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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10(F)

                              CONSULTING AGREEMENT

      THIS AGREEMENT, made as of February 1, 2001, by and between PAUL BASZUCKI,
of Minneapolis, Minnesota ("Consultant") and NORSTAN, INC., a Minnesota
corporation (the "Company"),

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

      WHEREAS, Consultant has been employed with the Company for a period in
excess of 20 years in various executive management positions and more recently
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Employment
Agreement dated April 7, 1995 (the "Employment Agreement"); and

      WHEREAS, the continued availability of Consultant's experience and
knowledge are considered to be important to the continued success of the
Company's business after the termination of his Employment Agreement; and

      WHEREAS, the Company wishes to retain the services of Consultant as an
adviser and consultant to the Company and to restrict his right to compete with
the Company, for the term of this Agreement, and Consultant is willing to
provide such services and to agree to such restrictions on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth;

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the mutual
covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties do hereby agree as follows:

      1. Consulting Period. The Company agrees to retain the services of
Consultant and Consultant agrees to provide the services hereinafter described,
for the period beginning on the expiration of his current Employment Agreement
with the Company (the "Commencement Date") and ending on the date three (3)
years from such Commencement Date (the "Consulting Period"). Consultant shall
have the right, at any time, to terminate the Employment Agreement and begin
receiving compensation payments under this Consulting Agreement.

      2. Duties.

            a. Consulting Services. During the Consulting Period, Consultant
shall hold himself available to consult with and advise the officers, directors,
and other representatives of the Company concerning such matters relating to the
operations of the Company and as the Chief Executive Officer and Board of
Directors shall determine. Consultant shall make himself available to render
such services at all reasonable times by telephone or letter and, upon
reasonable advance notice, in person; provided, that Consultant shall not be
required to perform consulting or advisory services during any period in which
he is precluded from doing so by reason of incapacity or ill health.

            b. Services as a Director. The Company agrees, except for due cause,
to have him included among management's nominees for election to its Board of
Directors for each succeeding term ending not later than one year after the
expiration of the Consulting Period. Consultant agrees that, except insofar as
he may be unable to do so by reason of incapacity or ill health, he shall serve
as a Director of the Company and of any of its subsidiaries during any part of
the Consulting Period for which he may be elected to such a position. Consultant
shall be

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entitled to standard Director's fees for any period during which he is serving
as a Director of the Company, which fees shall be in addition to any
compensation payable to Consultant pursuant to this Agreement.

      3. Compensation. During the Consulting Period, Consultant shall be
compensated as follows:

            a. Retainer. During the Consulting Period, Consultant shall be paid
a retainer at the rate of $255,000 per year, payable in equal monthly
installments of $21,250 with the first payment due on the first day of the month
following the Commencement Date, provided that in no event shall Consultant
receive compensation in any manner under this Agreement and this Agreement shall
become void if Consultant is (i) terminated pursuant to Sections 4 or 7(a) of
his Employment Agreement, or (ii) receiving payments pursuant to Sections 5 or 8
of his Employment Agreement, or (iii) receiving payments pursuant to a
termination without cause under his Employment Agreement.

            b. Facilities. During the Consulting Period, Company shall provide
office space and secretarial services as necessary to enable Consultant to
perform his services under this Agreement.

            c. Travel Expenses. Consultant shall be reimbursed by the Company
for all reasonable travel expenses incurred by him at the request of the Company
in the performance of his duties pursuant to this Agreement, to the extent such
expenses are substantiated and are consistent with the general policies of the
Company relating to the reimbursement of such expenses.

            d. Fringe Benefits Consultant shall not be entitled to participate
in any of the pension, profit sharing, or other employee benefit plans or fringe
benefit programs which are from time to time maintained by the Company for its
employees, except pursuant to a COBRA election for the applicable period
available under the law

            e. Stock Options/Grants. Consultant's current outstanding stock
options and grants shall continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of
the applicable stock option and restricted stock agreements through the
expiration of the Consulting Period.

