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                                                                    Exhibit 10.2

                      PROMISSORY NOTE AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT

$1,000,000                                                         July 10, 2000

     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Allan I. Brown (the "MAKER") promises to pay Cyrk,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), the sum of ONE MILLION and 00/00
Dollars ($1,000,000).

     SECTION 1.     PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST. The unpaid principal balance of this
Promissory Note and Pledge Agreement (the "NOTE") shall be paid in full on
demand, together with all accrued but unpaid interest, as provided in Section 11
of the Employment Agreement between the Maker and the Company, dated September
1, 1999 (the "EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT"). This Note shall bear interest (computed on
the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a 365-day year) on the
unpaid principal amount hereof at a rate per annum equal to six and six tenths
percent (6.6%), compounded annually. Interest shall be based upon the Federal
short-term interest rate, and restated on July 1 of each year. All accrued
interest shall be payable at maturity of this promissory note. All payments
hereunder shall be made in immediately available funds.

     SECTION 2.     PREPAYMENT. The Maker may at any time prepay all or a
portion of the unpaid principal amount of this Note without penalty or premium,
together with all accrued but unpaid interest on the amount so prepaid to the
date of prepayment.

     SECTION 3.     EVENTS OF DEFAULT. For the purposes of this Note an "EVENT
                    OF DEFAULT":

                    the Maker shall default in the payment of principal of or
                    interest on this Note after the same becomes due and
                    payable;

     SECTION 4.     RIGHTS UPON DEFAULT. Upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default, (a) the principal of and accrued interest in respect of this Note shall
become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of
any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Maker and (b) the
Company shall have all of the rights and remedies provided by law, including,
without limitation, those provided by the Uniform Commercial Code.

     In case of an Event of Default and the acceleration of the Maker's
obligations hereunder, the Maker will pay to the holder hereof such further
amount as shall be sufficient to cover the cost and expense of collection,
including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, expenses and
disbursements. No delay or omission on the part of the holder hereof in
exercising any right shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise prejudice
the rights of the holder of this Note. No waiver of any single breach or default
shall be deemed a waiver or breach of any other breach or default. No right
conferred hereby upon the holder hereof shall be exclusive of any other right
referred to herein or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute
or otherwise; all remedies shall be cumulative and not alternative.

     In case there shall exist an Event of Default, but subject to the
provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law, the Company
may cause all or any of the Pledged Securities (as hereinafter defined) to be
transferred into its name or into the name of its nominee or nominees.

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     Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Company shall have the
right at any time or times thereafter to sell, resell, assign and deliver all or
any of the Pledged Securities in one or more parcels at any exchange or broker's
board or at public or private sale. Unless the Pledged Securities threaten to
decline speedily in value or are of a type customarily sold on a recognized
market, the Company will give the Maker at least ten (10) days prior written
notice of the time and place of any public sale thereof or of the time after
which any private sale or any other intended disposition thereof is to be made.
Any such notice shall be deemed to meet any requirement hereunder or under any
applicable law (including the Uniform Commercial Code) that reasonable
notification be given of the time and place of such sale or other disposition.
Such notice may be given without any demand of performance or other demand, all
such demands being hereby expressly waived by the Maker. All such sales shall be
at such commercially reasonable price or prices, as the Company shall deem best
and either for cash or on credit or for future deliver (without assuming any
responsibility for credit risk). At any such sale or sales the Company may
purchase any or all of the Pledged Securities to be sold thereat upon such terms
as the Company may deem best. Upon any such sale or sales the Pledged Securities
so purchased shall be held by the purchaser absolutely free from any claims or
rights of whatsoever kind or nature, including any equity of redemption and any
similar rights, all such equity of redemption and any similar rights being
hereby expressly waived and released by the Maker, other than restrictions under
applicable securities law. In the event any consent, approval or authorization
of any governmental agency will be necessary to effectuate any such sale or
sales, the Maker shall execute all such applications or other instruments as may
be required. The proceeds of any such sale or sales, together with any other
additional collateral security at the time received and held hereunder, shall be
received and applied: first, to the payment of all costs and expenses of such
sale, including reasonable attorneys' fees; second, to the payment of the amount
owed hereunder to which the Company does not have recourse against the Maker;
third, to the payment of the amount owed hereunder to which the Company does
have recourse against the Maker, and any surplus thereafter remaining shall be
paid to the Maker or to whomever may be legally entitled thereto (including, if
applicable, any subordinated creditor of the Maker).

