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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.6

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         THIS AGREEMENT is entered into on December 20, 1999 (the "Effective
Time"), by and between L. Christopher Dominguez, an individual resident of the
State of California ("Executive"), and Stockpoint, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Company").

         WHEREAS, Executive has heretofore been employed as the Executive Vice
President of the Company; and

         WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to have the benefit of the
Executive's services as a corporate officer of the Company;

         WHEREAS, certain guarantors of borrowings of the Company have required,
as a condition to their guarantees, that the Company execute an employment
agreement with Executive and

         WHEREAS, the proceeds from such borrowings are necessary for the
Company's operations and will benefit the Company and the Executive.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the respective
undertakings of the Company and Executive set forth below, the Company and
Executive agree as follows:

         1.   Employment. The Company hereby agrees to employ Executive, and
Executive accepts such employment and agrees to perform services for the
Company, upon the other terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

         2.   Term. The term of this agreement is one year and renews annually,
unless either party provides written notification 90 days prior to the renewal.
See section 8 below for Termination definitions and remedies.

         3.   Positions, Duties and Reporting.

              3.01 Service with Company. During the term of this Agreement,
Executive agrees to perform such reasonable employment duties consistent with
the role of Executive Vice President as the Company shall assign to him/her from
time to time.

              3.02 Performance of Duties. Executive agrees to serve the Company
faithfully and to the best of his/her ability and to devote his/her full time,
attention, and efforts to the business and affairs of the Company during the
term of this Agreement. Executive represents to the Company that he/she is under
no contractual commitments inconsistent with his/her obligations set forth in
this Agreement, and that during the term of this Agreement, he/she will not
render or perform services for any other corporation, firm, entity or person
which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement.

              3.03 Reporting. This position will report to the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company.

        4.    Compensation.

              4.01 Base Salary. As base compensation for all services to be
rendered by Executive under this Agreement during the first year of the term of
this Agreement, the Company shall pay to Executive a base salary at a rate of
$150,000 per year, which salary shall be paid on a twice-monthly basis in
accordance with the Company's normal payroll procedures and policies. The salary
payable to Executive during each subsequent year during the term of this
Agreement shall be established by the Company and Executive, but in no event
shall the salary for any subsequent year be less than the base salary in effect
for the prior year.

              4.02 Participation in Benefit Plans. During the term of this
Agreement, Executive shall be entitled to receive such medical and
hospitalization insurance and other fringe benefits as are being provided to the
Company's other executive level employees from time to time to the extent that
Executive's age, position or other factors qualify him/her for such fringe
benefits.

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              4.03 Expenses. The Company will pay or reimburse Executive for all
reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him/her in the
performance of his/her duties under this Agreement, subject to the presentment
of appropriate vouchers in accordance with the Company's normal policies for
expense verification.

              4.04 Incentive for completion of an initial public offering. Upon
the completion of an initial public offering of the Company's common stock, the
Company will also pay Executive an IPO cash bonus of $30,000, which is due and
payable, immediately upon the close.

              4.05 Annual Incentive Compensation. The Company shall formulate
and deliver to Executive by January 31, 2000 with respect to the remainder of
fiscal 2000, and by January 1 with respect to each succeeding fiscal year during
the term of this Agreement, and the Company and Executive shall use their best
efforts to negotiate and agree to, an annual incentive compensation plan for
Executive.

              4.06 Vesting of Stock Options.

         On September 15, 1999, the Company issued to the Executive an
additional option ("September 1999 Option") grant to purchase up to 40,000
shares of Company Common Stock at a price of $7.20 per share pursuant to the
Company's 1995 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). Such option shall become
exercisable with respect to 20% of the shares immediately upon execution of this
Agreement and the balance shall vest monthly at a rate of 1/60 of the total
September 1999 Option grant over the balance of the term. Such option shall
expire 10 years from the date of the grant and shall contain such other
provisions as are contained in the form of stock option agreement used by
Company under the Plan.

In the event that this Agreement is terminated as a result of the "Constructive
Termination" (as defined in Section 8.01(2)) or without "Cause" (as defined in
Section 8.01(1)) of the Executive, the September 1999 Option will vest with
respect to 40% of the shares subject thereto immediately. In addition, the
Company will permit the Executive to exercise all of his/her vested options for
a period of 12 months, commencing from the date of termination.

Vesting of all options granted to Executive will be accelerated with respect to
100% of the shares subject thereto in the event of a "Change in Control" of the
Company. For such purposes, a "Change in Control" shall mean any of the
following:

         (i)   A sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

         (ii)  The acquisition of more than 50% of the then outstanding Company
               Common Stock by any person or group of persons acting in concert;

         (iii) Any change that results in the Continuing Directors constituting
               less than a majority of the Board of Directors;

         (iv)  A reorganization or, a merger of Company with another company
               after which the holders of common stock of the Company
               immediately prior to the merger or reorganization hold less than
               50% of the voting power of the resulting corporations, or any
               other transaction in which the Company (other than as the parent
               corporation) is consolidated for federal income tax purposes or
               is eligible to be consolidated for federal income tax purposes
               with another corporation; or

         (v)   In the event that the Company Common Stock is traded on an
               established securities market: a public announcement that any
               person has acquired beneficial ownership of more than 25% of the
               then outstanding Company Common Stock and for this purpose the
               terms "person" and "beneficial ownership" shall have the meanings
               provided in Section 13(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of
               1934 or related rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
               Commission or; the commencement of or public announcement of an
               intention to make a tender offer for more than 50% of the then
               outstanding Company Common Stock.

