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EXHIBIT 10.3

BUSINESS  DEVELOPMENT  AGREEMENT

     This  BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated and effective
as  of  the  31st  day  of  July,  2001,  is  between  PRO SQUARED, INC. a Texas
corporation,  with its principal place of business in Houston, Texas ("Pro2") ,
and  BEN  BARNES,  an  individual  residing  in  Austin, Texas doing business as
Entrecorp  ("Representative").

                                Background Facts
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     WHEREAS, Pro2 is a service and software products company providing business
process  improvement  consulting  and  solutions;

     WHEREAS,  PRO2  desires to appoint a nonexclusive representative to promote
the  sale Pro2'S products and services, such appointment to be made on the basis
of  all  of  the  terms  and  conditions  contained  in  this  Agreement;  and

     WHEREAS,  Representative  desires to be appointed by Pro2 as a nonexclusive
representative  for  the  development  of business for Pro2, on the basis of the
terms  and  conditions  set  forth  below  in  this  Agreement.

                                   WITNESSETH:

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration of the premises and the mutual promises
and  undertakings  set forth below and intending to be legally bound hereby, the
parties  agree  as  follows:

1.     DEFINITIONS. The following  capitalized terms, as used in this Agreement,
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shall  have  the  meanings  defined  for  them  as  follows:

(a)     "Customer"  -  any  client  who  purchases Products and/or Services from
Pro'.

(b)     "Revenue"  -  the  total  dollars  earned by Pro2 in a monthly or annual
accounting  period  before  deducting  any  sales  costs  or  sales, general and
administrative  costs,  excluding  travel  expenses  that  are billed on a "pass
through"  basis.

(c)     "Products"  -  any  and  all  products  sold  by  PRO2.

(d)     "Services"  -  any  and  all  services  provided  by  Pro2.

2.     APPOINTMENT. Representative hereby represents to Pro2 that Representative
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has  the  necessary  skills  and  experience  to  effectively  perform  his
responsibilities  as a business development representative for Pro2 as described
in  this  Agreement.  In reliance upon that representation, Pro2 hereby appoints
Representative as a nonexclusive business development representative for Pro2 to
promote  the  sale  of  Products  and  Services.

3.     TERM.  The term of this Agreement, and of Representative's appointment as
a  business development representative for Pro2 hereunder, shall commence on the
effective  date  of this Agreement as set forth above.  Unless sooner terminated
as described in Section 13 below, the term shall continue in effect for a period
of  three  (3)  years  after  the  effective  date.

4.     RESPONSIBILITIES OF  REPRESENTATIVE. During  the  term of this Agreement,
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Representative shall:

(a)     use  his  best  efforts  to  actively  promote  and  solicit the sale of
Products  and  Services  by  Pro2  to  Customers;  and

(b)     promptly  forward to Pro2 all inquiries, bid and quotation requests, and
correspondence  relating  to  Products  and/or Services which may be received by
Representative  from  Customers;  and

(c)     whenever requested to do so by Pro2 (but not more often than once in any
thirty  day  period),  prepare and furnish to Pro', in oral or written form, as
Pro'  may  request,  confidential  reports  regarding  the  activities  of
Representative  on  behalf  of Pro2 and/or containing other business development
information  of  potential  interest  to  Pro2  ;  and

(d)     maintain  in  strict confidence, and not disclose to any other person or
firm except with the prior written permission of an authorized officer of Pro2 ,
any  and  all  information  received from Pro' or prepared by Representative for
Pro2  regarding  fees,  customer  lists,  business plans, strategies, forecasts,
studies,  reports and any other information which may be considered confidential
or  proprietary  by  Pro2
and  which  is  not  publicly  available.  The  confidentiality  obligation  of
Representative  under  this  sub-part  (d)  shall  survive  the  expiration  or
termination  of  this  Agreement.

