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EXHIBIT 10.14

                        INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT

This Agreement between i3 Mobile, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws
of Delaware, with offices at 181 Harbor Drive, Stamford CT 06902 ("i3 Mobile")
and LKM Ventures, LLC. with offices at 6 Basswood Lane, Andover, MA 01810
("Contractor") is made and effective as of this 11th day of November, 2001.

The parties agree as follows:

1. i3 Mobile hereby hires Contractor to perform services for i3 Mobile at a rate
of $2,500 per diem. Contractor will take instruction from and report all
progress to John A. Lack of i3 Mobile on a daily basis or in other agreed upon
intervals. Contractor shall provide a minimum of one (1) day services per month
over a six (6) month period commencing as of the date of this agreement. All
days retained in excess of twelve (12) shall require the prior written consent
of the Chairman of the Board. Contractor shall be responsible for all costs and
expenses incurred in the performance of the work hereunder except as
specifically accepted by i3 Mobile in writing, prior to Contractor incurring
such costs and expenses, or except for travel expenses and other reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses as accepted by i3 Mobile in this Agreement. Contractor
shall keep accurate and complete time records and shall submit an invoice to i3
Mobile on a monthly basis. Such time records shall form the basis of the
invoices and shall agree exactly with such invoices. i3 Mobile shall pay
Contractor in accordance with standard i3 Mobile policy.

2. The parties acknowledge that the Contractor is acting as an independent
contractor and is not an employee of i3 Mobile. Contractor shall receive no
benefits from i3 Mobile and Contractor will, at all times hereunder, possess
minimum workers compensation or other insurance required by applicable law, if
any. Contractor further agrees to hold i3 Mobile harmless against any and all
penalties, costs, fines, assessments, interest, and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys fees) arising from claims that i3 Mobile did not properly
withhold federal, state or local income, social security, unemployment and other
taxes for Contractor.

3. To the extent permitted by law, all work performed by Contractor in
connection with this Agreement including, without limitation, developed code,
ideas and know-how, shall be deemed a work made for hire under applicable U.S.
copyright statutes and regulations, and all copyrights, patents and other
proprietary rights therein shall belong exclusively to i3 Mobile. To the extent
that the work is not deemed a work made for hire, as permitted by law,
Contractor agrees to assign all rights therein to i3 Mobile and Contractor shall
execute all documents necessary to evidence such assignment. Contractor agrees
that all papers, documents and writings and other work product produced in the
course of this assignment shall be the sole property of i3 Mobile. i3 Mobile
shall own all copyright, patent and other proprietary rights in and to such
writings and work product. Possession of such documents shall be transferred to
i3 Mobile at the termination of this agreement together with a written
certification acknowledging that the content of the transferred writings
represent Contractor's complete work product produced hereunder.

4. Contractor acknowledges that i3 Mobile may provide Contractor access to
confidential and proprietary information that is deemed confidential and
competitively sensitive to both i3 Mobile and its business partners in
connection with this assignment. Confidential and proprietary information shall
include, but not be limited to, the following: capital, marketing or business
plans; privileged documents, budgets and strategies; customer/client lists and
records; trade secrets; minutes; data; technical designs; drawings;
specifications; techniques; test results; engineering reports; program code;
research; documents; electronic transmissions; analyses; compilations and
studies, or copies of extracts thereof, whether recorded or unrecorded (in

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whatever medium) possessed by i3 Mobile or its business partners or used in i3
Mobile's business ("Confidential Information"). Contractor agrees that all
Confidential Information shall be received in strict confidence, and shall be
used solely for purposes of performing the undertakings of this Agreement on i3
Mobile's behalf, and shall not be disclosed by Contractor to any third party
except as required under the terms of this Agreement. Contractor recognizes that
unauthorized disclosure of the Confidential Information may cause irreparable
harm to i3 Mobile and agrees that i3 Mobile shall have the right to obtain
injunctive relief to prevent such disclosure or the use of anything so
disclosed. This provision shall survive the termination of this agreement.

5. Contractor warrants that all work performed and delivered hereunder will be
original work product, will not infringe any patent, copyright or other
proprietary right of any third party, and will be delivered in a timely and
professional manner.

6. Contractor represents to i3 Mobile that it has full authority to enter into
this Agreement and to perform the work required under Schedule A; that by
entering into this Agreement, Contractor will not be violating the terms of any
other contract or obligation.

7. Either party may terminate this Agreement on five (5) days notice. Fees and
reasonable expenses incurred under this Agreement prior to notice of termination
will be paid in full by no later than ten (10) days after the effective date of
termination. This Agreement shall automatically terminate if Contractor becomes
an employee of i3 Mobile.

8. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Connecticut.

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

i3 Mobile, Inc.                               LKM Ventures, LLC

By:/s/ John A. Lack                           By:      /s/ Mathew Stover
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President and CEO                             President
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         Name and Title                                Name and Title<PAGE>

EXHIBIT 10.15

                                      NOTE

$500,000.00                                                  September 5, 2001

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, RMU MANAGEMENT LLC, having an office at 52 Lanark
Road, Stamford, Connecticut 06902 ("RMU"), promises to pay to i3 MOBILE, INC., a
Delaware corporation having an office at 181 Harbor Drive, Stamford, Connecticut
06902 ("i3 Mobile"), or order, on the first anniversary of the date hereof the
principal sum of Five Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($500,000.00), in
lawful money of the United States of America, together with interest on the
unpaid principal sum at an annual rate equal to the Prime rate of interest
published in The Wall Street Journal plus two percent.

         All payments under this Note shall be payable to i3 Mobile at its
office or at such other place as i3 Mobile shall notify RMU in writing.

         RMU shall have the right, at any time and from time to time, to prepay
all or any part of this Note without premium or penalty.

