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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.26
                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

        THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is effective as of April
15,1999 (the "Effective Date"), by and between MICRO GENERAL CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and JOHN SNEDEGAR (the "Employee"), and
supersedes any and all prior employment agreements or understandings entered
into between the parties; provided, however, this Agreement shall not supersede
or otherwise affect (i) any Company options or other securities previously
granted the Employee or (ii) the terms and conditions of that certain Inducement
Agreement, dated August 11, 1998. In consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

        1. Employment and Duties. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Company employs the Employee to serve in an executive and
managerial capacity as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
and the Employee accepts such employment and agrees to perform such reasonable
responsibilities and duties commensurate with the aforesaid positions as
lawfully directed by the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), or as set
forth in the Bylaws of the Company.

        2. Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date
and shall continue for a period of three (3) years ending April 14, 2002,
subject to prior termination as set forth in Section 7, below (the "Term"). The
Term may be extended at any time upon mutual agreement of the parties.

        3. Salary. During the Term, the Company shall pay the Employee a minimum
base annual salary of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000), payable at
the times and in the manner dictated by the Company's standard payroll policies
(the "Base salary"). The Base Salary shall be periodically reviewed and
increased at the discretion of the Board to reflect, among other matters, cost
of living increases and performance results.

        4. Other Compensation and Fringe Benefits. During the Term, as
additional compensation, the Employee shall be entitled to receive and
participate in the following:

               (a) Incentive Bonus. A year-end bonus equal to ten percent (10%)
of the "audited pre-tax profits" of the Company for each calendar year during
the Term of this Agreement (the "Incentive Bonus"). For calendar year 1999 only,
the Incentive Bonus calculation shall be pro-rated for the period from the
Effective Date through December 31, 1999, but shall in no event be less than One
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000). For calendar year 2002 only, he
Incentive Bonus calculation shall be pro-rated for the period from January 1,
2002 through the end of the Term. As used herein, "audited pre-tax profits"
shall mean the audited pre-tax profits of the Company determined by the
Company's outside accounting firm in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles ("GAAP") applied on a consistent basis and will include
the results of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. In
addition, "audited pre-tax profits" shall be determined only after the amount of
the Employee's year-end Incentive Bonus has been taken into account by the
Company and shall be adjusted by deduction of supplementary bonuses and/or
advances paid to other "key" employee's of the Company for the applicable year
(which employees shall be designated and agreed upon by the Employee and the
Board). The accrual of the Incentive Bonus shall commence as of the Effective
Date. Although the Incentive Bonus is deemed earned on December 31 of the year
for which such bonus is being calculated, if the Employee's employment with the
Company is terminated pursuant to Section 7 below, whether voluntarily or
involuntarily, prior to December 31 of the year to which the Incentive

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Bonus relates, then the Company's obligation to pay the Employee all or a
portion of the Incentive Bonus for the year in which termination occurs shall be
governed by the appropriate provision of Section 7 below; provided, however,
that expiration of the Term shall not constitute a voluntary or involuntary
termination of employment. Any Incentive Bonus due for a given year of the term
shall be paid no later than April 15th of the following year (including no later
than April 15, 2003 for the pro-rated bonus earned in 2002); and

               (b) Transaction Bonus. In connection with the sale or transfer to
a person or entity other than Fidelity National Financial Inc. ("FNFI") or its
"affiliates" (as defined in Section 21 below) of (i) all or a majority of the
outstanding capital stock or other equity interest of any subsidiary of the
Company; or (ii) all or substantially all of the assets of any material division
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the Company shall pay the Employee a
bonus (the "Transaction Bonus") equal to five percent (5%) of "Net Transaction
Proceeds." For purposes of this subsection (b), the term "Net Transaction
Proceeds" shall mean (A) the value of the consideration actually received by the
Company in connection with such transaction, less (B) the sum of (i) the
Company's cost basis, as determined by the Company's outside accounting firm in
accordance with GAAP, in the securities or assets being sold (the "Company's
Investment"), plus (ii) an amount equal to a ten percent (10%) cumulative
annualized rate of return on the Company's Investment. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary above, the Transaction Bonus shall not apply to a sale or
transfer by the Company of the assets comprising the postal meter and/or postal
scale division of the Company. The Transaction Bonus shall be paid to the
Employee within ninety (90) days of the later of (i) the closing of the
applicable transaction; or (ii) the date on which the Company actually receives
at least eighty percent (80%) of the total consideration to be received in
connection with such transaction. In addition, the Transaction Bonus will be due
and payable to the Employee notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement if
(i) this Agreement is terminated (a) as a result of the failure by the Company
to extend the Term, (b) after the first full year of this Agreement, by either
the Company pursuant to Section 7(b) or the Employee for Good Reason pursuant to
Section 7(b), (c) as a result of the Employee's disability or death pursuant to
Sections 7(c) and 7(d), respectively and (ii) prior to such termination, the
transaction giving rise to the Transaction Bonus was reduced to a definitive
written agreement and the transaction closes within six (6) months of the date
of termination in substantial accordance with the terms of the written
agreement. Moreover, if this Agreement is terminated by the Employee under
Section 7(b) for any reason other than Good Reason, then the Transaction Bonus
will be due and payable to the Employee notwithstanding the termination of this
Agreement, provided the transaction in question formally closed prior to the
date of termination.

               (c) Options. A grant on the Effective Date under the Company's
Executive Stock Option Plan of options to purchase Fifty Thousand (50,000)
shares of the Company's Common Stock. The exercise price for such options shall
be the closing price on the Effective Date of the Company's publicly traded
Common Stock. In addition, all such options shall vest options the Effective
Date, after which the Employee shall have ten (10) years to exercise the
options, subject to any terms to the contrary in the Company's Executive Stock
Option Plan; and

               (d) Standard Benefits. The standard Company benefits enjoyed by
the Company's other senior executives; and

               (e) Club Membership. Payment by the Company of the Employee's
membership dues in a social and/or recreational club as deemed necessary and
appropriate by the Employee (and pre-approved by the Company) to maintain
various business relationships on behalf of the Company;

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provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to pay for any of the
Employee's personal purchases and expenses at such club; and

               (f) Medical Insurance. Provision by the Company during the Term
and any extensions thereof to the Employee and his dependents of the medical and
other insurance coverage provided by FNFI to its senior executives; and

               (g) Life Insurance. The procurement of insurance on the
Employee's life in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000). The premiums
of such policy shall be paid by the Company and the Employee shall be entitled,
in his sole discretion, to designate the beneficiary of such policy. At the
Employee's request at the end of the Term, the Company will assign the insurance
policy to the Employee and the Employee shall have no obligation to the Company
in respect of premiums previously paid.

