Document:

Exhibit 4.3

                                     SQRIBE
                             1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN

                          Adopted as of January 1, 1995

                           Amended and Restated as of
                                 April 11, 1996

                           Amended and Restated as of
                                 August 6, 1996

                           Amended and Restated as of
                                  October 1996

                           Amended and Restated as of
                                   March 1997

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1.  PURPOSE OF PLAN; ADMINISTRATION...........................................1
         1.1  Purpose.........................................................1
         1.2  Administration..................................................1
         1.3  Participation...................................................2
         1.4  Stock Subject to the Plan.......................................2

2.  STOCK OPTIONS.............................................................3
         2.1  Option Price....................................................3
         2.2  Option Period...................................................4
         2.3  Exercise of Options.............................................5
         2.4  Transferability of Options......................................6
         2.5  Limitation on Exercise of Incentive Stock Options...............6
         2.6  Disqualifying Dispositions of Incentive Stock Options...........6
         2.7  Certain Timing Requirements.....................................7
         2.8  No Affect on Employment.........................................7
         2.9  Conditions to Issuance of Stock Certificates....................7

3.  OTHER PROVISIONS..........................................................8
         3.1  Sick Leave and Leaves of Absence................................8
         3.2  Termination of Employment.......................................8
         3.3  Issuance of Stock Certificates..................................8
         3.4  Terms and Conditions of Options.................................9
         3.5  Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Merger and
                 Consolidation................................................9
         3.6  Rights of Participants and Beneficiaries........................10
         3.7  Government Regulations..........................................11
         3.8  Amendment and Termination.......................................11
         3.9  Information to Optionees........................................11
         3.10  Time of Grant and Exercise of Options..........................11
         3.11  Privileges of Stock Ownership; Non-Distributive Intent;
                  Reports to Option Holders...................................12
         3.12  Legending Share Certificates...................................12
         3.13  Use of Proceeds................................................12
         3.14  Changes in Capital Structure; No Impediment to Corporate
                  Transactions................................................13
         3.15  Effective Date of the Plan.....................................14
         3.16  Termination....................................................14
         3.17  Governing Law..................................................14

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         3.18  Effect of Plan Upon Options and Compensation Plans.............14

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1.   PURPOSE OF PLAN; ADMINISTRATION

        1.1   Purpose.

The SQRIBE 1995 Stock Option Plan (hereinafter, the "Plan") is hereby
established to grant to officers and other employees of SQRIBE Technologies
Corp. ("SQRIBE") or of its parent or subsidiaries (as such terms are defined in
Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code")), if any (individually and collectively, the "Company"),
and to non-employee directors, consultants and advisors of the Company, and
other persons who may perform significant services for or on behalf of the
Company, a favorable opportunity to acquire common stock, $.001 par value
("Common Stock"), of SQRIBE and, thereby, to create an incentive for such
persons to remain in the employ of or provide services to the Company and to
contribute to its success.

The Company may grant under the Plan both incentive stock options within the
meaning of Section 422 of the Code ("Incentive Stock Options") and stock options
that do not qualify for treatment as Incentive Stock Options ("Nonstatutory
Options"). Unless expressly provided to the contrary herein, all references
herein to "options" shall include both Incentive Stock Options and Nonstatutory
Options.

         1.2   Administration

The Plan shall be administered by a committee (the "Committee"), which shall
consist of two or more members of the Board of Directors of SQRIBE (the "Board")
designated from time to time by the Board; provided, however, that, in the event
and for so long as Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act") shall apply to the Company, each such member shall be a
"Non-Employee Director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 ("Rule 16b-3") under
the Exchange Act. Appointment of Committee members shall be effective upon
acceptance of appointment. Committee members may resign at any time by
delivering written notice to the Board. Vacancies in the Committee may be filled
by the Board.

A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the
purposes of the Plan. Provided a quorum is present, the Committee may take
action by affirmative vote or consent of a majority of its members present at a
meeting. Meetings may be held telephonically as long as all members are able to
hear one another, and a member of the Committee shall be deemed to be present
for this purpose if he or she is in simultaneous communication by telephone with
the other members who are able to hear one another. In lieu of action at a
meeting, the Committee may act by written consent of a majority of its members.

Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have the
authority to construe and interpret the Plan and all Stock Option Agreements (as
defined in Section 3.4)

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entered into pursuant hereto and to define the terms used therein, to prescribe,
adopt, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the administration of
the Plan and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan; provided, however, that the Committee may delegate
nondiscretionary administrative duties to such employees of the Company as it
deems proper except with respect to matters as to which Section 16 of the
Exchange Act applies and which under Rule 16b-3 are required to be determined in
the sole discretion of the Committee; and, provided, further, in its absolute
discretion, the Board may at any time and from time to time exercise any and all
rights and duties of the Committee under the Plan except with respect to the
same matters which are required to be determined in the sole discretion of the
Committee as aforesaid. Subject to the express limitations of the Plan, the
Committee shall designate the individuals from among the class of persons
eligible to participate as provided in Section 1.3 who shall receive options,
whether an optionee will receive Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory
Options, or both, and the amount, price, restrictions and all other terms and
provisions of such options (which need not be identical).

Members of the Committee shall receive such compensation for their services as
members as may be determined by the Board. All expenses and liabilities which
members of the Committee incur in connection with the administration of this
Plan shall be borne by the Company. The Committee may, with the approval of the
Board, employ attorneys, consultants, accountants, appraisers, brokers or other
persons. The Committee, the Company and the Company's officers and directors
shall be entitled to rely upon the advice, opinions or valuations of any such
persons. No members of the Committee or Board shall be personally liable for any
action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the
Plan or options issued under the Plan, and all members of the Committee shall be
fully protected by the Company in respect of any such action, determination or
interpretation.

         1.3   Participation

Officers and other employees of the Company shall be eligible for selection to
participate in the Plan upon approval by the Committee. Non-employee directors,
consultants and advisors of the Company, and other persons who may perform
significant services for or on behalf of the Company, may also participate in
the Plan if the Committee so determines. However, only "employees" (within the
meaning of Section 3401(c) of the Code) of the Company shall be eligible for the
grant of Incentive Stock Options. A person who has been granted an option may,
if otherwise eligible, be granted additional options if the Committee shall so
determine. No person is eligible to participate in the Plan by matter of right;
only those eligible persons who are selected by the Committee in its discretion
shall participate in the Plan.

