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                                                                   Exhibit 10.24

                               ADOBE CONFIDENTIAL

                     POSTSCRIPT SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LICENSE

                            AND SUBLICENSE AGREEMENT

                                     BETWEEN

                           ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED

                                       AND

                          PEERLESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION

                              Dated: July 23, 1999

Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The copy
filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality request.
Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has been filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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                     POSTSCRIPT SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LICENSE
                            AND SUBLICENSE AGREEMENT

         This Agreement is between Adobe Systems Incorporated, a Delaware
corporation having its principal place of business at 345 Park Avenue, San Jose,
CA 95110-2704 ("Adobe"), and Peerless Systems Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, having its principal place of business at 2381 Rosecrans Avenue, El
Segundo, CA 90245 ("Peerless"). This Agreement is effective as of July 23, 1999
(the "Effective Date").

         The purpose of this Agreement is to license Adobe PostScript
interpreter software, which Adobe owns, and related software and technologies,
which Adobe has the right to license, to Peerless so that Peerless may (i)
provide certain porting and support services to its OEM Customers, (ii) develop
software development kits, as described in Adobe-Peerless SDK Appendices
attached to this Agreement, for delivery to Peerless' OEM Customers, (iii)
sublicense certain rights to such OEM Customers for use in, or development of,
OEM Customers' Licensed Systems, as described in Licensed System Appendices, and
(iv) have access to the source code versions of core code components of the
Adobe Software ("Adobe Core Source") for the purpose of carrying out development
activities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement does
not authorize Peerless to develop a Licensed System product to be distributed as
a Peerless product.

         Adobe will provide the Adobe PostScript software for a specific
development environment and related materials licensed hereunder under an Adobe
Deliverables Appendix (or materials release form) attached to this Agreement,
which shall describe the category of deliverables and applicable licensing
categories for such deliverables (i.e., Adobe Information, Adobe Support
Information, Adobe Support Source, Adobe Core Source, Other Adobe Software, or
Host Software, as such categories are described below).

         The parties agree that this Agreement is intended to replace in its
entirety (i) PostScript Software Development License and Sublicense Agreement
between Adobe and HDE, Inc. ("HDE") dated Nov. 22, 1999, and subsequently
assigned to Peerless with Adobe's approval, upon the acquisition by Peerless of
HDE ("Assigned HDE PostScript Agreement"), and fully incorporates and replaces
(ii) that certain Amendment No. 1 to said Assigned HDE PostScript Agreement
dated June 14, 2002 and (iii) that certain Amendment No. 2 to said Assigned HDE
PostScript Agreement dated August 24, 2002. Any Adobe Information, including but
not limited to any Adobe Support Information, supplied to HDE under the terms of
the Assigned HDE PostScript Agreement and any derivatives thereof containing any
such Adobe Information in HDE's possession shall be deemed to have been
surrendered and then returned to Peerless subject to the provisions of this
Agreement. The parties agree that the Assigned HDE PostScript Agreement shall
terminate concurrently with the final execution of this Agreement, provided,
however, that any monies which have been earned by Adobe (but unpaid) under the
Assigned HDE PostScript Agreement prior to its termination shall be paid by
Peerless under the terms of said agreement.

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                                    AGREEMENT

1.       DEFINITIONS.

         1.1 Adobe Certification Test Suite means the testing materials and
procedures developed by Adobe to be used to test Revised Object for conformity
with the PostScript Language Specification and Adobe quality standards by (a)
Peerless, in connection with a Peerless SDK or OEM Customer Licensed System and
(b) OEM Customers, in connection with a Licensed System.

         1.2 Adobe Development Tools means any Adobe-supplied development tool
and utility software identified as Adobe Software Development Tools in an Adobe
Deliverables Appendix or materials release form (or by other means when delivery
is made to Peerless via the World Wide Web), including any enhancements,
modifications and localizations thereof provided by Adobe to Peerless.

         1.3 Adobe Header Files means the Adobe source code computer programs
and files that provide definitions of the services available in Adobe PostScript
libraries, as identified in an Adobe Deliverables Appendix or materials release
form (or by other means when delivery is made to Peerless via the World Wide
Web).

         1.4 *

         1.5 Adobe Information means the (a) Adobe Support Information, (b) Font
Programs, (c) Adobe Software, Other Adobe Software and Host Software, provided
to Peerless in object code form, (d) End User Documentation, and (e) any other
information provided to Peerless by Adobe hereunder.

         1.6 Adobe Software. "Adobe Software" means (a) the unmodified computer
programs, in source and/or object code form, known collectively as Adobe's
PostScript interpreter software (i.e., version 3011 and above but excluding any
future Adobe interpreter software, whether or not based on the PostScript
imaging model, marketed by Adobe as a new product rather than as an enhanced
version of PostScript 3 interpreter software), as identified in an appendix or
materials release form (or by other means when delivery is made to Peerless via
the World Wide Web), (b) other software programs, identified as "Adobe Software"
in an appendix or materials release form (or by other means when delivery is
made to Peerless via the World Wide Web), and (c) any enhancements or
modifications to any of the foregoing as provided by Adobe to Peerless. The
source components of the Adobe Software are identified either as "Adobe Support
Source" or "Adobe Core Source" as described below.

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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         1.6.1 Adobe Support Source. "Adobe Support Source" means those portions
of the Adobe Software supplied to Peerless in human readable source code form,
including the corresponding source documentation and interface materials, as
identified by Adobe in an appendix or materials release form, which may be
modified by Peerless or by a Third Party Developer (under a Development
Agreement with Peerless) to adapt the Adobe Software for compatibility with OEM
Customer Licensed Systems.

         1.6.2 Adobe Core Source. "Adobe Core Source" means those portions of
the Adobe Software supplied to, and solely for use by, Peerless in human
readable source code form, including the corresponding source documentation and
interface materials, as identified by Adobe in an appendix or materials release
form, which implements Adobe's standard imaging model and the syntax and
semantics of the PostScript language and which is also known as "Adobe
Restricted Information."

     1.7 Adobe Support Information. "Adobe Support Information" means any of the
following information provided by Adobe to Peerless during the term of this
Agreement: (a) Adobe Software, Other Adobe Software, and Host Software in source
code form, (b) unreleased Adobe Software, Other Adobe Software or Host Software
in object code form, (c) Demonstration Programs, (d) Adobe Header Files, (e) the
Adobe Certification Test Suite, (f) Adobe Development Tools, (g) documentation
intended for use by Peerless or its OEM Customers for development purposes, (h)
information identified as Adobe Support Information in an appendix, materials
release form or exhibit to this Agreement (or by other means when delivery is
made to Peerless via the World Wide Web), and (i) enhancements or modifications
related to any of the foregoing as provided by Adobe to Peerless.

     1.8 Clone Product means a product having page description capabilities that
are substantially compatible with the PostScript language.

     1.9 Designated Output Device(s) means an output device (i.e., print engine
or other raster imaging device) meeting the requirements described in an SDK
Appendix or Licensed System Appendix and used to display the raster output
created by the Revised Object. References to a "Class" of Designated Output
Devices shall mean all Designated Output Devices that each have similar
specifications with regard to the unique combination of the following
characteristics: controller/microprocessor, marking engine speed, RAM memory,
ROM capacity, resolution, bits/pixel, etc.

     1.10 Peerless OEM Agreement means a development and license Agreement
entered into between Peerless and its OEM Customer regarding the development of
Revised Object by Peerless for the benefit of the OEM Customer and whereby
Peerless sublicenses to such OEM Customer the right to use and distribute, but
not modify (except as expressly set forth herein) the Revised Object as part of
a Licensed System. Each Peerless OEM Agreement must contain the minimum terms
and conditions set forth in Exhibit B ("Minimum Terms of Peerless OEM
Agreements").

     1.11 Peerless SDK means a development kit created by Peerless that includes
(a) Peerless-supplied software and/or hardware, (b) only those components of
Adobe Software and Adobe Header Files that are specifically identified in the
relevant Adobe-Peerless SDK

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Appendix, (c) Font Programs provided by Adobe, and (d) may also include
Demonstration Program(s) and derivative works thereof in source and/or object
code form and/or components of Other Adobe Software and/or Host Software that
are specifically identified in the relevant Adobe-Peerless SDK Appendix. The
Adobe-Peerless SDK Appendix shall be executed prior to Peerless' first
distribution of such Peerless SDK. A Peerless development kit, whether or not
known as an "SDK," is not a "Peerless SDK" as defined herein if it does not
include Adobe-supplied technology.

     1.12 Development Site. "Development Site" means (a) with regard to
Peerless, a site that is under Peerless' control and supervision and at a
physical location identified in Exhibit C ("Development and Reproduction
Sites"), at which Peerless may use the Adobe Support Information, depending upon
the characterization of the site as a Primary or Secondary Site (as defined
below), (b) with regard to a Third Party Developer, a site that is under Third
Party Developer's control and supervision and at a physical located identified
in Exhibit C-2 ("Development Sites - Third Party Developers"), at which such
Third Party Developer may use the Adobe Support Information (except for Adobe
Core Source) to perform technical development services identified in a
Development Agreement with Peerless, and (c) with regard to each OEM Customer, a
site specified in each Peerless-OEM SDK Appendix at which such OEM Customer may
use the Peerless SDK in the development of Licensed Systems. A "Primary
Development Site" is a site that is at all time under Peerless' supervision and
management control and where the Adobe Core Source and other Adobe Support
Information is to be handled, used and stored. A "Secondary Development Site" is
a site under Peerless, Third Party Developer or OEM Customer's supervision and
management control where Adobe Support Information (except for Adobe Core
Source) is to be handled, used and stored. Adobe Core Source shall be handled,
used and stored exclusively at a Primary Development Site. Development Site(s)
may be located anywhere in any country listed in Exhibit C-1 ("List of Countries
Where Development Sites May Be Located") or otherwise as approved in writing by
Adobe.

     1.13 End User means a third party using the Licensed System for its
ordinary business or personal purposes, but not for redistribution or resale.

     1.14 End User Documentation means the documentation for the Host Software
that is intended for use by an End User.

     1.15 Error. "Error" means a defect in a Reference Port or CPSI Platform
which causes the Reference Port or CPSI Platform, as applicable, when compiled
and running in the development environment as specified in an Adobe Deliverables
Appendix or as otherwise specified by Adobe, not to operate substantially in
accordance with the PostScript Language Specification.

     1.16 First Commercial Shipment means the earlier of (a) OEM Customer's
first internal use of Revised Object other than for development or testing, and
(b) distribution of such Revised Object to a third party as part of a Licensed
System.

     1.17 Font Programs means the digitally encoded, machine readable outline
programs for the Typefaces identified in Exhibit D ("Extended Roman Font Program
Set"), Exhibit D-1

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("Non-Roman Font Programs"), or in an appendix hereto or materials release form
(or by any other means when delivery is made to Peerless via the World Wide
Web), for which Adobe has sublicensing rights to allow Peerless to further
sublicense such Typefaces to its OEM Customers.

     1.18 Hardware Upgrade means the installation of any hardware enhancement,
with required software, to standard hardware features on a previously installed
Licensed System, or the installation of any optional hardware features, with
required software, on a previously installed Licensed System.

     1.19 Host Software means any Adobe-supplied software identified as Host
Software in an appendix hereto, materials release form or Exhibit E ("Host
Software") attached hereto (or by other means when delivery is made to Peerless
via the World Wide Web), including any enhancements, modifications and
localizations (i.e., a version of the Host Software for which the dialog text
strings and help files contained therein have been translated into a language
other than English) thereof, provided by Adobe to Peerless, that typically runs
on a host computer system independently of the Adobe Software, but is used as
part of or in conjunction with a Licensed System.

     1.20 Licensed System means an OEM Customer product that includes Revised
Object and Font Programs licensed from Peerless, and one or more Designated
Output Device(s), and may include (unless such components are identified as
mandatory, in which case it shall include) Other Adobe Software, Host Software
and other hardware and software identified in an applicable Licensed System
Appendix. The Licensed System Appendix shall be executed prior to Peerless'
delivery to Adobe of the certification test results for such Licensed System
pursuant to Paragraph 2 ("Peerless Testing") of Exhibit F ("Licensed System Test
Procedures") herein.

     1.21 Licensed System Appendix ("LSA") means an appendix to be added to the
applicable Peerless OEM Agreement between Peerless and its OEM Customer covering
each Licensed System and containing a description of the Licensed System and
setting forth any licensing terms specific to each such Licensed System and
including at a minimum the terms set forth in Exhibit G ("Minimum Terms for
Licensed System Appendix"). Adobe will not be a signatory to an Licensed System
Appendix, but will receive a transmittal form summarizing any terms contained in
the Licensed System Appendix which would require special consideration by Adobe
along with an attached copy thereof within five (5) days of final execution. Any
Licensed System Appendix containing terms which impact Adobe's rights or
obligations otherwise than as explicitly stated in this Agreement or appendices
thereto, shall require Adobe's written approval on the applicable transmittal
form to be enforceable.

     1.22 OEM Customer means a party, other than an *, to whom Peerless has
sublicensed the right to use the Peerless SDK, and/or distribute Revised Object
in accordance with the terms and conditions of a Peerless OEM Agreement.

     1.23 OEM Remarketer Customer means a third party with whom OEM Customer has
entered into a written agreement authorizing such third party to distribute a
Licensed System under such third party's own trademark and/or incorporate as
part of such third party's own product and under its own End User Agreement that
includes terms substantially equivalent to

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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those set forth in Attachment 1 ("Minimum Terms of End User Agreements") to
Exhibit B ("Minimum Terms of Peerless OEM Agreements").

         1.24  Other Adobe Software means any Adobe-supplied software identified
as Other Adobe Software in an appendix, materials release form or Exhibit H
("Other Adobe Software") hereto (or by other means when delivery is made to
Peerless via the World Wide Web), including any enhancements or modifications
supplied by Adobe to Peerless, that is typically included and distributed as
part of the Revised Object for use with the Adobe Software.

         1.25  PostScript Language Specification means the PostScript Language
Reference Manual, Second Edition, as printed in English by Addison-Wesley,
current as of April 1991, or subsequent edition identified in the applicable
appendix, and the Supplement: PostScript Language Reference Manual, For Version
3010 (or later supplement to the PostScript Language Reference Manual).

         1.26  PostScript Printer Description ("PPD") File means a human
readable, machine parseable file containing device-specific information as to
how to invoke the features of a particular Licensed System, as described in the
PostScript Printer Description File Specification available from Adobe and
subject to change in Adobe's sole discretion.

         1.27  Reference Port means a version of the Adobe Software and Other
Adobe Software, if any, described in an Adobe Deliverables Appendix, consisting
of portions in object code form as compiled by Adobe, and unmodified portions in
source form to be compiled by Peerless using the development environment
specified in an Adobe Deliverables Appendix, which when linked together will
execute on the specified development platform. An Adobe Deliverables Appendix
may be added to this Agreement in a form similar to Exhibit I ("Sample Format
for Adobe Deliverables Appendix") hereto.

         1.28  Reproduction Site means (a) with regard to Peerless, the
location(s) specified in Exhibit C ("Development and Reproduction Sites") at
which Peerless may reproduce (or have reproduced) Adobe Information or (b) with
regard to each OEM Customer, a listing of locations which will be made available
by the OEM Customer upon request by Peerless, at which the relevant OEM Customer
may reproduce (or have reproduced) the Adobe Information licensed from Peerless.
Reproduction Site(s) may be located anywhere in any country listed in Exhibit
C-1 ("List of Countries Where Development Sites May Be Located"), or at any
other location designated as a Reproduction Site as approved in writing by
Adobe.

         1.29  Revised Object means the compiled, object code version of the
Adobe Software and Other Adobe Software (if any), as revised by Peerless for use
in a Peerless SDK or an OEM Customer's Licensed System pursuant to the licenses
granted hereunder.

         1.30  SDK Appendix. "SDK Appendix" means (i) an appendix(ces) to the
applicable Peerless OEM Agreement between Peerless and its OEM Customer (known
as a "Peerless-OEM SDK Appendix") describing the deliverables for a specific
controller platform for embedded PostScript products or host computer for CPSI
Software-based products, including development tools and documentation that
Peerless is making available to its OEM Customer solely for use by the OEM
Customer in designing and developing printer products that include
Peerless-provided

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technology; or (ii) an appendix(ces) to this Agreement (known as an
"Adobe-Peerless SDK Appendix") describing the deliverables, including the Adobe
Information, that Peerless intends to make available to the OEM Customers under
license for use in designing and developing Licensed Systems. An Adobe-Peerless
SDK Appendix shall include the information included in the form of a SDK
Appendix shown in Exhibit J ("Sample Format for Adobe-Peerless SDK Appendix").
Adobe will not be a signatory to a Peerless-OEM SDK Appendix, but will receive a
transmittal form summarizing the key terms contained in the SDK Appendix along
with an attached copy thereof within five (5) days of final execution. Any
Peerless-OEM SDK Appendix containing terms that impact Adobe's rights or
obligations otherwise than as explicitly stated in this Agreement or appendices
thereto, or that differs in any material way with the terms of the corresponding
Adobe-Peerless SDK Appendix, shall require Adobe's written approval on the
applicable transmittal form to be enforceable.

         1.31  Software Upgrade means the installation of Revised Object and, if
required, Font Programs in a Licensed System which contains an earlier version
of such Revised Object and/or Font Programs for the purpose of updating,
enhancing, or extending such Licensed System.

         1.32  Trademarks means collectively the Adobe Trademarks and Typeface
Trademarks. "Adobe Trademarks" means (a) the trademarks "Adobe(R),"
"PostScript(R)," and "PostScript(R) 3(TM)," (b) the respective stylistic marks
and distinctive logotypes for such trademarks, and (c) other marks and logotypes
as Adobe may from time to time designate during the course of this Agreement.
"Typeface Trademarks" means the trademarks, if any, used by Adobe to identify
the Typefaces. "Trademarks," as defined herein, do not include Peerless
trademarks.

         1.33  Typeface means a human readable set of glyphs as may be specified
by Adobe. Each weight or version of a single typeface design (such as Roman or
Italic or in an expanded or condensed form) marketed by Adobe as a separate
typeface will be considered a separate Typeface.

         1.34  Update. "Update" means a revised release of the Adobe Information
that Adobe in its sole discretion makes generally available to Adobe's OEM
licensees receiving maintenance, as described in Exhibit K ("Maintenance for
Standard Reference Port(s)") or Exhibit K-1 ("CPSI Continuing Support"), as
applicable, for such Adobe Information.

         1.35  Adobe Deliverables Appendix. "Adobe Deliverables Appendix" means
an appendix to the Agreement that both Peerless and Adobe have signed prior to
the time Adobe delivers Adobe Core Source to Peerless hereunder, and which
identifies the Adobe deliverables, including the Adobe Support Source and Adobe
Core Source components comprising the Adobe Software for a Reference Port, to be
supplied by Adobe to Peerless for use by Peerless in accordance with the terms
of the Agreement. Adobe Deliverables Appendix No. 1, which covers the initial
delivery to Peerless of the Adobe Core Source as well as Adobe Support Source
components comprising the Adobe Software for the specified Reference Port, will
be executed concurrently with Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement.

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         1.36  Third Party Component. "Third Party Component" means any third
party software components, supplied to Peerless hereunder as part of the Adobe
Software deliverables for a Reference Port, which Adobe is permitted to
sublicense only in the object code form.

         1.37  Authorized Contractor. "Authorized Contractor" means a party
(subject to Adobe Support Information Recipient's having obtained authorized use
of such contractor in accordance with Paragraph 3 ("Prior Approval of
Contractors") of Exhibit N-1 ("Secure Procedures for Handling Adobe Support
Information") of this Agreement) who (i) requires access to Adobe Support
Information for a purpose authorized by this Agreement, (ii) has signed a
contractor or consultant agreement with Peerless, Third Party Developer or OEM
Customer, as applicable, in which such contractor or consultant agrees to
protect third party confidential information and (iii) has received a notice of
confidentiality prior to access to Adobe Support Information, and again upon any
termination of such access, that contains at a minimum provisions substantially
in accordance with those set forth in Paragraph 2 of Exhibit N-1 ("Secure
Procedures for Handling Adobe Support Information") of this Agreement.
Authorized Contractors shall not be granted access to Adobe Restricted
Information.

         1.38  Authorized Employee. "Authorized Employee" means a person who (i)
requires access to Adobe Support Information for a purpose authorized by this
Agreement, (ii) has signed an employee agreement with Peerless, Third Party
Developer or OEM Customer, as applicable, in which such employee agrees to
protect third party confidential information and (iii) has received a notice of
confidentiality prior to access to Adobe Support Information, and again upon any
termination of such access, that contains at a minimum provisions substantially
in accordance with those set forth in Paragraph 2 of Exhibit N-1 ("Secure
Procedures for Handling Adobe Support Information") of this Agreement. Only
Authorized Employees of Peerless shall have access to Adobe Restricted
Information.

         1.39  Subsidiary. "Subsidiary" means any entity or corporation in which
Peerless owns or controls one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding stock,
assets or equity securities.

         1.40  CPSI Software. "CPSI Software" means the "Adobe Software", as
that term is defined in Paragraph 1.6 ("Adobe Software"), running on a specified
architecture (hereinafter a "CPSI Platform") that Adobe supplies to Peerless in
object code form only and from which Peerless develops host-based Licensed
Systems for distribution by an OEM Customer or Peerless SDK(s) for use by an OEM
Customer in developing host-based Licensed Systems, in accordance with the terms
and conditions of a Peerless OEM Agreement.

         1.41  Demonstration Program. "Demonstration Program" means the
program(s), both in source and object code form, that are intended to provide
Peerless and Third Party Developers with an example of how to integrate the
Adobe Software into an application program.

         1.42  Third Party Developer. "Third Party Developer" means any third
party (subject to Peerless having obtained authorized use of such third party in
accordance with Paragraph 2.11 ("Third Party Developers") of the Agreement) with
whom Peerless has entered into a written agreement with minimum terms as set
forth in Paragraph 2.11, authorizing such third party to use the Adobe Support
Information (except for Adobe Core Source) at a Development

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Site under such third party's control solely for the purpose of performing
technical development services on behalf of Peerless or for an OEM Customer.

2.       SCOPE OF PEERLESS' LICENSE.

         2.1   Development License. Subject to Peerless' compliance with the
terms of this Agreement, Adobe hereby grants to Peerless a non-exclusive,
non-transferable license to (a) use the Adobe Support Information supplied to
Peerless hereunder solely at the appropriate Development Site (i.e., Primary or
Secondary Development Site), as specified in Exhibit C ("Development and
Reproduction Sites"), only for the purpose of designing, developing, adapting,
localizing, modifying, testing and maintaining and to allow Third Party
Developers solely at a Secondary Development Site, as specified in Exhibit C-2
("Development Sites - Third Party Developers"), to use the Adobe Support
Information supplied to Peerless hereunder (but excluding any Adobe Core Source)
solely on behalf of Peerless or for an OEM Customer and in accordance with
Paragraph 2.11 ("Third Party Developers") to design, develop, adapt, localize,
modify, test and maintain (i) Revised Object implemented as part of an OEM
Customer's Licensed System, in conformance with the PostScript Language
Specification, and/or (ii) a Peerless SDK to be used by OEM Customers for
development, (but not modification except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement) of Licensed Systems conforming with the PostScript Language
Specification; (b) use and reproduce and allow Third Party Developers to use and
reproduce the Host Software, if any, solely at an applicable Development Site
and only in connection with developing a Peerless SDK or Revised Object for use
with Licensed Systems; (c) localize and modify and allow Third Party Developers
to localize and modify the Adobe Driver Software in accordance with Paragraph 2
("Adobe Driver Software") of Exhibit E ("Host Software"), provided Adobe
delivers Peerless a software development tool expressly intended for such
localization or modification, solely at an applicable Development Site(s) and
only in connection with developing a Peerless SDK or Revised Object for use with
Licensed Systems; (d) if Host Software is provided, localize, reproduce and
reformat the End User Documentation, and modify the content of the Licensed
System-specific portion of the End User Documentation and the title page and
copyright page on behalf of its OEM Customers, provided that Peerless agrees to
distribute the End User Documentation in its entirety to such OEM Customer as
provided to Peerless by Adobe with the applicable Host Software, and further
agrees that it will not modify or delete any copyright notices or other
proprietary notices included in such End User Documentation as provided by
Adobe; (e) use internally the PPD template provided by Adobe to create its own
PPD Files. Peerless' right to modify the Adobe Support Information under the
license hereunder is limited to Adobe Support Information provided to Peerless
in source code form, except for the Adobe Core Source which Peerless is
prohibited from modifying unless with the prior written approval of Adobe's Vice
President of Engineering for printing technologies and containing any additional
terms which Adobe may impose. Adobe agrees to respond to such request for
approval within a reasonable period after receipt thereof, and with respect to a
request made by Peerless to correct a defect in the Adobe Core Source, Adobe
will grant such request provided that Adobe, in its judgment, determines that
Peerless has the expertise to make the necessary corrections. The above
limitations imposed on Peerless' right to make modifications to Adobe Software
shall not preclude Peerless from making modifications to documentation and other
such materials supplied by Adobe, as permitted hereunder.

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         2.2   Adobe Information Sublicenses. Subject to Peerless' compliance
with the terms of this Agreement and the limitations set forth in Paragraph
2.2.8 ("Limitation on Sublicensing"), and provided that Peerless has executed a
Peerless OEM Agreement containing terms substantially equivalent to each of the
minimum terms listed in Exhibit B ("Minimum Terms of Peerless OEM Agreements")
with each OEM Customer receiving Adobe Information, Adobe hereby grants to
Peerless a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-bearing license to further
sublicense the rights enumerated in Paragraph 2.2.1 ("Revised Object License")
through Paragraph 2.2.9 ("Demonstration Program License") below to such OEM
Customers, including the right to create derivative works from the Demonstration
Programs. Such sublicense rights shall be limited to a subset of the Adobe
Information and Adobe Support Information listed in each Peerless-OEM SDK
Appendix and Licensed System Appendix. Peerless shall not grant its OEM
Customers any rights to make modifications to the Adobe Information except as
expressly provided for in Paragraph 2.2.1 ("Revised Object License") through
Paragraph 2.2.7 ("Trademark License") below, and Peerless is prohibited from
sublicensing, disclosing, transferring or providing access to Adobe Core Source
to an OEM Customer under any conditions. However, Peerless is not hereby
precluded from entering into an internal use, site license allowing access to a
subset of Adobe Information on an interim basis pending execution of a relevant
Peerless-OEM Agreement in accordance with the provisions in Paragraph 2.3 ("Use
of Letter of Agreement"). Further, each OEM Customer's right to distribute the
Adobe Information for any particular product under the sublicense rights
described herein is contingent upon the certification of the applicable Licensed
System in accordance with the requirements set forth in Paragraph 5.3 ("Testing
and Certification of Revised Object and Proposed Designated Output Devices")
herein. A failure by Peerless to sublicense rights to Adobe Information in
accordance with the provisions in this Paragraph 2.2 ("Adobe Information
Sublicenses") and Paragraph 6 ("Proprietary Rights and Legends") shall
constitute a material breach by Peerless and Peerless shall be liable to Adobe
for any damages or losses arising out of such non-compliance.

               2.2.1  Revised Object License. With respect to the Revised
Object, the sublicense rights to each OEM Customer shall include and be limited
to the right to (a) use and reproduce (or have reproduced for OEM's sole
benefit) at the Reproduction Site(s) only, and (b) sublicense and distribute,
directly and indirectly through OEM Customer's usual distribution channels,
including distribution through OEM Remarketer Customers, the Revised Object for
use as part of OEM Customer's Licensed System(s).

               2.2.2  Font Programs License. With respect to the Font Programs,
the sublicense rights to each OEM Customer shall include and be limited to the
right to (a) reproduce (or have reproduced for OEM Customer's sole benefit) the
Font Programs at the Reproduction Site(s), (b) distribute the Font Programs,
directly and indirectly through OEM Customer's usual distribution channels,
including distribution through OEM Remarketer Customers, only bundled with the
Revised Object for use with a Licensed System or, in the case of Roman Font
Programs only, bundled with Host Software (e.g., on a CD-ROM containing a
compilation of Adobe Information), if any, solely for use with a PostScript 3
Licensed System, (c) sublicense the Font Programs to End Users for the
reproduction and display of Typefaces on the number of central processing units
("CPUs") and computers specified in Attachment 1 ("Minimum Terms of End User
Agreements") to Exhibit B ("Minimum Terms of Peerless OEM Agreements") or in a
Licensed System Appendix, for use with a single Licensed System (d) use the Font
Programs to

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reproduce and display the Typefaces on Licensed Systems for purposes of test,
evaluation, or demonstration, and (e) use and sublicense each End User to use
the Typeface Trademarks to identify the Font Programs. Peerless' licenses under
this Paragraph, and OEM Customer's sublicense under the Peerless OEM Agreement
will terminate upon termination of the agreement between Adobe and the Trademark
owner, if any, pertaining to such Font Program, at which time Adobe shall have
the right to substitute a Font Program for an equivalent Typeface.

         2.2.3 Host Software License. If provided in the relevant SDK Appendix
or Licensed System Appendix, the sublicense rights to each OEM Customer may
include the right to (a) use, and in the case of Adobe Driver Software, the
right to localize and modify (provided Adobe delivers Peerless a software
development tool expressly intended for such localization or modification and
Peerless, in turn, provides such tool to its OEM Customers) at the Development
Site(s) only, (b) reproduce (or have reproduced for OEM Customer's sole benefit)
at the Reproduction Site(s) only, and (c) sublicense and distribute, directly
and indirectly through OEM Customer's usual distribution channels, including
distribution through OEM Remarketer Customers, the Host Software that is
provided by Adobe to Peerless in object code form, either bundled with a
Licensed System or separately for use with a Licensed System in accordance with
the terms applicable to "Host Software" in Attachment 1 ("Minimum Terms of End
User Agreements") to Exhibit B ("Minimum Terms of Peerless OEM Agreements"). OEM
Customer's license to distribute the Host Software commercially or use it
internally (other than for development or testing) is contingent upon Peerless'
execution of a Licensed System Appendix with its OEM Customer. Peerless will
incur no payment obligations to Adobe for OEM Customer's distribution of the
Host Software provided that such sublicense right to OEM Customer, and OEM
Customer's subsequent distribution is made free of additional charge or at a
price which does not exceed the cost of the media and handling. If Peerless
permits any OEM Customer to distribute the Host Software to an End User, at
additional charge, Peerless and Adobe will negotiate a mutually acceptable
royalty payable to Adobe hereunder.

         2.2.4 End User Documentation License. If Host Software is provided
pursuant to Paragraph 2.2.3 ("Host Software License") above, the sublicense
rights to each OEM Customer (a) shall include the right to reproduce, distribute
and sublicense the End User Documentation, and (b) where applicable and only if
Adobe provides Peerless with the appropriate customization kit(s) or
template(s), and Peerless, in turn, provides such kits and templates to its OEM
Customers, may include the right to localize, modify and reformat the content of
the Licensed System-specific portion of the End User Documentation, and (c) may
include the right to modify the title page and copyright page. Subject to the
modifications allowed in (b) above, OEM Customers shall agree to distribute the
End User Documentation in its entirety as provided to Peerless by Adobe with the
applicable Host Software. Peerless and its OEM Customers agree that it will not
modify or delete any copyright notices or other proprietary notices included in
the End User Documentation as provided to Peerless by Adobe. Except for the
specific licenses granted in this Paragraph, Peerless shall have the same rights
and obligations hereunder with respect to End User Documentation as those for
Host Software provided by Adobe to Peerless in object code form.

         2.2.5 PPD File License. The sublicense rights to each OEM Customer (a)
may include the right to use internally the PPD template provided by Adobe to
create its own PPD Files, and (b) shall include the right to reproduce and
distribute, through its normal distribution

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channels, any PPD Files provided by Adobe hereunder solely bundled with Adobe
Driver Software. Peerless shall require it OEM Customers to bundle the
corresponding PPD File with each copy of the Revised Object distributed by such
OEM Customers.

         2.2.6 PostScript Language Specification License. The sublicense rights
to each OEM Customer may include the right to reproduce and distribute the
PostScript Language Specification for use with a Licensed System, provided that
Peerless shall not make such PostScript Language Specification available for
general distribution or resale through the retail trade, either through
Peerless, its OEM Customer, or through either party's publisher. Peerless agrees
that no right is granted herein to reproduce Addison-Wesley's foreign language
versions of the PostScript Language Specification. The sublicense granted herein
shall also include the right of OEM Customer to sublicense its customers
(excluding End Users) to reproduce, in whole or in part, and distribute (but not
the right to modify) the PostScript Language Specification in accordance with
the same terms and conditions imposed on Peerless in this Paragraph.

         2.2.7 Trademark License. The sublicense rights to each OEM Customer
shall include the right to use the Trademarks on Licensed Systems and in OEM
Customer's advertising and printed materials for the Licensed Systems, including
the right to sublicense those same rights to OEM's Remarketer Customers, for
distribution in all countries (except Andorra, Bermuda, India, Israel, Pakistan,
Singapore and the People's Republic of China or in any other jurisdiction where
trademark sublicensing is legally prohibited or not recognized) pursuant to
terms substantially equivalent to those set forth in Exhibit L ("Use of Adobe
Trademarks"). If necessary, Adobe will grant directly to OEM Customers or OEM's
Remarketer Customers a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to use the Trademarks
on Licensed Systems, and in advertising and printed materials for Licensed
Systems, for distribution in Andorra, Bermuda, India, Israel,

     Pakistan, Singapore and the People's Republic of China, or in any other
jurisdiction where trademark sublicensing is legally prohibited or not
recognized, under a written agreement between Adobe and such OEM Customer or OEM
Remarketer Customer.

         2.2.8 Limitation on Sublicensing. In order to protect Adobe's
legitimate interest in its valuable and proprietary intellectual property
embodied in the Adobe Information, Peerless shall have no rights hereunder to
sublicense Adobe Information to suppliers of technology used to produce Clone
Products, including, without limitation, *, who do not integrate the Adobe
Information into printer and/or copier systems and products.

         2.2.9 Demonstration Program License. With respect to the Demonstration
Program and any derivative work thereof, the sublicense rights to each OEM
Customer shall include and be limited to the right to (a) use, modify and create
derivative works with the Demonstration Programs in the development of Revised
Object at a Secondary Development Site only, (b) and reproduce (or have
reproduced for OEM Customer's sole benefit) at the Reproduction Site(s) only,
and (c) sublicense and distribute, directly and indirectly through OEM
Customers' usual distribution channels, including distribution through OEM
Remarketer Customers, the object code form of the Demonstration Program for use
as part of OEM Customer's Licensed System(s). For the Demonstration Programs
supplied by Peerless to a Third

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Party Developer under a Development Agreement and in accordance with Paragraph
2.11 ("Third Party Developer"), Third Party Developer shall have the right to
use, modify and create derivative works with such Demonstration Programs in the
development of Revised Object or a Peerless SDK at a Secondary Development Site
only.

     2.3 Use of Letter of Agreement. From time to time as needed, Peerless may
provide its OEM Customer with access to portions of a Peerless SDK on an interim
basis pending execution of a Peerless-OEM Agreement. Such limited access and use
will be permitted under a Letter of Agreement ("LOA") and shall include such
Adobe Information as contained in the applicable Peerless SDK, but excluding any
Adobe Information in source code form (except for the Adobe Header Files) or any
portion of the Adobe Certification Test Suite. The Adobe Header Files may be
supplied under an LOA provided the LOA includes terms substantially similar to
those contained in Exhibit M ("Provisions for Protection of Adobe Header
Files"). The LOA shall contain terms requiring the recipient OEM Customer to
take all reasonable measures to protect Adobe's proprietary rights in the Adobe
Information and to refrain from disclosing to a third party or using the Adobe
Information for any purpose other than to develop Licensed Systems. In addition,
the LOA shall prohibit any manufacturing, distribution or sale of a product
containing any Adobe Information supplied under an LOA until the parties have
entered into a Peerless-OEM Agreement in which such actions may be authorized in
a Licensed System Appendix thereto. Peerless agrees to recover the Adobe
Information in such recipient OEM Customer's possession under an LOA in the
event the parties do not enter into a Peerless-OEM Agreement within a reasonable
timeframe thereafter.

