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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.5

                     INFORMATION RESOURCE ENGINEERING, INC.
                       2000 NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN

                    NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION GRANT AGREEMENT

       This Grant Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into this ____ day of
______________, 200__, by and between Information Resource Engineering, Inc.
(the "Corporation"), a Delaware Corporation, and __________________ ("Grantee").

                                    ARTICLE 1
                                 GRANT OF OPTION

       Section 1.1 Grant of Options. Subject to the provisions of the Agreement,
and pursuant to the provisions of the Information Resource Engineering, Inc.
2000 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"), Corporation hereby grants to
Grantee, as of the Grant Date specified in Attachment A, a Nonqualified Stock
Option (the "Option") to purchase all or any part of the number and class of
shares of Common Stock set forth on Attachment A at the exercise price per share
("Option Price") set forth on Attachment A.

       Section 1.2 Term of Options. Unless the Option granted pursuant to
Section 1.1 terminates earlier pursuant to other provisions of the Agreement,
including the expiration date specified in Attachment A, the Option shall expire
on the expiration date set forth on Attachment A hereto, but in no event later
than the tenth (10th) anniversary of its Grant Date.

                                    ARTICLE 2
                                     VESTING

       Section 2.1 Vesting Schedule. Unless the Option has earlier terminated
pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement, Grantee shall become vested on the
dates specified on Attachment A in a portion of the Option with respect to a
percentage or number of the underlying shares in accordance with the vesting
schedule specified on Attachment A; provided that Grantee shall have been in the
continuous employ of or affiliation (as a director) with the Corporation from
the Grant Date through any such date.

                                    ARTICLE 3
                               EXERCISE OF OPTION

       Section 3.1 Exercisability of Option. No portion of the Option granted to
Grantee shall be exercisable by Grantee prior to the time such portion of the
Option has vested.

       Section 3.2 Manner of Exercise. The Option may be exercised, in whole or
in part, by delivering written notice to the Committee or any designee of the
Committee in the form attached hereto as Attachment B or in such other form as
the Committee may require from time to time. Such notice shall specify the
number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option as to which the Option is
being exercised, and shall be accompanied by full payment of the Option Price of
the shares of Common Stock as to which the Option is being exercised. Payment of
the Option Price shall be made in cash (or cash equivalents acceptable to the
Committee in the Committee's discretion). In the Committee's sole and absolute
discretion, the Committee may authorize payment of the Option Price to be made,
in whole or in part, by such other means as the Committee may prescribe. The
Option may be exercised only in multiples of whole shares and no partial shares
shall be issued. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the minimum
number of shares that may be purchased upon an exercise of the Option is the
lesser of 100 shares or the number of shares subject to the vested portion of
the Option.

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       Section 3.3 Issuance of Shares and Payment of Cash upon Exercise. Upon
exercise of the Option, in whole or in part, in accordance with the terms of the
Agreement and upon payment of the Option Price for the shares of Common Stock as
to which the Option is exercised, the Corporation shall issue to Grantee or, in
the event of Grantee's death, to Grantee's executor, personal representative or
the person to whom the Option shall have been transferred by will or the laws of
descent and distribution, as the case may be, the number of shares of Common
Stock so paid for, in the form of fully paid and nonassessable Common Stock. The
stock certificates for any shares of Common Stock issued hereunder shall, unless
such shares are registered or an exemption from registration is available under
applicable federal and state law, bear a legend restricting transferability of
such shares.

                                    ARTICLE 4
                            TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

       Section 4.1 Unvested Portion. Unless the Option has earlier terminated
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, the unvested portion of the Option
shall terminate upon termination of Grantee's employment or affiliation (as a
director) with the Corporation for any reason.

       Section 4.2 Termination of Employment or Affiliation for Reason Other
Than Death or Disability. Unless the Option has earlier terminated pursuant to
the provisions of this Agreement, the Option granted to Grantee shall terminate
in its entirety, regardless of whether the Option is vested in whole or in part,
ninety (90) days after the date Grantee is no longer employed by, nor affiliated
(as a director) with, the Corporation for any reason other than Grantee's death
or Disability.

