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                                                                   Exhibit 10.10

                           SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

         This License Agreement (hereinafter "Agreement") is made and entered
into, as of the date of final signature by both parties as set forth below, by
and between Summus, Ltd. with its principal place of business located at 950
Lake Murray Blvd., Irmo, SC 29063 (hereinafter referred to as "Licensor") and
Raytheon Company, acting by and through its Electronic Systems Division, with
offices at 50 Apple Hill Drive, Tewksbury, MA 01876 (hereinafter referred to as
("Licensee").

         Whereas, Licensor warrants that it has developed at private expense and
is the owner of the right, title and interest in and to certain Summus Wavelet
Compression Software (hereinafter defined and referred to as "Licensed
Software");

         Whereas, Licensee is under contract with the U.S. Government in
connection with the so-called "ASTAMIDS DEM/VAL" program (hereinafter "Program")
which Program presently extends through November 1996 (unless otherwise extended
by agreement with the Government); and

         Whereas, Licensee desires to obtain the right and license to (a) use
the Licensed Software in connection with the performance of its contract for the
Program, (b) incorporate the Licensed Software into certain DAP machines to be
supplied to the U.S. Government in connection with the Program and (c) to
provide the Licensed Software to the U.S. Government in accordance with the
applicable Federal Procurement Regulations cited below; and

         Whereas, Licensor is willing to grant Licensee such rights and licenses
subject to the terms and conditions set forth below.

         Now, therefore, in consideration of the promises and the mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein, Licensor and Licensee hereby agree as
follows:

1.       DEFINITIONS

         The Licensed Software shall mean Licensor's Still Image Compression
         Software including associated user documentation. Five (5) copies of
         the Licensed Software shall be deliverable to Licensee as wavelet
         compression software (object/DLL) for use in a DAP operating system
         pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including delivery of source
         code for selected portions thereof as mutually agreed in writing by the
         parties. The five (5) copies of Licensed Software to be supplied
         hereunder may be adapted by Licensor pursuant to the terms of the
         related subcontract between the parties referred to in Section 3 below.
         The licenses granted herein with respect to Licensed Software shall
         include any such adaptations incorporated in the five (5) licensed
         copies by Licensor. "DLL" means digital linked library.

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2.       DELIVERY

         Licensor shall deliver five (5) copies of the Licensed Software to
         Licensee for use by Licensee solely in accordance with the provisions
         of this Agreement and for incorporation in the five (5) DAP machines to
         be supplied to the Government in connection with the Program.

3.       ANCILLARY SERVICES AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT

         In connection with Licensee's use of the Licensed Software and its
         incorporation in the five (5) DAP machines to be supplied to the
         Government in connection with the Program, Licensor shall provide
         certain ancillary engineering, programming and support services to
         Licensor in accordance with a separate subcontract (hereinafter
         "Subcontract") between the parties.

4.       PERFORMANCE GOALS

         The acceptance criteria and performance goals for the Licensed Software
         shall be as set forth in the Scope of Work attached as an exhibit to
         the Subcontract.

5.       LICENSE FEES AND PAYMENT

         The license fee payable by Licensee for the rights and licenses granted
         to it hereunder is Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) payable as
         follows:

         (a)      Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500) within thirty
                  (30) days after execution of this Agreement, execution of the
                  Subcontract and receipt of Licensor's invoice therefor; and

         (b)      Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500) within thirty
                  (30) days after delivery to Licensee of the Licensed Software
                  and Licensee's receipt of Licensor's invoice for same.

6.       GRANT OF LICENSE

         (a)      Licensor hereby grants to Licensee:

                  (i)      a non-exclusive license to use the Licensed Software
                           in its own operations solely in connection with and
                           for purposes of the performance of its contract for
                           the Program; and

                  (ii)     a non-exclusive license to incorporate the Licensed
                           Software supplied by Licensor hereunder into the five
                           (5) DAP machines to be supplied by Licensee to the
                           U.S. Government solely in

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                           connection with and for purposes of the performance
                           of Licensee's contract for the Program; and

                  (iii)    the right to transfer the Licensed Software received
                           hereunder to the U.S. Government in accordance with
                           the Restricted Rights provisions of Clause
                           252.227-7013 of the Defense Acquisition Regulations
                           or equivalent Federal Procurement Regulations
                           providing for restricted rights in commercial
                           software; and

                  (iv)     the right to make one (1) back-up copy of the
                           Licensed Software.

         (b)      The above references to DFAR 252.227-7013 are based on
                  Licensor's representation that the Licensed Software is
                  commercial software developed at private expense. It is
                  understood that any technical data or software which is first
                  developed at Government expense are subject to the applicable
                  Federal Procurement Regulations governing same. The rights and
                  licenses granted above with respect to the Licensed Software
                  include within their scope the Licensed Software as it may be
                  adapted by Licensor pursuant to the Subcontract, except that
                  the Government's rights with respect to any technical data,
                  invention or modification first made under the Subcontract at
                  Government expense shall be subject to the applicable DFAR
                  provisions set forth in the Subcontract.

         (c)      In order to be afforded benefit of the Restricted Rights
                  provisions referred to in Section 6(a)(iii) above, Licensor
                  shall be required to mark the Licensed Software with the
                  applicable Restricted Rights Legend required under DFAR
                  252.227-7013.

7.       TERM AND TERMINATION

         (a)      This Agreement shall become effective upon execution of both
                  this Agreement and the related Subcontract. Unless terminated
                  by reason of Licensee's failure to pay amounts due under
                  Section 5 above, the licenses granted to Licensee hereunder
                  shall continue for so long as necessary to complete its
                  obligations to the Government under its contract for the
                  Program. The rights and licenses of the Government shall be in
                  accordance with the applicable procurement regulations
                  referred to above.

         (b)      In the event that Licensee is in breach of any payment
                  obligation under Section 5 above, Licensor may terminate this
                  Agreement upon thirty (30) days written notice to the Licensee
                  unless the alleged breach is cured within said thirty (30) day
                  period. In the event that Licensor is in

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                  breach of its obligations under Section 2 above, Licensee may
                  terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days written notice
                  to the Licensor unless the alleged breach is cured within said
                  thirty (30) day period. Termination shall not affect any
                  confidentiality obligations under the Proprietary Information
                  Agreement referred to in Section 7 below which obligations
                  shall survive for the period stated in said Proprietary
                  Information Agreement.

8.       PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

         Licensor represents that the Licensed Software incorporates
         confidential proprietary information and Licensee agrees to treat such
         information in accordance with the requirements of the Proprietary
         Information Agreement of February 1, 1994 except that, notwithstanding
         anything in said Proprietary Information Agreement to the contrary:

         (a)      In order to be afforded protection hereunder, the Licensed
                  Software and any related proprietary information must be
                  identified by Licensor in human readable form with Licensor's
                  name and statement of its proprietary nature;

         (b)      Licensee may provide the Licensed Software to the U.S.
                  Government in accordance with the provisions of Section 6
                  above;

         (c)      Licensee may disclose Licensor's proprietary information to
                  its employees in connection with the authorized uses of the
                  Licensed Software provided that such parties are subject to
                  appropriate obligations of confidentiality and solely to the
                  extent required in connection with Licensee's performance of
                  its contract for the Program; and

         (d)      Licensee may disclose Licensor's proprietary information (in
                  object code/DLL form only) to its subcontractors, other
                  companies which may be team members for the Program, vendors,
                  consultants and affiliates if such disclosure is reasonably
                  required in connection with the continued performance of the
                  contract for the Program and provided that such parties have
                  undertaken appropriate confidentiality obligations at least as
                  restrictive as those contained herein.