     2.4 Peerless SDK Sublicense. Subject to Peerless' compliance with the terms
of this Agreement, and provided that Peerless has executed a Peerless OEM
Agreement containing each of the minimum terms listed in Exhibit B ("Minimum
Terms of Peerless OEM Agreements") with each OEM Customer receiving Adobe
Information, and further provided that each Peerless SDK shall first be
described and approved in an Adobe-Peerless SDK Appendix prior to delivery to
OEM Customer, Adobe hereby grants to Peerless the right to sublicense the
following rights to its OEM Customers in connection with each Peerless SDK; (a)
to use, modify (solely in accordance with the associated documentation, or at
the direction of Adobe), and link the Adobe Header Files with the Adobe Software
in the development of Revised Object; (b) use, modify and create derivative
works with the Demonstration Programs in the development of Revised Object; (c)
to use the Adobe Development Tools supplied with such Peerless SDK (solely in
accordance with the associated documentation) in the development of Revised
Object: (d) to use the Adobe Certification Test Suite (solely in accordance with
the associated documentation, or at the direction of Peerless or Adobe) to test
Revised Object for conformity with the PostScript Language Specification and
Adobe quality standards; (e) to use such Adobe Information included in and
delivered as part of the Peerless SDK, limited to and in connection with each of
the enumerated sublicenses in Paragraph 2.2.1 ("Revised object License") through
Paragraph 2.2.7 ("Trademark License") and Paragraph 2.2.9 ("Demonstration
Program License") above. OEM Customer's use of the Adobe Information described
above in the creation of Revised Object shall be solely at the OEM Customer's
Development Sites. Peerless shall require as a condition to granting the
sublicensing rights to OEM Customer that the OEM Customer limit the location of
Development Site(s) to countries listed in Exhibit C-1 ("List of Countries Where
Development Sites May Be Located").

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     2.5 Distribution of Host Software. Prior to Peerless granting OEM Customers
the right to distribute Host Software in electronic form, Peerless shall get
written permission from Adobe for such electronic distribution, and shall then
ensure that such OEM Customer(s) are obligated to distribute such Host Software
pursuant to an End User Agreement as more fully described in Paragraph 4.5 ("End
User License") of Exhibit B ("Minimum Terms of Peerless OEM Agreements"). If
Peerless is supplied Host Software by Adobe accompanied by an Adobe-supplied End
User license, Peerless shall provide such Adobe-supplied End User license to its
OEM Customer(s) and require each such OEM Customer to retain the End User
license with the applicable Host Software so distributed.

     2.6 Limited Scope of License. Peerless is expressly prohibited from
granting to its OEM Customers any right to use the Adobe Information delivered
hereunder (a) for any purpose not expressly permitted hereunder or (b) in
connection with any other development effort of Peerless, including but not
limited to development under Peerless' Third Party Development and License
Agreement with Adobe dated September 18, 1992 or (c) on more than one CPU or (d)
to control the output from output devices other than Designated Output Devices,
or (e) to generate output for more than one Designated Output Device at a time,
without Adobe's prior written approval and subject to applicable terms,
including additional royalty obligations, as described in an applicable Licensed
System Appendix.

     2.7 Changes to Adobe Software. In view of the desire of Peerless and Adobe
to establish and maintain an industry standard PostScript interpreter, Peerless
shall not make or permit its OEM Customers to make without the express written
permission of Adobe, any changes or additions to, enhancements in, or deletions
from, the Adobe Software, if such changes or enhancements would in any way
change the PostScript language imaging model, syntax, semantics, or
functionality of the PostScript language.

     2.8 Protection Mechanisms. Peerless shall, and require its OEM Customers
to, employ copy protection, serialization, encryption or any other protection
mechanism as may be specified in the applicable LSA or SDK Appendix to restrict
or monitor unauthorized use of Adobe Software, Other Adobe Software and Font
Programs licensed hereunder ("Protected Software"). The protection mechanism for
Font Programs for Japanese, Korean and Chinese Typefaces will normally be
provided by Adobe and may include encryption as well as Copy Protection. "Copy
Protection" shall mean a mechanism that ensures that the applicable Licensed
System or Peerless SDK will implement a unique read-only PostScript Language
LicenseID parameter to which each font configuration will be keyed. If the
protection mechanism is supplied by Adobe or its supplier, Peerless will use all
reasonable means to ensure that such protection mechanism is not removed,
subverted or disabled. In the event that it comes to Adobe's attention that any
protection mechanism distributed by OEM Customer hereunder has been violated and
Adobe reasonably believes that there is unlicensed use of the Protected Software
caused by such violation, Peerless will, and require its OEM Customer to, supply
a new protection mechanism within thirty (30) days of notification by Adobe. If
Adobe can demonstrate that such corrective action is unsuccessful in resolving
the problem, Peerless will, and will require its OEM Customers to take other
action as required by Adobe, including stopping shipment of the Protected
Software, until corrective measures are successfully implemented. If the OEM
Customer's Licensed System is located in a network environment with Protected
Software located on a server, Peerless shall require its OEM Customers to employ

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a protection mechanism which permits End Users access to Protected Software only
if such use is permitted in the license purchased by the End User from OEM
Customer.

     2.9  LZW Patent Notice. Peerless shall include a notice that the Adobe
Information includes an implementation of LZW licensed under U.S. Patent
4,558,302. This notice must be displayed, in a location which is reasonably
visible to the OEM Customer, on any relevant OEM Customer documentation
accompanying such OEM Customer deliverable.

     2.10 Subsidiaries. Subsidiaries of Peerless who have entered into a written
agreement with Peerless agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement may exercise the licenses granted to Peerless hereunder, provided,
however, that Peerless shall guarantee the performance of obligations of the
Subsidiaries, and a breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement by a
Subsidiary shall be deemed a breach by Peerless. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Peerless agrees to make all payments due Adobe under the terms of this
Agreement, including royalties and other fees payable to Adobe hereunder whether
or not resulting from the exercise by Subsidiaries or Peerless of the rights
granted to Peerless hereunder.

     2.11 Third Party Developers. Peerless may use the services of a Third Party
Developer to perform development work on behalf of Peerless or for a Peerless
OEM Customer under this Agreement and may allow such Third Party Developer to
have access (as set forth in Paragraph 2.1 ("Development License") to Adobe
Support Information (except for Adobe Core Source) for the sole purpose of
carrying out such work on Peerless' behalf or for an OEM Customer, but only if
Adobe, in its sole discretion, agrees in writing to permit the use of such third
party as a Third Party Developer. Adobe agrees to respond to such request for
approval of such proposed Third Party Developer within a reasonable period after
receipt thereof. If Adobe grants such approval, and prior to the delivery of the
Adobe Support Information to a Third Party Developer to commence such
development work, Peerless shall enter into a written agreement with each Third
Party Developer containing terms at least as restrictive as those set forth in
Exhibit P ("Third Party Developer Terms") (the "Development Agreement").
Peerless may permit a Third Party Developer to use the Adobe Support Information
and to modify and prepare derivative works based upon the source code versions
of the Adobe Support Information supplied to Third Party Developer solely to
carry out the development work covered by the Development Agreement and for
fulfilling the purposes of this Agreement. Peerless shall use best efforts to
ensure that all copyright, patent and other rights in the modifications
(including localizations) made by a Third Party Developer to the Adobe Support
Information are assigned to Peerless. Peerless shall not permit a Third Party
Developer to have access to any Adobe Core Source. Peerless shall ensure that
the Third Party Developer does not have any right to license, sublicense,
transfer or otherwise grant such OEM Customer or any third party any right in
the Adobe Support Information, including, but not limited to, the right to
distribute a product that includes any portion of the Adobe Support Information
or the right to have access to or use of the Adobe Support Information. Only
Peerless may grant such rights to its OEM Customers and only under the terms of
a Peerless OEM Agreement meeting the requirements set forth in this Agreement. A
failure by Peerless to enter into a written agreement with each Third Party
Developer containing the requirements set forth in Exhibit P ("Third Party
Developer Terms") or to fulfill any other requirement set forth in this
Paragraph 2.11 shall constitute a material breach by Peerless of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and Peerless shall be liable to Adobe for any
damages or losses arising out of such non-compliance. Should Peerless become

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aware of any breach by a Third Party Developer of the Development Agreement,
Peerless shall enforce the terms and conditions of such Development Agreement
against such Third Party Developer. Peerless will provide notice to Adobe of any
such breach and will provide any cooperation and assistance that Adobe may
reasonably require in enforcing Adobe's rights under the Development Agreement
between Peerless and the Third Party Developer. Upon request by Adobe, and
subject to any confidentiality requirements provided in the Development
Agreement, Peerless shall supply Adobe with a copy of the Development Agreement
between Adobe and such Third Party Developer.

     2.12 Utilization of a Project Manager Assigned by Peerless. Peerless shall
assign an Authorized Employee of Peerless to act as a Project Manager for each
specific development undertaken by Third Party Developer under a Development
Agreement. The responsibilities of such Project Manager will include reviewing
and auditing activities at the applicable Development Site to reasonably
determine that the Third Party Developer is complying with the terms of the
Development Agreement.

3.   SCOPE OF ADOBE'S LICENSES.

     3.1 License to Peerless Modifications. Peerless shall provide to Adobe,
both in source and object code form, any modifications to the Adobe Software
made by Peerless or Third Party Developer which constitute non-trivial
corrections to errors in the Adobe Software. Peerless, at its option, may
supply, either in object code form only or in both source and object code form,
other modifications to the Adobe Software and any modifications to the other
Adobe Information made by Peerless hereunder or by Third Party Developer under a
Development Agreement or by its OEM Customer pursuant to a Peerless OEM
Agreement. For any modifications to Adobe Information which Peerless supplies to
Adobe in source code form, including, but not limited to, any modifications made
by Peerless, its Third Party Developers or its OEM Customers to the Adobe Header
Files, and for any localizations created by Peerless or its Third Party
Developers under an applicable Development Agreement or its OEM Customers
pursuant to the licenses hereunder, Peerless and its OEM Customers shall be
deemed to have granted to Adobe a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide,
royalty-free, fully paid-up license to use, modify, reproduce and distribute
such source code, and any object code versions thereof, and any localizations,
and the right to sublicense all such licensed rights through multiple tiers of
distribution. Subject to any limitations or prohibitions in Adobe's contracts
with its third party vendors, Peerless, or its OEM Customers, as applicable,
shall own all modifications (including localizations) made by Peerless (or for
Peerless by a Third Party Developer) or its OEM Customers pursuant to the
licenses hereunder to the Adobe Software, Other Adobe Software, Host Software
and Demonstration Programs, provided that any such modifications or
localizations shall be deemed to be derivative works based upon the underlying
Adobe Information and shall be subject to all provisions of this Agreement
applicable to such underlying Adobe Information. Except as explicitly stated
herein, Adobe shall own any other modifications to the Adobe Information. If
Peerless with the prior written approval of Adobe makes modifications to the
Adobe Core Source, Adobe shall own all rights and interest in such modifications
and Peerless agrees to assign to Adobe all copyright, patent and other rights
contained in such modifications. Adobe shall have no rights to any modifications
made to the interface to the software components supplied by Peerless provided
that such interfaces are not

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also part of the Standard Reference Port or CPSI Platform deliverables provided
by Adobe hereunder.

     3.2 PPD File License. Peerless hereby grants to Adobe, and shall require
its OEM Customers to grant to Adobe, a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, fully
paid-up license, and the right to sublicense all such licensed rights through
multiple tiers of distribution to use, reproduce, modify and distribute any PPD
Files, and any updates thereto, which Peerless, or its OEM Customers, create for
each Licensed System.

4.   ADOBE DELIVERABLES.

     4.1 Adobe Information. Adobe will provide to Peerless the Adobe Information
specified in a fully executed Adobe Deliverables Appendix in accordance with the
schedule set forth therein. The Adobe Information to be supplied to Peerless
under an Appendix shall be a standard version of a Reference Port running on an
Adobe-specified development environment that Adobe has packaged as a standard
set of deliverables for licensing generally to its OEM customers (hereinafter
"Standard Reference Port"). The term "Standard Reference Port" shall also refer
to the delivery by Adobe of a CPSI Platform to Peerless hereunder. Adobe is
delivering the "3011 version" of the Reference Port under Adobe Deliverables
Appendix No. 1 so the "3011 version" is a Standard Reference Port. A significant
revision to a Standard Reference Port, for example revising and upgrading "3011
to 3015" functionality would constitute a Standard Reference Port when Adobe
makes such version generally available to its OEM customers. Adobe will supply
Peerless with such Standard Reference Port upon execution of a separate Appendix
or, in the case of a CPSI Platform, Adobe will supply Peerless with the standard
set of deliverables for the CPSI Platform via the Adobe website (known as
"Xchange"). Peerless shall be deemed to have accepted the Standard Reference
Port and associated Adobe Information * following its delivery to Peerless,
unless Peerless rejects the Standard Reference Port and associated Adobe
Information in writing within such * period. Peerless' sole and exclusive remedy
for rejection of the Standard Reference Port or any other Adobe Information is
to return it to Adobe within * of Peerless' receipt thereof. The licensing terms
of this Agreement will terminate with respect to any rejected component of the
Adobe Information upon its return to Adobe. Unless expressly agreed to in
writing, Adobe is not obligated to supply Peerless with any version or revision
of the Adobe Software unless Adobe has elected to make such version or revision
generally available to its OEM customers as a then Standard Reference Port.

     4.2 Maintenance for Standard Reference Port(s). For each Standard Reference
Port and associated Adobe Information and for each CPSI Platform that is
supplied to Peerless hereunder, Adobe shall provide the maintenance described in
Exhibit K ("Maintenance for Standard Reference Port(s)") and Exhibit K-1 ("CPSI
Continuing Support"), respectively, for which Peerless shall pay the amount, as
specified or as otherwise * in Paragraph 8.1 of the Agreement, in accordance
with Paragraph 2 ("Maintenance Fees for Standard Reference Port(s)") of Exhibit
O ("Royalty Payments and Other Fees") below. Adobe shall provide maintenance
only for the "3011 version" of the Reference Port initially, and for any other
Standard Reference Port or CPSI Platform which Adobe may supply to Peerless
hereunder in the future. Adobe may choose to discontinue supplying Maintenance
for such Standard Reference Port and associated Adobe Information or CPSI
Platform supplied to Peerless hereunder but only after giving Peerless written
notice at least * before it ceases supporting the applicable Standard

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Reference Port and associated Adobe Information or CPSI Platform. Unless
expressly agreed to in writing, Adobe shall have no obligation to provide
maintenance as set forth herein for any version or revision of the Adobe
Software that is not part of a then Standard Reference Port or CPSI Platform.

     4.3 Support for Custom Version of Adobe Software. The Adobe Software to be
delivered to Peerless hereunder is the Adobe Software contained in a Standard
Reference Port. Peerless is responsible for modifying the Adobe Software to run
in other development environments and for the purpose of integrating the Adobe
Software as part of custom development that Peerless may undertake from time to
time on behalf of its OEM Customers under the terms of the Agreement ("Custom
Versions"). Peerless acknowledges that it is solely responsible for providing
maintenance and support for Custom Version(s) of the Adobe Software. Any
maintenance and support which Adobe agrees to provide for a Custom Version shall
be subject to terms to be agreed upon by the parties in writing including
payment by Peerless of an agreed upon maintenance fee. Any such maintenance
which Adobe agrees to provide for a Custom Version is conditioned upon Peerless
being able to reproduce the defect in the Custom Version in a mutually agreed
upon development environment.

5.   DEVELOPMENT, TESTING AND CERTIFICATION.

     5.1 Peerless Development Responsibilities. Peerless shall be responsible
for modifying the Adobe Support Information or shall authorize a Third Party
Developer to modify the Adobe Support Information in accordance with Paragraph
2.11 ("Third Party Developers") and to the extent permitted by Paragraph 2.1
("Development License") above to (a) create Peerless SDKs suitable for use by
its OEM Customers, and (b) assist its OEM Customers in the creation of Licensed
Systems suitable for distribution to End Users. Peerless shall promptly include
in Peerless SDKs, and provide its OEM Customers for inclusion in Licensed
Systems, any Updates Peerless receives pursuant to Exhibit K ("Maintenance for
Standard Reference Port(s)") or Exhibit K-1 ("CPSI Continuing Support").
Peerless shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that all Updates are
implemented by its OEM Customers in the relevant Licensed System; provided
however, that implementation of an Update may be delayed when the Licensed
System (i) is already certified and shipping at the time of the Update in which
case the Update shall be implemented when commercially feasible, or (ii) is
undergoing development at the time of delivery of an Update and OEM Customer
with the consent of Adobe elects not to incorporate such Update. In addition,
Peerless, or its OEM Customer shall be responsible for creating the PPD File for
each Licensed System prior to Adobe's certification or testing of the Revised
Object pursuant to Exhibit F ("Licensed System Test Procedures"), and providing
to Adobe any updated version of a PPD File in a timely manner following the
availability of any updated version. Peerless shall be responsible for
delivering each such PPD File to Adobe. Adobe's sole responsibility in
connection with the above shall be to provide to Peerless the maintenance
described in Exhibit K ("Maintenance for Standard Reference Port(s)") for
Standard Reference Port(s) and Exhibit K-1 ("CPSI Continuing Support") for CPSI
Platforms hereto, subject to payment * of maintenance fees under Paragraph 8.1
("License and Maintenance Fees"). If Peerless requests custom development from
Adobe (i.e., a version of the Adobe Software that is not then a current offering
of Adobe), Adobe and Peerless will discuss proposed business terms of this
custom development, including, without limitation, the scope of work, technical
specifications, milestone schedule and pricing. Peerless and Adobe agree to

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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designate a technically qualified person to serve as primary contact for
information requests by either party in each Adobe Deliverables Appendix.

     5.2 *

     5.3 Testing and Certification of Revised Object and Proposed Designated
Output Devices. Peerless will test each Peerless SDK, and either test or assist
its OEM Customers and Third Party Developers in the testing of each Revised
Object version and proposed Class of Designated Output Devices, and Adobe will
certify such test results or perform independent testing in accordance with the
procedures in Exhibit F ("Licensed System Test Procedures"). Peerless shall not
distribute any Peerless SDK, and OEM Customer shall not begin First Commercial
Shipment of any Revised Object prior to certification of the relevant Peerless
SDK or Licensed System by Adobe pursuant to Exhibit F ("Licensed System Test
Procedures"). If Peerless or its OEM Customer or Third Party Developer modifies
any previously-certified Revised Object, Peerless shall submit the modified
version to further testing and certification in accordance with Exhibit F
("Licensed System Test Procedures").

     5.4 Loaned Equipment. In the event of independent testing by Adobe,
Peerless shall secure and loan Adobe all necessary equipment, as reasonably
requested by Adobe. All equipment loaned by Peerless to Adobe shall remain the
property of Peerless or its OEM Customer, shall be fully insured by Adobe, and
shall be returned to Peerless at its request after termination of Adobe's
testing activities hereunder. Peerless shall pay all shipping and other costs
(including, without limitation, custom fees and duties) resulting from delivery
of such loaned equipment to Adobe. Any loaned equipment shall be returned to
Peerless by Adobe, shipping, insurance and any other applicable costs prepaid by
Peerless. While in the possession of Adobe, the loaned equipment shall be
maintained by Peerless or its OEM Customer in good working order.

6.   PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AND LEGENDS.

     Adobe and its suppliers are the sole and exclusive owners of all rights,
title and interest, including all trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade names,
trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights to the Adobe Information.
Except for the rights expressly enumerated herein, neither Peerless nor its OEM
Customers are granted any rights to patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trade
names, trademarks (whether or not registered), or any other rights, franchises
or licenses with respect to the Adobe Information, and Peerless agrees, and
shall require its OEM Customers to agree, that it will not exceed the scope of
the licenses granted herein. Peerless agrees, and shall require its OEM
Customers to agree to protect the Adobe Support Information in accordance with
Exhibit N-1 ("Secure Procedures for Handling Adobe Support Information").
Peerless may permit a Third Party Developer to have access to and use of the
Adobe Support Information (but excluding any access to Adobe Core Source) at a
Secondary Development Site, subject to Peerless requiring the Third Party
Developer to agree to protect the Adobe Support Information in accordance with
Exhibit N-1 ("Secure Procedures for Handling Adobe Support Information") and to
comply with the requirements set forth in Paragraph 2.11 ("Third Party
Developers") of the Agreement. In addition, Peerless agrees that it shall permit
the handling, use

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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and storage of Adobe Restricted Information, including Adobe Core Source, only
by its Authorized Employees and only at a Primary Development Site(s) and it
shall protect such Adobe Restricted Information in accordance with Exhibit N-2
("Additional Secure Procedures for Handling Adobe Support Information").
Peerless specifically acknowledges and agrees that other than as expressly set
forth in Paragraph 2 ("Scope of Peerless License"), Peerless shall not modify or
allow a Third Party Developer, OEM Customer or any other party to modify the
Adobe Information. A failure by Peerless to protect Adobe Support Information in
accordance with the provisions of this Paragraph 6 ("Proprietary Rights and
Legends"), Exhibit N-1 ("Secure Procedures for Handling Adobe Support
Information"), and Exhibit N-2 ("Additional Secure Procedures for Handling Adobe
Support Information") shall constitute a material breach by Peerless and
Peerless shall be liable to Adobe for any damages or losses arising out of such
non-compliance.

     6.1 Proprietary Notices. Peerless agrees, and shall require its OEM
Customers to agree, that as a condition of its rights hereunder, each copy of
the Adobe Information shall contain the same proprietary notices of Adobe and
its suppliers which appear on or in such Adobe Information provided by Adobe to
Peerless and as otherwise reasonably required by Adobe. More specifically,
Peerless agrees that a valid Adobe copyright notice for the Revised Object, Font
Programs and Host Software will appear on the media, or, in the case of Revised
Object executing on a workstation or other host-based system, displayed on the
single user screen of the workstation or other host-based system when the
Revised Object is first invoked during an End User session, in the following
format or such other format as Adobe specifies by written notice to Peerless:

         (a) the name of the program;

         (b) the word "Copyright" and the circled-c symbol(C);

         (c) the date of first publication of the Adobe Software; and

         (d) the name of the copyright owner and the words "All Rights
             Reserved."

     6.2 U.S. Government OEM Customers. When distributing a Peerless SDK,
Revised Object or other Adobe Information to a U.S. Government OEM Customer
hereunder, Peerless shall identify the Adobe Information and related
documentation as a "commercial item," as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R.
2.101, and more specifically shall be identified as "commercial computer
software" and "commercial computer software documentation," as such terms are
used in 48 C.F.R. 12.212. Consistent with 48 C.F.R. 12.212 and 48 C.F.R.
227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, Peerless will provide the Adobe Information and
related documentation to U.S. Government OEM Customers (a) only as a commercial
end item and (b) with only those rights as are granted to all other OEM
Customers pursuant to the terms and conditions herein.

7.   MARKETING OF LICENSED SYSTEMS.

     7.1 Marketing Guidelines. Peerless agrees to use commercially reasonable
efforts to (a) promote the use of Adobe PostScript solutions with its OEM
Customers, (b) work as a liaison to encourage and facilitate Adobe and each OEM
Customer's joint marketing activities for promotion of Licensed Systems and
Adobe PostScript solutions, and (c) with respect to Peerless'

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marketing efforts towards its OEM Customers and potential OEM Customers,
undertake the following marketing programs or such marketing programs described
in the applicable Adobe-Peerless SDK Appendix:

          7.1.1 Press Releases. Peerless agrees to allow Adobe to review all
announcements and press releases pertaining to PostScript enabled products or
solutions prior to their release to the public or the press, and to incorporate
all changes that Adobe may reasonably request to ensure correct Trademark usage
and accuracy of content.

          7.1.2 Trade Shows. Peerless agrees to prominently display such
products or solutions, using the Adobe PostScript logo or other trademarks
designated by Adobe, at all trade shows where Peerless displays printer products
or solutions, and to clearly identify such products or solutions as an Adobe
PostScript product at such shows.

          7.1.3 Adobe PostScript logo. Peerless agrees to use the Trademarks
(including the Adobe PostScript logo) in accordance with Exhibit L ("Use of
Adobe Trademarks") and to assist Adobe in monitoring and controlling the use of
Adobe Trademarks by OEM Customers and OEM Remarketer Customers.

          7.1.4 Adobe Marketing Materials. If Adobe provides Peerless with any
printed marketing materials that describe to its customers the use and benefits
of Adobe Software, including any registration materials, Peerless agrees to
distribute such materials with each PostScript-enabled product or applicable
component distributed by Peerless hereunder. Peerless agrees to reproduce (e.g.,
on CD-ROM media) and distribute as set forth herein, and at Peerless' expense,
any such relevant materials provided by Adobe to Peerless electronically.

          7.1.5 Sales Materials. In order to ensure that Peerless' sales
organization is properly trained in the sale of PostScript printers and
PostScript printer solutions, upon request by Adobe, Peerless will work with
Adobe to develop sales and educational materials, as well as promotional
materials (e.g., self-running demos, videos, etc.) and Peerless will produce and
distribute these materials to individuals in its sales organization at Peerless'
expense.

          7.1.6 Web Site. The parties agree to implement mutually acceptable
co-marketing activities utilizing each company's World Wide Web (the "Web")
site. Such activities will include, but will not necessarily be limited to, the
following:

                7.1.6.1 Peerless Site. Adobe will provide to Peerless content
describing the Adobe PostScript technology and its features and benefits.
Peerless agrees to include such Adobe-provided content on its external Web site
and agrees to promptly incorporate any updates that Adobe may reasonably request
from time to time. Contingent on Adobe's agreement, Peerless may adapt the
Adobe-provided content as required to conform to Peerless' corporate standards
for style, format and content. The parties agree to promptly resolve any content
and/or style disputes in good faith. Peerless shall make prominent use of the
Adobe PostScript logo (or other such logo as Adobe may designate from time to
time) on each screen/page where only PostScript product literature pertaining to
Adobe PostScript technology is displayed. Peerless will also provide a link on
its Web site where Peerless products are promoted, to the target page at Adobe's
Web site containing generic information and education about the PostScript

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technology. Agreement by Peerless to link to such Adobe Web site is contingent
on the target Web page (URL) containing only PostScript-related information
involving Adobe technology.

               7.1.6.2 Adobe Web Site. Adobe will provide a link on its Web site
for the PostScript technology to the page on Peerless' site where the described
products are promoted. Agreement by Adobe to link to Peerless' Web site is
contingent on the URL not containing any information about technology that
competes with the PostScript interpreter technology, the names of any vendors of
such competing technology, or links to other Web sites containing any such
information.

     7.2  Conformance to Marketing Guidelines. At least thirty (30) days prior
to Peerless' commencement of promotion of any Peerless SDK or other Adobe
PostScript printer solution product, and from time to time thereafter at Adobe's
request, Peerless agrees to provide Adobe with copies of all marketing materials
related to such Peerless SDK or Adobe PostScript printer solution. Adobe shall
have fifteen (15) days from receipt of such materials to review and approve such
materials. In the event that Adobe does not provide Peerless with comments to
such materials within such fifteen (15) day period, Adobe will be deemed to have
approved such materials.

     7.3  Clone Products.

          7.3.1 Clone Product Development. Peerless acknowledges and agrees that
the sublicense rights to Peerless described herein, and the pricing set forth in
this Agreement are granted by Adobe on the basis of Peerless' assurances that as
of the date of final execution of this Agreement Peerless (i) does not own or
license Clone Product technology from a third party, (ii) is not engaged in any
Clone Product development and (iii) does not market or license Clone Products or
Clone Product technology. "Clone Product development " is defined herein to mean
having engineers working on or deployed in creating specifications,
documentation or software code for components of a Clone Product or having
access to source code materials for Clone Product technology of a third party
whether by license or other means. Peerless shall ensure that (i) each
Authorized Employee and Authorized Contractor with access to Adobe Support
Information (other than Adobe Core Source) is precluded from being employed in
any Clone Product development (either internally or externally) by or for
Peerless for a period of * after such latest access and (ii) each Authorized
Employee with access to Adobe Support Information (including Adobe Core Source)
is precluded from being employed in any Clone Product development (either
internally or externally) by or for Peerless for a period of * after such latest
access. In addition, Peerless shall ensure that each Authorized Employee and
Authorized Contractor engaged in Clone Product development (either internally or
externally) by or for Peerless will cease all such activities, including having
access to the facilities where Clone Product development is occurring and
serving in an advisory capacity to anyone concerning Clone Product development,
prior to his/her initial access to the Adobe Support Information. If Peerless
elects to develop a Clone Product or Clone Product technology or acquires,
licenses or otherwise gains access to Clone Product technology, it will advise
Adobe in writing at least * in advance of its initiating marketing or sales
effort relating to such Clone Product. Any failure by Peerless to comply with
the above requirements shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement. *.

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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          7.3.2  Engineering Services - Porting of Clone Products. Peerless
from time to time may be asked to supply engineering services to help an OEM
Customer develop a Clone Product using the OEM Customer's existing Clone Product
technology and Peerless is free to carry out such services without causing the
provisions in Paragraph 7.3.1 ("Clone Product Development") to apply, provided
that Peerless and its OEM Customers adhere to all of the following conditions: *

                 7.3.2.1 *

                 7.3.2.2 *

                 7.3.2.3 *

          7.3.2.4 Peerless agrees that each such proposed engineering project is
to be treated as a separate port of a Clone Product and therefore Peerless shall
adhere to the requirements in this Paragraph on each such product-specific
porting activity.

          7.3.2.5 Peerless agrees that any press release or publication
concerning the engineering porting activities described above, will not make
reference to Clone technology ported as part of the engineering services.

          7.3.3  No Exploitation of the Adobe Name. With respect to any Clone
Products which Peerless develops or markets, Peerless agrees that Peerless will
not exploit its access to the Adobe Information, its relationship with Adobe, or
the existence in its product line or in the product line of its OEM Customers of
products containing Adobe PostScript software to promote or legitimize Clone
Products. Furthermore, Peerless agrees to use best efforts to distinguish its
Adobe PostScript-enabled products from Clone Products when displaying or
referring to its products in advertisements, catalogs, brochures and at trade
shows by (a) identifying such products prominently and exclusively with the
Adobe PostScript logo in such proximity that the viewer is unlikely to associate
the PostScript logo or any Adobe Trademark with the Clone Products, and (b) not
associating the Adobe Trademarks with any Clone Product in advertising, press
releases, and other promotional and marketing materials.

8.   PAYMENTS.

     8.1  License and Maintenance Fees. Except as otherwise provided below,
Peerless shall pay to Adobe in U.S. Dollars the license fees for the Adobe
Information, as specified in the applicable Adobe Deliverables Appendix, and the
annual maintenance fees to cover maintenance services ("Maintenance") for the
relevant Reference Port and for a CPSI Platform, as described in Exhibit K
("Maintenance for Standard Reference Port(s)") and Exhibit K-1 ("CPSI Continuing
Support"), respectively, hereto. The license fees * for each of the Reference
Port(s) or CPSI Platform(s) delivered to Peerless hereunder * for the applicable
calendar period. In the event that annual aggregate payments to Adobe for that
calendar year are less than such minimum amount, Peerless is obligated to pay
Adobe the applicable annual maintenance fees, as specified in Paragraph 2
(Maintenance Fees for Standard Reference Port(s)") of Exhibit O ("Royalty
Payments and Other Fees"), *. Notwithstanding that maintenance fees *, Peerless
shall reimburse Adobe for any out of pocket costs that have been incurred by
Adobe in providing Maintenance support to Peerless hereunder.

     8.2  Royalties for Distribution of Peerless SDKs. Peerless shall pay to
Adobe in U.S. Dollars the SDK royalties set forth in Paragraph 1 ("Peerless SDK
Royalties") of Exhibit O ("Royalty Payments and Other Fees") attached hereto,
* the royalties set forth in the applicable Peerless-OEM SDK Appendix and
documented in the

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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transmittal form for the SDK Appendix which Adobe has formally executed, for
each Peerless SDK distributed to, or used by each OEM Customer (on a per
Development Site basis).

     8.3  Royalties for Royalty-Bearing Components of Licensed Systems.
Peerless shall pay to Adobe in U.S. Dollars the royalties set forth in Paragraph
3 ("Licensed System Royalties") of Exhibit O ("Royalty Payments and Other Fees")
attached hereto, *, the royalties set forth in the transmittal form for the
applicable Licensed System Appendix, which Adobe has formally executed, for each
royalty-bearing component of a Licensed System which is used internally or
distributed by an OEM Customer directly or through its OEM Remarketer Customers.
The terms "Suggested Retail Price" (or "SRP") and "Gross Receipts" used to
calculate the royalties due to Adobe hereunder are defined as follows:

          (a)  "SRP" shall mean the OEM Customer's suggested retail price for
one (1) fully functioning Licensed System (or other component(s) as designated
in a Licensed System Appendix). The SRP for a Roman Version of a Licensed System
(that is, a Licensed System containing only Roman Font Programs) distributed in
the United States shall be used for calculating the Licensed System royalties
for Roman Versions of Licensed Systems and the per Typeface royalties for Font
Programs under the applicable royalty provisions in Exhibit O ("Royalty Payments
and Other Fees"). In the event there is no available SRP for the Licensed System
in the United States, Peerless and Adobe shall agree on election of a SRP in
another country to be used as a reasonable alternative. For distribution of
Licensed Systems in countries other than the United States that require the
bundling of non-Roman Font Programs (for example, distribution of a Japanese
Version in Japan), the SRP for a Licensed System in such relevant country shall
be used for calculating the Licensed System royalties and the per Typeface
royalties under the applicable royalty provisions in Exhibit O ("Royalty
Payments and Other Fees"). Peerless shall provide Adobe with the applicable SRP
for a Licensed System documented in the corresponding Licensed System Appendix
and/or accompanying letter of transmittal. The relevant SRP shall be converted
into U.S. Dollars at a rate that Peerless ensures will reasonably reflect the
current exchange rate for the applicable currency being converted for the
applicable accounting period.

          (b)  "Gross Receipts" shall mean the amounts earned by Peerless in the
form of fees and royalties denominated in U.S. dollars and payable by an OEM
Customer (without reduction for withholding of taxes) for a Licensed System or
other royalty-bearing components of a Licensed System distributed or used by
such OEM Customer. Excluded from this definition are monies earned by Peerless
for engineering services rendered to an OEM Customer as well as those amounts
reasonably attributable to the use by an OEM Customer of components contained in
a Licensed System that are supplied by Peerless, but are not PostScript
technology-related; for example PeerlessPage, PeerlessPrint. When such amount
reflects an indivisible amount for the PostScript-enabled components and other
product components, only the prorata portion attributable to the
PostScript-enabled components, as reasonably determined by Peerless and Adobe,
shall constitute "Gross Receipts" for purposes of calculating the royalties due
to Adobe hereunder.

     8.4  Software Upgrade Royalties. Peerless shall pay Adobe the royalties
set forth in Paragraph 7 ("Software Upgrade Royalties") of Exhibit O ("Royalty
Payments and Other Fees") attached hereto, or if special pricing applies, the
royalty as set forth in the transmittal form

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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for the applicable Licensed System Appendix, which Adobe had formally executed,
for each Software Upgrade used internally or distributed by OEM Customer, except
as provided herein. Peerless shall not be obligated to pay Adobe a royalty for
any Software Upgrade if the fee charged to the End User covers only the costs of
the media and handling, provided that Peerless ensures that its OEM Customer
uses commercially reasonable efforts to destroy the replaced version of the
Revised Object and Font Programs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) Adobe may,
in its sole discretion, determine that a particular Software Upgrade shall be
royalty bearing (e.g., if the Software Upgrade adds significant functionality),
in which case such royalty shall be as specified in the transmittal form for the
applicable Licensed System Appendix, which Adobe has formally executed, and (b)
Peerless shall pay an additional Licensed System and Font Program royalty for
any Software Upgrade where Peerless and its OEM Customer does not use
commercially reasonable efforts to destroy the existing Revised Object and Font
Programs.

