Document:

EMPLOYMENT
      AGREEMENT

     

    This
      Agreement, dated as of June 19, 2006 (the “Effective
      Date”),
      is
      between Philip N. Garfinkle (the “Executive”)
      and
      a21, Inc., a corporation formed under the laws of the State of Texas (the
“Company”
or
      “a21”).

    

      WITNESSETH:

    

     

    WHEREAS,
      the
      Company desires to employ the Executive, and the Executive is willing to render
      services to the Company, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter
      set forth.

     

    NOW,
      THEREFORE,
      in
      consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants, agreements and promises
      hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto covenant and agree as
      follows:

     

    1.  EMPLOYMENT.
      The
      Company shall employ the Executive as its interim President and Chief Operating
      Officer, and the Executive hereby accepts such employment upon the terms and
      subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, commencing on the Effective
      Date and continuing until terminated pursuant to Paragraph 4 hereof (the
“Employment
      Period”).

     

    2.  DUTIES.

     

    (a)  The
      Executive shall report to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and to the Board
      of Directors (the “Board”).
      The
      Executive shall perform and discharge diligently and faithfully such duties
      as
      may be assigned to him from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer and/or
      the Board as are customary for the position of President and Chief Operating
      Officer. The Executive shall be based in Great Falls, Virginia, will travel
      to
      the Company’s offices in Jacksonville, Florida, New York, New York, Fairfield,
      Iowa and London, UK as necessary and his position will require reasonable travel
      outside of such areas.

     

    (b)  The
      Executive, for four (4) business days per calendar week, shall devote his
      business time, attention, skills and energies to the performance of his duties
      hereunder and to the promotion of the business of the Company, consistent with
      such duties, and shall not during the Employment Period be employed or engaged
      in any other business activity, whether or not such activity is pursued for
      gain, profit or other pecuniary advantage which would not allow him to
      contribute his time, attention, skills and energies to the performance of his
      duties hereunder and to the promotion of the business of the Company for such
      four (4) business days per calendar week; provided, however, that this shall
      not
      be construed as preventing the Executive from accepting or maintaining
      directorships with companies which do not compete with the Company, investing
      his personal assets in businesses which do not compete with the Company, and
      engaging in for profit, not-for-profit and civic activities that do not
      interfere with the Executive’s duties.

     

    3.  COMPENSATION.

     

    (a)  Salary.
      For
      services rendered by the Executive hereunder during the Employment Period,
      the
      Company shall pay him a base salary (the “Salary”)
      at the
      monthly gross rate of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) in accordance with
      the
      Company’s ordinary payroll practices.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

       

    

    (b)  Bonus.
      At the
      beginning of the Employment Period, the Company shall pay the Executive
      additional compensation in the form of a bonus (the “Bonus”)
      of
      Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) for work for the Company prior to the
      Effective Date.

     

    (c)  Stock
      Options.
      Subject
      to final approval of the Board of Directors of a21, the Executive shall be
      entitled to receive, as soon as practicable following the Effective Date,
      nonqualified stock options in accordance with the terms of the a21 stock option
      plan and the standard stock option agreement thereunder; provided, however,
      that
      such options shall provide the Executive with the right to purchase 400,000
      common shares of a21 at a purchase price of $.46 per common share, all of which
      shall vest on December 19, 2006 unless the Executive’s employment is terminated
      for Cause (as hereinafter defined). All options shall immediately vest upon
      a
      change in control. The options are exercisable, after they have vested, for
      five
      (5) years after the Effective Date unless the Executive’s employment is
      terminated for Cause, in which case they shall expire unexercised.

     

    (d)  Expense
      Reimbursement.
      The
      Executive is authorized to incur reasonable expenses related to the performance
      of his duties under this Agreement in accordance with budgets and guidelines
      established by the Company from time to time or otherwise approved by the
      Principal Financial Officer or Board of Directors. The Company shall promptly
      reimburse the Executive for all such expenses in accordance with its expense
      reimbursement policy in effect from time to time.

     

    (e)  Taxes.
      All
      payments and benefits provided to the Executive hereunder shall be reported
      as
      taxable income to the extent required by law and shall be subject to applicable
      income and payroll withholding taxes.

     

    4.  TERM
      AND TERMINATION.
      

     

    (a)  The
      term
      of this Agreement (the “Employment
      Period”)
      shall
      commence on the Effective Date and continue for six (6) months unless terminated
      earlier in accordance with this Paragraph 4.

