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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                             BLAZE SOFTWARE, INC.

                          THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
                          INVESTORS' RIGHTS AGREEMENT

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                               December 31, 1999
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1.       Registration Rights..................................................................................    1
         1.1      Definitions.................................................................................    1
         1.2      Request for Registration....................................................................    3
         1.3      Company Registration........................................................................    4
         1.4      Obligations of the Company..................................................................    5
         1.5      Furnish Information.........................................................................    6
         1.6      Expenses of Demand Registration.............................................................    7
         1.7      Expenses of Company Registration............................................................    7
         1.8      Underwriting Requirements...................................................................    7
         1.9      Delay of Registration.......................................................................    8
         1.10     Indemnification.............................................................................    8
         1.11     Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934...............................................   10
         1.12     Form S-3 Registration.......................................................................   10
         1.13     Assignment of Registration Rights...........................................................   11
         1.14     Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights...............................................   12
         1.15     "Market Stand-Off" Agreement................................................................   12
         1.16     Termination of Registration Rights..........................................................   12
2.       Covenants of the Company.............................................................................   13
         2.1      Delivery of Financial Statements............................................................   13
         2.2      Inspection..................................................................................   14
         2.3      Termination of Information and Inspection Covenants.........................................   14
         2.4      Right of First Offer........................................................................   14
         2.5      Indemnification and Advancement.............................................................   15
3.       Miscellaneous........................................................................................   16
         3.1      Successors and Assigns......................................................................   16
         3.2      Governing Law...............................................................................   16
         3.3      Counterparts................................................................................   16
         3.4      Titles and Subtitles........................................................................   17
         3.5      Notices.....................................................................................   17
         3.6      Expenses....................................................................................   17
         3.7      Amendments and Waivers......................................................................   17
         3.8      Severability................................................................................   17
         3.9      Aggregation of Stock........................................................................   17
         3.10     Entire Agreement............................................................................   17
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Schedule A    Schedule of Investors

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                          THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
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                          INVESTORS' RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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          THIS THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS' RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the
"Agreement") is made as of the 31st day of December, 1999, by and among Blaze
Software, Inc., a California corporation (the "Company"), the Founders (as
defined herein), and the investors listed on Schedule A hereto (each of which is
referred to herein as an "Investor" or collectively, as the "Investors").

                                   RECITALS
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          WHEREAS, in connection with the Series D Preferred Stock Purchase
Agreement and Series E Preferred Stock Option Agreement, dated June 28, 1996, by
and among the Company and the parties listed on Schedule A thereto (the "Series
D Investors"), the parties previously entered into an Investors' Rights
Agreement, dated June 28, 1996;

          WHEREAS, in connection with the Series F Preferred Stock Purchase
Agreement, dated December 16, 1997, by and among the Company and the parties
listed on Schedule A thereto (the "Series F Investors"), the parties previously
entered into an Amended and Restated Investors' Rights Agreement, dated December
16, 1997;

          WHEREAS, in connection with the Series AA Preferred Stock Purchase
Agreement (the "Series AA Investors", and together with the Series D Investors
and the Series F Investors, the "Existing Investors"), dated June 1, 1999 by and
among the Company and the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, the parties
previously entered into an Amended and Restated Investors' Rights Agreement,
dated June 1, 1999.

          WHEREAS, certain Investors (the "Series BB Investors") are parties to
the Series BB Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of even date
herewith, by and among the Company and the Series BB Investors (the "Series BB
Agreement"), certain of the Company's and such Investors' obligations under
which are conditioned upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Series BB Investors, the Existing Investors and the Company;

          WHEREAS, in order to induce the Company to enter into the Series BB
Agreement and to induce the Series BB Investors to invest funds in the Company
pursuant to the Series BB Agreement, the Series BB Investors, the Existing
Investors and the Company desire that this Agreement shall govern the rights of
the Founders, the Series BB Investors and the Existing Investors to cause the
Company to register shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to the Founders,
the Investors or Existing Investors, and certain other matters as set forth
herein, and shall supersede and replace all other prior agreements.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises set forth in
this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the parties intending to be legally bound hereby
agree as follows:

          1.       Registration Rights.
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          1.1      Definitions. For purposes of this Section 1:
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          (a)  The term "Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

          (b)  "Common Stock Equivalents" means the Common Stock of the Company
plus the numbers of shares of Common Stock of the Company into which the
Registrable Securities may be converted.

          (c)  The term "Form S-3" means such form under the Act as in effect on
the date hereof or any registration form under the Act subsequently adopted by
the SEC which permits inclusion or incorporation of substantial information by
reference to other documents filed by the Company with the SEC.

          (d)  The term "Founders" shall mean Patrick Perez and Alain Rappaport.
Individually they are each a "Founder".

          (e)  The term "Holder" means any person owning or having the right to
acquire Registrable Securities or any assignee thereof in accordance with
Section 1.13 hereof.

          (f)  The term "1934 Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

          (g)  The term "register", "registered," and "registration" refer to a
registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or
similar document in compliance with the Act, and the declaration or ordering of
effectiveness of such registration statement or document.

          (h)  The term "Registrable Securities" means (i) the Common Stock
issued upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock (ii) the Common Stock
issued upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock, (iii) the Common Stock
issued upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock, (iv) the Common Stock
issued or issuable upon conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock issued or
issuable upon exercise of those certain options to purchase Series E Preferred
Stock of the Company granted to the Series D Investors pursuant to the Series D
Agreement (the "Series E Options"), (v) the Common Stock issued upon conversion
of the Series F Preferred Stock, (vi) the Common Stock issuable or issued upon
conversion of the Series AA Preferred Stock, (vii) the Common Stock issuable or
issued upon conversion of the Series BB Preferred Stock, (viii) the Common Stock
issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock purchased by Alta California
Partners, L.P. and Alta Embarcadero Partners, LLC pursuant to the Founders Stock
Transfer Agreement, and (ix) any Common Stock of the Company issued as (or
issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right or other security
which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in
exchange for or in replacement of the shares referenced in (i), (ii), (iii),
(iv), (v), (vi), (vii), and (viii) above, excluding in all cases, however, any
Registrable Securities sold by a person in a transaction in which his rights
under this Section 1 are not assigned.

          (i)  The number of shares of "Registrable Securities then outstanding"
shall be determined by the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding which
are, and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to then
exercisable or convertible securities which are, Registrable Securities.

          (j)  The term "SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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           1.2    Request for Registration.
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           (a)    If the Company shall receive at any time after the earlier of
December 31, 1999 or six (6) months after the effective date of the first
registration statement for a public offering of securities of the Company (other
than a registration statement relating either to the sale of securities to
employees of the Company pursuant to a stock option, stock purchase or similar
plan or a SEC Rule 145 transaction), a written request from the Holders of at
least forty percent (40%) of the Registrable Securities then outstanding that
the Company file a registration statement under the Act covering the
registration of shares of Registrable Securities with an anticipated aggregate
offering price, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, of at least
$5,000,000, then the Company shall use its best efforts to:

               (i)  within ten (10) business days of the receipt thereof, give
written notice of such request to all Holders; and

               (ii) effect as soon as practicable, the registration under the
Act of all Registrable Securities which the Holders request to be registered,
subject to the limitations of subsection 1.2(b), within twenty (20) days of the
mailing of such notice by the Company in accordance with Section 3.5.

          (b)    If the Holders initiating the registration request hereunder
("Initiating Holders") intend to distribute the Registrable Securities covered
by their request by means of an underwriting, they shall so advise the Company
as a part of their request made pursuant to subsection 1.2(a) and the Company
shall include such information in the written notice referred to in subsection
1.2(a). The underwriter will be selected by the Company's Board of Directors and
shall be reasonably acceptable to a majority in interest of the Initiating
Holders. In such event, the right of any Holder to include his Registrable
Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder's
participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder's
Registrable Securities in the underwriting (unless otherwise mutually agreed by
a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders and such Holder) to the extent
provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities through
such underwriting shall (together with the Company as provided in subsection
1.4(e)) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the
underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Section 1.2, if the underwriter advises the Initiating
Holders in writing that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of
shares to be underwritten, then the Initiating Holders shall so advise all
Holders of Registrable Securities which would otherwise be underwritten pursuant
hereto, and the number of shares of Registrable Securities that may be included
in the underwriting shall be allocated among all Holders thereof, including the
Initiating Holders, in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the amount of
Registrable Securities of the Company requested by each Holder to be included in
the registration statement; provided, however, that the number of shares of
Registrable Securities to be included in such underwriting shall not be reduced
unless all other securities are first entirely excluded from the underwriting.
In no event shall the number of Registrable Securities underwritten in an
offering be limited unless and until all shares held by persons other than the
Holders and the Founders are completely excluded from such offering. If any
Holder or Founder disapprove of the terms of any such underwriting, such Holder
or Founder may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company and
the managing underwriter. Any securities excluded or withdrawn from such
underwriting shall be withdrawn from such registration.

