SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                                Washington, D.C. 20549
                                                    



                                       FORM 8-K


                                    CURRENT REPORT

                        PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                     April 2, 2002
                   Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)




                                  FILENET CORPORATION

                (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware                        000-15997                   95-3757924
 (State or other Jurisdiction      (Commission File Number)           (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                          Identification Number)

     3565 Harbor Boulevard                                                92626
    Costa Mesa, California                                            (Zip Code)
    (Address of principal
     executive offices)

                                    (714) 327-3400
                 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                          N/A
             (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

     On April 2, 2002, FileNET Corporation  ("FileNET")  acquired  substantially
all of the assets and assumed selected liabilities of eGrail Inc. ("eGrail"),  a
privately  owned Web content  management  company.  The  purchase  price for the
transaction  was  $9,000,000 in cash plus the assumption of certain liabilities.
FileNET's  press  release  announcing  the  completion  of  this  transaction is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

     The  acquisition was made pursuant to an Asset Purchase  Agreement  entered
into between 3565 Acquisition Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of FileNET,
and eGrail on April 2, 2002 (the "Asset Purchase Agreement"). The purchase price
was determined by an arm's-length  negotiation  between FileNET and eGrail,  and
was funded with cash on hand of FileNET. The acquired assets were used by eGrail
in its Web  content  management  business,  and they will be used by  FileNET to
complimemt its product offerings in its Enterprise Content management  business.
For a more complete description of the terms of the acquisition, please refer to
the Asset  Purchase  Agreement,  which is  attached  hereto as Exhibit  10.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)  Financial statements of business acquired.

     FileNET will file financial  statements  relating to the acquired  business
     under  cover of Form 8-K/A no later than June 16,  2002 (60 days after this
     Report is required to be filed).

(b)  Pro forma financial information.

     FileNET  will  file  pro  forma  financial   information  relating  to  the
     acquisition  under cover of Form 8-K/A no later than June 16, 2002 (60 days
     after this Report is required to be filed).

(c)  Exhibits

Exhibits:    Description of Document                                           

  10.1       Asset Purchase Agreement, dated April 2, 2002, by and between 3565
             Acquisition Corporation and eGrail Inc.

  99.1       Press Release dated April 2, 2002.

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                 FILENET CORPORATION


Date:    April ___, 2002         By:      /s/ Sam M. Auriemma
                                         Name:    Sam M. Auriemma
                                         Title:   Chief Financial Officer and
                                                  Senior Vice President, Finance

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibits:    Description of Document                                           

  10.1       Asset Purchase Agreement, dated April 2, 2002, by and between 3565
             Acquisition Corporation and  eGrail Inc.

  99.1       Press Release dated April 2, 2002.


EXHIBIT 10.1


                                   ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT


                                        by and between

                                 3565 ACQUISITION CORPORATION

                                          as "Buyer"

                                              and

                                          EGRAIL INC.

                                          as "Seller"



                                      Dated: April 2, 2002





                                       TABLE OF CONTENTS


                                                                                         Page

ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS.....................................................................1

          1.1      Defined Terms...........................................................1
          1.2      Other Defined Terms.....................................................8
          1.3      Interpretation Provisions...............................................9

ARTICLE II. PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS....................................................9

          2.1      Transfer of Assets......................................................9
          2.2      Assumption of Liabilities..............................................10
          2.3      Purchase Price.........................................................10
          2.4      Escrow.................................................................10
          2.5      Prorations.............................................................11
          2.6      Closing Costs; Fees....................................................11
          2.7      Discharge of Indebtedness and Intercompany Accounts; Release
                   of Encumbrances........................................................11

ARTICLE III. CLOSING......................................................................12

         3.1      Closing.................................................................12
         3.2      Conveyances at Closing..................................................12

ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER......................................15

        4.1      Organization of Seller...................................................15
        4.2      Subsidiaries.............................................................16
        4.3      Authorization............................................................16
        4.4      No Conflict or Violation; Consents.......................................16
        4.5      Absence of Certain Changes or Events.....................................17
        4.6      Assets...................................................................18
        4.7      Financial Statements.....................................................20
        4.8      Contracts and Commitments................................................20
        4.9      Permits..................................................................21
        4.10     Books and Records........................................................21
        4.11     Litigation...............................................................21
        4.12     Labor Matters............................................................21
        4.13     Compliance with Law......................................................22
        4.14     No Brokers...............................................................22
        4.15     No Other Agreements to Transfer or Sell the Assets.......................22
        4.16     Proprietary Rights.......................................................22
        4.17     Employee Benefit Plans...................................................24
        4.18     Tax Matters..............................................................25
        4.19     Insurance................................................................26
        4.20     Accounts Receivable......................................................27


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        4.21     Inventory................................................................27
        4.22     Purchase Commitments and Outstanding Bids................................27
        4.23     Customers and Suppliers..................................................27
        4.24     Compliance With Environmental Laws.......................................28
        4.25     Banking Relationships....................................................29
        4.26     Material Misstatements or Omissions......................................29

ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER........................................30

        5.1      Organization of Buyer....................................................30
        5.2      Authorization............................................................30
        5.3      No Conflict or Violation; Consents.......................................30
        5.4      Availability of Funds....................................................30
        5.5      No Brokers...............................................................30

ARTICLE VI. COVENANTS OF SELLER AND BUYER.................................................31

        6.1      Further Assurances.......................................................31
        6.2      Non-Solicitation.........................................................31
        6.3      Noncompetition Covenant..................................................31
        6.4      Financial Statements.....................................................32
        6.5      Insurance Policies.......................................................32

ARTICLE VII. CONSENTS TO ASSIGNMENT.......................................................32

        7.1      Consents to Assignment...................................................32

ARTICLE VIII. ACTIONS BY SELLER AND BUYER AFTER THE CLOSING...............................33

        8.1      Books and Records; Tax Matters...........................................33
        8.2      Survival of Representations..............................................35
        8.3      Indemnification..........................................................35

ARTICLE IX. MISCELLANEOUS.................................................................38

        9.1      Assignment...............................................................38
        9.2      Notices..................................................................39
        9.3      Choice of Law............................................................40
        9.4      Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers.................................41
        9.5      Multiple Counterparts....................................................41
        9.6      Expenses.................................................................41
        9.7      Invalidity...............................................................41
        9.8      Publicity................................................................41
        9.9      Cumulative Remedies......................................................41
        9.10     Attorneys' Fees..........................................................41
        9.11     Preservation of Confidentiality..........................................41


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                                       EXHIBITS

     A     Form of Escrow Agreement...............................................      A-1
     B     Form of Bill of Sale...................................................      B-1
     C     Form of Assignment of Contract Rights..................................      C-1
     D     Forms of Assignment of Proprietary Rights..............................      D-1
     E     Form of Assumption of Certain Liabilities..............................      E-1
     F     Disclosure Schedule....................................................      F-1
     G     Financial Statements...................................................      G-1
     H     Summary of Contemplated Use of Seller's Proprietary Rights.............      H-1
     I     Form of Resale Certificate.............................................      I-1


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                              ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

     This Asset Purchase Agreement (this  "Agreement")  dated as of April 2, 2002
is by and between 3565 Acquisition  Corporation,  a Delaware corporation ("Buyer"),
and eGrail Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Seller").


                                    RECITALS

          A.  Seller  owns  certain  assets  which it uses in the conduct of the
     Business (as defined below).

          B. Seller  desires to sell to Buyer,  and Buyer  desires to  purchase,
     such assets, and Buyer agrees to assume certain  liabilities related to the
     Business,  all  upon  the  terms  and  subject  to the  conditions  of this
     Agreement.


                                   AGREEMENT


     In  consideration  of the mutual  agreements set forth herein,  the parties
hereto agree as follows:

                                   ARTICLE I.
                                  DEFINITIONS

     1.1  Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement:

          "Action"  means  any  action,  claim,  suit,  litigation,  proceeding,
     hearing,  labor dispute,  arbitral  action,  governmental  audit,  inquiry,
     criminal  prosecution,  investigation,  or unfair labor practice  charge or
     complaint.

          "Affiliate"  has the meaning set forth in the Securities  Exchange Act
     of 1934, as amended.

          "Ancillary Agreements" means bills of sales,  assignment of contracts,
     assignment of contract rights, assignment of proprietary rights, assumption
     of  liabilities,  escrow  agreement and the other  agreements and documents
     required hereunder to convey the Assets to Buyer.

          "Assets" means all of the right, title and interest of Seller and each
     Subsidiary of Seller in and to the business,  properties, assets and rights
     of  any  kind,  whether  tangible  or  intangible,  real  or  personal  and
     constituting,  or used or useful in  connection  with,  or related  to, the
     Business, including without limitation all of the right, title and interest
     of Seller and each Subsidiary of Seller in the following:

          (a) all accounts and notes receivable (whether current or noncurrent),
     refunds,  deposits,  prepayments  or prepaid  expenses  (including  without
     limitation any prepaid insurance premiums) of Seller and each Subsidiary of
     Seller (other than those relating to the Excluded Assets);

          (b)  all Contract Rights;

          (c)  all Real Property;

          (d)  all Improvements;

          (e)  all Fixtures and Equipment;

          (f)  all Inventory;

          (g)  all Books and Records;

          (h)  all Proprietary Rights relating to the Business;

          (i)  to the extent transferable, all Permits;

          (j)  all computers and, to the extent transferable, software;

          (k)  the insurance policies listed on Schedule 4.19;

          (l) all available supplies, sales literature,  promotional literature,
     customer,   supplier  and  distributor  lists,  art  work,  display  units,
     telephone and fax numbers and purchasing records related to the Business;

          (m) all rights  under or pursuant to all  warranties,  representations
     and guarantees  made by suppliers in connection with the Assets or services
     furnished to Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller  pertaining to the Business
     or affecting the Assets, to the extent such warranties, representations and
     guarantees are assignable;

          (n)  all escrow deposits of software;

          (o) all deposits and prepaid expenses of Seller and each Subsidiary of
     Seller; and

          (p) all claims, causes of action, choses in action, rights of recovery
     and rights of set-off of any kind, against any person or entity,  including
     without limitation any liens,  security interests,  pledges or other rights
     to payment or to enforce payment in connection  with products  delivered by
     Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller on or prior to the Closing Date.

          "Books and Records" means (a) all records and lists of Seller and each
     Subsidiary  of Seller  pertaining  primarily  to the Assets or the Business
     (including,   without   limitation,   records   and  lists  of   customers,
     distributors,  suppliers or personnel of such member relating  primarily to
     the Business),  (b) all product,  business and marketing  plans,  sales and
     promotional  literature and artwork of Seller and each Subsidiary of Seller
     pertaining  primarily  to, or necessary for the operation of, the Assets or
     the Business,  (c) all books,  ledgers,  financial  data,  files,  reports,
     product  and  design  manuals,  plans,  drawings,   technical  manuals  and
     operating records of every kind relating primarily to, or necessary for the
     operation  of,  the  Assets  or the  Business  maintained  by Seller or any
     Subsidiary


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     of Seller and (d) telephone and fax numbers used primarily by Seller or any
     Subsidiary  of Seller in the Business,  in each case whether  maintained as
     hard copy, an electronic copy or stored in computer memory.

          "Business"  means  all  activities  associated  with  the web  content
     management business of Seller and any Subsidiary of Seller.

          "Closing Date" means the date hereof.

          "Closing  Time"  means  the day and time at which the  Closing  occurs
     pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

          "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

          "Confidentiality  Agreement"  means the letter  agreement  dated as of
     March 6, 2002, by and between Seller and Buyer.

          "Consultant"  means any present  consultant of Seller who participates
     in the Business.

          "Contracts"  means  those  agreements,   contracts,  leases,  purchase
     orders, undertakings, covenants not to compete, confidentiality agreements,
     licenses,  instruments,  obligations and commitments relating primarily to,
     or necessary for the operation of, the Assets or Business.

          "Contract Rights" means all of the rights and obligations of Seller or
     any Subsidiary of Seller under the Contracts.

          "Court Order" means any judgment, decision, consent decree, injunction
     (whether preliminary,  temporary or final), ruling or order of any federal,
     state or local court or governmental  agency,  department or authority that
     is binding on any Person or its property under applicable law.

          "Default" means (a) a breach of or default under any Contract, (b) the
     occurrence  of an event  that  with the  passage  of time or the  giving of
     notice or both would  constitute a breach of or default under any Contract,
     or (c) the  occurrence of an event that with or without the passage of time
     or the giving of notice or both would give rise to a right of  termination,
     renegotiation   or   acceleration   under  any  Contract  or  result  in  a
     modification of the terms thereof.

          "Designated Employee" means an Employee identified in writing by Buyer
     prior to the Closing as an  Employee  that Buyer  desires to hire,  on such
     terms and conditions as Buyer may determine in its sole discretion.

          "Disclosure  Schedule"  means a schedule  executed  and  delivered  by
     Seller to Buyer as of the date hereof  which sets forth the  exceptions  to
     the  representations  and  warranties  contained  in Article IV and certain
     other information called for by this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified,
     each reference in this Agreement to any numbered schedule is a reference to
     that numbered schedule which is included in the Disclosure Schedule.


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          "Employee"  means any present  employee of Seller or any Subsidiary of
     Seller who participates in the Business.

          "Encumbrance" means any claim, lien, pledge, option, charge, easement,
     security interest,  deed of trust,  mortgage,  right-of-way,  encroachment,
     building or use restriction,  conditional  sales agreement,  encumbrance or
     other similar right,  whether voluntarily  incurred or arising by operation
     of law,  and includes  any  agreement  to give any of the  foregoing in the
     future, and any contingent sale or other title retention agreement or lease
     in the nature thereof.

          "Excluded  Assets" means all of Seller's right,  title and interest in
     and to the following Assets:

          (a)  all  cash,  cash   equivalents  and  securities  held  by  Seller
     (including the consideration paid to Seller pursuant to this Agreement);

          (b) all minute books, stock records,  corporate seals,  accounting and
     tax books,  ledgers  and records and other  financial  records  relating to
     Seller and the Business;

          (c)  the shares of capital stock of Seller held in treasury;

          (d) originals of all  personnel  records and other records that Seller
     is required by law to retain in its possession;

          (e)  Seller's  equity  interest  in  its  Subsidiaries  identified  on
     Schedule 4.2;

          (f)  the insurance policies listed on Schedule 4.19;

          (g) all Contract Rights except those Contract Rights arising under the
     Contracts  listed under the heading  "Assigned  Contracts" on Schedule 4.8;
     and

          (h)  the Assets listed on Schedule 1.1.