The Company shall deduct from all compensation payable under this Agreement to
the Employee any taxes or withholdings the Company is required to deduct
pursuant to applicable state and federal laws or by mutual agreement between the
parties.

        5. Vacation. For and during each year of the Term and any extensions
thereof, the Employee shall be entitled to reasonable paid vacation periods
consistent with his position with the Company and in accordance with the
Company's standard policies, or such greater entitlement as the Board may
approve. In addition, the Employee shall be entitled to such holidays consistent
with the Company's standard policies or such greater entitlement as the Board
may approve.

        6. Expense Reimbursement. In addition to the compensate and benefits
provided herein, the Company shall, upon receipt of appropriate documentation,
reimburse the Employee each month for his reasonable travel, lodging,
entertainment, promotion and other ordinary and necessary business expenses. The
arrangement set forth in this Section 6 is intended to constitute an accountable
plan within the meaning of Section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended
(the "Code"), and the accompanying regulations, and the Employee agrees to
comply with all reasonable guidelines established by the Company from time to
time to meet the requirements of Section 162 of the Code and the accompanying
regulations.

        7. Termination.

               (a) For Cause. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the Company may terminate this Agreement immediately for "cause" upon
written notice to the Employee, in which event the Company shall be obligated to
pay the Employee that portion of the Base Salary due him through the date of
termination, and accrued and unpaid expense reimbursement pursuant to Section 6
hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, "cause" shall mean (i) a material breach
by the Employee of this Agreement, which breach is not cured within thirty (30)
days after written notice thereof from the Company to the Employee; (ii) the
repeated failure of the Employee to comply with the Company's lawful corporate
policies to the extent set forth in writing; (iii) misconduct, dishonesty,
insubordination, or any other act by the Employee that in any way has a direct
and substantial adverse effect on the Company's business or reputation, or its
relationship with its customers or employees, including, without limitation (a)
the use of alcohol such as to materially interfere with the Employee's
obligations hereunder, (b) the use of illegal drugs, or (c) conviction of a
felony or of any crime involving moral turpitude or theft; or (iv) the failure
by the Employee to comply with applicable laws or governmental regulations
pertaining to his employment hereunder which non-compliance has a material
adverse effect on the Company.

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               (b) Without Cause. Either party may terminate this Agreement
immediately without cause by giving written notice to the other. If the Company
terminates under this Section 7(b) within the first (1st) full year of this
Agreement, then the Company shall only be obligated to pay to the Employee that
portion of the Base Salary due him through the date of termination, and accrued
and unpaid expense reimbursement pursuant to Section 6 hereof. If, after the
first (1st) full year of this Agreement, the Company terminates under this
Section 7(b) or if the Employee resigns for "Good Reason" (as defined below),
then the Company shall pay to the Employee an amount equal to the Base Salary in
effect as of the date of termination multiplied by the greater of (A) the number
of years (including partial years) remaining in the Term, or (B) the number two
(2); (ii) any pro-rated Incentive Bonus earned by the Employee through the date
of termination; (iii) any Transaction Bonus due the Employee in accordance with
the terms of Section 4(b); and (iv) accrued and unpaid expense reimbursement
pursuant to Section 6 hereof Such payment shall be made in a lump sum on or
before the fifth (5th) day following the date of termination, or as otherwise
directed by the Employee; provided, however, that the pro-rated Incentive Bonus
and the Transaction Bonus, if any, shall be paid in accordance with Sections
4(a) and 4(b), respectively. For purposes of this Section 4(b), the term "Good
Reason" shall mean a material and substantial reduction in the Employee's
responsibilities and duties hereunder, which reduction was not preapproved in
writing by the employee. If the Employee terminates under this Section 7(b)
other than for Good Reason, then the Company shall only be obligated to pay the
Employee (i) the Base Salary due him through the date of termination; (ii)
accrued and unpaid expense reimbursement pursuant to Section 6 hereof, and (iii)
any Transaction Bonus, provided the transaction in question formally closed
prior to the date of termination.

               (c) Disability. If the Employee fails to perform his duties
hereunder on account of illness or other incapacity for a period of four (4)
consecutive months, then the Company shall have the right upon written notice to
the Employee to terminate this Agreement without further obligation by paying
the Employee (1) the Base Salary, without offset, for the remainder of the Term
in a lump sum or as otherwise directed by the Employee; (ii) any pro-rated
Incentive Bonus earned by the Employee through the date of termination; (iii)
any Transaction Bonus due the Employee in accordance with the terms of Section
4(b); and (iv) accrued and unpaid expense reimbursement pursuant to Section 6
hereof Such payment shall be made in a lump sum on or before the fifth (5th) day
following the date of termination, or as otherwise directed by the Employee;
provided, however, that the pro-rated Incentive Bonus and the Transaction Bonus,
if any, shall be paid in accordance with Sections 4(a) and 4(b), respectively.

               (d) Death. If the Employee dies during the Term, then this
Agreement shall terminate immediately and the Employee's legal representatives
shall be entitled to receive (i) the Base Salary through the date of death (ii)
any pro-rated Incentive Bonus earned by the Employee through the date of death;
(iii) any Transaction Bonus due the Employee in accordance with the terms of
Section 4(b); and (iv) accrued and unpaid expense reimbursement pursuant to
Section 6 hereof. Such payment shall be made in a lump sum on or before the
fifth (5th) day following the date of death, or as otherwise directed by the
Employee's legal representative; provided, however, that the pro-rated Incentive
Bonus and the Transaction Bonus, if any, shall be paid in accordance with
Sections 4(a) and 4(b), respectively.

               (e) Effect of Termination. Termination for any reason or for no
reason shall not constitute a waiver of the Company's or the Employee's rights
under this Agreement nor a release of the Employee from any obligation hereunder
except his obligation to perform his day-to-day duties as an employee. The
Company's payment obligations to the Employee under Section 7 shall survive any
such termination.

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        8. Severance Payment.

               (a) The Employee may terminate his employment hereunder in the
event of a if change in control of the Company," which, for purposes of this
Agreement, shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) there shall be consummated
(x) any consolidation or merger of the Company in which the Company is not the
continuing or surviving corporation, or pursuant to which shares of the
Company's Common Stock would be converted into cash, securities or other
property, other than a merger of the Company in which the holders of the
Company's Common Stock immediately prior to the merger have the same
proportionate ownership of Common Stock of the surviving corporation immediately
after the merger, or (y) any sale, lease exchange or other transfer (in one
transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all,
of the assets of the Company, or (ii) the stockholders of the Company approve
any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, or (iii)
any "person" (such as that term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")), other than the Company,
FNFI or any "person" who, on the date hereof, is a director or officer of the
Company, is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act), of securities of the Company representing 30% or more of the
combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities, unless such
"person" acquires such securities from FNFI. The Employee may only terminate
this Agreement due to a change in control of the Company during the period
commencing 60 days and expiring 365 days after such change in control.

