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                                                                   Exhibit 10.17

                          REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

         This Registration Rights Agreement ("Agreement"), dated as of September
         10, 2003, is made by and between MARKLAND TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Florida
         corporation ("Company"), and BRITTANY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD., a
         Bahamian Corporation (the "Subscriber").

                                    Recitals

         WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Private
Equity Credit Agreement ("Purchase Agreement"), between the Subscriber and the
Company, the Company has agreed to issue and sell to the Subscriber up to Ten
Million Dollars ($10,000,000) of the common stock of the Company ("Subscribed
Shares"), $.0001 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), and

         WHEREAS, to induce the Subscriber to execute and deliver the Purchase
Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, "Securities Act"),
and applicable state securities laws with respect to the Subscribed Shares;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the
Subscriber hereby agree as follows:

         1.       Definitions.

         (a) As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meaning:

         (i) "Potential Material Event" means any of the following: (a) the
possession by the Company of material information not ripe for disclosure in a
Registration Statement, which shall be evidenced by determinations in good faith
by the Board of Directors of the Company that disclosure of such information in
the Registration Statement would be detrimental to the business and affairs of
the Company, or (b) any material engagement or activity by the Company which
would, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company,
be adversely affected by disclosure in a Registration Statement at such time,
which determination shall be accompanied by a good faith determination by the
Board of Directors of the Company that the Registration Statement would be
materially misleading absent the inclusion of such information.

         (ii) "Subscription Date" means the date of this Agreement.

         (iii) "Subscriber", has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this
Agreement.

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         (iv) "Register", "registered" and "registration" refer to a
registration effected by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or
Statements in compliance with the Securities Act and pursuant to Rule 415 under
the Securities Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a
delayed or continuous basis ("Rule 415"), and the declaration or ordering of
effectiveness of such Registration Statement by the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC").

         (v) "Registrable Securities" means the Subscribed Shares.

         (vi) "Registration Statement" means a registration statement of the
Company under the Securities Act.

         (b) Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

         2.       Registration.

         (a) Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare and file with the
SEC, no later than one hundred twenty (120) business days after the Subscription
Date, a Registration Statement on Form SB-2 ("Registration Statement"), or such
other appropriate Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 457(o) of the
Securities Act, covering no less than Six Million (6,000,000) million shares of
common stock. Such Registration Statement shall state that, in accordance with
the Securities Act, it also covers such indeterminate number of additional
shares of Common Stock as may become issuable to prevent dilution resulting from
stock splits, or stock dividends. If at any time the number of Subscribed Shares
exceeds the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then registered, the
Company shall, within ten (10) business days after receipt of written notice
from the Subscriber, file with the SEC an additional Registration Statement on
Form S-2 or any other applicable registration statement, to register the
Subscribed Shares that exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
already registered.

         (b) Termination. If the Registration Statement covering the Registrable
Securities required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof
is not declared effective within three hundred and sixty five (365) days from
the Subscription Date, then the commitment contained in the Common Stock
Purchase Agreement and in this Agreement (the "Commitment") shall terminate and
the Subscriber shall be entitled to the sums set forth in Section 2.1(b) of the
Private Equity Credit Agreement.

         The Company acknowledges that its failure to have the Registration
Statement declared effective within three hundred sixty five (365) days from the
Subscription Date (for any reason other than the requirement by the SEC of
modifications to the structure of the transactions contemplated hereby that are
unacceptable to the Company or the Subscriber) shall cause the Subscriber to
suffer damages in an amount that shall be difficult to ascertain. Accordingly,
the parties agree that it is appropriate to include in the Private Equity Credit
Agreement a provision for liquidated damages. The parties acknowledge and agree
that the liquidated damages provision set forth in this section represents the

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parties' good faith effort to quantify such damages and, as such, agree that the
form and amount of such liquidated damages are reasonable and will not
constitute a penalty. The payment of liquidated damages shall not relieve the
Company from its obligations to register the Common Stock and deliver the Common
Stock pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement and the
Subscribed Shares.

         3. Obligation of the Company. In connection with the registration of
the Registrable Securities, the Company shall do each of the following:

         (a) Prepare promptly, and file with the SEC within one-hundred twenty
(120) days of the Subscription Date, a Registration Statement with respect to
not less than the number of Registrable Securities provided in Section 2(a)
above, and, thereafter, use all diligent efforts to cause the Registration
Statement relating to the Registrable Securities to become effective the earlier
of (a) five (5) business days after notice from the Securities and Exchange
Commission that the Registration Statement may be declared effective, or (b)
three hundred sixty five (365) days after the Subscription Date, and keep the
Registration Statement effective at all times until the earliest of (i) the date
that is one year after the completion of the last Closing Date under the
Purchase Agreement, (ii) the date when the Subscriber may sell all Registrable
Securities under Rule 144 without volume limitations, or (iii) the date the
Subscriber no longer owns any of the Registrable Securities (collectively, the
"Registration Period"), which Registration Statement (including any amendments
or supplements, thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

         (b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including
post-effective amendments) and supplements to the Registration Statement and the
prospectus used in connection with the Registration Statement as may be
necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective at all times during the
Registration Period, and, during the Registration Period, and to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all
Registrable Securities of the Company covered by the Registration Statement
until the expiration of the Registration Period.

         (c) Permit a single firm of counsel designated by Subscriber to review
the Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto a
reasonable period of time (but not less than three (3) Business Days) prior to
their filing with the SEC, and not file any document in a form to which such
counsel reasonably objects. The cost for such review will be the responsibility
of Subscriber.

