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THIS AGREEMENT is made the      day of                  2002

B E T W E E N:-

(1)  AUTHORISZOR  INC of Windsor  House  Cornwall  Road  Harrogate HG1 2PW ("the
     Company") ; and

(2)  PAUL  AYRES of  Osborne  Cottage  Avenue  Road  Bray  Berks  SL6 1UG  ("the
     Employee")

WHEREAS:

A.   The Employee's  employment  with the Company  terminated on 29th March 2002
     ("Termination Date") by reason of resignation by the Employee

B.   The parties have entered into this  Agreement for the purposes of recording
     and  implementing  the terms and  conditions  on which they have  agreed to
     settle all  outstanding  claims  referred to in clause 2 of this  Agreement
     that the  Employee  has or may have against the Company or any of its Group
     companies  or any of its or  their  officers  or  employees  following  the
     termination  of  the  Employee's   employment  on  the   Termination   Date
     ("Termination")

NOW IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

1.   Subject  to and  in  consideration  of  the  Employee  complying  with  his
     obligations  under this  Agreement  the Company will pay to the Employee by
     way of compensation  for the loss of the Employee's  employment and without
     any  admission  of  liability  whatsoever  on the part of the  Company  the
     following sums:-

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1.1  a payment of (pound)15,000 by the date of this Agreement; and

1.2  a payment of(pound)5,000 on 31st May 2002 (together called "Compensation").

2.   The Company and the Employee believe that the Compensation falls within S19
     and S148 of the Income and  Corporation  Taxes Act 1988 and as amended  and
     that the  Compensation  can be paid  without  deduction  of income  tax and
     national insurance and the Company shall use reasonable  endeavours subject
     to statutory  provisions  in force from time to time and shall provide such
     information  to the Inland  Revenue as is  reasonably  requested to procure
     that the  Compensation  can be paid  without  deduction  of  income  tax or
     national insurance.

3.   The Employee agrees to accept the Compensation in full and final settlement
     of all contractual  and/or statutory claims  (including a basic award in an
     Employment Tribunal) which the Employee has or may have against the Company
     any of its Group  companies  or any of its or their  officers or  employees
     arising out of his contract of employment  and/or its  termination  whether
     arising  by  statute   common  law  or  under  contract  or  otherwise  and
     accordingly  the  Employee  (having   warranted  that  he  has  raised  the
     possibility of pursuing the claims  referred to at  sub-clauses  (a) to (q)
     below and that he is not aware of any other claims which he has against the
     Company  or against  any Group  companies  or any of its or their  officers
     agents or employees)  hereby agrees to waive  discharge and release any and
     all such  claims  complaints  and  actions  and  without  prejudice  to the
     generality of the foregoing the Employee agrees to refrain

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     from instituting or continuing any complaint  against the Company or any of
     its Group  Companies  or any of its or their  officers or  employees in the
     employment  tribunal or any other  court or  tribunal  in respect  of:-

     (a)  unfair dismissal;

     (b)  statutory redundancy pay;

     (c)  contractual enhanced redundancy pay;

     (d)  wrongful  dismissal  or any claim for breach of any express or implied
          term of the Employee's contract of employment;

     (e)  holiday pay;

     (f)  outstanding pay, overtime, bonuses or commission;

     (g)  unlawful deductions from wages;

     (h)  any  claim  under  the  Employment  Rights  Act  1996  and/or  the Sex
          Discrimination  Act 1975 and/or the Race Relations Act 1976 and/or the
          Disability  Discrimination  Act 1995  and/or  the  Equal  Pay Act 1970
          and/or the Trade Union and Labour Relations  (Consolidation)  Act 1992
          and/or the Working Time Regulations 1998 and/or under any provision of
          European Community Law and/or the National Minimum Wage Act 1998;

     (i)  any claim under the Part-Time  Workers  (Prevention of Less Favourable
          Treatment) Regulations 2001;

     (j)  any claim under the Maternity and Parental Leave etc Regulations 1999;

     (k)  any claim under the Data Protection Act 1998;

     (l)  any claim under European Union Law;

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     (m)  any claim relating to the manner of the circumstances  surrounding the
          Termination;

     (n)  any claim for a protective award under the Collective Redundancies and
          Transfer  of  Undertakings   (Protection  of  Employment)  (Amendment)
          Regulations 1999;

     (o)  any claim at common law,  whether or not such claim  comes  within the
          jurisdiction of an Employment Tribunal;

     (p)  any claim for personal injury resulting from the Employee's employment
          with  the  Company  and of  which  he was  aware  at the  date of this
          Agreement  provided always that nothing in this Agreement excludes the
          Employee's right to pursue any claim for personal injury other than as
          provided in this sub-clause;

     (q)  subject  to  clauses  11 and 12 below  any  claim in  relation  to the
          Company's or any Group company's  share options,  bonus schemes or any
          long term  incentive  plans applying to you; but excluding any accrued
          benefits to which the Employee is entitled under the Company's pension
          scheme.

