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EMPLOYEE CONFIDENTIALITY, NON-
                    DISCLOSURE AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT

      This agreement is made effective on the _22_ day of __March__, 2001.

BETWEEN:

                        CORMAX BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC. &
                         EXPANDED SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS INC.
                               (the "Corporation")

                                     - and -

                    __________Grahame Entwistle _____________

                                (the "Employee")

         WHEREAS,  the Employee is desirous of entering into an association with
the  Corporation  and the  Corporation is desirous of being  associated with the
Employee.

         NOW THEREFORE,  in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:

1.       DEFINITIONS

1.1      In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following
         expressions have the following meanings:

         "Agreement" - means this employee  Confidentiality,  Non-Disclosure and
         Non-Competition   Agreement   made   effective   the   __22__   day  of
         ____March_____, 2001.

         "Client"  - means  those  persons,  firms or  corporations  which  have
         requested,  or to whom the  Corporation  has made a proposal to provide
         goods,  services,   information  or  technical  expertise  whether  for
         remuneration or not; and specifically  includes the identity or name of
         such client;

         "Employment  Agreement" - means that Employment  Agreement  between the
         Corporation and the Employee dated the __22__ day of ___March___, 2001.

         "Functional  specifications"  -  means  the  functional  specifications
         prepared  by or provided  to the  Corporation  for use in the design of
         Programs  written or to be written for a client and  includes  menu and
         screen  designs,  hardware  system  analysis,  flowcharts,  algorithms,
         database   design,    specifications,    manuals,   printouts,   notes,
         annotations,  lay-outs,  cards,  card  decks,  charts  and  other  like
         material and  documentations,  together with all included  information,
         and know-how (technical or otherwise);

         "Implementations  plans" - means the time  schedules for the completion
         of proposals,  projects or the  preparation and delivery of programs or
         services by the Corporation;

         "Information"    -   means   programs,    functional    specifications,
         implementation plans, operating manuals, trade secrets, proprietary and
         confidential   information  of  the  Corporation  (which   specifically
         includes clients) together with any and all other information disclosed
         to the Employee by the corporation  which relates to the past,  present
         and  future  research,  development  and  business  activities  of  the
         Corporation or its clients;

         "Operating  manuals"  - means the  operational  and  technical  manuals
         prepared by the Corporation  which describe  overviews of the operation
         of the Functional  specifications and Programs and includes instruction
         to users and/or technicians;

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         "Programs"  - means  any  application  or  operating  system  software,
         firmware,  programs or portions thereof,  user interfaces,  programmers
         libraries  of  routines  and  subroutines,  etc.  written,  enhanced or
         assembled by the Corporation;

          "Services" - means any activities carried on by the Corporation in the
          performance of its business obligations,  whether or not such services
          are provided by the  Corporation to any client;  "Source Code" - means
          the source  codes of the Programs in either  eye-readable  form in the
          language or  languages  used for the  programs or in machine  readable
          form (whether complied or not);

         "Trade Secrets" - means that information used by the Corporation  which
         may be available,  or disclosed by the Corporation or obtained  through
         observation or examination of the Corporation's customers or suppliers,
         but which information is not disclosed to clients or third parties.

2.       AGGREEMENT AS A CONDITION OF ASSOCIATION

         As a condition of the association of the  undersigned,  the Corporation
         required the undersigned to agree to protect the confidentiality of the
         business of Cormax and of the Information  obtained through association
         with the  Corporation  which relates to the Corporation or its clients.
         This Agreement  contains the terms,  obligations,  duties and covenants
         which are intended to insure this confidentiality.

3.       WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS

3.1      The   Employee   warrants,   covenants   and  agrees  to  protect   the
         confidentiality  of the Information and the business  carried on by the
         Corporation  and of the nature and particulars of the work the Employee
         may be  required  to  perform  for  the  Corporation  or  its  clients,
         including   the  identity  of  such  clients  and   suppliers  and  any
         information  the  Corporation has received from the other sources which
         the  Corporation is obligated to treat as  confidential or proprietary.
         If there is any  question as to what  comprises  such  confidential  or
         proprietary  information,  the Employee agrees to immediately  inform a
         director or officer of the Corporation.

