Document:

Exhibit 10(t)
                           AMENDMENT
                               TO
                      EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                               OF
                        HAROLD E. LAYMAN

     THIS AMENDMENT made as of this 3rd day of February, 2000, by and between
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (the "Company") and HAROLD E. LAYMAN
("Executive");

                          WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Company and Executive entered into an Employment
Agreement, dated as of April 18, 1999 ("Employment Agreement"), which agreement
became effective on August 19, 1999; and

     WHEREAS, the parties now desire to amend the Employment Agreement in the
manner hereinafter provided;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
and agreements contained herein and in the Employment Agreement, the parties
hereby agree to amend the Employment Agreement as follows:

                               1.

     Section 2 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
present section in its entirety and substituting the following in lieu thereof:

      "2.  Employment and Term

      (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
     Company hereby employs Executive, and Executive hereby accepts
     employment, as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and
     shall have such responsibilities, duties and authority that are
     consistent with such position as may from time to time be assigned to
     Executive by the Board. Executive hereby agrees that during the Term of
     this Agreement he will devote substantially all his working time,
     attention and energies to the diligent performance of his duties as
     President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company.  With the consent
     of the Board of Directors, the Executive may serve as a director on the
     boards of directors or trustees of additional companies and organizations.

      (b)Unless earlier terminated as provided herein, Executive's
     employment under this Agreement shall be for a rolling, three year term
     (the "Term") commencing on February 3, 2000, and shall be deemed to
     automatically, without further action by either the Company or
     Executive, extend each day for an additional day, such that the
     remaining term of the Agreement shall continue to be three years;
     provided, however, that (i) either party may, by written notice to the
     other, cause this Agreement to cease to extend automatically and, upon
     such notice, the "Term" of this Agreement shall be the three years
     following the date of such notice and this Agreement shall terminate
     upon the expiration of such Term, and (ii) the Term of this Agreement
     shall not extend beyond the date Executive attains age 65, unless the
     parties otherwise agree in writing.  If no such notice to cease to
     extend has been given and this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
     Section 5.1 or 5.2 hereof, for the purposes of calculating and assessing
     the damages to Executive as a result of such termination, the remaining
     Term of this Agreement shall be deemed to be three years from the date
     of such termination (or, if earlier, the date Executive attains age 65)."

                               2.

     Section 3(a) is hereby amended to provide that Executive's Base Salary
     shall be increased to Four Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars
     ($400,000.00).

                              3.

     Section 3(b) is hereby amended to provide that Executive's annual Target
     Bonus shall be increased to 55% of Base Salary and that his maximum award
     for exceeding the performance goals shall be increased to 110% of the Base
     Salary.

                               4.

     Section 5.1 is hereby amended by deleting the fourth sentence of the
     present section in its entirety and substituting the following in lieu
     thereof:

     "Unless specified otherwise, the time periods in (a) through (i) below
     shall be thirty-six (36) months commencing on the date of Executive's
     termination ("Severance Period")."

                               5.

     Section 6.7(i) is hereby amended by deleting the present section in its
     entirety and substituting the following in lieu thereof:

      "(i)the assignment to Executive of any duties inconsistent with
     Executive's status as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the
     Company, or a substantial adverse alteration in the nature or status of the
     Executive's responsibilities from those on the effective date of his
     employment as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company."

                               6.

     As of the Effective Date of this Amendment, the Company shall grant to
Executive, pursuant to the terms of the Company's 1999 Stock Incentive Plan,
12,500 Time Options and 12,500 Performance Options.  The Option exercise price
shall be $14.8688 per share.

                               7.

     This Amendment to the Employment Agreement shall be effective as of
February 3, 2000 ("Effective Date").  Except as hereby modified, the provisions
of the Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

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

     COMPANY:

     BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL, INC.

     By _____________________________

     EXECUTIVE:

     ________________________________
     HAROLD E. LAYMANSTRATEGIC ALLIANCE AGREEMENT
                                      AMONG
                              EPHONE TELECOM, INC.
                                       AND
                              7BRIDGE SYSTEMS, LTD.