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For purposes of this Section 4.06, "Continuing Directors" shall include only
those directors of the Company on the date hereof and those directors, as of a
date 30 days prior to an event that would otherwise be considered a "Change in
Control," who were nominated by Continuing Directors and duly elected by
shareholders at an annual meeting thereof or nominated and elected by directors
who were "Continuing Directors."

On March 6, 1997, as part of its acquisition of Ethos Corporation ("the
Acquisition"), the Company issued to the Executive an option to purchase 15,000
shares of Company Common Stock ("March 1997 Option") at a price of $1.50 per
share pursuant to the Company's 1995 Stock Incentive Plan. The Company reaffirms
that as per agreement at the time of the Acquisition, the March 1997 Option
shall become accelerated with respect to 100% of the shares subject thereto of
the effective date of a registration statement filed by the Company for the
underwritten public offering of its common stock.

         5.   Confidential Information. Except as permitted or directed by the
Company's Board of Directors, during the term of this Agreement or at any time
thereafter, Executive shall not divulge, furnish or make accessible to anyone or
use in any way (other than in the ordinary course of the business of the
Company) any confidential or secret knowledge or information of the Company
which Executive has acquired or become acquainted with or will acquire or become
acquainted with during the period of his/her employment by the Company, whether
developed by himself/herself or by others, concerning any trade secrets,
confidential or secret designs, processes, formulae, plans, devices or material
(whether or not patented or patentable) directly or indirectly useful in any
aspect of the business of the Company, any confidential or secret development or
research work of the Company, or any other confidential information or secret
aspects of the business of the Company. Executive expressly acknowledges that,
in addition to the Company's proprietary software and technical know-how, the
Company's customer lists and the form (including, without limitation, payment
terms) of the Company's relationships with its customers is not publicly known
and that the disclosure or use of such information for any purpose other than
for the benefit of the Company could cause substantial damage the Company and
would place the Company at a competitive disadvantage. Executive acknowledges
that the above-described knowledge or information constitutes a unique and
valuable asset of the Company and that any disclosure or other use of such
knowledge or information other than the sole benefit of the Company would be
wrongful and would cause irreparable harm to the Company. The foregoing
obligations of confidentiality shall not apply to any knowledge or information
which is now published, which subsequently becomes generally publicly known,
other than as a direct or indirect result of the breach of this Agreement by
Executive, or which was known to the Executive prior to the term of his/her
employment with the Company. Executive agrees to notify any person or entity
with which Executive is employed or for which Executive provides services of the
requirements of this Section 5 and to notify the Company of the identity of any
such person or entity with which Executive is employed during the One year after
termination of this Agreement.

         6.   Employee Solicitation. During employment, and for a period of nine
months thereafter, Executive shall not (i) directly or indirectly solicit any
employee of the Company or any of Company's affiliates to leave the employ of
any such entity or in any way interfere adversely with the relationship between
any such employee and any such entity, (ii) directly or indirectly solicit any
employee of the Company or any affiliates to work for, render services or
provide advice to or supply confidential business information or trade secrets
of any such entity to any third person, firm or corporation, or (iii) directly
or indirectly solicit any existing customers and potential customers that have
an unexpired written proposals under consideration. For purposes of the
foregoing, solicitation shall not include solicitation of employees, vendors or
customers (i) who first solicit employment or a relationship from Executive, or
(ii) who are solicited (A) by advertising in periodicals of general circulation
or by general circulation Internet advertising, or (B) by a search or consulting
firm on behalf of Executive or Executive's affiliates, so long as Executive or
such affiliates did not direct or encourage such firm to solicit such employee,
vendor or customer of the Company. If any restriction set forth in this
paragraph is held to be unreasonable, then Executive and the Company agree, and
hereby submit, to the reduction and limitation of such prohibition to such area
or period as shall be deemed reasonable.

         7.   Patent and Related Matter.

         7.01 Disclosure and Assignment. Executive will promptly disclose in
writing to the Company complete information concerning each and every invention,
discovery, improvement, work of authorship, device, design, apparatus, practice,
process, method or product whether patentable or not, made, developed, authored,
perfected, devised, conceived or first reduced to practice by Executive, either
solely or in collaboration with others, during the term of this Agreement,
whether or not during regular working hours,

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relating to the Business of the Company (hereinafter referred to as
"Developments"). Executive, to the extent that he/she has the legal right to do
so, hereby acknowledges that any and all of said Developments are the property
of the Company and hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company any and
all of Executive's right, title and interest in and to any and all of such
Developments.

         7.02 Limitation on Section 7.01. The provisions of section 7.01 shall
not apply to any Development meeting the following conditions:

                   (a)   such Development was developed entirely on Executive's
                         own time; and

                   (b)   such Development was made without the use of any
                         Company equipment, supplies, facility or trade secret
                         information, excluding Executives laptop; and

                   (c)   such Development does not relate (I) directly to the
                         Business of the Company, or (ii) to the Company's
                         actual or demonstrably anticipated research or
                         development; and

                   (d)   such Development does not result from any work
                         performed by Executive for the Company.

         7.03 Assistance of Executive. Upon request and without further
compensation therefor, but at no expense to Executive, and whether during the
term of this Agreement or thereafter, Executive will do all lawful acts,
including, but not limited to, the execution of papers and lawful oaths and the
giving of testimony, that in the opinion of the Company, its successors and
assigns, may be necessary or desirable in obtaining, sustaining, reissuing,
extending and enforcing United States and foreign patents and/or registrations
including, but not limited to, design patents, on any and all of such
Developments (other than those described in 7.02), and for perfecting affirming
and recording the Company's complete ownership and title thereto, and to
cooperate otherwise in all proceedings and matters relating thereto.