         There is delivered herewith as collateral security for the performance
of RMU's obligations hereunder certificates representing Five Hundred Thousand
(500,000) shares of i3 Mobile's Common Stock owned by RMU (the "Shares")
pursuant to that certain Security Agreement of even date herewith by and between
i3 Mobile and RMU with full authority to have Shares with a market value equal
to all amounts due hereunder transferred to i3 Mobile on its books upon default
in the performance of RMU's obligations hereunder, and any transfer so made
shall operate to discharge RMU from all obligations hereunder.

         RMU hereby waives presentment, protest, demand, diligence, notice of
dishonor and of nonpayment.

         This Note shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of
the State of Connecticut (without giving effect to conflicts of law).

         This Note shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs,
representatives, successors or assigns of the parties hereto.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Note has been duly executed by RMU on the day
and year first above written.

                                                     RMU MANAGEMENT LLC

                                                     By:   /s/ Robert M. Unnold
                                                           --------------------
                                                              Robert M. Unnold
                                                              Managing Member<PAGE>

EXHIBIT 10.15A

                               SECURITY AGREEMENT

         AGREEMENT dated this 5th day of September, 2001 by and between RMU
MANAGEMENT LLC, having an office at 52 Lanark Road, Stamford, Connecticut 06902
("RMU") and i3 MOBILE, INC., a Delaware corporation with offices at 181 Harbor
Drive, Stamford, Connecticut 06902 (the "Secured Party").

                               W I T N E S S E T H

         WHEREAS, the Secured Party has loaned RMU $500,000.00, which loan is
evidenced by that certain Note of even date herewith in the aggregate principal
amount of $500,000.00 given by RMU in favor of the Secured Party (the "Note");
and

         WHEREAS, in order to secure RMU's obligations under the Note, RMU is
willing to grant the Secured Party a security interest in certain of RMU's
assets.

         NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as
follows:

         Section 1. Definitions. Except as to those terms otherwise defined in
this Security Agreement, all capitalized terms used in this Security Agreement
shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Note, and all other
terms which have meanings defined by the Uniform Commercial Code from time to
time in effect in the State of Connecticut (the "Code") shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Code.

         Section 2. The Security Interest. In order to secure the payment of
RMU's obligations under the Note as the same shall become due in accordance with
the provisions thereof (the "Obligations"), RMU hereby grants to the Secured
Party a first priority lien (the "Security Interest") on Five Hundred Thousand
(500,000) shares of the Secured Party's Common Stock owned by RMU and
represented by certificate number _____ (the "Collateral"). Contemporaneously
with the execution of this Security Agreement, RMU is delivering to the Secured
Party the stock certificate(s) evidencing the Collateral together with a stock
power duly executed in blank by RMU.

         Section 3. Filing; Further Assurances. RMU will execute, deliver, file
and record, or permit the Secured Party to file and record, any financing
statements or other reproduction of a financing statement or this Security
Agreement (which shall be sufficient as a financing statement hereunder), any
specific assignments or other paper that may be reasonably necessary or
desirable, or that the Secured Party may reasonably request, in order to create,
preserve, perfect or validate the Security Interest, or any part thereof, or to
enable the Secured Party to exercise and enforce its rights hereunder with
respect to the Collateral. RMU hereby appoints the Secured Party as its
attorney-in-fact

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to execute and file, in its name and on its behalf, such additional financing
statements as the Secured Party may reasonably request.

         Section 4. Remedies Upon Default. In the event that any default occurs
and is continuing under the Note, the Secured Party may exercise all the rights
and remedies of a secured party under the Code, including the right to transfer
on its books Collateral with a market value equal to the Obligations in full
satisfaction of the Obligations.

         Section 5. Termination of Security Interest; Release. Upon the
repayment and performance in full of the Obligations, the Secured Party's
Security Interest shall terminate, and all rights in the Collateral shall revert
to RMU. Upon any such termination of the Security Interest or release of the
Collateral, the Secured Party will execute and deliver to RMU such documents as
RMU shall reasonably request to evidence the termination of the Security
Interest or the release of such Collateral, as the case may be, and shall return
the Collateral to RMU.

         Section 6. Waiver of Claims; Remedies. No failure or delay on the part
of the Secured Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder or
under any other document evidencing the Obligations and no course of dealing
between RMU and the Secured Party shall operate as a waiver thereof.

         Section 7. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Security Agreement shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Connecticut (without giving effect to conflicts of law). The parties hereto
consent to the jurisdiction of the federal or state courts sitting in Fairfield
County, State of Connecticut for all disputes hereunder and expressly waive any
rights they may have to contest the jurisdiction or venue of such courts.

         Section 8. Entire Agreement. This Security Agreement constitutes the
entire understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof, superseding all negotiations, prior discussions and preliminary
agreements made prior to the date hereof.

         Section 9. Assignment. This Security Agreement shall not be assignable
by either party hereto. Nothing in this Security Agreement is intended to confer
upon any person, other than the parties hereto and their successors or permitted
assigns, any rights or remedies under or by any reason of this Security
Agreement.

         Section 10. Notices. All notices, consents or other communications
required or permitted to be given by any party hereunder shall be in writing
(including telecopy or similar writing) and shall be given by delivery or by
certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, at the addresses first above
written or to such other address or telecopy number (or other similar number) as
either party may from time to time specify to the other party hereto.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Security Agreement has been executed by the
parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.

                                     RMU MANAGEMENT LLC

                                     By: /s/ Robert M. Unnold
                                         --------------------
                                         Robert M. Unnold
                                         Managing Member

                                     i3 MOBILE, INC.

                                     By: /s/ John A. Lack
                                         ----------------
                                         John A. Lack
                                         President and Chief Executive Officer

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