     

    (b)  Termination
      Without Cause.
      Either
      party hereto may terminate this Agreement and the Executive’s employment for any
      reason at any time during the Employment Period, effective upon thirty (30)
      days
      written notice to the other party. In the event the Company terminates this
      Agreement and the Executive’s employment without Cause (as hereinafter defined),
      the Company shall pay to the Executive (i) any unpaid Salary accrued as of
      the
      date of termination, and (ii) the Salary due under any remaining term of this
      Agreement in installments in accordance with the Company’s ordinary payroll
      practices. The Executive shall not be entitled to any further payments or
      benefits except as required by any federal or state law requiring continuation
      of benefits. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (c)  Termination
      for Cause.
      The
      Company may terminate this Agreement and the Executive’s employment for Cause
      (as hereinafter defined) at any time, effective immediately upon giving the
      Executive written notice of such termination. As used herein, the term
“Cause”
shall
      mean any of the following events:

     

    (i)      
      the
      Executive’s conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or no contest to
      a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude (which is likely to have an adverse
      effect on the Company or the Executive’s ability to perform his duties
      hereunder) or a felony which may result in a term of imprisonment; 

     

    (ii)     
      the
      Executive’s breach of this Agreement or willful failure to carry out the lawful
      directives of the Board consistent with Paragraph 2(a) hereof (provided the
      Company has given the Employee advance written notice specifying the nature
      of
      such breach or failure to carry out the lawful directives of the Board and
      a
      period of at least fifteen (15) days to cure such breach or failure); or

     

    (iii)    
      the
      Executive’s (A) willful gross misconduct, including, without limitation,
      dishonesty, fraud or theft, or (B) willful bad faith act or failure to act
      that
      is injurious to the business or reputation of the Company.

     

    In
      the
      event of termination for Cause, the Company shall pay to the Executive any
      unpaid Salary and any unused vacation days accrued as of the date of
      termination, and the Executive shall not be entitled to any further payments
      or
      benefits except as required by any federal or state law requiring continuation
      of benefits.

     

    (d)  Death.
      If the
      Executive dies during the Employment Period, this Agreement and the Executive’s
      employment shall terminate as of the date of his death. The Company shall pay
      to
      the Executive’s estate any unpaid Salary accrued as of the date of termination,
      and the Executive’s estate shall not be entitled to any further payments or
      benefits pursuant to Paragraph 3 except as required by any federal or state
      law
      requiring continuation of benefits. 

     

    5.  NON-SOLICITATION.

     

    (a)  Non-Solicitation
      of Employees.
      The
      Executive hereby agrees that during the Employment Period and for a period
      of
      ninety (90) days thereafter (the “Survival
      Period”),
      he
      shall not, directly or indirectly through any other individual, person or
      entity, employ, solicit or induce any individual who is, or was at any time
      during the Executive’s employment by the Company, an employee of the Company to
      terminate or refrain from renewing or extending his or her employment by the
      Company or to become employed by or enter into a contractual relationship with
      the Executive or any other individual, person or entity. For the purposes of
      Paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of this Agreement the “Company” shall be deemed to include
      the Company and each of its Affiliates. For the purposes hereof, Affiliates
      shall mean with respect to any person, any person directly or indirectly
      controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such other person
      at
      any time during the period for which the determination of affiliation is being
      made.

     

    (b)  Non-Solicitation
      of Suppliers or Vendors.
      The
      Executive hereby agrees that during the Employment Period and the Survival
      Period he shall not, directly or indirectly through any other individual, person
      or entity, solicit, persuade or induce any individual, person or entity which
      is, or at any time during the Employment Period was, a supplier of any product
      or service to the Company, or vendor of the Company (whether as a distributor,
      agent, commission agent, employee or otherwise), to terminate, reduce or refrain
      from renewing or extending his, her or its contractual or other relationship
      with the Company.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (c)  Non-Solicitation
      of Customers.
      The
      Executive hereby agrees that during the Employment Period and the Survival
      Period he shall not, directly or indirectly through any other individual, person
      or entity, solicit, persuade or induce any individual, person or entity which
      is, or at any time during the Employment Period was, a customer of the Company
      to terminate, reduce or refrain from renewing or extending its contractual
      or
      other relationship with the Company in regard to the purchase of products or
      services manufactured, marketed or sold by the Company, or to become a customer
      of or enter into any contractual or other relationship with the Executive or
      any
      other individual, person or entity in regard to the purchase of products or
      services similar or identical to those manufactured, marketed or sold by the
      Company. 