       Section 4.3 Upon Grantee's Death. Unless the Option has earlier
terminated pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement, upon Grantee's death
Grantee's executor, personal representative or the person to whom the Option
shall have been transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution, as
the case may be, may exercise all or any part of the vested portion of the
Option, provided such exercise occurs within twelve (12) months after the date
Grantee dies, but not later than the end of the stated term of the Option.

       Section 4.4 Termination of Employment or Affiliation by Reason of
Disability. Unless the Option has earlier terminated pursuant to the provisions
of the Agreement, in the event that Grantee ceases, by reason of Disability, to
be an employee of or affiliated (as a director) with the Corporation, the vested
portion of the Option may be exercised in whole or in part at any time within
twelve (12) months after the date of Disability, but not later than the end of
the stated term of the Option. For purposes of this Agreement, Disability shall
be as defined in Code Section 22(e)(3) and shall be determined by the Committee,
with its determination on the matter being final and binding.

                                    ARTICLE 5
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

       Section 5.1 Non-Guarantee of Employment. Nothing in the Plan or the
Agreement shall be construed as a contract of employment between the Corporation
(or an affiliate) and Grantee, or as a contractual right of Grantee to continue
in the employ of the Corporation or an affiliate, or as a limitation of the
right of the Corporation or an affiliate to discharge Grantee at any time.

       Section 5.2 No Rights of Stockholder. Grantee shall not have any of the
rights of a stockholder with respect to the shares of Common Stock that may be
issued upon the exercise of the Option until such shares of Common Stock have
been issued to him upon the due exercise of the Option.

       Section 5.3 Withholding of Taxes. The Corporation or any affiliate shall
have the right to deduct from any compensation or any other payment of any kind
(including withholding the issuance of shares of Common Stock) due Grantee the
amount of any federal, state or local taxes required by law to be withheld as
the result of the exercise of the Option; provided, however, that the value of
the shares of Common Stock withheld may not exceed the statutory minimum
withholding amount required by law. In lieu of such deduction, the Committee may
require Grantee to make a cash payment to the Corporation or an affiliate

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equal to the amount required to be withheld. If Grantee does not make such
payment when requested, the Corporation may refuse to issue any Common Stock
certificate under the Plan until arrangements satisfactory to the Committee for
such payment have been made.

       Section 5.4 Nontransferability of Option. The Option shall be
nontransferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
During the lifetime of Grantee, the Option may be exercised only by Grantee or,
during the period Grantee is under a legal disability, by Grantee's guardian or
legal representative.

       Section 5.5 Agreement Subject to Charter and Bylaws. This Agreement is
subject to the Charter and Bylaws of the Corporation, and any applicable Federal
or state laws, rules or regulations, including without limitation, the laws,
rules, and regulations of the Commonwealth of Delaware.

       Section 5.6 Gender. As used herein the masculine shall include the
feminine as the circumstances may require.

       Section 5.7 Headings. The headings in the Agreement are for reference
purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of the
Agreement.

       Section 5.8 Notices. All notices and other communications made or given
pursuant to the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently made or
given if hand delivered or mailed by certified mail, addressed to Grantee at the
address contained in the records of the Corporation, or addressed to the
Committee, care of the Corporation for the attention of its Secretary at its
principal office or, if the receiving party consents in advance, transmitted and
received via telecopy or via such other electronic transmission mechanism as may
be available to the parties.

       Section 5.9 Entire Agreement; Modification. The Agreement contains the
entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter
contained herein and may not be modified, except as provided in the Plan or in a
written document signed by each of the parties hereto.