3.2      The Employee warrants and represents to the Corporation:

         (a)      that during the course of the Employee's  employment  with the
                  Corporation under the Employment Contract and for that further
                  period  specified  in  Section  4.5  of  this  Agreement,  the
                  Employee  agrees  always to act in good  faith and in the best
                  interest of the Corporation;

         (b)      the Employee is not currently  bound by any other  association
                  or engagement or agreement,  restrictions or obligations which
                  do, or would, in any way interfere or be inconsistent with the
                  services to be furnished  by the  Employee to the  Corporation
                  under the Employment Agreement, in whatever capacity;

         (c)      the  Employee  is free to enter into and remain in association
                  with the  Corporation in the  capacity outlined in the Employ-
                  ment Agreement;

         (d)      the services  and  work-product  the Employee  provides to the
                  Corporation will be original with the Employee,  or derivative
                  of the  Corporation's  business,  and that nor portion of such
                  services or  work-product,  or its use or  distribution by the
                  Corporation, will violate or is protected by the right, title,
                  interest or similar right of any third person or entity.

3.3      The  Employee  warrants  and  represents  to the  Corporation  that the
         Employee  is  capable  of  entering  into  this   Agreement   with  the
         Corporation in every and all respects.

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4.       NON-DISCLOSURE INFORMATION

4.1      While employed by the Corporation  under the Employment  Contract,  and
         for that further period specified in Section 4.5 of this Agreement, the
         Employee shall not disclose or use the  information  except as required
         in the Employee's performance of his duties to the Corporation.

4.2      While  employed  by  the  Corporation,  and  for  that  further  period
         specified  in Section  4.5,  the  Employee  shall  take all  reasonable
         precautions  to  prevent  any other  person or  entity  with  which the
         Employee is or may become associated as supervisor,  employee, owner or
         otherwise from acquiring such  Information from or through the Employee
         and / or using or divulging such Information at any time.
4.3      Information as used herein shall not mean to refer to information:

          (a)  previously   known  to  the  Employee   without   obligations  of
          confidence;

          (b) without breach of this  Agreement,  is publicly  disclosed  either
          prior or subsequent to the Employee's  receipt of such  information by
          or from the Corporation; or

          (c) is rightfully  received by the Employee from a third party without
          obligation or confidence.

4.4      In the event of the loss of any item containing such  Information,  the
         Employee shall promptly notify the Corporation in writing of such loss,
         describing the item and its contents.

4.5      At any time from and after the date the Employee  ceases to be employed
         by the Corporation  regardless of the reason or cause for the cessation
         of  employment,  the Employee  agrees to hold all such  Information  in
         trust  and  confidence  for  the   Corporation  and  not  to  use  such
         information  other  than for the  benefit  of the  Corporation  and the
         determination of what constitutes a benefit of the Corporation shall be
         in the sole opinion of the Corporation.

4.6      Except as may be authorized in writing signed by an officer or director
         of the  Corporation  during  such  period of time as set out in Section
         4.5, the Employee agrees not to disclose or divulge any Information, by
         publication or otherwise, to any person or entity.

4.7      Promptly upon cessation of the Employee's employment by the Corporation
         in whatever capacity and for whatever or cause, the Employee shall give
         to the  Employee's  supervisor  or to an  officer  or  director  of the
         Corporation  all Information  embodied in written or descriptive  form,
         including  but not limited to originals and copies  thereof,  drawings,
         blueprints,  descriptions,  lists, charts, graphs, codes, and all other
         papers,  documents,  tapes or any other  media  which  contain any such
         Information.

5.       NON-COMPETITION

5.1      While the Employee is employed by the  Corporation  the Employee agrees
         to not,  without the written consent of the  Corporation  first had and
         obtained, which consent may be arbitrarily and unreasonably withheld:

         (a)      work independently, or as a part-time or full-time employee of
                  an  independent  contractor,  for  or as a  consultant  to any
                  person or  entity,  who or which  directly  competes  with the
                  Corporation in respect to business clients,  or information in
                  which  the   Corporation   does   business  or  in  which  the
                  Corporation  had  or  has  invested  time,   effort  or  money
                  (referring to that time during which the Employee was employed
                  by the Corporation); or

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         (b)      either directly or indirectly, as principle or agent, partner,
                  employee  or  as  a  shareholder  or  in  any  other  capacity
                  whatsoever,  alone or in  association  with any other  person,
                  firm or corporation,  carry on or be engaged or be financially
                  concerned or interested with or in any operations,  activities
                  or  businesses  in  competition   with  the  business  of  the
                  Corporation, or

         (c)      solicit any customer, client, employee or consultant employed,
                  engaged or doing business with the Corporation.

