Document:

EMPLOYMENT
      AGREEMENT

     

    This
      Agreement, effective as of October 9, 2006 (the “Effective
      Date”),
      is by
      and between John Z. Ferguson (the “Executive”)
      and
      a21, Inc., a corporation formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (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 Chief Executive 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 act as the chief executive officer of the Company and shall
      report to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).
      The
      Executive will be responsible for managing and directing the Company’s
      operations and for such duties as may be assigned to him from time to time
      by
      the Board, and the Executive shall perform and discharge such duties diligently
      and faithfully, provided that such duties are consistent with the Executive’s
      position at the Company. Except when on vacation or for special circumstances,
      the Executive shall use his best efforts to, on a full-time basis, be (i)
      physically present (a) at the Company’s headquarters or (b) at another of the
      Company’s offices, or (ii) traveling on behalf of the Company. The Executive
      acknowledges that his position will require extensive travel.

     

    (b) If
      the
      Board in writing directs the Executive to move his primary residence to the
      vicinity of the Company’s Jacksonville headquarters within nine months of the
      Effective Date, the Executive shall move his primary residence to the vicinity
      of the Company’s Jacksonville headquarters within one year of the Effective
      Date; provided the Company and Executive have in good faith negotiated a
      mutually acceptable relocation package for Executive. If the Board in writing
      directs the Executive to move his primary residence to the vicinity of the
      Company’s Jacksonville headquarters later than nine months after the Effective
      Date, but not later than two years after the Effective Date, the Executive
      shall
      move his primary residence to the vicinity of the Company’s Jacksonville
      headquarters within three months of the Board’s request; provided the Company
      and Executive have in good faith negotiated a mutually acceptable relocation
      package for Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive moves
      his
      primary residence at the direction of the Board, the Company shall pay directly
      or reimburse Executive for the reasonable costs and expenses of relocating,
      including without limitation, (i) travel, transportation, meals, temporary
      lodging and similar related moving expenses, and (ii) closing costs, real estate
      commissions, attorney’s fees and other similar costs reasonably incurred by
      Executive in the relocation. All expenses subject to income tax shall be grossed
      up such that the state and federal tax effect to Executive is zero. The Company
      and the Executive agree to work in good faith to minimize the potential gross-up
      to the extent consistent with applicable laws and regulations. Executive shall
      not be required to relocate to the vicinity of the Company’s Jacksonville
      headquarters until his home in Chicago, Illinois is sold. If the Board in
      writing directs the Executive to move his primary residence in accordance with
      the foregoing provisions, the Executive covenants and agrees to use his best
      efforts to sell his home.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (c) The
      Executive shall devote his full business time, attention, skills and energies
      to
      the performance of his duties hereunder and to the promotion of the business
      of
      the Company. The Executive may 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 full business time, attention, skills and energies to the
      performance of his duties hereunder and to the promotion of the business of
      the
      Company without the written consent of the Chairman of the Company. Nothing
      in
      this paragraph will be construed as preventing the Executive from investing
      his
      personal assets in businesses which do not compete with the Company and engaging
      in not-for-profit and civic activities that do not interfere with the
      Executive’s duties hereunder.

     

    3. COMPENSATION.

     

    (a) Salary.
      For
      services rendered by the Executive hereunder during the Employment Period,
      the
      Company shall pay Executive a base salary (the “Salary”)
      at the
      annual gross rate of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) in accordance
      with the Company’s ordinary payroll practices. An employment review will take
      place on an annual basis. Any increases in the Salary shall be determined on
      an
      annual basis by the Board in its sole discretion.

     

    (b) Signing
      Bonus.
      Within
      ten (10) days after the beginning of the Employment Period, the Company shall
      pay the Executive a signing bonus of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000)
      in
      accordance with its ordinary payroll practices.

     