     8.5  Hardware Upgrade Royalties. Peerless shall pay Adobe the royalties
set forth in Paragraph 8 ("Hardware Upgrade Royalties") of Exhibit O ("Royalty
Payments and Other Fees") attached hereto, or if special pricing applies, the
royalty as set forth in the transmittal form for the Licensed System Appendix,
which Adobe has formally executed, for each Hardware Upgrade, unless Adobe
agrees in writing that such Hardware Upgrade is non-royalty bearing. Adobe
intends that an optional feature shall be royalty bearing if it improves the
functional performance or improves the throughput performance of the Revised
Object and/or Font Programs, and non-royalty bearing if it is unrelated to the
functional performance or throughput performance of the Revised Object and/or
Font Programs.

     8.6  No Peerless Minimum Annual Royalty Commitment. Except for the minimum
per unit royalties set forth in Exhibit O ("Royalty Payments and Other Fees")
and the sharing arrangement described below, there are no minimum royalties
payable by Peerless hereunder. In the event Peerless negotiates guaranteed
minimum royalties or fees from its OEM Customers for Adobe PostScript-enabled
products and such guarantees result in payments to Peerless equal to the
difference between amounts earned from such actual product distribution (such
amounts being the basis on which Peerless calculates the applicable royalties
owed to Adobe hereunder) and the guaranteed amount, Peerless shall pay Adobe an
additional amount equal to * of the guaranteed amount. If the guaranteed amount
reflects an indivisible amount for the PostScript-enabled components and other
product components, Adobe's share shall be based on a prorata portion of such
indivisible amount as determined by the retail prices of the individual
components.

     8.7  Additional Licensed System Payments. Peerless shall pay Adobe any
additional fees, including but not limited to non-recurring engineering fees, if
any, as designated in an applicable appendix.

     8.8  Testing Fees. For the Peerless testing required pursuant to Paragraph
5.3 ("Testing and Certification of Revised Object and Proposed Designated Output
Devices") herein, Peerless shall * for Adobe's first review of Peerless' test
results if Adobe certifies the Revised Object or proposed Designated Output
Device Class solely on the basis of this initial review. However, if the Revised
Object or proposed Designated Output Device Class requires retesting and
resubmission of test results to Adobe, Peerless shall pay Adobe a fee of * for
each such instance of retesting and resubmission. Adobe may charge a testing fee
to cover Adobe's testing

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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of any upgrade to an existing Peerless SDK or Licensed System if such upgrade
requires Peerless to modify the previously-certified version of the Revised
Object. Peerless shall * for any instance of retesting made necessary by Adobe's
change to the Adobe Software, Other Adobe Software or Adobe Certification Test
Suite. In addition, there will be * for retesting if Peerless can show that the
Revised Object or proposed Designated Output Device, when initially tested by
Peerless with the appropriate Designated Output Device Class, satisfied the
specified tests in the Adobe Certification Test Suite.

     8.9  Taxes. In addition to any other payments due under this Agreement,
Peerless agrees to pay, and to indemnify and hold Adobe harmless from, any
sales, use, excise, import or export, value added or similar tax or duty not
based on Adobe's net income, including any penalties and interest, as well as
any costs associated with the collection or withholding thereof, and all
governmental permit fees, license fees and customs and similar fees levied upon
the delivery by Adobe of the Adobe Information or the delivery by Peerless of
Adobe Information to an OEM Customer hereunder, which Adobe may incur in respect
of this Agreement. If a resale certificate or other certificate or document of
exemption is required in order to exempt all or any of the Adobe Information
from any such tax liability, Peerless will promptly furnish it to Adobe. All
withholding tax certificates, documents, application forms, etc., should be
forwarded to the following address, or such other address as provided by Adobe:
Adobe Systems Incorporated, Attention: Tax Department, 345 Park Avenue, San
Jose, California, 95110-2704.

     8.10 Payment Terms. All royalties due in accordance with the terms of the
Agreement shall be paid in U.S. Dollars within * days after the *. Peerless will
provide Adobe with the relevant product sales information, as supplied by its
OEM Customer, at least on a quarterly basis and with at least as much product
and country detail as made available to Peerless. Such sales information shall
include the following: (a) with each Peerless SDK royalty payment Peerless shall
include a legible written summary broken out by OEM Customer and applicable
Development Site(s), as well as the number, SDK identification, and royalty due
Adobe for each Peerless SDK distributed or being used by its OEM Customers
during the quarter, and any other information which may be required to allow
Adobe to determine whether Peerless is paying the correct Peerless SDK royalty
amounts hereunder; and (b) with each Licensed System royalty payment Peerless
shall include a legible written summary broken out by OEM Customer, of (i) the
number, model name, SRP, and royalty due Adobe for each Licensed System for
which Revised Object is distributed or used internally by Peerless' OEM
Customers during the quarter, (ii) the number of copies of Host Software
distributed or used internally by such OEM Customers during the quarter, (iii)
the number of Font Programs by Typeface, bundled with the Revised Object for use
as a part of a Licensed System and licensed to End Users or used internally by
OEM Customers during the quarter, and (iv) any other information, including but
not limited to Gross Receipts, which may be required to allow Adobe to determine
whether Peerless is paying the correct royalty amount hereunder. In addition,
Peerless shall provide Adobe with a rolling quarterly forecast of royalties
anticipated to be earned by Peerless from sales of Licensed Systems and other
royalty-bearing components during such period. Peerless shall provide Adobe with
a written update to the forecast on a monthly basis to reflect Peerless' then
best estimate of the number of royalty-bearing products and anticipated
royalties to be earned by Peerless during this period. Such written
communication shall be subject to final adjustment by Peerless at the end of
each accounting period.

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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     8.11 Right of Audit. Peerless shall maintain, and other than information
regarding Adobe royalties, require each of its OEM Customers to maintain, a
complete, clear, accurate record of: (a) the number, model name, SRP and royalty
due Adobe for each Licensed System and/or Peerless SDK for which Revised Object
is distributed to or is being used by each OEM Customer during the quarter, (b)
the number of copies of Host Software distributed by such OEM Customers for use
with Licensed Systems during the quarter, (c) the number of Font Programs by
Typeface, bundled with the Revised Object for use as a part of a Licensed System
and licensed to End Users or used internally by such OEM Customers during the
quarter, and (d) any other information which may be required to allow Adobe to
determine whether Peerless is paying the correct royalty amount hereunder. To
ensure compliance with the terms of this Agreement, Adobe shall have the right
to audit all the relevant accounting and sales books and records of Peerless.
Such audit shall be conducted by an independent auditor paid for by Adobe and
acceptable to both parties (with auditors included in the "Big Five" being
hereby deemed acceptable). Such audit shall be conducted during regular business
hours at Peerless' offices and in such a manner as not to interfere with
Peerless' normal business activities. In no event shall audits be made hereunder
more frequently than once per year. If such inspections should disclose any
underreporting, Peerless shall promptly pay Adobe such amount. In addition, if
such inspections should disclose any underreporting of payments owed Adobe (as
determined by such inspections) in an amount greater than five percent (5%),
then Peerless shall promptly pay Adobe any and all costs associated with the
audit.

     8.12 When Royalties Earned. Each royalty due hereunder for any Peerless SDK
shall be earned on each occurrence of (a) Peerless' distribution of such
Peerless SDK to an OEM Customer for use at the initial Development Site, and (b)
such OEM Customer's use of such Peerless SDK at any additional OEM Customer
Development Site. Each royalty due hereunder for any royalty-bearing component
of a Licensed System shall be earned on the earlier of (a) OEM Customer's
distribution of such royalty-bearing component to a third party or (b) otherwise
as may be agreed upon between Peerless and its OEM Customer as specified in a
Licensed System Appendix and documented in the transmittal form for the Licensed
System Appendix, which Adobe has formally executed. With respect to guaranties,
as described in Paragraph 8.6 ("No Peerless Minimum Annual Royalty Commitment"),
such amounts shall be earned when payment is made to Peerless by its OEM
Customer.

     8.13 No Third Party Peerless Payments. Peerless acknowledges and agrees
that it shall not have any right to claim payment from Adobe under Peerless'
Third Party Development and License Agreement with Adobe dated September 18,
1992 or the Third Party Development Partner License Agreement between HDE, Inc.
and Adobe dated February 22, 1995 and subsequently assigned to Peerless, for any
Licensed Systems or Peerless SDKs covered by this Agreement.

     8.14 License Fee For CPSI Software. Peerless shall pay Adobe a
non-refundable software license fee of * per CPSI Platform due and payable at
the time of the initial delivery of a CPSI Platform to Peerless hereunder. The
software license fee will be *.

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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9.   PERFORMANCE WARRANTY.

     9.1 Adobe Software Warranties. Adobe warrants that for a period of ninety
(90) days from Peerless' acceptance of the Adobe Software pursuant to Paragraph
4.1 ("Adobe Information") (hereinafter the "Warranty Period"), the Adobe
Software will execute substantially in accordance with the PostScript Language
Specification using the development environment specified in the applicable
Adobe Deliverables Appendix. If, during the applicable Warranty Period, Peerless
reports to Adobe a failure of such Adobe Software to conform to the foregoing
warranty and provides such detail as Adobe may require to permit Adobe to
reproduce such failure, Adobe, at its expense, shall use reasonable commercial
efforts to modify or replace the Adobe Software in a timely manner to correct
such failure.

     9.2 Other Adobe Software and Host Software Warranties.

         9.2.1 Limited Warranty. If an Adobe Deliverables Appendix, or exhibit
hereto specifically warrants a component of the Other Adobe Software or Host
Software, such limited warranty shall be that the component of Other Adobe
Software or Host Software will execute substantially in accordance with the
functional specifications for such component, as specified in the applicable
Adobe Deliverables Appendix, or exhibit hereto, for a period of * from Peerless'
acceptance of such component pursuant to Paragraph 4.1 ("Adobe Information").
If, during such * warranty period, Peerless reports to Adobe a failure of such
component to conform to the foregoing warranty and provides such detail as Adobe
may require to permit Adobe to reproduce such failure, Adobe, at its expense,
shall use reasonable commercial efforts to modify or replace the component in a
timely manner to correct such failure.

         9.2.2 Disclaimer. Unless explicitly warranted pursuant to Paragraph
9.2.1 ("Limited Warranty") above, Other Adobe Software, Host Software and Adobe
Development Tools are provided strictly "AS IS."

     9.3   Limitations on Warranties. Peerless acknowledges that the Adobe
Support Information provided by Adobe to Peerless hereunder will require
adaptation by Peerless for use in Licensed Systems, and/or Peerless SDKs, based
on hardware and operating systems which differ from the development environment
specified by Adobe. THE WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 9.1 ("ADOBE SOFTWARE
WARRANTIES") AND PARAGRAPH 9.2 ("OTHER ADOBE SOFTWARE AND HOST SOFTWARE
WARRANTIES") STATE ADOBE'S AND ITS THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS' SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
WARRANTY TO PEERLESS CONCERNING THE ADOBE INFORMATION AND PEERLESS' SOLE AND
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN
PARAGRAPH 9.1 ("ADOBE SOFTWARE WARRANTIES") AND PARAGRAPH 9.2 ("OTHER ADOBE
SOFTWARE AND HOST SOFTWARE WARRANTIES") ADOBE AND ITS THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS MAKE
NO ADDITIONAL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR
USAGE OF TRADE, OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE ADOBE INFORMATION OR ANY MATTER
WHATSOEVER. IN PARTICULAR, ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED. PEERLESS
SHALL NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE OR PASS ON, AND SHALL TAKE ALL MEASURES

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT NEITHER IT NOR ANY OF ITS AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, OR OEM
CUSTOMERS SHALL MAKE OR PASS ON, ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OR
REPRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF ADOBE OR ITS THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS TO ANY OEM
CUSTOMER OR OTHER PEERLESS CUSTOMER, END USER, OR THIRD PARTY.

10.  PEERLESS SUPPORT.

     Adobe shall have no responsibility for supporting OEM Customers or OEM
Customers' End Users. Peerless will provide OEM Customers with reasonable
documentation, warranty service, and telephone support for the use of Peerless
SDKs consistent with good industry practice for the support of OEMs. Peerless or
OEM Customer, either directly or indirectly, will provide End Users with
reasonable End User documentation, warranty service, and telephone support for
the use of Licensed Systems consistent with good industry practice.

11.  PROPRIETARY RIGHTS INDEMNITY.

     11.1 By Adobe.

          11.1.1 Adobe Software. Adobe agrees to indemnify and defend Peerless
from any costs, damages, and reasonable attorneys' fees resulting from any
claims by third parties that the uses permitted hereunder of the Adobe Software
infringe any patent, copyright, or trademark in Japan, the United States,
Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy,
Benelux, Denmark, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Spain, Portugal, Greece,
Austria and Switzerland; provided, however, that Adobe's liability under this
Paragraph in the United States shall be limited to a total of * and in those
countries listed above, other than the United States, shall be limited to a
total of *. Such amounts specified above are cumulative and include all amounts
paid and expenses incurred in defending and settling all claims. To qualify for
such defense and payment, Peerless must (a) give Adobe prompt written notice of
any such claim, (b) tender to Adobe the defense or settlement of such a claim at
Adobe's expense, and (c) cooperate with Adobe, at Adobe's expense, in defending
or settling such claim. If Adobe receives notice of an alleged infringement or
if Peerless' use of the Adobe Software shall be prevented by permanent
injunction, Adobe may, at its sole option and expense, procure for Peerless the
right to continue using the Adobe Software as provided hereunder, modify the
Adobe Software so that it is no longer infringing, or replace the Adobe Software
with computer software of equal or superior functional capability or, in the
case of trademark infringement, instruct Peerless to use an alternative
trademark.

          11.1.2 Other Adobe Software and Host Software. Adobe agrees to
indemnify and defend Peerless from any costs, damages, and reasonable attorneys'
fees resulting from any claims by third parties that the uses permitted
hereunder of a component of the Other Adobe Software or Host Software infringe
any U.S. patent or U.S. copyright, provided that (a) Peerless gives Adobe prompt
written notice of any such claim, tenders to Adobe the defense or settlement of
such a claim at Adobe's expense, and cooperates with Adobe, at Adobe's expense,
in defending or settling such claim, and (b) Adobe's liability shall be limited
to a total sum (cumulating amounts paid and expenses incurred in defending or
settling all such claims) of the license fees and royalties paid to Adobe by
Peerless for such component of Other Adobe

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Software or Host Software. In no event shall Adobe's cumulative liability for
Other Adobe Software and Host Software licensed to Peerless under this Agreement
exceed *. If Adobe receives notice of an alleged infringement or if Peerless'
use of the Other Adobe Software or Host Software shall be prevented by permanent
injunction, Adobe may, at its sole option and expense, procure for Peerless the
right to continue using the Other Adobe Software or Host Software as provided
hereunder, substitute other computer software with similar operating
capabilities, or modify the Other Adobe Software or Host Software so that it is
no longer infringing.

          11.1.3 Limitations on Indemnity. THE RIGHTS GRANTED TO PEERLESS UNDER
PARAGRAPH 11.1 ("BY ADOBE") AND THE REMEDIES SET FORTH IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL
BE PEERLESS' SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND ADOBE'S SOLE OBLIGATION FOR ANY
ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT OR OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHT. ADOBE
WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO PEERLESS IF ANY ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OR CLAIM THEREOF
IS BASED UPON (A) THE MODIFICATION OF THE ADOBE SOFTWARE, OTHER ADOBE SOFTWARE
OR HOST SOFTWARE BY PEERLESS, OEM CUSTOMERS OR ANY THIRD PARTY, (B) THE USE OF
THE ADOBE SOFTWARE, OTHER ADOBE SOFTWARE OR HOST SOFTWARE IN CONNECTION OR IN
COMBINATION WITH EQUIPMENT, DEVICES OR SOFTWARE NOT PROVIDED BY ADOBE (IF SUCH
INFRINGEMENT OR CLAIM COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY THE USE OF THE ADOBE SOFTWARE,
OTHER ADOBE SOFTWARE OR HOST SOFTWARE WITH OTHER EQUIPMENT, DEVICES, OR
SOFTWARE), OR (C) THE USE OF THE ADOBE SOFTWARE, OTHER ADOBE SOFTWARE OR HOST
SOFTWARE OTHER THAN AS PERMITTED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR IN A MANNER FOR WHICH
IT WAS NOT INTENDED OR USE OF OTHER THAN THE MOST CURRENT RELEASE OF THE ADOBE
SOFTWARE, OTHER ADOBE SOFTWARE OR HOST SOFTWARE, IF MADE AVAILABLE TO PEERLESS
BY ADOBE, (IF SUCH CLAIM WOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY THE USE OF SUCH RELEASE).

     11.2 By Peerless. Peerless agrees to indemnify and defend Adobe from any
costs, damages, and reasonable attorneys' fees resulting from all claims by
third parties arising from the use, manufacture, and distribution of Peerless
SDKs by Peerless, or Licensed Systems by OEM Customers, and/or direct and
indirect customers of Peerless or OEM Customers in Japan, the United States,
Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy,
Benelux, Denmark, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Spain, Portugal, Greece,
Austria, and Switzerland, provided that Adobe gives Peerless prompt written
notice of any such claim, tenders to Peerless the defense or settlement of any
such claim at Peerless' expense, and cooperates with Peerless, at Peerless'
expense, in defending or settling such claim and further provided that Peerless'
liability under this Paragraph in the United States shall be limited to a total
of * and in those countries listed above, other than the United States, shall be
limited to *. Such amounts specified above are cumulative and include all
amounts paid and expenses incurred in defending and settling all claims.
PEERLESS WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO ADOBE WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM AS TO WHICH
ADOBE IS LIABLE TO PEERLESS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 11.1 ("BY ADOBE") ABOVE.

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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12.  TERM AND TERMINATION.

     12.1 Term. The initial term of this Agreement shall commence on the
Effective Date and expire thirty-six (36) months thereafter, unless this
Agreement is earlier terminated for cause or upon earlier termination in the
event the length of the term is shortened due to an accelerated expiration date
in accordance with Paragraph 12.4 ("Accelerated Expiration of Term"). At the end
of the initial term of thirty-six (36) months, this Agreement will automatically
be renewed for an additional * year period unless one party gives the other
party at least sixty (60) days advance written notice of its intention to allow
the Agreement to terminate. After the initial * year extension, this Agreement
may be renewed only upon the written mutual agreement of the parties.

     12.2 Termination by Peerless for Cause. If any material breach of this
Agreement by Adobe continues after thirty (30) days written notice of said
breach by Peerless to Adobe, Peerless may (a) continue this Agreement in full
force and effect and seek any damages arising under this Agreement or (b)
terminate this Agreement on written notice to Adobe.

     12.3 Termination by Adobe for Cause. This Agreement and all licenses
granted herein shall terminate effective immediately (except as otherwise
provided below) in the event that any material breach of this Agreement by
Peerless continues after thirty (30) days written notice of said breach by Adobe
to Peerless (which notice shall, in reasonable detail, specify the nature of
said breach). In the event of such termination for cause, and contingent upon
Peerless having fully performed its obligations to pay Adobe all monies earned
by Adobe hereunder to that date, Peerless' rights under Paragraph 2.2 ("Adobe
Information Sublicenses") with respect to sublicensing the use of Adobe
Information to an OEM Customer under an existing Peerless OEM Agreement shall
continue to the extent required to allow the OEM Customer to continue shipping
already certified Licensed System products for the commercial life of such
Licensed Systems. After termination for cause, Peerless may not continue to
develop or allow its OEM Customers to continue developing new Licensed System
products. In addition, Peerless shall immediately cease using and shall require
its OEM Customers to immediately cease using any portion of the Adobe Support
Information in source code form, the Adobe Header Files or the Adobe
Certification Test Suite. Within thirty (30) days of termination for cause,
Peerless shall return or destroy and shall require each of its OEM Customers to
return or destroy all such Adobe Support Information in its possession.
Peerless' obligations under this Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect after termination for cause. The rights that survive termination for
cause for the limited purpose specified herein shall immediately terminate (a)
in the event of a failure by Peerless to pay any monies due and payable to Adobe
hereunder, or (b) with respect to the continuing right to sublicensing use of
the Adobe Information to a particular OEM Customer, at such time as that OEM
Customer ceases distributing all of its Licensed System products or sooner in
case of material breach by that OEM Customer, as described in Paragraph 12.7
("Obligation to Terminate an OEM Customer's Sublicensing Rights"). In the event
such sublicensing rights have terminated, pursuant to either of the conditions
described in (a) or (b) above, Peerless shall take all reasonable measures to
ensure that the OEM Customer(s) ceases all further use of and returns or
destroys all Adobe Information in its possession, and continues to protect the
Adobe Information in accordance with the provisions in Paragraph 12.9
("Obligations on Termination or Expiration"). Peerless shall require that OEM
Customer provide to Peerless within thirty (30) days of termination a
certificate in writing acknowledging

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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that OEM Customer has complied with its obligations to return or destroy all
Adobe Information in its possession.

     12.4 Accelerated Expiration of Term. The term of this Agreement will be
automatically reset for * from the date Peerless provides Adobe with a written
notice as required in Paragraph 7.3.1 ("Clone Product Development"). At the end
of such * period, Peerless' rights shall terminate except as otherwise specified
in this Paragraph. Peerless may continue to sublicense the use of Adobe
Information to its OEM Customers, pursuant to Paragraph 2.2 ("Adobe Information
Sublicenses"), for the purpose of completing the development of new Licensed
System products provided that all such products have been certified and begin
First Commercial Shipment by no later than ninety (90) days following the
termination of the * accelerated term. Peerless' rights under this Agreement
with respect to permitting its OEM Customers to distribute Licensed System
products shall continue for the commercial life of such products, provided that
only those Licensed System products which meet the First Commercial Shipment
date specified above shall be covered. In the event of such accelerated
expiration, Peerless' obligations under this Agreement, including but not
limited to its obligation to maintain and support existing Licensed Systems, and
make royalty and other payments to Adobe with regard to such Licensed Systems,
shall continue in full force and effect. Peerless shall provide for automatic
termination of the OEM Customer's sublicensing rights to the Adobe Information
when the OEM Customer has ceased distributing all Licensed System products. Upon
such termination Peerless shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that the
OEM Customer ceases all further use of and returns or destroys all Adobe
Information in its possession and continues to protect the Adobe Information in
accordance with the provisions in Paragraph 12.9 ("Obligations on Termination or
Expiration"). Peerless shall require that OEM Customer provide to Peerless
within thirty (30) days of termination a certificate in writing acknowledging
that OEM Customer has complied with its obligations to return or destroy all
Adobe Information in its possession.

     12.5 Expiration - No Renewal. In the event this Agreement is allowed to
expire at the end of the initial or renewed term, Peerless' rights under
Paragraph 2.2 ("Adobe Information Sublicenses") with respect to sublicensing the
use of Adobe Information to an OEM Customer under an existing Peerless OEM
Agreement shall continue for Licensed System products that have already been
certified pursuant to an executed Licensed System Appendix for the commercial
life of such Licensed Systems. In addition, Peerless' rights to sublicense to
such OEM Customers the use of Adobe Information for developing new Licensed
System products is contingent upon the following conditions being met: (a)
Licensed System products which are in the proposal stage, as documented by
Peerless to Adobe's reasonable satisfaction, and on which development has not
yet begun may be developed provided that the development of such Licensed System
product is completed under a Licensed System Appendix and the date of First
Commercial Shipment occurs no later than twelve (12) months following expiration
of this Agreement, (b) Licensed System products which are under development and
covered by an executed Licensed System Appendix at expiration may be completed
provided that First Commercial Shipment begins by no later than twelve (12)
months following expiration, (c) Licensed System products which Peerless can
demonstrate to Adobe's reasonable satisfaction are follow-on products (i.e.,
products similar to previously developed Licensed System products which
capitalize on the OEM Customer's earlier development effort and use the same
Peerless SDK), may be developed provided that the development of such follow-on
Licensed System

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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products are completed and First Commercial Shipment begins by no later than
eighteen (18) months following expiration. Other than as expressly set forth
above, Peerless shall have no rights to sublicense the use of Adobe Information
after the expiration of this Agreement. In the event of such expiration,
Peerless' obligations hereunder, including but not limited to its obligation to
maintain and support existing Licensed Systems, and make royalty and other
payments to Adobe with regard to such Licensed Systems, shall continue in full
force and effect. Peerless shall provide for automatic termination of the OEM
Customer's sublicensing rights to the Adobe Information when the OEM Customer
has ceased distributing all Licensed System products. Upon such termination
Peerless shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that the OEM Customer
ceases all further use of and returns or destroys all Adobe Information in its
possession and continues to protect the Adobe Information in accordance with the
provisions in Paragraph 12.9 ("Obligations on Termination or Expiration").
Peerless shall require that OEM Customer provide to Peerless within thirty (30)
days of termination a certificate in writing acknowledging that OEM Customer has
complied with its obligations to return or destroy all Adobe Information in its
possession.

     12.6 Termination of Peerless' Rights Under Paragraphs 12.3, 12.4 and 12.5.
Notwithstanding Peerless' limited rights under Paragraphs 12.3 ("Termination by
Adobe for Cause"), 12.4 ("Accelerated Expiration of Term") and 12.5 ("Expiration
- No Renewal") to continue sublicensing the use of Adobe Information to its OEM
Customers, all such sublicensing rights and all other rights and licenses under
this Agreement shall terminate immediately in the event of a material breach by
Peerless under this Agreement. Upon such termination Peerless shall take all
reasonable measures to ensure that its OEM Customers cease all further use of
and return or destroy all Adobe Information in their possession and continue to
protect the Adobe Information in accordance with the provisions in Paragraph
12.9 ("Obligations on Termination or Expiration"). Peerless shall require that
each such OEM Customer provide to Peerless within thirty (30) days of
termination a certificate in writing acknowledging that OEM Customer has
complied with its obligations to return or destroy all Adobe Information in its
possession.

     12.7 Obligation to Terminate an OEM Customer's Sublicensing Rights.
Peerless shall terminate an OEM Customer's right to use the Adobe Information if
an OEM Customer materially breaches any of its obligations under the Peerless
OEM Agreement or LOA, as applicable, with respect to the Adobe Information and
fails to remedy such breach within thirty (30) days after receiving notice of
said breach. The termination of such individual OEM Customer's rights to use
Adobe Information shall not however terminate this Agreement unless Peerless
fails to take the necessary action in a prompt manner to remedy such breach by
its OEM Customer or terminate OEM Customer's rights to use the Adobe Information
under the Peerless OEM Agreement or LOA. Upon such termination Peerless shall
take all reasonable measures, including but not limited to seeking injunctive
relief in a court of law, to ensure that its OEM Customer ceases all further use
of and returns or destroys all Adobe Information in its possession and continues
to protect the Adobe Information in accordance with the provisions in Paragraph
12.9 ("Obligations on Termination or Expiration"). Peerless shall require that
OEM Customer provide to Peerless within thirty (30) days of termination a
certificate in writing acknowledging that OEM Customer has complied with its
obligations to return or destroy all Adobe Information in its possession.

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     12.8 Bankruptcy. Notwithstanding any other term of this Agreement, in the
event that Peerless becomes insolvent pursuant to Section 101(29) of the
Bankruptcy Code, is adjudicated bankrupt, or if a Receiver or Trustee is
appointed for Peerless for a substantial portion of its assets, or is admitted
to the benefits of any procedure for the settlement of debts or an assignment
for the benefit of its creditors, this Agreement shall terminate.

     12.9 Obligations on Termination or Expiration. Upon termination or
expiration of this Agreement:

          12.9.1 Licenses Terminated. Except as expressly set forth in Paragraph
12.3 ("Termination by Adobe for Cause"), Paragraph 12.4 ("Accelerated Expiration
of Term") and Paragraph 12.5 ("Expiration-No Renewal") above, the licenses
granted pursuant to Paragraph 2 ("Scope of Peerless' License") shall terminate
immediately.

          12.9.2 Safeguarding of Proprietary Rights. Peerless, its Third Party
Developers and its OEM Customers shall continue to be responsible for
safeguarding the proprietary rights of Adobe and Adobe's suppliers in accordance
with this Agreement, including Paragraph 6 ("Proprietary Rights and Legends")
and Exhibit N-1 ("Secure Procedures for Handling Adobe Support Information") and
Exhibit N-2 ("Additional Secure Procedures for Handling Adobe Restricted
Information"), after such termination or expiration. Paragraph 6 ("Proprietary
Rights and Legend"), Paragraph 8 ("Payments"), Paragraph 9 ("Performance
Warranty"), Paragraph 10 ("Peerless Support"), Paragraph 11 ("Proprietary Rights
Indemnity"), Paragraph 12 ("Term and Termination"), Paragraph 13 ("Limitation of
Liability"), and Paragraph 14 ("General") shall survive any expiration or
termination of this Agreement.

          12.9.3 Return or Destruction of Adobe Information. Except as expressly
set forth in Paragraph 12.3 ("Termination by Adobe for Cause"), Paragraph 12.4
("Accelerated Expiration of Term") and Paragraph 12.5 ("Expiration-No Renewal"),
Peerless will immediately discontinue use and distribution of, and return or
destroy all copies of, Adobe Information and other Adobe deliverables in its
possession (including copies placed in any storage device under Peerless'
control). Upon Adobe's request or at such time as all of Peerless' OEM
Customers' sublicensing rights to use the Adobe Information have terminated in
accordance with Paragraph 12.3 ("Termination by Adobe for Cause"), Paragraph
12.4 ("Accelerated Expiration of Term") or Paragraph 12.5 ("Expiration-No
Renewal"), Peerless shall warrant in writing to Adobe its return or destruction
of all of Adobe's proprietary information within thirty (30) days of termination
or expiration.

          12.9.4 Payment. The payment date of all monies due Adobe shall
automatically be accelerated so that they shall become due and payable on the
effective date of termination, even if longer terms had been provided
previously; provided, however, that for payment of future royalties and fees
payable by an OEM Customer to Peerless when earned, Peerless shall pay Adobe the
applicable amounts, as described herein, when such payments are made to
Peerless.

13.  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

     NEITHER ADOBE NOR ITS SUPPLIERS WILL BE LIABLE TO PEERLESS, OEM CUSTOMERS,
OR ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY LOSS OF USE, INTERRUPTION OF

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BUSINESS OR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY
KIND (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE,
EVEN IF ADOBE OR SUCH SUPPLIER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. The foregoing limitation of liability is independent of any exclusive
remedies for breach of warranty set forth in this Agreement.

14.  GENERAL.

     14.1 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the
laws of the United States of America and the State of California as such laws
are applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within
California between California residents. The parties agree that the United
Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is
specifically excluded from application to this Agreement.

     14.2 Attorneys' Fees. In the event any proceeding or lawsuit is brought by
Adobe, its suppliers or Peerless in connection with this Agreement, the
prevailing party in such proceeding shall be entitled to receive its costs,
expert witness fees and reasonable attorneys' fees, including costs and fees on
appeal.

     14.3 Forum. All disputes arising under this Agreement may be brought in the
state and federal courts located in San Jose, California, as permitted by law.
Peerless consents to the personal jurisdiction of the above courts.

     14.4 Notices. All notices or reports permitted or required under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered by personal delivery,
telegram, telex, telecopier, facsimile transmission, or by certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested, and shall be deemed given upon
personal delivery, five (5) days after deposit in the mail, or upon
acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission. Notices shall be sent to:
(i) the contract representative designated in the Adobe Deliverables Appendix or
in the specific SDK Appendix if the notice or report relates to one or more
specific Peerless SDKs, and (ii) a copy to the signatory of this Agreement at
the address set forth at the end of this Agreement or such other address as
either party may specify in writing. If the notice is to Adobe, a copy shall
also be sent to the attention of its General Counsel.

     14.5 Injunctive Relief. It is understood and agreed that, notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Agreement, breach of the provisions of this
Agreement by Peerless, or the breach by OEM Customers of the terms and
conditions set forth in Exhibit B ("Minimum Terms of Peerless OEM Agreements"),
will cause Adobe irreparable damage for which recovery of money damages would be
inadequate, and that Adobe shall therefore be entitled to obtain timely
injunctive relief to protect Adobe's rights under this Agreement in addition to
any and all remedies available at law. In the event Peerless, or its OEM
Customers continue to distribute the Revised Object, Font Programs, Host
Software, or any portion thereof after its right to do so has terminated or
expired, Adobe shall also be entitled to injunctive relief, including, without
limitation, an order directing that any copies of the Revised Object, Font
Programs, Host Software, or any portion thereof, which Peerless or its OEM
Customers attempt to import into

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any country or territory be seized, impounded and destroyed by Customs officials
in order to prevent such importation.

     14.6  No Agency. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as creating
any agency, partnership, or other form of joint enterprise between the parties.

     14.7  Force Majeure. Neither party shall be liable hereunder by reason of
any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder (except for
the payment of money) on account of strikes, shortages, riots, insurrection,
fires, flood, storm, explosions, acts of God, war, governmental action, labor
conditions, earthquakes, material shortages or any other cause which is beyond
the reasonable control of such party. Payments which are otherwise due and
payable may be deferred with the prior written approval of the creditor and for
a limited period and such approval shall not be withheld if the debtor party can
demonstrate to the other party's reasonable satisfaction that the failure to pay
is due to the force majeure.

     14.8  Waiver. The failure of either party to require performance by the
other party of any provision hereof shall not affect the full right to require
such performance at any time thereafter; nor shall the waiver by either party of
a breach of any provision hereof be taken or held to be a waiver of the
provision itself.

     14.9  Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall
be unenforceable or invalid under any applicable law or be so held by applicable
court decision, such unenforceability or invalidity shall not render this
Agreement unenforceable or invalid as a whole, and, in such event, such
provision shall be changed and interpreted so as to best accomplish the
objectives of such unenforceable or invalid provision within the limits of
applicable law or applicable court decisions.

     14.10 Headings. The paragraph headings appearing in this Agreement are
inserted only as a matter of convenience and in no way define, limit, construe,
or describe the scope or extent of such paragraph or in any way affect this
Agreement.

     14.11 No Patent License. This Paragraph shall survive termination or
expiration of this Agreement.

           14.11.1 Adobe Patents. As used herein, "Adobe Patent Right" means any
right arising under any United States or foreign patent now owned by, or later
issued or assigned to Adobe, applicable to the Adobe Information. Adobe
covenants that, to the extent that Peerless, Peerless' OEM Customers as
authorized in this Agreement, OEM Customer's End Users, and Peerless' other
direct and indirect customers of Peerless SDKs or Revised Object (collectively
"Customers") exercise the rights expressly granted to Peerless, or which
Peerless is authorized to grant to Customers herein, Adobe will not (a) assert
any Adobe Patent Right against Peerless, (b) assert any Adobe Patent Right
against Customers, or (c) require any additional fee or royalty from Peerless or
Customers based upon any Adobe Patent Right. Except to the extent of such
covenant not to assert any Adobe Patent Right, nothing contained herein shall be
construed as conferring, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or
right with respect to any Adobe Patent Right.

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           14.11.2 Peerless Patents. As used herein, "Peerless Patent Right"
means any patent right arising under any United States or foreign patent issued
or assigned to Peerless and having a filing date after the inventor had access
to the Adobe Support Information in which (a) an inventor is (i) an employee of
Peerless who has had access to the Adobe Support Information or (ii) an
independent contractor who has had access to the Adobe Support Information and
has assigned patent rights in the claimed invention to Peerless and (b) the
techniques, algorithms or processes contained in the Adobe Support Information,
or adaptations of such techniques, algorithms or processes are an essential
element of the patented invention. Should any disputes arise as to whether any
patent falls within the above definition of Peerless patent, then Peerless and
Adobe agree to submit to mutually acceptable alternative dispute resolution.
Peerless Patent Right shall not include any patent applications filed three (3)
years after termination or expiration of this Agreement. Peerless covenants that
it will not (a) assert any Peerless Patent Right against Adobe or against its
sublicensees or customers for products containing Adobe Support Information of a
similar nature to that distributed by Peerless or its OEM Customers, or (b)
require any fee or royalty from Adobe or such sublicensees or customers for the
sale of such products based upon Peerless Patent Rights. Except to the extent
expressed above, nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring, by
implication, estoppel, or otherwise any license or right with respect to any
Peerless Patent Right.