          "Excluded   Liabilities"  means  any  Liabilities  of  Seller  or  any
     Subsidiary  of Seller,  whether  liquidated  or  unliquidated,  or known or
     unknown,  whether arising out of occurrences prior to, at or after the date
     hereof including:

          (a)  any  Liability  to or in  respect  of  any  employees  or  former
     employees  of  Seller  or  any  Subsidiary  of  Seller  including   without
     limitation (i) any employment  agreement,  whether or not written,  between
     Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller and any person  (including those certain
     Agreements  Regarding  Key  Employee  Compensation  dated as of January 31,
     2002),  (ii) any Liability under any Employee Plan at any time  maintained,
     contributed  to or  required  to be  contributed  to by or with  respect to
     Seller or any  Subsidiary of Seller or under which Seller or any Subsidiary
     of  Seller  may  incur  Liability,   or  any  contributions,   benefits  or
     Liabilities  therefor,  or any Liability  with respect to the withdrawal or
     partial   withdrawal  of  Seller  or  any  Subsidiary  of  Seller  from  or
     termination  of any Employee  Plan  (including  that certain 2002  Employee
     Retention  Plan of eGrail  Inc.)  and  (iii)  any claim of an unfair  labor
     practice,  or any  claim  under  any  state  unemployment  compensation  or
     worker's  compensation  law or  regulation  or under any  federal  or state
     employment discrimination law or regulation, which shall


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     have been  asserted on or prior to the Closing  Date or is based on acts or
     omissions which occurred on or prior to the Closing Date;

          (b) any Liability of Seller or any  Subsidiary of Seller in respect of
     any Tax  (including  any  liability  for the Taxes of any other  Person (i)
     under Treasury  Regulation  Section  1.1502-6 (or any similar  provision of
     state, local, or foreign law), (ii) as a transferee or successor,  (iii) by
     contract, or (iv) otherwise);

          (c) any Liability arising from any injury to or death of any person or
     damage to or  destruction  of any property,  whether  based on  negligence,
     breach of warranty,  strict  liability,  enterprise  liability or any other
     legal or equitable  theory  arising from defects in products  manufactured,
     from  services  performed  by or on behalf of Seller or any other person or
     entity  or from  exposure  to  Hazardous  Substances  in the  course of the
     Business on or prior to the Closing Date;

          (d) any Liability of Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller arising out of
     or related to any Action  against Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller or any
     Action which  adversely  affects the Assets or the Business and which shall
     have been  asserted  on or prior to the  Closing  Date or to the extent the
     basis of which shall have arisen on or prior to the Closing Date, including
     the Existing Litigation Liabilities; and

          (e) any Liability of Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller resulting from
     entering into,  performing its obligations  pursuant to or consummating the
     transactions  contemplated  by, this Agreement  (including any Liability of
     Seller pursuant to Article VIII hereof).

          "Executive  Summary"  means the  Executive  Summary dated January 2002
     prepared by Seller and issued by Alliant Partners.

          "Executive Summary Financial  Statements" means the historical balance
     sheets and income statements set forth in the Executive Summary.

          "Existing  Litigation  Liabilities"  means  any  Liability  of  Seller
     arising  out  of  or  related  to  the  claims  asserted  in  the  Existing
     Litigations.

          "Existing  Litigations"  means the  lawsuits  David  Gertler v. eGrail
     Inc., et al., Case No. 223411,  pending in the Circuit Court for Montgomery
     County,  Maryland,  and any related  Actions;  and  MicroStrategy v. eGrail
     Inc.,  Payne, et al.,  Chancery  (formerly Law No. 195282),  pending in the
     Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and any related Actions.

          "Financial  Statements" means the Year-End Financial  Statements,  the
     Interim Financial Statements, the Closing Date Balance Sheet, the Executive
     Summary  Financial  Statements,  and the  additional  historical  financial
     statements,  schedules  and  information  supplied  to Buyer by Seller  and
     attached hereto as Exhibit G.

          "Fixtures  and  Equipment"  means  all  of  the  furniture,  fixtures,
     furnishings,  office  equipment,   development  tools  and  equipment,  lab
     equipment,  spare parts,  tooling,  molds, mask sets,  database tapes, test
     tapes, test fixtures and equipment,  patterns, dies, computers and software
     (including  any source or object codes therefor or  documentation  relating
     thereto and computer aided design equipment and

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     software), escrow deposits of software and other tangible personal property
     owned by  Seller or any  Subsidiary  of Seller  and used  primarily  in, or
     necessary  for  the  operation  of,  the  Business,  wherever  located  and
     including  any  such  Fixtures  and  Equipment  in  the  possession  of any
     suppliers or other vendors of Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller.

          "GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting principles.

          "Improvements" means,  collectively,  any and all buildings,  Fixtures
     and  Equipment and other  improvements  located on the Real Property to the
     extent such Improvements relate to the operations of the Business.

          "Indemnified  Party"  means,  with  respect to  indemnification  under
     Section  8.3(a),   any  Buyer  Indemnified   Party,  and  with  respect  to
     indemnification under Section 8.3(b), Seller.

          "Indemnifying  Party"  means,  with respect to  indemnification  under
     Section 8.3(a),  Seller, and with respect to indemnification  under Section
     8.3(b), Buyer.

          "Interim Balance Sheet" means the unaudited consolidated balance sheet
     of Seller dated the Interim Balance Sheet Date.

          "Interim Balance Sheet Date" means February 28, 2002.

          "Interim Financial Statements" means the Interim Balance Sheet and the
     unaudited consolidated  statements of operations,  changes in stockholders'
     equity  and cash flow for the period  ended on the  Interim  Balance  Sheet
     Date.

          "Inventory"  means  inventory of Seller and each  Subsidiary of Seller
     held for resale, if any, and all raw materials,  work in process,  finished
     products,  wrapping, supply and packaging items and similar items of Seller
     or any Subsidiary of Seller relating primarily to the Business.

          "Knowledge"  means,  in the case of any  Person,  (a) any  director or
     executive  officer of such Person is actually  aware of such fact or matter
     or (b) a prudent  individual  serving as a director or executive officer of
     such Person could  reasonably  be expected to discover or otherwise  become
     aware of such fact or other  matter in the  ordinary  course of business or
     the discharge of his or her duties.

          "Liabilities"  means any direct or indirect  liability,  indebtedness,
     obligation, commitment, expense, claim, deficiency, guaranty or endorsement
     of or by any Person of any type,  whether  accrued,  absolute,  contingent,
     matured, deferred, unmatured, liquidated, unliquidated, known or unknown.

          "Material  Adverse  Effect" or  "Material  Adverse  Change"  means any
     effect or change in the condition (financial or other),  business,  results
     of operations,  prospects,  assets, liabilities or operations which has, or
     is reasonably  likely to have, a material  adverse  effect on the Business,
     Assets or Assumed Liabilities.


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          "Permits"  means  all  licenses,   permits,   franchises,   approvals,
     authorizations,  consents or orders of, or filings with,  any  governmental
     authority,  whether  foreign,  federal,  state or local,  necessary for the
     conduct or operation of the Business or the ownership of the Assets.

          "Person"  means  any  individual,  partnership,  corporation,  limited
     liability company,  association,  business,  trust, government or political
     subdivision thereof, governmental agency or other entity.

          "Post-Closing  Tax Period"  means any Tax period  beginning  after the
     Closing Date and that portion of any Straddle  Period  beginning  after the
     Closing Date.

          "Pre-Closing  Tax Period" means any Tax period ending on or before the
     Closing Date and the portion of any Straddle  Period  ending on the Closing
     Date.

          "Pro Forma Financial  Statements"  means the projected  balance sheets
     and  income  statements  set  forth  in  the  Executive  Summary  and  such
     additional  projected  financial  statements,   schedules  and  information
     supplied to Buyer by Seller and included in Exhibit G attached hereto.

          "Proprietary  Rights" means all (a) U.S. and foreign  patents,  patent
     applications,  patent disclosures and improvements thereto, including petty
     patents and utility models and applications therefore, (b) U.S. and foreign
     trademarks,  service marks, trade dress,  logos,  domain names, trade names
     and corporate names and the goodwill associated therewith and registrations
     and applications for registration  thereof, (c) U.S. and foreign copyrights
     and registrations and applications for registration  thereof,  (d) U.S. and
     foreign  mask  work  rights  and   registrations   and   applications   for
     registration   thereof,   (e)  trade  secrets  and  confidential   business
     information (including ideas, formulas,  compositions,  inventions (whether
     patentable  or  unpatentable  and  whether  or not  reduced  to  practice),
     know-how,  research  and  development  information,   software,   drawings,
     specifications,  designs, plans, proposals,  technical data,  copyrightable
     works,   financial,   marketing  and  business   data,   pricing  and  cost
     information,  business and marketing  plans and customer and supplier lists
     and  information),   (f)  other  proprietary  rights  (including,   without
     limitation,  all of Seller's  rights to its Enterprise  Content Server (aka
     ECS) and its products under development including "Project LT"), (g) copies
     and tangible  embodiments of the foregoing (in whatever form or medium) and
     (h) licenses granting any rights with respect to any of the foregoing.

          "Real  Property"  means all real property owned or leased by Seller or
     any Subsidiary of Seller which relates to, or is used in, the Business.

          "Regulations"  means  any  laws,  statutes,  ordinances,  regulations,
     rules, notice requirements, court decisions, agency guidelines,  principles
     of law and orders of any foreign,  federal,  state or local  government and
     any other governmental department or agency,  including Environmental Laws,
     energy, motor vehicle safety, public utility,  zoning,  building and health
     codes,  occupational  safety  and  health  and laws  respecting  employment
     practices,  employee documentation,  terms and conditions of employment and
     wages and hours.


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          "Representative"  means,  with  respect to any  Person,  any  officer,
     director,  principal,  attorney,  agent,  accountant,   investment  banker,
     employee or other representative of such Person.

          "Straddle  Period"  means any Tax period  beginning  before and ending
     after the Closing Date.

          "Subsidiary"  of a Person means any  corporation,  partnership,  joint
     venture  or other  entity  in which  such  Person  (i)  owns,  directly  or
     indirectly,  50% or more of the  outstanding  voting  securities  or equity
     interests or (ii) is a general partner.

          "Tax" or "Taxes" means any federal,  state,  local or foreign  income,
     gross receipts,  license, payroll,  employment,  excise, severance,  stamp,
     occupation,  premium,  windfall  profits,  environmental,  customs  duties,
     capital  stock,   franchise,   profits,   withholding,   social   security,
     unemployment,  disability,  real property,  personal property,  sales, use,
     transfer,   registration,  value  added,  alternative  or  add-on  minimum,
     estimated,  or other tax of any kind  whatsoever,  including  any interest,
     penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not.

          "Tax Return" means any return, declaration,  report, claim for refund,
     or  information  return  or  statement  relating  to Taxes,  including  any
     schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.

          "Year-End  Financial  Statements" shall mean the audited  consolidated
     balance sheets of Seller dated  December 31, 2000, and the related  audited
     statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flow for
     the year ended December 31, 2000, together with the notes thereon.


     1.2 Other  Defined  Terms.  The  following  terms  shall have the  meanings
defined for such terms in the Sections set forth below:

             Term                                      Section

             AAA                                       8.3(e)
             Allocation                                Section 2.3(b)
             Agreement                                 Preamble
             Apportioned Obligations                   8.1(g)(ii)
             Assumed Liabilities                       2.2
             Assumption Document                       3.2(b)
             Buyer                                     Preamble
             Buyer Indemnified Party                   8.3(a)
             Closing                                   3.1
             Closing Date Balance Sheet                2.4
             Confidential Information                  9.11
             Damages                                   8.3(a)
             Employee Plan                             4.17
             Environmental Conditions                  4.24(a)
             Environmental Laws                        4.24(a)
             ERISA                                     4.17


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             ERISA Affiliate                           4.17
             Escrow Agent                              2.5
             Escrow Agreement                          2.5
             Escrow Amount                             2.5
             Escrow End Date                           2.5
             Hazardous Substance                       4.24(a)
             Indemnity Threshold                       8.3(f)
             Other Party                               8.1(g)(iii)
             Purchase Price                            2.3
             Recipient Party                           8.1(g)(iii)
             Release                                   4.24(a)
             Restricted Activity                       6.3
             Restricted Capacity                       6.3
             Restricted Territory                      6.3
             Seller                                    Preamble
             Transfer Taxes                            8.1(d)


     1.3 Interpretation Provisions.

          (a) The words "hereof,"  "herein" and "hereunder" and words of similar
     import when used in this  Agreement  refer to this Agreement as a whole and
     not to any particular  provision of this Agreement,  and article,  section,
     schedule and exhibit  references  are to this  Agreement  unless  otherwise
     specified.  The meaning of defined terms shall be equally applicable to the
     singular  and  plural  forms  of  the  defined  terms.  The  term  "or"  is
     disjunctive  but  not  necessarily  exclusive.   The  terms  "include"  and
     "including,"  however used, are not limiting and mean  "including,  without
     limitation."

          (b)  References to agreements and other  documents  shall be deemed to
     include all subsequent amendments and other modifications thereto.

          (c) References to statutes shall include all  regulations  promulgated
     thereunder and references to statutes or regulations  shall be construed as
     including all statutory and regulatory provisions  consolidating,  amending
     or replacing the statute or regulation.

          (d) The captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience of
     reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.

          (e) The  language  used in this  Agreement  shall be  deemed to be the
     language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent,  and no rule
     of strict  construction  shall under any  circumstances  be applied against
     either party.


                                  ARTICLE II.
                           PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS

     2.1  Transfer  of  Assets.  Upon the terms and  subject  to the  conditions
contained in this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller will sell, convey, transfer,
assign and grant to Buyer, the Assets (other

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than the  Excluded  Assets),  in each case,  free and clear of all  Encumbrances
other than those encumbrances listed on Schedule 2.1.

     2.2 Assumption of Liabilities. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
contained herein, at the Closing, Buyer shall assume the following, and only the
following, Liabilities of Seller (the "Assumed Liabilities"):

          (a) The Liabilities listed on Schedule 2.2;

          (b) Except for the Excluded  Liabilities,  all  Liabilities  accruing,
     arising  out of, or relating to events or  occurrences  happening  from and
     after the Closing Time under the Contracts assigned to Buyer hereunder (but
     not including any Liability under any such Contract  accruing,  arising out
     of, or  relating  to events or  occurrences  happening,  on or prior to the
     Closing,  but  including  any warranty  obligations  to customers of Seller
     under  any  Contract),   including  all   Liabilities  for  trade  payables
     pertaining  to the Business  with  respect to products or services  ordered
     from third  parties  prior to the Closing  Date,  but not  provided by such
     third parties to the Business as of the Closing  Date.  Except as set forth
     on Schedule  2.2(b),  no customer of Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller has
     asserted any warranty  claims under any Contract other than warranty claims
     that were fully satisfied prior to the Interim Balance Sheet Date.

     Buyer will not assume or have any responsibility  with respect to any other
     obligation or Liability of Seller or any  Subsidiary of Seller,  including,
     without limitation, the Excluded Liabilities.

