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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.16

ORACLE

                          BUSINESS ALLIANCE AGREEMENT

This Business Alliance Agreement (the "Agreement") is between Oracle Corporation
with its principal place of business at 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood City,
California 94065 ("Oracle") and KPMG Peat Marwick LLP with its principal place
of business at 1 Radner 100 Matsonford Suite 500 Radner, PA 19087 ("KPMG"). The
terms of this Agreement shall apply to each Program license granted and to all
services provided by Oracle under this Agreement. When completed and executed by
both parties, an Order Form shall evidence the Program licenses granted and the
services that are to be provided.

1.   DEFINITIONS

1.1  "CLIENT" shall mean a third party who has acquired Programs through KPMG
     under this Agreement for such party's own internal business purposes and
     not for purposes of any further distribution.

1.2  "COMMENCEMENT DATE" shall mean the date on which the Programs are delivered
     by Oracle to KPMG or Client, or if no delivery is necessary, the Effective
     Date set forth on the relevant Order Form.

1.3  "DESIGNATED SYSTEM" shall mean the computer hardware and operating
     system(s) designated on the relevant Order Form for use in accordance with
     the Marketing Support License.

1.4  "GSA SCHEDULE" shall mean Oracle's General Services Administration Schedule
     in effect at the time KPMG places an order for services or Programs under
     which federal agency Clients of KPMG have the right to acquire Programs.

1.5  "INTEGRATED SYSTEM" shall mean the hardware and software products having
     Value-Added which are developed, sold, and/or licensed with the Programs to
     a Client by KPMG to satisfy such Client's internal business requirements
     and objectives. The Integrated System shall be regarded as "Value-Added" if
     the following materials are provided as part of the Integrated System by
     KPMG: (a) non-Oracle developed software; (b) non-Oracle customized
     programming or customized consulting; or (c) computer products or
     components other than those developed by or for Oracle.

1.6  "ORACLE AGREEMENT" shall mean a standard Oracle Software License and
     Services Agreement or other existing Oracle license agreement executed by
     the applicable Client in a Pass-Through Transaction, subject to the terms
     of Section 2.4.

1.7  "ORDER" shall mean KPMG's nonexclusive right in a Pass-Through Transaction
     to submit a purchase order to Oracle for Oracle Programs and related
     services for use in the Territory only by the Client, subject to the terms
     of the Agreement.

1.8  "ORDER FORM" shall mean the document by which KPMG orders Program licenses
     and services, and which is agreed to by the parties. The Order Form shall
     reference the Effective Date of this Agreement.

1.9  "PASS-THROUGH TRANSACTION" shall mean a transaction whereby a Client
     acquires Programs and related services directly from Oracle in conjunction
     with and solely for use with KPMG's Integrated System and whereby KPMG pays
     to Oracle the applicable fees, subject to the terms of Section 2.4.

1.10 "PRICE LIST" shall mean Oracle's standard commercial fee schedule that is
     in effect when a Program license or services are ordered by KPMG.

1.11 "PROGRAM" shall mean the computer software in object code form owned or
     distributed by Oracle for which KPMG or Client is granted a license
     pursuant to this Agreement; the user guides and manuals for use of the
     software ("Documentation"); and Updates. "LIMITED PRODUCTION PROGRAMS"
     shall mean Programs not specified on the Price List or specified as Limited
     Production, Tier 3 or with special restrictions on the Price List.

1.12 "SUPPORTED PROGRAM LICENSE" shall mean a Marketing Support License for
     which KPMG has ordered Oracle Technical Support services for the relevant
     time period. "TECHNICAL SUPPORT" shall mean Program technical support
     services provided under Oracle's policies in effect on the date Technical
     Support is ordered.

1.13 "TERRITORY," unless otherwise specified in the Order Form, shall mean the
     United States.

1.14 "UPDATE(S)" shall mean subsequent releases of the Programs which are
     generally made available for Supported Program Licenses at no additional
     charge, other than media and handling charges. Updates shall not include
     any releases, options or future products which Oracle licenses separately.

1.15 "USER" unless otherwise specified in the Order Form, shall mean a specific
     individual employed by KPMG who is authorized by KPMG to use the Programs,
     regardless of whether the individual is actively using the Programs at any
     given time.

2.   LICENSES GRANTED

2.1  TRIAL LICENSES

     A. KPMG may order temporary trial licenses ("Trial Licenses") for its own
     internal evaluation purposes only and not for any development or prototype
     purposes for use during the period specified in the Order Form. Each Order
     Form for Trial Licenses shall clearly state the trial period and shall
     identify that the order is for a Trial License.

     B. KPMG shall be entitled to Order, as defined herein, at no charge, up to
     ten (10) temporary trial licenses for prospective Clients at any one time
     ("Client Trial Licenses"). Such Client Trial Licenses shall be for
     evaluation purposes only and shall be for a period not to exceed thirty
     (30) days. Each such Client Trial License Order by KPMG shall be delivered
     to Oracle with a standard Oracle Trial License Agreement executed by the
     prospective Client.
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2.2      MARKETING SUPPORT LICENSE

                  Oracle grants to KPMG a nonexclusive license to use the
         Programs solely on the Designated Systems as follows:

         A. to demonstrate the Programs to potential Clients solely in
         conjunction with the Integrated System, up to any applicable maximum
         number of designated Users (if any User limitation applies);

         B. to use the Programs to develop customized prototypes of the
         Integrated System for prospective Clients on the Designated System
         provided that KPMG does not receive any fees or compensation related to
         the development of such customized prototypes;

         C. to use the Documentation provided with the Programs in support of
         KPMG's authorized use of the Programs under this Section; and

         D. to copy the Programs for archival or backup purposes; no other
         copies shall be made without Oracle's prior written consent. All
         titles, trademarks, and copyright and restricted rights notices shall
         be reproduced in such copies. All archival and backup copies of the
         Programs are subject to the terms of this Agreement.

2.3      DEVELOPMENT LICENSE

         Oracle grants to KPMG a nonexclusive license to use, up to any
         applicable maximum number of designated Users (if any User limitation
         applies), and subject to Section 4.3, the Programs solely on the
         Designated Systems as follows:

         A. to use the Programs to develop customized prototypes of the
         Integrated System for prospective Clients on the Designated System;

         B. to demonstrate the Programs to potential Clients solely in
         conjunction with the Integrated System;

         C. to provide KPMG training to KPMG employees and to Clients solely in
         conjunction with the Integrated System;

         D. to use the Documentation provided with the Programs in support of
         KPMG's authorized use of the Programs; and

         E. to copy the Programs for archival or backup purposes; no other
         copies shall be made without Oracle's prior written consent. All
         titles, trademarks, and copyright and restricted rights notices shall
         be reproduced in such copies. All archival and backup copies of the
         Programs are subject to the terms of this Agreement.

2.4      DISTRIBUTION

         A. PASS-THROUGH TRANSACTIONS

         During the Term of this Agreement, Oracle and KPMG may engage in
         pass-through transactions (the "Pass-Through Transactions") whereby a
         Client acquires Programs and related services directly from Oracle in
         conjunction with and solely for use with KPMG's Integrated System,
         provided that (i) the Client executes an Oracle standard Software
         License and Services Agreement and an Oracle Order Form licensing the
         applicable Programs and/or services and KPMG pays to Oracle all fees
         according to Oracle's fees and policies in effect on the date that such
         Programs or services are ordered and according to the terms of the
         Agreement.

                  With respect to each Pass-Through Transaction, KPMG shall have
         the nonexclusive right to submit a purchase order to Oracle for Oracle
         Programs and related services for use in the Territory only by the
         Client (an "Order"). Oracle may accept or refuse any Order. Each Order
         shall specify the applicable Client, Programs, maximum number of Users,
         computer/operating system configuration, fees, shipping location, and
         any other information reasonably required by Oracle for processing the
         order. With each such Order, KPMG shall submit a standard Oracle
         Software License and Services Agreement and an Oracle Order Form
         executed by the Client which specifies that the Programs and/or
         services are licensed under the terms of the Oracle Agreement, or,
         upon written confirmation of Oracle, reference on an Order that the
         Programs will be licensed to the Client subject to an existing license
         agreement in effect between the Client and Oracle (the "Oracle
         Agreement"); provided, however, that if the Client is a federal agency
         which has the right to acquire the Programs under Oracle's General
         Services Administration Schedule (the "GSA Schedule"), a written
         agreement binding the use of the Program license solely to the terms of
         the GSA Schedule shall be deemed to be the applicable Oracle Agreement.
         For Orders which only include shrinkwrapped Oracle Programs, the Oracle
         Agreement may consist of an executed written obligation by Client to
         use the Programs under the terms of the Oracle shrinkwrap license
         agreement.

                  Oracle will not accept any Orders or deliver any Programs
         under any Order without having first received an executed Oracle
         Agreement and Oracle Order Form executed by the Client.

                  If the Order specifies that the Programs are to be delivered
         to KPMG, KPMG shall have the right to redeliver the Programs only as
         originally packaged by Oracle to the applicable Client. KPMG agrees
         that all Programs and services specified in the Orders submitted to
         Oracle hereunder shall be deemed to be licensed by Oracle to the Client
         under the terms and conditions of the Oracle Agreement.

         B. MARKETING/DISTRIBUTION PRACTICES

                  In marketing and distributing the Programs, KPMG shall:

         1. Not engage in any practices that are deceptive, misleading, illegal,
         or unethical or that KPMG knows may be detrimental to Oracle or to the
         Programs;

         2. Not make any representations, warranties, or guarantees to Clients
         concerning the Programs that are inconsistent with or in addition to
         those made in this Agreement or the Oracle Agreement; and

         3. Comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and
         regulations in performing its duties with respect to the Programs,
         including all export obligations and restrictions.

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2.5 ACCEPTANCE OF PROGRAMS

       For each Program license for which delivery from Oracle is required under
    this Agreement, KPMG or Client shall have a 15 day Acceptance Period
    beginning on the Commencement Date, in which to evaluate the Program. During
    the Acceptance Period (or such other period as may be expressly specified in
    the applicable Order), KPMG may cancel the license by giving written notice
    to Oracle and returning the Program in accordance with Section 6.6 below.
    Unless such cancellation notice is given, the license will be deemed to have
    been accepted by KPMG and Client at the end of the Acceptance Period.

