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[FORM OF]

                               TRIMAS CORPORATION
                        DIRECTORS STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN

         1. PURPOSES.

         The purposes of this TriMas Directors Stock Compensation Plan are to
advance the interests of TriMas Corporation ("TriMas" or the "Company") and its
shareholders by providing a means to attract, retain and motivate members of the
Board of Directors of TriMas upon whose judgment, initiative and efforts the
continued success, growth and development of TriMas is dependent.

         2. DEFINITIONS.

         For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set
forth below:

         (a) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

         (b) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time. References to any provision of the Code shall be deemed to include
successor provisions thereto and regulations thereunder.

         (c) "Company" means TriMas Corporation, a corporation organized under
the laws of Delaware, or any successor corporation.

         (d) "Director" means a non-employee member of the Board.

         (e) "Fair Market Value" means, with respect to Shares on any day, the
following:

         (i) If the Shares are at the time listed or admitted to trading on any
     stock exchange, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling
     price per share of Shares on the day preceding the date in question on the
     stock exchange which is the primary market for the Shares, as such price is
     officially quoted on such exchange. If there is no reported sale of Shares
     on such exchange on such date, then the Fair Market Value shall be the
     closing selling price on the exchange on the last preceding date for which
     such quotation exists; and

         (ii) If the Shares are not at the time listed or admitted to trading on
     any stock exchange but are traded in the over-the-counter market, the Fair
     Market Value shall be the closing selling price per share of Shares on the
     day preceding the date in question, as such price is reported by the
     National Association of Securities Dealers through the NASDAQ National
     Market System or any successor system. If there is no reported closing
     selling price for Shares on such date, then the closing selling price on
     the last preceding date for which such quotation exists shall be
     determinative of Fair Market Value.

         (f) "Participant" means a Director who has elected to receive Shares or
defer compensation under the Plan.

         (g) "Plan" means this TriMas Corporation Directors Stock Compensation
Plan, as amended from time to time.

         (h) "Plan Year" means the calendar year.

         (i) "Shares" means the Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, of the
Company.

         3. ADMINISTRATION.

         The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a committee thereof
designated by the Board. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the
Board or its designated committee shall have full and exclusive authority to
interpret the Plan, to make all determinations with respect to the Plan, to
prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and to
make all other determinations necessary or advisable in the implementation and
administration of the Plan. The interpretation and construction of the Plan by
the Board or its designated committee shall be conclusive and binding on all
persons.

         4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

         (a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 6(g), the total number
of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan shall be 100,000.

         (b) Any Shares issued hereunder may consist, in whole or in part, of
authorized and unissued Shares or treasury Shares, including Shares acquired by
purchase in the open market or in private transactions.

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         5. SHARE ELECTION.

         (a) Each Director may make an election in writing on or prior to each
December 31 to receive the Director's annual retainer fees payable in the
following Plan Year in the form of Shares instead of cash. Unless the Director
makes a deferral election pursuant to Section 6 below, any Shares elected shall
be payable at the time cash retainer fees are otherwise payable. The number of
Shares distributed shall be equal to the amount of the annual retainer fee
otherwise payable on such payment date divided by 90% of the Fair Market Value
of a Share on such payment date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Director who
is first elected or appointed to the Board may make an election under this
Section 5 within 60 days of such election or appointment to the Board in respect
of annual retainer fees payable after the date of the election. Any election
made under this Section 5 shall remain in effect unless and until a new election
is made in accordance with the provisions of this Plan.

         (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, no
elections will be available to any Director under Sections 5(a) or 6 with
respect to the Director's annual retainer fee payable for calendar year 2004.
The annual retainer fee for each Director for calendar year 2004 shall be paid
as soon as practicable following the consummation of the Company's initial
public offering and registration of the Shares issuable hereunder, and such
annual retainer fee shall be paid in the form of Shares, the number of which
shall be determined by dividing the amount of the annual retainer fee by 90% of
the initial public offering price per Share in the Company's initial public
offering.

         6. DEFERRAL ELECTION.

         (a) A Director who has elected to receive Shares pursuant to Section 5
above may make an irrevocable election on or before the December 31 immediately
preceding the beginning of a Plan Year of the Company, by written notice to the
Company, to defer delivery of all or a designated percentage of the Shares
otherwise payable as his or her annual retainer for service as a Director for
the Plan Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Director who is first elected or
appointed to the Board may make an election under this Section 6(a) within 60
days of such election or appointment to the Board in respect of annual retainer
fees earned after the date of the election.

         (b) Deferrals of Shares hereunder shall continue until the Director
notifies the Company in writing, on or prior to the December 31 immediately
preceding the commencement of any Plan Year, that he wishes to change his
election hereunder.

         (c) All shares which a Director elects to defer pursuant to this
Section 6 shall be credited in the form of share units to a bookkeeping account
maintained by the Company in the name of the Director. Each such unit shall
represent the right to receive one Share at the time determined pursuant to the
terms of the Plan.

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         (d) As of each date on which a cash dividend is paid on Shares, there
shall be credited to each account that number of units (including fractional
units) determined by: (i) multiplying the amount of such dividend per Share by
the number of units in such account; and (ii) dividing the total so determined
by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of payment of such cash
dividend. The additions to a Director's account pursuant to this Section 6(d)
shall continue until the Director's account is fully paid.

         (e) The account of a Director shall be distributed (in the form of one
Share for each Share unit) either (x) in a lump sum at the time of termination
of the Director's service on the Board or (y) in up to five annual installments
commencing at the time of termination of the director's service on the Board, as
elected by the Director. Each Director's distribution election must be made in
writing within the later of (A) 60 days after the Effective Date of this Plan,
or (B) 60 days after the Director first becomes eligible to participate in the
Plan; provided, however, that a Director may make a new distribution election
with respect to the entire portion of his or her account subject to this Section
6(e) so long as such election is made at least one year in advance of the
Director's termination of service on the Board. In the case of an account
distributed in installments, the amount of Shares distributed in each
installment shall be equal to the number of Share units in the Director's
account subject to such installment distribution at the time of the distribution
divided by the number of installments remaining to be paid.

         (f) The right of a Director to amounts described under this Section 6
shall not be subject to assignment or other disposition by him or her other than
by will or the laws of descent and distribution. In the event that,
notwithstanding this provision, a Director makes a prohibited disposition, the
Company may disregard the same and discharge its obligation hereunder by making
payment or delivery as though no such disposition had been made.

         (g) In the event that any dividend in Shares, recapitalization, Share
split, reverse split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off,
combination, repurchase, or Share exchange, or other such change, affects the
Shares such that they are increased or decreased or changed into or exchanged
for a different number or kind of Shares, other securities of the Company or of
another corporation or other consideration, then in order to maintain the
proportionate interest of the Directors and preserve the value of the Directors'
Share units, (i) there shall automatically be substituted for each Share unit a
new unit representing the number and kind of Shares, other securities or other
consideration into which each outstanding Share shall be changed, and (ii) the
number and kind of shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be
equitably adjusted in order to take into account such transaction or other
change. The substituted units shall be subject to the same terms and conditions
as the original Share units.

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         7. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

         (a) Compliance with Legal and Trading Requirements. The Plan shall be
subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, but not
limited to, U.S. federal and state laws, rules and regulations, and to such
approvals by any regulatory or governmental agency as may be required. The
Company, in its discretion, may postpone the issuance or delivery of Shares
under the Plan until completion of such stock exchange or market system listing
or registration or qualification of such Shares or other required action under
any U.S. federal or state law, rule or regulation or under laws, rules or
regulations of other jurisdictions as the Company may consider appropriate, and
may require any Participant to make such representations and furnish such
information as it may consider appropriate in connection with the issuance or
delivery of Shares in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. No
provisions of the Plan shall be interpreted or construed to obligate the Company
to register any Shares under U.S. federal or state law or under the laws of
other jurisdictions.

         (b) No Right to Continued Service. Neither the Plan nor any action
taken thereunder shall be construed as giving any Director the right to be
retained in the service of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates,
nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates to terminate any Director's service at any time.