     2.3 Purchase Price.

          (a) In consideration  for the Assets, in addition to the assumption by
     Buyer of the Assumed Liabilities,  Buyer shall pay to Seller at the Closing
     by wire  transfer an amount equal to  $9,000,000  (as adjusted  pursuant to
     Section 2.5(b), the "Purchase Price"),  less the Escrow Amount (which shall
     be deposited with the Escrow Agent, pursuant to Section 2.4).

          (b)  The  Purchase  Price  (plus  Assumed  Liabilities  to the  extent
     properly  taken into account  under the Code and the  Treasury  regulations
     promulgated thereunder),  shall be allocated among the Assets in accordance
     with Schedule 2.3 (the  "Allocation"),  which will be delivered by Buyer to
     Seller at Closing  subject to Seller's  approval,  such  approval not to be
     unreasonably  withheld.  Seller  and  Buyer  agree  to (i) be  bound by the
     Allocation,  (ii) act in accordance  with the Allocation in the preparation
     of all financial  statements and the filing of all Tax Returns  (including,
     without  limitation,  filing  Form 8594 with their  United  States  federal
     income Tax Return for the taxable year that  includes the Closing Date) and
     in the  course of any Tax  audit,  Tax  review or Tax  litigation  relating
     thereto and (iii) take no position  and cause their  Affiliates  to take no
     position   inconsistent  with  the  Allocation  for  income  Tax  purposes,
     including  United  States  federal and state income Tax and foreign  income
     Tax. Not later than 30 days prior to the filing of their  respective  Forms
     8594  relating to this  transaction,  each party shall deliver to the other
     party a copy of its Form 8594.

     2.4  Escrow.  Prior to the  Closing,  Buyer  shall  appoint a bank or trust
company or other Person  reasonably  satisfactory to Seller to act as the escrow
agent (the "Escrow Agent"). Buyer and Seller shall execute and deliver an escrow
agreement in substantially the form


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attached  hereto as Exhibit A (the  "Escrow  Agreement").  At the Closing  Time,
Buyer  shall  deliver to the Escrow  Agent an amount  equal to  $1,500,000  (the
"Escrow  Amount").  The  Escrow  Amount  shall  be  held  by  the  Escrow  Agent
exclusively  for the  purpose of securing  Buyer  indemnity  claims  pursuant to
Section 8.3 hereof. The Escrow Amount shall be held by the Escrow Agent pursuant
to the terms and conditions of the Escrow  Agreement  until the later of (i) one
year after the  Closing,  and (ii) such time as, with  respect to each  Existing
Litigation, either (1) both Buyer and its parent, FileNET Corporation, have been
named by the plaintiff as a defendant in such litigation, and all claims against
Buyer,  FileNET  Corporation  and  their  Affiliates  have been  dismissed  with
prejudice,  or  (2)  such  Existing  Litigation  has  been  settled  or  finally
adjudicated  and all rights of appeal with respect  thereto have been exhausted,
expired or waived (the later of (i) and (ii),  the "Escrow End Date");  provided
that,  in the event that the time  specified in clause (ii) occurs  earlier than
one year after the Closing, Buyer shall authorize and direct the Escrow Agent to
release such  portion of the Escrow  Amount equal to the amount by which (A) Six
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000) exceeds (B) the aggregate amount paid out of
the  Escrow  Amount in  respect  of  Damages  arising  out of or  related to the
Existing Litigations, provided further that from and after the first anniversary
of the Closing, no new claim may be made against the Escrow Amount except claims
for Damages arising out of or related to an Existing  Litigation.  Except to the
extent  of such  Buyer  indemnity  claims  which  have  been  made and have been
determined to be valid or not yet  determined to be invalid  pursuant to Section
8.3 hereof,  the  remaining  balance of the Escrow  Amount shall be delivered to
Seller promptly following the Escrow End Date.

     2.5 Prorations.

          (a) Utilities; Taxes. As promptly as practicable following the Closing
     Date, but in no event later than sixty (60) calendar days  thereafter,  the
     real and  personal  property  taxes,  water,  gas,  electricity  and  other
     utilities,   common  area  maintenance  reimbursements  to  lessors,  local
     business or other license fees or taxes,  merchants'  association  dues and
     other similar  periodic  charges  payable with respect to the Assets or the
     Business  shall be prorated  between  Buyer and Seller  effective as of the
     Closing Date.

          (b)  Rents.  Buyer  shall pay all rent due under  any  leases  for the
     calendar  month in which the Closing  Date occurs,  and the Purchase  Price
     shall be reduced by an amount  equal to the amount of rent  accrued in such
     period prior to the Closing Date.

          2.6 Closing  Costs;  Fees.  Buyer and Seller  shall share  equally the
     responsibility for the fees and costs of recording or filing all applicable
     conveyancing  instruments  described in Section  3.2(a).  The parties shall
     otherwise bear their own expenses as specified in Section 9.6.

          2.7 Discharge of Indebtedness  and Intercompany  Accounts;  Release of
     Encumbrances.  On or prior to the  Closing,  Seller  shall  pay in full and
     cause  to  be  discharged  all  third-party  indebtedness  that  causes  an
     Encumbrance  on the Assets (other than any  obligation to make payments for
     periods  commencing  after the Closing Date under the leases  identified on
     Schedule 2.7 attached  hereto and third-party  indebtedness  that causes an
     Encumbrance  listed on Schedule  2.1),  shall  discharge  any  intercompany
     accounts related to the Assets or the Business as between Seller and any of
     its Affiliates and shall cause all other  Encumbrances  with respect to the
     Assets to be released (other than any obligation to make


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     payments  for periods  commencing  after the Closing  Date under the leases
     identified on Schedule 2.7 attached hereto and the  Encumbrances  listed on
     Schedule 2.1), in each case as more particularly set forth on
     Schedule 2.7 attached hereto.


                                  ARTICLE III.
                                     CLOSING

          3.1 Closing. The Closing of the transactions  contemplated herein (the
     "Closing")  shall be held at 10:00 a.m. on the Closing  Date at the offices
     of Latham and Watkins, located at 650 Town Center Drive, 20th Floor,  Costa
     Mesa, California.

          3.2 Conveyances at Closing.

               (a) Seller  Deliveries.  To effect the sale and transfer referred
          to in Section 2.1, Seller will, at the Closing, execute and deliver to
          Buyer to the extent applicable:

                    (i) an   abbreviated   balance   sheet   of   the   Business
               satisfactory to Buyer reflecting the assets of the Business as of
               the Closing Date (the "Closing Date Balance Sheet"),  prepared in
               a manner  consistent  with  (including with respect to adjustment
               procedures,  discretionary  allocations and other  judgments) the
               corresponding  data in the Interim  Balance Sheet and  reflecting
               the net book value of the assets of the  Business  in  accordance
               with GAAP.  All foreign  currency  amounts  shall be expressed in
               United  States  dollars  using the exchange  rate and  conversion
               mechanism as required by GAAP.

                    (ii) one or more bills of sale,  each  substantially  in the
               form  attached as Exhibit B,  conveying to Buyer in the aggregate
               all of Seller's  owned personal  property  included in the Assets
               (other than the Excluded Assets);

                    (iii) subject to Section  7.1,  one or more  assignments  of
               Contract  Rights,  each  substantially  in the form  attached  as
               Exhibit C, conveying to Buyer the Contract Rights;

                    (iv) assignments of Proprietary  Rights,  each substantially
               in the forms  attached  as Exhibit D, in  recordable  form to the
               extent necessary to assign Seller's Proprietary Rights related to
               the Assets (other than the Excluded Assets) and the Business;

                    (v) subject  to  Section  7.1,  copies of  all  third  party
               consents  required  for the valid  transfer of the Assets  (other
               than the Excluded Assets) as contemplated by this Agreement;

                    (vi) copies of all Permits, consents,  approvals and waivers
               from governmental  authorities and other parties necessary to the
               consummation of the transactions  contemplated  hereby and by the
               Ancillary  Agreements  and for the  operation  of the Business by
               Buyer  (including  all  required  third  party  consents  to  the
               assignment of the Contracts to be assumed by Buyer);

                    (vii) an opinion  of Piper Marbury  Rudnick  and Wolfe  LLP,
               counsel  to Seller,  dated as of the  Closing  Date,  in form and
               substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, to the effect that:

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                         (1)   Incorporation.   Seller  is  a  corporation  duly
                    incorporated,  validly  existing and in good standing  under
                    the laws of the State of Delaware;  Seller is duly qualified
                    to do  business  as a  foreign  corporation  and is in  good
                    standing in each jurisdiction where the ownership or leasing
                    of its  property  or nature of the  Business  requires  such
                    qualification,  except  where the failure to be so qualified
                    would not have a material  adverse effect on the Business or
                    the Assets;

                         (2)  Corporate  Power  and  Authority.  Seller  has the
                    necessary  corporate  power and authority to enter into this
                    Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and to consummate the
                    transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; and Seller has
                    all  material  Permits,   licenses,   franchises  and  other
                    authority required under federal and applicable state law to
                    conduct the Business as now being conducted;  and Seller has
                    the necessary  corporate  power and authority to own,  lease
                    and  operate  the  Assets  and its other  properties  and to
                    conduct the Business as presently conducted;

                         (3) Corporate Action and Enforceability. The execution,
                    delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary
                    Agreements  by  Seller  have  been  duly  authorized  by all
                    necessary corporate action of Seller, and this Agreement and
                    the  Ancillary   Agreements  have  been  duly  executed  and
                    delivered  by Seller,  and approval by the  stockholders  of
                    Seller  has  been  duly  obtained  in  accordance  with  the
                    provisions  of Seller's  Certificate  of  Incorporation  and
                    Bylaws  and  applicable  law,  and this  Agreement  and each
                    Ancillary  Agreement  constitute  legally  valid and binding
                    obligations  of  Seller,   enforceable   against  Seller  in
                    accordance  with  their  terms,  except  as  limited  by (i)
                    bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,  moratorium or other
                    similar laws relating to creditors'  rights  generally or by
                    equitable principles (whether considered in an action at law
                    or in equity),  (ii) limitations imposed by federal or state
                    law  or  equitable   principles  upon  the  availability  of
                    specific  performance,  injunctive relief or other equitable
                    remedies,  or (iii) other customary  limitations  reasonably
                    satisfactory to Buyer's counsel;

                         (4) No Breach of  Contracts.  Neither the execution and
                    delivery of this  Agreement or the  Ancillary  Agreements by
                    Seller nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
                    hereby  or  thereby  will (i)  violate  the  Certificate  of
                    Incorporation  or Bylaws  of  Seller,  (ii)  cause a Default
                    under any term or  provision of any Contract to which Seller
                    is a party or by which the Assets are bound, or (iii) to the
                    best  knowledge  of such  counsel,  violate  any Court Order
                    applicable to Seller;

                         (5) No  Violation  of Law.  Neither the  execution  and
                    performance of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements by
                    Seller nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
                    hereby or  thereby  will  violate  or result in a failure to
                    comply  with any  Regulation  or Court  Order  known to such
                    counsel, applicable to the Business or operations of Seller;
                    and, to the best  knowledge of such counsel,  Seller has all
                    licenses, franchises and other authority required to conduct
                    the Business as it is now being conducted; and no Permit of,
                    or filing with, any  governmental  authority or, to the best
                    knowledge of such counsel, any other person, is required for
                    the  execution  and  delivery  of  this   Agreement  or  the
                    Ancillary Agreements by Seller or the consummation by Seller
                    of the transactions  contemplated hereby and thereby, except
                    as set forth in this Agreement, the Disclosure Schedule, the
                    exhibits hereto or the Ancillary Agreements; and


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                         (6)  Transfer  and  Assignment.  The  documents  to  be
                    delivered  by Seller at the  Closing to effect the  transfer
                    and assignment to Buyer of all right,  title and interest in
                    and to the Assets are effective to do so, subject to (i) the
                    effects   of   bankruptcy,    insolvency,    reorganization,
                    moratorium  or other  similar  laws  relating to  creditors'
                    rights   generally   and   equitable   principles   (whether
                    considered  in  an  action  at  law  or  in  equity),   (ii)
                    limitations  imposed by  federal  or state law or  equitable
                    principles upon the  availability  of specific  performance,
                    injunctive  relief  or other  equitable  remedies,  or (iii)
                    other  customary  limitations  reasonably   satisfactory  to
                    Buyer's counsel.

               In rendering  such  opinions,  such counsel may rely as they deem
          advisable  (a) as to  matters  governed  by the laws of  jurisdictions
          other than states in which they  maintain  offices,  upon  opinions of
          local  counsel  satisfactory  to such  counsel,  and (b) as to factual
          matters,  upon  certificates  and  assurances of public  officials and
          officers of Seller. In addition,  such opinions may be subject to such
          additional  qualifications and exceptions as are reasonably acceptable
          to counsel to Buyer.

                    (viii)  evidence  satisfactory to Buyer that each Designated
               Employee with Seller has resigned from his or her employment with
               Seller as of the Closing Time;

                    (ix) a clearance certificate or similar document(s) that may
               be required  by any state  taxing  authority  in order to relieve
               Buyer of any  obligation  to withhold any portion of the Purchase
               Price;

                    (x) an affidavit,  stating,  under  penalty of perjury,  the
               transferor's  U.S. taxpayer  identification  numbers and that the
               transferor  is  not  a  foreign   person,   pursuant  to  Section
               1445(b)(2) of the Code;

                    (xi) a certificate of the Chief  Executive  Officer or Chief
               Financial Officer of Seller stating that all  representations and
               warranties  of  Seller   contained  in  this  Agreement  and  the
               Ancillary  Agreements  shall be true and correct at and as of the
               date of this  Agreement and Seller has performed and satisfied in
               all  material  respects all  agreements  and  covenants  required
               hereby to be performed by Seller prior to or on the Closing Date;
               and

                    (xii) such other  certificates  and  instruments,  including
               deeds of trust, as shall be reasonably  required to vest in Buyer
               title in and to the  Assets  transferred  to Buyer in  accordance
               with the provisions hereof.

               (b) Buyer Deliveries. At the Closing, Buyer shall, in addition to
          the obligations pursuant to Section 2.3, execute and deliver to Seller
          to the extent applicable:

                    (i) an instrument of  assumption  substantially  in the form
               attached as Exhibit E, evidencing Buyer's assumption, pursuant to
               Section  2.2,  of  the  Assumed   Liabilities   (the  "Assumption
               Document");

                    (ii) the Allocation;

                    (iii) a certificate of the Chief Executive  Officer or Chief
               Financial Officer of Buyer stating that all  representations  and
               warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement and the


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               Ancillary  Agreements  shall be true and correct at and as of the
               date of this  Agreement  and Buyer has performed and satisfied in
               all  material  respects all  agreements  and  covenants  required
               hereby to be performed by Buyer prior to or on the Closing Date;

                    (iv) a  resale  certificate  substantially  in the  form  of
               Exhibit I; and

                    (v) such  other  certificates  and  instruments  as shall be
               reasonably required by this Agreement.