         1.4   Stock Subject to the Plan

Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.5, the stock to be offered under
the Plan shall be shares of authorized but unissued Common Stock, including any
shares repurchased under

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the terms of the Plan or any Stock Option Agreement entered into pursuant
hereto. The cumulative aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to be issued
under the Plan shall not exceed 2,500,000, subject to adjustment as set forth in
Section 3.5.

If any option granted hereunder shall expire or terminate for any reason without
having been fully exercised, the unpurchased shares subject thereto shall again
be available for the purposes of the Plan. For purposes of this Section 1.4,
where the exercise price of options is paid by means of the grantee's surrender
of previously owned shares of Common Stock, only the net number of additional
shares issued and which remain outstanding in connection with such exercise
shall be deemed "issued" for purposes of the Plan.

2.       STOCK OPTIONS

         2.1   Option Price.

The exercise price of each Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall
be determined by the Committee, but shall not be less than 100% of the "Fair
Market Value" (as defined below) of Common Stock on the date of grant. The
exercise price of each Nonstatutory Option also shall be determined by the
Committee, but shall not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of Common
Stock on the date of grant. If an Incentive Stock Option or Nonstatutory Option
is granted to a person who at the time such option is granted owns more than 10%
of the total combined voting power of all classes of capital stock of the
Company, the option exercise price shall be at least 110% of the Fair Market
Value of Common Stock on the date of grant. The status of each option granted
under the Plan as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock
Option shall be determined by the Committee at the time the Committee acts to
grant the option, and shall be clearly identified as such in the Stock Option
Agreement relating thereto.

"Fair Market Value" for purposes of the Plan shall mean: (i) the closing price
of a share of Common Stock on the principal exchange on which shares of Common
Stock are then trading, if any, on the day previous to such date, or, if shares
were not traded on the day previous to such date, then on the next preceding
trading day during which a sale occurred; or (ii) if Common Stock is not traded
on an exchange but is quoted on NASDAQ or a successor quotation system, (1) the
last sales price (if Common Stock is then listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market) or
(2) the mean between the closing representative bid and asked price (in all
other cases) for Common Stock on the day prior to such date as reported by
NASDAQ or such successor quotation system; or (iii) if there is no listing or
trading of Common Stock either on a national exchange or over-the-counter, the
price at which securities of the same class of reasonably comparable
corporations (if any) in the same industry were traded (as determined in
accordance with alternatives (i) or (ii) of this Section 2.1), subject to
appropriate adjustments for the dissimilarities between the corporations
compared; or (iv) if there is no listing or trading of Common Stock either on a
national exchange or over-the-counter or no public trading of securities of the
same class of reasonably comparable corporations in the same industry, the fair
market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by the

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Committee with reference to the earnings history, book value and prospects of
the Company in light of market conditions generally, and such other factors as
the Committee may deem appropriate to reflect the fair market value thereof
(including, without limitation, the aggregate liquidation preference of any
outstanding shares of the Company's preferred stock).

In the discretion of the Committee exercised at the time the option is
exercised, the exercise price of any option granted under the Plan shall be paid
in full in cash, by check or by the optionee's interest-bearing full recourse
promissory note (subject to any limitations of applicable state corporations
law) delivered at the time of exercise; provided, however, that subject to the
timing requirements of Section 2.7, in the discretion of the Committee and upon
receipt of all regulatory approvals, the person exercising the option may
deliver as payment in whole or in part of such exercise price certificates for
Common Stock of the Company (duly endorsed or with duly executed stock powers
attached), which shall be valued at its Fair Market Value on the day of exercise
of the option, or other property deemed appropriate by the Committee; and,
provided further, that subject to Section 422 of the Code so-called cashless
exercises as permitted under applicable rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission and the Federal Reserve Board shall be permitted in the
discretion of the Committee. Without limiting the Committee's discretion in this
regard, consecutive book entry stock-for-stock exercises of options (or
"pyramiding") also are permitted in the Committee's discretion.

Irrespective of the form of payment, the delivery of shares pursuant to the
exercise of an option shall be conditioned upon payment by the optionee to the
Company of amounts sufficient to enable the Company to pay all federal, state,
and local withholding taxes applicable, in the Company's judgment, to the
exercise. In the discretion of the Committee, such payment to the Company may be
effected through (i) the Company's withholding from the number of shares of
Common Stock that would otherwise be delivered to the optionee by the Company on
exercise of the option a number of shares of Common Stock equal in value (as
determined by the Fair Market Value of Common Stock on the date of exercise) to
the aggregate withholding taxes, (ii) payment by the optionee to the Company of
the aggregate withholding taxes in cash, (iii) withholding by the Company from
other amounts contemporaneously owed by the Company to the optionee, or (iv) any
combination of these three methods, as determined by the Committee in its
discretion.

         2.2   Option Period.

        (a) Each option and all rights or obligations thereunder shall expire on
such date as the Committee shall determine as set forth in the Stock Option
Agreement, but in no event shall any option granted hereunder expire prior to
the first to occur of the following events:

                (i) In the event of any Incentive Stock Option granted to a
person who at the time such option is granted owns more than 10% of the total
combined voting power of all classes of Capital Stock of the Company, the
expiration of five years from the

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date the option was granted, and in the event of any other option, the
expiration of ten years from the date the option was granted; or

                (ii) Except in the case of any optionee who is disabled, the
expiration of two months from the date of the optionee's Termination of
Employment (as defined in Section 3.2) for any reason other than such optionee's
death unless the optionee dies within said three-month period; or

                (iii) In the case of an optionee who is disabled (within the
meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), the expiration of six months from the
date of the optionee's Termination of Employment by reason of such disability,
unless the optionee dies within said six-month period; or

                (iv) The expiration of six months from the date of the
optionee's death.

        (b) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.2(a), the Committee shall
provide, in the terms of each Stock Option Agreement, when the option subject to
such agreement expires and becomes unexercisable. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Committee may provide in the Stock Option
Agreement that the option subject thereto expires 30 days following a
Termination of Employment for any reason other than death or disability or six
months following a Termination of Employment for disability or following an
optionee's death.

        (c) Outside Date for Exercise. Notwithstanding any provision of this
Section 2.2, in no event shall any option granted under the Plan be exercised
after the expiration date of such option set forth in the applicable Stock
Option Agreement.