     The Maker recognizes that the Company may be unable to effect a public sale
of all or a part of the Pledged Securities by reason of certain prohibitions
contained in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT") but
may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales to a restricted group of
purchasers, each of whom will be obligated to agree, among other things, to
acquire such Pledged Securities for its own account, for investment and not with
a view to the distribution or resale thereof. The Maker acknowledges that
private sales so made may be at prices and upon other terms less favorable to
the seller than if such Pledged Securities were sold at public sales, and that
the Company has no obligation to delay sale of any such Pledged Securities for
the period of time necessary to permit such Pledged Securities to be registered
for public sale under the Securities Act. The Maker agrees that any such private
sales shall not be deemed to have been made in a commercially unreasonable
manner solely because they shall have been made under the foregoing
circumstances.

     SECTION 5.     PLEDGE OF PLEDGED SECURITIES; FULL RECOURSE. For the
purposes of securing payment of this Note, the Maker pledges, but shall not
deliver, to the Company the property described below (the "Pledged Securities")
and grants to the Company a security interest therein:

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          421,054 shares of the Company's Common Stock, $.01 par value per
          share, represented by stock certificate number ______________.

In addition to the Pledged Securities, the Company shall have full recourse to
the Maker for all amounts due hereunder.

     SECTION 6.     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE MAKER. The Maker
hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Company that:

     (a)       The Maker has good title to the Pledged Securities, free and
          clear of all claims, mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests and
          other encumbrances of every nature whatsoever other than those under
          applicable securities law or set forth herein.

     (b)       The Maker will not sell, convey or otherwise dispose of any of
          the Pledged Securities, nor will the Maker create, incur or permit to
          exist any pledge, mortgage, lien, charge, encumbrance or any security
          interest whatsoever with respect to any of the Pledged Securities or
          the proceeds thereof, other than liens on and security interests in
          the Pledged Securities created hereby and restrictions under
          applicable securities laws.

     SECTION 7.     NOTICES. All communications under this Note shall be in
writing and shall be hand delivered or sent prepaid by first class mail or
recognized overnight delivery service to the respective addresses set forth
below (or such other addresses as may be furnished in writing by the Maker and
the Company):

     (a)                 To the Company:

          Cyrk, Inc.
          101 Edgewater Drive
          Wakefield, MA  01880
          Attention:  Patricia J. Landgren, Esq.

          Choate, Hall & Stewart
          Exchange Place
          53 State Street
          Boston, MA  02109
          Attention:  Cameron "Bunk" Read, Esq.

     (b)                 To the Maker:

          Allan I. Brown
          c/o Simon Marketing, Inc.
          1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 550
          Los Angeles, CA 90067

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          Irell & Manella LLP
          1800 Avenue of the Stars
          Suite 900
          Los Angeles, CA 90067-4276
          Attn: Martin Gelfand

     SECTION 8.     WAIVER AND AMENDMENTS. The provisions of this Note may be
waived or amended only with the written approval of the Company and the Maker
and shall only be effective to the extent specifically set forth in said
writing.

     SECTION 9.     GOVERNING LAW. This Note shall be governed by the internal
laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to conflicts of
law principles, and is executed as a sealed instrument.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Promissory Note and
Pledge Agreement this 29th day of June, 2000.

                                            /s/ Allan I. Brown
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                                            Allan I. Brown

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.1

                        SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE

     This Separation Agreement and Release (this "Agreement") is made as of the
12th day of July, 2000 by and between Network Plus Corp., a Delaware corporation
with its principal offices at 234 Copeland Street, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169
(the "Company"), and George C. Alex, residing at 312 Jerusalem Road, Cohasset,
Massachusetts 02025 (the "Employee").

     WHEREAS, as of January 15, 1999 the parties entered into an employment
agreement (the "Employment Agreement") setting forth the terms and conditions of
the Employee's employment with the Company;

     WHEREAS, the parties wish to resolve amicably the Employee's separation
from the Company and terminate certain provisions of the Employment Agreement;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and conditions set forth
herein, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the
Employee agree as follows:

     1. RESIGNATION DATE. The Employee hereby resigns from all of the officer
and director positions he now holds with the Company and any of its subsidiaries
effective immediately and as an employee of the Company and any of its
subsidiaries, if applicable, as of October 10, 2000, or such earlier period as
described in Section 2 below (the "Resignation Date").