         7.04 Obligations, Restrictions and Limitations. Executive understands
that the Company may enter into agreements or arrangements with agencies of the
United States Government, and that the Company may be subject to laws and
regulations which impose obligations, restrictions and limitations on it with
respect to inventions and patents which may be acquired by it or which may be
conceived, authored or developed by employees, consultants or other agents
rendering services to it. Executive agrees that he/she shall be bound by all
such obligations, restrictions and limitations applicable to any such invention
or work of authorship conceived, authored or developed by him/her during the
term of this Agreement and shall take any and all further action which may be
required to discharge such obligations and to comply with such obligations and
to comply with such restrictions and limitations.

         8.   Termination

         8.01 Grounds for Termination. This Agreement may be terminated:

                   (a)   by the Company, if Executive dies, or

                   (b)   by the Executive, if Executive becomes disabled (as
                         defined below), or

                   (c)   by the Company, if the Executive has engaged in conduct
                         constituting cause for his/her termination and the
                         Company notifies Executive in writing of such election,
                         or

                   (d)   by the Company without cause upon notice to the
                         Executive in writing of such election, provided that
                         such termination may only occur by unanimous decision
                         of the Board of Directors if there are then three or
                         fewer Directors or by a majority decision of the Board
                         of Directors if there are then four or more Directors.

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                   (e)   by the Executive, if the Executive is constructively
                         terminated, as defined in paragraph 8.01(2) herein and
                         the Executive has notified the Company of his/her
                         election to terminate for Constructive Termination, or

                   (f)   by the Executive upon notice to the Company in writing
                         of such election.

If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to subsection (a), (b), (c), (e) or (f)
of this section 8.01, such termination shall be effective immediately. If this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to subsection (d) of this section 8.01, such
termination shall be effective thirty (30) days after delivery of the notice of
termination.

         (1)  "Cause" Defined. "Cause" means:

                   (a) The Employee has breached the provisions of Section 5, 6
         or 7 of this Agreement in any material respect,

                   (b) The Executive has engaged in willful and material
         misconduct, including willful and material failure to perform the
         Employee's duties as an officer or employee of the Company and has
         failed to cure such default within 30 days after receipt of written
         notice of default from the Company,

                   (c) The Executive has committed fraud, misappropriation or
         embezzlement in connection with the Company's business, or

                   (d) Executive has been convicted or has pleaded nolo
         contendere to criminal misconduct that is detrimental to the Company's
         reputation or that calls into question, in the judgement of the Board,
         Executive's integrity in fulfilling his/her duties under this
         Agreement.

         In the event the Company terminates Executive's employment for "cause"
pursuant to subsection 8.01 and Executive objects in writing to the Board's
determination that there was proper "cause" for such termination within (30)
days after Executive is notified of such termination, the matter shall be
resolved by arbitration in accordance with the provisions of section 10.01. If
Executive fails to object to any such determination of "cause" in writing within
such thirty (30) day period, he/she shall be deemed to have waived his/her right
to object to that determination. If such arbitration determines that there was
not proper "cause" for termination, such termination shall be deemed to be a
termination pursuant to subsection 8.01(d).

         (2)  "Constructive Termination" defined. Constructive Termination means
termination by Executive after written notice to the Company that Executive
deems such termination by Executive as a result of Constructive Termination, and
only after:

                   (a)   A material breach by the Company of a material
                         obligation of the Company under this Agreement after
                         the Executive has given the Company written notice of
                         the breach and the Company has not remedied the breach
                         within 30 days;

                   (b)   A failure of the Company to pay when due to the
                         Executive any annual base salary, annual bonus or other
                         earned bonus or awards referred to in this Agreement;

                   (c)   The relocation of the Executive's principal place of
                         employment to a location not within a 30 mile radius of
                         such place of employment on the Effective Date;

                   (d)   A material reduction by the Company of the Executive's
                         duties or responsibilities;

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                   (e)   The failure of the Company to obtain an agreement
                         reasonably satisfactory to the Executive from any
                         successor to assume and agree to perform this
                         Agreement, or, if the business for which the
                         Executive's services are principally performed is sold
                         or transferred, the failure of the Company to obtain
                         such an agreement from the purchaser or transferee of
                         such business; or

                   (f)   The Company becomes insolvent or bankrupt where
                         executive can no longer perform his/her duties as
                         outlined above.

              In the event the Executive terminates Executive's employment for
         "Constructive Termination" pursuant to subsection 8.01 and the Company
         objects in writing to the Executive's determination that there was
         Constructive Termination within (30) days after Executive has notified
         the Company of the same, the matter shall be resolved by arbitration in
         accordance with the provisions of section 10.01. If the Company fails
         to object to any such determination of "Constructive Termination" in
         writing within such thirty (30) day period, it shall be deemed to have
         waived its right to object to that determination. If such arbitration
         determines that there was not proper "Constructive Termination", such
         termination shall be deemed to be a termination pursuant to subsection
         8.01(c).

         8.02 "Disability" Defined. For purposes of this Agreement, the term
"disabled" means any mental or physical condition which renders Executive unable
to perform the essential functions of his/her positions, with or without
reasonable accommodation, for a period of more than ninety (90) days during any
consecutive one hundred twenty (120) day period.

         8.03 Surrender of Records and Property. Upon termination of his/her
employment with the Company, Executive shall deliver promptly to the Company all
records, manual, book, blank forms, document, letters, memoranda, notes,
notebooks, reports, data, tables, calculations or copies thereof, which are the
property of the Company or which relate in any way to the business, products,
practices or techniques of the Company, and all other property, trade secrets
and confidential information of the Company, including, but not limited to, all
documents which in whole or case are in his/her possession or under his/her
control.