         2.3   Exercise of Options.

Each option granted under the Plan shall become exercisable and the total number
of shares subject thereto shall be purchasable, in a lump sum or in such
installments, which need not be equal, as the Committee shall determine;
provided, however, that each option shall become exercisable in full no later
than ten years after such option is granted, and each option granted on or after
January 1, 1996 shall become exercisable as to at least 20% of the shares of
Common Stock covered thereby on each anniversary of the date such option is
granted; and provided, further, that if the holder of an option shall not in any
given installment period purchase all of the shares which such holder is
entitled to purchase in such installment period, such holder's right to purchase
any shares not purchased in such installment period shall continue until the
expiration or sooner termination of such holder's option. The Committee may, at
any time after grant of the option and from time to time, increase the number of
shares purchasable in any installment, subject to the total number of shares
subject to the option and the limitations set forth in Section 2.5. At any time
and from time to time prior to the time when any exercisable option or
exercisable portion thereof becomes unexercisable

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under the Plan or the applicable Stock Option Agreement, such option or portion
thereof may be exercised in whole or in part; provided, however, that the
Committee may, by the terms of the option, require any partial exercise to be
with respect to a specified minimum number of shares. No option or installment
thereof shall be exercisable except with respect to whole shares. Fractional
share interests shall be disregarded, except that they may be accumulated as
provided above and except that if such a fractional share interest constitutes
the total shares of Common Stock remaining available for purchase under an
option at the time of exercise, the optionee shall be entitled to receive on
exercise a certified or bank cashier's check in an amount equal to the Fair
Market Value of such fractional share of stock.

         2.4   Transferability of Options.

An option granted under the Plan shall be non-transferable by the optionee other
than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable
during the optionee's lifetime only by the optionee or by his or her guardian or
legal representative. More particularly, but without limiting the generality of
the immediately preceding sentence, an option may not be assigned, transferred
(except as provided in the preceding sentence), pledged or hypothecated (whether
by operation of law or otherwise), and shall not be subject to execution,
attachment or similar process. Any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge,
hypothecation or other disposition of any option contrary to the provisions of
the Plan and the applicable Stock Option Agreement, and any levy of any
attachment or similar process upon an option, shall be null and void, and
otherwise without effect, and the Committee may, in its sole discretion, upon
the happening of any such event, terminate such option forthwith.

         2.5   Limitation on Exercise of Incentive Stock Options.

To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined on the date of
grant) of the Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options granted
hereunder (together with all other Incentive Stock Option plans of the Company)
are exercisable for the first time by an optionee in any calendar year under the
Plan exceeds $100,000, such options granted hereunder shall be treated as
Nonstatutory Options to the extent required by Section 422 of the Code. The rule
set forth in the preceding sentence shall be applied by taking options into
account in the order in which they were granted.

         2.6   Disqualifying Dispositions of Incentive Stock Options.

If Common Stock acquired upon exercise of any Incentive Stock Option is disposed
of in a disposition that, under Section 422 of the Code, disqualifies the option
holder from the application of Section 421(a) of the Code, the holder of the
Common Stock immediately before the disposition shall comply with any
requirements imposed by the Company in order to enable the Company to secure the
related income tax deduction to which it is entitled in such event.

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         2.7   Certain Timing Requirements.

At the discretion of the Committee, shares of Common Stock issuable to the
optionee upon exercise of an option may be used to satisfy the option exercise
price or the tax withholding consequences of such exercise.

         2.8   No Affect on Employment.

Nothing in the Plan or in any Stock Option Agreement hereunder shall confer upon
any optionee any right to continue in the employ of the Company, any Parent
Corporation or any Subsidiary or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the
rights of the Company, its Parent Corporation and its Subsidiaries, which are
hereby expressly reserved, to discharge any optionee at any time for any reason
whatsoever, with or without cause.

For purposes of the Plan, "Parent Corporation" shall mean any corporation in an
unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company if each of the
corporations other than the Company then owns stock possessing 50% or more of
the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other
corporations in such chain. For purposes of the Plan, "Subsidiary" shall mean
any corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company
if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken
chain then owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power
of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

         2.9   Conditions to Issuance of Stock Certificates.

The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or
certificates for shares of Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of any
option or portion thereof prior to fulfillment of all of the following
conditions:

        (a) The admission of such shares to listing on all stock exchanges on
which such class of stock is then listed;

        (b) The completion of any registration or other qualification of such
shares under any state or federal law, or under the rulings or regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory body
which the Committee or Board shall, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary
or advisable;

        (c) The obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or
federal governmental agency which the Committee or Board shall, in its absolute
discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable;

        (d) The lapse of such reasonable period of time following the exercise
of the option as the Committee or Board may establish from time to time solely
for reasons of administrative convenience; and

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        (e) The receipt by the Company of full payment for such shares,
including payment of any applicable withholding tax.

3. OTHER PROVISIONS

         3.1   Sick Leave and Leaves of Absence.

Unless otherwise provided in the Stock Option Agreement, and to the extent
permitted by Section 422 of the Code, an optionee's employment shall not be
deemed to terminate by reason of sick leave, military leave or other leave of
absence approved by the Company if the period of any such leave does not exceed
a period approved by the Company, or, if longer, if the optionee's right to
reemployment by the Company is guaranteed either contractually or by statute. A
Stock Option Agreement may contain such additional or different provisions with
respect to leave of absence as the Committee may approve, either at the time of
grant of an option or at a later time.

         3.2   Termination of Employment.

For purposes of the Plan, "Termination of Employment" shall mean the time when
the employee-employer relationship between the optionee and the Company, any
Subsidiary or any Parent Corporation is terminated for any reason, including,
but not by way of limitation, a termination by resignation, discharge, death,
disability or retirement; but excluding (i) terminations where there is a
simultaneous reemployment or continuing employment of an optionee by the
Company, any Subsidiary or any Parent Corporation, (ii) at the discretion of the
Committee, terminations which result in a temporary severance of the
employee-employer relationship, and (iii) at the discretion of the Committee,
terminations which are followed by the simultaneous establishment of a
consulting relationship by the Company, a Subsidiary or any Parent Corporation
with the former employee. Subject to Section 3.1, the Committee, in its absolute
discretion, shall determine the effect of all matters and questions relating to
Termination of Employment; provided, however, that, with respect to Incentive
Stock Options, a leave of absence or other change in the employee-employer
relationship shall constitute a Termination of Employment if, and to the extent
that, such leave of absence or other change interrupts employment for the
purposes of Section 422(a)(2) of the Code and the then-applicable regulations
and revenue rulings under said Section.