2.6 LIMITATIONS ON USE

       KPMG shall not use or duplicate the Programs (including the
    Documentation) for any purpose other than as specified in the Agreement or
    make the Programs available to unauthorized third parties. KPMG may not use
    the Programs for the processing of internal administrative data or customer
    data. KPMG shall not rent, electronically distribute, or timeshare the
    Programs or market the Programs by interactive cable or remote processing
    services or otherwise distribute the Programs other than as specified in
    this Agreement. KPMG agrees not to cause or permit the reverse engineering,
    disassembly, or decompilation of the Programs. KPMG shall not copy or use
    the Programs (including the Documentation) except as otherwise specified in
    this Agreement.

2.7 TITLE

       Oracle shall retain all title, copyright, and other proprietary rights in
    the Programs and any modifications or translations thereof. KPMG and its
    Clients do not acquire any rights in the Programs other than those expressly
    specified in this Agreement.

2.8 TRANSFER OF PROGRAMS

       Except as otherwise specified in the Order Form, a Marketing Support
    License may be transferred only within the United States to another computer
    system of like configuration (same model and operating system), or the
    Designated System may be transferred to another location within KPMG's
    organization, upon written notice to Oracle. All other transfers, including
    transfer of a Program license outside the United States, shall be permitted
    only with Oracle's prior written consent and shall be subject to Oracle's
    standard transfer fees and policies in effect at the time of the transfer.

3.  TECHNICAL SERVICES

3.1 TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PROGRAMS ORDERED PURSUANT TO THE MARKETING
    SUPPORT LICENSE

       Technical Support services ordered by KPMG for the Marketing Support
    license will be provided under Oracle's Technical Support policies in effect
    on the date Technical Support is ordered, subject to the payment by KPMG of
    the applicable fees. At KPMG's request Oracle will provide remote assistance
    in the installation of each Supported Program License. Reinstatement of
    lapsed Technical Support services is subject to Oracle's Technical Support
    reinstatement fees in effect on the date Technical Support is reinstated.
    Limited Production Programs and pre-production releases of Programs may not
    be eligible for standard Technical Support services; KPMG  may obtain
    Technical Support services for Limited Production Programs on a time and
    materials basis at Oracle's time and materials rates in effect at the time
    the services are ordered.

3.1 TRAINING SERVICES

       Oracle will provide training services agreed to by the parties under the
    terms of this Agreement.

3.2 INCIDENTAL EXPENSES

       For any on site services requested by KPMG, KPMG shall reimburse Oracle
    for actual, reasonable travel and out-of-pocket expenses incurred.

4. FEES AND PAYMENTS

4.1 MARKETING SUPPORT LICENSE FEES

       During the Term, KPMG shall have the right to order Programs for use
    according to the Marketing Support License at no charge to KPMG.

4.2 TECHNICAL SUPPORT FEES FOR MARKETING SUPPORT LICENSE PROGRAMS

       In consideration for Technical Support services for Programs licensed
    pursuant to the Marketing Support License, KPMG shall pay to Oracle the list
    price for such services as set forth in the Price List in effect at the time
    such services are ordered, discounted by fifty percent (50%).

4.3 DEVELOPMENT LICENSE FEES

       KPMG may order Development Licenses at the standard Program license fees
    set forth in the Price List.

4.4 TECHNICAL SUPPORT FEES FOR DEVELOPMENT LICENSES

       Oracle shall provide Technical Support services ordered by KPMG under
    Oracle's Technical Support policies in effect on the date Technical Support
    is ordered, subject to the payment by KPMG of the applicable fees.
    Reinstatement of lapsed Technical Support services is subject to Oracle's
    Technical Support reinstatement fees in effect on the date Technical Support
    is re-ordered. KPMG may obtain Technical Support services for Limited
    Production Programs and pre-production releases of Programs on a time and
    materials basis.

4.5 DISCOUNTS FOR ORDERS

    A. PROGRAMS

       During the Term, KPMG may order production release versions of Oracle
    off-the-shelf Programs (except CBT Programs) listed on the Price List and
    available in production release on the applicable Designated System as of
    the Effective Date of this Agreement. The license fee for any single Order
    for Programs for distribution to a Client shall be equal to Oracle's license
    fees listed on the Price List in effect when the order is placed, discounted
    by thirty-five percent (35%).

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B.   TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS ORDERED BY KPMG FOR CLIENTS

          A Client may obtain Oracle annual Technical Support services for
     Programs licensed pursuant to an Order within the United States under
     Oracle's Technical Support fees and policies in effect when such services
     are ordered.

          KPMG shall only offer Oracle annual Technical Support services for the
     first year of Technical Support for a Program licensed pursuant to an
     Order. KPMG shall only offer Oracle annual Technical Support services to
     Clients provided that:

     1. KPMG orders the Programs as specified in this Agreement at the same time
     that it orders Technical Support services;

     2. KPMG pays Oracle all fees for the applicable Programs and all applicable
     Technical Support fees as set forth herein as provided under this
     Agreement;

     3. All net Technical Support fees represent new Technical Support revenue
     to Oracle.

          Unless otherwise quoted or approved by Oracle, the Technical Support
     fees payable by KPMG as provided above shall be at Oracle's standard rates
     for such services as set forth in the Price List in effect at the time the
     Technical Support services are ordered, discounted by ten percent (10%).

     C. DOCUMENTATION

          During the Term of this Agreement, KPMG may order additional
     Documentation for distribution to Clients at Oracle's fees listed on the
     Price List in effect when each order is placed, less the Discount
     Percentage corresponding to the net List Price of Documentation for a
     single order.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     List Price of
     Documentation                          Discount
     (Single Order)                         Percentage
     ---------------------------            ----------
<S>            <C>                          <C>
     $    0 -- $  499                       15%
     $  500 -- $  999                       20%
     $1,000 -- $1,499                       25%
     $1,500 -- $3,999                       30%
     $4,000 -- and over 35%
</TABLE>

     D. CBT PROGRAMS

          During the Term, KPMG may order for distribution to Clients production
     release versions of Oracle off-the-self CBT Programs available in
     production release on the applicable Designated System as of the Effective
     Date of this Agreement and listed on the Price List in effect as of such
     date. The license fee for such CBT Programs shall be equal to Oracle's
     license fees listed on the Price List in effect when an Order is placed,
     discounted by the applicable Discount Percentage Rate specified below. The
     term "CBT Program" shall mean the Full Use Programs specified as Computer
     Based Training Products in the Price List on the Effective Date below.

          The Discount Percentage Rate for each CBT Program ordered for
     distribution to a Client shall be based on the net Cumulative CBT Program
     License Fees paid by KPMG to Oracle during the Term of the Agreement, as
     set forth below. The Cumulative CBT Program License Fees is an amount
     equal to the net sum of CBT Program License Fees paid by KPMG to Oracle
     during the Term of the Agreement. The Discount Percentage Rate shall not
     be applied retroactively to any Program licenses previously granted by
     Oracle.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Cumulative CBT Program                       Discount
     Licenses Fees                                Percentage Rate
     --------------------------------             ---------------
<S>              <C>                              <C>
     $      0 -- $ 50,000                         40%
     $ 50,001 -- $ 75,000                         45%
     $ 75,001 -- $100,000                         50%
     $100,001 -- and over                         55%
</TABLE>

     The Cumulative CBT Program License Fees shall be reduced to zero at the
     beginning of each anniversary of the Effective Date of the Agreement (eg.
     at the end of the Term).

     E. TRAINING UNITS

          During the Term of this Agreement, KPMG shall have the right to offer
     and order Oracle Training Units for the training of Clients in the United
     States that are simultaneously ordering Programs from KPMG. KPMG shall
     have the right to order Oracle Training Units based on: (i) Oracle's fees
     listed on the Price List in effect when each order is placed, less the
     Training Discount Percentage corresponding to the net List Price of the
     Training Units ordered in a single order; or (ii) the applicable Training
     Unit Bundle Discount Percentage corresponding to a Single order of a
     Training Unit Bundle as set forth below. Each Training Unit may be used to
     acquire one (1) day instruction for one (1) Client employee at an Oracle
     Education Center in the U.S., exclusive of any attendee costs or expenses.
     Oracle standard Training Units acquired hereunder shall be valid for one
     (1) year from the date such Training Units are acquired. Training Units may
     be applied to acquire on-site Training services as provided under Oracle's
     training services policies and rates listed on the Price List in effect at
     the time such on-site training services are ordered.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     List Price of
     Training Units                            Training Discount
     (Single Order)                            Percentage
     ---------------------                     -----------------
<S>               <C>                           <C>
     $      0 -- $ 25,000                       7%
     $ 25,001 -- $ 50,000                      17%
     $ 50,001 -- $ 75,000                      22%
     $ 75,001 -- $100,000                      27%
     $100,001 -- and over                      32%
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Training Units Bundies**                  Bundle Discount
     (Single Order)                            Percentage
     ------------------------                  ---------------
<S>                                            <C>
      10 Training Unit Bundle                    7%
      25 Training Unit Bundle                   14.2%
      50 Training Unit Bundle                   21.4%
     100 Training Unit Bundle                   28.5%
</TABLE>

     **Only applicable if Programs are Ordered with Training Unit bundles.

4.6  GENERAL PAYMENT TERMS

          Except as otherwise provided herein, invoices invoices for payment of
     license fees shall be payable 30 days

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         from the Commencement Date. Technical Support fees for Programs
         licensed pursuant to a Marketing Support License shall be payable
         annually in advance, net 30 days from the renewal date; such fees will
         be those listed on the Price List in effect at the time the Programs or
         services are ordered. Fees due by KPMG shall not be subject to set off
         for any claims against Oracle. All payments made shall be in United
         States currency and shall be made without deductions based on any taxes
         or withholdings, except where such deduction is based on gross income.
         All fees payable under this Agreement shall be noncancelable and the
         sums paid nonrefundable. The fees listed in this Agreement do not
         include taxes; if Oracle is required to pay sales, use, property,
         value-added, or other federal, state or local taxes based on the
         license granted under this Agreement or any Order Form, then such taxes
         shall be billed to and paid by KPMG; this shall not apply to taxes
         based on Oracle's income. KPMG agrees to pay applicable media and
         shipping charges.

               Also, on a case-by-case basis, KPMG may request from Oracle a
         different payment period than the payment period set forth above for a
         particular Client transaction. Oracle shall consider each such request
         in accordance with its business policies and practices.

