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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2
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               AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
                             BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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     1    ACCOUNTING AND OTHER TERMS...................................................    4
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     2    LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT....................................................    4
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          2.1   Credit Extensions......................................................    4
          2.2   Overadvances...........................................................    5
          2.3   Interest Rate, Payments................................................    5
          2.4   Fees...................................................................    5

     3    CONDITIONS OF LOANS..........................................................    6
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          3.1   Conditions Precedent to Initial Credit Extension.......................    6
          3.2   Conditions Precedent to all Credit Extensions..........................    6

     4    CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST................................................    6
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          4.1   Grant of Security Interest.............................................    6

     5    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES...............................................    6
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          5.1   Due Organization and Authorization.....................................    6
          5.2   Collateral.............................................................    6
          5.3   Litigation.............................................................    7
          5.4   No Material Adverse Change in Financial Statements.....................    7
          5.5   Solvency...............................................................    7
          5.6   Regulatory Compliance..................................................    7
          5.7   Subsidiaries...........................................................    7
          5.8   Full Disclosure........................................................    7

     6    AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS........................................................    7
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          6.1   Government Compliance..................................................    7
          6.2   Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates............................    8
          6.3   Inventory; Returns.....................................................    8
          6.4   Taxes..................................................................    8
          6.5   Insurance..............................................................    8
          6.6   Primary Accounts.......................................................    8
          6.7   Financial Covenants....................................................    8
          6.8   Registration of Intellectual Property Rights...........................    9
          6.9   Further Assurances.....................................................    9

     7    NEGATIVE COVENANTS...........................................................    9
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          7.1   Dispositions...........................................................    9
          7.2   Changes in Business, Ownership, Management or Business Locations.......    9
          7.3   Mergers or Acquisitions................................................    9
          7.4   Indebtedness...........................................................    9
          7.5   Encumbrance............................................................   10
          7.6   Distributions; Investments.............................................   10
          7.7   Transactions with Affiliates...........................................   10
          7.8   Subordinated Debt......................................................   10
          7.9   Compliance.............................................................   10

     8    EVENTS OF DEFAULT............................................................   10
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          8.1   Payment Default........................................................   10
          8.2   Covenant Default.......................................................   10
          8.3   Material Adverse Change................................................   10
          8.4   Attachment.............................................................   10
          8.5   Insolvency.............................................................   11
          8.6   Other Agreements.......................................................   11
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          8.7   Judgments................................................................   11
          8.8   Misrepresentations.......................................................   11

     9    BANK'S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.....................................................   11
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          9.1   Rights and Remedies......................................................   11
          9.2   Power of Attorney........................................................   12
          9.3   Accounts Collection......................................................   12
          9.4   Bank Expenses............................................................   12
          9.5   Bank's Liability for Collateral..........................................   12
          9.6   Remedies Cumulative......................................................   12
          9.7   Demand Waiver............................................................   12

     10   NOTICES........................................................................   12
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     11   CHOICE OF LAW, VENUE AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER.....................................   12
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     12   GENERAL PROVISIONS.............................................................   13
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          12.1  Successors and Assigns...................................................   13
          12.2  Indemnification..........................................................   13
          12.3  Time of Essence..........................................................   13
          12.4  Severability of Provision................................................   13
          12.5  Amendments in Writing, Integration.......................................   13
          12.6  Counterparts.............................................................   13
          12.7  Survival.................................................................   13
          12.8  Confidentiality..........................................................   13
          12.9  Effect of Amendment and Restatement......................................   14
          12.10 Attorneys' Fees, Costs and Expenses......................................   14

     13   DEFINITIONS....................................................................   14
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          13.1  Definitions..............................................................   14
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      This AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of March
30, 2001, between SILICON VALLEY BANK ("Bank"), whose address is 3003 Tasman
Drive, Santa Clara, California 95054 and BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC. ("Borrower"),
whose address is 4980 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara , CA 95054.

                                   RECITALS

      A.   Bank and Borrower are parties to that certain Loan and Security
Agreement dated December 30, 1997, as previously amended on July 8, 1998, August
10, 1998, August 2, 1999, November 22, 1999, December 1, 1999, January 24, 2000,
and August 10, 2000 (as so amended, the "Original Agreement").

      B.   Borrower and Bank desire in this Agreement to set forth their
agreement with respect to a working capital loan and to amend and restate in its
entirety without novation the Original Agreement in accordance with the
provisions herein.

                                   AGREEMENT

      The parties agree as follows:

1     ACCOUNTING AND OTHER TERMS
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      Accounting terms not defined in this Agreement will be construed following
GAAP. Calculations and determinations must be made following GAAP.  The term
"financial statements" includes the notes and schedules.  The terms "including"
and "includes" always mean "including (or includes) without limitation," in this
or any Loan Document.  This Agreement shall be construed to impart upon Bank a
duty to act reasonably at all times.

2     LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
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2.1   Credit Extensions.

      Borrower will pay Bank the unpaid principal amount of all Credit
Extensions and interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Credit Extensions
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

2.1.1 Revolving Advances.

      (a)  Bank will make Advances not exceeding the lesser of the Committed
Revolving Line or the Borrowing Base, minus the sum of (i) the face amount of
all outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of
Credit), plus (ii) the FX Reserve, plus (iii) amounts outstanding for Cash
Management Services. Amounts borrowed under this Section may be repaid and
reborrowed during the term of this Agreement.

      (b)  To obtain an Advance, Borrower must notify Bank by facsimile or
telephone by 3:00 p.m. Pacific time on the Business Day the Advance is to be
made. Borrower must promptly confirm the notification by delivering to Bank the
Payment/Advance Form attached as Exhibit B. Bank will credit Advances to
Borrower's deposit account. Bank may make Advances under this Agreement based on
instructions from a Responsible Officer or his or her designee or without
instructions if the Advances are necessary to meet Obligations which have become
due. Bank may rely on any telephone notice given by a person whom Bank believes
is a Responsible Officer or designee. Borrower will indemnify Bank for any loss
Bank suffers due to such reliance.

      (c)  The Committed Revolving Line terminates on the Revolving Maturity
Date, when all Advances shall be immediately due and payable.

2.1.2 Letters of Credit Sublimit.

      Bank will issue or have issued Letters of Credit for Borrower's account
not exceeding the lesser of the Committed Revolving Line or the Borrowing Base,
minus the sum of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Advances, plus
(ii) amounts outstanding for Cash Management Services, plus (iii) the FX
Reserve; provided, however, that the face amount of outstanding Letters of
Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit) may not exceed
$5,000,000 minus amounts outstanding for Cash Management Services, minus the FX
Reserve. Each Letter of Credit will have an expiry date of no later than 180
days after the Revolving Maturity Date, provided Borrower's reimbursement
obligation must be secured by cash on terms acceptable to Bank at any time after
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Revolving Maturity Date if the term of this Agreement is not extended by Bank.
Borrower agrees to execute any further documentation in connection with the
Letters of Credit as Bank may reasonably request.

2.1.3   Foreign Exchange Sublimit.

        If there is availability under the Committed Revolving Line and the
Borrowing Base, then Borrower may enter in foreign exchange forward contracts
with Bank under which Borrower commits to purchase from or sell to Bank a set
amount of foreign currency more than one business day after the contract date
(the "FX Forward Contract").  Bank will subtract 10% of each outstanding FX
Forward Contract (the "FX Reserve") from the foreign exchange sublimit which is
a maximum of $5,000,000 minus amounts outstanding for Cash Management Services,
minus the face amount of outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn but
unreimbursed Letters of Credit). The total FX Forward Contracts at any one time
may not exceed 10 times the amount of the FX Reserve.  Bank may terminate the FX
Forward Contracts if an Event of Default occurs.

2.1.4   Cash Management Services.

        If there is availability under the Committed Revolving Line and the
Borrowing Base, then Borrower may use Bank's Cash Management Services up to an
amount equal to $5,000,000 minus the FX Reserve, minus the face amount of
outstanding Letters of Credit, including drawn but reimbursed Letters of Credit.
Cash Management Services may include merchant services, direct deposit of
payroll, business credit cards, and check cashing services identified in various
cash management services agreements related to such services.  All amounts paid
or incurred by Bank with respect to any Cash Management Services will be treated
as Advances under the Committed Revolving Line.

2.2     Overadvances.

        If at any time (i) the sum of Borrower's Obligations under Sections
2.1.1 and 2.1.4, plus the face amount of outstanding Letters of Credit,
including drawn but reimbursed Letters of Credit, plus the F/X Reserve, exceeds
(ii) the lesser of the Committed Revolving Line or the Borrowing Base, then
Borrower must immediately pay Bank the excess.

2.3     Interest Rate, Payments.

        (a)  Interest Rate. (i) Advances accrue interest on the outstanding
principal balance at a per annum rate equal to the Prime Rate. After an Event of
Default, Obligations accrue interest at 5 percent above the rate effective
immediately before the Event of Default. The interest rate increases or
decreases when the Prime Rate changes. Interest is computed on a 360 day year
for the actual number of days elapsed.

        (b)  Payments. Interest due on the Committed Revolving Line is payable
on the first day of each month. Bank may debit any of Borrower's deposit
accounts for principal and interest payments owing or any amounts Borrower owes
Bank. Bank will promptly notify Borrower when it debits Borrower's accounts.
These debits are not a set-off. Payments received after 12:00 noon Pacific time
are considered received at the opening of business on the next Business Day.
When a payment is due on a day that is not a Business Day, the payment is due
the next Business Day and additional fees or interest accrue.

2.4     Fees.

        Borrower will pay each of the following:

        (a)  Facility Fee. An initial, fully earned, non-refundable Facility
Fee of $37,500 for the Committed Revolving Line due on the Closing Date.