         3.3   Issuance of Stock Certificates.

Upon exercise of an option, the Company shall deliver to the person exercising
such option a stock certificate evidencing the shares of Common Stock acquired
upon exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee in its discretion
may require the Company to retain possession of any certificate evidencing stock
acquired upon exercise of an option which remains subject to repurchase under
the provisions of the Stock Option Agreement or any other agreement signed by
the optionee in order to facilitate such repurchase provisions.

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         3.4   Terms and Conditions of Options.

Each option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written Stock Option
Agreement ("Stock Option Agreement") between the option holder and the Company
providing that the option is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and
to such other terms and conditions not inconsistent therewith as the Committee
may deem appropriate in each case. Without limiting the foregoing, a Stock
Option Agreement may provide that shares of stock acquired upon exercise of an
option shall be subject to (i) certain restrictions on transfer (including
without limitation a right of first refusal in favor of the Company) and (ii) a
right of repurchase in favor of the Company upon termination of optionee's
employment, which right shall terminate no later than the date on which the
Company's securities become publicly traded. In the event a Stock Option
Agreement provides for such a right of repurchase, the repurchase price shall be
reasonable. The repurchase price is presumptively reasonable at either: (i) the
higher of the original purchase price or the Fair Market Value on the date of
termination of employment, if the right to repurchase must be exercised for cash
or cancellation of purchase money indebtedness for the shares within 90 days of
termination of employment, and the right terminates when the Company's
securities become publicly traded; or (ii) the original purchase price, provided
that (A) the right to repurchase at the original purchase price lapses at the
rate of at least 20% per year over five years from the date the option is
granted (without respect to the date the option was exercised or became
exercisable), which right must be exercised for cash or cancellation of purchase
money indebtedness for the shares within 90 days of termination of employment,
and (B) if the right is assignable, the assignee must pay the Company upon
assignment of the right, (unless the assignee is a 100% owned subsidiary of the
Company or is the parent of the Company owning 100% of the Company) cash equal
to the difference between the original purchase price and the Fair Market Value
if the original purchase price is less than Fair Market Value.

         3.5   Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Merger and
               Consolidation.

If the outstanding shares of Common Stock are changed into, or exchanged for
cash or a different number or kind of shares or securities of the Company or of
another corporation through reorganization, merger, recapitalization,
reclassification, stock split-up, reverse stock split, stock dividend, stock
consolidation, stock combination, stock reclassification or similar transaction,
an appropriate adjustment shall be made by the Committee in the number and kind
of shares as to which options may be granted. In the event of such a change or
exchange, other than for shares or securities of another corporation or by
reason of reorganization, the Committee shall also make a corresponding
adjustment changing the number or kind of shares, and the exercise price per
share allocated to unexercised options or portions thereof which shall have been
granted prior to any such change shall likewise be made. Any such adjustment,
however, shall be made without change in the total price applicable to the
unexercised portion of the option but with a corresponding adjustment in the
price for each share (except for any change in the aggregate price resulting
from rounding-off of share quantities or prices).

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In the event of a "spin-off" or other substantial distribution of assets of the
Company which has a material diminutive effect upon the Fair Market Value of the
Common Stock, the Committee in its discretion may make an appropriate and
equitable adjustment to the exercise prices of options then outstanding under
the Plan.

Where an adjustment under this Section 3.5 of the type described above is made
to an Incentive Stock Option, the adjustment will be made in a manner which will
not be considered a "modification" under the provisions of subsection 424(h)(3)
of the Code.

In connection with the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or a partial
liquidation involving 50% or more of the assets of the Company, a reorganization
of the Company in which another entity is the survivor, a merger or
reorganization of the Company under which more than 50% of the Common Stock
outstanding prior to the merger or reorganization is converted into cash or into
another security, a sale of more than 50% of the Company's assets, or a similar
event that the Committee determines, in its discretion, would materially alter
the structure of the Company's ownership, the Committee, upon 30 days prior
written notice to the option holders, may, in its discretion, do one or more of
the following: (i) shorten the period during which options are exercisable
(provided they remain exercisable for at least 30 days after the date the notice
is given); (ii) accelerate any vesting schedule to which an option is subject;
(iii) arrange to have the surviving or successor entity grant replacement
options with appropriate adjustments in the number and kind of securities and
option prices; or (iv) cancel options upon payment to the option holders in
cash, with respect to each option to the extent then exercisable (including any
options as to which the exercise has been accelerated as contemplated in clause
(ii) above), of any amount that is the equivalent of the Fair Market Value of
the Common Stock (at the effective time of the dissolution, liquidation, merger,
reorganization, sale of other event) or the fair market value of the option. In
the case of a change in corporate control, the Committee may, in considering the
advisability or the terms and conditions of any acceleration of the
exercisability of any option pursuant to this Section 3.5, take into account the
penalties that may result directly or indirectly from such acceleration to
either the Company or the optionee, or both, under Section 280G of the Code, and
may decide to limit such acceleration to the extent necessary to avoid or
mitigate such penalties or their effects.

No fractional share of Common Stock shall be issued under the Plan on account of
any adjustment under this Section 3.5.

         3.6   Rights of Participants and Beneficiaries.

The Company shall pay all amounts payable hereunder only to the optionee or
beneficiaries entitled thereto pursuant to the Plan. The Company shall not be
liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of any optionee or his or her
beneficiaries, and rights to cash payments under the Plan may not be taken in
execution by attachment or garnishment, or by any other legal or equitable
proceeding while in the hands of the Company.

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         3.7   Government Regulations.

The Plan, and the grant and exercise of options and the issuance and delivery of
shares of Common Stock under Options granted hereunder, shall be subject to
compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations
(including but not limited to state and federal securities law) and federal
margin requirements and to such approvals by any listing, regulatory or
governmental authority as may, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be
necessary or advisable in connection therewith. Any securities delivered under
the Plan shall be subject to such restrictions, and the person acquiring such
securities shall, if requested by the Company, provide such assurances and
representations to the Company as the Company may deem necessary or desirable to
assure compliance with all applicable legal requirements. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, the Plan and options granted hereunder shall be
deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws, rules and
regulations.