     2. EMPLOYMENT. The Employee agrees that during the period of employment
prior to the Resignation Date the Employee will work up to full time for the
Company on an as needed basis as may be reasonably requested by the Company. The
Employee shall not be required to work on the Company's premises. The Company
agrees that the Employee may devote time during the employment period to seek
employment with another employer so long as it does not conflict with the
business of the Company. In the event that the Employee commences other
employment prior to October 10, 2000 that is inconsistent with his ability to
work full time for the Company on an as needed basis as may be reasonably
requested by the Company or in the event of his death or "disability" (as
defined in the Employment Agreement), his employment will terminate and the
Resignation Date will be deemed to be the date which is the earlier of his last
day of employment with the Company, death or disability, as applicable. The
Employee (or his estate) will continue to receive his salary from the
Resignation Date through December 31, 2000 which salary continuation will be
considered severance pay. Other than as set forth in the preceding sentence the
Employee is not entitled to receive any severance or bonus pay upon his
resignation from the Company or otherwise. The Employee acknowledges that he has
received all of the paid vacation benefits to which he is entitled.

     3. TREATMENT OF OPTIONS. The Company acknowledges that the Option
Agreements granted to the Employee dated February 1, 1999 (as restated on July
6, 1999) and on December 27, 1999 are and shall remain in full force and effect
in accordance with their respective terms and subject to the limitations set
forth therein. As a result of the Employee's resignation arising out of Sections
4.4 and 5.3 of the Employment Agreement, the Company confirms that effective on
the Resignation Date all of the Employee's then unvested options to purchase
shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.01 per share, shall vest in
full and, together with his then outstanding vested options, shall be
exercisable at their respective exercise prices for a period of

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ninety days following the Resignation Date. All of the Employee's unvested and
vested options are set forth on EXHIBIT A hereto.

     4. BENEFITS. The Employee shall be entitled to participate in all medical,
dental and vision benefits programs that Company has established and made
available to the Employee until the Resignation Date and thereafter until
December 31, 2001 shall only be entitled to participate in the medical benefits
program.

     5. REIMBURSEMENT. The Company and the Employee acknowledge that the
Employee donated $10,000 (the "Donation Amount") to the Marshall Foundation (the
"Donation"). The Company will reimburse the Employee the Donation Amount within
fifteen (15) days of the date of this Agreement. The Employee agrees not to list
the Donation Amount as a deduction on his federal, state or local income tax
returns for the tax year in which the Donation was made or any other period.

     6. RELEASE.

     (a) The Employee hereby fully, forever, irrevocably and unconditionally
releases, remises and discharges the Company, its officers, directors,
stockholders, corporate affiliates, agents and employees from any and all
claims, charges, complaints, demands, actions, causes of action, suits, rights,
debts, sums of money, costs, accounts, reckonings, covenants, contracts,
agreements, promises, doings, omissions, damages, executions, obligations,
liabilities and expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs), of every kind
and nature which he ever had or now has against the Company, its officers,
directors, stockholders, corporate affiliates, agents and employees, including,
but not limited to, all claims arising out of his employment and separation from
the Company, including all employment discrimination claims under Title VII of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. ss.2000e ET SEQ., the Americans With
Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C., ss.12101 et seq., the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. ss.621 et seq., the Massachusetts Fair Employment
Practices Act, M.G.L. c.151B, ss.1 ET  SEQ., all claims arising out of the
Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, M.G.L. c.12 ss.ss.11H and 11I, the Massachusetts
Equal Rights Act, c.93,ss.102 and M.G.L. c.214, ss.1C, all damages arising out
of all employment discrimination claims, wrongful discharge claims or other
common law claims and damages.

     (b) The Company hereby fully, forever, irrevocably and unconditionally
releases, remises and discharges the Employee from any and all claims, charges,
complaints, demands, actions, causes of action, suits, rights, debts, sums of
money, costs, accounts, reckonings, covenants, contracts, agreements, promises,
doings, omissions, damages, executions, obligations, liabilities, and expenses
(including attorneys' fees and costs), of every kind and nature which it ever
had or now has against the Employee, including, but not limited to, all claims
arising out of his employment and separation from the Company; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the foregoing release by the Company shall not apply to any and
all claims related to acts of fraud or actions which would be considered a
felony under applicable law.

     7. NO REINSTATEMENT. The Employee understands and agrees that he shall not
be entitled to any employment with the Company at any time following the
Resignation Date, and that he will not apply for employment with the Company
after the Resignation Date.

     8. RETURN OF COMPANY PROPERTY. The Employee agrees to return all Company

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property and equipment in his possession or control, including, but not limited
to, all Company files and documents. The Employee further agrees to leave intact
all electronic Company documents including those which he developed or helped
develop during his employment.

