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    Exhibit
10.1

     

    AMENDMENT
NO 1. TO 4.0% MULTIPLE ADVANCE CREDIT NOTE

    

    

    THIS AMENDMENT NO 1. TO 4.0% MULTIPLE ADVANCE CREDIT
NOTE (“Amendment”) is made and entered into as of February 1, 2007, by
and between GDSC Acquisitions,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Lender”), and Brownshire Holdings, Inc., a
Nevada corporation (“Borrower”).

    

    RECITALS

    

    A.           Borrower
and Lender are parties to that certain 4.0% Multiple Advance Promissory Note
dated February 28, 2005 (the “Original Note”).

    

    B.           Borrower
and Lender desire to amend certain provisions of the Original Note, all as more
particularly provided for in this Amendment.

    

    AGREEMENT

    

    NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, and for
other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     

    1.  Amendment to Section
5.  The first sentence of Section 5 of the Original Note is
hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

     

    “The
outstanding principal sum of this Note, together with all accrued but unpaid
interest due hereunder, shall be due and payable upon the earlier to occur of
(a) a “Liquidity Event” (as described below) or (b) February 28,
2008.”

     

    2.  Effect on Original Note and Other
Documents.  Except as amended by the terms of this Amendment,
the terms and conditions of the Original Note and all other documents and
agreements entered into between Lender and Borrower in connection with the
Original Note shall remain in full force and effect.

     

    3.  Miscellaneous.  This
Amendment, together with the Original Note as amended hereby, contains the
entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous
agreements, understandings, inducements, and conditions, express or implied,
oral or written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof.  The express terms hereof control and supersede
any course of performance and/or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the
terms hereof.  No provision of this Amendment may be amended or
modified, except by a written instrument executed by the party against whom such
amendment or modification is sought to be enforced.  This Amendment
and all questions relating to its validity, interpretation, performance, and
enforcement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Illinois, notwithstanding any Illinois or other conflict-of-law
provisions to the contrary.  This Amendment may be executed in
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 Amendment 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.  Any photographic or xerographic copy of this Amendment,
with all signatures reproduced on one or more sets of signature pages, shall be
considered for all purposes as if it were an executed counterpart of this
Amendment. Signatures may be given
by facsimile or other electronic transmission, and such signatures shall be
fully binding on the party sending the same.

     

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    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this
Amendment is executed and delivered as of the date first set forth
above.

    

    
      
        	 
      	
                LENDER:

              
	 
      	 
      	 
      
	 
      	
                GDSC
      ACQUISITIONS, LLC

              
	 
      	 
      	 
      
	 
      	 
      	 
      
	 
      	
                By:

              	
                /s/ Norman S. Lynn

              
	 
      	 
      	
                Norman
      S. Lynn, Manager

              
	 
      	 
      	 
      
	 
      	 
      	 
      
	 
      	
                BORROWER:

              
	 
      	 
      	 
      
	 
      	
                BROWNSHIRE
      HOLDINGS, INC.

              
	 
      	 
      	 
      
	 
      	 
      	 
      
	 
      	
                By:

              	
                /s/ Steven A. Rothstein

              
	 
      	 
      	
                Steven
      A. Rothstein, President

              

      

    

     

     

    
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      Exhibit
10.1

      

      EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT

      

      This
Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) made this 17th day of
March, 2008 and effective as of the 17th day of
March, 2008 (the “Effective Date”) between POMEROY IT SOLUTIONS, INC., a
Delaware Corporation (the “Company”) and Luther K. Kearns (the
“Executive”).

      

      W
I T N E S S E T H:

      

      WHEREAS, the Company desires
to employ the Executive as Senior Vice President of Services Delivery of the
Company;

      

      WHEREAS, the Company and the
Executive desire to enter into the Agreement as to the terms of his employment
by the Company;

      

      NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing, of the mutual promises contained herein and of
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                1.

              	
                Position/Duties.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (a)

              	
                Executive
      shall serve as the Senior Vice President of Services Delivery of the
      Company and shall report to the President/Chief Executive Officer of the
      Company. In this capacity, Executive shall have such duties, authorities
      and responsibilities commensurate with the duties, authorities and
      responsibilities of persons in similar capacities in similar size
      companies and such other duties and responsibilities as the
      President/Chief Executive Officer of the Company or the Board of Directors
      of the Company(“Board”) shall from time to time assign to him consistent
      with the Executive’s position as  Senior Vice President of
      Services Delivery of the Company.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (b)

              	
                During
      the Employment Term (as defined in Section 2), the Executive shall devote
      substantially all his business time and efforts to the business and
      affairs of the Company and the performance of his duties
      hereunder.  In addition, Executive shall not render services of
      a business, professional or commercial nature to any other person, firm or
      corporation, whether for compensation or otherwise, during the Employment
      Term.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (c)

              	
                Executive’s
      primary workplace shall be the Company’s offices in Hebron, Kentucky,
      except for usual and customary travel on the Company’s
      business.

              

      

      
        
           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                2.

              	
                Term of
      Employment.

              

      

      

      This
Agreement shall be in effect beginning on the Effective Date and terminating
upon the earlier of (a)  three years (March 17,  2008 –March
17, 2011) (the “Initial Term”) or (b) the Date of Termination as defined in
Section 8(g).  The period of time from the Effective Date through the
Initial Term and any Renewal Term, as defined in Section 3, or the Date of
Termination, as applicable, is referred to as the “Employment
Term”.

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                3.

              	
                Renewal
      Term.

              

      

      

      The term
of Executive’s employment and this Agreement shall automatically renew for
additional consecutive renewal terms of one (1) year unless either party gives
written notice of his/its intent not to renew the terms of the Agreement ninety
(90) days prior to the expiration of the then expiring
term.  Executive’s Base Salary for each Renewal Term shall be
negotiated and mutually agreed upon by and between the Company and Executive;
however, in no event shall Executive’s Base Salary for any Renewal Term be less
than the Base Salary in effect for the prior year.

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                4.

              	
                Base
      Salary.