         3.8   Amendment and Termination.

The Board or the Committee may at any time suspend, amend or terminate the Plan
and may, with the consent of the optionee, make such modifications of the terms
and conditions of such optionee's option as it shall deem advisable; provided,
however, that, without approval of the Company's stockholders given within
twelve months before or after the action by the Committee, no action of the
Committee may, except as provided in Section 3.5, increase any limit imposed in
Section 1.4 on the maximum number of shares which may be issued on exercise of
options, materially modify the eligibility requirements of Section 1.3, reduce
the minimum stock option exercise price requirements of Section 2.1, or extend
the limit imposed in this Section 3.8 on the period during which options may be
granted. No option may be granted during any suspension of the Plan or after its
termination. The amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall not,
without the consent of the optionee affected thereby, alter or impair any rights
or obligations under any option theretofore granted under the Plan.

         3.9   Information to Optionees

Each optionee shall be provided with a copy of financial statements of the
Company at least annually.

         3.10  Time of Grant and Exercise of Options.

An option shall be deemed to be exercised when the Chief Financial Officer of
the Company receives written notice from an optionee of such exercise, payment
of the purchase price determined pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Plan and set
forth in the Stock Option Agreement,

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and all representations, indemnifications and documents reasonably requested by
the Committee(1).

         3.11  Privileges of Stock Ownership; Non-Distributive Intent; Reports
               to Option Holders.

A participant in the Plan shall not be entitled to the privilege of stock
ownership as to any shares of Common Stock not actually issued to the optionee.
Upon exercise of an option at a time when there is not in effect under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement relating to the
Common Stock issuable upon exercise or payment therefor and available for
delivery a Prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10(a)(3) of said Act,
the optionee shall represent and warrant in writing to the Company that the
shares purchased are being acquired for investment and not with a view to the
distribution thereof.

         3.12  Legending Share Certificates.

In order to enforce any restrictions imposed upon Common Stock issued upon
exercise of an option granted under the Plan or to which such Common Stock may
be subject, the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be placed on any
share certificates representing such Common Stock, which legend or legends shall
make appropriate reference to such restrictions, including, but not limited to,
a restriction against sale of such Common Stock for any period of time as may be
required by applicable laws or regulations. If any restriction with respect to
which a legend was placed on any certificate ceases to apply to Common Stock
represented by such certificate, the owner of the Common Stock represented by
such certificate may require the Company to cause the issuance of a new
certificate not bearing the legend.

Additionally, and not by way of limitation, the Committee may impose such
restrictions on any Common Stock issued pursuant to the Plan as it may deem
advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under the requirements of
any stock exchange upon which Common Stock is then traded.

         3.13  Use of Proceeds.

Proceeds realized pursuant to the exercise of options under the Plan shall
constitute general funds of the Company.

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1       Amended by Board Resolution dated November 19, 2002 as follows: "any
        notice required to be in writing to the Company shall be deemed to
        include telephonic/electronic/Web transmission or live voice or
        automated voice response, in all cases, in accordance with the internal
        procedures of the Company's then-current captive broker (currently
        Salomon Smith Barney)."

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         3.14  Changes in Capital Structure; No Impediment to Corporate
               Transactions.

The existence of outstanding options under the Plan shall not affect the
Company's right to effect adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations or
other changes in its or any other corporation's capital structure or business,
any merger or consolidation, any issuance of bonds, debentures, preferred or
prior preference stock ahead of or affecting Common Stock, the dissolution or
liquidation of the Company's or any other corporation's assets or business, or
any other corporate act, whether similar to the events described above or
otherwise.

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         3.15  Effective Date of the Plan.

The Plan shall be effective as of the date of its approval by the stockholders
of the Company within twelve months after the date of the Board's initial
adoption of the Plan. Options may be granted but not exercised prior to
stockholder approval of the Plan. If any options are so granted and stockholder
approval shall not have been obtained within twelve months of the date of
adoption of this Plan by the Board of Directors, such options shall terminate
retroactively as of the date they were granted.

         3.16  Termination.

The Plan shall terminate automatically as of the close of business on the day
preceding the tenth anniversary date of its adoption by the Board or earlier as
provided in Section 3.8. Unless otherwise provided herein, the termination of
the Plan shall not affect the validity of any option agreement outstanding at
the date of such termination.

         3.17  Governing Law.

The Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of California (without giving effect to conflicts of law principles).

         3.18  Effect of Plan Upon Options and Compensation Plans.

The adoption of the Plan shall not affect any other compensation or incentive
plans in effect for the Company, any Subsidiary or any Parent Corporation.
Nothing in the Plan shall be construed to limit the right of the Company (i) to
establish any other forms of incentives or compensation for employees of the
Company, any Subsidiary or any Parent Corporation or (ii) to grant or assume
options or other rights other than under the Plan in connection with any proper
corporate purpose including but not by way of limitation, the grant or
assumption of options in connection with the acquisition by purchase, lease,
merger, consolidation or otherwise, of the business, stock or assets of any
corporation, partnership, firm or association.

                                       14Exhibit 4.4

                               BRIO SOFTWARE, INC.

                             1998 STOCK OPTION PLAN

                                  (as amended)

        1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Stock Option Plan are to
attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial
responsibility, to provide additional incentive to the Employees and Consultants
of the Company and to promote the success of the Company's business.

           Options granted hereunder may be either Incentive Stock Options (as
defined under Section 422 of the Code) or Nonstatutory Stock Options, at the
discretion of the Board and as reflected in the terms of the written option
agreement.

        2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

           (a) "Administrator" shall mean the Board or any of its Committees
appointed pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan.

           (b) "Affiliate" shall mean an entity other than a Subsidiary (as
defined below) in which the Company owns an equity interest.

           (c) "Applicable Laws" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4(a) below.

           (d) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

           (e) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

           (f) "Committee" shall mean the Committee appointed by the Board of
Directors in accordance with Section 4(a) of the Plan, if one is appointed.

           (g) "Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock of the Company.

           (h) "Company" shall mean Brio Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

           (i) "Consultant" means any person, including an advisor, who is
engaged by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to render services and is
compensated for such services, and any Director of the Company whether
compensated for such services or not.

           (j) "Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant" shall mean the
absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee or
Consultant. Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be
considered interrupted in the case of sick leave, military leave, or any other
leave of absence approved by the Administrator; provided that such leave is for
a period of not more than 90 days or reemployment upon the expiration of such
leave is guaranteed by contract or statute. For purposes of this Plan, a change
in status from an Employee

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to a Consultant or from a Consultant to an Employee will not constitute a
termination of employment.

           (k) "Director" shall mean a member of the Board.

           (l) "Employee" shall mean any person (including any Named Executive,
Officer or Director) employed by the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or
Affiliate of the Company. The payment by the Company of a director's fee to a
Director shall not be sufficient to constitute "employment" of such Director by
the Company.

