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Exhibit 10.6    
    

 
 

Consultant Services Agreement    
    

        THIS SERVICES AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of January 12, 2005 (the "Effective
Date") by and between DataPath Inc., a Georgia corporation having a mailing address of 350 Technology Parkway, Suite 300, Norcross, GA 30092
("DataPath"), and Dyer Enterprises, an independent consultant located at 5850 T.G. Lee Boulevard Suite 175, Orlando, FL
32822 ("Consultant") (DATAPATH and CONSULTANT are, collectively, the "Parties"). 

W I T N E S S E T H:  

        WHEREAS, DataPath desires from time to time to obtain the consulting and professional services of Consultant; 

        WHEREAS,
Consultant desires to provide such services to DataPath from time to time; and 

        WHEREAS,
DataPath and Consultant desire to set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which Consultant shall provide to DataPath, and DataPath shall acquire from Consultant, such
consulting and professional services. 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable mutual consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, DataPath and Consultant hereby agree as follows: 

        1.    Professional Services.    Consultant shall provide to DataPath advice, consultation and services as DataPath may
reasonably request from time to time (the "Services"), as outlined in Exhibit A. Consultant agrees that the Services will be performed by the individual(s) named in Exhibit A. The extent
and nature of the Services shall be mutually agreed to by Consultant and DataPath. DataPath may during the term of this Agreement, engage Consultant to provide additional services. All such subsequent
services agreed upon by the Parties shall be performed in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement in a workmanlike manner. 

        2.    Compensation.    In consideration of the Services to be rendered by Consultant to DataPath, as described in  Exhibit A,
 DataPath shall pay to Consultant, and Consultant accepts as full compensation for the Services, the fees outlined in  Exhibit B.
 

        In
addition, DataPath shall reimburse Consultant for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Consultant in connection with providing the Services, provided
that all travel-related expenses shall be approved by DataPath on a form acceptable to DataPath and submitted to the person designated by DataPath for review and approval, and Consultant shall submit
supporting documentation in addition to the approved expense form. 

        Consultant
agrees to retain full and detailed records relating to Professional Services and reimbursable expenses billed to DataPath. DataPath or its designated agents shall be afforded
access for audit purposes to all of Consultant's accounting records, receipts, vouchers, time records, etc. to verify charges submitted by Consultant. Consultant shall retain such records for a period
of two (2) years from the date of payment. DataPath shall pay all valid invoices, except for any amounts disputed by the DataPath, within thirty (30) days after Datapath's receipt
thereof. 

        3.    Independent Contractor Status.    

        a)    The
status of Consultant shall be that of an independent contractor and Consultant shall not, at any time or for any purpose, be deemed an employee or agent of DataPath
or any of its affiliates. 

        b)    An
IRS form 1099 shall be issued in Consultant's name by DataPath for the total payments made in any given year; 

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        c)     Consultant
shall be responsible for the manner in which the services are provided hereunder. 

        d)    Nothing
contained in this Agreement shall be construed as a right of Consultant to continued engagement as an independent contractor of DataPath, or as a limitation of
the right of DataPath to discharge Consultant with or without cause. 

        e)    DataPath
has no knowledge of Consultant's revenues from other engagements. 

        f)     Neither
Consultant nor any of its affiliates or agents shall have the power or authority to, and Consultant hereby agrees that it will not, bind, enter into contracts, or
agreements on behalf of, or otherwise create any debts or liabilities for or on behalf of DataPath or any of its affiliates. 

        g)     Under
this Agreement DataPath shall not be responsible for: 

	i.
	withholding
of any state, local or federal income taxes;

	ii.
	participation
in or contribution to any group insurance plans, retirement plans, or any other benefits which may be available to DataPath employees;

	iii.
	accumulation
of vacation or leave time or compensation for holidays occurring during the term of this Agreement; or

	iv.
	workers
compensation, temporary disability or unemployment compensation coverage. 

        h)    Consultant
agrees to reimburse DataPath for any taxes not withheld or paid by Consultant in accordance with Section 3(g) including reasonable attorneys' fees,
penalties and interest which DataPath may incur due to Consultant's failure to make such withholdings or payments, even if DataPath is found to be liable for such withholdings or payments by any court
or administrative body, and Consultant shall participate at Consultant's sole expense and at the request of DataPath in the Company's defense of all such claims. 