     

    6.  CONFIDENTIALITY.
      The
      Executive agrees that during the Employment Period, and thereafter, he shall
      not
      divulge to anyone, other than as necessary in the performance of his duties
      hereunder or as required by law or legal process, confidential information
      of
      the Company, its affiliates or its customers, including, without limitation,
      know-how, trade secrets, customer lists, costs, profits or margin information,
      markets, sales, pricing policies, operational methods, plans for future
      development, data, drawings, samples, processes or products and other
      information disclosed to the Executive or known by him as a result of or through
      his employment by the Company, which is not generally known in the businesses
      in
      which the Company is engaged and which relates directly or indirectly to the
      Company’s products or services or which is directly or indirectly useful in any
      aspect of the Company’s business. In the event the Company is bound by a
      confidentiality agreement with a customer, supplier or other party regarding
      the
      confidential information of such customer, supplier or other party, which
      provides greater protection than specified above in this Paragraph 6, the
      provisions of such other confidentiality agreement shall be binding upon the
      Executive and shall not be superseded by this Paragraph 6. Upon the termination
      of the Executive’s employment hereunder or at any other time upon the Company’s
      request, the Executive shall deliver forthwith to the Company all memoranda,
      notes, records, reports, computer disks and other documents (including all
      copies thereof) containing such confidential information.

     

    7.  NON-COMPETITION.
      The
      Executive hereby agrees that during the Employment Period and the Survival
      Period, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, anywhere in the entire
      United States, own, manage, operate, control or participate in the ownership,
      management, operation or control of, or be connected as an officer, employee,
      partner, director, independent contractor or in any other capacity with, or
      have
      any financial interest in, or aid or assist anyone else in the manufacture,
      sale
      or representation of products or the provision of services identical or similar
      to the products and services manufactured, sold, represented or provided by
      the
      Company, and which products or services are marketed to the same customer base
      as the products or services offered by the Company, at any time during the
      Employment Period or the Survival Period, or which are included in any business
      plans of the Company in existence and under consideration at the time of
      termination and of which Executive was aware.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    8.  REMEDIES.
      The
      Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s remedy at law for a breach
      or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Paragraphs 5, 6 or 7 of this
      Agreement would be inadequate and, in recognition of that fact, in the event
      of
      a breach or threatened breach by the Executive of any of the provisions of
      Paragraphs 5, 6 or 7 of this Agreement, it is agreed that in addition to its
      remedy at law, the Company shall be entitled to appropriate equitable relief
      in
      the form of specific performance, preliminary or permanent injunction, temporary
      restraining order or any other appropriate equitable remedy which may then
      be
      available. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary,
      it
      is expressly understood and agreed that, although the Executive and the Company
      consider the restrictions contained in Paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 to be reasonable
      for the purpose of preserving the Company’s goodwill and other proprietary
      rights, if a final judicial determination is made by a court having jurisdiction
      that the time and scope of the restrictions in such Paragraphs is an
      unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable restriction against the Executive,
      the
      provisions of such Paragraphs shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed
      amended to apply as to the maximum time and scope permitted and to such other
      extent as the court may determine to be reasonable.

     

    9.  REPRESENTATION/WARRANTY.
      The
      Executive represents and warrants that he is not bound by the terms of a
      confidentiality agreement or non-competition agreement or any other agreement
      with a former employer or other third party which would preclude him from
      accepting employment by the Company or which would preclude him from effectively
      performing his duties for the Company. The Company represents and warrants
      that
      it has all requisite corporate power and authority to consummate the
      transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that this Agreement is binding
      on the Company and enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
      

     

    10.  NOTICES.
      Any
      notices or other communications required to be given pursuant to this Agreement
      shall be in writing and shall be deemed given: (i) upon delivery, if by hand;
      (ii) after two (2) business days if sent by express mail or air courier; (iii)
      four (4) business days after being mailed (seven (7) business days for
      international mailings), if sent by registered or certified mail, postage
      prepaid, return receipt requested; or (iv) upon transmission, if sent by
      facsimile (provided that a confirmation copy is sent in the manner provided
      in
      clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this Paragraph 10 within thirty-six (36) hours
      after such transmission), except that if notice is received by facsimile after
      5:00 p.m. on a business day at the place of receipt, it shall be effective
      as of
      the following business day. All communications hereunder shall be delivered
      to
      the respective parties at the following addresses:

     

    If
      to the
      Company:

     

    a21,
      Inc.

    7660
      Centurion Parkway

    Jacksonville,
      Florida 32256

    Attention:
      Chief Executive Officer

     

    with
      a
      copy to:

     

    Loeb
      & Loeb LLP

    345
      Park
      Avenue

    New
      York,
      New York 10154

    Attention:
      Lloyd L. Rothenberg, Esq.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    If
      to the
      Executive:

     

    Philip
      N.
      Garfinkle

    At
      his
      residential address on

    file
      at
      the corporate office of a21, Inc.