         (e)      Licensee's obligations under this Section 8 shall not exceed
                  use of the customary degree of care which it exercises in
                  protecting its own proprietary information of similar
                  character (Licensor's source code documentation shall be
                  treated with the same degree of care as Licensee treats its
                  own source code documentation of similar character)

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                  and in no event will Licensee be liable if such standard of
                  care is used. Licensee shall identify to Licensor each
                  individual within Licensee's organization who receives
                  Licensor source code within fifteen (15) business days of the
                  date such individual receives such source code.

9.       WARRANTIES

         (a)      Licensor represents and warrants that it owns the entire
                  right, title and interest in the Licensed Software and that it
                  has all necessary rights to grant the rights and licenses
                  contained herein.

         (b)      Licensor represents and warrants that there have been no
                  claims of infringement with respect to the Licensed Software
                  and that to the best of its knowledge and reasonable belief
                  the use of the Licensed Software in the manner authorized
                  herein does not infringe any third party patent, copyright or
                  other intellectual property right.

         (c)      Licensor warrants that, at the time of delivery hereunder, the
                  Licensed Software supplied by Licensor hereunder shall perform
                  in substantial accordance with the mutually agreed performance
                  goals and applicable user documentation and Licensor shall, as
                  its sole liability with respect to such warranty, provide
                  reasonable debugging and support services to Licensee.

         (d)      Licensee is responsible for selection of the Licensed Software
                  as suitable for its intended purposes and Licensor does not
                  warrant that the Licensed Software is suitable for such
                  purposes or that operation of the Licensed Software will be
                  uninterrupted and error free and Licensor shall have no
                  obligation hereunder with respect to Licensee's reliance on
                  the results obtained from the use of Licensed Software.

         (e)      Neither party to this Agreement shall, under any
                  circumstances, be liable for loss of business or profits or
                  any consequential, incidental, punitive or similar damages for
                  any cause whatsoever, whether in contract or in tort,
                  including negligence.

10.      ENTIRE AGREEMENT

         This document, the associated Purchase Order/Subcontract, the
         associated Statement of Work and associated Proprietary Disclosure
         Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties related to
         the Licensed Software and associated services and may be amended only
         by written amendment executed by the respective duly authorized
         representative of each party.

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11.      INDEPENDENCE OF PARTIES

         Each party hereto shall act as an independent contractor and not as an
         agent or partner of or joint venturer of the other.

12.      TRANSFERABILITY

         This Agreement may not be assigned or transferred by either party, in
         whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the other party,
         with the following exceptions:

         (a)      Licensee may assign this Agreement to any wholly owned
                  subsidiary of Licensee which agrees in writing to be bound by
                  the terms hereof but only if and to the extent required in
                  connection with the continued performance of the contract for
                  the Program; and

         (b)      Licensee may assign this Agreement to any party acquiring all
                  or substantially all of its business and assets related to the
                  Program which agrees in writing to be bound by the terms
                  thereof.

13.      REPRESENTATION AS TO RIGHT TO ENTER THIS AGREEMENT

         Both parties represent and warrant that they have the right to enter
         into this Agreement and that there are no outstanding assignments,
         grants, licenses, encumbrances, obligations or agreements, either
         written or oral or implied, inconsistent with this Agreement.

14.      ARBITRATION

         In the event of any dispute between the parties concerning the
         performance or nonperformance of the provisions of this Agreement, such
         disputes shall be conclusively determined by and under the rules of the
         American Arbitration Association. The site of any arbitration shall be
         Atlanta, Georgia. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all
         costs incurred, including reasonable attorneys' fees, which shall be
         awarded as a part of the arbitrator's decision. The arbitrator's
         decision shall be considered final and binding upon the parties and may
         be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. The
         award of the arbitrator(s) may include compensatory damages against
         either party but under no circumstances will the arbitrator(s) be
         authorized to, nor shall the arbitrator(s) award punitive,
         consequential or multiple damages against either party.

15.       NOTICES

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         All notices given hereunder shall be in writing and directed to Gerry
         Dewey, Summus, Ltd., 950 Lake Murray Blvd., Irmo, SC 29063 in the case
         of notices to Licensor and to Raytheon Company, 50 Apple Hill Drive,
         Tewksbury, MA 01876, Attention: R. Bishop, Manager, Development
         Subcontracts M/S T2FN9 in the case of notices to Licensee.

         In Witnesseth whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement
in duplicate effective as of the date first set forth above on page 1 hereof.

Agreed:                                  Agreed:

SUMMUS, LTD.                             RAYTHEON COMPANY

         By: /s/ Kerstin Jawerth                  By: /s/ Richard A. Bishop
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         Name: Kerstin Jawerth                    Name: Richard A. Bishop
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         Title: President                         Title: Manager, Subcontracts
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         Date: 2/21/95                            Date: 2/23/95
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                                                                   Exhibit 10.11

                          TECHNOLOGY LICENSE AGREEMENT

         THIS TECHNOLOGY LICENSE AGREEMENT (this "License Agreement"), dated
this 17th day of August, 2000 ("Effective Date"), is made by and between ADLABS,
INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of California
("ADLABS"), and SUMMUS, LTD., a corporation organized under the laws of the
state of Delaware ("SUMMUS"). ADLABS and SUMMUS are sometimes individually
referred to as "Party" and collectively as "Parties".

                                 R E C I T A L S

         A. SUMMUS owns or possesses rights to proprietary wavelet technology,
software and documentation, that, among other things, enhances the degree of
compression of digital images without pixelization distortion and enables
pattern recognition; and

         B. ADLABS is in the business of developing and marketing a broad range
of products and services for the medical industry, including the operation of
centralized regional anatomic pathology laboratories providing hospitals,
pathologists and other physicians with advanced digital imaging, database
systems and other technologies to enhance the process of tissue processing and
the diagnosing, tracking and treating of disease; and

         C. SUMMUS has agreed to grant to ADLABS, on the terms and conditions
set forth in this License Agreement, certain rights and licenses to SUMMUS'
proprietary technology, software, documentation, improvements and marks,
including any related patents now or hereafter issued, and the right to grant
certain sublicenses; and

         D. ADLABS desires to engage SUMMUS to perform services from time to
time to assist ADLABS in carrying out its business objectives in a series of
project phases. The Parties acknowledge that SUMMUS owns the Core Technology,
that ADLABS has requested that SUMMUS modify the Core Technology for ADLABS'
Business in the Field, that certain of such modifications (defined below as
"Core Technology Improvements") will improve the Core Technology generally,
while others (defined below as "ADLABS Improvements") will improve the Core
Technology specifically for performance in the Field, and that the Parties
intend for ADLABS to have exclusive rights to use the ADLABS Improvements.

         NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
premises set forth in this License Agreement, the Parties agree as follows:

         1. DEFINITIONS.

         1.1 "ADLABS Improvements" shall mean any and all changes or
modifications to the SUMMUS Code implementing Functional Specifications or
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Joint Functional Specifications, and including directly related Work Product,
but only to the extent such changes or modifications are specifically for
performance in the Field and are identified as ADLabs Improvements in the Work
Statements executed in connection with the Master Agreement.