         This Strategic  Alliance Agreement (the "Agreement") is made as of July
7, 2000, between ePHONE TELECOM, INC., a corporation incorporated under the laws
of the State of Florida and having its principal office at 1145 Herndon Parkway,
Suite  100,  Herndon,  VA  20170  ("ePHONE"),   and  7BRIDGE  SYSTEMS,  LTD.,  a
corporation  incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Mauritius and having
its  principal  office at Suite  1803,  CLI  Building,  313-317  Hennessy  Road,
Wanchai, Hong Kong ("7bridge").

                                    RECITALS

         WHEREAS,   ePHONE   is   in   the   business   of   providing   certain
telecommunications services, including international long distance services that
allow users to perform  phone-to-phone  one step dialing via Voice over Internet
Protocol;

         WHEREAS,  ePHONE wishes to establish and formalize a relationship  with
7bridge  in order for  7bridge to engage in the sale of ePHONE  services  in the
Asia-Pacific region;

         WHEREAS,  7bridge wishes to gain access to ePHONE's  expertise in order
to accelerate the start-up of operations of 7bridge in certain  countries in the
Asia-Pacific region; and

         WHEREAS,  7bridge  wishes to engage in the sale of ePHONE  services  in
certain countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

                                    AGREEMENT

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  covenants,  agreements and
representations set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,  the parties agree
as follows:

                                   ARTICLE 1.

                           SALE AND PURCHASE OF ASSETS

         Section  1.1 Sale and  Purchase  of  Assets.  Subject  to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date (hereinafter defined),  ePHONE
shall sell,  transfer,  convey and  deliver to 7bridge  ePHONE's  Array  Telecom
Corporation ("Array") Series 3000 gateway,  currently located in Hong Kong, (the
"Purchased Asset").  The transfer and conveyance of the Purchased Asset shall be
made by a bill of sale (the "Bill of Sale") in  substantially  the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A.
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                                   ARTICLE 2.

                                    LICENSES

         Section 2.1 License.  Subject to the terms and conditions herein, as of
the Closing Date,  ePHONE grants to 7bridge,  and 7bridge  accepts,  a right and
license to market,  distribute and sell (the "License")  certain ePHONE products
and services set forth on Exhibit B hereto (the  "Licensed  Products"),  and any
other  products  subsequently  agreed upon,  to customers in certain  designated
countries set forth on Exhibit C hereto  ("Designated  Countries").  The License
granted  herein shall  terminate  upon the  expiration  of this  Agreement.  The
License shall not be subject to sublicense,  assignment or transfer  without the
prior written consent of ePHONE.

         Section 2.2 Trademark License.  Subject to the terms and the conditions
of the Agreement,  as of the Closing Date, ePHONE grants to 7bridge, and 7bridge
accepts,  a right and license to use the common law  trademark  and service mark
"ePHONE" to promote and sell the Licensed  Products (the  "Trademark  License").
The Trademark License granted herein shall terminate upon the expiration of this
Agreement. The Trademark License shall not be subject to sublicense,  assignment
or transfer without the prior written consent of ePHONE.

                                   ARTICLE 3.

                           REPRESENTATIONS BY 7bridge

         Section 3.1  Organization and  Qualification.  7bridge is a corporation
duly  organized,  validly  existing and in good  standing  under the laws of the
Republic of Mauritius and has all necessary corporate power and authority to own
its assets and carry on its business as it is presently being conducted. 7bridge
is duly  qualified and in good standing to do business in each  jurisdiction  in
which  its  business  makes  such  qualification  necessary,   except  in  those
jurisdictions  where failure to be duly  qualified and in good standing does not
and cannot reasonably be expected to have, in the aggregate,  a material adverse
effect on its properties or its business.  7bridge is in a position to carry out
the purpose and execute the terms of its business plan (the "Business Plan") and
to deliver  such  Business  Plan to ePhone  within  forty-five  (45) days of the
Closing Date (the "45-Day Term").

         Section 3.2 Authority Relative to Agreement.  7bridge has all necessary
corporate  power and  authority  to execute and deliver  this  Agreement  and to
consummate the transactions  contemplated  hereby. The execution and delivery by
7bridge  of this  Agreement,  and  the  consummation  by it of the  transactions
contemplated  hereby,  have been duly  authorized  by the Board of  Directors of
7bridge and no other corporate  proceedings on the part of 7bridge are necessary
with respect  thereto.  This  Agreement  has been duly executed and delivered by
7bridge, and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of 7bridge enforceable
against  7bridge in accordance with its terms except as its terms may be limited
by (i)  bankruptcy,  insolvency  or similar  laws  affecting  creditors'  rights
generally  or  (ii)  general  principles  of  equity,  whether  considered  in a
proceeding in equity or at law.