      4. Death or Disability. If Consultant shall die or become disabled during
the Consulting Period, the Company shall continue to pay the retainer to
Consultant or, in the event of death, to his estate under section 3.a. for the
balance of the Consulting Period.

      5. Competition.

            a. Consultant covenants and agrees that during the Consulting
Period, he will not, except with the express written consent of the Board of
Directors of the Company, engage directly or indirectly in, or permit his name
to be used in connection with, any competitive business in the geographic area
serviced by the Company or its subsidiaries.

            b. For the purposes of this paragraph 5: (i) the phrase, "engage
directly or indirectly in" shall encompass: (A) all of Consultant's activities
whether on his own account or as an employee, director, officer, agent,
consultant, independent contractor, or partner of or in any person, firm, or
corporation (other than the Company and its subsidiaries), and (B) Consultant's

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ownership of more than 10% of the voting stock of any corporation, 5% or more of
the gross income of which is derived from any business or businesses in which
Consultant may not then engage; and (ii) the phrase "competitive business shall
mean: (A) the sale of telephone, telecommunications, data, network or similar
equipment, (B) sale of consulting and/or maintenance services, and (C) any other
business in which the Company or its subsidiaries is then engaged.

      6. Enforcement. If, at the time of enforcement of any provision of
paragraph 5, a court shall hold that the period, scope, or geographical area
restrictions stated therein are unreasonable under circumstances then existing,
the maximum period, scope, or geographical area reasonable under the
circumstances shall be substituted for the stated period, scope, or area. In the
event of a breach by Consultant of any of the provisions of paragraph 5, the
Company may, in addition to any other rights and remedies existing in its favor:
(a) discontinue the payment of any amounts, or the provision of any benefits,
required to be paid or provided to Consultant pursuant to this Agreement; and
(b) apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction for specific
performance and/or injunctive or other relief in order to enforce or prevent any
violations of the provisions hereof.

      7. Status of Consultant. During the Consulting Period, Consultant's
relationship to the Company shall be solely that of an independent contractor.
Subject to the provisions of paragraph 5 hereof, Consultant shall be free to
dispose of such portion of his time during normal business hours as he is not
obligated to devote to the Company hereunder in such manner, and to such
persons, firms, and corporations, as he sees fit. Consultant agrees that he will
not take any position inconsistent with his status as an independent contractor
hereunder in any federal, state, or local income or other tax return.

      8. Successors.

            a. Of the Company. The Company will require any successor (whether
direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly
assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same
extent that the Company would have been required to perform it if no such
succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the
Company as herein before defined, and any successor to the business and/or
assets of the Company which executes and delivers the agreement provided for in
this paragraph 8 or which otherwise becomes bound by all the terms and
provisions of this Agreement as a matter of law.

            b. Of Consultant. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and
shall be enforceable by Consultant, his legal representative, or other
successors in interest.

      9. General Provisions.

            a. Assignment. It is agreed that neither Consultant nor any
beneficiary shall have any right to commute, sell, assign, transfer, or
otherwise convey the right to receive any payment or other benefit hereunder,
which payments and benefits, and the rights thereto, are expressly declared to
be non-assignable and nontransferable. Except as provided in paragraph 8.a., the
Company shall have no right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations
under this Agreement, and of any beneficiary or Consultant, shall be solely
those of an unsecured creditor of the Company. Any asset acquired by the
Company, in connection with the liabilities assumed

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by it under this Agreement shall not be deemed to be held under any trust for
the benefit of the Consultant or his beneficiaries or to be considered security
for the performance of the obligations of the Company, but shall be, and remain,
a general, un-pledged, unrestricted asset of the Company.

            b. Headings. The headings of all of the paragraphs and subparagraphs
of this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only, and shall not
affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

            c. Modification. Amendment. Waiver. No modification, amendment, or
waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless approved in
writing by both parties. The failure at any time to enforce any of the
provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed as a waiver of such
provisions and shall not affect the right of either party thereafter to enforce
each and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.

            d. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement
shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be
prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be
ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this
Agreement.

            e. No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement shall
be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties thereto to express their
mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any
person.