    (c) Bonus.
      During
      the Employment Period, the Executive will be eligible to receive a cash bonus
      (the “Bonus”)
      based
      on an EBITDA target for the Company (30% of total Bonus), a revenue target
      for
      the Company (30%) and other management objectives (40%) (the (“Targets”)).
      Within sixty (60) days after the beginning of each fiscal year beginning with
      the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, the Board shall establish the Targets
      such that (i) upon achieving the first threshold for all of the Targets, the
      Company will pay the Executive a Bonus equal to thirty percent (30%) of the
      Salary; (ii) upon achieving the second threshold (which includes meeting the
      annual plan for all of the Targets) for all of the Targets, the Company will
      pay
      the Executive a Bonus equal to sixty percent (60%) of the Salary; and (iii)
      upon
      achieving the third threshold for all of the Targets, the Company will pay
      the
      Executive a Bonus equal to eighty percent (80%) of the Salary. All Targets
      and
      Bonus threshold levels will be determined by the Board in good faith after
      consultation with the Executive. Additional Bonuses, if any, shall be determined
      on an annual basis or otherwise as determined by the Board in its sole
      discretion. All Bonuses are subject to the Company’s ordinary payroll practices
      and payable within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal year.
      Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the fourth quarter of 2006, the Company
      shall
      pay the Executive a Bonus equal to (i) no less than Thirty Seven Thousand Five
      Hundred Dollars ($37,500), multiplied by (ii) the quotient of the number of
      days
      the Executive is employed by the Company in the fourth quarter of 2006 divided
      by the number of working days in the fourth quarter of 2006.

     

    (d) Stock
      Options.
      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 incentive plan (the “Plan”)
      and
      the standard stock option agreement thereunder; provided, however, that such
      options shall provide the Executive with the right to purchase 500,000 shares
      of
      a21 common stock (the “Stock”)
      at a
      purchase price equal to the greater of (i) the mean of the highest and lowest
      bid prices per share of the Stock on the Effective Date, and (ii) the average
      closing price of the Stock for the ten trading days prior to and including
      the
      Effective Date. Options to purchase 62,500 shares of Stock shall vest on the
      six
      month anniversary of the Effective Date and the remainder shall vest in
      forty-two (42) equal monthly shares on the first day of each month thereafter
      such that all of such options will be vested by the forty-eighth (48th)
      month
      anniversary of the Effective Date. The options shall be exercisable for a period
      of five (5) years from the Effective Date. All unvested options shall
      immediately vest (i) upon a change in control, as defined in the stock option
      agreement entered into pursuant to the Plan, (ii) in the event that the Company
      and the Executive negotiating in good faith are unable to reach an agreement,
      by
      no later than the three year anniversary of the Effective Date, regarding an
      extension of this Agreement or a new employment agreement and this Agreement
      is
      not earlier terminated pursuant to Sections 4(b)-(f) of this Agreement, or
      (iii)
      upon the Executive’s death or Disability.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (e) Restricted
      Stock.
      Executive shall be entitled to receive, as soon as practicable following the
      Effective Date, 500,000 shares of restricted Stock in accordance with a
      restricted stock agreement provided by the Company. 62,500 of such restricted
      shares shall vest on the six month anniversary of the Effective Date and the
      remainder shall vest in forty-two (42) equal monthly shares on the first day
      of
      each month thereafter such that all of such shares shall be vested by the
      forty-eighth (48th)
      month
      anniversary of the Effective Date. All unvested shares of restricted stock
      shall
      immediately vest (i) upon a change in control, as defined in the restricted
      stock agreement (ii) in the event that the Company and the Executive negotiating
      in good faith are unable to reach an agreement, by no later than the three
      year
      anniversary of the Effective Date, regarding an extension of this Agreement
      or a
      new employment agreement and this Agreement is not earlier terminated pursuant
      to Sections 4(b)-(f) of this Agreement, or (iii) upon the Executive’s death or
      Disability.

     

    (f) Benefits.
      During
      the Employment Period, the Company shall pay One Thousand Four Hundred Dollars
      ($1,400) per month (the “Benefit
      Amount”)
      of
      medical, dental, life insurance, pension or other employee benefits for the
      Executive, each as determined by the Executive, whether the Executive elects
      to
      use the benefit plans provided by the Company from time to time or otherwise.
      The Company will increase the Benefit Amount by 5% in January of each year
      beginning with January 2008. The Company will permit the Executive to make
      contributions to the Company’s 401(k) plan, subject to the terms and conditions
      of such plan. The Executive is entitled to such amount of paid vacation as
      is in
      the best interests of the Company after coordination with the Chairman of the
      Board in consultation with the Board, which in no event shall be less than
      three
      (3) calendar weeks.

     

    (g) 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 Board.
      The Company shall promptly reimburse the Executive for all such documented
      expenses in accordance with its expense reimbursement policy in effect from
      time
      to time.