5.     COMPENSATION. As the  sole and exclusive compensation for the services to
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be  performed by Representative hereunder and subject to Section 13, PRO2, shall
pay  to  Representative  the  following:

(a)     $15,000  per  quarter for four quarters, payable on the last day of each
quarter  beginning  December  31,  2001;

(b)     Upon  Pro'  obtaining  revenue aggregating at least $6,000,000.00 over a
twelve-month  period,  $7,500  per  month  payable  for twenty-four (24) months;

(c)     Upon  Pro2  obtaining  revenue  aggregating an additional $11,000,000.00
over  a  twelve-month  period,  an  additional  $10,000  per  month  payable for
twenty-four
(24)  months.

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At  the discretion of Pro', all amounts due and payable under clause (a), (b) or
(c)  above  shall be payable either in cash or in shares of common stock, $0.001
par value ("Common Stock") of Pro'.  For purposes hereof, shares of Common Stock
shall  be  valued  at  $0.20  per  share  unless  and  until the Common Stock is
registered  under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as  amended (the "Exchange Act") or Pro2 is required to file reports pursuant to
Section  15(d)  of  the  Exchange Act.  Thereafter (when Pro2 shall be described
hereunder  as  a  "Reporting  Company"), the Common Stock shall be valued at the
average bid price on the ten trading days prior to the date the payment is to be
made.

On  or  before January 31, 2002, Pro2 shall issue to Representative shares to be
purchased  in  the amount of 25,000 shares of Common Stock of Pro2 at a price of
$0.20  per  share.  In  addition  Pro2  shall issue to Representative options to
purchase  12,500  shares  of  Common Stock of Pro2 at a purchase price equal to
$5.00 per share, which options shall vest once Pro2 has obtained annual revenues
of $5,000,000 over a twelve (12) month period.  Finally, Pro2 agrees to issue to
Representative  options  to  purchase 12,500 shares of Common Stock of Pro2 at a
purchase price equal to $10.00 per share, which options shall vest once Pro2 has
obtained  annual  revenues  of $10,000,000 in aggregate over a twelve (12) month
period.  The  options  granted  pursuant hereto shall be subject to the terms of
the option agreement between Pro2 and Representative in the form attached hereto
as  EXHIBIT "A".  The two groups of options for 12,500 shares each shall only be
exercisable  in  the  event  Pro2  effects a merger into a public shell or files
documents  necessary  to become a publicly traded, fully reporting entity.  PRO2
shall be obligated to cause a forward split of all PRO2 common shares on a forty
to one (40: 1) basis resulting in the 25,000 shares purchased by Barnes totaling
1,000,000  shares  of the common stock.  This action shall be taken prior to the
trading  of  the  common  stock  on  any  public  exchange.

Notwithstanding  any  of  the  foregoing,  no  amounts  shall  be  payable  to
Representative  in  connection with achieving the annual revenue goals (i) under
clause  (b)  above  unless  and  until the first monthly payments aggregating at
least  $500,000  have  been  received  by  Pro2.  Pro2 shall send all commission
payments  only  to  the  principal  place of business of Representative or other
address  requested  in  writing  by  Representative.  Any  income or other taxes
arising  from  the  payment  of amounts hereunder to Representative shall be the
sole  responsibility  of  Representative.

6.     Expenses.  All  costs  and  expenses  incurred  by  Representative,  its
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employees,  agents  and  representatives  in  performing  services  hereunder
including,  without  limitation,  travel,  lodgings,  entertainment,  telephone,
telecopy,  and  telex  expenses, shall be paid by Representative, except for any
costs  or  expenses which Pro2 shall have specifically agreed in writing, and in
advance  of  the  time  when  such  costs  or  expenses  are incurred, to pay or
reimburse  to  Representative.

7.     TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.  All  Products and Services to be sold by
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Pro2  to  Customers shall be sold only on the basis of such terms and conditions
as  are  established  by  Pro2 at its sole discretion.  Representative shall nor
misrepresent  such  terms  and

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conditions  to  Customers,  and  shall  not  modify  or  extend  such  terms and
conditions  without  the  prior  written authorization of Pro2 . All orders from
Customers for Products and/or Services shall be subject to acceptance by Pro2 at
its  sole  discretion.