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         (d) Notify Subscriber and Subscriber's legal counsel identified to the
Company (which, until further notice, shall be deemed to be Krieger & Prager,
LLP, ATTN: Samuel Krieger, Esq.; "SUBSCRIBER'S COUNSEL") (and, in the case of
(i)(A) below, not less than one (1) Business Day prior to such filing) and (if
requested by any such person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one
(1) Business Day following the day (i): (A) when a prospectus or any prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement is proposed
to be filed; (B) whenever the SEC notifies the Company whether there will be a
"review" of such Registration Statement; (C) whenever the Company receives (or a
representative of the Company receives on its behalf) any oral or written
comments from the SEC respect of a Registration Statement (copies or, in the
case of oral comments, written or oral summaries of such comments shall be
promptly furnished by the Company to Subscriber's Counsel); and (D) with respect
to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has
become effective; (ii) of any request by the SEC or any other Federal or state
governmental authority for amendments or supplements to the Registration
Statement or the prospectus or for additional information; (iii) of the issuance
by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of
any proceedings for that purpose; (iv) if at any time any of the representations
or warranties of the Company contained in any agreement (including any
securities purchase agreement) contemplated hereby ceases to be true and correct
in all material respects; (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification
with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from
qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction,
or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and (vi) of
the occurrence of any event that to the knowledge of the Company makes any
statement made in the Registration Statement or the prospectus or any document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any
material respect or that requires any revisions to the Registration Statement,
the prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of the Registration
Statement or the prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. In addition, the
Company shall furnish Subscriber's Counsel with copies of all intended written
responses to the comments contemplated in clause (C) of this Section not later
than one (1) Business Day in advance of the filing of such responses with the
SEC so that Subscriber shall have the opportunity to comment thereon.

         (e) Furnish to Subscriber, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and
publicly distributed, filed with the SEC, or received by the Company, one (1)
copy of the Registration Statement, each preliminary prospectus and the
prospectus, and each amendment or supplement thereto, and (ii) such number of
copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, and all amendments
and supplements thereto and such other documents, as the Subscriber may
reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable
Securities owned by the Subscriber;

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         (f) Use all diligent efforts to (i) register and/or qualify the
Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such other
securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Subscriber may
reasonably request and in which significant volumes of shares of Common Stock
are traded, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions such amendments
(including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and
qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof at all
times during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be
necessary to maintain such registrations and qualification in effect at all
times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably
necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such
jurisdictions: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company shall not be required in
connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (A) qualify to do business in
any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for
this Section 3(f), (B) subject itself to general taxation in any such
jurisdiction, (C) file a general consent to service of process in any such
jurisdiction, (D) provide any undertakings that cause more than nominal expense
or burden to the Company or (E) make any change in its charter or by-laws or any
then existing contracts, which in each case the Board of Directors of the
Company determines to be contrary to the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders;

         (g) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event,
notify the Subscriber of the happening of any event of which the Company has
knowledge, as a result of which the prospectus included in the Registration
Statement, as then in effect, includes any untrue statement of a material fact
or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading ("Registration Default"), and uses all diligent
efforts to promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to the Registration
Statement or other appropriate filing with the SEC to correct such untrue
statement or omission, and any other necessary steps to cure the Registration
Default, and deliver a number of copies of such supplement or amendment to the
Subscriber as the Subscriber may reasonably request. Failure to cure the
Registration Default within ten (10) business days shall result in the Company
including liquidated damages of 1.5% of the cost of all common stock then held
by the investor for each 15 day period or portion thereof, beginning on the date
of suspension. If the suspension is cured within the first fifteen (15) days the
above damages shall not apply for so long as more than 10,000 shares of Common
Stock are held by the Subscriber;

         (h) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event,
notify the Subscriber (or, in the event of an underwritten offering, the
managing underwriters) of the issuance by the SEC of any notice of effectiveness
or any stop order or other suspension of the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement at the earliest possible time;

         (i) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time or from time to time
after the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the Company
notifies Investor in writing of the existence of a Potential Material Event
("Blackout Notice"), Investor shall not offer or sell any Registrable
Securities, or engage in any other transaction involving or relating to the
Registrable Securities, from the time of the giving of notice with respect to a
Potential Material Event until Investor receives written notice from the Company
that such Potential Material Event either has been disclosed to the public or no
longer constitutes a Potential Material Event; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (a) the

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Company may not so suspend the right to such holders of Registrable Securities
for more than two fifteen (15) day periods in the aggregate during any 12-month
period ("Blackout Period") with at least a ten (10) Business Day interval
between such periods, during the periods the Registration Statement is required
to be in effect, or (b) that if such Blackout Period exceeds the permitted
fifteen (15) day periods, the Company shall pay damages of 1.5% of the cost of
all common stock then held by the Investor for each fifteen (15) day period or
portion thereof, beginning on thee date of the suspension.

         (j) Use its commercially reasonable efforts, if eligible, either to (i)
cause all the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be
listed on a national securities exchange and on each additional national
securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by
the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable
Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange, or (ii) secure
designation of all the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration
Statement as a National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
System ("Nasdaq) "Small Capitalization" within the meaning of Rule 11Aa2-1 of
the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), and the quotation of the Registrable Securities on the Nasdaq Small Cap
Market; or if, despite the Company's commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy
the preceding clause (i) or (ii), the Company is unsuccessful in doing so, to
secure NASD authorization and quotation for such Registrable Securities on the
over-the-counter bulletin board and, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, to arrange for at least two market makers to register with the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") as such with respect
to such registrable securities; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Subscriber
acknowledges that the Company does not currently meet the requirements for
listing on a national securities exchange or the Nasdaq Small Cap Market
pursuant to (i) or (ii) and that nothing in this section shall be construed to
require the Company to pursue such qualification until such time as the Company
satisfies such requirements for a period of not less than forty-five (45) days:

         (k) Provide a transfer agent for the Registrable Securities not later
than the Subscription Date of the Registration Statement;

         (l) Cooperate with the Subscriber to facilitate the timely preparation
and delivery of certificates for the Registrable Securities to be offered
pursuant to the Registration Statement and enable such certificates for the
Registrable Securities to be in such denominations or amounts as the case may
be, as the Subscriber may reasonably request and registration in such names as
the Subscriber may request; and, within five (5) business days after a
Registration Statement which includes Registrable Securities is ordered
effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel
selected by the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for the Registrable
Securities (with copies to the Subscriber) an appropriate instruction and
opinion of such counsel, if so required by the Company's transfer agent; and

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         (m) Take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and
facilitate distribution to the Subscriber of the Registrable Securities pursuant
to the Registration Statement.