           (m) "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

           (n) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of Common
Stock determined as follows:

                   (i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock
exchange or a national market system including without limitation the National
Market of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated
Quotation ("Nasdaq") System, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales
price for such stock as quoted on such system on the date of determination (if
for a given day no sales were reported, the closing bid on that day shall be
used), as such price is reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source
as the Administrator deems reliable;

                  (ii) If the Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq System (but
not on the National Market thereof) or regularly quoted by a recognized
securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value
shall be the mean between the bid and asked prices for the Common Stock or;

                  (iii) In the absence of an established market for the
Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith
by the Administrator.

           (o) "Incentive Stock Option" shall mean an Option intended to qualify
as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, as
designated in the applicable written option agreement.

           (p) "Named Executive" shall mean any individual who, on the last day
of the Company's fiscal year, is the chief executive officer of the Company (or
is acting in such capacity) or among the four highest compensated officers of
the Company (other than the chief executive officer). Such officer status shall
be determined pursuant to the executive compensation disclosure rules under the
Exchange Act.

           (q) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" shall mean an Option not intended to
qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, as designated in the applicable written
option agreement.

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           (r) "Officer" shall mean a person who is an officer of the Company
within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.

           (s) "Option" shall mean a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

           (t) "Optioned Stock" shall mean the Common Stock subject to an
Option.

           (u) "Optionee" shall mean an Employee or Consultant who receives an
Option.

           (v) "Parent" shall mean a "parent corporation," whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

           (w) "Plan" shall mean this 1998 Stock Option Plan.

           (x) "Rule 16b-3" shall mean Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange
Act as the same may be amended from time to time, or any successor provision.

           (y) "Share" shall mean a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in
accordance with Section 14 of the Plan.

           (z) "Subsidiary" shall mean a "subsidiary corporation," whether now
or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

         3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 14
of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of shares that may be optioned and
sold under the Plan is 9,862,087 Shares, plus an annual increase on the first
day of each of the Company's fiscal years in 2001, 2002 and 2003 equal to the
lesser of 1,000,000 Shares or four percent (4%) of the Shares outstanding on the
last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year. The Shares may be authorized,
but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.

         If an Option should expire or become unexercisable for any reason
without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares that were subject
thereto shall, unless the Plan shall have been terminated, become available for
future grant under the Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan,
shares issued under the Plan and later repurchased by the Company shall not
become available for future grant under the Plan.

         4. Administration of the Plan.

           (a) Composition of Administrator.

                (i) Multiple Administrative Bodies. If permitted by Rule 16b-3,
and by the legal requirements relating to the administration of incentive stock
option plans, if any, of applicable securities laws and the Code (collectively,
the "Applicable Laws"), grants under the Plan may (but need not) be made by
different administrative bodies with respect to Directors, Officers who are not
directors and Employees who are neither Directors nor Officers.

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           (ii) Administration with respect to Directors and Officers. With
respect to grants of Options to Employees or Consultants who are also Officers
or Directors of the Company, grants under the Plan shall be made by (A) the
Board, if the Board may make grants under the Plan in compliance with Rule 16b-3
and Section 162(m) of the Code as it applies so as to qualify grants of Options
to Named Executives as performance-based compensation, or (B) a Committee
designated by the Board to make grants under the Plan, which Committee shall be
constituted in such a manner as to permit grants under the Plan to comply with
Rule 16b-3, to qualify grants of Options to Named Executives as
performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code and otherwise
so as to satisfy the Applicable Laws.

           (iii) Administration with respect to Other Persons.  With respect to
grants of Options to Employees or Consultants who are neither Directors nor
Officers of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B)
a Committee designated by the Board, which Committee shall be constituted in
such a manner as to satisfy the Applicable Laws.

           (iv) General. If a Committee has been appointed pursuant to
subsection (ii) or (iii) of this Section 4(a), such Committee shall continue to
serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. From
time to time the Board may increase the size of any Committee and appoint
additional members thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint
new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies (however caused) and remove
all members of a Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to
the extent permitted by the Applicable Laws and, in the case of a Committee
appointed under subsection (ii), to the extent permitted by Rule 16b-3, and to
the extent required under Section 162(m) of the Code to qualify grants of
Options to Named Executives as performance-based compensation.

           (b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the
Plan and in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by the Board
to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its
discretion:

                (i) to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock, in
accordance with Section 2(n) of the Plan;

                (ii) to select the Employees and Consultants to whom Options may
from time to time be granted hereunder;

                (iii) to determine whether and to what extent Options are
granted hereunder;

                (iv) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be
covered by each such award granted hereunder;

                (v) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;

                (vi) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent
with the terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder (including, but not
limited to, the share price

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and any restriction or limitation, or any vesting acceleration or waiver
of forfeiture restrictions regarding any Option and/or the shares of Common
Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator
shall determine, in its sole discretion);

                (vii) to reduce the exercise price of any Option to the then
current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock covered
by such Option shall have declined since the date the Option was granted.

           (c) Effect of Administrator's Decision. All decisions, determinations
and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding on all
Optionees and any other holders of any Options.

         5.    Eligibility.

           (a) Recipients of Grants. Nonstatutory Stock Options may be granted
to Employees and Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to
Employees, provided, however, that Employees of an Affiliate shall not be
eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options. An Employee or Consultant who has
been granted an Option may, if he or she is otherwise eligible, be granted an
additional Option or Options.

           (b) Type of Option. Each Option shall be designated in the written
option agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock
Option. However, notwithstanding such designations, to the extent that the
aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock
Options are exercisable for the first time by an Optionee during any calendar
year (under all plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds
$100,000, such excess Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options.
For purposes of this Section 5(b), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into
account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of
the Shares shall be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such
Shares is granted.

           (c) No Employment Rights. The Plan shall not confer upon any Optionee
any right with respect to continuation of employment or consulting relationship
with the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or the
Company's right to terminate his or her employment or consulting relationship at
any time, with or without cause.

         6. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to
occur of its adoption by the Board or its approval by the stockholders of the
Company as described in Section 20 of the Plan. It shall continue in effect for
a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated under Section 16 of the Plan.

         7. Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be the term stated in
the Option Agreement; provided, however, that in the case of an Incentive Stock
Option, the term shall be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant
thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement.
However, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Optionee who, at
the time the Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent
(10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent
or

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Subsidiary, the term of the Option shall be five (5) years from the date of
grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement.

