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CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT

THIS CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made as of September 25,
2002, by and between PPOL, Inc. a California corporaiton (formerly Diversified
Strategies, Inc. ("PPOL") and ECO2, LLC, a California limited liability company
("ECO2").

INTRODUCTION:  PPOL acquired all of the stock of  (hereinafter, referred to by
its English translation AJOL Co., Ltd. or AJOL), a Japan corporaiton in a
"reverse" stock acquisition transaction ("Transaction").  The former
shareholders of AJOL, all of whom are located outside of the U.S., now own
ninety-five percent (95%) of PPOL's common stock.  PPOL now desires to maintain
an operating office in the U.S. and to become a reporting public company in the
U.S.

1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES.  Beginning September 25, 2002, ECO2 will provide
guidance to AJOL, regarding:

     a. corporate communications and investor relations in the U.S. and Japan;
     b. preparation and maintenance of English website;
     c. planning and preparation of annual report and shareholder's meeting;
     d. assisting PPOL's legal counsel and accountants with SEC and NASD
        filings;
     e. recruitment of outside directors;
     f. site selection and operation of its headquarters in the U.S.;
     g. assistance in translation of documents, however, PPOL shall be
        responsible for final translation; and
     h. such other business matters on which PPOL may request guidance
        (collectively "Services")

     PPOL acknowledges and agrees that ECO2 is not providing legal or accounting
advice or services under this Agreement, and that all Services are subject to
review by PPOL's legal, accounting, and other professional advisors.  PPOL shall
make all final decisions regarding any guidance provided by ECO2 under this
Agreement.

2.   PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES.  The manner in which the Services are to be
performed and the specific hours to be worked by ECO2 shall be determined by
ECO2.  If requested by PPOL, ECO2 shall make quarterly visits to AJOL/PPOL's
offices in Japan to report on the performances of its Services.

3.  PAYMENT  ECO2's fee for the Services is $30,000.00 per month.  ECO2 shall be
entitled to reimbursement for pre-approved expenses including travel expenses.

4.  SUPPORT SERVICES.  PPOL will provide ECO2 with office facilities and
administrative support at its premises in Orange County, California.

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5. TERM/TERMINATION.  This Agreement shall be effective for an initial term of
twelve (12) months and shall be automatically renewed for successive terms of
one year, unless either party provides at least 90 days written notice to the
other party prior to the termination of the initial or any renewal term.

6. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES.  ECO2 is an independent contractor with respect to
PPOL, ECO2 is not PPOL's agent, and it has no authority to bind PPOL to any
obligation or commitment, without PPOL's prior written consent.

7. CONFIDENTIALITY.  Both parties agree that neither of them will, at any time,
either directly or indirectly, use for its benefit, or for the benefit of any
third party, any confidential information disclosed to it by the other party
without the disclosing party's consent.  The parties' confidentiality
obligations will not apply to any information that: (a) becomes known to the
general public without fault or breach on the part of the receiving party; (b)
the disclosing party customarily provides to others without restriction on
disclosures; or (c) the receiving party obtains from a third party without
breach of any nondisclosure obligation and without restriction on disclosure.
ECO2, however, shall have the right to disclose its participate in the
Translation.

8.  HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFICATION.

    a.  PPOL shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless ECO2 nad its affiliates
(and their respective control persons, directors, members, shareholders,
officers, employees and agents) (collectively "ECO2") against any and all
claims, losses, damages, liabilities costs and expenses, including but not
limited to all reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel nad all reasonable
travel and other out of pocket expenses incurred in connection with
investigation, preparation, or defense of any pending or threatened claim
(collectively "Damages") arising out of or related to this Agreement, including
services rendered by ECO2 before the date of this Agreement, unless it is
finally judicially determined that such Damages resulted primarily from the
willful misconduct or gross negligence of ECO2.

     b.  If the foregoing indemnity is unavailable, then PPOL shall contribute
to amounts paid or payable by ECO2 in respect of such Damages in such proportion
as appropriately reflects the relative benefits between PPOL and ECO2 in
connection with the transactions to which such indemnification relates.  If
applicable law does not permit such allocation, then PPOL's aggregate
contribution in respect of such Damages will not exceed ECO2's fees pursuant to
this Agreement.

     c.  The provisions of this paragraph 8 shall survive the termination of
this Agreement without limitation.