5.2      For the purposes of this Section 5, a competing person or entity, means
         any  person or entity,  whether  for  profit or  no-for-profit,  who is
         involved in operations,  activities or business in competition with the
         business of the  Corporation in which the Employee worked in respect to
         which the Employee has received information;

5.3      Provided that if the  Corporation  terminates the Employment  Agreement
         without just cause or the Employee terminates the Employment  Agreement
         with cause, the Employee shall not be bound by the terms and conditions
         of this Agreement as it relates to  non-competition,  specifically  but
         not limited to Section 5.1 of this Agreement.

6.       PROPRIETARY RIGHTS TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

6.1.     The Employee agrees the copyright and all other  intellectual  property
         rights of whatever  nature in any and all  Information  prepared by the
         Employee during the course of association with the Corporation, whether
         or not such  information or material is prepared on or off the premises
         of the  Corporation,  shall belong  exclusively  to the  Corporation be
         deemed to be works made for hire.

6.2      To the extent  that any items may not,  by  operation  of law, be works
         made for hire, the Employee hereby irrevocably transfers and assigns to
         the Corporation the ownership of all right, title, and interest in such
         items,  including  but not limited to  copyright,  and the  corporation
         shall  have the right to obtain and hold in its own name  copyright  or
         other  protection  which may be  available  or become  available in the
         items.  The Employee agrees to give the  Corporation,  its designees or
         assignees all  assistance  reasonably  required to perfect such rights,
         titles and interests.

6.3      Generally  and with regard to Section  6.1 above,  the  Employee  shall
         disclose  promptly  to the  Corporation  all  inventions,  discoveries,
         formulas,   processes,   designs,   trade   secrets  and  other  useful
         information and know-how made,  discovered or developed by the Employee
         either alone or in  conjunction  with any other person or entity during
         the term of the Employee's  association  with the Corporation  that are
         based on, derived from or make use of any  information  disclosed to or
         acquired  by the  Employee  during  his  term of  association  with the
         Corporation. All the foregoing shall for the purposed herein be defined
         and considered as Information.

6.4      Notwithstanding  any other provision of this Agreement,  whether or not
         still in association with the  Corporation,  the Employee shall have no
         right to use the  Corporation's  name,  trade, or service marks whether
         existing pursuant to common law, provincial or federal statute,  rules,
         or  regulations,  this  Agreement,  or the  services  performed  by the
         Employee to the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in connection with
         any production,  promotion or  publications,  without the prior written
         approval of an officer or director of the Corporation.

7.       TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND EFFECT OF TERMINATION

7.1      In order to permit the  corporation to enforce its rights and interests
         pursuant to this  Agreement,  the Employee  agrees that for a period of
         one (1) year from the termination of the Employee's employment with the
         Corporation, except in the circumstances set out in Section 5.3 of this
         Agreement; the Employee shall give written notice to the Corporation as
         to the  Employee's  then  current  residence(s)  and then  current work
         address(es).

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7.2      Any   termination  of  the   employment  of  the  Employee   (howsoever
         occasioned)  shall not  affect any  accrued  rights or  liabilities  of
         either party nor shall such termination affect the coming into force or
         the continuance in force of any provision  hereof which is expressly or
         by  implication  intended to come into or continue in force on or after
         such  termination.   All  the  foregoing   warranties,   covenants  and
         obligations  particularly  those  in  Sections  3,  4, 5, 6 and 7 shall
         survive any termination of such employment.

7.3      The Employee shall at no time interfere  with,  frustrate or hinder the
         Corporation in the performance of the  Corporation's  rights under this
         Agreement.

7.4      The Employee agrees that all restrictions contained in Section 4, 5 and
         6 are reasonable  and valid and all defences to the strict  enforcement
         thereof by the Corporation are hereby waived by the Employee.

7.5      The  Employee  agrees  that the  remedy  at law for any  breach  by the
         Employee of Sections 4, 5 and 6 of this  Agreement  will be  inadequate
         and that  the  Corporation,  on any  application  to a court,  shall be
         entitled to  temporary  and  permanent  injunctive  relief  against the
         Employee  without  the  necessity  of  proving  actual  damage  to  the
         Corporation.

7.6      In the event of an actual or  threatened  breach by the employee of any
         provision of this Agreement,  the Corporation shall be entitled to both
         legal and  equitable  relief.  Nothing  herein  shall be  construed  as
         prohibiting the Corporation from pursuing any of its available remedies
         arising from such breach or  threatened  breach  including  recovery of
         damages,  and where  applicable,  injunctive  relief to  restrain  such
         breach or threatened breach.

8.       FURTHER ASSURANCES

8.1      If any provision of this Agreement,  shall be held  unenforceable,  the
         unenforceable  portion  shall be deemed  severable and the remainder of
         the  provision  or any portion of this  Agreement  shall remain in full
         force and effect.