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         Section 3.3 No Violation. The execution and delivery by 7bridge of this
Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
will not, (i) violate or result in a breach of any provision of the  Certificate
of Incorporation or bylaws of 7bridge, or (ii) violate any law or regulation, or
any  judgment,  order or decree of any  court,  governmental  body,  commission,
agency or  arbitrator  applicable  to 7bridge  or its  business  excluding  such
defaults and violations which do not and cannot reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on its properties or its business.

         Section 3.4 Absence of Litigation. There are no actions, suits, claims,
investigations  or  proceedings   pending  or,  to  the  knowledge  of  7bridge,
threatened against 7bridge,  before any court,  governmental  body,  commission,
agency  or  arbitrator,  which  have or can  reasonably  be  expected  to have a
material  adverse effect on its business or which seek to limit,  in any manner,
the right of 7bridge to control the Purchased  Asset after the  consummation  of
the  transactions  contemplated  in this  Agreement.  Furthermore,  there are no
judgments,  orders or decrees of any such court,  governmental body, commission,
agency or arbitrator  which have or can  reasonably be expected to have any such
effect.

                                   ARTICLE 4.

                            REPRESENTATIONS BY EPHONE

         Section 4.1  Organization  and  Qualification.  ePHONE is a corporation
duly  organized,  validly  existing and in good  standing  under the laws of the
State of Florida and has all necessary  corporate power and authority to own its
assets and carry on its business as it is presently being  conducted.  ePHONE is
duly qualified and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction in which
its business makes such qualification  necessary,  except in those jurisdictions
where  failure to be duly  qualified  and in good  standing  does not and cannot
reasonably be expected to have, in the aggregate,  a material  adverse effect on
its properties or its business.

         Section 4.2 Authority  Relative to Agreement.  ePHONE has all necessary
corporate  power and  authority  to execute and deliver  this  Agreement  and to
consummate the transactions  contemplated  hereby. The execution and delivery by
ePHONE  of  this  Agreement,  and  the  consummation  by it of the  transactions
contemplated  hereby,  have been duly  authorized  by the Board of  Directors of
ePHONE and no other  corporate  proceedings  on the part of ePHONE are necessary
with respect  thereto.  This  Agreement  has been duly executed and delivered by
ePHONE and  constitutes  valid and  binding  obligations  of ePHONE  enforceable
against  ePHONE in  accordance  with their  terms  except as their  terms may be
limited by (i)  bankruptcy,  insolvency  or similar  laws  affecting  creditors'
rights generally or (ii) general  principles of equity,  whether considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law.

         Section 4.3 No Violation.  The execution and delivery by ePHONE of this
Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
will not, (i) violate or result in a breach of any  provision of the Articles of
Incorporation or bylaws of ePHONE, or (ii) violate any law or regulation, or any
judgment, order or decree of any court, governmental body, commission, agency or
arbitrator applicable to ePHONE or its business as presently conducted excluding
such defaults and violations  which do not and cannot  reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on its properties or its business.
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         Section 4.4 Titles to Assets. ePHONE holds good and marketable title to
the Purchased Asset,  free and clear of any  encumbrances,  and has the right to
sell,  transfer  and assign  the  Purchased  Asset to  7bridge  and to grant the
License and the Trademark License to 7bridge.

         Section 4.5 Absence of Litigation. There are no actions, suits, claims,
investigations or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of ePHONE, threatened
against  ePHONE,  before any court,  governmental  body,  commission,  agency or
arbitrator,  which have or can reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on its  business  or which  seek to limit,  in any  manner,  the right of
ePHONE to control the Purchased Asset after the consummation of the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement.  Furthermore,  there are no judgments, orders or
decrees of any such court,  governmental body, commission,  agency or arbitrator
which have or can reasonably be expected to have any such effect.

                                   ARTICLE 5.