4.   Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of this  Agreement  in the event that the
     Employee  brings any claim  against the Company or any Group company or any
     of its or their  officers  agents  or  employees  then the sums paid to the
     Employee under clause 1 of this Agreement  shall be set off against any sum
     which the  Employee is awarded in  connection  with such claim or which the
     Company  or any Group  company  or any of its

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     or their officers agents or employees is ordered to pay to or regarding the
     Employee in connection with such claim.

5.   Nothing  in  clause 4 above  shall  prevent  the  Employee  from  taking or
     instigating  proceedings  against  the  Company  to recover  any  liability
     incurred by the  Employee in his capacity as an officer and director of the
     Company  resulting from any group or class actions involving the Company if
     the Employee  shall be found not to be  responsible  for such liability and
     nothing in this  Agreement  shall  prevent the Company or any Group Company
     from taking or instigating  proceedings  against the Employee or making the
     Employee  a party to any  proceedings  relating  to group or class  actions
     involving the Company or any Group Company.

6.1  Subject to clauses 6.2 and 8 below the  Employee  will return  forthwith to
     the  Company  all  property  belonging  to the  Company  and  to any  Group
     companies  including  but not limited to all  telecommunications  equipment
     (including hardware and software),  Company credit cards, keys,  documents,
     files,  lists,  maps,  technical  information,   memoranda,  correspondence
     including all or any copies thereof in the Employee's possession or control
     and further  shall use his best  endeavours to prevent the  publication  or
     disclosure of any information concerning the business dealings transactions
     or affairs of the Company,  its  subsidiaries or associates or its or their
     clients or customers.

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6.2  The  Employee  will be  allowed to retain the  Company's  laptop  computer,
     printer and mobile phone.

7.   The  Employee  shall sign and  forthwith  deliver  to the  Company a formal
     letter of  resignation as Chief  Executive  Officer of the Company and as a
     director of all Group  companies  in which he shall hold office in the form
     of the draft letter of resignation at Schedule 1.

8.1  The Company shall allow the Employee to retain his Company vehicle, an Audi
     S6  registration  number RF51 FJO ("the Car") until 31st December  2002, or
     until the Employee can arrange for the vehicle to be leased to him.

8.2  During his continued use of the Car the Employee agrees to maintain the Car
     in a good and roadworthy condition and shall indemnify and keep indemnified
     the Company and its Group  companies in respect of all costs claims damages
     and  expenses  arising  from  the  continued  use of the Car  including  in
     relation to the leasing arrangements.

8.3  Subject to clause 8.1 above the Employee shall return the Car in a good and
     roadworthy  condition on or before 31st  December  2002 (as  determined  by
     clause 8.1) together with all sets of keys and any  documentation  relating
     to the Car to such location as the Company shall reasonably require.

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8.4  During the continued use of the Car after the Termination Date the Employee
     shall be responsible for all fuel costs in relation to the Car.

9.1  The  Employee  undertakes  that he will within 120 days of the date of this
     Agreement submit to the Company  documentation  satisfactory to the Company
     in relation to all outstanding expenses incurred by the Employee on Company
     business.

9.2  In his capacity as a  non-executive  director the Employee will be entitled
     to submit  claims  for  expenses  incurred  on Company  business  after the
     Termination Date in accordance with the Company's expenses policy.

10.  The Company shall  reimburse the Employee the cost of providing  healthcare
     benefits  for the  Employee  until  31st  December  2002 in line  with  the
     Company's  existing  arrangements  provided  such  cover  is  available  at
     reasonable commercial rates and is agreed in advance with the Company.

11.1 The  Employee  has the  benefit of the  following  stock  options  with the
     Company in accordance  with the 2000 Omnibus  Stock and  Incentive  Plan of
     Authoriszor Inc ("2000 Plan") and the stock option  agreements  executed by
     Employee with respect to such stock options:

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     11.1.1    an option to  purchase  200,000  shares at an  exercise  price of
               $9.75 per share which vests as to 25% each year on the first four
               anniversaries of  7th October  2000 and  which is  for a  10 year
               term; and

     11.1.2    an option to  purchase 200,000 shares  at an  exercise  price  of
               $1.50 per share, which is fully vested and which is for a 10 year
               term;

     called "the Stock Options".

11.2 If the Company  re-prices  the stock  options  under the 2000 Plan then the
     Employee will be entitled to have the Stock Options  re-priced in line with
     the  re-pricing  of the other  options as the Company may from time to time
     determine.

12.1 The Employee will be granted  40,142 of the  Company's  Series A Cumulative
     Redeemable  Preferred Stock ("the Preferred  Stock") in accordance with the
     Certificate   of    Designations,    Preferences   and   Relative   Rights,
     Qualifications,  Limitations  and  Restrictions  relating to the  Preferred
     Stock dated  December  4, 2001 (the  "Certificate")  and the  Company  will
     deliver the relevant stock certificate within 5 working days of the date of
     this Agreement.