     14.12 Assignment.

           14.12.1 Assignment by Peerless. Peerless shall not assign or transfer
this Agreement or any rights or obligations arising under this Agreement without
the prior written approval of Adobe, except that Peerless may assign this
Agreement, and all of the rights and obligations thereto, in the event that all
or substantially all (i.e., more than fifty percent (50%)) of Peerless' assets
are transferred to, or more than fifty percent (50%) of Peerless' outstanding
shares or securities (representing the right to vote for the election of
directors or other managing authority) hereafter becomes owned or controlled by
a third party, provided that such third party is not engaged in Clone Product
development, as that term is defined below. Any such assignment shall be
contingent upon Peerless substantiating to Adobe's reasonable satisfaction that
the assignment is to a third party not engaged in Clone Product development and
that all other conditions set forth in this Paragraph have been satisfied.
"Clone Product development" is defined herein to mean having engineers working
on or deployed in creating specifications, documentation or software code for
components of a Clone Product or having access to source code materials for
Clone Product technology of another party whether by license or other means.
Where such an assignment or transfer requiring Adobe's prior written approval is
under consideration by Peerless, Peerless may choose to protect the
confidentiality of such disclosure by disclosing such information only to an
executive-level officer of Adobe. At the time of such disclosure, Peerless shall
inform the recipient of the nature of the request and that the information to be
disclosed is to be shared only with other executive-level officers of Adobe.
Peerless shall provide the recipient with sufficient information to allow Adobe
to give due consideration to the request. If Peerless attempts to assign this
Agreement in derogation of the foregoing, or fails to obtain Adobe's prior
written approval, as required hereunder, this Agreement shall terminate
effective immediately and Peerless shall retain only such rights as described in
Paragraph 12.3 ("Termination by Adobe for Cause") and subject to all of the
provisions set forth therein.

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           14.12.2 Assignment by Adobe. Adobe's rights and obligations, in whole
or in part, under this Agreement may be assigned by Adobe. Adobe may exercise
full transfer and assignment rights in any manner at Adobe's discretion and
specifically may sell, pledge, or otherwise transfer its right to receive
royalties under this Agreement.

           14.12.3 Assignment by OEM Customer. Peerless may approve a proposed
assignment by OEM Customer of its rights under a Peerless OEM Agreement provided
that the assignee agrees to accept all of the obligations as well as the rights
thereunder. Peerless shall grant such approval only if the assignee would be an
acceptable OEM Customer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

     14.13 Export. Peerless acknowledges that the laws and regulations of the
United States restrict the export and re-export of commodities and technical
data of United States origin, including the Adobe Support Information and
products produced therefrom. Peerless agrees that it will not export or
re-export the Adobe Support Information or products produced therefrom in any
form, without the appropriate United States and foreign governmental licenses.
Peerless agrees that its obligations pursuant to this Paragraph shall survive
and continue after any termination or expiration of rights under this Agreement.

     14.14 Full Power. Each party warrants that it has full power to enter into
and perform this Agreement, and the person signing this Agreement on each
party's behalf has been duly authorized and empowered to enter into this
Agreement. Peerless further acknowledges that it has read this Agreement,
understands it and agrees to be bound by it.

     14.15 Confidential Agreement. This Agreement, and the terms and conditions
herein, shall not be disclosed by either party without the prior written consent
of the other party, provided however, that Peerless is permitted to disclose
information contained in the Agreement (but excluding any payment or pricing
information) to the extent required to enable Peerless to exercise its
sublicensing rights hereunder. Furthermore, either party may disclose the
Agreement to the extent such disclosure is required by a government agency by
judicial order from a court of competent jurisdiction, provided, however, that
such party will promptly notify the other party before any such disclosure, and
upon the other party's request, shall cooperate with the other party to minimize
the disclosure of such information and/or work with the other party to obtain a
protective order prior to such disclosure.

     14.16 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or
more counterparts, each of which will be considered an original, but all of
which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

     14.17 Entire Agreement. This Agreement together with the exhibits and
appendices completely and exclusively states the agreement of the parties
regarding its subject matter. It supersedes, and its terms govern, all prior
proposals, agreements, or other communications between the parties, oral or
written, regarding such subject matter. This Agreement shall not be modified
except by a subsequently dated written amendment or appendix signed on behalf of
Adobe and Peerless by their duly authorized representative and any provision of
a purchase order purporting to supplement or vary the provisions hereof shall be
void. In the event of any conflict

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between the terms of this Agreement and any appendix hereto, the terms of the
appendix shall control for the Peerless SDK or Licensed System described
therein.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this PostScript
Software Development License and Sublicense Agreement to be executed by their
duly authorized representatives.

Adobe:                                     Peerless:

ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED                 PEERLESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION

By:    /s/ Bruce R. Chizen                 By:    /s/ Thomas B. Ruffolo
Print                                      Print
Name:  Bruce R. Chizen                     Name:  Thomas B. Ruffolo
Title: Executive Vice President            Title: V.P. Corporate Development
       Worldwide Products & Marketing
Date:  7-23-99                             Date:  7-21-99

Address for Notice:                        Address for Notice:
345 Park Avenue                            2381 Rosecrans Avenue
San Jose, CA 95110-2704                    El Segundo, CA  90245

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                               *

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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                                    Exhibit B

                    Minimum Terms of Peerless OEM Agreements

1.       Contract Obligations.

         1.1 Third Party Beneficiary. OEM Customer is hereby notified and agrees
that Adobe Systems Incorporated, a Delaware corporation located at 345 Park
Avenue, San Jose, California 95110-2704 ("Adobe") is a third-party beneficiary
to this Peerless OEM Agreement to the extent that this Agreement contains
provisions which relate to OEM Customer's use of the Adobe Information as
incorporated in the Peerless deliverables licensed and delivered to OEM Customer
herein. Such provisions are made expressly for the benefit of and are
enforceable by Adobe in addition to Peerless. OEM Customer shall also ensure
that Adobe is a named third party beneficiary as to any use of the Adobe
Information in any agreement authorizing an OEM Remarketer Customer to
distribute Licensed Systems as set forth in this Agreement.

         1.2 Assignment. OEM Customer's rights and obligations with regard to
Adobe Information and Adobe Trademarks granted hereunder may not be assigned by
OEM Customer in whole or in part without the prior written approval of Peerless.
For the purposes of this Paragraph, a change in the persons or entities who
control fifty percent (50%) or more of the equity securities or voting interest
of OEM Customer shall be considered an assignment of OEM Customer's rights and
obligations.

         1.3 Termination of Rights in Adobe Information.

             1.3.1 Termination for Cause - Breach by OEM Customer. OEM
Customer's rights and licenses to use the Adobe Information under this Agreement
shall terminate effective immediately in the event of any material breach by OEM
Customer if OEM Customer materially breaches its obligations under this
Agreement and fails to remedy such breach within thirty (30) days after
receiving notice of said breach from Peerless or Adobe.

             1.3.2 Termination for Cause - Breach by Peerless. In the event
Peerless materially breaches its obligations under its agreement with Adobe and
fails to remedy such breach within thirty (30) days after receiving notice of
said breach from Adobe, or it Peerless attempts to assign or transfer the
agreement with Adobe to a third party in violation of its agreement with Adobe,
this Agreement and OEM Customer's rights hereunder shall terminate immediately
except as otherwise provided below. Upon such termination for cause, and
contingent upon Peerless having fully performed its obligations to pay Adobe all
monies earned by Adobe under its agreement with Adobe to that date, OEM
Customer's rights under this Agreement with respect to sublicensing the use of
Adobe Information shall continue to the extent required to allow OEM Customer to
continue shipping already certified Licensed System products for the commercial
life of such Licensed Systems. After such termination for cause, OEM Customer
shall not continue to develop new Licensed System products and shall immediately
cease using any portion of the Adobe Information in source code form, the Adobe
Header Files or the Adobe Certification Test Suite. Within thirty (30) days of
termination for cause, OEM Customer shall return or destroy all the above
specified Adobe Information in its

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possession. OEM Customer's rights that survive termination for cause for the
limited purpose specified herein shall immediately terminate (a) in the event of
a failure by Peerless to pay any monies due and payable to Adobe under the
agreement with Adobe, or (b) at such time as OEM Customer ceases distributing
all of its Licensed System products or sooner in case of material breach by OEM
Customer in accordance with Paragraph 1.3.1 ("Termination for Cause - Breach by
OEM Customer"). In the event such sublicensing rights have terminated, pursuant
to either of the conditions described in (a) or (b) above, OEM Customer shall
immediately cease all further use of and return or destroy all Adobe Information
in its possession and continue to protect the Adobe Information in accordance
with the provisions in this Agreement. Within thirty (30) days of such
termination, OEM Customer shall provide Peerless with a certification in writing
acknowledging that it has complied with its obligation to return or destroy all
Adobe Information in its possession.

             1.3.3 Accelerated Expiration of Term. The term of the agreement
between Adobe and Peerless will be automatically reset for * from the date Adobe
receives a written notice from Peerless indicating that Peerless intends to
begin marketing or selling Clone Products. In the event of such resetting of the
term and at the end of such * period, Peerless' right to sublicense to OEM
Customer and OEM Customer's right to use the Adobe Information under a grant of
sublicensing rights is limited as follows: Peerless may continue to sublicense
the use of Adobe Information to OEM Customer for the purpose of completing the
development of new Licensed System products provided that all such products have
been certified and begin First Commercial Shipment by no later than ninety (90)
days following the termination of the * accelerated term. Peerless' rights with
respect to permitting OEM Customer to distribute Licensed System products shall
continue for the commercial life of such products, provided that only those
Licensed System products which meet the First Commercial Shipment date specified
above shall be covered. OEM Customer's rights to use the Adobe Information under
this Agreement shall immediately terminate when OEM Customer has ceased
distributing all such Licensed System products. Upon such termination OEM
Customer shall immediately cease all further use of and return or destroy all
Adobe Information in its possession and continue to protect the Adobe
Information in accordance with the provisions in this Agreement. Within thirty
(30) days of such termination, OEM Customer shall provide Peerless with a
certification in writing acknowledging that it has complied with its obligation
to return or destroy all Adobe Information in its possession.

             1.3.4 Expiration - No Renewal. In the event the agreement between
Peerless and Adobe is allowed to expire (hereinafter "Expiration Date"),
Peerless' rights with respect to sublicensing the use of Adobe Information to
OEM Customer under this Agreement shall continue for Licensed System products
that have already been certified pursuant to an executed Licensed System
Appendix between Peerless and OEM Customer for the commercial life of such
Licensed System products. In addition, Peerless' rights to sublicense to OEM
Customer the use of Adobe Information for developing new Licensed System
products hereunder is contingent upon the following conditions being met: (a)
Licensed System products which are in the proposal stage and on which OEM
Customer has not yet begun development may be developed provided that the
development of such Licensed System product is completed under a Licensed System
Appendix and the date of First Commercial Shipment occurs no later than twelve
(12) months following the Expiration Date, (b) Licensed System products which
are under development on the Expiration Date and covered by an executed Licensed
System Appendix between Peerless

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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and OEM Customer may be completed provided that First Commercial Shipment begins
by no later than twelve (12) months following the Expiration Date, (c) Licensed
System products which Peerless can demonstrate to Adobe's reasonable
satisfaction are follow-on products (i.e., products of OEM Customer similar to
previously developed Licensed System products which capitalize on OEM Customer's
earlier development effort and use the same Peerless SDK), may be developed
provided that the development of such follow-on Licensed System products are
completed and First Commercial Shipment begins by no later than eighteen (18)
months following the Expiration Date. Other than as expressly set forth above,
OEM Customer shall have no right to continue using Adobe Information after the
Expiration Date. OEM Customer's rights to use the Adobe Information under this
Agreement shall immediately terminate when OEM Customer has ceased distributing
all such Licensed System products. Upon such termination OEM Customer shall
immediately cease all further use of and return or destroy all Adobe Information
in its possession and continue to protect the Adobe Information in accordance
with the provisions in this Agreement. Within thirty (30) days of such
termination, OEM Customer shall provide Peerless with a certification in writing
acknowledging that it has complied with its obligation to return or destroy all
Adobe Information in its possession.

             1.3.5 Upon Termination or Expiration of this Agreement. In the
event of any termination or expiration of this Agreement:

                   (i)   Except as set forth in Paragraphs 1.3.2 ("Termination
for Cause - Breach by Peerless"), 1.3.3 ("Accelerated Expiration of Term") and
1.3.4 ("Expiration - No Renewal") above, all sublicense rights in the Adobe
Information granted pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate immediately;

                   (ii)  OEM Customer shall continue to be responsible for
safeguarding the proprietary rights of Adobe and Adobe's suppliers in accordance
with this Agreement, including Paragraph 4 ("Protection of Proprietary
Information") and Exhibit N-1 ("Secure Procedures for Handling Adobe Support
Information") of the Adobe and Peerless Agreement, after such termination or
expiration.

                   (iii) Except as expressly set forth in Paragraphs 1.3.2
("Termination for Cause - Breach by Peerless"), 1.3.3 ("Accelerated Expiration
of Term") and 1.3.4 ("Expiration - No Renewal") above, OEM Customer shall
immediately discontinue use and distribution of, and return or destroy all
copies of, Adobe Information and other Adobe deliverables in its possession
(including copies placed in any storage device under OEM Customer's control).
Upon Peerless' request, OEM Customer shall certify in writing to Peerless its
return or destruction of all of Adobe's proprietary information within thirty
(30) days of termination or expiration.

2.   LICENSES AND RESTRICTIONS.

     2.1 Revised Object License Restrictions. Commercial distribution or use
(other than for development) of Revised Object shall be limited to versions in
ROM form, or encrypted versions executable from RAM, protected in a manner
approved by Adobe in writing or in accordance with Paragraph 4.4 ("Protection
Mechanisms") below.

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     2.2 Font Program License Restrictions. OEM Customer's license under the
Peerless OEM Agreement will terminate upon termination of the agreement between
Adobe and the Trademark owner, if any, pertaining to such Font Program, at which
time Adobe shall have the right to substitute a Font Program for an equivalent
Typeface.

             2.2.1 PostScript 3 Minimum Font Program Requirements. OEM Customers
agree that all Licensed Systems containing PostScript 3 Software distributed
hereunder shall include at a minimum the Font Programs described below.

                   2.2.1.1 For a "Roman Version(s)" of a Licensed System, the
Extended Roman Font Program Set identified Exhibit D ("Extended Roman Font
Program Set") attached hereto.

                   2.2.1.2 For a "Japanese Version(s)" of a Licensed System
distributed for use in Japan, the Extended Roman Font Program Set identified in
Paragraph 2.2.1.1 above, and the Font Programs for Japanese Typefaces identified
in Paragraph 1 ("Font Programs for Japanese Typefaces") of Exhibit D-1
("Non-Roman Font Programs") attached hereto, in the minimum configuration
specified in Paragraph 9.1.1 ("Minimum Bundling Requirements for Japanese
Typefaces") of Exhibit O ("Royalty Payments and Other Fees"), as specified in a
Licensed System Appendix.

                   2.2.1.3 For a "Chinese Version(s)" of a Licensed System,
distributed for use in the People's Republic of China, Taiwan or Hong Kong, the
Extended Roman Font Program Set identified in Paragraph 2.2.1.1 above, and the
Font Programs for Chinese Typefaces identified in Paragraph 2 ("Font Programs
for Chinese Typefaces") of Exhibit D-1 ("Non-Roman Font Programs") attached
hereto, in the minimum configuration specified in a Licensed System Appendix.

                   2.2.1.4 For a "Korean Version(s)" of a Licensed System,
distributed for use in Korea, the Extended Roman Font Program Set identified in
Paragraph 2.2.1.1 above, and the Font Programs for Korean Typefaces identified
in Paragraph 3 ("Font Programs for Korean Typefaces") of Exhibit D-1 ("Non-Roman
Font Programs") attached hereto, in the minimum configuration specified in a
Licensed System Appendix.

             2.2.2 Adobe-supplied Wingdings(R) Typeface Requirements. OEM
Customer shall reproduce, have reproduced and distribute a Font Program for the
Wingdings(R) Typeface supplied by Adobe hereunder (the "Wingdings Font Program")
only in the Adobe Compact Font Format ("CFF") or TrueType Format and either (i)
embedded in ROM or on a hard disk that is bundled with a Licensed System or (ii)
as part of any other Adobe provided host-based component of a Licensed System.
In the event that the Wingdings Font Program is provided to OEM Customer in CFF,
OEM Customer shall treat the fact as Adobe Support Information pursuant to
Paragraph 4.2 of Exhibit N-1 ("Secure Procedures for Handling Adobe Support
Information")), and OEM Customer shall, not disclose such fact to its
distributors, resellers or End Users, provided however that OEM Customer may
disclose or advertise that the Wingdings Font Program is in a compressed format,
where applicable.

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             2.2.3 Adobe-supplied Heisei Japanese Typeface Requirements. OEM
Customer shall include the following notice in documentation and materials
accompanying any product that refers to the Font Programs for Japanese Typefaces
in Paragraph 1(b) ("Heisei Japanese Typefaces") of Exhibit D-1 ("Non-Roman Font
Programs"):

                   "The Heisei Fonts (list the applicable fonts by name) have
been licensed for use from the Japan Standards Association Font Design Center.
Unauthorized reproduction as a font is prohibited."

                   OEM Customer is not a member of the Japan Standards
Association Font Design Center so Adobe is required to notify the Font Design
Center of this license to OEM Customer prior to First Commercial Shipment of the
Heisei Japanese Typefaces with a Licensed System. OEM Customer consents to such
notification.

        2.3  Adobe Driver Software Restrictions. In connection with the delivery
of any Adobe Driver Software, Peerless may supply OEM Customer with development
tools such as plug-in and localization kits to allow OEM Customer to make
limited modifications and/or localize the Adobe Driver Software. OEM Customer
agrees that it (a) shall use such tools solely to localize or customize the
Adobe Driver Software for use by End Users in conjunction with Licensed Systems,
(b) shall not change the name of any Adobe Driver Software file or Adobe Driver
Software icon without Adobe's prior written consent, (c) shall make only such
modifications as are permitted by use of such tools in the normal and intended
manner, and (d) shall ensure that the Adobe Driver Software, and any derivative
thereof, is licensed under an OEM Customer End User Agreement containing the
minimum terms described in Attachment 1 ("Minimum Terms of End User Agreements")
to this Exhibit hereto. "Adobe Driver Software" means driver software, and
accompanying utility files and installation tools, all in object code form,
which enable application programs to communicate with printers containing
PostScript software from Adobe, including any enhancements, modifications or
localizations provided by Adobe and any localizations or modifications made by
OEM Customers, through its use of the applicable Adobe development tools
(subject to OEM Customer's ownership of such modifications as set forth in
Paragraph 3.1 ("OEM Customer Modifications") of this Agreement).

        2.4  End User Documentation Restrictions. Subject to the modifications
expressly allowed herein, OEM Customer agrees to distribute the End User
Documentation in its entirety as provided to OEM Customer by Peerless with the
applicable Host Software. OEM Customer agrees that it will not modify or delete
any copyright notices or other proprietary notices included in the End User
Documentation as provided to OEM Customer by Peerless. Except for the specific
licenses granted in this Peerless OEM Agreement, OEM Customer shall have the
same rights and obligations hereunder with respect to End User Documentation as
those for Host Software in object code form.

        2.5  PPD File Restrictions. OEM Customer agrees to bundle the
corresponding PPD File with each copy of the Revised Object it distributes
hereunder.

        2.6  PostScript Language Specification Restrictions. OEM Customer shall
not make any PostScript Language Specification available for general
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the retail trade, either through OEM Customer or OEM Customer's publisher. OEM
Customer agrees that no right is granted herein to reproduce Addison-Wesley's
foreign language versions of the PostScript Language Specification. OEM
Customer's right to sublicense its customers (excluding End Users) shall be
solely to reproduce, in whole or in part, and distribute the PostScript Language
Specification in accordance with the same terms and conditions imposed on OEM
Customer in this Paragraph. Such customers shall not have the right to modify
the PostScript Language Specification received from OEM Customer.

     2.7 Changes to Adobe Software. In view of the desire of Peerless, OEM
Customer and Adobe to establish and maintain an industry standard PostScript
interpreter, OEM Customer shall not make, without the express written permission
of Peerless, any changes or additions to, enhancements in, or deletions from,
the Adobe Software, if such changes or enhancements would in any way change the
PostScript language imaging model, syntax, semantics, or functionality of the
PostScript language.

     2.8 Limited Functional Scope of License. With respect to the grant of a
sublicense to an OEM Customer to distribute Revised Object containing CPSI
Software, Peerless shall require that the OEM Customer limit End User's right to
use such Revised Object (a) on a single CPU, (b) to control the output from
Designated Output Devices only, and (c) to generate output for no more than one
Designated Output Device at a time, unless with Peerless' prior written approval
and subject to applicable terms, including additional royalty obligations, as
described in an applicable Licensed System Appendix."

3.   GRANT BACK LICENSES.

     3.1 OEM Customer Modifications. For any modifications made by OEM Customer
to the Adobe Information which Peerless then supplies to Adobe in source code
form and for any localizations created by OEM Customer pursuant to the licenses
hereunder, OEM Customer shall be deemed to have granted to Adobe a perpetual,
worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up license to use, modify, reproduce and
distribute such source code, and any object code version thereof, and any
localizations, and the right to sublicense all such licensed rights through
multiple tiers of distribution. Subject to any limitations or prohibitions in
Adobe's contracts with its third party vendors, Peerless or OEM Customer shall
own all modifications (including localizations) made by OEM Customer pursuant to
the licenses hereunder to the Adobe Software, Other Adobe Software and Host
Software, provided that any such modifications or localizations shall be deemed
to be derivative works based upon the underlying Adobe Information and shall be
subject to all provisions of this Peerless OEM Agreement applicable to such
underlying Adobe Information. Except as explicitly stated herein, Adobe shall
own any other modifications to the Adobe Information.

     3.2 PPD File. OEM Customer shall be responsible for creating and delivering
to Peerless, which in turn shall be delivered to Adobe, the PPD File for each
Licensed System prior to Peerless' and/or Adobe's certification or testing of
the applicable Revised Object pursuant to this Agreement, and providing any
updated version of a PPD File in a timely manner following the availability of
any updated version. OEM Customer shall be deemed to have granted to Adobe a
perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up license, and the right to
sublicense all such licensed rights through multiple tiers of distribution to
use, reproduce, modify and distribute

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any PPD Files, and any updates thereto, which OEM Customer creates for each
Licensed System.

4.   PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.

     4.1 Adobe Information and Adobe Support Information. Adobe and its
suppliers are the sole and exclusive owners of all rights, title and interest,
including all trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade names, trade secrets, and
other intellectual property rights to the Adobe Information. Except for the
rights expressly enumerated herein, OEM Customer is not granted any rights to
patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trade names, trademarks (whether or not
registered), or any other rights, franchises or licenses with respect to the
Adobe Information, and OEM Customer agrees that it will not exceed the scope of
the licenses granted herein. OEM Customer agrees to protect the Adobe Support
Information in accordance with Exhibit N-1 ("Secure Procedures for Handling
Adobe Support Information") of the Adobe and Peerless Agreement the terms of
which are hereby incorporated by reference herein. In addition, OEM Customer
specifically acknowledges and agrees that other than as expressly set forth
herein, OEM Customer shall not modify the Adobe Information, and shall in no
instance attempt to modify Adobe Information provided solely in object code
form. OEM Customer agrees that it will not attempt to alter, disassemble,
decrypt, reverse engineer or decompile the Adobe Information that is provided
solely in object code form. A failure by OEM Customer to protect Adobe Support
Information in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 4 ("Protection of
Proprietary Information") shall constitute a material breach by OEM Customer and
OEM Customer shall be liable to Adobe for any damages or losses arising out of
such non-compliance.

     4.2 Adobe Trademarks. Any use of the Trademarks by OEM Customer or its OEM
Remarketer Customer must be pursuant to terms substantially equivalent to those
set forth in Exhibit L ("Use of Adobe Trademarks") and Paragraph 2.2.7
("Trademark License") of the Adobe and Peerless Agreement the terms of which are
hereby incorporated by reference herein. In addition to Adobe as the Trademark
Owner, Peerless shall have the right to take action to ensure that use by an OEM
Customer or OEM Remarketer Customer of Adobe Trademarks is in conformance with
the requirements set forth in this Paragraph.

     4.3 Proprietary Notices. OEM Customer agrees that as a condition of its
rights hereunder, each copy of the Adobe Information shall contain the same
proprietary notices of Adobe and its suppliers which appear on or in such Adobe
Information provided by Peerless to OEM Customer and as otherwise reasonably
required by Peerless. More specifically, OEM Customer agrees that a valid Adobe
copyright notice for the Revised Object, Font Programs and Host Software will
appear on the media, or, in the case of Revised Object executing on a
workstation or other host-based system, displayed on the single user screen of
the workstation or other host-based system when the Revised Object is first
invoked during an End User session, in the following format or such other format
as Peerless specifies by written notice to OEM Customer:

         (a) the name of the program,

         (b) the word "Copyright" and the circled-c symbol(C)

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         (c) the date of first publication of the Adobe Software, and

         (d) the name of the copyright owner and the words "All Rights
Reserved."

     4.4 Protection Mechanisms. OEM Customer shall employ copy protection,
serialization, encryption or any other protection mechanism as may be specified
in the applicable Licensed System Appendix to restrict or monitor unauthorized
use of Adobe Software, Other Adobe Software and Font Programs licensed hereunder
("Protected Software"). The protection mechanism for Font Programs for Japanese,
Korean and Chinese Typefaces will normally be provided by Peerless from Adobe
and may include encryption as well as Copy Protection. "Copy Protection" shall
mean a mechanism that ensures that the applicable Licensed System will implement
a unique read-only PostScript Language LicenseID parameter to which each font
configuration will be keyed. If the protection mechanism is supplied by Peerless
as delivered from Adobe or its supplier, OEM Customer will use all reasonable
means to ensure that such protection mechanism is not removed, subverted or
disabled. In the event that it comes to Adobe's attention that any protection
mechanism distributed by OEM Customer hereunder has been violated and Adobe
reasonably believes that there is unlicensed use of the Protected Software
caused by such violation, OEM Customer will supply a new protection mechanism
within thirty (30) days of notification by Adobe. If Adobe can demonstrate that
such corrective action is unsuccessful in resolving the problem, OEM Customer
will take other action as required by Adobe, including stopping shipment of the
Protected Software, until corrective measures are successfully implemented. If
the OEM Customer's Licensed System is located in a network environment with
Protected Software located on a server, OEM Customer shall employ a protection
mechanism which permits End Users access to Protected Software only if such use
is permitted in the license purchased by the End User from OEM Customer.

     4.5 End User License. OEM Customer will take all steps necessary to protect
Adobe's proprietary rights in the Adobe information and to ensure that each copy
of the Revised Object, Font Programs and Host Software distributed by OEM
Customer to an End User, whether directly or through OEM Customer's usual
distribution channels, will be accompanied by a localized copy of OEM Customer's
or OEM Remarketer Customer's standard software license agreement applicable to
such software (the "End User Agreement"). Such End User Agreement will include
terms and conditions substantially equivalent to those set forth in Attachment 1
("Minimum Terms of End User Agreements") to this Exhibit B to this Agreement.
The End User Agreement may be (a) a written agreement signed by the End User, or
(b) a written agreement in the package containing the Revised Object, Font
Programs and Host Software, or the user documentation for the Revised Object,
Font Programs and Host Software, that is fully visible to the End User and that
the End User accepts by opening the package. If Peerless in writing permits
(based on Adobe's written permission to Peerless) OEM Customer, either directly
or through its Remarketer Customer, to distribute Host Software in electronic
form, OEM Customer shall ensure that upon the initial use of the Host Software,
the End User is presented with a copy of the End User Agreement and is required
to electronically accept the terms of the End User Agreement prior to accessing
use of the functions of the Host Software. If OEM Customer is supplied Adobe
Information by Peerless for distribution to End Users which is accompanied by an
Adobe-supplied End User license, OEM Customer agrees to retain and to require
its OEM Remarketer Customer to retain the End User license with the applicable
Adobe Information distributed hereunder. If any such Adobe Information does not
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End User license, OEM Customer or OEM Remarketer Customer shall include its own
End User Agreement that complies with the requirements set forth in this
Paragraph with any such distribution. OEM Customer shall ensure that each
component of Adobe Information that it or its OEM Remarketer Customer licenses
to an End User as part of a compilation (for example, a CD-ROM software
compilation) contains either an Adobe-supplied End User License if applicable,
or is protected under an OEM Customer or OEM Remarketer Customer-supplied End
User Agreement accompanying the compilation in accordance with the terms of this
Paragraph. OEM Customer shall ensure that such End User Agreement contains a
provision stating that in case of conflict the terms of any individual End User
license shall prevail over the terms of the End User Agreement.

     4.6 LZW Patent Notice. OEM Customer shall include and shall require its OEM
Remarketer Customer to include a notice that the Licensed System includes an
implementation of LZW licensed under U.S. Patent 4,558,302. This notice must be
displayed on OEM Customer's or OEM Remarketer Customer's product packaging, End
User Agreement, or Licensed System documentation in a location reasonably
visible to the OEM Customer and End Users.

     4.7 U.S. Government End Users. When distributing a Licensed System product
to a U.S. Government End User, OEM Customer shall identify the Revised Object,
Font Programs, Host Software and related documentation as a "commercial item,"
as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. 2.101, and more specifically shall be
identified as "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software
documentation," as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. 12.212. Consistent with 48
C.F.R. 12.212 and 48 C.F.R. 227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, OEM Customer will
provide the Revised Object, Font Programs, Host Software and related
documentation to U.S. Government End Users (a) only as a commercial end item and
(b) with only those rights as are granted to all other End Users pursuant to the
terms and conditions herein.

     4.8 Foreign Government Agreements. OEM Customer will take all reasonable
steps in making proposals and agreements with foreign governments other than the
United States which involve the Revised Object, Font Programs, Host Software and
related documentation to ensure that Adobe's proprietary rights in such Revised
Object, Font Programs, Host Software and related documentation receive the
maximum protection available from such foreign government for commercial
computer software and related documentation developed at private expense.

     4.9 Patent Protection.

         4.9.1 Adobe Patents. As used herein, "Adobe Patent Right" means any
right arising under any United States or foreign patent now owned by, or later
issued or assigned to Adobe, applicable to the Adobe Information. Adobe
covenants that, to the extent that OEM Customer, OEM Customer's End Users, and
OEM Customer's other direct and indirect customers of Revised Object
(collectively "Customers") exercise the rights expressly granted to OEM Customer
under this Peerless OEM Agreement, or which OEM Customer is authorized to grant
to Customers herein, Adobe will not (a) assert any Adobe Patent Right against
OEM Customer, (b) assert any Adobe Patent Right against Customers, or (c)
require any additional fee

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or royalty from OEM Customer or Customers based upon any Adobe Patent Right.
Except to the extent of such covenant not to assert any Adobe Patent Right,
nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring, by implication,
estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right with respect to any Adobe Patent
Right.

          4.9.2 OEM Customer Patents. As used herein, "OEM Customer Patent
Right" means any patent right arising under any United States or foreign patent
issued or assigned to OEM Customer and having a filing date after the inventor
had access to the Adobe Support Information in which (a) an inventor is (i) an
employee of OEM Customer who has had access to the Adobe Support Information or
(ii) an independent contractor who has had access to the Adobe Support
Information and has assigned patent rights in the claimed invention to OEM
Customer and (b) the techniques, algorithms or processes contained in the Adobe
Support Information, or adaptations of such techniques, algorithms or processes
are an essential element of the patented invention. Should any disputes arise as
to whether any patent falls within the above definition of OEM Customer Patent
Right, then OEM Customer and Adobe agree to submit to mutually acceptable
alternative dispute resolution. OEM Customer Patent Right shall not include any
patent applications filed three (3) years after termination or expiration of
this Agreement. OEM Customer covenants that it will not (a) assert any OEM
Customer Patent Right against Adobe or against its sublicensees or customers for
products containing Adobe Support Information of a similar nature to that
distributed by OEM Customer, or (b) require any fee or royalty from Adobe or
such sublicensees or customers for the sale of such products based upon OEM
Customer Patent Rights. Except to the extent expressed above, nothing contained
herein shall be construed as conferring, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise
any license or right with respect to any OEM Customer Patent Right.

     4.10 Survival. OEM Customer's obligation to protect Adobe's proprietary
rights as set forth in this Paragraph 4 ("Protection of Proprietary
Information") shall survive any termination of its Peerless OEM Agreement.

5.   MARKETING GUIDELINES.

     5.1  Marketing Effort. OEM Customer agrees to use commercially reasonable
efforts to (a) promote the Licensed Systems, and (b) undertake the following
marketing programs or such marketing programs described in the applicable
Licensed System Appendix:

          5.1.1 Press Releases. OEM Customer agrees to allow Peerless to review
all announcements and press releases pertaining to Licensed Systems prior to
their release to the public or the press, and to incorporate all changes that
Peerless may reasonably request to ensure correct Trademark usage and accuracy
of content.

          5.1.2 Trade Shows. OEM Customer agrees to prominently display the
Licensed System, using the Adobe PostScript logo or other trademarks designated
by Adobe, at all trade shows where OEM Customer displays printer products, and
to clearly identify the Licensed System as an Adobe PostScript product at such
shows.

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           5.1.3 Adobe PostScript Logo. OEM Customer agrees to use the
Trademarks (including the Adobe PostScript logo) in accordance with Exhibit L
("Use of Adobe Trademarks") of the Adobe and Peerless Agreement.

           5.1.4 Adobe Marketing Materials. If Adobe or Peerless provides OEM
Customer with any printed marketing materials that describe to End Users the use
and benefits of Adobe Software, including any End User registration materials,
OEM Customer agrees to distribute such materials with each Licensed System or
applicable Licensed System component distributed by OEM Customer hereunder. OEM
Customer agrees to reproduce (e.g., on CD-ROM media) and distribute as set forth
herein, and at OEM Customer's expense, any such materials provided by Adobe or
Peerless to OEM Customer electronically.

           5.1.5 Point-of-Purchase. Upon Peerless' request, OEM Customer agrees
to consult with Peerless in the development of applicable product brochures and
other marketing materials related to Licensed Systems. If Peerless supplies such
promotional materials to OEM Customer for distribution, OEM Customer will use
the promotional materials in its reseller promotions.

           5.1.6 Web Site. The parties agree to implement mutually acceptable
co-marketing activities utilizing each company's World Wide Web (the "Web")
site. Such activities will include, but will not necessarily be limited to, the
following:

                 5.1.6.1 OEM Customer Site. Peerless will provide to OEM
Customer content describing the Adobe PostScript technology and its features and
benefits and OEM Customer agrees to include such Peerless-provided content on
its external Web site. The parties agree to promptly resolve any content and/or
style disputes in good faith. OEM Customer shall make prominent use of the Adobe
PostScript logo (or other such logo as Adobe may designate from time to time) on
each screen/page where PostScript product literature pertaining to Adobe
PostScript technology is displayed. OEM Customer will also provide a link on its
Web site where Licensed Systems are promoted, to the target page at Peerless'
Web site which contains generic information and education about the PostScript
technology. Agreement by OEM Customer to link to such Peerless Web site is
contingent on the target Web page (URL) containing only PostScript-related
technology involving Adobe technology. In addition to the foregoing, if OEM
Customer has a channel or VAR-specific Web site, OEM Customer will include all
PostScript training materials in PDF format (if available) for channel training
purposes.

                 5.1.6.2 Peerless Web Site. Peerless will provide a link on its
Web site for the PostScript technology to the page on OEM Customer's site where
the Licensed Systems are promoted. Agreement by Peerless to link to OEM
Customer's Web site is contingent on the URL not containing any information
about technology that competes with the Adobe PostScript technology, the names
of any vendors of such competing technology, or links to other Web sites
containing any such information.

     5.2   Conformance to Marketing Guidelines. At least thirty (30) days prior
to First Commercial Shipment of Revised Object for a particular Licensed System,
and from time to time thereafter at Peerless' request, OEM Customer agrees to
provide Peerless with copies of all

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marketing materials related to such Licensed System as proof of implementation
of the above marketing guidelines. Peerless shall have fifteen (15) days from
receipt of such materials to review and approve such materials. In the event
that Peerless does not provide OEM Customer with comments to such materials
within such fifteen (15) day period, Peerless will be deemed to have approved
such materials.

