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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.9

                               TICKETS.COM, INC.
                             2001 STOCK OPTION PLAN

                                   ARTICLE ONE
                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

        1.1.   PURPOSE OF THE PLAN

               This 2001 Stock Option Plan is intended to promote the interests
of Tickets.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation, by providing Employees with the
opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest, or otherwise increase their
proprietary interest, in the Corporation as an incentive for them to remain in
the service of the Corporation.

               Capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to such terms
in the attached Appendix.

        1.2    ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

               A. The Board and the Committee shall have concurrent authority to
administer the Plan.

               B. Members of the Committee shall serve for such period of time
as the Board may determine and may be removed by the Board at any time.

               C. Each Plan Administrator shall, within the scope of its
administrative functions under the Plan, have full power and authority (subject
to the provisions of the Plan) to establish such rules and regulations as it may
deem appropriate for proper administration of the Plan and to make such
determinations under, and issue such interpretations of, the provisions of the
Plan and any outstanding options as it may deem necessary or advisable.
Decisions of the Plan Administrator within the scope of its administrative
functions under the Plan shall be final and binding on all parties who have an
interest in the Plan or any option grants thereunder.

               D. Service on the Committee shall constitute service as a Board
member, and members of each such committee shall accordingly be entitled to full
indemnification and reimbursement as Board members for their service on such
committee. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any act or omission
made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any option grants under the Plan.

        1.3    ELIGIBILITY

               A. The only persons eligible to participate in the Plan are
Employees of the Corporation.

               B. Each Plan Administrator shall, within the scope of its
administrative jurisdiction under the Plan, have full authority to determine
with respect to the option grants under the Plan, the eligible persons to be
granted options, the time or times when those grants are to be made, the number
of shares to be covered by each such grant, the time or times when each

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option is to become exercisable, the vesting schedule (if any) applicable to the
option shares and the maximum term for which the option is to remain
outstanding.

               C. The Plan Administrator shall have the absolute discretion to
grant options in accordance with the Plan.

        1.4    STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

               A. The stock issuable under the Plan shall be shares of
authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased
by the Corporation on the open market. The number of shares of Common Stock
reserved for issuance over the term of the Plan shall not exceed 544,445 shares.

               B. No Optionee may receive stock options for more than 544,445
shares of Common Stock in the aggregate per calendar year.

               C. If any change is made to the Common Stock by reason of any
stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange
of shares or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class
without the Corporation's receipt of consideration, appropriate adjustments
shall be made by the Plan Administrator to (i) the maximum number and/or class
of securities issuable under the Plan, (ii) the maximum number and/or class of
securities for which any one person may be granted stock options under the Plan
per calendar year and (iii) the number and/or class of securities and the
exercise price per share in effect under each outstanding option under the Plan.
Such adjustments to the outstanding options are to be effected in a manner which
shall preclude the enlargement or dilution of rights and benefits under such
options. The adjustments determined by the Plan Administrator shall be final,
binding and conclusive.

                                   ARTICLE TWO
                           DISCRETIONARY OPTION GRANTS

        2.1    OPTION TERMS

               Each option shall be evidenced by one or more documents in the
form approved by the Plan Administrator; provided, however, that each such
document shall comply with the terms specified below. All options granted under
the Plan shall be Non-Statutory Options.

               A.     EXERCISE PRICE.

                      1. The exercise price per share shall be fixed by the Plan
Administrator but shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair
Market Value per share of Common Stock on the option grant date.

                      2. The exercise price shall become immediately due upon
exercise of the option and shall, subject to the provisions of Section 3.1 of
Article Three and the documents evidencing the option, be payable in one or more
of the forms specified below:

                         (i) cash or check made payable to the Corporation,

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                         (ii) shares of Common Stock held for the requisite
        period necessary to avoid a charge to the Corporation's earnings for
        financial reporting purposes and valued at Fair Market Value on the
        Exercise Date, or

                         (iii) to the extent the option is exercised for vested
        shares, through a special sale and remittance procedure pursuant to
        which the Optionee shall concurrently provide irrevocable instructions
        to (a) a Corporation-designated brokerage firm to effect the immediate
        sale of the purchased shares and remit to the Corporation, out of the
        sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to
        cover the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased shares plus
        all applicable Federal, state and local income and employment taxes
        required to be withheld by the Corporation by reason of such exercise
        and (b) the Corporation to deliver the certificates for the purchased
        shares directly to such brokerage firm in order to complete the sale.

               Except to the extent such sale and remittance procedure is
utilized, payment of the exercise price for the purchased shares must be made on
the Exercise Date.

               B. EXERCISE AND TERM OF OPTIONS. Each option shall be exercisable
at such time or times, during such period and for such number of shares as shall
be determined by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the documents
evidencing the option. However, no option shall have a term in excess of ten
(10) years measured from the option grant date.

               C. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE.

                      1. The following provisions shall govern the exercise of
any options held by the Optionee at the time of cessation of Service or death:

                         (i) Any option outstanding at the time of the
        Optionee's cessation of Service for any reason shall remain exercisable
        for such period of time thereafter as shall be determined by the Plan
        Administrator and set forth in the documents evidencing the option, but
        no such option shall be exercisable after the expiration of the option
        term.

                         (ii) Any option held by the Optionee at the time of
        death and exercisable in whole or in part at that time may be
        subsequently exercised by the personal representative of the Optionee's
        estate or by the person or persons to whom the option is transferred
        pursuant to the Optionee's will or the laws of inheritance or by the
        Optionee's designated beneficiary or beneficiaries of that option.

                         (iii) During the applicable post-Service exercise
        period, the option may not be exercised in the aggregate for more than
        the number of vested shares for which the option is exercisable on the
        date of the Optionee's cessation of Service. Upon the expiration of the
        applicable exercise period or (if earlier) upon the expiration of the
        option term, the option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for
        any vested shares for which the option has not been exercised. However,
        the option shall, immediately upon the Optionee's cessation of Service,
        terminate and cease to be outstanding to the extent the option is not
        otherwise at that time exercisable for vested shares.

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                      2. The Plan Administrator shall have complete discretion,
exercisable either at the time an option is granted or at any time while the
option remains outstanding, to:

                         (i) extend the period of time for which the option is
        to remain exercisable following the Optionee's cessation of Service from
        the limited exercise period otherwise in effect for that option to such
        greater period of time as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate,
        but in no event beyond the expiration of the option term, and/or

                         (ii) permit the option to be exercised, during the
        applicable post-Service exercise period, not only with respect to the
        number of vested shares of Common Stock for which such option is
        exercisable at the time of the Optionee's cessation of Service but also
        with respect to one or more additional installments in which the
        Optionee would have vested had the Optionee continued in Service.

