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EXHIBIT 10.17

TEXMAC Inc.
3001 Stafford Drive
Post Office Box 668128
Charlotte, NC 28266-8128
TEL: (704) 394-0314

October 12, 2004

Dear Sirs,

TEXMAC, Inc., a Delaware corporation having its principal office at 3001
Stafford Drive, Charlotte, NC. 28208, wholly owned subsidiary of ITOCHU
Corporation in Japan, is willing to offer LMIC procurement services starting
October, 2004 . This service is a complete procurement of various electronic
parts and components including logistics services. Here are highlights of our
services:

      o     TEXMAC will procure various electronic parts and components based
            upon a purchase order containing a bill of material provided by LMIC
            with expected complete kits delivery dates.

      o     TEXMAC will arrange shipments of the complete kits to LMIC's door.
            (DDP, Beltsville MD)

      o     TEXMAC will extend to LMIC the payment term of Net 60 days (LMIC
            shall pay TEXMAC 60 days after delivery of the kits) with a credit
            limit of US$2,000,0000 (two million US dollars) balance LMIC owes to
            TEXMAC.

      o     TEXMAC will request LMIC to establish a stand-by letter of credit to
            cover 50% of it purchase amount at the time of placing purchase
            order but not exceeding US$1,000,000 (one million US dollars). The
            stand-by letter of credit will expire on March 31, 2005, and can be
            drawn by TEXMAC if LMIC fails to pay TEXMAC within the said net 60
            days term.

      o     TEXMAC will review LMIC's credit performance periodically to adjust
            this credit line to adapt to LMIC's growth.

We sincerely hope this letter will serve to explain our services to be extended
to LMIC.

Sincerely,

/s/ William L. Mahon, Jr.
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William L. Mahon, Jr.
Senior Vice President
TEXMAC, Inc.EXHIBIT 10.18

$1,500,000.00                                                   FEBRUARY 7, 2005
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                                     8% NOTE

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, LMIC, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"),
hereby promises to pay to the order of ALLEGIANT  CAPITAL GROUP,  LLC, a limited
liability  company having an address at 520 Madison  Avenue,  New York, New York
10022 (the "HOLDER") or his or its registered assigns or successors in interest,
on order, the sum of ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED  THOUSAND DOLLARS  ($1,500,000) or
such other  amount as may be from time to time  owing to the  Holder  hereunder,
together  with any accrued  and unpaid  interest  hereon,  on June 30, 2005 (the
"MATURITY DATE") if not sooner paid.

                                   ARTICLE I
                   COMMITMENT TO LEND; INTEREST & AMORTIZATION

         1.1.  Commitment  to Lend.  The Holder does hereby  covenant and agree,
within  three (3) days of the written  request of the Company  given at any time
between March 15, 2005 and March 31, 2005 (the "FUNDING  DATE"),  to lend to the
Company the sum of One Million Five Hundred Thousand  ($1,500,000)  Dollars (the
"LOAN"). The only condition to the Holder's commitment to make the Loan shall be
that the Company shall,  on the date it shall request funds from the Holder,  be
solvent  and  capable of paying its debts in the  ordinary  course of  business,
after giving effect to the use of the proceeds of the Loan.  The Company may use
up to  $500,000  of the  proceeds  of the Loan to payment of certain  short-term
indebtedness, and the balance shall be used for working capital.

         1.2. Interest Rate and Payment.  Interest on this Note shall be payable
as to the outstanding  principal  only, at the rate of 8% per annum,  payable on
the Maturity Date of this Note.

         1.3. Principal Payment. The entire amount of this Note shall be payable
as to principal,  together with all accrued and unpaid interest,  on the earlier
of (a) six (6) months following the Funding Date, or (b) September 30, 2005 (the
"MATURITY DATE").

         1.4  Prepayment.  The Company  shall have the right at any time or from
time to time to prepay this Note without premium or penalty.

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                                   ARTICLE II
                                EVENTS OF DEFAULT

         Upon the occurrence  and  continuance of an Event of Default beyond any
applicable grace period,  the Holder, at its sole and absolute  discretion,  may
make all sums of principal  and interest fees then  remaining  unpaid hereon and
all other amounts  payable  hereunder  due and payable  within ten (10) Business
Days after  written  notice  from  Holder to Company  (each  occurrence  being a
"DEFAULT NOTICE  PERIOD"),  provided,  however,  that such Default Notice Period
shall not apply to Sections  2.3,  2.4 and 2.5 below.  If,  with  respect to any
Event of Default within the Default Notice Period the Company cures the Event of
Default,  the Event of Default will be deemed to no longer exist, and except for
the  payment  of late  fees by  Company,  any  rights  and  remedies  of  Holder
pertaining to such Event of Default will be of no further force or effect.

         The occurrence and  continuation  of any of the following  events is an
"EVENT OF DEFAULT":

         2.1.  Failure to Pay  Principal or Interest.  The Company  fails to pay
when due any  installment of Interest hereon or the unpaid  principal  amount of
this Note on the Maturity Date in accordance herewith.

         2.2.  Material  Breach of Covenant.  The Company  breaches any material
covenant or other term or  condition  of this Note in any  material  respect and
such breach, if subject to cure,  continues for a period of twenty (20) calendar
days after notice of such breach is given by the Holder.

         2.3. Receiver or Trustee.  The Company shall make an assignment for the
benefit of creditors,  or apply for or consent to the  appointment of a receiver
or trustee for it or for a substantial part of its property or business; or such
a receiver or trustee shall otherwise be appointed.