12.2 Subject  to the  approval  of the  Company,  the  passing  by the  Board of
     Directors  of the  necessary  resolutions  and the written  approval of the
     holders of the Preferred  Stock the Company may in its discretion  grant to
     the  Employee  additional  Preferred  Stock taking into account any amounts
     received by the Company from any tax rebates.

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13.  Neither the  Employee  nor the Company  shall make any public  statement or
     other  communication  in  relation  to  the  terms  of  this  Agreement  or
     circumstances  giving rise to the  execution  of this  Agreement  except to
     their  professional  advisers,  as required by law or as agreed between the
     parties.

14.  The  Employee  agrees  and  undertakes  that he will not make or publish or
     cause to be made or published any derogatory or defamatory comments or such
     other  remarks  comments  or  statements  about  the  Company  or any Group
     companies (including its or their officers managers or employees) or its or
     their business in any capacity whatsoever.

15.  Subject  to clauses 16 and 17 below the  Company  shall use all  reasonable
     endeavours  to ensure  that its  officers  and  directors  will not make or
     publish or cause to be published any  derogatory or defamatory  comments or
     such other remarks comments or statements bout the Employee.

16.  Nothing  contained in paragraph 13 of this Agreement  shall be construed to
     limit or  otherwise  restrict  the  Company  or any  Group  companies  from
     prosecuting,  defending,  providing  testimony or evidence or responding to
     government process in any judicial or administrative  proceeding  including
     an informal proceeding of the Securities and Exchange Commission or NASDAQ.

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17.1 The Employee agrees to fully  co-operate in good faith with the Company and
     any Group companies and its or their legal and professional advisers in its
     or  their  defence  of,  or other  participation  in,  any  administrative,
     judicial or other  proceeding,  including an informal  investigation by the
     Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  or NASDAQ,  arising from any charge,
     complaint or other action which has or may be filed or brought  relating to
     events that occurred,  in whole or in part, during the Employee's period of
     employment with the Company or any Group companies.

17.2 The  Employee  shall  comply  with  all  reasonable   requests  to  provide
     information to and assist the Company and any Group companies in responding
     to or complying with any  requirements or orders for discovery,  enquiries,
     investigations,  requests for information,  subpoenas or witness summons by
     any  opposing  party or any  federal,  state,  or local  government  agency
     (including  without  limitation  the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission,
     NASDAQ or the NASD).

17.3 At the request of the Company or any Group  Company and on  condition  that
     the  Employee  is  satisfied  with  any  entry  such  approval  not  to  be
     unnecessary withheld,  the Employee shall also sign any unsigned entries in
     the  minute  books of the board of  directors  or the  statutory  books for
     meetings  during  the time that he is a  director  of the  Company  and the
     Company shall at the time provide the Employee with a copy of such entry.

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18.  The  Employee  acknowledges  and agrees  that save to the extent  expressly
     provided in this  Agreement  all payments  and benefits  which the Employee
     received or was  entitled to in  connection  with his  employment  with the
     Company or any Group company  shall cease with effect from the  Termination
     Date.

19.  The  Company  will pay  direct to the  Employee's  legal  advisers a sum of
     (pound)1,250  and VAT as a contribution  towards the Employee's legal costs
     of obtaining  independent  legal  advice on the terms of this  Agreement on
     receipt by the Company of an appropriate  invoice addressed to the Employee
     but marked payable by the Company.

20.  The  Employee  has  received  independent  legal  advice  from  a  relevant
     independent  adviser (within the meaning of the Employment  Rights (Dispute
     Resolution)  Act  1998) as to the full  nature,  terms  and  effect of this
     Agreement and in particular  its effect on his ability to pursue his rights
     before an Employment Tribunal.

21.  The adviser  was and is Gerard  Gibbs of Charsley  Harrison  Solicitors  of
     Madeira House Madeira Walk Windsor Berkshire SL4 1EU ("Relevant Independent
     Adviser")  a  solicitor  of the  Supreme  Court  and  who has in  force  an
     indemnity provided for members of the Solicitors'  profession  covering the
     risk of a claim by the Employee in respect of loss  arising in  consequence
     of the advice.

22.  The conditions  regulating  compromise  agreements under Section 203 of the
     Employment  Rights Act 1996 as amended by Section  10(1) of the  Employment
     Rights

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     (Dispute  Resolution Act 1998),  Section 77 of the Sex  Discrimination  Act
     1975,  Section 72 of the Race  Relations Act 1976,  Section  288(2B) of the
     Trade Union and Labour Relations  (Consolidation) Act 1992, Section 9(3) of
     the Disability  Discrimination  Act 1995,  Regulation  35(2) of the Working
     Time  Regulations 1998 Section 49 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 and
     Section 18 of the Employment Relations Act 1999 are satisfied.