         1.2 "ADLABS Patents" means any patents now or hereafter issued,
assigned, licensed or sublicensed to ADLABS with respect to the ADLABS
Technology.

         1.3 "ADLABS Technology" shall mean ADLABS' technologies described in
Exhibit "B" attached hereto together with (a) the Functional Specifications
and/or the Joint Functional Specifications, (b) any technology hereafter
acquired or developed by or for ADLABS relating to the Field and disclosed in
writing to SUMMUS or identified in a Work Statement, and (c) including directly
related Work Product, certain aspects of which may be covered by the patents now
or hereafter issued (United States or foreign) or in pending patent
applications.

         1.4 "Affiliated Entity" means any corporation, partnership or other
entity that is in or under the direct or indirect control of ADLABS, and for
such purpose "control" shall exist whenever ADLABS, or the persons who own
ADLABS, owns voting securities or similar interests representing at least 80% of
the total of such interests of the pertinent entity then outstanding.

         1.5 "Business" shall mean ADLABS' business in the Field as described in
the recitals above.

         1.6 "Core Technology" shall mean SUMMUS' technologies described in
Exhibit "A" attached hereto, technologies identified as Core Technology in Work
Statements, and directly related Work Product, certain aspects of which may be
covered by the copyrights or patents now or hereafter issued (United States or
foreign) or in pending patent applications.

         1.7 "Core Technology Improvements" shall mean any and all changes or
modifications to the SUMMUS Code implementing Functional Specifications or Joint
Functional Specifications, as the same may be identified in Work Statements, and
directly related Work Product, but only to the extent such changes or
modifications represent general improvements to the Core Technology rather than
ADLABS Improvements.

         1.8 "Field" shall mean any and all aspects of the medical diagnosis of
disease at the cellular level in humans in the area of anatomic pathology.

         1.9 "Final Royalty" shall mean an ongoing royalty payable after the
Phase II Acceptance Date equal to four percent (4%) of the gross revenue
generated

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through all sales of ADLABS' technical processing services and products
utilizing the SUMMUS Technology or the ADLABS Improvements, either by ADLABS or
by or through its Affiliated Entities, provided that from and after the date
that SUMMUS acquires the Phase II Warrant Shares (as defined in the Stock
Warrant Agreement) under the Stock Warrant Agreement, the Final Royalty shall be
two percent (2%) of the gross revenue generated through all sales of ADLABS'
technical processing services and products utilizing the SUMMUS Technology or
the ADLABS Improvements, either by ADLABS or by or through its Affiliated
Entities.

         1.10 "Final Minimum Royalty" shall mean a minimum Final Royalty in
accordance with the Schedule of Final Minimum Royalties attached hereto as
Exhibit "D."

         1.11 "Functional Specifications" shall mean those performance
requirements or modifications to the SUMMUS Technology identified by ADLABS and
specified by ADLABS as part of one or more requested Work Statements in
connection with the Master Agreement.

         1.12 "Joint Functional Specifications" shall mean those performance
requirements or modifications to the SUMMUS Technology identified by SUMMUS, or
by SUMMUS and ADLABS jointly, that are specified by ADLABS as part of one or
more requested Work Statements in connection with the Master Agreement.

         1.13 "Marks" shall mean the trade names, trademarks and service marks
used from time to time by a Party to identify the goods and services of such
Party.

         1.14 "Master Agreement" shall mean that certain Master Consulting
Agreement of even date herewith entered by the Parties.

         1.15 "Phase" shall mean that portion of a project undertaken as
expressly set forth in a Work Statement. The Master Agreement currently
anticipates three distinct Phases -- Phase I, Phase II and Phase Ill.

         1.16 "Phase I Acceptance Date" shall mean the date of "Acceptance and
Final Delivery" (as defined in the Master Agreement") under the Phase I Work
Statement.

         1.17 "Phase II Acceptance Date" shall mean the date of "Acceptance and
Final Delivery" (as defined in the Master Agreement") under the Phase II Work
Statement.

         1.18 "Phase I Minimum Royalty" shall mean a minimum Phase I Royalty for
an applicable time period in accordance with the Schedule of Phase I Minimum
Royalties attached hereto as Exhibit "C."

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         1.19 "Phase I Royalty" shall mean an ongoing royalty payable after the
Phase I Acceptance Date equal to one percent (1%) of the gross revenue through
all sales of ADLABS' technical processing services or products utilizing the
SUMMUS Technology or ADLABS Improvements, either by ADLABS or by or through its
Affiliated Entities.

         1.20 "Stock Warrant Agreement" shall mean that certain Stock Warrant
Agreement of even date herewith entered into by the Parties pursuant to which
SUMMUS is granted certain warrants to acquire shares of ADLABS upon completion
by SUMMUS of its performance of each Phase under the Master Agreement.

         1.21 "SUMMUS Code" shall mean any and all software code, including,
without limitation, software code that constitutes ADLABS Improvements, and
directly related Work Product, delivered to ADLABS by SUMMUS implementing
aspects of the SUMMUS Technology, any Functional Specifications or any Joint
Functional Specifications.

         1.22 "SUMMUS Patents" means any patents (United States or foreign) now
or hereafter issued, assigned or licensed or sublicensed to SUMMUS with the
right to sublicense, relating to the SUMMUS Technology or any of the Core
Technology Improvements.

         1.23 "SUMMUS Technology" shall mean the Core Technology, together with
the SUMMUS Code, any Core Technology Improvements, SUMMUS Third Party Technology
and to the extent usable in the Field, any other technology hereafter developed
by or for SUMMUS and identified in a Work Statement, and directly related Work
Product, certain aspects of which may be covered by copyrights or patents now or
hereafter issued (United States or foreign) or in pending patent applications.

         1.24 "Summus Third Party Technology" shall mean any technology,
including without limitation patent rights and copyrights, hereafter acquired by
SUMMUS from a non-affiliated entity to the extent usable in the Field and to the
extent sublicenseable to ADLABS.

         1.25 "Work Product" shall mean all physical embodiments of material to
the extent relating specifically to the item in question, whether or not
copyrightable or patentable, including, without limitation, all reports,
studies, memoranda, inventions, ideas, concepts, techniques, discoveries,
improvements, processes, developments, designs, data, formulas, implementation
drawings and all other original works of authorship.

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         1.26 "Work Statement" shall mean any Work Statement from time to time
entered into by the Parties as described in the Master Agreement.

         2. GRANT OF RIGHTS.

         2.1 Non-Exclusive Rights. As of the Effective Date and subject to the
terms and conditions of this License Agreement, SUMMUS grants to ADLABS the
worldwide nonexclusive license to copy, display, perform and distribute the
SUMMUS Technology and the ADLABS Improvements for the purposes of making, having
made, using, selling and offering for sale products and services used in the
diagnosis of disease: (1) under the SUMMUS Patents or (2) incorporating the
SUMMUS Technology and/or the ADLABS Improvements. The foregoing license is not
assignable (except as set forth in Sections 2.3 and 14.2) and is not
sublicenseable (except as set forth in Section 2.3).