9.   AMENDMENT.  This Agreement may only be amended in writing.

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10.  SEVERABILITY.  If any provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be
invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining providsions shall
continue to be valid and enforceable.  If a court finds that any provision of
this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, but that by limiting such provision
it would become valid and enforceable, then such provision shall be deemed to be
written, construed, and enforced as so limited.

11. APPLICABLE LAW.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State
of California.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement which shall
be effective as of September 25, 2002.

                                        PPOL, Inc.
                                        a Calfornia corporation

                                        By:  /s/ Nobuo Takada
                                             ----------------
                                             Nobuo Takada
                                             Chief Executive Officer

                                        ECO2, LLC,
                                        a California limited liability company

                                        By:  /s/ Richard II. Izumi
                                             ---------------------
                                              Richard II. Izumi,
                                              Managing Director

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Exhibit 10.1    
  

CONFIDENTIALITY, PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT  

PARTIES:  

        EMPLOYER: Tanning Technology Corporation ("Tanning") 

        and

        EMPLOYEE:
Barrett L. Sweet ("Employee") 

AGREEMENT:  

        As a condition of employment with Tanning, Employee agrees to the following terms and conditions: 

1.      Duties/Best Efforts.    Employee agrees to devote his or her full professional time and attention to the
business of Tanning and those duties and obligations entrusted to or required of Employee. Employee shall at all times perform Employee's duties faithfully, industriously and to the best of Employee's
ability, experience and talent. 

2.      Confidentiality, Non-Disclosure and Proprietary Rights. 

        (a)
Employee understands and agrees that the following classes of information (collectively "Confidential Information") related to Tanning's business or to which Employee may become
exposed in the course of his or her employment, whether or not in writing and whether or not formally marked, are and shall remain the exclusive and confidential property of Tanning: 

          (i)  Data,
software, processes, client contacts, client/customer lists, service techniques, market development and expansion plans, personnel training and development
methods, internal business organization and methods, "Inventions" (as defined below), and other technical, business and financial information; 

        (ii)  Information
and data provided to Tanning from time to time by third parties on the understanding and condition that such data and information will be kept confidential; 

        (iii)  Ideas,
processes, software, information, data, or other items that may be developed by Employee from time to time as work product of the employment relationship. 

Any
information that is generally known to the public (other than as a result of disclosure by Employee) will not be deemed Confidential Information. 

        (b)
Throughout the time Employee is employed by Tanning (the "Period of Employment"), and thereafter, Employee will not use or disclose Confidential Information, and will take all
reasonable precautions to prevent any person or entity from gaining access to any of the Confidential Information, other than as required in the performance of Employee's duties with Tanning. In order
to satisfy the needs of Tanning's clients and customers, Employee will sign any confidentiality agreement reasonably requested by such third parties and/or Tanning. Employee understands that Employee
is not permitted to use the Confidential Information for his or her own purposes or benefit. 

        (c)
Except as required in the performance of Employee's duties to Tanning, Employee shall not duplicate in any way or remove from the work premises any property of Tanning or its
business associates, customers or clients, including but not limited to any Confidential Information. At the end of the Employee's Period of Employment, Employee will return to Tanning all such
property, including all copies of materials embodying Confidential Information, and including, without limitation, files and other information contained on paper, electronic, optical or other media,
Tanning credit cards, keys and security passes, computer equipment and programs, cell phone, and similar items.

 

        (d)
Employee hereby agrees to assign, and does hereby assign, to Tanning all of Employee's right, title and interest in or to any and all ideas, concepts, know-how,
techniques, processes, inventions, discoveries, developments, software, works of authorship, innovations and improvements (collectively "Inventions") conceived or made by Employee during Employee's
Period of Employment, whether alone or in concert with others, whether patentable or subject to potential copyrights or not, except those that the Employee developed or develops entirely on Employee's
own time without using the equipment, supplies, facilities, or Confidential Information of Tanning, and provided that such Inventions are unrelated to the business (whether existing or proposed) of
Tanning. Employee agrees to promptly inform and disclose all Inventions to Tanning in writing, and with respect to those Inventions that Employee is required to assign to Tanning hereunder, to provide
all assistance reasonably requested by Tanning in the preservation of its interests in the Inventions (such as by making applications, executing documents, testifying, etc.), such assistance to be
provided at Tanning's expense but without additional compensation to Employee. Employee agrees that all such Inventions are Confidential Information and are the sole and absolute property of Tanning. 