         8.04 Wage and Benefit Continuation. If Executive's employment by the
Company is terminated pursuant to subsection 8.01 (d) or 8.01(e), the Company
shall continue to pay to Executive his/her base salary and shall continue to
provide health insurance benefits for Executive for a period 9 months after
termination. Change in Control" as defined in Section 4.07, if Executive's
employment is terminated by "Constructive Termination" as defined in Section
8.01(2) or without "Cause" as defined in as defined in Section 8.01(1) within 12
months after the effective date of a "Change in Control," the severance
compensation package defined in this Section will be doubled to 18 months.
Notwithstanding anything else in this Section 8.04, Executive shall not be
entitled under this Section 8.04 or any other provision of this Agreement to
receive any cash compensation pursuant to this Agreement which constitutes an
"excess parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor provision or regulations
promulgated.

If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to subsection 8.01 (a), 8.01 (c), or
8.01 (f), Executive's right to base salary and benefits shall immediately
terminate except as may otherwise be required by applicable law.

              If Executive's employment is terminated by the Company pursuant to
subsection 8.01(a), 8.01(b), 8.01(d) or 8.01(e), Executive shall also be
entitled to receive any bonus payment that as of the time of termination would
have been payable to him/her pursuant to any incentive plan then in effect.

         9.   Indemnification and Directors & Officers Insurance

         9.01 Indemnification. The Company will provide Executive
indemnification, exculpation and expense advancement, to the fullest extent of
the law, including, without limitation, entering into an indemnification
agreement with Executive in at least as beneficial a form to Executive as the
Company has entered into with any other officer or director of the Company.

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         9.02  Directors and Officers Insurance. The Company will provide, at
its expense, Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance in an amount deemed
appropriate by its Board of Directors and Officers. If the Company shall show
any employee as a named insured under such policy, then the Executive shall be a
named insured under such policy.

         10.   Settlement of Disputes.

         10.01 Arbitration. Except as provided in section 10.02 any claims or
disputes of any nature between the Company and Executive arising from or related
to the performance, breach, termination, expiration, application, or meaning of
this Agreement or any related matter relating to Executive's employment and the
termination of that employment by the Company shall be resolved exclusively by
arbitration in Denver, CO, in accordance with the then applicable rules of the
American Arbitration Association. Any such arbitration shall be conducted by an
arbitrator with said Rules, who has at least ten (10) years experience as an
attorney in executive compensation and employment law. The fees of the
arbitrator (s) and other cost, including attorney fees, incurred by Executive
and the Company in connection with such arbitration shall be paid by the party
who is unsuccessful in such arbitration, as determined by the arbitrator. The
decision if the arbitrator(s) shall be final and binding upon both parties.
Judgement of the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court
having jurisdiction thereof. In the event of submission of any dispute to
arbitration, each party shall, not later than thirty (30) days prior to the date
set forth hearing, provide to the other party and to the arbitrator(s) a copy of
all exhibits upon which the party intends to rely at the hearing and a list of
all persons each party intends to call at the hearing.

         10.02 Resolution of Certain Claims- Injunctive Relief. Section 10.01
shall have no application to claims by the Company asserting a violation of
section 5, 6, 7 or 8.03 or seeking to enforce, by injunction or otherwise, the
terms of section 5, 6, 7 or 8.03. Such claims may be maintained by the Company
in a lawsuit subject to the terms of section 10.03. Executive agrees that, in
addition to, but not to the exclusion of any other available remedy, the Company
shall have the right to enforce the provisions of sections 5, 6, 7 and 8.03 by
applying for and obtaining temporary and permanent restraining orders
injunctions from a court of competent jurisdiction without the necessity of
filing a bond therefor and without the necessity of proving actual damages, and
the Company shall be entitled to recover from the Employee its reasonable
attorneys' fees and costs in enforcing the provisions of Sections 5, 6, 7 and
8.03.

         10.03 Venue. Any action at law, suit in equity, or judicial proceeding
arising directly or indirectly, or otherwise in connection with, out of, related
to or from this Agreement or any provisions hereof shall be litigated only in
the courts of the State of California. Executive waives any right the Executive
may have to transfer or change the venue of any litigation brought against
Executive by the Company.

         10.04 Severability. To the extent any provisions of this Agreement
shall be invalid or unenforceable, it shall be considered deleted herefrom and
the remainder of such provisions and if this Agreement shall be unaffected and
shall continue in full force and effect. In furtherance and not in limitation of
the foregoing, should the duration or geographical extent of, or business
activities covered by, any provisions of this Agreement be in excess of that
which is valid and enforceable under applicable law, then such provisions shall
be construed to cover only that duration, extent or activities which may validly
and enforceably be covered. Executive acknowledges the uncertainty of the law in
respect and expressly stipulates that this Agreement be given the construction
which renders its provisions valid and enforceable to the maximum extent (not
exceeding its express terms) possible under applicable law.

         11    Miscellaneous.

         11.01 Governing Law. This Agreement is made under and shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

         11.02 Prior Agreements. Except as set forth in Section 1, this
Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties relating to the
employment of Executive by the Company and the ancillary matters discussed
herein and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings with respect to such
matters, and the parties hereto made no arrangements, representations or
warranties relating to such employment or ancillary matters which are not set
forth herein.

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         11.03 Withholding Taxes. The Company may withhold from any benefits
payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city or other taxes shall be
required pursuant to any law governmental regulation, or ruling or any other
amount owed to the Company.

         11.04 Amendments. No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall
be deemed effective unless made in writing and signed by the both Executive and
Company.