                                OTHER AGREEMENTS

Section 5.1       Non-Competition.
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               (a) In  connection  with  the  granting  of the  License  and the
Trademark  License,  ePHONE  agrees not to compete with 7bridge in the marketing
and sale of the Licensed  Products in the  Designated  Countries for a period of
one year from the Closing Date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  ePHONE shall be
permitted to sell equipment and software (but not long distance  service) to any
current customer of ePHONE in any of the Designated Countries.

               (b) In  connection  with this  Agreement,  7bridge  agrees not to
compete with ePHONE in the marketing and sale of the Licensed  Products  outside
of the Designated Countries for a period of one year from the Closing Date.

         Section 5.2 Public  Announcements.  As of the Closing Date, the parties
will  consult with each other  before  issuing any press  releases or making any
public   statements   with  respect  to  this  Agreement  or  the   transactions
contemplated  hereby and will not issue any such press  release or make any such
public  statement  without the prior consent of the other,  except to the extent
required by law.

         Section 5.3 7bridge Purchases of Licensed Products.  During the term of
this Agreement, 7bridge shall be entitled to purchase Array Series 3000 gateways
pursuant to the discount schedule (the "Discount  Schedule")  attached hereto as
Exhibit D. Notwithstanding the terms set forth on the Discount Schedule,  in the
first six calendar  months after the Closing Date,  7bridge shall be entitled to
purchase  Array Series 3000  gateways at a discount of forty  percent (40%) from
current published prices charged by ePHONE to third parties.

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         Section 5.4  Services  Provided by ePHONE.  ePHONE  shall  provide call
termination, training, technical support services, customer support services and
product  development  resources on terms to be mutually agreed upon at a date in
the future by the parties  hereto,  but in no event on terms less favorable than
ePHONE provides to its other strategic partners.

         Section  5.5  Future  Arrangements.  Within 90 days of the date of this
Agreement the parties will agree on terms and compensation for exchange of sales
leads, traffic termination and other relevant matters.

                                   ARTICLE 6.

                             CLOSING OF TRANSACTIONS

         Section 6.1 Time and Place of Closing.  The closing  ("Closing")  shall
take place at 1145 Herndon Parkway,  Suite 100,  Herndon,  Virginia 20170 on (i)
July 7,  2000 or (ii)  such  other  date as may be  agreed  upon by the  parties
(either of which dates is referred to in this Agreement as the "Closing  Date").
If the Closing takes place, the Closing and all of the transactions contemplated
by this  Agreement  shall be deemed to have occurred  simultaneously  and become
effective at the same time on the Closing Date.

         Section  6.2  Deliveries  by 7bridge.  At the  Closing,  7bridge  shall
deliver to ePHONE the following:

               (a) $100 in cash;

               (b) a letter from each Peter Francis  resigning from the Board of
Directors of ePHONE and Robert Clarke resigning from the position of Chairman of
the  Board.  Both  Robert  Clarke  and John  Fraser  remaining  on the  board of
directors until replacements are identified.

               (c) certified  copies of the resolutions  duly adopted by 7bridge
constituting  all necessary  corporate  authorization  for the  consummation  by
7bridge of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

               (d) a  certificate  dated as of a recent  date from Shane Weir of
Weir & Associates, legal counsel to 7bridge, as to the good standing of 7bridge;

               (e) a  certified  copy of the  Business  Plan of  7bridge,  to be
delivered within the 45-Day Term;

               (f) such other documents, instruments,  certificates and writings
as reasonably  may be requested by ePHONE at least three  business days prior to
Closing; and

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         Secttion 6.3 Deliveries by ePHONE. At the Closing, ePHONE shall deliver
to 7bridge the following:

                  (a) A Bill of Sale  substantially  in the  form of  Exhibit  A
         attached  hereto,  duly executed,  transferring to 7bridge title to the
         Purchased Asset;

                  (b)  Certified  copies of  resolutions  duly adopted by ePHONE
         constituting all necessary corporate  authorization for the consumption
         by ePHONE of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

                  (c) A  certificate  dated as of a recent date from the Florida
         Secretary of State as to the good standing of ePHONE; and

                  (d)  Such  other  documents,  instruments,   certificates  and
         writings  as  reasonably  may be  requested  by 7bridge at least  three
         business days prior to Closing.

                                   ARTICLE 7.