        (b)  Unused Commitment Fee. A commitment fee equal to 0.25% per annum
of the average unused portion of the Committed Revolving Line. Such fee shall be
payable in quarterly installments on the 15/th/ day of the month following each
calendar quarter. Each quarterly installment shall be calculated based upon the
average unused portion of the Committed Revolving Line during such quarter.

        (c)  Bank Expenses. All Bank Expenses (including reasonable attorneys'
fees and reasonable expenses) incurred through and after the date of this
Agreement, are payable when due.
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3    CONDITIONS OF LOANS
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3.1  Conditions Precedent to Initial Credit Extension.

          Bank's obligation to make the initial Credit Extension is subject to
the conditions precedent that it receive the agreements, documents and fees it
requires, and a satisfactory collateral audit report. The collateral audit shall
be performed within 60 days after the Closing Date.

3.2  Conditions Precedent to all Credit Extensions.

     Bank's obligations to make each Credit Extension, including the initial
Credit Extension, is subject to the following:

     (a)   timely receipt of any Payment/Advance Form; and

     (b)   the representations and warranties in Section 5 must be materially
true on the date of the Payment/Advance Form and on the effective date of each
Credit Extension and no Event of Default may have occurred and be continuing, or
result from the Credit Extension. Each Credit Extension is Borrower's
representation and warranty on that date that the representations and warranties
of Section 5 remain true.

4    CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST
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4.1  Grant of Security Interest.

     Borrower grants Bank a continuing security interest in all presently
existing and later acquired Collateral to secure all Obligations and performance
of each of Borrower's duties under the Loan Documents.  Except for Permitted
Liens, any security interest will be a first priority security interest in the
Collateral.  Bank may place a "hold" on any deposit account pledged as
Collateral. If this Agreement is terminated, Bank's lien and security interest
in the Collateral will continue until Borrower fully satisfies its Obligations.

5    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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     Borrower represents and warrants as follows:

5.1  Due Organization and Authorization.

     Borrower and each Subsidiary is duly existing and in good standing in its
state of formation and qualified and licensed to do business in, and in good
standing in, any state in which the conduct of its business or its ownership of
property requires that it be qualified, except where the failure to do so could
not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.

     The execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents have been
duly authorized, and do not conflict with Borrower's formation documents, nor
constitute an event of default under any material agreement by which Borrower is
bound. Borrower is not in default under any agreement to which or by which it is
bound in which the default could reasonably be expected to cause a Material
Adverse Change.

5.2  Collateral.

     Borrower has good title to the Collateral, free of Liens except Permitted
Liens. The Accounts are bona fide, existing obligations, and the service or
property has been performed or delivered to the account debtor or its agent for
immediate shipment to and unconditional acceptance by the account debtor.
Borrower has no notice of any actual or imminent Insolvency Proceeding of any
account debtor whose accounts are an Eligible Account in any Borrowing Base
Certificate. All Inventory is in all material respects of good and marketable
quality, free from material defects. Borrower is the sole owner of the
Intellectual Property, except for non-exclusive licenses granted to its
customers in the ordinary course of business. Each Patent is valid and
enforceable and no part of the Intellectual Property has been judged invalid or
unenforceable, in whole or in part, and no claim has been made that any part of
the Intellectual Property violates the rights of any third party, except to the
extent such claim could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse
Change.
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5.3  Litigation.

     Except as shown in the Schedule, there are no actions or proceedings
pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower's Responsible Officers and legal
counsel, threatened by or against Borrower or any Subsidiary in which a likely
adverse decision could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse
Change.

5.4  No Material Adverse Change in Financial Statements.

     All consolidated financial statements for Borrower, and any Subsidiary,
delivered to Bank fairly present in all material respects Borrower's
consolidated financial condition and Borrower's consolidated results of
operations.  There has not been any material deterioration in Borrower's
consolidated financial condition since the date of the most recent financial
statements submitted to Bank.

5.5  Solvency.

     The fair salable value of Borrower's assets (including goodwill minus
disposition costs) exceeds the fair value of its liabilities; the Borrower is
not left with unreasonably small capital after the transactions in this
Agreement; and Borrower is able to pay its debts (including trade debts) as they
mature.

5.6  Regulatory Compliance.

     Borrower is not an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an
"investment company" under the Investment Company Act.  Borrower is not engaged
as one of its important activities in extending credit for margin stock (under
Regulations T and U of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors).  Borrower has
complied in all material respects with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
Borrower has not violated any laws, ordinances or rules, the violation of which
could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.  None of
Borrower's or any Subsidiary's properties or assets has been used by Borrower or
any Subsidiary or, to the best of Borrower's knowledge, by previous Persons, in
disposing, producing, storing, treating, or transporting any hazardous substance
other than legally.  Borrower and each Subsidiary has timely filed all required
tax returns and paid, or made adequate provision to pay, all material taxes,
except those being contested in good faith with adequate reserves under GAAP.
Borrower and each Subsidiary has obtained all consents, approvals and
authorizations of, made all declarations or filings with, and given all notices
to, all government authorities that are necessary to continue its business as
currently conducted, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be
expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.

5.7  Subsidiaries.

     Borrower does not own any stock, partnership interest or other equity
securities except for Permitted Investments.

5.8  Full Disclosure.

     No written representation, warranty or other statement of Borrower in any
certificate or written statement given to Bank (taken together with all such
written certificates and written statements to Bank) contains any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements contained in the certificates or statements not misleading. Bank
recognizes that the projections and forecasts provided by Borrower in good faith
and based upon reasonable assumptions are not viewed as facts and that actual
results during the period or periods covered by such projections and forecasts
may differ from the projected and forecasted results.

6    AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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     Borrower will do all of the following:

6.1  Government Compliance.

     Borrower will maintain its and all Subsidiaries' legal existence and good
standing in its jurisdiction of formation and maintain qualification in each
jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would reasonably be expected to
cause a material adverse effect on Borrower's business or operations. Borrower
will comply, and have each Subsidiary comply, with all laws, ordinances and
regulations to which it is subject, noncompliance with which could have a
material adverse effect on Borrower's business or operations or would reasonably
be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.
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6.2  Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates.

     (a)  Borrower will deliver to Bank: (i) as soon as available, but no later
than thirty (30) days after the last day of each month, a company prepared
consolidated balance sheet and income statement covering Borrower's consolidated
operations during the period, in a form and certified by a Responsible Officer
acceptable to Bank; (ii) as soon as available, but no later than one hundred
twenty (120) days after the last day of Borrower's fiscal year, audited
consolidated financial statements prepared under GAAP, consistently applied,
together with an unqualified opinion on the financial statements from Andersen
or another independent certified public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to
Bank; (iii) within 5 days of filing, copies of all statements, reports and
notices made available to Borrower's security holders or to any holders of
Subordinated Debt and all reports on Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; (iv) a prompt report of any legal actions
pending or threatened against Borrower or any Subsidiary that could result in
damages or costs to Borrower or any Subsidiary of $500,000 or more; (v) budgets,
sales projections, operating plans or other financial information Bank
reasonably requests; and (vi) prompt notice of any material change in the
composition of the Intellectual Property, including any subsequent ownership
right of Borrower in or to any Copyright, Patent or Trademark not shown in any
intellectual property security agreement between Borrower and Bank or knowledge
of an event that materially adversely affects the value of the Intellectual
Property.

     (b)  Within thirty (30) days after the last day of each month, or within
thirty (30) days after the last day of each quarter if no Obligations are
outstanding, Borrower will deliver to Bank a Borrowing Base Certificate signed
by a Responsible Officer in the form of Exhibit C, with aged listings of
accounts receivable and accounts payable.

     (c)  Within thirty (30) days after the last day of each month, or within
thirty (30) days after the last day of each quarter if no Obligations are
outstanding, Borrower will deliver to Bank with the monthly financial statements
a Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer in the form of Exhibit
D.

     (d)  Bank has the right to audit Borrower's Collateral at Borrower's
expense, during normal business hours, upon prior notice, and without
unreasonable interference in Borrower's business. The audits will be conducted
no more often than once each year if no Advance has been made, and no more often
than twice each year if an Advance has been made, provided that there shall be
no limit on the frequency of audits if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing.

6.3  Inventory; Returns.

     Borrower will keep all Inventory in good and marketable condition, free
from material defects.  Returns and allowances between Borrower and its account
debtors will follow Borrower's customary practices as they exist at execution of
this Agreement.  Borrower must promptly notify Bank of all returns, recoveries,
disputes and claims, that  involve more than $250,000.

6.4  Taxes.

     Borrower will make, and cause each Subsidiary to make, timely payment of
all material federal, state, and local taxes or assessments and will deliver to
Bank, on demand, appropriate certificates attesting to the payment.

6.5  Insurance.

     Borrower will keep its business and the Collateral insured for risks and
in amounts, as Bank may reasonably request. Insurance policies will be in a
form, with companies, and in amounts that are satisfactory to Bank in Bank's
reasonable discretion. All property policies will have a lender's loss payable
endorsement showing Bank as an additional loss payee and all liability policies
will show the Bank as an additional insured and provide that the insurer must
give Bank at least 20 days notice before canceling its policy. At Bank's
request, Borrower will deliver certified copies of policies and evidence of all
premium payments. Proceeds payable under any policy will, at Bank's option, be
payable to Bank on account of the Obligations.

6.6  Primary Accounts.

     Borrower will maintain its primary depository and operating accounts with
Bank.

6.7  Financial Covenants.

     Borrower will maintain as of the last day of each month:
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          (i)  Quick Ratio (Adjusted). A ratio of Quick Assets to Current
Liabilities minus Deferred Maintenance Revenue of at least 1.50 to 1.00.

          (ii) Maximum Quarterly Loss and Minimum Quarterly Profitability.
Borrower shall have losses of no more than $500,000 for the quarter ending on
March 31, 2001; no more than $2,300,000 for the quarter ending on June 30, 2001;
and no more than $1,000,000 for the quarter ending on September 30, 2001.
Borrower shall have profits of no less than $1 for the quarter ending on March
31, 2002.