     5.3 Clone Products. * With respect to any Clone Products which OEM
Customer develops or markets, OEM Customer agrees that it will not exploit its
access to the Adobe Information, its relationship with Adobe, or the existence
in its product line of Licensed Systems containing PostScript software to
promote or legitimize Clone Products. Furthermore, OEM Customer agrees to use
best efforts to distinguish Licensed Systems from Clone Products when displaying
or referring to Licensed Systems in advertisements, catalogs, brochures and at
trade shows by (a) identifying the Licensed Systems prominently and exclusively
with the Adobe PostScript logo in such proximity that the viewer is unlikely to
associate the PostScript logo or any Adobe Trademark with the Clone Products,
and (b) not associating the Adobe Trademarks with any Clone Product in
advertising, press releases, and other promotional and marketing materials.

6.   GENERAL.

     6.1 Peerless Audit Right. OEM Customer shall maintain a complete, clear,
accurate record of: (a) the number, type, and SRP for each Licensed System for
which Revised Object is distributed or used internally by OEM Customer during
the quarter, (b) the number of copies of Host Software distributed or used
internally by OEM Customer during the quarter, (c) the number of Font Programs
by Typeface, bundled with the Revised Object for use as a part of a Licensed
System and licensed to End Users or used internally by OEM Customer during the
quarter, and (d) any other information which may be required to determine
whether OEM Customer is paying the correct royalty amount to Peerless for each
Licensed System and royalty-bearing component distributed by OEM Customer
hereunder. To ensure OEM Customer's compliance with the terms of its agreement
with Peerless, Peerless shall have the right to conduct an inspection and audit
of all the relevant accounting and sales books and records of OEM Customer
during regular business hours at OEM Customer's offices and in such a manner as
not to interfere with OEM Customer's normal business activities. In no event
shall audits be made hereunder more frequently than every six (6) months.

     6.2 Disclaimers. ADOBE AND ITS THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS MAKE NO WARRANTIES OF
ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE, OR
STATUTORY, AS TO THE ADOBE INFORMATION OR ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER. IN PARTICULAR,
ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED. OEM CUSTOMER SHALL

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NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE OR PASS ON, AND SHALL TAKE ALL MEASURES NECESSARY TO
ENSURE THAT NEITHER IT NOR ANY OF ITS AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, OR CUSTOMERS SHALL MAKE
OR PASS ON, ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF ADOBE
OR ITS THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS TO ANY CUSTOMER, END USER, OR THIRD PARTY. Adobe
shall have no responsibility for supporting OEM Customers or OEM Customer's End
Users. Peerless or OEM Customer, either directly or indirectly, will provide End
Users with reasonable End User documentation, warranty service, and telephone
support for the use of Licensed Systems consistent with good industry practice.

     6.3 Injunctive Relief. It is understood and agreed that, notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Agreement, breach of the provisions of this
Agreement by OEM Customer of the terms and conditions set forth herein will
cause Adobe irreparable damage for which recovery of money damages would be
inadequate, and that Adobe and/or Peerless shall therefore be entitled to obtain
timely injunctive relief to protect Adobe's rights under this Agreement in
addition to any and all remedies available at law. In the event OEM Customer
continues to distribute the Revised Object, Font Programs, Host Software, or any
portion thereof after its right to do so has terminated or expired, Adobe and/or
Peerless shall also be entitled to injunctive relief, including, without
limitation, an order directing that any copies of the Revised Object, Font
Programs, Host Software, or any portion thereof, OEM Customer attempts to import
into any country or territory be seized, impounded and destroyed by Customs
officials in order to prevent such importation.

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                                    EXHIBIT C

                       Development and Reproduction Sites

         (Peerless)

         Peerless' use and storage of the Adobe Core Source and other Adobe
Support Information shall be restricted to the following Primary Development
Site(s):

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 Name of Development Site:              Address:
-------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------

 Peerless Systems Imaging Products      20415 72/nd/ Ave S.
                                        Kent, WA 98032
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         Peerless' use and storage of the Adobe Support Information (excluding
Adobe Core Source) shall be restricted to the following Secondary Development
Site(s):

-------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
      Name of Development Site:                       Address:
-------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------

 Peerless Systems Corporation           2381 Rosecrans Avenue
                                        El Segundo, CA 90245
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         Peerless identifies the following Peerless Reproduction Site(s):

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      Name of Reproduction Site:                      Address:
-------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
 None as of the Effective Date of this
 Amendment

                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        ----------------------------------------

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         Upon written request by Adobe at any time during the term of this
Agreement, Peerless shall promptly provide a current list of all of its
Reproduction Site(s).

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                                   EXHIBIT C-1

            List Of Countries Where Development Sites May Be Located

Country Locations for Secondary Development Sites

Japan
Singapore
Spain
South Korea
United Kingdom
United States

Country Locations for Primary Development Sites

United States

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                                   EXHIBIT C-2

                   Development Sites - Third Party Developers

Peerless is authorized under the provisions in Paragraph 2.11 ("Third Party
Developers") of the Agreement to grant access to and use of the Adobe Support
Information to Third Party Developer(s) identified below to do development work
on behalf of Peerless or for an OEM Customer solely at the Secondary Development
Site(s) specified below.

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                                    EXHIBIT D

                         Extended Roman Font Program Set

         Adobe will provide the graphic characters specified in ISO 8859-1:
1987, Latin alphabet No. 1 and ISO 8859-2: 1987, Latin alphabet No. 2, and
symbol characters, as applicable, for the following Roman Font Programs:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      Identifying Trademark           Typeface                         Trademark Owner
     -----------------------      ----------------       -------------------------------------------
<S>                               <C>                    <C>
1.    Albertus                                            Monotype Corporation
2.    Albertus                     Italic                 Monotype Corporation
3.    Albertus                     Light                  Monotype Corporation
4.    AntiqueOlive                 Roman                  M. Olive
5.    AntiqueOlive                 Italic                 M. Olive
6.    AntiqueOlive                 Bold                   M. Olive
7.    AntiqueOlive                 Compact                M. Olive
8.    Apple Chancery                                      Apple Computer, Inc.
9.    ITC AvantGarde Gothic        Book                   International Typeface Corporation
10.   ITC AvantGarde Gothic        Book Oblique           International Typeface Corporation
11.   ITC AvantGarde Gothic        Demi                   International Typeface Corporation
12.   ITC AvantGarde Gothic        Demi Oblique           International Typeface Corporation
13.   Bodoni                                              (Public Domain)
14.   Bodoni                       Italic                 (Public Domain)
15.   Bodoni                       Bold                   (Public Domain)
16.   Bodoni                       Bold Italic            (Public Domain)
17.   Bodoni                       Poster                 (Public Domain)
18.   Bodoni                       Poster Compressed      (Public Domain)
19.   ITC Bookman                  Light                  International Typeface Corporation
20.   ITC Bookman                  Light Italic           International Typeface Corporation
21.   ITC Bookman                  Demi                   International Typeface Corporation
22.   ITC Bookman                  Demi Italic            International Typeface Corporation
23.   Carta                                               Adobe Systems Incorporated
24.   Chicago                                             Apple Computer, Inc.
25.   Clarendon                                           Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
26.   Clarendon                    Light                  Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
27.   Clarendon                    Bold                   Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
28.   CooperBlack                                         (Public Domain)
29.   CooperBlack                  Italic                 (Public Domain)
30.   Copperplate Gothic           32BC                   (Public Domain)
31.   Copperplate Gothic           33BC                   (Public Domain)
32.   Coronet                                             Ludlow Type Foundry
33.   Courier                                             (Public Domain)
34.   Courier                      Oblique                (Public Domain)
35.   Courier                      Bold                   (Public Domain)
36.   Courier                      Bold Oblique           (Public Domain)
37.   GillSans                                            Monotype Corporation
38.   GillSans                     Italic                 Monotype Corporation
39.   GillSans                     Bold                   Monotype Corporation
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
            Identifying Trademark               Typeface                            Trademark Owner
           -----------------------          ----------------           -----------------------------------------
<S>        <C>                              <C>                        <C>
40.        GillSans                          Bold Italic                Monotype Corporation
41.        GillSans                          Condensed                  Monotype Corporation
42.        GillSans                          Condensed Bold             Monotype Corporation
43.        GillSans                          Light                      Monotype Corporation
44.        GillSans                          Light Italic               Monotype Corporation
45.        GillSans                          Extra Bold                 Monotype Corporation
46.        Eurostile                                                    Nebiolo
47.        Eurostile                         Bold                       Nebiolo
48.        Eurostile                         Extended Two               Nebiolo
49.        Eurostile                         Bold Extended Two          Nebiolo
50.        GenevaApple                                                  Computer, Inc.
51.        Goudy                             Oldstyle                   (Public Domain)
52.        Goudy                             Oldstyle Italic            (Public Domain)
53.        Goudy                             Bold                       (Public Domain)
54.        Goudy                             BoldItalic                 (Public Domain)
55.        Goudy                             ExtraBold                  (Public Domain)
56.        Helvetica                                                    Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
57.        Helvetica                         Oblique                    Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
58.        Helvetica                         Bold                       Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
59.        Helvetica                         Bold Oblique               Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
60.        Helvetica                         Condensed                  Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
61.        Helvetica                         Condensed Oblique          Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
62.        Helvetica                         Condensed Bold             Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
63.        Helvetica                         Condensed Bold Oblique     Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
64.        Helvetica                         Narrow                     Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
65.        Helvetica                         Narrow Oblique             Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
66.        Helvetica                         Narrow Bold                Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
67.        Helvetica                         Narrow Bold Oblique        Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
68.        Hoefler Text                                                 Apple Computer, Inc.
69.        Hoefler Text                      Italic                     Apple Computer, Inc.
70.        Hoefler Text                      Black                      Apple Computer, Inc.
71.        Hoefler Text                      Black Italic               Apple Computer, Inc.
72.        Hoefler Text                      Ornaments                  Apple Computer, Inc.
73.        Joanna                                                       Monotype Corporation
74.        Joanna                            Italic                     Monotype Corporation
75.        Joanna                            Bold                       Monotype Corporation
76.        Joanna                            Bold Italic                Monotype Corporation
77.        LetterGothic                                                 (Public Domain)
78.        LetterGothic                      Slanted                    (Public Domain)
79.        LetterGothic                      Bold                       (Public Domain)
80.        LetterGothic                      Bold Slanted               (Public Domain)
81.        ITC Lubalin Graph                 Book                       International Typeface Corporation
82.        ITC Lubalin Graph                 Book Oblique               International Typeface Corporation
83.        ITC Lubalin Graph                 Demi                       International Typeface Corporation
84.        ITC Lubalin Graph                 Demi Oblique               International Typeface Corporation
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
            Identifying Trademark            Typeface                          Trademark Owner
           -----------------------       ----------------        -------------------------------------------
<S>        <C>                           <C>                     <C>
85.        Marigold                                               AlphaOmega Typography
86.        Monaco                                                 Apple Computer, Inc.
87.        ITC Mona Lisa                  Recut                   International Typeface Corporation
88.        New Century Schoolbook         Roman                   Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
89.        New Century Schoolbook         Italic                  Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
90.        New Century Schoolbook         Bold                    Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
91.        New Century Schoolbook         Bold Italic             Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
92.        New York                                               Apple Computer, Inc.
93.        Optima                                                 Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
94.        Optima                         Italic                  Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
95.        Optima                         Bold                    Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
96.        Optima                         Bold Italic             Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
97.        Oxford                                                 AlphaOmega Typography
98.        Palatino                       Roman                   Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
99.        Palatino                       Italic                  Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
100.       Palatino                       Bold                    Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
101.       Palatino                       Bold Italic             Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
102.       Stempel Garamond               Roman                   Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
103.       Stempel Garamond               Italic                  Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
104.       Stempel Garamond               Bold                    Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
105.       Stempel Garamond               Bold Italic             Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
106.       Symbol                                                 (Public Domain)
107.       Tekton                                                 Adobe Systems Incorporated
108.       TimesRoman                                             Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
109.       Times                          Italic                  Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
110.       Times                          Bold                    Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
111.       Times                          Bold Italic             Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
112.       Univers                                                Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
113.       Univers                        Oblique                 Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
114.       Univers                        Bold                    Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
115.       Univers                        Bold Oblique            Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
116.       Univers                        Light                   Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
117.       Univers                        Light Oblique           Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
118.       UniversCondensed                                       Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
119.       UniversCondensed               Oblique                 Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
120.       UniversCondensed               Bold                    Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
121.       UniversCondensed               Bold Oblique            Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
122.       UniversExtended                                        Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
123.       UniversExtended                Oblique                 Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
124.       UniversExtended                Bold                    Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
125.       UniversExtended                Bold Oblique            Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
126.       Wingdings/1/                                           Microsoft Corporation
127.       ITC ZapfChancery               Medium Italic           International Typeface Corporation
128.       ITC ZapfDingbats                                       International Typeface Corporation
129.       Arial                                                  Monotype Corporation
130.       Arial                          Italic                  Monotype Corporation
131.       Arial                          Bold                    Monotype Corporation
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
        Identifying Trademark            Typeface                   Trademark Owner
       -----------------------       ----------------        -----------------------------
<S>    <C>                           <C>                     <C>
132.   Arial                           Bold Italic                Monotype Corporation
133.   Times New Roman                                            Monotype Corporation
134.   Times New Roman                 Italic                     Monotype Corporation
135.   Times New Roman                 Bold                       Monotype Corporation
136.   Times New Roman                 Bold Italic                Monotype Corporation
</TABLE>

/1/Peerless agrees that it, and will ensure that its OEM Customers, will
reproduce, have reproduced and distribute a Font Program for the Wingdings(R)
Typeface supplied by Adobe hereunder (the "Wingdings Font Program") only in the
Adobe Compact Font Format ("CFF") or TrueType Format and either (i) embedded in
ROM or on a hard disk that is bundled with a Licensed System or (ii) as part of
any other Adobe provided host-based component of a Licensed System. In the event
that the Wingdings Font Program is provided to Peerless in CFF, Peerless shall
treat the fact as Adobe Support Information pursuant to Paragraph 4 ("Adobe
Support Information") of Exhibit N-1 ("Secure Procedures for Handling Adobe
Support Information")) and Peerless shall ensure that its OEM Customers shall do
the same. Peerless shall, and shall ensure that its OEM Customers shall, not
disclose such fact to its distributors, resellers or End Users, provided however
that Peerless and its OEM Customers may disclose or advertise that the Wingdings
Font Program is in a compressed format, where applicable.

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                                   EXHIBIT D-1

                             Non-Roman Font Programs

         1.  FONT PROGRAMS FOR JAPANESE TYPEFACES. The following Font Programs
shall be made available on Licensed Systems when specified in a Licensed System
appendix.

             (a) Morisawa Japanese Typefaces: Adobe will provide the Adobe
Standard Japanese Character Set which includes JIS, Shift-JIS, and EUC encodings
of the JIS X 0208-1983 and JIS X 0208-1990 Level 1 and Level 2 characters plus
other characters and encodings as defined in Adobe's Technical Note #5078
(Adobe-Japan1-2 Character Collection for CID-Keyed Fonts), dated October 4,
1994, for the Font Programs for Japanese Typefaces in CID-keyed font format
listed below. Generic characters listed therein are not typeface specific.
Special character set or encodings are not provided.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         Identifying Trademark     Character Collection      Trademark Owner
         <S>                       <C>                       <C>
         Ryumin Light KL           Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         Gothic Medium BBB         Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         FutoGoB101-Bold           Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         FutoMinA101-Bold          Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         Jun101-Light              Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         GothicMB101-Bold          Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         GothicMC101-heavy         Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         GothicMB101-Ultra         Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         Jun34-Medium              Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         Jun501-Bold               Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         KyokalCA-Light            Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         KyokalCA-regular          Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         KyokalCA-Medium           Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         MidashiGo-MB31            Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         MidashiMin-MA31           Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         Ryumin-Bold               Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         Ryumin-Medium             Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         Ryumin-regular            Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         Ryumin-heavy              Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         Ryumin-Ultra              Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         ShinGo-Bold               Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         ShinGo-Light              Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         ShinGo-Medium             Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         ShinGo-regular            Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         ShinGo-Ultra              Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
         ShinseiKaisho-CBSK1       Adobe-Japan1-2            Morisawa & Company, Ltd.
</TABLE>

Base 2 Morisawa Fonts are the first two fonts on this list.
Base 5 Morisawa Fonts are the first five fonts on this list.

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             (b) Heisei Japanese Typefaces: Adobe will provide the Adobe
Standard Japanese Character Set which includes JIS, Shift-JIS, and EUC encodings
of the JIS X 0208-1983 and JIS X 0208-1990 Level 1 and Level 2 characters plus
other characters and encodings as defined in Adobe's Technical Note #5078
(Adobe-Japan1-2 Character Collection for CID-Keyed Fonts), dated October 4,
1994, for the Font Programs for Japanese Typefaces in CID-keyed font format
listed below. Generic characters listed therein are not typeface specific.
Special character set or encodings are not provided.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 Identifying Trademark       Character Collection                     Trademark Owner
-----------------------     ----------------------     ------------------------------------------------
<S>                         <C>                        <C>
HeiseiMin-W3                    Adobe-Japan1-2          Japan Standards Association Font Design Center
HeiseiKakuGo-W5                 Adobe-Japan1-2          Japan Standards Association Font Design Center
HeiseiMin-W5                    Adobe-Japan1-1          Japan Standards Association Font Design Center
HeiseiMin-W7                    Adobe-Japan1-1          Japan Standards Association Font Design Center
HeiseiMin-W9                    Adobe-Japan1-1          Japan Standards Association Font Design Center
HeiseiMaruGo-W4                 Adobe-Japan1-1          Japan Standards Association Font Design Center
HeiseiKakuGo-W3                 Adobe-Japan1-1          Japan Standards Association Font Design Center
HeiseiKakuGo-W7                 Adobe-Japan1-1          Japan Standards Association Font Design Center
HeiseiKakuGo-W9                 Adobe-Japan1-1          Japan Standards Association Font Design Center
HeiseiMin-W3H                   Adobe-Japan2-0          Japan Standards Association Font Design Center
</TABLE>

Base 2 Heisei Fonts are the first two fonts on this list.

         Peerless shall ensure that its OEM Customers include the following
notice in documentation and materials accompanying any product that refers to
the Font Programs for Japanese Typefaces in Paragraph 1(b) ("Heisei Japanese
Typefaces") above:

             The Heisei Fonts (list the applicable fonts by name) have been
             licensed for use from the Japan Standards Association Font Design
             Center. Unauthorized reproduction as a font is prohibited.

         Peerless and its OEM Customers are not members of the Japan Standards
Association Font Design Center so Adobe is required to notify the Font Design
Center of a grant of a license to Peerless and its OEM Customers prior to
distribution of the Heisei Japanese Typefaces with a Licensed System. Peerless
consents to such notification, shall obtain such consent from its OEM Customers
and shall notify Adobe in writing of its OEM Customer's intention to distribute
Heisei Fonts as part of a Licensed System in advance of First Commercial
Shipment of such Licensed System.

         2.  FONT PROGRAMS FOR CHINESE TYPEFACES. The following Font Programs
shall be made available on Licensed Systems when specified in a Licensed System
appendix.

             (a) Simplified Chinese Typefaces: Adobe will provide the Adobe
Standard Simplified Chinese Character Set as defined in Technical Note #5079
(Adobe-GB1-0 Character Collection for CID-Keyed Fonts), dated February 6, 1996,
for the Simplified Chinese Typefaces in CID-keyed font format listed below.
Generic characters listed therein are not typeface specific. Special character
set or encodings are not provided.

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Identifying Trademark      Character Collection   Trademark Owner
-----------------------    --------------------   -----------------------------
STSong-Light               Adobe-GB1-1            SinoType Technology Co., Ltd.
STFangsong-Light           Adobe-GB1-1            SinoType Technology Co., Ltd.
STHeiti-Regular            Adobe-GB1-1            SinoType Technology Co., Ltd.
STKaiti-Regular            Adobe-GB1-1            SinoType Technology Co., Ltd.

Distributed inclusively as a set.

          (b)  Traditional Chinese Typefaces: Adobe will provide the Adobe
Standard Simplified Chinese Character Set as defined in Technical Note #5080
(Adobe-CNS1-0 Character Collection for CID-Keyed Fonts), dated June 15, 1995,
for the Traditional Chinese Typefaces in CID-keyed font format listed below.
Generic characters listed therein are not typeface specific. Special character
set or encodings are not provided.

Identifying Trademark          Character Collection          Trademark Owner
---------------------          --------------------       --------------------
MSung-Light                       Adobe-CNS1-0            Monotype Corporation
MSung-Medium                      Adobe-CNS1-0            Monotype Corporation
MHei-Medium                       Adobe-CNS1-0            Monotype Corporation
MKai-Medium                       Adobe-CNS1-0            Monotype Corporation

Distributed inclusively as a set.

     3.   FONT PROGRAMS FOR KOREAN TYPEFACES. The following Font Programs shall
be made available on Licensed Systems when specified in a Licensed System
appendix.

          (a)  HanYang Korean Typefaces: Adobe will provide the Adobe Standard
Korean Character Set as defined in Technical Note #5093 (Adobe-Korea1-0
Character Collection for CID-Keyed Fonts), dated June 15, 1995, for the Korean
Typefaces in CID-keyed font format listed below. Generic characters listed
therein are not typeface specific. Special character set or encodings are not
provided.

  Identifying Trademark          Character Collection        Trademark Owner
---------------------------      --------------------     ---------------------
HYSMyungJo-Medium                  Adobe-Korea 1-1        HanYang Systems, Inc.
HYGoThic-Medium                    Adobe-Korea 1-1        HanYang Systems, Inc.
HYGungSeo-Bold                     Adobe-Korea 1-1        HanYang Systems, Inc.
HYRGoThic-Medium                   Adobe-Korea 1-1        HanYang Systems, Inc.
HYKakHeadLine-Medium               Adobe-Korea 1-1/2/     HanYang Systems, Inc.
HYKakHeadLine-Bold                 Adobe-Korea 1-1/2/     HanYang Systems, Inc.

/(2/ indicates Hangul subset only)

Distributed inclusively as a set.

          (b)  SoftMagic Korean Typefaces: Adobe will provide the Adobe Standard
Korean Character Set as defined in Technical Note #5093 (Adobe-Korea1-0
Character

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Collection for CID-Keyed Fonts), dated June 15, 1995, for the Korean Typefaces
in CID-keyed font format listed below. Generic characters listed therein are not
typeface specific. Special character set or encodings are not provided.

 Identifying Trademark           Character Collection          Trademark Owner
----------------------           --------------------          ----------------
SMGothic(TM)-Light                  Adobe-Korea 1-1            SoftMagic, Inc.
SMGothic(TM)-Medium                 Adobe-Korea 1-1            SoftMagic, Inc.
SMGothic(TM)-DemiBold               Adobe-Korea 1-1            SoftMagic, Inc.
SMGothic(TM)-Bold                   Adobe-Korea 1-1            SoftMagic, Inc.
SMMyungjo(TM)- Light                Adobe-Korea 1-1            SoftMagic, Inc.
SMMyungjo(TM)-Medium                Adobe-Korea 1-1            SoftMagic, Inc.
SMMyungjo(TM)-DemiBold              Adobe-Korea 1-1            SoftMagic, Inc.
SMMyungjo(TM)-Bold                  Adobe-Korea 1-1            SoftMagic, Inc.

Distributed inclusively as a set.

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                                    EXHIBIT E

                                  Host Software

         The following shall be "Host Software" as licensed to Peerless in
accordance with Paragraph 2.2.3 ("Host Software License") of the Agreement.

         1. "ADOBE ACROBAT(R)READER" means Adobe's host-resident software that
permits End Users to read portable document format ("PDF") files.

         2. "ADOBE DRIVER SOFTWARE" means driver software, and accompanying
utility files and installation tools, all in object code form, which enable
application programs to communicate with printers containing PostScript software
from Adobe, including any enhancements, modifications or localizations provided
by Adobe and any localizations or modifications made by Peerless, or its OEM
Customers, through its use of the applicable Adobe development tools (subject to
Peerless and/or its OEM Customer's ownership of such modifications as set forth
in Paragraph 3.1 ("License to Peerless Modifications") of the Agreement). In
connection with the delivery of the Adobe Driver Software, Adobe may supply
Peerless with development tools such as plug-in and localization kits to allow
Peerless and/or its OEM Customer's to make limited modifications and/or localize
the Adobe Driver Software. Peerless agrees that it, and shall require its OEM
Customers to agree that they, (a) shall use such tools solely to localize or
customize the Adobe Driver Software for use by End Users in conjunction with
Licensed Systems, (b) shall not change the name of any Adobe Driver Software
file or Adobe Driver Software icon without Adobe's prior written consent, (c)
shall make only such modifications as are permitted by use of such tools in the
normal and intended manner, and (d) shall ensure that the Adobe Driver Software,
and any derivative thereof, is licensed under an OEM Customer's End User
Agreement containing the minimum terms described in Attachment 1 ("Minimum Terms
of End User Agreements") to Exhibit B ("Minimum Terms of Peerless OEM
Agreements") hereto.

         3. "ADOBE TYPE MANAGER(R)" (or "ATM(R)") means Adobe's host-resident
software containing font rendering technology that reads Adobe Type 1 fonts and
generates bitmap characters.

         4. "BITMAP FONTS" means the applicable digitally encoded machine
readable data in bitmap form for screen display and having a resolution of less
than 150 dots per inch in the plurality of sizes then currently available from
Adobe for a single Typeface in Macintosh format only delivered by Adobe to OEM
for use only in conjunction with the associated Font Programs.

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                                    EXHIBIT F

                         Licensed System Test Procedures

         Peerless shall test, or in the case of a Licensed System, shall require
its OEM Customer or Third Party Developer to test (and Peerless shall monitor
and verify such OEM Customer or Third Party Developer testing), any Revised
Object (including any previously-certified Revised Object subsequently modified
by Peerless, its OEM Customer or Third Party Developer) or proposed Designated
Output Device for conformity with the Adobe Certification Test Suite in
accordance with the following procedures, unless otherwise specified in an
Appendix (as defined below):

         1. TEST PLAN. Peerless shall notify the Adobe technical coordinator
specified in the applicable Adobe Deliverables Appendix at least *. At such
time, Peerless shall provide initial versions of any applicable PPD Files, and
any other checklists or specification information requested by Adobe. Based on
such information, Adobe shall create a test plan specifying the testing to be
performed by Peerless or its OEM Customer or Third Party Developer, as
applicable, to meet Adobe's certification criteria. If the Licensed System which
contains the Revised Object is one of a family of products with substantially
similar functionality and features, Adobe may choose to identify a subset of
these Licensed Systems on which to perform testing for conformance with the
acceptance criteria.

         2. PEERLESS TESTING. Prior to submission of Revised Object or proposed
Designated Output Device to Adobe for certification in accordance with the terms
hereof, Peerless shall test, or require its OEM Customer or Third Party
Developer to test the Revised Object or proposed Designated Output Device for
conformity with the Adobe Certification Test Suite in accordance with the test
plan provided by Adobe. After successful completion of such testing, Peerless
shall provide Adobe with a comprehensive report of the test results of such
testing which will include all printer output and other test results, and, if
requested by Adobe, a pre-production release of the Revised Object or proposed
Designated Output Device that generated the test results. Peerless shall supply
Adobe with a declaration signed by an authorized representative of Peerless
certifying to the effect that it has run or has verified that its OEM Customer
or Third Party Developer has run the Adobe Certification Test Suite in
accordance with the test plan supplied by Adobe and that the results provided to
Adobe for its review are accurate and complete.

         3. ADOBE CERTIFICATION. Adobe shall have * or such other period as
specified in the letter of transmittal accompanying the Licensed System
Appendix, following Peerless' delivery of the test results to Adobe, to
determine from its review of such test results whether the Revised Object or
proposed Designated Output Device (a) conforms to the applicable Adobe
Certification Test Suite and any other test or procedures specified in the test
plan, and (b) produces output meeting Adobe's quality standards, as reasonably
determined by Adobe from time to time. After conducting such review, Adobe shall
notify Peerless in writing either that it certifies the Revised Object or
proposed Designated Output Device or elects to submit the Revised Object or
proposed Designated Output Device to further testing and certification by Adobe
before it can be approved for First Commercial Shipment of a Licensed

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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System. In the event Adobe has to run a full Quality Assurance testing cycle,
Peerless shall supply Adobe with all of the necessary Loaned Equipment,
maintenance services and consumables required by Adobe to conduct such
certification testing, including the applicable Revised Object and any updated
versions thereof in a timely manner as the updated versions become available.
Alternatively, the parties may agree that Adobe shall conduct such testing at
Peerless, or its OEM Customer's or Third Party Developer's site subject to
Peerless paying Adobe's reasonable fees and travel expenses resulting from such
on-site testing. Upon determining that the Revised Object or proposed Designated
Output Device does not conform to the Adobe Certification Test Suite and any
other test or procedures specified in the test plan, or that the test output
fails to meet Adobe's quality standards, Adobe shall provide to Peerless a
report identifying the failure. Peerless shall use reasonable efforts to
promptly correct any nonconformity and resubmit the Revised Object or proposed
Designated Output Device for retesting. This process shall continue until Adobe
certifies the Revised Object or proposed Designated Output Device. Peerless may
be subject to a retesting charge, as specified in Paragraph 8.8 ("Testing Fees")
of the Agreement.

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                                    EXHIBIT G

                   Minimum Terms For Licensed System Appendix

         Minimum Content to be sent to Adobe by Peerless in a letter of
transmittal.

         This information must be contained either in the Licensed System
Appendix between Peerless and the OEM Customer or in the attached letter of
transmittal from Peerless to Adobe.

                Name of OEM Customer: __________________________________________
                OEM Customer Product: __________________________________________
                Effective Date: ________________________________________________

         A.     LICENSED SYSTEM. Complete description of the essential hardware
and software components required to supply the End User with complete
functionality for the Licensed Systems is described below:

                1.     Software:

                       a.     Revised Object for use with the Licensed System to
                              drive the Designated Output Device(s), including:

                              (i)    Adobe Software: [List in Full]

                                     (See Applicable Abode Deliverables
                                     Appendix)

                              (ii)   Other Adobe Software: [List in Full]

                       b.     Font Programs:

                       c.     Host Software:

                2.     Hardware:

                3.     Class of Designated Output Device(s) or Marking
                       Engine(s):

                       a.     Controller, including microprocessor:

                       b.     Marking Engine Speed:

                       c.     Color/Mono:

                       d.     Adobe-Supplied Hardware:

                       e.     RAM Memory:

                       f.     ROM Capacity:

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                       g.     Additional Components:

                       h.     Options:

                              (i)     Royalty Bearing

                              (ii)    Non-Royalty Bearing

         B.     DEVELOPMENT TESTING EXPECTATIONS:

                1.     Peerless test result summary. Provide test result summary
                       (per the requirements set forth in Exhibit F ("Licensed
                       System Test Procedures") of the Agreement). Adobe review
                       of the results is required prior to issuance of the
                       certification letter by Adobe.

                2.     Adobe Testing. If testing is required by Adobe, the
                       following schedule will be provide as part of the
                       LSA/letter of transmittal. Adobe signoff on the process
                       is required prior to acceptance of the LSA/letter of
                       transmittal.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          Milestone Description                       Schedule/3/
         --------------------------------------------------------- -----------------
<S>                                                                <C>
         #(1) Peerless returns the signed LSA to Adobe             ASAP
              and Adobe executes an accompanying
              letter of transmittal.
         #(2) *                                                     *
         #(3) *                                                     *
         #(4) *                                                     *
         #(5) *                                                     *
         #(6) *                                                     *
         #(7) *                                                     *
</TABLE>

/3/ For the purposes of determining milestone dates, Adobe is closed between
December 15 and January 2 and milestone calculations must exclude these days.

         C.     BUSINESS TERMS

                1.     LICENSE FEES:

                       a.     PostScript and Font Royalties quoted OEM.

                2.     SPECIAL PRICING:

                       a.     Non-Standard (off  schedule pricing). Requires
                              approval from Peerless & Adobe.

                       b.     NRE. Describe additional Adobe support and NRE if
                              required for this project.

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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                3.     SHIPMENT AND REVENUE ESTIMATES

                       Projections for units, product life, and revenues.

                4.     Anticipated FCS date.

         D.     PROTECTION MECHANISMS:

         E.     DEVELOPMENT AND REPRODUCTION SITES:

                OEM Customer's use and storage of the Adobe Support Information
shall be restricted to the following Development Site(s):

Name of Development Site:                  Address:

_________________________________________  _____________________________________
                                           _____________________________________
                                           _____________________________________

         F.     DESIGNATED PERSONS:

                1.     Technically qualified Peerless representative who will
                       respond to information requests by Adobe:

                       Name/Title: _____________________________________________
                       Address: ________________________________________________
                       _________________________________________________________
                       _________________________________________________________
                       _________________________________________________________
                       Phone/Fax: ______________________________________________

                2.     Technically qualified Adobe representative who will
                       respond to information requests by Peerless:

                       Name/Title: _____________________________________________
                       Address: ________________________________________________
                       _________________________________________________________
                       _________________________________________________________
                       _________________________________________________________
                       Phone/Fax: ______________________________________________

                3.     Peerless Contract Representative:

                       Name/Title: _____________________________________________
                       Address: ________________________________________________
                       _________________________________________________________

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                       _________________________________________________________
                       _________________________________________________________
                       Phone/Fax: ______________________________________________

                4.     Adobe Contract Representative:

                       Name/Title: _____________________________________________
                       Address: ________________________________________________
                       _________________________________________________________
                       _________________________________________________________
                       _________________________________________________________
                       Phone/Fax: ______________________________________________

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                                    EXHIBIT H

                              Other Adobe Software

     The following shall be "Other Adobe Software" as licensed to Peerless in
accordance with Paragraph 2.1 ("Development License") and Paragraph 2.2.1
("Revised Object License") of the Agreement.

     1.   "EXAMPLE CODE" means a program(s) which is provided to Peerless as an
example of software development that implements certain functions.

     2.   THRESHOLD ARRAYS.

          2.1  Definitions.

                    2.1.1  "Threshold Arrays" means a set of one or more data
collections containing threshold values used in output devices to produce
frequency modulated halftone screening which are generated using Adobe
ScreenMaker Software and which depend upon the variable inputs supplied in the
form of device resolution, pixel cluster configuration, device specific
compensation data and dot gain parameters. Each of these data collections,
commonly called a "screen set," contains sufficient information to support
halftone screening for PostScript-based output devices.

                    2.1.2  "Adobe ScreenMaker Software" means the version(s) of
software in machine readable object code, including any data structures embedded
in the software program file and accompanying installation files supplied to
Peerless from time to time, along with any corrections, changes, alterations or
enhancements to the Adobe ScreenMaker Software supplied by Adobe hereunder, all
of which is intended for use by Peerless to create multiple sets of Threshold
Arrays for distribution by OEM Customers to End Users for use with Licensed
Systems. Adobe ScreenMaker Software and accompanying utility files and computer
files shall be treated as Adobe Support Information.

          2.2  No Indemnification. NOTWITHSTANDING THE INDEMNIFICATION PROVIDED
TO PEERLESS FOR OTHER ADOBE SOFTWARE IN PARAGRAPH 11.1.2 ("OTHER ADOBE SOFTWARE
AND HOST SOFTWARE") OF THE AGREEMENT, Adobe SHALL have no liability to PEERLESS
FOR any alleged infringement or claim based upon ANY THRESHOLD ARRAYS DEVELOPED
BY PEERLESS HEREUNDER.

     3.   OPI ENGINE SOFTWARE.

          3.1  Definition. "OPI Engine Software" means the machine-readable
object code version of software, including any data structures embedded in the
software program file and accompanying installation file, and any corrections,
changes, alterations or enhancements to the OPI (Open Pre-Press Interface)
software supplied by Adobe hereunder, which when embedded into the Adobe
Software will enable Peerless to include OPI image replacement

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capability in Licensed System deliverables for distribution by its OEM
Customers' to End Users hereunder.

