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Stock Purchase Agreement with The AES Corporation

    
      
        
          
            EXHIBIT
              10.1

            

            ALTAIR
              NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC.

            STOCK
              PURCHASE AGREEMENT

            

            THIS
              STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
              is
              made and entered into on March 2, 2007 by and between Altair Nanotechnologies
              Inc., a Canadian corporation (the “Company”),
              and
              The AES Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Investor”).
              In
              consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, and other good
              and
              valuable consideration, the Company and Investor hereby agree as
              follows:

             

            1.  Purchase
              of Shares.

             

            1.1 Sale
              and Issuance of Shares.
              Subject
              to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the date hereof,
              the Investor
              shall purchase, and the Company shall sell and issue to the Investor,
              at the
              Closing (as defined below), that number of common shares of the Company
              equal to
              the result of the Purchase Price (as defined below) divided by the
              closing price
              for one common share of the Company as listed on the NASDAQ National
              Market
              System on the trading day immediately preceding the date hereof, rounded
              up to
              the nearest whole share (the “Shares”).
              The
              purchase price for the Shares shall be $3,000,000 (the “Purchase
              Price”).
              The
              Purchase Price shall be paid to the Company in cash via wire transfer
              to the
              account designated by the Company on Exhibit A attached hereto.

             

            1.2 Closing.
              The
              closing (the “Closing”)
              of the
              purchase and sale of the Shares shall take place on the date hereof,
              concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and
              shall be
              deemed to have occurred at the offices of the Company at 204 Edison
              Way, Reno,
              Nevada 89502. At the Closing, Investor shall wire transfer the Purchase
              Price to
              the Company as contemplated by the last sentence of Section 1.1 of
              this
              Agreement. Upon receipt of the Purchase Price, the Company shall cause
              a
              certificate representing the Shares, issued in the name of the Investor,
              to be
              delivered, via express courier to Investor, signature required, at
              the address
              for Investor set forth on the signature page hereof (or such other
              address as
              Investor may designate in writing), which Shares shall be deemed to
              be delivered
              upon actual receipt by Investor. At the Closing, the Company shall
              cause its
              stock transfer records to indicate that the Investor is the record
              owner of the
              Shares.

             

            2.  Representations
              and Warranties of the Company.
              The
              Company hereby represents and warrants to the Investor as of the date
              of this
              Agreement (or, if a different date is stated in such representation
              and warranty
              as of such date) as follows:

             

            2.1 Due
              Authorization.
              All
              corporate action on the part of the Company necessary for the authorization,
              execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of all obligations
              of
              the Company hereunder, and the authorization, issuance and delivery
              of the
              Shares has been taken, and no further consent or authorization of the
              Company's
              board of directors or its stockholders is required, and this Agreement
              constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company,
              enforceable
              in accordance with its respective terms subject to applicable bankruptcy,
              insolvency, and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights, and rules of law
              governing general principles of equity.

             

            2.2 Corporate
              Organization and Other Related Matters.
              The
              Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
              standing
              under the Canada Business Corporation Act and any other applicable
              laws of the
              jurisdiction of its incorporation. The Company has full corporate power
              and
              authority to carry on its business as such business is now being conducted
              and
              to own, lease and operate the properties and assets it now owns, leases
              and
              operates. The Company is duly qualified to transact business and is
              in good
              standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would
              have a
              material adverse effect on its business or properties. The Company
              has full
              corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to issue
              the Shares
              and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
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            2.3 Governmental
              Consents.
              No
              consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification,
              designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local
              governmental authority on the part of the Company is required in connection
              with
              the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
              except for
              filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
              Act”),
              the
              Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and state
              securities laws to be filed after Closing, all of which shall be made
              on a
              timely basis. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties
              made
              by the Investor in this Agreement, the offer and sale of the Shares
              to the
              Investor pursuant to this Agreement is exempt from the registration
              requirements
              set forth in Section 5 of the Securities Act. 

             

            2.4 Valid
              Issuance of Shares.
              When
              issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, the
              Shares will
              be duly and validly issued, fully-paid and nonassessable. 

             

            2.5 Litigation;
              Non-Contravention.
              There
              is no claim, suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or,
              to the
              knowledge of the Company, threatened that questions, or is reasonably
              likely to
              effect, the validity of this Agreement or the right of the Company
              to enter into
              this Agreement. Except as disclosed in the Company Information (as
              defined
              below), there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened,
              claims, suits, actions, proceedings or investigations that would reasonable
              be
              expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a material
              adverse
              effect on the business, properties, prospects or financial condition
              of the
              Company or prevent, delay or impair the consummation of the transactions
              contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this
              Agreement
              does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
              this
              Agreement will not, violate, conflict with (except where a written
              waiver has
              been obtained), result in a breach of, constitute a default (with or
              without
              notice or lapse of time or both) under, result in a right of termination
              or
              cancellation or the acceleration of any obligation or the loss of a
              material
              benefit under, or create any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance
              upon
              any of the property or assets of the Company under (A) the certificate
              of
              incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents) of the
              Company or
              any of its subsidiaries, (B) any decree, judgment, order, law, treaty,
              rule,
              regulation or determination of any court, governmental agency or body
              or
              arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries
              or
              any of their respective properties or assets, (C) the terms of any
              bond,
              debenture, indenture, credit agreement, note or any other evidence
              of
              indebtedness or any stock option or similar plan, lease mortgage, deed
              of trust
              or other instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries
              is a party,
              by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which
              any of the
              property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject,
              (D) the
              terms of any "lock-up" or similar provisions of any underwriting or
              similar
              agreement to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party,
              or (E) any
              rule or regulation of the NASDAQ Stock Market applicable to the Company.
              The
              Company is, and has been during all time periods covered by the Company
              Information (as defined below), in compliance in all material respects
              with all
              applicable laws and the applicable listing and corporate governance
              rules and
              regulations of the NASDAQ Stock Market. 

            
              
                
                

              

              
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            2.6 Company
              Information.
              The
              Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005,
              each
              report, registration statement, definitive proxy statement and document
              filed
              with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) by the
              Company pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange
              Act
              since December 31, 2005 and any other written information provided
              by the
              Company to Investor in writing is collectively referred to as the "Company
              Information".
              With
              respect to Company Information that has been filed with the Commission,
              as of
              the date of filing with the Commission, such Company Information did
              not contain
              any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
              fact
              required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
              made
              therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
              not
              misleading. With respect to Company Information that has not been filed
              with the
              Commission, as of the date hereof, such Company Information does not
              contain any
              untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
              required to
              be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made
              therein, in
              light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
              The
              audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited interim financial
              statements of the Company included in or incorporated by reference
              into the
              Company Information (including the related notes and schedules) (the
              "Company
              Financial Statements")
              have
              been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
              principles
              ("GAAP")
              consistently applied during the period involved and fairly present,
              and if filed
              after the date hereof will fairly present, in accordance with GAAP,
              the
              consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries
              as of the
              dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the
              periods then
              ended. Except as indicated in the Company Financial Statements, as
              of the date
              hereof, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any liabilities
              or
              obligations of any nature that would be required by GAAP to be reflected
              on a
              consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries. 

             

            3.  Representations
              and Warranties of the Investor.
              The
              Investor hereby represents and warrants to the Company that:

             

            3.1 Due
              Authorization.
              All
              corporate action on the part of the Investor necessary for the authorization,
              execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of all
              obligations
              of the Investor hereunder has been taken or will be taken prior to
              Closing, and
              this Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation
              of the
              Investor, enforceable in accordance with its respective terms subject
              to
              applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting
              creditors’
rights, and general principles of equity.

             

            3.2 Corporate
              Organization and Other Related Matters.
              The
              Investor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
              standing
              under the laws of Delaware, and has its principal place of business
              in the state
              set forth below the Investor’s name on the signature page hereof. The Investor
              has full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement
              and to
              consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

             

            3.3 Representations
              Not Made by Company.
              The
              Investor represents and affirms that none of the following information
              has ever
              been represented, guaranteed or warranted to the Investor, expressly
              or by
              implication, by any person: (i) the approximate or exact length of
              time that the
              Investor will be required to remain a security holder of the Company;
              (ii) the
              percentage of profit and/or amount of or type of consideration, profit
              or loss
              to be realized, if any, as a result of an investment in the Company;
              or (iii)
              the possibility that the past performance or experience on the part
              of the
              Company or any affiliate, or any officer, director, employee or agent
              of the
              foregoing, might in any way indicate or predict the results of ownership
              of any
              Share or the potential success of the Company's operations.

            
              
                
                

              

              
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            3.4 Purchase
              for Own Account.
              The
              Investor is the sole and true party in interest, is acquiring the Shares
              for its
              own account for investment, is not purchasing the Shares for the benefit
              of any
              other person, and has no present intention of holding or managing the
              Shares
              with others or of selling, distributing or otherwise disposing of any
              portion of
              the Shares. The offer and sale of the Shares to the Purchaser was not
              made in
              Canada; the Investor is not subject to the securities laws of any province
              or
              territory of Canada, and the Investor is not purchasing the Shares
              for the
              account or benefit of any resident of any province or territory of
              Canada.

             

            3.5 Disclosure
              and Review of Information.
              The
              Investor acknowledges and represents that it has had access to and
              has been
              given an opportunity to review all Company Information that has been
              filed with
              the Commission prior to the date hereof through the Commission’s EDGAR filing
              system and has been given a reasonable opportunity to review all documents,
              books and records of the Company pertaining to this investment, and
              has been
              supplied with all additional information concerning the Company and
              the Shares
              that has been requested by the Investor. The Investor has had a reasonable
              opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company
              or its
              representatives concerning this investment, and that all such questions
              have
              been answered to the full satisfaction of the Investor. The Investor
              has
              received, and acknowledges that it is receiving, no representations,
              written or
              oral, from the Company or its officers, directors, employees, attorneys
              or
              agents other than those contained in this Agreement and the Company
              Information.
              In making its decision to purchase the Shares, the Investor has relied
              solely
              upon its review of the Company Information, this Agreement, and independent
              investigations made by it or its representatives without assistance
              of the
              Company. 

