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EXHIBIT 10.12

                                   ECCS, INC.

                    SENIOR STAFF CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE
                    AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PAY AGREEMENT

         THIS SENIOR STAFF CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AND INCENTIVE
COMPENSATION PAY AGREEMENT (the "CICSIPA") is made as of the first day of
January, 2000, by and between ECCS, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the
"Company"), and

                                PRIYAN GUNERATNE

an employee of the Company (the "Employee"), and supersedes all such CICSIPA
agreements.

                                R e c i t a l s:

         1. The Company is a New Jersey corporation engaged in developing and
manufacturing intelligent mass storage subsystems and reselling complementary
products procured from third parties and providing related professional services
into the non-mainframe, non-mini computer open systems market. The Employee is
currently employed by the Company as

              VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS AND HARDWARE ENGINEERING.

         2. The Company and the Employee desire to provide for the payment of
severance pay to the Employee in the event of the termination of his or her
employment following a change of control or severance from the Company, on the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement:

                                   Agreement:

         In consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and
conditions set forth herein, the Company and the Employee agree as follows:

         Section 1. Operation of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective
immediately upon its execution, but the provisions hereof shall not be operative
unless and until a "Change in Control" (as such term is defined in Section 2)
has occurred or severance for other reasons as defined in Section 4 has
occurred.

         Section 2. Change in Control. The term "Change in Control" as used in
this Agreement shall mean the first to occur of any of the following:

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(a)      The effective date or date of consummation of any transaction or series
         of transactions (other than a transaction to which only the Company and
         one or more of its subsidiaries are parties) pursuant to which the
         Company:

         (i)      becomes a subsidiary of another corporation, or

         (ii)     is merged or consolidated with or into another corporation, or

         (iii)    engages in an exchange of shares with another corporation, or

         (iv)     transfers, sells or otherwise disposes of all or substantially
                  all its assets to a single purchaser (other than the
                  Employee), or a group of purchasers (none of whom is the
                  Employee);

         provided, however, that this Subsection (a) shall not be applicable to
         a transaction or series of transactions in which a majority of the
         capital stock of the other corporation, following such transaction or
         series of transactions, is owned or controlled by the holders of a
         majority of the Company's outstanding capital stock immediately before
         such sale, transfer or disposition, unless the Chief Executive Officer
         of such other corporation becomes the Chief Executive Officer of the
         Company;

(b)      The date upon which any person, (other than the Employee), group of
         associated persons acting in concert (none of whom is the Employee) or
         corporation becomes a direct or indirect beneficial owner of shares of
         stock of the Company representing an aggregate of more than fifty
         percent (50%) of the votes then entitled to be cast at an election of
         directors of the Company; provided however, that this Subsection (b)
         shall not be applicable to a transaction or series of transactions in
         which the entity acquiring such ownership in excess of fifty percent
         (50%) is a person or entity who is eligible, pursuant to Rule 13d-l(b)
         under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to file a
         statement on Schedule 13G with respect to its beneficial ownership of
         the Company's capital stock, whether or not such person or entity shall
         have filed a schedule 13G, unless such person or entity shall have
         filed a Schedule 13D with respect to beneficial ownership of fifteen
         (15%) or more of the Company's capital stock; and provided, further,
         that the acquisition of shares in a bona fide public offering or
         private placement of securities by an investor who is acquiring such
         shares for passive investment purposes only shall not constitute a
         "Change in Control."

(c)      The date upon which the persons who were members of the Board of
         Directors of the Company as of January 1, 2000, (the Original
         Directors) cease to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors;
         provided, however, that any new Director whose nomination or selection
         has been approved by the affirmative vote of at least five of the
         Original Directors then in office shall also be deemed an Original
         Director.

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CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE PAY AGREEMENT

         Section 3. Severance Pay Upon Termination by Company Without Cause or
By Employee for Cause. If, during the one year period immediately following a
Change in Control, the Employee's employment with the Company is terminated
either:

(a)      By the Company for no reason or for any reason other than the dishonest
         or willful misconduct of the Employee, including, but not limited to,
         theft of or other unauthorized personal use of the Employer's funds or
         other property; or

(b)      Due to the death or disability of the Employee; or

(c)      By the Employee as a result of, or within 30 days of the following:

         (i)      a reduction in his or her rate of regular compensation from
                  the Company to an amount below the rate of his or her regular
                  compensation as in effect immediately prior to the Change in
                  Control;

         (ii)     a requirement that the Employee relocate to a location more
                  than thirty-five (35) miles from the Employee's office
                  location with the Company immediately prior to the Change in
                  Control;