     

    or
      to
      such other address as the person to whom notice is given may have previously
      furnished to the others in writing in the manner set forth above.

     

    11.  GOVERNING
      LAW/JURISDICTION.
      This
      Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of
      the
      State of Florida, regardless of the law that might otherwise govern under
      applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof. The parties hereto hereby
      irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts
      sitting in Jacksonville, Florida in connection with any controversy or claim
      arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the negotiation or breach
      thereof, and hereby waive any claim or defense that such forum is inconvenient
      or otherwise improper. Each party hereby agrees that any such court shall have
      in personam jurisdiction over it and consents to service of process in any
      matter authorized by Florida law.

     

    12.  SEVERABILITY.
      Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement
      shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
      applicable law, but if any provision or portion of any provision of this
      Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect under any
      applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such finding or construction shall
      not affect the remainder of the provisions of this Agreement, which shall be
      given full force and effect without regard to the invalid or unenforceable
      provision, and such invalid or unenforceable provision shall be modified
      automatically to the least extent possible in order to render such provision
      valid and enforceable, but only if the provision as so modified remains
      consistent with the parties’ original intent.

     

    13.  WAIVER
      OF BREACH.
      The
      waiver by either party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement
      by
      the other party shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent
      breach.

     

    14.  SUCCESSORS
      AND ASSIGNS.
      This
      Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties
      hereto and their respective heirs, successors, representatives and assigns.
      This
      Agreement is assignable to any legal successor of the Company. This Agreement
      may not be assigned by the Executive.

     

    15.  ENTIRE
      AGREEMENT.
      This
      Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement between the Company
      and the Executive with regard to all matters contained herein and incorporates
      and supersedes all prior agreements between the parties concerning the
      employment of the Executive by the Company. There are no other agreements,
      conditions or representations, oral or written, express or implied, with regard
      thereto. This Agreement may be amended only in writing, signed by both parties.
      

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF,
      the
      parties have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth
      above.

     

     

    
      
        	
                a21,
                  INC.

              	 	 	
                EXECUTIVE

              
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	By:	/s/ Albert H. Pleus 	 	 	
                /s/
                  Philip N. Garfinkle 

              
	 	
                
Name: Albert
                H. Pleus	 	 	
                

                Philip
                  N. Garfinkle

              
	 	
                Title: Chief
                  Executive Officer

              	 	 	 

      

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        7TERMINATION
      AGREEMENT

     

    This
      TERMINATION
      AGREEMENT
      (this
“Agreement”),
      dated
      June 29, 2006 (the “Effective
      Date”),
      is
      made by and among a21, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”
or
      “a21”),
      SuperStock, Inc., a Florida corporation (“SuperStock”)
      and
      Thomas V. Butta, an individual (the “Executive”).
      The
      Company, SuperStock and the Executive are hereinafter collectively referred
      to
      as the “Parties.” Any capitalized term not defined herein shall have the meaning
      for such term specified in the Employment Agreement (as defined
      below).

     

    WHEREAS,
      the
      Executive, the Company and SuperStock entered into an Employment Agreement
      dated
      as of May 1, 2005, (the “Employment
      Agreement”)
      a copy
      of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
      A;
      and

     

    WHEREAS,
      after
      the Executive’s employment with the Company and SuperStock was terminated, the
      Parties engaged in negotiations and have
      agreed to
      enter
      into this Agreement to finalize Executive’s relationship with the Company and
      SuperStock on such terms.

     

    NOW
      THEREFORE, in
      consideration of the foregoing and for other consideration, the receipt and
      sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending
      to be
      legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

     

    1.  Termination
      of Employment.
      Executive’s employment with the Company and SuperStock was terminated as of June
      19, 2006 (the “Termination
      Date”).
      

     

    2.  Resignation
      Upon Termination.
      Executive hereby resigns as a director of the Company and SuperStock
      and from
      each and every other position he may hold as of the Effective Date. The
      Executive agrees that he is not resigning due to any disagreements with the
      Company with respect to its procedures, practices or policies.