              

      

      

      During
each fiscal year of the Company during the Initial Term of this Agreement, the
Company agrees to pay Executive a base salary (“Base Salary”) at an annual rate
of Two Hundred Forty Five Thousand Dollars ($245,000.00). Said Base Salary shall
be payable in accordance with the regular payroll practices of the Company, but
not less frequently than monthly.  Executive’s Base Salary shall be
subject to an annual review by the President/Chief Executive Officer of the
Company in conjunction with the Compensation Committee of the Board (and may be
increased, but not decreased, from time to time incident thereto ).

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                5.

              	
                Bonuses.

              

      

      

      Each year
during the Initial Term, Executive shall have the opportunity to earn both a
quarterly and annual targeted bonus measured against financial criteria
consisting primarily of NPBT (as defined below) (as determined by the
President/Chief Executive Officer of the Company in conjunction with the
Compensation Committee of the Board)), of at least Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($250,000.00), with a potential bonus in excess of such amount for
achievement above target and a reduced bonus for achievement below target, all
in accordance with the applicable bonus plan.  Initially, two-thirds
(2/3) of the potential targeted bonus shall be based on achievement of quarterly
criteria and one-third (1/3) shall be allocated to annual attainment. The bonus
plan shall provide that under-performance in one quarter can be made up in
subsequent quarters on a year-to-date basis.  The quarterly and annual
bonuses payable to Executive during the Employment Term shall be fully paid in
cash.  Executive shall be guaranteed his first three months of bonus
for the period commencing March 17, 2008  based upon One Hundred
(100%) achievement, resulting in a bonus payment of $62,500.00 for this
period.

      
        
           

        

        
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      For
purposes of this Agreement, the Net Profit Before Taxes (“NPBT”) shall be
determined on a consolidated basis computed without regard to the bonus payable
to Executive pursuant to this Section 5, shall exclude any gains or losses
realized by Company on the sale or other disposition of its assets other than in
the ordinary course of business and shall exclude any extraordinary one-time
charges taken by the Company.  NPBT shall be determined by the
independent accountant regularly retained by the Company, subject to the
foregoing provisions of this subparagraph and in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles.  Said determinations and payment of
any bonus shall be made no later than the fifteenth (15th) day of
the third (3rd) month
following the end of the Company’s taxable year, and the determinations by the
accountant shall be final, binding and conclusive on all parties
hereto.  In the event the audited financial statements are not issued
before the fifteenth (15th) day of
the third (3rd) month
following the end of the Company’s taxable year, Company shall make any payment
due hereunder, if any, based on its best reasonable estimate of any liability
hereunder, which amount shall be recorded and shall be reconciled by both
parties once the audited financial statements are issued but in no event later
than the end of the calendar year in which the Company’s taxable year
ends.  Any quarterly bonus determinations shall be determined on a
consolidated basis by the independent accountant regularly retained by the
Company subject to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph and in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles.  Any amount due
hereunder shall be paid within fifteen (15) days of the filing of Form 10-Q by
the Company for the respective quarter, but in no event later than the fifteenth
(15th) day of
the third (3rd) month
following the end of the Company’s taxable year. In addition, the Company may
allocate any percentage of the annual and quarterly bonus amounts to be based
upon the attainment of NPBT applicable only to the Service Delivery line of
business.

      

      In the
event that Company acquires during any applicable fiscal year a company that had
gross revenues in excess of Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00) for its
most recently concluded fiscal year, Company and Executive shall in good faith
determine whether any adjustments to the NPBT criteria, whether upward or
downward, shall be made in order to reflect the effect of such acquisition on
the operations of the Company.

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                6.

              	
                Equity
      Awards.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (a)

              	
                Stock
      Options.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (i)

              	
                Effective
      March 17 2008, Executive was awarded an option to acquire Fifty Thousand
      (50,000) shares of the common stock of the Company under the Company’s
      Amended and Restated 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (“Plan”) at the fair market
      value of such common shares as of the date of the award.  For
      purposes of this Agreement, the fair market value as of the applicable
      date shall mean, with respect to the common shares, the closing sales
      price of a share of the Company’s common stock on the over-the-counter
      market on the last market trading day prior to the date on which the value
      is to be determined (or the next preceding date on which sales occurred,
      if there were no sales on such date).  Twelve Thousand Five
      Hundred (12,500) shares shall vest on March 17, 2008 and Twelve Thousand
      Five Hundred (12,500) shares shall vest on each of the first three annual
      anniversaries of the date of grant. The term of the award set forth above
      shall be for a period of five (5) years from the date of such award. In
      the event the Company does not renew this Agreement at the expiration of
      the Initial Term of this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section
      3, 100% of such options shall fully vest immediately upon the expiration
      of the Initial Term of this Agreement.  A copy of the Award
      Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit A.  The options to be
      granted incident hereto shall be non-qualified stock options and shall not
      be treated by the Company or the Executive as an incentive stock option
      for federal income tax
purposes.

              

      

      
        
           

        

        
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                (ii)

              	
                In
      the event a Change In Control (as defined in Section 10) occurs during the
      Initial Term of this Agreement, then all Fifty Thousand (50,000) shares
      shall be fully vested immediately prior to the Change In
      Control.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (iii)

              	
                In
      addition, on each annual anniversary of the Effective Date, Executive
      shall be eligible for an additional stock option grant at the sole
      discretion of the President/Chief Executive Officer of the Company in
      conjunction with the Compensation Committee of the
  Board.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (b)

              	
                Restricted
      Stock.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (i)

              	
                Effective
      March 17, 2008, the Company granted Executive an equity award of Fifteen
      Thousand (15,000) shares of restricted stock under the
      Plan.  Said restricted stock shall vest and the restrictions
      thereon shall lapse in full on the fourth (4th)
      annual anniversary grant date. In the event a Change In Control occurs
      during the Initial Term of this Agreement, One Hundred Percent (100%) of
      such restricted stock shall fully vest and the restrictions thereon shall
      lapse immediately prior to the Change In Control.  In the event
      that Company does not renew this Agreement at the expiration of the
      Initial Term of this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section 3,
      100% of such restricted stock shall fully vest and the restrictions
      thereon shall lapse immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Term of
      this Agreement.   A copy of the Restricted Stock Award
      Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit B.  (ii) In addition, on
      each annual anniversary of the Effective Date, Executive shall be eligible
      for an additional award of restricted stock under the Plan at the sole
      discretion of the President/Chief Executive Officer of the Company in
      conjunction with the Compensation Committee of the
  Board.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (c)

              	
                Adjustments to Number
      of Shares.  The provisions of this Section 6 shall be
      appropriately adjusted for any stock splits, reverse splits, stock
      dividends, combinations or reclassifications of the Company’s common
      stock, or any other similar increases or decreases in the number of issued
      shares of such common stock affected without receipt of consideration by
      the Company.

