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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.12

                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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THIS AGREEMENT made as of this 28th day of March, 2000

B E T W E E N:

                                 LORI A. ALLAN
                  (hereinafter referred to as the "Employee")

                                                               OF THE FIRST PART

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                          IRONSIDE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
                  (hereinafter referred to as the "Employer")

                                                              OF THE SECOND PART

          WHEREAS the Employer wishes to have the benefit of the Employee's
knowledge and experience as a full-time employee;

          AND WHEREAS the Employer and the Employee are desirous of entering
into an employment relationship for their mutual benefit;

          AND WHEREAS the Employer and the Employee have agreed that the terms
and conditions of the employment relationship shall be as set out herein;

          NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the terms, conditions, covenants and
obligations herein contained (the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged by
each of the parties), the parties hereto have agreed and do hereby agree as
follows:
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                           ARTICLE ONE - DEFINITION
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1.01      "Just Cause" means (i) wilful failure of the Employee to properly
carry out her duties after written notice by the Employer of the failure to do
so and an opportunity for the Employee to correct the same within a reasonable
time from the date of receipt of such written notice from the Employer; or (ii)
theft, fraud or material dishonesty or misconduct by the Employee involving the
property or affairs of the Employer or the carrying out of the Employee's
duties; or (iii) any material breach of the obligations of the Employee pursuant
to this Agreement; or (iv) cause as determined by a Canadian court of competent
jurisdiction.

                       ARTICLE TWO - SCOPE OF EMPLOYMENT
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2.01      Employment: The Employer hereby agrees to employ the Employee and the
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Employee hereby accepts such employment on a full time basis in the position of
Senior Vice-President and General Manager North America, upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.

2.02      Duties and Responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities of the
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Employee shall consist of developing sales and increasing revenues on behalf of
the Employer. More specifically, the duties and responsibilities of the Employee
shall consist of the following:

          (i)  developing existing business relationships on behalf of the
               Employer with a view to increasing revenues, and

          (ii) establishing new business relationships on behalf of the Employer
               with a view to increasing revenues,

2.03      Full and Faithful Service: The Employee shall devote to the business
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and affairs of the Employer all of her working time, attention and ability to
carry out the duties of her position and will ensure that she is not, at any
time, engaged in conduct that would constitute a conflict with the interests of
the Employer. The Employee agrees that she will, in the performance of her
duties, promote the interest, business and reputation of the Employer and shall
perform all such duties as are essential or conducive to the efficient
management thereof in accordance with the rules and policies of the Employer.

2.04      Acknowledgement: The Employee acknowledges that the effective
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performance of her duties requires the highest level of integrity and the
Employer's complete confidence in the Employee's relationship with other
employees of the Employer and with all persons dealt with in the course of her
employment. The Employee shall diligently, faithfully and honestly serve the
Employer during the continuance of her employment hereunder and shall use her
best efforts to promote the interests of the Employer.

                      ARTICLE THREE - TERM OF EMPLOYMENT
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3.01      Term Period: The term of employment created herein shall be for an
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indefinite period commencing on April 17, 2000, unless this Agreement is
terminated earlier by either of the parties in accordance with the provisions
set out herein.

                          ARTICLE FOUR - COMPENSATION
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4.01      Base Salary: As remuneration for her services hereunder, the Employee
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shall be paid a base salary (the "Base Salary") at the rate of Cdn. $240,000 per
annum, less all applicable statutory deductions, which Base Salary shall be paid
in arrears and in semi-monthly installments.

4.02      Incentive Compensation: The Employee shall be entitled to
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          participate in the Employer's sales compensation plan. The Employee's
          annual target sales compensation shall be $160,000 at 100% of revenue
          targets.

4.03      Benefits: The Employee shall be entitled to participate in the
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employee benefit plans and programs which are generally made available to
employees of the Employer from time to time.

4.04      Stock Option Plan: Upon signing this Employment Agreement, the
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Employee shall be granted an initial amount of 1,600,000 stock options, in
accordance with the terms, conditions and eligibility requirements of the
Employers stock option plan. In addition, subject to the discretion of the
Employer, the Employee shall be permitted to participate in any further stock
option grants as offered by the Employer. Upon the closing of any event that
creates a change of control of the Employer, the stock options granted to the
Employee shall become fully vested, exercisable and will not be subject to
Employer's right of repurchase.