         4. Obligations of the Subscriber. In connection with the registration
of the Registrable Securities, the Subscriber shall have the following
obligations;

         (a) It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company
to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the
Registrable Securities of the Subscriber that the Subscriber shall timely
furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable
Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable
Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect the
registration of such Registrable Securities and shall timely execute such
documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably
request.

         (b) The Subscriber by such Subscriber's acceptance of the Registrable
Securities agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the
Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration
Statement hereunder; and

         (c) The Subscriber agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the
Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or
3(h) above, the Subscriber will immediately discontinue disposition of
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such
Registrable Securities until the Subscriber receives the copies of the
supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(g) or 3(h) and, if
so directed by the Company, the Subscriber shall deliver to the Company (at the
expense of the Company) or destroy (and deliver to the Company a certificate of
destruction) all copies in the Subscriber's possession, of the prospectus
covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such
notice.

         5. Expenses of Registration. (a) All reasonable expenses incurred in
connection with Registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to SECTION 3,
including, without limitation, all Registration, listing, and qualifications
fees, printers and accounting fees, the fees and disbursements of counsel for
the Company shall be borne by the Company. A fee for a single counsel for
Investor for the initial Registration Statement and for each Additional
Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities shall be borne by the
Investor.

         (b) Except as otherwise provided for in SCHEDULE 5(B) attached hereto,
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has, as of the date hereof, and the
Company shall not on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any
agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights
granted to Investor in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions
hereof. Except as otherwise provided for in SCHEDULE 5(B), the Company has not
previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with
respect to any of its securities to any person

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         6. Indemnification. After Registrable Securities are included in a
Registration Statement under this Agreement:

         (a) To the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold
harmless, the Subscriber, the directors, if any, of such Subscriber, the
officers, if any, of such Subscriber, each person, if any, who controls the
Subscriber within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each,
an "Indemnified Person"), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses (joint or several) incurred (collectively, "Claims") to which any of
them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise,
insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or
threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof or the omission
or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
preliminary prospectus if used prior to the Subscription Date of such
Registration Statement, or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or
supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto
with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material
fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading or
(iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act,
the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation under the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law (the matters in the
foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) being collectively referred to as
"Violations"). The Company shall reimburse the Subscriber, promptly as such
expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any reasonable legal fees or
other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a) shall not
(i) apply to any Claims arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in
reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the
Company by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person expressly for use in
connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such
amendment thereof or supplement thereto, if such prospectus was timely made
available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof; (ii) with respect to
any preliminary prospectus, inure to the benefit of any such person from whom
the person asserting any such Claim purchased the Registrable Securities that
are the subject thereof (or to the benefit of any person controlling such
person) if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the
preliminary prospectus was corrected in the prospectus, as then amended or
supplemented, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company
pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof; (iii) be available to the extent such Claim is
based on a failure of the Subscriber to deliver or cause to be delivered the
prospectus made available by the Company; or (iv) apply to amounts paid in
settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written
consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The
Subscriber will indemnify the Company, its officers, directors and agents
(including legal counsel) against any claims arising out of or based upon a

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Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information
furnished in writing to the Company, by or on behalf of such Subscriber,
expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration
Statement, subject to such limitations and conditions set forth in the previous
sentence. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any
investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified
Party.

         (b) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person under this Section
6 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental
action), such Indemnified Person shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be
made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the
indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the
indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent
the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party
similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel
mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person, as
the case may be; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that an Indemnified Person shall have the
right to retain its own counsel with the reasonable fees and expenses to be paid
by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by
the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified
Person and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or
potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person and any other
party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In such event, the Company
shall pay for only one separate legal counsel for the Subscriber selected by the
Subscriber. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party
within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not
relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person under
this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced
in its ability to defend such action. The indemnification required by this
Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the
course of the investigation or defense, as such expense, loss, damage or
liability is incurred and is due and payable.

         7. Contribution. To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying
party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the
maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be
liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that (a) no contribution shall be made under circumstances where the
maker would not have been liable for indemnification under the fault standards
set forth in Section 6; (b) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable
Securities who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation; and (c)
contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount
to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such
Registrable Securities.

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         8. Reports under Exchange Act. With a view to making available to the
Investor the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any
other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the
Investor to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration
("Rule 144"), the Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to:

         (a) make and keep public information available, as those terms are
understood and defined in Rule 144;

         (b) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other
documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act;

         (c) furnish to the Investor so long as the Investor owns Registrable
Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that
it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report
of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company
solely if unavailable by Edgar, and (iii) such other information as may be
reasonably requested to permit the Investor to sell such securities pursuant to
Rule 144 without registration; and

         (d) at the request of any Investor of Registrable Securities, give its
Transfer Agent irrevocable instructions (supported by an opinion of Company
counsel, if required or requested by the Transfer Agent) to the effect that,
upon the Transfer Agent's receipt from such Investor of:

         (i) a certificate (a "Rule 144 Certificate") certifying (A) that such
         Investor has held the shares of Registrable Securities which the
         Investor proposes to sell (the "Securities Being Sold") for a period of
         not less than (1) year and (B) as to such other matters as may be
         appropriate in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and

         (ii) an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company (for which
         purposes it is agreed that the initial Investor's Counsel shall be
         deemed acceptable if such opinion is not given by Company Counsel)
         that, based on the Rule 144 Certificate, Securities Being Sold may be
         sold pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144, even in the absence of an
         effective Registration Statement,

         the Transfer Agent is to effect the transfer of the Securities Being
Sold and issue to the buyer(s) or transferee(s) thereof one or more stock
certificates representing the transferred Securities Being Sold without any
restrictive legend and without recording any restrictions on the transferability
of such shares on the Transfer Agent's books and records (except to the extent
any such legend or restriction results from facts other than the identity of the
Investor, as the seller or transferor thereof, or the status, including any
relevant legends or restrictions, of the shares of the Securities Being Sold
while held by the Investor). If the Transfer Agent requires any additional
documentation at the time of the transfer, the Company shall deliver or cause to
be delivered all such reasonable additional documentation as may be necessary to
effectuate the issuance of an unlegended certificate.

