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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS  AGREEMENT  IS  EFFECTIVE  AS OF MARCH 6, 2000,  BETWEEN  THE  NETWORK
CONNECTION, INC. ("COMPANY") AND RICHARD GENZER ("EXECUTIVE").

                                  WITNESSETH:

     Company wishes to employ  Executive and Executive  wishes to enter into the
employ of Company on the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of  the  facts,  mutual  promises  and
covenants contained herein and intending to be legally bound hereby, Company and
Executive agree as follows:

     1.  EMPLOYMENT.  Company  hereby  employs  Executive and  Executive  hereby
accepts  employment by Company for the period and upon the terms and  conditions
contained in this Agreement.

     2. OFFICE AND DUTIES.

          (a)  The  Executive  is  engaged  hereunder  as  the  Company's  Chief
Technology  Officer  and agrees to perform the duties and  services  incident to
that position. The Executive will report to the Board of Directors of Company on
a regular basis.

          (b)  Throughout  the term of this  Agreement,  Executive  shall devote
substantially  all of his working  time,  energy,  skill and best efforts to the
performance  of his  duties  hereunder  in a manner  which will  faithfully  and
diligently  further the business and interests of Company.  The foregoing  shall
not be construed, however, as preventing the Executive from investing his assets
in such form or manner as will not require services on the part of the Executive
in the  operations  of the business in which such  investment is made that would
interfere with his obligations  hereunder,  and provided such business is not in
competition with the company or, if in competition, such business has a class of
securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the interest
of  Executive  therein is solely that of an investor  owning not more than 3% of
any class of the outstanding equity securities of such business.

     3. TERM.  This  Agreement  shall be for a term of  thirty-six  (36) months,
commencing  as of March 6,  2000,  and ending on March 5,  2003,  unless  sooner
terminated as hereinafter provided. This Agreement shall terminate at the end of
the original term,  provided,  however,  that the parties hereto shall, at least
sixty (60) days prior to the end of the term  hereof,  use their best efforts to
determine whether the Agreement will be renewed or renegotiated.

     4. COMPENSATION.

          (a) For all services to be rendered by  Executive to Company  pursuant
to this Agreement,  Executive shall receive an annual base salary of One Hundred
Ninety Thousand Dollars ($190,000), payable in accordance with Company's regular
payroll practices in effect from time to time.
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          (b) In addition  to  Executive's  base  salary,  Company  shall pay to
Executive a cash bonus for each year that Executive's employment continues under
this  Agreement.  The amount of this bonus shall be dependent and based upon the
achievement of certain corporate objectives that shall be determined mutually by
Executive  and  Company,  and shall be in an amount of up to 50% of  Executive's
annual base salary.  It is anticipated  that these corporate  objectives will be
tied at least in part to fiscal  year  performance.  The bonus  shall be payable
within  60 days of the end of the  fiscal  year to which it  relates.  The first
bonus  pursuant to this  section  would  therefore be payable by August 31, 2000
(Company's  fiscal  year end is June  30),  and shall be  prorated  to take into
account  the period of time  during  fiscal  year 2000 that  Executive  actually
worked with Company.  Likewise,  in the event that this Agreement is not renewed
at the end of its term and Executive is entitled to bonus under this section for
fiscal year 2003, such bonus shall be prorated in the same manner.

          (c) Throughout the term of this Agreement and as long as they are kept
in force by Company,  Executive  shall be entitled to participate in and receive
the benefits of any profit  sharing or  retirement  plans and any health,  life,
accident or  disability  insurance  plans or programs  made  available  to other
similarly  situated  executives  of Company.  Specifically,  Executive  shall be
provided  family  medical and dental  coverage at Company's  expense.  Executive
shall be entitled to four (4) weeks paid  vacation  during each year of the term
of this Agreement.

          (d) Company will provide  Executive  with an  automobile  allowance of
$500 per month and Company will reimburse  Executive for all reasonable expenses
incurred by Executive in connection with the  performance of Executive's  duties
hereunder, including mobile phone and club memberships, upon receipt of vouchers
therefor and in accordance with Company's regular  reimbursement  procedures and
practices in effect from time to time.

          (e) The Company shall grant to Executive  options to purchase up to an
aggregate of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand (250,000) shares of the Company's common
stock,  par value $0.001 per share,  at an exercise price per share equal to the
last sale price of a share of such  common  stock as of the close of business on
the day prior to the  execution and delivery of this  Agreement,  as reported by
Nasdaq, pursuant to a separate Stock Option Grant Agreement (the "Plan").

     5. DISABILITY.  If Executive becomes unable to perform his duties hereunder
due to partial or total  disability  or  incapacity  resulting  from a mental or
physical  illness,  injury  or any  other  cause  ("Disability"),  Company  will
continue the payment of  Executive's  base salary at its then current rate for a
period of twelve (12) weeks  following  the date  Executive  is first  unable to
perform his duties due to such  disability or  incapacity.  Thereafter,  Company
shall have no  obligation  for base  salary or other  compensation  payments  to
Executive  during the  continuance of such  disability or incapacity,  except as
provided in the Company's disability policy, if any.