     

    (h) Residence/Moving
      Expenses.
      From
      the Effective Date until the date that the Executive moves
      his
      primary residence to the vicinity of the Company’s then headquarters in
      accordance with Section 2(a) of this Agreement, the Company shall make available
      to the Executive a reasonably appropriate apartment in the vicinity of the
      Company’s headquarters. The
      Company
      agrees that it will reimburse the Executive’s reasonable moving expenses to move
      from his current home to a location referenced in Section 2(b) of this Agreement
      upon submission of such reasonable evidence thereof as the Company shall
      request. The Executive covenants and agrees to minimize the aggregate
      amount
      of the
      moving expenses to the extent reasonably practicable.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (i) 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 thirty-six (36) 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
      prior 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, subject to Executive’s compliance with Sections 5,
      6 and 7 hereof, the Executive’s resignation from all positions (including any
      directorships) with the Company or its Affiliates (as defined below) and the
      execution and delivery by the Executive of a separation agreement and general
      release, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, of all claims related
      to his employment or termination thereof through and including the date
      Executive signs such release, pay to the Executive (i) any unpaid Salary accrued
      as of the date of termination, (ii) Salary at the annual rate in effect on
      the
      date of termination for a period of six (6) months in installments in accordance
      with the Company’s ordinary payroll practices, (iii) a pro rata portion of any
      Bonus payable in respect of the fiscal year in which the date of termination
      occurs, and (iv) reimbursement of any outstanding business expenses for which
      Executive is entitled to be reimbursed in accordance with this Agreement up
      to
      and including the date of termination. The Executive shall not be entitled
      to
      any further payments or benefits from the Company or any of its Affiliates,
      except as required by any federal or state law requiring continuation of
      benefits and except as may be provided in any other agreement with the
      Company.

     

    (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, nolo contendere, or no contest to a
      misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony which may result in a term
      of
      imprisonment;

     

    (ii) the
      Executive’s material 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 the Executive has not cured such breach within thirty (30) days of
      having received such notice); 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 in the sole discretion of the Board injurious to the business or reputation
      of the Company.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    In
      the
      event of termination for Cause, the Company shall pay to the Executive (i)
      any
      unpaid Salary accrued as of the date of termination, (ii) an amount equal to
      three months of the Salary, paid over a period of six (6) months in installments
      in accordance with the Company’s ordinary payroll practices, and (iii)
      reimbursement of any outstanding business expenses for which Executive is
      entitled to be reimbursed in accordance with this Agreement up to and including
      the date of termination. 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 and except as may be provided in any other agreement
      with the Company.

     

    (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 and the Executive’s estate shall not be
      entitled to any further payments or benefits from the Company or any of its
      Affiliates except as required by any federal or state law requiring continuation
      of benefits and except as may be provided in any other agreement with the
      Company.

     

    (e) Disability.
      If the
      Executive is incapacitated by accident, sickness or otherwise so as to render
      him mentally or physically incapable of performing the services required of
      him
      under this Agreement (referred to herein as a “Disability”)
      for
      (i) a period of ninety (90) consecutive days or (ii) for an aggregate of one
      hundred twenty (120) business days during any twelve (12) month period, the
      Company may terminate this Agreement and the Executive’s employment effective
      immediately after the expiration of either of such periods, upon giving the
      Executive written notice of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing
      provision, if it is determined by the Company that the Executive has a
“disability” as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the
      Executive’s employment shall not be terminated on the basis of such disability
      unless it is first determined by the Company, after consultation with the
      Executive, that there is no reasonable accommodation which would permit the
      Executive to perform the essential functions of his position without imposing
      an
      undue hardship on the Company.

     

    In
      the
      event the Executive is determined to have a Disability hereunder and receives
      payments under any disability plan maintained by the Company for its employees
      or under any other arrangement maintained by the Company for the Executive
      or by
      the Executive, such payments shall reduce and offset any Salary payable to
      the
      Executive pursuant to Paragraph 3 hereof, to extent permitted under such plan
      or
      arrangement. In the event of termination pursuant to this Subparagraph 4(e),
      the
      Company shall pay to the Executive any unpaid Salary accrued as of the date
      of
      termination and the Executive shall not be entitled to any further payments
      or
      benefits from the Company or any of its Affiliates except as required by any
      federal or state law requiring continuation of benefits and except as may be
      provided in any other agreement with the Company.