6.8  Registration of Intellectual Property Rights.

     Borrower will register with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
or the United States Copyright Office
(a) its existing Intellectual Property within 45 days of the date of this
Agreement, and (b) additional Intellectual Property within 45 days after the
date of development or acquisition, including revisions or additions to any
product.

     Borrower will (i) protect, defend and maintain the validity and
enforceability of the Intellectual Property and promptly advise Bank in writing
of material infringements and (ii) not allow any Intellectual Property to be
abandoned, forfeited or dedicated to the public without Bank's written consent.

6.9  Further Assurances.

     Borrower will execute any further instruments and take further action as
Bank reasonably requests to perfect or continue Bank's security interest in the
Collateral or to effect the purposes of this Agreement.

7    NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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     Borrower will not do any of the following without Bank's prior written
consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld:

7.1  Dispositions.

     Convey, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of (collectively
"Transfer"), or permit any of its Subsidiaries to Transfer, all or any part of
its business or property, other than Transfers (i) of Inventory in the ordinary
course of business; (ii) of non-exclusive licenses and similar arrangements for
the use of the property of Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course
of business; or (iii) of worn-out or obsolete Equipment.

7.2  Changes in Business, Ownership, Management or Business Locations.

     Engage in or permit any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any business other
than the businesses currently engaged in by Borrower or reasonably related
thereto or have a material change in its ownership or management (other than the
sale of Borrower's equity securities in a public offering or to venture capital
investors approved by Bank) of greater than 25%.  Borrower will not, without at
least 30 days prior written notice, relocate its chief executive office.
Borrower will notify Bank in writing within 30 days after adding any new offices
or business locations.

7.3  Mergers or Acquisitions.

     Merge or consolidate, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to merge or
consolidate, with any other Person, or acquire, or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to acquire, all or substantially all of the capital stock or
property of another Person, except where (i) no Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing or would result from such action during the term of this
Agreement and (ii) such transaction would not result in a decrease of more than
25% of Tangible Net Worth. A Subsidiary may merge or consolidate into another
Subsidiary or into Borrower.

7.4  Indebtedness.

     Create, incur, assume, or be liable for any Indebtedness, or permit any
Subsidiary to do so, other than Permitted Indebtedness.
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7.5  Encumbrance.

     Create, incur, or allow any Lien on any of its property, or assign or
convey any right to receive income, including the sale of any Accounts, or
permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so, except for Permitted Liens, or permit
any Collateral not to be subject to the first priority security interest granted
here, subject to Permitted Liens.

7.6  Distributions; Investments.

     Directly or indirectly acquire or own any Person, or make any Investment in
any Person, other than Permitted Investments, or permit any of its Subsidiaries
to do so.  Pay any dividends or make any distribution or payment or redeem,
retire or purchase any capital stock.

7.7  Transactions with Affiliates.

     Directly or indirectly enter into or permit any material transaction with
any Affiliate except transactions that are in the ordinary course of Borrower's
business, on terms less favorable to Borrower than would be obtained in an arm's
length transaction with a non-affiliated Person.

7.8  Subordinated Debt.

     Make or permit any payment on any Subordinated Debt, except under the terms
of the Subordinated Debt, or amend any provision in any document relating to the
Subordinated Debt without Bank's prior written consent.

7.9  Compliance.

     Become an "investment company" or a company controlled by an "investment
company," under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or undertake as one of its
important activities extending credit to purchase or carry margin stock, or use
the proceeds of any Credit Extension for that purpose; fail to meet the minimum
funding requirements of ERISA, permit a Reportable Event or Prohibited
Transaction, as defined in ERISA, to occur; fail to comply with the Federal Fair
Labor Standards Act or violate any other law or regulation, if the violation
could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower's
business or operations or would reasonably be expected to cause a Material
Adverse Change, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so.

8    EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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     Any one of the following is an Event of Default:

8.1  Payment Default.

     If Borrower fails to pay any of the Obligations within 5 days after their
due date.

8.2  Covenant Default.

     If Borrower does not perform any obligation in Section 6 or violates any
covenant in Section 7 or does not perform or observe any other material term,
condition or covenant in this Agreement, in any other Loan Document, or in any
agreement between Borrower and Bank (other than agreements relating to the
licensing of software or the provision of services by Brio or its Subsidiaries
to Bank.)  As to any non-payment default that can be cured, Borrower shall have
10 days in which to cure it.

8.3  Material Adverse Change.

     If there occurs a material impairment in the perfection or priority of the
Bank's security interest in the Collateral or in the value of such Collateral
(other than normal depreciation) which is not covered by adequate insurance; or
if the Bank determines, based upon information available to it and in its
reasonable judgment, that there is a reasonable likelihood that Borrower will
fail to comply with one or more of the financial covenants in Section 6 during
the next succeeding financial reporting period.

8.4  Attachment.

     If any material portion of Borrower's assets is attached, seized, levied
on, or comes into possession of a trustee or receiver and the attachment,
seizure or levy is not removed in 10 days, or if Borrower is enjoined,
restrained, or prevented by court order from
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conducting a material part of its business or if a judgment or other claim
becomes a Lien on a material portion of Borrower's assets, or if a notice of
lien, levy, or assessment is filed against any of Borrower's assets by any
government agency and not paid within 10 days after Borrower receives notice.
These are not Events of Default if stayed or if a bond is posted pending contest
by Borrower (but no Credit Extensions will be made during the cure period);

8.5  Insolvency.

     If Borrower becomes insolvent or if Borrower begins an Insolvency
Proceeding or an Insolvency Proceeding is begun against Borrower and not
dismissed or stayed within 30 days (but no Credit Extensions will be made before
any Insolvency Proceeding is dismissed);

8.6  Other Agreements.

     If there is a default in any agreement between Borrower and a third party
that gives the third party the right to accelerate any Indebtedness exceeding
$100,000 or that could cause a Material Adverse Change;

8.7  Judgments.

     If a money judgment(s) in the aggregate of at least $50,000 is rendered
against Borrower and is unsatisfied and unstayed for 10 days (but no Credit
Extensions will be made before the judgment is stayed or satisfied); or

8.8  Misrepresentations.
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     If Borrower or any Person acting for Borrower makes any material
misrepresentation or material misstatement now or later in any warranty or
representation in this Agreement or in any writing delivered to Bank or to
induce Bank to enter this Agreement or any Loan Document.

9    BANK'S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
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9.1  Rights and Remedies.

     When an Event of Default occurs and continues Bank may, without notice or
demand, do any or all of the following:

     (a)  Declare all Obligations immediately due and payable (but if an Event
of Default described in Section 8.5 occurs all Obligations are immediately due
and payable without any action by Bank);

     (b)  Stop advancing money or extending credit for Borrower's benefit under
this Agreement or under any other agreement between Borrower and Bank;

     (c)  Settle or adjust disputes and claims directly with account debtors for
amounts, on terms and in any order that Bank considers advisable;

     (d)  Make any payments and do any acts it considers necessary or reasonable
to protect its security interest in the Collateral. Borrower will assemble the
Collateral if Bank requires and make it available as Bank designates. Bank may
enter premises where the Collateral is located, take and maintain possession of
any part of the Collateral, and pay, purchase, contest, or compromise any Lien
which appears to be prior or superior to its security interest and pay all
expenses incurred. Borrower grants Bank a license to enter and occupy any of its
premises, without charge, to exercise any of Bank's rights or remedies;

     (e)  Apply to the Obligations any (i) balances and deposits of Borrower it
holds, or (ii) any amount held by Bank owing to or for the credit or the account
of Borrower;

     (f)  Ship, reclaim, recover, store, finish, maintain, repair, prepare for
sale, advertise for sale, and sell the Collateral. Bank is granted a non-
exclusive, royalty-free license or other right to use, without charge,
Borrower's labels, Patents, Copyrights, Mask Works, rights of use of any name,
trade secrets, trade names, Trademarks, service marks, and advertising matter,
or any similar property as it pertains to the Collateral, in completing
production of, advertising for sale, and selling any Collateral and, in
connection with Bank's exercise of its rights under this Section, Borrower's
rights under all licenses and all franchise agreements inure to Bank's benefit;
and
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     (g)  Dispose of the Collateral according to the Code.

9.2  Power of Attorney.

     Effective only when an Event of Default occurs and continues, Borrower
irrevocably appoints Bank as its lawful attorney to:  (i) endorse Borrower's
name on any checks or other forms of payment or security; (ii) sign Borrower's
name on any invoice or bill of lading for any Account or drafts against account
debtors, (iii) make, settle, and adjust all claims under Borrower's insurance
policies; (iv) settle and adjust disputes and claims about the Accounts directly
with account debtors, for amounts and on terms Bank determines reasonable; and
(v) transfer the Collateral into the name of Bank or a third party as the Code
permits.  Bank may exercise the power of attorney to sign Borrower's name on any
documents necessary to perfect or continue the perfection of any security
interest regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred.  Bank's
appointment as Borrower's attorney in fact, and all of Bank's rights and powers,
coupled with an interest, are irrevocable until all Obligations have been fully
repaid and performed and Bank's obligation to provide Credit Extensions
terminates.

9.3  Accounts Collection.

     When an Event of Default occurs and continues, Bank may notify any Person
owing Borrower money of Bank's security interest in the funds and verify the
amount of the Account.  Borrower must collect all payments in trust for Bank
and, if requested by Bank, immediately deliver the payments to Bank in the form
received from the account debtor, with proper endorsements for deposit.

9.4  Bank Expenses.

     If Borrower fails to pay any amount or furnish any required proof of
payment to third persons, Bank may make all or part of the payment or obtain
insurance policies required in Section 6.5, and take any action under the
policies Bank deems prudent.  Any amounts paid by Bank are Bank Expenses and
immediately due and payable, bearing interest at the then applicable rate and
secured by the Collateral.  No payments by Bank are deemed an agreement to make
similar payments in the future or Bank's waiver of any Event of Default.