         2.2 Exclusive Rights.

                  2.2.1    Grant. To the extent not assigned to ADLABS pursuant
                           to Paragraph 2.4 below, as of the Effective Date and
                           subject to the terms and conditions of this License
                           Agreement, SUMMUS grants to ADLABS an exclusive
                           royalty bearing (subject to the terms of Section 4
                           hereof) license in the United States of America (i)
                           to copy, display, distribute and perform: (a) the
                           ADLABS Improvements in the Field and (b) the object
                           or pattern recognition elements of the SUMMUS
                           Technology for use in the Field and (ii) to make,
                           have made, use, sell and offer for sale products and
                           services under the SUMMUS Patents in the Field, but
                           only to the extent such patents cover ADLABS
                           Improvements and/or object or pattern recognition
                           elements of the SUMMUS Technology. The foregoing
                           license is not assignable (except as set forth in
                           Sections 2.3, 2.5 and 14.2) and is not sublicenseable
                           (except as set forth in Section 2.3).

                  2.2.2    Exception. ADLABS agrees that SUMMUS shall not be in
                           breach of this exclusive license by reason of SUMMUS'
                           licensing of the SUMMUS Technology to hardware
                           manufacturers, resellers and Original Equipment
                           Manufacturers ("OEMs") or manufacturers, resellers
                           and OEMs of digital signal processors, application
                           specific integrated circuits and other embedded
                           environments, provided SUMMUS does not directly, or
                           by indirect means intended to circumvent this
                           restriction, grant rights in the

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                           Field to the ADLABS Improvements or to the object or
                           pattern recognition elements of the SUMMUS
                           Technology. In addition, ADLABS agrees that nothing
                           in this Agreement shall prohibit SUMMUS from
                           releasing or licensing to third parties a product
                           that contains object or pattern recognition elements
                           of the SUMMUS Technology, so long as: (a) such
                           product is licensed in object code only; and (b) such
                           product is not designed to, and does not have the
                           effect of, circumventing the exclusive license
                           granted to ADLABS in Section 2.2.1. Further, nothing
                           in this Agreement shall require SUMMUS to include in
                           license agreements for such products a prohibition
                           against using the product in the Field.

                  2.2.3    FDA Approval. The exclusive license herein granted to
                           the extent relating to any Phase shall become
                           non-exclusive for such Phase in the event ADLABS does
                           not obtain any approval from the United States Food
                           and Drug Administration that is necessary for the
                           public use of the systems to be operated by ADLABS in
                           the Business within eighteen (18) months after the
                           "Acceptance and Final Delivery" of such Phase.

         2.3 Assignment of License Rights. Any and all license rights under this
Agreement or any Work Statement issued under the Master Agreement may be
assigned by ADLABS to a successor to its business, whether by merger, stock or
asset acquisition, without SUMMUS' consent, provided that (1) ADLABS provides
SUMMUS with thirty (30) days' prior written notice of such proposed assignment,
and (2) the proposed acquirer (i) is at least as financially stable as ADLABS,
in the judgment of SUMMUS, and (ii) is not a competitor of SUMMUS in the
judgment of Summus (such a successor being an "Approved Successor"). Any such
assignment shall constitute only a nonexclusive license and shall not, under any
circumstance, constitute an exclusive license to such acquirer without the prior
written consent of SUMMUS, except to the extent provided in Paragraph 2.5.
ADLABS may also sublicense the SUMMUS Technology to its Affiliated Entities
only; provided, however, that if ADLABS divests an Affiliated Entity, the
sublicense shall automatically terminate; provided that ADLABS may grant a
sublicense to the acquirer or the divested entity only with the prior written
consent of SUMMUS, which may be withheld by SUMMUS in its discretion. Any
assignment or sublicense by ADLABS under this paragraph shall be further
conditioned upon the assignee or sublicensee accepting, in writing, the
obligations of ADLABS as if such assignee or sublicensee were a party to this
Agreement. Any sublicense under this Section 2.3 shall not relieve ADLABS of its
obligations under this License Agreement.

         2.4 Patents and Copyrights Registration.

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                  2.4.1    ADLABS Technology. SUMMUS agrees to assist ADLABS, or
                           its designee, in every proper way to vest and secure
                           ADLABS' rights in the ADLABS Technology, and any
                           copyrights or patents relating thereto, in any and
                           all countries, including the disclosure to ADLABS of
                           all pertinent information and data with respect
                           thereto, and the execution of all applications,
                           specifications, oaths, assignments and all other
                           instruments by SUMMUS and/or its employees as ADLABS
                           shall deem reasonably necessary in order to apply for
                           and obtain such rights and in order to assign and
                           convey to ADLABS, and its successors, assigns and
                           nominees, the sole and exclusive right, title and
                           interest in and to such ADLABS Technology, and any
                           copyrights or patents relating thereto. SUMMUS
                           further agrees that SUMMUS' obligation to execute or
                           cause to be executed, when it is in SUMMUS' power to
                           do so, any such instrument or papers shall continue
                           after the expiration of the term of the Master
                           Agreement. ADLABS will be responsible for all
                           expenses incurred for the preparation and prosecution
                           of all such applications or other documents, and will
                           reimburse SUMMUS for any reasonable costs incurred by
                           SUMMUS in providing the assistance described above.

                  2.4.2    SUMMUS Technology and ADLABS Improvements. ADLABS
                           agrees to assist SUMMUS, or its designee, in every
                           proper way to vest and secure SUMMUS' rights in the
                           SUMMUS Technology, the ADLABS Improvements and any
                           copyrights or patents relating thereto, in any and
                           all countries, including the disclosure to SUMMUS of
                           all pertinent information and data with respect
                           thereto, and the execution of all applications,
                           specifications, oaths, assignments and all other
                           instruments by ADLABS and/or its employees as SUMMUS
                           shall deem reasonably necessary in order to apply for
                           and obtain such rights and in order to assign and
                           convey to SUMMUS, and its successors, assigns and
                           nominees, the sole and exclusive right, title and
                           interest in and to such SUMMUS Technology, ADLABS
                           Improvements, and any copyrights or patents relating
                           thereto (subject to the licenses granted to ADLABS in
                           this Agreement). ADLABS further agrees that ADLABS'
                           obligation to execute or cause to be executed, when
                           it is in ADLABS' power to do so, any such instrument
                           or papers shall continue after the expiration of the
                           term of the Master Agreement. SUMMUS will be
                           responsible for all expenses incurred for the
                           preparation and prosecution of

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                           all such applications or other documents, and will
                           reimburse ADLABS for any reasonable costs incurred by
                           ADLABS in providing the assistance described above.

         2.5 Alternative Assignment of Exclusive Rights. Notwithstanding any
provisions of this License Agreement to the contrary, ADLABS shall be entitled
without SUMMUS' consent to assign the exclusive license granted in Section 2.2
hereof, to an "Approved Successor" (as defined in paragraph 2.3) for a period of
months (the "Assigned Exclusive Period") determined by ADLABS provided SUMMUS
receives in connection with such assignment (directly or indirectly from the
proceeds of the transaction with the Approved Successor) an amount equal to no
less than the "Minimum Consideration". As used herein, the term "Minimum
Consideration" shall be an amount in cash or, with SUMMUS' consent, marketable
securities, computed as the product of (a) the number of months of the Assigned
Exclusive Period, times the greater of (1) $416,667, (2) the aggregate Phase I
Royalty and/or Phase II Royalty payable by ADLABS to SUMMUS for the month
preceding the month in which the assignment occurs, or (3) the average monthly
aggregate Phase I Royalty and/or Phase II Royalty payable by ADLABS to

         SUMMUS for the six month period preceding the month in which the
assignment occurs. For example, if royalties payable to SUMMUS hereunder for the
six month period prior to an assignment of a 24 month exclusive were in order
$300,000, $350,000, $500,000, $600,000, $600,000 and $350,000, then the six
month average would be $450,000 and the Minimum Consideration would be
$10,800,000.