         8. Limitation on Grants to Employees. Subject to adjustment as provided
in this Plan, the maximum number of Shares which may be subject to options
granted to any one Employee under this Plan for any fiscal year of the Company
shall be 3,200,000.

         9. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.

           (a) Exercise Price. The per Share exercise price for the Shares to be
issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined by
the Administrator, but shall be subject to the following:

                (i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option

                        (A) granted to an Employee who, at the time of the grant
of such Incentive Stock Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent
(10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent
or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the
Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant; or

                        (B) granted to any other Employee, the per Share
exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on
the date of grant.

                 (ii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option

                         (A) granted to a person who, at the time of the grant
of such Option, is a Named Executive of the Company, the per share Exercise
Price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant;
or

                          (B) granted to any person other than a Named
Executive, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 85% of the Fair
Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

                  (iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
subsections 9(a)(i) or 9(a)(ii) above, in the case of an Option granted on or
after the effective date of registration of any class of equity security of the
Company pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act and prior to six months after
the termination of such registration, the per Share exercise price shall be no
less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

           (b) Permissible Consideration. The consideration to be paid for the
Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option, including the method of payment,
shall be determined by the Administrator (and, in the case of an Incentive Stock
Option, shall be determined at the time of grant) and may consist entirely of
(1) cash, (2) other Shares that (x) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise
of an Option either have been owned by the Optionee for more than six months on
the date of surrender or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the
Company, and (y) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the
aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option shall be
exercised, or (3) such other consideration and method

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of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted under Applicable
Laws. In making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the
Administrator shall consider if acceptance of such consideration may be
reasonably expected to benefit the Company.

         10.   Exercise of Option.

           (a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder. Any Option
granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions
as determined by the Administrator, including performance criteria with respect
to the Company and/or the Optionee, and as shall be permissible under the terms
of the Plan. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of Options
granted hereunder shall be tolled during any unpaid leave of absence. An Option
may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

           An Option shall be deemed to be exercised when written notice of such
exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with the terms of the
Option by the person entitled to exercise the Option and full payment for the
Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised has been received by the
Company (1). Full payment may, as authorized by the Administrator, consist of
any consideration and method of payment allowable under Section 9(b) of the
Plan. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of
the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the stock
certificate evidencing such Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or any
other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock,
notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause to
be issued) such stock certificate promptly upon exercise of the Option. No
adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date
is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in
Section 14 of the Plan.

           Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease in the
number of Shares which thereafter may be available, both for purposes of the
Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the
Option is exercised.

           (b) Termination of Status as an Employee or Consultant. In the event
of termination of an Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant,
such Optionee may, but only within thirty (30) days (or such other period of
time, not exceeding three (3) months in the case of an Incentive Stock Option or
six (6) months in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, as is determined by
the Administrator, with such determination in the case of an Incentive Stock
Option being made at the time of grant of the Option) after the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of
such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), exercise his or her Option to
the extent that he or she was entitled to exercise it at the date of such
termination. To the extent that the Optionee was not entitled to exercise the
Option at the date of such termination, or if the Optionee does not

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  1     Amended by Board Resolution dated November 19, 2002 as follows: "any
        notice required to be in writing to the Company shall be deemed to
        include telephonic/electronic/Web transmission or live voice or
        automated voice response, in all cases, in accordance with the internal
        procedures of the Company's then-current captive broker (currently
        Salomon Smith Barney), excluding Section 16 Officers/Directors."

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exercise such Option (which he or she was entitled to exercise) within the time
specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

           (c) Disability of Optionee. Notwithstanding Section 10(b) above, in
the event of termination of an Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or
Consultant as a result of his or her total and permanent disability (as defined
in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), he or she may, but only within six (6) months
(or such other period of time not exceeding twelve (12) months as is determined
by the Administrator, with such determination in the case of an Incentive Stock
Option being made at the time of grant of the Option) from the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of
such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), exercise his or her Option to
the extent he or she was entitled to exercise it at the date of such
termination. To the extent that he or she was not entitled to exercise the
Option at the date of termination, or if he does not exercise such Option (which
he was entitled to exercise) within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.

           (d) Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of an Optionee:

                (i) during the term of the Option who is at the time of his
death an Employee or Consultant of the Company and who shall have been in
Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant since the date of grant of the
Option, the Option may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months (or such
other period of time, not exceeding twelve (12) months, as is determined by the
Administrator, with such determination in the case of an Incentive Stock Option
being made at the time of grant of the Option) following the date of death (but
in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of such Option as set
forth in the Option Agreement), by the Optionee's estate or by a person who
acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance but only to
the extent of the right to exercise that would have accrued had the Optionee
continued living and remained in Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant
three (3) months (or such other period of time as is determined by the
Administrator as provided above) after the date of death, subject to the
limitation set forth in Section 5(b); or

                (ii)  within  thirty (30) days (or such other period of time not
exceeding  three (3) months as is determined by the Administrator, with such
determination in the case of an Incentive Stock Option being made at the time of
grant of the Option) after the termination of Continuous Status as an Employee
or Consultant, the Option may be exercised, at any time within six (6) months
following the date of death (but in no event later than the date of expiration
of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), by the
Optionee's estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option
by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that
had accrued at the date of termination.

           (e) Rule 16b-3. Options granted to persons subject to Section 16(b)
of the Exchange Act must comply with Rule 16b-3 and shall contain such
additional conditions or restrictions as may be required thereunder to qualify
for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to
Plan transactions.

         11. Withholding Taxes. As a condition to the exercise of Options
granted hereunder, the Optionee shall make such arrangements as the
Administrator may require for the satisfaction

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of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may
arise in connection with the exercise, receipt or vesting of such Option. The
Company shall not be required to issue any Shares under the Plan until such
obligations are satisfied.

         12. Stock Withholding to Satisfy Withholding Tax Obligations. At the
discretion of the Administrator, Optionees may satisfy withholding obligations
as provided in this paragraph. When an Optionee incurs tax liability in
connection with an Option which tax liability is subject to tax withholding
under applicable tax laws, and the Optionee is obligated to pay the Company an
amount required to be withheld under applicable tax laws, the Optionee may
satisfy the withholding tax obligation by one or some combination of the
following methods: (a) by cash payment, or (b) out of Optionee's current
compensation, or (c) if permitted by the Administrator, in its discretion, by
surrendering to the Company Shares that (i) in the case of Shares previously
acquired from the Company, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six
months on the date of surrender, and (ii) have a fair market value on the date
of surrender equal to the amount required to be withheld, or (d) by electing to
have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of the
Option that number of Shares having a fair market value equal to the amount
required to be withheld. For this purpose, the fair market value of the Shares
to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be
withheld is to be determined (the "Tax Date"). If the Administrator allows the
withholding or surrender of Shares to satisfy a Participant's tax withholding
obligations under this Section 12, the Administrator shall not allow Shares to
be withheld in an amount that exceeds the minimum statutory withholding rates
for federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes.