            f. Applicable Law. All questions concerning the construction,
validity, and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of
the State of Minnesota without giving effect to the principles of conflict of
laws of such state.

            g. Notices. Any notice to be served under this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be mailed by registered or certified mail, registry or
certification fee and postage prepaid and return receipt requested, addressed:

                        If to the Company, to:

                        Norstan, Inc.
                        5101 Shady Oak Road
                        Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
                           Attention:  Board of Directors; or

                        If to Consultant, to:

                        PAUL BASZUCKI
                        250 Wakefield Road
                        Orono, Minnesota 55391;

or to such other place as either party may specify in writing, delivered in
accordance with the provisions of this subparagraph.

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            i. Survival. The rights and obligations of the parties shall survive
the term of the Consulting Period to the extent that any performance is required
under this Agreement after the expiration or termination of such term.

            j. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
of the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof, and supersedes all
previous agreements between the parties relating to the same subject matter.

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

NORSTAN, INC.                                      By  /s/ Paul Baszucki
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                                                       PAUL BASZUCKI

By /s/ James C. Granger
   ------------------------
   President and Chief Executive Officer

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10(h)

                               FIRST AMENDMENT TO
                           LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

            THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this
"Amendment") is entered into as of June 11, 2004, but effective as of April 30,
2004, among NORSTAN COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Minnesota corporation
("Communications (US)"), VIBES TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Minnesota corporation
("Vibes"; Communications (US) and Vibes are referred to hereinafter each
individually as "Borrower", and collectively, as "Borrowers"), NORSTAN, INC., a
Minnesota corporation ("Parent"), NORSTAN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC., a Minnesota
corporation ("Norstan Financial"), NORSTAN CANADA INC., a Minnesota corporation
("Canada Holdings"), NORSTAN INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Minnesota corporation ("UK
Holdings") and NORSTAN CANADA LTD., an Ontario corporation ("Communications
(Canada)"; Parent, Norstan Financial, Canada Holdings, Norstan International, UK
Holdings and Communications (Canada) are referred to hereinafter each
individually as a " Credit Party", and individually and collectively, jointly
and severally, as the "Credit Parties") and WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC., a
California corporation, as agent for lenders ("Agent").

            WHEREAS, Borrowers, Credit Parties (Borrowers and Credit Parties are
referred to hereinafter each individually as "Company", and collectively, as
"Companies"), Agent and Lenders are parties to a Loan and Security Agreement
dated as of December 10, 2003 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, and as amended hereby, the "Loan Agreement");

            WHEREAS, the Companies have requested that Agent amend the Loan
Agreement, and Agent has agreed to do so subject to the terms and conditions
contained herein.

            NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual
agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

            1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms
used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Loan Agreement

            2. Amendments to Loan Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Section 3 hereof, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended
as follows:

            (a) Clause (i) of Section 7.18(a) of the Loan Agreement is amended
and restated in its entirety as follows:

            (i) MINIMUM EBITDA. EBITDA, measured on a month-end basis, of at
      least the required amount set forth in the following table for the
      applicable period set forth opposite thereto:

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                 Period                                          Amount
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<C>                                                                 <C>
3 month period ending on January 31, 2004                       $2,200,000
6 month period ending on April 30, 2004                        ($1,800,000)
9 month period ending on July 31, 2004                          $1,800,000
12 month period ending on October 31, 2004                      $5,000,000
12 month period ending January 31, 2005                         $5,250,000
12 month period ending April 30, 2005                           $13,500,000
12 month period ending each fiscal quarter thereafter          80% of EBITDA
                                                             for such 12-month
                                                                 period, as
                                                             reflected on the
                                                                most recent
                                                                Projections
                                                               delivered to
                                                             Agent pursuant to
                                                            Section 6.3(c), but
                                                               not less than
                                                                $13,500,000
</TABLE>

      Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Agent and the Companies cannot agree on
      appropriate EBITDA covenant levels based upon the Projections for any
      fiscal year, or if the Projections delivered to Agent for any fiscal year
      are not reasonably satisfactory to Agent in form and substance in terms of
      projected amounts and assumptions, quarterly EBITDA covenant levels
      contained in this clause (i) of Section 7 .18( a) for each 12-month period
      beginning with the 12-month period ending on July 31, 2005 shall be
      determined by Agent in its reasonable discretion, provided, however, that
      such 12-month EBITDA covenant levels shall not be less than $13,500,000.