     6. DEATH. If Executive dies, all payments  hereunder shall cease at the end
of the month in which  Executive's  death shall occur and Company  shall have no
further  obligations  or liabilities  hereunder to  Executive's  estate or legal
representative or otherwise.

     7. TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE, UPON TERMINATION OF COMPANY'S  BUSINESS,  AND
AFTER CHANGE IN CONTROL.  If (i) Company shall terminate Executive without Cause
(as defined in Paragraph 8 below),  (ii) Company shall  discontinue the business
operation in which Executive is employed,  or (iii) there is a Change in Control
(as  hereinafter  defined)  and as a  result  of such  Change  in  Control,  the

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Executive leaves the employ of Company for Good Reason (as hereinafter defined),
then,  on the  occurrence  of any of such events,  Company shall have no further
obligations or liabilities hereunder to Executive,  except Company shall (A) pay
Executive  an amount  equal to one-half  his annual base  salary,  to be paid in
accordance with the regular payroll  practices of Company;  (B)  notwithstanding
anything to the contrary  contained in the Plan, the vesting of the  installment
of options that except for the  termination  of  employment  would have been the
next to  vest,  shall  be  accelerated  to the  date of  termination  and  shall
thereafter  be  exercisable  in  accordance  with the Plan;  and (C) continue to
provide  Executive with family  medical and dental  coverage for a period of six
months. In addition,  in the event of termination of Executive  pursuant to this
Paragraph, the restrictions of subparagraph 10(a) shall terminate.

          (a)  Change in  Control.  The term  "Change in  Control"  shall mean a
change in control of a nature  that would be required to be reported in response
to Item 6(e) of  Schedule  14A of  Regulation  14A issued  under the  Securities
Exchange  Act of 1934,  as amended (the  "Exchange  Act") as in effect as of the
date hereof, or if Item 6(e) is no longer in effect,  any subsequent  regulation
issued under the Exchange Act for a similar purpose,  whether or not the Company
is subject to such reporting  requirements;  provided that, without  limitation,
such a change in control shall be deemed to have occurred if:

               (i) other than Irwin L. Gross or Global  Technologies,  Ltd., any
"person"  is or becomes the  "beneficial  owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
the  Exchange  Act),  directly  or  indirectly,  of  securities  of the  Company
representing  50% or more of the  combined  voting power of the  Company's  then
outstanding securities;

               (ii) during any period of two  consecutive  years (not  including
any period prior to the date of the Agreement), individuals who at the beginning
of such period  constitute the Board of Directors,  and any new director,  whose
election by the Board or nomination  or election by the  Company's  stockholders
was approved by a vote of at least  two-thirds  of the  directors  then still in
office  who  either  were  directors  at the  beginning  of the  period or whose
election or  nomination  for elections was  previously  approved,  cease for any
reason to constitute a majority of the Board; or

               (iii) the  business  of the Company is disposed of by the Company
pursuant to a liquidation, sale of assets of the Company, or otherwise.

          (b) Good  Reason.  "Good  Reason"  shall mean the  occurrence  after a
Change in Control of any of the following events without the Executive's express
written consent:

               (i)  any   change   in  the   Executive's   title,   authorities,
responsibilities  (including  reporting  responsibilities),  which  represent  a
demotion  from  his  status,  title,  position  or  responsibilities  (including
reporting  responsibilities)  as in effect  immediately  prior to the  Change in
Control;  the assignment to him of any duty or work  responsibilities  which are
inconsistent with such status, title, position or work responsibilities;  or any
removal of the  Executive  from or  failure to appoint or reelect  him to any of
such positions,  except in connection with the termination of his employment for
Disability,  retirement or Cause, as a result of the Executive's death or by him
other than for Good Reason;

               (ii) a reduction  by the Company in the  Executive's  annual base
salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time
to time; or

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               (iii)  the  failure  of the  Company  to  obtain  a  satisfactory
agreement  from any  successor  or assign of the  Company to assume and agree to
perform this Agreement.

     8.  TERMINATION FOR CAUSE.  Company may discharge the Executive and thereby
terminate his employment hereunder for the following reasons (for "Cause"):

          (a) habitual intoxication;

          (b) habitual illegal drug use or drug addition;

          (c) conviction of a felony,  materially adversely affecting Company or
where such conviction  significantly  impairs the Executive's ability to perform
his duties hereunder;

          (d) while acting in his  capacity as  Executive of Company,  knowingly
engaging in any unlawful  activity which could  materially  adversely affect the
Company;

          (e) gross  insubordination,  gross negligence,  or willful and knowing
violation of any expressed direction or regulation  established by Company which
is materially injurious to the business or reputation of Company;

          (f)  misappropriation  of corporate funds or other acts of dishonesty;
and

          (g) the  Executive's  material  breach of this  Agreement in any other
respect,  provided that the Company notifies the Executive in writing indicating
with reasonable  detail the nature of the breach and the Executive fails to cure
the breach or render it non-material within 15 days after receipt of notice.