               (c)  Form  of  Instruments.  To the  extent  that  a form  of any
          document to be delivered hereunder is not attached as an exhibit, such
          documents  shall be in form and  substance,  and shall be executed and
          delivered in a manner, mutually satisfactory to Seller and Buyer.

               (d)  Transfer  of  Software  Technology.  Seller  shall  exercise
          commercially  reasonable  efforts to transfer the software  technology
          purchased  hereunder  electronically,  including by not limited to any
          version of the software in existence,  current  prototypes,  design or
          technical  manuals,  source code  documentation,  etc. to Buyer on the
          Closing  Date.  Electronic  transfer  shall  consist of,  whichever is
          applicable,  either delivery of the software  technology  using remote
          communications  to  transfer  the said  items from  Seller's  place of
          business  to  Buyer's  computer  equipment,  or by  "Load  and  Leave"
          delivery  pursuant  to CA Reg.  1502(f)(1)(d)  in  which  Seller  will
          physically  deliver  and install the  software  technology  on Buyer's
          computer equipment.  In both cases, Seller will not leave any tangible
          medium,  materials  or backup  disks at Buyer's  site or transfer  any
          tangible  personal  property such as storage media or manuals to Buyer
          in   connection   with  the  delivery  of  the  software   technology.
          Furthermore,  Seller will provide  Buyer with an affidavit  indicating
          the method of transfer,  the product transferred,  the date, and their
          representative making the transfer.  Buyer will acknowledge receipt of
          the affidavit and will countersign the document with the date received
          and the authorized  internal  representative  involved in the software
          transfer  at its end.  Buyer will  retain the  original  countersigned
          affidavit  for  future  audit  purposes  as   substantiation   of  the
          electronic delivery method. Buyer will cooperate with Seller to effect
          the transfer of the  software  technology  purchased  hereunder in the
          manner set forth in this Section 3.2(d).



                                  ARTICLE IV.
                    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

          Seller   represents   and   warrants  to  Buyer  as   follows,   which
     representations  and  warranties  are,  as of the  date  hereof,  true  and
     correct, except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule,  which is attached
     hereto as Exhibit F. The  Disclosure  Schedule  is  arranged  in  schedules
     corresponding  to the  lettered  and number  paragraphs  contained  in this
     Article IV, and the disclosure in any schedule of the  Disclosure  Schedule
     shall qualify the corresponding paragraph in this Article IV and such other
     paragraphs  only to the extent it is clear from a reading of the disclosure
     that such disclosure is applicable to such other paragraphs.

     4.1 Organization of Seller. Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing  and in good  standing  under the laws of the State of Delaware and has
full  corporate  power and  authority  to  conduct  the  Business  and its other
businesses  as they are  presently  being  conducted  and to own and  lease  its
respective  properties and assets.  Seller is duly qualified to do business as a
foreign


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corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction  where the character of
its  properties  owned or  leased  or the  nature  of its  activities  make such
qualification necessary,  except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

     4.2 Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.2, Seller does not have
any  Subsidiaries.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.2, Seller has no direct or
indirect  stock or other equity or ownership  interest  (whether  controlling or
not) in any  corporation,  association,  partnership,  joint  venture  or  other
entity.  Each of the Subsidiaries  listed on Schedule 4.2, is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing (or appropriately recognized as
legally in existence  and active under the laws of its  jurisdiction)  under the
laws of the jurisdiction identified on Schedule 4.2, has the requisite power and
authority to conduct its business as it is presently  being conducted and to own
and  lease its  properties  and  Assets,  to  permit  Seller to enter  into this
Agreement, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to perform its
obligations  hereunder.  No  other  corporate  proceedings  on the  part  of any
Subsidiary  of  Seller  are  necessary  to  authorize  this  Agreement  and  the
transactions  contemplated  hereby.  Each of the  Subsidiaries of Seller is duly
qualified  to do business as a foreign  corporation  and is in good  standing in
each  jurisdiction  where the character of its properties owned or leased or the
nature  of its  activities  make  such  qualification  necessary.  Copies of the
Certificate   or  Articles  of   Incorporation   and  Bylaws   (and/or   similar
incorporation  documents  under  the  relevant  law of any  Subsidiary)  of each
Subsidiary  of Seller  heretofore  delivered to Buyer are accurate and complete.
Seller owns of record and beneficially all of the issued and outstanding capital
or other stock of each Subsidiary of Seller free and clear of any Encumbrances.

     4.3 Authorization.  Seller has all requisite corporate power and authority,
and has taken all  corporate  action  necessary,  to execute  and  deliver  this
Agreement  and the  Ancillary  Agreements,  as  applicable,  to  consummate  the
transactions  contemplated  hereby and  thereby  and to perform  its  respective
obligations  hereunder  and  thereunder.  The  execution  and  delivery  of this
Agreement and the Ancillary  Agreements by Seller and the consummation by Seller
of the transactions  contemplated  hereby and thereby have been duly approved by
the  board  of  directors  and  stockholders  of  Seller.   No  other  corporate
proceedings  on the part of Seller or any  Subsidiary  of Seller is necessary to
authorize  this  Agreement and the  Ancillary  Agreements  and the  transactions
contemplated  hereby and  thereby.  This  Agreement  has been duly  executed and
delivered by Seller and is, and upon  execution  and  delivery of the  Ancillary
Agreements  by Seller  each will be,  legal,  valid and binding  obligations  of
Seller enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms.

     4.4 No Conflict or Violation;  Consents. None of the execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement or any Ancillary  Agreement,  the  consummation of
the transactions  contemplated hereby or thereby,  nor compliance by Seller with
any of the provisions  hereof or thereof,  will (a) violate or conflict with any
provision  of  its  governing  documents  or  the  governing  documents  of  any
Subsidiary of Seller, (b) except as set forth on Schedule 4.4, violate, conflict
with,  result in a breach of or constitute a default (with or without  notice of
passage of time)  under,  or result in the  termination  of, or  accelerate  the
performance required by, or result in a right to terminate, accelerate or modify
under,  or require a notice under,  or result in the creation of any Encumbrance
upon  any  of  the  Assets  under,  any  contract,  lease,  sublease,   license,
sublicense,  franchise,  patent,  permit,  indenture,  agreement or mortgage for
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money,  instrument of indebtedness,  security  interest or other  arrangement to
which Seller or any  Subsidiary  of Seller is a party or by which it is bound or
to which any of its assets are  subject,  (c)  violate any  Regulation  or Court
Order or (d) impose any Encumbrance on any Assets or the Business. Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.4, no notices to, declaration,  filing or registration with,
approvals or consents of, or assignments by, any Persons (including any federal,
state or local  governmental or administrative  authorities) are necessary to be
made or obtained by Seller or any  Subsidiary of Seller in  connection  with the
execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

     4.5 Absence of Certain  Changes or Events.  Except as set forth on Schedule
4.5, since the Interim Balance Sheet Date, there has not been any:

          (a) Material Adverse Change;

          (b) actual or threatened  termination of any material customer account
     or group of accounts  relating  to the Assets or the  Business or actual or
     threatened  material  reduction  in  purchases  by  any  such  customer  or
     occurrence of any event that is likely to result in any such termination or
     reduction;

          (c)  failure  of  Seller  or any  Subsidiary  of  Seller  to  carry on
     diligently  the Business in the ordinary  course so as to keep available to
     Buyer the  services of Seller's  employees,  and to preserve  for Buyer the
     Assets and the Business and the goodwill of Seller's suppliers,  customers,
     distributors and others having business relations with it;

          (d) any fact, situation,  circumstance,  status, condition,  activity,
     plan, occurrence,  event,  incident,  action, failure to act or transaction
     outside the ordinary course of business with respect to the Business;

          (e) sale,  assignment  or transfer  of any of the  Assets,  other than
     Inventory in the ordinary course of business;

          (f) disposition or lapsing of any Proprietary  Rights,  in whole or in
     part;

          (g) change in  accounting  methods or  practices  (including,  without
     limitation, any change in research and development or other capitalization,
     depreciation or amortization policies or rates) of the Business;

          (h)  revaluation  by Seller or any  Subsidiary of Seller of any of the
     Assets, including without limitation writing down the value of Inventory or
     writing off notes or accounts receivable;

          (i)   declaration,   setting   aside,   or  payment  of  dividends  or
     distributions  by Seller  or any  Subsidiary  of Seller or any  redemption,
     purchase or other acquisition of any of Seller's securities;

          (j)  destruction,  damage  to, or loss of any Assets  (whether  or not
     covered by insurance) that materially and adversely affects such Assets;


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          (k) adverse  change in employee  relations  which has or is reasonably
     likely  to  have an  adverse  effect  on the  productivity,  the  financial
     condition, results of operations or Business of Seller or any Subsidiary of
     Seller  or  the  relationships  between  the  employees  of  Seller  or any
     Subsidiary  of Seller and the  management  of Seller or any  Subsidiary  of
     Seller;

          (l) amendment,  cancellation  or termination of any Contract or Permit
     relating to the Assets or the Business or entry into any Contract or Permit
     which  is  not  in the  ordinary  course  of  business,  including  without
     limitation any employment or consulting agreements;

          (m)  mortgage,  pledge  or other  encumbrance  of any  Assets,  except
     purchase money mortgages arising in the ordinary course of business;

          (n) change in  compensation  or other  employment  policy or  practice
     applicable to any Employee or Consultant; or

          (o)  agreement  by  Seller or any of its  Affiliates  to do any of the
     things  described  in the  preceding  clauses (a) through (i) other than as
     expressly provided for herein.

     4.6 Assets.

          (a) With  respect  to  Assets  other  than  Proprietary  Rights,  Real
     Property and Improvements:

               (i) Except as disclosed on Schedule  4.6(a)(i) (setting forth the
          leased Assets),  Seller has good, valid and marketable title to all of
          the Assets  free and clear of any  Encumbrances  and at Closing  shall
          transfer  good,  valid and  marketable  title in and to the  Assets to
          Buyer.

               (ii) Each of the leases  and  agreements  relating  to the Assets
          described in Schedule 4.6(a)(i) hereto is in full force and effect and
          constitutes a valid and legally  binding  obligation of Seller and the
          other respective parties thereto and is enforceable in accordance with
          its terms. There are no material breaches or Defaults by Seller or any
          third party under any of such leases or agreements. Neither Seller nor
          any  Subsidiary  of Seller has  received  any payment from a lessor in
          connection  with or as inducement  for entering into any such lease or
          agreement.  Any security deposits made under the leases and agreements
          relating to the Assets  described in Schedule  4.6(a)(i) are set forth
          in such Schedule.

               (iii) None of the  Assets are leased by Seller  or any Subsidiary
          of Seller to any other Person.

               (iv) All machinery,  equipment and tools used in the Business are
          usable and operable in good working order and condition,  and are in a
          reasonable  state of repair,  subject only to ordinary  wear and tear,
          and have been subject to regular maintenance.

               (v) Except  pursuant to this  Agreement,  neither  Seller nor any
          Subsidiary of Seller is a party to any contract or obligation  whereby
          Seller  or any  Subsidiary  of Seller  has  granted  to any  Person an
          absolute or contingent right to purchase, obtain or acquire any rights
          in any of the  Assets,  other  than  in  the  ordinary  course  of the
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          (b) With respect to the Real Property and Improvements:

               (i)  Neither  Seller nor any  Subsidiary  of Seller owns any Real
          Property.

               (ii) Schedule  4.6(b)(ii)  describes all Real Property leased for
          use in the Business and lists the related leases. The leases described
          in  Schedule  4.6(b)(ii)  are in full force and effect and  constitute
          valid  and  legally  binding  obligations  of  Seller  and  the  other
          respective  parties  thereto and are  enforceable  in accordance  with
          their  terms,   subject  to  bankruptcy  laws  and  general  equitable
          principles.  There  are no  material  defaults  of Seller or any third
          party under any such  leases  (nor are there any events or  conditions
          which,  with  notice or lapse of time,  or both,  would  constitute  a
          material  default).  Neither  Seller nor any  Subsidiary of Seller has
          received any payment from a lessor in connection with or as inducement
          for entry into any such lease.

               (iii) None of the  property,  nor any part  thereof, described in
          Schedule 4.6(b)(ii) is leased by Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller to
          any other Person.

               (iv) No  Taxes,  assessments,  water  charges  or  sewer  charges
          relating to the Real Property or the  Improvements  that Seller or any
          Subsidiary  of Seller is  responsible  for paying are  delinquent  and
          there are no special Taxes,  assessments or charges that Seller or any
          Subsidiary  of Seller is  responsible  for paying  pending  or, to the
          Knowledge  of Seller,  threatened  against  the Real  Property  or the
          Improvements.

               (v) The  Real  Property  and  the  Improvements  are  usable  and
          operable in the Business as presently conducted and currently proposed
          to be conducted  and the  Improvements  are in good working  order and
          condition,  and in a  reasonable  state  of  repair,  subject  only to
          ordinary wear and tear, and have been subject to regular maintenance.

               (vi) There   are   no   pending,   threatened   or   contemplated
          condemnation  proceedings  affecting  the  Real  Property  or any part
          thereof.

               (vii) Seller  and each  Subsidiary  of Seller  has  performed and
          observed all covenants  affecting or relating to the Real Property (or
          the use or occupancy thereof)  requiring  observance or performance by
          it and has not  received any notice of, nor is aware of, any breach of
          any such covenants.

          (c) The Assets  include all assets which are  necessary to conduct the
     Business as presently  conducted  and  currently  proposed to be conducted,
     including,  without limitation,  (i) all Proprietary Rights relating to the
     Business,  (ii) all  Contract  Rights,  (iii) all Real  Property,  (iv) all
     Improvements, (v) all Fixtures and Equipment, (vi) all Inventory, (vii) all
     Books and Records, (viii) all Permits, to the extent transferable, (ix) all
     return   and  other   rights   under  or   pursuant   to  all   warranties,
     representations and guaranties made by foundries, suppliers and other third
     parties in  connection  with the  Assets or  services  furnished  to Seller
     pertaining  to the  Business or the Assets,  (x) all  deposits  and prepaid
     expenses  related  to the  Business  and (xi) all  goodwill  related to the
     Business.  No Subsidiary  of Seller has any ownership or other  interest in
     any of the foregoing or any other Assets.