8.    CHANGES. At any  time  and  from  time  to  time  during the term of this
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Agreement,  Pro'  shall  have  the  right  to  change  the Products and Services
provided  to  Customers and the prices or rates charged therefore, and its terms
and  conditions  without incurring any liability to Representative, except as to
obligations  which have accrued prior to the effective date of the change.  Pro2
will  endeavor  to  promptly  notify  Representative  of  all  such  changes.

9.     COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.           In all of its activities pursuant to this
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Agreement, Representative and Pro2 shall strictly comply with all laws, decrees,
statutes,  rules,  regulations,  codes  and  ordinances  of  any  jurisdiction.

10.    NO AGENCY. In connection with its activities on behalf of Pro2 under this
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Agreement,  Representative  shall  not  be  an  agent  or employee of Pro2 , and
Representative  is  not  authorized  to obligate or commit Pro2 in any manner in
dealings  with  Customers,  potential  customers,  or  other  persons,  firms or
governmental  units.  Representative  shall  not hold itself out as an agent or
employee  of  Pro2  or  as  having  any  authority  to  obligate or commit Pro2.

12.     CONFLICT  OF INTEREST. During the term of this Agreement, Representative
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shall  not  promote,  solicit  or  otherwise  assist  in the sale of Products or
Services  which  compete  with  Products  or  Services of Customers by any other
person  or firm except as may be expressly permitted in writing by an authorized
officer  of  Pro2  . Representative shall immediately and fully disclose to Pro2
any  interests  or  activities  of  Representative  which  may conflict with the
interest  of  Pro2  under  this  Agreement  including,  without  limitation, any
agreement  by  Representative  to  perform  activities  in  connection  with the
products  or  services  of any competitor of Pro2 or the products or services of
any  competitor  of  any  affiliate  of  Pro2.

13.     TERMINATION. This  Agreement  may  be  terminated  at  any  time:
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(a)     by  mutual  agreement  of  the  parties;

(b)     by  either  party upon giving a notice of termination to the other party
in the event the other party fails to perform, observe or comply with any of the
obligations  or  undertakings  of  such  other party which are contained in this
Agreement, and such failure has not been cured within thirty (30) days after the
terminating  party  has  given  a  written notice specifying such failure to the
other  party;

(c)     by  Pro2 or Representative in the event Pro2 fails to become a Reporting
Company  on  or  before  January  31,  2002;

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(c)     by  Pro'  in  the  event that Pro' has not achieved revenues of at least
$6,000,000.00  during  the  calendar  year  ending  December  31,  2002.

(d)     upon  the  expiration  of  the  term  as  provided  herein.

Following  any  such  termination,  Pro2  shall pay amounts to Representative in
circumstances  where  the  efforts  of  Representative  prior  to  the effective
termination  date  would  otherwise entitle Representative to receive amounts in
accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  Agreement.

14.     ASSIGNMENT  This  Agreement  may not be assigned by either party without
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the  prior  written consent of the other party, except that Pro2 may assign this
Agreement to (a) any affiliate of Pro2, or (b) any party succeeding to ownership
of  substantially  all  of  the  assets of PRO2, upon notice to, but without the
consent  of,  Representative.

15.     NOTICES.  All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall
be deemed to have been given when received by the party to whom such notices are
being  given.  Notices  may  be  delivered  personally, by courier, or facsimile
transmission  and  shall  be  addressed  as  follows:

(a)     If  to  Representative:

Ben  Barnes
98  San  Jacinto,  Suite  250
Austin, Texas 78701
Telecopier No. (512)-322-0106

(b)     If  to  Pro2:  Pro2,  Inc.
Attn:  Craig  Crawford
1770  St.  James  Place,  Suite  115
Houston,  Texas  77056
Telecopier  No.  (713)  622-1103

or  at  such other address as either party may hereafter notify the other in the
manner  described in this Section.  Such notices shall be deemed given when they
are  received  by  the  party to which they are directed as evidenced by: (i) an
acknowledgement  or receipt executed by the recipient party, or (ii) a record of
delivery  or  receipt  prepared  by  an  independent  delivery service or postal
agency.