     

    3.  Executive
      Benefits.

     

    (a)  The
      Company will, commencing as of June 20, 2006, (i) pay the Executive an amount
      equal to five (5) months’ salary, in the aggregate amount of Fifty Two Thousand
      Eighty-Three Dollars ($52,083), paid in installments, at such intervals as
      the
      Company regularly makes payments to employees generally over such five (5)
      month
      period, (ii) if Executive elects to continue existing health insurance coverage
      under COBRA, the Company will pay the monthly premium cost for such coverage
      for
      such five (5) month period, and (iii) pay the Executive, within fifteen (15)
      days of the Effective Date, any unpaid Salary and any unused vacation days
      accrued as of the Termination Date. The Executive understands and agrees that
      the Company will deduct from these payments all federal, state and/or local
      withholding taxes and other deductions the Company is required by law to make
      from its wage payments to employees.

     

    (b)  SuperStock
      shall reimburse the Executive for all expenses, to the extent provided for
      in
      Section 3(e) of the Employment Agreement, within ten (10) days of the Effective
      Date.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    (c)  The
      Company hereby represents and warrants that a complete copy of the Company’s
      current Director’s and Officer’s liability policy is attached to this Agreement
      as Exhibit
      B.
      The
      Company hereby represents and warrants that the Executive is covered by such
      policy to the extent provided in and subject in all cases to the terms and
      conditions of such policy. Additionally, to the extent that the Company’s
      current Director’s and Officer’s liability policy will not cover the Executive
      for claims made for a three (3) year period following the Termination Date,
      the
      Company agrees to assist the Executive in obtaining a “tail” Director’s and
      Officer’s liability policy to cover the Executive for the period of three (3)
      years commencing immediately after the Termination Date; provided that the
      Executive shall bear the expense of all premiums relating to any such “tail”
policy.

     

    4.  Termination
      of Employment Agreement.
      The
      Employment Agreement was terminated as of June 19, 2006, other than the
      provisions of Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 thereof, which shall survive in accordance
      with their terms; provided, however, that the foregoing clause does not affect
      in any way Executive’s ownership of securities of the Company (including,
      without limitation, the Executive’s vested ownership of 1,200,000 shares of the
      common stock of the Company pursuant to Section 3(b) of the Employment Agreement
      and the Executive’s ownership of stock options pursuant to Section 3(c) of the
      Employment Agreement, as vested in accordance with the terms of Section 7
      hereof) or any rights Executive has as a shareholder of the Company, which
      ownership of securities and shareholder rights continue unaffected by this
      Agreement.

     

    5.  Mutual
      Release And Waiver of Claims.

     