        4.    Term and Termination of Agreement.    This Agreement shall commence on the date first provided above and shall
continue for a period of one year (the "Initial Term") unless terminated upon written notice. After the Initial Term and each "renewal Term" (as hereinafter defined), if any, this Agreement shall
automatically terminate unless the parties to this Agreement agree in writing at least 30 days prior to expiration of the Initial Term or the then current Renewal Term to renew and extend this
Agreement for an additional one year term upon the same terms and subject to the same conditions (a "Renewal Term"). The Initial Term and Renewal Terms, if any, are collectively referred to herein as
the "Term". 

        a)    Either
Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement for any reason upon providing two (2) weeks written notice to the other Party, whether or not the
other party is in default. 

        b)    This
Agreement may be terminated immediately at the mutual written consent of the parties. 

        c)     Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if Consultant materially breaches any term or condition of this Agreement, DataPath may: 

	i)
	terminate
this Agreement, effective immediately upon written notice to Consultant; and

	ii)
	withhold
any further payments otherwise due to Consultant hereunder for Services performed on or before the date of such termination; or

	iii)
	exercise
any other rights and remedies available at law or in equity. 

        d)    Except
in the event of termination under Section 4 (c), Consultant shall be entitled to payment under Section 2 hereof with respect to provable charges
earned and reimbursable expenses incurred up to the effective date of the termination, provided that Consultant agrees to stop all performance of the Services and incur no further expenses. Consultant
hereby waives any and all claims 

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for
additional compensation or charges (including any claim for lost profits), as a result of any termination. In the event of any termination pursuant to Section 4(c), DataPath may at its
option complete any and all work by or through its own resources or third party contractors or consultants. 

        5.    Property and Proprietary Rights.    The restrictions set forth below are in addition to and not in lieu of
protections afforded to trade secrets and confidential information under applicable law. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall be interpreted as diminishing or otherwise limiting
Datapath's right under applicable law to protect its Trade Secrets and Confidential Information. 

        a)    All
work produced by Consultant under the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, all inventions, creations, improvements, expressions, computer programs,
specifications, operating instructions and all other documentation, whether patentable or unpatentable, which are first conceived or made or first actively or constructively reduced to practice during
the term of the Agreement, and which are conceived or made in the course of Consultant's performance of the Services performed under this Agreement, and on whatever media rendered (collectively, the
"Work Product"), shall be deemed work made for hire and made in the course of Services rendered under the Agreement and shall be the exclusive property of DataPath. To the extent that title of such
Work Product does not vest in DataPath by operation of law, Consultant hereby irrevocably transfers and assigns to Datapath in perpetuity all worldwide right, title and interest in and to the Work
Product and to any and all intellectual property rights relating thereto, including, without limitation, all patent rights, copyrights, trade secrets and other proprietary rights. Consultant shall
promptly disclose all Work Product to DataPath and execute and deliver to DataPath all documents requested by the Company to evidence its ownership of the Work Product or as reasonably required by
DataPath to obtain patent, copyright or any other intellectual property rights in the Work Product and to maintain and enforce Datapath's proprietary rights in the Work Product. 

        b)    At
Datapath's expense, Consultant shall cooperate as reasonable in (i) vesting in DataPath the ownership of the proprietary rights to the Work Product, and
(ii) assisting DataPath in obtaining patent, copyright or any other intellectual property rights in the Work Product at any time, including, but not limited to, the time following termination
or expiration of this Agreement. 

        c)     Title
to all materials and documentation furnished by Datapath to Consultant shall remain in DataPath. Consultant shall deliver to DataPath any and all such Work Product
and property, including all copies thereof on whatever media rendered, upon (i) Datapath's request or (ii) the termination of this Agreement for any reason. 

        d)    The
Parties acknowledge and agree that in conjunction with the Professional Services, Consultant will be exposed or have access to certain non-public,
valuable and proprietary information and data (oral, written, electronic or otherwise) of DataPath and its affiliates, including, without limitation, confidential customer names, contacts, employee
lists, business plans, or objectives which are not generally known by or readily accessible to the public (collectively, the "Confidential Information"). Consultant agrees that it will not, directly
or indirectly, use, reproduce, or copy any Confidential Information or disclose, distribute, license, disseminate, or otherwise communicate any Confidential Information to any person (other than
employees of Consultant who are performing the Professional Services and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information and directed to use or disclose it only as permitted herein)
for any purpose other than on behalf of and at the express direction of Datapath. With regard to each item of Confidential Information constituting a "trade secret" under applicable law, the covenant
in the immediately preceding sentence shall apply until such information no longer constitutes a trade secret; and with regard to each item of Confidential Information that does not constitute a trade
secret, the covenant in the immediately preceding sentence shall apply at all times during which Consultant renders any Professional Services to Datapath and for two (2) years after the last
date that Consultant renders Professional Services to DataPath. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement. Consultant 

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hereby
agrees that at the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Consultant will deliver to DataPath all Confidential Information embodied in tangible form and will destroy, unless otherwise
agreed to by DataPath, all other Confidential Information in Consultant's possession. 