         (c) Taxes. The Company is authorized to withhold from any Shares
delivered under this Plan any amounts required by law or regulation to be
withheld and other taxes due in connection therewith, and to take such other
action as the Company may deem advisable to enable the Company and a Participant
to satisfy legal obligations for the payment of any withholding taxes and other
tax obligations relating thereto. This authority shall include authority to
withhold or receive Shares or other property and to make cash payments in
respect thereof in satisfaction of the foregoing withholding and other tax
obligations.

         (d) Amendment. The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or
terminate the Plan without the consent of shareholders of the Company or
Participants, except that any such amendment, alteration, suspension,
discontinuation, or termination shall be subject to the approval of the
Company's shareholders if such shareholder approval is required by any U.S.
federal law or regulation or the rules of any stock exchange or automated
quotation system on which the Shares may then be listed or quoted; provided,
however, that, without the consent of an affected Participant, no amendment,
alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination of the Plan may impair
the rights or, in any other manner, adversely affect the rights of such
Participant under any award theretofore granted to him or her or compensation
previously deferred by him or her hereunder.

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         (e) Unfunded Status of Awards. The Plan is intended to constitute an
"unfunded" plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any
payments not yet made to a Participant pursuant to a deferral election, nothing
contained in the Plan shall give any such Participant any rights that are
greater than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company; provided,
however, that the Company may authorize the creation of trusts or make other
arrangements to meet the Company's obligations under the Plan to deliver cash,
Shares, or other property pursuant to any award, which trusts or other
arrangements shall be consistent with the "unfunded" status of the Plan unless
the Company otherwise determines with the consent of each affected Participant.

         (f) Nonexclusivity of the Plan. Neither the adoption of the Plan by the
Board nor its submission to the shareholders of the Company for approval shall
be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such
other compensation arrangements as it may deem desirable, and such arrangements
may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.

         (g) No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or
delivered pursuant to the Plan. Cash shall be paid in lieu of such fractional
Shares.

         (h) Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan
shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan,
without giving effect to principles of conflict of laws thereof.

         (i) Effective Date; Plan Termination. The Plan as amended and restated
shall become effective as of the closing date of the initial public offering of
the Shares (the "Effective Date"). The Plan shall terminate as to future awards,
at such time as no Shares remain available for issuance pursuant to Section 4,
and the Company has no further obligations with respect to any compensation
deferred under the Plan.

         (j) Titles and Headings. The titles and headings of the Sections in the
Plan are for convenience of reference only. In the event of any conflict, the
text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control.

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                                                          EXHIBIT 10.1

                                                          EXECUTION COPY

                         COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

         COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of June 28,
2004 by and between INTEGRATED BUSINESS SYSTEMS AND SERVICES, INC., a South
Carolina corporation (the "Company"), and FUSION CAPITAL FUND II, LLC, an
Illinois limited liability company (the "Buyer"). Capitalized terms used herein
and not otherwise defined herein are defined in Section 10 hereof.

                                    WHEREAS:

         Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the
Company wishes to sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer wishes to buy from the
Company, up to Six Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($6,250,000) of
the Company's common stock, no par value (the "Common Stock"). The shares of
Common Stock to be purchased hereunder, including the shares of Common Stock
initially purchased pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof, are referred to herein as
the "Purchase Shares."

         NOW THEREFORE, the Company and the Buyer hereby agree as follows:

         1.       PURCHASE OF COMMON STOCK.

         Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Sections 6, 7 and 9
below, the Company hereby agrees to sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer hereby
agrees to purchase from the Company, shares of Common Stock as follows:

         (a) Commencement of Purchases of Common Stock. The purchase and sale of
Common Stock hereunder shall commence (the "Commencement") within five (5)
Trading Days following the date of satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions to
the Commencement set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such later date as is
mutually agreed to by the Company and Buyer) (the date of such Commencement, the
"Commencement Date"), provided, however, that on the date hereof, the Buyer
agrees to purchase and the Company agrees to sell 1,250,000 Purchase Shares
("Initial Purchase Shares")at a purchase price per share equal to $0.20
("Initial Purchase Price") and warrants (the "Warrants") in the form of EXHIBIT
F hereto to purchase 937,500 shares of Common Stock ("Warrant Shares") at an
exercise price of $0.40 per share. Upon receipt of the Initial Purchase Shares
in certificated form, the Warrants, and the Initial Commitment Shares in
accordance with Section 4(f) hereof, the Buyer shall pay to the Company $250,000
as full payment for the purchase of the Initial Purchase Shares and the
Warrants.

         (b) Buyer's Purchase Rights and Obligations. Subject to the Company's
right to suspend purchases under Section 1(d)(ii) hereof, the Buyer shall
purchase shares of Common Stock on each Trading Day during each Monthly Period
equal to the Daily Purchase Amount (as defined in Section 1(c)(i)) at the
Purchase Price. Within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of Purchase Shares, the
Buyer shall pay to the Company an amount equal to the Purchase Amount with
respect to such Purchase Shares as full payment for the purchase of the Purchase
Shares so received. The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of
Common Stock upon any purchase. All shares of Common Stock (including fractions
thereof) issuable upon a purchase under this Agreement shall be aggregated for
purposes of determining whether the purchase would result in the issuance of a
fraction of a share of Common Stock. If, after the aforementioned aggregation,
the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share

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of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common
Stock up or down to the nearest whole share. All payments made under this
Agreement shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America by check
or wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as the Company
may from time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the
terms of this Agreement is due on any day that is not a Trading Day, the same
shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a Trading Day.

         (c) The Daily Purchase Amount; Company's Right to Decrease or Increase
the Daily Purchase Amount.

                  (i) The Daily Purchase Amount. As used herein the term
         "Original Daily Purchase Amount" shall mean Twelve Thousand Five
         Hundred Dollars ($12,500) per Trading Day. As used herein, the term
         "Daily Purchase Amount" shall mean initially Twelve Thousand Five
         Hundred Dollars ($12,500) per Trading Day, which amount may be
         increased or decreased from time to time pursuant to this Section 1(c).

                  (ii) Company's Right to Decrease the Daily Purchase Amount.
         The Company shall always have the right at any time to decrease the
         amount of the Daily Purchase Amount by delivering written notice (a
         "Daily Purchase Amount Decrease Notice") to the Buyer which notice
         shall specify the new Daily Purchase Amount. The decrease in the Daily
         Purchase Amount shall become effective one Trading Day after receipt by
         the Buyer of the Daily Purchase Amount Decrease Notice. Any purchases
         by the Buyer which have a Purchase Date on or prior to the first (1st)
         Trading Day after receipt by the Buyer of a Daily Purchase Amount
         Decrease Notice must be honored by the Company as otherwise provided
         herein. The decrease in the Daily Purchase Amount shall remain in
         effect until the Company delivers to the Buyer a Daily Purchase Amount
         Increase Notice (as defined below).

                   (iii) Company's Right to Increase the Daily Purchase Amount.
         The Company shall have the right (but not the obligation) to increase
         the amount of the Daily Purchase Amount in accordance with the terms
         and conditions set forth in this Section 1(c)(iii) by delivering
         written notice to the Buyer stating the new amount of the Daily
         Purchase Amount (a "Daily Purchase Amount Increase Notice"). A Daily
         Purchase Amount Increase Notice shall be effective five (5) Trading
         Days after receipt by the Buyer. The Company shall always have the
         right at any time to increase the amount of the Daily Purchase Amount
         up to the Original Daily Purchase Amount. With respect to increases in
         the Daily Purchase Amount above the Original Daily Purchase Amount, as
         the market price for the Common Stock increases the Company shall have
         the right from time to time to increase the Daily Purchase Amount as
         follows. For every $0.10 increase in Threshold Price above $0.50
         (subject to equitable adjustment for any reorganization,
         recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar
         transaction), the Company shall have the right to increase the Daily
         Purchase Amount by up to an additional $2,500 in excess of the Original
         Daily Purchase Amount. "Threshold Price" for purposes hereof means the
         lowest Sale Price of the Common Stock during the five (5) consecutive
         Trading Days immediately prior to the submission to the Buyer of a
         Daily Purchase Amount Increase Notice (subject to equitable adjustment
         for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock
         split or other similar transaction). For example, if the Threshold
         Price is $0.60, the Company shall have the right to increase the Daily
         Purchase Amount to up to $15,000 in the aggregate. If the Threshold
         Price is $0.80, the Company shall have the right to increase the Daily
         Purchase Amount to up to $20,000 in the aggregate. Any increase in the
         amount of the Daily Purchase Amount shall continue in effect until the
         delivery to the Buyer of a Daily Purchase Amount Decrease Notice.
         However, if

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         at any time during any Trading Day the Sale Price of the Common Stock
         is below the applicable Threshold Price, such increase in the Daily
         Purchase Amount shall be void and the Buyer's obligations to buy
         Purchase Shares hereunder in excess of the applicable maximum Daily
         Purchase Amount shall be terminated. Thereafter, the Company shall
         again have the right to increase the amount of the Daily Purchase
         Amount as set forth herein by delivery of a new Daily Purchase Amount
         Increase Notice only if the Sale Price of the Common Stock is above the
         applicable Threshold Price on each of five (5) consecutive Trading Days
         immediately prior to such new Daily Purchase Amount Increase Notice.