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          (c)     Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company shall furnish to
Holders requesting a registration statement pursuant to this Section 1.2, a
certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company stating that in
the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, it would be
seriously detrimental to the Company and its shareholders for such registration
statement to be filed and it is therefore essential to defer the filing of such
registration statement, the Company shall have the right to defer taking action
with respect to such filing for a period of not more than ninety (90) days after
receipt of the request of the Initiating Holders. Provided however, that the
Company may defer such action no more than one time in any 12 month period.

          (d)     In addition, the Company shall not be obligated to effect, or
to take any action to effect, any registration pursuant to this Section 1.2:

              (i)   after the Company has effected three (3) registrations
pursuant to this Section 1.2 and such registrations have been declared or
ordered effective;

              (ii)  during the period starting with the date ninety (90) days
prior to the Company's good faith estimate of the date of filing of, and ending
on a date one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of, a
registration subject to Section 1.3 hereof; provided that the Company is
employing in good faith reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement
to become effective; or

              (iii) if the Initiating Holders propose to dispose of shares of
Registrable Securities that may be immediately registered on Form S-3 pursuant
to a request made pursuant to Section 1.12 below.

            1.3  Company Registration. If (but without any obligation to do
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so) the Company proposes to register (including for this purpose a registration
effected by the Company for shareholders other than the Holders) any of its
stock or other securities under the Act in connection with the public offering
of such securities solely for cash (other than a registration that is the
Company's first registered public offering of securities of the Company, a
registration relating solely to employee benefit plans on Form S-1 or Form S-8
or a Rule 145 transaction on Form S-14 or Form S-15 or any other registration on
any form which does not include substantially the same information as would be
required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the
Registrable Securities or a registration in which the only Common Stock being
registered is Common Stock issuable upon conversion of debt securities which are
also being registered), the Company shall, at such time, promptly give each
Holder and each Founder written notice of such registration. Upon the written
request of any Holder or Founder given within twenty (20) days after mailing of
such notice by the Company in accordance with Section 3.5, the Company shall,
subject to the provisions of Section 1.8, cause to be registered under the Act
all of the Registrable Securities that any such Holder has requested to be
registered, and any shares such Founder has requested to be registered;
provided, however, the Company, upon the request of its underwriters, may reduce
to an amount not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total offering the
number of shares proposed to be registered by such Holders and Founders if
marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares underwritten. In
such event, the Company shall promptly advise all Holders and Founders
participating in the underwriting and provide such Holders and Founders a
reasonable opportunity to withdraw from their participation in the underwriting
furthermore, in the event of such limitation, the number of shares that may

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be included by the Holders and Founders shall be allocated among all Holders and
Founders participating in the underwriting in proportion (as nearly as
practicable) to the amount of Registrable Securities of the Company owned by
each such Holder or Founder who requests to participate in such registration.
Each Founder electing to register shares under this Section 1.3, and only for
purposes of registering shares pursuant to this Section 1.3, shall have the
rights and obligations of a Holder under Sections 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10,
1.15 and 1.16 of this Agreement; provided, however, that in interpreting those
Sections 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10 and 1.16 with respect to any Founder, the
term "Registrable Securities" shall be replaced with "shares sought to be
registered by such Founder".

          1.4  Obligations of the Company. Whenever required under this Section
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1 to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities, the Company shall,
as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

          (a)  Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with
respect to such Registrable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such
registration statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the Holders
of a majority of the Registrable Securities registered thereunder, keep such
registration statement effective for a period of up to one hundred twenty (120)
days or until the distribution contemplated in the Registration Statement has
been completed; provided, however, that (i) such 120-day period shall be
extended for a period of time equal to the period the Holder refrains from
selling any securities included in such registration at the request of an
underwriter of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company; and (ii) in
the case of any registration of Registrable Securities on Form S-3 which are
intended to be offered on a continuous or delayed basis, such 120-day period
shall be extended, if necessary, to keep the registration statement effective
until all such Registrable Securities are sold, provided that Rule 415, or any
successor rule under the Act, permits an offering on a continuous or delayed
basis, and provided further that applicable rules under the Act governing the
obligation to file a post-effective amendment permit, in lieu of filing a post-
effective amendment which (I) includes any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Act or (II) reflects facts or events representing a material or
fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement,
the incorporation by reference of information required to be included in (I) and
(II) above to be contained in periodic reports filed pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the 1934 Act in the registration statement.

          (b)  Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to
such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such
registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the
Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such
registration statement.

          (c)  Furnish to the Holders such numbers of copies of a prospectus,
including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the
Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to
facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities owned by them.

          (d)  Use its best efforts to register and qualify the securities
covered by such registration statement under such other securities or Blue Sky
laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders;
provided that the Company shall not be required in

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connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to
file a general consent to service of process in any such states or
jurisdictions.

          (e)  In the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and
perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary
form, with the managing underwriter of such offering. Each Holder participating
in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under
such an agreement.

          (f)  Notify each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such
registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is
required to be delivered under the Act of the happening of any event as a result
of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in
effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing.

          (g)  Cause all such Registrable Securities registered pursuant
hereunder to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities
issued by the Company are then listed.

          (h)  Provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable
Securities registered pursuant hereunder and a CUSIP number for all such
Registrable Securities, in each case not later than the effective date of such
registration.

          (i)  Use its best efforts to furnish, at the request of any Holder
requesting registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 1, on
the date that such Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for
sale in connection with a registration pursuant to this Section 1, if such
securities are being sold through underwriters, or, if such securities are not
being sold through underwriters, on the date that the registration statement
with respect to such securities becomes effective, (i) an opinion, dated such
date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such
registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in
an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to
the Holders requesting registration of Registrable Securities and (ii) a letter
dated such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the
Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified
public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed
to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of
Registrable Securities.

          1.5  Furnish Information.  It shall be a condition precedent to the
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obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to this Section 1 with
respect to the Registrable Securities of any selling Holder that such Holder
shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable
Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities
as shall be required to effect the registration of such Holder's Registrable
Securities.

          (b)  The Company shall have no obligation with respect to any
registration requested pursuant to Section 1.2 or Section 1.12 if, due to the
operation of subsection 1.5(a), the anticipated aggregate offering price of the
Registrable Securities to be included in the registration does not equal or
exceed the anticipated aggregate offering price required to

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originally trigger the Company's obligation to initiate such registration as
specified in subsection 1.2(a) or subsection 1.12(b)(2), whichever is
applicable.

          1.6  Expenses of Demand Registration. The Company shall bear and pay
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all expenses other than underwriting discounts and commissions incurred in
connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Section
1.2, including (without limitation) all registration, filing and qualification
fees, printers' and accounting fees, fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Company, including reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the
selling Holders selected by them hereunder. Nothing in this Section 1.6 shall
require that the Company pay for any expenses of any registration proceeding
begun pursuant to Section 1.2 if the registration request is subsequently
withdrawn at the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities to be registered (in which case all participating holders shall bear
such expenses), unless the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities
agree to forfeit their right to one demand registration pursuant to Section 1.2;
provided further, however, that if at the time of such withdrawal, the Holders
have learned of a material adverse change in the condition, business, or
prospects of the Company from that known to the Holders at the time of their
request and have withdrawn the request with reasonable promptness following
disclosure by the Company of such material adverse change, then the Holders
shall not be required to pay any of such expenses and shall retain their rights
pursuant to Section 1.2. The Company shall be required to pay for the expenses
of only one demand registration during any six-month period under Section 1.2.

          1.7  Expenses of Company Registration.  The Company shall bear and pay
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all expenses other than underwriting discounts and commissions incurred in
connection with any registration, filing or qualification of Registrable
Securities with respect to the registrations pursuant to Section 1.3 for each
Holder (which right may be assigned as provided in Section 1.13), including
(without limitation) all registration, filing, and qualification fees, printers
and accounting fees relating or apportionable thereto and the reasonable fees
and disbursements of one counsel for the selling Holders selected by them
hereunder, but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions relating to
Registrable Securities.