9.5  Bank's Liability for Collateral.

     If Bank complies with reasonable banking practices and Section 9-207 of the
Code, it is not liable for: (a) the safekeeping of the Collateral; (b) any loss
or damage to the Collateral; (c) any diminution in the value of the Collateral;
or (d) any act or default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee, or other person.
Borrower bears all risk of loss, damage or destruction of the Collateral.

9.6  Remedies Cumulative.

     Bank's rights and remedies under this Agreement, the Loan Documents, and
all other agreements are cumulative.  Bank has all rights and remedies provided
under the Code, by law, or in equity. Bank's exercise of one right or remedy is
not an election, and Bank's waiver of any Event of Default is not a continuing
waiver. Bank's delay is not a waiver, election, or acquiescence. No waiver is
effective unless signed by Bank and then is only effective for the specific
instance and purpose for which it was given.

9.7  Demand Waiver.

     Borrower waives demand, notice of default or dishonor, notice of payment
and nonpayment, notice of any default, nonpayment at maturity, release,
compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of accounts, documents,
instruments, chattel paper, and guarantees held by Bank on which Borrower is
liable.

10   NOTICES
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     All notices or demands by any party about this Agreement or any other
related agreement must be in writing and be personally delivered or sent by an
overnight delivery service, by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, or by telefacsimile to the addresses set forth at the beginning of
this Agreement.  A party may change its notice address by giving the other party
written notice.

11   CHOICE OF LAW , VENUE AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER
     -------------------------------------------

     California law governs the Loan Documents without regard to principles of
conflicts of law.  Borrower and Bank each submit to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the State and Federal courts in Santa Clara County, California.
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BORROWER AND BANK EACH WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF
ACTION ARISING OUT OF ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION,
INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF DUTY AND ALL OTHER CLAIMS. THIS WAIVER IS A
MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR BOTH PARTIES TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT.  EACH PARTY
HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS COUNSEL.

12   GENERAL PROVISIONS
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12.1 Successors and Assigns.

     This Agreement binds and is for the benefit of the successors and permitted
assigns of each party.  Borrower may not assign this Agreement or any rights
under it without Bank's prior written consent which may be granted or withheld
in Bank's discretion.  Bank has the right, without the consent of or notice to
Borrower, to sell, transfer, negotiate, or grant participation in all or any
part of, or any interest in, Bank's obligations, rights and benefits under this
Agreement.

12.2 Indemnification.

     Borrower will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Bank and its officers,
employees, and agents against:  (a) all obligations, demands, claims, and
liabilities asserted by any other party in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Loan Documents; and (b) all losses or Bank Expenses
incurred, or paid by Bank from, following, or consequential to transactions
between Bank and Borrower (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses),
except for losses caused by Bank's gross negligence or willful misconduct.

12.3 Time of Essence.

     Time is of the essence for the performance of all obligations in this
Agreement.

12.4 Severability of Provision.

     Each provision of this Agreement is severable from every other provision in
determining the enforceability of any provision.

12.5 Amendments in Writing, Integration.

     All amendments to this Agreement must be in writing and signed by Borrower
and Bank.  This Agreement represents the entire agreement about this subject
matter, and supersedes prior negotiations or agreements.  All prior agreements,
understandings, representations, warranties, and negotiations between the
parties about the subject matter of this Agreement merge into this Agreement and
the Loan Documents.

12.6 Counterparts.

     This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by
different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and
delivered, are an original, and all taken together, constitute one Agreement.

12.7 Survival.

     All covenants, representations and warranties made in this Agreement
continue in full force while  any Obligations remain outstanding.  The
obligations of Borrower in Section 12.2 to indemnify Bank will survive until all
statutes of limitations for actions that may be brought against Bank have run.

12.8 Confidentiality.

     In handling any confidential information, Bank will exercise the same
degree of care that it exercises for its own proprietary information, but
disclosure of information may be made (i) to Bank's subsidiaries or affiliates
in connection with their business with Borrower, (ii) to prospective transferees
or purchasers of any interest in the loans, (iii) as required by law,
regulation, subpoena, or other order, (iv) as required in connection with Bank's
examination or audit and (v) as Bank considers appropriate exercising remedies
under this Agreement.  Confidential information does not include information
that either: (a) is in the public domain or in Bank's possession when disclosed
to Bank, or becomes part of the public domain after disclosure to Bank; or (b)
is disclosed to Bank by a third party, if Bank does not know that the third
party is prohibited from disclosing the information.
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12.9  Effect of Amendment and Restatement.

      This Agreement is intended to and does completely amend and restate,
without novation, the Original Agreement. All credit extensions or loans
outstanding under the Original Agreement are and shall continue to be
outstanding under this Agreement. All security interests granted under the
Original Agreement are hereby confirmed and ratified and shall continue to
secure all Obligations under this Agreement.

12.10 Attorneys' Fees, Costs and Expenses.

      In any action or proceeding between Borrower and Bank arising out of the
Loan Documents, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover its reasonable
attorneys' fees and other reasonable costs and expenses incurred, in addition to
any other relief to which it may be entitled.

13    DEFINITIONS
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13.1  Definitions.

      In this Agreement:

      "Accounts" are all existing and later arising accounts, contract rights,
and other obligations owed Borrower in connection with its sale or lease of
goods (including licensing software and other technology) or provision of
services, all credit insurance, guaranties, other security and  all merchandise
returned or reclaimed by Borrower and Borrower's Books relating to any of the
foregoing.

      "Advance" or "Advances" is a loan advance (or advances) under the
Committed Revolving Line.

      "Affiliate" of a Person is a Person that owns or controls directly or
indirectly the Person, any Person that controls or is controlled by or is under
common control with the Person, and each of that Person's senior executive
officers, directors, partners and, for any Person that is a limited liability
company, that Person's managers and members.

      "Bank Expenses" are all audit fees and expenses and reasonable costs and
expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) for preparing,
negotiating, administering, defending and enforcing the Loan Documents
(including appeals or Insolvency Proceedings).

      "Borrower's Books" are all Borrower's books and records including ledgers,
records regarding Borrower's assets or liabilities, the Collateral, business
operations or financial condition and all computer programs or discs or any
equipment containing the information.

      "Borrowing Base" is 80% of Eligible Accounts as determined by Bank from
Borrower's most recent Borrowing Base Certificate; provided, however, that Bank
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may reduce the percentage of the Borrowing Base based on an audit of Borrower's
Collateral.

      "Business Day" is any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which
the Bank is closed.

      "Cash Management Services" are defined in Section  2.1.4
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      "Closing Date" is the date of this Agreement.

      "Code" is the California Uniform Commercial Code.

      "Collateral" is the property described on Exhibit A.
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      "Committed Revolving Line" is a revolving credit facility of up to
       $15,000,000.

      "Contingent Obligation" is, for any Person, any direct or indirect
liability, contingent or not, of that Person for (i) any indebtedness, lease,
dividend, letter of credit or other obligation of another such as an obligation
directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted or sold with
recourse by that Person, or for which that Person is directly or indirectly
liable; (ii) any obligations for undrawn letters of credit for the account of
that Person; and (iii) all obligations from any interest rate, currency or
commodity swap agreement, interest rate cap or collar agreement, or other
agreement or arrangement designated to protect a Person
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against fluctuation in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity
prices; but "Contingent Obligation" does not include endorsements in the
ordinary course of business. The amount of a Contingent Obligation is the stated
or determined amount of the primary obligation for which the Contingent
Obligation is made or, if not determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated
liability for it determined by the Person in good faith; but the amount may not
exceed the maximum of the obligations under the guarantee or other support
arrangement.

     "Copyrights" are all copyright rights, applications or registrations and
like protections in each work or authorship or derivative work, whether
published or not (whether or not it is a trade secret) now or later existing,
created, acquired or held.

     "Credit Extension" is each Advance, Letter of Credit, loan, FX Forward
Contract, or any other extension of credit by Bank for Borrower's benefit.

     "Current Liabilities" are the aggregate amount of Borrower's Total
Liabilities which mature within one (1) year.

     "Deferred Maintenance Revenue" is all amounts received in advance of
performance under maintenance contract and not yet recognized as revenue.

     "Eligible Accounts" are Accounts in the ordinary course of Borrower's
business that meet all Borrower's representations and warranties in Section 5;

but Bank may change eligibility standards by giving Borrower 30 days' notice.
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Unless Bank agrees otherwise in writing, Eligible Accounts will not include:

     (a) Accounts that the account debtor has not paid within 90 days of invoice
     date;

     (b) Accounts for an account debtor, 50% or more of whose Accounts have not
     been paid within 90 days of invoice date;

     (c) Credit balances over 90 days from invoice date;

     (d) Accounts for an account debtor, including Affiliates, whose total
     obligations to Borrower exceed 25% of all Accounts, for the amounts that
     exceed that percentage, unless the Bank approves in writing;

     (e) Accounts for which the account debtor does not have its principal place
     of business in the United States;

     (f) Accounts for which the account debtor is a federal, state or local
     government entity or any department, agency, or instrumentality;

     (g) Accounts for which Borrower owes the account debtor, but only up to the
     amount owed (sometimes called "contra" accounts, accounts payable, customer
     deposits or credit accounts);

     (h) Accounts for demonstration or promotional equipment, or in which goods
     are consigned, sales guaranteed, sale or return, sale on approval, bill and
     hold, or other terms if account debtor's payment may be conditional;

     (i) Accounts for which the account debtor is Borrower's Affiliate, officer,
     employee, or agent;

     (j) Accounts in which the account debtor disputes liability or makes any
     claim and Bank believes there may be a basis for dispute (but only up to
     the disputed or claimed amount), or if the Account Debtor is subject to an
     Insolvency Proceeding, or becomes insolvent, or goes out of business;

     (k) Accounts for which Bank reasonably determines collection to be
     doubtful.