              

      

      
        
           

        

        
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                (d)

              	
                Representations and
      Warranties of the Company.  The Company represents and
      warrants to Executive that (i) the shares he acquires pursuant to
      options and restricted stock awards as provided for in this Agreement will
      be issued under the Plan; (ii) the Plan and the options and
      restricted stock awards to be made hereunder are covered under a Form S-8
      registration statement (the effectiveness of which shall continue to be
      maintained so that Executive can resell the shares he receives pursuant to
      options and restricted stock awards pursuant to this Agreement on a
      current basis once exercised or vested, as applicable), (iii) there
      are currently, and will continue to be, adequate shares available under
      the Plan for the issuance of stock pursuant to all options and the
      restricted stock awards provided for in this Agreement; and (iv) the
      Plan permits the contemplated provisions of such
  grants.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                7.

              	
                Fringe
      Benefits.

              

      

      

      During
the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to the following
benefits:

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (a)

              	
                Insurance.  Executive
      shall be provided with standard medical, health, and other insurance
      coverage in accordance with the plans from time to time maintained by the
      Company for its senior management
employees.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (b)

              	
                Vacation.  Executive
      shall be entitled each year to three (3) weeks of vacation, during which
      his compensation will be paid in full; provided, however, Executive shall
      not take more than two weeks of vacation consecutively without the prior
      written consent of the President/Chief Executive
  Officer.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (c)

              	
                Insurance During the
      Term of Employment Agreement.  Company shall maintain on
      the life of the Executive, provided he is insurable at standard rates, a
      term life insurance policy in the amount of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand
      Dollars ($750,000.00).  Executive shall have the right to
      designate the beneficiary of such policy.  Executive agrees to
      take any and all physicals that are necessary incident to the issuance
      and/or renewal of said policy.  In addition, Executive agrees to
      take any and all physicals necessary incident to the procurement of Key
      Man insurance upon his life by Company.  In the event that
      Executive is not insurable at standard rates during the term of this
      Agreement, but Executive is able to procure rated coverage, Executive has
      the right to procure coverage at a lower amount of insurance, the cost of
      which is equivalent to the standard term rate cost of Seven Hundred Fifty
      Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00) in coverage.  In the event
      Executive is not insurable, then Company shall, within thirty (30) days
      following the date that Executive is determined to be uninsurable, pay
      Executive an amount equal to the projected cost of the contemplated term
      insurance of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00) at
      standard rates.  In the event that Executive should die prior to
      the insurance being obtained hereunder or in the event insurance cannot be
      obtained for medical reasons, Company shall have no obligation to
      Executive or his beneficiary for payment of any of the death benefit
      amount upon Executive’s death.  Company and Executive agree to
      use diligent efforts after the Effective Date to obtain the coverage upon
      Executive’s life hereunder.

              

      

      
        
           

        

        
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                (d)

              	
                Automobile
      Allowance.  Company shall provide Executive with an
      automobile allowance of Nine Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($900.00) per
      month to be paid on the first of every
month.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (e)

              	
                Expenses.   During
      the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt
      reimbursement for all reasonable and customary travel and entertainment
      expenses or other out-of-pocket business expenses incurred by Executive in
      preparing for and fulfilling the Executive’s duties and responsibilities
      hereunder, including all expenses for (i) travel while away from home
      on business or at the request or in the service of the Company (but
      excluding any commuting expenses covered by Section 7(f)), (ii) mobile
      phone service, (iii) email, fax and long distance communications
      expenses in respect of the Executive’s home office, provided that such
      expenses are incurred and accounted for in accordance with the policies
      and procedures established by the Company.  Executive shall use
      reasonable best efforts to take advantage of advance purchase pricing for
      airplane tickets.  Amounts reimbursable pursuant to this
      subparagraph (g) shall be paid upon the earlier of (i) thirty (30) days
      after Executive’s submission of a request for reimbursement and (ii) the
      fifteenth (15th)
      day of the third (3rd)
      month of the Company’s fiscal year following the year in which the expense
      was incurred.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (f)

              	
                Travel
      Allowance. The Company shall provide Executive with a travel
      allowance of Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($4,500.00) per month to
      be paid on the first of every
month.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (g)

              	
                Housing
      Allowance.  The Company shall provide Executive with a
      housing allowance of up to Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00)
      per month to be paid on the first of every month.  The Executive
      shall enter into a lease agreement that shall provide housing for
      Executive near the Company’s headquarters during the Employment Term,
      provided that the term of such lease shall not exceed six months at any
      time.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (h)

              	
                Benefit
      Plans.  Executive shall participate, after meeting
      eligibility requirements, in any qualified retirement plans and/or welfare
      plans maintained by the Company during the Employment
  Term.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (i)

              	
                Executive
      shall be responsible for all taxes owed, if any, on the fringe benefits
      provided to him pursuant to this Section
7.

              

      

      
        
           

        

        
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                8.

              	
                Termination.

              

      

      

      Executive’s
employment hereunder and the Employment Term shall be terminated under the first
of the following to occur:

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (a)

              	
                Death.  The
      Executive’s employment hereunder shall automatically terminate upon the
      death of the Executive.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (b)

              	
                Disability.  The
      Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon written notice by
      the Company to the Executive, of termination due to
      Disability.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” or
      “Disabled” shall mean the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental
      illness to substantially perform his duties and the essential functions of
      his position, with or without reasonable accommodation on a full-time
      basis for One Hundred Eighty (180) days (including weekends and holidays)
      in any Three Hundred Sixty-Five (365) day period.  The existence
      or non-existence of a physical or mental injury, infirmity or incapacity
      shall be determined by an independent physician mutually agreed to by the
      Company and the Executive (provided that neither party shall unreasonably
      withhold their consent).