         (d) Limitations on Purchases.

                  (i) Limitation on Beneficial Ownership. The Company shall not
         effect any sale under this Agreement and the Buyer shall not have the
         right to purchase shares of Common Stock under this Agreement to the
         extent that after giving effect to such purchase the Buyer together
         with its affiliates would beneficially own in excess of 4.9% of the
         outstanding shares of the Common Stock following such purchase. For
         purposes hereof, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially
         owned by the Buyer and its affiliates or acquired by the Buyer and its
         affiliates, as the case may be, shall include the number of shares of
         Common Stock issuable in connection with a purchase under this
         Agreement with respect to which the determination is being made, but
         shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be
         issuable upon (1) a purchase of the remaining Available Amount which
         has not been submitted for purchase, and (2) exercise or conversion of
         the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the
         Company (including, without limitation, any warrants) subject to a
         limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation
         contained herein beneficially owned by the Buyer and its affiliates. If
         the 4.9% limitation is ever reached the Company shall have the option
         to increase such limitation to 9.9% by delivery of written notice to
         the Buyer. Thereafter, if the 9.9% limitation is ever reached this
         shall not affect or limit the Buyer's obligation to purchase the Daily
         Purchase Amount as otherwise provided in this Agreement. Specifically,
         even though the Buyer may not receive additional shares of Common Stock
         in the event that the 9.9% limitation is ever reached, the Buyer is
         still obligated to pay to the Company the Daily Purchase Amount on each
         Trading Day as otherwise obligated under this Agreement, e.g. no Event
         of Default (as defined in Section 9 hereof) has occurred, nor any event
         which, after notice and/or lapse of time, would become an Event of
         Default. Under such circumstances, the Buyer would have the right to
         acquire additional shares of Common Stock in the future only at such
         time as its ownership subsequently become less than the 9.9%
         limitation. For purposes of this Section, in determining the number of
         outstanding shares of Common Stock the Buyer may rely on the number of
         outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company's
         most recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (2) a more
         recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other written
         communication by the Company or its Transfer Agent setting forth the
         number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the reasonable
         written or oral request of the Buyer, the Company shall promptly
         confirm orally and in writing to the Buyer the number of shares of
         Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding
         shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to any
         purchases under this Agreement by the Buyer since the date as of which
         such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. Except
         as otherwise set forth herein, for purposes of this Section 1(d)(i),
         beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section
         13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

                  (ii) Company's Right to Suspend Purchases. The Company may, at
         any time, give written notice (a "Purchase Suspension Notice") to the
         Buyer suspending purchases of Purchase

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         Shares by the Buyer under this Agreement. The Purchase Suspension
         Notice shall be effective only for purchases that have a Purchase Date
         later than one (1) Trading Day after receipt of the Purchase Suspension
         Notice by the Buyer. Any purchase by the Buyer that has a Purchase Date
         on or prior to the first (1st) Trading Day after receipt by the Buyer
         of a Purchase Suspension Notice from the Company must be honored by the
         Company as otherwise provided herein. Such purchase suspension shall
         continue in effect until a revocation in writing by the Company, at its
         sole discretion. So long as a Purchase Suspension Notice is in effect,
         the Buyer shall not be obligated to purchase any Purchase Shares from
         the Company under Section 1 of this Agreement.

                  (iii) Purchase Price Floor. The Company shall not affect any
         sales under this Agreement and the Buyer shall not have the right nor
         the obligation to purchase any Purchase Shares under this Agreement on
         any Trading Day where the Purchase Price for any purchases of Purchase
         Shares would be less than the Floor Price.

         (e) Records of Purchases. The Buyer and the Company shall each maintain
records showing the remaining Available Amount at any give time and the dates
and Purchase Amounts for each purchase or shall use such other method,
reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer and the Company.

         (f) Taxes. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp or similar
taxes that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of any
shares of Common Stock to the Buyer made under this Agreement.

         2.       BUYER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

         The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that as of the date
hereof and as of the Commencement Date:

         (a) Investment Purpose. The Buyer is entering into this Agreement and
acquiring the Commitment Shares, (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) (this
Agreement and the Commitment Shares are collectively referred to herein as the
"Securities"), for its own account for investment only and not with a view
towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution
thereof; provided however, by making the representations herein, the Buyer does
not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term.

         (b) Accredited Investor Status. The Buyer is an "accredited investor"
as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D.

         (c) Reliance on Exemptions. The Buyer understands that the Securities
are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the
registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and
that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and the
Buyer's compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements,
acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set forth herein in order to
determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer
to acquire the Securities.

         (d) Information. The Buyer has been furnished with all materials
relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials
relating to the offer and sale of the Securities that have been reasonably
requested by the Buyer, including, without limitation, the SEC Documents (as
defined in Section 3(f) hereof). The Buyer understands that its investment in
the Securities involves a high degree of risk. The Buyer (i) is able to bear the
economic risk of an investment in the Securities

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including a total loss, (ii) has such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the
proposed investment in the Securities and (iii) has had an opportunity to ask
questions of and receive answers from the officers of the Company concerning the
financial condition and business of the Company and others matters related to an
investment in the Securities. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence
investigations conducted by the Buyer or its representatives shall modify, amend
or affect the Buyer's right to rely on the Company's representations and
warranties contained in Section 3 below. The Buyer has sought such accounting,
legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed
investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.

         (e) No Governmental Review. The Buyer understands that no United States
federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has
passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the
fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such
authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the
Securities.

         (f) Transfer or Resale. The Buyer understands that except as provided
in the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined in Section 4(a) hereof): (i)
the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the 1933 Act or
any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or
transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder or (B) an exemption
exists permitting such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred without
such registration; (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144
may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule
144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which
the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an
underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance
with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the
SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other person is under any
obligation to register the Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities
laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder.

         (g) Validity; Enforcement. This Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on
behalf of the Buyer and are the valid and binding agreement of the Buyer
enforceable against the Buyer in accordance with their terms, subject as to
enforceability to general principles of equity and to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws
relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors'
rights and remedies.

         (h) Residency. The Buyer is a resident of the State of Illinois.

         (i) No Prior Short Selling. The Buyer represents and warrants to the
Company that at no time prior to the date of this Agreement has any of the
Buyer, its agents, representatives or affiliates engaged in or effected, in any
manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, any (i) "short sale" (as such term is
defined in Rule 3b-3 of the 1934 Act) of the Common Stock or (ii) hedging
transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to the Common
Stock.

         3.       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.

         The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that as of the date
hereof and as of the Commencement Date:

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         (a) Organization and Qualification. The Company and its "Subsidiaries"
(which for purposes of this Agreement means any entity in which the Company,
directly or indirectly, owns 50% or more of the voting stock or capital stock or
other similar equity interests) are corporations duly organized and validly
existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are
incorporated, and have the requisite corporate power and authority to own their
properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted. Each of the
Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do
business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of
property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in
good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. As used in this Agreement, "Material Adverse Effect" means any material
adverse effect on any of: (i) the business, properties, assets, operations,
results of operations or financial condition of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or (ii) the authority or ability of the
Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined
in Section 3(b) hereof). The Company has no Subsidiaries except as set forth on
Schedule 3(a).