             

            3.6 Speculative
              Investment.
              The
              Investor understands that (i) it must bear the economic risk of the
              investment
              in the Shares for an indefinite period of time because the Shares have
              not been
              registered under the Securities Act or qualified under the Securities
              Act or the
              securities laws of any other jurisdiction and (ii) its investment in
              the Company
              represented by the Shares is highly speculative in nature and is subject
              to a
              high degree of risk of loss in whole or in part. The Investor has adequate
              means
              of providing for its current needs and possible contingencies, and
              is able to
              bear the high degree of economic risk of this investment, including,
              but not
              limited to, the possibility of the complete loss of the Investor’s entire
              investment and the limited transferability of the Shares, which may
              make the
              liquidation of this investment impossible for the indefinite
              future.

             

            3.7 Accredited
              Investor Status.
              The
              Investor is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)
              promulgated under the Securities Act. 

             

            3.8 Investment
              Experience.
              The
              Investor has experience as an investor in securities and acknowledges
              that it
              can bear the economic risk of its investment in the Shares. By reason
              of the
              Investor’s business or financial experience or the business or financial
              experience of its professional advisors who are unaffiliated with and
              who are
              not compensated by the Company or any affiliate or selling agent of
              the Company,
              directly or indirectly, the Investor has the capacity to protect its
              own
              interests in connection with its purchase of the Shares. The Investor
              has the
              financial capacity to bear the risk of this investment and has received
              from the
              Company all information it has requested and considers necessary or
              appropriate
              for deciding whether to purchase the Shares. The Investor has not been
              organized
              solely for the purpose of acquiring the Shares. 

            
              
                
                

              

              
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            3.9 Restricted
              Shares.
              The
              Investor understands that the Shares are and will be “restricted securities”
under the Securities Act inasmuch as they are being acquired from the
              Company in
              a transaction not involving a public offering, and that, under the
              Securities
              Act and applicable regulations thereunder, such Shares may be resold
              without
              registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances.
              In
              this connection, the Investor represents that it is familiar with Rule
              144
              promulgated under the Securities Act, as presently in effect, and understands
              the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act. 

             

            3.10 Legends.
              The
              Investor understands that the certificates evidencing the 

             

            Shares
              will bear the legend set forth below. 

             

            THESE
              SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
              AMENDED, OR
              QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND HAVE BEEN TAKEN
              FOR
              INVESTMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO OR FOR SALE IN CONNECTION
              WITH
              ANY DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. THESE SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE
              TRANSFERRED
              UNLESS A REGISTRATION STAEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
              AMENDED, IS
              IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SHARES OR THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN
              OPINION IN
              FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY PROVIDING THAT AN EXEMPTION
              FROM
              THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
              IS
              AVAILABLE. 

             

            The
              legend set forth above shall be removed by the Company from any certificate
              evidencing any of the Shares only (i) upon receipt by the Company of
              an opinion
              in form and substance satisfactory to the Company that the Shares are
              eligible
              for resale pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act,
              or (ii)
              upon confirmation that a registration statement under the Securities
              Act is at
              that time in effect with respect to the legended Share and that such
              transfer
              will not jeopardize the exemption or exemptions from registration pursuant
              to
              which the respective Share was issued.

             

            3.11 Indemnification.
              The
              Investor acknowledges that it understands the meaning and legal consequences
              of
              the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 hereof and
              that the
              Company and the officers, directors, employees and agents of the Company
              have
              relied and will rely upon such representations and warranties. The
              Investor
              hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each of
              its
              respective officers, directors, employees and agents from and against
              any and
              all loss, claim, damage, liability, cost or expense (including attorney's
              fees),
              joint or several, to which any such person may become subject due to
              or arising
              out of: (i) any material breach by the Investor of any such representation
              or
              warranty; (ii) any material inaccuracy in the representations and warranties
              hereinabove set forth; (iii) the disposition of any of the Shares by
              the
              Investor contrary to the foregoing representations and warranties;
              and (iv) any
              action, suit, proceeding, demand, assessment or judgment incident to
              or based
              upon any of the matters so indemnified against. Notwithstanding the
              foregoing,
              however, no representation, warranty, acknowledgement or agreement
              made herein
              by the Investor shall in any manner be deemed to constitute a waiver
              of any
              rights granted to it under federal or state securities laws or pursuant
              to this
              Agreement, including registration rights contemplated by Section 4
              hereof.

            
              
                
                

              

              
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            4.  Registration
              Rights.
              

             

            4.1 Company’s
              Obligations.
              The
              Company covenants and agrees that: (a) (subject to the provisions of
              this
              Section 4), within 30 days from the Closing, it will prepare and file
              with the
              Commission a registration statement on Form S-3 (or if such form is
              not
              available, a Form S-1) (the “Registration Statement”) covering all of the Shares
              (the “Registrable Securities”) for a secondary or resale offering to be made on
              a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Company will use its commercially
              reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared
              effective
              under the Act within 120 days of the Closing and to keep the Registration
              Statement continuously effective until the earlier of (i) such time
              that all of
              the Registrable Securities have been sold or (ii) the date when the
              Registrable
              Securities are eligible for resale pursuant to paragraph (k) of Rule
              144
              promulgated under the Act. In addition, the Company shall timely supplement
              and
              amend the Registration Statement if required by the rules, regulations
              or
              instructions applicable to the registration form used for the Registration
              Statement or if required by the Securities Act. If (i) at any time
              when a
              prospectus relating to Registrable Securities is required to be made
              available
              under the Securities Act, the Company discovers that, or any event
              occurs as a
              result of which, the prospectus (including any supplement thereto)
              included in
              the Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement
              of a
              material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated
              therein
              or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
              under which they were made, not misleading, or (ii) the Commission
              issues any
              stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
              or
              proceedings are initiated or threatened for that purpose, then the
              Company shall
              promptly deliver a written notice to such effect to the Investor, and
              the
              Investor shall immediately upon receipt of such notice discontinue
              its
              disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration
              Statement
              until the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated
              by the
              immediately following sentence is made available and, if so directed
              by the
              Company, shall deliver to the Company (at the Company's expense), if
              applicable,
              all copies, other than permanent file copies, then in the Investor's
              possession
              of the prospectus or prospectus supplement relating to such Registrable
              Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. As promptly
              as
              practicable following the event or discovery referred to in clause
              (i) of the
              immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall prepare and make
              available to
              Investor the amendment or supplement of such prospectus so that, as
              thereafter
              made available to purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus
              shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
              state a
              material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
              statements
              therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
              not
              misleading. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section
              4 if the
              filing or maintenance of the Registration Statement would require the
              Company to
              make a disclosure that would, in the good faith, reasonable judgment
              of the
              Company's Board of Directors, have a material adverse effect on the
              business,
              operations, properties, prospects or financial condition of the Company
              or on
              pending or imminent transactions, the Company shall have the right,
              upon
              delivery to the Investor of a certificate executed by the Company's
              chief
              executive officer certifying the Board of Directors' finding (a "Blackout
              Notice")
              to
              delay the filing (but not the preparation) of the Registration Statement
              or of
              any amendment or supplement thereto, to suspend its obligation to maintain
              the
              effectiveness of the Registration Statement and to suspend the use
              of any
              prospectus or prospectus supplement in connection with the Registration
              Statement, in each case for a reasonable amount of time not to exceed
              thirty
              (30) days (the "Blackout
              Period")
              within
              the ninety (90) day period beginning on the first day of a Blackout
              Period;
              provided, however, that the Company shall not deliver a Blackout Notice
              more
              than twice in any 365-day period; and provided, further that any Blackout
              Period
              shall only be effective when and for so long as other holders, if any,
              of
              registration rights with respect to the Company's securities are restricted
              from
              exercising their registration rights to the same or greater extent
              as the
              Investor. Investor agrees that upon receipt of a Blackout Notice, it
              shall
              immediately cease all efforts to dispose of Registrable Securities
              pursuant to
              the Registration Statement until such time as the Company shall notify
              it of the
              end of such restrictions or, if earlier, the expiration of the Blackout
              Period.

            
              
                
                

              

              
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            4.2 Investor’s
              Obligations.
              The
              Company’s obligations under Section 4 are conditioned upon Investor providing
              any information regarding the Investor reasonably requested by the
              Company in
              order for Company to complete the Registration Statement.

             

            4.3 Indemnity.
              With
              respect to any offering and sale pursuant to the Registration Statement,
              the
              Company agrees to indemnify and hold Investor, each Person who "controls"
              Investor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, and
              any
              directors and officers of the foregoing, harmless against any and all
              losses,
              claims, damages or liabilities (including reasonable legal fees and
              other
              reasonable expenses incurred in the investigation and defense thereof)
              to which
              they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act or
              otherwise
              (collectively, "Losses"),
              insofar as any such Losses shall arise out of or shall be based upon
              (i) any
              untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
              in the
              Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or
              any
              prospectus relating to the Registration Statement, or the omission
              or alleged
              omission to state in any of the foregoing a material fact required
              to be stated
              therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading,
              (ii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities
              Act,
              the Exchange Act, any applicable state securities law or any rule or
              regulation
              promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any applicable
              state
              securities law; provided, however, that the indemnification contained
              in this
              Section 4.3 shall not apply to such Losses which shall arise out of
              or shall be
              based upon any such untrue statement, or any such omission or alleged
              omission,
              which shall have been made in reliance upon and in conformity with
              information
              furnished in writing to the Company by Investor specifically for use
              in
              connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or prospectus
              contained in the Registration Statement or any such amendment or supplement
              thereto.