         3. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS AND LICENSE RESTRICTIONS. Except as to the
rights and licenses granted to ADLABS in Section 2 of this License Agreement,
SUMMUS reserves all proprietary rights, title and interest, including all
ownership and proprietary rights, in and to the SUMMUS Technology, the ADLABS
Improvements and the SUMMUS Marks. ADLABS agrees to make no use of the SUMMUS
Technology, the ADLABS Improvements or the SUMMUS Marks, except as permitted by
this License Agreement. Except as specifically authorized in Section 2, ADLABS
shall not give, sell, rent, lease, pledge, encumber, hypothecate, timeshare,
disclose, publish, market, transfer or distribute any portion of the SUMMUS
Technology or the ADLABS Improvements to any third party, including, without
limitation, any Affiliated Entity, without SUMMUS' prior written consent. ADLABS
shall not derive or attempt to derive the source code or structure of all or any
portion of the SUMMUS Code by reverse engineering, disassembly, decompilation or
any other means without SUMMUS' prior written consent. ADLABS shall not publish
the results of any benchmark tests run on the SUMMUS Code without SUMMUS' prior
written consent. Except as specifically authorized in Section 2 or in a Work
Statement, ADLABS shall not modify, translate, patch, alter

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or otherwise change the Summus Technology, the ADLABS Improvements or any part
thereof without SUMMUS' prior written consent.

         4. CONSIDERATION.

         4.1 Royalties.

                  4.1.1    Commencing on the Phase I Acceptance Date and ending
                           on the Phase II Acceptance Date, ADLABS shall
                           thereafter pay to SUMMUS the Phase I Royalty. ADLABS
                           agrees that it will pay to SUMMUS the Phase I Minimum
                           Royalty. If the Phase I Royalties due to SUMMUS, for
                           any applicable twelve-month period, are less than the
                           Phase I Minimum Royalty, then SUMMUS shall give
                           written notice to ADLABS of such deficit and within
                           thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice ADLABS
                           shall give written notice to SUMMUS that either (i)
                           ADLABS relinquishes its exclusive license rights
                           under Section 2.2, or (ii) ADLABS shall:

                           (a) Pay any such deficit in cash to SUMMUS; or

                           (b) At SUMMUS' option and in lieu of such cash
                           payment, grant to SUMMUS shares of ADLABS "most
                           senior" (as defined in the Stock Warrant Agreement)
                           preferred stock in such quantity as to offset any
                           such deficit, such quantity or shares to be based on
                           the issue price of such "most senior" shares most
                           immediately preceding SUMMUS' notice.

ADLABS shall deliver to SUMMUS the cash payment in clause (a) above within
fifteen (15) days after ADLABS' written notice electing to make such payment. If
SUMMUS elects to receive stock pursuant to clause (b) above, ADLABS shall
deliver to SUMMUS certificates representing such shares of stock issued in its
name, along with a report providing detail of the calculation of the number of
shares of stock granted, within thirty (30) days of SUMMUS' election. In the
event that ADLABS notifies SUMMUS of its relinquishment of its exclusive license
rights hereunder, the license granted under Section 2.2 shall, from the date of
such notice, become a non-exclusive license.

         4.1.2 Commencing on the Phase II Acceptance Date, ADLABS shall
thereafter pay to SUMMUS the Final Royalty. ADLABS agrees that it will pay to
SUMMUS the Final Minimum Royalty. If the Final Royalties due to SUMMUS, for any
applicable time period, are less than the Final Minimum Royalty, then SUMMUS
shall give written notice to ADLABS of such deficit and within thirty (30)

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days after receipt of such notice ADLABS shall give written notice to SUMMUS
that either (i) ADLABS relinquishes its exclusive license rights under Section
2.2 or (ii) at SUMMUS' option, ADLABS shall;

         (a) Pay any such deficit in cash to; or

         (b) At SUMMUS' option and in lieu of such cash payment, grant to SUMMUS
         shares of ADLABS "most senior" (as defined in the Stock Warrant
         Agreement) preferred stock in such quantity as to offset any such
         deficit, such quantity or shares to be based on the most recent issue
         price of such "most senior" shares most immediately preceding SUMMUS'
         notice.

ADLABS shall deliver to SUMMUS the cash payment in clause (a) above within
fifteen (15) days of ADLABS' written election to make such payment. If SUMMUS
elects to receive stock pursuant to clause (b) above, ADLABS shall deliver to
SUMMUS certificates representing such shares of stock, along with a report
providing detail of the calculation of the number of shares of stock granted,
within thirty (30) days of SUMMUS' election. In the event that ADLABS notifies
Summus of its relinquishment of its exclusive license rights hereunder, the
license granted under Section 2.2 shall, from the date of such notice, become a
non-exclusive license.

         4.2 Final Royalty. After completion of Phase II pursuant to the Master
Agreement, the Final Royalty shall be the only royalty payable by ADLABS, except
for any royalty required under Section 4.4 hereof, for any of the license rights
granted with respect to any SUMMUS Technology and ADLABS Improvements under this
License Agreement, including any SUMMUS Technology and ADLABS Improvements
completed after the Phase II Acceptance Date.

         4.3 Equity. ADLABS shall provide SUMMUS the opportunity to acquire
shares of its stock pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Stock Warrant
Agreement. If, pursuant to the terms of the Stock Warrant Agreement, SUMMUS
obtains the Phase III Warrant Shares as a result of ADLABS exercising (1) its
rights to waive the Phase III Exercise Price for the Phase III Warrant Shares or
(2) its Significant Event Stock Issuance Right, then in either such case ADLABS
shall thereafter have no further obligation to pay the royalties described in
this paragraph 4.1 and the licenses and other rights under this Agreement shall
thereafter be considered fully paid up, and non-royalty bearing, except for
royalties that may be payable under paragraph 4.4. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary herein, any assignment of the license rights granted under this
Agreement following the issuance of the Phase III Warrant Shares under this
Section shall continue to be subject to the provisions of Sections 2.3 and 2.5
of this Agreement.

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         4.4 Royalties for SUMMUS Third Party Technology. Notwithstanding any
other provisions of this Agreement, in the event the SUMMUS Technology provided
to ADLABS by SUMMUS incorporates, with the written consent of ADLABS, any SUMMUS
Third Party Technology with respect to which other licensees or sublicensees of
SUMMUS are required to pay royalties directly or to SUMMUS on a pass through
basis, to the third party, ADLABS shall pay the lowest royalty rate payable by
any such licensee or sublicensees of SUMMUS for the SUMMUS Third Party
Technology, subject to the approval of the owner/licensor of such Third Party
Technology. Royalties under this paragraph 4.4 shall be in addition to other
royalties due under this Agreement.