4.05      Vacation: The Employee shall be entitled to three (3) weeks vacation
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leave during each full year that this Agreement is in effect at the Base Salary
provided for in Section 4.01 herein. Such vacation to be taken at such time or
times as the Employer may determine having regard to the business and
undertaking of the Employer and having regard to the dates requested by the
Employee. In the event that the Employee's employment is terminated, the
Employee shall be entitled to a pro-rated vacation leave with pay for the
portion of the year that he has been actively employed. During the initial year
of the Employee's employment with the Employer, her vacation leave shall be pro-
rated to the date on which he commenced employment with the Employer.

4.06      Expenses: The Employee shall be reimbursed for all reasonable pre-
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authorized travel, business and entertainment expenses incurred by her in the
performance of her duties hereunder, subject to such limits as may
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          be established by the Employer and revised by it from time to time. As
          a condition to the reimbursement of such expenses, the Employee shall
          furnish to the Employer receipts for expenses incurred.

4.07      Signing Bonus: Thirty days after the start of the term of employment,
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the Employer shall pay the Employee a signing bonus of Cdn $25,000.

4.08      Car Allowance: The Employer will provide the Employee with a monthly
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car allowance in the amount of Cdn $850.00.

                   ARTICLE FIVE - TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
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5.01      Termination by Employer: This Agreement, and the employment
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contemplated hereunder, may be terminated in the following manner and in the
following circumstances:

     (a)  by the Employer, at any time, for Just Cause, in which case the
          employment of the Employee and this Agreement shall terminate
          immediately upon written notice from the Employer to the Employee. In
          the event of any termination for Just Cause, the Employee shall be
          entitled to receive any outstanding Base Salary and vacation pay which
          has accrued to the effective date of such termination. Upon receipt of
          such notice by the Employee, the Employer shall be under no further
          obligation to provide the Employee with pay in lieu of reasonable
          notice, severance pay or termination pay whether under statute or at
          common law;

     (b)  upon the death of the Employee, in which case the employment of the
          Employee and this Agreement shall terminate on the date of the
          Employee's death. In the event of such termination, all outstanding
          Base Salary and vacation pay which has accrued to the effective date
          of termination shall be paid to the Employee's estate; and
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     (c)  by the Employer, at any time, by providing the Employee with the
          greater of six (6) months written notice of termination of
          employment, or pay in lieu thereof. If termination occurs prior to
          the first anniversary of the commencement of vesting of the options
          granted per Section 4.04, then 1/4 of the total number of options
          granted per Section 4.04 will immediately vest and will not be
          subject to Employee's repurchase right.

5.02      Termination by Employee: This Agreement and the employment
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contemplated hereunder may be terminated by the Employee for any reason and at
any time by providing to the Employer two (2) weeks notice in writing of her
termination of employment. The Employee shall be entitled to receive all Base
Salary and vacation pay which accrues to the effective date of such termination.

5.03      Release of Claims: If any of the events referred to in Sections 5.01
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or 5.02 occur, this Agreement and the employment of the Employee shall be wholly
terminated except in respect of the Employee's obligations pursuant to Sections
6 and 7 and the Employer's rights pursuant to Section 8 which shall survive such
termination and continue in full force and effect. Upon any such termination,
the Employee shall have no claim against the Employer for damages, wages, bonus,
termination pay, severance pay, pay in lieu of notice of termination, statutory
or otherwise, except in respect of payment of remuneration earned, due and owing
to the effective date of termination.