         2.4. Judgments. Any money judgment, writ or similar final process shall
be entered or filed against the Company,  Holdings or Best or of their  property
or other assets for more than $1,000,000,  and shall remain unvacated,  unbonded
or unstayed for a period of ninety (90) days.

         2.5. Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy, insolvency,  reorganization or liquidation
proceedings  or other  proceedings or relief under any bankruptcy law or any law
for the  relief of  debtors  shall be  instituted  by or  against  the  Company,
Holdings  or Best  and in the case of such  proceeding  instituted  against  the
Company,  Holdings  or  Best,  and  such  proceeding  shall  not  be  dismissed,
discharged or lifted within sixty (60) calendar days from the initial occurrence
of such event.

                                  ARTICLE III
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

         3.1. Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver.  No failure or delay on the part
of the Holder hereof in the exercise of any power, right or privilege  hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof,  nor shall any single or partial  exercise of
any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or
of any other  right,  power or  privilege.  All  rights  and  remedies  existing

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hereunder  are  cumulative  to, and not  exclusive  of,  any rights or  remedies
otherwise available.

         3.2. Notices. Any notice herein required or permitted to be given shall
be in writing and shall be deemed  effectively given: (i) upon personal delivery
to the party  notified,  (ii) when sent by confirmed  telex or facsimile if sent
during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next Business
Day,  (iii) five days after having been sent by  registered  or certified  mail,
return receipt  requested,  postage  prepaid,  or (iv) one (1) day after deposit
with a nationally  recognized  overnight courier,  specifying next day delivery,
with written  verification of receipt.  All communications  shall be sent to the
Company at the  address  provided  in the  Subscription  Agreement  executed  in
connection  herewith,  and  to  the  Holder  at  the  address  provided  in  the
Subscription  Agreement for such Holder, or at such other address as the Company
or the Holder may  designate  by ten days  advance  written  notice to the other
parties hereto.

         3.3. Amendment Provision. The term "Note" and all reference thereto, as
used  throughout  this  instrument,  shall mean this  instrument  as  originally
executed,  or  if  later  amended  or  supplemented,   then  as  so  amended  or
supplemented,  and any successor  instrument issued pursuant to this Note, as it
may be amended or supplemented.

         3.4. Assignability. This Note shall be binding upon the Company and its
successors  and  assigns,  and shall  inure to the benefit of the Holder and its
successors and assigns, and may be assigned by the Holder in accordance with the
requirements  of the  Subscription  Agreement and  applicable  federal and state
securities laws.

         3.5. Governing Law.

         (a) This Note  cannot be changed  or  terminated  orally,  and shall be
governed by and construed in accordance  with the laws of the State of New York,
without  regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either
party against the other  concerning the  transactions  contemplated by this Note
shall be brought  only in any state or federal  court  sitting in the County and
City of New York,  State of New York;  provided  that nothing  contained in this
Note shall be deemed to preclude Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal
action in any other court of competent  jurisdiction and nothing shall be deemed
to preclude the Company from asserting any defenses or counterclaims in any such
actions.  Both the Company and the  individual  executing this Note on behalf of
the Company agree to submit to the  jurisdiction  of such courts and waive trial
by jury. The Company and the individual executing this Note further consent that
any summons, subpoena or other process or papers (including, without limitation,
any notice or motion or other application to either of the aforementioned courts
or a judge thereof) or any notice in connection with any proceedings  hereunder,
may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt  requested,  or by
personal service  provided a reasonable time for appearance is permitted,  or in
such other  manner as may be  permissible  under the rules of said  courts.  The
Company  and  the  individual   executing  this  Note  waive  any  objection  to
jurisdiction and venue of any action  instituted hereon in the Supreme Court for
the State of New York,  County of New York or the United States  District  Court
for the Southern  District of New York and shall not assert any defense based on
lack of  jurisdiction  or venue or based upon forum non conveniens in any action
brought in either such court.

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         (b) The  prevailing  party shall be entitled to recover  from the other
party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs.

         (c) In the  event  that  any  provision  of  this  Note is  invalid  or
unenforceable  under any applicable  statute or rule of law, then such provision
shall be deemed  inoperative  to the extent that it may conflict  therewith  and
shall be deemed  modified to conform  with such statute or rule of law. Any such
provision  which  may prove  invalid  or  unenforceable  under any law shall not
affect the validity or unenforceability of any other provision of this Note.

         3.6.  Maximum  Payments.  Nothing  contained  herein shall be deemed to
establish  or require  the  payment of a rate of  interest  or other  charges in
excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of
interest  required  to be paid or other  charges  hereunder  exceed the  maximum
permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum  shall be credited
against  amounts  owed by the  Company to the Holder  and thus  refunded  to the
Company.

         3.7.  Construction.  Each  party  acknowledges  that its legal  counsel
participated in the preparation of this Note and, therefore, stipulates that the
rule of construction  that  ambiguities are to be resolved  against the drafting
party shall not be applied in the interpretation of this Note to favor any party
against the other.

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         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  Company has caused this Note to be signed in
its name effective as of this 7th day of February, 2005.

                                           LMIC, INC.

                                           By: /s/ Luis P. Negrete
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                                           Name: Luis P. Negrete
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                                           Title: President and COO
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WITNESS:

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ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:

ALLEGIANT CAPITAL GROUP, L.L.C.

BY: /s/ Michael Staisil
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    MICHAEL STAISIL, MANAGING MEMBER

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