               D. STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. The holder of an option shall have no
stockholder rights with respect to the shares subject to the option until such
person shall have exercised the option, paid the exercise price and become a
holder of record of the purchased shares.

               E. REPURCHASE RIGHTS. The Plan Administrator shall have the
discretion to grant options which are exercisable for unvested shares of Common
Stock. Should the Optionee cease Service while holding such unvested shares, the
Corporation shall have the right to repurchase, at the exercise price paid per
share, any or all of those unvested shares. The terms upon which such repurchase
right shall be exercisable (including the period and procedure for exercise and
the appropriate vesting schedule for the purchased shares) shall be established
by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the document evidencing such
repurchase right.

               F. LIMITED TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. During the lifetime of the
Optionee, Options shall be exercisable only by the Optionee and shall not be
assignable or transferable other than by will or the laws of inheritance
following the Optionee's death, except that Options may be assigned in whole or
in part during the Optionee's lifetime to one or more members of the Optionee's
family or to a trust established exclusively for one or more such family members
or to Optionee's former spouse, to the extent such assignment is in connection
with the Optionee's estate plan or pursuant to a domestic relations order. The
assigned portion may only be exercised by the person or persons who acquire a
proprietary interest in the option pursuant to the assignment. The terms
applicable to the assigned portion shall be the same as those in effect for the
option immediately prior to such assignment and shall be set forth in such
documents issued to the assignee as the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionee may also designate one or more
persons as the beneficiary or beneficiaries of his or her outstanding options
under this Article Two, and those options shall, in accordance with such
designation, automatically be transferred to such beneficiary or beneficiaries
upon the Optionee's death while holding those options. Such beneficiary or
beneficiaries shall take the transferred options subject to all the terms and
conditions of the applicable agreement evidencing each such transferred option,
including (without limitation) the limited time period during which the option
may be exercised following the Optionee's death.

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        2.2    CORPORATE TRANSACTION/CHANGE IN CONTROL

               A. The Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority
to structure one or more outstanding options under the Plan as to the vesting
and termination of those options in connection with a Corporate Transaction. In
addition, the Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority to
structure one or more of the Corporation's repurchase rights under the Plan as
to the vesting and termination of those rights in connection with a Corporate
Transaction.

               B. The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority to
structure one or more outstanding options under the Plan so that those options
shall become exercisable for all the shares of Common Stock at the time subject
to those options in the event the Optionee's Service is subsequently terminated
within a designated period (not to exceed eighteen (18) months) following the
effective date of any Corporate Transaction in which those options are assumed
and do not otherwise accelerate. In addition, the Plan Administrator may
structure one or more of the Corporation's repurchase rights so that those
rights shall immediately terminate with respect to any shares held by the
Optionee at the time of his or her termination, and the shares subject to those
terminated repurchase rights shall accordingly vest in full at that time.

               C. The Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority
to structure one or more outstanding options under the Plan so that those
options shall, immediately prior to the effective date of a Change in Control,
become exercisable for all the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to
those options and may be exercised for any or all of those shares as fully
vested shares of Common Stock. In addition, the Plan Administrator shall have
the discretionary authority to structure one or more of the Corporation's
repurchase rights under the Plan so that those rights shall terminate
automatically upon the consummation of such Change in Control, and the shares
subject to those terminated rights shall thereupon vest in full. Alternatively,
the Plan Administrator may condition the automatic acceleration of one or more
outstanding options under the Plan and the termination of one or more of the
Corporation's outstanding repurchase rights under such program upon the
subsequent termination of the Optionee's Service within a designated period (not
to exceed eighteen (18) months) following the effective date of such Change in
Control.

               D. The outstanding options shall in no way affect the right of
the Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its
capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or
sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

                                  ARTICLE THREE
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

               3.1    FINANCING

               The Plan Administrator may permit any Optionee to pay the option
exercise price under the Plan by delivering a full-recourse, interest-bearing
promissory note payable in one or more installments. The terms of any such
promissory note (including the interest rate and the terms of repayment) shall
be established by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion. In no event may
the maximum credit available to the Optionee exceed the sum of (i) the aggregate

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option exercise price, plus (ii) any Federal, state and local income and
employment tax liability incurred by the Optionee in connection with the option
exercise.

        3.2    TAX WITHHOLDING

               A. The Corporation's obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock
upon the exercise of options under the Plan shall be subject to the satisfaction
of all applicable Federal, state and local income and employment tax withholding
requirements.

               B. The Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, provide the
holder of the Options under the Plan with the right to use shares of Common
Stock in satisfaction of all or part of the Withholding Taxes to which holders
may become subject in connection with the exercise of the holder's options. Such
right may be provided to the holder in either or both of the following formats:

                  Stock Withholding: The election to have the Corporation
withhold, from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon the exercise
of such Option, a portion of those shares with an aggregate Fair Market Value
equal to the percentage of the Withholding Taxes (not to exceed one hundred
percent (100%)) designated by the holder.

                  Stock Delivery: The election to deliver to the Corporation, at
the time the Option is exercised, one or more shares of Common Stock previously
acquired by such holder (other than in connection with the option exercise or
share vesting triggering the Withholding Taxes) with an aggregate Fair Market
Value equal to the percentage of the Withholding Taxes (not to exceed one
hundred percent (100%)) designated by the holder.

        3.3    EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN

               A. The Plan shall become effective immediately on the Plan
Effective Date.

               B. The Plan shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (i) the
tenth anniversary of the Plan Effective Date, (ii) the date on which all shares
available for issuance under the Plan shall have been issued as fully vested
shares or (iii) the termination of all outstanding options in connection with a
Corporate Transaction. Should the Plan terminate on the tenth anniversary of the
Plan Effective Date, then all option grants and unvested stock issuances
outstanding at that time shall continue to have force and effect in accordance
with the provisions of the documents evidencing such grants or issuances.

        3.4    AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN

               The Board shall have complete and exclusive power and authority
to amend or modify the Plan in any or all respects. However, no such amendment
or modification shall adversely affect the rights and obligations with respect
to stock options at the time outstanding under the Plan unless the Optionee
consents to such amendment or modification.