5.04      Reasonableness: The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that there
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are no implied rights whatsoever with respect to the termination of this
Agreement and the employment contemplated hereunder. The parties further
acknowledge and agree that if the payment referred to in Subsection 5.01(c) is
made, it constitutes a reasonable estimate of the damages that might be suffered
by the Employee for early termination of this Agreement, said amount being
liquidated damages and not a penalty.
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                         ARTICLE SIX - CONFIDENTIALITY
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6.01      Confidential Information: The Employee acknowledges that during the
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course of her employment, the Employee will be exposed to secret and
confidential business information belonging to the Employer, its affiliates and
associates which gives it a commercial advantage over others. Except as may be
required by law, the Employee agrees to not use, directly or indirectly, for her
own account or for the account of any person, firm, corporation or other entity
or disclose to any person, firm, corporation or other entity, any of the
Employer's or its affiliates' or its associates' proprietary information
disclosed or entrusted to her or developed or generated by her in the
performance of her duties hereunder, including but not limited to, information
relating to the Employer's and/or its affiliates' and/or its associates'
organizational structure, operations, business plans, technical projects,
pricing data, business costs, research data results, inventions, trade secrets,
customers lists, customer prices or other work produced, developed by or for the
Employer or its affiliates or its associates, whether on the premises of the
Employer or elsewhere.

6.02      Exceptions: The provisions of Section 6.01 shall not apply to any
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proprietary, confidential or secret information which is, at the commencement of
the term of this Agreement or at some later date, publicly known under
circumstances involving no breach of this Agreement or is lawfully and in good
faith made available to the Employee without restrictions as to disclosure to a
third party.

6.03      Property and Documents: The Employee acknowledges, understands and
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agrees that all memoranda, notes, records, charts, formulae, client lists, price
lists, marketing plans, office products including, but not limited to, personal
computers, fax machines, printers and photocopiers, financial information and
other documents made, received, held or used by the Employee during the course
of her employment shall be the property of the Employer and shall be delivered
by the Employee to the Employer upon request at any time during the course of
employment or on termination of employment as hereinbefore provided. The
Employee acknowledges and agrees that he shall not retain any copies of such
documentation
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without the written consent of the Employer. With respect to all confidential
information and other documents of the Employer held by the Employee, the
Employee acknowledges that he is in a position of trust and subject to a
fiduciary duty to use the information only in the interests of the Employer and
its business.

6.04      Inventions and Improvements: Any and all inventions and improvements
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which the Employee may conceive or make, during the period of her employment,
relating to or in any way appertaining to or connected with any of the matters
which have been, are or may become the subject of the Employer's investigations,
or which the Employer has been, is or may become interested, including, but not
limited to, product design, computer software or technology, shall be the sole
and exclusive property of the Employer, and the Employee will, whenever
requested by the Employer, execute any and all applications, assignments and
other instruments which the Employer shall deem necessary in order to apply for
and obtain Letters of Patent or Copyrights of Canada or foreign countries for
the inventions or improvements, and in order to assign and convey to the
Employer all sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to the
inventions or improvements, all expenses in connection with them to be borne by
the Employer.

                       ARTICLE SEVEN - NON-SOLICITATION
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7.01      Non-Solicitation: The Employee acknowledges that by reason of her
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employment with the Employer, he will or may develop a close working
relationship with the Employer's customers and clients, gain a knowledge of the
Employer's methods of operation and acquire and be exposed to confidential
materials and information, all of which would cause irreparable harm and injury
to the Employer if made available to a competitor or used for competitive
purposes. Accordingly, the Employee agrees that:

          (a)  the Employee shall not, for any reason, directly or indirectly,
               either during the term of this Agreement or for a period of one
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               year following the termination of this Agreement, regardless of
               how that termination should occur, hire any employees of the
               Employer or induce or attempt to induce, solicit or attempt to
               solicit, any of the employees of the Employer to leave their
               employment; and

          (b)  the Employee shall not, for any reason, directly or indirectly,
               without the prior written consent of the Employer, either during
               the term of this Agreement or for a period of one (1) year
               following the termination of this Agreement, regardless of how
               that termination should occur, solicit or otherwise contact any
               client or customer or potential client or customer of the
               Employer which was serviced or solicited by the Employer during
               the term of this Agreement, for the purpose of selling any
               products or services to that client or customer, or for purposes
               of soliciting orders for any products or services from that
               client or customer, where such products or services are the same
               as or substantially similar to or in any way competitive with the
               products or services sold by the Employer at the time of
               termination of this Agreement;