        6.    Warranties.    Consultant represents and warrants to DataPath that: 

        a)    Consultant
will exercise a degree of care and skill required by customarily accepted, good professional standards in the performance of Professional Services pursuant to
this Agreement, to render services promptly upon receipt of an appropriate request, to perform all Professional Services with due diligence, and to use every reasonable effort to complete the services
in a timely manner as requested by Datapath. 

        (b)   Consultant
has full power to enter into and fully perform this Agreement and Consultant will immediately notify Datapath in writing upon becoming aware that any
services, materials, or reports furnished hereunder will in any way infringe upon or violate any rights of any third person, including, without limitation, rights arising from patent, trade secret,
trademark, or copyright. 

        (c)   no
trapdoors, gateways, viruses, bugs, worms, time bombs or similar methods of system and data access and/or destruction will be contained within any software
deliverables produced by Consultant; and 

        (d)   These
warranties are in lieu of all other warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose. 

        7.    Non solicitation of Customers.    Consultant hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not, during the period
(beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending one (1) year after the date this Agreement terminates), without the prior written consent of Datapath, solicit, directly or indirectly, any
business (directly related to Datapath's business) from any of the Datapath's customers, including actively sought prospective customers, with who Consultant had personal business contact on behalf of
the Company during the consultancy with DataPath. 

        8.    Recruitment of Personnel.    Consultant hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not, during the period
(beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending one (1) year after the date this Agreement terminates), without the prior written consent of the Datapath, solicit or attempt to solicit for
employment for or on behalf of any corporation, partnership, venture, or other business entity any employee of DataPath with whom Consultant has had contact in connection with the consultancy with
DataPath. 

        9.    No Assignment.    The Parties acknowledge that Datapath is contracting in this Agreement for the personal
services of Consultant. Accordingly, Consultant may not assign this Agreement, nor may Consultant subcontract the Professional Services to be provided pursuant to this Agreement without the prior
written consent of DataPath. 

        10.    Limitation on Proceedings.    No proceeding regardless of form, arising out of this Agreement may be brought by
either Party more than two (2) years after the existence of the cause of action has become known to the Party injured, except that proceedings related to the violation of any duty set forth in
Paragraph Three (3) may be brought at any time, within the applicable statute of limitations, and proceedings for non-payment may be brought up to two (2) years after the
last payment was due. 

        11.    Survival.    Paragraphs 5, 6, 10 and 11 of this Agreement shall survive termination or expiration of this
Agreement and shall remain in force indefinitely, except where the respective Paragraphs specifically state a duration limitation. 

        12.    Modifications / Changes.    This Agreement embodies the entire agreement between the Parties, and there have
been no agreements, representations, or warranties other than those set forth or 

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provided
herein. No modification of this Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and signed by both Parties. 

        13.    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed simultaneously 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. 

        14.    Jurisdiction; Governing Law.    This Agreement is delivered and is intended to be performed in the State of
Georgia and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia. 

        15.    Remedies.    In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Consultant of the provisions of this Agreement,
the Parties acknowledge and agree that damages to be suffered by DataPath cannot be fully compensated in money damages alone and accordingly, should Consultant breach or threaten to breach any of the
provisions of this Agreement, Datapath shall, in addition to all other available legal or equitable remedies, be entitled to obtain an order requiring Consultant to specifically perform its
obligations under this Agreement or to obtain an injunction against such breach or threatened breach without any requirement to post bond as a condition of such relief. 

        16.    Headings.    The headings of sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not
affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement in any way. 

        17.    Notices.    All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed
to have been given on the date of such notice if given by personal delivery, or one (1) day after being sent via overnight courier. All notices and other communications under this Agreement
shall be given to the party to which such notice is directed at the addressed noted in the first paragraph of this document or addressed to a person or third party at such other address as that party
may have given by written notice in accordance with this provision. 

        18.    Duty to Negotiate in Good Faith.    The Parties agree that they will attempt in good faith to resolve through
negotiation any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement. 

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

	DATAPATH, INC.	 	 	 
	