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (c)

              	
                Cause. The
      Company may terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder for
      Cause.  For purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall have
      “Cause” to terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder
      upon:

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (i)

              	
                The
      conviction of Executive of a felony or other crime involving theft,
      misappropriation of funds, fraud or moral
  turpitude;

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (ii)

              	
                The
      engaging by Executive in conduct which is demonstrably and materially
      injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise, including but not
      limited to any material misrepresentation related to the performance of
      his duties, misappropriation, fraud, including with respect to the
      Company’s accounting and financial statements, embezzlement or conversion
      by Executive of the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ property in
      connection with Executive’s duties or in the course of the Executive’s
      employment with the Company;

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (iii)

              	
                Executive’s
      gross negligence or gross misconduct in carrying out his duties hereunder
      resulting, in either case, in material harm to the Company;
    or

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (iv)

              	
                Any
      act or omission constituting a material breach by the Executive of any
      material provision of this
Agreement.

              

      

      

      Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the event the basis for a termination for Cause is under
subsections 8(c)(iii) or (iv) above, Executive shall not be deemed to have been
terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to him a
written notice from the President and Chief Executive Officer asserting that he
has engaged in the conduct set forth above in Sections 8(c)(iii) or (iv) (as
interpreted and enforced consistently with the Company’s treatment of all other
executives and senior management) and specifying the particulars thereof in
detail, and Executive shall not have cured such conduct to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Board within thirty (30) days after receipt of such
resolution.

      
        
           

        

        
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                (d)

              	
                Without
      Cause.  Upon written notice by the Company to the
      Executive of an involuntary termination without Cause, other than for
      death or Disability.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (e)

              	
                Good
      Reason.  Upon written notice by the Executive to the
      Company of the termination of his employment hereunder for Good
      Reason.  “Good Reason” shall mean Executive’s resignation from
      employment within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of one of the
      events hereinafter enumerated; provided, however, that Executive must
      provide written notice to the Company within thirty (30) days after the
      occurrence of the event allegedly constituting Good Reason and the Company
      shall have thirty (30) days after such notice is given to
      cure:  (i) a material diminution in Executive’s authority,
      duties or responsibilities without Executive’s written consent; (ii) a
      material diminution in Executive’s  Base Salary or targeted
      annual bonus at any time during the Employment Term without Executive’s
      written consent; (iii) the relocation of Executive to an area that is
      greater than thirty (30) miles from the Greater Cincinnati/Northern
      Kentucky metropolitan area without the consent of Executive; and (iv) any
      other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by Company of
      this Agreement

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (f)

              	
                Voluntary
      Termination.  If Executive terminates employment with
      Company without Good Reason, Executive agrees to provide the Company with
      thirty (30) days prior written notice.  The Company, in its sole
      discretion, following its receipt of such written notice from Executive
      may accelerate the termination of Executive’s employment and the right to
      any further compensation to a date prior to the Thirtieth (30th)
      day after such written notice is
given.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (g)

              	
                Date of
      Termination.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Date of
      Termination” shall mean (i) if Executive is terminated as Senior Vice
      President of Service Delivery by the Company for Disability, thirty (30)
      days after written notice of such determination is given to Executive
      (provided that Executive shall not have returned to perform his duties on
      a full time basis during such thirty (30) day period); (ii) if Executive’s
      employment is terminated by the Company for any other reason, the date on
      which a written notice of termination is given, provided that, in the case
      of the termination for Cause under Sections 8(c)(iii) or (iv), Executive
      shall not have cured the matter or matters stated in the Notice of
      Termination within the thirty (30) day period provided in Section
      8(c)(iii) or (iv); (iii) if Executive terminates his employment for Good
      Reason, the date of Executive’s resignation, provided that the notice and
      cure provisions in Section 8(e) have been complied with; (iv) if Executive
      terminates employment for other than Good Reason, the date specified in
      Executive’s notice in compliance with Section 8(f) or, (v) in the event of
      Executive’s death, the date of
death.

              

      

      
        
           

        

        
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                (h)

              	
                Notice of
      Termination.  Any termination of Executive’s employment
      by the Company or by Executive under this Section 8 (other than in the
      case of death) shall be communicated by a written notice (“Notice of
      Termination”) to the other party hereto, indicating the specific
      termination provision in this Agreement relied upon. If the termination
      provision relied upon requires notice and an opportunity to cure, then the
      Notice of Termination shall set forth in reasonable detail any facts and
      circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive’s
      employment under the provisions so indicated.   The Notice
      of Termination shall specify a date of termination and shall be delivered
      within the time period set forth in the various paragraphs of this Section
      8, as applicable (the “Notice
Period”).

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (i)

              	
                Compliance with
      409A.  To the extent any payment under Section 9 is
      subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
      (the “Code”) or exempt therefrom solely by virtue of the separation pay
      plan exceptions under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(9), a
      termination of Executive’s employment will not be deemed to occur unless
      such termination constitutes a separation from service under Section 409A
      of the Code and the regulations promulgated
  thereunder.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                9.

              	
                Compensation Upon
      Termination.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (a)

              	
                Disability.  In
      the event the Employment Term ends on account of Executive’s Disability,
      the Company shall pay or provide Executive (i) any unpaid Base Salary
      through the date of termination and any accrued vacation in accordance
      with Company policy; (ii) any unpaid bonus earned with respect to any
      fiscal year or any fiscal quarter ending on or preceding the date of
      termination; and (iii) reimbursements for any unreimbursed expenses
      incurred through the date of termination (collectively “Accrued
      Amounts”).  In addition, Executive shall receive any Prorata
      Bonus as hereinafter defined.  For purposes hereof, a “Prorata
      Bonus” shall be determined by calculating a prorata portion of the
      Executive’s targeted bonus for the performance year in which the
      Executive’s termination occurs, payable at the time the annual bonuses are
      paid to the other senior executives, (determined by multiplying the amount
      the Executive would have received based upon actual performance had his
      employment continued through the end of the performance year, by a
      fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the
      performance year of termination that the Executive is employed by the
      Company and the denominator of which is Three Hundred Sixty-Five
      (365)).  The Accrued Amounts shall be paid within ten (10) days
      after the Date of Termination.  Any Pro Rata Bonus shall be paid
      at the same time other bonuses are paid with respect to the applicable
      performance year.   In addition,
      Executive shall be entitled to the
following:

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (i)

              	
                an
      amount equal to his then-applicable full Base Salary minus Eighty-Four
      Thousand Dollars ($84,000) (or such other amount as may be available to
      Executive pursuant to any salary continuation benefits under an accident
      and health benefit plan sponsored by the Company) to be paid within ten
      (10) days after the Date of Termination;
and

              

      

      
        
           

        

        
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                (ii)

              	
                Executive
      shall be entitled to any rights he may have under the Consolidated Omnibus
      Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended
      (“COBRA”).  Company shall reimburse Executive for any premium
      for COBRA health, dental, and vision coverage paid by Executive (including
      coverage for Executive’s family) for a period of one (1) year after the
      Date of Termination.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (b)

              	
                Death.  In
      the event of Executive’s death, the Executive’s estate (or to the extent a
      beneficiary has been designated in accordance with a program, the
      beneficiary under such program) shall be entitled to any Accrued Amounts
      and a Prorata Bonus (as defined in Section 9(a).  Such Accrued
      Amounts shall be paid within ten (10) days after the date of Executive’s
      death.   In addition, Executive’s beneficiary shall receive
      any Prorata Bonus as defined in Section 9(a) payable in the manner set
      forth in Section 9(a).

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (c)

              	
                Termination for Cause
      or Without Good Reason.  If the Executive’s employment
      should be terminated (i) by the Company for Cause, or (ii) by the
      Executive without Good Reason, Company shall pay to the Executive any
      Accrued Amounts within ten (10) days after the Date of
      Termination.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (d)

              	
                Termination Without
      Cause or For Good Reason.  If Executive’s employment is
      terminated by the Company without Cause or the Executive terminates his
      employment for Good Reason, Executive shall be entitled to receive from
      the Company all Accrued Amounts through the Date of Termination and a
      Prorata Bonus (as defined in Section 9(a).  Such Accrued Amounts
      shall be paid within ten (10) days after the Date of
      Termination.  Any Prorata Bonus shall be payable in the manner
      set forth in Section 9(a). Contingent upon Executive delivering to the
      Company a release in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, and the
      expiration of all revocation periods related thereto, Executive shall be
      entitled to the following:

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (i)

              	
                the
      Company shall pay Executive his Base Salary, then in effect, for a period
      of twelve (12) months commencing on the date that Company gives written
      notice to Executive of its intent to terminate his employment Without
      Cause, pursuant to Section 8(d), provided Executive is not, during such
      time, employed by a competitor or otherwise in breach of this
      Agreement.  Payment of such Base Salary shall be made in the
      ordinary course of the Company’s business in accordance with its usual and
      customary payroll practices.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (ii)

              	
                Executive
      shall be entitled to his COBRA rights under the Company’s group health
      plans.  Company shall reimburse Executive for any premium for
      COBRA health, dental, and vision coverage paid by Executive (including
      coverage for Executive’s family) for a period of one (1) year after the
      Date of Termination.

              

      

      
        
           

        

        
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      No
amounts paid under this Section 9 will be reduced by any earnings that Executive
may receive from any other source.

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                10.

              	
                Change In Control
      Benefits.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (a)

              	
                For
      purposes of this Agreement, “Change In Control” shall mean
      the first to occur of any of the following
  events:

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (i)

              	
                any
      “person” (as defined in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange
      Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), excluding for this
      purpose, (A) the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or (B) any
      employee benefit plan of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or
      any person or entity organized, appointed or established by the Company
      for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan, which acquires beneficial
      ownership of voting securities of the Company, 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 more than
      fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then
      outstanding securities; provided, however, that no Change In Control will
      be deemed to have occurred as a result of a change in ownership percentage
      resulting solely from an acquisition of securities by the Company;
      or

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (ii)

              	
                persons
      who, as of the Effective Date constitute the Board (the “Incumbent
      Directors”) cease for any
      reason, including without limitation, as a result of a tender offer, proxy
      contest, merger or similar transaction, to constitute at least a majority
      thereof, provided that any person becoming a director of the Company
      subsequent to the Effective Date shall be considered an Incumbent Director
      if such person’s election or nomination for election was approved by a
      vote of at least fifty percent (50%) of the Incumbent Directors; but
      provided further, that any such person whose initial assumption of office
      is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to
      the election of members of the Board or other actual or threatened
      solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a “person” (as
      defined in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than the
      Board, including by reason of agreement intended to avoid or settle any
      such actual or threatened contest or solicitation, shall not be considered
      an Incumbent Director; or

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (iii)

              	
                consummation
      of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition
      of at least eighty percent (80%) of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”),
      unless, in each case, following such Business Combination, all or
      substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial
      owners of outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior
      to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly,
      more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the then
      outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election
      of directors of the Company resulting from such Business Combination
      (including, without limitation, a company which, as a result of such
      transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s
      assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in
      substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior
      to such Business Combination, of the outstanding voting securities of the
      Company; or

              

      

      
        
           

        

        
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                (iv)

              	
                approval
      by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or
      dissolution of the Company.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (b)

              	
                Upon
      a Change In Control of the Company, the Executive shall be entitled to
      receive the following:

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (i)

              	
                All
      of Executive’ stock options and restricted shares shall vest according to
      terms contained in the respective award agreements (executed incident to
      the grant of such options or restricted
shares).

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (ii)

              	
                Executive
      shall be entitled to the benefits set forth in Section 9(d) if his
      employment is terminated Without Cause or For Good Reason after such
      Change in Control, or in the event the acquiring Company does not assume
      this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section
  16(a).