            3. Conditions Precedent to Amendment. The satisfaction of each of
the following, unless waived by Agent in its sole discretion, shall constitute
conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Amendment, and upon the
satisfaction and/or waiver of such conditions, this Amendment shall be effective
as of April 30, 2004:

            (a) Agent shall have received this Amendment, duly executed by each
Company;

            (b) Agent shall have received the amendment fee described in Section
4 hereof; and

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            (c) No Event of Default or event which with the giving of notice or
passage of time would constitute an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing on the date hereof, nor shall result from the consummation of the
transaction contemplated herein.

            4. Amendment Fee. In addition to any other fee payable under the
Loan Agreement, the Companies shall pay to Agent an amendment fee in the amount
of $25,000 which shall be fully earned and payable on the date hereof.

            5. Miscellaneous.

            (a) Warranties and Absence of Defaults. In order to induce Agent to
enter into this Amendment, each Company hereby warrants to Agent, as of the date
hereof, that:

            (i) The representations and warranties of each Company contained in
      the Loan Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof as if made
      on the date hereof; and

            (ii) No Event of Default or event which, with giving of notice or
      the passage of time or both, would become an Event of Default, exists as
      of the date hereof.

            (b) Expenses. Each Company agrees, on a joint and several basis, to
pay on demand all costs and expenses of Agent (including the fees and expenses
of outside counsel for Agent) in connection with the preparation, negotiation,
execution, delivery and administration of this Amendment and all other
instruments or documents provided for herein or delivered or to be delivered
hereunder or in connection herewith. In addition, each Company agrees, on a
joint and several basis, to pay, and save Agent harmless from all liability for,
any stamp or other taxes which may be payable in connection with the execution
or delivery of this Amendment or the Loan Agreement and the execution and
delivery of any instruments or documents provided for herein or delivered or to
be delivered hereunder or in connection herewith. All obligations provided in
this Section 5(b) shall survive any termination of this Amendment and the Loan
Agreement.

            (c) Governing Law. This Amendment shall be a contract made under and
governed by the internal laws of the State of Illinois.

            (d) Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, and by the parties hereto on the same or separate counterparts,
and each such counterpart, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an
original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the
same Amendment.

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           IN WITNESS WHEREOF. the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized and delivered
as of the date first above written.

                                         NORSTAN COMMUNICATIONS INC.
                                         an Minnesota corporation

                                         By /s/ Alice S. Vazquez
                                            --------------------------------
                                         Title  VP Treasurer

                                         VIBES TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
                                         an Minnesota corporation

                                         By /s/ Alice S. Vazquez
                                            --------------------------------
                                         Title  VP Treasurer

                                         NORSTAN, INC.,
                                         a Minnesota corporation

                                         By /s/ Alice S. Vazquez
                                            --------------------------------
                                         Title  VP Treasurer

                                         NORSTAN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.,
                                         a Minnesota corporation

                                         By /s/ Alice S. Vazquez
                                            --------------------------------
                                         Title  VP Treasurer

                                         NORSTAN CANADA INC.,
                                         a Minnesota corporation

                                         By /s/ Alice S. Vazquez
                                            --------------------------------
                                         Title  VP Treasurer

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                                         NORSTAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
                                         a Minnesota corporation

                                         By /s/ Alice S. Vazquez
                                            --------------------------------
                                         Title  VP Treasurer

                                         NORSTAN CANADA LTD.,
                                         an Ontario corporation

                                         By /s/ Alice S. Vazquez
                                            --------------------------------
                                         Title  VP Treasurer

                                         WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC.
                                         a California corporation, as Agent

                                         By /s/ John T. Leonard
                                            --------------------------------
                                         Title  Vice President

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