5.       RECORDS

5.1      RECORDS INSPECTION

               KPMG shall maintain books and records in connection with activity
         under this Agreement. Oracle may, at its expense, audit the number of
         copies of Programs used or distributed by KPMG, the computers and
         operating systems on which the Programs are installed, and the number
         of Users using the Programs, upon reasonable advanced written notice to
         KPMG. Oracle may audit the relevant books and records of KPMG to ensure
         compliance with the terms of this Agreement. Any such audit shall be
         conducted during regular business hours at KPMG's offices upon
         reasonable advanced written notice and shall not interfere unreasonably
         with KPMG's business activities. If an audit reveals that KPMG has
         underpaid fees to Oracle, KPMG shall be invoiced for such underpaid
         fees based on the prices listed in the Price List in effect at the time
         the audit is completed. If the underpaid fees are in excess of five
         percent (5%), the KPMG shall pay Oracle's reasonable costs of
         conducting the audit. Audits shall be made no more than once annually.

5.2      NOTICE OF CLAIM

               KPMG will notify the Oracle legal department promptly in writing
         of: (a) Any claim or proceeding involving the Programs that comes to
         its attention; and (b) All claimed or suspected defects in the
         Programs; and (c) Any change of control and/or ownership of KPMG.
         Notice shall be sent to Oracle Legal Department, Attention Senior
         Corporate Counsel at 500 Oracle Parkway, MS 659507, Redwood Shores, CA
         94065.

6.       TERM AND TERMINATION

6.1      TERM

               This Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date of
         this Agreement and shall be valid for three (3) years from the
         Effective Date (the "Term") and shall remain in effect unless
         terminated as provided in the Agreement. Upon each anniversary of the
         Term, the parties shall have the option to renegotiate the fees and
         terms of the Agreement.

               Each Program license granted under this Agreement shall remain in
         effect perpetually (if not otherwise specified on the Order Form),
         unless a license is terminated as provided in Section 6.2 or 6.3 below.

6.2      TERMINATION BY KPMG

               KPMG may terminate any Program license or this Agreement at any
         time; however, termination shall not relieve KPMG's obligation to pay
         all fees that have accrued or that KPMG has agreed to pay under any
         Order Form, Order or other similar ordering document under this
         Agreement.

6.3      TERMINATION BY ORACLE

               Oracle may terminate any Program license granted to KPMG or this
         Agreement upon written notice if KPMG materially breaches this
         Agreement and fails to correct the breach within 30 days following
         written notice specifying the breach.

6.4      FORCE MAJEURE

               Neither party shall be liable to the other for failure or delay
         in the performance of a required obligation if such failure or delay is
         caused by strike, riot, fire, flood, natural disaster, or other similar
         cause beyond such party's control, provided that such party gives
         prompt written notice of such condition and resumes its performance as
         soon as possible, and provided further that the other party may
         terminate this Agreement if such condition continues for a period of
         one hundred eighty (180) days.

6.5      EFFECT OF TERMINATION

               Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, all KPMG's
         rights to market, distribute, and use the Programs as set forth in this
         Agreement shall cease.

               The termination of this Agreement or any license shall not limit
         either party from pursuing any other remedies available to it,
         including injunctive relief, nor shall such termination relieve KPMG's
         obligation to pay all fees that have accrued or that KPMG has agreed to
         pay under any Order Form, Order or other similar ordering document
         under this Agreement, or Oracle's obligations under any such Order
         Form, Order, or other similar ordering document. The parties' rights
         and obligations under Sections 2.6, 2.7, 2.8 and Articles 5, 6, 7, and
         8 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

6.6      RETURN OF PROGRAMS UPON TERMINATION

               If a license granted to KPMG under this Agreement expires or
         otherwise terminates, KPMG shall (a) cease using the applicable
         Programs, and (b) certify to Oracle within one month after expiration
         or termination that KPMG has destroyed or has returned to Oracle the
         Programs and all copies. This requirement applies to copies in all
         forms, partial and

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     complete, in all types of media and computer memory, and whether or not
     modified or merged into other materials. Before returning Programs to
     Oracle, KPMG shall acquire a Return Material Authorization ("RMA") number
     from Oracle at (415) 506-1500.

7.   INDEMNITY, WARRANTIES, REMEDIES, LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

7.1  INFRINGEMENT INDEMNITY

          Oracle will defend and indemnify KPMG against a claim that Programs
     furnished and used within the scope of this Agreement infringe a United
     States copyright or patent, provided that: (a) KPMG notifies Oracle in
     writing within 30 days of the claim; (b) Oracle has sole control of the
     defense and all related settlement negotiations; and (c) KPMG provides
     Oracle with the assistance, information and authority necessary to perform
     Oracle's obligations under this paragraph. KPMG's failure to provide notice
     as set forth in (a) above shall relieve Oracle of its obligation to provide
     infringement indemnity under this section 7.1 only to the extent that
     Oracle is actually prejudiced by KPMG's failure to provide notice.
     Reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by KPMG in providing such
     assistance will be reimbursed by Oracle.

          Oracle shall have no liability for any claim of infringement based on
     use of a superseded or altered release of Programs if the infringement
     would have been avoided by the use of a current unaltered release of the
     Programs that Oracle has provided to KPMG.

          In the event the Programs are held or are believed by Oracle to
     infringe, Oracle shall have the option, at its expense, to (a) modify the
     Programs to be noninfringing; (b) obtain for KPMG a license to continue
     using the Programs; or (c) terminate the license for the infringing
     Programs and refund the license fees paid for those Programs. THIS SECTION
     7.1 STATES ORACLE'S ENTIRE LIABILITY AND KPMG'S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR
     INFRINGEMENT.

7.2  WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMERS

     A.   PROGRAM WARRANTY

               Oracle warrants for a period of one year from the Commencement
          Date that each unmodified Program for which KPMG has a Supported
          Program License will perform the functions described in the
          Documentation provided by Oracle when operated on the Designated
          System.

     B.   MEDIA WARRANTY

               Oracle warrants the tapes, diskettes or other media to be free of
          defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for 90 days from
          the Commencement Date.

     C.   SERVICES WARRANTY

               Oracle warrants that its Technical Support and training services
          will be performed consistent with generally accepted industry
          standards. This warranty shall be valid for 90 days from performance
          of service.

     D.   DISCLAIMERS

               THE WARRANTIES ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER
          WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED
          WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

          ORACLE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE PROGRAMS WILL RUN PROPERLY ON ALL
     HARDWARE, THAT THE PROGRAMS WILL MEET REQUIREMENTS OF KPMG OR THE CLIENTS
     OR OPERATE IN THE COMBINATIONS WHICH MAY BE SELECTED FOR USE BY KPMG OR THE
     CLIENTS, THAT THE OPERATION OF THE PROGRAMS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR
     FREE, OR THAT ALL PROGRAM ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED. LIMITED PRODUCTION
     PROGRAMS, PRE-PRODUCTION RELEASES OF PROGRAMS, AND COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING
     PRODUCTS ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS."

          KPMG shall not make any warranty on Oracle's behalf.

7.3  EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES

          For any breach of the warranties contained in Section 7.2 above,
     KPMG's exclusive remedy, and Oracle's entire liability, shall be:

     A.   FOR PROGRAMS

               The correction of Program errors that cause breach of the
          warranty, or if Oracle is unable to make the Program operate as
          warranted, KPMG shall be entitled to recover the fees paid to Oracle
          for the Program license or Update, as applicable.

     B.   FOR SERVICES

               The reperformance of the services, or if Oracle is unable to
          perform the services as warranted, KPMG shall be entitled to recover
          the fees paid to Oracle for the deficient services.

7.4  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

          IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
     SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE,
     DATA OR USE, INCURRED BY EITHER PARTY OR ANY THIRD PARTY, WHETHER IN AN
     ACTION IN CONTRACT OR TORT, EVEN IF THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS
     BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
     PREVIOUS SENTENCE WITH RESPECT ONLY TO THE CLAIMANT'S CAUSE OF ACTION
     AGAINST KPMG FOR INFRINGEMENT WHICH RESULTS IN A FINAL JUDGEMENT OR AWARD
     (AFTER APPEALS), OR SETTLEMENT IN SUCH CLAIMANT'S FAVOR, AGAINST KPMG, FOR
     WHICH ORACLE IS LIABLE AT LAW OR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO INDEMNIFY KPMG,
     ORACLE AGREES TO INDEMNIFY KPMG UP TO THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE FINAL
     JUDGEMENT, AWARD, OR SETTLEMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER DAMAGES ARE
     CLASSIFIED AS DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL.
     "CLAIMANT" AS USED HEREIN SHALL REFER TO PARTIES OTHER THAN KPMG. ORACLE'S
     LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES HEREUNDER, OTHER THAN LIABILITY PURSUANT TO SECTION
     7.1, SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF FEES PAID BY KPMG UNDER THIS
     AGREEMENT, AND IF SUCH DAMAGES RESULT FROM KPMG'S USE OF THE PROGRAM OR
     SERVICES, SUCH LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO FEES PAID FOR THE RELEVANT
     PROGRAM OR SERVICES GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY.

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         The provisions of this Article 7 allocate the risks under this
     Agreement between Oracle and KPMG. Oracle's pricing reflects this
     allocation of risk and the limitation of liability specified herein.

7.5  INDEMNIFICATION OF ORACLE

         KPMG will defend and indemnify Oracle against all claims and damages to
     Oracle arising from any use by KPMG or its Clients of any product not
     provided by Oracle but used in combination with the Programs if such claim
     would have been avoided by the exclusive use of the Programs.

7.6  EQUITABLE RELIEF

     KPMG acknowledges that any breach of its obligations with respect to
     proprietary rights of Oracle will cause Oracle irreparable injury for which
     there are inadequate remedies at law and that Oracle shall be entitled to
     seek equitable relief in addition to all other remedies available to it.

8.   GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

8.1  NONDISCLOSURE

         By virtue of this Agreement, the parties may have access to information
     that is confidential to one another ("Confidential Information").
     Confidential Information shall be limited to the Programs, the terms and
     conditions of this Agreement, and all information clearly marked as
     confidential.

         A party's Confidential Information shall not include information which:
     (a) is or becomes a part of the public domain through no act or omission of
     the other party; or (b) was in the other party's lawful possession prior to
     the disclosure and had not been obtained by the other party either directly
     or indirectly from the disclosing party; or (c) is lawfully disclosed to
     the other party by a third party without restriction on disclosure; (d) is
     independently developed by the other party; or (e) is disclosed under
     operation of law. KPMG shall have the right to disclose the results of
     benchmark tests to a prospective Client which is not a competitor of Oracle
     or use for evaluation purposes only if the prospective Client has executed
     a nondisclosure agreement with KPMG governing the results with terms
     equivalent to those set forth in this Section. Otherwise, results of
     benchmark tests run by KPMG may not be disclosed unless Oracle consents to
     such disclosure in writing.