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        3.5    USE OF PROCEEDS

               Any cash proceeds received by the Corporation from the sale of
shares of Common Stock under the Plan shall be used for general corporate
purposes.

        3.6    REGULATORY APPROVALS

               A. The implementation of the Plan, the granting of any stock
options under the Plan and the issuance of any shares of Common Stock upon the
exercise of any granted option shall be subject to the Corporation's procurement
of all approvals and permits required by regulatory authorities having
jurisdiction over the Plan, the stock options granted under it and the shares of
Common Stock issued pursuant to it.

               B. No shares of Common Stock or other assets shall be issued or
delivered under the Plan unless and until there shall have been compliance with
all applicable requirements of Federal and state securities laws, including the
filing and effectiveness of the Form S-8 registration statement for the shares
of Common Stock issuable under the Plan, and all applicable listing requirements
of any stock exchange (or the Nasdaq National Market, if applicable) on which
Common Stock is then listed for trading.

        3.7    NO EMPLOYMENT/SERVICE RIGHTS

               Nothing in the Plan shall confer upon the Optionee any right to
continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or
otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Corporation (or any Parent or
Subsidiary employing or retaining such person) or of the Optionee, which rights
are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate such person's Service at any
time for any reason, with or without cause.

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                                    APPENDIX

               The following definitions shall be in effect under the Plan:

               A. 1934 ACT shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

               B. BOARD shall mean the Corporation's Board of Directors.

               C. CHANGE IN CONTROL shall mean a change in ownership or control
of the Corporation effected through either of the following transactions:

                  (i) the acquisition, directly or indirectly by any person or
        related group of persons (other than the Corporation or a person that
        directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common
        control with, the Corporation), of beneficial ownership (within the
        meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act) of securities possessing more
        than forty-six percent (46%) of the total combined voting power of the
        Corporation's outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange
        offer made directly to the Corporation's stockholders, or

                  (ii) a change in the composition of the Board such that a
        majority of the Board members ceases, by reason of one or more contested
        elections for Board membership, to be comprised of individuals who
        either (A) have been Board members continuously since the Date of this
        Agreement or (B) have been elected or nominated for election as Board
        members during such period by at least a majority of the Board members
        described in clause (A) who were still in office at the time the Board
        approved such election or nomination.

               D. CODE shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

               E. COMMITTEE shall mean the committee of two (2) or more Board
members appointed by the Board to administer the Plan.

               F. COMMON STOCK shall mean the Corporation's common stock.

               G. CORPORATE TRANSACTION shall mean either of the following
stockholder-approved transactions to which the Corporation is a party:

                  (i) a merger, consolidation or reorganization in which
        securities possessing more than forty-six percent (46%) of the total
        combined voting power of the Corporation's outstanding securities are
        transferred to a person or persons different from the persons holding
        those securities immediately prior to such transaction, or

                  (ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
        substantially all of the Corporation's assets; or

                  (iii) complete liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation.

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               H. CORPORATION shall mean Tickets.com, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and any corporate successor to all or substantially all of the
assets or voting stock of Tickets.com, Inc. which shall by appropriate action
adopt the Plan.

               I. EMPLOYEE shall mean an individual who is in the employ of the
Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), subject to the control and direction
of the employer entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and
method of performance.

               J. EXERCISE DATE shall mean the date on which the Corporation
shall have received written notice of the option exercise.

               K. FAIR MARKET VALUE per share of Common Stock on any relevant
date shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions:

                  (i) If the Common Stock is at the time traded on the Nasdaq
        National Market, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling
        price per share of Common Stock on the date in question, as such price
        is reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers on the
        Nasdaq National Market. If there is no closing selling price for the
        Common Stock on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall
        be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such
        quotation exists.

                  (ii) If the Common Stock is at the time listed on any stock
        exchange, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price
        per share of Common Stock on the date in question on the stock exchange
        determined by the Plan Administrator to be the primary market for the
        Common Stock, as such price is officially quoted in the composite tape
        of transactions on such exchange. If there is no closing selling price
        for the Common Stock on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value
        shall be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which
        such quotation exists.

                  (iii) If the Common Stock is at the time neither listed on any
        stock exchange nor traded on the Nasdaq National Market, then the Fair
        Market Value shall be determined by the Plan Administrator after taking
        into account such factors as the Plan Administrator shall deem
        appropriate.

               L. NON-STATUTORY OPTION shall mean an option not intended to
satisfy the requirements of Code Section 422.

               M. OPTIONEE shall mean any person to whom an option is granted
under the Plan.

               N. PARENT shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation)
in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Corporation, provided each
corporation in the unbroken chain (other than the Corporation) owns, at the time
of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations
in such chain.

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               O. PLAN shall mean the Corporation's 2001 Stock Option Plan, as
set forth in this document.

               P. PLAN ADMINISTRATOR shall mean the particular entity, whether
the Board or the Committee, to the extent such entity is carrying out its
administrative functions under those programs with respect to the persons under
its jurisdiction.

               Q. PLAN EFFECTIVE DATE shall mean December 17, 2001.

               R. SERVICE shall mean the performance of services for the
Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) by a person in the capacity of an
Employee, a non-employee member of the board of directors or a consultant or
independent advisor, except to the extent otherwise specifically provided in the
documents evidencing the option grant.

               S. SUBSIDIARY shall mean any corporation (other than the
Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the
Corporation, provided each corporation (other than the last corporation) in the
unbroken chain owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty
percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
in one of the other corporations in such chain.

               T. WITHHOLDING TAXES shall mean the Federal, state and local
income and employment withholding taxes to which the holder of Non-Statutory
Options may become subject in connection with the exercise of those options.

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.19

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

               This Employment Agreement ("Agreement") is dated effective as of
December 18, 2001 (the "Date of this Agreement"), between Tickets.com, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("Company"), and Ronald Bension ("Executive"). In
consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the
parties hereto agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I

                                   EMPLOYMENT

               1.1 Term. The Company hereby employs Executive, and Executive
hereby accepts such employment, for a term commencing as of the Date of this
Agreement and ending on the fifth anniversary of such date, unless sooner
terminated in accordance with the provisions of Article IV.