         (b) Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. (i) The Company has the
requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its
obligations under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and each of
the other agreements entered into by the parties on the Commencement Date and
attached hereto as exhibits to this Agreement (collectively, the "Transaction
Documents"), and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and
thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the
Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, including without limitation, the issuance of the Commitment Shares and
the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Purchase Shares issuable
under this Agreement, have been duly authorized by the Company's Board of
Directors and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company,
its Board of Directors or its shareholders, (iii) this Agreement has been, and
each other Transaction Document shall be on the Commencement Date, duly executed
and delivered by the Company and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and each other
Transaction Document upon its execution on behalf of the Company, shall
constitute, the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against
the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors' rights and remedies. The
Board of Directors of the Company has approved the resolutions (the "Signing
Resolutions") substantially in the form as set forth as Exhibit C-1 attached
hereto to authorize this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The
Signing Resolutions are valid, in full force and effect and have not been
modified or supplemented in any respect other than by the resolutions set forth
in Exhibit C-2 attached hereto regarding the registration statement referred to
in Section 4 hereof. The Company has delivered to the Buyer a true and correct
copy of a unanimous written consent adopting the Signing Resolutions executed by
all of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company. No other approvals
or consents of the Company's Board of Directors and/or shareholders is necessary
under applicable laws and the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and/or
Bylaws to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to, the issuance of
the Commitment Shares and the issuance of the Purchase Shares.

         (c) Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock
of the Company consists of (i) 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which as
of the date hereof, 30,392,491 shares are issued and outstanding, none are held
as treasury shares, 18,018,936 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the
Company's stock option plans of which only approximately 2,988,223 shares remain
available for future grants and 52,027,122 shares are issuable and reserved for
issuance pursuant to securities (other than stock options issued pursuant to the
Company's stock option plans) exercisable or

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exchangeable for, or convertible into, shares of Common Stock and (ii)
10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, no par value per share without a per share
liquidation preference, of which as of the date hereof zero shares are issued
and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares have been, or upon issuance will
be, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as disclosed in
Schedule 3(c), (i) no shares of the Company's capital stock are subject to
preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances
suffered or permitted by the Company, (ii) there are no outstanding debt
securities, (iii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or
securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or
arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become
bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights
convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (iv) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of
their securities under the 1933 Act (except the Registration Rights Agreement),
(v) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there
are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (vi) there are no securities or
instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be
triggered by the issuance of the Securities as described in this Agreement and
(vii) the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or "phantom stock"
plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. The Company has furnished
to the Buyer true and correct copies of the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the "Certificate
of Incorporation"), and the Company's By-laws, as amended and as in effect on
the date hereof (the "By-laws"), and accurate summaries of the terms of all
securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock, if any, and copies
of any documents containing the material rights of the holders thereof in
respect thereto.

         (d) Issuance of Securities. The Commitment Shares have been duly
authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, the
Commitment Shares shall be (i) validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and
(ii) free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
16,250,000 shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and reserved for
issuance upon purchase under this Agreement. 510,715 shares of Common Stock
(subject to equitable adjustment for any reorganization, recapitalization,
non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction) have been duly
authorized and reserved for issuance as Additional Commitment Shares in
accordance with Section 4(f) this Agreement. 937,500 shares of Common Stock
(subject to equitable adjustment for any reorganization, recapitalization,
non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction) have been duly
authorized and reserved for issuance as Warrant Shares. Upon issuance and
payment therefor in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
the Purchase Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof, with
the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock.
Upon issuance and payment therefor in accordance with the terms and conditions
of the Warrants, the Warrant Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the
issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a
holder of Common Stock.

         (e) No Conflicts. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(e), the execution,
delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
(including, without limitation, the reservation for issuance and issuance of the
Purchase Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the Certificate of
Incorporation, any Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of any
outstanding series of

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preferred stock of the Company or the By-laws or (ii) conflict with, or
constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both
would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or
instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or result
in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
(including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and
regulations of the Principal Market applicable to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries) or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except in the case of conflicts, defaults and
violations under clause (ii), which could not reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(e), neither the
Company nor its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under
its Certificate of Incorporation, any Certificate of Designation, Preferences
and Rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or
By-laws or their organizational charter or by-laws, respectively. Except as
disclosed in Schedule 3(e), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is
in violation of any term of or is in default under any material contract,
agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or
order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its
Subsidiaries, except for possible conflicts, defaults, terminations or
amendments which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries is not being conducted,
and shall not be conducted, in violation of any law, ordinance, regulation of
any governmental entity, except for possible violations, the sanctions for which
either individually or in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement
and as required under the 1933 Act or applicable state securities laws, the
Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or
make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency or any
regulatory or self-regulatory agency in order for it to execute, deliver or
perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction
Documents in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. Except as disclosed in
Schedule 3(e), all consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations
which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence shall
be obtained or effected on or prior to the Commencement Date. Except as listed
in Schedule 3(e), since January 1, 2003, the Company has not received nor
delivered any notices or correspondence from or to the Principal Market. The
Principal Market has not commenced any delisting proceedings against the
Company.

         (f) SEC Documents; Financial Statements. Except as disclosed in
Schedule 3(f), since January 1, 2003, the Company has timely filed all reports,
schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with
the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date
hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules
thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter
referred to as the "SEC Documents"). As of their respective dates (except as
they have been correctly amended), the SEC Documents complied in all material
respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of
the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the
SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC (except as they may have
been properly amended), contained any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates (except as they
have been properly amended), the financial statements of the Company included in
the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with
respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the
periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial
statements or the notes thereto or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim
statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or
summary statements) and fairly present in all

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material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof
and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended
(subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit
adjustments). Except as listed in Schedule 3(f), the Company has received no
notices or correspondence from the SEC since January 1, 2003. The SEC has not
commenced any enforcement proceedings against the Company or any of its
subsidiaries.

         (g) Absence of Certain Changes. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(g),
since March 31, 2004, there has been no material adverse change in the business,
properties, operations, financial condition or results of operations of the
Company or its Subsidiaries. The Company has not taken any steps, and does not
currently expect to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to any
Bankruptcy Law nor does the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have any
knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary
bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings.

         (h) Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding,
inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government
agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company,
the Common Stock or any of the Company's Subsidiaries or any of the Company's or
the Company's Subsidiaries' officers or directors in their capacities as such,
which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. A
description of each action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or
by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or
body which, as of the date of this Agreement, is pending or threatened in
writing against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the
Company's Subsidiaries or any of the Company's or the Company's Subsidiaries'
officers or directors in their capacities as such, is set forth in Schedule
3(h).

         (i) Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer's Status. The Company acknowledges
and agrees that the Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of arm's length
purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Buyer
is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any
similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby and any advice given by the Buyer or any of its
representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Buyer's
purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Buyer that the
Company's decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely
on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives and
advisors.

         (j) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its
affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any
form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of
Regulation D under the 1933 Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the
Securities.

          (k) Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries own
or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all material trademarks, trade
names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent
rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental
authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective
businesses as now conducted. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(k), none of the
Company's material trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark
registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions,
licenses, approvals, government authorizations, trade secrets or other
intellectual property rights have expired or terminated, or, by the terms and
conditions thereof, could expire or terminate within two years from the date of
this Agreement. The Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any knowledge of
any infringement by the Company or its Subsidiaries of any material trademark,
trade name

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rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names,
service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other similar rights
of others, or of any such development of similar or identical trade secrets or
technical information by others and, except as set forth on Schedule 3(k), there
is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or to the
Company's knowledge, being threatened against, the Company or its Subsidiaries
regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright,
license, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret
or other infringement, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.

         (l) Environmental Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in
compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws
and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the
environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or
contaminants ("Environmental Laws"), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or
other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct
their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and
conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except where, in each of the
three foregoing clauses, the failure to so comply could not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

         (m) Title. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable
title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all
personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and
defects except such as are described in Schedule 3(m) or such as do not
materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use
made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and any of its
Subsidiaries. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company
and any of its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and
enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere
with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the
Company and its Subsidiaries.