7.02      Reasonableness and Severability: The parties to this Agreement
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acknowledge and agree that the scope of these covenants are, in all respects,
and particularly in respect of time and subject matter no more than what is
reasonably required to protect the Employer's interest. The parties to this
Agreement further agree that if any limitation or provision contained in these
covenants are determined to be void or unenforceable in whole or in part, it
shall not be deemed to affect or impair the validity of any other covenant or
provision hereof.
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                       ARTICLE EIGHT - INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
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8.01      Injunctive Relief: The Employee acknowledges and agrees that in the
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event of any violation of the covenants provided for in Sections 6 and 7, the
Employer shall be entitled as a matter of course to injunctive relief in
addition and without prejudice to any other remedy the Employer may have at law.

                            ARTICLE NINE - GENERAL
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9.01      Headings: The division of this Agreement into Articles and Sections
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and the insertion of headings are for the convenience of reference only and
shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

9.02      Enurement: This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding
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upon the heirs, executors, administrators and legal personal representatives of
the Employee and the successors and permitted assigns of the Employer,
respectively.

9.03      Entire Agreement: This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
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between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and cancels and
supersedes any prior understandings and agreements between the parties hereto
with respect thereto. There are no representations, warranties, terms,
conditions, undertakings or collateral agreements, express, implied or statutory
between the parties other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement.

9.04      Amendments: No amendments to this Agreement shall be valid or binding
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unless set forth in writing and duly executed by both of the parties hereto. No
waiver of any breach of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective or
binding unless made in writing and signed by the party purporting to give same
and, unless otherwise provided in the written waiver, shall be limited to the
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breach waived.

9.05      Invalidity: If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be
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invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall attach only to such provision or part thereof and the
remaining part of such provision and all other provisions hereof shall continue
in full force and effect.

9.06      Further Assurances: The parties shall do all such further acts and
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things and provide all such assurances and deliver all such documents in writing
as may be required from time to time in order to fully carry out the terms,
provisions and intent of this Agreement.

9.07      Notice: Any demand, notice or other communication to be given in
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connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and given by delivery or
sending it by telecopy or other similar form of communication addressed:

               To the Employer:
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               Ironside Technologies Inc.
               500 Hood Road
               Markham, Ontario
               L3R OP6

               Tel: (905) 415-3900
               Fax: (905) 415-3901
               Attention: Dale deFreitas

               To the Employee:
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               Lori Allan
               69 Riverside Blvd.
               Thornhill, ON
               Canada
               L4J 1H8

Any such notice, direction or other instrument given as aforesaid shall be
deemed to have been effectively given, if sent by telecopier or other similar
form of telecommunications on the next business day following such transmission
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delivered, to have been received on the date of such delivery. Any party may
change its address for service from time to time by notice given in accordance
with the foregoing and any subsequent notice shall be sent to the party at its
changed address.

9.10      Independent Legal Advice: Employee hereby represents and warrants to
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the Employer that he had the opportunity to seek and was not prevented nor
discouraged by the Employer from seeking independent legal advice prior to the
execution of this Agreement and that, in the event that he did not avail
himself of that opportunity prior to signing this Agreement, she did so
voluntarily without any undue pressure and agrees that her failure to obtain
independent legal advice shall not be used by her as a defense to the
enforcement of her obligations under this Agreement.

9.11      Jurisdiction: This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
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accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been executed by the parties
hereto on the date first above written.

SIGNED, SEALED and DELIVERED
in the presence of:

                                         /s/ Lori A. Allan
__________________________               ________________________________
W.B. LIPSIN                              L.A. ALLAN
IRONSIDE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

                                         IRONSIDE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

                                         By: ________________________________

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.13

Philip Padfield
The Old Reading Room
Hitcham Road, Burntham, Bucks
UK
SL7DZ

December 22, 1999

Dear Philip Padfield

We have pleasure in offering you employment with Ironside Technologies Europe
Ltd. In the first instance you will be employed as Vice President, Europe,
located at The Kinetic Centre, Borehamwood. Your appointment will be from a date
to be agreed but in any event will be no later than January 1, 2000 and will be
subject to the following terms:

1. Remuneration and hours of work

Your salary will be paid at the rate of (Pounds)100,000 per annum, in respect of
a working week of 40 hours excluding lunch breaks, although you will be required
to work such additional hours, within statutory limits, as are necessary for the
efficient performance of the duties involved. You will not receive overtime pay
in respect of these additional hours.

