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CONTESSA CORPORATION

                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

     This Indemnification  Agreement ("Agreement") is made as of               ,
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2000  by  and  between  Contessa   Corporation,   a  Delaware  corporation  (the
"Company"), and                       ("Indemnitee").
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     WHEREAS,  Indemnitee  is a director of the Company  and  performs  valuable
services in such capacities for the Company;

     WHEREAS,  the Company and Indemnitee  recognize the substantial increase in
corporate  litigation in general,  subjecting  directors,  officers,  employees,
agents and  fiduciaries  to expensive  litigation  risks at the same time as the
availability and coverage of liability insurance may be limited;

     WHEREAS,  the Company and  Indemnitee  further  recognize the difficulty in
obtaining liability insurance for its directors, officers, employees, agents and
fiduciaries,  the  significant  increases in the cost of such  insurance and the
general reductions in the coverage of such insurance;

     WHEREAS,  Indemnitee  does not regard the current  protection  available as
adequate  under  the  present  circumstances,   and  the  Indemnitee  and  other
directors, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries of the Company may not be
willing to continue to serve in such capacities without  additional  protection;
and

     WHEREAS,  the Company  desires to attract and retain the services of highly
qualified individuals, such as Indemnitee, to serve the Company and, in part, in
order to induce  Indemnitee to continue to provide  services to the Company as a
director, the Company wishes to provide for the indemnification and advancing of
expenses to Indemnitee to the maximum extent permitted by law.

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:

     1.   Indemnification.
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          (a)   Indemnification   of  Expenses.   The  Company  shall  indemnify
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Indemnitee to the fullest  extent  permitted by law if  Indemnitee  was or is or
becomes a party to or witness or other  participant  in, or is  threatened to be
made a party to or witness or other  participant in, any threatened,  pending or
completed action, suit,  proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism,
or any hearing,  inquiry or investigation that Indemnitee in good faith believes
might  lead  to  the  institution  of  any  such  action,  suit,  proceeding  or
alternative   dispute   resolution   mechanism,    whether   civil,    criminal,
administrative,  investigative or other (hereinafter a "Claim") by reason of (or
arising  in part  out of) any  event or  occurrence  related  to the  fact  that
Indemnitee is

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or was a director,  officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company, or any
subsidiary of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as
a  director,  officer,  employee,  agent or  fiduciary  of another  corporation,
partnership,  joint  venture,  trust or other  enterprise,  or by  reason of any
action or  inaction on the part of  Indemnitee  while  serving in such  capacity
(hereinafter an "Indemnifiable  Event") against any and all expenses  (including
attorneys'  fees and all other  costs,  expenses  and  obligations  incurred  in
connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in
(including on appeal),  or preparing to defend,  be a witness in or  participate
in, any such action, suit, proceeding, alternative dispute resolution mechanism,
hearing, inquiry or investigation), judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid
in settlement (if such  settlement is approved in advance by the Company,  which
approval  shall not be  unreasonably  withheld)  of such Claim and any  federal,
state,  local or  foreign  taxes  imposed on the  Indemnitee  as a result of the
actual or deemed  receipt of any payments  under this  Agreement  (collectively,
hereinafter "Expenses"),  including all interest,  assessments and other charges
paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses.  Such payment
of Expenses shall be made by the Company as soon as practicable but in any event
no later than thirty (30) days after written  demand by  Indemnitee  therefor is
presented to the Company.

          (b)   Reviewing  Party.   Notwithstanding   the  foregoing,   (i)  the
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obligations  of the Company under Section l(a) shall be subject to the condition
that the  Reviewing  Party (as described in Section 10(e) hereof) shall not have
determined (in a written  opinion,  in any case in which the  Independent  Legal
Counsel  referred to in Section 1(c) hereof is involved) that  Indemnitee  would
not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law, and (ii) the obligation
of the Company to make an advance payment of Expenses to Indemnitee  pursuant to
Section 2(a) (an "Expense  Advance") shall be subject to the condition that, if,
when and to the extent that the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee would
not be permitted to be so indemnified under applicable law, the Company shall be
entitled to be  reimbursed  by  Indemnitee  (who hereby  agrees to reimburse the
Company) for all such  amounts  theretofore  paid;  provided,  however,  that if
Indemnitee has commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of
competent  jurisdiction  to secure a  determination  that  Indemnitee  should be
indemnified under applicable law, any determination  made by the Reviewing Party
that Indemnitee  would not be permitted to be indemnified  under  applicable law
shall not be binding  and  Indemnitee  shall not be required  to  reimburse  the
Company for any Expense  Advance until a final  judicial  determination  is made
with  respect  thereto  (as to which all  rights of appeal  therefrom  have been
exhausted or lapsed).  Indemnitee's  obligation to reimburse the Company for any
Expense Advance shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon.  If
there has not been a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10(c) hereof), the
Reviewing  Party shall be selected by the Board of  Directors,  and if there has
been such a Change in Control  (other  than a Change in  Control  which has been
approved by a majority of the Company's  Board of Directors  who were  directors
immediately  prior to such Change in Control),  the Reviewing Party shall be the
Independent  Legal Counsel referred to in Section l(c) hereof. If there has been
no  determination  by the Reviewing Party or if the Reviewing  Party  determines
that Indemnitee  substantively would not be permitted to be indemnified in whole
or in part under  applicable  law,  Indemnitee  shall have the right to commence
litigation seeking an initial determination by the court or challenging any such
determination by the Reviewing Party or any aspect thereof,  including the legal
or factual bases therefor, and the Company hereby consents

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to service of process and to appear in any such proceeding. Any determination by
the Reviewing Party otherwise shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and
Indemnitee.

          (c)   Change in Control.  The Company agrees that if there is a Change
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in  Control  of the  Company  (other  than a Change  in  Control  which has been
approved by a majority of the Company's  Board of Directors  who were  directors
immediately  prior to such Change in Control)  then with  respect to all matters
thereafter  arising  concerning the rights of Indemnitee to payments of Expenses
and Expense  Advances under this  Agreement or any other  agreement or under the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws as now or hereafter in effect,
the Company  shall seek legal  advice only from  Independent  Legal  Counsel (as
defined in Section  10(d)  hereof)  selected by  Indemnitee  and approved by the
Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). Such counsel, among
other things,  shall render its written opinion to the Company and Indemnitee as
to whether and to what extent  Indemnitee  would be permitted to be  indemnified
under  applicable  law.  The Company  agrees to pay the  reasonable  fees of the
Independent  Legal Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel
against any and all expenses (including  attorneys' fees),  claims,  liabilities
and  damages  arising out of or relating  to this  Agreement  or its  engagement
pursuant hereto.