          1.8  Underwriting Requirements. In connection with any offering
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involving an underwriting of shares of the Company's capital stock, the Company
shall not be required under Section 1.3 to include any of the Holders'
securities in such underwriting unless they accept the terms of the underwriting
as agreed upon between the Company and the underwriters selected by it (or by
other persons entitled to select the underwriters), and then only in such
quantity as the underwriters determine in their sole discretion will not,
jeopardize the success of the offering by the Company, subject to the provisions
of Section 1.3 hereof as they may be applicable, but in no event shall (i) the
amount of securities of the selling Holders included in the offering be reduced
below twenty-five percent (25%) of the total amount of securities included in
such offering, unless such offering is the initial public offering of the
Company's securities in which case the selling shareholders may be excluded if
the underwriters make the determination described above and no other
shareholder's securities are included or (ii) notwithstanding (i) above, any
shares being sold by a shareholder exercising a demand registration right
similar to that granted in Section 1.2 be excluded from such offering. If the
total amount of securities, including Registrable Securities, requested by
shareholders to be included in such offering exceeds the amount of securities
sold other than by the Company that the underwriters determine in their sole
discretion is compatible with the success of the offering, then the Company
shall be required to

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include in the offering only that number of such securities, including
Registrable Securities, which the underwriters determine in their sole
discretion will not jeopardize the success of the offering (the securities so
included to be apportioned pro rata among the selling shareholders according to
the total amount of securities entitled to be included therein owned by each
selling shareholder or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to
by such selling shareholders). For purposes of the preceding parenthetical
concerning apportionment, for any selling shareholder which is a holder of
Registrable Securities and which is a partnership or corporation, the partners,
retired partners and shareholders of such holder, or the estates and family
members of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit
of any of the foregoing persons shall be deemed to be a single "selling
shareholder", and any pro-rata reduction with respect to such "selling
shareholder" shall be based upon the aggregate amount of shares carrying
registration rights owned by all entities and individuals included in such
"selling shareholder," as defined in this sentence.

          1.9  Delay of Registration. No Holder shall have any right to obtain
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or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as
the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the
interpretation or implementation of this Section 1.

          1.10 Indemnification.  In the event any Registrable Securities are
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included in a registration statement under the Section 1:

          (a)  To the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and
hold harmless each Holder, each of its officers and directors, any underwriter
(as defined in the Act) for such Holder and each person, if any, who controls
such Holder or underwriter within the meaning of the Act or the 1934 Act,
against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (joint or several) to which
they may become subject under the Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state
law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in
respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements,
omissions or violations (collectively a "Violation"): (i) any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration
statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained
therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation
or alleged violation by the Company of the Act, the 1934 Act, any state
securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Act, the 1934 Act
or any state securities law; and the Company will pay to each such Holder,
underwriter or controlling person any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity
agreement contained in this subsection 1.10(a) shall not apply to amounts paid
in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such
settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Company be liable in any such case
for any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it
arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection
with such registration by any such Holder, underwriter or controlling person.

          (b)  To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its
officers who has signed the registration statement, each person, if any, who
controls the Company within the meaning of the

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Act, any underwriter, any other Holder selling securities in such registration
statement and any controlling person of any such underwriter or other Holder,
against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (joint or several) to which
any of the foregoing persons may become subject, under the Act, the 1934 Act or
other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any
Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such
Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration;
provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection
1.10(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent
of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, that,
in no event shall any indemnity under this subsection 1.10(b) exceed the net
proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.

          (c)  Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section
1.10 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental
action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be
made against any indemnifying party under this Section 1.10, deliver to the
indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the
indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent
the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party
similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually
satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party
(together with all other indemnified parties which may be represented without
conflict by one counsel) shall have the right to retain one separate counsel,
with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if
representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the
indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing
interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such
counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the
indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such
action, if prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such
indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section
1.10, but the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party
will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party
otherwise than under this Section 1.10.

          (d)  If the indemnification provided for in this Section 1.10 is held
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party
with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense referred to
therein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified
party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
indemnified party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
indemnifying party on the one hand and of the indemnified party on the other in
connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss,
liability, claim, damage or expense as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the
indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the
omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the
indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties' relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement or omission.

          (e)  Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions
on indemnification and contribution contained in the underwriting agreement
entered into in

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connection with the underwritten public offering are in conflict with the
foregoing provisions, the provisions in the underwriting agreement shall
control.

          (f)  The obligations of the Company and Holders under this Section
1.10 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a
registration statement under this Section 1, and otherwise.

          1.11 Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934. With a view to
               ---------------------------------------------
making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the
Act and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a
Holder to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration or
pursuant to a registration on Form S-3, the Company agrees to:

          (a)  make and keep public information available, as those terms are
understood and defined in SEC Rule 144, at all times after ninety (90) days
after the date that the Company first becomes subject to the reporting
requirements of the 1934 Act;

          (b)  take such action, including the voluntary registration of its
Common Stock under Section 12 of the 1934 Act, as is necessary to enable the
Holders to utilize Form S-3 for the sale of their Registrable Securities, such
action to be taken as soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year in
which the first registration statement filed by the Company for the offering of
its securities to the general public is declared effective;

          (c)  file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other
documents required of the Company under the Act and the 1934 Act; and

          (d)  furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registrable
Securities, forthwith upon request (i) a written statement by the Company that
it has complied with the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144 (at any time
after ninety (90) days after the effective date of the first registration
statement filed by the Company), the Act and the 1934 Act (at any time after it
has become subject to such reporting requirements), or that it qualifies as a
registrant whose securities may be resold pursuant to Form S-3 (at any time
after it so qualifies), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly
report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the
Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested in
availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC which permits the
selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to such form.

          1.12 Form S-3 Registration. In case the Company shall receive from any
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Holder or Holders who hold in excess of one percent (1%) of the Company's Common
Stock Equivalents a written request or requests that the Company effect a
registration on Form S-3 and any related qualification or compliance with
respect to shares of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders
with an anticipated aggregate offering price, net of discounts and commissions,
of more than $1,000,000, the Company will:

          (a)  promptly give written notice of the proposed registration, and
any related qualification or compliance, to all other Holders; and

          (b)  as soon as practicable, effect such registration and all such
qualifications and compliances as may be so requested and as would permit or
facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such Holder's or
Holders' Registrable Securities as are

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specified in such request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable
Securities of any other Holder or Holders joining in such request as are
specified in a written request given within 15 days after receipt of such
written notice from the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not
be obligated to effect any such registration, qualification or compliance,
pursuant to this Section 1.12: (1) if Form S-3 is not available for such
offering by the Holders; (2) if the Company shall furnish to the Holders a
certificate signed by the President of the Company stating that in the good
faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, it would be seriously
detrimental to the Company and its shareholders for such Form S-3 Registration
to be effected at such time, in which event the Company shall have the right to
defer the filing of the Form S-3 registration statement for a period of not more
than 120 days after receipt of the request of the Holder or Holders under this
Section 1.12; provided, however, that the Company shall not utilize this right
more than once in any twelve month period; or (3) in any particular jurisdiction
in which the Company would be required to qualify to do business or to execute a
general consent to service of process in effecting such registration,
qualification or compliance.

          (c)  Subject to the foregoing, the Company shall file a registration
statement covering the Registrable Securities and other securities so requested
to be registered as soon as practicable after receipt of the request or requests
of the Holders. All expenses other than underwriting discounts and commissions
incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to
Section 1.12 including (without limitation) all registration, filing and
qualification fees, printers' and accounting fees, fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company and the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel
for the selling Holders selected by them shall be borne by the Company;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay for any
expenses of any registration proceeding begun pursuant to Section 1.12 if the
registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the Holders of
a majority of the Registrable Securities to be registered (in which case al
participating Holders shall bear such expenses); provided further, however, that
if at the time of such withdrawal, the Holders have learned of a material
adverse change in the condition, business, or prospects of the Company from that
known to the Holders at the time of their request and have withdrawn the request
with reasonable promptness following disclosure by the Company of such material
adverse change, then the Holders shall not be required to pay any of such
expenses pursuant to Section 1.12. Registrations effected pursuant to this
Section 1.12 shall not be counted as demands for registration or registrations
effected pursuant to Sections 1.2 or 1.3, respectively.

          1.13 Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights to cause the
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Company to register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 1 may be
assigned (but only with all related obligations) by a Holder or a Founder to a
transferee or assignee of such securities who is either a partner (limited or
general), shareholder, or an affiliate of such Holder or Founder, or who, after
such assignment or transfer, holds at least 100,000 shares of Registrable
Securities (subject to appropriate adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends,
combinations and other recapitalizations), provided: (a) the Company is, within
a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name
and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to
which such registration rights are being assigned; (b) such transferee or
assignee agrees in writing to be bound by and subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, including without limitation the provisions of
Section 1.15 below; and (c) such assignment shall be effective only if
immediately following such transfer the further disposition of such securities
by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the Act.

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          1.14 Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights. From and after the
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date of this Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent
of the Holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding Registrable Securities,
enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities
of the Company which would allow such holder or prospective holder (a) to
include such securities in any registration filed under Section 1.2 hereof,
unless under the terms of such agreement, such holder or prospective holder may
include such securities in any such registration only to the extent that the
inclusion of his securities will not reduce the amount of the Registrable
Securities of the Holders which is included or (b) to make a demand registration
which could result in such registration statement being declared effective prior
to the earlier of either of the dates set forth in subsection 1.2(a) or within
one hundred eighty (180) days of the effective date of any registration effected
pursuant to Section 1.2.