         4.5 Board of Advisors. In consideration of the licenses granted by
SUMMUS under this Agreement, ADLABS agrees and hereby extends an invitation to
Dr. Bjorn Jawerth to join and participate in the ADLABS Board of Advisors and
SUMMUS agrees that Dr. Jawerth shall use reasonable efforts to participate on
the ADLABS Board of Advisors so long as such participation does not unreasonably
interfere with Dr. Jawerth's duties to SUMMUS. ADLABS agrees to reimburse Dr.
Jawerth for his expenses related to participating in the Board of Advisors. In
addition to the Board of Advisors' seat, SUMMUS will also be allowed to have an
advisor attend all meetings of the ADLABS Board of Directors during the term of
this Agreement subject to the provisions of the corporate bylaws of ADLABS. This
provision shall be of no force or effect from and after the date that SUMMUS has
no rights remaining under the Stock Warrant Agreement to acquire shares in
ADLABS, but only if SUMMUS is not then a shareholder of ADLABS through the prior
exercise of rights under the Stock Warrant Agreement.

         5. TERM. Unless earlier terminated as provided herein, this License
Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue on a perpetual
basis provided that, with respect only to any SUMMUS Patents now or hereafter
issued, the licenses with respect to such patents shall expire on the expiration
of the last SUMMUS Patent covering any of the SUMMUS Technology to expire.

         6. TERMINATION.

         6.1 This License Agreement may be terminated by mutual written
agreement.

         6.2 Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, SUMMUS may
terminate this License Agreement if any of the following occurs:

                  6.2.1    ADLABS' failure to timely make any payment as
                           required by this License Agreement and failure to
                           cure such default within fifteen (15) days of its
                           receipt of written notice of such default;

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                  6.2.2    ADLABS' breach of one or more of its material
                           obligations under this License Agreement, and ADLABS'
                           failure to cure such breach within thirty (30) days
                           of its receipt of written notice of such breach,
                           unless such breach is incapable of being cured within
                           30 days and ADLABS presents SUMMUS with its plan to
                           cure and is diligently executing such plan to cure
                           the breach; or

                  6.2.3    ADLABS' breach of one or more of its material
                           obligations under the Stock Warrant Agreement and
                           ADLABS' failure to cure such breach within the
                           applicable cure period set forth in the Stock Warrant
                           Agreement.

                  6.2.4    The sale, transfer or assignment of ADLABS' rights or
                           the delegation of its duties under this License
                           Agreement in violation of Sections 2.3, 2.5 or 14.2
                           of this License Agreement, and failure to cure such
                           default within thirty (30) days of ADLABS' receipt of
                           written notice of such default.

                  6.2.5    This Agreement shall terminate immediately in the
                           event of any affirmative act of insolvency by ADLABS,
                           upon the appointment of any receiver or trustee to
                           take possession of the properties of ADLABS, or upon
                           the dissolution and winding-up of ADLABS.

         6.3 Termination by ADLABS. ADLABS may terminate this License Agreement
upon ninety (90) days' prior written notice to SUMMUS. Such termination shall
not relieve ADLABS of any its obligations under this License Agreement or the
Master Agreement accruing prior to the effective date of such termination.

         7. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OR CANCELLATION.

         7.1 Use of Technology. Upon termination or cancellation of this License
Agreement for any reason, all licenses granted to ADLABS hereunder shall
terminate, and ADLABS and its sublicensees shall cease to use the SUMMUS
Technology and ADLABS Improvements in ADLABS products, services, or otherwise,
and cease to use the SUMMUS Marks. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event
that SUMMUS rejects or terminates this Agreement in breach of the provisions
hereof, including as contemplated under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, it
is acknowledged that this Agreement contemplates the manner in which ADLABS may
retain the rights granted it hereunder, if ADLABS chooses to do so in accordance
with Section 365(n) of the Bankruptcy Code. It is the Parties' intent that the
rights ADLABS shall be entitled to retain shall be of the scope provided in
Section 2 hereof in all items delivered or required to be delivered under this
Master Agreement and this Agreement. ADLABS retention of such rights following
such an

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election by SUMMUS to reject or terminate this Agreement, shall be subject to
(a) the confidentiality provisions contained in this Agreement, the Master
Agreement or any Work Statement, (b) the sublicense and assignment terms
required of ADLABS hereunder, and (c) the royalty provisions hereunder.

         7.2 Return of Materials. Upon the termination or expiration of this
Agreement pursuant to paragraph 6.2, ADLABS shall as soon as reasonably possible
deliver to SUMMUS or destroy all copies of any SUMMUS Code and related
documentation delivered or provided by SUMMUS to ADLABS, and shall certify such
destruction. The only exception to the foregoing shall be one archival copy of
items deemed by ADLABS to be necessary in enforcement of ADLABS' rights.

         7.3 Survival. After the termination or cancellation of this License
Agreement by its terms, operation of law or otherwise, all rights, privileges
and obligations arising from this License Agreement shall cease to exist;
provided, however, the obligations and limitations in Sections 1, 2.4, 7 and 11
to 14, inclusive, shall survive any such termination.

         8. RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES. The relationship of the Parties
established by this Agreement shall be that of independent contractors. Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed to create an agency, partnership, joint
venture or employment relationship between ADLABS and SUMMUS, nor to make ADLABS
the agent of SUMMUS, or SUMMUS the agent of ADLABS, for any purpose. Neither
Party is granted authority by the other to undertake commitments, transact
business, create or assume any obligation (express or implied) or otherwise act
(or represent that it can act) in the other's name or on the other's behalf.

         9. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

         9.1 Representations, Limited Warranties and Disclaimer. SUMMUS
warrants: that it has the full power and authority to grant the rights and
licenses under this License Agreement; that this License Agreement does not
contravene any other agreements to which SUMMUS is a party; that SUMMUS has full
power and authority to enter into this Agreement. SUMMUS makes no
representation, guarantee or warranty that any copyright, patent or trademark,
trade name or service mark claim being made by SUMMUS with respect to the SUMMUS
Technology or the Marks is valid. IN ADDITION, NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL
BE CONSTRUED AS A WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION THAT ANYTHING MADE, USED, SOLD OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNDER ANY LICENSE GRANTED IN THIS AGREEMENT IS OR WILL BE
FREE FROM INFRINGEMENT OF PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES,
although as of the Effective Date hereof,

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SUMMUS knows of no such infringement. THE WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION
9.1 ARE EXCLUSIVE, AND SUMMUS HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

         9.2 Patent Claims Offset. In the event a claim for patent or copyright
infringement is made by a third party against ADLABS with respect to any parts
of the Core Technology or the Core Technology Improvements (an "Infringement
Claim"), ADLABS will notify SUMMUS thereof and SUMMUS will use reasonable
commercial efforts, at its option and expense, to (i) procure for ADLABS the
right to continue to use the alleged infringing item and exercise ADLABS' other
rights and licenses under this Agreement, or (ii) replace or modify the alleged
infringing item so that ADLABS may continue to use such item and exercise
ADLABS' other rights and licenses under this Agreement without infringing on the
claimant's rights. In the event SUMMUS does not give ADLABS notices, first
within sixty (60) days of notice of the Infringement Claim that SUMMUS will seek
to accomplish option (i) or (ii) and second within one hundred twenty (120) days
of the notice of the Infringement Claim that SUMMUS has accomplished option (i)
or (ii) or that SUMMUS agrees to indemnify and hold ADLABS harmless from costs
and damages relating to such Infringement Claim, then ADLABS shall be entitled,
to offset against royalty payments thereafter due hereunder, (a) the costs of
defending against the Infringement Claim, including attorneys fees, and (b) the
costs of settling the Infringement Claim, provided that ADLABS shall have no
right to settle any Infringement Claim without providing prior written notice to
SUMMUS. ADLABS agrees that such offset for defending such Infringement Claim
will not exceed the reasonable royalty demanded by the claimant.