         (n) Insurance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by
insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks
and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and
customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are
engaged. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has been refused any
insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither the Company nor any such
Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its
existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain
similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its
business at a cost that would not materially and adversely affect the condition,
financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business or operations of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

         (o) Regulatory Permits. The Company and its Subsidiaries possess all
material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate
federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their
respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has
received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of
any such certificate, authorization or permit.

         (p) Tax Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or
filed all federal and state income and all other material tax returns, reports
and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and
only to the extent that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside
on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and
unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and
charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such
returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith
and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of
all taxes for

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periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations
apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the
taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no
basis for any such claim.

         (q) Transactions With Affiliates. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(q)
and other than the grant or exercise of stock options disclosed on Schedule
3(c), none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is presently
a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other
than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract,
agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or
by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise
requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the
knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has an interest or is an
officer, director, trustee or partner.

         (r) Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and its board of
directors have taken or will take prior to the Commencement Date all necessary
action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition,
business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights
agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Certificate of
Incorporation or the laws of the state of its incorporation which is or could
become applicable to the Buyer as a result of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company's issuance of the
Securities and the Buyer's ownership of the Securities.

         (s) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor any of its
Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting
on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, in the course of its
actions for, or on behalf of, the Company, used any corporate funds for any
unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating
to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any
foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds;
violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff,
influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic
government official or employee.

         4.       COVENANTS.

         (a) Filing of Registration Statement. The Company shall within twenty
(20) Trading Days from the date hereof file a new registration statement
covering the sale of the Commitment Shares, Signing Shares, Warrant Shares and
at least 16,250,000 Purchase Shares in accordance with the terms of the
Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and the Buyer, dated as of the
date hereof ("Registration Rights Agreement.").

         (b) Blue Sky. The Company shall take such action, if any, as is
reasonably necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to qualify (i) the
initial sale of the Commitment Shares, Signing Shares, Warrant Shares and any
Purchase Shares to the Buyer under this Agreement and (ii) any subsequent resale
of the Commitment Shares, Signing Shares, Warrant Shares and any Purchase Shares
by the Buyer, in each case, under applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of
the states of the United States in such states as is reasonably requested by the
Buyer from time to time, and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken
to the Buyer.

         (c) No Variable Priced Financing. Other than pursuant to this
Agreement, the Company agrees that beginning on the date of this Agreement and
ending on the date of termination of this

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Agreement (as provided in Section 11(k) hereof), neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries shall, without the prior written consent of the Buyer, contract
for any equity financing (including any debt financing with an equity component)
or issue any equity securities of the Company or any Subsidiary or securities
convertible or exchangeable into or for equity securities of the Company or any
Subsidiary (including debt securities with an equity component) which, in any
case (i) are convertible into or exchangeable for an indeterminate number of
shares of common stock, (ii) are convertible into or exchangeable for Common
Stock at a price which varies with the market price of the Common Stock, (iii)
directly or indirectly provide for any "re-set" or adjustment of the purchase
price, conversion rate or exercise price after the issuance of the security, or
(iv) contain any "make-whole" provision based upon, directly or indirectly, the
market price of the Common Stock after the issuance of the security, in each
case, other than reasonable and customary anti-dilution adjustments for issuance
of shares of Common Stock at a price which is below the market price of the
Common Stock.

         (d) Listing. The Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of
the Purchase Shares, Warrant Shares, Signing Shares and Commitment Shares upon
each national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon
which shares of Common Stock are then listed (subject to official notice of
issuance) and shall maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall
be so listed, such listing of all such securities from time to time issuable
under the terms of the Transaction Documents. The Company shall maintain the
Common Stock's authorization for quotation on the Principal Market. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action that would be
reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock
on the Principal Market. The Company shall promptly, and in no event later than
the following Trading Day, provide to the Buyer copies of any notices it
receives from the Principal Market regarding the continued eligibility of the
Common Stock for listing on such automated quotation system or securities
exchange. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with
satisfying its obligations under this Section.

         (e) Limitation on Short Sales and Hedging Transactions. The Buyer
agrees that beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the date of
termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 11(k), the Buyer and its
agents, representatives and affiliates shall not in any manner whatsoever enter
into or effect, directly or indirectly, any (i) "short sale" (as such term is
defined in Rule 3b-3 of the 1934 Act) of the Common Stock or (ii) hedging
transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to the Common
Stock.

         (f) Issuance of Commitment Shares; Limitation on Sales of Commitment
Shares. Immediately upon the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall
issue to the Buyer 510,715 shares of Common Stock (the "InitialCommitment
Shares"). In connection with each purchase of Purchase Shares hereunder, the
Company agrees to issue to the Buyer a number of shares of Common Stock (the
"Additional Commitment Shares" and together with the Initial Commitment Shares,
the "Commitment Shares") equal to the product of (x) 510,715 and (y) the
Purchase Amount Fraction. The "Purchase Amount Fraction" shall mean a fraction,
the numerator of which is the Purchase Amount purchased by the Buyer with
respect to such purchase of Purchase Shares and the denominator of which is Six
Million Dollars ($6,000,000). The Additional Commitment Shares shall be
equitably adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend,
stock split or other similar transaction. The Initial Commitment Shares shall be
issued in certificated form and (subject to Section 5 hereof) shall bear the
following restrictive legend:

    THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
    UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE
    SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND
    MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE,

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    SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
    REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
    1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF
    BUYER'S COUNSEL, IN A CUSTOMARY FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED
    UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS SOLD
    PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT.

           The Buyer agrees that the Buyer shall not transfer or sell the
Commitment Shares until the earlier of 480 Trading Days (24 Monthly Periods)
from the date hereof or the date on which this Agreement has been terminated,
provided, however, that such restrictions shall not apply: (i) in connection
with any transfers to or among affiliates (as defined in the 1934 Act), (ii) in
connection with any pledge in connection with a bona fide loan or margin
account, (iii) in the event that the Commencement does not occur on or before
September 30, 2004, due to the failure of the Company to satisfy the conditions
set forth in Section 7 or (iv) if an Event of Default has occurred, or any event
which, after notice and/or lapse of time, would become an Event of Default,
including any failure by the Company to timely issue Purchase Shares under this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Buyer may transfer Commitment
Shares to a third party in order to settle a sale made by the Buyer where the
Buyer reasonably expects the Company to deliver Purchase Shares to the Buyer
under this Agreement so long as the Buyer maintains ownership of the same
overall number of shares of Common Stock by "replacing" the Commitment Shares so
transferred with Purchase Shares when the Purchase Shares are actually issued by
the Company to the Buyer.

         (g) Due Diligence. The Buyer shall have the right, from time to time as
the Buyer may reasonably deem appropriate, to perform reasonable due diligence
on the Company during normal business hours. The Company and its officers and
employees shall provide information and reasonably cooperate with the Buyer in
connection with any reasonable request by the Buyer related to the Buyer's due
diligence of the Company, including, but not limited to, any such request made
by the Buyer in connection with (i) the filing of the registration statement
described in Section 4(a) hereof and (ii) the Commencement. Each party hereto
agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the other party to any
third party and shall not use the Confidential Information for any purpose other
than in connection with, or in furtherance of, the transactions contemplated
hereby. Each party hereto acknowledges that the Confidential Information shall
remain the property of the disclosing party and agrees that it shall take all
reasonable measures to protect the secrecy of any Confidential Information
disclosed by the other party.