Salaries are paid monthly in arrears, normally by credit transfer directly into
your Bank/Building Society account.

You will be eligible for an on target performance related commission of
(Pounds)130,000 per annum; the exact amount of commission payable will be at the
discretion of the Company and will depend on both individual and Company
performance. Commission is paid quarterly in arrears.

You will be guaranteed a three months recoverable draw of (Pounds)4,000 per
month for January, February and March, 2000.

In addition, you will be eligible to receive a car allowance of (Pounds)1,100
per month. This is a taxable allowance. All other vehicle running costs relating
to business activities being covered by a mileage payment at the prevailing
Company rate.

The Company may withhold the payment of any money owing or due to be paid to you
if you are in breach of the terms of this contract and/or may withhold or deduct
any money owing or due to be paid by you to it under this contract or otherwise
from any money owing or due to be paid to you.

The precise hours of work may vary from department to department and should be
agreed with your manager.

2. Other benefits

The Company will at its expense provide private medical insurance for you and
your family, subject to the provisions governing such insurance and on such
terms as the Company may from time to time decide, including the obtaining of
insurance at reasonable rates of premium.

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You are eligible to join the Group Pension Scheme with immediate effect. Details
of the fund, which is contributory, are available from our external financial
advisor. The company will contribute 8% of your base salary. You are also
eligible to join the Group Life Insurance which is subject to the Company
Insurance Policy.

3. Holidays

Your holiday entitlement is 22 days days in each complete calendar year, in
addition to public holidays. All holiday dates should be agreed in advance with
your manager.

The Company holiday year operates from 1st January to 31st December in each
year. If you join the Company after 1st January, you will be allocated holiday
entitlement on a pro-rata basis. Any holiday not taken at the end of each
calendar year will lapse and no payment in lieu of any unused entitlement will
be made.

On the termination of your employment (except by reason of gross misconduct,
incapability, or disqualification) you will be entitled to a day's salary for
each day of holiday accrued but not taken in the year of departure. If you have
taken excess holiday the Company may deduct a day's salary for each excess day
from any monies owed to you.

4. Mobility

As a term of your employment you may be required to carry out your duties at any
of the Company's current or future offices on a permanent basis within a 30 mile
radius of Slough, as may reasonably be required of you commensurate with the
Company's business requirements.

5. Duties

During the period of your employment by the Company you will be required (unless
prevented by ill health or injury) to give the whole of your time and attention
to the service of the Company and not (without the Company's prior consent) to
engage or be concerned with any other trade, business or occupation, except as a
shareholder or debenture holder in a company of not more than three per cent in
any class of shares or securities in any company listed or dealt in on any
recognised stock exchange.

You may not undertake any paid work in your spare time without the prior written
approval of the President of Ironside Technologies, who will need to be
satisfied that this will not affect the performance of your duties.

Unless you have the prior written consent of the President of Ironside
Technologies, you may not directly or indirectly receive or retain any payment
or benefit, either in respect of any business transacted (whether or not by you)
by or on behalf of the Company or on behalf of a Client Company, or with a view
to any such business being transacted.

6. Ill health and injury

If you are unable to perform your duties for the Company as a result of ill
health or injury you are required to notify your line manager by phone at the
earliest possible opportunity, but no later than 09:30 hours on the first normal
working day of your absence. Where your line manager cannot be contacted
directly, you must leave a message for your line manager that provides a contact
telephone number and details of the expected duration of your absence.

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Subject to your compliance with the legal requirements, the Company will pay you
Statutory Sick Pay during qualifying periods of absence. To this end you will
need to complete a self-certification if you are ill for 4 or more consecutive
days. In addition, if your illness lasts for more than 7 days you will need to
provide a doctor's certificate. Further information can be obtained from the
Accounts staff.