     

    (f) Good
      Reason.
      The
      Executive may, upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Company, terminate
      this Agreement and the Executive’s employment for Good Reason (as hereinafter
      defined). Upon a termination of Executive’s employment for Good Reason,
subject
      to Executive’s compliance with Sections 5, 6 and 7 hereof, the Executive’s
      resignation from all positions (including any directorships) with the Company
      or
      its Affiliates and the execution and delivery by the Executive of a separation
      agreement and general release, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company,
      of all claims related to his employment or termination thereof through and
      including the date Executive signs such release,
      the
      Executive shall be entitled to the benefits specified in Paragraph 4(b) of
      this
      Agreement. As used herein, the phrase “Good Reason” shall mean (i) the reduction
      of the Executive’s title and/or responsibilities to below those of a senior
      executive of the Company (except in connection with the termination of
      Executive’s employment for Cause or Disability or as a result of the Executive’s
      death, or temporarily as a result of the Executive’s illness or other absence),
      (ii) a material breach of this Agreement by the Company; provided the Executive
      has given the Company advance written notice specifying the nature of such
      reduction or breach and a period of at least thirty (30) days to cure such
      reduction or breach, (iii) the Company requires Executive to relocate his
      primary residence more than one time during the Employment Period of this
      Agreement, (iv) any reduction in Salary or Bonus opportunity, or (v) the failure
      by the Company to grant the Stock options and restricted Stock under Sections
      3(d) and (e) of this Agreement within sixty (60) days after the Effective
      Date.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    5. NON-SOLICITATION.

     

    (a) Non-Solicitation
      of Employees and Consultants.
      The
      Executive hereby agrees that during the Employment Period and for a period
      equal
      to six (6) months after the Employment Period (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 last twelve (12) months of the Executive’s employment by the Company,
      an employee or consultant of the Company, to terminate or refrain from renewing
      or extending his or her employment or relationship with 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 term “Company”
shall
      be deemed to include the Company and each of its Affiliates. For the purposes
      of
      this Agreement, the term “Affiliate”
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 may 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.

     

    (c) Non-Solicitation
      of Customers.
      The
      Executive hereby agrees that during the Employment Period and the Survival
      Period he may 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, the
      Executive 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.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    7. NON-COMPETITION.
      The
      Executive acknowledges that he has substantial experience and expertise, that
      in
      the course of providing services to the Company he will become familiar with
      the
      Company’s trade secrets and with other confidential information concerning the
      Company and that Executive’s services have been and will be of special, unique
      and extraordinary value to the Company. 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 and Europe, 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 during the Employment
      Period and of which Executive was aware.

     

    8. REASONABLE
      RESTRICTIONS.
      The
      parties acknowledge that (i) the type and periods of restriction imposed in
      this
      Agreement are fair and reasonable and are reasonably required in order to
      protect and maintain the proprietary interests of the Company described above,
      other legitimate business interests of Company and the goodwill associated
      with
      the business of the Company, and (ii) that the time, scope, geographic area
      and
      other provisions of this Agreement have been specifically negotiated by
      sophisticated commercial parties, represented by legal counsel, and are given
      as
      an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
      Accordingly, you agree not to contest the validity or enforceability of any
      provision of this Agreement and agree that if any court should hold any
      provision of this Agreement to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will
      nonetheless be enforceable according to their terms.

     

    9. 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. Notwithstanding the
      foregoing, in the event the Company breaches any of its payment obligations
      under Section 4 of this Agreement (provided
      the Executive has given the Company written notice specifying the nature of
      such
      breach and a period of at least thirty (30) days to cure such
      breach),
      Executives obligations under Sections 5 and 7 of this Agreement shall terminate
      and be of no further force and effect after the expiration of such thirty (30)
      day period if the Company has not cured such breach.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    10. SECTION
      409A COMPLIANCE.
      All
      payments of “nonqualified deferred compensation” (within the meaning of Section
      409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”))
      are
      intended to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, and shall be
      interpreted in accordance therewith. Neither party individually or in
      combination may accelerate any such deferred payment, except in compliance
      with
      Code Section 409A, and no amount shall be paid prior to the earliest date on
      which it is permitted to be paid under Code Section 409A. In the event that
      the
      Executive is determined to be a “key employee” (as defined in Code Section
      416(i) (without regard to paragraph (5) thereof)) of the Company at a time
      when
      its stock is deemed to be publicly traded on an established securities market,
      payments determined to be “nonqualified deferred compensation” payable following
      termination of employment shall be made no earlier than the earlier of (i)
      the
      last day of the sixth (6th) complete calendar month following such termination
      of employment, or (ii) the Executive’s death, consistent with the provisions of
      Code Section 409A. Unless otherwise expressly provided, any payment of
      compensation by Company to the Executive, whether pursuant to this Agreement
      or
      otherwise, shall be made within two and one-half months (21⁄2 months) after the
      end of the calendar year in which the Executive’s right to such payment vests
      (i.e.,
      is not
      subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture for purposes of Code Section 409A).
      Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no amendment may be made to
      this Agreement if it would cause the Agreement or any payment hereunder not
      to
      be in compliance with Code Section 409A.