         The parties agree, both during the term of this Agreement and for a
     period of two (2) years after termination of this Agreement and of all
     licenses granted hereunder, to hold each other's Confidential Information
     in confidence. The parties agree not to make each other's Confidential
     Information available in any form to any third party or to use each other's
     Confidential Information for any purposes other than the implementation of
     this Agreement. Each party agrees to take all reasonable steps to ensure
     that Confidential Information is not disclosed or distributed by its
     employees or agents in violation of the provisions of this Agreement.

8.2  TRADEMARKS

     "Oracle" and any other trademarks and service marks adopted by Oracle to
     identify the Programs and other Oracle products and services belong to
     Oracle; KPMG will have no rights in such marks except as expressly set
     forth herein and as specified in writing from time to time. KPMG's use of
     Oracle's trademarks shall be under Oracle's trademark policies and
     procedures in effect from time-to-time. KPMG agrees not to use the
     trademark "ORACLE," or any mark beginning with the letters "Ora," or any
     other mark likely to cause confusion with the trademark "ORACLE" as any
     portion of KPMG's tradename, trademark, or service mark for KPMG's products
     or services. KPMG shall have the right to use the trademark "ORACLE" and
     other Oracle trademarks solely to refer to Oracle's Programs, products and
     services.

     KPMG agrees with respect to each registered trademarks of Oracle, to
     include in each advertisement, brochure, or other such use of the
     trademark, the trademark symbol "circle R" and the following statement:

     ________ is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation,
     Redwood City, California

     Unless otherwise notified in writing by Oracle, KPMG agrees, with respect
     to every other trademark of Oracle, to include in each advertisement,
     brochure, or other such use of the trademark, the symbol "TM" and the
     following statement:

     ________ is a trademark of Oracle Corporation,
     Redwood City, California

         KPMG shall not market the Oracle Programs in any way which implies that
     the Oracle Programs are the proprietary product of KPMG or of any party
     other than Oracle. Oracle shall not have any liability to KPMG for any
     claims made by third parties relating to KPMG's use of Oracle's trademarks.

8.3  RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PARTIES

         In all matters relating to this Agreement, KPMG will act as an
     independent contractor. The relationship between Oracle and KPMG is that of
     licensor/licensee. Neither party will represent that it has any authority
     to assume or create any obligation, express or implied, on behalf of the
     other party, nor to represent the other party as agent, employee,
     franchisee, or in any other capacity. Nothing in this Agreement shall be
     construed to limit either party's right to independently develop or
     distribute software which is functionally similar to the other party's
     product, so long as proprietary information of the other party is not used
     in such development.

8.4  ASSIGNMENT

         KPMG may not assign or otherwise transfer any rights under this
     Agreement without Oracle's prior written consent.

8.5  NOTICE

         All notices, including notices of address change, required to be sent
     hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when
     mailed by first class mail to the first address listed in the relevant
     Order Form (if to KPMG) or to the Oracle address on the Order Form (if to
     Oracle).

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                  To expedite order processing, KPMG agrees that Oracle may
         treat documents faxed by KPMG to Oracle as original documents;
         nevertheless, either party may require the other to exchange original
         signed documents.

                  Each party agrees to appoint a relationship manager to
         coordinate its respective activities pursuant to this Agreement. The
         relationship managers for the parties hereto are as follows:

         For KPMG:

         --------------------
         --------------------
         --------------------
         --------------------
         Telephone: (   )
                     --- --------
         Facsimile: (   )
                     --- --------

         For Oracle:

         --------------------
         Account Manager
         Oracle Corporation

         --------------------
         --------------------
         Telephone: (   )
                     --- --------
         Facsimile: (   )
                     --- --------

                  Oracle and KPMG may each change their appointed relationship
         managers upon written notification to the other party.

8.6      GOVERNING LAW/JURISDICTION

                  This Agreement, and all matters arising out of or relating to
         this Agreement, shall be governed by the laws of the State of
         California and shall be deemed to be executed in Redwood City,
         California. Any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement
         shall be instituted in a state or federal court in San Francisco or San
         Mateo County, California. Oracle and KPMG agree to submit to the
         jurisdiction of, and agree that venue is proper in, these courts in any
         such legal action or proceeding.

8.7      SEVERABILITY

                  In the event any provision of this Agreement is held to be
         invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement
         will remain in full force and effect.

8.8      EXPORT

                  KPMG agrees to comply fully with all relevant export laws and
         regulations of the United States to assure that neither the Programs,
         not any direct product thereof, are exported, directly or indirectly,
         in violation of United States law.

8.9      INHERENTLY DANGEROUS APPLICATIONS

                  The Programs are not specifically developed, or licensed for
         use in any nuclear, aviation, mass transit, or medical application or
         in any other inherently dangerous applications.

8.10     WAIVER

                  The waiver by either party of any default or breach of this
         Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent
         default or breach.

8.12     ENTIRE AGREEMENT

                  This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the
         parties and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements or
         representations, written or oral, concerning the subject matter of this
         Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except in a
         writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each party; no
         other act, document, usage or custom shall be deemed to amend or modify
         this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
         counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall
         constitute together but one and the same document. All terms and
         conditions of any KPMG purchase order or other ordering document shall
         be superseded by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

The Effective Date of this Agreement shall be November 22, 1995.
                                              ------------------

EXECUTED BY KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP     EXECUTED BY ORACLE CORPORATION:

Authorized Signature: /s/ JANE KAHN   Authorized Signature: /s/ SHERYL K. KUHNS
                     ---------------                       ---------------------
Name: Jane Kahn                       Name: Sheryl K. Kuhns
     -------------------------------       -------------------------------------
Title: Partner                        Title: RAS Manager
      ------------------------------        ------------------------------------

ORACLE
Oracle Corporation
500 Oracle Parkway
Redwood Shores, CA 94065

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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.17

                         R/3 NATIONAL PARTNER AGREEMENT

                      SAP AMERICA, INC. - KPMG PEAT MARWICK

         This National Partner Agreement (the "Agreement"), made as of September
20, 1993, is by and between KPMG Peat Marwick, ("KPMG"), a partnership with a
principal office located at Valleybrooke III, Suite 400, 101 Lindanwood Drive,
Malvern, PA 19355, and SAP America, Inc., ("SAP"), a Delaware corporation with
its principal place of business at International Court Three, 300 Stevens Drive,
Lester, Pennsylvania 19133.

                                    RECITALS

         A. WHEREAS KPMG and SAP, desiring to work together, pursuant to the
intent of the R/3 Partner Program of SAP, with the goal of furthering the
implementation of SAP's R/3 Software System;

         B. WHEREAS SAP desires to enhance its capabilities to market and
support SAP Products through the use of KPMG's services; and

         C. WHEREAS KPMG and SAP desire to expand their formal relationship by
entering into this non-exclusive arrangement to undertake cooperative efforts
for SAP R/3 Products within the SAP Partner Program.

            NOW, THEREFORE, in reliance upon the foregoing recitals, intending
to be legally bound, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, KPMG and SAP agree as follows:

         1. Definitions.

         As used in this Agreement:

                  (a) The SAP-KPMG R/3 National Partner Program (the "R/3
Program") means the business relationship set forth in this Agreement and
Appendix A to this Agreement.

                  (b) Software. Software shall mean all SAP R/3 software, in
whole or in part, provided to KPMG under the R/3 Program by SAP AG, SAP America,
Inc., or any SAP full-time or engagement consultants, in any release, version or
correction level and including all improvements, modifications, and extensions
thereto, whether in human or machine readable form.

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                  (c) Documentation. Documentation shall mean all human and
machine readable materials and copies of SAP manuals, program listings, flow
charts, logic diagrams, input and output forms, data models, specifications, and
instructions relating to the Software made available to KPMG under this
Agreement.

                  (d) R/3 Products. R/3 Products shall mean the Software,
Documentation and related materials.

                  (e) Confidential Information. Confidential Information shall
include information concerning KPMG and KPMG's clients, and their respective
products, businesses, techniques, designs, formulations, systems, programs,
processes, policies, business strategies and plans or other information which is
not in the public domain, and SAP's R/3 Products, program concepts including
literal and nonliteral structure, sequence and organization, SAP's training
materials, literature, and related SAP materials, SAP's customers, their
respective products, businesses, techniques, designs, formulations, systems,
programs, processes, policies, business strategies and plans and all other
information which is disclosed by either party to the other party either in
writing and marked bearing a legend such as "confidential" or "proprietary" or
"for internal use only" or orally when contemporaneously described as such.

                  (f) Territory. Territory shall mean the United States of
America.

         2.       Authorization and Commitment of Resources.

                  (a) SAP hereby authorizes KPMG to offer services as related to
R/3 Products to potential users in the Territory under the terms of this
Agreement and any Appendices hereto. This authorization does not include
maintenance of the R/3 Products, physical installation of the R/3 Products, and
training; it may be extended to include physical installation of the R/3
Products and training only upon amendment to this Agreement providing such
written authorization. This authorization is non-exclusive and non-transferable
except to KPMG's successors in interest to which authorization may be
transferred with SAP's prior written consent.

                  (b) As a National Partner, KPMG is entitled to display the SAP
R/3 Partner Logo which will identify it as an official R/3 Partner, authorized
as described in Section 2.(a), upon SAP's written consent for each such display.

                  (c) KPMG agrees to make its name and logo available to SAP for
SAP's use in promoting KPMG's services under the R/3 Program. Prior to each new
use, SAP shall submit the proposed use to KPMG for its consent.

                  (d) SAP shall have the right to limit the Territory, the R/3
Products, and the type of customers to be covered by this Agreement, as SAP
deems advisable following reasonable notice and consultation with KPMG. Such
limitation shall be based on the business plan provided in accordance with
Section 5.(c) of this Agreement and the annual performance

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review of such business plan. SAP may authorize other parties to offer services
as related to the R/3 Products in the Territory as it deems advisable in its
sole discretion.

                  (e) Services to be provided by either party to its clients and
customers are to be contracted for separately by each party, independently of
each other, unless otherwise expressly agreed upon in writing between SAP and
KPMG for that specific engagement. Each party shall be solely liable to its
customers and clients for its own services.

         3. Services and Responsibilities of SAP.

                  (a) SAP shall provide to KPMG the Software under the terms of
the R/3 Software Training and Demonstration License which is attached to this
Agreement as Appendix A. The Software shall only be used internally by KPMG
solely for (i) training of KPMG's personnel who are to work under this Agreement
and (ii) for demonstration of the Software to potential prospects upon the prior
written consent of SAP. The development of modifications and extensions to the
Software will be covered under a mutually agreeable development license
exclusive of this Agreement. The Software copy provided hereunder may not be
used in the operation of the business of KPMG or of any other entity or person.

