or more subsidiary corporations or
          other business entities. The Board shall have the right to determine
          whether multiple sales or exchanges of the voting securities of the
          Company or multiple Ownership Change Events are related, and its
          determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

               8.2 Effect of Change in Control on Option. In the event of a
          Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or
          purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as
          the case may be (the "Acquiring Corporation"), may, without the
          consent of the Optionee, either assume the Company's rights and
          obligations under the Option or substitute for the Option a
          substantially equivalent option for the Acquiring Corporation's stock
          (including as specified in the Offer Letter). The Option shall
          terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of the date of the
          Change in Control to the extent that the Option is neither assumed or
          substituted for by the Acquiring Corporation in connection with the
          Change in Control nor exercised as of the date of the Change in
          Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shares acquired upon exercise
          of the Option prior to the Change in Control and any consideration
          received pursuant to the Change in Control with respect to such
          shares shall continue to be subject to all applicable provisions of
          this Option Agreement except as otherwise provided herein.
          Furthermore, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the corporation the
          stock of which is subject to the Option immediately prior to an
          Ownership Change Event described in Section 8.1(a)(i) constituting a
          Change in Control is the surviving or continuing corporation and
          immediately after such Ownership Change Event less than fifty percent
          (50%) of the total combined voting power of its voting stock is held
          by another corporation or by other corporations that are members of
          an affiliated group within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code
          without regard to the provisions of Section 1504(b) of the Code, the
          Option shall not terminate unless the Board otherwise provides in its
          discretion.

                                 Exhibit 4.2-9

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     9. Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure.

     In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split,
recapitalization, combination, reclassification, or similar change in the
capital structure of the Company, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the
number, Exercise Price and class of shares of stock subject to the Option. If a
majority of the shares which are of the same class as the shares that are
subject to the Option (or the majority of the shares subject to outstanding
Company options) are exchanged for, converted into, or otherwise become
(whether or not pursuant to an Ownership Change Event) shares of another
corporation (the "New Shares"), the Board may unilaterally amend the Option to
provide that the Option is exercisable for New Shares. In the event of any such
amendment, the Number of Option Shares and the Exercise Price shall be adjusted
in a fair and equitable manner, as determined by the Board, in its discretion.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any fractional share resulting from an
adjustment pursuant to this Section 9 shall be rounded up or down to the
nearest whole number, as determined by the Board, and in no event may the
Exercise Price be decreased to an amount less than the par value, if any, of
the stock subject to the Option. The adjustments determined by the Board
pursuant to this Section 9 shall be final, binding and conclusive.

     10. Rights as a Shareholder, Employee or Consultant.

     The Optionee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any
shares covered by the Option until the date of the issuance of a certificate
for the shares for which the Option has been exercised (as evidenced by the
appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer
agent of the Company). No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions
or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such certificate
is issued, except as provided in Section 9. If the Optionee is an Employee, the
Optionee understands and acknowledges that, except as otherwise provided in a
separate, written employment agreement between a Participating Company and the
Optionee, the Optionee's employment is "at will" and is for no specified term.
Nothing in this Option Agreement shall confer upon the Optionee any right to
continue in the Service of a Participating Company or interfere in any way with
any right of the Participating Company Group to terminate the Optionee's
Service as an Employee or Consultant, as the case may be, at any time.

     11. Legends.

     The Company may at any time place legends referencing any applicable
federal, state or foreign securities law restrictions on all certificates
representing shares of stock subject to the provisions of this Option
Agreement. The Optionee shall, at the request of the Company, promptly present
to the Company any and all certificates representing shares acquired pursuant
to the Option in the possession of the Optionee in order to carry out the
provisions of this Section.

                                 Exhibit 4.2-10

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     12. Restrictions on Transfer of Shares.

     No shares acquired upon exercise of the Option may be sold, exchanged,
transferred (including, without limitation, any transfer to a nominee or agent
of the Optionee), assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of,
including by operation of law, in any manner which violates any of the
provisions of this Option Agreement, and any such attempted disposition shall
be void. The Company shall not be required (a) to transfer on its books any
shares which will have been transferred in violation of any of the provisions
set forth in this Option Agreement or (b) to treat as owner of such shares or
to accord the right to vote as such owner or to pay dividends to any transferee
to whom such shares will have been so transferred.

     13. Miscellaneous Provisions.

          13.1 Binding Effect. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set
     forth herein, this Option Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
     binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and
     assigns.

          13.2 Termination or Amendment. The Board may terminate or amend the
     Option at any time; provided, however, that except as provided in Section
     8.2 in connection with a Change in Control, no such termination or
     amendment may adversely affect the Option or any unexercised portion
     hereof without the consent of the Optionee unless such termination or
     amendment is necessary to comply with any applicable law or government
     regulation. No amendment or addition to this Option Agreement shall be
     effective unless in writing.

          13.3 Notices. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be
     given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (except to the
     extent that this Option Agreement provides for effectiveness only upon
     actual receipt of such notice) upon personal delivery or upon deposit in
     the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, with
     postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the other party at the address
     shown below that party's signature or at such other address as such party
     may designate in writing from time to time to the other party.

          13.4 Integrated Agreement. Except as provided in the Offer Letter and
     a certain letter between the Company and the Optionee, dated August ___,
     2001, regarding cancellation of certain shares of Stock (the "Cancellation
     Letter"), this Option Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and
     agreement of the Optionee and the Participating Company Group with respect
     to the subject matter contained herein and supersedes any prior
     agreements, understandings, restrictions, representations, or warranties
     among the Optionee and the Participating Company Group with respect to
     such subject matter other than those as set forth or provided for herein.
     To the extent contemplated herein or therein, the provisions of the Notice
     and the Option Agreement shall survive any exercise of the Option and
     shall remain in full force and effect.

                                 Exhibit 4.2-11

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          13.5 Applicable Law. This Option Agreement shall be governed by the
     laws of the State of California as such laws are applied to agreements
     between California residents entered into and to be performed entirely
     within the State of California.

                                                NEXPRISE, INC.

                                                By:
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                                                Title:
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                                                Address:
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     The Optionee represents that the Optionee is familiar with the terms and
provisions of this Option Agreement and hereby accepts the Option subject to
all of the terms and provisions thereof. The Optionee hereby agrees to accept
as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board
upon any questions arising under this Option Agreement.

                                                    OPTIONEE

Date: ______________________                       _____________________________

                                                   Optionee Address:

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                                 Exhibit 4.2-12

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