         (h) Participation Rights. For a period of 24 months from the date of
this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Buyer a right to participate in
the purchase of any New Securities (as defined below) that the Company may, from
time to time, propose to issue and sell in connection with any financing
transaction, as follows. Not later than 5 Trading Days prior to the execution of
any definitive documentation relating to the sale of any New Securities to any
person or entity other than the Buyer or an Affiliate of the Buyer (a "New
Person"), the Company shall deliver written notice to Buyer of its intent to
enter into any such transaction, describing the New Person and the type of New
Securities in reasonable detail, and attaching to such notice copies of such
definitive documentation. The Buyer shall have 15 Trading Days after receipt of
such notice to purchase an equal amount of such New Securities or any portion
thereof, at the price and on the terms specified in such notice by giving
written notice to the Company specifying the amount of New Securities to be
purchased by the Buyer. In the event the Company has not sold such New
Securities to the New Person within 10 Trading Days after notice thereof to the
Buyer, the Company shall not thereafter issue or sell any New Securities to any
New Person without first again complying with this Section. "New Securities"
shall mean any shares of

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Common Stock, preferred stock or any other equity securities of the Company or
securities convertible or exchangeable for equity securities of the Company,
provided, however, that New Securities shall not include, (i) shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise of any securities outstanding as of
the date hereof, (ii) shares, options or warrants for Common Stock granted to
officers, directors and employees of the Company pursuant to stock option plans
approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, (iii) shares of Common Stock
or securities convertible or exchangeable for Common Stock issued pursuant to
the acquisition of another company by consolidation, merger, or purchase of all
or substantially all of the assets of such company or (iv) shares of Common
Stock or securities convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock
issued in connection with a strategic transaction involving the Company and
issued to an entity or an affiliate of such entity that is engaged in the same
or substantially related business as the Company. The Buyer rights hereunder
shall not prohibit or limit the Company from selling any New Securities so long
as the Company makes the same offer to the Buyer as provided herein. Otherwise
the Company shall be prohibited from selling any New Securities to any New
Person until it fully complies herewith.

         5.       TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.

         Immediately upon the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall
deliver to the Transfer Agent a letter in the form as set forth as Exhibit E
attached hereto with respect to the issuance of the Initial Commitment Shares
and Initial Purchase Shares. On the Commencement Date, the Company shall cause
any restrictive legend on the Initial Purchase Shares, Initial Commitment Shares
and the shares of Common Stock issued to the Buyer upon signing that certain
Term Sheet between the Buyer and the Company and dated as of May 25, 2004 (the
"Signing Shares") to be removed and all of the Purchase Shares, Warrant Shares
and Additional Commitment Shares, to be issued under this Agreement shall be
issued without any restrictive legend. The Company shall issue irrevocable
instructions to the Transfer Agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, to issue
Purchase Shares in the name of the Buyer for the Purchase Shares (the
"Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions"). The Company warrants to the Buyer
that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions
referred to in this Section 5, will be given by the Company to the Transfer
Agent with respect to the Purchase Shares and that the Commitment Shares,
Warrant Shares, Signing Shares and the Purchase Shares shall otherwise be freely
transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent
provided in this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement subject to the
provisions of Section 4(f) in the case of the Commitment Shares.

         6.       CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO COMMENCE
                  SALES OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.

         The obligation of the Company hereunder to commence sales of the
Purchase Shares is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following
conditions on or before the Commencement Date (the date that sales begin) and
once such conditions have been initially satisfied, there shall not be any
ongoing obligation to satisfy such conditions after the Commencement has
occurred; provided that these conditions are for the Company's sole benefit and
may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing the
Buyer with prior written notice thereof:

         (a) The Buyer shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents and
delivered the same to the Company.

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         (b) Subject to the Company's compliance with Section 4(a), a
registration statement covering the sale of all of the Commitment Shares,
Warrant Shares, Signing Shares and at least 16,250,000 Purchase Shares shall
have been declared effective under the 1933 Act by the SEC and no stop order
with respect to the Registration Statement shall be pending or threatened by the
SEC.

         (c) The representations and warranties of the Buyer shall be true and
correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the
Commencement Date as though made at that time (except for representations and
warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer shall have
performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants,
agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied
or complied with by the Buyer at or prior to the Commencement Date.

         7.       CONDITIONS TO THE BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO COMMENCE
                  PURCHASES OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.

         The obligation of the Buyer to commence purchases of Purchase Shares
under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following
conditions on or before the Commencement Date (the date that sales begin) and
once such conditions have been initially satisfied, there shall not be any
ongoing obligation to satisfy such conditions after the Commencement has
occurred; provided that these conditions are for the Buyer's sole benefit and
may be waived by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion by providing the
Company with prior written notice thereof:

         (a) The Company shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents
and delivered the same to the Buyer.

         (b) The Company shall have issued to the Buyer the Initial Purchase
Shares and Initial Commitment Shares and shall have removed the restrictive
transfer legend from the certificate representing the Initial Commitment Shares,
Initial Purchase Shares and Signing Shares.

         (c) The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on the Principal
Market, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been within the last 365 days
suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market and the Purchase Shares, Warrant
Shares and the Commitment Shares shall be approved for listing upon the
Principal Market.

         (d) The Buyer shall have received the opinions of the Company's legal
counsel dated as of the Commencement Date substantially in the form of EXHIBIT A
attached hereto.

         (e) The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and
correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such
representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section
3 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and
correct without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the
Commencement Date as though made at that time (except for representations and
warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have
performed, satisfied and complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions
required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied
with by the Company at or prior to the Commencement Date. The Buyer shall have
received a certificate, executed by the CEO, President or CFO of the Company,
dated as of the Commencement Date, to the foregoing effect in the form attached
hereto as EXHIBIT B.

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         (f) The Board of Directors of the Company shall have adopted
resolutions in the form attached hereto as EXHIBITS C-1 AND C-2 which shall be
in full force and effect without any amendment or supplement thereto as of the
Commencement Date.

         (g) As of the Commencement Date, the Company shall have reserved out of
its authorized and unissued Common Stock, (A) solely for the purpose of
effecting purchases of Purchase Shares hereunder, at least 16,250,000 shares of
Common Stock, (B) as Additional Commitment Shares in accordance with Section
4(f) hereof, 510,715 shares of Common Stock and (C) as Warrant Shares 937,500
shares of Common Stock.

         (h) The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form acceptable to
the Buyer shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the
Company and the Company's Transfer Agent.

         (i) The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a certificate
evidencing the incorporation and good standing of the Company in the State of
South Carolina issued by the Secretary of State of the State of South Carolina
as of a date within ten (10) Trading Days of the Commencement Date.

         (j) The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a certified copy of
the Certificate of Incorporation as certified by the Secretary of State of the
State of South Carolina within ten (10) Trading Days of the Commencement Date.

         (k) The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a secretary's
certificate executed by the Secretary of the Company, dated as of the
Commencement Date, in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT D.

         (l) A registration statement covering the sale of all of the Commitment
Shares, Warrant Shares, Signing Shares and at least 16,250,000 Purchase Shares
shall have been declared effective under the 1933 Act by the SEC and no stop
order with respect to the registration statement shall be pending or threatened
by the SEC. The Company shall have prepared and delivered to the Buyer a final
form of prospectus to be used by the Buyer in connection with any sales of any
Commitment Shares, Warrant Shares, Signing Shares or any Purchase Shares. The
Company shall have made all filings under all applicable federal and state
securities laws necessary to consummate the issuance of the Commitment Shares,
Warrant Shares, Signing Shares and the Purchase Shares pursuant to this
Agreement in compliance with such laws.

         (m) No Event of Default has occurred, or any event which, after notice
and/or lapse of time, would become an Event of Default has occurred.

         (n) On or prior to the Commencement Date, the Company shall take all
necessary action, if any, and such actions as reasonably requested by the Buyer,
in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business
combination, shareholder rights plan or poison pill (including any distribution
under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the
Certificate of Incorporation or the laws of the state of its incorporation which
is or could become applicable to the Buyer as a result of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company's
issuance of the Securities and the Buyer's ownership of the Securities.

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         (o) The Company shall have provided the Buyer with the information
requested by the Buyer in connection with its due diligence requests made prior
to, or in connection with, the Commencement, in accordance with the terms of
Section 4(g) hereof.