          (d)   Mandatory  Payment  of  Expenses.    Notwithstanding  any  other
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provision  of this  Agreement  other than  Section 9 hereof,  to the extent that
Indemnitee has been  successful on the merits or otherwise,  including,  without
limitation,  the  dismissal of an action  without  prejudice,  in defense of any
action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation referred to in Section (1)(a)
hereof or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall
be  indemnified  against all  Expenses  incurred  by  Indemnitee  in  connection
therewith.

     2.   Expenses; Indemnification Procedure.
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          (a)   Advancement of Expenses.  The Company shall advance all Expenses
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incurred by Indemnitee.  The advances to be made hereunder  shall be paid by the
Company to Indemnitee as soon as practicable but in any event no later than five
(5) days after written demand by Indemnitee therefor to the Company.

          (b)   Notice/Cooperation  by  Indemnitee.    Indemnitee  shall,  as  a
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condition   precedent  to  Indemnitee's  right  to  be  indemnified  under  this
Agreement,  give the  Company  notice in writing as soon as  practicable  of any
Claim made against Indemnitee for which  indemnification will or could be sought
under this  Agreement.  Notice to the  Company  shall be  directed  to the Chief
Executive  Officer of the Company at the address shown on the signature  page of
this Agreement (or such other address as the Company shall  designate in writing
to Indemnitee). In addition,  Indemnitee shall give the Company such information
and cooperation as it may reasonably require and as shall be within Indemnitee's
power.

          (c)   No  Presumptions;   Burden  of  Proof.   For  purposes  of  this
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Agreement,  the  termination  of any  claim,  action,  suit  or  proceeding,  by
judgment,  order,  settlement  (whether  with  or  without  court  approval)  or
conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall
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not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any particular standard of
conduct  or have any  particular  belief  or that a court  has  determined  that
indemnification  is not  permitted by applicable  law. In addition,  neither the
failure  of the  Reviewing  Party to have  made a  determination  as to  whether
Indemnitee  has met any  particular  standard  of conduct or had any  particular
belief,  nor an actual  determination by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee has
not met such  standard  of  conduct  or did not have such  belief,  prior to the
commencement   of  legal   proceedings   by  Indemnitee  to  secure  a  judicial
determination  that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law, shall
be a defense to Indemnitee's  claim or create a presumption  that Indemnitee has
not met any  particular  standard  of  conduct  or did not have  any  particular
belief. In connection with any determination by the Reviewing Party or otherwise
as to whether the Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder, the burden
of  proof  shall  be on the  Company  to  establish  that  Indemnitee  is not so
entitled.

          (d)  Notice to Insurers. If, at the time of the receipt by the Company
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of a notice  of a Claim  pursuant  to  Section  2(b)  hereof,  the  Company  has
liability insurance in effect which may cover such Claim, the Company shall give
prompt  notice of the  commencement  of such Claim to the insurers in accordance
with the  procedures  set forth in the  respective  policies.  The Company shall
thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay,
on behalf of the  Indemnitee,  all amounts  payable as a result of such  action,
suit, proceeding,  inquiry or investigation in accordance with the terms of such
policies.  Nothing in this Section 2(d) shall limit the Company's obligations as
otherwise  provided  for  herein,  including  the  Company's  obligation  to pay
Expenses under Section 1(b) or to advance Expenses under Section 2(a).

          (e)  Selection of Counsel. In the event the Company shall be obligated
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hereunder  to pay the  Expenses  of any  action,  suit,  proceeding,  inquiry or
investigation,  the  Company,  if  appropriate,  shall be entitled to assume the
defense of such action, suit, proceeding,  inquiry or investigation with counsel
approved by Indemnitee, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its
election so to do. After  delivery of such  notice,  approval of such counsel by
Indemnitee  and the  retention of such counsel by the Company,  the Company will
not be  liable  to  Indemnitee  under  this  Agreement  for any fees of  counsel
subsequently  incurred by  Indemnitee  with  respect to the same  action,  suit,
proceeding,  inquiry or investigation;  provided that, (i) Indemnitee shall have
the right to employ Indemnitee's counsel in any such action,  suit,  proceeding,
inquiry or investigation at Indemnitee's  expense and (ii) if (A) the employment
of counsel by Indemnitee  has been  previously  authorized  by the Company,  (B)
Indemnitee  shall have  reasonably  concluded  that  there may be a conflict  of
interest  between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense,
or (C) the Company  shall not  continue  to retain  such  counsel to defend such
action, suit, proceeding,  inquiry or investigation,  then the fees and expenses
of Indemnitee's counsel shall be at the expense of the Company.

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     3.   Additional Indemnification Rights; Nonexclusivity.
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          (a)   Scope.  The Company hereby agrees to indemnify the Indemnitee to
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the fullest extent permitted by law,  notwithstanding  that such indemnification
is not specifically  authorized by the other  provisions of this Agreement,  the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation,  the Company's By-laws or by statute. In
the event of any change after the date of this Agreement in any applicable  law,
statute or rule which  expands  the rights of the  corporation  to  indemnify  a
member of its board of directors or an officer, employee, agent or fiduciary, it
is the  intent  of the  parties  hereto  that  Indemnitee  shall  enjoy  by this
Agreement  the greater  benefits  afforded by such  change.  In the event of any
change in any applicable  law,  statute or rule which narrows the rights of this
Company to indemnify a member of its board of directors or an officer, employee,
agent or fiduciary,  such change,  to the extent not otherwise  required by such
law,  statute or rule to be applied to this  Agreement,  shall have no effect on
this Agreement or the parties' rights and obligations hereunder.

          (b)   Nonexclusivity.  The indemnification  provided by this Agreement
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shall be in addition to any rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation,  its By-laws, any agreement, any vote of
shareholders or disinterested  directors,  the relevant business corporation law
of the  Company's  state of  incorporation,  or otherwise.  The  indemnification
provided  under this  Agreement  shall  continue as to Indemnitee for any action
taken  or not  taken  while  serving  in an  indemnified  capacity  even  though
Indemnitee may have ceased to serve in such capacity.

     4.   No Duplication of  Payments.  The  Company  shall not be liable  under
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this  Agreement  to make  any  payment  in  connection  with any  action,  suit,
proceeding,  inquiry or  investigation  made  against  Indemnitee  to the extent
Indemnitee has otherwise  actually received payment (under any insurance policy,
Certificate  of  Incorporation,  By-laws or otherwise) of the amounts  otherwise
indemnifiable hereunder.

     5.   Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision
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of this  Agreement  to  indemnification  by the Company for some or a portion of
Expenses in the  investigation,  defense,  appeal or  settlement of any civil or
criminal action, suit, proceeding,  inquiry or investigation,  but not, however,
for all of the total amount thereof,  the Company shall  nevertheless  indemnify
Indemnitee for the portion of such Expenses to which Indemnitee is entitled.