23.  The Company shall receive the benefit of all  provisions of this  Agreement
     on its  behalf  and as  trustee  on  behalf  of all  other  relevant  Group
     Companies.

24.  In this  Agreement  the  words  "Group  company/companies"  shall  mean the
     Company  together with all companies which are at the  Termination  Date or
     were at the relevant time either:

     24.1 a holding  company of the  Company  as  defined by section  736 of the
          Companies  Act  1985 or any  statutory  modification  or  re-enactment
          thereof ("Holding Company");

     24.2 a  subsidiary  company of the Company as defined by section 736 of the
          Companies  Act  1985 or any  statutory  modification  or  re-enactment
          thereof ("Subsidiary Company); and/or

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     24.3 a company in which the Company or any  Holding  Company is directly or
          indirectly  beneficially  interested  in ten  percent  or more of that
          company's issued ordinary share capital ("Associated Company").

25.  The  validity,  construction  and  performance  of  this  contract  will be
     governed by English Law.

IN  WITNESS  whereof  the  parties  have set their  hands the day and date first
before written

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                                   SCHEDULE 1

The Directors
Authoriszor Inc
Windsor House
Cornwall Road
Harrogate
HG1 2PW

Dear Sirs

I hereby resign as a director of all Group companies in which I hold such office
(other than the Company) and from the position of Chief Executive Officer of the
Company with effect from the date of this letter but for the  avoidance of doubt
confirm that I will remain as a non-executive director of the Company.

I confirm no sums are  outstanding  to me in connection  with my office(s) and I
have no  claims in  connection  with my  office(s)  or loss of  offices).

Yours faithfully

PAUL AYRES

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                             SOLICITORS CERTIFICATE
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I hereby certify as follows:-

1.   I am a  solicitor  of the  Supreme  Court of  England  and Wales  holding a
     current practising certificate.

2.   I have advised Paul Ayres of Osborne Cottage Avenue Road Bray Berks SL6 1UG
     of the terms and effects of the Agreement appearing above and in particular
     its  effect  on his  ability  to pursue a claim to an  Employment  Tribunal
     following its signing.

3.   I am not acting  (and have not acted) in  relation  to this  matter for the
     Company and/or any Group company.

4.   There is in force a contract of  insurance  or an  indemnity  provided  for
     members of the Solicitors'  profession covering the risk of a claim by Paul
     Ayres in respect of loss arising in consequence of the advice I have given.

5.   The  conditions   regulating   Compromise  Agreements  under  the  relevant
     legislation as set out in clause 22 of this Agreement have accordingly been
     satisfied.

Signed..............................
Name of Solicitor:         Gerard Gibbs
Firm:                      Charsley Harrison Solicitors
Address:                   Madeira House
                           Madeira Walk
                           Windsor
                           Berkshire
                           SL4 1EU

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SIGNED on behalf of        )
AUTHORISZOR INC            )
in the presence of:-       )

SIGNED by                  )
PAUL AYRES in the          )
presence of:-              )

<PAGE>DATED          2002
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                               AUTHORISZOR LIMITED

                                     - and -

                                 UTILIS VENTURES

                                     LIMITED

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THIS AGREEMENT is made on the   day of May 2002
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B E T W E E N :-
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(1)  AUTHORISZOR  LIMITED of Windsor  House,  Cornwall  Road,  Harrogate,  North
     Yorkshire,HG1 2PW ("the Company").

(2)  UTILIS  VENTURES  LIMITED  of  Churchgate  Farm,  Low  Lane,  Thornthwaite,
     Harrogate, HG3 2QS ("the Consultants")

DEFINITIONS
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In this Agreement, save where the context otherwise requires: -

"Board"                   Means the Board  of Directors of  the Company for  the
                          time being and from time to time

"The Group"               Means the Company  and all or  any of the  Subsidiary,
                          holding or associated companies (as defined in section
                          736 of  the Companies  Act  1985  as  supplemented  by
                          section 736A

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                           of the  Companies Act  1985 and  section 416  of  the
                           Income and  Corporation Taxes  Act 1988 respectively)
                           for the time being of the Company and the expressions
                           "Companies of the  Group" and "Company  of the Group"
                           shall be construed accordingly

"R & D Tax Credit"         Means any tax payment credit or rebate  received from
                           the Inland   Revenue  in  relation  to  research  and
                           development arising  from  claims  submitted  by  the
                           Company for the financial  years ending and 30th June
                           2001 and 30th June 2002

`'Termination Date"        6 months from the date of this Agreement

"The Services"             shall include the consultancy  services as set out at
                           Schedule 1 to this Agreement

WHEREAS
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(A)  The  Consultants  have certain skills and abilities  which may be useful to
     the Company and/or the Group from time to time.

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(B)  The Company has agreed to appoint the Consultants and the Consultants  have
     agreed to provide  their  services to the Company  and/or the Group for the
     duration of this Agreement.

IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows :-
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1    APPOINTMENT

1.1  The Company appoints the Consultants to provide the Services to the Company
     and the Consultants  accept that  appointment upon the terms and conditions
     of this Agreement.

2    TERM

2.1  This  Agreement  shall  commence  on the date of this  Agreement  and shall
     terminate on the Termination Date.

3    CONSULTANTS' SERVICES

3.1  The Consultants must maintain in force the following insurances;

     (a)  the  insurance  (of not less than  (pound)250,000)  for each and every
          incident  against  liability for death or for injury to any person and
          loss of or damage to any property  arising out of the provision of the
          Services; and

     (b)  employers liability insurance under the Employer Liability (Compulsory
          Insurance)  Act 1969 (or any amendment or reinactment of that Act) and
          in each case that  insurance  must  extend to  indemnify  the  Company
          against any liability for which the  Consultants may be legally liable
          under the Agreement.

3.2  The Consultants shall supply such tools, equipment and assistance as may be
     necessary  to perform  the  Services  required of it to the Company and the
     Company shall neither have nor assume any responsibilities,  obligations or
     liabilities in connection  therewith as regards the Consultants,  or any of
     its officers or as regards any third party or parties.

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4    FEES

4.1  In consideration of the provision of the Services the Company shall, pay to
     the Consultants the following fees:-

     4.1.1 on 31st May 2002 a payment of(pound)10,500 and VAT; and

     4.1.2 on 30th June 2002 a payment of(pound)15,000 and VAT; and

     4.1.3 on 31st July 2002 a payment of(pound)25,000 and VAT ; and

     4.1.4 on receipt of the R & D Tax Credit by the Company  for the  financial
           year ending 30th June 2001 a payment of (pound)80,000  and on receipt
           of the R & D Tax Credit by the Company for the financial  year ending
           30th June 2002 a payment equivalent to a sum  representing  fifty per
           cent of the payment  received  in  relation to the Tax Credit for the
           financial year ending 30th June 2002; and

     4.1.5 if there  is an  equity  investment  into the  Company  or any  Group
           Company in the sum of (pound)250,000 or more by Fox Hayes Investments
           which arises  from the  Services  (whether  prior to or  during  this
           Agreement) a payment of (pound)20,000  within one month of completion
           of all legal documentation in connection with such investment.

4.1  It is agreed that these  amounts are payable  notwithstanding  clause 12 in
     respect  of  which  there is no right  of set off  albeit  the  Consultants
     acknowledge the right of the Company to institute proceedings in respect of
     any failure  outlined in clause 12 or any breach by the Consultants of this
     Agreement.

4.2  In  relation to the VAT  payments  under  clause 4.1 above the  Consultants
     recognise  that the  Company  may elect to make  these  payments  following
     receipt of the relevant VAT repayments.

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4.3  The Consultants  agree to make and account for all statutory  deductions in
     respect  of any  payments  made by the  Company  to the  Consultants  under
     clauses 4.1.

4.4  The Company agrees to use best endeavours to procure the R & D Tax Credit.

5    HOURS

5.1  The  Consultants  shall make  themselves  available  to the Company at such
     times and such locations as the Consultants and the Company agree from time
     to time.

5.2  The Company  shall  determine who from the  Consultants  will carry out the
     Services.

6    EXPENSES

6.1  The Company shall reimburse the Consultants for all travelling (at standard
     rate),  hotel,  entertaining and other expenses  reasonably and necessarily
     incurred by the  Consultants in connection with the business of the Company
     provided  that these are agreed in advance by the Company and  evidenced by
     appropriate receipts or vouchers to be produced on a monthly basis.

7    TAX STATUS

7.1  It is the  intention of the parties that the  Consultants  are  independent
     contractors.  Nothing  in this  Agreement  shall  make the  Consultants  an
     employee, agent or partner of the Company nor are they authorised to pledge
     the Company's credit,  sign any document,  enter into any agreement or make
     any promise on behalf of the Company.

7.2  The  Consultants  are  responsible  for  the  entire  remuneration  of  any
     independent  contractor  supplied to the Company under this Agreement.  The
     Consultants  will  continue  to make  and  account  for  all the  statutory
     deductions from the independent  contractor's salary and will indemnify the
     Company against any claims:

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     (i)  for income tax, National Insurance contributions,  fines, penalties or
          interest;

     (ii) for any claims in respect of an independent contractor's  remuneration
          or other benefits.

7.3  Without   prejudice  to  the  preceding   provisions  of  this  clause  the
     Consultants  shall remain  independent  contractors and not servants of the
     Company and in such capacity  shall have the exclusive  responsibility  for
     the payment of all tax liabilities  (including  without  limitation  income
     tax, national insurance  contributions,  VAT, fines, penalties or interest)
     whatsoever  arising  out  of any  payments  received  by  them  under  this
     Agreement and will indemnify the Company against any such claims.