               (b) If, after a change in control of the Company, the Company
terminates the Employee's employment in breach of this Agreement or pursuant to
Section 7(b), or the Employee resigns for Good Reason pursuant to Section 7(b),
then:

                      (i) the Company shall pay the Base Salary due him through
the date of termination;

                      (ii) in lieu of any further salary and bonus payments or
other payments due to the Employee for periods subsequent to the date of
termination, the Company shall pay, as severance to the Employee, an amount
equal to the product of (A) the Employee's Base Salary in effect as of the date
of termination plus the total Incentive Bonus paid or payable to the employee
for the most recently ended calendar year, multiplied by (B) the number 2, such
payment to be made in a lump sum on or before the fifth (5th) day following the
date of termination; and

                      (iii) the Company shall maintain in full force and effect,
for the continued benefit of the Employee for the number of years (including
partial years) remaining in the Term, all employee benefit plans and programs in
which the Employee was entitled to participate immediately prior to the date of
termination, provided that the Employee's continued participation is possible
under the general terms and provisions of such plans and programs. In the event
that the Employee's participation in any such plan or program is prohibited, the
Company shall, at it's expense, arrange to provide the Employee with benefits
substantially similar to those which the Employee would otherwise have been
entitled to receive under such plans and programs from which his continued
participation is prohibited.

               (c) The Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of
any payment provided for in this Section 8 or Section 7(b), above, by seeking
other employment or otherwise, nor

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shall any compensation or other payments received by the Employee after the date
of termination reduce any payments due under this Section 8 or Section 7(b),
above.

               (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if any
payment pursuant to this Section 8 would be a "parachute payment" (as defined in
Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended), such payment
shall be limited to the largest portion of such payment as can be paid without
being deemed a "parachute payment."

        9. Non-Delegation of Employee's Rights. The obligations, rights and
benefits of the Employee hereunder are personal and may not be delegated,
assigned or transferred in any manner whatsoever, nor are such obligations,
rights or benefits subject to involuntary alienation, assignment or transfer.

        10. Confidential Information. The Employee acknowledges that 'n his
capacity as an employee of the Company he will occupy a position of trust and
confidence and he further acknowledges that he will have access to and learn
substantial information about the Company and its "affiliates" (as defined in
Section 21 below) and their respective operations that is confidential or not
generally known in the industry including, without limitation, information that
relates to purchasing, sales, customers, marketing, and the Company's and its
affiliates' financial position and financing arrangements (the "Confidential
Information"). The Employee agrees that all such Confidential Information is
proprietary or confidential, or constitutes trade secrets and is the sole
property of the Company and/or its affiliates. The Employee will keep
confidential, and will not reproduce, copy or disclose to any other person or
entity, any such Confidential Information, nor will the Employee advise, discuss
with or in any way assist any other person or entity in obtaining or learning
about any such Confidential Information; provided, however, that the Employee
(i) shall be able to use the Confidential Information in the course of
performing his duties hereunder; and (ii) may disclose any Confidential
Information pursuant to any law, subpoena or regulation. Accordingly, the
Employee agrees that during the Term and at all times thereafter he will not
disclose, or permit or encourage anyone else to disclose, any such information,
nor will he utilize any such information, either alone or with others, outside
the scope of his duties and responsibilities with the Company. The term
"Confidential Information" shall not include (i) any information available to
the general public; or (ii) any information known by the Employee prior to the
date he became a member of the Board which was obtained from a source who was
not bound by a confidentiality obligation to the Company.

        11. Non-Competition During Employment Term. The Employee agrees that,
during the Term and any extensions thereof, he will devote substantially all his
business time and effort, and give undivided loyalty, to the Company.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding sentence, the Employee
shall be entitled to (i) be on the Board of Directors of the companies that are
disclosed on Schedule I hereto; and (ii) spend time on charitable and community
organizations that do materially not interfere with the Employee's perfon-nance
of his obligations hereunder. During the Term, the Employee will not engage in
any way whatsoever, directly or indirectly (other than being on the Board of
Directors of the companies set forth on Schedule I hereto), in any business that
is competitive with the Company or its affiliates, nor solicit, or in any other
manner work for or assist any business which is competitive with the Company or
its affiliates. In addition, during the Tenn and any extensions thereof, the
Employee will undertake no planning for or organization of any business activity
competitive with the work he perfon-ns as an employee of the Company, and the
Employee will not combine or conspire with any other employee of the Company or
any other person for the purpose of organizing any such competitive business
activity.

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        12. Non-Solicitation After Employment Term. The parties acknowledge that
the Employee will acquire substantial knowledge and information concerning the
business of the Company and its affiliates as a result of his employment. The
parties further acknowledge that the scope of business in which the Company is
engaged as of the Effective Date is national and very competitive and one in
which few companies can successfully compete. The solicitation of the Company's
customers or employees by the Employee after this Agreement is terminated would
severely injure the Company. Accordingly, for a period of one (1) year after
this Agreement is terminated or the Employee leaves the employment of the
Company for any reason whatsoever, the Employee agrees not to solicit any person
or business that was at the time of such termination and remains a customer or
prospective customer, or an employee of the Company or any of its affiliates,
except for the Employee's administrative assistant.

        13. Return of Company Documents. Upon termination of this Agreement,
Employee shall return promptly to the Company all records and documents of or
pertaining to the Company and shall not make or retain any copy or extract of
any such record or document.

        14. Improvements and Inventions. Any and all improvements or inventions
which the Employee may conceive, make or participate in during the period of his
employment, which are based upon or relate to such employment, shall be the sole
and exclusive property of the Company. The Employee will, whenever requested by
the Company, at the sole cost and expense of the Company, execute and deliver
any and all documents which the Company shall deem appropriate in order to apply
for and obtain patents for such improvements or inventions or in order to assign
and convey to the Company the sole and exclusive right, title and interest in
and to such improvements, inventions, patents or applications.

        15. Actions. The parties agree and acknowledge that the rights conveyed
by this Agreement are of a unique and special nature and that the Company will
not have an adequate remedy at law in the event of a failure by the Employee to
abide by its terms and conditions nor will money damages adequately compensate
for such injury. It is therefore agreed between the parties that, in the event
of a breach by the Employee of any of his obligations contained in this
Agreement, the Company shall have the right, among other rights, to damages
sustained thereby and to obtain an injunction or decree of specific performance
from any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain or compel the Employee to
perform as agreed herein. The Employee agrees that this Section 14 shall survive
the termination of his employment and he shall be bound by its ten-ns at all
times subsequent to the termination of his employment for so long a period as
Company continues to conduct the same business or businesses as conducted during
the Ten-n or any extensions thereof Nothing herein contained shall in any way
limit or exclude any other right granted by law or equity to the Company.