     In the event that Company discharges the executive for Cause, Company shall
pay to Executive  the portion,  if any, of the  Executive's  base salary for the
period up to the date of  termination  which remains  unpaid.  The Company shall
have no further obligation or liability under this Agreement.

     9. COMPANY  PROPERTY.  All  advertising,  sales,  manufacturers'  and other
materials  or  articles  or  information,   including  without  limitation  data
processing  reports,   customer  sales  analyses,   invoices,   price  lists  or
information,  samples,  budgets,  business  plans,  strategic  plans,  financing
applications, reports, memoranda, correspondence,  financial statements, and any
other  materials  or data of any kind  furnished  to  Executive  by  Company  or
developed by  Executive  on behalf of Company or at  Company's  direction or for
Company's use or otherwise in connection with Executive's  employment hereunder,
are and shall remain the sole and confidential  property of Company;  if Company
requests the return of any such  materials at any time during or at or after the
termination of Executive's  employment,  Executive shall immediately deliver the
same to Company.

     10. NONCOMPETITION, TRADE SECRETS, ETC.

          (a)  During  the term of this  Agreement  and for a period of one year
after the termination of his employment with Company for any reason  whatsoever,
Executive  shall not directly or  indirectly  induce or attempt to influence any
executive of Company to terminate his or her  employment  with Company and shall
not engage in (as a principal,  partner,  director,  officer,  agent, executive,
consultant or otherwise) or be financially  interested in any business operating
within the geographical area described in Exhibit "A", attached hereto, which is
involved  in  business  activities  which  are the same as,  similar  to,  or in

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competition  with  business   activities   carried  on  by  Company,   or  being
definitively  planned by Company,  at the time of the termination of Executive's
employment.  However,  nothing  contained  in this  Paragraph  10 shall  prevent
Executive from holding for investment no more than three percent of any class of
equity  securities  of a company  whose  securities  are  traded  on a  national
securities exchange or the Nasdaq System.

          (b) During  the term of this  Agreement  and at all times  thereafter,
Executive shall not use for his personal  benefit,  or disclose,  communicate or
divulge  to, or use for the  direct or  indirect  benefit of any  person,  firm,
association  or company  other than the  Company,  any  material  referred to in
Paragraph 9 above or any information  regarding the business  methods,  business
policies, procedures,  techniques,  research or development projects or results,
trade secrets, or other knowledge or processes of or developed by the Company or
any names and  addresses  of  customers  or clients,  any data on or relating to
past,  present or prospective  customers or clients,  or any other  confidential
information relating to or dealing with the business operations or activities of
Company,  made known to Executive  or learned or acquired by Executive  while in
the employ of Company.  The limitations of this paragraph shall not apply to any
information that has become previously disclosed to the public by the Company or
has become public knowledge other than by a breach of this Agreement.

          (c)  Any  and  all  reports,  plans,  budgets,  writings,  inventions,
improvements,  processes, procedures and/or techniques which Executive may make,
conceive, discover or develop, either solely or jointly with any other person or
persons,  at any time during the term of this Agreement,  whether during working
hours or at any other time and whether at the request or upon the  suggestion of
the Company or otherwise,  which relate to or are useful in connection  with any
business now or hereafter  carried on or contemplated by the Company,  including
developments  or expansions of its present  fields of  operations,  shall be the
sole and exclusive property of Company.  Executive shall make full disclosure to
Company of all such reports, plans, budgets, writings, inventions, improvements,
processes,  procedures  and  techniques,  and  shall  do  everything  reasonably
necessary or desirable to vest the absolute title thereto in Company.  Executive
shall  write and  prepare  all  specifications  and  procedures  regarding  such
inventions, improvements, processes, procedures and techniques and otherwise aid
and assist  Company so that  Company can prepare  and present  applications  for
copyright or Letters  Patent  therefor and can secure such  copyright or Letters
Patent wherever possible, as well as reissues, renewals, and extensions thereof,
and can obtain the record  title to such  copyright  or patents so that  Company
shall be the sole and absolute  owner  thereof in all  countries in which it may
desire to have copyright or patent  protection.  Executive shall not be entitled
to any additional or special compensation or reimbursement regarding any and all
such writings, inventions, improvements, processes, procedures and techniques.

          (d)  Executive  acknowledges  that the  restrictions  contained in the
foregoing  subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c), in view of the nature of the business
in which Company is engaged,  are  reasonable  and necessary in order to protect
the legitimate interests of Company, and that any violation thereof would result
in irreparable injuries to Company,  and Executive therefore  acknowledges that,
in the event of his  violation of any of these  restrictions,  Company  shall be
entitled  to obtain from any court of  competent  jurisdiction  preliminary  and
permanent  injunctive  relief as well as damages and an equitable  accounting of
all earnings,  profits and other  benefits  arising from such  violation,  which
rights  shall be  cumulative  and in addition to any other rights or remedies to
which Company may be entitled.