          3.2  Warranty. Adobe will provide to Peerless, the warranty for the
OPI Engine Software as set forth in Paragraph 9.2.1 ("Limited Warranty") of the
Agreement. For purposes of the warranty, the functional specifications for the
OPI Engine Software shall be the "Adobe OPI Engine Specification" dated January
1, 1997 (Revision 5) or any subsequent and then-current version thereof.

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                                    EXHIBIT I

                  Sample Format for Adobe Deliverables Appendix

                         ADOBE DELIVERABLES APPENDIX NO.
                                     TO THE
                     POSTSCRIPT SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LICENSE
                            AND SUBLICENSE AGREEMENT
                                     BETWEEN
                            ADOBE SYSTEM INCORPORATED
                                       AND

                     ---------------------------------------

                     Effective Date: _______________________

     This Deliverables Appendix sets forth additional and different terms and
conditions particular to the Adobe deliverables described below and shall be
incorporated by reference into the PostScript Software Development License and
Sublicense Agreement between Adobe Systems Incorporated ("Adobe") and
("Peerless") effective as of , as amended (the " Agreement"). Such different or
additional terms are applicable only to the Reference Port and other
deliverables described below and in no way alter the terms and conditions
applicable to other deliverables incorporated into the Agreement by addition of
an Adobe Deliverables Appendix.

     All the terms used in this appendix shall retain the same meaning as
defined in the Agreement and such definitions are incorporated herein by
reference.

A.   ADOBE DELIVERABLES. The following is a list of the deliverables which will
     be provided by Adobe to Peerless pursuant to this Appendix. All Adobe
     deliverables included in this Reference Port excluding Font Programs, Host
     Software provided in object form and documentation intended for use by an
     End User are Adobe Support Information and subject to the requirements in
     Exhibit N-1 ("Secure Procedures for Handling Adobe Support Information") of
     the Agreement. Without exception, Adobe deliverables described herein shall
     constitute Adobe Information as that term is defined in the Agreement.

     1.   Reference Port. Adobe will deliver PostScript 3 software version based
          on Adobe's standard Camelot Reference Port, that will execute on a
          workstation containing a processor running with OS Version .

          a)   Adobe Software. (the following list shall be marked according to
               the delivery being made)

               Source Code

               [_]  Interface and data definitions to the Adobe Software
                    provided in object form

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          [_]  Camelot product code based on the Adobe Software provided in
               object form

          [_]  CPSI demonstration program based on the Adobe Software provided
               in object form

          [_]  Additional interfaces to device-specific system components

          Object Code

          [_]  Adobe PostScript Interpreter

          [_]  Configurable PostScript Interpreter

          [_]  Initial PostScript VM

          [_]  Low-level graphics rendering system

          [_]  Frame buffer compression support

          [_]  Memory management support

          [_]  Open architecture support for additional PDLs

          [_]  Output device manager for system and PDL-specific parameters

          [_]  Job control component, including the Adobe IntelliSelect Software
               and I/O serializer

     b)   Other Adobe Software

          Source Code

          [_]  Example code

          [_]  Monitor

          [_]  I/O drivers

          [_]  OPI Engine Software

          Object Code

2.   Host Software.

     Source Code

     [_]  None

     Object Code

     [_]  Font Downloaders

     [_]  Adobe Driver Software

     [_]  Acrobat Reader

     [_]  Adobe Type Manager

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          [_]  Bitmap Fonts for use in conjunction with the Font Programs
               identified in Paragraph A3 ("Font Programs") below

          [_]  End User Documentation

     3.   Font Programs. The Extended Roman Font Program Set identified in
          Exhibit D ("Extended Roman Font Program Set") of the Agreement.

          Additional Font Programs as follows:_________________________

     4.   Adobe Development Tools.

          [_]  Adobe Certification Test Suites (defined in Paragraph 1.1 ("Adobe
               Certification Test Suite") of the Agreement)

          [_]  CRD Maker to generate color rendering dictionaries

          [_]  Adobe ScreenMaker Software to generate Threshold Arrays

          [_]  PPD Tool to generate and test PPD files

          [_]  Adobe Plug-In Kit for Adobe Driver Software

          [_]  Adobe Localization Kit for Adobe Drivers

          [_]  SCSI Downloader (sczd)

     5.   Documentation.

          [_]  Interface Definition Files

          [_]  Technical Documentation

          [_]  Training Materials

     6.   Development Support. ______________________ (__________) hours of
          development support (per Peerless Development Site) as specified in
          Exhibit K ("Maintenance for Standard Reference Ports(s)") of the
          Agreement.

B.   SCHEDULE.

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     #(1) Peerless signs and returns this Adobe       ASAP
          Deliverables Appendix and Adobe executes.
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     #(2) Adobe provides Peerless with the Adobe      ASAP after #(1)
          Information described herein.
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     #(3) Acceptance of the Adobe Information         *after #(2) in accordance
                                                      with Paragraph 4.1 ("Adobe
                                                      Information") of the
                                                      Agreement
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     For the purposes of determining dates, Adobe is closed between December 15
     and January 2 and milestone calculations must exclude these days.

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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C. FEES. The following fees set forth in the Agreement as associated with the
   Adobe deliverables:

   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   *                                           *
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   *                                           As set forth in each SDK Appendix
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Maintenance fees for subsequent years.      As set forth in each SDK Appendix
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

D. SPECIAL TERMS (if any).

E. DEVELOPMENT SITE(S).

   Address: __________________________________________________________
   ___________________________________________________________________
   ___________________________________________________________________
   ___________________________________________________________________

   Address: __________________________________________________________
   ___________________________________________________________________
   ___________________________________________________________________
   ___________________________________________________________________
   ___________________________________________________________________

F. TECHNICAL COORDINATORS.

   1.   For Adobe:

        Name/Title: __________________________________________________
        Address:______________________________________________________
        ______________________________________________________________
        ______________________________________________________________
        Phone/Fax: ___________________________________________________

   2.   For Peerless:

        Name/Title: __________________________________________________
        Address: _____________________________________________________
        ______________________________________________________________
        ______________________________________________________________
        ______________________________________________________________
         Phone/Fax:___________________________________________________

G. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect.

   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Adobe and Peerless have caused this Appendix to be
signed by their duly authorized representatives.

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Adobe:                                        Peerless:

ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED                    __________________________________

By:        SAMPLE/ DO NOT SIGN                By:        SAMPLE/ DO NOT SIGN
       ----------------------------                  ---------------------------
Print                                         Print
Name:  ____________________________           Name:  ___________________________
Title: ____________________________           Title: ___________________________
Date:  ____________________________           Date:  ___________________________

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                                    EXHIBIT J

                  Sample Format for Adobe-Peerless SDK Appendix

                              SDK APPENDIX NO. ____
                        TO THE ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
                     POSTSCRIPT SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LICENSE
                            AND SUBLICENSE AGREEMENT
                          PEERLESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION

                 Peerless SDK: ________________________________

                 Effective Date:_______________________________

     This Appendix sets forth additional and different terms and conditions
particular to the Peerless SDK described below and shall be incorporated by
reference into the PostScript Software Development License and Sublicense
Agreement ("Agreement") between Peerless Systems Corporation ("Peerless"), and
Adobe Systems Incorporated ("Adobe") effective as of _______. Such different or
additional terms are applicable only to the Peerless SDK described below and in
no way alter the terms and conditions applicable to other Peerless SDKs
incorporated into the Agreement by addition of an appendix.

     All the terms used in this Appendix shall retain the same meaning as
defined in the Agreement and such definitions are incorporated herein by
reference.

A.   PEERLESS SDK. The deliverables to be supplied to OEM Customers under this
     SDK Appendix by Peerless consists of the following components:

     1.   Software.

          a)   Peerless Software.

               i)   description

               ii)  version

          b)   Adobe-Supplied Software.

               i)   ADA Reference Port Identification

               ii)  Specific List of other Adobe-supplied software to be
                    distributed with the Peerless SDK for use in the
                    Development/Operating Environment described below,
                    including:

     2.   Peerless Hardware.

     3.   Development/Operating Environment.

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          a)   Microprocessor/Controller.

          b)   Class of Designated Output Device(s) or Marking Engine(s).
("Class" means devices or marking engines that each have similar specifications
with regard to the unique combination of the following characteristics):

               i)   Marking Engine Speed:

               ii)  Color/Mono:

               iii) RAM Memory:

               iv)  ROM Capacity:

               v)   Resolution:

               vi)  Bits/Pixel:

          c)   List of Qualifying Designated Output Devices in the Class.

B.   DEVELOPMENT TESTING EXPECTATIONS.

     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Milestone Description                           Schedule
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     #(1)   Peerless returns the signed                   ASAP
            Appendix to Adobe and Adobe
            executes this Appendix
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     #(2)   Peerless pays Adobe the                       *
            ____________ U.S. Dollars
            (US$_________) License Fees,
            if any , described in Paragraph
            C ("License Fees").
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

C.   LICENSE FEES.

D.   SPECIAL PRICING.

E.   MAINTENANCE FEES.

F.   PROTECTION MECHANISMS.

G.   DESIGNATED PERSONS.

     1.   Technically qualified Peerless representative who will respond to
          information requests by Adobe:

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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          Name/Title:___________________________________________________________
          Address:______________________________________________________________
          ______________________________________________________________________
          ______________________________________________________________________
          ______________________________________________________________________
          Phone/Fax:____________________________________________________________

     2.   Technically qualified Adobe representative who will respond to
          information requests by Peerless:

          Name/Title:___________________________________________________________
          Address:______________________________________________________________
          ______________________________________________________________________
          ______________________________________________________________________
          ______________________________________________________________________
          Phone/Fax:____________________________________________________________

     3.   Peerless Marketing Representative:

          Name/Title:___________________________________________________________
          Address:______________________________________________________________
          ______________________________________________________________________
          ______________________________________________________________________
          ______________________________________________________________________
          Phone/Fax:____________________________________________________________

     4.   Adobe Marketing Representative:

          Name/Title:___________________________________________________________
          Address:______________________________________________________________
          ______________________________________________________________________
          ______________________________________________________________________
          ______________________________________________________________________
          Phone/Fax:____________________________________________________________

     5.   Peerless Contract Representative:

          Name/Title:___________________________________________________________
          Address:______________________________________________________________
          ______________________________________________________________________
          ______________________________________________________________________
          ______________________________________________________________________
          Phone/Fax:____________________________________________________________

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     6.   Adobe Contract Representative:

          Name/Title:___________________________________________________________
          Address:______________________________________________________________
          ______________________________________________________________________
          ______________________________________________________________________
          ______________________________________________________________________
          Phone/Fax:____________________________________________________________

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Appendix to be signed by
their duly authorized representatives.

ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED                    PEERLESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION

By:       SAMPLE/ DO NOT SIGN                 By:      SAMPLE/ DO NOT SIGN
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Print                                         Print
Name:  _____________________________________  Name: ____________________________
Title: _____________________________________  Title: ___________________________
Date:  _____________________________________  Date:  ___________________________

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                                    EXHIBIT K

                   Maintenance For Standard Reference Port(s)

     1.   MAINTENANCE. Peerless shall purchase Maintenance for the Adobe
Software contained in a Standard Reference Port and associated Adobe Information
specified in each Adobe Deliverables Appendix (on a per Development Site basis)
and pay the annual maintenance fee, if any, described in Paragraph 2
("Maintenance Fees for Standard Reference Port(s)") of Exhibit O ("Royalty
Payments and Other Fees") of the Agreement. In exchange, Adobe shall provide
Peerless with Maintenance for the Adobe Software contained in a Standard
Reference Port and associated Adobe Information commencing upon the expiration
of the Warranty Period for such Adobe Software, as set forth in Paragraph 9.1
("Adobe Software Warranties") of the Agreement. "Maintenance" means (a) the
delivery of Updates to the Adobe Information, (b) the Error resolution services
described in Paragraph 2 ("Description of Error Resolution Services Provided by
Adobe") below for the then Standard Reference Port, and (c) development support
(technical assistance via telephone or e-mail regarding Peerless' use of the
Standard Reference Port and associated Adobe Information for development of
Licensed Systems) in the amount specified in an Adobe Deliverables Appendix.

     2.   DESCRIPTION OF ERROR RESOLUTION SERVICES PROVIDED BY ADOBE.

          2.1  Error Reports. Peerless shall identify for Adobe, by electronic
mail, any Errors. An "Error" is a defect in a Standard Reference Port which
causes such Standard Reference Port, when compiled and running in the
development environment specified in an Adobe Deliverables Appendix, not to
operate substantially in accordance with the PostScript Language Specification.

          2.2  Classification of Errors. Peerless will use its reasonable
business judgment to classify Errors (in accordance with the classifications set
forth below) submitted to Adobe.

               2.2.1  Level 4 Severity. A Level 4 Error causes the Standard
Reference Port to fail to operate in a material manner or to produce
substantially incorrect results, and there is no workaround solution to the
Error.

               2.2.2  Level 3 Severity. A Level 3 Error causes the Standard
Reference Port to fail to operate in a material manner or to produce
substantially incorrect results, and there is a difficult workaround or no
workaround solution to the Error. Errors which are not demonstrable with a
PostScript software-supporting application or driver (i.e., are reproducible
only with hand-generated PostScript software) are generally classified as Level
3 and not Level 4 Severity Errors.

               2.2.3  Level 2 Severity. A Level 2 Error produces an inconvenient
situation in which the Standard Reference Port is usable but does not provide a
function in the most convenient or expeditious manner; and the use or value of
the Standard Reference Port suffers no significant impact.

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               2.2.4  Level 1 Severity. A Level 1 Error is minor or cosmetic in
nature.

               2.2.5  Level 0 Severity. This level will be used for new features
in a Standard Reference Port requested by Peerless.

     3.   ADOBE'S RESPONSE TO ERROR REPORTS. Adobe shall acknowledge receipt of
an Error report within * days. If, in Adobe's judgment, an Error report
correctly identifies a Level 3 or 4 Severity Error, Adobe shall *. A Level 0, 1
or 2 Severity Error shall be *. In order to verify the existence of a Error for
which Adobe is responsible, Peerless shall demonstrate to Adobe's reasonable
satisfaction that the Error occurs in a then Standard Reference Port when
executing in a mutually agreed upon development environment. Adobe will have no
obligation to provide such Maintenance if (a) the Error cannot be verified in an
agreed upon development environment, (b) Peerless is unable to supply Adobe with
a reasonable development environment on which to conduct the testing, (c) the
Error is in a release or version of the Adobe Software that is not part of a
then Standard Reference Port or (d) the Adobe Information has been modified by
any party other than Adobe.

     4.   SPECIAL SERVICES. Peerless may request that Adobe perform special
support services not covered herein. Adobe shall negotiate in good faith with
Peerless with respect to any such request for special support services and Adobe
shall use reasonable commercial efforts to accommodate any such request by
Peerless at Adobe's then current prices and upon terms and conditions to be
mutually agreed upon by the parties.

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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                                   EXHIBIT K-1

                             CPSI Continuing Support

1.   Definitions.

     1.1  CPSI Platform. "CPSI Platform" shall mean the Adobe Software, as that
          term is defined in Paragraph 1.6 ("Adobe Software") of the Agreement,
          running on a specified architecture, that Adobe supplies in object
          code form only and from which Peerless develops host-based Licensed
          Systems or Peerless SDK(s) for use by an OEM Customer in developing
          host-based Licensed Systems using the same architecture (hereinafter
          "CPSI Software").

     1.2  Release. "Release" shall mean a version of the CPSI Software for a
          particular CPSI Platform provided by Adobe to Peerless in accordance
          with the terms and conditions of the Agreement or this Exhibit K-1.

     1.3  Resolution. "Resolution" shall mean a modification(s) to the CPSI
          Software provided by Adobe to Peerless intended to resolve an Error.

2.   Support Fee for CPSI Support Services. Upon payment by Peerless of the
     non-refundable annual support fees for CPSI Platforms in the amounts
     specified in Paragraph 2 ("Maintenance Fees for Standard Reference
     Port(s)") of Exhibit O ("Royalty Payment and Other Fees"), or if such fee
     is * in accordance with Paragraph 2 of Exhibit O, Adobe will provide
     support services for CPSI Platform(s), as described herein ("CPSI
     Support").

3.   CPSI Support Services To Be Provided.

     3.1  Adobe will provide the following services to a maximum of two (2)
          named Peerless Technical Contacts (designated in Attachment 1) for the
          supported CPSI Platforms.

          (a)  Adobe support will only be available during Adobe's normal
               business hours, 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. Pacific Time, Monday through
               Friday, excluding Adobe holidays.

          (b)  Delivery of Updates to the CPSI Software which are generally made
               available to similarly-situated licensees who have licensed the
               same CPSI Software product from Adobe under the applicable
               license.

     3.2  During the CPSI Support period, Peerless may notify Adobe specifying
          any CPSI Software Errors that Peerless wishes to have corrected.

          (a)  Adobe will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide a
               Resolution to mutually-agreed upon Errors reported in accordance
               with the guidelines set forth in Attachment 2 ("Adobe Error
               Resolution Services").

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                           Attachment 2 to Exhibit K-1

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          (b)  Once Peerless submits and Adobe accepts one or more CPSI Software
               Error notifications(s) requesting a Resolution to Errors in the
               then-current Release of the CPSI Software, Peerless and Adobe
               shall agree in writing (signed or via electronic mail) to a
               schedule for the delivery of the corrected CPSI Software or
               work-around (in accordance with the applicable response times set
               forth in Attachment 2). If Peerless submits additional CPSI
               Software Error notifications for a Release after the parties have
               agreed upon a schedule for delivery of corrections to such
               Release, the parties must agree upon a revised schedule for the
               delivery of the corrected CPSI Software. Otherwise, the
               notification of an additional CPSI Software Error will be deemed
               to be the first of a new series of CPSI Software Error
               notifications for a subsequent Release.

          (c)  Peerless will have thirty (30) days (or such other time as the
               parties may mutually agree upon) from the date on which Adobe
               makes delivery of the Resolution to examine and test the
               Resolution to determine that it corrects the mutually-agreed upon
               Errors. The Resolution will be deemed to have been accepted by
               Peerless if Adobe does not receive within such thirty (30) day
               period a notification from Peerless reporting CPSI Software
               Errors that Peerless believes the Resolution did not sufficiently
               correct. If Peerless delivers to Adobe within such thirty (30)
               day period a supplemental notification of a CPSI Software Error
               reporting such uncorrected Errors, Adobe shall evaluate such
               supplemental notification of a CPSI Software Error and use
               reasonable means to provide to Peerless a Resolution within
               thirty (30) days of receiving the supplemental notification of a
               CPSI Software Error. Should such Resolution not correct the
               Errors, Peerless' sole and exclusive remedy shall be to extend
               the correction period for a mutually agreed upon time.

4.   All deliveries of CPSI Software and any corrections, changes, alterations
     or enhancements to the CPSI Software supplied by Adobe to Peerless pursuant
     to the terms and conditions of this Exhibit K-1 do not create or extend any
     warranties.

                          Attachment 2 to Exhibit K-1

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                                    EXHIBIT L

                             Use of Adobe Trademarks

     1.   DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Exhibit, the following
definitions shall apply.

          1.1  "Licensed Product" means (i) Peerless SDK or Peerless Revised
Object deliverable as applied to Peerless, and (ii) Licensed System as applied
to OEM Customer or OEM Remarketer Customer.

          1.2  "Product Appendix" means (i) an SDK Appendix as applied to a
Peerless SDK, and (ii) Licensed System Appendix as applied to a Licensed System.

          1.3  "Trademark Licensee" means (i) Peerless in those instances of
Peerless' use and license of the Trademarks, (ii) OEM Customer in those
instances of OEM Customer's use and license of the Trademarks, and (iii) OEM
Remarketer Customer in those instances of OEM Remarketer Customer's use and
license of the Trademark.

     2.   OWNERSHIP OF TRADEMARKS. Trademark Licensee acknowledges the ownership
of the Adobe Trademarks in Adobe and the ownership of the Typeface Trademarks in
the entities identified as "Trademark Owner" in Exhibit D ("Extended Roman Font
Program Set") and in Exhibit D-1 ("Non-Roman Font Programs") or in a Product
Appendix hereto. Adobe and such Typeface Trademark owners are referred to as the
"Trademark Owners". Trademark Licensee agrees that it will do nothing
inconsistent with such ownership and that all use of the Trademarks by Trademark
Licensee shall inure to the benefit of and be on behalf of Adobe. Trademark
Licensee acknowledges that Trademarks are valid under applicable law and that
Trademark Licensee's utilization of the Trademarks will not create any right,
title or interest in or to such Trademarks. Trademark Licensee acknowledges
Trademark Owners' exclusive right to use of the Trademarks and agrees not to do
anything contesting or impairing the trademark rights of the Trademark Owners.
Any use of the Trademarks must identify the applicable "Trademark Owner" as the
owner of such Trademarks. Trademark Licensee agrees that it will notify or
require notification of sublicensees who receive Font Programs that (a) Typeface
Trademarks can only be used to identify printed output produced by the Font
Programs, and (b) the Typeface Trademarks are the property of the Trademark
Owners. Trademark Licensee will maintain a high quality standard in producing
copies of Font Programs and Typefaces. At the request of Adobe, Trademark
Licensee must supply samples of any Typeface identified by a Typeface Trademark.

     3.   QUALITY STANDARDS. Adobe hereby appoints Trademark Licensee as its
representative for the limited purpose of controlling the quality of the Revised
Object, Font Programs, Host Software and Licensed Products and any other
products or services Trademark Licensee supplies in connection with the use of
the Trademarks. Peerless or OEM Customer, as applicable, shall identify its
current Trademark Licensee(s) upon request by Adobe. Trademark Licensee agrees
that (a) the nature and quality of Licensed Products and any other products or
services it supplies in connection with use of the Trademarks shall conform to
the standards set

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by Adobe, and (b) it will cooperate with Adobe in facilitating Adobe's
monitoring and control of the nature and quality of such products and services.
Such assistance shall include supplying Adobe, upon its request, with specimens
of its use of the Trademarks, including supplying samples of reprinted
documentation, translations, product packaging and promotional materials that
use the Trademarks in conjunction with Trademark Licensee's marketing of
Licensed Products. Adobe may conduct an inspection of such specimens at
facilities of its choosing including at Trademark Licensee's facilities to
determine conformance with the standards. Trademark Licensee shall at Adobe's
request assist Adobe in conducting such inspection and testing including, but
not limited to, providing Adobe with applicable hardware. If, at any time, Adobe
determines that Trademark Licensee has not met the Adobe quality standards,
Adobe shall so advise Trademark Licensee and, upon Trademark Licensee's receipt
of such notice by any means, the party who has failed to meet the standards
shall have sixty (60) days to improve the quality to the standard previously
approved by Adobe, or to cease the use of all Trademarks. Trademark Licensee
shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations and obtain all appropriate
government approvals pertaining to the use of the Trademarks and to the
distribution and advertising of the Revised Object, Font Programs, Host Software
and Licensed Products. In addition, Trademark Licensee shall provide reasonable
and timely assistance to Adobe to comply with the same.

     4.   INFRINGEMENT PROCEEDINGS. Trademark Licensee agrees to notify Adobe of
any unauthorized or improper use of the Trademarks by other parties (including
Subsidiaries or sublicensees) promptly as it comes to Trademark Licensee's
attention. Adobe shall have the sole right and discretion to bring infringement
or unfair competition proceedings involving the Trademarks; provided, however,
that Trademark Licensee shall provide reasonable assistance solely upon Adobe's
request to investigate and/or prosecute trademark violations on behalf of Adobe.

     5.   TRADEMARK LICENSEE'S USE OF TRADEMARKS. Trademark Licensee agrees that
it will (a) prominently and permanently include the Adobe Trademarks, including
the Adobe PostScript logo, on all copies of the Revised Object, including the
splash screen and media, and on any Trademark Licensee product distributed to
End Users which contains the Revised Object, (b) use the Adobe Trademarks,
including the Adobe PostScript logo, in any advertising or printed materials
concerning the Revised Object, including point-of-sale and channel materials,
(c) use the Adobe PostScript logo on Trademark Licensee's corporate web site in
accordance with Paragraph 7.1.6 ("Web Site") of the Agreement or Paragraph 5.1.6
("Web Site") of Exhibit B ("Minimum Terms of Peerless OEM Agreements") as
applicable, and (d) use all applicable Trademarks on all copies, advertisements,
brochures, manuals, packaging and other appropriate uses made in the promotion,
sale or use of the Revised Object, Font Programs, Host Software and PostScript
Language Specification. Trademark Licensee shall make specific reference to the
Adobe Trademarks applicable to the software components included in the Revised
Object in any advertisement concerning the Licensed Products which also contains
specific names of other software products. All such uses shall be in accordance
with Adobe's then-current trademark manual. Trademark Licensee shall not
translate the Trademarks nor render or adapt a foreign language equivalent of
the Trademarks.

     6.   TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS. Trademark Licensee, at Adobe's request, shall
(a) promptly provide Adobe with any specimens, (b) execute all applications for
trademark

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registrations, assignments, cancellations or other applicable documents, and (c)
perform any other act reasonably necessary for any Trademark Owner to secure or
maintain any and all trademark rights in any country in which Trademark Licensee
is marketing the Revised Object, Font Programs, and Host Software in association
with a trademark. Trademark Licensee's responsibilities shall include complying
with the formalities of local law, including, but not limited to, executing any
application for registration as a registered user, executing additional license
agreements suitable for recording with the appropriate authorities or providing
proof of use of the trademarks in any other applicable documents.

     7.   NO UNITARY OR COMPOSITE MARKS. Trademark Licensee agrees not to use
any other trademark or service mark in close proximity to any of the Adobe
Trademarks or combine the marks so as to effectively create a unitary composite
mark (e.g., which may potentially give the public a misimpression of the
relationship between Trademark Licensee, its licensees and Adobe) without the
prior written approval of Adobe.

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                                    EXHIBIT M

                 Provisions For Protection Of Adobe Header Files

         1.  OWNERSHIP. OEM Customer agrees that Adobe is the sole and exclusive
owner of all rights, title and interest, including all copyrights, patents,
trade secrets and other intellectual property rights in the Adobe Header Files.
No title to or ownership of the Adobe Header Files, any copies thereof, or the
patent, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights contained therein is
transferred to OEM Customer.

         2.  DISCLOSURE. OEM Customer agrees to hold any information relating to
Adobe Header Files in strict confidence, disclosing such information only to
authorized employees and authorized contractors ("Authorized Persons") having a
need to use such information as permitted by this Agreement and to take all
reasonable precautions to prevent disclosure to other parties. Each Authorized
Person shall have executed an employee or contractor agreement in which such
employee or contractor agrees to protect third party confidential information.
OEM Customer shall be responsible for the compliance of all Authorized Persons
with their obligations under such non-disclosure agreements.

         3.  PROTECTION OF ADOBE HEADER FILES. OEM Customer agrees not to (a)
reproduce the Adobe Header Files, or any portion of the Adobe Header Files, in
any form or medium, without Peerless' or Adobe's prior written permission except
as necessary for developing OEM Customer's products that include Adobe's
PostScript technology, (b) store or otherwise use the Adobe Header Files, except
on a secure computer system and in a secured area (defined to mean password
protected and with other security measures implemented to reasonably ensure that
access is limited to Authorized Persons), and at an OEM Customer's designated
location approved by Peerless, or (c) use the Adobe Header Files for any purpose
not specifically authorized in this Agreement. OEM Customer agrees to promptly
notify Peerless of any lost or missing items of which OEM Customer is aware and
to use best efforts to recover such items. OEM Customer shall advise all
Authorized Persons of their responsibilities under the Agreement both at the
time such person's access to the Adobe Header Files commences, and at the time
such access terminates. Specifically, OEM Customer agrees, in connection with
the reassignment of an employee or contractor from a project involving access to
the Adobe Header Files to a project not involving such access, to document the
date on which the employee or contractor ceased to have access to the Adobe
Header Files.

         4.  NO COMMINGLING OF EMPLOYEES AND INFORMATION. OEM Customer
guarantees that all Authorized Persons who have had previous access or currently
have access to the Adobe Header Files will be precluded for a period of *
following his/her last access to the Adobe Header Files from being employed in
any OEM Customer activity relating to development of a Clone Product. OEM
Customer will ensure that each such Authorized Person shall, concurrent with the
commencement of work on Clone Product development, sign a written affirmation to
OEM Customer on a form provided by OEM Customer which states that each such
employee or contractor (a) has neither retained nor had access for * to a copy
of the Adobe Header Files, and (b) will not utilize, or facilitate use of, any
portion of the Adobe Header Files in such Clone Product development.

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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This prohibition against engaging in Clone Product development for the
prescribed period shall apply equally to raster-output devices and to display or
screen output devices. In addition, OEM Customer shall ensure that there is no
sharing of design documents or other information based upon or derived from the
Adobe Header Files with any Clone Product development.

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                                   EXHIBIT N-1

            Secure Procedures for Handling Adobe Support Information

     This Exhibit sets forth the procedures to follow for the handling of any
Adobe Support Information whether such Adobe Support Information includes Adobe
Support Source and/or Adobe Core Source. In instances where the Adobe Support
Information consists of or includes Adobe Core Source, the additional procedures
set forth in Exhibit N-2 ("Additional Secure Procedures for Handling Adobe
Restricted Information") will also be applicable.

     1.   DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Exhibit, the following
definitions shall apply.

          1.1   "Adobe Support Information Recipient" means (i) Peerless in
those instances of Peerless' receipt, use and license of the Adobe Support
Information, (ii) Third Party Developer in those instances of Third Party
Developer's receipt and use of the Adobe Support Information, and (iii) OEM
Customer in those instances of OEM Customer's receipt, use and license of the
Adobe Support Information.

          1.2   "Licensed Product" means (i) Peerless SDK or Peerless Revised
Object deliverable as applied to Peerless, and (ii) Licensed System as applied
to OEM Customer.

     2.   AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS. Adobe Support Information
Recipient agrees that it will not disclose all or any portion of the Adobe
Support Information to third parties, with the exception of authorized employees
("Authorized Employees") and authorized contractors ("Authorized Contractors")
(subject to Adobe Support Information Recipient's having obtained authorization
for use of such contractors in accordance with Paragraph 3 ("Prior Approval of
Contractors") below) who (i) require access thereto for a purpose authorized by
this Agreement, (ii) have signed an employee or contractor agreement in which
such employee or contractor agrees to protect third party confidential
information and (iii) have received a notice of confidentiality prior to access
to Adobe Support Information, and again upon any termination of such access,
that contains at a minimum provisions substantially in accordance with the
following:

     "Recipient has previously signed an agreement with Adobe Support
     Information Recipient pursuant to which Recipient has agreed to maintain
     the confidentiality of confidential information of Adobe Support
     Information Recipient and its suppliers (the `Confidential Information')
     and to use the Confidential Information solely for Adobe Support
     Information Recipient's benefit. The purpose of this notice is to apprise
     Recipient that Recipient will be receiving certain proprietary information
     of Adobe, including internal source code, interface specifications and
     related documentation for the PostScript software and related Adobe
     information, all of which is of a confidential nature and which contains
     valuable trade secrets, know-how, and proprietary information of Adobe (the
     `Adobe Support Information') and which constitutes Confidential Information
     under Recipient's agreement with Adobe Support Information Recipient.

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     This is to inform Recipient that the Adobe Support Information cannot be
     used for any purpose except for the specific purposes which Adobe Support
     Information Recipient or Adobe authorize in writing and that Recipient is
     not authorized to disclose the Adobe Support Information to any person at
     any time except to employees of Adobe and to those Authorized Employees and
     Authorized Contractors which Adobe Support Information Recipient informs
     Recipient are authorized to receive such Adobe Support Information.

     All materials including, without limitation, programs, recorded
     information, documents, drawings, models, apparatus, sketches, designs, and
     lists furnished to Recipient by Adobe Support Information Recipient or
     Adobe which are designated in writing to be the property of Adobe remain
     the property of Adobe and must be returned to Adobe promptly at its
     request, together with any copies or modifications thereof."

     Adobe Support Information Recipient agrees that any breach by any
     Authorized Employees and Authorized Contractors of their obligations under
     such confidentiality agreements shall also constitute a breach by Peerless
     or, if the Adobe Support Information Recipient is an OEM Customer, a breach
     under the Peerless OEM Agreement or LOA, as applicable, between Peerless
     and the OEM Customer or, if the Adobe Support Information Recipient is a
     Third Party Developer, a breach under the Development Agreement between
     Peerless and the Third Party Developer."

     3.   PRIOR APPROVAL OF CONTRACTORS. Notwithstanding the provisions in this
Exhibit permitting Authorized Contractors to have access to Adobe Support
Information, Adobe Support Information Recipient may not permit a contractor to
come into contact with Adobe Support Information, or engage in the development
of Licensed Products hereunder unless Adobe Support Information Recipient has
first obtained such authorization in writing from Adobe. Adobe, in its sole
discretion, may withhold such approval in the event that a contractor (or
contractor's employer) to whom Adobe Support Information Recipient intends to
disclose Adobe Support Information is engaged in Clone Product development,
either for its own benefit or for the benefit of a third party, or if Adobe
believes that the contractor may be engaged in similar product development, and
Adobe Support Information Recipient cannot assure Adobe to its satisfaction that
contractor, while engaged in supporting such development activities, will be
able to refrain from commingling or sharing any portion of the Adobe Support
Information with any such Clone Product development.

     4.   ADOBE SUPPORT INFORMATION.

          4.1   Adobe Support Information Recipient shall ensure that all Adobe
Support Information received from Adobe or, in the case of OEM Customer or Third
Party Developer, all Adobe Support Information received from Peerless, and
copies made thereof, will be properly marked or otherwise appropriately
identified as Adobe Support Information before being made available to
Authorized Employees and Authorized Contractors hereunder.

          4.2   Adobe Support Information Recipient shall ensure that the same
degree of care is used to prevent the unauthorized use, dissemination, or
publication of the Adobe Support Information as Adobe Support Information
Recipient uses to protect its own confidential

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information of a like nature, but in no event shall the safeguards for
protecting such Adobe Support Information be less than a reasonably prudent
business would exercise under similar circumstances. Adobe Support Information
Recipient shall take prompt and appropriate action to prevent unauthorized use
or disclosure of Adobe Support Information.

          4.3   Adobe Support Information Recipient shall instruct Authorized
Employees and Authorized Contractors not to copy Adobe Support Information on
their own, and not to disclose Adobe Support Information to anyone not
authorized to receive it.

          4.4   Adobe Support Information shall be used and stored on a secure
computer system (as described in Paragraph 4.5 below) and in a secured area
accessible only to Authorized Employees and Authorized Contractors and to other
essential maintenance and housekeeping personnel at a Development Site(s). The
Development Site shall be under Adobe Support Information Recipient's control
and supervision. Adobe Support Information Recipient shall identify all
Development Site(s) where Adobe Support Information is then currently used and
stored upon request by Adobe or Peerless (as applicable).

          4.5   "Secure Computer System" refers to a computer system used by
Adobe Support Information Recipient to modify, compile, and assemble source code
and link object code in conjunction with carrying out the development work
contemplated herein and meeting the minimum requirements set forth below:

                (i)    Adobe Support Information shall be installed and used
only on a secure computer system under Adobe Support Information Recipient's
control. Access to the secure computer system will be controlled by password
identification. Adobe Support Information Recipient will adopt a system security
policy which implements a password protection scheme and other protection as
needed to ensure that access is limited to Authorized Employees and Authorized
Contractors and Adobe Support Information Recipient-designated security
administrator responsible for systems maintenance.

                (ii)   The secure computer system shall not be remotely
accessible (e.g., by telecommunications) and firewalls shall be constructed to
prevent access or download capability to a non-secured location.

                (iii)  Adobe Support Information Recipient shall ensure that any
Adobe Support Information that is being made available to other Development
Site(s) is adequately protected against access or use while in transit to a
secured area or secure computer system at another Development Site.