        16. Indemnification. For the period commencing on the Effective Date and
continuing for five (5) years following the expiration or prior termination of
this Agreement, regardless of the reason therefor, the Employee shall be
indemnified under the Company's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, and the
Employee shall be covered by the directors' and officers' liability insurance,
the fiduciary liability insurance and the professional liability insurance
policies that are the same as, or provide coverage at least equivalent to, those
applicable or made available by the Company to the senior management of the
Company. Independent of the above provisions, if at any time the Employee is
made, or threatened to be made, a party to any legal action or proceeding,
whether civil or criminal, by reason of the fact that the Employee is or was a
director or officer of the Company, then the Employee shall be indemnified by
the Company, and the Company pay the Employee's related expenses (including,

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without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs) when and as incurred,
all to the fullest extent permitted by law.

        17. Amendment. This Agreement contains, and its terms constitute, the
entire agreement of the parties, and it may be amended only by a written
document signed by both parties to this Agreement.

        18. Governing Law. California law shall govern the construction and
enforcement of this Agreement and the parties agree that any litigation
pertaining to this Agreement shall be adjudicated in courts located in
California.

        19. Severability. If any section, subsection or provision hereof is
found for any reason whatsoever to be invalid or inoperative, that section,
subsection or provision shall be deemed severed and shall not affect the force
and validity of any other provision of this Agreement. If any covenant herein is
determined by a court to be overly broad thereby making the covenant
unenforceable, the parties agree and it is their desire that such court shall
substitute a reasonable judicially enforceable limitation in place of the
offensive part of the covenant and that as so modified the covenant shall be as
fully enforceable as if set forth herein by the parties themselves in the
modified form. The covenants of the Employee in this Agreement shall each be
construed as an agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement,
and the existence of any claim or cause of action of the Employee against the
Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute
a defense to the enforcement by the Company of the covenants in this Agreement.

        20. Notices. Any notice, request, or instruction to be given hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when personally delivered or three
(3) days after being sent by United States certified mail, postage prepaid, with
return receipt requested, to the parties at their respective addresses set for
the below:

                    To the Company:       Micro General Corporation
                                          2510 North Red Hill Avenue
                                          Santa Ana, CA 92705

                    With a copy to:       Gregory S. Lane, Esq.
                                          3916 State Street, Suite 300
                                          Santa Barbara, CA 93105

                    To the Employee:      John Snedegar

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                    With a copy to:       Martin Eric Weisberg, Esq.
                                          Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl, LLP
                                          1211 Avenue of the Americas
                                          New York, New York 10036

        20. Waiver of Breach. The waiver by any party of any provisions of this
Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any prior or
subsequent breach by the other party.

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        21. Definition of "Affiliate". For purposes of this Agreement, the term
"affiliate" shall mean a person or entity that directly or indirectly, through
one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common
control with, the Company.

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        IN WITNESS VMEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement to be
effective as of the date first set forth above.

                                   MICRO GENERAL CORPORATION

                                   By:
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                                   Its:
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                                   JOHN SNEDEGAR

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.27

            INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRANSFER, RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL,
                         AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT

        THIS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRANSFER, RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AND WARRANT
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is entered into as of October 1, 1999 (the
"Effective Date"), by and between Micro General Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("Assignor"), and escrow.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Assignee").

                                    RECITALS

        A. Assignor desires to assign to Assignee the entire right, title, and
interest in the Intellectual Property (as hereinafter defined).

        B. Assignee desires to sell to Assignor, and Assignor desires to
purchase from Assignee, a warrant to purchase 15,000,000 shares of Common Stock
of Assignee.

        NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

                                    AGREEMENT

        1. Definitions.

               (a) "Copyrights" shall mean any and all copyrights and copyright
applications, whether or not registration for any such copyright exists or is
pending, that Assignor or any subsidiary of Assignor may own or have the right
to sublicense hereunder, currently held by Assignor, and any renewal or
extension thereof, together with all other copyright interests accruing by
reason of international copyright conventions and any moral rights pertaining
thereto, including the right to sue for, settle, or release any past, present,
or future infringement thereof, developed for or acquired in connection with the
escrow.com website and the escrow.com business, including, without limitation,
those copyrights and copyright registrations set forth on Exhibit A hereto.

               (b) "Excluded Technology" means the technology set forth on
Exhibit B hereto, provided, however, that such technology is limited in all
instances to standard routines, development tools, programming techniques and
other code or content that are non-specific to the escrow.com website and the
escrow.com business plan and that existed prior to and independent of any
development of the Intellectual Property and Software.

               (c) "Intellectual Property" shall mean all Copyrights,
Trademarks, Patents, the Website, business plans, financial data, marketing
plans, supplier or customer lists, forecasts, the agreements set forth on
Exhibit A hereto, know-how, concepts, inventions, techniques, system designs,
prototypes, ideas or other intellectual property or proprietary rights of
Assignor or any subsidiary of Assignor, developed for or acquired in connection
with the escrow.com website and the escrow.com business, other than the Software
and the Excluded Technology.

               (d) "Patents" shall mean all patents, patent applications and
patents pending that Assignor or any subsidiary of Assignor owns or has the
right to sublicense hereunder, including, without limitation,

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those patents, patent applications and patents pending set forth on Exhibit A
hereto, developed for or acquired in connection with the escrow.com website and
the escrow.com business.

               (e) "Software" shall mean the software commonly referred to as
the "Escrow Trust Accounting System," in object code and source code, and all
documentation, derivative works, copies and licenses thereof, and all
intellectual property underlying such software.

               (f) "Trademarks" shall mean all United States and foreign
registered and common law trademarks, trade names, service marks and logos, or
applications therefore, whether or not registration for such mark exists or is
pending, that Assignor or any subsidiary of Assignor may own, or have the right
to sublicense hereunder, together with all other trademark, trade name, service
mark or logo interests accruing by reason of international trademark
conventions, accompanied by the goodwill of all business connected with the use
of and symbolized by such marks including the right to sue for, settle, or
release any past, present, or future infringement thereof or unfair competition
involving the same, which were developed for or acquired in connection with the
escrow.com website and the escrow.com business, including, without limitation,
those marks set forth on Exhibit A hereto.

               (g) "Website" shall mean all images, text, graphics, Internet
domain names (together with all foreign, state or national registrations thereof
and accompanied by the goodwill of all business connected with the use of and
symbolized by such domain names, including the right to sue for, settle, or
release any past, present, or future infringement thereof or unfair competition
involving the same), computer code, website designs and processes, uniform
resource locators and other technology of Assignor, developed for or acquired in
connection with the escrow.com website and the escrow.com business.