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (iii)

              	
                Anything
      in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that it is
      determined that any payment (other than the Gross-Up payments provided for
      in this subsection) or distribution by the Company or any of its
      affiliates to or for the benefit of the Executive, whether paid or payable
      or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or
      otherwise pursuant to or by reason of any other agreement, policy, plan,
      program or arrangement, including without limitation any stock option or
      similar right, or the lapse or termination of any restriction on or the
      vesting or exercisability of any of the foregoing (a “Payment”), would be
      subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal
      Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (or any successor provision
      thereto) by reason of being considered “contingent on a change in
      ownership or control” of Company or any of its affiliates, within the
      meaning of Section 280G of the Code (or any successor provision
      thereto) or to any similar tax imposed by state or local law, or any
      interest or penalties with respect to such tax (such tax
      or  taxes, together with any such interest and penalties, being
      hereafter collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then the
      Executive will be entitled to receive an additional payment or payments
      (collectively, a “Gross-Up Payment”).  The Gross-Up Payment will
      be in an amount such that, after payment by the Executive of all taxes
      (including any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such taxes),
      including any Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive
      retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed
      upon the Payment.  For purposes of determining the amount of the
      Gross-Up Payment, the Executive will be considered to pay (1) federal
      income taxes at the highest rate in effect in the year in which the
      Gross-Up Payment will be made and (2) state and local income taxes at
      the highest rate in effect in the state or locality in which the Gross-Up
      Payment would be subject to state or local tax, net of the maximum
      reduction in federal income tax that could be obtained from deduction of
      such state and local taxes.  The Gross-Up Payment shall be made
      to Executive on or as soon as practicable following the date of the
      closing of the transaction resulting in such change in control, and in no
      event later than the end of the calendar year next following the calendar
      year in which Executive pays the Excise
Taxes.

              

      

      
        
           

        

        
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      The
determination of whether an Excise Tax would be imposed, the amount of such
Excise Tax, and the calculation of the amounts referred to above will be made by
the Company’s regular independent accounting firm (as in effect immediately
prior to the transaction that gives rise to the Excise Tax) at the expense of
the Company or, at the election of Executive, another nationally recognized
independent accounting firm, which shall provide detailed supporting
calculations.

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                11.

              	
                Confidentiality,
      Competition, etc.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (a)

              	
                Confidentiality.  The
      Executive agrees that he shall not, directly or indirectly, make
      available, sell, disclose or otherwise communicate to any person, other
      than in the course of the Executive’s employment and for the benefit of
      the Company (as determined by the Executive in good faith), either during
      the period of the Executive’s employment or at any time thereafter, any
      nonpublic, proprietary or confidential information, knowledge or data
      relating to the Company, any of its subsidiaries, affiliated companies or
      businesses, which shall have been obtained by the Executive during the
      Executive’s employment by the Company. The foregoing shall not apply to
      information that (i) was known to the public prior to its disclosure to
      the Executive; (ii) becomes known to the public subsequent to disclosure
      to the Executive through no wrongful act of the Executive or any
      representative of the Executive; or (iii) the Executive is required to
      disclose by applicable law, regulation or legal process (provided that the
      Executive provides the Company with prior notice of the contemplated
      disclosure and reasonably cooperates with the Company at its expense in
      seeking a protective order or other appropriate protection of such
      information). Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii) of the preceding
      sentence, the Executive’s obligation to maintain such disclosed
      information in confidence shall not terminate where only portions of the
      information are in the public
domain.

              

      

      
        
           

        

        
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                (b)

              	
                Nonsolicitation.
      During the Executive’s employment with the Company and for the one (1)
      year period thereafter, the Executive agrees that he will not, directly or
      indirectly, individually or on behalf of any other person, firm,
      corporation or other entity, knowingly solicit, aid or induce (i) any
      managerial level employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
      affiliates to leave such employment in order to accept employment with or
      render services to or with any other person, firm, corporation or other
      entity unaffiliated with the Company or knowingly take any action to
      materially assist or aid any other person, firm, corporation or other
      entity in hiring any such employee (provided, that the foregoing shall not
      be violated by general advertising not targeted at Company employees nor
      by serving as a reference for an employee with regard to an entity with
      which the Executive is not affiliated), or (ii) any customer of the
      Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to purchase goods or
      services then sold by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates
      from another person, firm, corporation or other entity or assist or aid
      any other persons or entity in identifying or soliciting any such customer
      (provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to any product or service
      which is not covered by the noncompetition provision set forth In Section
      11(c), below).

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (c)

              	
                Noncompetition. The Executive
      acknowledges that he performs services of a unique nature for the Company
      that are irreplaceable, and that his performance of such services to a
      competing entity that (i) is a value added reseller of computer hardware
      or software or (ii) provides product services, consulting services
      and professional services, including but not limited to advisory services,
      deployment services, staffing services and information technology
      outsourcing services (collectively, “Infrastructure Solutions Services”)
      will result in irreparable harm to the Company. Accordingly, during the
      Executive’s employment hereunder, and, except as provided in Section
      11(h), and for the one (1) year period thereafter, the Executive agrees
      that the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate,
      control, be employed by (whether as an employee, consultant, independent
      contractor or otherwise, and whether or not for compensation), or render
      services to, any person, firm, corporation or other entity, in whatever
      form, that is (i) a value added reseller of computer hardware or
      software or (ii) an Infrastructure Solution Services provider, and,
      in either case, provides goods or services primarily to customers in North
      America.  This Section 11(c) shall not prevent the Executive
      from (i) owning not more than one percent (1%) of the total shares of all
      classes of stock outstanding of any publicly traded entity that is a value
      added reseller of computer hardware or software, (ii) rendering services
      to charitable organizations, as such term is defined in Section 501(c) of
      the Code, or (iii) directly or indirectly owning, managing, operating,
      controlling, or being employed by (whether as an employee, consultant,
      independent contractor or otherwise, and whether or not for compensation),
      or rendering services to, any person, firm, corporation or other entity,
      in whatever form, that is in any of the following businesses:
      (A) developing computer software (but not such a developer that sells
      software directly to end users), (B) selling computer hardware or software
      to persons or entities other than end users, and (C) providing consulting
      services to clients in industries to which the Company has not provided
      Infrastructure Solution Services during the year preceding termination of
      the Executive’s employment with the
Company.