     "Equipment" is all present and future machinery, equipment, tenant
improvements, furniture, fixtures, vehicles, tools, parts and attachments in
which Borrower has any interest.

     "ERISA" is the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and its
regulations.

     "FX Forward Contract" is defined in Section 2.1.3.
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     "FX Reserve " is defined in Section  2.1.3.
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     "GAAP" is generally accepted accounting principles.
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       "Indebtedness" is (a) indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred
price of property or services, such as reimbursement and other obligations for
surety bonds and letters of credit, (b) obligations evidenced by notes, bonds,
debentures or similar instruments, (c) capital lease obligations and (d)
Contingent Obligations.

       "Insolvency Proceeding" are proceedings by or against any Person under
the United States Bankruptcy Code, or any other bankruptcy or insolvency law,
including assignments for the benefit of creditors, compositions, extensions
generally with its creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization,
arrangement, or other relief.

       "Intellectual Property" is:

       (a) Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, and Mask Works including amendments,
renewals, extensions, and all licenses or other rights to use and all license
fees and royalties from the use;

       (b) Any trade secrets and any intellectual property rights in computer
software and computer software products now or later existing, created, acquired
or held;

       (c) All design rights which may be available to Borrower now or later
created, acquired or held;

       (d) Any claims for damages (past, present or future) for infringement of
any of the rights above, with the right, but not the obligation, to sue and
collect damages for use or infringement of the intellectual property rights
above;

       All proceeds and products of the foregoing, including all insurance,
indemnity or warranty payments.

       "Inventory" is present and future inventory in which Borrower has any
interest, including merchandise, raw materials, parts, supplies, packing and
shipping materials, work in process and finished products intended for sale or
lease or to be furnished under a contract of service, of every kind and
description now or later owned by or in the custody or possession, actual or
constructive, of Borrower, including inventory temporarily out of its custody or
possession or in transit and including returns on any accounts or other proceeds
(including insurance proceeds) from the sale or disposition of any of the
foregoing and any documents of title.

       "Investment" is any beneficial ownership of (including stock, partnership
interest or other securities) any Person, or any loan, advance or capital
contribution to any Person.

       "Letter of Credit" is defined in Section 2.1.2.
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       "Lien" is a mortgage, lien, deed of trust, charge, pledge, security
interest or other encumbrance.

       "Loan Documents" are, collectively, this Agreement, any notes,
subordination agreements or guaranties executed by Borrower, any Affiliate or
any guarantor, and any other present or future agreement between Borrower and
Bank or for the benefit of Bank in connection with this Agreement, all as
amended, extended or restated.

       "Mask Works" are all mask works or similar rights available for the
protection of semiconductor chips, now owned or later acquired.

       "Material Adverse Change" is defined in Section 8.3.

       "Obligations" are debts, principal, interest, Bank Expenses and other
amounts Borrower owes Bank now or later, including cash management services,
letters of credit and foreign exchange contracts, if any and including interest
accruing after Insolvency Proceedings begin and debts, liabilities, or
obligations of Borrower assigned to Bank.

       "Original Agreement" has the meaning set forth in recital paragraph A.

       "Patents" are patents, patent applications and like protections,
including improvements, divisions, continuations, renewals, reissues, extensions
and continuations-in-part of the same.

       "Permitted Indebtedness" is:

     (a) Borrower's indebtedness to Bank under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document;
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     (b)  Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and shown on the Schedule;

     (c)  Subordinated Debt;

     (d)  Indebtedness to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of
          business;

     (e)  Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens; and

     (f)  Other Indebtedness not exceeding $50,000 in the aggregate amount
          outstanding at any time.

     "Permitted Investments" are:

     (a)  Investments shown on the Schedule and existing on the Closing Date;
          and

     (g)  (b) (i) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally
          guaranteed by the United States or its agency or any State maturing
          within 1 year from its acquisition, (ii) commercial paper maturing no
          more than 1 year after its creation and having the highest rating from
          either Standard & Poor's Corporation or Moody's Investors Service,
          Inc., (iii) Bank's certificates of deposit issued maturing no more
          than 1 year after issue; and (iv) other investments of not more than
          $200,000 in the aggregate.

     "Permitted Liens" are:

     (a)  Liens existing on the Closing Date and shown on the Schedule or
arising under this Agreement or other Loan Documents;

     (b)  Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other government charges or
levies, either not delinquent or being contested in good faith and for which
Borrower maintains adequate reserves on its Books, if they have no priority over
                                                   --
any of Bank's security interests;

     (c)  Purchase money Liens (i) on Equipment acquired or held by Borrower or
its Subsidiaries incurred for financing the acquisition of the Equipment, or
(ii) existing on equipment when acquired, if the Lien is confined to the
                                          --
property and improvements and the proceeds of the equipment;

     (d)  Licenses or sublicenses granted in the ordinary course of Borrower's
business and any interest or title of a licensor or under any license or
sublicense, if the licenses and sublicenses permit granting Bank a security
            --
interest;

     (e)  Leases or subleases granted in the ordinary course of Borrower's
business, including in connection with Borrower's leased premises or leased
property;

     (f)  Liens incurred in the extension, renewal or refinancing of the
indebtedness secured by Liens described in (a) through (c), but any extension,
                                                            ---
renewal or replacement Lien must be limited to the property encumbered by the
existing Lien and the principal amount of the indebtedness may not increase; and

     (g)  Other liens securing debt explicitly authorized by paragraph (f) of
the definition of "Permitted Indebtedness" set forth above (no exceeding $50,000
in the aggregate amount outstanding at any time.)

     "Person" is any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture, company association, trust, unincorporated
organization, association, corporation, institution, public benefit corporation,
firm, joint stock company, estate, entity or government agency.

     "Prime Rate" is Bank's most recently announced "prime rate," even if it
is not Bank's lowest rate.

     "Quick Assets" is, on any date, the Borrower's consolidated, unrestricted
cash, cash equivalents, net billed accounts receivable and investments with
maturities of fewer than 12 months determined according to GAAP.

     "Responsible Officer" is each of the Chief Executive Officer, the
President, the Chief Financial Officer and the Controller of Borrower.

     "Revolving Maturity Date" is March 31, 2002.
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     "Schedule" is any attached schedule of exceptions.

     "Subordinated Debt" is debt incurred by Borrower subordinated to
Borrower's indebtedness owed to Bank and which is reflected in a written
agreement in a manner and form acceptable to Bank and approved by Bank in
writing.

     "Subsidiary" is for any Person, or any other business entity of which more
than 50% of the voting stock or other equity interests is owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by the Person or one or more Affiliates of the Person.

     "Tangible Net Worth" is, on any date, the consolidated total assets of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries minus, (i) any amounts attributable to (a)
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goodwill, (b) intangible items such as unamortized debt discount and expense,
Patents, trade and service marks and names, Copyrights and research and
development expenses except prepaid expenses, and (c) reserves not already
deducted from assets, and (ii) Total Liabilities.
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     "Total Liabilities" is on any day, obligations that should, under GAAP,
be classified as liabilities on Borrower's consolidated balance sheet, including
all Indebtedness, and current portion Subordinated Debt allowed to be paid, but
excluding all other Subordinated Debt.

     "Trademarks" are trademark and servicemark rights, registered or not,
applications to register and registrations and like protections, and the entire
goodwill of the business of Assignor connected with the trademarks.

BORROWER:

BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

By: /s/ Tamara MacDuff
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Title: EVP Finance and Operations and CFO
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BANK:

SILICON VALLEY BANK

By: Mark Shroedener
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Title: Vice President
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                                   EXHIBIT A
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     The Collateral consists of all of Borrower's right, title and interest in
and to the following:

     All goods and equipment now owned or hereafter acquired, including, without
limitation, all machinery, fixtures, vehicles (including motor vehicles and
trailers), and any interest in any of the foregoing, and all attachments,
accessories, accessions, replacements, substitutions, additions, and
improvements to any of the foregoing, wherever located;

     All inventory, now owned or hereafter acquired, including, without
limitation, all merchandise, raw materials, parts, supplies, packing and
shipping materials, work in process and finished products including such
inventory as is temporarily out of Borrower's custody or possession or in
transit and including any returns upon any accounts or other proceeds, including
insurance proceeds, resulting from the sale or disposition of any of the
foregoing and any documents of title representing any of the above;

     All contract rights and general intangibles now owned or hereafter
acquired, including, without limitation, goodwill, trademarks, servicemarks,
trade styles, trade names, patents, patent applications, leases, license
agreements, franchise agreements, blueprints, drawings, purchase orders,
customer lists, route lists, infringements, claims, computer programs, computer
discs, computer tapes, literature, reports, catalogs, design rights, income tax
refunds, payments of insurance and rights to payment of any kind;

     All now existing and hereafter arising accounts, contract rights,
royalties, license rights and all other forms of obligations owing to Borrower
arising out of the sale or lease of goods, the licensing of technology or the
rendering of services by Borrower, whether or not earned by performance, and any
and all credit insurance, guaranties, and other security therefor, as well as
all merchandise returned to or reclaimed by Borrower;

     All documents, cash, deposit accounts, securities, securities entitlements,
securities accounts, investment property, financial assets, letters of credit,
certificates of deposit, instruments and chattel paper now owned or hereafter
acquired and Borrower's Books relating to the foregoing;

     All Intellectual Property including all copyright rights, copyright
applications, copyright registrations and like protections in each work of
authorship and derivative work thereof, whether published or unpublished, now
owned or hereafter acquired; all trade secret rights, including all rights to
unpatented inventions, know-how, operating manuals, license rights and
agreements and confidential information, now owned or hereafter acquired; all
mask work or similar rights available for the protection of semiconductor chips,
now owned or hereafter acquired; all claims for damages by way of any past,
present and future infringement of any of the foregoing; and

     All Borrower's Books relating to the foregoing and any and all claims,
rights and interests in any of the above and all substitutions for, additions
and accessions to and proceeds thereof.
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                                   EXHIBIT B
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                  LOAN PAYMENT/ADVANCE TELEPHONE REQUEST FORM

             DEADLINE FOR SAME DAY PROCESSING IS 3:00 P.M., P.S.T.