         (iii)    a change in duties or job responsibilities from those as in
                  effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, which
                  change results in the diminution of the Employee's status,
                  authority and duties, except for such subordination in duties
                  or job responsibilities as may normally be required due to the
                  Company's change from an independent business entity to being
                  a subsidiary or division of another corporate entity;

then the Company shall pay the Employee, within ten (10) days after the
effective date of his or her termination, an amount equal to the sum of 12
twelve times (x) the rate of his or her monthly regular compensation as in
effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, (y) an amount equal to the
value of his or her accrued vacation time up to the maximum of such accrued
vacation time then permitted by Company policy, and (z) if such Change in
Control occurs prior to the payment of executive incentive bonuses for the year
ended December 31, 2000 or December 31, 2001, the Company shall calculate the
financial results for year on a pro forma basis as set forth in the next
sentence and, if a bonus would be payable on the basis of such pro forma
financial results, the Employee shall be entitled to a pro rata share of such
incentive bonus, if any, calculated as set forth in next sentence. For the
purposes of computing any such executive incentive bonus, the executive
incentive bonus shall be calculated by taking the revenues and the pre-tax
earnings for the last full three months before such termination and dividing
them by three (3) and multiplying the result by the number of months then
remaining in the year and adding the respective results to year-to-date revenues
and pre-tax earnings through the end of the month prior to termination, and then
dividing such by the fraction of the fiscal year from its beginning to the date
of termination. The Company

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CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE PAY AGREEMENT

may withhold from any such severance compensation any federal, state, city,
county or other taxes.

The Company shall also pay the Employee insurance and other similar employee
benefits until the sooner to occur of twelve months following termination of his
or her employment or the date on which the Employee begins employment with an
employer other than the Company. In the event that the Employee's continued
participation in any such plans for such period is not possible under the
general terms and provisions thereof, the Company shall pay to the Employee
benefits which are substantially similar in content and value to those which the
Employee was entitled under such plans or programs for such period.

         All severance payments are subject to individual signing a non-compete
agreement, the term of which to be commensurate with the length of the severance
payments.

         Section 4. No Severance Pay Upon Any Other Termination.

a) In the event the employee is dismissed from the business through no fault of
his/her own, the following will apply. This would apply for purposes of staff
reductions or layoffs as a result of diminished financial conditions or
prospects of the Company. The Senior Staff member will be entitled to be paid at
the Company's option, within ten (10) days after the effective date of his/her
termination, (1) regular payroll payments of an amount equal to the sum of six
(6) times the rate of his/her regular monthly compensation OR (2) an amount
equal to the sum of six (6) times the rate of his/her monthly regular
compensation as in effect immediately prior to the dismissal. Standard benefits
apply as covered in the ECCS Employee Policies and Procedures Manual.

b) Should the Senior Staff member be dismissed for documented performance
related reasons, the Company will pay the Employee at its option either (1) the
full sum of three (3) times the rate of his/her regular monthly compensation
within ten (10) days after termination OR (2) regular payroll payments of an
amount equal to the sum of three (3) times the rate of his/her regular monthly
compensation as in effect immediately prior to the termination and an amount
equal to the value of his/her accrued vacation time up to the maximum of such
accrued vacation time permitted by Company policy. Standard benefits apply as
covered in the ECCS Policies and Procedures Manual.

c) Under no circumstance of any kind will the Company offer severance if the
employee has been dishonest or demonstrated willful misconduct on the part of
the Employee, including but not limited to theft or other unauthorized personal
use of the Company's funds or other property, caused harm or been in violation
of the Company's then current Policies and Procedures manual.

         Section 5. Incentive Compensation if Employee Remains with the Company
Until a Change in Control. If the Employee remains employed by the Company until
a Change in Control, then in all events, the Employee shall receive from the
Company within ten (10) days after the date of the Change in Control a special
incentive bonus equal to either (i) one (1) times the Employee's base monthly
compensation in effect at the time, if the consideration paid, net of incentive
compensation

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CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE PAY AGREEMENT

paid or to be paid to Senior Staff under the terms of a CICSIPA, for the Change
in Control is less than $10.00 per share, or (ii) three (3) times the Employee's
base monthly compensation in effect at the time, if the consideration paid, net
of incentive compensation paid or to be paid to Senior Staff under the terms of
a CICSIPA, for the Change in Control is more than $10.00 per share.

         Should such Change in Control occur without the acquiring party or
parties acquiring 100% of the shares of common stock of ECCS or if an asset
purchase less than 100% of the assets of ECCS for the purposes of this Section
5, the consideration received will be grossed up to an amount equal to that
which would have resulted had 100% been acquired at the same payment rate.

         Section 6. Entire Obligation. Payment to the Employee pursuant to
Sections 3, 4 or 5 of this Agreement shall constitute the entire obligation of
the Company to the Employee and full settlement of any claim under law or equity
that the Employee might otherwise assert against the Company, or any of its
employees, officers or directors on account of the Employee's termination.
Payments hereunder shall supersede and extinguish any obligation the Company may
have with respect to the Employee pursuant to any employment contract or other
agreement for the payment of employment compensation, whether such agreement(s)
are in existence now or come into existence hereafter.

         Section 7. No Obligation to Continue Employment. This Agreement does
not create any obligation on the part of the Company to continue to employ the
Employee following a Change in Control or in the absence of a Change in Control.

         Section 8. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall terminate and no
longer be in effect on the earlier of February 28, 2001 or the date upon which
the Employee ceases to be an employee of the Company unless a Change in Control
has occurred prior to or on such date. If a Change in Control has occurred, this
Agreement shall continue to be effective until the date one year following the
Change in Control.

         Section 9. Severability. Should any clause, portion or section of this
Agreement be unenforceable or invalid for any reason, such unenforceability or
invalidity shall not affect the enforceability or validity of the remainder of
the Agreement.