              

      

      
        
           

        

        
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                (d)

              	
                Nondisparagement. Each of the
      Executive and the Company (for purposes hereof, “the Company” shall mean
      only (i) the Company by press release or other formally released
      announcement and (ii) the executive officers and directors thereof and not
      any other employees) agrees that during the Employment Term and for five
      (5) years thereafter not to make any public statements that disparage the
      other party, or in the case of the Company, its respective affiliates,
      employees, officers, directors, products or
      services.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, statements made in the
      course of sworn testimony in administrative, judicial or arbitral
      proceedings (including, without limitation, depositions in connection with
      such proceedings) shall not be subject to this Section 11(d). This
      provision shall also not cover normal competitive statements which do not
      cite the Executive’s employment by the
Company.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (e)

              	
                Equitable Relief and
      Other Remedies. The parties acknowledge and agree that the other
      party’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of the
      provisions of this Section would be inadequate and, in recognition of this
      fact, the parties agree that, in the event of such a breach or threatened
      breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the other party, without
      posting any bond, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the form
      of specific performance, temporary restraining order, a temporary or
      permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be
      available.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (f)

              	
                Reformation. If
      it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in any state that
      any restriction in this Section 11 is excessive in duration or scope or is
      unreasonable or unenforceable under the laws of that state, it is the
      intention of the parties that such restriction may be modified or amended
      by the court to render it enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by
      the law of that state.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (g)

              	
                Survival of
      Provisions. The obligations contained in this Section 11 shall
      survive the termination or expiration of the Executive’s employment with
      the Company and shall be fully enforceable
  thereafter.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (h)

              	
                Non-Competition Not
      Applicable.  The one (1) year non-competition provision
      set forth in Section 11(c) commencing on the date of Executive’s
      termination of employment shall not be applicable if Company does not
      renew this Agreement upon the expiration of the Initial Term of this
      Agreement or any Renewal Term; provided, however, such one (1) year
      non-competition provision shall be applicable in any such instance if the
      Company elects in writing to compensate Executive pursuant to Section
      11(i) of this Agreement.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (i)

              	
                Optional Payment for
      Non-Competition.  In the event that (i) the Company does
      not renew this Agreement upon the expiration of the Initial Term of this
      Agreement or any Renewal Term with notice to Executive of such nonrenewal
      at least  ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the
      Initial Term or any Renewal Term,  Company shall have the option
      to pay Executive an amount equal to his Base Salary that was in effect
      prior to such non-renewal in consideration for Executive not competing
      with Company for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of the
      expiration of this Agreement.

              

      

      
        
           

        

        
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                12.

              	
                Continued Availability
      and Cooperation.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (a)

              	
                Following
      termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive
      shall cooperate fully with the Company and with the Company’s counsel in
      connection with any present and future actual or threatened litigation,
      administrative proceeding or investigation involving the Company that
      relates to events, occurrences or conduct occurring (or claimed to have
      occurred) during the period of the Executive’s employment by the Company.
      Cooperation will include, but is not limited
to:

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (i)

              	
                making
      himself reasonably available for interviews and discussions with the
      Company’s counsel as well as for depositions and trial
      testimony;

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (ii)

              	
                if
      depositions or trial testimony are to occur, making himself reasonably
      available and cooperating in the preparation therefore, as and to the
      extent that the Company or the Company’s counsel reasonably
      requests;

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (iii)

              	
                refraining
      from impeding in any way the Company’s prosecution or defense of such
      litigation or administrative proceeding;
and

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (iv)

              	
                cooperating
      fully in the development and presentation of the Company’s prosecution or
      defense of such litigation or administrative
  proceeding.

              

      

      

      The
Company will reimburse the Executive for reasonable travel, lodging, telephone
and similar expenses, as well as reasonable attorneys’ fees (if independent
legal counsel is necessary), incurred in connection with any cooperation,
consultation and advice rendered under this Agreement after the Executive’s
termination of employment; provided that (i) Executive shall not be required to
make himself available for such purposes for more than three days in any
calendar month, (ii) the Company and the Executive must mutually agree on which
days the Executive will make himself available, and (iii) the Company shall pay
in advance to the Executive (a) all reasonably anticipated travel and other
expenses, subject to subsequent submission of supporting documentation and, if
applicable, the refund by the Executive of any remaining balance of the advance
after he has been reimbursed fully for the actual expenses incurred, and (b) a
per diem, not accountable, of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per
day.

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                13.

              	
                Dispute
      Resolution.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (a)

              	
                In
      the event that the parties are unable to resolve any controversy or claim
      arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or breach thereof,
      either Party shall refer the dispute to binding arbitration, which shall
      be the exclusive forum for resolving such claims. Such arbitration will be
      administered by Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”)
      pursuant to its Employment Arbitration Rules and Procedures and governed
      by Kentucky law. The arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator
      selected by the parties according to the rules of JAMS. In the event that
      the parties fail to agree on the selection of the arbitrator within thirty
      (30) days after either party’s request for arbitration, the arbitrator
      will be chosen by JAMS. The arbitration proceeding shall commence on a
      mutually agreeable date within ninety (90) days after the request for
      arbitration, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, and shall be
      conducted in the Commonwealth of
Kentucky.

              

      

      
        
           

        

        
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                (b)

              	
                The
      parties agree that each will bear their own costs and attorneys’ fees. The
      arbitrator shall not have authority to award attorneys’ fees or costs to
      any party.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (c)

              	
                The
      arbitrator shall have no power or authority to make awards or orders
      granting relief that would not be available to a party in a court of law.
      The arbitrator’s award is limited by and must comply with this Agreement
      and applicable federal, state, and local laws. The decision of the
      arbitrator shall be final and binding on the
  parties.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (d)

              	
                Notwithstanding
      the foregoing, no claim or controversy for injunctive or equitable relief
      contemplated by or allowed under applicable law pursuant to Section 11 of
      this Agreement will be subject to arbitration under this Section 13, but
      will instead be subject to determination in a court of competent
      jurisdiction in the state of the place of performance, which court shall
      apply Kentucky law consistent with Section 13 of this Agreement, where
      either party may seek injunctive or equitable
  relief.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                14.

              	
                Other
      Agreements.

              

      

      

      No
agreements (other than the exhibits hereto and agreements evidencing any grants
of equity awards or the Special Change In Control Bonus Agreement) or
representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the
subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set
forth in this Agreement. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no
representations, inducements, promises, or other agreements, orally or
otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party,
pertaining to the subject matter hereof, which are not embodied herein, and that
no prior and/or contemporaneous agreement, statement or promise pertaining to
the subject matter hereof that is not contained in this Agreement shall be valid
or binding on either party.