7.4  The  relationship  between the Company and the Consultants is evidenced and
     perpetuated  by this  Aagreement  shall  neither be nor regarded as being a
     relationship  which will give rise to any other rights or  responsibilities
     whatsoever under employment  protection  legislation or under the statutory
     sick pay scheme or other employment legislation.

8    SKILL AND CARE

     The  Consultants  must carry out the Services and perform  their duties and
     obligations with reasonable care and skill and to the best of their ability
     and shall comply with all  applicable  laws and  regulations  in connection
     with the Services.

9    CONFIDENTIALITY

9.1  The Consultants hereby acknowledge that the business of the Company and the
     Group is a specialised and competitive  business and that during the course
     of their  appointment with the Company they will have access to and have an
     intimate  knowledge  of the  Company's  and the Group's  trade  secrets and
     confidential  information.  The Consultants

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     further   acknowledge   that  the   disclosure  of  any  trade  secrets  or
     confidential  information to actual or potential competitors of the Company
     or the Group would place the Company and the Group at a serious competitive
     disadvantage and would do serious damage,  financial and/or  otherwise,  to
     its or their business and business development and would cause immeasurable
     harm.

9.2  For the purpose of clause 9.1 "confidential  information" shall include but
     not be limited to:-

     the  Company's  existing  products,  new  products,  processes,   know-how,
     designs,  specifications,  inventions,  works, formulas,  methods, samples,
     materials,  developmental or experimental work, improvements,  discoveries,
     research, software programmes, marketing, selling, business plans, budgets,
     unpublished financial information, prices, costs, suppliers and customers.

9.3  By  reason  of  clauses  9.1 and 9.2 the  Consultants  agree  that  without
     prejudice  to any other duty implied by law or equity they will not without
     the prior written  consent of the Company (such consent to be withheld only
     as far as may be reasonably  necessary to protect the  legitimate  business
     interests of the Company and the Group) during their  appointment or at any
     time thereafter  communicate or disclose to any person,  company or firm or
     use for their own purposes any of the secrets or  confidential  information
     outlined  in clauses 9.1 and 9.2 above  relating to the Company  and/or its
     clients  or  relating  to the  Group  and/or  its  clients  in  any  manner
     whatsoever  save as shall be reasonably  necessary for the promotion of the
     business of the Company and the Group.

10   NON-SOLICITATION AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

10.1 Without  prior  written  approval of the Company  (such  approval not to be
     unreasonably  withheld) the Consultants  undertake to the Company on behalf
     of  itself  and as agent  for the Group  that  they  will not  directly  or
     indirectly  and whether  alone or in  conjunction  with

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     or on behalf of any other person and whether as a  principal,  shareholder,
     director, employee, agent, consultant, partner or otherwise:

     (a)  at any time during the period of 12 months from the  Termination  Date
          be engaged,  concerned or interested in any business which at any time
          during the Relevant  Period has  supplied  products or services to the
          Company or to any Relevant Group Company if such  engagement,  concern
          or interest  causes or would cause the supplier to cease or materially
          reduce its  supplies to the Company or any Relevant  Group  Company as
          the case maybe.

     (b)  at any time during the period of 12 months from the  Termination  Date
          be engaged,  concerned or interested in any business which at any time
          during the Relevant Period,  was a Relevant Customer of the Company or
          of any Relevant Group Company if such engagement,  concern or interest
          causes or would cause the Relevant  Customer to cease or materially to
          reduce its orders or contracts  with the Company or any Relevant Group
          Company.

     (c)  at any time during the period of 12 months from the  Termination  Date
          so as to  compete  with the  Company  or any  Relevant  Group  Company
          canvass,  solicit or approach or cause to be  canvassed,  solicited or
          approached  any  Relevant  Customer  for the sale or  supply  to it of
          Relevant Products or Services, or endeavour to do so; or

     (d)  at any time during the period of 12 months from the  Termination  Date
          so as to compete with the Company or any Relevant  Group  Company deal
          or  contract  with any  Relevant  Customer  in relation to the sale or
          supply of any Relevant Products or Services, or endeavour to do so; or

     (e)  at any time during the period of 12 months from the  Termination  Date
          solicit or induce or  endeavour to solicit or induce any Key Person to
          leave the  employ of

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          the Company, whether or not such person would commit any breach of his
          contract of  employment  or  engagement  by leaving the service of the
          Company or any Group Company; or

     (f)  at any time during the period of 12 months from the  Termination  Date
          in connection  with any business in or proposing to be in  competition
          with the Company or any  Relevant  Group  Company,  employ,  engage or
          appoint or in any way cause to be employed, engaged or appointed a Key
          Person.

     (g)  encourage,  assist or procure any third party to do anything which, if
          done by him would be in breach of 10.1 (a) to (f) above.