         Section 10. Assignment: Successors in Interest. This Agreement, being
personal to the Employee, may not be assigned by him or her. The terms and
conditions of this Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the successors and assigns of the Company, and the heirs, executors and personal
representatives of the Employee.

         Section 11. Waiver. Failure to insist upon strict compliance with any
of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement shall not be deemed a
waiver of such term, covenant or condition, nor shall any waiver or
relinquishment of any right or power hereunder at any one or more times be
deemed a waiver or relinquishment of such right or power at any other time or
times.

         Section 12. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in

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accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey applicable in the case of
agreements made and to be performed entirely within such State.

         Section 13. Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or in
connection with this Agreement shall be settled by arbitration in accordance
with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect in the
State of New Jersey and judgment upon such award rendered by the arbitrator may
be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitration shall be
held in the State of New Jersey. The arbitration award shall include attorneys'
fees and costs to the prevailing party.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the undersigned as of
the date first above written.

ECCS, Inc.

By: /s/ Gregg M. Azcuy
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        Gregg M. Azcuy
        President and Chief Executive Officer

ACCEPTED: /s/ Priyan Guneratne
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         Priyan Guneratne
         Vice President Operations and Hardware Engineering

                                     PAGE 6EXHIBIT 10.18

                    HITACHI COMPUTER PRODUCTS (AMERICA), Inc.
                             MASTER SALES AGREEMENT
                             CONTRACT MANUFACTURING

                     AGREEMENT No. OMD-092399 , Rev.________

This  Agreement is made on this 23rd day of September  1999, by and between ECCS
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Corporation,  One Sheila Drive,  Bldg. 6A, Tinton Falls,  NJ 07724  (hereinafter
referred to as "ECCS"), and Hitachi Computer Products (America),  Inc., Oklahoma
Manufacturing  Division,  1800 E. Imhoff, Norman, Oklahoma (hereinafter referred
to as "OMD"), under which manufacturing services shall be performed.

                                    ARTICLE I
                                      SCOPE

1.1   OMD  agrees to use reasonable  commercial  efforts  to  perform  the  work
(hereinafter  "Work")  pursuant  to  accepted  purchase  orders,  field  returns
(hereinafter  "RMA"),  or changes to accepted purchase orders issued by ECCS and
accepted by OMD. Work shall mean to procure  material and other  supplies and to
manufacture,  test and  assemble  Products,  Spares and Upgrades as set forth in
Exhibit  "A" and  Exhibit  "B"  (hereinafter  "Products"),  pursuant to detailed
written specifications,  where available,  for each "Product" which are provided
by ECCS  and  accepted  by OMD,  and to  deliver  such  "Products"  to an  ECCS'
designated  location.  When such specifications are not available from ECCS, OMD
will provide a written  explanation of OMD's understanding of the specifications
for ECCS's  approval.  "By  providing  written  approval and  acceptance  of the
explanation,  ECCS  authorizes  OMD to perform the Work in  accordance  with the
same.  The written  explanation  and approval shall be attached as an Exhibit to
this Agreement."

      This Agreement  shall  constitute an  overriding  master  agreement  fully
setting forth the rights and responsibilities of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof,  and all sales and shipments of "Products"  shall be made
on the terms and  conditions  set forth herein.  No terms or conditions on ECCS'
purchase order forms will be effective to modify or supplement  this  Agreement,
whether or not such forms are accepted by OMD. This Agreement may be modified or
supplemented only as explicitly provided herein.

Initials:                                                   Initials:
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                                   ARTICLE II
                                RESPONSIBILITIES

2.1   ECCS's Responsibilities:
      -----------------------

      ECCS   shall  be  responsible   for  providing  OMD  with   the  following
      information, as appropriate, for "Products" ordered under this Agreement:

      A. ECCS shall reference the OMD quotation  number and this contract number
      on ECCS's accepted  purchase  orders.  This is to insure  that the correct
      "Products", pricing, definition of Work and term are specified.

      B. ECCS shall supply a complete set of released documentation that matches
      the  revisions  of the  "Products"  specified in ECCS's accepted  purchase
      orders.  This documentation  shall include but is not limited to a bill of
      materials,  approved  vendor  listing,   fabrication  drawings,   assembly
      drawings, wiring diagrams,  schematics,  appropriate test  specifications,
      process documentation, labeling and packaging specification, and any other
      specifications or data that might be required.

      C. ECCS may supply  some  components  as  consigned  inventory  to OMD  as
      described in  Exhibit  D  hereto.  ECCS  shall  own any and all  consigned
      inventory that are components, work process and finished  assemblies until
      said  "Products"  are  shipped to ECCS or their designated  customer.  The
      details of the  consignment  arrangement  will be set forth in a  separate
      Agreement to be agreed upon by the parties.

      D. The consigned  inventory  from ECCS will have an agreed market value at
      the time of consignment.  As the  consigned  inventory  is utilized in the
      production of Product for ECCS,  five days after the end of each month,  a
      monthly inventory  reconciliation  report  will be  provided  by HICAM and
      payment for  consumption  will be made on or before Net 30 days,  from the
      date of the monthly report.

      E. ECCS  has the responsibility to generate  RMA requests and forward them
      to  OMD with  appropriate information. ECCS and  Field Support will be the
      direct contact with the customer if RMA questions or issues arise.