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         9.       Miscellaneous.

         (a) Registered Owners. A person or entity is deemed to be a holder of
Registrable Securities whenever such person or entity owns of record such
Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions,
notices or elections from two or more persons or entities with respect to the
same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of
instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such
Registrable Securities.

         (b) Rights Cumulative; Waivers. The rights of each of the parties under
this Agreement are cumulative. The rights of each of the parties hereunder shall
not be capable of being waived or varied other than by an express waiver or
variation in writing. Any failure to exercise or any delay in exercising any of
such rights shall not operate as a waiver or variation of that or any other such
right. Any defective or partial exercise of any of such rights shall not
preclude any other or further exercise of that or any other such right. No act
or course of conduct or negotiation on the part of any party shall in any way
preclude such party from exercising any such right or constitute a suspension or
any variation of any such right.

         (c) Benefit; Successors Bound. This Agreement and the terms, covenants,
conditions, provisions, obligations, undertakings, rights, and benefits hereof,
shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the undersigned
parties and their heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, successors,
and permitted assigns.

         (d) Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no
promises, agreements, conditions, undertakings, understandings, warranties,
covenants or representations, oral or written, express or implied, between them
with respect to this Agreement or the matters described in this Agreement,
except as set forth in this Agreement and in the other documentation relating to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Any such negotiations,
promises, or understandings shall not be used to interpret or constitute this
Agreement.

         (e) Assignment. The rights to have the Company register Registrable
Securities pursuant to this Agreement may be assigned by the Subscribers to any
transferee, only if: (a) the assignment relates to not less than one million
dollars ($1,000,000) of Registrable Securities and the Transferee is an
Accredited Investor under Regulation D not in competition with the Company; (b)
the Company receives a legal opinion in form and substance satisfactory to the
Company that the proposed transfer complies with federal and state securities
laws and does not adversely effect the validity of the transactions executed (or
to be executed) under this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement under federal
and state securities laws; (c) the assignment requires that the Transferee be

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bound by all of the provisions contained in this Agreement, and Subscriber, the
Company and the transferee or assignee (the "Transferee") enter into a written
agreement, which shall be enforceable by the Company against the Transferee and
by the Transferee against the Company, to assign such rights; and (d)
immediately following such transfer or assignment the further disposition of
such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the Securities
Act and applicable state securities laws. Prior to the assignment the company
shall have the right to perform its own due diligence regarding the assignee and
have the right to approve the assignment, provided that such approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld. In the event of any delay in filing or effectiveness
of the Registration Statement as a result of such assignment, the Company shall
not be liable for any damages arising from such delay, or the payments set forth
in Section 2(c) hereof.

         (f) Amendment. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended and the
observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance
and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the
Company and Subscriber. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this
Section 9 shall be binding upon the Company and any subsequent Transferees.

         (g) Severability. Each part of this Agreement is intended to be
severable. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is found by any
court or other authority of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or
unenforceable, such provision shall be severed or modified to the extent
necessary to render it enforceable and as so severed or modified, this Agreement
shall continue in full force and effect.

         (h) Notices. Notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to be sufficiently given when personally
delivered (by hand, by courier, by telephone line facsimile transmission,
receipt confirmed, or other means) or sent by certified mail, return receipt
requested, properly addressed and with proper postage pre-paid (i) if to the
Company, at its executive office and (ii) if to the Subscriber, at the address
set forth under its name in the Purchase Agreement, with a copy to its
designated attorney, or at such other address as each such party furnishes by
notice given in accordance with this Section 9(a), and shall be effective, when
personally delivered, upon receipt and, when so sent by certified mail, five (5)
business days after deposit with the United States Postal Service.

         (i) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the interpreted
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without reference to its
conflicts of laws rules or principles. Each of the parties consents to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts of the State of New York in
connection with any dispute arising under this Agreement and hereby waives, to
the maximum extent permitted by law, any objection, including any objection
based on FORUM NON COVENIENS, to the bringing of any such proceeding in such
jurisdictions.

         (j) Consents. The person signing this Agreement on behalf of each party
hereby represents and warrants that he has the necessary power, consent and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of that party.

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         (k) Further Assurances. In addition to the instruments and documents to
be made, executed and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, the parties hereto
agree to make, execute and deliver or cause to be made, executed and delivered,
to the requesting party such other instruments and to take such other actions as
the requesting party may reasonably require to carry out the terms of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

         (l) Section Headings. The Section headings in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.

         (m) Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires, when used
herein, the singular shall be deemed to include the plural, the plural shall be
deemed to include each of the singular, and pronouns of one or no gender shall
be deemed to include the equivalent pronoun of the other or no gender.

         (n) Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which
shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a
party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by telephone line facsimile
transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so
delivering this Agreement. A facsimile transmission of this signed Agreement
shall be legal and binding on all parties hereto.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day
and year first above written.

                                             COMPANY:
                                             MARKLAND TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                             By: _____________________
                                             Name: Ken Ducey, Jr.
                                             Title: Chief Financial Officer

                                             SUBSCRIBER:
                                             BRITTANY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED

                                             By: ____________________
                                             Name:
                                             Title: Director

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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.18.1

                              CONSULTING AGREEMENT

         CONSULTING AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT") dated as of January 1, 2003,
between Markland Technology, Inc. (including, as the context may require, its
subsidiaries, the "COMPANY"), a Florida corporation, and Robert Tarini, (the
"CONSULTANT"), located at ----.

         WHEREAS, the Company wishes to employ the CONSULTANT to render services
for the Company on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the
Consultant wishes to be retained and employed by the Company on such terms and
conditions.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the mutual agreements
set forth below and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1.   ENGAGEMENT - The Company hereby employs the Consultant, and the Consultant
     accepts such engagement and agrees to perform services for the Company, for
     the period and upon the other terms and conditions set forth in this
     Agreement.