TO: CENTRAL CLIENT SERVICE DIVISION      DATE:_____________________________

FAX#: (408) 496-2426                     TIME: ____________________________

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     FROM:  BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                                      CLIENT NAME (BORROWER)

     REQUESTED BY:_____________________________________________________________
                                      AUTHORIZED SIGNER'S NAME

     AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:_____________________________________________________

     PHONE NUMBER:_____________________________________________________________

     FROM ACCOUNT # _______________   TO ACCOUNT #_____________________________

     REQUESTED TRANSACTION TYPE          REQUESTED DOLLAR AMOUNT
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     PRINCIPAL INCREASE (ADVANCE)        $_____________________________________
     PRINCIPAL PAYMENT (ONLY)            $_____________________________________
     INTEREST PAYMENT (ONLY)             $_____________________________________
     PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST (PAYMENT)    $_____________________________________

     OTHER INSTRUCTIONS:_______________________________________________________
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     All Borrower's representations and warranties in the Amended and Restated
     Loan and Security Agreement are true, correct and complete in all material
     respects on the date of the telephone request for and Advance confirmed by
     this Borrowing Certificate; but those representations and warranties
     expressly referring to another date shall be true, correct and complete in
     all material respects as of that date.

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                                   EXHIBIT C
                          BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE

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Borrower:  BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.                             Bank:                    Silicon Valley Bank
                                                                                      3003 Tasman Drive
                                                                                      Santa Clara, CA 95054
Commitment Amount:  $15,000,000
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<S>                                                         <C>                       <C>
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
1.   Accounts Receivable Book Value as of_____                                            $_____________
2.   Additions (please explain on reverse)                                                $_____________
3.   TOTAL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE                                                            $_____________

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE DEDUCTIONS (without duplication)
4.   Amounts over 90 days due                                $_____________
5.   Balance of 50% over 90 day accounts                     $_____________
6.   Credit balances over 90 days                            $_____________
7.   Concentration Limits                                    $_____________
8.   Foreign Accounts                                        $_____________
9.   Governmental Accounts                                   $_____________
10.  Contra Accounts                                         $_____________
11.  Promotion or Demo Accounts                              $_____________
12.  Intercompany/Employee Accounts                          $_____________
13.  Other (please explain on reverse)                       $_____________
14.  TOTAL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE DEDUCTIONS                                                 $_____________
15.  Eligible Accounts (#3 minus #14)                                                     $_____________
16.  LOAN VALUE OF ACCOUNTS (80% of #15)                                                  $_____________

BALANCES
17.  Maximum Loan Amount                                     $_____________
18.  Total Funds Available [Lesser of #17 or #16]                                         $_____________
19.  Present balance owing on Line of Credit                 $_____________
20.  Outstanding under Sublimits (LC or FX)                  $_____________
21.  RESERVE POSITION (#18 minus #19 and #20)                                             $_____________
</TABLE>

The undersigned represents and warrants that this is true, complete and correct,
and that the information in this Borrowing Base Certificate complies with the
representations and warranties in the Amended and Restated Loan and Security
Agreement between the undersigned and Silicon Valley Bank.

COMMENTS:                                               -----------------------
                                                             BANK USE ONLY
                                                           --------------------
                                                         Rec'd By:_____________
                                                                   Auth. Signer
                                                         Date:_________________

                                                         Vertified:____________
                                                                   Auth.Signer

                                                         Date:_________________

                                                         ______________________
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BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

By:_________________________________
       Authorized Signer

             ___________________________________________________________________
                                          BANK USE ONLY

              TELEPHONE REQUEST:
              -----------------

              The following person is authorized to request the loan payment
              transfer/loan advance on the advance designated account and is
              known to me.

             __________________________________         ________________________
                      Authorized Requester                       Phone #

             __________________________________         ________________________
                      Received By (Bank)                         Phone #

                               ___________________________________
                                   Authorized Signature (Bank)

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                                   EXHIBIT D
                            COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

TO:       SILICON VALLEY BANK
          3003 Tasman Drive
          Santa Clara, CA 95054

FROM:     BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

     The undersigned authorized officer of BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC. ("Borrower")
certifies that under the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Loan
and Security Agreement between Borrower and Bank (the "Agreement"), (i) Borrower
is in complete compliance for the period ending _______________ with all
required covenants except as noted below and (ii) all representations and
warranties in the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on
this date. Attached are the required documents supporting the certification. The
Officer certifies that these are prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (GAAP) consistently applied from one period to the next
except as explained in an accompanying letter or footnotes. The Officer
acknowledges that no borrowings may be requested at any time or date of
determination that Borrower is not in compliance with any of the terms of the
Agreement, and that compliance is determined not just at the date this
certificate is delivered.

            Please indicate compliance status by circling Yes/No under
            "Complies" column.
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     Reporting Covenant                            Required                                       Complies
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     Monthly financial statements + CC             Monthly within 30 days                         Yes      No
     Annual (Audited) FYE within 120 days          Yes                                            No
     10-Q, 10-K and 8-K                            Within 5 days after filing with SEC            Yes      No
     A/R & A/P Agings                              Monthly within 30 days                         Yes      No
     A/R Audit                                     Initial and Annual                             Yes      No
     Borrowing Base Certificate                    Monthly within 30 days                         Yes      No
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     Financial Covenant                            Required           Actual                      Complies
     ------------------                            ---------          ------                      --------
     <S>                                          <C>                <C>                          <C>
     Maintain on a Monthly Basis:
      Minimum Quick Ratio (Adjusted)               1.50:1.00          _____:1.00                  Yes      No
      Profitability: Quarter ending 3/31/01       *$  500,00**        $_________                  Yes      No
                     Quarter ending 6/30/01       *$2,300,00**        $_________                  Yes      No
                     Quarter ending 9/30/01       *$1,000,00**        $_________                  Yes      No
                     Quarter ending 12/31/02       $1                 $_________                  Yes      No
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 Have there been updates to Borrower's intellectual property,
        if appropriate?                                  Yes / No
                                              __________________________________
Comments Regarding Exceptions:  See Attached.              BANK USE ONLY
                                               Received By:_____________________
                                                              AUTHORIZED SIGNER
Sincerely,
                                               Date:____________________________

BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.                          Verified:________________________
                                                              AUTHORIZED SIGNER
_______________________________
Signature                                      Date:____________________________
_______________________________
Title
_______________________________                Compliance Status:     Yes   No
Date                                           _________________________________

*  Less than
** Greater than
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                        CORPORATE BORROWING RESOLUTION

Borrower:   BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.         Bank:   Silicon Valley Bank
            4980 Great America Parkway,           3003 Tasman Drive
            Santa Clara, CA 95054                Santa Clara, CA 95054-1191

I, the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC. ("Borrower"),
CERTIFY that Borrower is a corporation existing under the laws of the State of
California.

I certify that at a meeting of Borrower's Directors (or by other authorized
corporate action) duly held the following resolutions were adopted.

It is resolved that any one of the following officers of Borrower, whose name,
title and signature is below:

            NAMES                POSITIONS           ACTUAL SIGNATURES
            -----                ---------           -----------------
________________________    _____________________ __________________________
________________________    _____________________ __________________________
________________________    _____________________ __________________________
________________________    _____________________ __________________________

may act for Borrower and:

            Borrow Money.  Borrow money from Silicon Valley Bank ("Bank").

            Execute Loan Documents.  Execute any loan documents Bank requires.

            Grant Security.  Grant Bank a security interest in any of Borrower's
            assets.

            Negotiate Items. Negotiate or discount all drafts, trade
            acceptances, promissory notes, or other indebtedness in which
            Borrower has an interest and receive cash or otherwise use the
            proceeds.

            Letters of Credit.  Apply for letters of credit from Bank.

            Foreign Exchange Contracts. Execute spot or forward foreign exchange
            contracts.

            Further Acts. Designate other individuals to request advances, pay
            fees and costs and execute other documents or agreements (including
            documents or agreement that waive Borrowers right to a jury trial)
            they think necessary to effectuate these Resolutions.

Further resolved that all acts authorized by these Resolutions and performed
before they were adopted are ratified. These Resolutions remain in effect and
Bank may rely on them until Bank receives written notice of their revocation.

I certify that the persons listed above are Borrower's officers with the titles
and signatures shown following their names and that these resolutions have not
been modified are currently effective.

CERTIFIED TO AND ATTESTED BY:

X ______________________________________________
 *Secretary or Assistant Secretary

X ______________________________________________

*NOTE: In case the Secretary or other certifying officer is designated by the
foregoing resolutions as one of the signing officers, this resolution should
also be signed by a second Officer or Director of Borrower.<PAGE>

                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.18

                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This Employment Agreement is entered into as of January 2, 2001 by and
between Craig Brennan (the "Executive") and Brio Technology, Inc., a Delaware
                            ---------
corporation (the "Company ").
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     1.  Duties and Scope of Employment.
         ------------------------------

         (a)    Position. During his employment under this Agreement
                --------
("Employment"), the Company agrees to employ the Executive in the position of
  ----------
President and Chief Executive Officer. As such, the Executive shall report to
the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"). At the next meeting of the Board
                                       -----
following execution by the Executive of this Agreement, the Executive will be
nominated to serve as a Director, and if so elected, the Executive shall serve
in such capacity without additional compensation.