        2. Assignment. Assignor hereby assigns, grants, transfers, and sets over
to Assignee all right, title, and interest in and to the Intellectual Property
and all goodwill associated with such Intellectual Property, including, without
limitation, (a) the right to use, copy, modify, exploit, license, assign, convey
and pledge the Intellectual Property, (b) the right to exclude others from using
the Intellectual Property, (c) the right to sue others and collect damages for
past present and future infringement of the Intellectual Property, (d) the right
to create derivatives of the Intellectual Property and retain full ownership
thereof, and (e) the right to file and prosecute applications for registration,
now pending or hereinafter initiated, to protect any rights in the Intellectual
Property.

        3. Irrevocable License. Assignor hereby grants to Assignee a worldwide,
royalty-free, perpetual, nonexclusive, transferable, sublicensable and
irrevocable license to use and otherwise exploit the Software and Excluded
Technology in any manner and for any purpose.

        4. Covenant Not to Compete.

               (a) For a period of five (5) years after the date hereof,
Assignor shall not, for itself or any third party, directly or indirectly engage
in the business of Assignee as now conducted or proposed to be conducted,
including without limitation providing escrow services as defined in Section
17003 of the California Financial Code, as amended, anywhere in the world.

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               (b) The parties hereto intend that the covenant not to compete
under this Section 4 shall be construed as a series of covenants, one in each
county, state, country, province or territory in the world. If in any judicial
proceedings a court shall refuse to enforce any of the separate covenants deemed
included in this Section 4, then such unenforceable covenant shall be deemed
eliminated from this Section 4 for the purpose of those proceedings to the
extent necessary to permit the remaining separate covenants to be enforced.

               (c) Assignor acknowledges and agrees (i) that the covenants and
agreements of Assignor in this Section 4 are reasonably necessary to protect the
interests of Assignee in whose favor such covenants and agreements are imposed,
(ii) the restrictions imposed by this Section 4 are not greater than are
'necessary for the protection of Assignee in light of the harm that Assignee
will suffer if Assignor breaches this Agreement, (iii) the period, nature, kind
and character of the restrictions are reasonably required to protect the
interests of Assignee, (iv) the geographical restrictions are reasonable in
light of Assignee's world-wide business, and (v) Assignee would not have
otherwise entered into this Agreement without the protection afforded under this
Section 4.

        5. Further Assurances. Assignor agrees to execute such additional
documents, complete such other formalities, and extend such other cooperation as
may be reasonably requested or required to perfect Assignee's interest in the
Intellectual Property and to permit Assignee to be duly recorded as the
registered owner and proprietor of the rights hereby conveyed, including,
without limitation, any appropriate instruments required to be filed in the
applicable national trademark, copyright or patent offices or other appropriate
offices.

        6. Issuance of Warrant and Note. Assignee hereby agrees to issue to
Assignor, and Assignor agrees to purchase from Assignee, for the purchase price
of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000), a warrant to purchase up to 15,000,000 shares
of Assignee's common stock at an exercise price per share of $.40 in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the "Warrant"). The shares
of Common Stock issued upon exercise of the Warrant shall be subject to
registration and other investor rights granted to investors in the Company's
next round of Series A financing managed by Madison Securities. In addition, as
consideration for the assignment of the Intellectual Property as described in
Section 2 hereof and the irrevocable licenses in Section 3 hereof, Assignee
shall issue to Assignor a promissory note in the amount of $4,500,000 bearing
interest at a rate of 3% per annum, with principal and accrued interest payable
on October 1, 2006 in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

        7. Right of First Refusal.

               (a) Pro Rata Right. Assignee hereby grants to Assignor the right
of first refusal to purchase a pro rata share of all New Securities (as defined
in paragraph 7(b) below) which Assignee may, from time to time, propose to sell
and issue. Assignor's pro rata share, for purposes of this right of first
refusal, is a ratio, (A) the numerator of which is the number of shares of
common stock held by Assignor or issuable upon exercise of the Warrant then held
by Assignor on the date of the Company's written notice pursuant to paragraph
7(c) below; and (B) the denominator of which is the total number of shares of
common stock then outstanding (assuming full conversion and exercise of all
securities convertible or exercisable into shares of common stock).

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               (b) Definition of New Securities. "New Securities" shall mean any
capital stock of Assignee whether now authorized or not, and rights, options or
warrants to purchase capital stock, and securities of any type whatsoever that
are, or may become, convertible into or exercisable for shares of capital stock.
New Securities, however, shall not include any of the following issuances or
sales:

                      (i) securities to employees, consultants, officers or
directors pursuant to any stock purchase plan or arrangement, stock option plan
or other stock incentive plan or agreement approved by the Board of Directors;

                      (ii) securities pursuant to or after consummation of an
underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the offer and sale of
securities to the general public for the account of Assignee;

                      (iii) securities pursuant to the conversion or exercise of
convertible or exercisable securities;

                      (iv) one or more warrants to purchase up to 15,000,000
shares of Common Stock issued to MicroGeneral Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, or the issuance of such Common Stock upon exercise of such warrants
as contemplated herein;

                      (v) up to 500,000 shares of Common Stock issued and sold
to ShopNow.com, Inc., a Washington Corporation ("ShopNow.com");

                      (vi) up to 2,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock
issued and sold to ShopNow.com;

                      (vii) one or more warrants to purchase up to 500,000
shares of Common Stock issued to ShopNow.com, and the issuance of such Common
Stock upon exercise of such warrants;

                      (viii) up to 1,400,000 shares of Common Stock issued and
sold in the next round of private financing following the date of filing of this
Restated Certificate at a price per share of not less than $0.25;

                      (ix) up to 5,600,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock
issued and sold in the Corporation's next round of private financing following
the date of filing of this Restated Certificate at a price per share of not less
than $2.00;

                      (x) Common Stock issued in connection with the acquisition
of all or part of another company by the Corporation by merger or other
reorganization, or by purchase of all or part of the assets of another company,
pursuant to a plan or arrangement approved by the Board of Directors, and

                      (xi) Common Stock issued in connection with equipment
lease or bank financings, as approved by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation.

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               (c) Required Notices. In the event Assignee proposes to undertake
an issuance of New Securities, it shall give Assignor written notice of the
proposed issuance, describing the type of New Securities, the price, the general
terms upon which Assignee proposes to issue the same and the pro rata portion of
such New Securities Assignor is entitled to purchase. Assignor shall have thirty
(30) days after the date of receipt of such notice to agree to purchase
Assignor's pro rata share of such New Securities for the price and upon the
general terms specified in the notice by giving written notice to Assignee and
stating therein the quantity of New Securities to be purchased.