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          (e) If the period of time or the area  specified in  subparagraph  (a)
above should be adjudged unreasonable in any proceeding, then the period of time
shall be  reduced  by such  amount of time or the area  shall be  reduced by the
elimination  of such portion  thereof or both so that such  restrictions  may be
enforced  in such area and for such time as is  adjudged  to be  reasonable.  If
Executive  violates any of the restrictions  contained in such subparagraph (a),
the restrictive  period shall not run in favor of Executive from the time of the
commencement  of any such violation  until such time as such violation  shall be
cured by Executive to the satisfaction of Company.

     11. PRIOR AGREEMENTS. Executive represents to Company (a) that there are no
restrictions,  agreements or  understandings  whatsoever to which Executive is a
party which would prevent or make  unlawful his  execution of this  Agreement or
his  employment  hereunder,  (b) that his  execution of this  Agreement  and his
employment hereunder shall not constitute a breach of any contract, agreement or
understanding,  oral or written,  to which he is a party or by which he is bound
and (c) that he is free and able to  execute  this  Agreement  and to enter into
employment  by  Company.  In the  event,  however,  that  Executive  is  named a
defendant  in  any  legal  action  or  proceeding   alleging  a  breach  of  the
non-compete,  non-solicitation  or confidentiality  provisions of his employment
contract with Aetna US Healthcare in connection  with his employment  hereunder,
Company  agrees to indemnify  and hold  Executive  harmless  against any claims,
damages,  losses,  judgments,  expenses,  costs or other liabilities (including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees) arising therefrom.

     12.  INDEMNIFICATION.  Company  maintains  and shall  continue  to maintain
Directors and Officers Errors and Omission  coverage with a minimum  coverage of
at least Fifteen  Million  Dollars  ($15,000,000).  Any deductible and all other
costs and expenses  which may be incurred by Executive as a result of his acting
in his capacity as an Officer of the Company shall be paid by Company.

     13. MISCELLANEOUS.

          (a) Indulgences, Etc. Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of
either  party to  exercise  any right,  remedy,  power or  privilege  under this
Agreement  shall  operate as a waiver  thereof,  nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any right,  remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further
exercise of the same or of any other  right,  remedy,  power or  privilege,  nor
shall any waiver of any right,  remedy,  power or privilege  with respect to any
occurrence  be construed as a waiver of such right,  remedy,  power or privilege
with respect to any other occurrence.  No waiver shall be effective unless it is
in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver.

          (b) Controlling Law. This Agreement and all questions  relating to its
validity,  interpretation,   performance  and  enforcement  (including,  without
limitation,  provisions concerning limitations of actions), shall be governed by
and  construed  in   accordance   with  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Delaware,
notwithstanding  any  conflict-of-laws  doctrines  of  any  jurisdiction  to the
contrary,  and  without  the aid of any canon,  custom or rule of law  requiring
construction against the draftsman.

          (c) Notices. All notices,  requests,  demands and other communications
required  or  permitted  under this  Agreement  shall be in writing and shall be
deemed  to  have  been  duly  given,  made  and  received  only  when  delivered
(personally,  by courier  service such as FedEx or by other  messenger)  against

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receipt or upon actual receipt of registered or certified mail, postage prepaid,
return receipt requested, addressed as set forth below:

               (i)  If to Company:

                    The Network Connection, Inc.
                    1811 Chestnut Street
                    Suite 120
                    Philadelphia, PA  19103
                    Attention:  Chief Executive Officer

               (ii) If to Executive:

                    Richard Genzer

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In  addition,  notice  by mail  shall be by air mail if  posted  outside  of the
continental  United  States.  Either  party  may  alter  the  address  to  which
communications  or  copies  are to be sent by giving  notice  of such  change of
address in conformity with the provisions of this subparagraph for the giving of
notice.

          (d) Exhibits.  All Exhibits attached hereto are hereby incorporated by
reference into, and made a part of, this Agreement.

          (e) Binding Nature of Agreement;  No Assignment.  This Agreement shall
be  binding  upon and  inure to the  benefit  of the  parties  hereto  and their
respective heirs, personal representatives,  successors and assigns, except that
no party may assign or transfer its rights nor delegate  its  obligations  under
this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party hereto.

          (f) Execution in  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any
number of  counterparts,  each of which  shall be deemed  to be an  original  as
against  any party  whose  signature  appears  thereon,  and all of which  shall
together  constitute one and the same  instrument.  This Agreement  shall become
binding when one or more  counterparts  hereof,  individually or taken together,
shall  bear  the  signatures  of all  of the  parties  reflected  hereon  as the
signatories.