     6.   Mutual Acknowledgment.  Both the  Company and  Indemnitee  acknowledge
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that in certain instances,  Federal law or applicable public policy may prohibit
the Company from  indemnifying  its directors,  officers,  employees,  agents or
fiduciaries  under this  Agreement  or  otherwise.  Indemnitee  understands  and
acknowledges that the Company has undertaken or may be required in the future to
undertake with the Securities and Exchange  Commission to submit the question of
indemnification  to a court in certain  circumstances for a determination of the
Company's right under public policy to indemnify Indemnitee.

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     7.  Liability Insurance.  To the  extent the  Company  maintains  liability
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insurance applicable to directors,  officers,  employees, agents or fiduciaries,
Indemnitee  shall be  covered  by such  policies  in such a manner as to provide
Indemnitee  the same rights and benefits as are  accorded to the most  favorably
insured of the  Company's  directors,  if  Indemnitee  is a director;  or of the
Company's  officers,  if  Indemnitee  is not a director of the Company but is an
officer; or of the Company's key employees, agents or fiduciaries, if Indemnitee
is not an officer or director but is a key employee, agent or fiduciary.

     8.  Exceptions. Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
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the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement:

         (a)    Excluded Action or Omissions.  To indemnify Indemnitee for acts,
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omissions or transactions from which Indemnitee may not be relieved of liability
under applicable law.

         (b)    Claims Initiated by Indemnitee. To indemnify or advance expenses
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to  Indemnitee  with  respect  to  proceedings  or claims  initiated  or brought
voluntarily by Indemnitee and not by way of defense,  except (i) with respect to
proceedings  brought to  establish or enforce a right to  indemnification  under
this Agreement or any other agreement or insurance policy or under the Company's
Certificate of  Incorporation  or By-laws now or hereafter in effect relating to
Claims  for  Indemnifiable  Events,  (ii) in  specific  cases  if the  Board  of
Directors  has approved  the  initiation  or bringing of such suit,  or (iii) as
otherwise required under the applicable  provisions of the business  corporation
law of the Company's state of  incorporation,  regardless of whether  Indemnitee
ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advance expense
payment or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

         (c)    Lack of Good Faith.  To indemnify  Indemnitee  for any  expenses
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incurred  by the  Indemnitee  with  respect  to  any  proceeding  instituted  by
Indemnitee  to enforce or  interpret  this  Agreement,  if a court of  competent
jurisdiction  determines  that  each  of the  material  assertions  made  by the
Indemnitee in such proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous; or

         (d)    Claims Under Section 16(b). To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses
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and the payment of profits  arising from the purchase and sale by  Indemnitee of
securities in violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, or any similar successor statute.

     9.  Period of Limitations. No legal action shall be brought and no cause of
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action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company  against  Indemnitee,
Indemnitee's   estate,   spouse,   heirs,   executors   or   personal  or  legal
representatives  after the  expiration  of two years from the date of accrual of
such cause of action,  and any claim or cause of action of the Company  shall be
extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal
action  within such  two-year  period;  provided,  however,  that if any shorter
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period of limitations is otherwise  applicable to any such cause of action, such
shorter period shall govern.

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     10.  Construction of Certain Phrases.
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          (a) For purposes of this Agreement,  references to the "Company" shall
include, in addition to the resulting corporation,  any constituent  corporation
(including  any  constituent of a constituent)  absorbed in a  consolidation  or
merger which, if its separate existence had continued,  would have had power and
authority  to  indemnify  its   directors,   officers,   employees,   agents  or
fiduciaries,  so that if  Indemnitee  is or was a director,  officer,  employee,
agent or fiduciary of such constituent corporation,  or is or was serving at the
request of such constituent corporation as a director,  officer, employee, agent
or  fiduciary  of another  corporation,  partnership,  joint  venture,  employee
benefit  plan,  trust or other  enterprise,  Indemnitee  shall stand in the same
position under the provisions of this Agreement with respect to the resulting or
surviving  corporation as Indemnitee would have with respect to such constituent
corporation if its separate existence had continued.

          (b) For purposes of this Agreement,  references to "other enterprises"
shall include  employee  benefit plans;  references to "fines" shall include any
excise taxes  assessed on Indemnitee  with respect to an employee  benefit plan;
and  references  to "serving at the request of the  Company"  shall  include any
service as a director,  officer,  employee,  agent or  fiduciary  of the Company
which  imposes  duties on, or  involves  services  by, such  director,  officer,
employee,  agent or fiduciary  with  respect to an employee  benefit  plan,  its
participants or its beneficiaries;  and if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in
a  manner  Indemnitee   reasonably  believed  to  be  in  the  interest  of  the
participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan,  Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have  acted in a manner  "not  opposed  to the best  interests  of the
Company" as referred to in this Agreement.

          (c) For  purposes of this  Agreement  a "Change in  Control"  shall be
deemed to have  occurred if (i) any  "person"  (as such term is used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended),  other than
a trustee or other fiduciary  holding  securities under an employee benefit plan
of the Company or a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders
of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock
of  the  Company,  is or  becomes  the  "beneficial  owner"  (as  determined  in
accordance  with  Rule  13d-3  under  said  Act),  directly  or  indirectly,  of
securities of the Company  representing  more than 20% of the total voting power
represented by the Company's then outstanding Voting Securities, (ii) during any
period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period
constitute  the Board of  Directors  of the Company and any new  director  whose
election by the Board of Directors or  nomination  for election by the Company's
shareholders  was  approved  by a vote  of at  least  two  thirds  (2/3)  of the
directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the
period or whose  election or nomination for election was previously so approved,
cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof, or (iii) the shareholders
of the Company approve a merger or  consolidation  of the Company with any other
corporation  other  than a merger or  consolidation  which  would  result in the
Voting  Securities  of  the  Company   outstanding   immediately  prior  thereto
continuing to represent  (either by remaining  outstanding or by being converted
into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least 80% of the total voting
power

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represented  by the Voting  Securities of the Company or such  surviving  entity
outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation,  or the shareholders
of the  Company  approve a plan of  complete  liquidation  of the  Company or an
agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a
series of transactions) all or substantially all of the Company's assets.

          (d) For purposes of this Agreement,  "Independent Legal Counsel" shall
mean  an  attorney  or  firm of  attorneys,  selected  in  accordance  with  the
provisions  of  Section  1(c)  hereof,  who shall not have  otherwise  performed
services for the Company or  Indemnitee  within the last three years (other than
with  respect  to  matters  concerning  the  rights  of  Indemnitee  under  this
Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnity agreements).

          (e) For purposes of this Agreement, a "Reviewing Party" shall mean any
appropriate  person or body  consisting  of a member or members of the Company's
Board of  Directors  or any  other  person  or body  appointed  by the  Board of
Directors  who is not a party to the  particular  Claim for which  Indemnitee is
seeking indemnification, or Independent Legal Counsel.

          (f) For purposes of this Agreement, "Voting Securities" shall mean any
securities of the Company that vote generally in the election of directors.