    (a)  Except
      for the obligations undertaken by the Company and SuperStock under this
      Agreement, the Employment Agreement (to the extent provided for or incorporated
      in this Agreement), the Executive’s entitlement, if any, to indemnification
      pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company’s Directors’ and Officers
      liability policy and the Executive’s rights pursuant to the terms and conditions
      of various Common Stock Purchase Warrants held by the Executive, Executive
      hereby covenants and agrees and releases the Company and SuperStock, and all
      of
      their respective Affiliates (as defined below), and their respective employees,
      officers, directors and agents, from all debts, demands, actions, causes of
      action, suits, dues, sum and sums of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds,
      specialties, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, doings,
      omissions, variances, damages, extents, executions and liabilities and any
      and
      all other claims of every kind, nature and description whatsoever (upon any
      legal or equitable theory, whether contractual, common-law, statutory, federal,
      state local or otherwise) the Executive (or Executive’s respective successors
      and assigns) has or hereafter can, shall or may have based on the Executive’s
      employment by the Company and SuperStock, any events that may have occurred
      during the course of his employment or the termination of that employment,
      or
      any other matters or claims of any kind or nature from the beginning of the
      world to the Effective Date (including without limitation, those arising out
      of
      or which may hereafter be claimed to arise out of the Employment Agreement
      or
      Executive’s status as a shareholder of the Company; provided, however, that the
      foregoing release of the Executive’s shareholder claims shall be effective only
      through the Termination Date). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
      the scope of this release includes (but is not limited to) a release of any
      and
      all claims for unpaid wages or other compensation, breach of contract, wrongful
      discharge, disability benefits, health and medical insurance, sick leave and
      employment discrimination. Executive acknowledges and agrees that he is
      specifically releasing any rights or claims he may have under: the Age
      Discrimination in Employment Act, which prohibits discrimination in employment
      based on age; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits
      discrimination in employment based on race, color, national origin, religion
      or
      sex; the Equal Pay Act, which prohibits paying men and women unequal pay for
      equal work; Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act; the New York Human
      Rights Law; the New York City Human Rights Law; and all other federal, state
      and
      local laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in employment. Executive
      acknowledges and agrees that this release covers not only claims that he knows
      about, but also claims that he might not know about. This release includes,
      but
      is not limited to, all claims for compensatory damages, punitive damages,
      attorneys’ fees, expenses and costs or other compensation of any kind, including
      any claims which were or might have been asserted by the Executive or on his
      behalf. Executive covenants and agrees that the release set forth in this
      Section 5 shall be binding upon his successors and assigns. By signing this
      Agreement, Executive acknowledges and agrees that he is forever giving up his
      rights to make any of the claims or demands mentioned above. For purposes of
      this Agreement, “Affiliate” means any entity that controls, is controlled by, or
      is under common control with the Company and SuperStock. Notwithstanding
      the foregoing, this release does not
      apply to
(i)
      claims
      arising under, or after the Effective Date of, this Agreement,
      (ii) pending claims for benefits under the Company’s welfare plans, (iii) claims
      for vested benefits, (iv) claims for indemnification under the Company’s
      articles of incorporation, bylaws and/or applicable law and/or (v) claims
      relating to the Executive’s Common Stock Purchase Warrants and stock
      options.
      Without
      limiting the foregoing, this Agreement shall not affect any rights the Executive
      has in the future for indemnification from Company pursuant to the Company’s
      articles of organization, bylaws and/or applicable law, all in accordance with
      the terms thereof as in effect as of the Effective Date and notwithstanding
      any
      subsequent changes thereto. The Company hereby represents and warrants that
      its
      articles of organization and bylaws have not been amended so as to adversely
      affect the Executive’s rights to indemnification since January 1,
      2006.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (b)  Except
      for the obligations undertaken by the Executive under this Agreement or the
      Employment Agreement (to the extent provided for or incorporated in this
      Agreement), the Company and SuperStock and all of their respective Affiliates,
      and their respective employees, officers, directors and agents, for good and
      valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, hereby
      forever remises, releases and discharges the Executive, and his or its
      subsidiaries, divisions, stockholders, directors, officers, managers, employees
      and agents, from all debts, demands, actions, causes of action, suits, dues,
      sum
      and sums of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, specialties, covenants,
      contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, doings, omissions, variances,
      damages, extents, executions and liabilities and any and all other claims of
      every kind, nature and description whatsoever (upon any legal or equitable
      theory, whether contractual, common-law, statutory, federal, state local or
      otherwise) whether known or unknown which against the Executive and his
      affiliates, successors, agents, servants, beneficiaries, employees, attorneys
      or
      assigns, the Company and SuperStock and all of their respective Affiliates,
      and
      their respective employees, officers, directors and agents, now have, may have,
      or ever had, from the beginning of the world to the Effective Date, including,
      without limitation, all statutory, tort, contract and other claims that were
      or
      could have been asserted and any and all matters which in any way relate to
      or
      arise out of the Company’s or SuperStock’s and all of their respective
      Affiliates’ relationships with the Executive. This release covers claims the
      Company and SuperStock and all of their respective Affiliates are or are not
      currently aware of. This release includes, but is not limited to, all claims
      for
      compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorneys’ fees, expenses and costs or
      other compensation of any kind, including any claims which were or might have
      been asserted by the Company or SuperStock or their respective Affiliates,
      and
      their respective employees, officers, directors and agents, or on their
      behalf. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    6.  Termination
      of Unvested Additional Bonus.
      Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3(b) of the Employment Agreement,
      any
      Additional Bonus owing to the Executive shall be immediately cancelled upon
      the
      Effective Date.

     

    7.  Stock
      Options.
      As of
      the Effective Date, the Executive shall be deemed to hold vested stock options
      to purchase 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of
      $0.30 per common share, which may be exercised by the Executive until September
      19, 2006 (the “Option
      Expiration Date”).
      After
      the Option Expiration Date, all of the Executive’s unexercised stock options
      shall be cancelled. During the period commencing on the Effective Date and
      until
      the Option Expiration Date, the Executive may exercise his vested stock options
      either for cash or on a cashless basis. Any of the Executive’s unvested stock
      options shall be immediately cancelled as of the Effective Date. The Company
      hereby represents and warrants that the aforementioned stock options were
      properly granted to the Executive as of May 1, 2005. 