          1.15 "Market Stand-Off" Agreement. Each Investor hereby agrees that,
                ---------------------------
during the period of duration specified by the Company and an underwriter of
common stock or other securities of the Company, following the effective date of
a registration statement of the Company filed under the Act, it shall not, to
the extent requested by the Company and such underwriter, directly or indirectly
sell, offer to sell, contract to sell (including, without limitation, any short
sale), grant any option to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of (other
than to donees who agree to be similarly bound) any securities of the Company
held by it at any time during such period except common stock included in such
registration; provided, however, that:

          (a)  such agreement shall be applicable only to the first such
registration statement of the Company which covers common stock (or other
securities) to be sold on its behalf to the public in an underwritten offering;

          (b)  such market stand-off shall not apply to any securities of the
Company acquired in the Company's initial public offering or any securities of
the Company acquired in an open market transaction; and

          (c)  such market stand-off time period shall not exceed 180 days.

          In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the Company may impose
stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Registrable Securities of each
Investor (and the shares or securities of every other person subject to the
foregoing restriction) until the end of such period.

          Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations described in this
Section 1.15 shall not apply to a registration relating solely to employee
benefit plans on Form S-l or Form S-8 or similar forms which may be promulgated
in the future, or a registration relating solely to a Commission Rule 145
transaction on Form S-14 or Form S-15 or similar forms which may be promulgated
in the future.

          The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its
officers and directors to enter into market stand-off agreements on
substantially the same terms as outlined above.

          1.16 Termination of Registration Rights. No Holder or Founder shall be
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entitled to exercise any right provided for in this Section 1 after the earlier
of (i) ten (10) years

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following the consummation of the sale of securities pursuant to a registration
statement filed by the Company under the Act in connection with the initial firm
commitment underwritten offering of its securities to the general public or (ii)
at and after such time as all Registrable Securities held or entitled to be held
upon conversion by such Holder may immediately be sold under Rule 144 during any
90-day period.

          2.   Covenants of the Company.
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          2.1  Delivery of Financial Statements. The Company shall deliver to
               --------------------------------
each Founder and to each Investor which, together with its affiliates, holds
at least 500,000 shares of the Registrable Securities of the Company:

          (a)  as soon as practicable, but in any event within ninety (90) days
after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, an income statement for such
fiscal year, a balance sheet of the Company and statement of shareholder's
equity as of the end of such year, and a schedule as to the sources and
applications of funds for such year, such year-end financial reports to be in
reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles ("GAAP"), and audited and certified by independent public accountants
of nationally recognized standing selected by the Company;

          (b)  as soon as practicable, but in any event within forty-five (45)
days after the end of each of the first three (3) quarters of each fiscal year
of the Company, an unaudited income statement, statement of cash flows for such
fiscal quarter and an unaudited balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal
quarter;

          (c)  within thirty (30) days of the end of each month, an unaudited
income statement and a schedule as to the sources and applications of funds and
balance sheet for and as of the end of such month, in reasonable detail;

          (d)  with respect to the financial statements called for in subsection
(c) of this Section 2.1, an instrument executed by the Chief Financial Officer
of the Company and certifying that such financials were prepared in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied with prior practice for earlier periods (with the
exception of footnotes that may be required by GAAP) and fairly present the
financial condition of the Company and its results of operation for the period
specified, subject to year-end audit adjustment;

          (e)  as soon as practicable, but in any event within thirty (30) days
prior to the beginning of each fiscal year of the Company, an annual operating
plan of the Company for the such fiscal year;

          (f)  as soon as practicable, copies of all material-press releases;
and

          (g)  such other information relating to the financial condition,
business, prospects or corporate affairs of the Company, including any and all
press releases of the Company, as the Investor or any assignee of the Investor
may from time to time request, provided, however, that the Company shall not be
obligated under this subsection (f) or any other subsection of Section 2.1 to
provide information which it deems in good faith to be a trade secret or similar
confidential information.

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          2.2  Inspection. The Company shall permit each Founder and each
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Investor which, together with its affiliates, holds at least 500,000 shares of
the Company's Registrable Securities, at such Investor's expense, to visit and
inspect the Company's properties, to examine its books of account and records
and to discuss the Company's affairs, finances and accounts with its officers,
all at such reasonable times as may be requested by the Investor or the Founder;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to this
Section 2.2 to provide access to any information which it reasonably considers
to be confidential information.

          2.3  Termination of Information and Inspection Covenants. The
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covenants set forth in subsections 2.1(b), (d) and (e) and Section 2.2 shall
terminate as to the Founders and as to the Investors and be of no further force
or effect when the sale of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed
by the Company under the Act in connection with the firm commitment underwritten
offering of its securities to the general public is consummated or when the
Company first becomes subject to the periodic reporting requirements of Sections
12(g) or 15(d) of the 1934 Act, whichever event shall first occur.

          2.4  Right of First Offer. Subject to the terms and conditions
               --------------------
specified in this paragraph 2.4, the Company hereby grants to each Major
Investor (as hereinafter defined) a right of first offer with respect to future
sales by the Company of its Shares (as hereinafter defined). For purposes of
this Section 2.4, a Major Investor shall mean any Investor who holds 500,000
shares of Registrable Securities.

          Each time the Company proposes to offer any shares of, or securities
convertible into or exercisable for any shares of, any class of its capital
stock ("Shares"), the Company shall first make an offering of such Shares to
each Major Investor in accordance with the following provisions:

          (a)  The Company shall deliver a notice ("Notice") to the Major
Investors stating (i) its bona fide intention to offer such Shares, (ii) the
number of such Shares to be offered, and (iii) the price and terms, if any, upon
which it proposes to offer such Shares.

          (b)  By written notification received by the Company, within twenty
(20) calendar days after giving of the Notice, the Major Investor may elect to
purchase or obtain, at the price and on the terms specified in the Notice, up to
that portion of such Shares which equals the proportion that the number of
shares of common stock issued and held, or issuable upon conversion of the
Preferred Stock then held, or issuable upon exercise of options to purchase
shares of common stock granted to the holders of Series E Options in exchange
for their Series E Options bears to the total number of shares of common stock
of the Company then outstanding (assuming full conversion and exercise of all
convertible or exercisable securities). The Company shall promptly, in writing,
inform each Major Investor which purchases all the shares available to it
("Fully-Exercising Investor") of any other Major Investor's failure to do
likewise. During the ten-day period commencing after such information is given,
each Fully-Exercising Investor shall be entitled to obtain that portion of the
Shares for which Major Investors were entitled to subscribe but which were not
subscribed for by the Major Investors which is equal to the proportion that the
number of shares of common stock issued and held, or issuable upon conversion of
Preferred Stock then held, or issuable upon exercise of options to purchase
shares of common stock granted to holders of Series E Options in exchange for
their Series E Options by such Fully-Exercising Investor bears to the total
number of shares of common stock issued and held, or issuable upon conversion of
the Preferred Stock then held, or issuable upon exercise

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of options to purchase shares of common stock granted to holders of Series E
Options in exchange for their Series E Options by all Fully-Exercising Investors
who wish to purchase some of the unsubscribed shares.

          (c)  If all Shares which Major Investors are entitled to obtain
pursuant to subsection 2.4(b) are not elected to be obtained as provided in
subsection 2.4(b) hereof, the Company may, during the 30-day period following
the expiration of the applicable period provided in subsection 2.4(b) hereof,
offer the remaining unsubscribed portion of such Shares to any person or persons
at a price not less than, and upon terms no more favorable to the offeree than
those specified in the Notice. If the Company does not enter into an agreement
for the sale of the Shares within such period, or if such agreement is not
consummated within thirty (30) days of the execution thereof, the right provided
hereunder shall be deemed to be revived and such Shares shall not be offered
unless first reoffered to the Major Investors in accordance herewith.

          (d)  The right of first offer in this paragraph 2.4 shall not be
applicable (i) to the issuance or sale of common stock (or options therefor) to
service providers to the Company, including but not limited to employees,
consultants and directors, approved by the Board of Directors of the Company for
the primary purpose of soliciting or retaining their service or (ii) to or after
consummation of a bona fide, firmly underwritten public offering of shares of
common stock at a public offering price (prior to underwriter commission and
expense) of not less than $8.625 per share (adjusted to reflect subsequent stock
dividends, stock splits or recapitalization) and $7,500,000 in the aggregate
registered under the Act pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1, (iii)
the issuance of securities pursuant to the conversion or exercise of convertible
or exercisable securities, (iv) the issuance of securities in connection with a
bona fide business acquisition of or by the Company, whether by merger,
consolidation, sale of assets, sale or exchange of stock or otherwise, (v) the
issuance of stock, warrants or other securities or rights to persons or entities
with which the Company has business relationships, including but not limited to
lending and leasing institutions and customers, provided such issuances are for
other than primarily equity financing purposes and are approved by the Board of
Directors of the Company, or (vi) the issuance of options to purchase shares of
the Company's common stock granted to the holders of Series E Options in
exchange for their Series E Options.

          (e)  The right of first offer set forth in this Section 2.4 may not be
assigned or transferred, except that (i) such right is assignable by each Holder
to any wholly owned subsidiary or parent of, or to any corporation or entity
that is, within the meaning of the Act, controlling, controlled by or under
common control with, any such Holder and all partners and affiliates of such
Holder, and (ii) such right is assignable between and among any of the Holders.