          (g)  Provisions  Separable.  The  provisions  of  this  Agreement  are
independent of and separable from each other, and no provision shall be affected
or rendered  invalid or  unenforceable by virtue of the fact that for any reason
any other or others of them may be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part.

          (h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding
between  the parties  hereto with  respect to the  subject  matter  hereof,  and
supersedes  all  prior  and   contemporaneous   agreements  and  understandings,
inducements or conditions, express or implied, oral or written, except as herein
contained.  The  express  terms  hereof  control  and  supersede  any  course of

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performance and/or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof.
This  Agreement  may not be modified or amended  other than by an  agreement  in
writing.

          (i) Paragraph  Headings.  The Paragraph and  subparagraph  headings in
this Agreement have been inserted for  convenience of reference  only; they form
no part of this Agreement and shall not affect its interpretation.

          (j)  Gender,  Etc.  Words used  herein,  regardless  of the number and
gender  specifically  used,  shall be deemed and  construed to include any other
number, singular or plural, and any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter,
as the context indicates is appropriate.

          (k) Number of Days.  In  computing  the number of days for purposes of
this  Agreement,  all days shall be counted,  including  Saturdays,  Sundays and
Holidays; provided, however, that if the final day of any time period falls on a
Saturday,  Sunday or Holiday,  then the final day shall be deemed to be the next
day which is not a Saturday,  Sunday or Holiday. For purposes of this Agreement,
the term "Holiday"  shall mean a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday,  on which
national  banks with branches in the  Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania  are or may
elect to be closed.

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     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed
and delivered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as of the date first above written.

                                   THE NETWORK CONNECTION, INC.

                                   By: /s/ Irwin L. Gross
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                                       Irwin L. Gross,
                                       Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

                                   EXECUTIVE:

                                   /s/ Richard Genzer
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                                   Richard Genzer

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                                   EXHIBIT "A"

     Under  Paragraph 11,  Noncompetition,  Trade Secrets,  Etc., the geographic
area shall be as follows:

                                    WorldwideSTOCK OPTION GRANT AGREEMENT

     The stock  option  represented  by this STOCK  OPTION  GRANT  AGREEMENT  is
granted as of the 6th day of March 2000,  by The  Network  Connection,  Inc.,  a
Georgia corporation (the "Company"), to Robert Pringle ("Grantee").

                                   BACKGROUND

     A. Grantee is President and Chief Operating Officer of Company.

     B.  Pursuant to the terms of an employment  agreement  entered into between
the Company and Grantee of even date herewith (the "Employment Agreement"),  and
in order to induce Grantee to enter into the Employment  Agreement,  incentivize
Grantee with respect to the future  success of the Company and to encourage  him
to perform at  increasing  levels of  effectiveness  and use his best efforts to
promote the growth and  profitability  of the Company,  and in  consideration of
services to be performed,  Company  desires to afford  Grantee an opportunity to
purchase  shares of its  common  stock,  par  value  $0.001  per share  ("Common
Stock"), as hereinafter provided.

     C.  Any  capitalized  terms  used but not  defined  herein  shall  have the
meanings attributed thereto in the Employment Agreement.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in consideration of the mutual covenants  hereinafter set
forth and for other good and valuable  consideration the receipt and adequacy of
which are hereby  acknowledged,  the  parties  hereto,  intending  to be legally
bound, agree as follows:

     1. Grant of Option.  In order to  incentivize  Grantee  with respect to the
future  success of the Company  and to  encourage  him to perform at  increasing
levels of  effectiveness  and use his best  efforts  to  promote  the growth and
profitability of the Company,  the Company hereby  irrevocably grants to Grantee
the right and option to purchase (the  "Option") all or any part of an aggregate
of Eight Hundred Thousand (800,000) shares of Common Stock (the "Option Shares")
at a price per share equal to $9.00,  which is the last sale price for shares of
Common  Stock on the day prior to the day  hereof  as  reported  by Nasdaq  (the
"Option Price"),  during the Option Period (as defined below) and subject to the
conditions hereinafter set forth.

     2.  Option  Period.  The Option may be  exercised  in  accordance  with the
provisions of Paragraphs 4 and 5 hereof  during the Option  Period,  which shall
begin on the date hereof and shall end on the Option  Expiration Date defined in
Paragraph 3 hereof.  All rights to exercise  the Option  shall  terminate on the
Option Expiration Date.