        (e)
Employee agrees that any work or Invention created or prepared by Employee during Employee's Period of Employment which is subject to assignment under
paragraph (d) above, and which is eligible for United States copyright protection or protection under the Universal Copyright Convention, the Berne Copyright Convention and/or the Buenos
Aires Copyright Convention, shall be a "work made for hire" and the sole and absolute property of Tanning. In the event that any such work is deemed not to be a "work made for hire", Employee hereby
assigns all right, title and interest in and to the copyright in such work to Tanning, and agrees to provide all assistance reasonably requested in the establishment, preservation and enforcement of
Tanning's copyright in such work, such assistance to be provided at Tanning's expense but without any additional compensation to Employee. 

        (f)
In the event that Tanning is unable, as a result of inability to find the Employee after a reasonably diligent effort, as a result of the death or incapacity of the Employee, or as a
result of the unjustified refusal of Employee, to secure Employee's signature on any documents, applications, or letters patent, copyright or other analogous protection relating to Inventions or other
proprietary rights, Employee hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Tanning, by its duly authorized officers and agents as Employee's agent and attorney-in-fact, to act for
and on Employee's behalf and stead to execute and file any such application or applications and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of letters patent,
copyright, or other analogous protection thereon with the same legal force and effect as if executed by Employee. 

3.      Non-Competition.    Employee holds an executive or management position with Tanning in which
Employee manages portions of the business operations of Tanning and supervises or oversees other employees. Employee is considered a member of Tanning's executive or management team or a member of
professional staff supporting Tanning's executive or management team, and a key employee of Tanning whose efforts are integral to Tanning's business and for which Employee receives commensurately high
compensation and benefits. Tanning has invested and/or will invest considerable time and money in the development and enhancement of Employee's education, training and skills and the knowledge of
Tanning's unique business, which business is worldwide in scope and market. This enhanced skill and knowledge is a substantial asset of Tanning and will be the principal reason that Tanning continues
the employment relationship and continues to compensate Employee for Employee's work. In addition, Employee has or will become aware of Confidential Information, which Confidential Information in the
hands of a competitor or potential competitor would cause substantial loss and damage to Tanning and/or its customers and clients. Finally, Employee will have close customer contact, which would
enable Employee to divert customer trade. Employee acknowledges that Employee's employment creates a relationship of confidence and trust between Tanning and Employee with respect to the Confidential
Information. Employee also acknowledges the highly competitive nature of Tanning's business. In consideration of the above matters, Employee agrees and acknowledges that it is

  
reasonable, necessary and appropriate in order to protect the immediate interests of and avoid substantial injury to Tanning for Employee to accept the following restrictions on Employee's right to
work or be employed in a fashion which will compete with Tanning's business and type of business. 

        Employee
owes a duty of loyalty to Tanning to act solely for Tanning in all matters connected with his or her employment. Employee will not, during the Period of Employment, and for one
year after the termination of employment for any reason, compete with Tanning by directly or indirectly, alone or in concert or cooperation with any other person or entity, taking any of the following
actions: (a) owning, managing, operating, joining, controlling or providing services to, aiding or assisting any business entity, regardless of form, to engage in the business of, develop, seek
to develop, market, produce or provide any commercial product or service in the nature of those provided by, or under development by, or otherwise compete with, Tanning during the Period of
Employment; (b) serving as an employee, agent, consultant, officer, director, representative, manager, partner, landlord or creditor of any such business entity or enterprise described in (a);
or (c) inducing or attempting to induce any customer, supplier, or business relation of Tanning to cease doing business with Tanning, to transfer all or any portion of their business away from
Tanning or to any such business entity or enterprise described in (a), or in any other way interfering with the relationship between any customer, supplier or business relation and Tanning. This
non-competition obligation shall apply to North America and any other country where Tanning or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates are actively engaged in or pursuing business during the
Employee's Period of Employment. This paragraph shall not prohibit the ownership by Employee of less than 5% of any publicly traded corporation, provided that Employee is not otherwise engaged with
such corporation in any of the activities prohibited by this section 3. The time period of the restrictions set forth in this section shall be extended for any period of time that Employee is
found to be in violation of any provision of this section 3. 