     11.  Counterparts.   This  Agreement  may  be  executed  in  one  or   more
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counterparts, each of  which shall constitute an original.

     12.  Binding  Effect;  Successors  and  Assigns.  This  Agreement shall  be
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binding  upon and inure to the  benefit  of and be  enforceable  by the  parties
hereto and their  respective  successors  and assigns,  including  any direct or
indirect  successor by purchase,  merger,  consolidation  or otherwise to all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company,  spouses, heirs,
and personal and legal representatives.  The Company shall require and cause any
successor  (whether  direct or indirect by purchase,  merger,  consolidation  or
otherwise) to all,  substantially  all, or a  substantial  part, of the business
and/or  assets  of the  Company,  by  written  agreement  in form and  substance
satisfactory  to  Indemnitee,  expressly  to assume  and agree to  perform  this
Agreement  in the same manner and to the same  extent that the Company  would be
required to perform if no such succession had taken place.  This Agreement shall
continue in effect  regardless  of whether  Indemnitee  continues  to serve as a
director of the Company or of any other enterprise at the Company's request.

     13.  Attorneys'  Fees.  In the  event  that any  action  is  instituted  by
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Indemnitee  under  this  Agreement  or under any  liability  insurance  policies
maintained  by the Company to enforce or  interpret  any of the terms  hereof or
thereof,  Indemnitee  shall be  entitled  to be paid all  Expenses  incurred  by
Indemnitee  with respect to such action,  regardless  of whether  Indemnitee  is
ultimately  successful in such action,  and shall be entitled to the advancement
of Expenses  with  respect to such  action,  unless as a part of such action the
court of competent  jurisdiction  over such action  determines  that each of the
material  assertions made by Indemnitee as a basis for such action were not made
in good faith or were frivolous.  In the event of an action  instituted by or in
the name of

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the Company  under this  Agreement to enforce or  interpret  any of the terms of
this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all Expenses incurred by
Indemnitee in defense of such action (including costs and expenses incurred with
respect to Indemnitee's counterclaims and cross-claims made in such action), and
shall be entitled  to the  advancement  Expenses  with  respect to such  action,
unless as a part of such action the court having  jurisdiction  over such action
determines that each of Indemnitee's  material defenses to such action were made
in bad faith or were frivolous.

     14.  Notice.  All notices, requests, demands and other communications under
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this  Agreement  shall be in  writing  and  shall be  deemed  duly  given (i) if
delivered by hand and receipted for by the party addressee,  on the date of such
receipt, or (ii) if mailed by domestic certified or registered mail with postage
prepaid,  on the third  business day after the date  postmarked.  Addresses  for
notice to either party are as shown on the signature page of this Agreement,  or
as subsequently modified by written notice.

     15.  Consent to  Jurisdiction.  The  Company  and  Indemnitee  each  hereby
          ------------------------
irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New Jersey
for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of
or relates to this  Agreement  and agree that any action  instituted  under this
Agreement  shall be commenced,  prosecuted  and  continued  only in the Superior
Court of the State of New Jersey in and for Mercer  County,  which  shall be the
exclusive and only proper forum for adjudicating such a claim.

     16.  Severability.  The provisions of this Agreement  shall be severable in
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the event that any of the provisions  hereof  (including any provision  within a
single  section,  paragraph  or  sentence)  are  held  by a court  of  competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise  unenforceable,  and the remaining
provisions  shall remain  enforceable  to the fullest  extent  permitted by law.
Furthermore,  to the fullest extent  possible,  the provisions of this Agreement
(including,  without limitations,  each portion of this Agreement containing any
provision  held to be  invalid,  void or  otherwise  unenforceable,  that is not
itself invalid,  void or unenforceable)  shall be construed so as to give effect
to  the  intent   manifested   by  the  provision   held  invalid,   illegal  or
unenforceable.

     17.  Choice of Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and its provisions
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construed and enforced in  accordance  with the laws of the State of New Jersey,
as applied to  contracts  between New Jersey  residents,  entered into and to be
performed  entirely  within  the  State of New  Jersey,  without  regard  to the
conflict of laws principles thereof.

     18.  Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company
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shall be  subrogated  to the  extent  of such  payment  to all of the  rights of
recovery of  Indemnitee,  who shall execute all documents  required and shall do
all acts that may be  necessary  to secure such rights and to enable the Company
effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

     19.  Amendment and Termination.  No amendment, modification, termination or
          -------------------------
cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing signed
by both the parties

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hereto.  No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or
shall  constitute  a waiver  of any  other  provisions  hereof  (whether  or not
similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

     20.  Integration and Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire
          --------------------------------
understanding  between the parties hereto and supersedes and merges all previous
written  and  oral  negotiations,  commitments,  understandings  and  agreements
relating to the subject matter hereof between the parties hereto.

     21.  No Construction  as Employment  Agreement.  Nothing  contained in this
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Agreement  shall be construed as giving  Indemnitee  any right to be retained in
the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

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     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the date first above written.

                                        CONTESSA CORPORATION

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                                        By:
                                        Title:

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:

INDEMNITEE:

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           (signature)

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          (print name)

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            (address)EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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     THIS EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is dated as of the 28th day of
January,  2000, and is by and between Fullcomm,  Inc., a New Jersey  corporation
with an office for purposes of this Agreement at 11 Chambers Street,  Princeton,
New Jersey 08542 (hereinafter the "Company" or "Employer"),  and Richard T. Case
with an address at 3317 Klondike Place, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 (hereinafter
the "Employee").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:
                              - - - - - - - - - -

     WHEREAS,  Company wishes to retain the services of Employee to act as Chief
Executive  Officer for and on its behalf in accordance with the following terms,
conditions and provisions; and

     WHEREAS,  Employee wishes to perform such services for and on behalf of the
Company, in accordance with the following terms, conditions and provisions.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the mutual covenants and conditions
herein  contained the parties hereto  intending to be legally bound hereby agree
as follows:

     1.  EMPLOYMENT.  Company hereby employs  Employee and Employee accepts such
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employment  and shall perform his duties and the  responsibilities  provided for
herein in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

     2. EMPLOYMENT STATUS. (a) Employee shall at all times be Company's employee
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subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement subject,  however,  to the
Consulting Contingency referred to below.

          (b) The parties acknowledge  that the Company may, at any time, hire a
full-time Chief Executive Officer in which case Employee's status as an employee
shall cease upon the date when such full-time Chief Executive assumes his duties
and  thereupon  Richard T. Case shall become a consultant to the Company for the
shorter of (i) one year or (ii) the expiry of the  original  term of  employment
provided  hereunder  (the  "Consulting  Contingency").  During  the  term of his
consultancy,  Richard T. Case shall be entitled to receive a Consultant's fee of
$10,000 per month which shall be subject,  however,  to the same  requirement of
$1,000,000  minimum  financing  referred  to in Section  5.5  applicable  to his
receipt  of Base  Salary  with a similar  accrual  until  such  funds  have been
received.

