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                                                                Exhibit 10.19

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT, is effective as of June 22, 1998 by and between UBICS, INC., a
Delaware Corporation (the "Company"), and PATRICK J. GHILANI (the "Employee").

                                   WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Company is engaged in the business of providing information
technology services to various organizations;

WHEREAS, the Company desires to procure the services of Employee and Employee is
willing to be employed by the Company, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions hereinafter set forth;

Intending to be legally bound, the Company agrees to employ Employee, and
Employee hereby agrees to be employed by the Company, upon the following terms
and conditions:

                                    ARTICLE I
                                   EMPLOYMENT

1.01 Office. Employee is hereby employed as Vice President, ERP Division of the
Company and to perform such duties and responsibilities as the Company's By-laws
and its Board of Directors, Chairman, or President may from time to time
designate.

1.02 Term. Subject to the terms and provisions of Article II hereof, Employee's
employment hereunder shall commence on June 22, 1998 and continuing until such
time as the employment is terminated as set forth in this agreement, and subject
to such other terms and conditions as set forth in this Agreement.

1.03 Salary. A salary shall be paid to Employee by the Company during the term
of this Agreement at the rate of $150,000.00 (One Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars) per annum, payable monthly in accordance with the Company's normal
payroll practices (the "Salary"). The Salary may be reviewed from time to time,
such review, if any, to be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors, in its sole discretion.

1.04 Bonus. The Company shall pay to Employee annually during the term of this
Agreement such bonus, if any, as may be determined by the Compensation Committee
of the Board of Directors.

1.05 Out of Pocket Expenses. Employee shall be entitled to reimbursement for his
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in performing his duties in
accordance with the general policy of Company, as it may change from time to
time, provided that Employee shall provide an itemized account together with
supporting receipts for such expenditure in accordance with the requirements set
forth in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and related regulations,
subject to the right of the Company at any time to place reasonable limitations
on such expenses thereafter to be incurred or reimbursed.

1.06 Employee Benefits. Subject to any limitations imposed by applicable law,
Employee shall be covered by such major medical and health insurance,
disability, pension, profit-sharing or 401(k) plans as may be available
generally to employees of the Company and shall be entitled to receive such
other benefits and perquisites as may be determined by the Board of Directors or
the Compensation Committee thereof.

1.07 Automobile. The Company shall furnish the Employee with an automobile
suitable to his status for business use in accordance with Company policy. The
automobile shall belong to the Company, and the Company shall be responsible for
all expenses relating to the automobile except that the Employee shall be
responsible for gasoline and oil expenses incurred in

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connection with his personal use of the automobile. The automobile is intended
for business use, and the Employee shall return it to the Company at the request
of the Company when his services are no longer used by the Company. The Employee
shall submit reports to the Company with respect to his use of the automobile in
sufficient detail to enable the Company to comply with all relevant federal and
state income and employment tax laws.

1.08 Options. Employee shall be entitled to receive options to purchase 50,000
(Fifty Thousand) shares of the Company's Common Stock under the Company's 1997
Stock Option Plan in accordance with the terms of a separate Stock Option
Agreement.

1.09 Vacation. You will be entitled to seven Company paid holidays. New Year's
Day, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas. In addition, you will be entitled to 4 (four)
weeks paid vacation at the completion of each year's service with UBICS.

1.10 Taxes. UBICS will withhold any applicable federal, state or local taxes for
compensation paid to Employee.

1.11 Compliance with Company Policies and Laws. In performing the duties and
responsibilities set forth in this Agreement, Employee shall use his best
efforts to comply with federal, state and local laws, and shall abide by all
policies, procedures and programs of UBICS.

1.12 Work Product. All work or services rendered under this Agreement, including
reports, papers, and other information ("Work Product"), are the exclusive
property of UBICS and all right, title and interest in such Work Product shall
vest in UBICS and shall be deemed to be work rendered under this agreement.
Employee agrees to assign all his right, title and interest in such Work Product
to UBICS and will otherwise cooperate as may be necessary to secure such rights
for UBICS. All files, lists, reports and other property relating to the business
of UBICS, whether prepared by the Employee or otherwise, shall remain the
exclusive property of UBICS and shall not be removed from the premises of UBICS
or UBICS's clients under any circumstances whatsoever without the prior written
consent of UBICS.