             

            4.4 Exchange
              Act Reports.
              With a
              view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144 and
              any other
              rule or regulation of the Commission that may permit the Investor to
              sell
              securities of the Company to the public without registration, the Company
              agrees
              to use its reasonable best efforts until such time as all of the Registrable
              Securities have been sold under the Registration Statement or are eligible
              for
              re-sale under subsection (k) of Rule 144, to (a) make and keep public
              information available, as those terms are understood and defined in
              Rule 144, at
              all times, and take all action as may be required as a condition to
              the
              availability of Rule 144, (b) file with the Commission in a timely
              manner all
              reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities
              Act and
              the Exchange Act, and (c) facilitate and expedite transfers of Registrable
              Shares sold pursuant to Rule 144, including providing timely notice
              to the
              Company's transfer agent to expedite such transfer.

             

            4.5 Other
              Agreements.
              The
              Company shall not grant, and represents that it has not granted, any
              other
              person or entity rights to register securities of the Company on terms
              that
              would be reasonably likely to restrict the ability of the Company to
              fully
              perform is obligations to the Investor in connection with the registration
              rights contemplated by this Section 4. The Company shall not amend
              any
              registration rights agreement with any other person or entity nor shall
              the
              Company waive any provision under any registration rights agreement
              that it
              would be entitled to waive thereunder if such waiver would be reasonably
              likely
              to adversely affect the registration rights contemplated by this Section
              4.

             

            5.  Confidentiality.
              The
              Investor acknowledges that it has signed, and continues to be bound
              by, a
              confidentiality agreement with the Company which, among other things,
              prohibits
              trading in securities of the Company at any time Investor possesses
              material
              nonpublic information with respect to the Company. 

            
              
                
                

              

              
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            6.  Miscellaneous.

             

            6.1 Entire
              Agreement.
              This
              Agreement, together with its exhibits and schedules, constitute the
              entire
              contract between the Company and the Investor relative to the purchase
              and sale
              of the Shares and supersede any and all prior or contemporaneous oral
              or written
              agreements, understandings and discussions with respect thereto.

             

            6.2 Expenses.
              Each of
              the Company and the Investor will bear its own legal and other fees
              and expenses
              in connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement;
              provided,
              however, that the Company shall reimburse the Investor for its costs
              associated
              with the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and
              the
              consummation of the Closing, up to an amount not to exceed $10,000.

             

            6.3 Governing
              Law; Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue.
              This
              Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
              laws of the
              State of Nevada. The Company and the Investor hereby irrevocably consent
              to the
              exclusive jurisdiction and venue of State and federal courts within
              the city of
              Reno, Nevada for any dispute arising out of this Agreement.

             

            6.4 Counterparts.
              This
              Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
              shall be
              deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one
              and the same
              instrument.

             

            6.5 Headings.
              The
              headings of the Sections of this Agreement are for convenience and
              shall not by
              themselves determine the interpretation of this Agreement.

             

            6.6 Notices.
              Any
              notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and
              shall be
              conclusively deemed effectively given upon personal delivery, on the
              date of
              receipt if sent by telecopier or overnight courier, charges prepaid,
              or five
              days after deposit in the United States mail, by registered or certified
              mail,
              postage prepaid, addressed (a) if to the Company, as set forth below
              the
              Company’s name on the signature page of this Agreement, and (b) if to the
              Investor, at the Investor’s address as set forth below the Investor’s name on
              the signature page of this Agreement, or at such other address as the
              Company or
              the Investor may designate by ten (10) days’ advance written notice to the
              Investor or the Company, respectively.

             

            6.7 Survival
              of Representations and Warranties.
              The
              representations and warranties of the parties contained in or made
              pursuant to
              this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement
              and
              Closing; provided, however, that such representations and warranties
              are only
              made as of the date of such execution and delivery and as of such
              Closing.

             

            6.8 Amendments.
              Any
              term or provision of this Agreement may be amended and the observance
              of any
              term, condition, or provision of this Agreement may be waived (either
              generally
              or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively)
              by a
              written instrument signed by the Company and the Investor. 

             

            6.9 Severability.
              If one
              or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under
              applicable law, such provision(s) shall be excluded from this Agreement
              and the
              balance of this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision
              were
              excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

            
              
                
                

              

              
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            6.10 Opinion.
              At the
              Closing, the Company shall deliver to the Investor one or more opinions
              from
              counsel to the Company reasonably acceptable to the Investor that is
              addressed
              to the Investor, dated the date of the Closing, substantively to the
              effect set
              forth in Exhibit B attached hereto and in a form reasonably satisfactory
              to the
              Investor.

             

            6.11 Time
              of Essence.
              Time
              shall be of the essence in this Agreement.

             

             

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            IN
              WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed or caused this Stock
              Purchase
              Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as
              of the date
              first written above.

            

            “Company”

            

            ALTAIR
              NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC., 

            a
              Canadian corporation

            

            

            By:
              /s/________________________________

            _________________,
              its _____________ 

            

            Address:
              

            204
              Edison Way

            Reno,
              Nevada 89502

            Facsimile:
              (775) 856-1619

             

             

            “Investor”

            

            THE
              AES
              CORPORATION,
              

            a
              Delaware corporation

            

            

            By:
              /s/
              ________________________________

            _________________,
              its _____________ 

            

            Address:
              

            4300
              Wilson Blvd, Suite 1100

            Arlington,
              VA 22203

            Attn:
              Robert Hemphill

            Facsimile:
              (703) 528 4510

             

             

            -10-DLGI Stock Purchase Agreement

ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

by and among

DATALOGIC INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

DATALOGIC CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL, INC., 

SYSTEMS EVOLUTION INCORPORATED

and

SYSTEMS EVOLUTION, INC. 

ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of February 28, 2007 (this “Agreement”), by and among DataLogic International, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("DataLogic"), DataLogic Consulting International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), Systems Evolution Incorporated, a Texas corporation (“SEVI-Texas”) and Systems Evolution, Inc., an Idaho corporation (“SEVI and together with SEVI-Texas, "Sellers").

WITNESSTH:

WHEREAS, Sellers conduct, directly and indirectly through Duration Software, Inc. a business which provides software development services, managed network support services and other consulting services (the “Business”); and 

WHEREAS, Buyer desires to purchase substantially all of the assets of the Business from Sellers, and Sellers desire to sell substantially all of the assets of the Business to Buyer, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01

Definitions.

(a)

The following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:

“Closing Date” means the date of the Closing.

“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws (including common or case law), regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, judicial decisions, orders, decrees, codes, plans, injunctions, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions, relating to the environment or to emissions, discharges or releases of pollutants, contaminants, petroleum or petroleum products, chemicals or industrial, toxic, radioactive or hazardous substances or wastes into the environment, including (without limitation) ambient air, surface water, ground water, or land, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants, petroleum or petroleum products, chemicals or industrial, toxic, radioactive or hazardous substances or wastes or the clean-up or other remediation thereof.

“Intellectual Property Right” means any trademark, service mark, registration thereof or application for registration therefore, trade name, invention, patent, patent application, trade secret, know-how, copyright, copyright registration, application for copyright registration, or any other similar type of proprietary intellectual property right, in each case which is owned or licensed by either Seller or any affiliate of either Seller and used or held for use in the Business.

“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset.

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 “Permitted Lien” means (a) any Lien disclosed on the Sellers Disclosure Schedule, (ii) Liens for taxes not yet due or being contested in good faith, or (iii) Liens which do not materially detract from the value of the Purchased Assets as now used, or materially interfere with any present or intended use of such Purchased Asset.

“Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality.

“Post-Closing Tax Period” means any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date.

“Pre-Closing Tax Period” means any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the close of business on the Closing Date.

“Sublease” means a sublease agreement, in form and substance reasonable satisfactory to SEVI and Buyer, pursuant to which Buyer will sublease 50% of SEVI-Texas’s Houston office space and reimburse SEVI-Texas for 50% of occupancy costs and office-related expenses.

"Taxes" means any net income, alternative or add-on minimum tax, gross income, gross receipts, sales, uses, ad valorem, franchise, capital, paid-up capital, profits, greenmail, license, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, environmental or windfall profit tax, custom, duty or other tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest or any penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed by any governmental authority (domestic or foreign) responsible for the imposition of any such tax.   

(b)    Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such term:

Term

Section

Assumed Liabilities

2.03

Benefit Arrangements

3.17(c)

Business

Recitals

Closing

2.07

Contracts

2.01(b)

Damages

7.02

DataLogic Shares

2.06

Duration

2.01(j)

Earn-out Payment

2.08

Employee Benefit Plan

3.17(c)

Excluded Assets

2.02

Excluded Liabilities

2.04

Governmental Entity

3.03

Material Adverse Effect

3.01

Permits

3.12

Purchased Assets

2.01

Purchase Price

2.06

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Sellers Balance Sheet

3.08

Sellers Balance Sheet Date

3.06

Transferred Employee

5.03(f)

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE

Section 2.01

Purchase and Sale.  Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Buyer agrees to purchase from Sellers and Sellers agree to sell, transfer, assign and deliver, or cause to be sold, transferred, assigned and delivered, to Buyer at Closing, free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens, all of the assets, properties and business, other than the Excluded Assets, of every kind and description, wherever located, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, owned, held or used in the conduct of the Business by any Seller as the same shall exist on the Closing Date, including all of the assets shown on the Sellers Balance Sheet and not disposed of in the ordinary course of business, and all assets of the Business thereafter acquired by either Seller (the “Purchased Assets”), and including, without limitation, all right, title and interest of each Seller in, to and under:

(a)

All personal property and interest therein, including equipment, furniture, office equipment, communications equipment, 

(b)

All rights under all contracts, agreements, leases, licenses, commitments, sales and purchase orders and other instruments, including without limitation the items listed on Section 3.11 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule (collectively, the “Contracts”);

(c)

All accounts, notes and other receivables, including (without limitation) those set forth in Schedule A hereto;

(d)

All prepaid expenses to the extent relating to the operation of the Business;

(e)

All of Sellers’ rights, claims, credits, causes of action or rights of set-off against third parties relating to the Purchased Assets, including (without limitation) un-liquidated rights under manufacturers’ and vendors’ warranties;

(f)

All patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, service marks, service names, technology know-how, processes, trade secrets, inventions, proprietary data, formulae, research and development data, computer software programs and other intangible property (excluding the “NextHire” name and any derivatives thereof) and any applications for the same used in the Business, including (without limitation) the items listed on Section 3.16 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule;

(g)

All transferable licenses, permits or other governmental authorizations affecting, or relating in any way to, the Business, including (without limitation) the items listed on Section 3.12 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule;

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(h)

All books, records, files and papers, whether in hard copy or computer format, used in the Business, including (without limitation) engineering information, sales and promotional literature, manuals and data, sales and purchase correspondence, lists of present and former suppliers, lists of present and former customers, personnel and employment records, and any information relating to Tax imposed on the Purchased Assets;

(i)

All computer software programs and data used in connection with the Business;

(j)

All of the capital stock of Duration Software, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Duration”); and

(k)

All goodwill associated with the Business or the Purchased Assets, together with the right to represent to third parties that Buyer is the successors to the Business.