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     4.7 Financial  Statements.  The Financial Statements are attached hereto as
Exhibit  G and are  identical  to  those  previously  delivered  to  Buyer.  The
Financial  Statements (a) are in accordance with the books and records of Seller
and each Subsidiary of Seller on a consolidated basis, (b) have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles  consistently  applied
throughout the periods covered thereby and (c) fairly and accurately present the
assets,  Liabilities  (including all reserves) and financial  position of Seller
and each Subsidiary of Seller on a consolidated basis as of the respective dates
thereof and the results of operations  and changes in cash flows for the periods
then ended (subject, in the case of the Interim Financial Statements,  to normal
year-end adjustments and the fact that there are no notes thereto). The Year-End
Financial Statements have  been  examined  by Ernst and Young  LLP,  independent
certified  public  accountants,  whose  report  thereon  is  included  with such
Year-End  Financial  Statements.  At  the  respective  dates  of  the  Financial
Statements,  there were no  Liabilities  of Seller or any  Subsidiary of Seller,
which, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,  should have
been set forth or reserved for in the Financial Statements or the notes thereto,
which are not set forth or reserved for in the Financial Statements or the notes
thereto.  Other than Excluded Liabilities,  neither Seller nor any Subsidiary of
Seller has any Liabilities  due or to become due,  except (a) Liabilities  which
are set forth or reserved for on the Interim Balance Sheet,  which have not been
paid or discharged since the Interim Balance Sheet Date, (b) Liabilities arising
in the ordinary course of business under  Contracts,  Permits and other business
arrangements described in the Disclosure Schedule (and under those Contracts and
Permits which are not required to be disclosed on the  Disclosure  Schedule) and
(c)  Liabilities  incurred since the Interim  Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary
course of business and in accordance  with this Agreement (none of which relates
to any Default under any Contract,  breach of warranty,  tort,  infringement  or
violation of any  Regulation or Court Order or arose out of any Action) and none
of which, individually or in the aggregate, has or would have a Material Adverse
Effect. As of the Closing Date, the Assumed Liabilities are not greater than the
sum of (i)  $600,000,  and (ii) the net book value of the Assets (other than the
Excluded Assets).  The Pro Forma Financial  Statements were prepared by Seller's
management  in good faith and are based on  reasonable  assumptions  of Seller's
management.

     4.8 Contracts and Commitments.

          (a) Contracts. Schedule 4.8 sets forth a complete and accurate list of
     all  Contracts.  Seller has  delivered  or made  available  to Buyer  true,
     correct  and  complete  copies  of  all  of the  Contracts,  including  all
     amendments and supplements thereto.  Each Contract listed under the heading
     "Assigned  Contracts"  on Schedule 4.8 has either been validly  assigned to
     Buyer or Buyer has been granted a sublicense of sufficient scope under such
     Contract  to operate  the  Business  following  the  Closing  as  currently
     contemplated.

          (b) Absence of Defaults.  All of the Contracts are valid,  binding and
     enforceable in accordance with their terms with no existing or, to Seller's
     Knowledge,  threatened  Default or dispute.  Seller and each  Subsidiary of
     Seller has fulfilled, or taken all action necessary to enable it to fulfill
     when  due,  all of its  obligations  under  each  of such  Contracts  to be
     performed prior to the Closing Date. To Seller's Knowledge,  all parties to
     such Contracts have complied with the  provisions  thereof,  no party is in
     Default  thereunder and no notice of any claim of Default has been given to
     Seller or any  Subsidiary of Seller.  Neither  Seller nor any Subsidiary of
     Seller has any reason to believe that the


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     products  and  services  called for by any  unfinished  Contract  cannot be
     supplied in  accordance  with the terms of such  Contract,  including  time
     specifications.  Except as set forth on  Schedule  4.4,  no  consent of any
     third party is required for the assignment of any Contract to Buyer.

          (c) Product Warranty.  Neither Seller nor any Subsidiary of Seller has
     committed any act, and there has been no omission, which may result in, and
     there has been no occurrence  which may give rise to, product  liability or
     Liability for breach of warranty  (whether  covered by insurance or not) on
     the part of Seller or any  Subsidiary  of Seller,  with respect to products
     designed,  manufactured,  assembled,  repaired,  maintained,  delivered  or
     installed or services rendered prior to or on the Closing Date.

     4.9 Permits. Schedule 4.9 sets forth a complete list of all Permits held by
Seller or any  Subsidiary  of Seller  required to conduct the  Business,  own or
operate the Assets or exercise the rights  provided  under any Contract.  Seller
and each  Subsidiary  of  Seller  has,  and at all times  has had,  all  Permits
required under any Regulation in its respective  operation of the Business or in
its  ownership  of the Assets or  performance  under any  Contract,  and owns or
possesses  such  Permits  free and clear of all  Encumbrances.  Seller  and each
Subsidiary  of Seller is not in  Default,  nor has Seller or any  Subsidiary  of
Seller  received  any notice of any claim of Default,  with  respect to any such
Permit.  Except as otherwise  governed by law, all such Permits are renewable by
their terms or in the  ordinary  course of  business  without the need to comply
with any  special  qualification  procedures  or to pay any  amounts  other than
routine  filing  fees,  and  except as set forth on  Schedule  4.9,  will not be
adversely  affected by the completion of the  transactions  contemplated by this
Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements.

     4.10 Books and  Records.  Seller has made and kept,  and given Buyer access
to, the Books and Records and accounts,  which, in reasonable detail, accurately
reflect in all material respects the activities of Seller in connection with the
Assets and the Business.

     4.11 Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.11, there are no Actions
pending,  or, to the  Knowledge of Seller,  threatened or  anticipated  against,
related to or affecting the Business or the Assets or seeking to delay, limit or
enjoin  the  transactions  contemplated  by  this  Agreement  or  any  Ancillary
Agreement.  Neither  Seller  nor any  Subsidiary  of Seller is in  Default  with
respect to or subject to any Court Order, and there are no unsatisfied judgments
against  Seller or any  Subsidiary of Seller with respect to the Business or the
Assets.

     4.12 Labor Matters.

          (a) General. Neither Seller nor any Subsidiary of Seller, with respect
     to the Assets and the Business,  (a) is a party to any labor agreement with
     respect  to its  employees  with any labor  organization,  union,  group or
     association  and there are no employee  unions (nor any other similar labor
     or employee organizations) under local statutes, custom or practice and (b)
     has experienced any attempt by organized  labor or its  representatives  to
     make Seller or any  Subsidiary  of Seller  conform to demands of  organized
     labor  relating to its employees or to enter into a binding  agreement with
     organized  labor that would cover the employees of Seller or any Subsidiary
     of Seller.  There is no labor strike or labor disturbance pending or to the
     Knowledge of Seller,  threatened against Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller
     with respect to the Business nor is any grievance currently being asserted,
     and Seller has not  experienced a work stoppage or other labor  difficulty,
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     Seller  and each  Subsidiary  of Seller is not and has not  engaged  in any
     unfair labor  practice.  Without  limiting the  foregoing,  Seller and each
     Subsidiary of Seller,  with respect to the Business,  is in compliance with
     the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and maintains a current Form
     I-9, as required by such Act, in the personnel file of each employee.

          (b) Employees and Consultants. Schedule 4.12 sets forth separately the
     names and  titles  of all  Employees  and  Consultants  of Seller  and each
     Subsidiary  of Seller who  participate  in the Business  and their  current
     salary or hourly wages and other compensation from Seller or any Subsidiary
     of Seller, and all terms,  conditions and other requirements related to the
     employment  or  retention  of each such  person,  whether  written or oral,
     including,  without  limitation,  any and all  obligations of Seller or any
     Subsidiary  of Seller  with  respect  to  compensation,  benefits,  term of
     employment,  compensation  upon  termination,  geographical  limitations on
     place  of  employment  and  employment  policies  of  general  or  specific
     application.  There are no federal or state claims based on sex,  sexual or
     other harassment,  age, disability,  race or other discrimination or common
     law claims,  including claims of wrongful  termination,  by any Employee or
     Consultant,  and there are no facts or  circumstances  known to Seller that
     could reasonably be expected to give rise to such complaint or claim.  With
     respect to each  Employee and  Consultant,  Seller and each  Subsidiary  of
     Seller is, and at all times has been, in compliance  with all  Regulations,
     including,  without  limitation,  all Regulations  relating to occupational
     health and safety,  unemployment,  wages, hours, collective bargaining, the
     collection and payment of withholding and social security taxes and similar
     taxes, equal employment opportunity,  employment  discrimination,  the WARN
     Act, the Americans with  Disabilities  Act and the Family and Medical Leave
     Act of 1993.  Neither  Seller nor any Subsidiary of Seller has received any
     notice of any claim that it has not complied in any  material  respect with
     any  such  Regulations,  and,  to the  knowledge  of  Seller,  no  facts or
     circumstances  exist that could  provide a reasonable  basis for a claim of
     wrongful termination by a current or former Employee or Consultant.

     4.13  Compliance  with  Law.  Seller  and each  Subsidiary  of  Seller  has
conducted  the  Business in  compliance  with all  Regulations  and Court Orders
relating to the Assets or the  Business.  Neither  Seller nor any  Subsidiary of
Seller has received any notice to the effect that, or has otherwise been advised
that, it is not in compliance with any such Regulations or Court Orders.

     4.14 No Brokers.  Except as described on Schedule 4.14,  neither Seller nor
any officer, director,  employee or Affiliate of Seller has employed or made any
agreement  with any broker,  finder or similar agent or any Person in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby.

     4.15 No Other Agreements to Transfer or Sell the Assets. Neither Seller nor
any officer,  director,  employee or Affiliate of Seller has any written or oral
commitment  or legal  obligation,  absolute or  contingent,  to any other Person
other than Buyer to sell, assign, transfer or effect a sale of any of the Assets
(other than Inventory in the ordinary course of business).

     4.16 Proprietary Rights.

          (a)  General.  Schedule  4.16 lists all  Proprietary  Rights of Seller
     related to, or necessary for the operation of, the Business.  No Subsidiary
     of Seller has any  Proprietary  Rights  related  to, or  necessary  for the
     operation of, the  Business.  Schedule 4.16 also sets forth with respect to
     such Proprietary Rights: (i) for each U.S. and foreign patent and


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     patent application as applicable, the number, normal expiration date, title
     and  priority  information  for each  country in which such patent has been
     issued,  or the  application  number,  date of filing,  title and  priority
     information  for each  country;  (ii) for each U.S. and foreign  trademark,
     tradename or service mark, whether or not registered,  the date first used,
     the application  serial number or registration  number,  the class of goods
     covered,  the nature of the goods or services,  the  countries in which the
     names or mark is used and the  expiration  date for each country in which a
     trademark has been  registered;  (iii) for each U.S. and foreign  copyright
     for which registration has been sought, whether or not registered, the date
     of  creation  and first  publication  of the work,  the  number and date of
     registration  for each  country in which a copyright  application  has been
     registered; (iv) for each mask work, whether or not registered, the date of
     first commercial  exploitation and if registered,  the registration  number
     and date of  registration;  and (v) all  Proprietary  Rights in the form of
     licenses.  True and correct copies of all  registrations,  issued  patents,
     pending applications,  file histories,  invention disclosures,  prototypes,
     drawings  and other  documentation  and  tangible  embodiments  of works of
     authorship  pertaining to or embodying  such  Proprietary  Rights have been
     delivered to or are in the possession of Buyer.

          (b)  Adequacy.   The  Proprietary   Rights  listed  on  Schedule  4.16
     constitute  (i) all those  Proprietary  Rights used primarily in connection
     with the  Business or the  Assets,  and (ii) all those  Proprietary  Rights
     necessary for the normal conduct of the Business.

          (c)  Royalties  and  Licenses;   Non-Infringement.   There  exists  no
     contractual  obligation  to  compensate  any  Person  for  the  use  of any
     Proprietary  Rights  listed on Schedule  4.16 nor has there been granted to
     any Person  any  license,  option or other  rights to use in any manner any
     such Proprietary Rights,  whether requiring the payment of royalties or not
     (other  than in the  ordinary  course  of the  Business).  There  exists no
     contractual obligation,  including, without limitation, any covenant not to
     compete or exclusive license,  that would restrict Buyer's operation of the
     Business.  The conduct of the  Business  prior to the Closing  Date has not
     infringed, and to the Knowledge of Seller, the contemplated use of Seller's
     Proprietary  Rights from and after the Closing Date as set forth on Exhibit
     H will not infringe, the Proprietary Rights of any third party.

          (d) Ownership. Seller owns or has a valid right to use the Proprietary
     Rights  listed on Schedule  4.16  (including,  without  limitation,  all of
     Seller's rights to its Enterprise Content Server (aka ECS) and its products
     under development  including "Project LT"), and to transfer or license,  as
     the case may be, such Proprietary Rights to Buyer at the Closing,  and such
     Proprietary  Rights  will not cease to be valid  rights of Seller  (or upon
     Closing, of Buyer) by reason of the execution,  delivery and performance of
     this  Agreement or the  Ancillary  Agreements  or the  consummation  of the
     transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. The patents listed on Schedule
     4.16  are in full  force  and  effect  and are not  subject  to any  fines,
     maintenance  fees or Actions  falling  due within 90 days after the Closing
     Date.

          (e) Absence of Claims. Neither Seller nor any Subsidiary of Seller has
     received  any  notice  of  (A)  alleged  invalidity  with  respect  to  any
     Proprietary  Right listed on Schedule 4.16 or (B) alleged  infringement  of
     any  rights of others  due to any  activity  by Seller  involving  products
     derived from, or containing such  Proprietary  Rights.  To the Knowledge of
     Seller,  Seller's  use, use by any  Subsidiary  of Seller,  Buyer's use and
     Buyer's Affiliates' use after the Closing in


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     the conduct of the  Business  as  currently  contemplated  and set forth on
     Exhibit H, of the  Proprietary  Rights  listed on Schedule  4.16 do not and
     will not infringe  upon or otherwise  violate the valid rights of any third
     party anywhere in the world. No other Person (i) has notified Seller or any
     Subsidiary  of Seller that it is claiming any  ownership of or right to use
     any Proprietary  Rights listed on Schedule 4.16 or (ii) to the Knowledge of
     Seller, is infringing upon any such Proprietary Rights in any way.

          (f) Protection   of   Proprietary   Rights.   Seller   has  taken  all
     commercially reasonable and prudent steps to protect the Proprietary Rights
     listed on Schedule 4.16 from  infringement by any other Person.  All of the
     pending  applications  for such  Proprietary  Rights  have been duly filed.
     Seller has taken all commercially reasonable steps necessary or appropriate
     to  safeguard  and  maintain  the secrecy and  confidentiality  of all such
     Proprietary  Rights,   including  assuring  that  all  current  and  former
     Employees and Consultants of Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller have signed
     agreements with Seller  conveying all  Proprietary  Rights arising from the
     employment or consulting  activities to Seller and have signed  Proprietary
     Rights  confidentiality   agreements.   All  tangible  embodiments  of  all
     Proprietary  Rights that  constitute  trade secrets are located at Seller's
     offices in Bethesda,  Maryland.  Upon Closing, Buyer will succeed to all of
     Seller's  right,  title and interest in the  Proprietary  Rights  listed on
     Schedule  4.16,  including all rights and claims to damages  regarding past
     infringements of such Proprietary Rights (including  Seller's right to seek
     enforcement   of  all  such   rights  to  prevent   the   infringement   or
     misappropriation thereof).