               1.2 Duties. During the Term, Executive shall be employed by the
Company as its Chief Executive Officer (and the Company's highest ranking
officer), and as such, Executive shall faithfully perform for the Company the
duties and have the powers customary for such position. The Executive shall
devote substantially all of his business time and effort to the performance of
Executive's duties hereunder, and shall work primarily at the Company's main
business offices.

                                   ARTICLE II

                                  COMPENSATION

               2.1 Salary. The Company shall pay Executive during the Term a
salary at the rate of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) per annum (the
"Annual Salary"), in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the
Company applicable to senior executives, provided the payments are no less
frequent than semi-monthly. The Annual Salary shall be reviewed annually by the
Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") or such committee of the Board
as they shall designate for such purpose from time to time for possible
increases and, in the event of a "going private" transaction or a material
equity financing by the Company, the Board will review Executive's total
compensation package, and consult with Executive and his representatives, and
adjust it appropriately to ensure it remains equitable. Any increased Annual
Salary shall thereupon be the "Annual Salary" for the purposes hereof. The
Executive's Annual Salary shall not be decreased without his prior written
consent at any time during the Term.

               2.2 Incentive Compensation. During the Term, Executive shall be
eligible to receive, in addition to his Annual Salary, an annual bonus (the
"Bonus") of up to fifty percent (50%) of Executive's Annual Salary. The
performance standards or goals required to be attained in order to receive such
Bonus shall be set by the Board, or such committee of the Board as they shall
designate for such purpose from time to time, with input from Executive, and all
such standards or goals shall be based on reasonable performance metrics for the
Company. The Bonus shall be calculated on or before January 31 and paid not
later than the end of the first quarter following the year for which the Bonus
is being paid.

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               2.3 Supplemental Retirement Plan. During the Term, the Company
shall contribute the following amounts, on the anniversaries of the Date of this
Agreement indicated, to a supplemental retirement plan for the benefit of
Executive:

                First Anniversary                $ 50,000
                Second Anniversary               $ 75,000
                Third Anniversary                $100,000
                Fourth Anniversary               $125,000
                Fifth Anniversary                $150,000

Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.4(d) hereof, if Executive ceases to be
employed by the Company for any reason prior to the date a contribution to the
supplemental retirement plan is due as provided for above, the Company's
obligation to make any further contributions to the supplemental retirement plan
shall terminate and ownership of the supplemental retirement plan shall be
transferred to Executive.

               2.4 Stock Options. On the Date of this Agreement, Executive will
be granted stock options to purchase an aggregate of 600,000 shares of the
Company's Common Stock, vesting with respect to 150,000 shares on the Date of
this Agreement with the balance vesting quarterly over a four year period. All
stock options to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock granted to
Executive prior to the Date of this Agreement and all stock options granted to
Executive during the Term of this Agreement shall accelerate and become fully
vested immediately upon a Corporate Transaction or Change of Control, as those
terms are defined in Article IV, during the Term.

               2.5 Benefits. Except otherwise provided herein, during the Term
Executive shall participate in any group life, medical or disability insurance
plans, health programs, retirement plans, fringe benefit programs and similar
benefits that may be available to other senior executives of the Company
generally, on the same terms as such other executives, to the extent that
Executive is eligible under the terms of such plans or programs as they may be
in effect from time to time.

               2.6 Expenses. The Company shall pay or reimburse Executive for
all ordinary and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred (and, in
the case of reimbursement, paid) by Executive during the Term in the performance
of Executive's services under this Agreement, provided that Executive submits
reasonable proof of such expenses, with the properly completed forms as
prescribed from time to time by the Company.

               2.7 Vacations and Holidays. During the Term, Executive shall be
entitled to an annual vacation leave of four (4) weeks at full pay, or such
greater vacation benefits as may be provided for by the Company's vacation
policies applicable to senior executives. Executive shall be entitled to such
holidays as are established by the Company for all employees.

               2.8 Automobile Allowance. During the Term, the Company shall
provide Executive with an automobile allowance of $750 per month (the
"Automobile Allowance").

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               2.9 Option Loan. For a period of thirty (30) days following the
Date of this Agreement, the Company shall permit Executive to pay the option
exercise price with respect to vested stock options to purchase up to 100,000
shares of the Company's Common Stock by delivering a full-recourse,
interest-bearing promissory note. The terms of the promissory note shall be
mutually agreed to by the Company and Executive, but shall be sufficient to
allow the Company to record the promissory note as a receivable with no
discount.

                                   ARTICLE III

                       NONDISCLOSURE AND NON-SOLICITATION

               3.1 Proprietary Information.

                   (a) The Executive recognizes that Executive's relationship
with the Company is one of high trust and confidence by reason of Executive's
access to and contact with the trade secrets and confidential and proprietary
information of the Company including, without limitation, information not
previously disclosed to the public regarding current and projected revenues,
expenses, costs, profit margins and any other financial and budgeting
information; marketing and distribution plans and practices; business plans,
opportunities, projects and any other business and corporate strategies; product
information; names, addresses, terms of contracts and other arrangements with
customers, suppliers, agents and employees of the Company; confidential and
sensitive information regarding other employees, including information with
respect to their job descriptions, performance strengths and weaknesses, and
compensation; and other information not generally known regarding the business,
affairs and plans of the Company (collectively, the "Proprietary Information").
The Executive acknowledges and agrees that Proprietary Information is the
exclusive property of the Company and that Executive shall not at any time,
either during Executive's employment with the Company or thereafter disclose to
others, or directly or indirectly use for Executive's own benefit or the benefit
of others, any of the Proprietary Information. For purposes of this Article III,
the "Company" shall mean the Company and each of its subsidiaries.

                   (b) The Executive acknowledges that the unauthorized use or
disclosure of Proprietary Information would be detrimental to the Company and
would reasonably be anticipated to materially impair the Company's value.

                   (c) The Executive's undertakings and obligations under this
Section 3.1 will not apply, however, to any Proprietary Information which: (i)
is or becomes generally known to the public through no action on Executive's
part, (ii) is generally disclosed to third parties by the Company without
restriction on such third parties, (iii) is approved for release by written
authorization of the Board, (iv) is known to Executive other than as a result of
work performed for the Company, or (v) is required to be disclosed by law or
governmental or court process or order.

                   (d) Upon termination of Executive's employment with the
Company or at any other time upon reasonable request, Executive will promptly
deliver to the Company all notes, memoranda, notebooks, drawings, records,
reports, written computer code, files and other documents (and all copies or
reproductions of such materials) in Executive's possession or under

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Executive's control, whether prepared by Executive or others, which contain
Proprietary Information. The Executive acknowledges that this material is the
sole property of the Company.