Section 2.02

Excluded Assets.  Buyer expressly understands and agrees that the following assets and properties of Sellers (the “Excluded Assets”) will be excluded from the Purchased Assets:

(a)

The capital stock and assets of Next Hire Consultants, Inc. and SEVI-Texas;

(b)

The accounts receivable of Sellers listed in Schedule B hereto;

(c)

All leases of either Seller for office space (and security deposits related thereto);

(d)

All of Seller’s cash and cash equivalents on hand and in banks;

(e)

All of Sellers, Tax loss carry forwards;

(f)

All minute books, stock records and corporate seals; and 

(g)

Any Purchased Assets sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of the operation of the Business and not in violation of any provisions of this Agreement during the period from the date hereof until the Closing Date.

Section 2.03

Assumption of Liabilities.  Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Buyer agrees, effective at the time of the Closing to assume the liabilities identified on Schedule C hereto (the “Assumed Liabilities”).    

Section 2.04

Excluded Liabilities.  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement or any other writing to the contrary, Buyer is assuming only the Assumed Liabilities and is not assuming any other liability or obligation of either Seller (or any predecessor owner of all or part of its business and assets) of whatever nature whether presently in existence or arising hereafter.  All such other liabilities and obligations shall be retained by and remain obligations and 

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liabilities of Sellers (all such liabilities and obligations not being assumed being herein referred to as the “Excluded Liabilities”), and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.04, none of the following shall be Assumed Liabilities for the purposes of this Agreement:

(a)

Any liability or obligation for Tax arising from or with respect to the Purchased Assets or the operations of the Business which is incurred in or attributable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period;

(b)

Any liability or obligation under the Contracts that arises after the Closing Date but that arises out of or relates to any breach that occurred on or before the Closing Date;

(c)

Any liability or obligation relating to employee benefits or compensation arrangements existing on or prior to the Closing Date not specifically identified as an Assumed Liability;

(d)

 Any liability or obligation under SEVI’s outstanding 8% Convertible Promissory Notes, 8% Callable Secured Convertible Notes or other indebtedness for borrowed money; and

(e)

Any liability or obligation relating to an Excluded Asset.

Section 2.05

Assignment of Contracts and Rights.  Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement to assign any Purchased Asset or any claim or right or any benefit arising thereunder or resulting therefrom if an attempted assignment thereof, without the consent of a third party thereto, would constitute a breach or other contravention thereof to in any way adversely affect the rights of Buyer or Sellers thereunder.  Each Seller and Buyer will use their best efforts (but without any payment of money by Sellers or Buyer) to obtain the consent of the other parties to any such Purchased Asset or any claim or right or any benefit arising thereunder for the assignment thereof to Buyer as Buyer may request.  If such consent is not obtained, or if an attempted assignment thereof would be ineffective or would adversely affect the rights of Sellers thereunder so that Buyer would not in fact receive all such rights, each Seller and Buyer will cooperate in a mutually agreeable arrangement under which Buyer would obtain the benefits and assume the obligations thereunder in accordance with this Agreement, including subcontracting, sublicensing, or subleasing to Buyer, or under which Sellers would enforce for the benefit of Buyer, with Buyer assuming Sellers’ obligations, any and all rights of each Seller against a third party thereto.  Each Seller will promptly pay to Buyer when received all monies received by such Seller under any Purchased Asset or any claim or right or any benefit arising thereunder.  In such event, Sellers and Buyer shall, to the extent the benefits therefrom and obligations thereunder have not been provided by alternative arrangements satisfactory to Buyer and Sellers, negotiate in good faith an adjustment in the consideration paid by Buyer for the Purchased Assets.

Section 2.06

Purchase Price; Allocation of Purchase Price.  

(a)

The purchase price for the Purchased Assets (the “Purchase Price”) is 40,500,000 authorized, but unissued, shares of Common Stock, par value, $0.001 per share of DataLogic 

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(the “DataLogic Shares”).   The Purchase Price shall be paid as provided in Section 2.07 and will be subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 2.08.

(b)

The Sellers and Buyer agree to report an allocation of the Purchase Price among the Purchased Assets in a manner entirely consistent with the allocation set forth on Schedule D hereto, and agree to act in accordance with such allocation in the preparation of financial statements and filing of all tax returns and in the course of any tax audit, tax review or tax litigation relating thereto.

Section 2.07

Closing.  The closing (the “Closing”) of the purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities hereunder shall take place at the offices of DataLogic in San Juan Capistrano, California as soon as possible, but in no event later than three business days, after the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article VI, or at such other time or place as DataLogic and Seller may agree.  At the Closing,

(a)

DataLogic and Buyer shall deliver to SEVI stock certificates representing the DataLogic Shares; 

(b)

Each Seller and Buyer shall enter into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A; and

(c)

Each Seller shall deliver to DataLogic and Buyer such deeds, bills of sale, assignment, certificates or title, documents and other instruments of transfer and conveyance as may reasonably be requested by DataLogic, each in form and substance satisfactory to DataLogic and its legal counsel and executed by each Seller.

All DataLogic Shares to be issued hereunder shall be deemed “restricted securities” as defined in paragraph (a) of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).  All DataLogic Shares to be issued under the terms of this Agreement shall be issued pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  Certificates representing the DataLogic Shares to be issued hereunder shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form:

The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered for sale, sold, or otherwise disposed of, except in compliance with the registration provisions of such Act or pursuant to an exemption from such registration provisions, the availability of which is to be established to the satisfaction of the Company.

Section 2.08

Earn-Out.  For each of the fiscal quarters of Buyer ending March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 in 2007 and 2008, Buyer will pay to SEVI an amount (each, an “Earn-out Payment”) equal to equal to the excess, if any, of (x) 25% of EBITDA (as defined below) from the Closing Date through the end of such fiscal quarter, over (y) the cumulative amount of Earn-out Payments that have been paid to SEVI pursuant to this Section 2.08 for prior periods; provided that in no event will the cumulative amount of Earn-out 

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Payments made by Buyer to SEVI hereunder exceed $250,000.  Each Earn-out Payment will be payable within 45 days following the end of each fiscal quarter. “EBITDA” means the earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of Buyer, as determined by Buyer.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall be entitled (a) to withhold from any Earn-out Payment otherwise due hereunder the amount of any claimed or estimated Damages in respect of any indemnification claim made by DataLogic or Buyer pursuant to Article VII until such indemnification claim is finally resolved and (b) to set-off against any Earn-out Payment otherwise due hereunder the amount of any Damages determined to have been incurred or suffered by DataLogic or Buyer in respect of any indemnification claim made pursuant to Article VII.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS

Sellers, jointly and severally, hereby represent and warrant to DataLogic and Buyer that:

Section 3.01

Organization.  Each Seller and Duration is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted.  Each Seller and Duration is duly qualified or licensed and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction in which the property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so duly qualified or licensed and in good standing would not in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Business (a “Material Adverse Effect”).  

Section 3.02

Corporate Authorization.  The execution, delivery and performance by each Seller of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby are within its corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of such Seller.  This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each Seller and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of each Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.  

Section 3.03

Governmental Authorization; Consents.  

(a)

The execution, delivery and performance by each Seller of this Agreement require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency, official or authority (a “Governmental Entity”).  

(b)

Except as set forth on Section 3.03 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule, no consent, approval, waiver or other action by an Person (other than any governmental body, agency, official or authority referred to in (a) above) under any contract, agreement, indenture, lease, instrument, or other document to which either Seller is a party or by which it is bound is required or necessary for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by either Seller or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

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Section 3.04

Non-Contravention.  The execution, delivery and performance by each Seller of this Agreement do not and will not (i) contravene or conflict with the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of either Seller, (ii) contravene or conflict with or constitute a violation of any provision of any law, regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon or applicable to either Seller; (iii) constitute a default under or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation of either Seller or to a loss of any benefit to which either Seller is entitled under any provision of any agreement, contract, or other instrument binding upon either Seller or any license, franchise, permit or other similar authorization held by either Seller or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any Purchased Asset.

Section 3.05

Sufficiency of and Title to Purchased Assets.  

(a)

The Purchased Assets constitute, and on the Closing Date will constitute, all or the assets or property used or held for use in the Business.

(b)

Upon consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby, Buyer will have acquired good and marketable title in and to, or a valid leasehold interest in, each of the Purchased Assets, free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens. 

Section 3.06

Financial Statements.  The unaudited financial statements of operations for the Business taken as a whole for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2006 and for the six-month period ended November 30, 2006 (the “Sellers Balance Sheet Date”) previously delivered to DataLogic fairly present, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis (except as indicated in the notes thereto), the financial position of the Business taken as a whole as of the dates thereof and its results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject to normal year-end adjustments in the case of interim financial statements).