               (d) Assignee's Right to Sell. In the event Assignor fails to
exercise the right of first refusal within the 30 day period, Assignee shall
have sixty (60) days after the expiration of such period to sell or enter into
an agreement (pursuant to which the sale of New Securities covered thereby shall
be closed, if at all, within sixty (60) days from the date of said agreement)
and to sell all such New Securities respecting which the Holders' options were
not exercised, at a price and upon general terms no more favorable in any
material respect to the purchasers thereof than specified in Assignee's notice.
In the event Assignee has not sold within said sixty (60) day period or entered
into an agreement to sell all such New Securities within said sixty (60) day
period (or sold and issued all such New Securities in accordance with the
foregoing within sixty (60) days from the date of said agreement), Assignee
shall not thereafter issue or sell any New Securities, without first offering
such securities to Assignor in the manner provided above.

               (e) Assignment. The right of first refusal set forth in this
Section 7 is transferable by Assignor provided that any such transferee executes
any agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof.

        8. Representations and Warranties of Assignee. Assignee hereby
represents and warrants to Assignor as follows:

               (a) Authorization. The execution and delivery by Assignee of this
Agreement and the issuance of the Warrant (and the Common Stock issuable upon
exercise thereof) by Assignee, as contemplated herein, have been duly authorized
by all requisite corporate action of Assignee.

               (b) Valid Issuance of Stock. The Warrant (and the Common Stock
issuable upon exercise thereof) have been duly and validly authorized and, when
issued and paid for in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will be
validly issued securities of Assignee.

        9. Representations and Warranties of Assignor. Assignor hereby
represents and warrants to Assignee as follows:

               (a) Investment Representations.

                      (i) Assignor, understands that the Warrant (and the Common
Stock issuable upon exercise thereof) will be issued by Assignee without
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act") and without
qualification or registration under applicable state securities laws ("Blue Sky
Laws") pursuant to exemptions from registration or qualification contained in
the Securities Act and in the Blue Sky Laws. Assignor understands that the
Warrant

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(and the Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof) must be held indefinitely
unless subsequently registered or qualified under the Securities Act and under
the Blue Sky Laws unless exemptions from the registration or qualification
requirements under the Securities Act and under the Blue Sky Laws are available
in connection with any proposed transfer of the Warrant (and the Common Stock
issuable upon exercise thereoo by Assignor.

                      (ii) Assignor agrees that none of the Warrant (and the
Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof), nor any interest in the Warrant
(and the Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof), will be resold or
otherwise transferred by Assignor without registration or qualification under
the Securities Act and the Blue Sky Laws unless Assignor first demonstrates to
the satisfaction of Assignee that specific exemptions from such registration or
qualification requirements are available with respect to the proposed transfer
and provides Assignee an opinion of counsel satisfactory to Assignee that the
proposed transfer may be made without violation of the Securities Act or the
Blue Sky Laws and will not affect the exemptions relied upon by Assignee in
connection with the original issuance of the Warrant (and the Common Stock
issuable upon exercise thereof).

                      (iii) Assignor is aware of Assignee's business affairs and
financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about Assignee to
reach an informed and knowledgeable decision regarding the merits and risks of
investing in the Warrant (and the Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof).
Assignor has had ample opportunity to review information regarding Assignee and
to ask questions of Assignee and its representatives and to seek independent
investment, tax, and legal advice prior to investing in the Warrant (and the
Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof). THE ASSIGNOR RECOGNIZES THAT THE
WARRANT (AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE THEREOF) ARE A SPECULATIVE
INVESTMENT INVOLVING A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK OF LOSS BY THE ASSIGNOR AND THAT THE
ASSIGNOR COULD LOSE THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF THE ASSIGNOR'S INVESTMENT. THE ASSIGNOR
IS ABLE TO BEAR THE ECONOMIC RISK OF SAID INVESTMENT AND AT THE PRESENT TIME
COULD AFFORD A COMPLETE LOSS OF SAID INVESTMENT.

                      (iv) The Warrant (and the Common Stock issuable upon
exercise thereof) are being acquired for private investment for Assignor's own
account and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution
of the Warrant (and the Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof) to others.

                      (v) The sale of the Warrant (and the Common Stock issuable
upon exercise thereof) to Assignor was not accompanied by the publication of any
written or printed communication or any communication by means of recorded
telephone messages or spoken on radio, television, or similar communications
media.

                      (vi) Assignor is duly organized in the State of Delaware.

                      (vii) Assignor is an "Accredited Investor" as defined
under Section 501(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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                      (viii) Assignor acknowledges that the certificates
representing the Warrant (and the Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof)
will bear the legends set forth herein:

        THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
        UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933; THEY HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY THE HOLDER
        FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED
        OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT AS MAY BE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE
        SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED
        THEREUNDER.

                      (ix) Assignor understands that the Warrant (and the Common
Stock issuable upon exercise thereof) constitute "restricted securities" for the
purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

                      (x) Assignor understands that Assignee will rely upon the
foregoing for the purposes of issuing the Warrant (and the Common Stock issuable
upon exercise thereof). Assignor hereby agrees to indemnify Assignee and its
officers, directors, agents, and counsel and hold them harmless from and against
any and all damages suffered and liabilities incurred by them (including costs
of investigation, defense, and attorneys' fees) arising out of any breach by
Assignor of the agreements or inaccuracy in the representations and warranties
which Assignor has made herein.

               (b) Intellectual Property Warranties.

                      (i) To the best of Assignor's knowledge, the Intellectual
Property assigned and the Software and Excluded Technology licensed hereunder
shall be sufficient in all respects for the operation of the business of
Assignee as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted.

                      (ii) The Intellectual Property has been independently
created and developed solely by Assignor, and Assignor owns or has obtained all
rights, licenses, releases, assignments, or other rights, and made all payments
and satisfied all obligations to any third party or employee, necessary to make
the assignment set forth in Section 2 hereof. No third party or employee shall
have any right, title or interest in and to the Intellectual Property. Each
employee, consultant or contractor of Assignor who has contributed to the
development of the Intellectual Property has entered into an agreement requiring
such employee, consultant or contractor to assign to Assignor forever all right,
title and interest that such employee, consultant or contractor may have accrued
in the Intellectual Property, and Assignee shall not incur any liability or
obligation, including payment or other compensation, to such employee,
consultant, contractor or other third party by reason of the assignment in
Section 2 hereof

                      (iii) Assignee has the full corporate power to enter into
this Agreement and to carry out its obligations under this Agreement. Assignor
has not previously granted, and will not grant, any right, license or interest
in, to or under the Intellectual Property, Software or Excluded Technology, or
any portion thereof, which is inconsistent with the rights and licenses granted
to

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Assignee herein or that will adversely affect any exercise by Assignee of its
rights under this Agreement. There are no actions, suits, investigations, claims
or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Assignor, threatened in any way
relating to the Intellectual Property, Software or Excluded Technology.