               3.2 Absence of Restrictions upon Disclosure and Competition.

                   (a) The Executive hereby represents that, except as Executive
has disclosed in writing to the Company on Exhibit A attached hereto, Executive
is not bound by the terms of any agreement with any previous employer or other
party to refrain from using or disclosing any trade secret or confidential or
proprietary information in the course of Executive's employment with the Company
or to refrain from competing, directly or indirectly, with the business of such
previous employer or any other party.

                   (b) The Executive further represents that Executive's
performance of all the terms of this Agreement and as an employee of the Company
does not and will not breach any agreement to keep in confidence proprietary
information, knowledge or data acquired by Executive in confidence or in trust
prior to his employment with the Company, and Executive will not disclose to the
Company or induce the Company to use any confidential or proprietary information
or material belonging to any previous employer or others.

               3.3 Prohibition on Solicitation of Customers. During the Term and
for a period of eighteen (18) months thereafter, Executive agrees not to,
directly or indirectly, either for Executive or for any other person or entity,
solicit any person or entity to terminate such person's or entity's contractual
and/or business relationship with the Company, nor will Executive interfere with
or disrupt or attempt to interfere with or disrupt any such relationship. None
of the foregoing shall be deemed a waiver of any and all rights and remedies the
Company may have under applicable law.

               3.4 Prohibition on Solicitation of Employees, Agents or
Independent Contractors. During the Term and for a period of eighteen (18)
months thereafter, Executive agrees not to solicit any of the employees, agents
or independent contractors of the Company to leave the employ of the Company for
a competitive company or business. However, Executive may solicit any employee,
agent or independent contractor who voluntarily terminates his or her employment
with the Company after a period of ninety (90) days have elapsed since the
termination date of such employee, agent or independent contractor. None of the
foregoing shall be deemed a waiver of any and all rights and remedies the
Company may have under applicable law.

               3.5 Other Obligations. The Executive acknowledges that the
Company from time to time may have agreements with other persons, which impose
obligations or restrictions on the Company regarding inventions made during the
course of work under such agreements or regarding the confidential nature of
such work. The Executive agrees to be bound by all such obligations and
restrictions which are made known to Executive and to take all reasonable action
necessary to discharge the obligations of the Company under such agreements.

               3.6 Rights and Remedies upon Breach. The Executive acknowledges
and agrees that any material breach by him of any of the provisions of Article
III (the "Restrictive

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Covenants") would result in irreparable injury and damage for which money
damages may not provide an adequate remedy. Therefore, if Executive materially
breaches any of the provisions of Article III, the Company shall have the
following rights and remedies, each of which rights and remedies shall be
independent of the other and severally enforceable, and all of which rights and
remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and
remedies available to the Company under law or in equity (including, without
limitation, the recovery of damages): the right and remedy to have the
Restrictive Covenants specifically enforced (without posting bond and without
the need to prove damages) by any court having equity jurisdiction, including,
without limitation, the right to an entry against Executive of restraining
orders and injunctions (preliminary, mandatory, temporary and permanent) against
violations, threatened or actual, and whether or not then continuing, of such
covenants.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                                   TERMINATION

               4.1 Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following
definitions shall apply to the terms set forth below:

                   (a) Cause. "Cause" shall mean:

                       (i) habitual neglect or insubordination (defined as a
refusal to execute or carry out directions from the Board which are consistent
with Executive's title and position) where Executive has been given written
notice of the acts or omissions constituting such neglect or insubordination and
Executive has failed to cure such conduct, where susceptible to cure, within
thirty (30) days following notice;

                       (ii) conviction of any felony or any crime involving
moral turpitude;

                       (iii) participation in any fraud against the Company;

                       (iv) willful breach of Executive's material duties to the
Company, including but not limited to theft from the Company and failure to
fully disclose personal pecuniary interest in a transaction involving the
Company;

                       (v) intentional damage to any property of the Company;

                       (vi) conduct by Executive which in the good faith,
reasonable determination of the Board demonstrates gross unfitness to serve
including, but not be limited to, gross neglect, non-prescription use of
controlled substances, any abuse of controlled substances whether or not by
prescription, or habitual drunkenness, intoxication, or other impaired state
induced by consumption of any drug, including alcohol; or

                       (vii) material breach by the Executive of the Restrictive
Covenants.

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                   (b) Change in Control. "Change in Control" shall mean a
change in ownership or control of the Company effected through either of the
following transactions:

                       (i) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any
person or related group of persons (other than the Company or a person that
directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
with, the Company) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of
the 1934 Securities Exchange Act, as amended) of securities possessing more than
forty-six percent (46%) of the total combined voting power of the Company's
outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made directly to
the Company's stockholders, or

                       (ii) a change in the composition of the Company's Board
such that a majority of the Board members ceases, by reason of one or more
contested elections for Board membership, to be comprised of individuals who
either (A) have been Board members continuously since the Date of this Agreement
or (B) have been elected or nominated for election as Board members described in
clause (A) who were still in office at the time the Board approved such election
or nomination.

                   (c) Corporate Transaction. "Corporate Transaction" shall mean
either of the following stockholder-approved transactions to which the Company
is a party:

                       (i) a merger, consolidation or reorganization in which
securities possessing more than forty-six percent (46%) of the total combined
voting power of the Company's outstanding securities are transferred to a person
or persons different from the persons holding those securities immediately prior
to such transaction, or

                       (ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the Company's assets; or

                       (iii) complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

                   (d) Good Reason. "Good Reason" shall mean, unless otherwise
consented to in writing by Executive:

                       (i) assignment of the Executive to a position,
responsibilities or duties of a materially lesser status or degree of
responsibility than his position, responsibilities or duties as of the Date of
this Agreement;

                       (ii) relocation of the Executive outside of the Orange
County area;

                       (iii) a reduction by the Company of the Executive's
Annual Salary below the initial Annual Salary or, following a Corporate
Transaction or Change in Control, below Executive's Annual Salary at the time of
the Corporate Transaction or Change in Control;

                       (iv) a failure by the Company to continue in effect,
without substantial change, any benefit plan or arrangement in which the
Executive was participating or

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the taking of any action by the Company which would adversely affect the
Executive's participation in or materially reduce his benefits under any benefit
plan (unless such failure, action or changes apply equally to substantially all
other management employees of Company); or

                       (v) any material breach by the Company of any provision
of this Agreement without the Executive having committed any material breach of
Executive's obligations hereunder.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) Good Reason shall not be deemed to exist
unless notice of termination on account thereof (specifying a termination date
no later than thirty (30) days from the date of such notice) is given no later
than sixty (60) days after the time at which the event or condition purportedly
giving rise to Good Reason first occurs or arises (or when Executive first
becomes aware of such circumstances); and (y) the Company shall have thirty (30)
days from the date notice of such a termination is given to cure such event or
condition if curable and, if the Company does so fully cure such event or
condition, such event or condition shall not constitute Good Reason hereunder.