      F. OMD's Operations  group  will  have the  responsibility  of  processing
      incoming returns  and  monitoring  their  progress  through the repair and
      disposition process.

      G. ECCS defines and maintains  Field Service  Spares  (hereinafter  "FSS")
      Min./Max.  quantities  for  selected spares  and Field  Replaceable  Units
      (hereinafter "FRU").  ECCS issues a purchase order to OMD to replenish FSS
      with new product.

      H. OMD owns the planning process of  evaluating  quantity on hand and open
      replenishment orders against the FSS minimum requirement.  OMD will notify
      ECCS to place a replenishment order for new spares.

Initials:                                                   Initials:
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      I. ECCS represents and warrants that it shall not, directly or indirectly,
      export, re-export, or transship "Products",  technology, or software ("the
      Commodities") in violation of any applicable  U.S. export Control laws and
      regulations or any other applicable  export control laws  promulgated  and
      administered by the government of any country having jurisdiction over the
      parties or the transactions  contemplated herein.  This amendment includes
      the signed MEMORANDUM OF EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE (Exhibit E).

2.2   OMD Responsibilities:
      --------------------

      OMD  shall  perform  work  as  necessary  in  order  to  deliver  finished
      "Products" that conform to all  applicable  documentation  as specified by
      ECCS under this Agreement:

      A. OMD shall build  "Products" in accordance with those documents supplied
      by ECCS, and will deviate from those  documents only after ECCS has issued
      to OMD, in writing, an approved  change order  authorizing  OMD to deviate
      from the original documentation.

      B. OMD  shall make all reasonable  efforts to comply with  ECCS's requests
      for changes.  It is understood that all ECCS's  requested  changes will be
      evaluated for delivery and price impact, as well as other changes that may
      be  necessary  to these  terms  and conditions.  OMD shall  supply  impact
      analysis and OMD shall receive  authorization, in writing, from ECCS prior
      to implementing changes that affects schedule and pricing.

          NOTE: It is understood  that these  responsibilities  are of a general
          nature,  in no way should be  construed  as  all-inclusive  under this
          Agreement.

Initials:                                                   Initials:
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                                   ARTICLE III
                     FORECASTS, ORDERS, MATERIAL PROCUREMENT

3.1   Forecasts:
      ---------

      ECCS  agrees to issue a monthly  forecast, on or  before the fifth working
      day  of  each  month,  to OMD  that contains  a  two (2)  month  committed
      forecast,  described  in  3.2 (C)  below,  and  a  rolling  four (4) month
      forecast such that each monthly forecast covers a total of six (6) months.
      The rolling four (4) month forecast will authorize  OMD to purchase  items
      with a deliver  lead-time that exceeds  the two (2) month committed window
      as defined in 3.2 (C) below (hereinafter "Special Inventory") to support a
      continuous flow of shipments  against ECCS forecast.  For notification and
      approval,  OMD  will  inform  ECCS  of  all  cases  of  Special  Inventory
      purchases  and  request approval to proceed.

The following items shall be classified as "Special Inventory":

      A. Long Lead Items Material - Generally those items whose delivery exceeds
      ECCS's two (2) month  committed  forecast  plus 30 days to account for the
      order, shipment, receipt and manufacturing time.

      B. Economic Order  Quantity - Those items in which a substantial  quantity
      discount can be given.  By way of example,  and not by way of  limitation,
      this would include  ordering  larger  quantities  of custom sheet metal to
      reduce setup charges.

      C. Minimum Order  Quantities  -  Those  items  that  must  be  ordered  in
      quantities larger  than  required  in  order  to  accommodate  a  required
      manufacturing process.  By way of example,  and not by way of  limitation,
      this would  include the  requirement  to  purchase  an entire  reel of SMT
      components for use in surface mount pick-and-place equipment.

      D. Non-Cancelable Material - The material on order that cannot be canceled
      because of the location in a  supplier's  manufacturing  process or due to
      commercial impracticality or impossibility.  By way of example, and not by
      way of  limitation, this would include a printed  circuit board that is in
      final  electrical  test, since  cancellation  would cost more than  taking
      delivery.

      E. Non-Returnable   Material  - The  material  inventory  that  is  custom
      manufactured for a specific application. By way of example, and not by way
      of limitation, this would include a custom semiconductor such as a LSI.

Initials:                                                   Initials:
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3.2   Purchase Orders:
      ---------------

      It  is  the  desire  of  OMD  to supply ECCS  with "Products" in  a timely
      fashion,  in a continuous flow,  with as few  unexpected  interruptions as
      possible. In order to accomplish this:

      A. ECCS  will issue  purchase  orders  that will  include  part  numbers,
      revisions, quantities, pricing, and delivery requirements.

      B. ECCS issued  purchase  orders  shall be deemed  accepted  by OMD unless
      written notification  of  rejection  is  received  by ECCS within five (5)
      working days of receipt of such accepted  purchase order and/or  committed
      forecast.

      C. ECCS agrees  that  purchase  orders  will cover a minimum of (2) months
      commencing on the date of the first purchase order.  These purchase orders
      sill   constitute  authorization  for  OMD  to  procure,  using   standard
      purchasing practices, the  components, materials  and  supplies  necessary
      for the manufacture  of "Products"  ("Inventory") covered by such purchase
      orders.