                  (b) Should KPMG desire to license all or any part of the
Software for use in the operation of its own business, SAP will license it to
KPMG under the terms of SAP's standard end-user license agreement and at SAP's
standard license fees then in effect, less any discounts which may be
applicable.

                  (c) With regard to training for the Software, SAP shall:

                      (i) use reasonable efforts to offer training to KPMG
personnel prior to the public announcement of new products or new features for
the Software;

                      (ii) provide SAP regularly scheduled alliance partner
training. The cost for such training is to be determined by mutual agreement on
an annual basis. KPMG shall be responsible for all related travel and living
expenses;

                      (iii) provide access to KPMG for its personnel
participating in the R/3 Partner Program to customer training courses generally
offered by SAP, such training courses to be available at SAP's current prices
and terms;

                      (iv) provide marketing-oriented training courses to KPMG
on a cost-sharing basis to be agreed upon between the parties; and

                      (v) in consultation with KPMG, consider the need and
demand for other training courses, such courses to be offered on a cost-sharing
basis to be agreed upon between the parties.

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                  (d) Upon KPMG's prior written request, SAP, in its sole
discretion, shall provide KPMG, on a no cost basis, reasonable quantities of
SAP's published marketing materials.

                  (e) With respect to participation in SAP events;

                      (i) SAP shall permit up to two (2) KPMG personnel to
participate (without payment of SAP's usual charges) in SAP's regularly
scheduled user conference held in the United States for the R/3 Products. KPMG
shall be responsible for its personnel's travel and living expenses.

                      (ii) SAP shall organize "Partner Days", on a calendar
quarterly basis, to develop and promote joint marketing activities as well as to
inform KPMG of upcoming and ongoing projects scheduled for the next twelve (12)
months.

                  (f) SAP shall provide to KPMG access to SAP internal support
systems as mutually agreed upon by the parties.

                  (g) SAP shall otherwise inform and instruct KPMG as to R/3
Products and provide guidance, as SAP deems necessary in its sole judgment, for
KPMG to carry out its responsibilities under this Agreement.

         4. Services and Responsibilities of KPMG.

                  KPMG agrees that it shall:

                  (a) acquire as soon as possible and maintain a comprehensive
and fundamental knowledge of the R/3 Products and ensure that its employees are
technically qualified and sufficiently trained in SAP courses, including ongoing
training at SAP, and internally, to provide appropriate advice on the use of the
R/3 Products to clients and prospective users of the Software;

                  (b) use its best efforts to promote internally the R/3
Products and to offer services as related to the R/3 Products throughout the
Territory and ensure that its employees who perform any services hereunder shall
have the proper skill, training and background to enable them to demonstrate the
R/3 Products in a competent and professional manner;

                  (c) ensure that it has the necessary number of qualified
personnel (as set out in Section 4.(a) of this Agreement) available according to
the annual business plans (as set out in Section 5.(c) of this Agreement);

                  (d) continually improve its training of all personnel who are
or will be acting under this Agreement;

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                  (e) use its best efforts to make the R/3 Products known to its
customers and potential customers; make every effort to see that the R/3
Products it suggests to each potential customer meet that entity's application
requirements; present the R/3 Products using only the product names given by
SAP; provide potential customers such marketing materials and nonconfidential
information necessary for evaluating the R/3 Products being considered (except
as limited by Section 10.(b) below); and, make no warranties, assurances or
statements concerning R/3 Product features that are misleading or materially
divergent from the descriptive literature supplied by SAP;

                  (f) to the extent it conducts end-user training within its
other consultation activities, not offer or conduct end user training in the
functions and features of the R/3 Software products which competes with official
SAP courses offered by SAP or SAP AG or any other SAP-related entity without
prior written authorization from SAP;

                  (g) participate actively in joint marketing events by
presenting speeches, providing information to potential prospects (subject to
Section 10.(b) below), and assisting in the organization and implementation of
the events;

                  (h) organize information events jointly with SAP for the
exchange of information between SAP and KPMG;

                  (i) expressly inform its customers that modifications and
extensions to the Software may impair or terminate the maintenance or support
services provided by SAP and may nullify the warranty; and

                  (j) undertake to qualify and train its professional staff and
be prepared to provide professional services at KPMG's standard hourly rates
then in effect when requested by an SAP customer to assist such customer in
release and version management and migration support as related to the Software
during the period that such customer is installing the Software.

         5. Services and Responsibilities of the Parties.

                  To the extent reasonable under the circumstances, the parties
shall undertake the following cooperative activities with respect to identifying
and bringing to each other opportunities to promote the R/3 Products:

                  (a) Regularly inform each other about general market
developments and factors relating to the R/3 Products in the marketplace and
current projects and customer implementations in which KPMG is involved; this
information shall be designated and treated as confidential information under
Section 10. of this Agreement;

                  (b) Furnish each other with appropriate information for
support and planning purposes; provided, however, that each party reserves the
right, in its sole discretion, to determine the content and availability of such
information;

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                  (c) Based upon each party's own business plan, mutually agree
on an annual basis upon business plans for the implementation of the goals of
this Agreement, which plans shall be updated quarterly; the business plans
should detail such items as planned training of KPMG personnel who will be
working under this Agreement, marketing, and other projects;

                  (d) Inform appropriate personnel in their respective
organizations of the existence of this Agreement;

                  (e) Subject to confidentiality constraints, endeavor to keep
each other appraised about new products and services;

                  (f) Each establish an internal R/3 support group with an
adequate support structure to coordinate activities with the other party and
designate a contact person within the support group to be available to the other
party and authorized to act on behalf of that party within the scope of this
Agreement; and

                  (g) Exchange such other information and conduct such other
activities as the parties agree will carry out the intent of this Agreement.

         6. General Representations and Warranties.

                  Each party hereby represents and warrants to the other that:

                  (a) it has the right and power to enter into this Agreement;

                  (b) entering into this Agreement does not violate the terms
and conditions of any other agreement providing for cooperative marketing of
products of another entity, or any other legal obligations;

                  (c) the information which it may disclose to the other party,
and the process of disclosure and use of such information in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement, will not violate any trade secret right,
trademark, issued United States patent, copyright or other proprietary right of
any third party;

                  (d) it holds good title or right, free and clear of all liens
and encumbrances, to the products and services which it is providing under this
Agreement;

                  (e) the products and services being provided under this
Agreement do not infringe any United States copyright, trademark, issued patent,
trade secret or other proprietary right of any third party; and

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                  (f) EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH HEREIN, NEITHER PARTY
MAKES ANY OTHER WARRANTY TO THE OTHER PARTY, EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR
STATUTORY, OR ARISING BY COURSE OF CONDUCT OR PERFORMANCE, CUSTOM OR USAGE IN
THE TRADE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

         7. Term and Termination.

                  (a) This Agreement shall have an initial term expiring on
December 31, 1994, with an automatic renewal for two (2) additional years
unless, at least six (6) weeks prior to the renewal date, either party gives
written notice of its intention not to renew this Agreement.

                  (b) At least four (4) months prior to any scheduled expiration
date, SAP will decide whether to continue or terminate the Agreement applying
the following criteria:

                      i.    Customer satisfaction with the projects conducted by
                            KPMG, with special regard to the length and cost of
                            the project, the project objectives met by KPMG, and
                            the achievements and professionalism of KPMG
                            employees;

                      ii.   Number and scope of R/3 projects executed;

                      iii.  Number and quality of the events coordinated by
                            KPMG;

                      iv.   Thoroughness of employee training;

                      v.    Extent of KPMG participation in partner program
                            events;

                      vi.   Accomplishment of goals set herein and in the annual
                            business plans;

                      vii.  Nature and volume of the information exchange with
                            SAP; and

                      viii. Extent and effectiveness of use of marketing
                            materials.

                  The specific goals to be accomplished, the procedure for
evaluating KPMG's performance under this Agreement, and the specific weights to
be assigned to each evaluation criterion will be mutually developed and agreed
to during the development of the annual business plan and will be included as
part of the annual business plan.

                  On the basis of this evaluation and subsequent consultations
with KPMG,

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KPMG agrees that SAP, in its sole discretion, may choose to terminate this
Agreement six (6) weeks prior to the next scheduled expiration date.

                  (c) Notwithstanding the above, either party may terminate this
Agreement:

                      (i) In accordance with the provisions of Section 7.(a) and
(b) at the end of a term;

                      (ii) Upon a determination by SAP that KPMG is offering
potential customers of R/3 Products other products that are in competition with
the R/3 Products; excepting the following KPMG products and their extensions:
FAMIS, STARS and R-STARS (a series of finance, accounting and administrative
applications primarily provided to institutions and government entities) and
ALLIANCE/FM, ALLIANCE/HR, ALLIANCE/IQ, and ALLIANCE/DK (a series of finance,
accounting, materials management, human resource, payroll, benefits, and
administrative applications developed jointly by KPMG's Alliance Group and
Unisys); KPMG expressly waives any claim to damages arising from termination on
this ground;

                      (iii) Upon thirty (30) days prior written notice in the
event of material breach of a material provision of this Agreement by the other
party, except that the party in breach shall have the right, during that 30-day
period, to cure the claimed breach or default; for purposes of this Paragraph
7.(c)(iii) only, Sections 2.(e), 4., 5.(a), 6., 8., 9., 10., and 11.(h) shall
be considered to be material provisions of this Agreement; or

                      (iv) Immediately and without prior written notice if there
is: (a) a consolidation, merger or reorganization of the other party with or
into another corporation or entity which has not received the prior written
approval of the terminating party; (b) creation of a new majority interest in,
or change in majority ownership of, the other party; (c) a sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the other party; or (d) a breach of the
confidentiality provisions as specified in Section 10. below.

                  (d) Upon any termination of this Agreement:

                      (i) each party shall promptly return to the other party or
dispose of as mutually agreed all advertising materials and other properties,
including all confidential materials, furnished to it by the other party
pursuant to this Agreement and so certify in writing;

                      (ii) KPMG shall promptly return R/3 Products and related
materials and all copies thereof to SAP, or as the case may be, delete all R/3
Products from KPMG hardware, including binary or other resulting files (if any),
and erase all R/3 Products from any storage media before discarding such, and so
certify in writing;

                      (iii) KPMG shall not hold itself out as a participant in
the R/3 National Partner Program; and

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                      (iv) both parties shall cease acting in a manner that
would suggest any continuing relationship between the parties regarding SAP's
Software, and shall cease all display and advertising contemplated under this
Agreement.