     3. Option  Expiration  Date. The Option  Expiration  Date shall be March 6,
2010.

     4. Exercise of Option.

          (a) The Option shall vest,  and shall be  exercisable  as set forth in
the  following  table,  provided  that any portion of this Option which  becomes
exercisable  in any year,  but is not  exercised  in such  year,  may be carried
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forward  and  exercised  in any future  year until the Option  Expiration  Date,
subject to earlier termination as provided in Paragraph 6 hereof:

         From and after:                    Number of Shares Exercisable
         ---------------                    ----------------------------

         June 6, 2000                                 160,000

         March 6, 2001                                160,000

         March 6, 2002                                160,000

         March 6, 2003                                160,000

         March 6, 2004                                160,000

          (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Grantee
may  purchase  all or any  portion of the  unexercised  balance  of this  Option
immediately  prior to, or upon,  the  effective  date of a Change of Control (as
defined in the following  sentence).  A "Change of Control" of the Company shall
mean any transaction or series of related  transactions that results in a change
in the control of the Company, including, without limitation:

               (i) a merger or  consolidation  of the  Company  into or with any
other  entity  when the  Company is not the  surviving  entity of such merger or
consolidation;

               (ii) the acquisition,  directly or indirectly, by any individual,
entity or "group" (as defined in Section  13(d) of the  Securities  and Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended) (other than the Company,  any subsidiary  thereof,  any
employee  benefit plan of the  Company,  or any entity  holding  shares or other
securities  of the  Company  for or  pursuant  to the  terms of such a plan) (an
"Acquirer"),  of stock or options,  or any  combination  thereof,  entitling the
Acquirer to cast 50% or more of all votes (without  consideration  of the rights
of any class of stock to elect  directors by a separate  class vote) entitled to
be cast by all  stockholders  of the  Company  in an  election  of the  Board of
Directors of the Company;

               (iii) the acquisition,  directly or indirectly, by an Acquirer of
a majority of the total equity interest of the Company;

               (iv) the sale or other disposition of assets of the Company equal
to 33.33% or more of the value of the Company's  assets at the time of such sale
or disposition,  unless the  stockholders of the Company,  immediately  prior to
such sale or  disposition,  hold at least a majority of the voting power of each
surviving,  resulting or acquiring corporation which,  immediately following the
transaction, holds any of such sold or disposed assets;

               (v) the  election  to the Board of  Directors  of the  Company of
individuals who would  constitute a majority of the members of the Board elected
at any meeting of stockholders or by written consent  (without  consideration of
the rights of any class of stock to elect  directors by a separate  class vote),
where the election or the nomination for election by the Company's  stockholders
of such  directors  was not  approved  by a vote of at least a  majority  of the
directors in office immediately prior to such election or nomination; or

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               (vi) the  formation of a joint  venture or  partnership  with the
Company  for the  purpose of  effecting  a transfer of control of, or a material
interest in, the Company (such merger, consolidation,  sale or other transaction
listed in  subparagraphs  (i) through  (vi) being  hereinafter  referred to as a
"Transaction").

     There shall be excluded from the foregoing any  Transaction  as a result of
which (A) the holders of Common Stock prior to the Transaction retain or acquire
securities constituting a majority of the outstanding voting common stock of the
acquiring or surviving  corporation  or other entity in  substantially  the same
proportions   that  they  owned  Common  Stock  in  the  Company  prior  to  the
Transaction,  and (B) no  single  person  or  entity  owns more than half of the
outstanding  voting  common stock of the acquiring or surviving  corporation  or
other  entity.  For  purposes of this  Paragraph  4, voting  common stock of the
acquiring  or  surviving  corporation  or other  entity  that is  issuable  upon
conversion  of  convertible  securities  or upon exercise of warrants or options
shall be considered outstanding, and all securities that vote in the election of
directors  (other  than  solely as the  result of a default in the making of any
dividend or other payment)  shall be deemed to constitute  that number of shares
of voting  common stock which is equivalent to the number of such votes that may
be cast by the holders of such securities.

     5. Manner of  Exercise.  Exercise of the  Option,  or any portion  thereof,
shall be by written notice to the Company  pursuant to Paragraph 12 hereof.  The
notice shall be accompanied by payment in full in cash, stock of the Company, or
other property  (including notes or other contractual  obligations of Grantee to
make  payment  on  a  deferred   basis,   and/or  through   "cashless   exercise
arrangements,"  to the extent  permitted by  applicable  law),  or a combination
thereof, in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying the number of
Option  Shares with  respect to which the Option is then being  exercised by the
Option Price.  Upon receipt of such notice and payment,  the Company  shall,  as
soon  as  practicable   thereafter,   deliver  a  certificate  or   certificates
representing the Option Shares purchased.  The certificate or certificates shall
be delivered to or upon the written order of the Grantee. Upon such exercise and
regardless  of the fact that a  certificate  or  certificates  representing  the
Option  Shares  purchased  shall not yet have been issued,  Grantee or his legal
representative, legatees or distributees, as the case may be, shall be deemed to
be a holder of any shares  subject to this  Option,  provided  that the  written
notice and payment  required by this Paragraph 5 have been delivered to Company.
The Option  Shares that shall be  purchased  upon the  exercise of the Option as
provided herein shall be fully paid and non-assessable.