      D. ECCS agrees to provide OMD with consigned inventory items within thirty
      (30) days prior to the requested delivery date on said purchase orders.

      E. ECCS will be responsible  to pay OMD for all  Inventories  and  Special
      Inventory purchased  by OMD under this  Article  III,  whether or not ECCS
      accepts delivery of such Inventory and/or Special Inventory.

Initials:                                                   Initials:
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3.3   Rescheduling of Purchase Orders:
      -------------------------------

      A. Quantity  Increases and Shipments Schedule  Changes.  For  any purchase
      orders,  ECCS may increase the quantity of "Products"  or  reschedule  the
      quantity of "Products"  and their  shipment  date as provided in the table
      below.

      B. Maximum Allowable  Variance for  Purchase Order Quantities & Completion
      Dates:

        # Of days before          Allowable          Maximum            Maximum
        Completion Date           Quantity           Delay              Delay
        On Purchase Order         Increases          Quantity           Period
        -----------------         ---------          --------           ------
              0-15                -0-                -0-                -0-
              16-30               10%                -0-                15-Days
              31-60               50%                100%               30-Days

      C. Any Accepted purchase order quantities increased or delayed pursuant to
      this section may not subsequently be increased or rescheduled  without the
      prior written approval of OMD. Allowable quantity increases are subject to
      material availability.  OMD will use reasonable commercial efforts to meet
      quantity  increases. If  there are extra costs to meet a schedule increase
      in excess of the above limits, OMD will inform  ECCS for its  approval  in
      advance.

3.4   Cancellation:
      ------------

      ECCS may not cancel any  portion of  "Products"  quantity  of an  accepted
      purchase order without OMD's prior written approval,  not be  unreasonably
      withheld. If the Parties agree upon a cancellation,  ECCS will pay OMD for
      "Products", Inventory,  and Special Inventory affected by the cancellation
      as follows: (i) 100% of the contract price for all finished  "Products" in
      OMD's  possession, (ii) 100%,  plus  restocking  fees,  of the cost of all
      Inventory and Special Inventory in OMD's  possession and not returnable to
      the  vendor or usable for other  ECCS product, whether in raw form or work
      in process, less the salvage value thereof, (iii) 100%, of the cost of all
      Inventory and  Special  Inventory  on order and not  cancelable,  (iv) any
      vendor cancellation charges incurred with respect to Inventory and Special
      Inventory  accepted for  cancellation  or  return by the  vendor,  and (v)
      expenses  incurred by OMD  related  to labor to  support  ECCS's  purchase
      orders.

      OMD will use reasonable commercial  effort to return unused  Inventory and
      Special Inventory and to cancel pending orders for such Inventory,  and to
      otherwise mitigate the amounts payable by ECCS.

Initials:                                                   Initials:
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                                   ARTICLE IV
                            ENGINEERING CHANGE ORDERS

4.1   ECCS  may  request, in writing, that  OMD incorporate engineering  changes
      into the Product. Such requests will include a description of the proposed
      engineering  change sufficient to permit OMD to evaluate  its feasibility,
      cost, and schedule. OMD's  evaluation shall be in writing  and shall state
      the  costs and  time of  implementation  and the  impact on  the  delivery
      schedule and pricing of the Product.  OMD will not be obligated to proceed
      with the engineering change until the parties have agreed upon the changes
      to the Product's  Specifications, delivery schedule and "Products" pricing
      and  upon the implementation costs to be borne by ECCS including,  without
      limitation,  the  cost  of  Inventory  and Special  Inventory  on-hand and
      on-order that becomes obsolete.

                                    ARTICLE V
                    TOOLING, NON-RECURRING EXPENSES, SOFTWARE

5.1   OMD shall provide non-Product specific  tooling and test  equipment at its
      expense.

5.2   ECCS shall  pay for or  obtain and  deliver  to OMD any  Product  specific
      tooling,  test equipment,  and  other  reasonably necessary  non-recurring
      expenses, as set forth in OMD's quotation letter.

5.3   All software, which ECCS provides to OMD, is and shall remain the property
      of ECCS.  ECCS grants OMD a license to copy, modify and use such  software
      as required to perform OMD's obligations under this Agreement.

5.4   All software  developed by OMD and  modifications  created  by OMD to ECCS
      provided software to support the process tooling or otherwise shall be and
      remain the property of OMD.

Initials:                                                   Initials:
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                                   ARTICLE VI
                     PRICE/PAYMENT/SHIPPING/ADDITIONAL COSTS

6.1   Pricing:
      -------

      "The prices of the  Products  are shown in  Exhibit  A, the  prices of the
      Spares/Upgrades are shown in  exhibit  B, and the prices for RMA are shown
      in, Exhibit B, shall  remain fixed for the term of this  Agreement  absent
      Engineering Change Orders ("ECO") requested by ECCS or material variations
      on the market price of components necessary to manufacture the Products.

6.2   Payments:
      --------

      A. Payment for any  "Products", services or other costs to be paid by ECCS
      hereunder  is due thirty (30) days net  from the date of invoice and shall
      be made in lawful U.S. currency.  ECCS agrees to pay 1.5% monthly interest
      on  all late payments or the highest  rate permitted by law,  whichever is
      lower.