     5.   TRADE SECRETS. Adobe Support Information in object code, source code
and hard copy printout form, including the techniques, algorithms, and processes
contained in the Adobe Support Information which have been developed, acquired,
or licensed by Adobe, or any modification or extraction thereof, constitute
trade secrets of Adobe and/or its suppliers, and will be used by Adobe Support
Information Recipient only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In
addition to the specific measures required hereunder, Adobe Support Information
Recipient will take all measures reasonably required to protect the proprietary
rights of Adobe and its suppliers in the Adobe Support Information. If any Adobe
Support Information in Adobe

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Support Information Recipient's possession is lost or stolen, Adobe Support
Information Recipient (and Peerless if the Adobe Support Information Recipient
is a Third Party Developer or an OEM Customer) shall take all reasonable
measures to recover such items, including but not limited to seeking timely
injunctive relief in an applicable court of law to protect Adobe's proprietary
rights in such Adobe Support Information. Adobe Support Information Recipient
agrees that it will not attempt to reverse engineer any portion of the Adobe
Support Information which is provided to Adobe Support Information Recipient
solely in object code form.

     6.   NO COMMINGLING OF TECHNOLOGY. The terms of this Paragraph do not
preclude Adobe Support Information Recipient from developing a Clone Product;
however, if Adobe Support Information Recipient engages in such Clone Product
development during the term of this Agreement, it shall ensure that there is no
use of the Adobe Information in the design and development of Clone Products. In
furtherance of such requirement, Adobe Support Information Recipient shall
ensure there is no sharing or commingling with such Clone Product development
any of the following: (i) design documents or schematics supplied by Adobe or by
Peerless (if the documents or schematics contain Adobe Support Information);
(ii) Adobe Support Information or other information based upon or derived from
the Adobe Support Information; (iii) any facilities (including, but not limited
to, computer systems and network storage devices); or (iv) personnel with access
to any of (i) - (iii) above. Adobe Support Information Recipient shall ensure
that (i) each Authorized Employee and Authorized Contractor with access to Adobe
Support Information (other than Adobe Core Source) is precluded from being
employed in any Clone Product development (either internally or externally) by
or for Adobe Support Information Recipient for a period of * after such latest
access and (ii) each Authorized Employee with access to Adobe Support
Information (including Adobe Core Source) is precluded from being employed in
any Clone Product development (either internally or externally) by or for Adobe
Support Information Recipient for a period of * after such latest access. In
addition, Adobe Support Information Recipient shall ensure that each Authorized
Employee and Authorized Contractor engaged in Clone Product development (either
internally or externally) by or for Adobe Support Information Recipient will
cease all such activities, including having access to the facilities where Clone
Product development is occurring and serving in an advisory capacity to anyone
concerning Clone Product development, prior to his/her initial access to the
Adobe Support Information. "Employment in any Clone Product development" shall
be defined as having direct access to, or producing any specifications,
documentation, or source code for, components of a Clone Product. Adobe Support
Information Recipient shall further ensure that each such Authorized Employee or
Authorized Contractor shall, concurrent with the commencement of work on such
Clone Product development within Adobe Support Information Recipient, sign a
written affirmation to Adobe Support Information Recipient on a form provided by
Adobe Support Information Recipient which states that each such Authorized
Employee or Authorized Contractor (a) has neither retained nor had access for a
minimum period of * or * , as specified above in this Paragraph 6, to any Adobe
Support Information, and (b) will not utilize, or facilitate use of, any Adobe
Support Information in such Clone Product development. This prohibition relating
to Clone Product development shall apply equally to raster-output devices, to
display or screen output devices, or to any other peripheral devices.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Authorized Employee or Authorized Contractor
who has only received access to (i) documentation (but not including the Adobe
Certification Test Suite(s) or any source code documentation) or (ii) object
code (but no source code) contained in the Adobe Support Information shall be
exempted from such requirement.

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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     7.   CERTIFICATION. At Adobe's request, Adobe Support Information Recipient
will provide Adobe with written certification by an officer of Adobe Support
Information Recipient of Adobe Support Information Recipient's compliance with
its obligations under Paragraph 2 ("Authorized Employees and Contractors") and
Paragraph 6 ("No Commingling of Technology") above, and Paragraph 7.3 ("Clone
Products") of the Agreement or Paragraph 5.3 ("Clone Products") of Exhibit B
("Minimum Terms of Peerless OEM Agreements"), as applicable.

     8.   PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AUDIT. During the term of the Agreement and for a
period of eighteen (18) months thereafter, an independent auditor selected by
Adobe shall have access to such portion of Adobe Support Information Recipient's
records and premises to allow Adobe to determine whether Adobe Support
Information Recipient is substantially in compliance with this Exhibit and
Paragraph 6 ("Proprietary Rights and Legends") of the Agreement or Paragraph 4
("Protection of Proprietary Information") of Exhibit B ("Minimum Terms of
Peerless OEM Agreements"), as applicable. In no event shall audits be made
hereunder more frequently than once per year. Such access shall be (a) during
Adobe Support Information Recipient's regular business hours, (b) arranged so
that, to the extent possible, Adobe Support Information Recipient's regular
business activities are minimally disrupted and (c) under the terms of an
appropriate confidentiality agreement executed by the individual(s) conducting
such audit. If Adobe determines, after conducting such audit, that Adobe Support
Information Recipient is not substantially in compliance with its obligations to
protect Adobe's proprietary rights, Adobe Support Information Recipient shall
pay the costs of such audit. Otherwise, Adobe shall pay the costs of such audit.
Such payment will not preclude Adobe from exercising any right which it may have
under the Agreement. Adobe Support Information Recipient shall immediately
correct any deficiencies discovered in the course of the audit.

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                                   EXHIBIT N-2

      Additional Secure Procedures for Handling Adobe Restricted Information

     1.   DEFINITION. "Adobe Restricted Information" means the Adobe Core
Source, including the corresponding source documentation and interface
materials, as identified by Adobe. The provisions of this Exhibit shall only
apply to such Adobe Restricted Information. The provisions of Exhibit N-1
("Secure Procedures for Handling Adobe Support Information") shall also apply to
Adobe Restricted Information. Adobe Restricted Information shall be handled,
used and stored only at Primary Development Site (s), as identified in Exhibit C
("Development and Reproduction Sites").

     2.   ACCESS LIMITED TO AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES. Peerless shall ensure that
only Authorized Employees of Peerless have access to Adobe Restricted
Information. Any such Authorized Employee of Peerless with access to the secured
area within a Primary Development Site or to the Secure Computer System, as
described below, is assumed to have had access to Adobe Restricted Information
and therefore is subject to the requirements imposed under this Exhibit,
including the obligation imposed under Paragraph 6 ("No Commingling of
Technology") of Exhibit N-1 ("Secure Procedures for Handling Adobe Support
Information") of the Agreement which precludes the employment of such Authorized
Employee in any Clone Product development for a period of * after such latest
access, regardless of whether the access is actual or assumed.

     3.   ADOBE RESTRICTED INFORMATION.

          3.1  Adobe will identify as such all Adobe Restricted Information when
supplied to Peerless either by marking the Adobe Restricted Information that is
provided to Peerless or by designating those portions of the Adobe Confidential
Information which are Adobe Restricted Information in an Appendix, materials
release form or in some other written or electronic form. Once identified by
Adobe as containing Adobe Restricted Information, any information derived from
such Adobe Restricted Information, whether in oral or written form, shall be
treated by Peerless as Adobe Restricted Information. Peerless shall ensure that
all such Adobe Restricted Information received from Adobe, and copies made
thereof, will be properly marked or otherwise appropriately identified as Adobe
Restricted Information before being made available to Authorized Employees of
Peerless hereunder.

          3.2  Peerless agrees that it will not (i) reproduce any portion of any
documentation, source code or hard copy printouts thereof included in Adobe
Restricted Information, in any form or medium, without Adobe's prior written
permission except as necessary for carrying out the development effort
contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) allow hard copy printouts of any portion of
source code included in Adobe Restricted Information to exist except within the
secured area as described in Paragraph 6 ("Secure Computer System") below; (iii)
store or otherwise use source code included in Adobe Restricted Information
except as provided in Paragraph 6 ("Secure Computer System") below; or (iv)
handle, use and store Adobe Restricted Information except at a Primary
Development Site and in accordance with the security requirements set forth in
Paragraph 4 ("Peerless Log"), Paragraph 5 ("Access to

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Written Adobe Restricted Information"), Paragraph 6 ("Secure Computer System")
and Paragraph 7 ("Primary Development Sites") below.

          3.3  Peerless shall advise all Authorized Employees of the restrictive
nature of the Adobe Restricted Information, both at the time when such person
has the initial access thereto and at the time when such access ceases, and of
the requirements to protect the Adobe Restricted Information in accordance with
the provisions set forth in this Exhibit.

          3.4  Peerless shall ensure that all access to the Adobe Information
including Adobe Restricted Information shall cease immediately for any
Authorized Employee whose employment with Peerless is terminated for any reason.

          3.5  Peerless shall ensure the Adobe Restricted Information is
handled, used and stored only as specifically authorized in this Agreement.

     4.   PEERLESS LOG. Peerless agrees to maintain a log which contains a list
of all Authorized Employees who have had access to the Adobe Restricted
Information and the date(s) of such first and last access to Adobe Restricted
Information. If at any time Adobe shall have reason to believe that any
Authorized Employee may have violated his or her obligations under such
confidentiality agreements, Peerless agrees to comply with Adobe's request to
provide Adobe with copies of its list and updates thereto and all such
confidentiality agreements entered into by Peerless with its Authorized
Employees and not previously provided to Adobe. In addition, at any time an
Authorized Employee who has had access to Adobe Restricted Information leaves
the employ of Peerless, Peerless will promptly provide Adobe with the name of
such Authorized Employee.

     5.   ACCESS TO WRITTEN ADOBE RESTRICTED INFORMATION. Access to any written
or tangible Adobe Restricted Information shall be controlled through the
following procedures:

          5.1  Peerless shall maintain only one (1) master copy of the tangible
Adobe Restricted Information. Each subsequent copy must have an assigned unique
serial number attached thereto which identifies it as an authorized copy, and
each copy must be marked as "Adobe Restricted Information - Unauthorized Copying
Prohibited" as well.

          5.2  Peerless shall control access to all copies of the tangible Adobe
Restricted Information by maintaining a log of which copy, identified by its
unique serial number, has been distributed to which Authorized Employee and such
Authorized Employee shall be instructed not to copy any Adobe Restricted
Information on his/her own, and not to disclose the Adobe Restricted Information
to anyone not authorized to receive it.

          5.3  Peerless shall ensure that all tangible copies of the Adobe
Restricted Information, including source listings of the Adobe Software, are
used, handled and stored solely within the secured area of a Primary Development
Site with access limited to Authorized Employees at all times.

     6.   SECURE COMPUTER SYSTEM. "Secure Computer System" refers to a computer
system used by Peerless to modify, compile, and assemble source code and link
object

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code in conjunction with carrying out the development work contemplated by this
Agreement. It shall consist of an isolated network containing one or more
computer workstations and personal computers contained in a single building or
within a group of adjacent buildings with a secure network between them. Each
such Secure Computer System shall be fully implemented and administered by
Peerless in accordance with the provisions set forth below.

     6.1  Physical Site Security Provisions.

          6.1.1  The entire Secure Computer System shall be located in a secured
area accessible only to authorized personnel (see Paragraph 6.1.2 and Paragraph
6.1.3 below) at the Primary Development Site. Peerless shall ensure that there
is sufficient security at all entrances to and from the secured area to prevent
unauthorized physical entry.

          6.1.2  Regular access to the secured area shall be limited only to
Peerless' Authorized Employees and the Peerless-designated security
administrator ("SA") for the site.

          6.1.3  Restricted Access to the secured area by other individuals will
be allowed, but such individuals will require the approval of the SA and shall
be limited to maintenance, housekeeping, management, and similar activities.

          6.1.4  The Secure Computer System shall not be remotely accessible
(e.g., by telecommunications).

     6.2  Secure Computer System Security Provisions.

          6.2.1  Access to Adobe Restricted Information which is installed on
the Secure Computer System will be limited to (i) Peerless' Authorized
Employees, and (ii) the SA for the purpose of system maintenance and backups.

          6.2.2  All such individuals included above shall have signed
confidentiality agreements with Peerless.

          6.2.3  Access to the Secure Computer System will be controlled by
password identification. Passwords will be issued and controlled by the SA.
Peerless will adopt a system security policy which implements a password
protection scheme and other protection as needed to ensure that access to the
Adobe Core Source is limited to Authorized Employees and that no copies or
portions thereof are made or maintained outside the Secure Computer System.

          6.2.4  Backups of Adobe Restricted Information will be administered by
the SA and will be securely archived within the secured area containing the
Secure Computer System or at such other secure site as Adobe may approve in
writing. All backup tapes containing Adobe Restricted Information shall be
labeled "Peerless Confidential" and shall be subject to Peerless' maximum
security measures. Network system maintenance shall be conducted under the
supervision of the SA by Authorized Employees.

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               6.2.5  Adobe Core Source delivered to Peerless will be
transported to the Peerless SA at a Primary Development Site on CD-ROM or other
mutually agreeable media by a mutually agreed upon carrier, or as otherwise
agreed upon by the parties.

               6.2.6  Revised Object will be made available to other Development
Site(s) located outside of the secured area for the purpose of linking with
other software related to development of a Licensed System. Transfer of such
Revised Object will occur through physical transport on magnetic media and will
be managed by the SA .

     7.   PRIMARY DEVELOPMENT SITE. If more than one (1) Primary Development
Site is listed in Exhibit C ("Development and Reproduction Sites"), Peerless
will maintain a separate Secure Computer System at each such site which has
access to Adobe Restricted Information. Each site will have its own SA.

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                                    EXHIBIT O

                         Royalty Payments And Other Fees

1.    Peerless SDK Royalties

      The following royalties shall be due Adobe for each use of a Peerless SDK
as described below. Such royalties shall be a percentage of the revenue received
by Peerless for the licensing of such Peerless SDK, but shall in no instance be
less than the Minimum Royalty set forth in the table below:

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2.    Maintenance Fees For Standard Reference Port(s). The annual maintenance
fee for Maintenance supplied by Adobe over the previous calendar year period for
a relevant Standard Reference Point on a Development Site basis, as described in
Exhibit K-1 ("CPSI on continuing support"), respectively.*.

3.    Licensed System Royalties.

      3.1    Calculating Adobe's Share of Block License Payments.

             3.1.1  Overview. Peerless shall pay Adobe the applicable royalties
for any distribution or internal use by an OEM Customer of the Adobe Software in
Revised Object form based upon and calculated in accordance with the
requirements and schedules set forth in this Paragraph and in Paragraph 3.2
("Calculating Actual Licensed System Royalties Payable to Adobe") below. To
understand the Adobe pricing model as it pertains to Peerless requires an
understanding of how Peerless structures the payment of the royalties that it
charges its OEM Customers for distribution of Licensed Systems.

             3.1.2  Block Licenses. Peerless offers both turn-key and SDK
solutions under the terms of a Peerless OEM Agreement, as supplemented by an
applicable Licensed System Appendix ("LSA") to cover a specific OEM Customer
product (the "Licensed System"). The applicable LSA describes all of the
intellectual property supplied by Peerless ("Peerless IP") for use in the
Licensed System. *. Peerless' method of licensing Peerless IP is through a
mechanism known as a "Block License". Under the Block License OEM Customer
agrees to pay Peerless an agreed upon amount, as specified in the LSA, in
advance of actual distribution of the applicable Licensed System. These Block
License payments are treated as a credit to be used to satisfy actual earned
royalties for Licensed Systems distributed by the OEM Customer under the LSA.
The royalties actually earned by Peerless are determined on the basis of an
agreed upon amount to be paid by the OEM Customer for the Peerless IP (i.e., all
of the IP supplied by Peerless to the OEM Customer *) incorporated into each
such unit of the Licensed System that is distributed by the OEM Customer.

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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          3.1.3   Adobe's Share of the Block License Payments. Under this
Agreement, Adobe is entitled to receive * of the Gross Receipts (excluded from
the term "Gross Receipts" is that portion of the receipts attributable to the
OEM Customer's use of *) earned by Peerless (or such greater amount as specified
in Paragraph 3.2 ("Calculating Actual Licensed System Royalties Payable to
Adobe") for Licensed Systems distributed by an OEM Customer. The Block License
payments are being treated as Gross Receipts recognized under Paragraph 8.12
("When Royalties Earned") of the Agreement as earned when paid to Peerless by
the OEM Customer and therefore, Adobe is entitled to receive an amount equal to
* of the portion of the Block License payments attributable to *. The following
illustrates how the apportioning of the Peerless IP elements in a Licensed
System provides a basis for calculating Adobe's proportionate share of the Block
License payments to be paid by Peerless to Adobe hereunder.

          Example: Peerless and OEM Customer agree upon a Block License Payment
          of $2M (payable over four quarters) *

          *

          In this example Peerless would pay Adobe four quarterly payments each
          in the amount of *.

                  3.1.4  Block License Payment Adjustments. *

          3.2     Calculating Actual Licensed System Royalties Payable to Adobe.
The payment provisions as set forth below describe the methodology for
calculating the royalties to be paid to Adobe by Peerless for Licensed Systems
distributed by OEM Customers during the applicable accounting period. If the
payments made to Adobe under Paragraph 3.1 are less than the actual royalties
owed to Adobe as determined * Peerless shall pay Adobe the difference at the end
of the then current accounting period to satisfy all such underpayment.

          3.2.1 *
          3.2.2 *

4.   Font Program Royalties.

     a.   Roman Font Program Royalties. There are * royalties due Adobe for the
Roman Font Programs listed in Exhibit D ("Extended Roman Font Program Set.") if
bundled with Revised Object for use with a Licensed System.

     b.   Non-Roman Font Program Royalties. See Paragraph 9 ("Royalty Pricing
for Double-Byte Fonts") in this Exhibit O for applicable pricing.

5.   Other Adobe Software Royalties. Royalty pricing is to be mutually agreed
upon by the parties in the event Other Adobe Software is distributed as a
royalty-bearing component of a Licensed System.

6.   Host Software Royalties. Royalty pricing is to be mutually agreed upon by
the parties in the event Host Software is distributed as a royalty-bearing
component of a Licensed System.

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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7.   Software Upgrade Royalties. Software Upgrade royalty pricing is to be
mutually agreed upon by the parties in the event a fee-bearing (other than on a
nominal basis) Software Upgrade is distributed to End Users of Licensed Systems.

8.   Hardware Upgrade Royalties. Hardware Upgrade royalty pricing is to be
mutually agreed upon by the parties in the event a hardware optional feature is
added to a previously installed Licensed System to improve the performance of
the Revised Object.

9.   Royalty Pricing for Double-Byte Fonts.

     9.1  Font Programs for Japanese Typefaces. The table and royalty schedule
below shall be used to determine the bundling requirements and royalties due
Adobe from Peerless hereunder for the Font Programs for Japanese Typefaces
distributed for use with a low resolution (i.e., ** 1200dpi) Japanese Version of
a Licensed System (any Licensed System containing Font Programs for Japanese
Typefaces is considered to be a Japanese Version). Peerless shall ensure that
its OEM Customers bundle the Roman Font Programs identified in Exhibit D
("Extended Roman Font Program Set") and the minimum required Font Programs for
Japanese Typefaces, as set forth in the table below, with each Japanese Version
of a Licensed System distributed by an OEM Customer.

          9.1.1.  Minimum Bundling Requirements for Japanese Typefaces. *

          9.1.2   Royalties for Font Programs for Japanese Typefaces. *

          9.1.3   Protection Mechanisms. Such Font Programs for Japanese
Typefaces will be distributed with a protection mechanism that includes Copy
Protection and encryption to protect against unauthorized duplication.

          9.1.4   Distribution of Japanese Versions. *

          9.2     Font Programs for Korean Typefaces.

                  9.2.1   NRE Fees. There is a * (* Peerless to Adobe) NRE fee
for release of Hanyang Typefaces to each OEM Customer. For the 2/nd/ Korean
release (SoftMagic) to an OEM Customer the NRE is *.

                  9.2.2.  Korean Typeface Royalties. The OEM Customer may select
a choice of a * (* Peerless to Adobe) paid up license for the Hanyang Typefaces
and a* (* Peerless to Adobe) paid up license for the SoftMagic Typefaces per
Licensed System Appendix or the OEM Customer may choose the alternative pricing
model set forth in the pricing schedule below. Peerless shall pay Adobe the
royalties, as described below, for all such Font Programs for Korean Typefaces
distributed for use with low resolution (that is *** 1200 dpi) monochrome or
color Designated Output Devices.

*

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

**  less than
*** less than or equal to

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         9.3  Font Programs for Chinese Typefaces.

              9.3.1  Pricing for Simplified Chinese Typefaces

                    a. NRE Fees. There is a * (* Peerless to Adobe) NRE fee for
first release to each OEM Customer.

                    b. Simplified Chinese Typeface Royalties. The OEM Customer
may select a choice of a * (* Peerless to Adobe) paid up license for the
Simplified Chinese Typefaces per Licensed System Appendix or the OEM Customer
may choose the alternative pricing model set forth in the pricing schedule
below. Peerless shall pay Adobe the royalties, as described below, for all such
Font Programs for Simplified Chinese Typefaces distributed for use with low
resolution (that is *** 1200 dpi) monochrome or color Designated Output Devices.

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*** denotes Less than or equal to

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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                 9.3.2 Pricing for Traditional Chinese Typefaces

                       a. NRE Fees. There is a * (* Peerless to Adobe) NRE fee
per OEM Customer but the fee will be * if the OEM Customer licenses Simplified
Chinese Fonts also.

                       b. Traditional Chinese Typeface Royalties. The OEM may
select a choice of a * (* Peerless to Adobe) paid-up license per Licensed System
Appendix or the OEM Customer may choose the alternative pricing model set forth
in the pricing schedule below. Peerless shall pay Adobe the royalties, as
described below, for all such Font Programs for Traditional Chinese Typefaces
distributed for use with low resolution (that is *** 1200 dpi) monochrome or
color Designated Output Devices.
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*** denotes Less than or equal to

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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                                    EXHIBIT P

                           Third Party Developer Terms

Peerless may allow a Third Party Developer to have access (on the terms set
forth in Paragraph 2.11 ("Third Party Developers") of the Agreement) to the
Adobe Support Information for the sole purpose of carrying out development work
on behalf of Peerless or for an OEM Customer provided that Peerless and each
Third Party Developer enters into a Development Agreement with terms that are at
least as restrictive as the following:

1.   The license terms under which Adobe licenses the Adobe Support Information
to Peerless, as described in this Agreement, including but not limited to,
Paragraph 2.1 ("Development License"), Paragraph 6 ("Proprietary Rights and
Legends") and Exhibit N-1 ("Secure Procedures for Handling Adobe Support
Information") of this Agreement.

2.   Third Party Developer shall only have access to and use of the Adobe
Support Information (excluding access to Adobe Core Source) at the Secondary
Development Site(s) under Third Party Developer's supervision and management
control, as listed in Exhibit C-2 ("Development Sites - Third Party Developers")
of this Agreement, where Third Party Developer is allowed to conduct development
work described in the Development Agreement on behalf of Peerless or for a
Peerless OEM Customer, and Third Party Developer may allow only Authorized
Employees and Authorized Contractors meeting the requirements set forth in
Paragraph 2 ("AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS") and Paragraph 3 ("PRIOR
APPROVAL OF CONTRACTORS") of Exhibit N-1 ("Secure Procedures For Handling Adobe
Support Information") to have access to Adobe Support Information for performing
such development work.

3.   Third Party Developer may modify the Adobe Support Information in order to
conduct the development work described in the Development Agreement but only
with respect to the source code versions of the Adobe Support Information
supplied by Peerless hereunder.

4.   Notwithstanding that Third Party Developer may be engaged in doing
development work on behalf of an OEM Customer, Third Party Developer does not
have any right to license, sublicense, transfer or otherwise grant such OEM
Customer or any third party any right in the Adobe Support Information,
including, but not limited to, the right to distribute a product that includes
any portion of the Adobe Support Information or the right to have access to or
use of the Adobe Support Information

5.   Third Party Developer shall have the right to reproduce and use Adobe
Support Information solely for the purpose of performing development work
described in the Development Agreement and only in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement between Peerless and Adobe.

6.   Any right granted to Third Party Developer hereunder is personal to Third
Party Developer, and Third Party Developer shall not assign or transfer any
right or obligation that it may have under the Development Agreement to any
other party, and any attempt to do so shall be null and void.

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7.   Peerless may terminate the Development Agreement at any time, with or
without cause, upon providing Third Party Developer with a notice of
termination, and upon receiving such notice, Third Party Developer shall
immediately discontinue all use or copying of the Adobe Support Information.
Within ten (10) days of such termination, Third Party Developer shall have: (i)
returned to Peerless all copies of the Adobe Support Information in its
possession or under its control; (ii) completely destroyed all copies of the
Adobe Support Information stored in any storage apparatus or media owned or
controlled by Third Party Developer; and, (iii) presented to Peerless a
certificate signed by a corporate officer (or personally, if Third Party
Developer is an individual) of Third Party Developer stating that all such
copies of the Adobe Support Information have been returned or destroyed.

8.   The Development Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event that
Third Party Developer uses the Adobe Support Information for any other purpose
other than that described in Paragraph 2 above.

9.   Third Party Developer shall not attempt to alter, disassemble, decrypt,
reverse engineer or decompile the Adobe Support Information supplied to it only
in object code form.

10.  Upon cancellation, termination or expiration of the Agreement between
Peerless and Adobe, the Development Agreement shall terminate. Upon termination
of the Development Agreement for any reason, Third Party Developer shall comply
with the cessation of use, return and destruction provisions of Paragraph 7
above.

11.  Third Party Developer is hereby notified that Adobe Systems Incorporated, a
Delaware corporation located at 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704 USA
(hereinafter "Adobe") is the supplier of the Adobe Support Information to
Peerless. Adobe has licensed to Peerless the right to use a third party
developer to perform development work on behalf of Peerless or for a Peerless
OEM Customer and to have access to Adobe Support Information, subject to the
minimum conditions imposed on Third Party Developer under the terms of the
Development Agreement. Such conditions are made expressly for the benefit of
Adobe, and as a third-party beneficiary to the Development Agreement, Adobe
shall have the right to enforce any or all of such conditions, including the
right to terminate the Development Agreement upon giving Third Party Developer
notice of its intention to terminate, if Third Party Developer shall fail to
fulfill its obligations set forth in the Development Agreement. In the event of
such termination, Third Party Developer shall comply with the provisions set
forth in Paragraph 7 above for the cessation of use, return and destruction of
all copies of Adobe Support Information in its possession or control.

12.  At any time during the term of the Development Agreement and for a period
of eighteen (18) months thereafter, Peerless or Adobe through its independent
auditor shall have access to such portions of the Third Party Developer's
records and premises to allow the auditor to determine if Third Party Developer
is complying with its requirements under the Development Agreement including the
requirements under Exhibit N-1 ("Secure Procedures for Handling Adobe Support
Information.") of this Agreement.

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13.  In the event of Third Party Developer's failure to comply with the terms of
the Development Agreement, Adobe and/or Peerless shall have the right to
injunctive relief in addition to any other remedy available to it.

14.  The Development Agreement does not grant Third Party Developer any rights
to patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trade names, trademarks, or any other
rights, franchises, or licenses in respect of the Adobe Support Information. The
Adobe Support Information has been supplied to Peerless by Adobe, and title to
the Adobe Support Information and any copies thereof shall remain with Adobe or
with Adobe's third party supplier.

15.  Third Party Developer shall indemnify and hold Peerless and Adobe,
including their subsidiaries and each of their respective officers, directors
and employees, harmless from and against any claim, loss, liability or damage,
including attorneys' fees and other costs, including costs of litigation,
arising out of, or in any way connected with, Third Party Developer's transfer,
use, disclosure or copying of Adobe Support Information in violation of any
provisions contained in the Development Agreement.

16.  Third Party Developer acknowledges that any modifications that Third Party
Developer makes to the Adobe Support Information shall be owned by Peerless and
Third Party Developer agrees to assign to Peerless all copyright, patent and
other rights contained in such modifications.

17.  Third Party Developer is prohibited from doing anything with the Adobe
Support Information not expressly provided for in the Development Agreement.

18.  Third Party Developer's obligation to protect Adobe's proprietary rights in
the Adobe Support Information, as set forth in Exhibit N-1 ("Secure Procedures
for Handling Adobe Support Information") in this Agreement, shall survive any
termination of the Development Agreement.

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.25

                             CUSTOM SALES AGREEMENT

                                     between

                          PEERLESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION

                                       and

                   INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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CUSTOM SALES AGREEMENT

BASE AGREEMENT
Signature Version
International Business Machines Corporation                    281 Winter Street
                                                               Waltham, MA 02154

                                                            Agreement No. 000334

Customer:  Peerless Systems Corporation
           2381 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 400
           El Segundo, CA 90245
           Telephone: (310) 536-0908

This Custom Sales Agreement between Peerless Systems Corporation ("Peerless" or
"Customer") and International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM"), which
consists of this Base Agreement and Statement of Work Attachments, shall be
referred to as the "Agreement". The term of this Agreement commences on April
23, 2001 (the "Effective Date") and expires on April 22, 2004, unless the
parties agree in writing to extend it or unless terminated pursuant to Section
13 of this Base Agreement.

By signing below, the parties each agree to be bound by the terms and conditions
of this Agreement including the initial Statement of Work, Attachment No. 1, and
no additional signature on the initial Statement of Work is required. Subsequent
Statement of Work Attachments under this Agreement must be signed by both
parties to become effective.

Upon signature by both parties, it is agreed this Agreement constitutes the
complete and exclusive agreement between them superseding all contemporaneous or
prior agreements, written or oral, relating to the subject matter
notwithstanding anything contained in any document issued by either party. This
Agreement may not be amended or modified except by a written amendment signed by
duly authorized signatories of both parties.

The parties expressly acknowledge that they have received and are in possession
of a copy of any referenced item that is not physically attached to the
Agreement and any such item will be treated as if attached.

Accepted and Agreed To:
Peerless Systems Corporation                   International Business Machines
                                               Corporation

By:        /s/ William R. Neil                 By:    /s/ John G. Beiswenger
   ---------------------------------              ------------------------------

Name:  William R. Neil                         Name:  John G. Beiswenger

Title: Vice President of Finance and           Title: Exec. Mgr. WW Contracts &
       Chief Financial Officer                        Business Practices, IBM TG

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1.0 DEFINITIONS

Capitalized terms in this Agreement have the following meanings. An Attachment
may define additional terms; however, those terms apply only to that Attachment.

1.1 "Item" shall mean any part, specification, design, document, report, data or
the like which Peerless delivers to IBM under this Agreement.

1.2 "Product" shall mean production units to be sold or purchased under this
Agreement. Products shall not include Prototypes.

1.3 "Prototype" shall mean a preliminary version of a Product which may or may
not be functional, is intended for internal use and testing and not for resale,
and is not suitable for production in commercial quantities.

1.4 "Purchase Order Lead Time" shall mean the required minimum amount of time
between IBM's receipt of the purchase order issued by Peerless and the requested
shipment date that is necessary to accommodate manufacturing cycle time.

1.5 "Related Company" of a party hereunder shall mean a corporation, company or
other entity which controls or is controlled by such party or by another Related
Company of such party, where control means ownership or control, direct or
indirect, of more than fifty (50) percent of: (i) the outstanding voting shares
or securities (representing the right to vote for the election of directors or
managing authority), or (ii) the ownership interests representing the right to
make decisions for such a corporation, company or other entity (as the case may
be in a partnership, joint venture or unincorporated association having no
outstanding shares or securities). However, any such corporation, company or
other entity shall be deemed to be a Related Company of such party only so long
as such ownership or control exists.

1.6 "Service" shall mean any manufacturing activity or design, or engineering
work IBM performs.

1.7 "Shipment Date" shall mean IBM's estimated date of shipment.

2.0 AGREEMENT STRUCTURE

2.1 This Agreement consists of: (i) the Base Agreement which defines the basic
terms and conditions of the relationship between the parties; and (ii)
Attachments which specify the details of a specific work task. An Attachment may
include additional or differing terms and conditions, however such terms and
conditions apply only to that Attachment. Attachments also include any
specification documents agreed to by the parties applicable to the specific work
under that Attachment.

2.2 If there is a conflict among the terms and conditions of the various
documents, Attachment terms and conditions govern.

2.3 Except for Product part numbers, part number descriptions, prices and
quantities, purchase orders and acknowledgements will be used to convey
information only and any terms and conditions on those are void and replaced by
this Agreement.

2.4 Either party may include its Related Companies under this Agreement by
written agreement with the other party.

2.5 Any purchase order submitted by Peerless during the term of this Agreement
(whether or not it references this Agreement) for Products, Prototypes, or
Services from IBM's Microelectronics Division shall be subject to and governed
by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, unless there is another signed,
written agreement in place between IBM and Peerless with respect to the subject
matter of the purchase order. The foregoing shall be in effect regardless of
whether Peerless and IBM have executed any Attachment specific to the Products,
Prototypes, or Services ordered. If no such Attachment has been executed, then
the terms of the Attachment most recently executed by Peerless and IBM shall
control, except with respect to those matters which are uniquely applicable to
the specific Product, Prototype or Service in question (such as specific NRE
charges, Product pricing, specific Items, Product names and descriptions,
Purchase Order Lead Times, and demand forecasts).

2.6 Notwithstanding anything stated herein this Agreement, Services undertaken
by Peerless for IBM or undertaken by IBM for Peerless that are a result of or a
consequence of the Product shall be subject to the terms and conditions herein.

2.7 For non-U.S. sales (Peerless takes title outside the U.S.), the contract of
sale for Products and/or Prototypes purchased under this Agreement will be
between the IBM legal entity that will supply the Products and/or Prototypes
("the Plant") and Peerless. It is agreed that all such orders will incorporate
the terms of this Agreement whether expressly referenced or not, and will only
be accepted subject to the terms of this Agreement. Orders will be accepted by
the Plant when it issues an acceptance document thereby creating the contract of
sale for the Products. IBM reserves the right to enforce the provisions of this
Agreement on behalf of the Plant.

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2.8 For U.S. sales (Peerless takes title within the U.S.), the contract of sale
for Products and/or Prototypes purchased under this Agreement will be between
IBM and Peerless.

3.0 ORDER AND DELIVERY

3.1 Peerless shall order Products, Prototypes and Services by issuing written
purchase orders, which are subject to acceptance by IBM. Purchase orders must be
received by IBM in advance, with at least the Purchase Order Lead Time specified
in the applicable Attachment.

3.2 Peerless is responsible for all freight and duty charges from IBM's shipping
location. Title and risk of loss pass to the Peerless upon tender to the carrier
for shipment to the Peerless.

4.0 PEERLESS' RESPONSIBILITIES

Peerless represents and warrants that:

4.1 Unless otherwise stated in an Attachment, Products will be: (1) integrated
or incorporated into systems sold under Peerless' logo or trade name or as
otherwise specified by IBM in an order confirmation; or (2) distributed in
incidental additional quantities for use as service or upgrade parts in systems
Peerless has sold. Peerless may also use up to 5% of the Products internally.

4.2 Peerless will not use any Products, Prototypes or Services acquired
hereunder, or sell or transfer such Products, Prototypes or Services to any
others including civilian end users for use, in conjunction with medical devices
or military or nuclear applications.

4.3 Peerless will not: (1) make any representations or warranties about IBM or
the Products, Prototypes or Services other than those IBM specifically
authorizes in writing; or (2) take any action or make any commitment in IBM's
name.

5.0 CANCELLATION AND RESCHEDULING

5.1 In the event that IBM's ability to supply Product becomes constrained, IBM
may, as IBM deems reasonable, reduce quantities or delay shipments to Peerless.
IBM shall give Peerless written notice of any such constraint and of the
reduction in quantities of Product as early as is reasonably practicable.

5.2 Peerless may cancel or reschedule an order only upon prior written notice to
IBM. In the event of a cancellation or reschedule which exceeds the rescheduling
rights set forth in an applicable Attachment, Peerless shall pay the quoted
price for Products, Prototypes and/or Services delivered or ready for shipment
and the cancellation charges set forth in the applicable Attachment.

5.3 Peerless agrees that if Peerless decreases the total quantity of an order
that has a unit price based on an agreed to quantity Peerless will pay an
applicable higher unit price for previous shipments and for new shipments
subject to the Pricing Schedule then in effect between the parties.