          (g) Defects and Disablement.  Each of the Seller's  software  products
     performs without defect in all material respects the functions described in
     any agreed  specifications,  statements  of work or end user  documentation
     provided  to  customers  of Seller.  The  Seller  has taken all  reasonable
     actions customary in the software industry for a company of similar size to
     Seller  to  document  the  software  and  its  operation  in  a  clear  and
     professional  manner.  To the  Knowledge of Seller,  the software  does not
     contain any  disabling  code or virus code of any nature that would  affect
     the customer's use of the software or any other customer activity.

     4.17 Employee Benefit Plans. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.17, from and
after  the  Closing,   Buyer  will  have  no  liability  under  any  employment,
consulting,  severance,  parachute, change in control or other similar contract,
agreement,  arrangement  or policy or any plan,  arrangement  (written or oral),
program, agreement or commitment providing for insurance coverage (including any
self-insured  arrangements),  workers' compensation,  supplemental  unemployment
benefits,  vacation benefits,  retirement benefits, life, health,  disability or
accident benefits (including any "voluntary employees' beneficiary  association"
as defined  in Section  501(c)(9)  of the Code  providing  for the same or other
benefits) or for deferred compensation,  profit-sharing, bonuses, stock options,
stock  appreciation  rights,  stock purchases,  severance  compensation or other
forms of incentive  compensation or  post-retirement  insurance  compensation or
benefits,  including,  without  limitation,  any  plan,  arrangement,   program,
agreement or commitment that is an "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section
3(3)  of the  Employee  Retirement  Income  Security  Act of  1974,  as  amended
("ERISA"),  which is entered into, maintained,  contributed to or required to be
contributed  to by Seller or any ERISA  Affiliate  or under which  Seller or any
ERISA  Affiliate  may incur any  liability  and which  covers or has covered any
current or former employee of Seller or any ERISA Affiliate  (each, an "Employee
Plan"). For purposes of this Agreement,  "ERISA Affiliate" means any entity that
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any relevant time was) a member of a "controlled  group of  corporations"  with,
under "common  control" with, or a member of an "affiliated  service group with,
Seller,  as defined in Section  414(b),  (c),  (m) or (o) of the Code,  or under
"common control" with Seller within the meaning of Section  4001(b)(1) of ERISA.
No Subsidiary of Seller has an Employee Plan.

     4.18 Tax Matters.

          (a) Filing of Tax Returns.  Seller and each  Subsidiary  of Seller has
     duly and  timely  filed with the  appropriate  taxing  authorities  all Tax
     Returns  required to be filed.  All such Tax Returns filed are complete and
     accurate in all  respects.  All Taxes owed by Seller or any  Subsidiary  of
     Seller  (whether  or not  shown on any Tax  Return)  have  been  paid.  The
     aggregate  unpaid Taxes of Seller and all  Subsidiaries of Seller,  (i) did
     not, as of the date of Seller's most recent audited  financial  statements,
     exceed the reserve for Tax  liability  (excluding  any reserve for deferred
     Taxes  established  to  reflect  timing  differences  between  book and Tax
     income) set forth on the face of the audited  balance  sheet  contained  in
     such financial statements (rather than in any notes thereto), and (ii) will
     not exceed that reserve as adjusted for operations and transactions through
     the Closing Date in accordance  with the past custom and practice of Seller
     in filing its Tax Returns. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.18(a), neither
     Seller nor any  Subsidiary  of Seller is currently the  beneficiary  of any
     extension of time within which to file any Tax Return.  Except as set forth
     on  Schedule  4.18(a),  no claim has ever been  made by an  authority  in a
     jurisdiction  where  Seller or any  Subsidiary  of Seller does not file Tax
     Returns  that  Seller or any  Subsidiary  of Seller is or may be subject to
     taxation by that jurisdiction.

          (b) Audits,  Investigations,  Disputes or Claims.  No deficiencies for
     Taxes  have been  claimed,  proposed  or  assessed  by any  taxing or other
     governmental  authority against Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller.  Except
     as disclosed on Schedule 4.18(b), there are no pending or, to the Knowledge
     of Seller, threatened audits,  investigations,  disputes or claims or other
     Actions for or relating to any  Liability  for Taxes with respect to Seller
     or any Subsidiary of Seller, and there are no matters under discussion with
     any  governmental  authorities,  or known to Seller,  with respect to Taxes
     that are likely to result in a material additional Liability for Taxes with
     respect to Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller. Audits of federal, state and
     local Tax Returns by the relevant  taxing  authorities  have been completed
     for the periods set forth on Schedule  4.18(b) and,  except as set forth in
     such  Schedule,  neither  Seller  nor any  Subsidiary  of  Seller,  nor any
     predecessor  of Seller or any  Subsidiary  of Seller has been notified that
     any taxing  authority  intends to audit a Tax Return for any other  period.
     Seller  has  delivered  to  Buyer  complete  and  accurate  copies  of  all
     examination  reports and  statements of  deficiencies  assessed  against or
     agreed to by Seller or any  Subsidiary  of Seller since  December 31, 1996.
     Except as set forth on Schedule 4.18(b),  neither Seller nor any Subsidiary
     of Seller  has waived any  statute  of  limitations  in respect of Taxes or
     agreed  to any  extension  of time  with  respect  to a Tax  assessment  or
     deficiency.  No power of attorney  granted by Seller or any  Subsidiary  of
     Seller with respect to any Taxes is currently in force.

          (c) Lien.  There are no Liens for Taxes (other than for current  Taxes
     not yet due and  payable) on any of the  Assets.  None of the Assets (i) is
     property  that is required to be treated for Tax purposes as being owned by
     any other  Person  (other  than  those  Assets  that are  leased);  (ii) is
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     meaning of Section 168 of the Code; or (iii) directly or indirectly secures
     any debt the  interest on which is tax exempt under  Section  103(a) of the
     Code.

          (d) Prior Affiliated  Groups.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.18(d)
     and except with respect to any group of which  Seller is the common  parent
     for tax  purposes,  Seller  does not have  Liability  for the  Taxes of any
     Person (other than Seller) (i) under Treasury  Regulations Section 1.1502-6
     (or any  similar  provision  of state,  local or  foreign  law),  (ii) as a
     transferee or successor, (iii) by contract, or (iv) otherwise.

          (e) Tax Sharing  Agreements.  There are no  Tax-sharing  agreements or
     similar arrangements  (including indemnity arrangements) with respect to or
     involving  Seller or any  Subsidiary of Seller,  the Assets or the Business
     and,  after the Closing Date,  none of Seller or any  Subsidiary of Seller,
     the  Assets  or  the  Business  shall  be  bound  by any  such  Tax-sharing
     agreements or similar  arrangements  or have any Liability  thereunder  for
     amounts due in respect of periods prior to the Closing Date.

          (f) No Withholding.  None of the transactions  contemplated hereby are
     subject to  withholding  under  Section  1445 of the Code.  Seller and each
     Subsidiary of Seller have withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been
     withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee,
     independent  contractor,  creditor,  stockholder or other third party.  The
     transactions  contemplated  herein are not  subject to the tax  withholding
     provisions  of Section 3406 of the Code, or of Subchapter A of Chapter 3 of
     the Code or of any other provision of law.

     4.19 Insurance.  Schedule 4.19 contains a complete and accurate list of all
policies or binders of fire, liability,  title, worker's  compensation,  product
liability and other forms of insurance  (showing as to each policy or binder the
carrier,  policy number,  coverage limits,  expiration dates, annual premiums, a
general description of the type of coverage provided, loss experience history by
line of  coverage)  maintained  by  Seller  or any  Subsidiary  of Seller on the
Business,  the Assets or its  employees.  All insurance  coverage  applicable to
Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller, the Business and the Assets is in full force
and effect,  insures Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller in reasonably sufficient
amounts against all risks usually insured against by persons  operating  similar
businesses or properties of similar size in the localities where such businesses
or properties  are located,  provides  coverage as may be required by applicable
Regulation  and by any and all  Contracts to which Seller or any  Subsidiary  of
Seller is a party and has been issued by insurers of recognized  responsibility.
There is no Default  under any such  coverage  nor has there been any failure to
give  notice or present  any claim  under any such  coverage in a due and timely
fashion.  There are no outstanding unpaid premiums except in the ordinary course
of business and no notice of cancellation or nonrenewal of any such coverage has
been  received.   There  are  no  provisions  in  such  insurance  policies  for
retroactive  or  retrospective  premium  adjustments.  All  products  liability,
general liability and workers'  compensation  insurance  policies  maintained by
Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller have been occurrence  policies and not claims
made policies. There are no outstanding performance bonds covering or issued for
the benefit of the Seller or any  Subsidiary  of Seller.  Except as set forth on
Schedule  4.19,  there are no facts upon which an insurer  might be justified in
reducing  coverage or increasing  premiums on existing  policies or binders.  No
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Subsidiary of Seller that it intends to reduce  coverage,  increase  premiums or
fail to renew existing policy or binder.

     4.20 Accounts Receivable.  The accounts receivable set forth on the Interim
Balance Sheet,  and all accounts  receivable  arising since the Interim  Balance
Sheet  Date,  represent  bona fide claims of Seller  against  debtors for sales,
services  performed or other charges  arising on or before the date hereof,  and
all the goods delivered and services  performed which gave rise to said accounts
were delivered or performed in accordance with the applicable orders,  Contracts
or customer  requirements.  Said accounts receivable are subject to no defenses,
counterclaims  or rights of setoff  and are fully  collectible  in the  ordinary
course of business without cost in collection  efforts therefore,  except to the
extent of the appropriate  reserves for bad debts on accounts  receivable as set
forth on the  Interim  Balance  Sheet and,  in the case of  accounts  receivable
arising  since the Interim  Balance  Sheet Date,  to the extent of a  reasonable
reserve rate for bad debts on accounts  receivable which is not greater than the
rate reflected by the reserve for bad debts on the Interim Balance Sheet.

     4.21  Inventory.   Schedule  4.21  contains  a  complete  and
accurate  list of all  Inventory  and the  address  at which  the  Inventory  is
located.  All of the  Inventory  and  all of  Seller's  raw  materials,  work in
process,  finished  products,  wrapping,  supply and packaging items and similar
items, if any, with respect to the Business, as set forth in the Interim Balance
Sheet or arising since the Interim Balance Sheet Date, was acquired and has been
maintained in accordance with the regular business practices of Seller, consists
of new and unused  items of a quality  and  quantity  usable or  saleable in the
ordinary  course of business,  and is valued at reasonable  amounts based on the
normal valuation policy of Seller at prices equal to the lower of cost or market
value  on a  first-in-first-out  basis.  None of  such  Inventory  is  obsolete,
unusable, slow-moving,  damaged or unsalable in the ordinary course of business,
except for such items of Inventory  which have been  written down to  realizable
market value, or for which adequate reserves have been provided,  in the Interim
Balance Sheet.

     4.22 Purchase  Commitments  and  Outstanding  Bids. As of the  date of this
Agreement,  the  aggregate  of all orders or  commitments  for the  purchase  of
supplies,  materials  and  services  relating  to the  Business  does not exceed
$50,000, all of which orders and commitments were made in the ordinary course of
business.  As of the date of this Agreement,  there are no claims against Seller
or any  Subsidiary of Seller  outside the ordinary  course of business to return
merchandise  relating  to the  Business  by reason of late  deliveries,  alleged
overshipments,  defective  merchandise  or otherwise,  or of  merchandise in the
hands of  customers  under  an  understanding  that  such  merchandise  would be
returnable. No outstanding purchase or outstanding lease commitment of Seller or
any  Subsidiary  of Seller  presently  is in excess of the normal,  ordinary and
usual  requirements  of the Business.  There is no  outstanding  bid,  proposal,
contract or unfilled  order which relates to the Assets which will or would,  if
accepted,  have a Material Adverse Effect,  individually or in the aggregate, or
will or would,  if accepted,  reasonably  be expected to result in a net loss to
Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller.

     4.23 Customers  and  Suppliers.   Schedule  4.23 sets forth a complete  and
accurate  list of the names and addresses of (i) the ten customers who purchased
from the  Business the greatest  dollar  volume of products and services  during
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fiscal quarter, showing the approximate total sales in dollars by Seller to each
such customer during such fiscal year and quarter; and (ii) suppliers with sales
to Seller  relating to the Business  greater than $20,000 during the last fiscal
year and $5,000 during the last fiscal quarter,  showing the  approximate  total
purchases in dollars by Seller from each such  supplier  during such fiscal year
and quarter.  Since the Interim  Balance Sheet Date,  there has been no Material
Adverse  Change in the  business  relationship  of Seller or any  Subsidiary  of
Seller with any customer or supplier  named on Schedule 4.23 with respect to the
Business or the Assets. Neither Seller nor any Subsidiary of Seller has received
any written  communication  from any customer or supplier named on Schedule 4.23
of any intention to return,  terminate or materially  reduce  purchases  from or
supplies to Seller or any  Subsidiary  of Seller with respect to the Business or
the Assets.

     4.24 Compliance With Environmental Laws.

          (a) Definitions.  The following terms, when used in this Section 4.24,
     shall have the following meanings:

               (i) a "Seller" for  purposes of this  Section  4.24  includes (A)
          Seller,  (B) all  Affiliates of Seller,  (C) all  partnerships,  joint
          ventures and other  entities or  organizations  in which Seller was at
          any time or is a partner,  joint  venturer,  member or participant and
          (D)  all  predecessor  or  former  corporations,  partnerships,  joint
          ventures,  organizations,  businesses  or other  entities,  whether in
          existence  as of the  date  hereof  or at any  time  prior to the date
          hereof,  the  assets or  obligations  of which have been  acquired  or
          assumed by Seller or to which Seller has succeeded.

               (ii) "Release" means and includes any spilling, leaking, pumping,
          pouring,  emitting,  emptying,   discharging,   injecting,   escaping,
          leaching,  dumping or disposing into the  environment or the workplace
          of  any  Hazardous   Substance,   and  otherwise  as  defined  in  any
          Environmental Law.

               (iii) "Hazardous Substance"  means any pollutants,  contaminants,
          chemicals,  waste and any toxic, infectious,  carcinogenic,  reactive,
          corrosive,  ignitable  or flammable  chemical or chemical  compound or
          hazardous substance,  material or waste, whether solid, liquid or gas,
          including  any  quantity of asbestos in any form,  urea  formaldehyde,
          PCB's,  radon gas,  crude oil or any  fraction  thereof,  all forms of
          natural  gas,   petroleum  products  or  by-products  or  derivatives,
          radioactive  substance,  waste  waters,  sludges,  slag and any  other
          substance, material or waste that is subject to regulation, control or
          remediation under any Environmental Laws.