In the event that you are unable to perform your duties for the Company as a
result of ill health or injury, you will from time to time upon request submit
yourself to a medical examination at the Company's expense by a suitably
qualified person of the Company's choice. If that person is unable to confirm
that you are fit to perform your duties or if there are factors which such
person considers are relevant to the performance of those duties, you will co-
operate in ensuring the prompt delivery of all relevant medical reports to the
Company and will allow the Company access to any relevant medical report which
has been prepared by a medical practitioner responsible for your clinical care.

7.   Discipline

Your immediate manager has responsibility for maintaining discipline within
his/her department or area of control. In many cases isolated minor breaches of
discipline are dealt with on an informal basis. More serious breaches of
discipline are dealt with in a more formal way using the Company Disciplinary
Procedure which is non-contractual and which has been devised to ensure that a
consistent and fair policy is applied throughout the Company.

If you are dissatisfied with a disciplinary decision that affects you, you may
appeal to the President of Ironside Technologies, either directly or via the HR
Director, verbally or in writing.

8.   Termination

You may terminate this contract by giving three months' notice in writing to the
Company.

Except in the event of circumstances warranting summary dismissal, the Company
may terminate this contract by giving you three months' notice in writing.

The Company may in is absolute discretion by written notice give you a payment
of salary in lieu of all or part of your notice. There should be no expectation
on your part that you will receive such a payment.

The Company may, notwithstanding any other terms of your employment and
irrespective of whether the grounds for termination arose before or after it
began, at any time by notice in writing, terminate your employment with
immediate effect:

(a)  if you have been unable to perform your duties by reason of ill health or
     injury for 60 days (whether consecutive or not) in any period of 52
     consecutive weeks;
(b)  if you become of unsound mind, a patient for the purpose of any statute
     relating to mental health, become bankrupt or apply for protection against
     your creditors generally;
(c)  if you are convicted of a criminal offence other than one which in the
     opinion of the Board does not affect your position as an employee of the
     Company, bearing in mind the nature of your duties and the capacity in
     which you are employed; or

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The normal retirement age for all staff is 65 years and your employment will
automatically cease without any notice being given on your 65th birthday.

On the termination of employment, you must immediately give up to the Company
all documents, papers, materials and other property belonging to the Company,
and its subsidiary or associate companies, in your possession or under your
control.

The attached contract detailing the restrictive covenants resulting from your
employment and your obligations regarding confidentiality during and after any
termination of your employment form part of your terms and conditions of
employment.

If you are willing to accept an engagement on the conditions set out in this
letter and the attached contract, we shall be glad if you will indicate your
contract thereto by signing the statement at the foot of the enclosed copy of
this letter and returning it to this office.

Yours sincerely,

Derek Smyth
Chief Operating Officer

I wish to accept your offer of employment and have read, understood and agree to
the terms and conditions contained and referred to in this letter and the
attached agreement.

Signed  /s/ Philip Padfield    Name (in capitals)  PADFIELD
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Date   22-12-1999
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              RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

Between:

Ironside Technologies Europe Ltd., Kinetic Centre, Theobald Street, Borehamwood,
Hertfordshire (the "Company")
and

Mr. Philip Padfield, The Old Reading Room, Burntham, Bucks, UK, SL7DZ (the
"Employee")

The Employee recognises that the Company has a need to establish and enforce
certain restrictive covenants in order to protect the Company's legitimate
business interest. The Employee is therefore willing to agree to the terms and
conditions below as part of his/her terms and conditions of employment.

1.   Garden leave

In the event that the Company wishes to terminate your employment or that you
wish to leave its employment before the expiry of the notice period specified in
your contract of employment, the Company may require you to perform duties not
within your normal duties or special projects, or may require you not to attend
for work, whether or not either party has given notice to the other. Such
alternative duties, special projects or non-attendance for work shall be for a
period equivalent to the notice period required to be given to you or by you to
terminate the contract of employment or, if notice has been given, for any part
of such notice period.