                      (iv) The Intellectual Property, Software or Excluded
Technology do not and will not infringe or misappropriate any patents,
copyrights, trade secrets, trade names or other intellectual or proprietary
rights of any third-party, and Assignor is not aware of any claims or basis for
such infringement.

                      (v) The Software will function correctly when dealing with
dates, times, and date/time (including calculating, comparing and sequencing)
from, into and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the years
1999 and 2000 and leap year calculations, and with respect to the processing of
date/time data, the Software will neither contain nor create any logical or
mathematical inconsistency, will not malfunction, and will not cease to
function.

        10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted
in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

        11. Entire Agreement; Waiver, Amendment. This Agreement shall constitute
the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter
hereof, and shall supersede all prior and contemporaneous oral negotiations,
agreements, commitments, representations, and understandings relating to the
subject matter hereof. No supplement, modification, waiver, or amendment to this
Agreement shall be binding on any party unless in writing and signed by the
party against whom enforcement is sought.

        12. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns.

        13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute
one and the same document.

        IN WITNESS THEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the Effective Date.

MICROGENERAL CORPORATION,                  ESCROW.COM,INC.
A DELAWARE CORPORATION                     A DELAWARE CORPORATION

By:                                        By:
   --------------------------------           ----------------------------------
Name:                                      Name:
     ------------------------------             --------------------------------
Title:                                     Title:
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                                    EXHIBIT A

1.      Assigned Contracts

2.      Copyrights and Copyright Registrations

        All graphics, text and interfaces relating to the Website.

3.      Trademarks

        "escrow.com," and all Trademarks containing such word or words of
        similar import.

4.      Patents

5.      Website

        escrow.com URL, Internet site at escrow.com URL, database and business
        model

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                                    EXHIBIT B

                               EXCLUDED TECHNOLOGY

                                      None.

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                                    EXHIBIT C

                                     WARRANT

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                                    EXHIBIT D

                                      NOTE

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        THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
        UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "1933 ACT"), HAVE BEEN
        TAKEN FOR INVESTMENT, AND MAY NOT BE PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, SOLD,
        TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF AS MAY BE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE 1933
        ACT OR THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER.

WARRANT NO. 1

                        WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

                                       OF

                                ESCROW.COM, INC.

                           VOID AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2006

This certifies that MicroGeneral Corporation or its registered assigns
("Holder"), for valuable consideration received, is entitled, on the terms set
forth below, at any time or from time-to-time during the period beginning on
October 1, 1999 and ending at 5:00 P.M., Pacific Daylight Time, ending on the
earlier of, seven (7) years thereafter, or the closing of a firm commitment
underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the offer and sale of
securities to the general public for the account of the Company ("IPO") (the
"Exercise Period"), to purchase from escrow.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), up to 15,000,000 shares of the Common Stock of the Company (the
"Warrant Shares") at a price per share equal to Forty Cents ($0.40) (the
"Exercise Price"). The term "Warrant" as used herein shall include this Warrant
and any warrants delivered in substitution or exchange therefor as provided
herein.

        1. EXERCISE AND PAYMENT. This Warrant may be exercised at any time in
full for the maximum number of Warrant Shares called for hereby, or from
time-to-time for any lesser number thereof, on any business day during the
Exercise Period, by delivering to the principal office of the Company the
subscription in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A duly executed along with
payment equal to the product of (i) the number of Warrant Shares then being
purchased under this Warrant multiplied by (ii) the Exercise Price (the
"Purchase Price"). The Purchase Price may be paid by delivery of cash or check,
wire transfer, the cancellation of all or a portion of the then outstanding
principal and accrued interest under that certain Promissory Note issued by the
Company to Holder on the date hereof, or as provided in Section 2 below. Upon
any partial exercise of this Warrant, this Warrant shall be surrendered, and a
new Warrant of the same tenor and for the purchase of the number of such shares
not purchased upon such exercise shall be issued by the Company to Holder. A
Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised immediately prior to the close of
business on the date of its surrender for exercise as provided above, and the
person entitled to receive the Warrant Shares shall be treated for all purposes
as the holder of such shares of record as of the close of business on such date.
As soon as practicable on or after such date, the Company shall issue and
deliver to the person or persons

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entitled to receive the same a certificate or certificates for the number of
full Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, together with cash, in lieu of
any fraction of a share, equal to such fraction of the current market value of
one full share.

        2. NET ISSUANCE. In lieu of payment of all or a portion of the Purchase
Price described in Section 1, the Holder may elect to receive, without the
payment by the Holder of any additional consideration, shares equal to the value
of this Warrant or any portion hereof by the surrender of this Warrant or such
portion to the Company. Upon such election, the Company shall issue to the
Holder such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as is
computed using the following formula:

                      where: X = Y (A-B)
                                 -------
                                     A

                      X = the number of shares to be issued to the Holder
pursuant to this Section 2.

                      Y = the number of shares covered by this Warrant in
respect of which the net issuance election is made pursuant to this Section 2.

                      A = the fair market value of one share of Common Stock, as
determined in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.

                      B = the Exercise Price in effect under this Warrant at the
time the net issuance election is made pursuant to this Section 2.

                      For purposes of this Section 2, the "fair market value"
per share of the Common Stock shall mean that price determined in good faith by
the Board of Directors of the Company.

        3. PAYMENT OF TAXES. All Warrant Shares issued upon the exercise of a
Warrant shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the Company
shall pay all taxes and other governmental charges that may be imposed in
respect of the issue or delivery thereof, except any transfer taxes that may be
payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance of any certificate
for shares in a name other than that of the Holder or Holder's transferee.

        4. TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE. Subject to such restrictions on transfer as
may be contained in this Warrant, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are
transferable, in whole or in part, on the books of the Company maintained for
such purpose at its principal office referred to above by the Holder in person
or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant properly
endorsed. Upon any partial transfer, the Company will issue and deliver to the
Holder a new Warrant or Warrants with respect to the portion of the Warrant not
so transferred. This Warrant is exchangeable at the principal office of the
Company for Warrants for the same

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aggregate number of Warrant Shares, each new Warrant to represent the right to
purchase such number of Warrant Shares as Holder shall designate at the time of
such exchange.