         11.05 No Waiver. No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed
to have been waived, nor shall there be any estoppel to enforce any provisions
of this Agreement, except by a statement in writing signed by the party against
whom enforcement of the waiver or estoppel is sought. Any written waiver shall
not be deemed a continuing waiver unless specifically stated, shall operate only
as to specific term or condition waived and shall not constitute a waiver of
such term or condition for the future or as to any act other than that
specifically waived.

         11.06 Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assignable, in whole or
in part, by either party without the written consent of the other party, except
that the Company may, without the consent of the Executive, assign its rights
and obligations under this Agreement to any corporation, firm or other business
entity with or into which the Company may merge or consolidate, or to which the
Company may sell or transfer all or substantially all of its assets, or of which
50% or more of the equity investment and of the voting control is owned,
directly or indirectly, by, or is under common ownership with, the Company;
provided, however, that no such assignment will relieve Company of any of its
obligations hereunder. After any such assignee shall thereafter be deemed to be
the Company for the purposes of all provisions of this Agreement including
section 9.

         11.07 Counterparts. This Agreement may be simultaneously executed in
any number of counterparts, and such counterparts executed and delivered, each
as an original, shall constitute but the same instrument.

         11.08 Notices. All notices, demands and other communications to be
given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement will
be in writing and will be deemed to have given when personally delivered or
three days after being mailed, if mailed, by first class mail, return receipt
requested, or when receipt is acknowledged, if sent by facsimile, telecopy or
other electronic transmission device. Notices, demands and communications to
Company and the Executive will, unless another address is specified in writing,
be sent to the address indicated below:

         Notices to Company:                          Notice to Executive:
         -------------------                          --------------------
         Stockpoint, Inc.
         2600 Crosspark Road                          --------------------
         Coralville, Iowa 52241                       --------------------
         Attn: President                              --------------------

         11.09 Captions and Headings. The captions and paragraph headings used
in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and shall not affect
the construction or interpretation of this Agreement or any of the provisions
hereof.

         11.10 Effect of Termination. It is expressly understood that neither
the Company nor the Executive shall have any continuing obligation under this
agreement upon termination hereof, except in respect of the matters referenced
in Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8.03.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Executive and the Company have executed this
Agreement as of date set forth herein.

                                         Stockpoint, Inc.

                                         By: /s/ William E. Staib
                                            ----------------------------
                                         Its   CEO
                                            ----------------------------

                                         EXECUTIVE

                                          /s/  L. Christopher Dominguez
                                         -------------------------------
                                         L. Christopher Dominguez<PAGE>   1
                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.7

                                    SUBLEASE

         THIS SUBLEASE (this "Sublease") is made and entered as of the 24th day
of May, 1999, by and between Neural Applications Corporation, a Delaware
corporation having an office at 2600 Crosspark Road, Coralville, Iowa 52241
("Sublessor"), and Systems Alternatives International LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company having an office at 1705 Indian Wood Circle, Suite 100,
Maumee, Ohio 43537 ("Sublessee").

                             BACKGROUND INFORMATION

         A.   Pursuant to the terms and conditions of a certain land lease dated
November 2, 1993, between University of Iowa Research Park Corporation
("University') and Liberty Growth, L.C., an Iowa limited liability company
("Liberty") (the "Land Lease", the terms of which, as limited and modified
herein, are hereby made a part hereof and a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit A), Liberty has leased from the University that certain premises and
related fixtures and equipment more particularly described in the Land Lease,
which premises the University has leased from the Iowa State Board of Regents
pursuant to a ground lease dated March 1, 1989 (the "Ground Lease"), and

         B.   Pursuant to the terms and conditions of a certain lease dated
October 7, 1993 between Liberty and Sublessor (the "Prime Lease," the terms of
which, as limited and modified herein, are hereby made a part hereof and a copy
of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B), Sublessor has leased from Liberty
that certain premises and related fixtures and equipment more particularly
described in the Prime Lease (the "Prime Lease Premises"), and

         C.   Sublessee wishes to sublease from Sublessor and Sublessor desires
to sublet to Sublessee, a portion of the Prime Lease Premises described as
approximately _________ square feet on the first floor of the building located
at 2600 Crosspark Road, Coralville, Iowa as depicted on Exhibit C attached
hereto and incorporated herein upon the terms and conditions set forth herein
(the "Subleased Premises").

         D.   In addition to the Subleased Premises, Sublessor desires to sublet
to Sublessee, the personal property listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto and
incorporated herein (the "Subleased Personal Property').

                             STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT

         In consideration of the foregoing and of the promises and agreements
herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Sublessor and Sublessee do hereby
agree as follows:

         1.   Demise. Sublessor does hereby demise and sublease to Sublessee,
and Sublessee does hereby sublease and hire from Sublessor, upon the terms,
covenants and conditions set forth herein, the Subleased Premises and the
Subleased Personal Property, subject to the Prime Lease and the Land Lease.

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         2.   Term. The term of this Sublease (the "Term") shall be for a term
of eighteen (18) months commencing on the date hereof (the "Commencement Date")
and terminating at 11:59 p.m. on October 31, 2000.

         3.   Early Termination. At any time after October 25, 1999, Sublessee
may terminate this Sublease upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to
Sublessor.

         4.   Gross Rent. Commencing on the Commencement Date and during the
Term, Sublessee shall pay to Sublessor at the address above or at such other
address as Sublessor may, from time to time, designate in writing the gross rent
in the amount of Seven Thousand Two Hundred and no/100 Dollars ($7,200.00) on or
before the fist (1st) day of each month (collectively, "Rent").