For so long as you are not required to work during such period, you will remain
an employee of the Company. You will continue to receive your salary and other
contractual entitlements with the exception of any commission or bonuses. You
will continue to be bound by all the terms of your contract of employment and
this supplementary Agreement. However you will not directly or indirectly have
any contact with any customer of the Company or, for business purposes, any
employee of the Company, without the prior written agreement of the Vice
President of the Company. If you are not to attend for work under this clause,
the Company shall be entitled to offset any outstanding holiday due to you for
each day of non attendance.

2.   Restrictive Covenants

2.1  Non Competition

During your employment and for the periods set out below after its termination
less any period during which you are not required to attend for work pursuant to
paragraph I (Garden Leave), you will not (except with prior written consent of
the President of the Company) directly or indirectly do or attempt to do any of
the following:

i)   for three months undertake, carry on or be employed, engaged or interested
     in any capacity in either any business which is competitive with the
     Relevant

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     Business within the Territory, or any business an objective or anticipated
     result of which is to compete with a Relevant Business within the
     Territory;

ii)  for three months be employed by a Customer in connection with the supply of
     Competitive Services.

2.2  Non Solicitation

During your employment and for the periods set out below after its termination
less any period during which you are not required to attend for work pursuant to
paragraph I (Garden Leave), you will not (except with prior written consent of
the President of the Company) directly or indirectly do or attempt to do any of
the following:

i)   for three months entice, induce or encourage a Customer to transfer or
     remove custom from the Company;

ii)  for three months solicit or accept business from a Customer for the supply
     of Competitive Services;

iii) for six months entice, induce or encourage an Employee to leave or seek to
     leave his or her position with the Company for the purpose of being
     involved in or concerned with either the supply of Competitive Services or
     a business which competes with or is similar to a Relevant Business or
     which plans to compete with a Relevant Business, regardless of whether or
     not that Employee acts in breach of his or her contract of employment with
     the Company by so doing and regardless of whether the Relevant Business is
     within or outside the Territory.

2.3  Definitions

For the purpose of section 2, the following definitions will apply:

i)   "Customer" means a person:

     a)   who is at the expiry of the Relevant Period or who was at any time
          during the Relevant Period a customer of the Company (whether or not
          goods or services were actually provided during such period) or to
          whom at the expiry of the Relevant Period the Company was actively and
          directly seeking to supply goods or services, in either case for the
          purpose of a Relevant Business; and

     b)   with whom you or an Employee in a Relevant Business reporting directly
          to you had dealings at any time during the Relevant Period or were in
          possession of confidential information about such customer in the
          performance of their duties to the Company.

ii)  "Competitive Services" means goods or services identical or similar to or
     competitive with those which at the expiry of the Relevant Period the
     Executive was aware that the Company was supplying or negotiating or
     actively and directly seeking to supply to a Customer for the purpose of a
     Relevant Business;

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iii) "Relevant Business" means the business of:

     a)   the sale, marketing and distribution of Internet Content Management
          and/or Internet Relationship Management software products; or

     b)   any other business of the Company in which, pursuant to your duties,
          you were materially involved at any time during the Relevant Period.

iv)  "Territory" means the United Kingdom and/or those countries or states in
     which customers are based with whom you have had direct contact during the
     Relevant Period and any other country or state in which the Company is
     operating or planning to operate at the expiry of the Relevant Period. A
     business of the Company will be operating within the Territory at the
     expiry of the Relevant Period if a Relevant Business has been conducted or
     promoted during the Relevant Period. A business of the Company will be
     operating within the Territory if either any such business in which you are
     to be involved is located or to be located within the Territory or it is
     conducted or to be conducted wholly or partly within the Territory;

v)   "Employee" means a person who is employed by or who renders services to the
     Company in a Relevant Business in a managerial and/or marketing and/or
     sales and/or distribution capacity who has client responsibility and/or
     influence over customers and/or knowledge of confidential information and
     who in either case was so employed or so rendered services during the
     period of twelve months ending on the last day on which you actively worked
     under this Agreement for the Company and who had dealings with you during
     that period.

vi)  "Relevant Period" means the period of twelve months ending on the last day
     of your employment or the period of your employment if shorter than twelve
     months.