                  (e) Termination of this Agreement shall not impact upon any
proposals issued to clients or prospective clients prior to such termination, or
upon any active engagements in process prior to such termination.

                  (f) The following provisions of this Agreement shall in all
events survive its termination: Section 6. (General Representations and
Warranties); 7. (Provisions Applicable to Termination); 8. (Relationship of
Parties); 10. (Confidentiality); and 11. (General Provisions).

                  (g) Termination of this Agreement shall result in termination
of Appendix A, R/3 Software Training and Demonstration License.

         8. Relationship of Parties.

                  (a) KPMG and SAP are independent contractors acting for their
own account, and neither party or its employees are authorized to make any
representation otherwise or any commitment on the other party's behalf unless
previously authorized by such party in writing. Neither party is responsible to
any end user for the quality of services or products provided by the other
party. Each party is solely responsible for establishing the prices for its own
products.

                  (b) Neither party is a distributor or agent for the products
or services of the other. Each party's products and services shall be available
to a prospective client only through separate agreement between that party and
the client. Each party shall independently develop and price its respective
products and services offered between such party and a client.

                  (c) It is understood and agreed upon by the parties hereto,
that during the term of this Agreement, the use of the terms "joint venturer,"
"co-venturer," "partner," "marketing partner," "partnership" or similar terms to
be used to describe the relationship between the parties under this Agreement
refer to the spirit of cooperation between KPMG and SAP, and do not describe, or
expressly or by implication create, a legal partnership or joint venture, or
any responsibility by one party for the actions of the other.

         9. Intellectual Property Rights.

                  (a) The name "R/3 Partner Program" shall be used by the
parties only jointly and pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and upon any
termination of this Agreement, neither SAP nor KPMG may use the name in
conjunction with the parties'

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respective corporate names; however, SAP shall have the right to use the name
with any other parties who choose to participate in the SAP R/3 Partner
Programs.

                  (b) Nothing in this Agreement grants to either party the right
to use or display any other names, trademarks, trade names, logos or service
marks of the other party, except to identify the products and associated
services and deliverables of the other party to the extent obligations are
undertaken pursuant to this Agreement. Except in the case of correspondence and
proposals issued in the ordinary course of business, each party agrees to submit
to the other party for written prepublication approval, any materials which may
use or display any name, trademark, trade name, logo or service mark of the
other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Agreement
shall affect either party's rights and obligations to use any trademarks,
service marks or proprietary words or symbols of the other party to properly
identify the goods or services of such other party to the extent otherwise
permitted by applicable law or by written agreement between the parties.

                  (c) KPMG herein acknowledges that title to all intellectual
property rights, including patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret rights
in R/3 Products, including any modifications, enhancements, versions, releases,
or correction levels thereto, program concepts including literal or nonliteral
structure, sequence and organization, training materials, literature, and other
SAP related materials shall remain exclusively with SAP AG, Walldorf, Germany,
or SAP as the case may be, and that by virtue of this Agreement, no such rights
have been transferred, licensed, granted, assigned or acquired by KPMG from
SAP AG or SAP.

                  (d) SAP herein acknowledges that title to all intellectual
property, including patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret rights in
KPMG methodologies, tool kits, software products, training materials,
literature, and other proprietary materials shall remain exclusively with KPMG,
and that by virtue of this Agreement, no such rights have been transferred,
licensed, granted, assigned or acquired by SAP from KPMG.

         10. Confidentiality.

                  (a) Each party acknowledges that, during the term of this
Agreement, it will receive Confidential Information from the other party.
Neither party shall disclose, provide or otherwise make available to any third
party (including any prospective client) any Confidential Information of the
other party and shall utilize such Confidential Information on an internal
organization need-to-know basis only to the extent necessary to effect the
provisions and purposes of, and as expressly contemplated under the terms of,
this Agreement.

                  (b) Each party agrees that it will protect the Confidential
Information of the other party through the exercise of no less protection and
care than it customarily uses in safeguarding its own confidential and
proprietary information which it desires to retain in confidence, but always at
least a reasonable degree of care. Disclosure of the other party's Confidential
Information to employees shall only be made on a need-to-know basis. Further,

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each party shall take reasonable steps to advise their employees of the
confidential nature of Confidential Information, to ensure by agreement or
otherwise that such employees are prohibited from copying, revealing or using
such Confidential Information except to the extent required to carry out the,
parties' obligations under this Agreement, and to require that Confidential
Information be kept in a secure location. Each party will promptly notify the
other if it believes that Confidential Information has lost its status as such.

                  (c) The foregoing shall not prohibit or limit a party's use of
information, including but not limited to ideas, concepts, know how, techniques
and methodologies, which: (i) is or become publicly available through no act or
failure to act of the receiving party; (ii) is released by the disclosing party
to any other person, firm or entity without restriction; (iii) rightfully
obtained by the receiving party without restriction; (iv) is released by the
receiving party into the public domain in response to lawful legal process and
with prior notice to the other party; (v) is rightfully already known to or is
independently developed by the receiving party prior to disclosure; or (vi) is
or becomes part of the public domain through no breach of the confidentiality
provisions of this Agreement.

                  (d) Neither party will be liable to the other for any
inadvertent or accidental disclosure of Confidential Information if the
disclosure occurs notwithstanding the party's exercise of (i) the precautions
set forth in this Section; and (ii) the same level of care that each party
customarily uses in preserving and safeguarding its Confidential Information,
but always at least a reasonable degree of care.

                  (e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party hereto
understands that they may become familiar with each other's services and that
KPMG may become familiar with SAP's R/3 Products, specifically its proprietary
software. Accordingly, KPMG agrees, with respect to the R/3 Products (including
all program concepts therein) SAP's training materials, literature and other SAP
related materials, that as the case may be, KPMG shall not copy, translate,
disassemble or decompile, nor create or attempt to create by reverse engineering
or otherwise the source code from the object code, or to use such items to
create derivative works, unless so authorized in advance, in writing, by SAP.
All updates, replacements, revisions, enhancements, additions, or conversions to
such SAP items specified above shall be subject to the provisions as stated
herein.

         11. General Provisions.

                  (a) Non-solicitation. During the term of this Agreement and
for one (1) year after its termination, SAP and KPMG agree that neither shall
directly or indirectly solicit for employment any staff of the other party who
have been directly and substantively involved in performance under this
Agreement.

                  (b) Non-exclusivity. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or
restrict either party from entering into or continuing any agreement or other
arrangement with any other party, whether similar to this Agreement in nature or
scope. Moreover, each party shall

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remain free to provide products and services to any client or prospective client
so long as the terms of this Agreement are not violated.

                  (c) Notices. All notices required to be given under this
Agreement shall be sent by certified mail to:

                      KPMG Peat Marwick
                      101 Lindanwood Drive, Suite 400
                      Malvern, PA 19355
                      215-889-7882

                      Attention: Charles F. Burns III
                                 Partner

         and to

                      SAP America, Inc.
                      International Court One
                      100 Stevens Drive, Suite 350
                      Lester, PA 19113

                      Attention:  Mr. James J. Soenksen, Director, Alliance
                                  Program

                  (d) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
without reference to its choice of law rules. To the extent that the parties are
permitted under this Agreement to seek judicial remedies, each party hereby
consents to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts within the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to resolve any and all such matters.

                  (e) Merger. This Agreement and any Appendices hereto
constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the matters
set forth herein. All prior agreements, oral or otherwise, between the parties
and relating to the subject matter contained herein, are hereby superseded,
provided, however, that in the event KPMG executed an Alliance Agreement and
related License and Maintenance Agreement for SAP's R/2 Software Systems, such
agreement shall continue pursuant to its terms.

                  (f) Amendments. This Agreement may not be modified except by a
writing signed by both parties.

                  (g) Severability. If any of the provisions of this Agreement
are held invalid, such provisions shall be deemed severed and the remaining
provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

                  (h) Non-assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned or
transferred, nor may rights or obligations be delegated, without the prior
written agreement of the parties;

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notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties of this Agreement, as well as their respective
permitted successors and assigns.

                  (i) Waiver. Failure of any party to enforce, in any one or
more instances, any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement shall not be
construed as a waiver of the future performance of any such terms or conditions.

                  (j) Limitation of Liability. In no event shall:

                      (i) EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER OR THIRD PARTIES
FOR ANY LOSS OF BUSINESS OR LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN APPRISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES OR LOSS
RESULTING FROM ANY UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATION OR DISTRIBUTION OF SAP SOFTWARE; or

                      (ii) the liability of either party to the other under this
Agreement, for any reason whatsoever, whether in contract, tort or statute
(including, without limitation, negligence), or otherwise, exceed $1,000,000.00;
provided, however, that this limitation of liability clause shall not be
construed to limit any amounts payable to SAP under Section 3. of this
Agreement. Further, the foregoing limitation shall not apply to claims for
personal injury caused by a party's negligence or willful misconduct.

                  (k) No Endorsement. Execution of this Agreement does
not, and shall not be construed to be, an endorsement by either party of the
products or services of the other party.

                  (l) Press Releases and Publicity. Any news release, public
announcement, advertisement, or publicity proposed to be released by either
party concerning the R/3 Partner Program or any matters arising under this
Agreement shall be subject to the approval of the designated representatives of
both parties.

                  (m) Dispute Resolution Procedures.

                      (i) Any dispute, disagreement, claim or controversy
between the parties arising under or relating to this Agreement or the parties'
performance thereunder (the "Disputed Matter") which cannot be resolved by
consultations between the senior executives of KPMG and SAP shall be resolved by
binding arbitration, according to the then prevailing Commercial Arbitration
Rules of the American Arbitration Association, before a panel of three
arbitrators. Each party will select one arbitrator, and the third arbitrator
will be selected by the party-selected arbitrators. Any such arbitration shall
be held in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The parties will share the
cost of the arbitration equally, subject to any final apportionment by the
arbitrators. The arbitrators will apply Pennsylvania law, without reference to
its choice of law rules, in resolving the Disputed Matter. The decision of the
arbitrators will be final and conclusive on the parties, and each party
consents that judgment

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upon an award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court of
competent jurisdiction.

                      (ii) Neither party shall institute any action or
proceeding against the other in any court concerning any Disputed Matter that is
or could be the subject of a claim or proceeding under this Section; provided,
however, that if a party believes in good faith that a temporary or preliminary
injunction is necessary to preserve the status quo or otherwise to avoid
irreparable harm to such party, such as in the event of a breach of Section 9.
or Section 10., such party shall not be precluded by this Section from seeking
such injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction.