16.    HEADINGS. The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of
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reference  only,  and  do  not  form  a  part  of  the  Agreement.

17.   APPLICABLE LAW.  This  Agreement  shall  be  governed  by the laws of the
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State  of  Texas.

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18.     SEVERABILIIY .If any portion of this Agreement is declared to be invalid
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or  unenforceable  by  a  final  judgment,  order  or  decree  of  any  court or
administrative  body  having  proper jurisdiction, then, as to that jurisdiction
only,  such  portion  shall  be  deemed to be severed from the Agreement and the
remainder  of  the  Agreement  shall  remain  in  full  force  and  effect.

19.     ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement sets forth the entire Agreement between
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the  parties  as  to  the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior oral or
written  negotiations,  understandings, or Agreements as to such subject matter.
This  Agreement  cannot  be  amended except by a writing dated subsequent to the
date  hereof  and  executed  on  behalf of both parties by their duly authorized
representative  which,  in  the  case  of  Pro2,  must  be  an  officer.

20.     ARBITRATION.  All  disputes,  claims,  and/or  requests  for  specific
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contractual  performance,  or  other  equitable  relief, or damages or any other
matters  in  question between the parties arising out of this agreement shall be
submitted  for  arbitration, solely.  Demand shall be submitted for arbitration,
solely.  Demand  shall be made to the American Arbitration Association and shall
be  conducted  in  Houston, Texas by a one-person arbitrator, unless the parties
mutually  agree  otherwise.  Arbitration  shall  be  in  accordance  with  the
commercial  rules  of  the  American  Arbitration Association.  The Award of the
Arbitrator  shall  be  final  and  judgment  may be entered upon it in any court
having jurisdiction thereof, and the prevailing party shall be entitled to costs
and  reasonable  attorney's  fees  arising  out  of  such  arbitration

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     IN  WITNESS  HEREOF,  this  Agreement  has  been  executed on behalf of the
parties  by  their  duly  authorized representative as of the date FIRST written
above.

                                   BEN BARNES

                                   PRO SQUARED, INC.

                                By: __________________
                                  Craig Crawford, President

                                Signature Page to
                         Business Development AgreementEXHIBIT 10.4

                        THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT AGREEMENT

     This  Agreement  is  made  as  of  December  3,  2000  by and between Aspen
Technology, Inc. ("AspenTech"), a Delaware corporation with offices at Ten Canal
Park,  Cambridge,  Massachusetts  02141-2201,  and  PRO', INC. ("Consultant"), a
Texas  corporation,  with offices at 1770 St. James Place, Suite 1 1 5, Houston,
Texas  77056.

     This  Agreement  governs  the  terms  and  conditions  for the provision of
general  consulting  services  to  be  provided  by  Consultant.

1  .     Services.  During  the  term of this Agreement, Consultant will furnish
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consulting  services  and  advice  as  specifically requested by AspenTech.  The
services and advice are within area of Consultant's technical competence, and as
specifically  described  in  Exhibit  A  attached  hereto.

2.     Term  of  Agreement.  This  Agreement  shall  have an initial term as set
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forth  in  Exhibit  A  commencing  on  the  date  hereof  and may be renewed for
subsequent  periods  upon  the  mutual  written  consent  of  the  parties.

3.     Payment.  In  consideration  of the services to be provided by Consultant
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in  accordance  with  this Agreement AspenTech shall pay Consultant a consulting
fee  as set forth in Exhibit A for the duration of the services engagement under
this  Agreement.  Invoices  will  be  paid  within  thirty (30) days of receipt.

4.     Reimbursement  Of  Travel Expenses.  AspenTech will reimburse Consultant
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for  all  reasonable  expense  incurred  by  Consultant  for  travel required in
connection  with the furnishing of services under this Agreement and approved in
advance by AspenTech.  Travel between Consultant's home or office and facilities
of  AspenTech  are  not reimbursable.  Reimbursement of travel expenses shall be
made  on  the  basis  of  itemized statements submitted by Consultant, submitted
according to AspenTech travel policies, and including, whenever possible, actual
bills,  receipts,  or  other  evidence  of  expenditures.