10.2 The Consultants agree with and undertake to the Company on behalf of itself
     and as agent for the Group that in addition to the  restrictions  contained
     in clause 10.1 the Consultants will not without the Company's prior written
     consent directly or indirectly during the period of 12 months following the
     Termination Date either on their own account or for any other person,  firm
     or company and whether as principal,  holder, partner,  employee,  officer,
     agent or otherwise  within the Restricted  Territory carry on or be engaged
     or  concerned  or  interested  in  or  provide  technical,   commercial  or
     professional  advice to any business  which supplies  Relevant  Products or
     Services in  competition  with the Company or any Relevant  Group  Company.

10.3 Each of the  restrictions  in  clause 10 is  intended  to be  separate  and
     severable and in the event that any of the  restrictions  shall be adjudged
     to be void or ineffective  for whatever  reason but would be adjudged to be
     valid and effective if part of the wording or range of services or products
     were reduced in scope or deleted,  the said  restrictions  shall apply with
     such modifications as may be necessary to make them valid and effective.

10.4 Since the  Consultants  may also obtain in the course of this  Agreement by
     reason of services  rendered to the Group knowledge of the trade secrets or
     other  confidential

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     information of the Group,  the  Consultants  hereby agree that they will at
     the  request  and cost of the  Company  enter  into a direct  agreement  or
     undertaking   with  the  Group   whereby  they  will  accept   restrictions
     corresponding to the  restrictions  contained in this agreement (or such of
     them  as may be  appropriate  in the  circumstances)  in  relation  to such
     products  and  services  and such area and for such period as the Group may
     reasonably require for the protection of its legitimate interest.

10.5 For the purposes of this clause 10 the following expressions shall have the
     following meanings:

     (a)  "Effective Date" means the Termination Date of this Agreement

     (b)  "Key  Person"  shall mean any person  who on the  Effective  Date is a
          director or officer or manager or  executive or of the same or similar
          grade to the  Consultants  employed by the Company or the Group or any
          consultant of the Company or Group with whom the Consultants worked or
          had  material   dealings  or  for  whose  work  the  Consultants  were
          responsible or managed in the course of providing their services under
          this agreement at any time during the Relevant Period.

     (c)  "Relevant   Customer"  shall  mean  any  person,   firm,   company  or
          organisation who or which at any time during the Relevant Period is or
          was:

          (i)  negotiating  with the Company or a Relevant Group Company for the
               sale or supply of Relevant Products or Services; and/or

          (ii) a client or customer of the Company or any Relevant Group Company
               for the sale or supply of Relevant Products or Services; and/or

          and in each case with whom the Consultants were directly  concerned or
          connected  or any  employee  who was  under  the  direct  or  indirect
          supervision of the Consultants shall have had personal dealings in the
          course of providing

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          services  to the  Company  or of whom  the  Consultants  had  personal
          knowledge  during the Relevant Period in the course of providing their
          services to the Company under this Agreement.

     (d)  "Relevant  Group Company" shall mean any Group Company (other than the
          Company) for which the Consultants have performed  services under this
          agreement  or for  which  they  have  had  operational  or  management
          responsibility  or they have provided  services at any time during the
          Relevant Period.

     (e)  "Relevant  Period"  shall  mean the  period of 12  months  immediately
          before the Effective Date.

     (f)  "Relevant  Products or Services" shall mean products or services which
          are of  the  same  kind  as or of a  materially  similar  kind  to and
          competitive  with any products or services  sold by the Company or any
          Relevant Group Company within the Relevant  Period and with which sale
          or supply the Consultants  were directly  concerned or connected or of
          which they had personal  knowledge  during the Relevant  Period in the
          course of providing their services under this Agreement.

     (g)  "Restricted  Territory"  shall mean within England,  Scotland,  Wales,
          Northern  Ireland and Ireland and any other country in the world where
          on the  Effective  Date the Company was engaged in the research  into,
          development,  manufacture,  distribution,  sale or supply or otherwise
          dealt  with  the  Relevant  Products  or  Services  and in  which  the
          Consultants  were directly or indirectly  concerned or connected or of
          which they had personal  knowledge  during the Relevant  Period in the
          course of providing their services under the Agreement.

11.  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

11.1 The  ownership  of and sole right to the  copyright  in any  correspondence
     information plans documentation  material ("the  Information")  prepared by
     the Consultants for the

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     Company under this Agreement shall be vested in the Company from the outset
     and the  Company  shall be at  liberty  to effect  and be  responsible  for
     securing such  protection of the  Information by registration as it may see
     fit.

11.2 The  Consultants  shall lend to the Company all  assistance in securing the
     registration  of the  Information  if  required by the Company to so do and
     shall if  required to do so by the Company  execute any  assignment  of the
     copyright in the Information complying with the provisions of the Copyright
     Designs and Patents Act 1988 (or any subsequent enactment) but the right of
     the Company to require  such  assignment  of  copyright  shall in no way be
     construed as  indicating  that the  copyright in such designs is other than
     vesting in the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

11.3 The  Consultants  shall  mark the  Information  with a  statement  that the
     copyright shall be vested in the Company.