          2.5  Indemnification and Advancement
               -------------------------------

          (a)  The Company hereby agrees to hold harmless and indemnify the
Investors, the Investors' direct and indirect subsidiaries, affiliated entities
and corporations, and each of their partners, officers, directors, employees,
stockholders, agents, and representatives (collectively, referred to as the
"Investor Indemnitees") against any and all expenses (including attorneys'
fees), damages, judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlements, or any other
amounts that a Investor Indemnitee incurs as a result of any claim or claims
made against it in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit, arbitration, investigation or other

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proceeding arising out of, or relating to the Investors' actions in connection
with any transaction undertaken in connection with this Agreement; provided,
however, that no Investor Indemnitee shall be entitled to be held harmless or
indemnified by the Company for acts, conduct or omissions as to which there has
been a final adjudication that such Investor Indemnitee engaged in intentional
misconduct or in knowing and culpable violation of the law.

          (b)  The Company shall reimburse, promptly following request therefor,
all reasonable expenses incurred by a Investor Indemnitee in connection with any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, investigation or
other proceeding arising out of, or relating to, the Investors' actions in
connection with any transaction undertaken in connection with this Agreement,
provided, however, that no Investor Indemnitee shall be entitled to
reimbursement in connection with acts, conduct or omissions as to which there
has been a final adjudication that such Investor Indemnitee engaged in
intentional misconduct, in knowing and culpable violation of the law.

          (c)  The Company's indemnity obligations set forth above are subject
to the Investors providing prompt written notice of a claim. The Company shall
control the defense of any such action and, at its discretion, may enter into a
stipulation of discontinuance or settlement thereof; provided that the Company
may not discontinue any action or settle any claim in a manner that does not
unconditionally release the Investors without the Investors' prior written
approval. The Investors shall, at the Company's expense and reasonable request,
cooperate with the Company in any such defense and shall make available to the
Company at the Company's expense all those persons, documents (excluding
attorney/client or attorney work product materials) reasonably required by the
Company in the defense of any such action. The Investors may, at their expense,
assist in such defense.

          (d)  The Company's liability to any Investor Indemnitee under this
section shall be limited to the amount received by the Company from such
Investor Indemnitee, and the Company's aggregate cumulative liability under this
Section shall be limited to the amount received by the Company pursuant to the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement.

          3.   Miscellaneous.
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          3.1  Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, the
               ----------------------
terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties (including
transferees of any shares of Registrable Securities). Nothing in this Agreement,
express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties
hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies,
obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as
expressly provided in this Agreement.

          3.2  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.

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

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          3.4  Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this
               --------------------
Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in
construing or interpreting this Agreement.

          3.5  Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or
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permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed
effectively given, or received, upon personal delivery to the party to be
notified or upon deposit with the United States Post Office, by registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the party to be notified at the
address indicated for such party on the signature page hereof, or at such other
address as such party may designate in writing, provided that such other address
is effectively received at least ten (10) days prior to the giving of any notice
required or permitted under this Agreement.

          3.6  Expenses. If any action at law or in equity is necessary to
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enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and necessary disbursements in
addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled.

          3.7  Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended
               ----------------------
and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally
or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only
with the written consent of the Company and the holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities then outstanding, provided that any amendment to Section
1.15 hereof shall not be effective as to any "investment company" (as defined in
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) without the consent of such
investment company. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this
paragraph shall be binding upon each holder of any Registrable Securities then
outstanding, each future holder of all such Registrable Securities, and the
Company.

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

          3.9  Aggregation of Stock. All shares of Registrable Securities held
               --------------------
or acquired by affiliated entities or persons shall be aggregated together for
the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement,
provided, that for the purposes of this Agreement, if any investment company,
together with any other investment company advised by the same investment
advisor, owns more than 500,000 shares of Registrable Securities, each such
investment company shall have the rights contemplated by this Agreement.

          3.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Schedules and
               ----------------
Exhibits hereto, if any) constitutes the full and entire understanding and
agreement between the parties with regard to the subjects hereof and thereof.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and
Restated Investors' Rights Agreement as of the date first above written.

                                   BLAZE SOFTWARE, INC.

                                   By: ______________________________________
                                        Thomas Kelly
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer

                                   Address:   1310 Villa Street
                                              Mountain View, CA 94041

                             SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE
                          THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
                          INVESTORS' RIGHTS AGREEMENT
<PAGE>

                                   FOUNDERS:

                                   ALAIN RAPPAPORT

                                   By: ______________________________________
                                         Alain Rappaport

                                   PATRICK PEREZ

                                   By: ______________________________________
                                         Patrick Perez

                             SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE
                          THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
                          INVESTORS' RIGHTS AGREEMENT
<PAGE>

                                  INVESTOR:

                                  Print Name: _______________________
                                              _______________________

                                  ___________________________________
                                         Signature of Investor

                             SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE
                          THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
                          INVESTORS' RIGHTS AGREEMENT
<PAGE>

                                  SCHEDULE A
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Series A Investor:
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C.V. Sofinnova Ventures

Series C Investors:
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Alta IV Limited Partnership
C.V. Sofinnova Partners
C.V. Sofinnova Ventures

Series D and E Investors:
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Alta Embarcadero Partners, LLC
Alta California Partners, L.P.
Morgan Stanley Venture Capital Fund II, L.P.
Morgan Stanley Venture Capital Fund II, C.V.
Morgan Stanley Venture Investors, L.P.

Series F Investors:
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TL Ventures III L.P.
TL Ventures III Offshore L.P.
TL Ventures III Interfund L.P.

Series AA Investors:
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TL Ventures III L.P.
TL Ventures III Offshore L.P.
TL Ventures III Interfund L.P.
Morgan Stanley Venture Capital Fund II, L.P.
Morgan Stanley Venture Capital Fund II, C.V.
Morgan Stanley Venture Investors, L.P.
Alta California Partners, L.P.
Alta Embarcadero Partners, LLC
Alta IV Limited Partnership
C.V. Sofinnova Partners Five
C.V. Sofinnova Ventures
Stephen A. Yount
Alain Azan
Michael Benson
John E. Beggs
Jack Bradley
Federico Bumbaca
Audie Chang
Jean-Marie Chauvet
Pany Christoforou
Laurent Delamare
Randy Dieterle
Bernard Duchesne
Mark Finkel
Steven Friedman
George Gallegos
Robert Goodrich
Albert Gouyet
Kevin Q. Gu
Jesus Michael Hernandez
Ted C. Ho
Michael Humphries
Tetsuo Ikegawa
Toru Ishihara
Donna Jeker
Guenolla Jonville
Bruno Jouhier
Elizabeth Keene
Davorin Kuchan
Ralph Love
David Micek
Emmanuel Mignot
David Mowbrey
Manfred K. Muehter
John V. O'Brien
James Owen
Charles F. Page
Kevin Patterson
Peter Pelt
Patrick Perez
John Price
Hoshi Printer
Alain Rappaport
Geetha Redy Trust TID 25-6500179
Raj Redy
Shyamala Redy Trust TID 25-6500177
Scott R. Smith
Patrick Suel
Eric Swildens
Johan Swildens
Darrell Trimble
Robert Tykulsker
Michael Wilson
David Wiser

Series BB Investors:
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Seligman Communications and Information Fund, Inc.
Seligman New Technologies Fund, Inc.
Seligman Investment Opportunities (Master) Fund - NTV Portfolio
Sofinnova Venture Partners IV, L.P,.
Sofinnova Venture Affiliates IV, L.P.
Sofinnova Capital III FCPR
Lagun-Aro, E.P.S.V.
Damac Investors Incorporated
Damac Technology Partners L.P.
WS Investments 99B
Bayview 99 I, LP
Bayview 99 II, LP
Hambrecht & Quist California
H&Q Employee Venture Fund 2000, L.P.
Dain Rauscher Wessels Investors L.L.C.
Access Technology Partners, L.P.
Access Technologies Partners Brokers Fund, L.P.
L. George Klaus Trust
Julie Tafel Klaus
Charles M. Bosenberg
Ken Goldman

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                                  SCHEDULE A
                                  ----------

Series A Investor:
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C.V. Sofinnova Ventures

Series C Investors:
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Alta IV Limited Partnership
C.V. Sofinnova Partners
C.V. Sofinnova Ventures

Series D and E Investors:
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Alta Embarcadero Partners, LLC
Alta California Partners, L.P.
Morgan Stanley Venture Capital Fund II, L.P.
Morgan Stanley Venture Capital Fund II, C.V.
Morgan Stanley Venture Investors, L.P.

Series F Investors:
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TL Ventures III L.P.
TL Ventures III Offshore L.P.
TL Ventures III Interfund L.P.