     

    11. 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.

     

    12. 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:

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    If
      to the
      Company:

     

    a21,
      Inc.

    7660
      Centurion Parkway

    Jacksonville,
      Florida 32256

    Attention:
      Chairman of Compensation Committee, Board of Directors

     

    with
      a
      copy to:

     

    Loeb
      & Loeb LLP

    345
      Park
      Avenue

    New
      York,
      New York 10154

    Attention:
      Lloyd L. Rothenberg, Esq.

     

    If
      to the
      Executive:

     

    John
      Z.
      Ferguson

    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.

     

    13. GOVERNING
      LAW/JURISDICTION.
      This
      Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of
      the
      State of New York, 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 New York County, State of New York, 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 New York law.

     

    14. 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.

     

    15. 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.

     

    16. 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.

     

    17. 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 a 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/
              Philip N. Garfinkle	 	 	/s/
              John Z. Ferguson
	 	
              
Name:
              Philip N. Garfinkle	 	 	
              
John
              Z. Ferguson
	 	Title:
              President and Chief Operating Officer	 	 	 

    

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        10EMPLOYMENT
      AGREEMENT

     

    This
      Agreement, effective as of October 9, 2006 (the “Effective
      Date”),
      is by
      and between Philip N. Garfinkle (the “Executive”)
      and
      a21, Inc., a corporation formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (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 Executive Chairman, 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.
      The
      Executive shall act as the Executive Chairman of the Company and shall report
      to
      the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).
      The
      Executive will be responsible for overseeing the Company’s executive officers
      and for such other duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the
      Board, and the Executive shall perform and discharge such duties diligently
      and
      faithfully, provided that such duties are consistent with the Executive’s
      position at the Company. The Executive will spend such amount of time on the
      affairs of the Company as is reasonably necessary to perform his duties as
      Executive Chairman.
      The
      Executive acknowledges that his position will require reasonable
      travel.

     

    3. COMPENSATION.

     

    (a) Salary.
      For
      services rendered by the Executive hereunder during the Employment Period,
      the
      Company shall pay Executive a base salary (the “Salary”)
      at the
      annual gross rate of One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($165,000) in
      accordance with the Company’s ordinary payroll practices. Any increases in the
      Salary shall be determined on an annual basis by the Board in its sole
      discretion.

     

    (b) Signing
      Bonus.
      Within
      ten (10) days after the beginning of the Employment Period, the Company shall
      pay the Executive a signing bonus of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000)
      in
      accordance with its ordinary payroll practices.

     

    (c) Bonus.
      During
      the Employment Period, the Executive will be eligible to receive a cash bonus
      (the “Bonu99.1s”)
      based
      on an EBITDA target for the Company (30% of total Bonus), a revenue target
      for
      the Company (30% of total Bonus) and other management objectives (40% of total
      Bonus) (the (“Targets”)).
      The
      Bonus for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 shall be based upon targets
      mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Executive by November 1, 2006.
      Within sixty (60) days after the beginning of the fiscal year ending December
      31, 2007, the Board shall establish the Targets for that fiscal year such that
      (i) upon achieving the first threshold for all of the Targets, the Company
      will
      pay the Executive a Bonus equal to thirty percent (30%) of the Salary; (ii)
      upon
      achieving the second threshold (which requires meeting the annual plan for
      all
      of the Targets) for all of the Targets, the Company will pay the Executive
      a
      Bonus equal to sixty percent (60%) of the Salary; and (iii) upon achieving
      the
      third threshold for all of the Targets (which requires exceeding, in a
      significant manner, the annual plan for all of the Targets), the Company will
      pay the Executive a Bonus equal to eighty percent (80%) of the Salary. All
      Targets and Bonus threshold levels will be determined by the Board in good
      faith
      after consultation with the Executive. Additional Bonuses, if any, shall be
      determined on an annual basis or otherwise as determined by the Board in its
      sole discretion. All Bonuses are subject to the Company’s ordinary payroll
      practices and payable within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal year.
      In the event that the Executive is not employed by the Company as its Executive
      Chairman at the end of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007 because the
      term
      of this Agreement is not extended, the Bonus will be payable to the Executive
      on
      a pro-rata basis based on the number of days the Executive was employed by
      the
      Company as compared to the total number of days in the year.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (d) Stock
      Options.
      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 incentive plan (the “Plan”)
      and
      the standard stock option agreement thereunder; provided, however, that such
      options shall provide the Executive with the right to purchase 518,750 shares
      of
      a21 common stock (the “Stock”)
      at a
      purchase price equal to the greater of (i) the mean of the highest and lowest
      bid prices per share of the Stock on the Effective Date, and (ii) the average
      closing price of the Stock for the ten trading days prior to and including
      the
      Effective Date. Options to purchase 222,320 shares of Stock shall vest on the
      six month anniversary of the Effective Date and the remainder shall vest in
      eight (8) equal monthly shares on the first day of each month thereafter such
      that all of such options will be vested by December 31, 2007. The options shall
      be exercisable for a period of five (5) years from the Effective
      Date.