         5.   Use; Laws. Sublessee shall use and occupy the Subleased Premises
in compliance with the use restrictions contained in Article 3 of the Land Lease
and Sublessee agrees to be bound by all of the terms, conditions, covenants,
provisions and agreements of the Prime Lease and the Land Lease, including the
University of Iowa Oakdale Research Park Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions
which contain the Design Guidelines. Sublessee shall not violate any applicable
governmental laws, codes, ordinances, rules or regulations in connection with
its use and occupancy of the Subleased Premises.

         6.   Maintenance. Sublessor shall keep the Subleased Premises clean and
orderly and shall perform all repairs to the .Subleased Premises which is
required of Sublessor under the Prime Lease; Sublessor shall maintain the
Subleased Premises in accordance with the same high standards of janitorial
maintenance and cleanliness as Sublessor maintains in connection with the
remaining portion of the Prime Lease Premises.

         7.   Indemnification. To the extent the following are caused by the
negligence or willful misconduct of Sublessee, its agents, employees and
invitees, Sublessee shall pay all costs, losses or damages resulting from or
arising out of (i) any breach of this Sublease, (ii) the use and occupancy of
the Subleased Premises and any property of Sublessor or Liberty, or (iii) the
injury to any persons. Sublessee shall indemnify, protect and save Sublessor
harmless, and defend with counsel satisfactory to Sublessor, from and against
any and all losses, damages or liabilities thereby or therefor and from and
against any and all expenses, costs, attorneys' fees and costs of suit incurred
in connection therewith.

         To the extent the following are caused by the negligence or willful
misconduct of Sublessor, its agents, employees and invitees, Sublessor shall pay
all costs, losses or damages resulting from or arising out of: (i) any breach of
this Sublease, (ii) the use and occupancy of the Subleased Premises and any
property of Sublessee or Liberty, or (iii) the injury to any persons. Sublessor
shall indemnify, protect and save Sublessee harmless, and defend with counsel
satisfactory to Sublessee, from and against any and all losses, damages or
liabilities thereby or therefor and from and against any and all expenses,
costs, attorneys' fees and costs of suit incurred in connection therewith.

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         8.   Alterations and Signs. Sublessee may, with Sublessor's prior
written approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed,
make minor alterations and/or erect or display signs on the Premises as
permitted under the University of Iowa Research Park regulations, the Land Lease
and the Prime Lease.

         9.   Utilities and Other Services. Sublessor shall secure and pay for
all utilities and other services used in, on or about the Subleased Premises. To
the extent that utilities and services are not provided by Liberty, Sublessor
shall contract directly with the applicable utility company or service provider.

         10.  Real Estate Taxes. All real estate taxes levied or assessed
against the Subleased Premises shall be timely paid by Sublessor.

         11.  Compliance with Prime Lease and Land Lease. The obligations of
Sublessee and Sublessor hereunder are contingent upon Liberty's written consent
hereto and the consent of the University. If Liberty and/or the University have
not consented to this Sublease on or before June 30, 1999, this Sublease shall
terminate and Sublessor and Sublessee shall be released from all obligations
hereunder.

         12.  Access to Subleased Premises. Sublessor has the right of access to
certain portions of the Subleased Premises as indicated on the floor plan
attached hereto as Exhibit C. In order to maintain Sublessee's security and
privacy, Sublessor shall, at its expense; expand its current key-card security
system to include an electronic lock and secured card key swipe system at the
location marked as Area " 3.2" on Exhibit C.

         13.  Default. If Sublessee shall fail to pay Rent within ten (10) days
after Sublessor has delivered written notice to Sublessee that the same is due
and payable, or if Sublessee shall fail to perform any other term, covenant or
condition of this Sublease and such failure shall continue for a period of ten
(10) days after Sublessor delivers written notice of such failure to Sublessee,
then, in any such event Sublessor shall have the right to pursue the remedies
against Sublessee which Liberty has against Sublessor for a breach of the Prime
Lease. If Sublessor shall be in default in the performance of any of its
obligations under this Sublease or under the Prime Lease, including, but not
limited to, its obligations to repair and maintain the Subleased Premises and
its obligation to pay rent, Sublessee may (but shall not be required to) (i)
cure such default on behalf of Sublessor, and the amount of the reasonable cost
to Sublessee of curing any such default shall be paid by Sublessor to Sublessee
on demand, or deducted by Sublessee from its rent obligations under this
Sublease, together with interest thereon at the rate of 12% per annum or (ii)
terminate this Sublease.

         14.  Assignment and Subletting. Sublessee shall not assign, mortgage,
hypothecate or otherwise transfer all or any part of its interest in this
Sublease, nor sublet the Subleased Premises or any part thereof without first
procuring the written consent of Sublessor, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section
14 to the contrary, Sublessee may assign this Lease or sublet all or any part of
the Subleased Premises to an affiliate, subsidiary or company under the common
control of

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Sublessee without Sublessor's consent, provided that the use of the Subleased
Premises does not materially change.

         15.  Sublessee's Insurance. During the Term, Sublessee shall carry and
maintain with responsible insurers licensed to transact insurance business in
the State of Iowa, for the benefit of Sublessee, the following insurance:

              (a)  Public Liability Insurance. Sublessee shall, at Sublessee's
sole expense, keep in full force and effect a policy of general comprehensive
public liability insurance with minimum limits of $2,000,000 on account of
bodily injuries to or death of one or more persons as the result of any one
accident or disaster and $500,000 on account of damage to property.

              (b)  Personal Property Insurance. Sublessee shall maintain
insurance on its furniture, furnishings, trade fixtures, inventory, equipment
and other items of personal property located on the Subleased Premises in the
amount of the full replacement value thereof.