By:	

/s/  ANDY D. MULLINS      
 Andy D. Mullins

Chief Executive Officer

January 19, 2005	
 	

By:	

/s/  THOMAS B. DYER      
 Name: Thomas B. Dyer

Title: President

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Exhibit A—Services  

Description of Professional Services:  

        Services:    Business Consulting  

        Performed by:    Dyer Enterprises  

Exhibit B—Compensation  

        Billing for Services:    Invoices shall be paid by DataPath within thirty (30) days from the date the invoice is
received. Invoices will be submitted biweekly. Invoices must be accompanied by a status report representing the status of the deliverables and indicating the nature of the work performed with regard
to the invoice. 

Payment
for services will be paid on a fixed rate at the rate of $20,000 per month,

plus travel expenses, for approximately 1 year.

Initial expectation is based on 2 weeks per month. 

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Exhibit 10.7    
    

MCCRAY, SHRIVER, ECKDAHL & ASSOCIATES, INC.
10940 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD • SUITE 2100 • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90024

(310) 479-7667- FAX (310) 479-8608

www.mccray-inc.com  

Personal and Confidential  

August 4, 2005 

Mr. Emmett
Moore

Vice President, Finance

DataPath, Inc.

2450 Satellite Boulevard

Duluth, GA 30096-5801 

Dear
Emmett, 

        This
will serve as our acceptance of the search engagement to locate the Contracts Controller for DataPath, reporting to you, and will also define the arrangements under which McCray,
Shriver, Eckdahl & Associates, Inc. will conduct this engagement. 

        As
we discussed, we will plan on holding the identity of the client confidential until after meeting and qualifying each individual candidate. As we proceed with the assignment we will
work closely with you, keeping you up to date on our progress. 

Client Communications  

        We understand that all communications and contact will be made with you, and that you will arrange all internal communications and make timely arrangements for
meetings with final screened candidates. 

        The
search for a key employee is a joint effort between our client and ourselves. We will plan to keep you informed on a regular basis throughout the conduct of this engagement to take
advantage of your knowledge of the industry and to receive your reaction to prospects that are under consideration for candidacy, in order to maximize efficiency of this process and avoid unnecessary
expenditure of time and funds. 

Preparation of Offer  

        In formulating a final offer that will be both fair and acceptable, it is our responsibility to provide verified information for each of the finalists as to their
base compensation, bonus, and benefits. Operating in an intermediary capacity, we will continually be alert to problems in the negotiations so that they may be readily resolved. 

        In
the conduct of this assignment, we will take a consultative approach, assisting Crane Co. and you in every manner within our control to support you in making the decision to choose
the finalist candidate. 

Fee Arrangements  

        As we discussed, it is our policy to establish a fee for an engagement after we have developed a complete understanding of the assignment description. We do
consider we have a good comprehension of the efforts required and will set a compensation target of $125,000.00 and will base our fee on one-third of the first year's annualized guaranteed
compensation. Therefore, a fee will be established at $41,666.66 and will be billed in three equal increments of $13,888.89 each. The first billing will occur immediately with subsequent billings
taking place on a first-of-the-month basis. At the completion of the assignment, in the event the first year's annualized guaranteed compensation exceeds or is less
than $125,000 a final adjustment in the order of one-third will be made. 

 

        In
addition to fee, out-of-pocket expenses in the order of $1,100 per month will be included in our invoice during the course of the assignment. Any necessary
travel we undertake to meet with candidates, or for candidates to meet with your organization, approved in advance by email, will be billed separately from expenses and included in our monthly
invoice. 

        It
is our obligation to continue this assignment to conclusion without professional time charges to you in excess of the fee quoted. However, should the nature of the assignment change
during the search in a manner that invalidates work already completed, we will meet with you to discuss an appropriate adjustment to the fee stated. 

        While
the firm has a one-month minimum retainer policy, clients have the right to cancel an assignment at any time after the first month and for any reason. In the event of
cancellation, once the one-month minimum retainer has been satisfied, your obligation will consist of only the pro rata portion of any following months' billings, plus reimbursement of
expenses incurred. 

        Should
you employ more than one person as a result of our recruiting efforts, we will be compensated for that value received. Our fee for any additional employment you arrange through
our efforts will be one-third of the first year's annualized guaranteed compensation for that person. 

        Emmett,
we have commenced this search effort today and will plan to communicate with you as we progress. We look forward to bringing the assignment to a rapid and successful conclusion. 

Yours
very truly, 

Harold
C. McCray

President and Chief Executive Officer 

HCM/gh 

Kindly
acknowledge your acceptance of the terms set forth above by signing and returning a copy of this letter for our records. 

	Datapath
	

/s/  EMMETT MOORE      
	
 	

8-10-05

	Signed by:	 	Emmett Moore

Vice President, Finance	 	Date

Steve
received 8-10-05 

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