       Section 5.10 Conformity with Plan. This Agreement is intended to conform
in all respects with, and is subject to all applicable provisions of, the Plan,
which is incorporated herein by reference. Unless stated otherwise herein,
capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as defined in
the Plan. Inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Plan shall be resolved
in accordance with the terms of the Plan. In the event of any ambiguity in the
Agreement or any matters as to which the Agreement is silent, the Plan shall
govern including, without limitation, the provisions thereof pursuant to which
the Committee has the power, among others, to (i) interpret the Plan and Grant
Agreements related thereto, (ii) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and
regulations relating to the Plan, and (iii) make all other determinations deemed
necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The Grantee
acknowledges by signing this Agreement that he or she has received and reviewed
a copy of the Plan.

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       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed the Agreement as of the
date first above written.

ATTEST:                                     INFORMATION RESOURCE
                                            ENGINEERING, INC.

                                     By:
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WITNESS:                                    GRANTEE

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                                  ATTACHMENT A

Stock Option Granted to
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Type of Option:                                    Nonqualified
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Grant Date:
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Number and Class
of Shares:
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Exercise Price Per Share:
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                                    Insert a price which is at least 100% of the
                                    Fair Market Value on the Grant Date

Expiration Date:
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Vesting Schedule:

1.                                of the shares subject to the Option shall be
   ----------------------------   vested on the first anniversary of the Grant
   [Insert percent or fraction]   Date; and an additional

2.                                of the shares subject to the Option shall be
   ----------------------------   vested on each succeeding anniversary of the
   [Insert percent or fraction]   Grant Date.

                                  INFORMATION RESOURCE ENGINEERING, INC.

                                  By:
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                                  GRANTEE

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                           ATTACHMENT B EXERCISE FORM

                                              (Name and Address of Optionee)

Information Resource Engineering, Inc.
[Address]
[Address]

Gentlemen:

       1.     Exercise of Stock Option. I hereby exercise the Nonqualified Stock
Option (the "Stock Option") granted to me on ____________________, 200__, by
Information Resource Engineering, Inc. (the "Corporation"), subject to all the
terms and provisions thereof and of the Information Resource Engineering, Inc.
2000 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"), and notify you of my desire to
purchase ____________ shares (the "Shares") of Common Stock of the Corporation
at a price of $___________ per share pursuant to the exercise of said Stock
Option. I understand that the exercise date shall be the date that the Company
receives the full payment of the exercise price of the Stock Option.

       2.     Tax Withholding. I understand that I must submit upon demand from
the Corporation an amount in cash or cash equivalents sufficient to satisfy any
federal, state or local tax withholding applicable to this Stock Option
exercise, in addition to the purchase price enclosed, or make such other
arrangements for such tax withholding that are satisfactory to the Corporation,
in its sole discretion, in order for this exercise to be effective.

       3.     Investment Covenant. I represent and agree that as a condition of
this Option, the shares of Common Stock of the Corporation that I acquire under
this option will be purchased for investment and not with a view for
distribution or resale, unless counsel for the Company is then of the opinion
that such a representation is not required under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any other applicable law, regulation or rule of any government
agency.

Total Amount Enclosed: $__________ (including $________ for tax withholding)

Date:
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                              (Optionee)

                              Received by Information Resource Engineering, Inc.

                              On:                         , 20
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                              By:
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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.2

                              eVENTURES GROUP, INC.
                       NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

         THIS NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT") is made and
entered into by and between eVENTURES GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
"COMPANY"), and ________ (the "OPTIONEE"), effective April 4, 2000 (the "DATE OF
GRANT").