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                15.

              	
                Withholding of
      Taxes.

              

      

      

      The
Company will withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement all federal,
state, city or other taxes as the Company is required to withhold pursuant to
any law or government regulation or ruling.

      
        
           

        

        
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                16.

              	
                Successors and Binding
      Agreement.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (a)

              	
                The
      Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by
      purchase of assets or stock, merger, consolidation, reorganization or
      otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the
      Company expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the
      same manner and to the same extent the Company would be required to
      perform if no such succession had taken place. This Agreement will be
      binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and any successor to
      the Company, including without limitation any persons acquiring directly
      or indirectly all or substantially all of the business or assets of the
      Company whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or
      otherwise (and such successor shall thereafter be deemed the “Company” for
      the purposes of this Agreement), but will not otherwise be assignable,
      transferable or delegable by the Company, except that the Company may
      assign and transfer this Agreement and delegate its duties thereunder to a
      wholly owned Subsidiary; provided that following any such assignment the
      Company shall remain fully liable with respect to all of its obligations
      under this Agreement.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (b)

              	
                This
      Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
      Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators,
      successors, heirs, distributees and
legatees.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (c)

              	
                This
      Agreement is personal in nature and neither of the parties hereto shall,
      without the consent of the other, assign, transfer or delegate this
      Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder except as expressly
      provided in Sections 16(a) and 16(b). Without limiting the generality or
      effect of the foregoing, the Executive’s right to receive payments
      hereunder will not be assignable, transferable or delegable, whether by
      pledge, creation of a security interest, or otherwise, other than by a
      transfer by the Executive’s will or by the laws of descent and
      distribution and, in the event of any attempted assignment or transfer
      contrary to this Section 16(c), the Company shall have no liability to pay
      any amount so attempted to be assigned, transferred or
      delegated.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                17.

              	
                Notices.

              

      

      

      All
communications, including without limitation notices, consents, requests or
approvals, required or permitted to be given hereunder will be in writing and
will be duly given when hand delivered or dispatched by electronic facsimile
transmission (with receipt thereof confirmed), or five (5) business days after
having been mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, or three (3) business days after having been sent by
a nationally recognized overnight courier service such as Federal Express or
UPS, addressed to the Company (to the attention of the General Counsel of the
Company) at its principal executive offices and to the Executive at his
principal residence, or to such other address as any party may have furnished to
the other in writing and in accordance herewith, except that notices of changes
of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

      
        
           

        

        
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                18.

              	
                Governing Law and
      Choice of Forum.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (a)

              	
                This
      Agreement will be construed and enforced according to the laws of the
      Commonwealth of Kentucky, without giving effect to the conflict of laws
      principles thereof.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (b)

              	
                To
      the extent not otherwise provided for by Section 13 of this Agreement, the
      Executive and the Company consent to the jurisdiction of all state and
      federal courts located in Boone County, Kentucky, as well as to the
      jurisdiction of all courts of which an appeal may be taken from such
      courts, for the purpose of any suit, action, or other proceeding arising
      out of, or in connection with, this Agreement or that otherwise arises out
      of the employment relationship. Each party hereby expressly waives any and
      all rights to bring any suit, action, or other proceeding in or before any
      court or tribunal other than the courts described above and covenants that
      it shall not seek in any manner to resolve any dispute other than as set
      forth in this paragraph and Section 13 of this Agreement. Further, the
      Executive and the Company hereby expressly waive any and all objections
      either may have to venue, including, without limitation, the inconvenience
      of such forum, in any of such courts. In addition, each of the parties
      consents to the service of process by personal service or any manner in
      which notices may be delivered hereunder in accordance with this
      Agreement.

              

      

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                19.

              	
                Validity/Severability.

              

      

      

       If
any provision of this Agreement or the application of any provision is held
invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the remainder of this Agreement and
the application of such provision will not be affected, and the provision so
held to be invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal will be reformed to the
extent (and only to the extent) necessary to make it enforceable, valid or
legal. To the extent any provisions held to be invalid, unenforceable or
otherwise illegal cannot be reformed, such provisions are to be stricken
herefrom and the remainder of this Agreement will be binding on the parties and
their successors and assigns as if such invalid or illegal provisions were never
included in this Agreement from the first instance.

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                20.

              	
                Survival of
      Provisions.

              

      

      

      Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, the parties’ respective rights and
obligations under Sections 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 20, and 21, will
survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement or the termination of
the Executive’s employment with the Company.

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                21.

              	
                Liability
      Insurance.

              

      

      

      The
Company shall cover the Executive under directors and officers liability
insurance both during and, while potential liability exists, after the term of
this Agreement in the same amount and to the same extent as the Company covers
its other officers and directors.  The Company shall provide a
certificate of insurance confirming this coverage promptly upon receipt of a
request for same from Executive.

      
        
           

        

        
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                22.

              	
                Public
      Announcements.

              

      

      

      The
Company shall give the Executive a reasonable opportunity to review and comment
in advance on any public announcement (including any filing with a governmental
agency or stock exchange) relating to this Agreement or the Executive’s
employment by the Company.

      

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                23.

              	
                Compliance with Code
      Section 409A.

              

      

      

      This
Agreement is intended to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A and
the regulations and guidance issued thereunder and shall be interpreted and
administered in a manner consistent with that intent.  Any provision
of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if Executive is a “specified
employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code as of the
date of his separation from service with the Company, no distribution that is
subject to and not otherwise exempt from Code Section 409A shall be made or
commence under this Agreement sooner than six months from the date of
Executive’s separation from service (or, if earlier, the date of the Executive’s
death).  In such case, any payments that were otherwise required to be
made within such six-month period shall be accumulated and paid in a single lump
sum on the first day of the month immediately following the end of such
six-month period.

      

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

      

      

      
        	
                 

              	POMEROY
      IT SOLUTIONS, INC.
	 
      	 
      	 
      
	 
      	 
      	 
      
	 
      	
                By:

              	 
      
	 
      	
                 

              	
                Keith
      R. Coogan

              
	 
      	
                Its:

              	
                President/Chief
      Executive Officer

              
	 
      	 
      	 
      
	 
      	 
      
	 
      	Luther
      K.  Kearns

      

       

    

     

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