     6. Rights in Event of Death, Disability or Termination of Employment.

          (a) DEATH.  If Grantee's  employment  is  terminated  because of death
while employed by the Company,  then the  installment of Options that would have
been the next to vest at the time of such termination shall  automatically  vest
as of the date immediately prior to such termination  (without any action on the
part of the Company or the Grantee). After such a termination,  Grantee's estate
or legal  representatives  shall  have  through  the Option  Expiration  Date to
exercise any vested but  unexercised  Options.  Subject to the first sentence of
this paragraph (a), any Options that remain  unvested at the time of termination
shall  automatically  terminate and be cancelled (without any action on the part
of the Company).

          (b) DISABILITY.  If Grantee is terminated from his employment with the
Company by reason of  disability in accordance  with the  Employment  Agreement,
then the  installment  of  Options  that would have been the next to vest at the

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time of such  termination  shall  automatically  vest as of the date immediately
prior to such termination  (without any action on the part of the Company or the
Grantee).  After  such a  termination,  Grantee  shall have  through  the Option
Expiration Date to exercise any vested but unexercised  Options.  Subject to the
first sentence of this  paragraph  (b), any Options that remain  unvested at the
time of termination shall automatically  terminate and be cancelled (without any
action on the part of the Company).

          (c) CAUSE OR RESIGNATION. If Grantee is terminated from his employment
with  the  Company  for  Cause  (as  defined  in the  Employment  Agreement)  in
accordance with the Employment Agreement or voluntarily leaves the employ of the
Company  other than for Good  Reason (as  defined in the  Employment  Agreement)
prior to expiration of the Employment Agreement, then all unvested Options shall
automatically  terminate and be cancelled (without any action on the part of the
Company) on the effective date of termination.  In addition,  Grantee shall have
the  opportunity  on the  date  of  such  termination  for  Cause  or  Grantee's
voluntarily  leaving  the  employ of the  Company  to  exercise  all  vested but
unexercised  Options.  All  vested  Options  not  exercised  on such date  shall
thereafter automatically expire (without any action on the part of the Company).

          (d)  WITHOUT  CAUSE.  If Grantee  is  terminated  from his  employment
without  Cause or  terminates  his  employment  with Company for Good Reason (as
defined  in  the  Employment   Agreement)  in  accordance  with  the  Employment
Agreement, then the installment of Options that would have been the next to vest
at the  time  of  such  termination  shall  automatically  vest  as of the  date
immediately  prior to such  termination  (without  any action on the part of the
Company or the Grantee).  After such a  termination,  Grantee shall have through
the Option  Expiration  Date to  exercise  any vested but  unexercised  Options.
Subject to the first sentence of this  subparagraph (d), any Options that remain
unvested  at the  time  of  termination  shall  automatically  terminate  and be
cancelled (without any action on the part of the Company).

     7.  Option  Shares to be  Purchased  for  Investment.  Unless  Company  has
notified Grantee  pursuant to Paragraph 12 hereof that a registration  statement
covering the Option  Shares has become  effective  under the  Securities  Act of
1933,  as amended  (the  "Act"),  it shall be a condition to the exercise of the
Option that the Option  Shares  acquired  upon such  exercise  be  acquired  for
investment and not with a view to distribution. If requested by the Company upon
advice of its  counsel  that the same is  necessary  or  desirable,  the Grantee
shall,  at the time of  purchase  of the Option  Shares,  deliver to the Company
Grantee's  written  representation  that  Grantee (a) is  purchasing  the Option
Shares  for his own  account  for  investment,  and  not  with a view to  public
distribution or with any present intention of reselling any of the Option Shares
(other  than  a  distribution  or  resale  which,  in  the  opinion  of  counsel
satisfactory  to the Company,  may be made without  violating  the  registration
provisions of the Act); (b) has been advised and understands that (i) the Option
Shares have not been registered under the Act and are subject to restrictions on
transfer  and (ii) the Company is under no  obligation  to  register  the Option
Shares  under the Act or to take any action  which would make  available  to the
Grantee any exemption  from such  registration  except as may be provided in the
Registration  Rights  Agreement  of even date  herewith  between the Company and
certain  shareholders,  including  the  Grantee;  and (c) has been  advised  and
understands  that such Option Shares may not be transferred  without  compliance
with all applicable federal and state securities laws.