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     3. TERM. Unless earlier terminated pursuant to terms and provisions of this
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Agreement,  this  Agreement  shall  have a term  (the  "Term")  of two (2) years
following the date hereof.

     4. POSITION AND PHYSICAL PRESENCE.
        ------------------------------

     4.1. During Employee's employment hereunder,  Employee shall serve as Chief
Executive  Officer of the Company.  In such  position,  Employee  shall have the
customary  powers,   responsibilities   and  authorities  of  such  position  in
corporations  of the  size,  type and  nature  of the  Company  including  being
generally  responsible  for the  day-to-day  operations of Employer's  business.
Employee  shall perform such duties and exercise such powers  commensurate  with
his positions and  responsibilities  as shall be determined from time to time by
the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board").  Neither  Employee's  title
nor any of his  functions  shall be changed,  diminished  or adversely  affected
during the Term without his written consent.  Employee shall be provided with an
office,  staff and other  working  facilities  at the  executive  offices of the
Company  consistent with his position and as required for the performance of his
duties.

     4.2. The Company  acknowledges  that Employee  currently  resides in Castle
Rock,  Colorado  whereas the Company will be  headquartered  in  Princeton,  New
Jersey.  Employee shall be required to spend at least five (5) days per calendar
month present at the Company's  Princeton  site,  and  Employee's  reimbursement
right for travel  expense shall be subject to the overall  limitation on expense
reimbursement  set forth in  Section  6.3.  Employee  agrees to devote  all time
reasonably necessary to fulfill his duties hereunder, which in no event shall be
less than sixty (60) hours per month. During the continuance of his consultancy,
Richard T. Case as consultant shall make himself  available for consultation but
shall not be responsible for day to clay operations of the Company.

     5.  COMPENSATION.  For the performance of all of Employee's  services to be
         ------------
rendered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,  Company will pay and Employee
will accept the following compensation:

     5.1. (a) During the Term,  Company  shall pay  the Employee an initial base
monthly   salary  of  $10,000  (the  "Base   Salary")   payable  in   bi-monthly
installments,  and such Base  Salary  shall not be  decreased  during  the Term.
Employee's Base Salary, as in effect from time to time, is hereinafter  referred
to as the "Employee's Base Salary."

          (b) Employee  shall,  immediately  upon  effectiveness  of the Merger,
under the Merger  Agreement and Plan of Merger below receive  175,000 options to
purchase  common  stock  of the  Company  at  $0.10  per  share  which  shall be
exercisable with respect to Contessa  Corporation common stock post-merger as if
such  option had been  exercised  prior to the Merger.  Such  option  shall also
provide for (i) "piggyback"  registration  rights from the date of the Merger to
the date one (1) year  following  the last  issuance  under  the  Grace  Private
Placement (as such

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term is defined in the Merger Agreement and Plan of Merger dated the date hereof
among Contessa  Corporation,  the Company, and Fullcomm Acquisition Corp.) and a
"pro rata" right of participation for shareholders  other than Messrs.  Elliott,
Lee and Escaravage and (ii) demand  registration rights with usual and customary
terms  and  conditions  which  shall be  effective  from the  expiration  of the
"piggyback" rights referred to above and continue for a period of one year.

     5.2.  Employee  shall be eligible to  participate  in any  Incentive  Stock
Option  Plan as may be  established  by the Board on the  terms  and  conditions
generally applicable to such ISO plan participants.

     5.3 At the sole  discretion  of the Board,  Employee  shall be  entitled to
participate in any bonus programs  established by the Board for employees of the
Company.

     5.4.  Company shall deduct and withhold from  Employee's  compensation  all
necessary  or required  taxes,  including  but not  limited to Social  Security,
withholding and otherwise,  and any other applicable  amounts required by law or
any taxing authority.

     5.5.  Employee  acknowledges  and agrees  that the  Company is  currently a
development stage company without actual products or revenues,  and accordingly,
it is in the mutual  interest  of both  parties to defer  receipt of Base Salary
until such time as the Company shall have  received not less than  $1,000,000 in
gross  proceeds  from the private  placement to be  undertaken  by R.K Grace and
Company.  Any amounts so deferred  shall accrue until the  Company's  receipt of
such funds.

     6. Employee Benefits.
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     During  the Term  hereof  and so long as  Employee  is not  terminated  nor
operating under the Consulting Contingency:

     6.1  Employee  shall  receive  and be  provided  health,  dental  and  life
insurance,  and during Employee's employment hereunder, in the sole and absolute
discretion  of the  Board,  such  other  employee  benefits  including,  without
limitation, fringe benefits, vacation, automobile, retirement plan participation
and  life,  health,  accident  and  disability  insurance,  etc.  (collectively,
"Employee  Benefits").  The parties acknowledge that the benefits to be provided
pursuant to this Section  shall  commence as soon as  practicable  following the
date hereof, but in any case within six months following the date hereof.

     6.2. Employee shall be entitled to receive four (4) weeks paid vacation per
year.  If such  vacation time is not taken by Employee in the then current year,
Employee  at his option  may accrue  vacation  or receive  compensation  in lieu
thereof at one-half the then current level of Employee's Base Salary.

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     6.3. Reasonable travel,  entertainment and other business expenses actually
incurred  by  Employee  in the  performance  of his  duties  hereunder  shall be
reimbursed  upon the submission of supporting  documentation  by Employee to the
Company. It is understood and agreed that the Board shall be required to approve
the  reimbursement  of all expenses  incurred by Employee in excess of $5,000 in
the aggregate for any year.

     7. Termination.
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     7.1.  For Cause or  Without  Cause by the  Company.  Employee's  employment
           --------------------------------------------
hereunder,  or the  consultancy  referred to herein,  may be  terminated  by the
Company at any time with or without  cause upon thirty  (30) days prior  written
notice.  Any termination of Employee's  employment  pursuant to this Section 7.1
shall be made by the Board.  If Employee is terminated,  he shall be entitled to
receive  Employee's  Base Salary from Company  through the date of  termination.
Employee shall be entitled to no other payments of Employee's  Base Salary under
this Agreement.  All other benefits,  if any, due Employee following  Employee's
termination  of employment  shall be  determined  in accordance  with the plans,
policies and practices of the Company.