5.     Confidentiality.  Each  party  shall  maintain the confidentiality of all
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Proprietary  Information  of  the  other  party  and  third  party  Proprietary
Information  with  the  same degree of care used to, protect his own proprietary
and  confidential information, but IN any event, with not less than a reasonable
degree  of  care.  Proprietary  information  may include, but is not limited to,
patents  applications, trade secrets, processes, formulae, data, specifications,
programs,  software  packages,  test  results,  technical  know-how, methods and
procedures  of  operation,  working

papers,  business  or  marketing  plans, customer lists, proposals, and licensed
documentation.  This  clause  shall  remain  in effect after termination of this
Agreement  for  the  period  of  three  years.

6.     Proprietary  Rights.  All  data  and  working  papers, computer programs,
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systems  and  techniques  ,  in any form, whether patentable or copyrightable or
not,  written, invented, or made by Consultant, either solely or jointly, in the
course  of  the  consulting  services  to  be  performed  under  this  Agreement
("Developments") will be jointly owned by both parties to this Agreement without
any  obligations of accounting between the parties for any data, working papers,
computer  programs,  systems  and techniques, in any form, whether patentable or
copyrightable  or  not,  written,  invented,  or made by Consultant prior to the
execution  of  this  Agreement  ("Pre-existing Materials"), but are delivered to
AspenTech  with  Deliverables  under  this  Agreement,  Consultant hereby grants
AspenTech  a  nonexclusive,  nontransferable, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide
license to use, copy, modify, make derivative works based on, and distribute the
Pre-Existing  Materials internally within AspenTech, its parents and affiliates.
Consultant  agrees to notify AspenTech in writing (or email) to Craig Harclerode
before  any  Pre-existing  Materials are incorporated in Deliverables under this
Agreement.  This  clause  shall  remain  in  effect  after  termination  of this
Agreement.

7.     Non-Competition.  During  the term of this Agreement and for a period of
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six
(6)     months  thereafter,  Consultant  will not compete with AspenTech without
AspenTech's  written  permission,  which  shall  not  be  unreasonably withheld.
"Competing  with AspenTech" means (a) soliciting AspenTech's customers with whom
Consultant  has  dealt  with during performance of this Agreement, either (i) to
cease to do business with AspenTech, (b) soliciting any employee of AspenTech to
leave  his  or  her employment with AspenTech or to breach his or her employment
obligations  with  AspenTech.

8.     Warranty.
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8.1.     Services.  Consultant warrants that all services rendered by Consultant
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under this Agreement shall be performed in a professional, workmanlike manner in
accordance  with  all  applicable  industry  codes  and  standards.

8.2.     Application  Code.  As  specified  in  Exhibit  A,  certain proprietary
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portions  of  a  system,  custom  software  code,  application  software, and/or
interfaces  ("Application  Code")  may  be  developed or delivered by Consultant
hereunder.  Consultant  warrants  that  the  Application  Code  will  operate in
accordance  with  any  agreed  written specifications relating specifically
thereto, and will be developed and reviewed in  accordance  with the following
Year  2000  criteria.

a)     The  Application  Code  will  not  contain  hardcoded  "l  9"  dates;

b)     The  Application  Code  will  contain  4-character  year  fields  or  an
       equivalent  necessary  to  operate  as  a  4-character  year  field;

c)     "00"  in  a  year  field  will  be  recognized  as  the  year  2000;

d)     Date manipulation, password handling, and date expiration algorithms will
       be  coded  to  correctly  handle  the  years  1980  to  2025.