4.      Non-Solicitation.    Employee shall not (whether alone or as a partner or joint venture with any
other person or entity, or as an officer, director, shareholder, employee, consultant, representative, manager or agent of any company) during the Period of Employment, [and for one year
after the termination of employment for any reason, directly or indirectly: (1) recruit, solicit, attempt to persuade, or assist in the recruitment or solicitation of the employment or services
of any person who is employed by
Tanning, or any former employee of Tanning whose employment has been terminated for less than six (6) months; or (2) solicit, directly or indirectly, the business of any customer,
supplier, or business relation of tanning on behalf of any business competitive with Tanning's then-current business. The time period of the restrictions set forth in this
section shall be extended for any period of time that Employee is found to be in violation of any provision of this section 4. 

5.      Reasonableness.    If any court shall determine that the duration, geographic limitations, subject or scope of
any restriction contained in sections 3 or 4 are unenforceable, it is the intention of the parties that sections 3 and 4 shall not thereby be terminated but shall be deemed amended to
the extent required to make it valid and enforceable, such amendment to apply only with respect to the operation of the section in the jurisdiction of the court that has made such adjudication. 

6.      Non-Disparagement.    Employee agrees that, other than as required by law, through the Period of
Employment and thereafter, he or she shall not make or publish, nor cause or attempt to cause any other person to make or publish, any statement, either written or oral, regarding Tanning, its
directors, officers or employees, that is defamatory or disparaging or that reflects negatively upon the character, personality, integrity or performance of any of them, or that is or reasonably could
be expected to be damaging to the reputation of any of them. Employee further agrees that, through the Period of Employment and thereafter, he shall not discourage, or attempt to discourage, any
person, firm, corporation or business entity from doing business with, or utilizing the services of, Tanning. 

7.      Affiliated Entities.    Employee understands that Tanning's business may be carried out by or in conjunction
with affiliated companies or subsidiaries. Employee agrees that Employee's obligations of

  
confidentiality, non-competition and non-disparagement, shall apply equally to the Confidential Information, business and employees of Tanning's subsidiaries and affiliates.
For such purposes, any reference to Tanning in this Agreement shall also be deemed to be a reference to its subsidiaries and affiliates. 

8.      Remedies for Breach of Non-Disclosure/Non-Compete/Non-Solicitation/Non-Disparagement
Provisions.    Employee acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of this Agreement are essential to Tanning, are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate
interests of Tanning, and that the damages sustained by Tanning as a result of a breach of the provisions in this Agreement will subject Tanning to immediate, irreparable harm and damage, the amount
of which, although substantial, cannot be reasonably ascertained, and that recovery of damages at law will not be an adequate remedy. Employee therefore agrees that Tanning, in addition to any other
remedy it may have under this Agreement or at law, shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or curtail any breach of any provision of this Agreement. In the event suit or
action is instituted to enforce this Agreement, including, but not limited to, suit for a temporary restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction, the prevailing party shall be entitled to
costs and reasonable attorneys' fees. Employee waives any right to the posting of a bond in the event of an issuance of a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction or permanent injunction
upon the issuance of such an order by a court of competent jurisdiction. 

9.      Employee Notification Requirement.    During the Period of Employment, and during any subsequent period of time
that Employee is reasonably likely to be subject to a continuing obligation under the terms of this Agreement, Employee will notify Tanning of any change of address, and will identify and notify
Tanning of each and any new job or other business activity in which Employee plans to engage, together with the name and address of the new employer and a reasonably detailed description of the nature
of the Employee's new position with such new employer sufficient for Tanning to be able to enforce its rights under this Agreement. 

10.    Former Employment or Work.    Employee represents, acknowledges and agrees that Employee has not brought, and will not bring
with Employee, or use in the performance of Employee's duties for Tanning, any materials or documents of any former employer, client, person, or entity of any type, which are not generally available
to the public, unless Employee has obtained written authorization for the possession and use of such materials or documents and provided such authorization to Tanning. Employee also understands and
agrees that, in Employee's employment with Tanning, Employee shall not breach any obligation of confidentiality or legal duty that Employee has to any former employer or client and agrees that
Employee will fulfill any and all such obligations during Employee's Period of Employment. Employee agrees to indemnify and hold Tanning harmless with respect to any breach of this provision pursuant
to the terms of paragraph 14 below. 