                                   ARTICLE II
                               EMPLOYMENT AT WILL

2.01 Employment at Will. The parties agree and acknowledge that the employment
relationship created by this Agreement is at will and that either party may
terminate this agreement with or without cause. The party terminating the
agreement shall provide the other party with fifteen days notice of the party's
intent to terminate. However, any such notice shall not in any way alter or
modify the at will employment relationship established by this agreement. All
payments due to Employee under this agreement and all outstanding advances due
to UBICS by the Employee shall be settled in full within 30 days of the date of
termination.

                                   ARTICLE III
                           EMPLOYEE'S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Employee acknowledges that: (a) in the course of Employee's employment by the
Company, Employee will acquire information concerning the Company's sales, sales
volume, sales methods, sales proposals, customers and prospective customers,
identity of key personnel in the employment of the Company, amount or kind of
customer's purchases from the Company, the Company's recruiting method and
practices, computer programs, system documentation, special hardware, product
hardware, related software development, manuals, formulas, processes, methods
and other confidential or proprietary information belonging to the Company
relating to the Company's affairs (collectively referred to herein as the
"Confidential Information"); (b) the Confidential Information is the property of
the Company; (c) the use, misappropriation or disclosure of the Confidential
Information would constitute a breach of trust and could cause irreparable
damage to the Company; and (d) it is essential for the protection of the
Company's goodwill and to the maintenance of the Company's competitive position
that the Confidential

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Information be kept secret and that Employee not disclose the Confidential
Information to others or use the Confidential Information to Employee's own
advantage or the advantage of others.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                       EMPLOYEE'S COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS

4.01 Nondisclosure or Utilization of Confidential Information. Employee agrees
to hold and safeguard the Confidential Information in trust for the Company and
its successors and assigns and agrees that he shall not, without the prior
written consent of the Company, misappropriate, disclose or use for any reason
or purpose, or make available to anyone for use outside the Company's
organization at any time for any reason or purpose, either during his employment
by the Company for any reason, any of the Confidential Information, whether or
not developed by Employee, except as required in the performance of Employee's
duties to the Company.

4.02 Duties. Employees agrees to be a loyal employee of the Company. Employee
agrees to devote his full working time and best efforts to the performance of
his duties for the Company, to give proper time and attention to furthering the
Company's business, and to comply with all rules, regulations and instructions
established or issued by the Company. Employee further agrees that during the
term of this Agreement, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in
any business which would detract from Employee's ability to apply his full
working time and best efforts to the performance of his duties hereunder.
Employee shall not perform services for other companies without the approval of
the Company's Board of Directors. Employee also agrees that he shall not usurp
any corporate opportunities of the Company.

4.03 Return of Materials. Upon the termination of Employee's employment by the
Company for any reason, Employee shall promptly deliver to the Company all
correspondence, drawings, blueprints, manuals, letters, notes, notebooks,
reports, programs, proposals and any documents concerning the Company's
customers or concerning products or processes used by the Company and, without
limiting the foregoing, will promptly deliver to the Company any and all other
documents or materials containing or constituting Confidential information.

4.04 Nonsolicitation of Customers. Employee agrees that during his employment by
the Company and for three (3) years following termination of Employee's
employment with the Company for any reason, he shall not, directly or
indirectly, solicit the trade of, or trade with, any customer or prospective
customer of the Company in competition with the Company.

4.05 Nonsolicitation of Employees. Employee agrees that during his employment by
the Company and for three (3) years following termination of Employee's
employment with the Company for any reason, Employee shall not, directly or
indirectly, solicit or induce, or attempt to solicit or induce, any employee of
the Company to leave the Company for any reason whatsoever, or hire and employee
of the Company.

                                    ARTICLE V
                    EMPLOYEE'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

5.01 No Prior Agreements. Employee represents and warrants that he is not a
party to or otherwise subjects to or bound by the terms of any contract,
agreement or understanding which in any manner would limit or otherwise affect
his ability to perform his obligations hereunder, including without limitation
any contract, agreement or understanding containing terms and provisions similar
in any manner to those contained in Article IV hereof.

5.02 Remedies. In the event of a breach of Employee of the terms of this
Agreement, the Company shall be entitled, if it shall so elect, to institute
legal proceedings to obtain damages for any such breach, or to enforce the
specific performance of this Agreement by Employee and to enjoin Employee from
any further violation of this Agreement and to exercise such remedies
cumulatively or in conjunction with all other rights and remedies provided by
law. Employee acknowledges, however, that the remedies at law for any breach by
him of the provisions of this Agreement may be inadequate and that the Company
shall be entitled to injunctive relief against him in the event of any breach.