2.   TERM - Unless terminated at an earlier date in accordance with Section 8 of
     this Agreement or otherwise extended by agreement of the parties, the term
     of the Consultant's engagement hereunder shall be for a period of three
     years, commencing on January 1, 2003. The period of engagement may be
     extended by written agreement or e-mail between the parties, provided that
     certain provisions relating to compensation may change upon commencement of
     any extension hereto.

3.   POSITION AND DUTIES

     (a)  SERVICE WITH COMPANY - During the term of the Consultant's engagement,
          the Consultant agrees to perform such reasonable services as the Board
          of Directors of the Company shall assign to Consultant from time to
          time. The Consultant shall commence as a Director and an officer of
          the Company with the title of Chairman of the Board of Directors.

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     (b)  PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES - The Consultant agrees to serve the Company
          faithfully and to the best of Consultant's ability and to devote a
          reasonable amount of time, attention and efforts to the business and
          affairs of the Company during Consultant's engagement by the Company.
          The Consultant hereby confirms that Consultant is under no contractual
          commitments inconsistent with Consultant's obligations set forth in
          this Agreement and that during the term of this Agreement, Consultant
          will not render or perform services for any other corporation, firm,
          entity or person, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this
          Agreement. While Consultant remains employed by the Company, the
          Consultant may participate in reasonable professional, charitable,
          and/or personal investment activities so long as such activities do
          not interfere with the performance of Consultant's obligations under
          this Agreement.

4.   COMPENSATION

     (a)  BASE CONSIDERATION - As compensation for services to be rendered by
          the Consultant under this Agreement, the Company shall pay to the
          Consultant during the initial ninety (90) day term a base payment of
          $10,000 gross per month, and, unless modified, (ii) during any
          extensions of the initial term a base payment of $10,000 gross per
          month, minus deductions and withholdings, which payment shall be paid
          on a monthly basis in arrears in accordance with the Company's normal
          procedures and policies.

     (b)  INCENTIVE COMPENSATION - In addition to the base payment, the
          Consultant shall be eligible to participate in any bonus or incentive
          compensation plans that may be established by the Board of Directors
          of the Company from time to time applicable to the Consultant's
          services.

     (c)  EXPENSES- The Company will pay or reimburse the Consultant for all
          reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Consultant
          in the performance of Consultant's duties under this Agreement,
          subject to the Company's normal policies for expense verification.

     (d)  INITIAL GRANT OF STOCK - The company agrees to CONDITIONALLY grant to
          Consultant shares of common stock in the Company (the "Common Stock")
          equivalent to an accumulated total of 1.67% ("Stock Percentage") of
          the Common Stock Equity of the Company (defined below) calculated as
          of December 31, 2003 ("Final Date"). A portion of the stock grant is
          earned upon contract signing and the remaining portion of the stock
          grant will be based on PERFORMANCE CRITERIA achieved by the Company as
          defined below. The number of shares of Common Stock reflected by the
          Stock Percentage ("Consultant's Shares") shall be calculated against
          all issued and outstanding capital stock or other equity or conversion
          right in the Company. With respect to any convertible stock of the
          Company, including without limitation preferred stock classes C and D,
          and any other conversion right, the calculation determining the number
          of Consultant's Shares shall be made as if each such conversion had
          taken place in accordance with the conversion rights associated with
          such security, (without regard to limitations on the number of shares
          that may be converted in a single instance or in a defined period), on
          the Final Date ("Imputed Conversion"). The price of the Common Stock
          to be used for calculating the Imputed Conversion shall be the average
          price of the Common Stock for the 10 business days prior to the Final
          Date reflected on the NASD/OTCBB Market or if the Common Stock is no
          longer listed on that market, the principal securities exchange or
          trading market on which the Common Stock is listed or traded,
          including the pink sheets. The final calculation of the total number
          of Consultant's Shares shall be made within fifteen days of the Final
          Date, in accordance with the following formula ("Formula"):

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         Total # Consultant's Shares = .0167 x the Equity

         The Equity = total Common Shares outstanding as of the Final Date +
         number of Common Shares resulting from Imputed Conversion

     The CONDITIONAL grant of shares is dependant on PERFORMANCE CRITERIA based
     on the following minimum gross revenue figures being achieved for the
     following quarters as listed below:

          Second and Third Quarters-$150,000 ; Fourth Quarter- $500,000 .

     Consultant's Shares shall be issued in four installments; the first
     installment is earned at contract signing , each additional installment is
     contingent on the achievement of the gross revenue targets listed above for
     each quarter:

     (i) upon contract signing, the Company will issue to Consultant a number of
     shares of Common Stock then equivalent to .5% of the total number of shares
     of Common Stock then outstanding.

     (ii) on or about July 1, 2003, Company will issue to Consultant a number of
     shares of Common Stock then equivalent to .5% of the total number of shares
     of Common Stock then outstanding, inclusive of such Consultant's Shares if
     the Second Quarter gross revenue target has been met;

     (iii) on or about October 1, 2003 Company will issue to Consultant a number
     of shares of Common Stock then equivalent to 1.67% of the total number of
     shares of Common Stock then outstanding, inclusive of such Consultant's
     Shares, minus the aggregate number of Consultant Shares issued to
     Consultant in the first two installments if the Third Quarter gross revenue
     target has been met;

     and

     (iv) within fifteen days of the Final Date Company shall issue to
     Consultant a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the difference
     between the Total # Consultant's Shares calculated in accordance with the
     Formula minus the aggregate number of Consultant Shares issued to
     Consultant in the first three installments if the Fourth Quarter gross
     revenue target has been met;

     (e)  ACCRUED STOCK AWARD - In addition the company shall accrue an
          additional stock award ("Accrued Shares") for the Consultant which
          will be vested and issued after the first year anniversary of
          engagement (such anniversary being January 1, 2004) equal to 0.6% of
          the Equity.

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     (f)  Registration - All Consultant's Shares and Accrued Shares
          (collectively hereafter referred to as "Consultant's Shares") may be
          unregistered, unless registered prior to issuance.

         Such unregistered shares shall bear the following legend.

     THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH
     THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY
     STATE, IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES
     ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT
     BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
     UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN
     A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
     SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

     Consultant's Shares shall not contain the legend set forth above or any
     other restrictive legend if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
     (i) there is an effective Registration Statement under the Securities Act
     at such time, (ii) the Consultant has delivered a certificate to the
     Company to the effect that the Consultant will comply with all applicable
     prospectus delivery requirements under the Securities Act in any sale or
     transfer of the Consultant's Shares by the Consultant, and (iii) the
     Consultant has delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel (acceptable
     to the Company) that such legend is not required under applicable
     requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and
     pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The Company agrees
     that it will provide the Consultant, upon request, with a certificate or
     certificates representing Consultant's Shares, free from such legend at
     such time as such legend is no longer required hereunder. The Company may
     not make any notation on its records or give instructions to any transfer
     agent of the Company which enlarge the restrictions of transfer set forth
     in this Section.

     The Company covenants that it will take such further action as any holder
     of Consultant Shares may reasonably request, all to the extent required
     from time to time to enable such holder to sell the Shares without
     registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the
     exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act,
     including the legal opinion of counsel to the Company pursuant in a written
     letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer
     agent for the benefit of and enforceable by the Consultant or successor in
     interest thereto. Upon the request of any such holder, the Company shall
     deliver to such holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer
     as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

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     (g)  REGISTRATION RIGHTS - In the event of a registration of Company common
          stock following the Final Date, Consultant shall have the right to
          participate in such registration at Company's expense up to an amount
          not to exceed five percent (5%) of the total amount of common stock to
          be registered at such time. Additionally, for a period of five years
          from the date of this Agreement, Consultant shall have preemptive
          rights in the event of any potentially dilutive event (excluding
          exercise of any conversion rights accounted for in the Imputed
          Conversion in Paragraph 4 (d) above), such that Consultant may, within
          a reasonable time, elect to participate in such dilutive event under
          the terms thereof to maintain Consultant's then current percentage
          interest in the Company.

     (h)  BONUS: Consultant shall be eligible to receive a bonus, as may be
          payable pursuant to the performance criteria described below. The
          Bonus shall be based on 200% of Consultant's annual base salary as of
          the last day of the term of this agreement, and the maximum amount of
          a target bonus that may be awarded to Consultant for a term shall be
          400% thereof:

               Performance Criteria will be based on the award of contracts with
               a total value in excess of $1 million through the life of the
               contract.

     (i)  CHANGE OF CONTROL - In the event of a change of control of the Company
          during the period covered by this Agreement, all stock grants listed
          above shall be granted immediately. A change of control will be
          defined as a change in the majority ownership of the Equity of the
          Company, or the resignation or termination of the majority of the
          directors on the Board of Directors of the Company within a 2 month
          period.

5.   CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - Except as permitted or directed by the Company's
     Board of Directors, during the term of Consultant's engagement or at any
     time thereafter, the Consultant shall not divulge, furnish or make
     accessible to anyone or use in any way (other than in the ordinary course
     of the business of the Company) any confidential or secret knowledge or
     information of the Company that the Consultant has acquired or become
     acquainted with or will acquire or become acquainted with prior to the
     termination of the period of Consultant's engagement by the Company
     (including engagement by the Company or any affiliated companies prior to
     the date of this Agreement) whether developed by Consultant self/herself or
     by others, concerning any trade secrets, confidential or secret designs,
     processes, formulae, plans, devices or material (whether or not patented or
     patentable) directly or indirectly useful in any aspect of the business of
     the Company, any customer or supplier lists of the Company, any
     confidential or secret development or research work of the Company, or any
     other confidential information or secret aspects of the business of the
     Company. The Consultant acknowledges that the above-described knowledge or
     information constitutes a unique and valuable asset of the Company and
     represents a substantial investment of time and expense by the Company, and
     that any disclosure or other use of such knowledge or information other
     than for the sole benefit of the Company would be wrongful and would cause
     irreparable harm to the Company. Both during and after the term of
     Consultant's engagement, the Consultant will refrain from any acts or
     omissions that would reduce the value of such knowledge or information to
     the Company. The foregoing obligations of confidentiality shall not apply
     to any knowledge or information that is now published and publicly
     available or which subsequently becomes generally publicly known in the
     form in which it was obtained from the Company, other than as a direct or
     indirect result of the breach of this Agreement by the Consultant.

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6.   VENTURES - If, during the term of Consultant's engagement the Consultant is
     engaged in or associated with the planning or implementing of any project,
     program or venture involving the Company and a third party or parties, all
     rights in such project, program or venture shall belong to the Company,
     unless prior written consent from the Company is obtained. Except as
     approved by the Company's Board of Directors, the Consultant shall not be
     entitled to any interest in such project, program or venture or to any
     commission, finder's fee or other compensation in connection therewith
     other than the compensation to be paid to the Consultant as provided in
     this Agreement. The Consultant shall not enter into any arrangement through
     which Consultant acquires or may acquire any interest, direct or indirect,
     in any vendor or customer of the Company other than Consultant.

7.   Patent and Related Matters; Disclosure and Assignment - The Consultant will
     promptly disclose in writing to the Company complete information concerning
     each and every invention, discovery, improvement, device, design,
     apparatus, practice, process, method or product, whether patentable or not,
     made, developed, perfected, devised, conceived or first reduced to practice
     by the Consultant, either solely or in collaboration with others, during
     the term of this Agreement, whether or not during regular working hours,
     relating either directly or significantly and indirectly to the business,
     products, practices or techniques of the Company ("Developments"). The
     Consultant, to the extent that Consultant has the legal right to do so,
     hereby acknowledges that any and all of the Developments are the property
     of the Company and agrees to assign and hereby assigns to the Company any
     and all of the Consultant's right, title and interest in and to any and all
     of the Developments ("Assignment"). During the period commencing upon the
     day after the Consultant's last day performing services for the Company and
     ending one year after termination of the Consultant's engagement with the
     Company, at the reasonable request of the Company, the Consultant will
     confer with the Company and its representatives for the purpose of
     disclosing all Developments to the Company, provided that such conference
     is at the Company's expense and Consultant is compensated at no less that a
     rate of $250 per hour for Consultant's time.