     7.2.  Disability  or Death.  (i)  Employee's  employment,  or  consultancy,
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hereunder  shall terminate upon his death or if Employee  becomes  physically or
mentally incapacitated and is therefore unable (or will, as a result thereof, be
unable) to perform his duties for a period of nine (9) consecutive months or for
an aggregate of fifteen (15) months in any twenty-four  (24)  consecutive  month
period (such incapacity is hereinafter referred to as "Disability").  If Company
terminates  Employee's employment under the terms of this Agreement and Employee
does not receive  disability  insurance  payments  under the terms  hereof in an
amount at least equal to the then effective Employee's Base Salary pursuant to a
policy  maintained and paid for by the Company,  Company shall be responsible to
continue to pay  Employee's  Base Salary during the then  remaining  Term to the
extent  required to bring the  Employee's  annual  compensation  (together  with
disability  payments)  up to the  amount  equal to the  Employee's  Base  Salary
immediately  prior to the  termination  for  disability.  Any question as to the
existence  of the  Disability  of Employee as to which  Employee and the Company
cannot agree shall be determined in writing by a qualified independent physician
mutually  acceptable  to Employee and the  Company.  If Employee and the Company
cannot agree as to a qualified independent physician,  each shall appoint such a
physician  and those two  physicians  shall  select a third who shall  make such
determination in writing. The determination of Disability made in writing to the
Company  and  Employee  shall be final and  conclusive  for all  purposes of the
Agreement.

            7.2.1. Upon termination  of Employee's  employment  hereunder during
       the  Term  as  a   result   of   death,   Employee's   estate   or  named
       beneficiary(ies)  shall  receive  from the  Company (x)  Employee's  Base
       Salary at the rate in effect at the time of Employee's  death through the
       end of the  month in which his  death  and (y) the  proceeds  of any life
       insurance  policy  maintained for his benefit by the Company  pursuant to
       this Agreement (or the Plans and Policies of the Company generally).

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            7.2.2.  All  other  benefits,   if  any,   due  Employee   following
       Employee's  termination of employment  pursuant to this Subsection  7.2.2
       shall be determined in accordance with the plans,  policies and practices
       of the Company.

     7.3. Change in Control Payment.
          -------------------------

     7.3.1.  If there is a Change of Control of the Company,  Employee  shall be
entitled to receive the  difference  between  those monies he actually  received
upon such  termination  and 2.99  times  Employee's  base  amount as  defined in
Section 280G(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue code of 1986, as amended (the "Code")
(the "Employee Base Amount").

     7.3.2.  Subject to Section 7.6, if  Employee's  employment is terminated by
the  Company and  coincident  with or  following  a Change of Control,  Employee
shall,  but Richard T. Case as  consultant  shall not, be entitled to a lump sum
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payment,  payable  within ten (10) days after such  termination  of  employment,
equal to the product of (x) 2.99 times (y) the Employee Base Amount.

     7.4.  Termination by Employee.  If Employee  terminates his employment with
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the Company for any reason  during the term,  Employee  shall be entitled to the
same payments he would have  received if his  employment  had  terminated by the
Company.

     7.5 Change of Control defined.  For purposes of this Agreement,  "Change of
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Control" shall mean (i) any  transaction or series of  transactions  (including,
without limitation, a tender offer, merger or consolidation) the result of which
is that any  "person"  or "group"  (within  the  meaning of  Sections  13(d) and
14(d)(2) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as amended  (the  "Exchange
Act"),  becomes the  "beneficial"  owners (as defined in Rule 13(d)(3) under the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934) of more  than 50  percent  (50%) of the total
aggregate  voting power of all classes of the voting stock of the Company and/or
warrants or options to acquire such voting stock,  calculated on a fully diluted
basis, (ii) during any period of two consecutive calendar years, individuals who
at the  beginning of such period  constituted  the Board of Directors  (together
with  any new  directors  whose  election  by the  Board of  Directors  or whose
nomination for election by the Company's  stockholders was approved by a vote of
at least  two-thirds  of the  directors  then still in office  who  either  were
directors at the beginning of such period or whose  election or  nomination  for
election  was  previously  so  approved)  cease for any reason to  constitute  a
majority of the directors then in office, or (iii) a sale of assets constituting
all  or  substantially  all of  the  assets  of  the  Company  (determined  on a
consolidated  basis).  In the event of such  Change of  Control,  the new entity
shall be obligated to assume the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

     7.6. Limitation on Certain Payments.
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     7.6.1. In the event it is determined  pursuant to Section 7.6.2 below, that
part  or all of the  consideration,  compensation  or  benefits  to be  paid  to
Employee under this Agreement

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in connection  with Employee's  termination of employment  following a Change of
Control  or under  any  other  plan,  arrangement  or  agreement  in  connection
therewith,  constitutes  a  "parachute  payment"  (or  payments)  under  Section
280G(b)(2) of the Code,  then, of the aggregate  present value of such parachute
payments (the "Parachute  Amount")  exceeds 2.99 times the Employee Base Amount,
the amounts  constituting  "parachute payments" which would otherwise be payable
to or for the benefit of Employee shall be reduced to the extent  necessary such
that the  Parachute  Amount is equal to 2.99  times the  Employee  Base  Amount.
Employee  shall have the right to choose which  amounts that would  otherwise be
due him but for the limitations  described in this paragraph shall be subject to
reduction.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  if it is determined that stockholder
approval  of the  payment of such  compensation  and  benefits  will  reduce the
applicability  of  Section  280G of the  Code to such  payment,  promptly  after
request by Employee,  Company will undertake  reasonable  efforts to hold such a
meeting to obtain such approval or to solicit such approval by written  consent,
and to obtain such approval.

     7.6.2. Any determination that a payment constitutes a parachute payment and
any calculation described in this Section 7.6 ("determination") shall be made by
the  independent  public  accountants  for the  Company,  and may, at  Company's
election,  be made prior to termination of Employee's  employment  where Company
determines that a Change in Control, as provided in this Section 7, is imminent.
Such determination  shall be furnished in writing no later than thirty (30) days
following the date of the Change in Control by the  accountants to Employee.  If
Employee does not agree with such  determination from the accountants and within
Fifteen (15) days thereafter,  accountants of Employee's  choice must deliver to
the Company their  determination  that in their judgment complies with the Code.
If the two  accountants  cannot  agree  upon the  amount to be paid to  Employee
pursuant to this Section 7 within ten (10) days of the delivery of the statement
of Employee's  accountants to the Company,  the two  accountants  shall choose a
third accountant who shall deliver their determination of the appropriate amount
to be paid to Employee pursuant to this Section 7.6, which  determination  shall
be final.  If the final  determination  provides  for the  payment  of a greater
amount than that proposed by the  accountants  of the Company,  then the Company
shall pay all of Employee's costs incurred in contesting such  determination and
all other costs incurred by the Company with respect to such determination.

     7.6.3. If the final determination made pursuant to Subsection 7.6.2 of this
Section 7.6 results in a reduction of the payments that would  otherwise be paid
to Employee  except for the  application  of Section  7.6.1 of this Section 7.6,
Employee  may then  elect,  in his sole  discretion,  which  and how much of any
particular  entitlement  shall be  eliminated  or reduced  and shall  advise the
Company  in  writing  of  his  election  within  ten  (10)  days  of  the  final
determination  of the  reduction  in  payments.  If no such  election is made by
Employee within such 10-day period,  the Company may elect which and how much of
any  entitlement  shall be  eliminated  or  reduced  and shall  notify  Employee
promptly of such election. Within ten (10) days following such determination and
the  elections  hereunder,  the Company shall pay to or distribute to or for the
benefit of Employee such amounts as become due to Employee under this agreement.