               (iv) "Environmental Laws" means all Regulations which regulate or
          relate to the  protection  or  clean-up of the  environment,  the use,
          treatment,   storage,   transportation,    generation,    manufacture,
          processing,  distribution,  handling  or  disposal  of,  or  emission,
          discharge  or  other  release  or  threatened  release  of,  Hazardous
          Substances or otherwise  dangerous  substances,  wastes,  pollution or
          materials   (whether  gas,  liquid  or  solid),  the  preservation  or
          protection of waterways,  groundwater,  drinking water, air, wildlife,
          plants or other natural resources, or the health and safety of persons
          or  property,  including  protection  of  the  health  and  safety  of
          employees.  Environmental  Laws  include the Federal  Water  Pollution
          Control Act,  Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Clean Water Act,
          Safe Drinking Water Act,  Atomic Energy Act,  Occupational  Safety and
          Health Act, Toxic Substances Control Act,


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          Clean Air Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response,  Compensation and
          Liability  Act,  Hazardous   Materials   Transportation  Act  and  all
          analogous or related federal, state or local law.

               (v) "Environmental  Conditions"  means  the introduction into the
          environment of any pollution,  including any contaminant,  irritant or
          pollutant or other Hazardous  Substance (whether or not such pollution
          constituted at the time thereof a violation of any  Environmental  Law
          as a result of any  Release of any kind  whatsoever  of any  Hazardous
          Substance) as a result of which Seller has or may become liable to any
          Person  or by  reason  of which  any of the  Assets  may  suffer or be
          subjected to any lien.

          (b) Notice of Violation. No Seller has received any notice of alleged,
     actual or  potential  responsibility  for,  or is aware of any  inquiry  or
     investigation with respect to the Assets or the Business regarding, (i) any
     Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Substance at any location or
     (ii) an alleged violation of or  non-compliance  with the conditions of any
     Permit  required  under  any  Environmental  Law or the  provisions  of any
     Environmental  Law. No Seller has  received  any notice of any other claim,
     demand  or Action  by any  individual  or  entity  alleging  any  actual or
     threatened  injury or damage to any person,  property,  natural resource or
     the  environment  arising  from or relating  to any  Release or  threatened
     Release of any Hazardous Substances.

          (c) Environmental Conditions. To the Knowledge of Seller, there are no
     present  or  past  Environmental  Conditions  in any  way  relating  to the
     Business or the Assets.

          (d) Notices,  Warnings and Records. To the Knowledge of Seller, Seller
     has,  with respect to the  Business  and the Assets,  given all notices and
     warnings,  made  all  reports,  and has  kept and  maintained  all  records
     required by and in compliance with all Environmental Laws.

     4.25  Banking  Relationships.  Schedule  4.25  sets  forth a  complete  and
accurate description of all arrangements that Seller has with any banks, savings
and loan  associations  or other financial  institutions  providing for checking
accounts,  safe deposit  boxes,  borrowing  arrangements,  and  certificates  of
deposit or otherwise.

     4.26 Material Misstatements or Omissions.  No representations or warranties
by Seller in this  Agreement,  nor any Ancillary  Agreement,  document,  written
information,   exhibit,   statement,   certificate  or  schedule  heretofore  or
hereinafter  furnished by Seller or any of its Representatives to Buyer pursuant
hereto,  or in connection with the  transactions  contemplated  hereby or by the
Ancillary Agreements contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material
fact,  or omits or will omit to state any  material  fact  necessary to make the
statements or facts contained therein not misleading.  The Executive Summary was
prepared in good faith and was based on reasonable  assumptions  of  management.
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.26, from the date of the Executive  Summary to
the Closing Date,  there has not occurred any change,  development or event that
would  cause the  information  set forth in the  Executive  Summary,  taken as a
whole, to be false or misleading as of the Closing Date.


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                                   ARTICLE V.
                     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

     Buyer represents and warrants to Seller as follows,  which  representations
and warranties are, as of the date hereof, true and correct:

     5.1 Organization of Buyer.  Buyer is a corporation duly organized,  validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Buyer has
full  corporate  power and  authority  to  conduct  its  business  as  presently
conducted by it and to own and lease its  properties  and assets.  Buyer is duly
qualified  to do business as a foreign  corporation  and is in good  standing in
each  jurisdiction  where the character of its properties owned or leased or the
nature of its activities  make such  qualification  necessary,  except where the
failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a material adverse
effect on its assets or  business.  Prior to the  execution  of this  Agreement,
Buyer has not engaged in any substantive business activities.

     5.2 Authorization.  Buyer has all requisite  corporate power and authority,
and has taken all  corporate  action  necessary,  to execute  and  deliver  this
Agreement  and, if  applicable,  the Ancillary  Agreements,  to  consummate  the
transactions contemplated hereby and, if applicable,  thereby and to perform its
obligations  hereunder and, if applicable,  thereunder.  This Agreement has been
duly  executed  and  delivered  by  Buyer  and is a  legal,  valid  and  binding
obligation of Buyer,  enforceable  against  Buyer in accordance  with its terms.
Upon execution and delivery of an Ancillary  Agreement by Buyer,  such Ancillary
Agreement  shall  be  a  legal,  valid  and  binding  obligation  of  Buyer,  as
applicable,  enforceable  against Buyer,  as applicable,  in accordance with its
terms.

     5.3 No Conflict or Violation;  Consents. None of the execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement or any Ancillary  Agreement,  the  consummation of
the transactions  contemplated  hereby or thereby,  nor compliance by Buyer with
any of the provisions  hereof or thereof,  will (a) violate or conflict with any
provision of the Certificate of  Incorporation or Bylaws of Buyer or (b) violate
any  Regulation or Court Order.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.3, no notices
to,  declaration,  filing or  registration  with,  approvals  or consents of, or
assignments by, any Persons (including any federal,  state or local governmental
or administrative  authorities) are necessary to be made or obtained by Buyer in
connection with the execution,  delivery or performance of this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement to which Buyer is a party.

     5.4  Availability  of Funds.  Buyer has available  adequate cash to pay the
Purchase Price.

     5.5 No  Brokers.  Neither  Buyer nor any  officer,  director,  employee  or
Affiliate of Seller has employed or made any agreement  with any broker,  finder
or similar agent or any Person in connection with the transactions  contemplated
hereby for which Seller is liable.


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                                  ARTICLE VI.
                          COVENANTS OF SELLER AND BUYER

     Each of Seller,  on the one hand,  and Buyer,  on the other hand,  covenant
with the other as follows:

     6.1  Further  Assurances.  Upon the terms  and  subject  to the  conditions
contained  herein,  the  parties  agree,  in each case both before and after the
Closing,  (i) to use all reasonable  efforts to take, or cause to be taken,  all
actions  and to do,  or  cause to be  done,  all  things  necessary,  proper  or
advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement  and the  Ancillary  Agreements  (including  the  transfer of Flexible
Spending  Account  balances for the Designated  Employees),  (ii) to execute any
documents,  instruments  or  conveyances  of any kind  which  may be  reasonably
necessary  or  advisable  to  carry  out  any of the  transactions  contemplated
hereunder and  thereunder,  and (iii) to cooperate with each other in connection
with the foregoing.

     6.2  Non-Solicitation.  Until the fifth  anniversary  of the Closing  Date,
Seller shall not, directly or indirectly,  and will not permit any Subsidiary or
controlled  Affiliate  of Seller  to; (i) offer  employment  to or seek to offer
employment  to any  Designated  Employee  who is employed by Buyer or any of its
Affiliates  on or  after  the  Closing  Date or any  employee  of  Buyer  or any
successor or Affiliate of Buyer which is engaged in the  Business,  unless Buyer
or such successor or Affiliate first  terminates the employment of such employee
or gives its written  consent to such  employment or offer of  employment,  (ii)
induce or attempt to induce any Designated  Employee who is employed by Buyer or
any of its  Affiliates  on or after the Closing Date or any employee of Buyer or
any  successor  or  Affiliate of Buyer which is engaged in the Business to leave
the  employ of Buyer or any of its  Affiliates  or (iii)  induce or  attempt  to
induce any customer, supplier, vendor, licensee or business relation of Buyer or
any  of  its  Affiliates  to  cease  doing  business  with  Buyer  or any of its
Affiliates or in any way interfere with the  relationship  between any customer,
supplier,  vendor,  licensee  or  business  relation  of  Buyer  or  any  of its
Affiliates.  Seller shall not be  precluded  from hiring any such person who (i)
initiates  discussions  regarding such employment or (ii) responds to any public
advertisement placed by Seller.

     6.3 Noncompetition Covenant. Seller agrees that during the period beginning
on the Closing Date and continuing for a period of 5 years  thereafter,  it will
not, and will not permit any Subsidiary or controlled  Affiliate,  for itself or
any other Person,  to directly or indirectly,  either as an employee,  employer,
independent   contractor,   consultant,   agent,   principal,   owner,  partner,
stockholder,   member,  officer,   director,  or  in  any  other  individual  or
representative capacity (collectively,  the "Restricted Capacity"), own, manage,
operate,  work  for,  consult  with,  advise,  control,  finance,  guaranty  the
performance of, or otherwise engage or participate in any manner whatsoever,  in
any  business  or  other  activities  that  in  any  manner  whatsoever  are  in
competition  with  the  Business  (collectively,   the  "Restricted  Activity"),
anywhere  in the  United  States  of  America  and  throughout  the  world  (the
"Restricted  Territory").  Seller  acknowledges that (x) the businesses of Buyer
and its Affiliates are international in scope, (y) its products and services are
marketed throughout the Restricted  Territory,  and (z) Buyer and its Affiliates
compete  with other  businesses  that are or could be located in any part of the
Restricted Territory.  The parties hereto agree that the duration and geographic
scope  of the  non-competition  provisions  set  forth in this  Section  6.3 are
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duration  or the  geographic  scope,  or both,  are  unreasonable  and that such
provision  is to that extent  unenforceable,  the parties  hereto agree that the
provision shall remain in full force and effect for the greatest time period and
in the greatest area that would not render it unenforceable.  The parties intend
that this Section 6.3 shall be deemed to be a series of separate covenants,  one
for each and  every  county  of each and  every  state of the  United  States of
America  and each and every  political  subdivision  of each and  every  country
outside  the United  States of America  where this  provision  is intended to be
effective. Seller agrees that damages are an inadequate remedy for any breach of
this provision and that Buyer shall, whether or not it is pursuing any potential
remedies at law, be entitled to equitable  relief in the form of preliminary and
permanent  injunctions  without  bond or  other  security  upon  any  actual  or
threatened breach of this non-solicitation and non-competition provision.

     6.4 Financial Statements.

          (a) Seller,  at  Buyer's expense for the costs of  Deloitte and Touche
     LLP, shall  prepare  and deliver to  Buyer as soon as  practicable  but not
     later than sixty (60) days after the  Closing Date financial statements for
     the Business audited by Deloitte and Touche LLP for the year ended December
     31, 2001,  including a year end balance sheet dated as of December 31, 2001
     and related  statements  of income and cash flows  for the Business for the
     year then ended.  Seller  shall use its best efforts to respond to requests
     of Buyer and its Representatives in connection with the preparation of such
     audited financial statements.

          (b)  In the  event  that  Buyer  concludes  that  it is  necessary  or
     advisable to prepare  financial  statements  regarding the Business for any
     other  periods  prior to Closing,  Seller  agrees to cooperate  with Buyer,
     provide it with  reasonable  access to  appropriate  financial  records and
     personnel in a manner not  disruptive to ordinary  business  activities and
     direct its independent  accountants to assist Buyer.  Any fees and expenses
     of the outside independent accountants shall be paid by Buyer.

     6.5 Insurance  Policies.  Seller shall use its  reasonable  best efforts to
cause each of Buyer and FileNET Corporation, a Delaware corporation, to be named
as an "additional  insured" party under all of Seller's  Directors and Officers,
General  Liability,  Excess  Liability,  Employment  Practices  and  Errors  and
Omissions insurance policies listed on Schedule 4.19 within seven (7) days after
the Closing Date, and shall use its reasonable  best efforts to either cause the
coverage  under such  policies to be extended  for a period of at least one year
after  the  Closing  Date  or,  if such  policies  are  terminated  prior to the
expiration of such period, to purchase  "Extended  Reporting Periods" under such
policies for such period.



                                  ARTICLE VII.
                             CONSENTS TO ASSIGNMENT

     7.1 Consents to Assignment. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement
to the contrary,  this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement to assign any
Contract,  Permit or any claim or right or any  benefit  arising  thereunder  or
resulting therefrom if an attempted assignment thereof, without the consent of a
party thereto, would constitute a Default thereof or in any way adversely affect
the  rights of Buyer  thereunder.  If such  consent  is not  obtained,  or if an
attempted  assignment  thereof would be  ineffective  or would affect the rights
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not receive all such rights, Seller will cooperate with Buyer, in all reasonable
respects,  to provide to Buyer the benefits under any such  Contract,  Permit or
any claim or right,  including  enforcement  for the benefit of Buyer of any and
all rights of Seller against a third party thereto arising out of the Default or
cancellation by such third party or otherwise.



                                 ARTICLE VIII.
                  ACTIONS BY SELLER AND BUYER AFTER THE CLOSING

     8.1 Books and Records; Tax Matters.

          (a) Books and Records.  Each party agrees that it will  cooperate with
     and make available to the other party,  during normal business  hours,  all
     books  and  records,   information  and  employees   (without   substantial
     disruption of  employment)  retained and  remaining in existence  after the
     Closing which are  necessary or useful in connection  with any tax inquiry,
     employee matter, audit, investigation or dispute or any other investigation
     or  litigation or for any other  appropriate  administrative  purpose.  The
     party requesting any such books and records, information or employees shall
     bear all of the  out-of-pocket  costs and  expenses  (including  attorneys'
     fees,  but  excluding  reimbursement  for salaries  and employee  benefits)
     reasonably  incurred in connection  with  providing such books and records,
     information or employees and shall maintain the confidentiality of all such
     information.

          (b)  Cooperation  and  Records  Retention.  Buyer and Seller  agree to
     furnish or cause to be furnished to the other, upon request, as promptly as
     practicable,  such information and assistance relating to the Assets or the
     Business, including, without limitation, access to books and records, as is
     reasonably  necessary for the filing of all Tax Returns by Buyer or Seller,
     the making of any election relating to Taxes, the preparation for any audit
     by any taxing authority,  and the prosecution or defense of any claim, suit
     or  proceeding  relating to any Tax.  Each of Buyer and Seller shall retain
     all books and records with respect to Taxes pertaining to the Assets or the
     Business for a period of at least six years  following the Closing Date. At
     the end of such period, each party shall provide the other with at least 10
     days prior written notice before transferring, destroying or discarding any
     such books and records, during which period the party receiving such notice
     can  elect  to take  possession,  at its own  expense,  of such  books  and
     records.  Buyer and  Seller  shall  cooperate  fully with each other in the
     conduct of any audit,  litigation  or other  proceeding  relating  to Taxes
     involving the Assets or the Business.  Buyer and Seller further agree, upon
     request,  to use their  best  efforts to obtain  any  certificate  or other
     document  from any  governmental  authority  or any other  Person as may be
     necessary  to mitigate,  reduce or eliminate  any Tax that could be imposed
     (including,   but  not  limited  to,  with  respect  to  the   transactions
     contemplated hereby).