11.4 The  Consultants  covenant with the Company to observe all  industrial  and
     intellectual  property  rights  of the  Company  and not  cause  or  permit
     anything which may endanger the said intellectual property or the Company's
     title to it or assist or suffer others to do so.

11.5 The Consultants  shall  indemnify and keep  indemnified the Company against
     all costs  claims  demands  expense  and  liabilities  arising out of or in
     connection  with any breach of this clause or any breach by the Consultants
     of any intellectual property rights of any third party arising from the use
     by the  Consultants of the Company's  intellectual  property save only that
     this clause shall cease to have effect twelve  calendar months from the end
     of this Agreement.

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12   TERMINATION

Notwithstanding  any other provision of this Agreement the Company may terminate
this Agreement :-

12.1 forthwith upon giving to the  Consultants  written notice to that effect if
     the Consultants :-

     (a)  are  guilty of any  material  breach or  non-observance  of any of the
          terms and conditions contained in this Agreement; or

     (b)  becomes insolvent or makes any composition with their creditors; or

     (c)  are  incompetent  and/or  neglects  or omits to  perform  any of their
          duties or obligations under this Agreement; or

     (d)  fails or refuses after written instruction to carry out the duties and
          obligations reasonably and properly required of them.

     (e)  fails to provide a suitably  qualified and competent  person to supply
          the  Services  to the  Company,  or  provides a person  without  prior
          approval of the Company.

12.2 by not less than 1 month's written notice to that effect if the Consultants
     are not able to provide their  services by reason of  ill-health  hereunder
     for  a  cumulative  period  of 15  consulting  days  in  any  period  of 12
     consecutive months.

13   OTHER INTERESTS

     The  Consultants  are free to provide  consultancy  services and/or take up
     positions  with third  parties  provided  that such  activities  are not in
     breach of this Agreement.

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14   OBLIGATIONS ON TERMINATION

Upon termination of this Agreement (for whatever cause) the Consultants shall
deliver up to the Company all documents, records, papers or other Company or
Group property which may be in their possession or under their control and which
relate in any way to the property business affairs of the Company or the Group.
Further, no copies shall be retained by the Consultant..

15   NOTICES

15.1 Any notice  required or authorised to be given under this  Agreement may be
     served by personal delivery or by pre-paid  registered or recorded delivery
     letter  or by cable or telex  addressed  to the  party in  question  at the
     address of such party given in this Agreement or to such other addresses as
     may be notified in writing for the purposes of this  Agreement.  Any notice
     so given by personal  delivery shall be deemed to have been served 48 hours
     after each had been  posted and any notice so given by cable or telex shall
     be deemed to have been served 24 hours after it shall have been despatched.

16   PROPER LAW

     This  Agreement  shall be  governed  by  construed  and take  effect in all
     respects in  accordance  with  English law and the  parties  hereto  hereby
     submit to the  non-exclusive  jurisdiction  of the High Court of Justice in
     England.

17   SUPERCESSION

     This Agreement shall supersede all previous  Agreements  whether written or
     not heretobefore subsisting between the Company and the Consultants.

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18   SEVERABILITY

     If any  part  or  term  or  provision  of this  Agreement  not  being  of a
     fundamental  nature is held to be illegal or unenforceable  the validity or
     enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF the parties  hereto have entered into this Agreement the day
and year first before written.

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SIGNED  for and on behalf of   )

AUTHORISZOR LIMITED            )

in the presence of :-          )

SIGNED  for and on behalf of   )

UTILIS VENTURES  LIMITED       )

in the presence of:            )

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                                   SCHEDULE 1
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"The Services"

The  Consultants  in  providing  the  Services to the Company  will  provide the
following advice/ assistance to the Company and/or the Group:-

     1.   Investor Relations.

     2.   Strategic Partner Relations.

     3.   Development of Business Plan to June 2004.

     4.   Advice to CEO and the Board on the conduct of the  Company  and/or the
          Group.

     5.   Assist CEO achieve cost savings.

     6.   Assist CEO with regard to SEC reporting requirements.

     7.   Advise  CFO/Secretary  with  regard to  Quarter  end and Year end 2002
          matters.

     8.   Advise   CFO/Secretary   with  regard  to  reorganisation  of  finance
          function.

     9.   Assistance in relation to equity investment or other investment in the
          Company and/or the Group.

     10.  Advice in relation to obtaining tax credits/repayments.

     11.  Assist  CEO  with  rolling  3 year  business  plan  and  Company/Group
          strategy.

     12.  Establish high level marketing strategy to support business plan in 11
          above.

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     13.  Advise on and build a targeted  portfolio of investment source options
          for the Company and/or Group.

     14.  Complete the Pre Worx business relationship.

     15.  Research and advise the CEO and Board on asset disposal options.

     16.  Attend all necessary meetings.

     17.  Undertake  any  activity  the  CEO and  Board  may  from  time to time
          reasonably require.

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