         16.  Sublessor's Insurance. During the Term, Sublessor shall carry and
maintain fire, extended coverage and all risks insurance on the improvements
located on the Subleased Premises and the Prime Lease Premises in the amount
required under the Prime Lease and any other type or types of insurance required
of Sublessor under the Prime Lease.

         17.  Damage to Subleased Premises. If the Subleased Premises is
destroyed by fire or other casualty; either in whole or in part, Sublessee may
terminate this Sublease upon ten (10) days written notice to Sublessor. If
Sublessee does not elect to terminate this Sublease, then Sublessor shall repair
such damage within fifteen (15) days of its occurrence (unless such repairs are
prevented by causes beyond Sublessor's control), and Sublessee's rent shall be
abated proportionately.

         18.  Waiver of Subrogation. Sublessor and Sublessee agree that in the
event the Subleased Premises, or any part thereof or the fixtures or equipment
therein is damaged or destroyed by fire or casualty and the Subleased Premises,
or part thereof or fixtures or equipment therein, or injury to a person is
covered by the insurance, or would be covered by the insurance required under
this Sublease, Sublessor or Sublessee, or the sublessees, assignees or
transferees of Sublessor or Sublessee regardless of cause or origin (including
negligence), then, in such event, the rights, if any, of any party against the
other, or against the employees, agents or licensees of any party, with respect
to such damage or destruction and with respect to any loss resulting therefrom
(including the interruption of the business of any of the parties) are hereby
waived to the extent of said insurance. All policies of insurance required under
this Sublease shall contain a waiver of subrogation substantially equivalent to
the terms of this Section.

         19.  Eminent Domain. If all or part of the Subleased Premises are taken
under the power of eminent domain by any public authority, or deeded to such
public authority in lieu thereof, and such taking, in Sublessee's discretion,
interferes with Sublessee's use of the Subleased Premises, this Lease shall
terminate and expire as of the date possession is taken by the public authority
and the payment of Rents shall be prorated as of the termination date. Sublessee
shall have the right to receive compensation or damages to which it is entitled
at law.

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         20.  Quiet Enjoyment. So long as Sublessee shall perform and observe
all of the terms, covenants and conditions contained herein, Sublessee shall
peaceably and quietly have and hold the Subleased Premises during the Term
without hindrance by Sublessor or any person lawfully claiming through
Sublessor, subject to the terms of this Sublease and the Prime Lease.

         21.  Surrender of Subleased Premises. Upon the termination of this
Sublease, Sublessee shall surrender possession of the Subleased Premises in good
and clean condition, ordinary wear and tear, casualty, and damage caused by fire
or the elements excepted. Sublessee may remove any equipment or fixtures which
Sublessee has installed in the Subleased Premises provided Sublessee repairs any
and all damage caused by such removal.

         22.  Sublessor's Representation and Warranties. Sublessor represents
and warrants to Sublessee that (i) the Prime Lease is in full force and effect
and in good standing with the Liberty; (ii) there is no default thereunder in
existence; (iii) Sublessor has fully paid all rent due thereunder and met all of
its obligations owing to Liberty thereunder; (iv) Sublessor will maintain the
Prime Lease in such condition during the Term; and (v) subject to Liberty's
consent, has authority under the Prime Lease to enter into this Sublease.

         23.  Successors and Assigns. This Sublease shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective permitted
successors and assigns.

         24.  Applicable Law. This Sublease shall be construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Iowa.

         25.  Brokers. Each party shall defend and indemnify the other party
from any commissions or finders fees as a result of this Sublease which may be
due to any person claiming through the indemnifying party.

         26.  Notices. Any notice required to be given under this Sublease shall
be hand delivered or sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, and shall be deemed delivered on actual receipt or refusal of
such notice with all such notices sent to the address specified on page 1
hereof, unless otherwise specified in writing by either party.

         27.  Sublessor Default. In the event that Sublessor is in default under
the terms of the Prime Lease, Liberty agrees that it shall not exercise its
remedies thereunder or terminate the Prime Lease until Liberty has given
Sublessor and Sublessee notice of such default as set forth in the Prime Lease.
If Sublessee performs Sublessor's obligations under the Prime Lease, Liberty
agrees to accept performance by Sublessee. Liberty shall not terminate the Prime
Lease so long as Sublessee and/or Sublessor performs the obligations of
Sublessor under the Prime Lease. All amounts expended by Sublessee under this
paragraph to cure a default of Sublessor under the Prime Lease shall be
reimbursed by Sublessor within ten (10) days after written notice from Sublessee
to Sublessor, and any amount not paid within such ten (10) day period may be
deducted by Sublessee from the amounts due to Sublessor under this Sublease.

         26.  Telecopy  Counterpart.  This Sublease may be executed and
delivered by telecopy and a telecopy counterpart of this Sublease executed by
any party shall constitute, for all

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 purposes, an original document; any party executing this Sublease by telecopy
 agrees promptly to deliver an executed counterpart of this Sublease but the
 failure of such party to deliver or of any other party to account for or
 produce such counterpart shall not affect the binding and enforceable nature of
 the telecopy counterpart and the telecopy counterpart shall continue to be an
 original, binding agreement.