      B. Furthermore, if ECCS is late with payments, or OMD has reasonable cause
      to  believe  ECCS may  not be able to  pay,  OMD  may  request  reasonable
      assurances of due performance  from ECCS. The parties agree that requiring
      prepayment,  delaying shipments or  suspending  work until  assurances  of
      payment satisfactory to OMD are received would all be reasonable.

      C. After 90-days of on-time payment at net 30-days,  ECCS will be extended
      credit terms sufficient to support their ongoing business.

6.3   Security Interest:
      -----------------

      Security Interest.  Until the purchase price and all other charges payable
      to OMD hereunder  have been received in full, OMD hereby  retains and ECCS
      hereby grants to OMD security interest in the "Products" delivered to ECCS
      and any proceeds therefrom.  ECCS agrees to promptly execute any documents
      requested by OMD to perfect and protect such security interest.

6.4   Shipping Point:
      --------------

      FOB point for all deliveries  under this  Agreement are to be FOB shipping
      Point/Point of Origin (Norman, OK, USA).

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6.5   Additional Costs:
      ----------------

      ECCS is responsible  for (a) any expediting  charges  reasonably necessary
      because of a change in ECCS's requirements which charges are pre-approved,
      (b) any overtime or downtime charges incurred as a result of delays in the
      normal  production or  interruption in the  workflow process and caused by
      (1) ECCS's change in Specifications; or  (2)  ECCS's  failure  to  provide
      sufficient quantities or a reasonable quality level of consigned materials
      where applicable to sustain the production schedule. ECCS caused delays as
      a result of consigned inventory will result in a special charge to ECCS of
      1.5% of the sale price of the  Product for each  month,  or part  thereof,
      delayed.

6.6   Cost Reductions:
      ---------------

      OMD agrees to seek ways to reduce the cost of  manufacturing "Products" by
      methods such as elimination of components, obtaining  alternate sources of
      materials,  redefinition of  Specifications, and improved assembly or test
      methods.  Upon implementation  of such  OMD initiated  methods  to  reduce
      costs, OMD will receive fifty percent of the demonstrated cost reductions.
      ECCS will receive one hundred  percent of the demonstrated  cost reduction
      upon implementation of ECCS initiated methods of cost reduction. ECCS will
      receive one  hundred  percent of cost  reductions  achieved  due to market
      changes in material pricing. (Receipt based).

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                                   ARTICLE VII
                        PRODUCT ACCEPTANCE AND WARRANTIES

7.1   Product Acceptance:
      ------------------

      The "Products" delivered by OMD will be inspected and tested to applicable
      specifications by ECCS their designated  customer, within thirty (30) days
      of receipt.  If "Products" are found  to be defective  in material (except
      for ECCS supplied  material) or workmanship,  ECCS has the right to reject
      such  "Products" during  the acceptance  period.  "Products" not  rejected
      during the acceptance period  will be  deemed  accepted.  ECCS may  return
      defective "Products",   freight   pre-paid,   after   obtaining  a  return
      material  authorization  number from  OMD (to be displayed on the shipping
      container) and  completing  a failure  report (a copy to be included  with
      the  refunded   material).  Rejected  "Products"  will   be  repaired   or
      replaced,  at ECCS's option, and returned freight pre-paid.

7.2   Express Limited Warranty:
      ------------------------

      A. OMD  warrants that  "Products"   manufactured  for   normal  production
      shipments will conform to the agreed upon specifications  and will be free
      from defects in materials and  workmanship for a period of 1-year from the
      date of shipment. (Based upon the data and assumptions provided by ECCS in
      Reliability Report  #REL-980210-01)  OMD warrants that "RMAs" returned and
      repaired will conform to the agreed upon  specifications  and will be free
      from defects in materials  and  workmanship,  for the original  reason for
      return, for a period  of  30-days  from the date of  shipment.  Also,  see
      sections 2.1 (E) thru (H).

      B. This express warranty does not apply to (a) materials consigned by ECCS
      to OMD; (b) defects resulting from ECCS's design of the "Products"; or (c)
      Product that has been abused, damaged, altered or misused by any person or
      entity  after title  passes to ECCS.  This warrant does not apply to first
      articles,  prototypes,  pre-production  units, test units or other similar
      "Products".  Notwithstanding anything else  in this agreement, OMD assumes
      no liability for or obligation  related  to  the  performance,   accuracy,
      specifications, failure  to meet  specifications  or  defects of or due to
      components,  fixtures,  designs, or  instructions produced  or supplied by
      ECCS  and ECCS  shall be  liable for costs or  expenses  incurred  by  OMD
      related thereto.

      C. If OMD determines that Product  conformed to the warranties and was not
      defective,  ECCS  agrees to pay  OMD's  reasonable  costs  of  inspection,
      handling and  testing.  Upon failure of a Product to comply with the above
      warranty,  OMD's sole obligation, and  ECCS's sole remedy,  is for OMD, at
      its option,  to promptly  repair or replace  such Product and return it to
      ECCS freight  pre-paid.  After completing a failure report and obtaining a
      return material authorization  number from OMD, ECCS shall return material
      to  OMD freight  pre-paid.  Such  shipments  shall  include a  copy of the
      failure  report and  the  shipping  container  shall  display  the  return
      material  authorization number.