9.     Insurance  and  Indemnification.  Consultant  shall  indemnify  and  hold
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AspenTech,  its employees, agents, and contractors harmless from and against any
and  all  losses,  expenses  and  claims  (including those of third parties) for
death,  personal  injury, or property damage caused by the negligence or willful
misconduct of Consultant arising out of the performance of the work.  Consultant
shall  maintain in effect the following policies of insurance during the term of
this  Agreement:

9.1.     Public  liability  insurance,  properly safeguarding Consultant against
liabilities  for  death,  personal  injury,  and  property  damage;

9.2.     Employer's  liability  and workman's compensation insurance as required
under  applicable  law,  provided that the parties agree that AspenTech shall to
the  fullest  extent  permitted  under applicable workman's compensation laws be
deemed a statutory employer of Consultant's employees performing work hereunder;
and

9.3.     Automobile liability insurance properly safeguarding Consultant against
liabilities  for  death, personal injury, and property damage arising out of the
use  of  hired,  non-owned.

10.     Termination.  AspenTech may terminate this Agreement immediately without
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notice  in  the event Consultant breaches his obligations under Sections 5 or 6.
AspenTech  may terminate this Agreement upon ten (1 0) days notice by registered
or  certified  mail,  return receipt requested, addressed to the other party and
AspenTech's sole liability will be to pay for work done by Consultant to date of
termination.

ii.     independent  Contractor.  Consultant  will furnish Consultant's services
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as  an  independent  contractor  and  not  as an employee of AspenTech or of any
company  affiliated  with  AspenTech.  Consultant will not represent itself as a
partner,  joint-venturer,  employee  or  general  representative  or  agent  of
AspenTech.  Consultant  has no power or authority to act for, represent, or bind
AspenTech  or  any  company  affiliated  with  AspenTech  in  any

manner.  Consultant  is  not  entitled  to any medical coverage, life insurance,
participation  in  AspenTech's  savings plan, nor any other benefits afforded to
AspenTech's  regular employees or those of AspenTech's affiliates.  If AspenTech
or  any  of  AspenTech's  affiliates is required to pay or withhold any taxes or
make  any  other  payment  with respect to fees payable to Consultant, AspenTech
will  promptly  notify  Consultant  of  this  determination  and Consultant will
reimburse  AspenTech  or AspenTech's affiliate in full for taxes paid on amounts
previously paid to Consultant, and permit AspenTech to make deductions for taxes
to  be  withheld  from  any  sum  thereafter  due  Consultant.

12.     Complete Agreement.  This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and
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understandings between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
may  not  be  changed  unless  mutually  agreed upon in writing by both parties.

13.     Assignment.  Neither  party  may  assign this Agreement, or any interest
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therein,  without  prior  written  consent  of the other party which will not be
unreasonably  withheld.

14.     Governing  Law.  This  Agreement  shall  be governed by and construed in
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accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.  The federal and state courts in
the  State of Texas shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all claims brought in
connection  with  this  Agreement.

15.     Severability.  In  the event any provision of this Agreement is found to
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be  legally  unenforceable, such enforceability shall not prevent enforcement of
any  other  provision  of  the  Agreement.

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

ASPEN  TECHNOLOGY,  INC.                        PRO2,  Inc.

________________________                      _______________________
CR  Harclerode                                 Craig  Crawford

Director,  Program  Management

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                        THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT AGREEMENT
                              BETWEEN ASPENTECH AND
                                   PRO2, Inc.
                                  (Consultant)

SERVICES  TO  BE  PERFORMED:

Consultant  will  provide  hourly  MSP2000  and  Project  Management  consulting
services  as outlined below to the Aspentech services organization as MSP2000 is
integrated  into  the  services  delivery  model.

The  MSP2000  consultant  will  report to the Director of Program Management for
Aspentech  and  will  provide  the  following  functions:

1.     Standards  Development-  with  the  support  of  the  Director of Program
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Management  and  the  Vertical  Business  Directors,  lead in the development of
Aspentech  standards  for  MSP2000  building  from standards and guidelines that
PRO'has  developed.  The  will  be  done  by scheduling and conducting standards
meetings  and  reviewing  Aspentech  work  processes.  Consultant  will  support
modifying  the  MSP2000  templates to incorporate standards and guidelines where
possible.  The  standards  and  guidelines  will  be  documented and used in the
MSP2000  training programs (see below).  The standards should address items such
as:MSP Configuration Standards, Options, Calendars, Task Types, etc.; macro that
delete  local  tables  to  insure  global  standards are consistently used, etc.
Provide  support  for  the  development  of  the  MSP2000  standards management.