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                                   ARTICLE VI
                                  SEVERABILITY

6.01 Severability. In the event that one or more of the provisions of the
agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
the remaining provisions of this agreement shall be unimpaired, and the invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provision shall be replaced by a mutually acceptable
provision which being valid, legal and enforceable, comes closest to the
intention of the parties underlying the invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provision.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

7.01 Authorization to Modify Restrictions. It is the intention of the parties
that the provisions of Article IV hereof shall be enforceable to the fullest
extent permissible under applicable law, but that the unenforceability (or
modification to conform to such law) of any provision or provisions hereof shall
not render unenforceable, or impair, the remainder thereof. If any provision or
provisions hereof shall be deemed invalid or unforceable, either in whole or in
part, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to delete or modify, as necessary,
the offending provision or provisions and to alter the bounds thereof in order
to render it valid and enforceable.

7.02 Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement of the
parties and may be amended only by a writing signed by each of them.

7.03 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

7.04 Agreement Binding. The obligations of employee under this Agreement shall
continue after the termination of his employment with the Company for any
reason, with or without cause, and shall be binding on his heirs, executors,
legal representatives and assigns and shall be binding on and inure to the
benefit of any successors and assigns of the Company.

7.05 Counterparts, Section Headings. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an origignal, but
all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The section
headings of this Agreement are for convenience for reference only and shall not
affect the construction or interpretation of any of the provisions hereof.

7.06 Binding Arbitration. The parties agree that all claims, disputes and other
matters in question between them, arising out of or related to this Agreement,
and the rights, duties and obligations arising thereunder or the breach thereof,
shall be decided by common-law arbitration in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in
accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then
prevailing, unless the parties mutually agree otherwise; provided however, the
Company shall have the right to obtain preliminary or permanent injunctive
relief from a court of appropriate jurisdiction while the arbitration process is
continuing, and/or after the Board of Arbitrators renders its decision on the
merits; provided further, if either party would be entitled to jurisdiction,
then in the interests in judicial economy, either party may litigate all
disputes against the other party and any third party in one action before a
court of appropriate jurisdiction. The parties agree that with regard to all
claims, disputes and remedies arising out of this Agreement, the American
Arbitration Association, and the Federal and State courts in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania and applicable appellate courts, shall have jurisdiction over their
persons. This provision shall not be deemed to confer exclusive subject matter
jurisdiction over such courts. This Agreement shall not be construed as a
consent to arbitrate any dispute with any person who is not party to this
Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties, intending to be legally bound, have executed
this agreement on the day and year set forth below.

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WITNESS:

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                                            Patrick J. Ghilani

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                                            Date

WITNESS:

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                                            Vijay Reddy
                                            Vice President
                                            Personnel and Administration

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.20

                                    AGREEMENT

     THIS AGREEMENT is made as of August 20, 1999 by and between UBICS, Inc.,
a. Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and PATRICK J. GHILANI (the
"Employee").

                                    RECITALS:

     The Employee is employed as Vice President, ERP Division of the Company
pursuant to an Employment Agreement dated [June 22], 1998 (the "Employment
Agreement"). On July 21, 1999, the Employee provided the Company with notice of
his intent to terminate his employment with the Company (the "Termination
Notice"). The Company and the Employee have agreed that the Employee shall
remain in the employ of the Company beyond the Employee's requested termination
date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.

     Therefore, the parties agree as follows with the intent to be legally
bound.

                                   AGREEMENT:

     1. Notwithstanding the Employee's delivery of the Termination Notice, the
Employee shall remain employed as Vice President, ERP Division of the Company
under the terms of the Employment Agreement until January 3,2000 (the
"Termination Date").

     2. The Company shall make a loan to the Employee in the amount of $37,500
(the "Loan"). Upon his receipt of the Loan, the Employee shall execute and
deliver to the Company a Promissory Note in the form of Exhibit A hereto
evidencing his obligation to repay the Loan. The parties agree, and the Note
shall provide, that on the Termination Date the Company shall forgive the entire
amount of the Loan and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon;

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provided however, that if prior to the Termination Date (i) the Employee is
terminated by the Company for cause as provided in the Employment Agreement or
(ii) the Employee breaches the terms of this Agreement, the Note shall become
immediately due and payable.

     3. The Employee agrees that the existence and terms of this Agreement,
together with the negotiations, discussions, and proceedings leading up to this
Agreement, are confidential and neither the Employee, his attorney, nor any
individual acting on his behalf shall disclose any of these matters to any
person or entity, except as expressly required by law or by an order of a court
or government agency of competent jurisdiction. Prior to any disclosure required
by law, the Employee will notify the Company.