Section 3.07

Absence of Certain Changes.  Except as set forth in Section 3.07 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule, since the Sellers Balance Sheet Date, each Seller has conducted the Business in the ordinary course consistent with past practices and there has not been:

(a)  any material adverse change in the business, assets, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Business;  

 (b) any incurrence, assumption or guarantee by either Seller of any indebtedness for borrowed money with respect to the Business;

(c)  any creation or other incurrence of any Lien on any Purchased Asset other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;

(d)  any making of any loan, advance or capital contributions to or investment in any Person;

(e)  any damage, destruction or other casualty loss (whether or not covered by insurance) affecting the Business or any Purchased Asset which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

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(f)  any transaction or commitment made, or any contract or agreement entered into, by either Seller relating to any Purchased Asset or the Business (including the acquisition or disposition of any assets) or any relinquishment by either Seller of any material contract or other right, other than transactions and commitments in the ordinary course consistent with past practices and those contemplated by this Agreement;

(g)  any change in any method of accounting or accounting practice by either Seller with respect to the Business, except for any such change after the date hereof required by reason of a concurrent change in generally accepted accounting principles; or

(j)  any (i) grant of any severance or termination pay to any employee of the Business, (ii) entering into of any employment, deferred compensation or other similar agreement (or any amendment to any such existing agreement) with any employee of the Business, (iii) increase in benefits payable under an existing severance or termination pay policies or employment agreements or (iv) increase in compensation, bonus or other benefits payable to employees of the Business.

Section 3.08

No Undisclosed Liabilities.  Except as and to the extent set forth in Section 3.08 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule, there are no liabilities of the Business of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, and there is no existing condition, situation or set of circumstances which could reasonably be expected to result in such a liability, other than:

(a)  Liabilities disclosed or provided for in the unaudited balance sheet of the Business as of November 30, 2006 (the “Sellers Balance Sheet”) previously delivered to DataLogic;  

(b)  Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since the Sellers Balance Sheet Date, which in the aggregate are not material to the Business; and

(c)  Liabilities not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be shown on the Sellers Balance Sheet for reasons other than the contingent nature thereof or the difficulty of determining the amount thereof.

Section 3.09

Properties.  Sellers have good and marketable title to, or in the case of leased property has valid leasehold interests in, all Purchased Assets (whether real or personal, tangible or intangible) reflected on the Sellers Balance Sheet or acquired after the Sellers Balance Sheet Date, except for properties and assets sold since the Sellers Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices or as contemplated by this Agreement.  No Purchased Asset is subject to any Lien, except:

(a)  Liens disclosed on the Sellers Balance Sheet;

(b)  Liens for taxes not yet due or being contested in good faith (and for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established on the Sellers Balance Sheet); or

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(c)  Liens which do not materially detract from the value of such property or assets as now used.

Section 3.10

Litigation.  Except as set forth in Section 3.10 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule, there is no action, suit, investigation, proceeding, review pending against, or to the knowledge of either Seller threatened against or affecting, the Business or any Purchased Asset before any court or arbitrator or any Governmental Entity which, if determined or resolved adversely in accordance with the plaintiff’s demands, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 3.11

Material Contracts.  

(a)  Except for agreements, contracts, plans, leases, arrangements or commitments set forth in Section 3.11 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule, with respect to the Business, neither any Seller nor Duration is a party to or subject to:

(i)     Any lease providing for annual rentals of $5,000 or more;

(ii)   Any contract for the purchase of materials, supplies, goods, services, equipment or other assets providing for annual payments by Sellers of $10,000 or more;

(iii)  Any sales, distribution or other similar agreement providing for the sale by Sellers or Duration of materials, supplies, goods, services, equipment or other assets that provides for annual payments to Sellers or Duration of $10,000 or more;

(iv) Any partnership, joint venture or other similar contract or arrangement; 

(v)   Any contract relating to indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property (whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed or secured by any asset), except contracts relating to indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business in an amount not exceeding $10,000;

(vi)    Any license agreement, franchise agreement or agreement in respect of similar rights granted to or held by any Seller or Duration;

(vii) Any agency, dealer, reseller, sales representative or similar agreement;

(viii)  Any agreement, contract or commitment that substantially limits the freedom of any Seller or Duration to compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any area or to own, operate, sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber any Purchased Asset or which would so limit the freedom of DataLogic or Buyer after the Closing Date;

(ix)  Any agreement, contract or commitment which is or relates to an agreement with or for the benefit of any affiliate of either Seller; or  

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(x)   Any other contract or commitment not made in the ordinary course of business that is material to Sellers.

(b)  Each agreement, contract, plan, lease, arrangement and commitment required to be disclosed on Section 3.11 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule is a valid and binding agreement of Sellers and is in full force and effect, and neither either Seller nor any other party thereto is in default in any material respect under the terms of any such agreement, contract, plan, lease, arrangement or commitment, nor to the knowledge of either Seller, has any event or circumstance occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute any event of default thereunder.

Section 3.12

License and Permits.   Section 3.12 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule correctly describes each license, franchise, permit or other similar authorization affecting, or relating in any way to, the Business, together with the name of the Governmental Entity issuing such license or permit (the “Permits”).  Except as set forth on Section 3.12 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule, such Permits are valid and in full force and effect and are transferable by Sellers, and none of the Permits will be terminated or impaired or become terminable as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby.  Upon consummation of such transactions, Buyer will have all right, title and interest to all such Permits.

Section 3.13

Insurance.  Section 3.13 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all insurance policies and fidelity bonds covering the Purchased Assets, the business and operations of the Business and its employees.  There is no claim by either Seller pending under any of such policies or bonds as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of such policies or bonds.  All premiums payable under all such policies and bonds have been paid and each Seller is otherwise in full compliance with the terms and conditions of all such policies and bonds.  Such policies of insurance and bonds (or other policies and bonds providing substantially similar insurance coverage) have been in effect since December 31, 2000 and remain in full force and effect.  Such policies of insurance and bonds are of the type and in amounts customarily carried by Persons conducting businesses similar to the Business.  Neither Seller knows of any threatened termination of, or premium increase with respect to, any of such policies or bonds. 

Section 3.14

Compliance with Laws.  Neither either Seller nor Duration is in violation of, has since December 31, 2000 violated, and to any Seller’s knowledge, is under investigation with respect to or has been threatened to be charged with or given notice of any violation of, any law, rule, ordinance or regulation, or judgment, order or decree entered by any court, arbitrator or Governmental Entity applicable to the Purchased Assets or the conduct of the Business, except for violations that have not had and could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.15

Receivables.  All accounts, notes receivable and other receivables (other than receivables collected since the Sellers Balance Sheet Date) reflected on the Sellers Balance Sheet are, and all accounts and notes receivable arising from or otherwise relating to the Business at the Closing Date will be, valid genuine and fully collectible in the aggregate amount thereof, subject to normal and customary trade discounts, less any reserves for doubtful accounts recorded on the Sellers Balance Sheet.  All accounts, notes receivable and other receivables 

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arising out of or relating to the Business at the Sellers Balance Sheet Date have been included in the Sellers Balance Sheet. 

Section 3.16

Intellectual Property.

(a)

Section 3.16 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all Intellectual Property Rights, specifying as to each, as applicable: (i) the nature of such Intellectual Property Right, (ii) the owner of such Intellectual Property Right, (ii) the jurisdictions by or in which such Intellectual Property Right is recognized without regard to registration or has been issued or registered or in which an application for such issuance or registration has been filed, including the respective registration or application numbers; and (iv) material licenses, sublicenses and other agreements as to which either Seller or any of its affiliates is a party and pursuant to which any Person is authorized to use such Intellectual Property Right, including the identity of the parties thereto and a description of the nature and subject matter thereof.

(b)

(i)   Neither either Seller nor Duration has during the three years preceding the date of this Agreement been sued or charged in writing with or been a defendant in any claim, suit, action or proceeding relating to the Business that has not been finally terminated prior to the date hereof and that involves a claim of infringement of patents, trademarks, service marks or copyrights, and (ii) neither Seller has knowledge of any other claim or infringement by either Seller or Duration, and no knowledge of any continuing infringement by any other Person of any Intellectual Property Rights.  No Intellectual Property Right is subject to any outstanding order, judgment, decree, stipulation or agreement restricting the use thereof by either Seller or Duration with respect to the Business or restricting the licensing thereof by either Seller or Duration to any Person.  Neither either Seller nor Duration has entered into any agreement to indemnify any other Person against any charge of infringement of any patent, trademark, service mark or copyright.

(c)

None of the processes and formulae, research and development results and other know-how relating to the Business, the value of which is contingent upon maintenance of the confidentiality thereof, has been disclosed by either Seller or any affiliate thereof to any Person other than employees, representatives and agents of Sellers.

Section 3.17

Employees.

(a) 

Section 3.17 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of (a) the names, titles, annual salaries and other compensation of all employees of the Business whose annual base salary exceeds $60,000 and (b) the wage rates for non-salaried employees of the Business (by classification). None of such employees and no other employee of the Business is employed by Duration.  None of such employees and no other key employee of the Business has indicated to either Seller that he intends to resign or retire as a result of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise within two years after the Closing Date.  

(b)  Neither either Seller nor Duration has any collective bargaining arrangements or agreements covering any of employees of the Business.  Except as set forth on Section 3.17 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule, neither either Seller nor Duration has any employment contract, agreement regarding proprietary information, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation 

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agreement, confidentiality agreement, or any other similar contract or restrictive covenant, relating to the right of any employee or consultant of the Business.  

(c)

Except as set forth in Section 3.17 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule, neither either Seller nor Duration has, or contributes to, any pension, profit-sharing, option, other incentive plan, or any other type of Employee Benefit Plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)), or has any obligation to or customary arrangement with employees of the Business for bonuses, incentive compensation, vacations, severance pay, sick pay, sick leave, insurance, service award, relocation, disability, tuition refund, or other benefits, whether oral or written (collectively, “Benefit Arrangements”).    Neither either Seller nor any affiliate has incurred with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or other liability that could become, after the Closing Date, an obligation of DataLogic or Buyer or any of their affiliates.  