     

    (e) Restricted
      Stock.
      Executive shall be entitled to receive, as soon as practicable following the
      Effective Date, 518,750 shares of restricted Stock in accordance with a
      restricted stock agreement provided by the Company. 222,320 shares of such
      restricted Stock shall vest on the six month anniversary of the Effective Date
      and the remainder shall vest in eight (8) equal monthly shares on the first
      day
      of each month thereafter such that all of such shares shall be vested by
      December 31, 2007.

     

    (f) Benefits.
      During
      the Employment Period, the Company shall pay One Thousand Four Hundred Dollars
      ($1,400) per month (the “Benefit
      Amount”)
      of
      medical, dental, life insurance, pension or other employee benefits for the
      Executive, each as determined by the Executive, whether the Executive elects
      to
      use the benefit plans provided by the Company from time to time or otherwise.
      The Company will permit the Executive to make contributions to the Company’s
      401(k) plan, subject to the terms and conditions of such plan. 

     

    (g) 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 Board.
      The Company shall promptly reimburse the Executive for all such documented
      expenses in accordance with its expense reimbursement policy in effect from
      time
      to time.

     

    (h) 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.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    4. TERM
      AND TERMINATION.

     

    (a) The
      term
      of this Agreement (the “Employment
      Period”)
      shall
      commence on the Effective Date and continue through December 31, 2007 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
      prior 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, subject to Executive’s compliance with Sections 5,
      6 and 7 hereof, the Executive’s resignation from all positions (including any
      directorships) with the Company or its Affiliates (as defined below) and the
      execution and delivery by the Executive of a separation agreement and general
      release, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, of all claims related
      to his employment or termination thereof through and including the date
      Executive signs such release, pay to the Executive (i) any unpaid Salary accrued
      as of the date of termination, (ii) Salary at the annual rate in effect on
      the
      date of termination for a period of six (6) months in installments in accordance
      with the Company’s ordinary payroll practices, (iii) a pro rata portion of any
      Bonus payable in respect of the fiscal year in which the date of termination
      occurs, and (iv) reimbursement of any outstanding business expenses for which
      Executive is entitled to be reimbursed in accordance with this Agreement up
      to
      and including the date of termination. The Executive shall not be entitled
      to
      any further payments or benefits from the Company or any of its Affiliates,
      except as required by any federal or state law requiring continuation of
      benefits and except as may be provided in any other agreement with the
      Company.

     

    (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, nolo contendere, or no contest to a
      misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony which may result in a term
      of
      imprisonment;

     

    (ii) the
      Executive’s material 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 the Executive has not cured such breach within thirty (30) days of
      having received such notice); 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 in the sole discretion of the Board injurious to the business or reputation
      of the Company.

     

    In
      the
      event of termination for Cause, the Company shall pay to the Executive (i)
      any
      unpaid Salary accrued as of the date of termination, (ii) an amount equal to
      three months of the Salary, paid over a period of six (6) months in installments
      in accordance with the Company’s ordinary payroll practices, and (iii)
      reimbursement of any outstanding business expenses for which Executive is
      entitled to be reimbursed in accordance with this Agreement up to and including
      the date of termination. 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 and except as may be provided in any other agreement
      with the Company.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (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 and the Executive’s estate shall not be
      entitled to any further payments or benefits from the Company or any of its
      Affiliates except as required by any federal or state law requiring continuation
      of benefits and except as may be provided in any other agreement with the
      Company.