         (b)    Obligations to the Company. During his Employment, the Executive
                --------------------------
agrees to devote his full business efforts and time to the Company and to the
best of his ability to loyally and conscientiously perform all of the duties and
obligations required of and from him pursuant to the terms hereof. The Executive
further agrees that the Company will be entitled to all of the benefits and
profits arising from or incident to all his work services and advice, that he
will not render commercial or professional services of any nature to any person
or organization, whether or not for compensation, without the prior written
consent of the Company's Board, and that he will not during his employment
directly or indirectly engage or participate in any business that is competitive
in any manner with the business of the Company. Nothing in this Agreement will
prevent the Executive from accepting speaking or presentation engagements in
exchange for honoraria or from serving on boards of charitable organizations, or
from owning no more than two percent (2%) of the outstanding equity securities
of a corporation whose stock is listed on a national stock exchange or the
Nasdaq.

         (c)    No Conflicting Obligations. The Executive represents and
                --------------------------
warrants to the Company that he is under no obligations or commitments, whether
contractual or otherwise, that are inconsistent with his obligations under this
Agreement. The Executive represents and warrants that he will not use or
disclose, in connection with his employment by the Company, any trade secrets or
other proprietary information or intellectual property in which the Executive or
any other person has any right, title or interest and that his Employment by the
Company as contemplated by this Agreement will not infringe or violate the
rights of any other person or entity. The Executive represents and warrants to
the Company that he has returned all property and confidential information
belonging to any prior employers.

         (d)    Start Date. The Executive shall commence full-time Employment on
                ----------
January 2, 2001 (the "Start Date").
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     2.  Cash and Incentive Compensation.
         -------------------------------

         (a)    Salary. The Company shall pay the Executive as compensation for
                ------
his services a base salary at the rate of not less than $29,166.67 per month
($350,000 on an annualized basis), payable in accordance with the Company's
standard payroll schedule and subject to applicable tax withholding. (The salary
specified in this subsection (a), together with any increases in such salary
that the Company may grant from time to time, is referred to in this Agreement
as the "Base Salary.")
        -----------

         (b)    Sign-on Bonus. The Executive shall be paid a sign-on bonus of
                -------------
$100,000 (the "Sign-on Bonus"), subject to applicable tax withholding, that will
               -------------
be earned when Executive commences Employment. This Sign-on Bonus will be paid
in fully vested shares of the Company's Common Stock, with the number of shares
determined using the fair market value of the Common Stock as of the Start Date.

         (c)    Annual Bonus. Executive will be eligible to earn an annual
                ------------
discretionary incentive bonus of  $200,000 ("Target Bonus"). This Target Bonus
                                             ------------
will be earned based on achievement of objectives to be identified by the Board.
The Board will set objectives, after consultation with Executive, within sixty
days of the start of each bonus period. Bonuses payable under this subsection
(c) shall be payable in accordance with the Company's normal practices and
policies no later than 30 days after the end of each bonus period. The Target
Bonus for the first year of Executive's employment (the period ending December
31, 2001) shall be guaranteed and shall be paid pro rata on a quarterly basis in
accordance with the Company's normal practices and policies, provided however
that the Company shall advance to the Executive $50,000 of the Target Bonus for
the first year of his employment, at such time as requested by the Executive
following the Start Date. In the event that the Executive voluntarily resigns
"Without Good Reason" (as such term is defined in Section 10 below) within the
first year of his Employment, the Executive shall be obligated to repay to the
Company a pro rata portion of such advance payment based on the number of months
of such year in which he shall not be employed.

         (d)    Equity.
                ------

                (i)    Option Grant. Subject to the approval of the Board, the
                       ------------
Company shall grant the Executive a stock option (the "Option") to purchase the
                                                       ------
number of shares that represents ten percent (10%) of the outstanding shares of
the Company's Common Stock as of the date of grant (the "Shares"). The Option
                                                         ------
shall be granted on the Start Date. The per Share exercise price of the Option
will be equal to the per Share fair market value of the Common Stock on the date
of grant, as determined by the Board. The term of such Option shall be 10 years,
subject to earlier expiration in the event of the termination of the Executive's
Employment. The Executive shall vest in the Option Shares as follows: twenty-
five percent (25%) of the Shares shall vest on the first anniversary of the
Start Date and the remaining Shares shall vest in equal installments each month
thereafter, such that all Shares shall be vested as of the fourth anniversary of
the Start Date. The Option shall be immediately exercisable by the Executive as
to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Shares, if the Executive elects to do so,
but the

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purchased shares shall be subject to repurchase by the Company at the
exercise price if the Executive's Employment terminates before he vests in the
Shares.

                         (A)    Terms of Option. The Option shall be issued
                                ---------------
pursuant to, and, except as otherwise set forth in this Section 2(d), subject to
the terms of, the Company's 1998 Stock Option Plan and the standard form of
stock option agreement thereunder (copies of which are attached hereto as
Exhibit A).
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                         (B)    Effect of Termination of Employment Not in
                                ------------------------------------------
Connection with a Change of Control. If during the first year of Executive's
-----------------------------------
Employment, the Company terminates Executive's Employment "Without Cause" or
Executive resigns for "Good Reason," (as such terms are defined in Section 10
below) and such termination is not in connection with a "Change of Control" of
the Company (as such term is defined in Section 10 below) then twenty-five
percent (25%) of the shares subject to Executive's outstanding options will
become vested and, if applicable, the Company's repurchase rights as to such
shares shall lapse as of the termination date. Following the first year of
Executive's Employment, if the Company terminates Executive's Employment
"Without Cause," or Executive resigns for "Good Reason," and such termination is
not in connection with a Change of Control of the Company, then Executive shall
receive additional vesting of each of his outstanding options and, if
applicable, the Company's repurchase rights as to such shares shall lapse, as if
he had provided an additional twelve (12) months of service from the date
employment terminates.

                         (C)    Effect of Termination of Employment in
                                --------------------------------------
Connection with a Change of Control. If the Company terminates Executive's
-----------------------------------
Employment "Without Cause," or Executive resigns for "Good Reason," within
twelve (12) months following a Change of Control of the Company, then each of
the Executive's outstanding options will become fully vested and, if applicable,
the Company's repurchase rights will lapse as to all shares subject to all
options as of the termination date.

     3.   Vacation and Executive Benefits. During his Employment, the Executive
          -------------------------------
shall be eligible for paid vacation in accordance with the Company's standard
policy for other executive officers, as such policy may be amended from time to
time, and shall be eligible to participate in any employee benefit plans
maintained by the Company for other executive officers, subject in each case to
the generally applicable terms and conditions of the plan in question and to the
determinations of any person or committee administering such plan.

     4.   Business Expenses. During his Employment, the Executive shall be
          -----------------
authorized to incur necessary and reasonable travel, entertainment and other
business expenses in connection with his duties hereunder. The Company shall
reimburse the Executive for such expenses, upon presentation of an itemized
account and appropriate supporting documentation, all in accordance with the
Company's generally applicable policies.

     5.   Temporary Housing Expenses. The Company will provide a monthly housing
          --------------------------
allowance of up to $6,000 for Executive's temporary housing expenses in the
South Bay area following the Start Date. The Company will further provide
Executive a full gross-up on the housing payments that are not deductible for
tax purposes. The Executive shall present

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appropriate supporting documentation of such costs in accordance with the
Company's applicable policies.

     6.   Appointments to Board. For a period of one year following the six
          ---------------------
month anniversary of the Executive's Start Date, the Executive shall have the
opportunity to nominate up to two individuals for appointment or election to the
Board. The actual appointment or election of such individuals shall be subject
to the approval of the Board and to the availability of a vacancy on the Board
at such time.

     7.   Attorney's Fees. The Company will reimburse the Executive for
          ---------------
attorney's fees incurred by the Executive in connection with the negotiation and
execution of this Agreement, up to a maximum of $10,000.

     8.   Nature of Employment.
          --------------------

          (a)    At-Will Employment. The Executive's Employment with the Company
                 ------------------
shall at all times be "at will," which means that either the Executive or the
Company may terminate the Executive's Employment at any time, for any or no
reason, with or without Cause (as defined below). Any contrary representations
that may have been made or may be made to the Executive at any time shall be
superseded and governed by this Section 8(a). This Agreement shall constitute
the full and complete agreement between the Executive and the Company on the "at
will" nature of the Executive's Employment, which may only be changed in an
express written agreement signed by the Executive and a duly authorized officer
of the Company.

          (b)    Termination. The Company may terminate the Executive's
                 -----------
Employment at any time and for any or no reason, and with "Cause" or "Without
Cause," by giving the Executive notice in writing. The Executive may terminate
his Employment by giving the Company 14 days' advance notice in writing. The
Executive's Employment shall terminate automatically in the event of his death.

          (c)    Rights Upon Termination. Except as expressly provided in
                 -----------------------
Section 9, upon termination of the Executive's Employment pursuant to this
Section 8, the Executive shall be entitled to the compensation, benefits and
reimbursement described in Section 2, 3, 4 and 5 for the period preceding the
effective date of termination.

          (d)    Termination of Agreement. This Agreement shall terminate when
                 ------------------------
all obligations of the parties hereunder have been satisfied. The termination of
this Agreement shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the Executive's
obligations under Section 11 or the Company's obligations under Sections 12 and
13.

     9.   Termination Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to receive
          --------------------
benefits upon termination of employment only as set forth in this Section 9. The
Executive's entitlement to such termination benefits shall be conditioned upon
the Executive's execution and delivery to the Company of (ii) a general release
of all claims, (ii) a resignation from all of the Executive's positions with the
Company and (iii) an agreement not to engage directly or indirectly or

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participate in any business or proposed business that is competitive in any
manner with the business of the Company for the period of time following
termination of the Executive's employment during which the Company is providing
termination benefits to Executive as set forth in Section 9(a)(i)(A) or Section
9(a)(ii)(A) below.