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8. Changes in Capital  Structure.  The number of Option  Shares  covered by this
Option and the Option Price shall automatically  (without any action on the part
of the  Company) be  equitably  adjusted  in the event (the  "Event") of (i) the
payment of any dividend payable in, or the making of any distribution of, Common
Stock to holders of record of Common  Stock,  which  increases  the  outstanding
Common Stock; (ii) any stock split,  combination of shares,  recapitalization or
other similar change;  (iii) the merger or  consolidation of the Company into or
with any other entity; or (iv) the reorganization,  dissolution,  liquidation or
winding up of the Company.  Grantee shall be entitled,  upon the exercise of the
Option,  to receive such new,  additional or other shares of stock of any class,
or other property (including,  without limitation, cash and/or securities of any
successor entity), as Grantee would have been entitled to receive as a matter of
law in  connection  with such Event had  Grantee  held the Option  Shares on the
record  date set for such  Event.  The  Company  shall  have  the  authority  to
reasonably  determine the  adjustments to be made under this Paragraph 8 and any
such reasonable determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

     9. Legal Requirements. If the listing, registration or qualification of the
Option Shares upon any securities exchange or under any federal or state law, or
the consent or approval of any  governmental  regulatory  body is necessary as a
condition  of or in  connection  with the  purchase  of the Option  Shares,  the
Company shall not be obligated to issue or deliver the certificates representing
the Option  Shares as to which the Option  has been  exercised  unless and until
such listing, registration,  qualification,  consent or approval shall have been
effected or obtained.  This Option does not hereby  impose on the Company a duty
to so list,  register,  qualify,  or effect or obtain  consent or  approval.  If
registration  is  considered  unnecessary  by the  Company or its  counsel,  the
Company  may  cause a legend to be placed  on the  certificates  for the  Option
Shares being issued  calling  attention to the fact that they have been acquired
for investment and have not been registered, such legend to read as follows:

         "THE SECURITIES  REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
         REGISTERED  UNDER THE SECURITIES  ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,  OR
         ANY STATE  SECURITIES  LAWS,  AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE,
         SOLD OR OTHERWISE  TRANSFERRED  UNLESS THERE IS A REGISTRATION
         STATEMENT  IN  EFFECT  COVERING  SUCH  SECURITIES  OR THERE IS
         AVAILABLE AN EXEMPTION FROM THE  REGISTRATION  REQUIREMENTS OF
         THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,  AND APPLICABLE  STATE
         SECURITIES LAWS."

     10.  No  Obligation  to  Exercise  Option.  The  Grantee  shall be under no
obligation to exercise the Option.

     11. Transfer.  The Option is not transferable by Grantee other than by will
or by the laws of descent and  distribution in the event of the Grantee's death,
in which event the Option may be exercised by the heirs or legal representatives
of the  Grantee as  provided  herein.  The Option  may be  exercised  during the
lifetime  of the  Grantee  only  by the  Grantee.  Any  attempt  at  assignment,
transfer,  pledge or disposition of the Option contrary to the provisions hereof

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or the levy of any  execution,  attachment  or similar  process  upon the Option
shall be null and void and  without  effect.  Any  exercise  of the  Option by a
person other than the Grantee shall be accompanied by appropriate  proofs of the
right of such person to exercise the Option.

     12.  Notices.  All notices  required  or  permitted  hereunder  shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to be properly  given when  personally  delivered to
the party entitled to receive the notice or when sent by certified or registered
mail, postage prepaid,  properly addressed to the party entitled to receive such
notice at the address stated below; or when sent via facsimile transmission with
confirmation of transmission  or via electronic  mail,  provided that in both of
the  foregoing  situations  a copy of the notice so  transmitted  is sent to the
party entitled to receive such notice via first-class  mail,  postage prepaid at
the address stated below:

            If to Company: The Network Connection, Inc.
                           1811 Chestnut Street, Suite 120
                           Philadelphia, PA  19103
                           Attention:  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
                           Facsimile: (215) 972-8183
                           E-mail: oceancastle@erols.com

            If to Grantee: Robert Pringle

                           --------------------------------------

                           --------------------------------------

                           --------------------------------------

     Either party hereto may change such party's  address,  facsimile  number or
e-mail  address  by  sending  notice  thereof  to the other  party by any of the
methods set out above,  provided that such change shall not be deemed  effective
as against the party to whom it is sent until the notice  containing such change
is actually received by such party.

     13. Administration. This Option has been granted pursuant to the Employment
Agreement and is subject to the terms and provisions  thereof.  All questions of
interpretation  and  application  of this  Option  shall  be  determined  by the
Company, and such determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

     14. Not an Employment or Service Contract.  Nothing in this Option shall be
construed as an agreement by the Company,  express or implied, to employ Grantee
or contract  for  Grantee's  services,  to restrict  the right of the Company to
discharge  Grantee or cease  contracting  for  Grantee's  services or to modify,
extend or otherwise affect in any manner whatsoever, the terms of any employment
agreement or contract for services  which may exist  between the Grantee and the
Company.

     15. Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the  benefit  of the  parties  hereto  and their  respective  successors  and
assigns.

     16.  Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under
the  laws  of the  State  of  Delaware  without  regard  to  conflicts  of  laws
principles.

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     17.   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.

     18. Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in
writing signed by the parties.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto set their hands as of the
date first above written.

                                       THE NETWORK CONNECTION, INC.

                                       By: /s/ Irwin L. Gross
                                           ------------------------------------
                                           Irwin L. Gross
                                           Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

                                           /s/ Robert Pringle
                                           ------------------------------------
                                           Robert Pringle

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