     4. Except as set forth herein, the terms of the Employment Agreement shall
remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

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

                                       UBICS, INC.

                                       By:
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                                       Title:
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                                          /s/ Patrick J. Ghilani
                                          --------------------------------
                                          Patrick J. Ghilani

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                                                                       Exhibit A

                                 PROMISSORY NOTE

$37,500                                                         August 20, 1999

     For value received, PATRICK J. GHILANI (the "Maker"), intending to be
legally bound, promises to pay to the order of UBICS, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), the principal sum of THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($37,500), with interest on the outstanding principal balance
from the date of this Note at the interest rate specified below.

     1. This Note bears interest at a rate of eight percent (8%) per annum
(based on a year of 365 days).

     2. The principal amount of this Note, and all accrued and unpaid interest
on this Note, shall be automatically forgiven and the debt owed by the Maker
hereunder shall be extinguished on January 3, 2000 (the "Termination Date").

     3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 2 of this Note, the unpaid
principal amount of this Note and all accrued and unpaid interest shall
automatically become due and payable if (a) prior to the Termination Date, the
Maker's employment with the Company is terminated by the Company for cause
pursuant to the terms of the Maker's Employment Agreement with the Company dated
June 22, 1998 or (1) the Maker breaches the terms of the Agreement between the
Maker and the Company dated August 20, 1999.

     4. The Maker agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by
the Company in enforcing collection of this Note, including reasonable
attorneys' fees and court costs.

     5. All payments must be made to the Company in immediately available US.
funds at its address specified in Section 6 or to such other person or address
as the Company may inform the Maker by giving five business days' prior written
notice.

     6. All notices, demands, payments and other communications shall be;

        (a) in writing;

        (b) sent by messenger, certified or registered U.S. mail, a reliable
express delivery service or telecopier (with a copy sent by one of the foregoing
means), charges prepaid as applicable, to the appropriate address(es) or
number(s) set forth below; and

        (c) deemed to have been given on the date of receipt by the addressee
(or, if the date of receipt is not a business day, on the first business day
after the date of receipt), as evidenced by (i) a receipt executed by the
addressee (or a responsible person in his or her office), the records of the
person delivering the communication or a notice to the effect that the addressee
refused to claim or accept the communication, if sent by messenger, U.S. mail or
express delivery service, or (ii) a receipt generated by the sender's telecopier
showing that the communication was sent to the appropriate number on a specified
date, if sent by telecopier.

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All communications shall be sent to the following addresses or numbers, or to
such other addresses or numbers as either party may ipform the other by giving
five business days' prior notice:

If to the Maker:                   If to the Company:

Patrick J. Ghilani                 UBICS, Inc.
136 Greenbriar Drive               333 Technology Drive
Wexford, PA 15090                  Suite 310, Southpointe
                                   Canonsburg, PA 15317
                                   Attn: Chief Financial Officer

     7. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Maker (a) waives
diligence, presentment for payment, protest and notice of nonpayment, dishonor,
default and acceleration and (b) waives and releases the Company and its
attorneys from all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceeding
instituted or maintained by the Company hereunder. All amounts payable in
respect of this Note shall be paid without counterclaim, set-off, deduction,
defense, suspension or deferment.

     8. This Note may be amended only by a writing signed by the Maker and the
Company.

     9. The rights and remedies of the Company are cumulative and not exclusive
of any rights or remedies which the Company would otherwise have. No single or
partial exercise of any right or remedy by the Company, and no discontinuance of
steps to enforce any right or remedy, will preclude any further exercise thereof
or of any other right or remedy.

     10. The due performance or observance by the Maker of its obligations
hereunder shall not be waived, and the rights and remedies of the Company
hereunder shall not be affected, by any course of dealing or performance or by
any delay or failure of the Company in exercising any such right or remedy. The
due performance or observance by the Maker of its obligations hereunder may be
waived only by a writing signed by the Company, and any such waiver shall be
effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing.

     11. The heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the
Maker shall be bound by the terms of this Note; the rights and privileges of the
Company under this Note shall inure to the benefit of its successors and
assigns. The Maker may not assign or delegate its rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of the Company~

     12. This Note shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

WITNESS:

                                            /s/ Patrick J. Ghilani
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                                            Patrick J. Ghilani

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