                           [signature pages to follow]

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Sublessor and Sublessee have caused this Sublease
to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the day and year
first written above.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                   <C>
Signed and Acknowledged in the Presence of:           SUBLESSOR:
                                                      NEURAL APPLICATIONS CORPORATION

  /s/  [illegible]                                    By:  /s/  Robert A. Squires
--------------------------------------------             ------------------------------------------
          (Signature Witness #1)                          Robert A. Squires, President

  /s/  [illegible]
--------------------------------------------
          (Print Name Witness #1)

  /s/  [illegible]
--------------------------------------------
          (Signature Witness #2)

  /s/  George L. Jenkins
--------------------------------------------
          (Print Name Witness #2)

Signed and Acknowledged in the Presence of:           SUBLESSEE:
                                                      SYSTEMS ALTERNATIVES
                                                      INTERNATIONAL LLC

  /s/  [illegible]                                    By:  /s/  John W. Underwood
--------------------------------------------             ------------------------------------------
          (Signature Witness #1)                          John W. Underwood, President

  /s/  [illegible]
--------------------------------------------
          (Print Name Witness #1)

  /s/  [illegible]
--------------------------------------------
          (Signature Witness #2)

  /s/  George L. Jenkins
--------------------------------------------
          (Print Name Witness #2)
</TABLE>

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 STATE OF OHIO
                        SS:
 COUNTY OF FRANKLIN

         The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ______ day of
May, 1999, by ROBERT A. SQUIRES, the PRESIDENT of Neural Applications
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, on behalf of the corporation.

                                       ----------------------------------------
                                       Notary Public

 STATE OF OHIO
                        SS:
 COUNTY OF FRANKLIN

         The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ______ day of
May, 1999, by JOHN W. UNDERWOOD, the PRESIDENT of Systems Alternatives
International LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, on behalf of the
limited liability company.

                                       ----------------------------------------
                                       Notary Public

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                      CONSENT OF LANDLORD UNDER PRIME LEASE

         Liberty Growth, L.C., an Iowa limited liability company, as owner and
"Landlord" under the Prime Lease, hereby consents to the Sublease attached
hereto between Neural Applications Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as
"Sublessor", and Systems Alternatives International LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, as "Sublessee", of even date herewith. Except as specifically
set forth in the Sublease, the consent to the Sublease shall not be deemed
Liberty's consent to any future sublease of the Premises by Sublessor or
Sublessee or the assignment of the Prime Lease or the Sublease to any other
person and in no event shall Sublessee or Sublessor sublease the Subleased
Premises or assign the Prime Lease or the Sublease without seeking Liberty's
consent as set forth in the Prime Lease.

         In the event that the Prime Lease terminates for any reason, this
Sublease shall not terminate and shall thereafter be a direct lease for a term
of sixty (60) days upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Sublease and
the Prime Lease, as the context requires. At the expiration of such 60-day
period, this Sublease and all Sublessee's rights in and to the Subleased
Premises shall terminate between Liberty and Sublessee with respect to the
Subleased Premises.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Liberty has caused this Consent to be executed as
of the day of May 21,1999.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                   <C>
Signed and Acknowledged in the Presence of:           LANDLORD:
                                                      LIBERTY GROWTH, L.C., an Iowa limited
                                                      liability company

                                                      By:
--------------------------------------------             ------------------------------------------
          (Signature Witness #1)                          James W. Peterson (Print Name)

Barbara J. Fry                                        Title: Member
--------------------------------------------                ---------------------------------------
          (Print Name Witness #1)

--------------------------------------------
          (Signature Witness #2)

Staci E. Haynes
--------------------------------------------
          (Print Name Witness #2)

STATE OF      IOWA
           --------------
                             SS:
COUNTY OF     JOHNSON
           --------------
</TABLE>

         The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 21st day of
May, 1999, by James W. Peterson, the Member of Liberty Growth L.C., an Iowa
limited liability company, on behalf of the company.

                                       ----------------------------------------
                                        Notary Public, Robert N. Downer

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                      CONSENT OE LANDLORD UNDER LAND LEASE

         University of Iowa Reseaxch Park Corporation, an Iowa non-profit
corporation, as owner and "Lessor" under its Land Lease dated November 2, 1993
with Liberty Growth, L.C., ("Lessee" under said Land Lease and "Landlord" under
the Prime Lease) hereby consents to tile Sublease attached hereto between Neural
Applications Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as "Sublessor", and Systems
Alternatives International LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as
"Sublessee". Except as specifically set forth in the Sublease, the consent to
the Sublease shall not be deemed University of Iowa Research Park Corporation's
consent to any future sublease of the Premises by Sublessor or Sublessee or the
assignment of the Land Lease, Prime Lease or the Sublease to any other person
and in no event shall Sublessee or Sublessor sublease the Subleased Premises or
assign the Land Lease, Prime Lease or the Sublease without seeking University of
Iowa Research Park Corporation's consent as set forth in the Land Lease.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the University of Iowa. Research Park Corporation
has caused this Consent to be executed as of the 21 day of May 1999.
<TABLE>

<S>                                                   <C>
Signed and Acknowledged in the Presence of:           University of Iowa Research Park Corporation

                                                      By:
--------------------------------------------             ------------------------------------------
          (Signature Witness #1)                          W. Bruce Wheaton (Print Name)

Diana L. Pavelka                                      Title: Director, UI Oakdale Research Park
--------------------------------------------                ---------------------------------------
          (Print Name Witness #1)

--------------------------------------------
          (Signature Witness #2)

Debra S. Eckhoff
--------------------------------------------
          (Print Name Witness #2)

STATE OF         IOWA
              ---------------
                                  SS:
COUNTY OF        JOHNSON
              ---------------
</TABLE>

         The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 21st day of
May, 1999, by Bruce Wheaton, the Director of University of Iowa Research Park
Corporation, an Iowa non-profit corporation, on behalf of the corporation.

                                       ----------------------------------------
                                        Notary Public

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