     

    (e) Disability.
      If the
      Executive is incapacitated by accident, sickness or otherwise so as to render
      him mentally or physically incapable of performing the services required of
      him
      under this Agreement (referred to herein as a “Disability”)
      for
      (i) a period of ninety (90) consecutive days or (ii) for an aggregate of one
      hundred twenty (120) business days during any twelve (12) month period, the
      Company may terminate this Agreement and the Executive’s employment effective
      immediately after the expiration of either of such periods, upon giving the
      Executive written notice of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing
      provision, if it is determined by the Company that the Executive has a
“disability” as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the
      Executive’s employment shall not be terminated on the basis of such disability
      unless it is first determined by the Company, after consultation with the
      Executive, that there is no reasonable accommodation which would permit the
      Executive to perform the essential functions of his position without imposing
      an
      undue hardship on the Company.

     

    In
      the
      event the Executive is determined to have a Disability hereunder and receives
      payments under any disability plan maintained by the Company for its employees
      or under any other arrangement maintained by the Company for the Executive
      or by
      the Executive, such payments shall reduce and offset any Salary payable to
      the
      Executive pursuant to Paragraph 3 hereof, to the extent permitted under such
      plan or arrangement. In the event of termination pursuant to this Subparagraph
      4(e), the Company shall pay to the Executive any unpaid Salary accrued as of
      the
      date of termination and the Executive shall not be entitled to any further
      payments or benefits from the Company or any of its Affiliates except as
      required by any federal or state law requiring continuation of benefits and
      except as may be provided in any other agreement with the Company.

     

    (f) Good
      Reason.
      The
      Executive may, upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Company, terminate
      this Agreement and the Executive’s employment for Good Reason (as hereinafter
      defined). Upon a termination of Executive’s employment for Good Reason,
subject
      to Executive’s compliance with Sections 5, 6 and 7 hereof, the Executive’s
      resignation from all positions (including any directorships) with the Company
      or
      its Affiliates and the execution and delivery by the Executive of a separation
      agreement and general release, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company,
      of all claims related to his employment or termination thereof through and
      including the date Executive signs such release,
      the
      Executive shall be entitled to the benefits specified in Paragraph 4(b) of
      this
      Agreement. As used herein, the phrase “Good Reason” shall mean (i) the reduction
      of the Executive’s title and/or responsibilities (except in connection with the
      termination of Executive’s employment for Cause or Disability or as a result of
      the Executive’s death, or temporarily as a result of the Executive’s illness or
      other absence), (ii) a material breach of this Agreement by the Company;
      provided the Executive has given the Company advance written notice specifying
      the nature of such reduction or breach and a period of at least thirty (30)
      days
      to cure such reduction or breach, (iii) any reduction in Salary or Bonus
      opportunity, or (iv) the failure by the Company to grant the Stock options
      and
      restricted Stock under Sections 3(d) and (e) of this Agreement within sixty
      (60)
      days after the Effective Date.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    5. NON-SOLICITATION.

     

    (a) Non-Solicitation
      of Employees and Consultants.
      The
      Executive hereby agrees that during the Employment Period and for a period
      equal
      to six (6) months after the Employment Period (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 last twelve (12) months of the Executive’s employment by the Company,
      an employee or consultant of the Company, to terminate or refrain from renewing
      or extending his or her employment or relationship with 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 term “Company”
shall
      be deemed to include the Company and each of its Affiliates. For the purposes
      of
      this Agreement, the term “Affiliate”
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.
      The
      limitation contained in this Section 5(a) shall not apply to consultants
      introduced to the Company by Executive. The foregoing provision shall not
      preclude an enterprise of which Executive is an employee or consultant from
      hiring any of the foregoing employees or consultants; provided,
      however,
      that
      Executive has not otherwise breached the foregoing provisions of this Section
      5(a).

     

    (b) Non-Solicitation
      of Suppliers or Vendors.
      The
      Executive hereby agrees that during the Employment Period and the Survival
      Period he may 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. The foregoing provision does not preclude any enterprise
      of
      which Executive is an employee or consultant from doing business with the
      foregoing individuals, persons or entities, provided,
      however,
      that
      Executive has not otherwise breached the foregoing provisions of this Section
      5(b).

     

    (c) Non-Solicitation
      of Customers.
      The
      Executive hereby agrees that during the Employment Period and the Survival
      Period he may 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. The foregoing provision does not preclude any enterprise of which
      Executive is an employee or consultant from doing business with the foregoing
      persons or entities, provided however that Executive has not otherwise breached
      the foregoing provisions of this Section 5(c).