                              TERM AND TERMINATION

Section 7.1       Term

         This Agreement and the licenses  granted herein shall become  effective
as of the  Closing  Date and shall  remain  in effect  for a period of one year,
subject to  automatic  renewal for  additional  one year periods  unless  ePhone
notifies  7bridge  at least 60 days  prior  to the end of a year  period  of its
election not to renew the Agreement,  or unless  terminated  pursuant to Section
7.2 (the "Term").

         Section 7.2 Termination. This Agreement and the licenses granted herein
may be terminated prior to the expiration of the

Term:

                  (g) by the mutual agreement of 7bridge and ePHONE;

                  (h) by ePHONE, if:

                           (i)  7bridge  does  not  receive  with 30 days of the
                  Closing Date a minimum of $250,000 in equity financing;

                           (ii) 7bridge  does not receive on or before  December
                  31, 2000, a minimum of $1,000,000 in equity financing;

                           (iii)  7bridge  does not hire at least four full time
                  equivalent employees to market Licensed Products and to manage
                  its  activities  in connection  with the Agreement  within the
                  45-Day Term;

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                           (iv)  7bridge  defaults  in  the  performance  of any
                  covenant,  agreement, term, or provision under this Agreement,
                  and such  default  continue  for a period of thirty  (30) days
                  after the written notice thereof by ePHONE to 7bridge;

                           (v)   7bridge   files  a   voluntary   petition   for
                  bankruptcy,   reorganization,  or  an  arrangement  under  any
                  bankruptcy  or  involuntary  law, or an  involuntary  petition
                  under  any  such  law  being  filed  against  7bridge  and not
                  dismissed within sixty (60) days; or

                           (vi) 7bridge makes an  assignment  for the benefit of
                  its creditors.

         Section 7.3 Effect of  Termination.  Following the  termination of this
Agreement,  7bridge shall  immediately  cease its activities in connection  with
this Agreement,  including,  without limitation, the use of the "ePHONE" name in
connection with any marketing or sales of the Licensed Products.

                                   ARTICLE 8.

                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

         Section 8.1 Notices. All notices, requests,  demands, claims, and other
communications  hereunder  shall be in  writing.  Any notice,  request,  demand,
claim,  or other  communication  hereunder  shall be deemed  duly given (i) upon
confirmation  of receipt of  facsimile;  (ii) one (1) business day following the
date sent when sent by  overnight  delivery;  or (iii)  five (5)  business  days
following  the date mailed when mailed by  registered  or certified  mail return
receipt requested and postage prepaid to the following address:

         If to 7bridge:

                  7bridge Systems Ltd.
                  Attention: Robert Clarke
                  Suite 1803, CLI Building
                  313-317 Hennessy Road
                  Wanchai, Hong Kong
                  Phone:    852-2838-6126
                  Fax. 852-2514-3601

         Copy to:

                  Weir & Associates
                  Attention: Shane Weir
                  5th Floor, Landmark East
                  12 Ice House Street
                  Central, Hong Kong
                  Phone:   852-2526-1767
                  Fax.  852-2868-3568

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         If to ePHONE:

                  ePHONE Telecom, Inc.
                  Attention:  Row Zadeh
                  1145 Herndon Parkway, Suite 100
                  Herndon, VA  20170
                  Phone:     (703) 787-7001
                  Fax:       (703) 787-7009
                  Email:     Row.Zadeh@arraytel.com

         Copy to:

                  Arnold & Porter
                  Attention:  Paul D. Freshour
                  555 Twelfth Street, N.W.
                  Washington, D.C.  20004-1202
                  Phone:     (202) 942-5872
                  Fax:       (804) 942-5999
                  Email:     paul_freshour@aporter.com

Section 8.2       Arbitration

                  (a) Any dispute, controversy or claim arising under, out of or
         relating to the  Agreement or the License  Agreement  (any  "Dispute"),
         shall be solely,  finally and  conclusively  settled by  arbitration in
         accordance with the Commercial  Arbitration  Rules (the "Rules") of the
         American  Arbitration  Association  (the  "AAA")  in  force  when  such
         arbitration  is  commenced.   The  arbitration   shall  take  place  in
         Washington,  D.C. The Dispute shall be decided in  accordance  with the
         laws of the  Commonwealth of Virginia.  In the event that more than one
         Dispute  is  pending  at  the  same  time,   such  Disputes   shall  be
         consolidated in a single arbitral proceeding.