               4.2 Termination upon Death or Disability. If Executive dies
during the Term, the Term shall terminate as of the date of death, and the
obligations of the Company to or with respect to Executive shall terminate in
their entirety upon such date except as otherwise provided under this Section
4.2. If Executive becomes disabled for purposes of the long-term disability plan
of the Company for which Executive is eligible, or, in the event that there is
no such plan, if Executive by virtue of ill health or other disability is unable
to perform substantially and continuously the material duties assigned to him
for more than 180 consecutive or non-consecutive days out of any consecutive
12-month period, then the Company shall have the right, to the extent permitted
by law, to terminate the employment of Executive upon notice in writing to
Executive. If Executive is given such notice of termination for disability, the
Term shall terminate as of the date of such notice, and the obligations of the
Company to Executive shall terminate in their entirety upon such date except as
otherwise provided under this Section 4.2. Upon termination of employment due to
death or disability, Executive (or Executive's estate or beneficiaries in the
case of the death of Executive) shall be entitled to receive:

                   (a) any Annual Salary and other benefits earned and accrued
under this Agreement prior to the date of termination (and reimbursement under
this Agreement for expenses incurred prior to the date of termination),
including, but not limited to a pro-rata Bonus for the year of termination
(calculated by measuring target performance levels against actual performance at
the time of termination) to be paid at such time as Bonuses are ordinarily paid;

                   (b) his Annual Salary and Automobile Allowance payable in
accordance with the Company's customary payroll practices for twelve (12) months
following such termination;

                   (c) reimbursement for COBRA payments equal to Executive's
regular monthly contributions toward Executive's health insurance benefits for
the twelve (12) months following such termination date if Executive elects COBRA
benefits;

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                   (d) acceleration and immediate vesting of all stock options
to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock granted to Executive which
would have vested and become exercisable pursuant to the scheduled vesting for
such options had Executive continued as an employee of the Company for twelve
(12) months following such termination; and

                   (e) the right to exercise any and all vested stock options
for a period of twelve (12) months following such termination (after which they
shall expire and no longer be exercisable); provided, however, that in no event
shall the exercise period extend later than the expiration term of such option
as set forth in the applicable Notice of Grant.

               Executive (or, in the case of Executive's death, Executive's
estate and beneficiaries) shall have no further rights to any other compensation
or benefits hereunder on or after the termination of employment, or any other
rights hereunder, except as otherwise provided in the plans and policies of the
Company.

               4.3 Termination for Cause; Termination of Employment by Executive
without Good Reason. The Company may terminate Executive's employment hereunder
for Cause immediately, and Executive may terminate his employment for any or no
reason on at least thirty (30) days' and not more than sixty (60) days' written
notice given to the Company. If during the Term the Company terminates Executive
for Cause, or Executive terminates his employment and the termination by
Executive is not covered by Section 4.2 or 4.4, Executive shall receive any
Annual Salary and other benefits earned and accrued under this Agreement prior
to the termination of employment (and reimbursement under this Agreement for
expenses incurred prior to the termination of employment) and Executive shall
have no further rights to any other compensation or benefits hereunder on or
after the termination of employment, or any other rights hereunder, except as
otherwise provided in the plans and policies of the Company. In addition, in the
event Executive is terminated hereunder for Cause, all stock options to purchase
shares of the Company's Common Stock granted to Executive, vested or unvested,
shall immediately cease to be exercisable and shall terminate upon the effective
date of such termination.

               4.4 Termination by the Company without Cause; or by Executive for
Good Reason. The Company may terminate Executive's employment at any time for
any reason or no reason and Executive may terminate Executive's employment with
the Company for Good Reason. If during the Term the Company terminates
Executive's employment and the termination is not covered by Section 4.2 or 4.3,
or Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason, Executive shall receive:

                   (a) any Annual Salary and other benefits earned and accrued
under this Agreement prior to the termination of employment (and reimbursement
under this Agreement for expenses incurred prior to the termination of
employment);

                   (b) his Annual Salary and Automobile Allowance payable in
accordance with the Company's customary payroll practices for eighteen (18)
months following such termination;

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                   (c) reimbursement for COBRA payments equal to Executive's
regular monthly contributions toward Executive's health insurance benefits for
the eighteen (18) months following such termination date if Executive elects
COBRA benefits;

                   (d) if, and only if, Executive's employment with the Company
terminates after the first anniversary of the Date of this Agreement,
continuation of the contributions to a supplemental retirement plan as provided
by Section 2.3 hereof which would have been required had Executive continued as
an employee of the Company for a period of eighteen (18) months following such
termination pro rated for any partial year;

                   (e) acceleration and immediate vesting of all stock options
to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock granted to Executive which
would have vested and become exercisable pursuant to the scheduled vesting for
such options had Executive continued as an employee of the Company for eighteen
(18) months, and following such termination; and

                   (f) the right to exercise any and all vested stock options to
purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock then held by Executive for a
period of twelve (12) months following such termination or, if such termination
occurs within twenty-four (24) months following a Corporate Transaction or
Change in Control, then for a period of eighteen (18) months following such
termination (after which they shall expire and no longer be exercisable);
provided, however, that in no event shall the exercise period extend later than
the expiration term of such option as set forth in the applicable Notice of
Grant.

               In order to be eligible to receive the benefits specified under
Sections 4.4(b)-(f), Executive must execute a general release of claims in a
form reasonably acceptable to the Company and Executive and signed by Executive.
Executive shall have no further rights to any other compensation or benefits
hereunder on or after the termination of employment, or any other rights
hereunder, except as otherwise provided in the plans and policies of the
Company.

               In the event Executive is terminated by the Company pursuant to
this Section 4.4, Executive shall not have a duty to seek substitute employment
and the Company shall not have the right to offset any compensation due
Executive against any compensation or income received by Executive after the
date of such termination.