3.   Confidentiality and Company Property

During your employment you will have access to and will be entrusted with
confidential information and trade secrets relating to the business of the
Company and its customers. This includes but is not limited to information and
secrets relating to:

i)   corporate and marketing strategy, business development and plans, sales
     reports and research results;

ii)  business methods and processes, technical information and know-how relating
     to the Company's business and which is not in the public domain, including
     inventions, designs, programs, techniques, database systems, formulae and
     ideas;

iii) business contacts, lists of customers and suppliers and details of
     contracts with them and terms of employment of employees;

iv)  stock levels, sales, expenditure levels and buying and pricing policies;

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v)   budgets, management accounts, trading statements and other financial
     reports;

vi)  any document marked "confidential".

You may not during your employment (otherwise than in the proper performance of
your duties and then only to those who need to know such information or secrets)
or afterwards (otherwise than with the prior written consent of the President of
the Company or as required by law) use or disclose any confidential information
or trade secrets concerning the business of the or in respect of which the
Company may be bound by an obligation of confidence to any third party. You will
also use your best endeavours to prevent the publication or disclosure of such
information or secrets. These restrictions will not apply after your employment
has terminated to information which has become available to the public
generally, otherwise than through unauthorised disclosure.

All notes, memoranda and other records (including those stored on computer
software) made by you during your employment and relating to the business of the
Company belong to the Company and should promptly be handed over to the Company
(or as it may direct) from time to time.

On the termination of your employment you will hand over to the Company all
property (including company credit cards, computing equipment, security passes,
and keys) belonging to the Company or relating to its business, which may be in
your possession or under your control and without you or anyone on your behalf
keeping copies of any reproducible items.

4.   Intellectual Property Rights

Any discovery, invention, secret process or improvement in procedure discovered,
invented, developed or devised by you during your employment with the Company
(and whether or not in conjunction with a third party) and in the course of your
duties affecting or relating to the business of the Company or capable of being
used or adapted for use in it, should immediately be disclosed to the Company
and, subject to such rights as you may have under the Patents Act 1977, will
belong to the Company.

Any trade mark, design or other copyright work created by you during your
employment with the Company (and whether or not in conjunction with a third
party) in connection with, affecting or relating to the business of the Company
or capable of being used or adapted for use in it must immediately be disclosed
to the Company and will belong to the Company. You will not infringe any rights
in such works and will notify the Company immediately of any circumstances where
such rights may have been infringed.

You agree that you will at the Company's expense and upon request (whether
during or after the termination of your employment) execute such documents as
may be necessary to implement the provisions of this paragraph 4 and vest all
rights, title and interest in such property in the Company.

5.   Fidelity

After the termination of your employment you will not at any time make any
untrue or misleading statement about the Company or its officers or employees or
represent yourself as being after such termination employed by or connected with
the Company.

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6.   General

Each paragraph, sub-paragraph and part of such sub-paragraph of Section 2 of
this Agreement constitutes an entirely separate and independent restriction and
does not operate to limit any other obligation owed by you, whether that
obligation is express or implied by law. If any restriction is held to be
invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, it is intended
and understood by the parties that such invalidity or unenforceability will not
affect the remaining restrictions.

You acknowledge that each of the restrictions in Section 1 & 2 of this Agreement
goes no further than is necessary for the protection of the Company's legitimate
business interests.

Before accepting any offer of employment either during your employment or during
the continuance of the restrictions of this Agreement, you will immediately
provide to the person making such offer a complete signed copy of this
Agreement.

7.   Continuing Obligations

The termination of your employment will not affect the rights and remedies of
either party against the other in respect of any previous breach of its
provisions nor will it affect the continuing obligations of either party under
any provision of your employment which applies after it has terminated.

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The terms of this letter will be construed in accordance with English law and
both parties irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English
Courts to settle any disputes which may an in connection with your employment.

Signed: /s/ Dale de Freitas                       Dated:  Dec 22/99
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        For and on behalf of the Company

Name: _____________________________________

Signed: /s/ Philip Padfield                       Dated:  22-12-1999
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Name: _____________________________________
      Philip Padfield

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