Series AA Investors:
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TL Ventures III L.P.
TL Ventures III Offshore L.P.
TL Ventures III Interfund L.P.
Morgan Stanley Venture Capital Fund II, L.P.
Morgan Stanley Venture Capital Fund II, C.V.
Morgan Stanley Venture Investors, L.P.
Alta California Partners, L.P.
Alta Embarcadero Partners, LLC
Alta IV Limited Partnership
C.V. Sofinnova Partners Five
C.V. Sofinnova Ventures
Stephen A. Yount
Alain Azan
Michael Benson
John E. Beggs
Jack Bradley
Federico Bumbaca
Audie Chang
Jean-Marie Chauvet
Pany Christoforou
Laurent Delamare
Randy Dieterle
Bernard Duchesne
Mark Finkel
Steven Friedman
George Gallegos
Robert Goodrich
Albert Gouyet
Kevin Q. Gu
Jesus Michael Hernandez
Ted C. Ho
Michael Humphries
Tetsuo Ikegawa
Toru Ishihara
Donna Jeker
Guenolla Jonville
Bruno Jouhier
Elizabeth Keene
Davorin Kuchan
Ralph Love
David Micek
Emmanuel Mignot
David Mowbrey
Manfred K. Muehter
John V. O'Brien
James Owen
Charles F. Page
Kevin Patterson
Peter Pelt
Patrick Perez
John Price
Hoshi Printer
Alain Rappaport
Geetha Redy Trust TID 25-6500179
Raj Redy
Shyamala Redy Trust TID 25-6500177
Scott R. Smith
Patrick Suel
Eric Swildens
Johan Swildens
Darrell Trimble
Robert Tykulsker
Michael Wilson
David Wiser
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Series BB Investors:
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Seligman Communications and Information Fund, Inc.
Seligman New Technologies Fund, Inc.
Seligman Investment Opportunities (Master) Fund - NTV Portfolio
Sofinnova Venture Partners IV, L.P,.
Sofinnova Venture Affiliates IV, L.P.
Sofinnova Capital III FCPR
Lagun-Aro, E.P.S.V.
Damac Investors Incorporated
Damac Technology Partners L.P.
WS Investments 99B
Bayview 99 I, LP
Bayview 99 II, LP
Hambrecht & Quist  California
Hambrecht & Quist California
H&Q Employee Venture Fund 2000, L.P.
Dain Rauscher Wessels Investors L.L.C.
Access Technology Partners, L.P.
Access Technologies Partners Brokers Fund, L.P.
L. George Klaus Trust
Julie Tafel Klaus
Charles M. Bosenberg
Ken Goldman<PAGE>

                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.2
                               NEURON DATA, INC
                             1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                             ----------------------

              (As Amended and Restated Effective August 27, 1996,
            September 25, 1996, October 28, 1997 and April 23, 1999)

                                  ARTICLE ONE

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS
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     I.   PURPOSE OF THE PLAN

          A.   This 1996 Stock Option Plan is intended to promote the interests
of Neuron Data, Inc., a California corporation, by providing eligible persons
with the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest, or otherwise increase
their proprietary interest, in the Corporation as an incentive for them to
remain in the service of the Corporation.

          B.   Capitalized terms herein shall have the meanings assigned to such
terms in the attached Appendix.

     II.  ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

          A.   The Plan shall be administered by the Board. However, any or all
administrative functions otherwise exercisable by the Board may be delegated to
the Committee. Members of the Committee shall serve for such period of time as
the Board may determine and shall be subject to removal by the Board at any
time. The Board may also at any time terminate the functions of the Committee
and reassume all powers and authority previously delegated to the Committee.

          B.   The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority
(subject to the provisions of the Plan) to establish such roles and regulations
as it may deem appropriate for proper administration of the Plan and to make
such determinations under, and issue such interpretations of, the Plan and any
outstanding options as it may deem necessary or advisable. Decisions of the Plan
Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties who have an interest in
the Plan or any option or Shares issued thereunder.

     III.   ELIGIBILITY

          A.   The persons eligible to receive option grants under the Plan are
as follows:

                  (i)    Employees,

                  (ii)   non-employee members of the Board or the non-employee
          members of the board of directors of any Parent or Subsidiary, and
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                  (iii)  consultants who provide services to the Corporation
          (or any Parent or Subsidiary).

          B.  The Plan Administrator shall have full authority to determine
which eligible persons are to receive option grants under the Plan, the time or
times when such option grants are to be made, the number of shares to be covered
by each such grant, the status of the granted option as either an Incentive
Option or a Non-Statutory Option, the time or times at which each option is to
become exercisable, the vesting schedule (if any) applicable to the option
shares and the maximum term for which the option is to remain outstanding.

     IV.  STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

          A.  The stock issuable under the Plan shall be shares of authorized
but unissued or reacquired Common Stock. The maximum number of shares of Common
Stock which may be issued over the term of the Plan shall not exceed 9,806,857.

          B.  Shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding options shall be
available for subsequent issuance under the Plan to the extent (i) the options
expire or terminate for any reason prior to exercise in full or (ii) the options
are cancelled in accordance with the cancellation-regrant provisions of Article
Two. Unvested shares issued under the Plan and subsequently repurchased by the
Corporation, at the option exercise price paid per share, pursuant to the
Corporation's repurchase rights under the Plan shall be added back to the number
of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan and shall
accordingly be available for reissuance through one or more subsequent option
grants under the Plan.

          C.  Should any change be made to the Common Stock by reason of any
stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange
of shares or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class
Without the Corporation's receipt of consideration, appropriate adjustments
shall be made to (i) the maximum number and/or class of securities issuable
under the Plan and (ii) the number and/or class of securities and the exercise
price per share in effect under each outstanding option in order to prevent the
dilution or enlargement of benefits thereunder. The adjustments determined by
the Plan Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive. In no event shall
any such adjustments be made in connection with the conversion of one or more
outstanding shares of the Corporation's preferred stock into shares of Common
Stock.

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                                  ARTICLE TWO

                              OPTION GRANT PROGRAM
                              --------------------

     I.   OPTION TERMS

          Each option shall be evidenced by one or more documents in the form
approved by the Plan Administrator; provided, however, that each such document
                                    --------
shall comply with the terms specified below. Each document evidencing an
Incentive Option shall, in addition, be subject to the provisions of the Plan
applicable to such options.

          A.   Exercise Price.
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               1.  The exercise price per share shall be fixed by the Plan
Administrator in accordance with the following provisions:

                  (i) The exercise price per share shall not be less than
          eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common
          Stock on the option grant date.

                 (ii) If the person to whom the option is granted is a 10%
          Shareholder, then the exercise price per share shall not be less than
          one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per share of
          Common Stock on the option grant date.

               2.  The exercise price shall become immediately due upon exercise
of the option and shall, subject to the provisions of Section I of Article Three
and the documents evidencing the option, be payable in cash or check made
payable to the Corporation. Should the Common Stock be registered under Section
12(g) of the 1934 Act at the time the option is exercised, then the exercise
price may also be paid as follows:

                  (i) in shares of Common Stock held for the requisite period
          necessary to avoid a charge to the Corporation's earnings for
          financial reporting purposes and valued at Fair Market Value on the
          Exercise Date, or

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                  (ii) to the extent the option is exercised for vested shares,
          through a special sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the
          Optionee shall concurrently provide irrevocable written instructions
          (a) to a Corporation-designated brokerage firm to effect the immediate
          sale of the purchased shares and remit to the Corporation, out of the
          sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to
          cover the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased shares
          plus all applicable Federal, state and local income and employment
          taxes required to be withheld by the Corporation by reason of such
          exercise and (b) to the Corporation to deliver the certificates for
          the purchased shares directly to such brokerage firm in order to
          complete the sale.

          Except to the extent such sale and remittance procedure is utilized,
payment of the exercise price for the purchased shares must be made on the
Exercise Date.

          B.  Exercise and Term of Options. Each option shall be exercisable at
              ----------------------------
such time or times, during such period and for such number of shares as shall be
determined by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the documents evidencing
the option grant. However, no option shall have a term in excess of ten (10)
years measured from the option grant date.

          C.  Effect of Termination of Service. The following provisions shall
              --------------------------------
govern the exercise of any options held by the Optionee at the time of cessation
of Service or death:

                 (i) Should the Optionee cease to remain in Service for any
       reason other than Disability or death, then the Optionee shall have a
       period of three (3) months following the date of such cessation of
       Service during which to exercise each outstanding option held by such
       Optionee.

                 (ii) Should such Service terminate by reason of Disability,
       then the Optionee shall have a period of twelve (12) months following the
       date of such cessation of Service during which to exercise each
       outstanding option held by such Optionee.

                 (iii) Should the Optionee die while holding one or more
       outstanding options, then the personal representative of the Optionee's
       estate or the person or persons to whom the option is transferred
       pursuant to the Optionee's will or in accordance with the laws of descent
       and distribution shall have a period of twelve (12) months following the
       date of the Optionee's death during which to exercise each such option.