(d)  No Transferred Employee will become entitled to any retirement, severance or similar benefit or enhanced benefit solely as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 3.18

Environmental Compliance.  Each Seller and Duration has obtained all material approvals, authorization, certificates, consents, licenses, orders and permits or other similar authorizations of all governmental authorities, or from any other person, that are required under any  Environmental Laws in connection with the Business.  Except for such instances as would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect, there are no past or present events, conditions, circumstances, incidents, actions or omissions relating to or in any way affecting the Business or any Purchased Asset that violate or may violate any Environmental Law after the Closing Date or that may give rise to any environmental liability, or otherwise form the basis of any claim, action, demand, suit, proceeding, hearing, study or investigation (i) under any Environmental Law, or (ii) based on or related to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage (including without limitation underground storage tanks), disposal, transport or handling, or the emission, discharge, release or threatened release of any hazardous substance.  

Section 3.19

Tax Matters.  Except as set forth in Section 3.19 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule:

(a)

Each Seller and Duration has timely paid all Taxes, and all interest and penalties due thereon and payable by it for the Pre-Closing Tax Period which will have been required to be paid on or prior to the Closing Date, the non-payment of which would result in a Lien on any Purchased Asset, would otherwise adversely affect the Business or would result in DataLogic or Buyer becoming liable or responsible therefore.  

(b)

Each Seller has established, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with that of preceding periods, adequate reserves for the payment of, and will timely pay all Tax liabilities, assessments, interest and penalties which arise from or with respect to the Purchased Assets or the operation of the Business and are incurred in or attributable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period, the non-payment of which would result in a Lien 

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on any Purchased Asset, would otherwise adversely affect the Business or would result in DataLogic or Buyer becoming liable or responsible therefore.  

Section 3.20

  Books and Records.  The records and documents of each Seller and Duration accurately reflect in all material respects the information relating to the Business, the location of the Purchased Assets, and the nature of all transactions giving rise to the obligations or accounts receivable of the Business.  

Section 3.21

Finders’ Fees.  There is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of either Seller who might be entitled to any fee or commission from DataLogic or Buyer or any of their respective affiliates upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 3.22

Other Information.  None of the documents or information delivered to DataLogic in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement contains any untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading.

Section 3.23

 Investment Representations and Covenants.

(a)

SEVI represents that it is acquiring the DataLogic Shares for its own account and for investment only and not with a view to distribution or resale thereof within the meaning of such phrase as defined under the Securities Act.  SEVI shall not dispose of any part or all of such DataLogic Shares in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act by the Securities and Exchange Commission and all applicable provisions of state securities laws and regulations.

(b)

The certificate or certificates representing the DataLogic Shares shall bear a legend in substantially the form set forth in Section 2.07 hereof.  

(c)

SEVI acknowledges being informed that the DataLogic Shares shall be unregistered, shall be “restricted securities” as defined in paragraph (a) of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and must be held indefinitely unless (a) they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act, or (b) an exemption from such registration is available.  

(d)

SEVI acknowledges that it has been afforded access to all material information which they have requested relevant to their decision to acquire the DataLogic Shares and to ask questions of DataLogic’s management and that, except as set forth herein, neither DataLogic nor anyone acting on behalf of DataLogic has made any representations or warranties to SEVI which have induced, persuaded, or stimulated the SEVI to acquire such DataLogic Shares.

(e)

Either alone, or together with its investment advisor(s), SEVI has the knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the DataLogic Shares, and SEVI is and will be able to bear the economic risk of the investment in such DataLogic Shares.

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ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF

DATALOGIC

DataLogic hereby represents and warrants to SEVI that:

Section 4.01

Organization.  Each of DataLogic and Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted.  

Section 4.02

Corporate Authorization.  The execution, delivery and performance by each of DataLogic and Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation by DataLogic and Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby are within DataLogic’s and Buyer’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of DataLogic and Buyer.  This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by DataLogic and Buyer and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of DataLogic and Buyer, enforceable against DataLogic and Buyer in accordance with its terms.  

Section 4.03

Governmental Authorization; Consents.  

(a)

The execution, delivery and performance by DataLogic and Buyer of this Agreement require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Entity.  

(b)

No consent, approval, waiver or other action by an Person (other than any Governmental Entity referred to in (a) above) under any contract, agreement, indenture, lease, instrument, or other document to which DataLogic or Buyer is a party or by which it is bound is required or necessary for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by DataLogic and Buyer or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 4.04

Non-Contravention.  The execution, delivery and performance by DataLogic and Buyer of this Agreement do not and will not (i) contravene or conflict with the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of DataLogic or Buyer, or (ii) contravene or conflict with or constitute a violation of any provision of any law, regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon or applicable to DataLogic or Buyer. 

Section 4.05

Commission Documents, Financial Statements.  The Common Stock of DataLogic is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and DataLogic has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing including filings incorporated by reference therein being referred to herein as the “Commission Documents”).  At the times of their respective filings, the Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2006 (the “Form 10-Q”) and the Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, as amended (the “Form 10-K”) complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and the Form 10-Q and Form 10-K did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated 

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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, the financial statements of DataLogic included in the Commission Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the Commission.  Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis 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 not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements), and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of DataLogic and its subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).

Section 4.06

Absence of Certain Changes.  Since September 30, 2006, except as disclosed in the Commission Documents or on Section 4.06 of the DataLogic Disclosure Schedule, DataLogic has conducted its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practices and there has not been any material adverse change in the business, operations, properties, prospects or financial condition of DataLogic and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;  

Section 4.07

Litigation.  There is no action, suit, investigation, proceeding, review pending against, or to the knowledge of the DataLogic threatened against or affecting, DataLogic or Buyer before any court or arbitrator or any Governmental Entity which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 4.08

Finders’ Fees.  There is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of DataLogic or Buyer who might be entitled to any fee or commission from Sellers or any of their affiliates upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 

Section 4.09

Validity of DataLogic Shares to be Issued.  The DataLogic Shares to be issued at the Closing are validly authorized and, when such DataLogic Shares have been duly delivered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such DataLogic Shares will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable and will not have been issued, owned or held in violation of any preemptive or similar right of stockholder.

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS 

Section 5.01

Covenants of Sellers.  Each Seller agrees that:

(a)

No Inconsistent Actions.  During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the Closing Date, neither Seller will (i) take or agree or commit to take any action that would make any representation and warranty of Sellers inaccurate in any respect at, or as of any time prior to, the Closing Date or (ii) omit or agree or commit to omit to take any action necessary to prevent any such representation or warranty from being inaccurate in any respect at any such time.

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(b)

Confidentiality.  Prior to the Closing Date and after any termination of this Agreement, SEVI and its affiliates will hold, and will use best efforts to cause their respective officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents to hold, in confidence, unless compelled to disclose by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of law, all confidential documents and information concerning DataLogic or Buyer furnished to SEVI or its affiliates in connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, except to the extent that such information can be shown to have been (i) previously known on a nonconfidential basis by SEVI, (ii) in the public domain through no fault of SEVI or (iii) later lawfully acquired by SEVI from sources other than DataLogic; provided that SEVI may disclose such information to its officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to its lenders in connection with obtaining the financing for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement so long as such Persons are informed by SEVI of the confidential nature of such information and are directed by SEVI to treat such information confidentially.  The obligation of SEVI and its affiliates to hold such information in confidence shall be satisfied if they exercise the same care with respect to such information as they would take to preserve the confidentiality of their own similar information.  If this Agreement is terminated, SEVI and its affiliates will, and will use best efforts to cause their respective officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents to, destroy or deliver to DataLogic, upon request, all documents and other materials, and all copies thereof, obtained by SEVI and its affiliates or on their behalf from DataLogic or Buyer in connection with this Agreement that are subject to such confidence.

(c)

Access to Information.  Upon reasonable notice and subject to restrictions contained in confidentiality agreements to which such party is subject (from which such party shall use reasonable efforts to be released), each Seller shall afford to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives of DataLogic, access, during normal business hours during the period prior to the Closing, to the Seller’s properties, books, contracts, commitments and records to the extent relating to the Purchased Assets and, during such period, each Seller shall furnish promptly to the other all information concerning the Purchased Assets as DataLogic may reasonably request.  Unless otherwise required by law or court order, DataLogic will hold any such information which is nonpublic in confidence until such time as such information otherwise becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of DataLogic, and in the event of termination of this Agreement for any reason DataLogic shall promptly return all nonpublic documents obtained from Sellers, and any copies or summaries made of such documents, to Sellers.

(d)

Noncompetition.  

(i)

Each Seller agrees that for a period of three full years following the Closing Date, neither such Seller nor any of its affiliates shall (x) engage, either directly or indirectly, as a principal or for its own account or solely or jointly with others, or as stockholder in any corporation or joint stock association, in any business that competes with the Business as it exists on the Closing Date; or (y) employ or solicit, or receive or accept the performance of services by, any Transferred Employee.

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(ii)

If any provision contained in this Section 5.01(d) shall for any reason be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the other provisions of this Section, but this Section shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.  It is the intention of the parties that if any of the restrictions or covenants contained herein is held to cover a geographic area or to be for a length of time which is not permitted by applicable law, or in any way construed too broad or to any extent invalid, such provision shall not be construed to be null, void and of no effect, but to the extent such provision would be valid or enforceable under applicable law, a court of competent jurisdiction shall construe and interpret or reform this Section to provide for a covenant having the maximum enforceable geographic area, time period and other provisions (not greater than those contained herein) as shall be valid and enforceable under applicable law.  Each Seller acknowledges that DataLogic and Buyer would be irreparably harmed by any breach of this Section and that there would be no adequate remedy at law or in damages to compensate DataLogic or Buyer for any such breach.  Each Seller agrees that DataLogic and Buyer shall be entitled to injunctive relief requiring specific performance by Sellers of this Section, and Each Seller consents to entry thereof.

Section 5.02

Covenants of DataLogic and Buyer.  DataLogic and Buyer agree that:

(a)

No Inconsistent Actions.  During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the Closing Date, DataLogic and Buyer will not (i) take or agree or commit to take any action that would make any representation and warranty of DataLogic inaccurate in any respect at, or as of any time prior to, the Closing Date or (ii) omit or agree or commit to omit to take any action necessary to prevent any such representation or warranty from being inaccurate in any respect at any such time.