     (a)  LIMITATION ON SECTION 7(a) - The provisions of Section 7 shall not
          apply to any Development meeting the following conditions: (i) such
          Development was developed entirely on the Consultant's own time
          without the use of any Company equipment, supplies, facility or trade
          secret information; and (ii) such Development does not relate directly
          or significantly to the business of the Company to the Company's
          actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development; or result
          from any work performed by the Consultant for the Company.

     (b)  COPYRIGHTABLE MATERIAL - All right, title and interest in all
          copyrightable material that the Consultant shall conceive or
          originate, either individually or jointly with others, and which arise
          out of the performance of this Agreement, will be the property of the
          Company and are by this Agreement assigned to the Company along with
          ownership of any and all copyrights in the copyrightable material.
          Upon request and without further compensation therefor, but at no
          expense to the Consultant, the Consultant shall execute all papers and
          perform all other acts necessary to assist the Company to obtain and
          register copyrights on such materials in any and all countries, except
          that Consultant shall be compensated at no less that a rate of $250
          per hour for Consultant's time for compliance with this provision
          following termination or expiration of this Agreement. Where
          applicable, works of authorship created by the Consultant for the
          Company in performing Consultant's responsibilities under this
          Agreement shall be considered "WORKS MADE FOR HIRE," as defined in the
          U.S. Copyright Act. To the extent not considered as work made for
          hire, such works will be considered assigned to the Company under the
          Assignment provision of this Section 7.

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     (c)  KNOW-HOW AND TRADE SECRETS - All know-how and trade secret information
          conceived or originated by the Consultant that arises out of the
          performance of Consultant's obligations or responsibilities under this
          Agreement or any related material or information shall be the property
          of the Company, and all rights therein are by this Agreement assigned
          to the Company.

8.   TERMINATION OF ENGAGEMENT

     (a)  GROUNDS FOR TERMINATION - The Consultant's engagement shall terminate
          prior to the expiration of the initial term set forth in Section 2 or
          any extension thereof in the event that at any time: (i) The
          Consultant dies, (ii) The Board of Directors of the Company elects to
          terminate this Agreement for "cause" and notifies the Consultant in
          writing of such election, (iii) The Consultant becomes "disabled," so
          that Consultant cannot perform the essential functions of Consultant's
          position with or without reasonable accommodation, (iv) The Board of
          Directors of the Company elects to terminate this Agreement without
          "cause" and notifies the Consultant in writing of such election, (v)
          The Consultant elects to terminate this Agreement and notifies the
          Company in writing of such election, or (vi) The Consultant elects to
          terminate this Agreement for "good reason" (as defined below) and
          notifies the Company in writing of such election.

          If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) of this
          Section 8(a), such termination shall be effective immediately. If this
          Agreement is terminated pursuant to clause (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) of
          this Section 8(a), such termination shall be effective 30 days after
          delivery of the notice of termination.

     (b)  "CAUSE" DEFINED - "Cause" means: (i) The Consultant has breached the
          provisions of Section 5, 6 or 7 of this Agreement in any material
          respect, (ii) The Consultant has engaged in willful and material
          misconduct, including willful and material failure to perform the
          Consultant's duties as an officer or Consultant of the Company and has
          failed to cure such default within 30 days after receipt of written
          notice of default from the Company, (iii) The Consultant has committed
          fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement in connection with the
          Company's business, or (iv) The Consultant has been convicted or has
          pleaded NOLO CONTENDERE to criminal misconduct (except for parking
          violations, occasional minor traffic violations and other similar
          minor violations).

     (c)  EFFECT OF TERMINATION - Notwithstanding any termination of this
          Agreement, the Consultant, in consideration of Consultant's engagement
          hereunder to the date of such termination, shall remain bound by the
          provisions of this Agreement which specifically relate to periods,
          activities or obligations upon or subsequent to the termination of the
          Consultant's engagement.

     (d)  "DISABLED" DEFINED - "DISABLED" means any mental or physical condition
          that renders the Consultant unable to perform the essential functions
          of Consultant's position, with or without reasonable accommodation,
          for a period in excess of 3 months.

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     (e)  SURRENDER OF RECORDS AND PROPERTY- Upon termination of Consultant's
          engagement with the Company, the Consultant shall deliver promptly to
          the Company all records, manuals, books, blank forms, documents,
          letters, memoranda, notes, notebooks, reports, data, tables,
          calculations or copies thereof that relate in any way to the business,
          products, practices or techniques of the Company, and all other
          property, trade secrets and confidential information of the Company,
          including, but not limited to, all documents that in whole or in part
          contain any trade secrets or confidential information of the Company,
          which in any of these cases are in Consultant's possession or under
          Consultant's control.

     (f)  PAYMENT CONTINUATION - If the Consultant's engagement by the Company
          is terminated by the Company pursuant to clause (iii) or (iv) of
          Section 8(a) or by Consultant for Good Reason pursuant to clause (vi)
          of Section 8(a), the Company shall continue to pay to the Consultant
          Consultant's base payment (less any payments received by the
          Consultant from any disability income insurance policy provided to
          Consultant by the Company) and shall continue to provide health
          insurance benefits for the Consultant through the earlier of (a) the
          date that the Consultant has obtained other full-time engagement, or
          (b) three (3) months from the date of termination of engagement. If
          this Agreement is terminated pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) or (v) of
          Section 8(a), the Consultant's right to base payment and benefits
          shall immediately terminate, except as may otherwise be required by
          applicable law.

     (g)  "GOOD REASON" DEFINED - Good Reason shall mean: (i) the assignment of
          the Consultant to any duties inconsistent in any respect with the
          Consultant's position (including status, offices, titles and reporting
          requirements), authority, duties or responsibilities as contemplated
          by Section 3(a) or any other action by the Company which results in a
          diminution in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities,
          excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent
          action not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company
          promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Consultant; (ii)
          any termination or reduction of a material benefit under any benefits
          plan in which the Consultant participates unless (1) there is
          substituted a comparable benefit that is economically substantially
          equivalent to the terminated or reduced benefit prior to such
          termination or reduction or (2) benefits under such plan are
          terminated or reduced with respect to all Consultants previously
          granted benefits thereunder; (iii) without limiting the generality of
          the foregoing, any material breach of this Agreement by the Company or
          any successor thereto.