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Disclaimer of Warranty:
----------------------
THE FOREGOING  WARRANTIES ARE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE  WARRANTIES GIVEN BY OMD IN
CONNECTION  WITH THIS  AGREEMENT,  EXPRESS OR  IMPLIED,  AND OMD  DISCLAIMS  ALL
IMPLIED WARRANTIES,  INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. OMD DOES NOT PROMISE THAT THE PRODUCT IS ERROR-FREE OR
WILL OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION.

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                                  ARTICLE VIII
                           TERM/TERMINATION/EXTENSION

8.1   Terms:
      -----

      This agreement  shall  continue in force for one (1) year from the date of
      this Agreement by both parties, unless terminated pursuant to Section 8.2,
      provided that at the written  request by either party  within  ninety (90)
      days  prior to  the  expiration  of  the  Agreement,  both  parties  shall
      negotiate, in good faith and for a reasonable  period,  with a view to the
      extension of the term of this Agreement  upon such terms and conditions as
      either party shall  propose at that time; and  provided  further that this
      Agreement is subject to early termination as provided in other  provisions
      of this Agreement. If no  understanding is reached by the expiration date,
      and if both parties continue the mutual relationship without entering into
      a formal  extension Agreement,  then this  Agreement  shall  thereafter be
      continued  on the  same  terms and  conditions  as  herein  provided  on a
      month-to-month  basis until terminated,  for any reason,  by either  party
      giving  the other party, ninety (90) days written  notice of its intention
      to terminate.

8.2   Termination:
      -----------

      This Agreement may be  terminated  by either  party,  for any reason or no
      reason, with ninety- (90) days' written notice.

      A. In the event of such termination  by ECCS,  ECCS shall be  obligated to
      accept delivery of and pay for all completed "Products",  Work In Process,
      (WIP) Inventory, and special  Inventory.  It is further agreed that in the
      event  of such termination,  ECCS will promptly, and  without delay, issue
      OMD Purchase orders to cover all aforementioned items.

      B. In  the event of  such termination by  OMD, OMD agrees  to support ECCS
      with Product  sufficient to cover the period  upon which ECCS had Purchase
      Orders  in place  at the time  of the  termination.  It is further  agreed
      that  ECCS  will  be  obligated  for all  completed  "Products",  work-in-
      process,  all component  material  purchased by  OMD in support of  ECCS's
      Purchase Orders, Special Inventory and any other such items resulting from
      services provide herein.

      C. In the event of termination  by either  party,  within thirty (30) days
      from the  termination, OMD agrees to return all ECCS capital  equipment to
      ECCS at ECCS's expense or provide  ECCS with a written  estimate  of scrap
      value of said capital equipment.  At ECCS's option,  OMD will either scrap
      said  capital  equipment and  provide  written  proof  of  destruction  or
      reimburse ECCS the scrap value in cash.

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                                   ARTICLE IX
                              LIABILITY LIMITATION

9.1   Patents, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, Other Proprietary Rights:
      ------------------------------------------------------------

      ECCS shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless OMD from all claims, costs,
      damages,  judgments and attorney's fees  resulting from or  arising out of
      any alleged and/or actual infringement or other violation  of any patents,
      patent rights,  trademarks,  trademark  rights,  trade  names,  trade name
      rights, copyrights,  trade  secrets,  proprietary  rights and processes or
      other such rights arising out of, or related to the "Products".  OMD shall
      promptly notify ECCS in writing of the initiation of any such claims.

THE  FOREGOING  STATES  THE  ENTIRE  LIABILITY  OF THE  PARTIES  TO  EACH  OTHER
CONCERNING INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, COPYRIGHT, TRADE SECRET OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS.

No Other Liability:
------------------

EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS  WARRANTIES  CREATED  UNDER THIS  AGREEMENT,  IN NO EVENT
SHALL  EITHER  PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY  INCIDENTAL,  CONSEQUENTIAL,
SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE  DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT
OR THE SALE OF  "PRODUCTS",  WHETHER SUCH  LIABILITY IS ASSERTED ON THE BASIS OF
CONTRACT,  TORT  (INCLUDING THE  POSSIBILITY  OF NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT  LIABILITY
FRAUD,  MISREPRESENTATION AND OTHER TORTS), OR OTHERWISE,  EVEN IF THE PARTY HAS
BEEN WARNED OF THE  POSSIBILITY  OF ANY SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE,  AND EVEN IF ANY OF
THE LIMITED REMEDIES IN THIS AGREEMENT FAIL OF THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

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                                    ARTICLE X
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

10.1  Confidentiality:
      ---------------

      All written  information  and data  exchanged  between the Parties for the
      purpose of enabling OMD to manufacture and deliver  "Products"  under this
      Agreement that is marked "Confidential" or the like, shall be deemed to be
      Confidential  Information. The Party,  which  receives  such  Confidential
      Information, agrees not to disclose it directly or indirectly to any third
      party  without the  prior  written   consent  of  the  disclosing   party.
      Confidential Information  disclosed  pursuant  to the  Agreement  shall be
      maintained confidential  for a period of three (3) years  from the date of
      disclosure thereof.