11.    No Conflicts.    Employee represents and warrants that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, delivery and performance of
this Agreement does not violate any applicable law, regulation, order, judgment or decree or any agreement to which Employee is a party or by which he or she is bound. 

12.    Assignment.    This Agreement shall bind and benefit the parties hereto, and to the extent necessary to carry out its
intentions, the legal and personal representatives of the parties. This Agreement may not be assigned without the written permission of the parties, except that Tanning may assign this Agreement to
any successor of Tanning by reason of reorganization, merger, consolidation, or the partial or complete sale of Tanning's business and/or assets. 

13.    Indemnification and Remedy.    Each party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other against any and all damages,
claims, losses or expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising from or relating to any breach of this Agreement.

 

14.    Waiver.    Neither the delay nor failure by Tanning or Employee to enforce any provision or exercise any right under this
Agreement, nor partial or single enforcement or exercise of any such provision or right, shall constitute a waiver of that or any other provision or right. 

15.    Governing Law and Venue.    This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Colorado
applicable to contracts made to be performed entirely within Colorado. Except as necessary to enforce Tanning's rights pursuant to paragraphs 2 through 8 above, to the extent that any action is
brought in a court of law in connection with this Agreement, the exclusive venue for such action shall be a court of appropriate jurisdiction, including the Federal courts, located in the City and
County of Denver, Colorado. 

16.    Survival.    The provisions of this Agreement that by their nature are intended to survive, including without limitation the
confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disparagement and indemnification provisions, shall survive the termination of
this Agreement. 

17.    Arbitration.    Except with respect to an action by Tanning to seek to enforce its legal or equitable rights pursuant to
paragraphs 2 through 8 above, and after the exhaustion of all applicable administrative remedies, any controversy or claim arising out of or related to this Agreement, or Employee's employment,
including disputes arising under state and federal anti-discrimination and civil rights laws, shall be resolved by arbitration in Denver, Colorado under the Commercial Rules of the
American Arbitration Association in effect at the time such controversy or claim arises (the "Rules") by one arbitrator selected pursuant to the Rules, except that the parties specifically authorize
the Arbitrator to set a schedule for, accept the submission of and dispositively rule on any or all of the issues raised in motion(s) and supporting briefs for summary judgment prior to conducting any
such arbitration. The award of the arbitrator shall be in writing, shall be final and binding upon the parties, and may, in appropriate circumstances, include injunctive relief. Should any party fail
to appear or be represented at the arbitration proceedings after due notice in accordance with the Rules, then the arbitrator may nevertheless render a decision in the absence of that party, and such
decision shall have the same force and effect as if the absent party had been present, whether or not it shall be adverse to the interests of that party. Any award rendered hereunder may be entered
for enforcement, if necessary, in any court of competent jurisdiction, and the party against whom enforcement is sought shall bear the expenses, including attorneys' fees, of enforcement. 

18.    Interpretation.    In the event that any provision in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal,
or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as if such provision had
never been contained herein. If any provision in this Agreement shall be held to be excessively broad as to duration, activity or subject in any jurisdiction, it shall be construed by limiting and
reducing the provision that is deemed excessively broad. A limitation or reduction in the application of any provision in one jurisdiction shall not affect the application of the same provision in any
other jurisdiction. 

19.    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but
all of which shall together constitute one and the same Agreement. 

20.    Entire Agreement and Amendment.    This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Tanning and Employee regarding its
subject matter, and any verbal or written communication between the
parties prior to the adoption of this Agreement, shall be deemed merged herein and of no further force and effect. This Agreement may only be altered or amended by a writing signed by the Employee and
an authorized officer of Tanning, and no officer, employee, agent or representative of Tanning has the authority to orally modify any term of this Agreement including, without limitation, the
at-will nature of Employee's employment.

 

Agreed to and Accepted:  

	TANNING TECHNOLOGY

CORPORATION	 	EMPLOYEE
	

By:	
 	

	
 	

By:	

	

Printed Name: Melinda Hall	
 	

Printed Name: Barrett L. Sweet
	

Title: Director of Human Resources	
 	

Date:	

	

Date: July 29, 2002	
 	

 	

 	

 
	 	 	 	 	Address and Phone:
	

4600 South Syracuse St., Suite 1200

Denver, CO 80237

303-220-9944	
 	

850 North State, Apt. 20C

Chicago, IL 60610

312-337-6340

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