9.   INDEMNIFICATION - In the event that Consultant is made, or threatened to be
     made, a party to any action or proceeding, whether civil or criminal, by
     reason of the fact that Consultant is or was a director, officer, or member
     of a committee of the Board of Directors of the Company or serves or served
     any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, Consultant
     benefit plan or other enterprise in any capacity at the request of the
     Company, or resulting from any of Consultant's actions in any of the
     foregoing roles Consultant shall be indemnified by the Company and the
     Company shall advance Consultant's related expenses to the fullest extent
     permitted by law (including without limitation, damages, costs and
     reasonable attorney fees), as may otherwise be provided in the Company's
     Certificate of Incorporation and ByLaws. The Company further covenants not
     to amend or repeal any provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or
     Bylaws of the Company in any manner which would adversely affect the
     indemnification or exculpatory provisions contained therein as they pertain
     to acts. The provisions of this Section are intended to be for the benefit
     of, and shall be enforceable by, each indemnified party and Consultant's or
     her heirs and representatives. If the Company or any of its successors or
     assigns (i) shall consolidate with or merge into any other corporation or
     entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity
     of such consolidation or merger or (ii) shall transfer all or substantially
     all of its properties and assets to such Person, then and in each such
     case, proper provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns of
     the Company shall assume all of the obligations set forth in this section
     9.

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10.  MISCELLANEOUS

     (a)  COUNTERPARTS - This Agreement may be executed in separate
          counterparts, each of which will be an original and all of which taken
          together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and any party
          hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart.

     (b)  SEVERABILITY - Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement
          shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid
          under applicable law but if any provision of this Agreement is held to
          be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable law or rule,
          the validity, legality and enforceability of the other provisions of
          this Agreement will not be affected or impaired thereby. In
          furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, should the
          duration or geographical extent of, or business activities covered by,
          any provision of this Agreement be in excess of that which is valid
          and enforceable under applicable law, then such provision shall be
          construed to cover only that duration, extent or activities which may
          validly and enforceably be covered.

     (c)  SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS - This Agreement shall be binding upon and
          inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs,
          personal representatives and, to the extent permitted by subsection
          (d), successors and assigns.

     (d)  ASSIGNABILITY - Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy,
          obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be
          assignable (including by operation of law) by either party without the
          prior written consent of the other party to this Agreement, except
          that the Company may, without the consent of the Consultant, assign
          its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any corporation,
          firm or other business entity with or into which the Company may merge
          or consolidate, or to which the Company may sell or transfer all or
          substantially all of its assets, or of which 50% or more of the equity
          investment and of the voting control is owned, directly or indirectly,
          by, or is under common ownership with, the Company. Provided such
          assignee explicitly assumes such responsibilities, after any such
          assignment by the Company, the Company shall be discharged from all
          further liability hereunder and such assignee shall thereafter be
          deemed to be the Company for the purposes of all provisions of this
          Agreement including this Section 10.

     (e)  MODIFICATION, AMENDMENT, WAIVER OR TERMINATION - No provision of this
          Agreement may be modified, amended, waived or terminated except by an
          instrument in writing signed by the parties to this Agreement. No
          course of dealing between the parties will modify, amend, waive or
          terminate any provision of this Agreement or any rights or obligations
          of any party under or by reason of this Agreement. No delay on the
          part of the Company or Consultant in exercising any right hereunder
          shall operate as a waiver of such right. No waiver, express or
          implied, by the Company of any right or any breach by the Consultant
          shall constitute a waiver of any other right or breach by the
          Consultant.

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     (f)  NOTICES - All notices, consents, requests, instructions, approvals or
          other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and
          delivered by personal delivery, overnight courier, mail, electronic
          facsimile or e-mail addressed to the receiving party at the address
          set forth herein. All such communications shall be effective when
          received.

         If to the Company:

                  Ken Ducey, Jr.
                  Facsimile:  203-431-8309
                  Attn:  CFO
                  #207 - 54 Danbury Road
                  Ridgefield, CT  06877

         If to the Consultant:

                  Robert Tarini
                  46 Bell School House Road
                  Richmond, RI 02892

          Any party may change the address set forth above by notice to the
          other party given as provided herein.

     (g)  HEADINGS - The headings and any table of contents contained in this
          Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way
          affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

     (h)  GOVERNING LAW - ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE INTERPRETATION,
          CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
          GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, WITHOUT
          GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF.

     (i)  VENUE; FEES AND EXPENSES - Any action at law, suit in equity or
          judicial proceeding arising directly, indirectly, or otherwise in
          connection with, out of, related to or from this Agreement, or any
          provision hereof, shall be litigated only in the state courts located
          in the State of Connecticut, County of Fairfield or the federal courts
          in the district which covers such county. The Consultant and the
          Company consent to the jurisdiction of such courts. The prevailing
          party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys' fees and
          costs in any such action.

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     (j)  WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL - Each party hereto hereby waives,
          except to the extent otherwise required by applicable law, the right
          to trial by jury in any legal action or proceeding between the parties
          hereto arising out of or in connection with this Agreement.

     (k)  THIRD-PARTY BENEFIT - Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied,
          is intended to confer upon any other person any rights, remedies,
          obligations or liabilities of any nature whatsoever.

     (l)  WITHHOLDING TAXES - The Company may withhold from any benefits payable
          under this Agreement all federal, state, city or other taxes as shall
          be required pursuant to any law or governmental regulation or ruling.

THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT EACH HAS READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTANDS IT, AND
AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. FURTHER, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT
THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY EXHIBITS HERETO ARE THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT
OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES, WHICH SUPERSEDES ALL PROPOSALS OR ALL
PRIOR AGREEMENTS, ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND ALL OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE
PARTIES RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF.

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

MARKLAND TECHNOLOGY, INC.                     Robert Tarini

By:  Ken Ducey, Jr.
CFO
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Date:                                         Date:
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