     

    8.  Lock-Up.
      The
      Executive agrees that for a period commencing on the Effective Date and expiring
      one (1) year thereafter (the “Lock-Up
      Period”),
      the
      Executive will not, directly or indirectly issue, offer, agree or offer to
      sell,
      sell, grant an option for the purchase or sale of, transfer, pledge, assign,
      hypothecate, distribute or otherwise encumber or dispose of any securities
      of
      the Company, including common stock or options, rights, warrants or other
      securities underlying, convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for or
      evidencing any right to purchase or subscribe for any common stock (whether
      or
      not beneficially owned by the undersigned), or any beneficial interest therein,
      other than the sale or other disposition of up to Three Hundred Fifty Thousand
      (350,000) shares of a21 common stock in a non-market transaction to a third
      party in a private transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lock-Up
      Period will be immediately and automatically terminated upon a change of control
      of the Company, including, but not limited to, a sale of substantially all
      of
      the Company’s assets to a third party. The Executive consents to the placing of
      legends and/or stop-transfer orders with the transfer agent of the Company’s
      securities with respect to any securities registered in the name of the
      Executive or beneficially owned by the Executive. The Company represents that
      it
      has not imposed any restrictions on the securities of the Company owned by
      the
      Executive other than those expressly described in this Agreement, those certain
      Common Stock Purchase Warrants which grant the Executive a right to acquire
      an
      aggregate of 175,950 shares of the Company’s common stock, and the a21 2005
      Stock Incentive Plan under which options to purchase 500,000 shares were issued
      to the Executive. From and after the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, at the
      Executive’s request, the Company shall remove any restrictive legends appearing
      upon the Executive’s stock certificates (and return clean certificates to the
      Executive) within five (5) business days of the Company’s receipt of such
      certificates and the applicable representation letter in the form attached
      as
Exhibit
      C
      hereto.
      Additionally, from and after the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, no
      restrictive legends shall appear on certificates issued to the Executive upon
      (i) the exercise of the Executive’s options, provided that the shares of the
      Company’s common stock underlying the options are registered on Form S-8 at the
      time the options are exercised, or (ii) the cashless exercise of the Executive’s
      Common Stock Purchase Warrants. With respect to the Executive’s Common Stock
      Purchase Warrants (as referred to above) to acquire 175,950 shares of the
      Company’s common stock, the Company represents that the Executive shall continue
      to have piggyback registration rights.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    9.  Non-Disparagement.

     

    (a)  Except
      to
      the extent required by law or under legal process, the Executive agrees not
      to
      (i) in any way publicly disparage the Company or a21, their respective
      shareholders, officers, directors, employees, or agents (ii) act in a manner
      reasonably likely to cause embarrassment or public humiliation to such entities
      or persons, or (iii) make any public statement or take any action that is
      reasonably likely to be adverse, inimical or otherwise detrimental to the
      interests of such entities or persons.

     

    (b)  Except
      to
      the extent required by law or under legal process, the Company and a21 agree
      not
      to and agree to cause their respective directors and executive officers not
      to
      and agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause their respective
      employees not to (i) in any way publicly disparage the Executive, his heirs,
      employees, or agents, (ii) act in a manner reasonably likely to cause
      embarrassment or public humiliation to such entities or persons, or (iii) make
      any public statement or take any action that is reasonably likely to be adverse,
      inimical or otherwise detrimental to the interests of such entities or persons.
      The Company and SuperStock will respond to employment inquiries concerning
      the
      Executive only by confirming dates of employment, position, salary and, if
      so
      requested by the Executive or the inquiring party, by issuing a letter of
      reference in the form attached as Exhibit
      D
      hereto.

     

    10.  Return
      of Property and Other Matters.

     

    (a)  The
      Executive shall, no later than the end of business on July 5, 2006, deliver
      to
      the Company and/or SuperStock all property of the Company and/or SuperStock
      or
      their respective Affiliates currently in the possession or control of the
      Executive, including a Blackberry and credit card. The Executive shall no later
      than the end of business on July 5, 2006 deliver to the Company the laptop
      computer belonging to the Company in good working order, ordinary wear and
      tear
      excepted, and Executive agrees that any business content on such computer shall
      not be destroyed or altered.

     

    (b)  For
      a
      period of five (5) months after the Effective Date, the Company shall (i) cause
      an auto-reply message to appear on the Executive’s Company e-mail address that
      shall inform personal correspondents of the Executive’s personal e-mail address
      ()
      and
      personal telephone number ((919) 345-1444) and that shall direct business
      correspondents to an appropriate contact person at the Company, and (ii) forward
      telephone calls received on the Executive’s Blackberry phone number to the
      SuperStock receptionist who shall inform personal callers of Executive’s
      personal telephone number ((919) 345-1444) and who shall direct business callers
      to an appropriate contact person at the Company.