(b)

Confidentiality.  Prior to the Closing Date and after any termination of this Agreement, DataLogic and its affiliates will hold, an will use best efforts to cause their respective officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents to hold, in confidence, unless compelled to disclose by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of law, all confidential documents and information concerning Sellers or the Purchased Assets furnished to DataLogic or its affiliates in connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, except to the extent that such information can be shown to have been (i) previously known on a nonconfidential basis by DataLogic, (ii) in the public domain through no fault of DataLogic or (iii) later lawfully acquired by DataLogic from sources other than Sellers; provided that DataLogic may disclose such information to its officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to its lenders in connection with obtaining the financing for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement so long as such Persons are informed by DataLogic of the confidential nature of such information and are directed by DataLogic to treat such information confidentially.  The obligation of DataLogic and its affiliates to hold such information in confidence shall be satisfied if they exercise the same care with respect to such information as they would take to preserve the confidentiality of their own similar information.  If this Agreement is terminated, DataLogic and its affiliates will, and will use best efforts to cause their respective officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel, 

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consultants, advisors and agents to, destroy or deliver to Sellers, upon request, all documents and other materials, and all copies thereof, obtained by DataLogic and its affiliates or on their behalf from Sellers in connection with this Agreement that are subject to such confidence.

(c)

Access to Information.  Upon reasonable notice and subject to restrictions contained in confidentiality agreements to which such party is subject (from which such party shall use reasonable efforts to be released), DataLogic shall afford to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives of SEVI, access, during normal business hours during the period prior to the Closing, to all of the DataLogic’s properties, books, contracts, commitments and records and, during such period, DataLogic shall furnish promptly to the other all information concerning DataLogic’s business, properties and personnel as SEVI may reasonably request, in each case, to the extent necessary to permit SEVI to determine any matter relating to its rights and obligations hereunder or to any period ending on or before the Closing Date.  Unless otherwise required by law or court order, SEVI will hold any such information which is nonpublic in confidence until such time as such information otherwise becomes publicly available through no wrongful act of SEVI, and in the event of termination of this Agreement for any reason SEVI shall promptly return all nonpublic documents obtained from DataLogic, and any copies or summaries made of such documents, to DataLogic.

Section 5.03

Covenants of All Parties.  Each party agrees that:

(a)

Best Efforts.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto agrees to use its best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  The parties each agree to execute and deliver such other documents, certificates, agreements and other writings and to take such other actions as may be necessary or desirable in order to consummate or implement expeditiously the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(b)

Certain Filings.  The parties will cooperate with one another (i) in determining whether any action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Entity is require or any actions, consents, approvals or waivers are required to be obtained from parties to any material contracts, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) in taking such actions or making any such filings, furnishing information required in connection therewith and seeking timely to obtain any such actions, consents, approvals or waivers.

(c)

Public Announcements.  The parties shall consult with each other before issuing any press releases or otherwise making public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and in making any filings with any federal or state governmental or regulatory agency or with any national securities exchange with respect there

(d)

Notices.  Each of the parties shall give prompt notice to the other party of: (a) any notice of, or other communication relating to, a default or event which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would become a default, received by it or any of its subsidiaries subsequent to the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing, under any agreement, indenture or instrument material to the financial condition, properties, businesses or results of operations of it and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to which it or any of its subsidiaries is a party or is subject; 

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and (b) any notice or other communication from any third party alleging that the consent of such third party is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, which consent, if required, would breach the representations contained in Articles III and IV.   

(e)

Tax Cooperation; Allocation of Taxes.  

(i)

Sellers and Buyer agree to furnish or cause to be furnished to each other, upon request, as promptly as practicable, such information and assistance relating to the Purchased Assets and the Business as is reasonably necessary for the filing of all Tax returns, and making of any election related to Taxes, the preparation for any audit by any taxing authority, and the prosecution or defense of any claim, suit or proceeding relating to any Tax return.  Sellers and Buyer shall cooperate with each other in the conduct of any audit or other proceeding related to Taxes involving the Business and each shall execute and deliver such powers of attorney and other documents as are necessary to carry out the intent of this Section 5.03(e).

(ii)

All real property, personal property and similar ad valorem obligations levied with respect to the Purchased Assets for a taxable period which includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date shall be apportioned between Sellers and Buyer as of the Closing Date based on the number of days of such taxable period included in the Pre-Closing Tax Period and the number of days of such taxable period included in the Post-Closing Tax Period.  Sellers shall be liable for the proportionate amount of such taxes that is attributable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period, and Buyer shall be liable for the proportionate amount of such taxes that is attributable to the Post-Closing Tax Period.  Within 90 days after the Closing, Sellers and Buyer shall present a statement to the other setting forth the amount of reimbursement to which each is entitled under this Section 5.03(e) together with such supporting evidence as is reasonably necessary to calculate the proration amount. The proration amount shall be paid by the party owing it to the other within 10 days after delivery of such statement.  Thereafter, Sellers shall notify Buyer upon receipt of any bill for real or personal property taxes relating to the Purchased Assets, part or all of which are attributable to the Pre-Closing Period, and shall promptly deliver such bill to Buyer who shall pay the same to the appropriate taxing authority, provided that if such bill covers the Pre-Tax Closing Period, Sellers shall also remit prior to the due date of assessment to Buyer payment for the proportionate amount of such bill that is attributable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period.  In the event that either Sellers or Buyer shall thereafter make a payment for which it is entitled to reimbursement under this Section 5.03(e), the other party shall make such reimbursement promptly, but in no event later than 30 days after the presentation of a statement setting forth the amount of reimbursement to which the presenting party is entitled along with such supporting evidence as is reasonably necessary to calculate the amount of reimbursement.  Any payment required under this Section and not made within 10 days after delivery of the statement shall bear interest at the rate per annum determined, from time to time, under the provisions of Section 6621(a)(2) of the Code for each day until paid. 

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(iii)

Any transfer, documentary, sales, use or other Taxes assessed upon or with respect to the transfer of the Purchase Assets to Buyer and any recording or filing fees with respect thereto shall be the responsibility of Sellers.

(f)

 Employee Matters.  

(i)

On the Closing Date, Buyer will offer employment to those employees of the Business as it may determine in its sole discretion; provided that Buyer may terminate at any time after the Closing Date the employment of any employee who accepts such offer.  Any such offers will be at such salary or wage and benefit levels and on such other terms and conditions as Buyer shall in its sole discretion deem appropriate.  The employees who accept and commence employment with Buyer are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Transferred Employees”.  Neither Seller will take, and each Seller will cause each of its subsidiaries not to take, any action which would impede, hinder, interfere or otherwise compete with Buyer’s effort to hire any Transferred Employees.  Buyer shall not assume responsibility for any Transferred Employee until such employee commences employment with Buyer.

(ii)

Sellers shall retain all obligations and liabilities under Employee Benefit Plans and Benefit Arrangements in respect of each employee or former employee (including any beneficiary thereof) who is not a Transferred Employee.  Sellers shall retain all liabilities and obligations in respect of benefits accrued as of the Closing Date by Transferred Employees under the Employee Benefit Plans and Benefit Arrangements, and neither Buyer nor any affiliate shall have any liability with respect thereto. Except as expressly set forth herein, no assets of any Employee Benefit Plan or Benefit Arrangement shall be transferred to Buyer or any of its affiliates or to any plan of Buyer or any of its affiliates.

(iii)

With respect to the Transferred Employees (including any beneficiary or dependent thereof), Sellers shall retain (A) all liabilities and obligations arising under any group life, accident, medical, dental or disability plan or similar arrangement (whether or not insured) to the extent that such liability or obligation relates to contributions or premiums accrued (whether or not payable), or to claims incurred (whether or not reported), on or prior to the Closing Date, (B) all liabilities and obligations arising under any worker’s compensation arrangement to the extent such liability or obligation relates to the period prior to the Closing Date, including liability for any retroactive workman’s compensation premiums attributable to such period and (C) all other liabilities and obligations arising under the Employee Benefit Plans and the Benefit Arrangements to the extent any such liability or obligation relates to the period prior to the Closing Date, including without limitation, accruals through the Closing Date under any bonus plan or arrangement, any vacation plans, arrangements and policies.

(iv)

No provision of this Section 5.03(f) shall create any third party beneficiary or other rights in any employee or former employee (including any beneficiary or dependent thereof) of either Seller or of any of its subsidiaries in respect of continued employment (or resumed employment) with either Buyer or the Business or any of their affiliates and no provision of this Section 5.03(f) shall create any such rights in any such 

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Person in respect of any benefits that may be provided, directly or indirectly, under any employee benefit plan or arrangement which may be established by Buyer or any of its affiliates.  No provision of this Agreement shall constitute a limitation on the rights to amend, modify or terminate after the Closing Date any such plans or arrangements of Buyer or any of its affiliates.

ARTICLE VI

CONDITIONS

Section 6.01

Conditions to Each Party's Obligations.  The obligation of each party to consummate the Closing is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: 

(a)

All authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of, or declarations or filings with, or expirations or terminations of waiting periods imposed by, any Governmental Entity, and all required third party consents (as set forth on Section 3.03 of the Sellers Disclosure Schedule), shall have been filed, occurred or been obtained.  

(b)

No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any court or governmental authority which prohibits the consummation of the Closing and shall be in effect.

Section 6.02

Conditions to Obligations of DataLogic and Buyer.  The obligations of DataLogic and Buyer to consummate the Closing are subject to the satisfaction of the following further conditions:

(a)

The representations and warranties of Sellers set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement, and shall also be true in all material respects (except for such changes as are contemplated by the terms of this Agreement and such changes as would be required to be made in the exhibits to this Agreement if such schedules were to speak as of the Closing Date) on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of the Closing Date, except if and to the extent any failures to be true and correct would not, in the aggregate, reasonable be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)

Sellers shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date.