2.     Developing  and  Conducting  Aspen-oriented  MSP 2000 Training.- Lead the
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development  of  MSP2000  training  modules  that  include  AspenTech  continent
(standards  and  guidelines).  Conduct  developed  training  modules  at various
Aspentech  locations  (Houston, Seattle, Cleveland).  It is envisioned that this
will range from 1 or 2 classes per week from mid January to the end of February.
The  classes need to be condensed to be done in a 1 to 2 day course.  Additional
expert  level  classes will be conducted for the Project Control Leads (4-6) and
other  selected  individuals  who  will  support  the  development  of  MSP2000
schedules.

3.     MENTORINQ  &  SUPPORT-  Provide on-going MSP2000 consulting to help users
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make  best  use  of  MSP  for specific purposes.  Extend the MSP2000 Training by
helping  on a one-on-one basis.  This will be managed by the Director of Program
Management  and  will  in  general,  be  of  secondary  priority.

     4.     PROJECTSTARTUP  &  SUPPORT-  Working with the Project Control Leads,
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help  in
the  creation  of  MSP2000  for  particular  projects/programs.

5.    MANAGE  &  DIRECT  CREATIONOF  AN INITIAL LIBRARY OF MSP PROJECT TEMPLATES
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Working  with  various  best practice leaders(BPL) and Rosalayn Preston, lead in
the  development  of  MSP2000 templates for key technology areas.  Assist in the
development  of  a  template  storage and management process using the Aspentech
intranet  as  a  distribution  and  management  system.

6.     ACT  AS  A  CONTACT  DOINT INTO PR02TO LEVERAGE PR02 RESOURCES FOR VISUAL
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BASIS DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT.

1)  Understand the Aspen Oracle Project Connect (MSP20PA)
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upload  interface,  2)  Support  the  OPA2MSP download interface, and 3) support
user-oriented  standard MSP macros (Views, grouping, filters).  Provide feedback
from  standards development, training, and actual use to help streamline MSP2000
by coordinating the development and documenting of macros and other tools. 4)The
on-site  PRO2  consultant  would  be supported from time to time as necessary by
members  of  the  PRO2,  Inc.  headquarters  staff  including  at  least,  John
Winchester, Ray McCoppin, Gary Crich, and Craig Crawford.  If there were testing
of  various  concepts  required, the PRO2 servers support several different test
environments  that  would  be provided within the quoted hourly fee for courtesy
testing.  If  the  requirements  became  significant  in  terms  of  resources
supporting  the  PRO2 Senior Consultant, Aspentech would be contacted to discuss
some  additional  consideration,  but  only by mutual consent would there be any
additional  charge.  Significant  resource  demand  is defined as something more
than  an  additional  man  day  a  week.

The  on-site  PRO2  Consultant  would  be  able  to call the PRO2 Senior Team to
participate  in  brain-storming  sessions, system design sessions, etc. allowing
AspenTech  to enjoy the full benefits of the intellectual abilities available at
PRO2  in  the  area  of  Project  Management  systems.

7.     DATABASE  IMPLEMENTATION ARCHITECTUREL / STRATEGY FOR USE OF SQL SERVER 7
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AS  A  COMMON  REPOSITORY  FOR  MSP  PLANS  WITHIN  A  GROUP  /  PRACTICE  /
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ENTERPRISE working  with other PRO2 personnel on  separate  contract, provide
support  in  the  design  and  implementation  of  a  SQL Server 7 based MSP2000
repository  for  Aspentech.

All  of  the  above  to  be  performed  on  a  Time  &  Expense  basis.

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COMPENSATION:

     -  Time  and  Expense at the rate of US$150 per hour up to a maximum of 480
hours.  Additional  hours  may  be  authorized  by mutual written consent of the
parties  to  this  Agreement.

     -  Weekly  timesheets will be submitted for review and approval.  Invoicing
will  be  on  a  monthly  basis.

TERM:

Three  (3)  months.

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