     9. NATURE OF AGREEMENT. The Company and the Employee understand and agree
that this Agreement is a separation agreement and does not constitute an
admission of liability or wrongdoing on the part of the Company or the Employee.

     10. AMENDMENT. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties and may not
be abandoned, supplemented, changed or modified in any manner, orally or
otherwise, except by an instrument in writing of concurrent or subsequent date
signed by a duly authorized representative of the parties hereto. This Agreement
is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their
respective agents, assigns, heirs, executors, successors and administrators.

     11. VALIDITY. Should any provision of this Agreement be declared or be
determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or invalid, the
validity of the remaining parts, terms, or provisions shall not be affected
thereby and said illegal and invalid part, term or provision shall be deemed not
to be a part of this Agreement.

     12. CONFIDENTIALITY. The Employee understands and agrees that the contents
of the negotiations and discussions resulting in this Agreement shall be
maintained as confidential by the Employee, his agents and representatives, and
none of the above shall be disclosed by the Employee except to the extent
required by federal or state law or as otherwise agreed to in writing by the
Company. The Company and the Employee agree that this Agreement may be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and that its contents will be made
publicly available.

     13. NON-DISPARAGEMENT. The Employee understands and agrees that he shall
not make any false, disparaging or derogatory statements in public or private
regarding the Company or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents, or
representatives or the Company's business affairs and financial condition. The
Company understands and agrees that neither it nor any of its directors,
officers, employees, agents, or representatives shall make, or cause to be made,
any false, disparaging or derogatory statements in public or private regarding
the Employee.

     14. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. The Employment Agreement is hereby
terminated; provided, however, that Sections 5.4 and 7 of the Employment
Agreement and the provisions of Sections 3.6 and 5.2 of the Employment Agreement
that state that the Employee's Options shall vest in full upon a Change in
Control Event (as defined in the Company's 1998 Stock Incentive Plan), or upon
the death or Disability of the Employee prior to the Resignation Date, shall
survive the termination of the Employment Agreement in accordance with their
terms. The Company hereby waives any and all rights it may have under Section 6
of the Employment Agreement. As used herein, Options and Plan shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Employment Agreement, and Change in Control
Event shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan.

     15. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains and constitutes the entire
understanding and agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the
separation of the Company and Employee and cancels all previous oral and written
negotiations, agreements,

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commitments, and writings in connection therewith, including without limitation
the Employment Agreement, except as described in Section 14 above.

     16. APPLICABLE LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

     17. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. The Employee acknowledges that he or she has been
given up to twenty-one (21) days to consider this Agreement and that the Company
advised him or her to consult with any attorney of his or her own choosing prior
to signing this Agreement. The Employee may revoke this Agreement for a period
of seven (7) days after the execution of this Agreement, and the Agreement shall
not be effective or enforceable until the expiration of this seven (7) day
revocation period.

     18. VOLUNTARY ASSENT. The Employee affirms that no other promises or
agreements of any kind have been made to or with him by any person or entity
whatsoever to cause him to sign this Agreement, and that he fully understands
the meaning and intent of this Agreement. The Employee states and represents
that he has had an opportunity to fully discuss and review the terms of this
Agreement with an attorney. The Employee further states and represents that he
has carefully read this Agreement, understands the contents herein, freely and
voluntarily assents to all of the terms and conditions hereof, and signs his
name of his own free act.

     19. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) signature
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which taken
together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

                   [Signatures appear on the following page.]

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, all parties have set their hand and seal to this
Agreement as of the date written above.

                                    NETWORK PLUS CORP.

                                    By: /s/ Robert T. Hale, Jr.
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                                    Name:  Robert T. Hale, Jr.
                                    Title: CEO

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                                              /s/ George C. Alex
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                                              George C. Alex

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                                     ANNEX A

                            Outstanding Stock Options

                               as of July 15, 2000

           TOTAL       VESTED       VESTED           UNVESTED       EXERCISE
          SHARES                            ON 7/15/00               PRICE
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           4,533       1,133.3     1,133.3             3,399.8       $ 3.31

         240,266      60,066.5    60,066.5           180,199.5       $ 4.41

         145,067      36,267      36,267             108,800         $ 6.62

          63,466      15,866.5    15,866.5            47,599.5       $11.03

          10,000         0           0                10,000         $18.475
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Total    463,332     113,333.3   113,333.3           236,665.4

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