         10. USE OF MARKS.

         10.1 ADLABS Marks. SUMMUS is hereby granted a worldwide, nonexclusive
right and license to use any ADLABS Marks in marketing products and/or services
that include the SUMMUS Technology, in SUMMUS' advertisements, and promotional
materials for the purpose of showing products or companies that incorporate the
SUMMUS Technology.

         10.2 SUMMUS Marks. ADLABS is hereby granted a worldwide non-exclusive
license to use the SUMMUS Marks in, or in connection with, products or services
in the Field incorporating the SUMMUS Technology.

         10.3 Ownership Of Marks. Each party acknowledges the other party's
ownership of its respective Marks licensed hereunder and each agrees that it
will do nothing inconsistent with such ownership, that all use of such Marks by
the licensed party shall inure to the benefit of and

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         be on behalf of owner of such Marks. Each party agrees that nothing in
this Agreement shall give the licensed party any right, title or interest in the
licensing party's Marks other than the right to use such Marks in accordance
with this Agreement.

         10.4 Quality Standards. The quality of any product or service upon
which, or in connection with which, any Mark licensed by either party hereto to
the other party is used (the "Licensed Products"), as well as the quality of all
promotional, advertising and packaging material which includes such Marks, shall
be at least as high as the quality of similar products and promotional,
advertising and packaging material presently shopped, distributed, sold and/or
used by the licensed party and shall be in full conformance with all applicable
laws and regulations. Each licensed party hereunder agrees that Licensed
Products and all promotional and packaging material shall contain appropriate
legends, markings and/or notices as required from time to time by the owner of
such Marks, to give appropriate notice to the consuming public of the owner's
right, title and interest thereto. The licensed party hereunder shall be solely
responsible for insuring that all Licensed Products are manufactured, labeled,
marketed, distributed, sold and advertised in compliance with all applicable
standards, laws and regulations established by governmental and private
authorities in the licensed territory.

         11. ACCOUNTING.

         11.1 Reports. ADLABS agrees to furnish SUMMUS, on or before the last
day of the month following the first calendar quarter in which royalties shall
be payable to SUMMUS, and on or before the last day the month following the end
of each calendar quarter thereafter in which royalties shall be payable to
SUMMUS, a written report setting forth royalties due. ADLABS' remittance for the
full amount of royalties due for such quarter shall accompany such reports.

         11.2 Books and Records. ADLABS shall keep complete and accurate books
and records, in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards, of its
products and services upon which a royalty is payable hereunder, and such books
and records shall be available to be inspected or audited upon reasonable notice
during regular business hours by an independent certified public accountant,
chosen and paid by SUMMUS, who shall report to SUMMUS only the amount of royalty
bearing technical processing fees and the amount of royalty due; provided that
not more than two such inspections or audits shall be made in any calendar year.
ADLABS shall reimburse SUMMUS the cost of any audit if it is found that royalty
payments during the audited period were understated by an amount exceeding five
percent (5%) of the royalties due.

         12. INDEMNIFICATION.

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         12.1 Except as provided in Section 9, ADLABS will and hereby does
indemnify, agree to defend and hold SUMMUS, its shareholders, officers,
directors and employees, harmless from all liabilities, damage or remedial or
punitive awards of any kind, costs and fees of any kind (including costs of
defense and reasonable attorney fees), claims or causes of any kind (whether
pending or threatened) (collectively "Claims"), related to or arising from the
Business, except if the Claims arise from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of SUMMUS or its shareholders, officers, directors, employees,
contractors, or agents. This Section 12 shall not apply to any damage, loss or
cost related to SUMMUS' exercise of rights to acquire or hold shares or other
interests in ADLABS.

         12.2 Except as provided in Section 9, SUMMUS will and hereby does
indemnify, agree to defend and hold ADLABS, its shareholders, officers,
directors, employees, contractors, and agents, harmless from all Claims related
to or arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of SUMMUS or its
shareholders, officers, directors or employees.

         13. CONFIDENTIALITY

         13.1 Existing Confidentiality Agreement. ADLABS and SUMMUS have
executed and delivered a Confidentiality Agreement, dated February 16, 2000, a
copy of which is attached. hereto as Exhibit "E" and incorporated herein by this
reference (the "Confidentiality Agreement"), which remains in full force and
effect.

         13.2 Maintenance of Confidential Information. The Parties acknowledge
that the terms of this License Agreement and its Exhibits are confidential
information, and that either Party may acquire Proprietary Information (as
defined in the Confidentiality Agreement) of the other Party. The Parties agree
to use such information only for the purposes authorized under this Agreement,
and, except as specifically provided for in this License Agreement, use their
best efforts not to release, disclose or otherwise permit access to such
confidential information or to use the information in such a way that other
parties can gain unauthorized access to such information. The Parties agree to
mark written materials as "Confidential" if they are to be treated as
confidential in nature. Oral communications that are confidential in nature will
be identified as such before, during or immediately after the communication.
Each Party shall take steps to ensure that all those individuals having access
to confidential information under this Agreement will observe and perform the
obligations in this Agreement with respect to confidential information.

         14. GENERAL.

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         14.1 Scone and Amendment of License Agreement. The Parties acknowledge
that each has read this License Agreement, understands it and agrees to be bound
by its terms. This License Agreement may be amended only by a subsequent writing
that specifically refers to this License Agreement and that is signed by both
Parties, and no other act, document, usage or custom shall be deemed to amend
this License Agreement.

         14.2 Assignment. Except as provided in Sections 2.3 and 2.5, ADLABS
shall not assign or delegate any of its rights, duties or obligations under this
License Agreement in whole or in part without SUMMUS' prior written consent. Any
attempt by ADLABS to make such a prohibited assignment or delegation, without
SUMMUS' written consent, shall be void.