                 (iv) Under no circumstances, however, shall any such option be
       exercisable after the specified expiration of the option term.

                 (v) During the applicable post-Service exercise period, the
       option may not be exercised in the aggregate for more than the number of
       vested shares for which the option is exercisable on the date of the
       Optionee's

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       cessation of Service. Upon the expiration of the applicable exercise
       period or (if earlier) upon the expiration of the option term, the option
       shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any vested shares for
       which the option has not been exercised. However, the option shall,
       immediately upon the Optionee's cessation of Service, terminate and cease
       to be outstanding with respect to any and all option shares for which the
       option is not otherwise at the time exercisable or in which the Optionee
       is not otherwise at that time vested.

          D.  Shareholder Rights. The holder of an option shall have no
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shareholder rights with respect to the shares subject to the option until such
person shall have exercised the option, paid the exercise price and become a
holder of record of the purchased shares.

          E.  Unvested Shares. The Plan Administrator shall have the discretion
              ---------------
to grant options which are exercisable for unvested shares of Common Stock under
the Plan. Should the Optionee cease Service while holding such unvested shares,
the Corporation shall have the right to repurchase, at the exercise price paid
per share, all or (at the discretion of the Corporation and with the consent of
the Optionee) any of those unvested shares. The terms upon which such repurchase
right shall be exercisable (including the period and procedure for exercise and
the appropriate vesting schedule for the purchased shares) shall be established
by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the document evidencing such
repurchase right. The Plan Administrator may not impose a vesting schedule upon
any option grant or any shares of Common Stock subject to the option which is
more restrictive than twenty percent (20%) per year vesting, with the initial
vesting to occur not later than one (1) year after the option grant date.
However, this minimum vesting requirement shall not be applicable with respect
to any option granted to an officer, director or consultant of the Corporation
(or any Parent or Subsidiary).

          F.  First Refusal Rights. Until such time as the Common Stock is first
              --------------------

registered under Section 12(g) of the 1934 Act, the Corporation shall have the
right of first refusal with respect to any proposed disposition by the Optionee
(or any successor in interest) of any shares of Common Stock issued under the
Plan. Such right of first refusal shall be exercisable in accordance with the
terms established by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the document
evidencing such right.

          G.  Limited Transferability of Options. During the lifetime of the
              ----------------------------------
Optionee, the option shall be exercisable only by the Optionee and shall not be
assignable or transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution following the Optionee's death.

          H.  Withholding. The Corporation's obligation to deliver shares of
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Common Stock upon the exercise of any options granted under the Plan shall be
subject to the satisfaction of all applicable Federal, state and local income
and employment tax withholding requirements.

     II.  INCENTIVE OPTIONS

          The terms specified below shall be applicable to all Incentive
Options. Except as modified by the provisions of this Section II, all the
provisions of the Plan shall be applicable to

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Incentive Options. Options which are specifically designated as Non-Statutory
Options shall not be subject to the terms specified in this Section II.
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          A.  Eligibility. Incentive Options may only be granted to Employees.
              -----------

          B.  Exercise Price. The exercise price per share shall not be less
              --------------
than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common
Stock on the option grant date.

          C.  Dollar Limitation. The aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares
              -----------------
of Common Stock (determined as of the respective date or dates of grant) for
which one or more options granted to any Employee under the Plan (or any other
option plan of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary) may for the first
time become exercisable as Incentive Options during any one (1) calendar year
shall not exceed the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). To the
extent the Employee holds two (2) or more such options which become exercisable
for the first time in the same calendar year, the foregoing limitation on the
exercisability of such options as Incentive Options shall be applied on the
basis of the order in which such options are granted.

          D.  10% Shareholder. If any Employee to whom an Incentive Option is
              ---------------
granted is a 10% Shareholder, then the option term shall not exceed five (5)
years measured from the option grant date.

     III. CORPORATE TRANSACTION

          A.  The shares subject to each option outstanding under the Plan at
the time of a Corporate Transaction shall automatically vest in full so that
each such option shall, immediately prior to the effective date of the Corporate
Transaction, become fully exercisable for all of the shares of Common Stock at
the time subject to that option and may be exercised for any or all of those
shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. However, the shares subject to an
outstanding option shall not vest on such an accelerated basis if and to the
extent: (i) such option is, in connection with the Corporate Transaction, either
to be assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or to be replaced
with a comparable option to purchase shares of the capital stock of the
successor corporation (or parent thereof), (ii) such option is to be replaced
with a cash incentive program of the successor corporation which preserves the
spread existing on the unvested option shares at the time of the Corporate
Transaction and provides for subsequent payout in accordance with the same
vesting schedule applicable to those unvested option shares or (iii) the
acceleration of such option is subject to other limitations imposed by the Plan
Administrator at the time of the option grant. The determination of option
comparability under clause (i) above shall be made by the Plan Administrator,
and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

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          B.  All outstanding repurchase rights shall also terminate
automatically, and the shares of Common Stock subject to those terminated rights
shall immediately vest in full, in the event of any Corporate Transaction,
except to the extent: (i) those repurchase rights are to be assigned to the
successor corporation (or parent thereof) in connection with such Corporate
Transaction or (ii) such accelerated vesting is precluded by other limitations
imposed by the Plan Administrator at the time the repurchase right is issued.

          C.  Immediately following the consummation of the Corporate
Transaction, all outstanding options shall terminate and cease to be
outstanding, except to the extent assumed by the successor corporation (or
parent thereof).

          D.  Each option which is assumed in connection with a Corporate
Transaction shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Corporate
Transaction, to apply to the number and class of securities which would have
been issuable to the Optionee in consummation of such Corporate Transaction had
the option been exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction.
Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to (i) the number and class of
securities available for issuance under the Plan following the consummation of
such Corporate Transaction and (ii) the exercise price payable per share under
each outstanding option, provided the aggregate exercise price payable for such
                         --------
securities shall remain the same.

          E.  The Plan Administrator shall have the discretion, exercisable
either at the time the option is granted or at any time while the option remains
outstanding, to provide for the automatic acceleration, in whole or in part, of
one or more outstanding options (and the automatic termination, in whole or in
part, of one or more outstanding repurchase rights, with the immediate vesting
of the shares of Common Stock subject to those terminated rights) upon the
occurrence of a Corporate Transaction, whether or not those options are to be
assumed or replaced (or those repurchase rights are to be assigned) in the
Corporate Transaction.

          F.  The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority to
structure option grants so that the shares subject to those grants will
automatically vest in full in the event the Optionee's Service subsequently
terminates by reason of an Involuntary Termination within a designated period
(not to exceed eighteen (18) months) following the effective date of any
Corporate Transaction in which those options are assumed or replaced and the
vesting of the underlying option shares does not otherwise accelerate. Such
options shall remain exercisable for fully-vested shares until the earlier of
                                                                   -------
(i) the expiration of the option term or (ii) the expiration of the one (1)-year
period measured from the effective date of the Involuntary Termination. In
addition, the Plan Administrator may structure one or more of the Corporation's
outstanding repurchase rights so that those rights shall immediately terminate
upon an Involuntary Termination of the Optionee's Service within a designated
period (not to exceed eighteen (18) months) following the effective date of any
Corporate Transaction in which those repurchase rights are assigned and the
vesting of the shares subject to those rights does not otherwise accelerate. The
shares subject to the terminated repurchase rights shall accordingly vest in
full upon such Involuntary Termination.

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          G. The grant of options under the Plan shall in no way affect the
right of the Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change
its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate
or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

     IV.  CANCELLATION AND REGRANT OF OPTIONS

          The Plan Administrator shall have the authority to effect, at any time
and from time to time, with the consent of the affected option holders, the
cancellation of any or all outstanding options under the Plan and to grant in
substitution therefor new options covering the same or different number of
shares of Common Stock but with an exercise price per share based on the Fair
Market Value per share of Common Stock on the new option grant date.

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                                 ARTICLE THREE

                                 MISCELLANEOUS
                                 -------------

     I.   FINANCING

          The Plan Administrator may permit any Optionee to pay the option
exercise price by delivering a promissory note payable in one or more
installments. The terms of any such promissory note (including the interest rate
and the terms of repayment) shall be established by the Plan Administrator in
its sole discretion. Promissory notes may be authorized with or without security
or collateral. However, any promissory notes delivered by a consultant must be
secured by property other than the purchased shares of Common Stock. In all
events, the maximum credit available to each Optionee may not exceed the sum of
                                                                         ---
(i) the aggregate option exercise price payable for the purchased shares plus
(ii) any Federal, state and local income and employment tax liability incurred
by the Optionee in connection with the option exercise.

     II.  ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY

          The Plan Administrator shall have the discretion, exercisable either
at the time an option is granted or at any time while the option remains
outstanding, to:

                  (i) extend the period of time for which the option is to
          remain exercisable following the Optionee's cessation of Service from
          the period otherwise in effect for that option to such greater period
          of time as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate, but in no
          event beyond the expiration of the option term, and/or

                 (ii) permit the option to be exercised, during the applicable
          post-Service exercise period, not only with respect to the number of
          vested shares of Common Stock for which such option is exercisable at
          the time of the Optionee's cessation of Service but also with respect
          to one or more additional installments in which the Optionee would
          have vested under the option had the Optionee continued in Service.