               4.5 Benefit Limit. In the event that any payment or benefit
(including salary continuation payments, accelerated option vesting or continued
health care coverage) received or to be received by Executive pursuant to this
Agreement (collectively the `Payments") would constitute a parachute payment
within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"), then the following limitation shall apply:

               The aggregate present value of those Payments shall be limited in
        amount to the greater of the following dollar amounts (the "Benefit
        Limit"):

                   (a) 2.99 times Executive's Average Compensation, or

                   (b) the amount which yields Executive the greatest after-tax
        amount of Payments under this Agreement after taking into account any
        excise tax imposed under Code Section 4999 on those Payments.

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               The present value of the Payments will be measured as of the date
of the Change in Control or Corporate Transaction and determined in accordance
with the provisions of Code Section 280G(d)(4).

               Average Compensation means the average of Executive's W-2 wages
from the Company for the five (5) calendar years (or such fewer number of
calendar years of employment with the Company) completed immediately prior to
the calendar year in which the Change of Control or Corporate Transaction is
effected. Any W-2 wages for a partial year of employment will be annualized, in
accordance with the frequency which such wages are paid during such partial
year, before inclusion in Average Compensation.

               4.6 Resolution Procedure. For purposes of the foregoing Benefit
Limit, the following provisions will be in effect:

                   (a) In the event there is any disagreement between Executive
and the Company as to whether one or more Payments to which Executive becomes
entitled under this Agreement constitute parachute payments under Code Section
280G or as to the determination of the present value thereof, such dispute will
be resolved as follows:

                       (i) In the event temporary, proposed or final Treasury
Regulations in effect at the time under Code Section 280G (or applicable
judicial decisions) specifically address the status of any such Payment or the
method of valuation therefor, the characterization afforded to such Payment by
the Regulations (or such decisions) will, together with the applicable valuation
methodology, be controlling.

                       (ii) In the event Treasury Regulations (or applicable
judicial decisions) do not address the status of any Payment in dispute, the
matter will be submitted for resolution to a nationally-recognized independent
accounting firm mutually acceptable to Executive and the Company ("Independent
Accountant"). The resolution reached by the Independent Accountant will be final
and controlling; provided, however, that if in the judgment of the Independent
Accountant the status of the payment in dispute can be resolved through the
obtainment of a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, a
formal and proper request for such ruling will be prepared and submitted, and
the determination made by the Internal Revenue Service in the issued ruling will
be controlling. All expenses incurred in connection with the retention of the
Independent Accountant and (if applicable) the preparation and submission of the
ruling request shall be borne by the Company.

               4.7 Reduction of Benefits. To the extent the aggregate present
value of the Payments would exceed the Benefit Limit, the salary continuation
payments will first be reduced, and then the accelerated vesting of the options
(based on their parachute value under Code Section 280G) will be reduced, to the
extent necessary to assure that such Benefit Limit is not exceeded.

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                                    ARTICLE V

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

               5.1 Severability. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that (i)
he has had an opportunity to seek advice of counsel in connection with this
Agreement and (ii) the Restrictive Covenants are reasonable in geographical and
temporal scope and in all other respects. If it is determined that any of the
provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any of the
Restrictive Covenants, or any part thereof, is invalid or unenforceable, the
remainder of the provisions of this Agreement shall not thereby be affected and
shall be given full effect, without regard to the invalid portions.

               5.2 Duration and Scope of Covenants. If any court or other
decision-maker of competent jurisdiction determines that any of Executive's
covenants contained in this Agreement, including, without limitation, any of the
Restrictive Covenants, or any part thereof, is unenforceable because of the
duration or geographical scope of such provision, then, after such determination
has become final and unappealable, the duration or scope of such provision, as
the case may be, shall be reduced so that such provision becomes enforceable
and, in its reduced form, such provision shall then be enforceable and shall be
enforced.

               5.3 Arbitration.

                   (a) Except as provided in Section 3.6, any controversy,
dispute, or claim between the parties to this Agreement, including any claim
arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the formation,
interpretation, performance or breach of this Agreement shall be settled
exclusively by arbitration, before a single arbitrator experienced in employment
matters, in accordance with this section and the then most applicable rules of
the American Arbitration Association. Judgment upon any award rendered by the
arbitrator may be entered by any state or federal court having jurisdiction
thereof. Such arbitration shall be administered by the American Arbitration
Association. Arbitration shall be the exclusive remedy for determining any such
dispute, regardless of its nature. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party
may in an appropriate matter apply to a court pursuant to California Code of
Civil Procedure Section 1281.8, or any comparable provision, for provisional
relief, including a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction, on
the ground that the award to which the applicant may be entitled in arbitration
may be rendered ineffectual without provisional relief.

                   (b) In the event the parties are unable to agree upon an
arbitrator, the parties shall select a single arbitrator from a list of nine
arbitrators drawn by the parties at random from the "Independent" (or "Gold
Card") list of retired judges or, at Executive's option, from a list of nine
persons from the Employment Panel provided by the American Arbitration
Association. If the parties are unable to agree upon an arbitrator from the list
so drawn, then the parties shall each strike names alternately from the list,
with the first to strike being determined by lot. After each party has used four
strikes, the remaining name on the list shall be the arbitrator. If such person
is unable to serve for any reason, the parties shall repeat this process until
an arbitrator is selected.

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                   (c) This agreement to resolve any disputes by binding
arbitration shall extend to claims against any parent, subsidiary or affiliate
of each party, and, when acting within such capacity, any officer, director,
shareholder, employee or agent of each party, or of any of the above, and shall
apply as well to claims arising out of state and federal statutes and local
ordinances as well as to claims arising under the common law. In the event of a
dispute subject to this paragraph the parties shall be entitled to reasonable
discovery subject to the discretion of the arbitrator. The remedial authority of
the arbitrator shall be the same as, but no greater than, would be the remedial
power of a court having jurisdiction over the parties and their dispute. The
arbitrator shall, upon an appropriate motion, dismiss any claim without an
evidentiary hearing if the party bringing the motion establishes that he, she or
it would be entitled to summary judgment if the matter had been pursued in court
litigation. In the event of a conflict between the applicable rules of the
American Arbitration Association and these procedures, the provisions of these
procedures shall govern.