         14.3 Source Code Escrow. As soon as reasonably possible following the
execution of this Agreement, but in no event later than ninety (90) days after
the execution of this Agreement by both parties, SUMMUS will deposit the source
code for the then-current version of the SUMMUS Code with Fort Knox Escrow
Services, Inc. ("Ft. Knox"), pursuant to a source code escrow agreement approved
and executed by and among SUMMUS, ADLABS and Ft. Knox (the "Escrow Agreement"),
such approval of the Escrow Agreement not to be unreasonably withheld. ADLABS
shall pay all expenses associated with the escrow. Upon the completion of
services by SUMMUS under each Work Statement that includes the delivery of
updates to the SUMMUS Code, and upon any other delivery of updates to the SUMMUS
Code to which ADLABS is entitled pursuant to this Agreement or the Master
Agreement, SUMMUS shall deposit the source code for such updates with Ft. Knox,
provided that ADLABS pays all fees and expenses associated with such deposit,
and such source code shall thereupon become subject to the terms of the Escrow
Agreement. Upon any release of the source code pursuant to the Escrow Agreement,
SUMMUS shall deliver to ADLABS all work in progress under all Work Statements,
including all source code related thereto (collectively, "Work in Progress").
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, upon release of the
source code pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, ADLABS will be entitled to use,
modify, change, alter or improve the released source code and the Work in
Progress as reasonably necessary to exercise its rights under the licenses
granted in Section 2 of this Agreement and to correct and support the SUMMUS
Code. ADLABS shall maintain the confidentiality of the source code and the Work
in Progress pursuant to the terms of Section 13 of this Agreement. ADLABS shall
in no event give, sell, rent, lease, pledge, encumber, hypothecate, timeshare,
sublicense, publish, assign (except as allowed under Section 14.2), market,
transfer or distribute any portion of the source code or the Work in Progress
without the prior written consent of SUMMUS. Further, ADLABS shall

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not publish the results of any benchmark tests run on any of the source code or
the Work in Progress without the prior written consent of SUMMUS.

         14.4 Notices. All notices under this License Agreement shall be in
writing and may be given by delivering the same by hand, or by sending the same
by an overnight courier that maintains verification of delivery, or by
facsimile, to the relevant person and address set out below or such other person
and address as either Party may notify to the other from time to time. Any such
notice given as set forth above shall be deemed to have been given or received
at the time of delivery (if delivered by hand) and upon verified receipt (if
sent by post, facsimile or overnight courier):

  SUMMUS                                            ADLABS

  Summus, Ltd.                                      ADLabs, Inc.
  434 Fayetteville Street Mall, Suite 600           1601 Dove Street, Suite 105
  Raleigh, NC 27601                                 Newport Beach, CA 92660
  Attn: Michael G. Boyd                             Attn: Charles T. Madden, CEO
  VP Business Development                           Fax: (949) 225-0545
  Fax: (919) 807-0508

  With a copy to:                                   With a copy to:
  Jennifer L. Collins, Esq.                         Rory J. Radding, Esq.
  Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC             Pennie & Edmonds
  150 Fayetteville Street Mall, Suite 2100          1155 Avenue of the Americas
  Raleigh, NC 27602                                 New York, NY 10036-2711
  Fax: (919) 755-2150                               Fax: (212) 869-9741
  Email: jlcollins@wcsr.com                         Email: rjradding@pennie.com

         14.4 Binding Effect. Subject to Section 14.2, this License Agreement
shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and
permitted assigns of the Parties.

         14.5 Authority. Each of the respective persons executing this License
Agreement hereby covenants and warrants that such person has full legal power,
right and authority to bind the entity on whose behalf such person is signing to
each and every term and provision herein.

         14.6 Severability. If any provision of this License Agreement shall be
held illegal or invalid by any court, this License Agreement shall be construed
and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had not been contained
herein and this License Agreement shall be deemed an agreement of the Parties to
the full

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extent permitted by law. If any provision shall be declared invalid or
unenforceable because of its breadth, scope or duration, such provision shall be
deemed modified to the extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable and
shall remain in full force and effect as so modified, or if not so modified,
shall be severable from the rest of this License Agreement.

         14.7 Headings. All headings are for reference only and shall not be
considered in construing this License Agreement.

         14.8 Expenses of Litigation. In case of litigation arising out of or in
connection with this License Agreement, the prevailing Party shall be entitled
to recover its reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and expenses from the other
Party.

         14.9 Waiver. The failure of either Party at any time to require
performance by the other Party of any provision hereof shall in no way affect
the full right to require such performance at any time thereafter. Nor shall the
waiver by either Party of a breach of any provision hereof be a waiver of any
succeeding breach of the same or any other such provisions or be a waiver of the
provision itself.

         14.10 Construction of Agreement. This License Agreement has been
negotiated by the Parties and their respective attorneys and the language of
this License Agreement shall not be construed for or against either Party.

         14.11 Exhibits. The following exhibits are a part of this License
Agreement:

                           Exhibit A -Description of the SUMMUS Technology
                           Exhibit B -Description of the ADLABS Technology
                           Exhibit C -Schedule of Phase I Minimum Royalties
                           Exhibit D -Schedule of Final Minimum Royalties
                           Exhibit E -Confidentiality Agreement

         14.12 Entire Agreement. This License Agreement together with the Master
Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement and the Stock Warrant Agreement, and
related documents executed in connection therewith, constitutes the entire
agreement of the Parties.

         14.13 Independent Contractor Status. SUMMUS is an independent
contractor under this License Agreement, and nothing herein shall be construed
to create any partnership, joint venture, or agency relationship between the
Parties. Neither Party is granted authority under this License Agreement to
enter into agreements of any kind on behalf of the other Party, or to bind or
obligate the other Party in any manner to any third party.

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         14.14 Force Majeure. Except for the obligation to make any payments
described in this License Agreement, neither party shall be in default if
failure to perform any obligation hereunder is caused by supervening conditions
beyond that party's reasonable control, including acts of God, civil commotion,
strikes, labor disputes, and governmental demands or requirements.

         14.15 Press Releases and Public Announcements. Each party to this
Agreement shall have the right to issue press releases and/or make any public
announcements (including, without limitation, any press release or announcement
on any web site) relating to the subject matter of this Agreement; provided,
however, that the party making any such announcement shall provide to the other
party an advance copy of such announcement for review.

         14.16 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall not confer any
rights or remedies upon any person, including any Affiliated Entity, other than
the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

         14.17 Governing Law. The governing law of this License Agreement shall
be that of the State of Delaware, USA.

         14.18 Mediation. If a dispute arises out of or relates to this License
Agreement or the breach thereof (a "Dispute"), and if the Dispute cannot be
settled through negotiation between the parties for a period not to exceed sixty
(60) days, the parties agree first to try in good faith to settle the Dispute by
mediation administered by the American Arbitration Association under its
Commercial Mediation Rules before resorting to arbitration, litigation, or some
other dispute resolution procedure.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section, the parties
hereby preserve, without diminution, certain remedies that any of them may
employ or exercise freely, in connection with or during a Dispute. Each of the
parties shall have the right to proceed in any court of proper jurisdiction to
exercise or prosecute the following remedies, as applicable: (i) obtaining
provisional or ancillary remedies, including injunctive relief, garnishment,
attachment, appointment of a receiver and filing an involuntary bankruptcy
proceeding, and (ii) a judgment obtained by confession of judgment. Preservation
of these remedies does not limit the power of a mediator to grant similar
remedies that may be requested by a party in a Dispute.

         14.19 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties executed and delivered this License
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

SUMMUS, LTD.,                                 ADLABS, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation                        a California corporation

By: /s/ Michael G. Boyd                       By: /s/ Charles T. Madden
    ------------------------------------          ------------------------------
    Michael G. Boyd                               Charles T. Madden
    Vice President, Business Development          President and CEO

By: /s/ W. Bradford Silvernail                By: /s/ Glenn R. Ray
    ------------------------------------          ------------------------------
    W. Bradford Silvernail                        Glenn R. Ray, Secretary
    Chief Executive Officer

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