        5. MERGERS, CONSOLIDATIONS, ASSET SALES AND DISSOLUTIONS. If at any time
there shall be any consolidation or merger of the Company with another
corporation, a sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets to
another corporation, a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or
winding-up of the Company or an IPO, then the Company shall give, by certified
or registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the registered Holder of this
Warrant at the address of such Holder as shown on the books of the Company, at
least thirty (30) days prior written notice of the date when the same shall take
place. Upon receipt of such notice, the Holder shall have the right to exercise
this Warrant, either in full or in any lesser amount prior to the occurrence of
an event described above. If the Holder of this Warrant does not exercise this
Warrant prior to the occurrence of an event described above, this Warrant shall
expire and be of no effect to the extent that it has not been exercised by the
Holder prior to the occurrence of the event.

        6. FRACTIONAL SHARES. The Company shall not issue any fractional shares
or script representing fractional shares upon the exercise or exchange of this
Warrant. With respect to any fraction of a share resulting from the exercise or
exchange hereof, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash equal to
such fraction multiplied by the current fair market value per share of Common
Stock, be the then current fair market value determined in such reasonable
manner as may be prescribed by the Company's Board of Directors in good faith
but in no event less than book value.

        7. NON-IMPAIRMENT. The Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate
of Incorporation or through reorganization, consolidation, merger, dissolution,
issue or sale of securities, sale of assets or any other voluntary action, avoid
or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of the
Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all
such terms and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or
appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Holder of the Warrant against
dilution or other impairment.

        8. ANTIDILUTION ADJUSTMENTS. The number of Warrant Shares purchasable
upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price shall be subject to
adjustment as follows:

          (a) Stock Dividends. If at any time prior to the exercise of this
    Warrant in full (i) the Company shall fix a record date for the issuance of
    any stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or (ii) the number of
    shares of Common Stock shall have been increased by a subdivision or
    split-up of shares of Common Stock, then, on the record date fixed for the
    determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend
    or immediately after the effective date of subdivision or split-up, as the
    case may be, the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered upon
    exercise of this Warrant will increased so that Holder will be entitled to
    receive the number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder would have
    owned immediately following such action had this Warrant been exercised
    immediately prior thereto, and the Exercise Price will be adjusted as
    provided below in paragraph (d).

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          (b) Combination of Stock. If at any time prior to the exercise of this
    Warrant in full the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding shall have
    been decreased by a combination of the outstanding shares of Common Stock,
    then, immediately after the effective date of such combination, the number
    of shares of Common Stock to be delivered upon exercise of this Warrant will
    be decreased so that the Holder thereafter will be entitled to receive the
    number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder would have owned
    immediately following such action had this Warrant been exercised
    immediately prior thereto, and the Exercise Price will be adjusted as
    provided below in paragraph (d).

          (c) Carryover. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8,
    no adjustment shall be made to the number of shares of Common Stock to be
    delivered to the Holder (or to the Exercise Price) if such adjustment
    represents less than 1% of the number of shares to be so delivered, but any
    lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time and
    together with the next subsequent adjustment which together with any
    adjustments so carried forward shall amount to 1% or more of the number of
    shares to be so delivered.

          (d) Exercise Price Adjustment. Whenever the number of Warrant Shares
    purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrant is adjusted, as herein
    provided, the Exercise Price payable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall
    be adjusted by multiplying such Exercise Price immediately prior to such
    adjustment by a fraction, of which the numerator shall be the number of
    Warrant Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrant immediately
    prior to such adjustment, and of which the denominator shall be the number
    of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately thereafter.

          (e) No Duplicate Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything else to the
    contrary contained herein, in no event will an adjustment be made under the
    provisions of this Section 8 to the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon
    exercise of this Warrant or the Exercise Price for any event if an
    adjustment having substantially the same effect to the Holder as any
    adjustment that otherwise would be made under the provisions of this Section
    8 is made by the Company for any such event to the number of shares of
    Common Stock (or other securities) issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.

          (f) Notice of Adjustment. Whenever the number of Warrant Shares or the
    Exercise Price of such Warrant Shares is adjusted, as herein provided, the
    Company shall promptly mail by first class, postage prepaid, to the Holder,
    notice of such adjustment or adjustments and a certificate of the chief
    financial officer of the Company setting forth the number of Warrant Shares
    and the Exercise Price of such Warrant Shares after such adjustment, setting
    forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment and setting
    forth the computation by which such adjustment was made.

        9. LOSS OR MUTILATION. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence
satisfactory to it (in the exercise of reasonable discretion) of the ownership
of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Warrant, the Company
will execute and deliver in lieu thereof a new Warrant of like tenor.

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        10. RESERVATION OF COMMON STOCK. The Company shall at all times reserve
and keep available for issue upon the exercise of Warrant such number of its
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as will be sufficient to permit
the exercise in full of this Warrant.

        11. RESTRICTIVE LEGEND. Each certificate representing (i) this Warrant
or (ii) Warrant Shares shall (unless such securities have been registered under
the 1933 Act or sold under Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act) be stamped
or otherwise imprinted with a legend substantially in the following form (in
addition to any other legend required under any applicable state securities
law):

        THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
        UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "1933 ACT"), HAVE BEEN
        TAKEN FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, SOLD,
        TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT AS MAY BE AUTHORIZED UNDER
        THE 1933 ACT OR THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER.

        12. NOTICES. Unless otherwise provided, all notices and other
communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be mailed by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid, sent by
facsimile or delivered personally by hand or by a courier addressed to the party
to be notified at the address or facsimile number furnished to the Company in
writing by the last Holder of this Warrant who shall have furnished an address
to the Company in writing.

        13. CHANGE; WAIVER. Neither this Warrant nor any term hereof may be
changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by an instrument in writing
signed by the party against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge
or termination is sought.

        14. TITLES AND SUBTITLES. The headings in this Warrant are for
convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this
Warrant.

        15. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
under the laws of the State of California as applied to agreements among
California residents entered into and to be performed entirely within
California.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Warrant as of October 1,
1999.

                                      ESCROW.COM, INC.

                                      By:
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         John Snedegar, Chief Executive Officer

                                      By:
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Mark Attaway, President

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                                    Exhibit A

                                SUBSCRIPTION FORM

                 (To be executed only upon exercise of Warrant)

        The undersigned registered owner of this Warrant irrevocably exercises
this Warrant and purchases____________ shares of Common Stock (the "Common
Stock") of ESCROW.COM, INC., purchasable with this Warrant, and herewith makes
payment therefor, all at the price and on the terms and conditions specified in
this Warrant.

The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned is acquiring
such stock for its own account and not for resale or with a view to, or for
resale in connection with, the distribution of any part thereof, and accepts
such shares subject to the restrictions of contained in the Warrant.

DATED:
      -----------------

                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       (Signature of Registered Owner)

                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       (Street Address)

                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       (City)                (State)       (Zip)

                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Social Security No. or Federal Tax I.D.
                                       Number

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