     

    6. CONFIDENTIALITY.
      The
      Executive agrees that, during the Employment Period and thereafter, the
      Executive 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.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    7. NON-COMPETITION.
      The
      Executive acknowledges that he has substantial experience and expertise, that
      in
      the course of providing services to the Company he will become familiar with
      the
      Company’s trade secrets and with other confidential information concerning the
      Company and that Executive’s services have been and will be of special, unique
      and extraordinary value to the Company. 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 and Europe, 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 during the Employment
      Period and of which Executive was aware. The foregoing shall not preclude
      Executive from being a passive owner of not more than 2.0% of the outstanding
      stock of any class of stock of any corporation which is publicly traded and
      competes with the Company, so long as Executive has no active participation
      in
      the business of such corporation.

     

    8. REASONABLE
      RESTRICTIONS.
      The
      parties acknowledge that (i) the type and periods of restriction imposed in
      this
      Agreement are fair and reasonable and are reasonably required in order to
      protect and maintain the proprietary interests of the Company described above,
      other legitimate business interests of Company and the goodwill associated
      with
      the business of the Company, and (ii) that the time, scope, geographic area
      and
      other provisions of this Agreement have been specifically negotiated by
      sophisticated commercial parties, represented by legal counsel, and are given
      as
      an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
      Accordingly, you agree not to contest the validity or enforceability of any
      provision of this Agreement and agree that if any court should hold any
      provision of this Agreement to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will
      nonetheless be enforceable according to their terms.

     

    9. 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. Notwithstanding the
      foregoing, in the event the Company breaches any of its payment obligations
      under Section 4 of this Agreement (provided
      the Executive has given the Company written notice specifying the nature of
      such
      breach and a period of at least thirty (30) days to cure such
      breach),
      Executives obligations under Sections 5 and 7 of this Agreement shall terminate
      and be of no further force and effect after the expiration of such thirty (30)
      day period if the Company has not cured such breach.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    10. SECTION
      409A COMPLIANCE.
      All
      payments of “nonqualified deferred compensation” (within the meaning of Section
      409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”))
      are
      intended to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, and shall be
      interpreted in accordance therewith. Neither party individually or in
      combination may accelerate any such deferred payment, except in compliance
      with
      Code Section 409A, and no amount shall be paid prior to the earliest date on
      which it is permitted to be paid under Code Section 409A. In the event that
      the
      Executive is determined to be a “key employee” (as defined in Code Section
      416(i) (without regard to paragraph (5) thereof)) of the Company at a time
      when
      its stock is deemed to be publicly traded on an established securities market,
      payments determined to be “nonqualified deferred compensation” payable following
      termination of employment shall be made no earlier than the earlier of (i)
      the
      last day of the sixth (6th) complete calendar month following such termination
      of employment, or (ii) the Executive’s death, consistent with the provisions of
      Code Section 409A. Unless otherwise expressly provided, any payment of
      compensation by Company to the Executive, whether pursuant to this Agreement
      or
      otherwise, shall be made within two and one-half months (21⁄2 months) after the
      end of the calendar year in which the Executive’s right to such payment vests
      (i.e.,
      is not
      subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture for purposes of Code Section 409A).
      Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no amendment may be made to
      this Agreement if it would cause the Agreement or any payment hereunder not
      to
      be in compliance with Code Section 409A.

     

    11. 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.

     

    12. 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:

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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                  If
                    to the Company:

                   

                
	 	 	
                  a21,
                    Inc.

                  7660
                    Centurion Parkway

                  Jacksonville,
                    Florida 32256

                  Attention:
                    Chairman of Compensation Committee, Board of Directors

                   

                
	 	 	
                  with
                    a copy to:

                   

                
	 	 	
                  Loeb
                    & Loeb LLP

                  345
                    Park Avenue

                  New
                    York, New York 10154

                  Attention:
                    Lloyd L. Rothenberg, Esq.

                   

                
	 	
                  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.

     

    13. GOVERNING
      LAW/JURISDICTION.
      This
      Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of
      the
      State of New York, 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 New York County, State of New York, 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 New York law.

     

    14. 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.

     

    15. 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.

     

    16. 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.

     

    17. ENTIRE
      AGREEMENT.
      Except
      for the options previously granted to the Executive by the Company, 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 a 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/
                Thomas Costanza

            	 	 	/s/
              Philip N. Garfinkle
	 	
              
Name:
              Thomas Costanza	 	 	
              
Philip
              N. Garfinkle
	
               

            	
              Title:
                Chief Financial Officer

            	 	 	 

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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