                  (b) In any dispute between the parties  hereto,  the number of
         arbitrators  shall be three.  If the parties are unable to agree on the
         arbitrators,  the arbitrators  shall be selected in accordance with the
         Rules.

                  (c) The parties hereto intend that the provisions to arbitrate
         set  forth  herein  be  valid,   enforceable   and   irrevocable.   The
         arbitrator's  award shall be final and binding  upon the  parties.  The
         parties  shall carry out the final order on the award without delay and
         waive their right to assert any form of recourse against,  or objection
         or defense to such order or its enforcement  insofar as such waiver can
         validly  be made.  Judgment  upon the award may be entered by any court
         having jurisdiction  thereof or having jurisdiction over the parties or
         their assets or application may be made for judicial  acceptance of the
         award and an order of enforcement, as the case may be.

                  (d) Each  party to the  arbitration  proceeding  shall pay the
         fees and expenses of such party's  attorney's and  witnesses.  The fees
         and expenses of the arbitrator and all other expenses shall be borne by
         the party  that loses the  arbitration.  The  parties  agree that if it
         becomes necessary for any party to enforce an arbitral award by a legal
         action or additional arbitration or judicial methods, the party against
         whom   enforcement  is  sought  shall  pay  all  reasonable  costs  and
         attorneys' fees incurred by the party seeking to enforce the award.

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         Section 8.3  Governing  Law.  This  Agreement  shall be governed in all
respects, and it and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be construed and
interpreted,  by the laws of the  Commonwealth of Virginia without regard to its
choice of law rules.

         Section 8.4 Entire  Agreement.  This Agreement,  including the Exhibits
attached  hereto,  constitutes  the entire  agreement  between the parties  with
respect to the subject matter hereof,  and supersedes all other prior agreements
and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof.

         Section 8.5 Counterpart  Copies.  This Agreement may be executed in two
or more  counterparts,  each of which  shall be deemed an  original,  but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

         Section  8.6 No Third  Party  Beneficiaries  This  Agreement  shall not
confer any rights or remedies  upon any person or entity  other than the parties
and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

         Section 8.7 Succession and Assignment.  This Agreement shall be binding
upon and  inure to the  benefit  of the  parties  hereto  and  their  respective
successors and permitted  assigns.  Any of the parties hereto shall be permitted
to assign this Agreement to a successor in interest of all or substantially  all
of its assets, or to an affiliated entity.

         Section 8.8 Amendments. No amendment of any provision of this Agreement
shall be valid  unless  the  amendment  shall be in  writing  and  signed by all
parties hereto.

         Section  8.9   Waivers.   No  waiver  by  any  party  of  any  default,
misrepresentation,  or breach of warranty or covenant  hereunder,  regardless of
whether  intentional,  shall be deemed  to  extend  to any  prior or  subsequent
default,  misrepresentation,  or breach of  warranty or  covenant  hereunder  or
affect in any way any rights  arising by virtue of any prior or subsequent  such
occurrence.

         Section 8.10 Severability. Any term or condition of this Agreement that
is invalid or  unenforceable  in any  situation  in any  jurisdiction  shall not
affect the validity or  enforceability  of the  remaining  terms and  provisions
hereof or the validity or  enforceability  of the offending term or provision in
any other situation or in any other jurisdiction.

         Section 8.11  Construction.  The parties have participated  mutually in
the  negotiation  and drafting of this  Agreement.  In the event an ambiguity or
question of intent or interpretation  arises,  this Agreement shall be construed
as if drafted  mutually  by the parties  and no  presumption  or burden of proof
shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any
of the provisions of this Agreement.

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         Section 8.12 Headings.  The Article and Section  headings  contained in
this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way
the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

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         IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  each of the  parties  hereto has  executed  this
Agreement by its duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.

                                       7BRIDGE SYSTEMS, LTD.

                                       Name: /s/ Robert C. Clarke
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                                       Title:  Chief Executive Officer
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                                       ePHONE TELECOM, INC.

                                       Name:  /s/ Row Zadeh
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                                       Title: Chief Executive Officer
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