     

    (c)  The
      Company covenants and agrees that it will arrange for the delivery, on or before
      June 30, 2006, of all of the Executive’s personal belongings located at the
      Company’s offices (together with a sufficient number of cardboard boxes to pack
      and ship all of the Executive’s personal belongings) to the Company’s apartment
      located in Jacksonville, Florida. The Executive covenants and agrees that he
      will pack all of his personal belongings into such boxes on or before the end
      of
      business on July 5, 2006. The Company will reimburse the Executive for (i)
      the
      cost of shipping all of the Executive’s personal belongings located at the
      Company’s facilities and the Company’s apartment located in Jacksonville,
      Florida, to Chapel Hill, North Carolina or Manhasset, New York, and (ii) the
      cost of the Executive’s roundtrip travel to Jacksonville, Florida; provided that
      the aggregate costs for (i) and (ii) do not exceed One Thousand Dollars
      ($1,000). The foregoing payment will be made within ten (10) business days
      after
      the Executive delivers to the Company appropriate written documentation in
      support of such expenses.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (d)  The
      Executive acknowledges and agrees that any unauthorized charges he made to
      the
      Company’s credit card shall be offset on a dollar for dollar basis against the
      payments Company is obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided,
      however, that the Parties shall first discuss and reach mutual agreement
      regarding any purported unauthorized charges before any such offsets may be
      made.

     

    11.  Continuing
      Obligations.
      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that
      the Executive after the Termination Date breaches any of the Executive’s
      continuing obligations under the Employment Agreement, including, but not
      limited to, the obligations contained in Sections 5, 6 or 7 of the Employment
      Agreement, the Company shall not be required to make any further payments
      pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise.

     

    12.  Relief.

     

    (a)  Executive
      agrees that a breach of any of the provisions of Sections 8
      or 9 of
      this Agreement and Sections 5, 6 or 7 of the Employment Agreement may result
      in
      material and irreparable injury to Company for which there is no adequate remedy
      at law and that it may not be possible to measure damages for such injuries
      precisely. In the event of a breach
      of such
      provisions by the Executive,
      the
      Company shall be entitled to obtain a temporary restraining order and/or a
      preliminary or permanent injunction restraining the Executive from further
      violations.

     

    (b)  The
      Company agrees that a breach of any of the provisions of Sections 5 and 9 of
      this Agreement may result in material or irreparable injury to the Executive
      for
      which there is no adequate remedy at law and that it may not be possible to
      measure damages for such injuries precisely. In the event of a breach of such
      provisions by the Company, the Executive shall be entitled to obtain a temporary
      restraining order and/or a preliminary or permanent injunction restraining
      the
      Company from further violations of Sections 5 and 9 hereof. The
      remedies in this Section are in addition to those otherwise available to
the
      Parties.

     

    13.  Binding
      Effect.
      This
      Agreement is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of anyone who succeeds
      to the rights, interests or responsibilities of the Parties. 

     

    14.  Enforceability.
      If a
      court rules that any provision of this Agreement is not enforceable in the
      manner set forth in this Agreement, that provision should be enforceable to
      the
      maximum extent possible under applicable law and should be reformed accordingly.
      If a court rules that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or
      unenforceable, that ruling shall not affect the validity or enforceability
      of
      the other portions of this Agreement, which shall continue in full force and
      effect.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    15.  Entire
      Agreement.
      This
      Agreement and the surviving provisions of the Employment Agreement constitute
      the entire agreement among
      the
      Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
      It
      supersedes any existing oral or written agreements with respect to Executive’s
      employment or termination of employment with the Company and SuperStock, except
      as stated herein. 

     

    16.  Amendment.
      This
      Agreement cannot be amended, except by a written document signed by the party
      against whom enforcement of any such amendment is sought.

     

    17.  Full
      Understanding.
      The
      Executive has read this Agreement carefully, fully understands the meaning
      of
      its terms, and is signing this Agreement knowingly and voluntarily, after
      consulting with counsel of Executive’s own choosing.

     

    18.  Counterparts.
      This
      Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
      be an
      original and all of which shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument,
      with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the
      same
      instrument. A facsimile signature shall be deemed to be an original signature
      for purposes of this Agreement.

     

    19.  Governing
      Law.
      This
      Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of
      Florida, without regard to its principles of conflicts of law.

     

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

     

    
      	a21, INC. 	 	 	EXECUTIVE
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:  /s/
              Albert H.
              Pleus	 	 	/s/ Thomas V. Butta 
	
              
                
Name:
                Albert H. Pleus

            	 	 	
              
Thomas
              V. Butta
	
              Title:
                Chairman & CEO

            	 	 	 

       

      
        	SUPERSTOCK, INC.	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	By: 
                /s/ Thomas Costanza	 	 	 
	
                
                  
Name:
                  Thomas Costanza

              	 	 	 
	
                Title:
                  EVP &
                  CFO

              	 	 	 

      
        
          
          

        

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