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     7.6.4. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 280G of
the Code at the time of a determination  hereunder, it is possible that payments
will be made by the  Company  which  should not have been made under  Subsection
7.6.1 of this Section 7.6  ("Overpayment") or that additional payments which are
not made by the Company  pursuant to Subsection 7.6.1 of this Section 7.6 should
have  been  made   ("Underpayment").   In  the  event  that  there  is  a  final
determination  by the Internal Revenue  Service,  or a final  determination by a
court of competent  jurisdiction,  that an  Overpayment  has been made, any such
Overpayment  shall be  treated  for all  purposes  as a loan to  Employee  which
Employee  shall repay to the Company  together with  interest at the  applicable
Federal rate provided for in Section  7872(f)(2) of the Code.  In the event that
there  is a  final  determination  by the  Internal  Revenue  Service,  a  final
determination by a court of competent jurisdiction or a change in the provisions
of the Code or regulations  pursuant to which an Underpayment  arises under this
Agreement, any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for
the benefit of Employee,  together with interest at the applicable  Federal rate
provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the code.

     8. NON-DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.
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     8.1. Employee  acknowledges that by virtue of his position he will be privy
to the Company's  confidential  information and trade secrets, as they may exist
from time to time, and that such confidential  information and trade secrets may
constitute  valuable,  special,  and unique  assets of the Company  (hereinafter
collectively  "Confidential  Information").  Accordingly,  Employee  shall  not,
during  the Term and for a period  of five (5) years  thereafter,  intentionally
disclose all or any part of the  Confidential  Information to any person,  firm,
corporation,  association  or  any  other  entity  for  any  reason  or  purpose
whatsoever,  nor  shall  Employee  and any  other  person  by,  through  or with
Employee,  during  the  term  and for a period  of five  (5)  years  thereafter,
intentionally make use of any of the Confidential Information for any purpose or
for the benefit of any other  person or entity,  other than  Company,  under any
circumstances.

     8.2. Company and Employee agree that a violation of the foregoing covenants
will cause irreparable injury to the Company,  and that in the event of a breach
or  threatened  breach by Employee of the  provisions of this Section 8, Company
shall be entitled to an  injunction  restraining  Employee from  disclosing,  in
whole or in part, any Confidential  Information,  or from rendering any services
to any person, firm,  corporation,  association or other entity to whom any such
information,  in whole or in part,  has been  disclosed or is  threatened  to be
disclosed  in  violation  of this  Agreement.  Nothing  herein  stated  shall be
construed  as  prohibiting  the  Company  from  pursuing  any other  rights  and
remedies,  at law or in equity,  available  to the  Company  for such  breach or
threatened  breach,  including  the  recovery of damages from the  Employee.  In
connection with this paragraph's provisions,  Employee hereby (i) submits to the
jurisdiction of any federal court in New Jersey or any New Jersey state court of
general  jurisdiction in the county in which  Princeton is located,  (ii) waives
any and all defenses based on  inconvenient  forum,  and (iii) agrees to pay the
reasonable fees and  disbursements  of the Company's legal counsel in connection
with obtaining any such injunctive relief.

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     8.3.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 8 to the contrary,
"Confidential  Information"  shall not  include  (i)  information  in the public
domain as of the date hereof,  (ii)  information  which enters the public domain
hereafter  through  no  fault  of  the  Employee,   (iii)  information  created,
discovered or developed by the Employee  independent of his association with the
Company,   provided  that  such   information   is  supported  by   accompanying
documentation of such independent development. Nothing contained in this Section
8 shall be deemed to preclude  the proper use by the  Employee  of  Confidential
Information  in the  exercise  of his  duties  hereunder  or the  disclosure  of
Confidential Information required by law. The provisions of Section 8.1, 8.2 and
8.3 shall also apply to Richard T. Case, as consultant.

     9. RESTRICTIVE COVENANT.
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     9.1.  During  the term  hereof  and for a period of one (1) year  after the
termination  of this  Agreement,  Employee,  and Richard T. Case as  consultant,
covenants  and  agrees  that he shall  not own,  manage,  operate,  control,  be
employed by,  participate  in, or be connected in any manner with the ownership,
management,  operation,  or  control,  whether  directly  or  indirectly,  as an
individual on his own account, or as a partner, member, joint venturer, officer,
director or shareholder of a corporation or other entity,  of any business which
competes with the business  conducted by Company at the time of the  termination
or expiration of this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  (i) nothing in
this Section 9 shall prohibit Employee, and Richard T. Case as consultant,  from
owning up to 5% of the  outstanding  voting capital stock of any  corporation or
other entity listed on Nasdaq or traded on any national securities exchange, and
(ii) in the event of a termination by the Company,  such restriction shall apply
only if the  Company  has  paid to the  Employee  all  amounts  required  and is
otherwise in compliance with Section 7 hereof.  The foregoing shall not preclude
the Employee or any affiliate thereof from any consulting  arrangement which may
be entered into from time to time with the Company, or any of its affiliates.

     9.2.  Employee,  and Richard T. Case as consultant,  acknowledges  that the
restrictions  contained in this Section 9 are reasonable.  In that regard, it is
the  intention  of the parties to this  Agreement  that the  provisions  of this
Section 9 shall be enforced to the fullest extent  permissible under the law and
public  policy  applied in each  jurisdiction  in which  enforcement  is sought.
Accordingly,  if any portion of this Section 9 shall be adjudicated or deemed to
be invalid or unenforceable,  the remaining  portions shall remain in full force
and effect,  and such invalid or  unenforceable  portion shall be limited to the
particular jurisdiction in which such adjudication is made.

     10.  BREACH OR THREATENED  BREACH OF COVENANTS.  In the event of Employee's
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actual or threatened breach of his obligations under either Paragraph 8 or 9, or
both,  of this  Agreement,  or  Company's  breach  or  threatened  breach of its
obligations under this Agreement, in addition to any other remedies either party
may have, such party shall be entitled to obtain a temporary  restraining  order
and a  preliminary  and/or  permanent  injunction  restraining  the  other  from
violating these provisions. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to

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prohibit  Company or Employee,  as the case may be, from  pursuing and obtaining
any other available remedies which Company or Employee,  as the case may be, may
have  for  such  breach  or  threatened  breach,  whether  at law or in  equity,
including the recovery of damages from the other.  The  foregoing  provisions of
this Section shall also apply to Richard T. Case as consultant.