           Any surrender by an Officer or Director of previously owned Shares to
satisfy tax withholding obligations arising upon exercise of this Option must
comply with the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3.

           All elections by an Optionee to have Shares withheld to satisfy tax
withholding obligations shall be made in writing in a form acceptable to the
Administrator and shall be subject to the following restrictions:

           (a) the election must be made on or prior to the applicable Tax Date;

           (b) once made, the election shall be irrevocable as to the particular
Shares of the Option as to which the election is made; and

           (c) all elections shall be subject to the consent or disapproval of
the Administrator.

           In the event the election to have Shares withheld is made by an
Optionee and the Tax Date is deferred under Section 83 of the Code because no
election is filed under Section 83(b) of the Code, the Optionee shall receive
the full number of Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised but such
Optionee shall be unconditionally obligated to tender back to the Company the
proper number of Shares on the Tax Date.

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         13. Non-Transferability of Options. The Option may not be sold,
pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other
than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution; provided that the
Administrator may in its discretion grant transferable Nonstatutory Stock
Options pursuant to option agreements specifying (i) the manner in which such
Nonstatutory Stock Options are transferable and (ii) that any such transfer
shall be subject to the Applicable Laws. The designation of a beneficiary by an
Optionee will not constitute a transfer. An Option may be exercised, during the
lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee or a transferee permitted by this
Section 13.

         14. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization; Corporate Transactions.

           (a) Adjustment. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of
the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each outstanding
Option, the number of shares of Common Stock that have been authorized for
issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options have yet been granted or
which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an
Option, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which Options may be
granted to any employee under Section 8 of the Plan, and the price per share of
Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Option, shall be proportionately
adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common
Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or
decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt
of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected
without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall be made by the
Administrator, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and
conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of
shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of
any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with
respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option.

           (b) Corporate Transactions. In the event of the proposed dissolution
or liquidation of the Company, the Option will terminate immediately prior to
the consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the
Administrator. The Administrator may, in the exercise of its sole discretion in
such instances, declare that any Option shall terminate as of a date fixed by
the Administrator and give each Optionee the right to exercise his or her Option
as to all or any part of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which the
Option would not otherwise be exercisable. In the event of a proposed sale of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the
Company with or into another corporation, the Option shall be assumed or an
equivalent option shall be substituted by such successor corporation or a parent
or subsidiary of such successor corporation, unless the Administrator
determines, in the exercise of its sole discretion and in lieu of such
assumption or substitution, that the Optionee shall have the right to exercise
the Option as to some or all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which
the Option would not otherwise be exercisable. If the Administrator makes an
Option exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a
merger or sale of assets, the Administrator shall notify the Optionee that the
Option shall be

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exercisable for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of such notice, and
the Option will terminate upon the expiration of such period.

         15. Time of Granting Options. The date of grant of an Option shall, for
all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination
granting such Option or such other date as is determined by the Administrator;
provided however that in the case of any Incentive Stock Option, the grant date
shall be the later of the date on which the Administrator makes the
determination granting such Incentive Stock Option or the date of commencement
of the Optionee's employment relationship with the Company. Notice of the
determination shall be given to each Employee or Consultant to whom an Option is
so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

         16.  Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

           (a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may amend or terminate the
Plan from time to time in such respects as the Board may deem advisable;
provided that, the following revisions or amendments shall require approval of
the stockholders of the Company in the manner described in Section 20 of the
Plan:

                (i) any increase in the number of Shares subject to the Plan,
other than an adjustment under Section 14 of the Plan;

                (ii) any change in the designation of the class of persons
eligible to be granted Options; or

                (iii) any change in the limitation on grants to employees as
described in Section 8 of the Plan or other changes which would require
stockholder approval to qualify options granted hereunder as performance-based
compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.

           (b) Stockholder Approval. If any amendment requiring stockholder
approval under Section 16(a) of the Plan is made subsequent to the first
registration of any class of equity securities by the Company under Section 12
of the Exchange Act, such stockholder approval shall be solicited as described
in Section 20 of the Plan.

           (c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. Any such amendment or
termination of the Plan shall not affect Options already granted and such
Options shall remain in full force and effect as if this Plan had not been
amended or terminated, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and
the Board, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the
Company.

         17. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued
pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the
issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all
relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may

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then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the
Company with respect to such compliance.

           As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Company may require
the person exercising such Option to represent and warrant at the time of any
such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and
without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of
the aforementioned relevant provisions of law.

         18. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan,
will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. The inability of the Company
to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which
authority is deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful
issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any
liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which
such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

         19. Option Agreement. Options shall be evidenced by written option
agreements in such form as the Board shall approve.

         20. Stockholder Approval.

           (a) Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to approval by the
stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or after the date
the Plan is adopted. Such stockholder approval shall be obtained in the manner
and to the degree required under applicable federal and state law and the rules
of any stock exchange upon which the Shares are listed.

           (b) In the event that the Company registers any class of equity
securities pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, any required approval of
the stockholders of the Company obtained after such registration shall be
solicited substantially in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

           (c) If any required approval by the stockholders of the Plan itself
or of any amendment thereto is solicited at any time otherwise than in the
manner described in Section 20(b) hereof, then the Company shall, at or prior to
the first annual meeting of stockholders held subsequent to the later of (1) the
first registration of any class of equity securities of the Company under
Section 12 of the Exchange Act or (2) the granting of an Option hereunder to an
officer or director after such registration, do the following:

                (i) furnish in writing to the holders entitled to vote for the
Plan substantially the same information that would be required (if proxies to be
voted with respect to approval or disapproval of the Plan or amendment were then
being solicited) by the rules and regulations in effect under Section 14(a) of
the Exchange Act at the time such information is furnished; and

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                (ii) file with, or mail for filing to, the Securities and
Exchange Commission four copies of the written information referred to in
subsection (i) hereof not later than the date on which such information is first
sent or given to stockholders.

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