         8.       INDEMNIFICATION.

         In consideration of the Buyer's execution and delivery of the
Transaction Documents and acquiring the Securities hereunder and in addition to
all of the Company's other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the
Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and all of
its affiliates, shareholders, officers, directors, employees and direct or
indirect investors and any of the foregoing person's agents or other
representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the
"Indemnitees") from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits,
claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in
connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to
the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including
reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements (the "Indemnified Liabilities"),
incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a)
any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the
Company in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or
document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant,
agreement or obligation of the Company contained in the Transaction Documents or
any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or
(c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee
and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or
enforcement of the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or
document contemplated hereby or thereby, other than with respect to Indemnified
Liabilities which directly and primarily result from the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of the Indemnitee. To the extent that the foregoing
undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company
shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of
the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.

         9.       EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

         An "Event of Default" shall be deemed to have occurred at any time as
any of the following events occurs:

         (a) while any registration statement is required to be maintained
effective pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the
effectiveness of such registration statement lapses for any reason (including,
without limitation, the issuance of a stop order) or is unavailable to the Buyer
for sale of all of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement) in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights
Agreement, and such lapse or unavailability continues for a period of ten (10)
consecutive Trading Days or for more than an aggregate of thirty (30) Trading
Days in any 365-day period;

         (b) the suspension from trading or failure of the Common Stock to be
listed on the Principal Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Trading
Days;

         (c) the delisting of the Company's Common Stock from the Principal
Market, provided, however, that the Common Stock is not immediately thereafter
trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market, or the American Stock Exchange;

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         (d) the failure for any reason by the Transfer Agent to issue Purchase
Shares to the Buyer within five (5) Trading Days after the applicable Purchase
Date which the Buyer is entitled to receive;

         (e) the Company breaches any representation, warranty, covenant or
other term or condition under any Transaction Document if such breach could have
a Material Adverse Effect and except, in the case of a breach of a covenant
which is reasonably curable, only if such breach continues for a period of at
least ten (10) Trading Days;

         (f) any payment default under any contract whatsoever or any
acceleration prior to maturity of any mortgage, indenture, contract or
instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or
evidenced any indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or for money
borrowed the repayment of which is guaranteed by the Company, whether such
indebtedness or guarantee now exists or shall be created hereafter, which, with
respect to any such payment default or acceleration prior to maturity, is in
excess of $1,000,000;

         (g) if any Person commences a proceeding against the Company pursuant
to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law;

         (h) if the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy
Law; (A) commences a voluntary case, (B) consents to the entry of an order for
relief against it in an involuntary case, (C) consents to the appointment of a
Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property, (D) makes a
general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (E) becomes insolvent, or
(F) is generally unable to pay its debts as the same become due; or

         (i) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under
any Bankruptcy Law that (A) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary
case, (B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of
its property, or (C) orders the liquidation of the Company or any Subsidiary.

In addition to any other rights and remedies under applicable law and this
Agreement, including the Buyer termination rights under Section 11(k) hereof, so
long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or if any event
which, after notice and/or lapse of time, would become an Event of Default, has
occurred and is continuing, or so long as the Purchase Price is below the
Purchase Price Floor, the Buyer shall not be obligated to purchase any shares of
Common Stock under this Agreement. If pursuant to or within the meaning of any
Bankruptcy Law, the Company commences a voluntary case or any Person commences a
proceeding against the Company, a Custodian is appointed for the Company or for
all or substantially all of its property, or the Company makes a general
assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (any of which would be an Event of
Default as described in Sections 9(g), 9(h) and 9(i) hereof) this Agreement
shall automatically terminate without any liability or payment to the Company
without further action or notice by any Person. No such termination of this
Agreement under Section 11(k)(i) shall affect the Company's or the Buyer's
obligations under this Agreement with respect to pending purchases and the
Company and the Buyer shall complete their respective obligations with respect
to any pending purchases under this Agreement.

         10.      CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS.

         For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:

         (a) "1933 Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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         (b) "Available Amount" means initially Six Million Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($6,250,000) in the aggregate which amount shall be reduced by
the Purchase Amount each time the Buyer purchases shares of Common Stock
pursuant to Section 1 hereof.

         (c) "Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal
or state law for the relief of debtors.

         (d) "Closing Sale Price" means, for any security as of any date, the
last closing trade price for such security on the Principal Market as reported
by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities
exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing trade price of
such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such
security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg.

         (e) "Confidential Information" means any information disclosed by
either party to the other party, either directly or indirectly, in writing,
orally or by inspection of tangible objects (including, without limitation,
documents, prototypes, samples, plant and equipment), which is designated as
"Confidential," "Proprietary" or some similar designation. Information
communicated orally shall be considered Confidential Information if such
information is confirmed in writing as being Confidential Information within ten
(10) business days after the initial disclosure. Confidential Information may
also include information disclosed to a disclosing party by third parties.
Confidential Information shall not, however, include any information which (i)
was publicly known and made generally available in the public domain prior to
the time of disclosure by the disclosing party; (ii) becomes publicly known and
made generally available after disclosure by the disclosing party to the
receiving party through no action or inaction of the receiving party; (iii) is
already in the possession of the receiving party at the time of disclosure by
the disclosing party as shown by the receiving party's files and records
immediately prior to the time of disclosure; (iv) is obtained by the receiving
party from a third party without a breach of such third party's obligations of
confidentiality; (v) is independently developed by the receiving party without
use of or reference to the disclosing party's Confidential Information, as shown
by documents and other competent evidence in the receiving party's possession;
or (vi) is required by law to be disclosed by the receiving party, provided that
the receiving party gives the disclosing party prompt written notice of such
requirement prior to such disclosure and assistance in obtaining an order
protecting the information from public disclosure.

         (f) "Custodian" means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or
similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

         (g) "Floor Price" means initially $0.35, which amount may be increased
or decreased from time to time as provided below, except that in no case shall
the Floor Price be less than $0.20. The Company may at any time give written
notice (a "Floor Price Change Notice") to the Buyer increasing or decreasing the
Floor Price. The Floor Price Change Notice shall be effective only for purchases
that have a Purchase Date later than one (1) Trading Day after receipt of the
Floor Price Change Notice by the Buyer. Any purchase by the Buyer that has a
Purchase Date on or prior to the first Trading Day after receipt of a Floor
Price Change Notice from the Company must be honored by the Company as otherwise
provided herein. The Floor Price shall be appropriately adjusted for any
reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other
similar transaction.

         (h) "Maturity Date" means the date that is 480 Trading Days (24 Monthly
Periods) from the Commencement Date.

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         (i) "Monthly Period" means each successive 20 Trading Day period
commencing with the Commencement Date.

         (j) "Person" means an individual or entity including any limited
liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an
unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency
thereof.

         (k) "Principal Market" means the Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board; provided
however, that in the event the Company's Common Stock is ever listed or traded
on the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the New York Stock
Exchange or the American Stock Exchange, than the "Principal Market" shall mean
such other market or exchange on which the Company's Common Stock is then listed
or traded.

         (l) "Purchase Amount" means the portion of the Available Amount to be
purchased by the Buyer pursuant to Section 1 hereof.

         (m) "Purchase Date" means the actual date that the Buyer is to buy
Purchase Shares pursuant to Section 1 hereof.

         (n) "Purchase Price" means, as of any date of determination the lower
of the (A) the lowest Sale Price of the Common Stock on such date of
determination and (B) the arithmetic average of the three (3) lowest Closing
Sale Prices for the Common Stock during the twelve (12) consecutive Trading Days
ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding such date of determination (to
be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash
dividend, stock split or other similar transaction).

         (o) "Sale Price" means, for any security as of any date, any trade
price for such security on the Principal Market as reported by Bloomberg, or, if
the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market
for such security, the trade price of such security on the principal securities
exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported
by Bloomberg.

         (p) "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

         (q) "Transfer Agent" means the transfer agent of the Company as set
forth in Section 11(f) hereof or such other person who is then serving as the
transfer agent for the Company in respect of the Common Stock.

         (r) "Trading Day" means any day on which the Principal Market is open
for customary trading.