                   (d) Any filing or administrative fees shall be borne
initially by the party requesting arbitration. The Company shall be initially
responsible for the costs and fees of the arbitrator, unless Executive wishes to
contribute (up to 50%) of the costs and fees of the arbitrator. The prevailing
party in such arbitration, as determined by the arbitrator, and in any
enforcement or other court proceedings, shall be entitled, to the extent
permitted by law, to reimbursement from the other party for all of the
prevailing party's costs (including but not limited to the arbitrator's
compensation), expenses, and attorneys' fees.

                   (e) The arbitrator shall render an award and written opinion,
and the award shall be final and binding upon the parties. If any of the
provisions of this Section 5.3, or of this Agreement, are determined to be
unlawful or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, such determination
shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Agreement, and this
Agreement shall be reformed to the extent necessary to carry out its provisions
to the greatest extent possible and to insure that the resolution of all
conflicts between the parties, including those arising out of statutory claims,
shall be resolved by neutral, binding arbitration. If a court should find that
this Section's arbitration provisions are not absolutely binding, then the
parties intend any arbitration decision and award to be fully admissible in
evidence in any subsequent action, given great weight by any finder of fact, and
treated as determinative to the maximum extent permitted by law.

                   (f) Unless mutually agreed by the parties otherwise, any
arbitration shall take place in Orange County, California.

               5.4 Proprietary Information and Inventions. Contemporaneously
with the execution of this Agreement, Executive shall execute a Proprietary
Information and Inventions Agreement with the Company. The terms of said
agreement are incorporated by reference in this Agreement, and Executive agrees
to be bound thereby.

               5.5 Covenant to Notify Management. Executive agrees to abide by
the ethics policies of the Company as well as the Company's other rules,
regulations, policies and procedures which he has received in writing. Executive
agrees to comply in full with all governmental laws and regulations as well as
ethics codes applicable to the business or profession. In the event that
Executive is aware or suspects the Company, or any of its officers

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or agents, of violating any such laws, ethics codes, rules, regulations,
policies or procedures, Executive agrees to bring all such actual and suspected
violations to the attention of the Company immediately so that the matter may be
properly investigated and appropriate action taken.

               5.6 Notices. All notices or deliveries authorized or required
pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given when in writing
and when (i) deposited in the U.S. mail, certified, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, or (ii) otherwise delivered by hand or by overnight delivery,
against written receipt, by a common carrier or commercial courier or delivery
service addressed to the parties at the following addresses or to such other
addresses as either may designate in writing to the other party:

               to the Company:        Tickets.com, Inc.
                                      555 Anton Blvd., 11th Floor
                                      Costa Mesa, CA  92626
                                      Attn:  Chief Financial Officer
                                      Telephone:  (714) 327-5400
                                      Facsimile:  (714) 327-5410

               to Executive:          Ronald Bension
                                      633 Inverness Drive
                                      La Canada, CA  91011

               with a copy to:        Joel Katz, Esq.
                                      Greenberg Traurig, LLP
                                      3290 Northside Parkway
                                      Suite 400
                                      Atlanta, GA  30327

               5.7 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, along with the Proprietary
Information and Inventions Agreement by and between Executive and Company of
even date herewith and the stock option agreements described in Section 2.3,
contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral,
with respect thereto.

               5.8 Waivers and Amendments. This Agreement may be amended,
superseded, canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms hereof may be waived,
only by a written instrument signed by the parties or, in the case of a waiver,
by the party waiving compliance. No delay on the part of any party in exercising
any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall any waiver on the part of any party of any such right, power or privilege
nor any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege,
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such
right, power or privilege.

               5.9 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITHOUT REGARD
TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

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               5.10 Assignment. This Agreement, and Executive's rights and
obligations hereunder, may not be assigned by Executive; any purported
assignment by Executive in violation hereof shall be null and void. In the event
of any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
Company's assets or business, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, the
Company may assign this Agreement and its rights hereunder; provided that such
assignment shall not limit the Company's liability under this Agreement to
Executive.

               5.11 Withholding. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from
any payments or deemed payments any amount of tax withholding required by law.

               5.12 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors, permitted
assigns, heirs, executors and legal representatives.

               5.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties
hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered
shall be an original but all such counterparts together shall constitute one and
the same instrument. Each counterpart may consist of two copies hereof each
signed by one of the parties hereto.

               5.14 Survival. Anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding, the provisions of Article III, Sections 5.2, 5.3, 5.5,
5.9 and 5.16, and the other provisions of this Section 5 (to the extent
necessary to effectuate the survival of Article III, Sections 5.2, 5.3, 5.5, 5.9
and 5.16), shall survive termination of this Agreement and any termination of
Executive's employment hereunder.

               5.15 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference
only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

               5.16 Indemnification; Directors and Officers Insurance. To the
fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless Executive from and against all actual or threatened actions, suits or
proceedings, whether civil or criminal, administrative or investigative,
together with all attorneys' fees and costs, fines, judgments or settlements
imposed upon or incurred by Executive in connection therewith, that arise from
Executive's employment by, or serving as an officer of, the Company, so long as
Executive acted or refrained from acting legally and in good faith or reasonably
believed that his actions or refraining from acting were legal and performed or
omitted in good faith. Company currently has directors and officers liability
insurance and will use reasonable efforts to maintain such insurance coverage
and Executive's coverage thereunder during the Term and for a period of three
(3) years thereafter. The Company will notify Executive within three (3)
business days of the termination of its directors and officers liability
insurance.

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               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.

                                    "EMPLOYER"

                                    TICKETS.COM, INC., a Delaware corporation

                                    By:  /s/ Eric P. Bauer
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Eric P. Bauer, Executive Vice President
                                                          Administration and CFO

                                    "EXECUTIVE"

                                    /s/  Ronald Bension
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Ronald Bension

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                                    EXHIBIT A

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                  NON-DISCLOSURE AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT

        Please list terms of any agreements with any previous employer or other
party which restrains you from using or disclosing any trade secret or
confidential or proprietary information in the course of your employment with
Tickets.com, Inc. or restrains you from competing directly or indirectly with
the business of such previous employer or any other party.

Date Signed by
Executive:

___________________________________          /s/ Ronald Bension
                                             ----------------------
                                             Signature of Executive

                                             Ronald Bension
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                                             Printed Name of Executive

Reviewed and accepted by

___________________________________

On ________________________________

By: _______________________________

                         Exhibit 10.19 - Employment Agreement

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