         1. GRANT OF OPTION. The Company hereby grants to the Optionee and the
Optionee hereby accepts, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the right
and option to purchase from the Company (the "OPTION") all or any part of an
aggregate of __________ shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.00002
per share (the "COMMON STOCK"), at a per share purchase price equal to
Twenty-Three Dollars and no cents ($23.00) per share (the "EXERCISE PRICE"), as
such shares and Exercise Price may be adjusted in accordance with Section 9
below. The Option is not granted pursuant to the Company's 1999 Omnibus
Securities Plan. The Option shall not be treated as an incentive stock option as
defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

         2. EXPIRATION AND TERMINATION OF THE OPTION. The Option will expire at
the end of business on April 4, 2010, ten (10) years from the Date of Grant of
the Option (the "EXPIRATION DATE"). In the event of termination of the
Optionee's employment with the Company, any Vested Portion (as defined in
Section 3 below) of the Option on the date of such termination may be exercised
at any time prior to the first to occur of (a) Expiration Date or (b) the third
(3rd) anniversary of the date of termination, and the Option shall terminate as
to the shares of Common Stock covered by the remaining, unvested portion of the
Option. The Option may not be exercised after its expiration or termination.

         3. VESTING. On each Measurement Date set forth in Column 1 below, the
Option shall vest and become exercisable for the corresponding percentage set
forth in Column 2 below of the total number of shares of Common Stock set forth
in paragraph 1 hereof. The "VESTED PORTION" of the Option as of any particular
date shall be the cumulative total of all shares for which the Option has become
exercisable on or prior to that date in accordance with the following schedule.

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            COLUMN 1                               COLUMN 2
                                   Percentage of Total Option Shares Vesting
        Measurement Date                      on Measurement Date
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<S>                                <C>
          April 4, 2001                         One-third (1/3)
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          April 4, 2002                         One-third (1/3)
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          April 4, 2003                         One-third (1/3)
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Optionee's employment with the
Company is terminated by the Company without "Cause" (other than for
"Disability") or by the Optionee for "Good Reason" (as such terms are defined in
the Employment Agreement between the Optionee and the Company), the Option shall
become fully and immediately exercisable and the "Vested Portion" of the Option
shall mean one hundred percent (100%) of the total number of shares of Common
Stock set forth in paragraph 1 hereof.

         4. EXERCISE OF THE OPTION. The Vested Portion of the Option may be
exercised, to the extent not previously exercised, in whole or in part, at any
time or from time to time prior to the expiration or termination of the Option,
except that no Option shall be exercisable except in respect to whole shares,
and not less than one hundred (100) shares may be purchased at one time unless
the number purchased is the total number at the time available for purchase
under the terms of the Option. Exercise shall be accomplished by providing the
Company with written notice in the form of Exhibit "A" attached hereto, which
notice shall be irrevocable when delivered and effective upon payment in full of
the Exercise Price and any amounts required for withholding taxes, and the
satisfaction of all other conditions to exercise imposed under this Agreement.

         5. PAYMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE. Upon any exercise of the Option, the
total Exercise Price for the number of shares for which the Option is then being
exercised and the amount of any Federal, state and local withholding taxes
imposed thereon shall be paid in full to the Company in cash or, if permitted by
applicable law and subject to such limitations or conditions as the
Administering Body (as defined in Section 8 hereof) may prescribe, (a) with
shares of Common Stock that have been owned for at least six months by the
Optionee (or by the Optionee and his spouse jointly) having a total fair market
value (as determined by the Administering Body ("FAIR MARKET VALUE")) on the
date of such exercise equal to the total Exercise Price of such shares and the
amount of such withholding, or (b) in a broker-assisted or similar transaction
in which the total Exercise Price of such shares and the amount of such
withholding is not received by the Company until promptly after exercise, or
using a combination of the foregoing forms of consideration.

         6. TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION. The Option shall not be transferable
otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and is
exercisable, during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by him; provided,
however, that the Optionee may transfer the Option as a gift to the Optionee's
spouse, children, or grandchildren or a trust or family limited partnership
established solely for the benefit of, or of which the partners comprise only,
any such spouse, children or grandchildren. The transfer of the Option and any
transferred Option shall be subject to the same terms and conditions that were
applicable to the Option immediately prior to its transfer. No transfer of the
Option shall be effective unless the Company shall have been furnished with
written notice of such transfer at least 30 days in advance thereof and a copy
of such evidence as the Administering Body may deem necessary to establish the
validity of the transfer and the acceptance by the transferee of the terms and
conditions hereof. Any attempted transfer, assignment, pledge or other
disposition or levy, attachment or similar process with respect to the Option
not specifically permitted herein shall be null and void without effect.