(c)

Buyer shall have received a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer of SEVI confirming Sections 6.02(a) and (b).

(d)

DataLogic shall have received (i) resolutions duly adopted by the Boards of Directors of Sellers approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and all other necessary or proper corporate action to enable such Seller to comply with the terms of this Agreement, and (ii) all other documents it may reasonably request relating to the existence of Sellers and the authority of Sellers for this Agreement, all in form and substance reasonable satisfactory to DataLogic.

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(e)

 DataLogic shall have received a consent and release agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to DataLogic, from each of the parties listed on Schedule E hereto.

Section 6.03

Conditions to Obligations of Sellers.  The obligations of Sellers to consummate the Closing is subject to the following further conditions:

(a)

The representations and warranties of DataLogic set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement, and shall also be true in all material respects (except for such changes as are contemplated by the terms of this Agreement and such changes as would be required to be made in the exhibits to this Agreement if such schedules were to speak as of the Closing Date) on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of the Closing Date.

(b)

DataLogic and Buyer shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by them under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date.

(c)

Sellers shall have received a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer of DataLogic confirming Section 6.03(a) and (b).

(d)

Sellers shall have received (i) resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of DataLogic and Buyer approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and all other necessary or proper corporate action to enable DataLogic and Buyer to comply with the terms of this Agreement, and (ii) all other documents it may reasonably request relating to the existence of DataLogic and Buyer and the authority of DataLogic and Buyer for this Agreement, all in form and substance reasonable satisfactory to Sellers.   

(e)

DataLogic shall have entered into a consulting agreement with Robert Rhodes substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

(f)

Buyer shall have entered into the Sublease. 

ARTICLE VII

SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION

Section 7.01

Survival.  The covenants, agreements, representations and warranties of the parties hereto contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the Closing until the second anniversary of the Closing Date or (a) in the case of Section 5.01(d), for the period set forth therein, (b) in the case of Section 5.01(b) or 5.02(b), indefinitely and (c) in the case of covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained in Section 3.17, 3.19 5.03(e) or 5.03(f), until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (giving effect to any waiver, mitigation or extension thereof).  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any covenant, agreement, representation or warranty in respect of which indemnity may be sought under Section 7.02 shall survive the time at which it would otherwise terminate pursuant to the preceding sentence, if notice of the 

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inaccuracy or breach thereof giving rise to such right to indemnity shall have been given to the party against whom such indemnity may be sought prior to such time.

Section 7.02

Indemnification.

(a)

Each Seller, jointly and severally, hereby indemnifies Buyer and DataLogic against and agrees to hold them harmless from any and all damage, loss, liability and expense (including without limitation reasonable expenses of investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses in connection with any action, suit or proceeding) (“Damages”) incurred or suffered by Buyer or DataLogic arising out of (i) any misrepresentation or breach of warranty, covenant or agreement made or to be performed by either Seller pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) the failure of either Seller to perform any Excluded Liability or any obligation or liability of the Business relating to the Excluded Assets.  

(b)

DataLogic hereby indemnifies Sellers against and agrees to hold it harmless from any and all Damages incurred or suffered by Sellers arising out of (i) any misrepresentation or breach of warranty, covenant or agreement made or to be performed by DataLogic or Buyer pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) the failure of Buyer to perform any Assumed Liability.  

Section 7.03

Procedures; Exclusivity

(a)

The party seeking indemnification under Section 7.02 (the “Indemnified Party”) agrees to give prompt notice to the party against whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) of the assertion of any claim, or the commencement of any suit, action or proceeding in respect of which indemnity may be sought under such Section.  The Indemnifying Party may at the request of the Indemnified Party participate in and control the defense of any such suit, action, or proceeding at its own expense.  The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable under Section 7.02 for any settlement effected without its consent of any claim, litigation or proceeding in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder.

(b)

After the Closing, Section 7.02 will provide the exclusive remedy for any misrepresentation, breach or warranty, covenant or other agreement (other than those contained in Sections 5.01(d), 5.01(b), 5.02(b) and 9.09) or other claim arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.  

ARTICLE VIII

TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT

Section 8.01

Termination.  This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date:

(a)

by mutual consent of SEVI and DataLogic;

(b)

by either SEVI or DataLogic if the Closing shall not have been consummated before March 31, 2007 (unless the failure to consummate the Closing by such date shall be due to the action or failure to act of the party seeking to terminate this Agreement); or

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(c)

by either SEVI or DataLogic if (i) the conditions to such party's obligations shall have become impossible to satisfy or (ii) any permanent injunction or other order of a court or other competent authority preventing the consummation of the Closing shall have become final and non-appealable.

Section 8.02

Effect of Termination.  In the event of the termination and abandonment of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, without any liability on the part of any party hereto or its affiliates, directors, officers or stockholders, other than the provisions of Sections 5.01(b) and  5.02(b).  Nothing contained in this Section 8.02 shall relieve any party from liability for any breach of this Agreement.

Section 8.03

Amendment.  This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.

Section 8.04

Extension; Waiver.  At any time prior to the Closing Date, the parties hereto may, to the extent legally allowed, (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties hereto, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (iii) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such party.

ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01

Notices.  All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing (and shall be deemed given upon receipt) if delivered personally, telecopied (which is confirmed) or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

(a)

if to DataLogic or Buyer, to:

DataLogic International, Inc.

30950 Rancho Viejo Rd #120

San Juan Capistrano, CA  92675

Attn: Keith Moore, CEO

and

(b)

if to Sellers, to

Systems Evolution, Inc. 

11000 Richmond Avenue, Suite 110

Houston, TX 77042

Attn: David Walters, CEO

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Section 9.02

Descriptive Headings.  The descriptive headings herein are inserted for convenience only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 9.03

Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when two or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.

Section 9.04

Entire Agreement; Assignment.  This Agreement (a) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof (other than any confidentiality agreement between the parties; any provisions of such agreements which are inconsistent with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement being waived hereby) and (b) shall not be assigned by operation of law or otherwise, provided that DataLogic or Buyer may assign its rights and obligations to any other wholly owned subsidiary of DataLogic, but no such assignment shall relieve DataLogic of its obligations hereunder if such assignee does not perform such obligations.

Section 9.05

Governing Law; Jurisdiction.  This Agreement will be deemed to be made in and in all respects will be interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the law of the State of California without regard to any applicable principles of conflicts of law. This Agreement shall not be interpreted or construed with any presumption against the party causing this Agreement to be drafted.  The parties agree that venue for any dispute arising under this Agreement will lie exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Orange County, California, and the parties irrevocably waive any right to raise forum non conveniens or any other argument that Orange County, California is not the proper venue.  The parties irrevocably consent to personal jurisdiction in the state and federal courts of the state of California.  The parties consent to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.  Nothing in this Section 9.05 shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.  The parties hereby agree that the prevailing party in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable legal fees from the non-prevailing party.  The parties hereby waive all rights to a trial by jury.

Section 9.06

Specific Performance.  The parties hereto agree that if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached, irreparable damage would occur, no adequate remedy at law would exist and damages would be difficult to determine, and that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity.

Section 9.07

Expenses.  Whether or not the Closing is consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.

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Section 9.08

Publicity.  Except as otherwise required by law or the rules of any national securities exchange, for so long as this Agreement is in effect, neither DataLogic nor Sellers shall, or shall permit any of its subsidiaries to, issue or cause the publication of any press release or other public announcement with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without prior consultation with the other party.

Section 9.09

Bulk Sales Laws.  DataLogic and Sellers each hereby waive compliance by Sellers with the “bulk sales”, “bulk transfer” or similar laws of any state.  Each Seller agrees to indemnify and DataLogic harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by DataLogic or any of its affiliates as a result of any failure to comply with any such “bulk sales”, “bulk transfer” or similar laws. 

Section 9.10

Parties in Interest.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person or persons any rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Sellers, DataLogic and Buyer have caused this Agreement to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

DATALOGIC INTERNATIONAL, INC.

By: /s/ Keith Moore                                                           

Name:  Keith Moore

Title:  Chief Executive Officer

DATALOGIC CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL, INC.

By:/s/ Keith Moore                                   

Name:  Keith Moore

Title:    Chief Executive Officer

 SYSTEMS EVOLUTION INCORPORATED

By: /s/ David Walters                               

Name:  David Walters

Title:  Chief Executive Officer

SYSTEMS EVOLUTION, INC. 

By: /s/ David Walters                               

Name:  David Walters

Title:  Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit A

Assignment and Assumption Agreement

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 28, 2007, between DataLogic Consulting International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), and [Systems Evolution Incorporated, a Texas corporation] [Systems Evolution, Inc., an Idaho corporation] (“Seller”).

 WHEREAS, Seller and Buyer have concurrently herewith consummated the purchase by Buyer of the Purchased Assets pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated February 28, 2007, among DataLogic International, Inc., DataLogic Consulting International, Inc., Systems Evolution Incorporated and Systems Evolution, Inc. (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”; terms defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement and not otherwise defined herein being used herein as therein defined);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, Buyer has agreed to assume certain liabilities and obligations of Seller;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the sale of the Purchased Assets and in accordance with the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, Buyer and Seller agree as follows:

1.  (a)  Seller does hereby sell, transfer, assign and deliver to Buyer all of the right, title and interest of Seller in, to and under the Purchased Assets.

(b)  Buyer does hereby accept all of the right, title and interest of Seller in, to and under the Purchased Assets and Buyer assumes and agrees to pay, perform and discharge promptly and fully when due any and all of the Assumed Liabilities and to perform all of the obligations of Seller to be performed under any contracts, agreements or understandings included in the Purchased Assets. 

2.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  It shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to conflict of laws.  Any action, suit, or proceeding arising out of, based on, or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be brought in Orange County, California and each party covenants and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such action, suit, or proceeding, any claim that it or he is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court, that its or his property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the action, suit, or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the action, suit, or proceeding is improper, or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

DataLogic Consulting International, Inc.

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_________________________

By: 

Systems Evolution, Inc.

_________________________

By:  

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