     11.  DISCLOSURE OF  INNOVATIONS.  The Employee hereby agrees to disclose in
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writing to the Company all inventions, improvements and other innovations of any
kind that the Employee makes, conceives,  develops or reduces to practice, alone
or jointly with others,  during the Term,  to the extent they are related to the
Employee's work for the Company and whether or not they are eligible for patent,
copyright,  trademark,  trade secret or other legal protection  ("Innovations").
Examples of  Innovations  shall  include,  but are not limited to,  discoveries,
research,  inventions,   formulas,   techniques,   processes,  tools,  know-how,
marketing plans, new product plans, production processes, advertising, packaging
and marketing  techniques.  The foregoing  provisions of this Section shall also
apply to Richard T. Case as consultant.

     12. ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP OF INNOVATIONS. The Employee hereby agrees that
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all Innovations  will be the sole and exclusive  property of the Company and the
Employee hereby assigns all of his rights,  title or interest in the Innovations
and in all related patents,  copyrights,  trademarks,  trade secrets,  rights of
priority  and other  proprietary  rights to the  Company to the extent  they are
related to the  Employee's  work for the Company.  At the Company's  request and
expense,  during and after the Term, the Employee will assist and cooperate with
the Company in all  respects  and will execute  documents,  and,  subject to his
reasonable  availability,  give testimony and take further acts requested by the
Company to  obtain,  maintain,  perfect  and  enforce  for the  Company  patent,
copyright,   trademark,   trade  secret  and  other  legal  protection  for  the
Innovations.  The Employee  hereby  appoints the President of the Company as his
attorney-in-fact  to  execute  documents  on his behalf  for this  purpose.  The
foregoing  provisions  of this  Section  shall  also apply to Richard T. Case as
consultant.

     13.  REPRESENTATIONS  AND WARRANTIES BY EMPLOYEE.  Employee hereby warrants
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and represents that he is not subject to or a party to any restrictive covenants
or other  agreements that in any way preclude,  restrict,  restrain or limit him
(a) from being an  Employee  of Company,  (b) from  engaging in the  business of
Company in any capacity, directly or indirectly, and (c) from competing with any
other  persons,  companies,  businesses  or entities  engaged in the business of
Company. The foregoing  representation and warranty shall also be deemed to have
been made by Richard T. Case during the continuance of the his consultancy.

     14.  ARBITRATION.  Other than with respect to a proceeding  for  injunctive
          -----------
relief  referred to herein,  any controversy or claim arising out of or relating
to this Agreement,  the performance  thereof or its breach or threatened  breach
shall be settled  by  arbitration  in  Princeton,  New Jersey or other  mutually
acceptable  place in accordance  with the then  governing  rules of the American
Arbitration  Association.  The finding of the  arbitration  panel or  arbitrator
shall be final and binding upon the parties with the costs of  arbitration to be
equally borne by the plaintiffs and

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the  defendants,  i.e.  the costs borne by  defendant  side in the  arbitration,
whether single or multiple, shall equal the costs borne by the plaintiff side in
the arbitration, whether single or multiple. Judgment upon any arbitration award
rendered may be entered and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.  In
no event  may the  arbitration  determination  change  Employee's  compensation,
title,  duties or  responsibilities,  the entity to whom Employee reports or the
principal place where Employee is to render his services.

     15. NOTICES.  Any notice  required,  permitted or desired to be given under
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this  Agreement  shall be  sufficient  if it is in  writing  and (a)  personally
delivered to Employee or an authorized member of Company,  (b) sent by overnight
delivery or (c) sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt  requested,
to  Employer's  or  Employee's  address as  provided in this  Agreement  or to a
different  address  designated in writing by either  party.  In all instances of
notices to be given to  Company,  a copy by like  means  shall be  delivered  to
Company's  counsel  care of Buchanan  Ingersoll  Professional  Corporation,  650
College Road East, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, Attention:  David J. Sorin, Esq.
In all instances of notices to be given to Employee,  a copy by like means shall
be  delivered to  Employee's  counsel at the address  supplied by the  Employee.
Notice is deemed  given on the day it is  delivered  personally  or by overnight
delivery,  or five (5) business days after it is mailed,  if  transmitted by the
United States Post Office.

     16.  ASSIGNMENT.  Employee  acknowledges  that his  services are unique and
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personal. Accordingly, Employee may not assign his rights or delegate his duties
or obligations under this Agreement. Company's rights and obligations under this
Agreement  shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Company's
successors and assigns.  Company has the absolute right to assign its rights and
benefits under the terms of this Agreement.

     17.  WAIVER  OF  BREACH.  Any  waiver of a breach  of a  provision  of this
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Agreement, or any delay or failure to exercise a right under a provision of this
Agreement,  by either  party,  shall not operate or be  construed as a waiver of
that or any other subsequent breach or right.

     18. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This Agreement  contains the entire agreement of the
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parties.  It may not be changed orally but only by an agreement in writing which
is signed by the parties.  The parties hereto agree that any existing employment
agreement between them shall terminate as of the date of this Agreement.

     19. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and
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governed by the internal laws of the State of New Jersey.

     20. SEVERABILITY.  The invalidity or non-enforceability of any provision of
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this Agreement or application  thereof shall not affect the remaining  valid and
enforceable provisions of this Agreement or application thereof.

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     21.  CAPTIONS.  Captions in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of
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convenience  and  reference  and shall not be used to  interpret or construe any
provisions of this Agreement.

     22.  GRAMMATICAL  USAGE.  In construing  or  interpreting  this  Agreement,
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masculine  usage shall be substituted for those feminine in form and vice versa,
and plural usage shall be substituted  or singular and vice versa,  in any place
in which the context so requires.

     23.  CAPACITY.  Employee has read and is familiar with all of the terms and
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conditions of this  Agreement and has the capacity to understand  such terms and
conditions  hereof.  By executing this Agreement,  Employee,  Richard T. Case as
consultant,  agrees to be bound by this  Agreement and the terms and  conditions
hereof.

     24.   COUNTERPARTS.   This  Agreement  may  be  executed  in  two  or  more
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counterparts,  each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which
together  shall  constitute  one and the  same  Agreement.  Delivery  of  signed
counterparts  via facsimile  transmission  shall be effective as manual delivery
thereof.

     25.  CONFLICT OF INTEREST.  In any matter  requiring a Board  determination
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hereunder,  Employee,  who, it is  contemplated,  will be a  Director,  shall be
counted for purposes of  determining a quorum but shall recuse  himself from the
Board vote on the matter being  determined.  Employee may be present in order to
give a  presentation  on the matter  being  determined,  but shall  otherwise be
absent during the course of the Board's  deliberation.  The foregoing  provision
shall,  if  applicable,  be given  effect  should  Richard T. Case  continue his
directorship during his consultancy.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement
as of the date first herein above written.

FULLCOMM, INC.

By: /s/ Brendan Elliot
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    Brendan Elliott, President

EMPLOYEE

/s/ Richard T. Case
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Richard T. Case

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