     III. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN

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          A.  The Plan shall become effective when adopted by the Board, but no
option granted under the Plan may be exercised until the Plan is approved by the
Corporation's shareholders. If such shareholder approval is not obtained within
twelve (12) months after the date of the Board's adoption of the Plan, then all
options previously granted under the Plan shall terminate and cease to be
outstanding, and no further options shall be granted. Subject to such
limitation, the Plan Administrator may grant options under the Plan at any time
after the effective date of the Plan and before the date fixed herein for
termination of the Plan.

          B.  The Plan was amended and restated by the Board on August 27, 1996
in order to increase the maximum number of shares of Common Stock authorized for
issuance over the term of the Plan by an additional 561,594 shares from
2,448,400 to 3,009,994 shares. The Plan was amended and restated by the Board
again on September 25, 1996 in order to further increase the maximum number of
shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance over the term of the Plan by an
additional 109,640 shares from 3,009,994 to 3,119,634 shares. Both of these 1996
share increases were subsequently approved by the shareholders. The Board again
amended and restated the Plan on October 27, 1997 to increase the maximum number
of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance over the term of the Plan by
an additional 600,000 shares from 3,119,634 to 3,719,634 shares. This 600,000
share increase was approved by the shareholders on December 12, 1997.

          C.  The Plan shall terminate upon the earliest of (i) the expiration
                                                --------
of the ten (10)-year period measured from the Plan Effective Date, (ii) the date
on which all shares available for issuance under the Plan shall have been issued
or (iii) the termination of all outstanding options in connection with a
Corporate Transaction. Upon any such Plan termination, all options and unvested
stock issuances outstanding under the Plan shall continue to have full force and
effect in accordance with the provisions of the documents evidencing those
options or issuances.

     IV.  AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN

          A.  The Board shall have complete and exclusive power and authority to
amend or modify the Plan in any or all respects. However, no such amendment or
modification shall, without the consent of the Optionees, adversely affect their
rights and obligations under their outstanding options. In addition, the Board
shall not, without the approval of the Corporation's shareholders, (i) increase
the maximum number of shares issuable under the Plan, except for permissible
adjustments in the event of certain changes in the Corporation's capitalization
or, (ii) materially modify the eligibility requirements for Plan participation.

          B.  Options may be granted under the Plan to purchase shares of Common
Stock in excess of the number of shares then available for issuance under the
Plan, provided any such options actually granted may not be exercised until
there is obtained shareholder approval of an amendment sufficiently increasing
the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan. If
such shareholder approval is not obtained within twelve (12) months after the
date the excess grants are first made, then any options granted on the basis of
such excess shares shall terminate and cease to be outstanding.

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      V.  USE OF PROCEEDS

          Any cash proceeds received by the Corporation from the sale of shares
of Common Stock under the Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes.

     VI.  REGULATORY APPROVALS

          The implementation of the Plan, the granting of any option hereunder
and the issuance of any shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of any option
shall be subject to the Corporation's procurement of all approvals and permits
required by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the Plan, the
options granted under it and the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to it.

     VII. NO EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE RIGHTS

          Nothing in the Plan shall confer upon the Optionee any right to
continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or
otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Corporation (or any Parent or
Subsidiary employing or retaining Optionee) or of the Optionee, which rights are
hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate the Optionee's Service at any
time for any reason, with or without cause.

    VIII. FINANCIAL REPORTS

          The Corporation shall deliver a balance sheet and an income statement
at least annually to each individual holding an outstanding option under the
Plan, unless such individual is a key Employee whose duties in connection with
the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) assure such individual access to
equivalent information.

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                                    APPENDIX
                                    --------

              The following definitions shall be in effect under the Plan:

          A.  Board shall mean the Corporation's Board of Directors.
              -----

          B.  Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
              ----

          C.  Committee shall mean a committee of two (2) or more Board members
              ---------
appointed by the Board to exercise one or more administrative functions under
the Plan.

          D.  Common Stock shall mean the Corporation's common stock.
              ------------

          E.  Corporate Transaction shall mean either of the following
              ---------------------
shareholder-approved transactions to which the Corporation is a party:

                  (i) a merger or consolidation in which securities possessing
          more than filly percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of
          the Corporation's outstanding securities are transferred to a person
          or persons different from the persons holding those securities
          immediately prior to such transaction; or

                  (ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
          substantially all of the Corporation's assets in complete liquidation
          or dissolution of the Corporation.

          F.  Corporation shall mean Neuron Data, Inc., a California
              -----------
corporation.

          G.  Disability shall mean the inability of an individual to engage in
              ----------
any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable
physical or mental impairment and shall be determined by the Plan Administrator
on the basis of such medical evidence as the Plan Administrator deems warranted
under the circumstances.

          H.  Employee shall mean an individual who is in the employ of the
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Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), subject to the control and direction
of the employer entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and
method of performance.

          I.  Exercise Date shall mean the date on which the Corporation shall
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have received written notice of the option exercise.

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          J.  Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on any relevant date
              -----------------
shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions:

                  (i) If the Common Stock is at the time traded on the Nasdaq
          National Market, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing
          selling price per share of Common Stock on the date in question, as
          such price is reported by the National Association of Securities
          Dealers on the Nasdaq National Market or any successor system. If
          there is no closing selling price for the Common Stock on the date in
          question, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling
          price on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.

                  (ii) If the Common Stock is at the time listed on any Stock
          Exchange, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling
          price per share of Common Stock on the date in question on the Stock
          Exchange determined by the Plan Administrator to be the primary market
          for the Common Stock, as such price is officially quoted in the
          composite tape of transactions on such exchange. If there is no
          closing selling price for the Common Stock on the date in question,
          then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price on the
          last preceding date for which such quotation exists.

                  (iii)  If the Common Stock is at the time neither listed on
          any Stock Exchange nor traded on the Nasdaq National Market, then the
          Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Plan Administrator after
          taking into account such factors as the Plan Administrator shall deem
          appropriate.

          K.  Incentive Option shall mean an option which satisfies the
              ----------------
requirements of Code Section 422.

          L.  Involuntary Termination shall mean the termination of the
              -----------------------
Optionee's Service by reason of:

                   (i) the Optionee's involuntary dismissal or discharge by the
          Corporation for reasons other than Misconduct, or

                  (ii) the Optionee's voluntary resignation following (A) a
          change in his or her position with the Corporation which materially
          reduces his or her level of responsibility, (B) a reduction in the
          Optionee's level of compensation (including base salary, fringe
          benefits and participation in corporate-performance based bonus or
          incentive programs) by more than fifteen percent (15%) or (C) a
          relocation of the Optionee's place of employment by more than fifty
          (50) miles, provided and only if such change, reduction or relocation
          is effected by the Corporation without the Optionee's consent.

          M.  Misconduct shall mean the commission of any act of fraud,
              ----------
embezzlement or dishonesty by the Optionee, any unauthorized use or disclosure
by such person of confidential

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information or trade secrets of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary),
or any other intentional misconduct by such person adversely affecting the
business or affairs of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) in a
material manner. The foregoing definition shall not be deemed to be inclusive of
all the acts or omissions which the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary)
may consider as grounds for the dismissal or discharge of any Optionee or other
person in the Service of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).

          N.  1934 Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
              --------
amended.

          O.  Non-Statutory Option shall mean an option not intended to satisfy
              --------------------
the requirements of Code Section 422.

          P.  Optionee shall mean any person to whom an option is granted under
              --------
the Plan.

          Q.  Parent shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) in
              ------
an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Corporation, provided each
corporation in the unbroken chain (other than the Corporation) owns, at the time
of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations
in such chain.

          R.  Plan shall mean the Corporation's 1996 Stock Option Plan, as set
              ----
forth in this document.

          S.  Plan Administrator shall mean either the Board or the Committee
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acting in its administrative capacity under the Plan.

          T.  Plan Effective Date shall mean the date the Plan is adopted by the
              -------------------
Board.

          U.  Service shall mean the provision of services to the Corporation
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(or any Parent or Subsidiary) by a person in the capacity of an Employee, a non-
employee member of the board of directors or a consultant, except to the extent
otherwise specifically provided in the documents evidencing the option grant.

          V.  Stock Exchange shall mean either the American Stock Exchange or
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the New York Stock Exchange.

          W.   Subsidiary shall mean any corporation (other than the
               ----------
Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the
Corporation, provided each corporation (other than the last corporation) in the
unbroken chain owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty
percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
in one of the other  corporations in such chain.

          X.  10% Shareholder shall mean the owner of stock (as determined under
              ---------------
Code Section 424(d)) possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation (or any Parent
or Subsidiary).

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