                      (iii) Pending the resolution of a Disputed Matter, to the
extent feasible, both parties shall continue their performance under this
Agreement.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF and intending to be legally bound, the
parties have caused this Agreement to be signed by their authorized
representatives as of the date shown above.

KPMG PEAT MARWICK                           SAP AMERICA, INC.

By: /s/ CHARLES F. BURNS III                By: /s/ KLAUS P. BESIER
    ------------------------                   ---------------------------
Printed                                     Printed
Name: Charles F. Burns III                  Name: Klaus P. Besier
      ----------------------                     -------------------------
Title: Partner                              Title: President
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                                  APPENDIX A TO
                         R/3 NATIONAL PARTNER AGREEMENT
                     SAP AMERICA, INC. - KPMG PEAT MARWICK

           R/3 SOFTWARE TRAINING AND DEMONSTRATION LICENSE ("License")

         THIS APPENDIX A is effective this 20th day of September, 1993.

         WHEREAS, SAP America, Inc., a Delaware corporation with offices at
International Court Three, 300 Stevens Drive, Lester, Pennsylvania 19113 ("SAP")
owns rights in the United States to certain software for operation and
management of businesses;

         WHEREAS, KPMG Peat Marwick ("KPMG") a partnership with offices at
Valleybrooke III, Suite 400, 101 Lindanwood Drive, Malvern, PA 19355 desires to
use such software solely for training and demonstration purposes under the terms
of the SAP - KPMG R/3 National Partner Agreement (the "National Agreement") to
which this License is an Appendix; and

         WHEREAS, SAP desires to grant to KPMG, and KPMG desires to license from
SAP, such software upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

         IT IS THEREFORE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

         1. DEFINITIONS.

                  1.1 Software. Software shall include one (1) 32-Active User
package of the software components identified in Paragraph 1(b) of the
National Agreement to which this License is a part and specifically set forth in
Exhibits hereto or as otherwise mutually agreed upon in writing between SAP and
KPMG, improved or otherwise modified, all releases, versions and correction
levels of such Software, in machine readable and/or printed form, furnished to
KPMG by or on behalf of SAP under the National Agreement, and any full or
partial copies of any of the foregoing.

                  1.2 Documentation. Documentation shall include all materials,
whether in human readable or machine readable format, and any copies of the
foregoing, in any medium, related to the Software and delivered to KPMG under
the National Agreement, including but not limited to SAP's manuals, program
listings, flow charts, logic diagrams, input and output forms, data models,
specifications, and instructions.

                  1.3 Territory. Territory shall mean the United States of
America.

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                  1.4 Designated Unit. Designated Unit shall mean the Central
Processing Unit ("CPU") in which the Software and database are installed and
identified by manufacturer name, model name or number and the system serial
number in Exhibits attached hereto and which have been declared by SAP in
writing to be compatible with the Software. The Designated Unit may have
multiple application servers directly networked to such Designated Unit and
terminals, and personal computers directly networked to the application servers.

                  1.5 Designated Site(s). Designated Site(s) means the
location(s) controlled by KPMG and listed in Exhibits to this License.

                  1.6 R/3 Confidential Information. R/3 Confidential Information
means all of the Software, Documentation, Program Concepts, and any other
information proprietary to SAP and identified as confidential, except any part
which, (a) is or becomes publicly available through no act or failure of KPMG,
(b) was or is rightfully acquired by KPMG from a source other than SAP, before
being received from SAP, (c) becomes independently available to KPMG as a matter
of right from a third party, or (d) is required by law or legal process to be
disclosed, with prior notice to SAP.

                  1.7 On-line Software Services (OSS). OSS is a service of SAP
AG which allows KPMG to obtain up-to-date information, on-line, concerning all
known problems relating to the standard release of the Software in effect which
have been reported and solved by SAP AG.

                  1.8 Program Concepts. Program Concepts are the techniques and
ideas embodied and expressed in the Software, including the structure, sequence,
and organization of the Software.

                  1.9 Modification. A Modification is a change in the Software
in which there is a change in the source code.

                  1.10 Extension. An Extension is an addition to the Software
which does not require a Modification of the Software.

         2. LICENSE GRANT.

                  2.1 Scope of License. Subject to the terms and conditions and
the accuracy of KPMG's representations hereinafter set forth, SAP grants to
KPMG a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Software specified in
Exhibits hereto or portions thereof within the Territory solely for
demonstration and training purposes as contemplated by the terms of the National
Agreement. KPMG is granted the right to make one (1) copy of the Software for
back-up purposes, provided KPMG clearly identifies the

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storage medium containing such back-up Software as confidential, proprietary,
and trade-secret material of SAP.

                  2.2 Restrictions on Use. KPMG agrees to use the Software and
Documentation solely for demonstration and for training KPMG personnel in
furtherance of the purposes of the National Agreement. KPMG will not use the
Software or Documentation in connection with running its own business or the
business of any firm, person or organization. Subject to the provisions of this
Section 2.2, KPMG shall use the Software exclusively on the Designated Unit.
During normal business hours and any time during which KPMG is using the
Software, SAP or its authorized representative, upon reasonable advance notice,
may audit and inspect the Software then in use for the purpose of determining
that the provisions of this License are being complied with by KPMG.

                  2.3 Source Code. In the event source code is provided to KPMG
hereunder, SAP, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to delete, or to
require the deletion of, such source code and all copies thereof from KPMG's
Designated Unit when a future Release, Version, or Correction Level to the
Software provides for like functionality in an object code format. Such exchange
would be at no charge to KPMG.

         3. DELIVERY.

                  3.1 Delivered Copy. One (1) copy of the Software shall be
delivered in machine readable format, together with one (1) copy of the
Documentation, a part of which may be on machine-readable media.

                  3.2 Installation. KPMG is responsible for the installation and
implementation of the Software licensed hereunder. At KPMG's request and at
terms to be agreed upon by the parties, SAP will install the Software.
Installation by SAP includes placement of the Software in the Designated Unit(s)
central system database. It is KPMG's responsibility to configure and install
required disk storage systems and network software prior to installation by SAP.

         4. PRICE AND PAYMENT.

                  4.1 License Fee. For each 32-Active User License granted
hereunder KPMG shall pay to SAP an annual, non-refundable fee of $15,000.00 and
execute a separate Training and Demonstration License. The license fee shall be
due as set forth in the related Exhibit under which it is being paid. The annual
renewal fee shall be invoiced annually in advance. In the event the License
starts during a calendar year, the license fee shall be prorated until the
beginning of the next calendar year. The annual fee for each copy shall include
maintenance provided by SAP as described in Section 7. below.

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                  4.2 Third-Party Database. KPMG shall license a third party
database either through SAP or directly from such third party. License fees for
any third party database whether licensed through SAP or directly from the third
party shall be in addition to the license fee set forth herein for the Software.

                  4.3 Additional Fees. Fees and charges set forth in this
License, in any Exhibits to this License, and in SAP's current List of Prices do
not include federal, state or local sales, use, excise or other taxes now or
hereafter levied. Any taxes or amounts in lieu thereof paid or payable by SAP in
respect of any such taxes on such fees or charges (excepting only taxes on net
income) shall be added to KPMG's obligations as an additional fee which shall be
due within thirty (30) days after SAP's invoice to KPMG.

         5. TERM AND TERMINATION.

                  5.1 Term of License. This License shall become effective upon
execution of the National Agreement and this Appendix and any related Exhibits
by SAP and KPMG and shall continue unless terminated in writing by SAP.
Notwithstanding such provision for renewal, SAP may terminate this License
without notice upon the earlier of: the termination of the National Agreement,
the material breach of any provision of this License by KPMG, and upon any
attempt by KPMG to assign, delegate, sublicense or otherwise transfer this
License.

                  5.2 Third-Party Database. This License shall terminate
automatically and without notice to KPMG if, for any reason, KPMG fails to
obtain a license for the third-party database contained in the Software either
from SAP or directly from that third-party, or if, for any reason, such
third-party database license terminates prior to the termination of this
License, or if, for any reason, KPMG materially breaches the terms of such
third-party license whether obtained from SAP or directly from the third-party.

                  5.3 Effect of Termination. Upon termination of this License:

                      (i)   KPMG's obligations under Sections 6., 9., 10., 11.,
                            and 12. shall survive the termination;

                      (ii)  KPMG's rights under Section 2. (License Grant) shall
                            immediately cease; and

                      (iii) KPMG shall perform its obligations under Section
                            6.5.

                  Each party's right to terminate as expressed in this License
shall be in addition to any other rights provided by law.

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                  5.4 No Refunds. In the event of any termination, KPMG shall
not be entitled to any refund of payments made by KPMG.

         6. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

                  6.1 Title to Rights. KPMG acknowledges that title to all
intellectual property rights, including patent, trademark, copyright, and trade
secret rights, in (and title to all copies of and all media bearing) the
Software, Documentation, Program Concepts, and other R/3 Confidential
Information are and shall remain in SAP AG, Walldorf, Germany, under primary
license to SAP and that by virtue of this License KPMG acquires only the right
to use the R/3 Confidential Information as defined in Section 1.6 above under
the terms and conditions of this License for so long as it is in effect and does
not acquire any rights of ownership or title in the R/3 Confidential
Information. KPMG further acknowledges that any publication or disclosure to
third parties of the R/3 Confidential Information may cause immediate and
irreparable harm to SAP AG and to SAP. KPMG will take all reasonable steps and
the same protective precautions to maintain the confidentiality of the R/3
Confidential Information as it takes with its own proprietary and confidential
information.

                  6.2 Protection of Rights. KPMG's rights to the Software are
expressly limited to the right to use or copy the Software in accordance with
the terms of this License. In order to protect SAP's rights to the Software
under this License, KPMG agrees as follows:

                      (i) KPMG shall not, without SAP's prior written consent,
disclose, provide or make available any of the R/3 Confidential Information in
any form to any person, except to those KPMG personnel whose access is necessary
to enable KPMG to exercise its rights and obligations under the National
Agreement and this License. KPMG expressly agrees that prior to providing access
to any R/3 Confidential Information to any person it will obtain from that
person written acknowledgment that such person has read this License and agrees
to be bound by its terms.

                      (ii) KPMG agrees to keep confidential and protect from
unauthorized disclosure by its employees, agents or any person with access to
the Software, (a) the contents of the R/3 Confidential Information, including
the Software and Documentation, and (b) any information obtained from SAP or its
personnel concerning the Software, Documentation, SAP's operations, SAP's
existing or future computer programs or data analysis or its record keeping
procedures.