6.0 PAYMENT

6.1 Prices shall be as set forth in an applicable Attachment. IBM shall invoice
Peerless after the Products or Prototypes have been shipped or the Services
provided. Peerless shall pay the full amount of the invoice within thirty (30)
days of the invoice date, provided however, that IBM shall have the right, in
its sole discretion, to require payment before shipment or payment via letter of
credit. IBM may stop shipments to Peerless if Peerless does not comply with
applicable credit terms or limits or this Agreement. Late payment of invoices
may be assessed a charge equal to the lesser of 1.5% per month of the balance
due or the statutorily allowed maximum rate of interest in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York.

7.0 TAXES

7.1 Peerless is responsible for all taxes related to Products, Prototypes and
Services except for taxes based on IBM's net income.

8.0 LIMITED WARRANTY

8.1 Unless otherwise stated in an Attachment, IBM warrants all Products to be
free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of thirty (30) days
from date of shipment unless otherwise stated in an Attachment applicable to
such Products. Peerless acknowledges that the functionality of Products is
contingent on Peerless' designs and, therefore, such warranty does not apply to
the functionality of Products fabricated under this Agreement. IBM warrants
Services will be performed using reasonable care and skill.

8.2 IBM's sole liability and Peerless' sole remedy for breach of warranty shall
be limited as stated in this

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Section 8 and Section 12, and in applicable Attachments.

8.3 If Peerless claims that any Products are nonconforming, Peerless shall (1)
promptly notify IBM in writing of the basis for such nonconformity; (2) follow
IBM's instructions for return of the Products; and (3) at IBM's request, return
the Products freight collect to the IBM designated location. IBM has sole
discretion to apply minimum return quantities.

8.4 If IBM determines such Products do not meet warranty, IBM will, at its
option, repair or replace the Products or issue a credit at the most recent
price. If IBM replaces the Products, the returned Products become IBM's
property. This warranty does not cover Products that are defective because of
accident, abuse, misuse, negligence, modification, improper maintenance, removal
or alteration of labels by Peerless or a third party, failure caused by a
product which IBM did not provide or for which IBM is not responsible, or use or
storage in other than its specified operating environment.

8.5 This warranty is not transferable. No course of dealing, course of
performance, usage of trade, or description of Product, Prototype or Service
shall be deemed to establish a warranty, express or implied.

8.6 ALL PROTOTYPES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OR INDEMNIFICATION OF
ANY KIND BY IBM.

8.7 THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES ARE PEERLESS' EXCLUSIVE WARRANTIES AND REPLACE ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES OR TERMS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF
NONINFRINGEMENT AND THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR TERMS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
OR USAGE FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND SATISFACTORY QUALITY.

9.0 PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS

9.1 If a third party claims that a Product or Service IBM provides to Peerless
infringes that third party's patent or copyright, IBM will defend Peerless
against that claim at IBM's expense and pay all costs, damages, and attorney's
fees that a court finally awards, provided that Peerless:

         1. promptly notifies IBM in writing of the claim; and
         2. allows IBM to control, and cooperates with IBM in, the defense and
any related settlement negotiations.

If such a claim is made or appears likely to be made, Peerless agrees to permit
IBM to enable Peerless to continue to use the Product or Service, or to modify
it, or replace it with one that is at least functionally equivalent. If IBM
determines that none of these alternatives is reasonably available, Peerless
agrees to return the Product or Service to IBM upon written request. IBM will
then give Peerless a credit equal to the amount the Peerless paid for the given
Product or Service. Unless stated otherwise in a Statement of Work attached
hereto, this is IBM's entire obligation to Peerless regarding any claim of
infringement. 9.2 IBM shall have no obligation regarding any claim based on any
of the following:

         1. anything Peerless provides which is incorporated into a Product or
Service (including, but not limited to, specifications, designs, documents,
reports, or data);
         2. Peerless' modification of a Product or Service;
         3. the combination, operation, or use of a Product or Service with any
product, data, or apparatus that IBM did not provide; or
         4. infringement by a non-IBM product alone, as opposed to its
combination with Products or Services that IBM provides to Peerless as a system.

9.3 If a third party claims that a Product or Service IBM provides to Peerless
infringes that party's patent or copyright, and such claim is based upon any of
the factors which constitute grounds for IBM to have no obligation to indemnify
Peerless pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.2, Peerless will defend IBM
against that claim at Peerless' expense and pay all costs, damages, and
attorney's fees that a court finally awards.

9.4 Peerless warrants that it is the originator, rightful owner or licensee of
all Items supplied to IBM hereunder and that to the best of Peerless' knowledge
no part of such Items infringes any intellectual property rights.

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10.0 LICENSE

10.1 Except to the extent that IBM shall be entitled to any implied licenses
which enable it to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under the
terms of this Agreement, no license, immunity or other right is granted herein
to IBM whether directly or by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, with respect
to any patent, trademark, copyright, mask work, trade secret, utility model,
know-how, or other intellectual property right Except to the extent that
Peerless shall be entitled to certain rights arising by operation of the patent
exhaustion doctrine, no license, immunity or other right is granted herein to
Peerless whether directly or by implication, estoppel or otherwise, with respect
to any patent, trademark, copyright, mask work, trade secret, utility model,
know-how, or other intellectual property right.

11.0 TRADEMARK

11.1 Nothing in this Agreement grants either party any rights to use the other
party's trademarks or trade names, directly or indirectly, in connection with
any product, prototype, service, promotion, publication or publicity without
prior written approval of the other party or trademark owner.

12.0 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

12.1 Circumstances may arise where, because of a default on IBM's part or other
liability, Peerless is entitled to recover damages from IBM. In each such
instance, regardless of the basis on which Peerless is entitled to claim damages
from IBM (including fundamental breach, negligence, misrepresentation, or other
contract or tort claim), IBM is liable for no more than:

         1. payments referred to in the patents and copyrights terms above;
         2. damages for bodily injury (including death) and damage to real
property and tangible personal property; and
         3. the amount of any other actual direct damages up to the greater of
U.S. $200,000 (or equivalent in local currency) or the charges for the Product
or Service that is the subject of the claim. This limit also applies to any of
IBM's subcontractors. It is the maximum for which IBM and its subcontractors are
collectively responsible.

12.2 Under no circumstances is IBM, or its subcontractors, liable for any of the
following:

         1. third-party claims against Peerless for damages (other than those
under the first two items listed above);
         2. loss of, or damage to, Peerless' records or data; or
         3. special, incidental, or indirect damages or for any economic
consequential damages (including lost opportunities, profits and savings), even
if IBM is informed of their possibility.

13.0 TERMINATION

13.1 If either party materially breaches a term of this Base Agreement or an
Attachment, the other party may, at its option, terminate this Agreement and/or
the applicable Attachment(s) provided the party in breach is given written
notice and fails to cure such breach within 30 days, or immediately in the event
of (i) insolvency, dissolution or liquidation by or against either party, (ii)
any assignment of either party's assets for the benefit of creditors, or (iii)
any act or omission of an act by a party demonstrating its inability to pay
debts generally as they become due. If IBM has a reasonable basis to believe any
of the Items infringe an intellectual property right of any third party, IBM may
immediately terminate its obligations hereunder as to Products relating to such
Items upon thirty (30) day written notice. In the event that either party
transfers substantially all of its business or assets to a third party, the
other party may terminate this Agreement upon one-hundred and eighty days prior
written notice, provided that any such notice must be given within thirty (30)
days of the date that the terminating party receives notice of such transfer.

13.2 If IBM terminates this Agreement or an Attachment, IBM shall be entitled to
treat any or all applicable outstanding purchase orders as if cancelled by
Peerless, and Peerless shall pay (i) all reasonable IBM procurement costs
applicable to the purchase orders cancelled,(ii) the quoted price applicable for
any affected Products, Prototypes and/or Services delivered or ready for
shipment, and (iii) the cancellation charges (if any) set forth in the
applicable Attachment or Attachments. Monies owing IBM shall become immediately
due and payable within thirty (30) days after IBM invoice.

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13.3 If Peerless terminates this Agreement or an Attachment, IBM will fill all
applicable previously accepted purchase orders for Products, but IBM shall not
be obligated to accept further applicable purchase orders after receiving
notice.

13.4 This Base Agreement will continue after its termination or expiration with
respect to any Attachments already in place until they expire, are terminated or
completed. Provided that no monies are due IBM, applicable Items shall be
disposed of as directed by Peerless in writing at Peerless' expense after a
termination or expiration.

14.0 EXPORT REGULATIONS

14.1 Regardless of any disclosure made by Peerless to IBM of an ultimate
destination of Products, Prototypes and technical data, Peerless will not export
either directly or indirectly any Product, Prototype or technical data, or any
system incorporating them, without first obtaining all required licenses and
permits from all relevant government agencies and departments. In addition,
Peerless warrants that Products and Prototypes are not for space or missile use,
do not contain encryption, and do not relate to radiation hardened design,
circuitry, manufacturing or testing.

14.2 Whenever IBM arranges for export or import, with respect to all relevant
governmental and administrative authorities, including the United States and
European Union, Peerless: (1) recognizes that IBM may not know or have reason to
know the intended function of Peerless' products and technical data and must
rely on Peerless to provide correct information for export and import of
Products, Prototypes and technical data, (2) agrees to provide all information
necessary to determine all relevant export authorizations and to export and
import the Products, Prototypes and technical data, including as applicable the
Export Classification Control Number (ECCN) and subheadings, and (3) agrees to
assist with obtaining any required licenses and authorizations for export and
import of Products, Prototypes and technical data and with making any required
filings. Peerless shall be fully responsible for the correctness of information
provided by Peerless and any use of it to comply with applicable regulations.

14.3 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE EXPORT REGULATIONS PROVISIONS ABOVE SHALL VOID
ALL WARRANTIES PROVIDED BY IBM HEREIN.

15.0 NOTICES

15.1 All communications and notices between the parties concerning this
Agreement shall be given to the appropriate individual listed in the applicable
Attachment and shall be deemed sufficiently made on the date personally served
or sent via mail, facsimile or electronic data interchange. Communication by
facsimile or electronic data interchange is acceptable as a "writing". The
autographs of representatives of the parties, as received by facsimile or
electronic data interchange, shall constitute "original" signatures.

16.0 INDEPENDENCE OF ACTION

16.1 Each party agrees that this Agreement will not restrict the right of either
party to enter into agreements with other parties for same or similar work, or
to make, have made, use, sell, buy, develop, market or otherwise transfer any
products or services, now or in the future, so long as confidential information
is not disclosed. IBM shall not sell, market or otherwise transfer to any third
party any Products using the trademark or trade name of Peerless without prior
written consent.

17.0 GENERAL

17.1 The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be considered
confidential. The parties hereto have executed a Confidential Disclosure
Agreement with Agreement No. V4718 and a Supplement for Disclosure with
Agreement No. V4718-4719 ("the CDA") and the parties agree that any confidential
information will be exchanged pursuant to the CDA, or pursuant to the terms and
conditions of any separately executed confidentiality agreement signed by and
between the parties, including but not limited to any separately executed
confidentiality agreement which supplements, replaces, or supersedes the CDA.
Peerless shall not disclose the terms or conditions of this Agreement without
IBM's prior written approval.

17.2 Each party shall comply, at its own expense, with all applicable United
States (local, state and federal), European Economic Union, and other country or
country group laws and regulations, and shall procure all licenses and pay all
fees and other charges required thereby.

17.3 Except for Peerless' obligation to pay, neither party will be responsible
for failing to perform under this Agreement for acts of God, natural disasters,
or other similar causes beyond its reasonable control.

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17.4 The validity, construction, and performance of this Agreement will be
governed solely by the substantive laws of the State of New York, United States
as though this Agreement were executed in and fully performed within the State
of New York. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International
Sale of Goods shall not apply to this Agreement. Neither party will bring a
legal action against the other more than one (1) year after the cause of action
arose, except for actions for non-payment or to enforce intellectual property
rights. Both parties agree that any action concerning this Agreement shall be
brought in a federal Court of competent jurisdiction in the State of New York
and hereby consent to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of any such court and
to the venue in the Southern District of New York. If the federal court for the
Southern District of New York lacks subject matter jurisdiction over the action,
then the parties agree such action shall be brought in a state court of
competent jurisdiction in the State of New York and hereby consent to the
exclusive personal jurisdiction of any such court.

17.5 Except for IBM's right to payment, neither party may assign its rights or
delegate its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent
of the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, IBM may subcontract sore or
all of its obligations under this Agreement, provided that IBM's subcontractor
shall be subject to the same terms and conditions herein.

17.6 No delay or failure by either party to act in the event of a breach or
default hereunder shall be construed as a waiver of that or any subsequent
breach or default of any provision of this Agreement.

17.7 If any part, term or provision of this Agreement is declared unlawful or
unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

17.8 The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only
and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

17.9 All notices shall be in writing, sent in a manner that generates a reliable
written receipt, and addressed to the attention of the individual signatories of
this Agreement on behalf of the parties, unless either party specifies otherwise
in an Attachment that notices for specific Products should be sent to the
attention of a different addressee.

17.10 Any terms of this Agreement which by their nature extend beyond expiration
or termination of this Agreement shall remain in effect until fulfilled and
shall bind the parties and their legal representatives, successors, heirs and
assigns.

17.11 The parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve any dispute arising out
of or relating to this Agreement promptly by negotiations between executives who
have authority to settle the controversy. Any party may give the other party
written notice of any dispute not resolved in the normal course of business.
Within twenty (20) business days after delivery of said notice, executives of
both parties who have the authority to settle the dispute shall meet at a
mutually acceptable time and place (or shall appoint a representative with such
authority to meet at a mutually agreeable time and place), and thereafter as
often as they reasonably deem necessary, to exchange relevant information and to
attempt to resolve the dispute. If the matter is not resolved within sixty (60)
business days of the disputing party's notice, or if the parties fail to meet
within twenty (20) business days, either party may seek any applicable remedies
under law or at equity.

17.12 Peerless may authorize other parties to purchase Products from IBM
("Authorized Purchasers") at any time upon reasonable prior written notice to
IBM. Peerless shall provide IBM with written authorization to sell to each such
Authorized Purchaser. Such authorization shall state the name and address of the
Authorized Purchaser and the specific Product(s) that Peerless authorizes such
Authorized Purchaser to purchase. IBM may perform credit reviews of any
Authorized Purchaser and based on the credit reviews, or for any other reason,
IBM shall have the right to not sell Product to such Authorized Purchaser or to
sell Product to such Authorized Purchaser under cash-in-advance, letter of
credit or other payment terms, in IBM's sole discretion. IBM reserves the right
to require each Authorized Purchaser to agree, in writing, to separate terms and
conditions for the purchase of Product before IBM will accept its purchase
orders. Peerless agrees to guarantee the performance of its Authorized
Purchaser's performance under such agreement. Nothing herein prevents IBM from
terminating any such agreement with an Authorized Purchaser in accordance with
such agreement's terms and conditions, and Peerless shall not have any rights as
against IBM with respect to IBM's sales to any Authorized Purchasers and
Peerless shall not be a third party beneficiary of any such agreement.

         Upon sixty (60) days prior written notice, Peerless may provide IBM
with notice that an Authorized Purchaser is no longer authorized to purchase
Product under this Agreement, provided that (1) any remedy Peerless may be
entitled to or seek resulting from any shipments to any such withdrawn
Authorized Purchaser shall be between Peerless and such Authorized Purchaser and
shall not involve or

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otherwise affect IBM; and (2) in the event of such a withdrawal, Peerless will
either cancel any open orders and pay any applicable cancellation charges or
accept delivery of and pay for any Products then being manufactured by IBM for
the Authorized Purchaser.

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                              CSSP Attachment No. 1
                        Custom Sales Agreement No. 000334

                                Statement of Work
                             CSSP PRODUCT TASK ORDER

Definitions

"ASIC(s)" shall mean application specific integrated circuits.

"Architectural Specification" shall mean the specification designating the
design elements of the CSSP, which shall include, without limitation, the
following: block diagrams showing all functional units on the CSSP; descriptions
of the functional units on the CSSP referencing the core specifications where
appropriate; system address map; DCR bus address map; clock domains and clock
logic descriptions; preliminary pin-out description; and operating conditions
and requirements.

"Architectural Specification Report" ("ASR") shall mean a written report
containing the Architectural Specification for the CSSP, which shall be agreed
upon by Peerless and IBM.

"At Shipment of Prototypes" ("ASP") shall mean the date of shipment of
Prototypes to Peerless. "CSSP(s)" shall mean customer specific standard
product(s).

"CSSP Verification Plan" shall mean a written report describing the process for
verifying the overall design of the CSSP.

"IBM Deliverables" shall mean the information, materials and tools supplied to
Peerless by IBM, as set forth in Part B of this Attachment, including, without
limitation, the Prototype devices.

"IBM Design Kits" shall mean any IBM computer aided design software and data
(including libraries) provided to Peerless and supported by IBM for the purpose
of designing or testing CSSP designs, as updated and enhanced from time to time.
IBM licenses any IBM Design Kits to Peerless under the terms and conditions of
the IBM Design Kit License.

"Initial ASIC Design Review Checklist" ("IDR") shall mean a report in form and
content as regularly used by IBM to make a preliminary assessment of the
feasibility of Peerless' proposed Product design.

"Milestones" shall mean completion of the criteria specified in the (i) Initial
ASIC Design Review ("IDR Milestone"), (ii) the Release to Layout Review ("RTL
Milestone"), (iii) the release to manufacturing ("RTM Milestone"); and at
shipment of Prototypes ("ASP") stages of work and the NRE payment milestones
("Payment Milestones") set forth in Section 7.0 of this SOW, except that the RTM
milestone is considered a stage of work only and not a Payment Milestone.

"NRE" shall mean non-recurring engineering Services.

"Program Initiation" shall mean IBM's acceptance of Peerless' first purchase
order for NRE.

"Product Specifications" shall mean those specifications for a Product,
including but not limited to, post-layout EDIF and timing requirements
(including clock skew requirements), a statement of post-layout test coverage,
and I/O placement that are set forth in a Product's RTM expressly or by specific
incorporation.

"Prototype Acceptance" shall mean Peerless' written approval that its evaluation
process demonstrated Prototype conformance to Product Specifications.

"Release to Layout Checklist" ("RTL") shall mean a performance approval report
in form and content as regularly used by IBM to document completion of the
pre-layout Level Sensitive Scan Design ("LSSD") and timing analysis milestone of
the Statement of Work.

"Release to Manufacturing Checklist" ("RTM") shall mean a performance approval
report in form and

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content as regularly used by IBM to document the design review milestone at the
competition of the post-layout timing analysis.

1.0      Scope of Work

1.1 IBM will perform the CSSP functional design designated in Part B, CSSP
physical design layout services and manufacture the CSSP Product(s) as described
in Part A of this Attachment.

1.2 Peerless will provide IBM with the Peerless Items and cooperate with IBM to
enable IBM to manufacture Product and to perform Services in accordance with
this Agreement.

2.0      CSSP Design and Development Methodology

2.1      IBM's CSSP development checklists shall document the development of
         each of the Product design(s).

         2.1.1 The IDR will be used to make a feasibility assessment of
         Peerless' functional and operational requirements, and each of
         Peerless' and IBM's proposed functional specifications. The parties
         will also agree to a preliminary ASR and a preliminary CSSP
         Verification Plan. Peerless' signature on the IDR shall record
         Peerless' acknowledgment of satisfactory completion of all work on such
         Product through such Milestone, including, without limitation, the ASR
         and the preliminary CSSP Verification Plan.

         2.1.2 The RTL shall include, expressly or by specific incorporation,
         the design specifications for each individual functional unit of the
         Product to successfully enable IBM to place, route, perform static
         timing analysis and analyze Level Sensitive Scan Design ("LSSD")
         testability for the Product design data. The RTL shall document that
         the verification of the interconnect of the functional units is
         complete in accordance with the Preliminary CSSP Verification Plan. At
         RTL, the final ASR is complete. After RTL, the ASR is not subject to
         further change. The RTL shall also document the fact that all such
         information is available to Peerless and has been communicated to
         Peerless. Peerless' signature on the RTL shall record Peerless'
         acknowledgment of satisfactory completion of all work on such Product
         through such Milestone.

         2.1.3 Peerless' signature on the RTM shall record Peerless'
         acknowledgment of (i) satisfactory completion of all work on such
         Product through the RTM Milestone and (ii) the Product Specifications
         to which IBM's Product warranty obligations apply. To the extent that
         Product Specifications and test coverage contained in the RTM vary the
         Product Specifications and test coverage set forth in the IDR, the ASR,
         or the RTL, the Product Specifications and test coverage contained in
         the RTM shall govern.

         2.1.4 Peerless' signature on the IDR, the RTL, and the RTM checklists
         shall not be unreasonably withheld.

2.2      Any data relating to a Product design that Peerless is to furnish to
         IBM must be compatible with IBM Design Kits and Design Tools. All
         verification plans and Peerless verification procedures shall be
         compatible with IBM Design Kits, Tools and CSSP designs.

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3.0      Change Control

3.1      Peerless may, at any time and from time to time, by written notice to
         IBM, request changes to the part numbers, Product Specifications,
         Architectural Specifications, or work scope. IBM will submit a written
         report to Peerless setting forth the probable effect, if any, of such
         requested change on prices, payment or delivery. IBM shall not proceed
         with any change until the parties mutually agree to such change in
         writing and Peerless agrees in writing to pay any additional charges.
         The parties shall promptly amend this Attachment to incorporate any
         agreed changes.

3.2      If during the development cycle, any change warrants the use of a new
         image size, packaging option or technology, IBM reserves the right to
         re-quote the pricing in Section 7.0 based on the new design and the
         parties shall promptly amend this Attachment to incorporate the new
         pricing agreed to by the parties.

3.3      IBM may implement engineering changes required to satisfy governmental
         standards, protect Product or system integrity, or for environmental,
         health or safety reasons ("Mandatory Engineering Changes"). If
         requested by IBM, Peerless will use reasonable efforts to incorporate
         Mandatory Engineering Changes in Products already shipped by IBM.
         Except for Mandatory Engineering Changes, IBM shall give Peerless prior
         notice of engineering changes affecting the form, fit or function of a
         Product.

4.0      Forecasting

Prior to the IDR Milestone, Peerless shall provide IBM's customer account
representative a Product demand forecast, which shall cover a minimum of twelve
(12) months broken out by Product and month. By the fifth day of each month,
during the term of this Attachment, Peerless will provide IBM's customer account
representative an updated Product demand forecast covering a rolling twelve (12)
month period (not to extend beyond the term of this Attachment), which will be
reviewed for approval by IBM within ten (10) days of receipt by IBM. IBM shall
have the right to reject a forecast for any reason. Forecasts shall constitute
good faith estimates of Peerless' anticipated requirements for Products but
shall not contractually obligate IBM to supply, nor contractually obligate
Peerless to purchase, the quantities of Product set forth in such forecasts.

5.0      Orders

5.1      Peerless will request delivery of Products by issuing written purchase
         orders to the IBM ordering location identified in Section 9.0 of this
         Attachment. Purchase orders shall only specify:

                 a) Peerless' purchase order number;
                 b) Peerless' tax status - exempt or non-exempt;
                 c) ship to location - complete address;
                 d) bill to location - complete address;
                 e) order from location - complete address;
                 f) shipping instructions, including preferred carrier and
                    carrier account number;
                 g) the Agreement Number of this Agreement;
                 h) name of customer contact;

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                 i) Product part numbers and quantities being ordered (in
                    increments of the Minimum Order Quantity ("MOQ");
                 j) the Product's applicable unit price; and
                 k) requested shipment dates.

5.2      Peerless will request NRE (which includes Prototypes) by issuing
written purchase orders to the IBM ordering location identified in Section 9.0
of this Attachment. Purchase orders for NRE shall only specify:

                 a) items a through h above
                 b) Prototype part numbers and the Milestone to which the
                    purchase order applies; and
                 c) the applicable price of the NRE.

6.0      Delivery

6.1 The Purchase Order Lead Time for the Products and/or Services after receipt
of Peerless' Purchase Order or all Items, whichever is received later, is as set
forth in Section 3.0 of Part A of this Attachment.

6.2 Rescheduling Rights: Peerless may reschedule a Shipment Date for Product
provided: (i) Peerless sends IBM written notice of the request to reschedule;
(ii) the notice is received by IBM more than thirty (30) days prior to the
Shipment Date; and (iii) the rescheduled delivery date is within ninety (90)
days after the Shipment Date. If the foregoing requirements are met, no
cancellation charge will be imposed by IBM in connection with the rescheduling.
Once a Shipment Date is rescheduled, the new shipment date is firm and cannot be
rescheduled by Peerless.

7.0 Pricing

7.1 Peerless agrees to pay the following NRE charges:

         WorldWide Design Center NRE Charge:         $* U.S.
         Slot Charges                                $* U.S.

7.2      NRE consists of the following:

         CSSP Design Services including the following:

..   Simulation support of customer A15 405 assembler tests. This will consist of
    assistance in 405 initialization to enable execution of the assembler tests.
..   CSSP level integration.
..   Design and functional verification of the clock generation, Power
    management, reset control, and JTAG logic.
..   Co-Verification of the CSSP-level functionality. C
..   Co-Development of the I/O assignment and analysis.
..   CSSP-level synthesis and chip-level timing.
..   ASOK processing.
..   Physical design.
..   Static timing analysis.
..   First full RIT A/B mask set
..   Manufacturing slot and 30 Prototypes.

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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7.3      Payment Milestones for NRE Services

Part Name            Program
                     Initiation      RTL           ASP           TOTAL NRE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WWDC NRE: QP+405     $*              $*            $*            $*
Slot Charges         $*              $*            $*            $*

Program Initiation = on date of Program Initiation
RTL = on date of execution of RTL by Peerless.
ASP = on date of shipment of Prototypes.

Compensation for Other Services:

Other service(s): To be determined by IBM on a request for quote basis.

7.4 Price Quantity Matrix:

Prototype pricing: Subject to availability, as determined by IBM, Peerless may
order from the first Prototype lot additional Prototypes (in excess of the
Prototypes included in the NRE charge), provided that IBM receives Peerless'
purchase order for such additional Prototypes no later than five (5) working
days prior to the scheduled RTM signoff.

Each Prototype device in excess of the thirty (30) Prototype devices included in
the NRE charges shall cost $* per Prototype unit.

Product unit pricing:

           Volume              2001              2002                 2003
      (units per year)    Price per Unit    Price per Unit       Price per Unit

25,000 - 49,999              $*                 $*                   $*
50,000 - 99,999              $*                 $*                   $*
100,000 - 249,999            $*                 $*                   $*
250,000 or more              $*                 $*                   $*

       Minimum Order Quantity ("MOQ"):      * units per order
       Shipment Pack Quantity ("SPQ"):      * units per shipment
       Minimum Purchase Quantity ("MPQ"):   * units during the initial term of
                                              this Attachment.

       IBM will credit any Product purchases made by a Peerless Authorized
       Purchaser pursuant to Section 17.12 of the Base Agreement toward
       Peerless' MPQ.

7.5 Low Volume Charges

Peerless will owe IBM a "low volume" charge if Peerless does not purchase the
MPQ over the initial term of this Attachment. The low volume charge shall be
equal to the number of units by which Peerless' purchases of the Products during
the initial term of this Attachment falls below the MPQ multiplied by the * tier
price for the year 2002. If applicable, IBM shall invoice Peerless pursuant to
Section 6.0 of the Base Agreement.

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Thus, for example, if Peerless purchases * units during the initial term of this
Attachment, Peerless would owe a low volume charge of $* [*].

In the event Peerless' purchases during the initial terns of this Attachment
fall below * for any of the following reasons-

        (a) under Section 5.1 IBM reduces the number of Products it delivers to
            Peerless;
        (b) IBM is unable to deliver Product that meets the requirements of
            Section 8.1;
        (c) IBM issues a credit to Peerless pursuant to 8.4; or
        (d) Peerless terminates the Agreement or this Attachment pursuant to
            13.1--

then the parties will negotiate in good faith a reasonable modification of the
MPQ based upon the reduction in the quantity of Product delivered due to any of
the above reasons

8.0 Cancellation Charges

8.1 NRE Cancellation Charge:

If Peerless cancels a purchase order for NRE, fails to issue a purchase order
for a Milestone within thirty (30) days after the completion of the previous
Milestone, unreasonably withholds its signature on a Milestone, or otherwise
cancels NRE, then IBM may cease work in connection with the Product.
Additionally, Peerless shall pay IBM the total of all NRE charges due and owing
at the time of the cancellation and all unpaid NRE charges applicable to the
next NRE Payment Milestone according to the schedule set forth in Section 7.3 of
this Attachment.

8.2 Product Cancellation Charge:

In accordance with Section 5 of the Base Agreement, the following charges will
apply for any cancelled Peerless order or portion thereof. The "Cancellation
Charge" referred to below is the percentage to be applied to the prices stated
above in Section 7 of this Attachment.

               Cancellation                     Cancellation
               Notice                           charge
               Received by
               IBM

               Anytime
               after wafer
               start                            100%
               Prior to
               wafer start                      0%

<TABLE>
<S>                      <C>                             <C>
9.0 Ordering Location:   Ship To:                        Bill To:

IBM                      Peerless Systems Corporation    Peerless Systems Corporation
281 Winter Street        2381 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 400  2381 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 400
Waltham, MA 02154        El Segundo, CA 90245            El Segundo, CA 90245
                         Attn: Mr. Russell Brudnicki     Attn: Mr. Russell Brudnicki
</TABLE>

10.0 Coordinators/Administrators

Technical Coordinators:

        Peerless:   Russell Brudnicki           IBM:     Michael Campion
        Phone:      (310) 297 3144              Phone:   (607) 752 5271
        Fax:        (310) 727 3623              Fax:     (607) 752 5255
        Email:      rbrudnicki@peerless.com     Email:   mcampion@us.ibm.com

* Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The
copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality
request. Omissions are designated as *. A complete version of this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Pursuant to Section 15 of the Base Agreement, any notices hereunder shall be
given to the following persons:

<TABLE>
        <S>                                           <C>
        Peerless:  Peerless Systems Corporation       IBM:       MD WW Contracts and Business Practices
        Address:   2381 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 400     Address:   IBM Technology Group
                   El Segundo, CA 90245                          1000 River Street, 965-3B
        Attn:      Mr. Russell Brudnicki                         Essex Jct., VT 05452
        Phone:     310 297-3144                       Phone:     (802) 769-3629
        Fax:       (310) 727-3623                     Fax:       (802) 769-3988
        Email:     rbrudnicki@peerless.com            Email:     cechanis@us.ibm.com
</TABLE>

11.0 Term

The term of this Attachment expires on April 22, 2004.

12.0 Unique Terms and Conditions

The following terms and conditions are applicable to this Attachment only.
Referring to the Base Agreement:

(a)      Add the following terms to the Base Agreement:

         9.5 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither
         party shall be liable to the other party for any claims arising under
         this Section 9 which exceed, in the aggregate Two Million U.S. Dollars
         ($2,000,000.00).

         13.5 In the event that IBM determines to discontinue the manufacture of
         a Product, IBM will provide Peerless with at least one (1) year prior
         written notice of any such discontinuance. Peerless shall place any and
         all orders for such Product within six (6) months after such notice is
         given by IBM. Peerless must take final delivery of all Product under
         any such orders on or before the date that IBM has notified Peerless
         that such Product will be discontinued. All such orders will be
         completed and filled by IBM in the ordinary course of business and in
         accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

(b)      Modify the terms of the Base Agreement as follows:

         Delete section 4.1 in its entirety and replace it with the following:

         4.1 Products will be: (1) integrated or incorporated into systems sold
         under the logo or trade name of an Original Equipment Manufacturer
         ("OEM") under contract with Peerless or as otherwise agreed in writing
         by IBM and Peerless; or (2) distributed in incidental additional
         quantities for use as service or upgrade parts in systems in which
         Peerless has licensed its intellectual property. Peerless may also use
         up to 5% of the Products internally.

         Delete section 8.1 in its entirety and replace it with the following:

         8.1.1 IBM shall correct any errors in the CSSP design that are caused
         solely by IBM's acts and/or omissions, provided that Peerless notifies
         IBM's technical coordinator of the error prior to Prototype Acceptance
         and that Peerless provides Items IBM requires to correct any such
         error. IBM is not responsible for correcting any errors in the design
         caused by Peerless' acts and/or omissions, and Peerless shall pay IBM
         for correcting any such errors at a price to be mutually agreed upon by
         the parties. Once Peerless issues its Prototype Acceptance, IBM shall
         have no further warranty obligations for NRE provided by IBM hereunder.
         Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Peerless fails to issue its Prototype
         Acceptance within six (6) months of IBM's first delivery of Prototypes,
         then IBM shall have no further warranty obligations for NRE provided by
         IBM hereunder.

         8.1.2 IBM warrants that each unit of Product will be free from defects
         in material and workmanship and will conform to the Product
         Specifications as set forth in the RTM for twelve (12) months after
         delivery. For purposes of this provision only, delivery to Peerless of
         each unit of Product is deemed to occur five (5) calendar days after
         shipment from IBM. This warranty does not include repair of damage
         resulting from failure to provide a suitable installation environment,
         any use for other than the intended purpose, accident, disaster,
         neglect, misuse, transportation, alterations, or non-IBM repairs or
         activities. Peerless acknowledges that the functionality of Products is
         contingent on Peerless' designs and, therefore, such warranty does not
         apply to the functionality of Products fabricated under this Agreement.

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                                     Part A

1.0 Product Names and Descriptions

        Product Type: CSSP

        Peerless' Product Name: QP+405

        Process Technology: CMOS 6SF

        Chip Image Description: 7.43 mm x 7.43 mm, 5 levels of metal, 585k gates

        Package Description: ePBGA 385 lead

        Product's Export Classification Control Number ("ECCN"): TBD

2.0 Product Design Schedule:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Description                                                       Responsible Company     Estimated Completion
                                                                                          Date
<S>                                                               <C>                     <C>
Program Initiation                                                Both                    Completed
Preliminary ASR                                                   Peerless                Completed
Preliminary CSSP Verification Plan                                Both                    Completed
Initial Design Review (IDR)                                       Both                    Completed
First Chip Netlist                                                IBM                     Completed
Final CSSP Verification Plan                                      Both                    Completed
Final ASR                                                         Peerless                Completed
Completion of CSSP Verification                                   Both                    Completed
RTL review and sign-off (RTL)                                     Both                    Completed
RTM (Including Review and Sign-off)                               Both                    Completed
Functional specs, Timing Reports, Power data, and test coverage.  Both                    Completed
Prototype Shipment                                                IBM                     Completed
Prototype Acceptance                                              Peerless                Completed
Production                                                        IBM                     Completed
</TABLE>

3.0      Purchase Order Lead Times: (to include purchase order approval and
         manufacturing lead time):

            Prototype: Prototypes to be delivered within seventy (70) calendar
            days after RTM.

            Production: Sixteen (16) weeks.

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                                     Part B

                               Items /Deliverables

1.0   IBM Deliverables and Items associated with the IDR Milestone:

         Items:

      Functional requirements.
      Operating conditions and requirements.
      Architectural Specifications.
      Unit Verification Plans and testcases
      Sign-off on IBM and Peerless' Preliminary CSSP Verification Plans
      Sign-off on Peerless' Preliminary Architectural Specifications.

         IBM Deliverables:

      PLB bus functional models
      Unit Verification Plans for modified/custom logic.

2.0   IBM Deliverables and Items Associated with the RTL Milestone

         Items:

      Final CSSP gate level netlist
      Final CSSP timing assertion files with sign-off.
      Sign-off on the Final Architectural Specification.
      CSSP functional verification completion with sign-off.
      Final CSSP pin-out with sign-off.

         IBM Deliverables:

      Final CSSP gate level netlist
      Sign-off on the Final CSSP Verification Plan and Status.
      Sign-off on the Final Architectural Specification.
      Pre-layout timing results. Sign-off on final pin-out listing. Final timing
      assertion files with sign-off.

3.0   IBM Deliverables associated with the RTM Milestone

         IBM Deliverables:

      Post layout timing reports.
      All required manufacturing data and checklists.
      Final test coverage for CSSP.

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