10.2  Communications:
      --------------

      It is the desire of both ECCS and OMD to  maintain a business relationship
      whereby both parties are successful, and the results of this Agreement are
      rewarding  for  both.  It is,  therefore, agreed  that  ECCS  and OMD will
      maintain excellent  levels of  communication  through  periodic  meetings,
      written communication,  verbal  communication,  and  any  other  means  of
      communication that will achieve both parties' desire under this Agreement.

10.3  Force Majeure:
      -------------

      Neither party  shall be liable in any way, whatsoever, to the other  party
      in the event that the performance of this Agreement, or any part, thereof,
      is  delayed through  causes beyond  the reasonable control of the delaying
      party,  such  as,  but not  limited  to,  acts of God,  acts of  civil  or
      military authorities,  fires, industrial disputes,  floods, wars, riots or
      any other  event(s),  not with the direct  control of OMD. In the event of
      such delay, the performance of this Agreement or any part affected by such
      cause (s) shall  be  suspended  for so long and to the  extent  that  such
      cause (s) prevents or delays its  performance.  The  delaying party  shall
      immediately and fully inform the other party of such  delay.  In the event
      the delay exceeds thirty (30) days or is anticipated to exceed thirty (30)
      days, the parties  shall meet to  mutually  decide  what  action  would be
      taken with respect to the work  and this Agreement. Both parties undertake
      to use their "best  efforts" to recover from such  situations as timely as
      possible with minimal impact on the other party.

10.4  Governing Law:
      -------------

      This Agreement  shall be governed by and  construed  under the laws of the
      State of Oklahoma,  without  giving  effect  to its  provisions  governing
      conflicts of law.

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10.5  Entire Agreement:
      ----------------

      This Agreement constitutes the entire  agreement  between the Parties with
      respect to the transactions  contemplated  hereby and supersedes all prior
      agreements  and  understanding   between  the  parties  relating  to  such
      transactions. ECCS shall  hold the  existence  and terms of the  Agreement
      confidential;  unless it obtains  OMD's express written consent otherwise.
      In all respects, this Agreement  shall  govern, and  any  other  documents
      including, without  limitation,  preprinted terms and conditions on ECCS's
      purchase orders shall be of no effect.

10.6  Amendments:
      ----------

      This Agreement may be amended only by written consent of both parties.

10.7  Independent Contractor:
      ----------------------

      Neither  party  shall, for  any purpose, be  deemed to be  an agent of the
      other  party and relationship between the parties shall only  be  that  of
      independent  contractors.  Neither party shall have any right or authority
      to assume  or  create  any obligations or to make  any representations  or
      warranties on behalf of any other party, whether express or implied, or to
      bind the other party in any respect whatsoever.

10.8  Expenses:
      --------

      In the event a dispute  between the Parties hereunder with respect to this
      Agreement  must be resolved by  litigation or other  proceeding or a party
      must engage an attorney to enforce  its right  hereunder,  the  prevailing
      party shall  be  entitled  to  receive  reimbursement  for all  associated
      reasonable costs and expenses  (including,  without  limitation,  attorney
      fees) from the other party.

10.9  Successors, Assignment:
      ----------------------

      This Agreement  shall be  binding  upon and  inure to the  benefit  of the
      Parties hereto  and  there  respective   successors,   assigns  and  legal
      representatives. Neither Party shall have the right to assign or otherwise
      transfer its rights or obligations  under this  Agreement  except with the
      prior written consent of the other party, not be unreasonably withheld.

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10.10 All the notice  hereunder  shall be given in writing to the persons listed
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------
      below.
      -----

      ECCS Corporation:   Mr. Tom Merklinger, Phone: (732) 758-8381
                          Fax:(732) 741-6945
                          ECCS Corporation
                          One Sheila Drive, Building 6A
                          Tinton Falls, NJ 07724

      OMD:                Mr. Charles M. Phillips, Phone: (405) 360-5500
                          Fax: (405) 573-1297
                          Oklahoma Manufacturing Division
                          Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.
                          1800 E. Imhoff, P.O. Box 1203
                          Norman, OK 73070-1203

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly and
properly  executed by the duly  authorized  representatives  as of the Effective
Date set forth below.

      On Behalf of ECCS:               On Behalf of OMD:
      ECCS Corporation                 Oklahoma Manufacturing Division
                                       Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.

    /s/ Priyan N. Guneratne            /s/ Charles M. Phillips
    --------------------------         -----------------------------------------
    Signature                          Signature

    Priyan N. Guneratne                Charles M. Phillips
    --------------------------         -----------------------------------------
    Printed Name                       Printed Name

    VP Engineering & Operations        Director, OMD
    ---------------------------        -----------------------------------------
    Title                              Title

    9/24/99                            23 September, 1999
    ---------------------------        -----------------------------------------
    Date                               Date

                                       /s/ Yoshinobu Migita
    ---------------------------        -----------------------------------------
    Signature                          Signature

                                       Yoshinobu Migita
    ---------------------------        -----------------------------------------
    Printed Name                       Printed Name

                                       Executive VP/GM
    ---------------------------        -----------------------------------------
    Title                              Title

                                       9/23/99
    ---------------------------        -----------------------------------------
    Date                               Date

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