         11.      MISCELLANEOUS.

         (a) Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. The corporate laws of the
State of South Carolina shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights
of the Company and its shareholders. All other questions concerning the
construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents shall be governed by the internal laws of the State
of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law
provision or rule (whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdictions)
that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the
State of Illinois. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state

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and federal courts sitting in the City of Chicago, for the adjudication of any
dispute hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents or in connection
herewith or therewith, or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed
herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit,
action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought
in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is
improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under
this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient
service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed
to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.
EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO
REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

         (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same
agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each
party and delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile signature
shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory
thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original, not
a facsimile signature.

         (c) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of
reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this
Agreement.

         (d) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in
that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this
Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

         (e) Entire Agreement; Amendments. With the exception of the Mutual
Nondisclosure Agreement between the parties dated as of May 15, 2004, this
Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the
Buyer, the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with
respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement, the other
Transaction Documents and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire
understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and
therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the
Company nor the Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or
undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be
amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the
Buyer, and no provision hereof may be waived other than by an instrument in
writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.

         (f) Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications
required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in
writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when
delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided
confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and
kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Trading Day after deposit with
a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly
addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers
for such communications shall be:

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         If to the Company:
                  Integrated Business Systems and Services, Inc.
                  1601 Shop Road, Suite E
                  Columbia, South Carolina 29201
                  Telephone:        803-736-5595
                  Facsimile:        803-736-7735
                  Attention:        Chief Financial Officer

         With a copy to:
                  Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein
                  401 S. Tryon Street, Suite 3000
                  Charlotte, NC 28202
                  Telephone:        704-335-9020
                  Facsimile:        704-335-4485
                  Attention:        Doug Harmon

         If to the Buyer:
                  Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC
                  222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 9-112
                  Chicago, IL 60654
                  Telephone:        312-644-6644
                  Facsimile:        312-644-6244
                  Attention:        Steven G. Martin

         If to the Transfer Agent:
                  Pacific Corporate Trust Company
                  625 Howe Street, 10th Floor
                  Vancouver, BC
                  V6C 3B8
                  Telephone:        604-689-9853 ext. 248
                  Facsimile:        604-689-8144
                  Attention:        Deena Kouwenhoven

or at such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such
other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to
each other party three (3) Trading Days prior to the effectiveness of such
change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such
notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or
electronically generated by the sender's facsimile machine containing the time,
date, and recipient facsimile number or (C) provided by a nationally recognized
overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service,
receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery
service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

         (g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of the Buyer, including by merger or
consolidation. The Buyer may not assign its rights or obligations under this
Agreement.

         (h) No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and
assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced
by, any other person.

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         (i) Publicity. The Buyer shall have the right to approve before
issuance any press releases or any other public disclosure (including any
filings with the SEC) with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby;
provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior
approval of the Buyer, to make any press release or other public disclosure
(including any filings with the SEC) with respect to such transactions as is
required by applicable law and regulations (although the Buyer shall be
consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release or other
public disclosure prior to its release and shall be provided with a copy
thereof).

         (j) Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be
done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and
deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as
the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.

         (k) Termination. This Agreement may be terminated only as follows:

                  (i) By the Buyer any time an Event of Default exists without
         any liability or payment to the Company. However, if pursuant to or
         within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, the Company commences a
         voluntary case or any Person commences a proceeding against the
         Company, a Custodian is appointed for the Company or for all or
         substantially all of its property, or the Company makes a general
         assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (any of which would be an
         Event of Default as described in Sections 9(g), 9(h) and 9(i) hereof)
         this Agreement shall automatically terminate without any liability or
         payment to the Company without further action or notice by any Person.
         No such termination of this Agreement under this Section 11(k)(i) shall
         affect the Company's or the Buyer's obligations under this Agreement
         with respect to pending purchases and the Company and the Buyer shall
         complete their respective obligations with respect to any pending
         purchases under this Agreement.

                  (ii) Intentionally Omitted.

                  (iii) In the event that the Commencement shall not have
         occurred on or before September 30, 2004, due to the failure to satisfy
         the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above with respect to the
         Commencement (and the nonbreaching party's failure to waive such
         unsatisfied condition(s)), the nonbreaching party shall have the option
         to terminate this Agreement at the close of business on such date or
         thereafter without liability of any party to any other party.

                  (iv) If by the Maturity Date (including any extension thereof
         by the Company pursuant to Section 10(g) hereof), for any reason or for
         no reason the full Available Amount under this Agreement has not been
         purchased as provided for in Section 1 of this Agreement, by the Buyer
         without any liability or payment to the Company.

                  (v) At any time after the Commencement Date, the Company shall
         have the option to terminate this Agreement for any reason or for no
         reason by delivering notice (a "Company Termination Notice") to the
         Buyer electing to terminate this Agreement without any liability or
         payment to the Buyer. The Company Termination Notice shall not be
         effective until one (1) Trading Day after it has been received by the
         Buyer.

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                  (vi) This Agreement shall automatically terminate on the date
         that the Company sells and the Buyer purchases the full Available
         Amount as provided herein, without any action or notice on the part of
         any party.

Except as set forth in Sections 11(k)(i) (in respect of an Event of Default
under Sections 9(g), 9(h) and 9(i)) and 11(k)(vi), any termination of this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 11(k) shall be effected by written notice
from the Company to the Buyer, or the Buyer to the Company, as the case may be,
setting forth the basis for the termination hereof. The representations and
warranties of the Company and the Buyer contained in Sections 2 and 3 hereof,
the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 8 hereof and the agreements
and covenants set forth in Section 11, shall survive the Commencement and any
termination of this Agreement. No termination of this Agreement shall affect the
Company's or the Buyer's obligations under this Agreement with respect to
pending purchases and the Company and the Buyer shall complete their respective
obligations with respect to any pending purchases under this Agreement.

         (l) No Financial Advisor, Placement Agent, Broker or Finder. The
Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that it has not engaged any
financial advisor, placement agent, broker or finder in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby. The Buyer represents and warrants to the
Company that it has not engaged any financial advisor, placement agent, broker
or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company
shall be responsible for the payment of any fees or commissions, if any, of any
financial advisor, placement agent, broker or finder relating to or arising out
of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall pay, and hold the
Buyer harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without
limitation, attorneys' fees and out of pocket expenses) arising in connection
with any such claim.

         (m) No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be
deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent,
and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

         (n) Remedies, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The
Buyer's remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and in addition
to all other remedies available to the Buyer under this Agreement, at law or in
equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive
relief), no remedy of the Buyer contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of
compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy and nothing herein
shall limit the Buyer's right to pursue actual damages for any failure by the
Company to comply with the terms of this Agreement. The Company acknowledges
that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to
the Buyer and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The
Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened
breach, the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available
remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of
showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

         (o) Changes to the Terms of this Agreement. This Agreement and any
provision hereof may only be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the
Company and the Buyer. The term "Agreement" and all reference thereto, as used
throughout this instrument, shall mean this instrument as originally executed,
or if later amended or supplemented, then as so amended or supplemented.

         (p) Enforcement Costs. If: (i) this Agreement is placed by the Buyer in
the hands of an attorney for enforcement or is enforced by the Buyer through any
legal proceeding; or (ii) an attorney is retained to represent the Buyer in any
bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceedings affecting
creditors' rights and involving a claim under this Agreement; or (iii) an
attorney is retained to

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represent the Buyer in any other proceedings whatsoever in connection with this
Agreement, then the Company shall pay to the Buyer, as incurred by the Buyer,
all reasonable costs and expenses including attorneys' fees incurred in
connection therewith, in addition to all other amounts due hereunder.

         (q) Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay in the
exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or
privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right,
power or privilege.

                                    * * * * *

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyer and the Company have caused this Common
Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

                                     THE COMPANY:

                                     INTEGRATED BUSINESS SYSTEMS
                                     AND SERVICES, INC.

                                     By: /s/ George E. Mendenhall
                                         -------------------------
                                     Name:   George E. Mendenhall
                                     Title:  Chief Executive Officer

                                     BUYER:

                                     FUSION CAPITAL FUND II, LLC
                                     BY: FUSION CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
                                     BY: ROCKLEDGE CAPITAL CORPORATION

                                     By: /s/ Josh Scheinfeld
                                     Name: Josh Scheinfeld
                                     Title: President

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