8.2      This Agreement may be  assigned by the  Corporation to any of its  sub-
         sidiaries or to  a successor to all  or substantially all of the assets
         and business of the Corporation.

8.3      The Employee shall not assign,  pledge or encumber his interest in this
         Agreement  nor assign any of his rights or duties under this  Agreement
         without the prior written consent of the Corporation.

8.4      The  Agreement  shall be  binding  on and enure to the  benefit  of the
         successors  and assigns of the  Corporation  and the heirs,  executors,
         administrators, permitted successors and assigns of the Employee.

8.5      This  Agreement  shall be governed by,  construed  and  interpreted  in
         accordance  with the laws of the  Province  of Alberta  and each of the
         parties herby irrevocably attorns to the exclusive  jurisdiction of the
         Courts of the Province of Alberta.

8.6      The parties shall execute and do all such further deeds,  documents and
         things  as may be  necessary  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of  this
         Agreement.

8.7      Should any portion of this Agreement be subject to court  proceeding or
         litigation of any nature  involving legal counsel,  the party in breach
         of this Agreement shall bear all legal costs  involved,  on a solicitor
         and his own client basis.

8.8      Time is of the essence in this Agreement.

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8.9      The undersigned Employee hereby acknowledges and confirms that:

         (a)      prior to execution and delivery of this Agreement the Employee
                  has  been  advised  to  seek   independent   legal  advice  in
                  connection with this Agreement and has either:

               (i) obtained such independent legal action; or

          (b)  Employee  has  executed  this  Agreement  voluntarily  with  full
          knowledge of its terms and conditions.

            IN WITNESS the  undersigned  has executed this Agreement this __22__
day of __March__, 2001.

                                                  CORMAX BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD.

/s/ Rick Shykora                                              /s/ Todd Violette
------------------------------------------- Per:--------------------------------
WITNESS

             IN WITNESS the  undersigned  has executed this  Agreement this _22_
day of __March__, 2001.

/s/ Rick Shykora                                     /s/ Grahame Entwistle
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WITNESS                                              ("Employee")

I have  received a signed copy of this  Agreement  this __22__ day of __March__,
2001.

/s/ Grahame Entwistle
------------------------------------------- ("Employee")Exhibit 10 a
THIS LOAN AGREEMENT is made as of December 21st, 2000
BETWEEN:
AXYN CANADA CORPORATION
("Axyn Canada")
- and -
SYSCAN INTERNATIONAL INC.
("Syscan").
RECITALS:
A.
WHEREAS Axyn Canada is indebted to Syscan;
B.
AND WHEREAS the parties wish to evidence that indebtedness and
provide for its repayment.

THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS
1.1	Indebtedness
Axyn Canada acknowledges that it is indebted to Syscan in the
amount of $1,850,000 (the "Principal Amount").
1.2	Interest
The Principal Amount shall bear interest at the prime rate of the
Royal Bank of Canada from time to time in effect plus 2% per
annum from January 1st, 2001, to payment, both before and after
default.
1.3	Payment of Interest
Interest shall accrue on the Principal Amount (or any remaining
balance thereof) and shall be payable on the last day of each
month commencing June 30th, 2001.  The payment of interest that
would be due on June 30th, 2001, shall be made by an equal
monthly payment on the last day of each month from June 30th,
2001 to December 31st, 2001.
1.4	Maturity of Principal Amount
The Principal Amount shall become due and payable on December
31st, 2001.
1.5	Prepayment
Axyn Canada shall be entitled to prepay the Principal Amount in
whole or in part without advance notice and without payment of
any bonus of interest.
ARTICLE 2
SHARE PROVISIONS
2.1	Pledge of Shares
Axyn Canada shall forthwith upon execution of this Agreement,
pledge to Syscan five million shares in Syscan registered in the
name of Axyn Canada (the "Pledged Shares").  That pledge shall be
carried out pursuant to a pledge agreement in the form which is
Schedule A hereto (the "Pledge Agreement").
2.2	Deposit of Shares
Axyn Canada shall deposit with Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP,
pursuant to the terms of an escrow agreement satisfactory in form
and content to Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, certificates for the
Pledged Shares.  The escrow agreement shall provide that the
Pledged Shares will be held by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP as
escrow agent until the Principal Amount and all interest thereon
has been paid or until Syscan becomes entitled to exercise its
remedies as a secured creditor under the Pledge Agreement.
2.3	Negative Pledge
Axyn Canada undertakes that it shall not, save as permitted by
this clause, sell, transfer, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or
otherwise convey any shares including the Pledged Shares owned by
Axyn Canada in Syscan until the Principal Amount and interest
thereon have been paid.  This undertaking shall not apply to
those shares required to perform certain obligations alleged to
exist on the part of Axyn Canada in favour of 2977541 Canada Inc.
and Daniel Benoit pursuant to an agreement dated June 18th,
1999.  The Principal Amount shall immediately become due and
payable if this undertaking is breached.
Axyn may sell all or part of the said shares other than the
Pledged Shares provided the net proceeds of the sale are applied
to the Principal Amount and interest thereon.
ARTICLE 3
SERVICES
3.1	Services
Axyn Canada has, to date, provided numerous administrative
services to Syscan.  The parties intend that Syscan will in the
future obtain those services, to the extent practical, from other
sources.  If Axyn Canada performs services for Syscan it shall do
so on the basis of fees and expenses to be agreed to in advance
in writing on a case by case basis.
ARTICLE 4
GENERAL CONDITIONS
4.1	Notice
Any demand, notice or communication to be made or given hereunder
shall be in writing, except as otherwise expressly permitted or
required under this Agreement, and may be made or given by
personal delivery, by registered mail or by transmittal by telex
or facsimile machine addressed to the respective parties as
follows:
To Axyn Canada:
2 Gurdwara Road
Suite 208
NEPEAN  ON  K2E 1A2
Phone:		(613) 727 2996
Fax:		(613) 727 3781
To Syscan International Inc.:
208 Migneron
ST. LAURENT  QUE  H4T 1Y7
Phone:		(514) 521 0482
Fax:		(514) 521-0949
or to such other mailing or telex or facsimile machine address as
any party may from time to time notify the other in accordance
with this Section.  Any demand, notice or communication made or
given by personal delivery shall be conclusively deemed to have
been given on the day of actual delivery thereof, or, if made or
given by registered mail, on the fifth business day following
deposit thereof in the mail or, if made or given by telex or by
facsimile transmission, on the first business day following the
transmittal thereof and receipt of the appropriate answer back.
If the party making or giving such demand, notice or
communication knows or ought reasonably to know of difficulties
with the postal system which might affect the delivery of mail,
any such demand, notice or communication shall not be mailed but
shall be made or given by personal delivery or by telex or by
facsimile transmission.
4.2	Governing Law
This Agreement shall be conclusively deemed to be a  contract
made under, and shall for all purposes be governed by and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the Province of
Ontario, Canada, without prejudice to or limitation of any other
rights or remedies available under the laws of any jurisdiction
where property or assets of Axyn Canada may be found.
4.3	Successors and Assigns
This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall enure to the
benefit of Axyn Canada and Syscan, and their respective
successors and assigns, except that neither Axyn Canada nor
Syscan may assign or transfer its rights and obligations
hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written
consent of the other party.
4.4	Expenses
All costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the fees
and disbursement of legal counsel) incurred in connection with
this agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be
paid by the party incurring such expenses.
4.5	Severability
Any provision of this agreement which is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate the
remaining provisions of this agreement and any such prohibition
or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provisions in any other jurisdiction.
4.6	Whole Agreement
This agreement constitutes the whole and entire agreement between
the parties relating to the subject matter of this agreement, and
cancels and supersedes any prior agreements, undertakings,
declarations, commitments and representations, written or oral,
in respect thereof.
4.7	Language
The parties expressly request and require that this agreement and
any related documents be drawn up solely in the English language.
Les parties aux presentes convient et exigent que cette entente
et tous les documents qui sy rattachent soient rediges seulement
en anglais.
4.8	Amendments and Waivers
Any provision of this agreement may be amended only if Axyn
Canada and Syscan so agree in writing and, except as otherwise
specifically provided herein, may be waived only if Syscan so
agrees in writing.
4.9	Further Assurances
Each of Axyn Canada and the Syscan shall promptly cure any
default by it in the execution and delivery of this agreement.
Axyn Canada, at its expense, shall promptly execute and deliver
to Syscan, upon request by Syscan, all such other and further
documents, agreements, opinions, certificates and other
instruments in compliance with, or accomplishment of its
covenants and agreements hereunder or to more fully state its
obligations as set out herein or to make any recording, filing or
notice or obtain any consent, all as may be reasonably necessary
or appropriate in connection therewith.
4.10	Counterparts
This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which
taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this
agreement to produce or account for more than one such
counterpart.
IN WITNESS OF WHICH the parties have duly executed this
agreement.

AXYN CANADA CORPORATION

By:

Name:

Title:

SYSCAN INTERNATIONAL INC.

By:

Name:

Title:

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