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         7. ADMINISTRATION. This Agreement shall be administered and may be
definitively interpreted by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "BOARD")
or any Stock Plan Committee appointed by the Board (the "ADMINISTERING BODY").
The Optionee agrees that the decisions of such Administering Body concerning
administration and interpretation of this Agreement and the Option shall be
final, binding and conclusive on all persons. No member of the Board or the
Stock Plan Committee, nor any person participating in any determination of any
question under this Agreement, shall have any liability, in the absence of gross
negligence or willful misconduct, to any party for any action taken or not taken
in connection with this Agreement.

         8. ADJUSTMENTS. If (a) the outstanding shares of Common Stock are
increased, decreased or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or
other securities, or if additional shares or new or different shares or other
securities are distributed in respect of such shares of Common Stock (or any
stock or securities received with respect to such Common Stock), through merger,
consolidation, sale or exchange of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend,
stock split, reverse stock split, spin-off or other distribution with respect to
such shares of Common Stock (or any stock or securities received with respect to
such Common Stock), or (b) the value of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
is reduced by reason of an extraordinary dividend payable in cash or property,
an appropriate and proportionate adjustment shall be made by the Administering
Body in the number and kind of shares or other securities subject to the Option
and/or the Exercise Price for each share or other unit of any other securities
subject to the Option. No fractional interests will be issued under the Option
resulting from any such adjustments, but the Administering Body, in its sole
discretion, may make a cash payment in lieu of any fractional shares of Common
Stock otherwise issuable as a result of such adjustments.

         9. REGISTRATION. The Company shall (i) file a registration statement,
at the Company's option, on Form S-1, S-3 or S-8 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, which includes a reoffer prospectus, on the date which is the
earlier of (a) 90 days after the date it is first eligible to use Form S-3 or
S-8 or (b) January 15, 2001; (ii) use its best efforts, where effectiveness is
not automatic after the passage of time, to have such registration statement
declared effective within 90 days after such registration statement was filed;
and (iii) use its best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such
registration statement or a successor registration statement (which includes a
reoffer prospectus) during the term of the Option.

         10. NOTICES. Any notice hereunder to the Company shall be addressed to
it at 300 Crescent Court, Suite 800, Dallas, Texas 75201, Attention: General
Counsel, and any notice hereunder to the Optionee shall be addressed to the
Optionee at 5002 Vandelia Street, Dallas, Texas 75235 subject to the right of
either party to designate at any time hereafter in writing some other address.

         11. GOVERNING LAW. The validity, interpretation, construction and
performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the
State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of the conflicts of
laws thereof.

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         12. SEVERABILITY. If any of the provisions of this Agreement should be
deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and
effect.

         13. MODIFICATION. This Agreement may not be modified or amended, nor
may any provision hereof be waived, in any way except in writing signed by the
parties hereto.

         14. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement has been executed in two counterparts
each of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed on behalf of the
Company by its duly authorized officer, and by the Optionee in acceptance of the
above-mentioned Option, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
all as of the day and year first above written.

                            Signature Page Following

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          SIGNATURE PAGE FOR eVENTURES GROUP, INC., NONQUALIFIED STOCK
                                OPTION AGREEMENT

         Signature page for eVentures Group, Inc., Nonqualified Stock Option
Agreement dated April 4, 2000.

                            COMPANY:

                            eVENTURES GROUP, INC.

                            BY:
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                            Name:  Stuart J. Chasanoff
                            Title: Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
                                   and Legal Affairs

                            OPTIONEE:

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                            Printed Name:
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