                  6.3 Trademarks. KPMG acknowledges the high value of all SAP
trademarks and service marks, wherever used or registered. All advertising and
promotional materials of KPMG which uses any SAP trademark shall bear such
trademark

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and service mark notices and legends, in the same form and location as any
notices and legends appearing on the marks as used by SAP. KPMG shall acquire no
rights to the marks of SAP or SAP AG, except as expressly granted in the
National Agreement. KPMG shall give SAP all necessary assistance in obtaining
all registrations of SAP trademarks and service marks in the Territory at no
out-of-pocket cost to KPMG.

                 6.4 Copyright and Copying.

                      (i) KPMG shall not copy, translate, disassemble or
decompile, nor create or attempt to create, by reverse engineering or otherwise,
the source code from the object code supplied hereunder or use it to create a
derivative work, unless authorized in writing in advance by SAP. This same
provision applies to any source code which may be provided to KPMG by SAP.

                      (ii) KPMG shall not permit any person or organization to
copy any of the Software, Documentation or Program Concepts except that
Documentation may be copied by KPMG for its internal purposes.

                      (iii) KPMG shall not remove any proprietary, copyright or
trade secret legend from any Software or Documentation or any copy thereof.

                      (iv) The inclusion of a copyright notice on any of the
Software or Documentation shall not cause or be construed to cause it to be a
published work.

                  6.5 KPMG's Duties Upon Termination. Upon termination, KPMG
shall delete the Software from all Designated Units. Within five (5) days after
any termination, KPMG shall immediately deliver to SAP at KPMG's sole cost and
expense (adequately packaged and insured for safe delivery) or destroy all
copies of the Software, Documentation, R/3 Confidential Information and related
materials [or destroy all copies of the Software, Documentation, R/3
Confidential Information] and portions thereof, in every form, including binary
or other, resulting files and all copies of records and back-up copies. Upon
termination, KPMG shall erase all licensed programs from any storage media
before discarding the storage media. Within fourteen (14) days after the
termination of this License, KPMG shall certify in writing to SAP that, to the
best of KPMG's knowledge, all copies of the Software, Documentation, and R/3
Confidential Information have been returned or destroyed, and that no duplicate
copies of the Software, Documentation, or R/3 Confidential Information or any
portion thereof exist at KPMG's sites or with KPMG's employees, contractors, or
consultants.

                  6.6 Modifications and Extensions. KPMG may not modify or write
extensions to the Software without the prior written authorization of SAP.
Modifications or extensions shall addressed in a separate written agreement
mutually agreed to by SAP and KPMG.

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                  6.7 Other Duties. KPMG shall be exclusively responsible for
the supervision, management and control of its use of the Software.

         7. MAINTENANCE.

         SAP will provide maintenance service with respect to the Software by:

                  (a) delivering promptly each new release, version, and
correction level of the Software, together with one set of the related
documentation, after the publication of such release or version. KPMG will
return to SAP such prior releases, versions and correction levels as SAP and
KPMG agree are no longer useful for demonstration or training; and,

                  (b) providing maintenance support via telephone, and the
correction of defects, remote support/update and OSS. In order to receive remote
support/update KPMG must make required connections and development to the
Designated Unit(s) as requested by SAP.

         8. WARRANTY.

                  8.1 Software. SAP warrants that the Software, when delivered,
will be in good working order and will perform in substantial compliance with
the specifications contained in that portion of the Documentation pertaining to
the Software, when used, without material alteration, on the Designated Unit, in
accordance with the instructions set forth in the Documentation. SAP's warranty
is predicated upon KPMG providing SAP necessary remote access to the Software.

                  8.2 Software Components. Should any component of the Software
fail to conform substantially to the Software specifications during the warranty
period, SAP's sole obligation shall be to correct the defect by bringing the
performance of the Software into substantial compliance with the specifications
or replace the component after receiving notice from KPMG of the failure.

                  8.3 Third-Party Database. SAP makes no representations or
warranties as to the terms of any license or the operation of any third-party
database software obtained directly from a third-party software supplier by
KPMG.

                  8.4 Disclaimer. SAP DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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         9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

                  9.1 KPMG's Remedies.

                      (i) Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 8.
regarding SAP's breach of warranty, KPMG's sole and exclusive remedies for any
damages or loss in any way connected with any software (including the Software)
or services furnished by SAP whether by SAP's negligence, or any breach of any
other duty, shall be the replacement of the Software.

                      (ii) The foregoing limitation of liability does not apply
to infringement of the property rights referred to in Section 10. below, or to
personal injury or death caused solely by the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of SAP. With respect to damage to tangible property, SAP will not be
responsible in any amount in excess of the amount which such damage is paid by
SAP's liability insurance.

                  9.2 No Consequential Damages. ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY HEREIN
NOTWITHSTANDING, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL SAP BE LIABLE TO KPMG OR ANY OTHER
PERSON OR ENTITY FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES,
LOSS OF GOOD WILL OR BUSINESS PROFITS, WORK STOPPAGE, DATA LOSS, THIRD PARTY
CLAIMS, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, ANY AND ALL OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR
LOSS, AND EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

                  9.3 Severability of Disclaimer Provisions. IT IS EXPRESSLY
UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT EACH AND EVERY PROVISION OF THIS LICENSE WHICH
PROVIDES FOR A LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES OR EXCLUSION OF
DAMAGES, IS INTENDED BY THE PARTIES TO BE SEVERABLE AND INDEPENDENT OF ANY OTHER
PROVISION AND TO BE ENFORCED AS SUCH.

         10. INDEMNIFICATION.

                  10.1 SAP. SAP shall indemnify KPMG against all claims,
liabilities, and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, of defending any
claim or suit arising from alleged infringement by any of the Software of any
United States patent or copyright, or the trademark, trade secret or unfair
competition rights of a third party, to the extent such infringement was known
to SAP at the time of such infringement and provided that KPMG promptly notifies
SAP in writing of the claim or suit or any claim of infringement and that SAP is
permitted to control fully the defense and any settlement of the claim or suit.
KPMG shall cooperate fully in the defense of the claim or suit, and may

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appear, at its own expense, through counsel of its choice. SAP may settle any
such claim or suit at its sole discretion and without recourse by KPMG.

                  10.2 KPMG. KPMG shall indemnify SAP against all claims,
liabilities, and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, of defending any
claim or suit, other than for SAP's infringement of intellectual property
rights, arising out of the use of any copy of the Software provided under this
License, provided that SAP promptly notifies KPMG in writing of such claim or
suit and KPMG is permitted to control fully the defense and any settlement of
the claim or suit.

                  10.3 Limitations on Liability. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
10. STATE THE SOLE EXCLUSIVE AND ENTIRE LIABILITY OF SAP FOR PATENT, TRADEMARK,
COPYRIGHT AND TRADE SECRET INFRINGEMENT OR THE LIKE, OR ANY WARRANTIES REGARDING
THE SAME, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

         11. NON-ASSIGNMENT.

                  11.1 KPMG may not assign, delegate, sublicense, pledge, or
otherwise transfer this License, or any of its rights or obligations under this
License, to any party except to KPMG's successors in interest to which this
license may be transferred with SAP's prior written consent.

                  11.2 SAP may assign this License to SAP AG or to an entity
designated by SAP AG. Such assignment may include all rights to the R/3
Confidential Information and to provide services under this License.

         12. EXPORT LICENSES.

         Regardless of any disclosure made by KPMG to SAP of an ultimate
destination of the Software, KPMG will not re-export or transfer, whether
directly or indirectly, the Software, the Documentation, or any other R/3
Confidential Information including the Program Concepts, or any system
containing the Software, the Documentation, or any other R/3 Confidential
Information, to anyone outside the United States of America or to anyone in such
manner that constitutes an exportation under United States law without first
obtaining a license from the U.S. Department of Commerce or any other agency or
department of the United States government and meeting any other requirement of
the United States government, and also without first obtaining the prior written
approval of SAP. KPMG shall be responsible for complying with all applicable
governmental regulations of the United States or any foreign countries with
respect to the use of the Software by its Affiliates outside of the United
States, including, but not limited to import and export restrictions, obtaining
any necessary consents and licenses and

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registering or filing any documents. KPMG shall be solely responsible for all
costs associated with such compliance. KPMG shall defend, indemnify and hold SAP
harmless from and against any and all claims, judgments, costs, awards, expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees) and liability of any kind arising out of
the non-compliance with applicable governmental regulations, statute, decree or
other obligation with respect to the use or transfer of the Software outside the
United States by KPMG and its Affiliates.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally bound, the parties
hereto agree to the foregoing agreement as of the date first above written.

                                      KPMG PEAT MARWICK

                                      By: /s/ CHARLES F. BURNS III
                                          -------------------------------------
                                      Title: Partner
                                             ----------------------------------
                                      Date: September 20, 1993
                                            -----------------------------------

                                      SAP AMERICA, INC.

                                      By: /s/ KLAUS P. BESIER
                                          -------------------------------------
                                      Title: President
                                             ----------------------------------
                                      Date: September 20, 1993
                                            -----------------------------------

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                                   AMENDMENT
                           EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1999
                                       TO
                         R/3 NATIONAL PARTNER AGREEMENT
                                 ("AGREEMENT")
                                    BETWEEN
                           SAP AMERICA, INC. ("SAP")
                                      AND
                         KPMG PEAT MARWICK ("PARTNER")
                          EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 20, 1993

As of the issuance date of January 1, 1999, this Amendment modifies the above
referenced Agreement between the parties. In each instance in which the
provisions of this Amendment contradict or are inconsistent with the provisions
of the Agreement, the provisions of this Amendment shall prevail and govern and
the contradicted or inconsistent provisions shall be deemed amended accordingly.

SAP and Partner agree that the Agreement effective September 20, 1993 is
modified as follows:

1.   Delete section 7(a) in its entirety, and insert in lieu thereof:

     "(a) This Agreement shall have a term expiring on December 31, 1999, with
     an automatic renewal for one (1) year periods unless, at least six (6)
     weeks prior to a scheduled renewal date, either party gives written notice
     of its intentions not to renew this Agreement."

EXCEPT AS HEREIN PROVIDED, NONE OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT SHALL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS AMENDMENT.

ACCEPTED BY:                            ACCEPTED BY:
SAP America, Inc.                       KPMG Peat Marwick
SAP                                     Partner

BY:                                     BY: /s/ Charles F. Burns III
   --------------------------              --------------------------

NAME:                                   NAME:  Charles F. Burns III
     ------------------------                ------------------------

TITLE:                                  TITLE: Partner       12/28/98
      -----------------------                 -----------------------

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