          (a)  Involuntary Termination.
               -----------------------

               (i)    Involuntary Termination during First Year of Employment.
                      -------------------------------------------------------
If the Company terminates the Executive's Employment "Without Cause" or the
Executive resigns for "Good Reason" during the first year of Employment, then
the Executive shall be entitled to the following termination benefits:

                      (A)    Payment of 12 months of his then-current Base
Salary (subject to applicable tax withholding), payable in accordance with the
Company's normal payroll practices;

                      (B)    Payment of the full Target Bonus specified in
Section 2(c);

                      (C)    Reimbursement for the expenses incurred in
continuing his medical coverage for himself and his dependents under the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended ("COBRA") for
twelve (12) months, provided the Executive makes a timely election for such
continued coverage; and

                      (D)    Acceleration of vesting of his Option Shares as set
forth in either Section 2(d)(i)(B) or (C), as applicable.

               (ii)   Involuntary Termination on or after the First Year of
                      -----------------------------------------------------
Employment. If the Company terminates the Executive's Employment "Without Cause"
----------
or the Executive resigns for "Good Reason" at any time on or after the first
year of Employment, then the Executive shall be entitled to the following
termination benefits:

                      (A)    Payment of 12 months of his then-current Base
Salary (subject to applicable tax withholding), payable in accordance with the
Company's normal payroll practices;

                      (B)    Payment of his Target Bonus on a pro rata basis for
the period in which the termination occurs (as though all milestones applicable
to such bonus have been achieved), less all applicable tax withholding, which
amount, if any, shall be payable in accordance with the terms of the Company's
bonus program;

                      (C)    Reimbursement for the expenses incurred in
continuing his medical coverage for himself and his dependents under COBRA for
twelve (12) months, provided the Executive makes a timely election for such
continued coverage; and

                      (D)    Acceleration of the vesting of his Option Shares as
provided in either Section 2(d)(i)(B) or (C), as applicable.

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          (b)    Other Terminations. With respect to any termination of
                 ------------------
Employment other than those described in Section 9(a) above, the Executive shall
not be entitled to any severance benefits and such terminations shall be
governed by Section 8(c) above.

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     10.    Definitions.
            -----------

            (a)    "Cause." For all purposes under this Agreement, a termination
                    -----
for "Cause" shall mean a good faith determination by the Board that the
Executive's Employment be terminated for any of the following reasons: (i) the
Executive's willful act of fraud, embezzlement, dishonesty or other misconduct
that materially damages the Company; (ii) the Executive's willful failure to
perform his duties to the Company, to follow Company policy as set forth in
writing from time to time, or to follow the legal directives of the Board (other
than failure to meet performance goals, objectives or measures), in each case in
a manner that results in material damage to the Company, that is not corrected
within thirty (30) days following written notice thereof to Executive by the
Board, such notice to state with specificity the nature of the failure; provided
that if such failure cannot reasonably be corrected within thirty (30) days of
written notice thereof, correction shall be commenced by the Executive within
such period and may be corrected within a reasonable period thereafter; (iii)
the Executive's misappropriation of any material assets of the Company; (iv) the
Executive's conviction of, or a plea of "Guilty" or "no contest" to, a felony
under the laws of the United States or any state thereof; (v) the Executive's
willful and material breach of any agreement with the Company, that is not
corrected within thirty (30) days following written notice thereof to Executive
by the Board, such notice to state with specificity the nature of the breach;
provided that if such breach cannot reasonably be corrected within thirty (30)
days of written notice thereof, correction shall be commenced by the Executive
within such period and may be corrected within a reasonable period thereafter;
and (vi) the Executive's willful use or unauthorized disclosure of any
proprietary information or trade secrets of the Company or any other party to
whom the Executive owes an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of his
relationship with the Company.

            (b)    "Change of Control." For all purposes under this Agreement,
                    -----------------
"Change of Control" shall mean (i) a merger, reorganization, consolidation or
similar event, whether in a single transaction or in a series of transactions
(collectively the "Transaction") unless immediately following such Transaction
                   -----------
(and after giving effect to such Transaction) the Company's stockholders
immediately prior to the Transaction own at least fifty percent (50%) of the
total combined voting power of the surviving or acquiring entity in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the voting power of the
Company's outstanding securities immediately before such Transaction; (ii) any
person (having the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("1934 Act") and used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a "group" within the meaning of Section
13(d)(3)) has or acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the total combined voting power of the
Company's outstanding securities; (iii) the sale, transfer or other disposition
of all or substantially all of the Company's assets; or (iv) a complete
liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

            (c)    "Good Reason." For all purposes under this Agreement, "Good
                    -----------
Reason" for the Executive's resignation will exist if he resigns within 60 days
of the occurrence of any of the following without the Executive's written
consent: (i) any reduction in his Base Salary or Target Bonus; (ii) any material
reduction in his benefits; (iii) a change in his position with the Company or a
successor company that materially reduces his stature (as either a Chief
Executive

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Officer or President of a division of a publicly traded company) or level of P&L
responsibility; (iv) any requirement that he relocate his place of employment by
more than thirty-five (35) miles from his then current office; or (v) a material
breach by the Company of its obligations to the Executive under this Agreement,
that is not corrected within thirty (30) days following written notice thereof
to the Company by the Executive, such notice to state with specificity the
nature of the failure; provided that if such failure cannot reasonably be
corrected within thirty (30) days of written notice thereof, correction shall be
commenced by the Company within such period and may be corrected within a
reasonable period thereafter. A resignation by the Executive under any other
circumstances or for any other reasons will be a resignation "Without Good
Reason."

     11.   Confidentiality Agreement. The Executive shall sign a Confidential
           -------------------------
Information and Invention Assignment Agreement (the "Confidentiality Agreement")
                                                     -------------------------
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. The Executive hereby represents and
                               ---------
warrants to the Company that he will comply with all obligations under the
Confidentiality Agreement and agrees to continue to abide by the terms of the
Confidentiality Agreement and further agrees that the provisions of the
Confidentiality Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement or of
the Executive's employment relationship with the Company.

     12.   Successors.
           ----------

           (a)    Company's Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon any
                  --------------------
successor (whether direct or indirect and whether by purchase, lease, merger,
consolidation, liquidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the
Company's business and/or assets. For all purposes under this Agreement, the
term "Company" shall include any successor to the Company's business and/or
assets which becomes bound by this Agreement.

           (b)    Executive's Successors. This Agreement and all rights of the
                  ----------------------
Executive hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the
Executive's personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators,
successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.

     13.   Indemnification. The Company indemnifies all officers and directors
           ---------------
to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the Executive will be requested to
enter into the Company's standard form of Indemnification Agreement giving him
such protection (a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C). Pursuant to
                                                       ---------
the Indemnification Agreement, the Company will agree to advance any expenses
for which indemnification is available to the extent allowed by applicable law.

     14.   Miscellaneous Provisions.
           ------------------------

           (a)    No Duty to Mitigate. The Executive shall not be required to
                  -------------------
mitigate the amount of any payment contemplated by this Agreement (whether by
seeking new employment or in any other manner), nor, except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement, shall any such payment be reduced by any earnings
that the Executive may receive from any other source.

           (b)    Notice. Notices and all other communications contemplated by
                  ------
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
when personally

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delivered or when mailed by overnight courier, U.S. registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid. In the case of the
Executive, mailed notices shall be addressed to him at the home address that he
most recently communicated to the Company in writing. In the case of the
Company, mailed notices shall be addressed to its corporate headquarters, and
all notices shall be directed to the attention of its Secretary.

          (c)    Modifications and Waivers. No provision of this Agreement shall
                 -------------------------
be modified, waived or discharged unless the modification, waiver or discharge
is agreed to in writing and signed by the Executive and by an authorized officer
of the Company (other than the Executive). No waiver by either party of any
breach of, or of compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement
by the other party shall be considered a waiver of any other condition or
provision or of the same condition or provision at another time.

          (d)    Whole Agreement. No other agreements, representations or
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understandings (whether oral or written) which are not expressly set forth in
this Agreement have been made or entered into by either party with respect to
the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement, the Confidentiality
Agreement, the Indemnification Agreement, and the stock option agreement and
stock plan documents, contain the entire understanding of the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof.

          (e)    Taxes. All Payments made under this Agreement shall be subject
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to reduction to reflect taxes or other charges required to be withheld by law.

          (f)    Choice of Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and
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performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
California (except provisions governing the choice of law).

          (g)    Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any
                 ------------
provision or provisions of this Agreement shall not effect the validity or
enforceability of any other provision hereof, which shall remain in full force
and effect.

          (h)    No Assignment. This Agreement and all rights and obligations of
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the Executive hereunder are personal to the Executive and may not be transferred
or assigned by the Executive at any time. The Company may assign its rights
under this Agreement to any entity that assumes the Company's obligations
hereunder in connection with any sale or transfer of all or a substantial
portion of the Company's assets to such entity.

          (i)    Arbitration. Any dispute or claim arising out of or in
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connection with this Agreement will be finally settled by binding arbitration in
San Francisco, California in accordance with the rule of the American
Arbitration Association by one arbitrator appointed in accordance with said
rules. The Executive and the Company shall split the cost of the arbitration
filing and hearing fees and the cost of the arbitrator. Each party shall bear
its own attorney fees, unless otherwise determined by the arbitrator. The
arbitrator shall apply California law, without reference to rules of conflicts
of law or rules or statutory arbitration, to the resolution of any dispute.
Judgement on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court
having jurisdiction thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties may
apply to any court of

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competent jurisdiction for preliminary or interim equitable relief, or to compel
arbitration in accordance with this paragraphs, without breach of this
arbitration provision. This Section 14(i) shall not apply to any dispute or
claim relating to the Confidentiality Agreement.

          (j)    Headings. The headings of the paragraphs contained in this
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Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the
meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

          (k)    Counterparts. 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.

                                 [Signature page follows]

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     Each of the parties has executed this Agreement, in the case of the Company
by its duly authorized officer, as of the day and year first above written.

                                    CRAIG BRENNAN

                                    /s/ Craig Brennan
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                                    Craig Brennan

                                    BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                                    By: Yorgen Edholm
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                                    Title:  CEO
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