          (c)  Notices.  Seller  shall  promptly  notify  Buyer in writing  upon
     receipt by Seller of notice of any pending or  threatened  federal,  state,
     local  or  foreign  Tax  audits  or  assessments  relating  to the  income,
     properties  or  operations  of Seller  that  reasonably  may be expected to
     relate to the Assets or the Business.

          (d) Transfer  Taxes.  All transfer,  documentary,  sales,  use, stamp,
     registration,  value added,  and other such similar  Taxes  (including  all
     applicable  real estate  transfer  Taxes) and related fees  (including  any
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     incurred  in  connection   with  this   Agreement   and  the   transactions
     contemplated  hereby  (collectively,  "Transfer  Taxes")  shall  be paid by
     Seller when due, and Seller will,  at its own expense,  file all  necessary
     Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to all such Transfer Taxes
     and,  if  required  by  applicable  law,  Buyer  will,  and will  cause its
     Affiliates  to,  join in the  execution  of any such Tax  Returns and other
     documentation.   Seller  shall  have  provided   Buyer  with  (i)  evidence
     satisfactory to Buyer that such Transfer Taxes have been paid by Seller and
     (ii) a clearance  certificate or similar  document(s) which may be required
     by any  state  taxing  authority  to  relieve  Buyer of any  obligation  to
     withhold any portion of the payments to Seller pursuant to this Agreement.

          (e) Characterization of Payments. Except as otherwise provided in this
     Agreement,  any payments made to any Buyer  Indemnified  Party  pursuant to
     Section 8.3 shall  constitute an adjustment of the  consideration  paid for
     the  Assets  for Tax  purposes  and shall be  treated  as such by Buyer and
     Seller on their Tax Returns to the extent permitted by law.

          (f) FIRPTA Certificate. Seller shall deliver to Buyer at the Closing a
     certificate,   duly  executed  and  acknowledged,  in  form  and  substance
     satisfactory  to  Buyer,   certifying  the  facts  that  would  exempt  the
     transactions   contemplated   hereby  from  withholding   pursuant  to  the
     provisions of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act.

          (g) Allocation of Taxes.

               (i) To the  extent not  otherwise  allocated  in this  Agreement,
          Seller shall be  responsible  for and shall  promptly pay when due all
          Taxes  levied  with  respect  to the  Assets or the  Business  for any
          Pre-Closing Tax Period that is not part of a Straddle Period.

               (ii) All Taxes  (other than  income  Taxes of Seller and Taxes of
          Seller in the  nature of income  Taxes)  levied  with  respect  to the
          Assets or the  Business  for any Straddle  Period  (collectively,  the
          "Apportioned   Obligations")   shall  be   apportioned   between   the
          Pre-Closing Tax Period and the  Post-Closing  Tax Period that are part
          of such Straddle Period as follows: (A) in the case of any Taxes other
          than sales, use,  transaction or excise Taxes and other similar Taxes,
          based on the  proportion  that  the  number  of days of such  Straddle
          Period  included in the  Pre-Closing Tax Period and the number of days
          of such  Straddle  Period  included  in the  Post-Closing  Tax Period,
          respectively,  bear to the  total  number  of  days  in such  Straddle
          Period,  and (B) in the case of any sales, use,  transaction or excise
          Taxes or other similar  Taxes,  as if the relevant Tax period ended on
          the  Closing  Date.   Seller  shall  be  liable  for  the  Apportioned
          Obligations apportioned to the Pre-Closing Tax Period, and Buyer shall
          be  liable  for  the  Apportioned   Obligations   apportioned  to  the
          Post-Closing Tax Period.

               (iii) Upon receipt by Buyer,  on the one hand, or Seller,  on the
          other,  of any bill for Taxes  relating to the Assets or the Business,
          the party receiving such bill (the "Recipient  Party")  promptly shall
          present a statement  to the other party (the  "Other  Party")  setting
          forth  the  amount of such  Taxes for which the Other  Party is liable
          under this Section 8.1(g),  together with such supporting  evidence as
          is  reasonably  necessary to calculate  the amount of such Taxes to be
          apportioned  between a Pre-Closing  Tax Period and a Post-Closing  Tax
          Period.  The apportioned  amount of Taxes for which the Other Party is
          liable shall be paid by the Other Party to the Recipient  Party within
          fifteen (15) days after  delivery of such statement to the Other Party
          by the Recipient Party. If Seller is liable for an amount of


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          Taxes due on a bill  received by Buyer,  Buyer shall have the right to
          offset  any  amount  to be paid by Buyer to Seller  hereunder  by such
          amount of Taxes.  The  Recipient  Party shall be  responsible  for the
          timely  payment of the Taxes to which such bill relates.  In the event
          that Buyer, on the one hand, or Seller,  on the other,  shall make any
          payment to any Taxing or other  authority of any Taxes  apportioned to
          the other  party  under this  Section  8.1(g),  the other  party shall
          reimburse the paying party for the amount of such Taxes apportioned to
          the other party  promptly but in no event later than fifteen (15) days
          after the  presentation  by the paying  party of a  statement  setting
          forth  the  amount  of  reimbursement  to which  the  paying  party is
          entitled  along  with  such  supporting   evidence  as  is  reasonably
          necessary to calculate the amount of such  reimbursement.  The portion
          of any refund of Taxes attributable to amounts  apportioned  hereunder
          to and paid or reimbursed by the party not receiving such refund shall
          be the property of the party not receiving such refund,  and the party
          receiving  such refund shall  promptly pay to the party not  receiving
          such refund that portion of such refund so attributable.

               (iv)  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  none  of  Buyer,  or  its
          Affiliates,  successors  and assigns,  shall be liable for, and Seller
          shall,  jointly  and  severally,  indemnify  and hold  Buyer  (and its
          Affiliates,  successors and assigns) harmless from and against (i) any
          Taxes of Seller  levied  with  respect to the  Assets or the  Business
          attributable  to periods (or portions of periods)  ending on or before
          the  Closing  Date,  or (ii) any other  Taxes  (including  any and all
          income  Taxes and Taxes in the  nature of income  Taxes) of Seller for
          any periods.

     8.2 Survival of Representations.  All of the representations and warranties
made by Seller in this  Agreement,  the Ancillary  Agreements or in any exhibit,
schedule,  the Disclosure  Schedule or certificate  delivered by Seller pursuant
hereto shall  survive the Closing until (and claims based upon or arising out of
such  representations and warranties may be asserted at any time before) the one
year   anniversary   of  the  Closing   Date;   provided,   however,   that  the
representations  and warranties  contained in Sections 4.6, 4.17,  4.18 and 4.24
(or in any related exhibit,  schedule  (including the Disclosure  Schedule),  or
certificate)  shall  survive  until sixty (60) days after the  expiration of the
applicable  period of  limitations  (giving  effect to any waivers or extensions
thereof).  Buyer  shall  be  entitled  to  rely  upon  the  representations  and
warranties  of  Seller  set  forth in this  Agreement.  The  termination  of the
representations and warranties provided herein shall not affect Buyer in respect
of any claim made by Buyer in reasonable  detail in a writing received by Seller
prior to the expiration of the applicable  survival period provided herein.  All
of the  representations  and  warranties  made by Buyer in this  Agreement,  the
Ancillary  Agreements  or in any  exhibit  or  certificate  delivered  by  Buyer
pursuant  hereto  shall  survive  the Closing  until (and  claims  based upon or
arising out of such  representations  and warranties may be asserted at any time
before) the one year anniversary of the Closing Date.

     8.3 Indemnification.

          (a) By Seller. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 8.3(f),
     Seller shall indemnify, save and hold harmless Buyer and its Affiliates and
     their respective  Representatives  (each, a "Buyer Indemnified Party") from
     and  against any and all costs,  losses  (including  diminution  in value),
     Taxes, Liabilities,  obligations, damages, lawsuits, deficiencies,  claims,
     demands,  and expenses (whether or not arising out of third-party  claims),
     including interest,  penalties, costs of mitigation,  reasonable attorneys'
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     in  investigation,  defense or settlement of any of the foregoing  (herein,
     "Damages"),  incurred in connection with, arising out of, resulting from or
     incident to:

               (i)  any  breach  of  any  representation  or  warranty,  or  the
          inaccuracy of any  representation or warranty,  made by Seller in this
          Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement;

               (ii) any breach of any  covenant or  agreement  made by Seller in
          this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement;

               (iii) any Liability of Seller, other than the Assumed Liabilities,
          including  Liabilities  under  any  Contract  for  goods  or  services
          provided prior to the Closing Date,  whether based on a contract right
          or on a theory of negligence,  breach of warranty,  strict  liability,
          enterprise  liability or any other legal or equitable  theory  arising
          from defects in any products sold by Seller or from services performed
          by or on  behalf  of  Seller  or any  other  Person on or prior to the
          Closing Date; and

               (iv) any claim of infringement of a Proprietary  Right of a third
          party arising out of the design,  manufacture,  use,  sale,  offer for
          sale, importation or any other activity with respect to any product or
          the operation of the Business.

     The term  "Damages"  as used in this  Section 8.3 is not limited to matters
asserted by third parties  against an Indemnified  Party,  but includes  Damages
incurred or  sustained  by the  Indemnified  Party in the absence of third party
claims. The indemnification  provisions hereof shall be in addition to any other
remedy available to any Indemnified Party.

          (b)  Buyer  Indemnification.  Buyer  shall  indemnify,  save  and hold
     harmless Seller from and against any and all Damages incurred in connection
     with, arising out of, resulting from or incident to:

               (i)  any  breach  of  any  representation  or  warranty,  or  the
          inaccuracy of any  representation  or warranty,  made by Buyer in this
          Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement;

               (ii) any breach of any  covenant  or  agreement  made by Buyer in
          this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement;

               (iii) any Assumed Liability and any liability  arising out of the
          ownership or operation of the Assets (other than the Excluded  Assets)
          after the Closing Date.

          (c) Procedure for Claims between Parties. If a claim for Damages is to
     be made by an Indemnified Party entitled to indemnification hereunder, such
     party  shall give  written  notice to the  Indemnifying  Party,  as soon as
     practicable  after  such  Indemnified  Party  becomes  aware  of any  fact,
     condition or event which may give rise to Damages for which indemnification
     may be sought under this Section 8.3. Any failure to submit any such notice
     of claim to the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party
     of any liability hereunder,  except to the extent the Indemnifying Party is
     actually prejudiced by such failure. The Indemnifying Party shall be deemed
     to have  accepted the notice of claim and the  Indemnifying  Party shall be
     deemed to have agreed to pay the Damages at issue if the


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     Indemnifying   Party  does  not  send  a  notice  of  disagreement  to  the
     Indemnified  Party within 10 days after  receiving the written  notice of a
     claim.

          (d)  Defense of Third  Party  Claims.  If any  lawsuit or  enforcement
     action is filed against an Indemnified Party,  written notice thereof shall
     be given to the Indemnifying  Party from whom  indemnification is sought as
     promptly as practicable (and in any event within 15 calendar days after the
     service of the citation or summons).  The failure of any Indemnified  Party
     to give timely notice hereunder shall not affect rights to  indemnification
     hereunder,  except to the extent that the Indemnifying  Party  demonstrates
     that it was actually prejudiced by such failure.  After such notice, if the
     Indemnifying  Party  acknowledges in writing to the Indemnified  Party that
     the Indemnifying  Party shall be obligated under the terms of its indemnity
     hereunder in connection with such lawsuit or action,  then the Indemnifying
     Party shall be entitled, if it so elects at its own cost, risk and expense,
     (i) to take  control of the defense and  investigation  of such  lawsuit or
     action, (ii) to employ and engage attorneys of its own choice to handle and
     defend the same  unless  the named  parties  to such  action or  proceeding
     include both the  Indemnifying  Party and the  Indemnified  Party,  and the
     Indemnified  Party has been advised in writing by counsel that there may be
     one or more legal  defenses  available to such  Indemnified  Party that are
     different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying  Party,
     in  which  event  such  Indemnified   Party  shall  be  entitled,   at  the
     Indemnifying Party's cost, risk and expense, to separate counsel of its own
     choosing, and (iii) to compromise or settle such claim, which compromise or
     settlement  shall be made only with the written  consent of the  applicable
     Indemnified  Party,  such  consent  not to be  unreasonably  withheld.  The
     Indemnified  Party shall  cooperate  in all  reasonable  respects  with the
     Indemnifying  Party  and its  attorneys  in the  investigation,  trial  and
     defense  of such  lawsuit  or  action  and any  appeal  arising  therefrom;
     provided,  however,  that  the  Indemnified  Party  may,  at its own  cost,
     participate  in the  investigation,  trial and  defense of such  lawsuit or
     action and any appeal arising  therefrom.  The parties shall cooperate with
     each other in any  notifications  to insurers.  If the  Indemnifying  Party
     fails to assume the  defense of such claim  within 15  calendar  days after
     receipt of the notice of claim,  the  Indemnified  Party against which such
     claim has been asserted will (upon delivering  notice to such effect to the
     Indemnifying  Party)  have the  right  to  undertake,  at the  Indemnifying
     Party's cost,  risk and expense,  the defense,  compromise or settlement of
     such claim on behalf of and for the account  and risk of such  Indemnifying
     Party;  provided,  however,  that such claim  shall not be  compromised  or
     settled  without  the  written  consent of the  Indemnifying  Party,  which
     consent  shall  not be  unreasonably  withheld.  If the  Indemnified  Party
     assumes  the  defense of the  claim,  the  Indemnified  Party will keep the
     Indemnifying Party reasonably informed of the progress of any such defense,
     compromise or settlement.  The  Indemnifying  Party shall be liable for any
     settlement of any action  effected  pursuant to and in accordance with this
     Section  8.3 and for any final  judgment  (subject to any right of appeal),
     and the  Indemnifying  Party  agrees to  indemnify  and hold  harmless  the
     Indemnified Party from and against any Damages by reason of such settlement
     or judgment.

          (e) Resolution of Conflicts and Claims.

               (i) In case an Indemnifying  Party shall object in writing to any
          claim for indemnification  made by an Indemnified Party in any written
          notice of a claim, such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall
          attempt  in good  faith to agree  upon the  rights  of the  respective
          parties  with  respect  to each  of  such  claims.  If  Seller  is the
          Indemnifying Party and Seller and

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          Buyer should so agree, with respect to amounts to be paid to the Buyer
          Indemnified  Party from the Escrow  Amount  pursuant to the  preceding
          sentence,  a memorandum setting forth such agreement shall be prepared
          and signed by both parties and shall be furnished to the Escrow Agent.
          The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely on any such  memorandum and
          distribute  funds from the Escrow Amount in accordance  with the terms
          thereof.

               (ii) If no agreement can be reached after good faith  negotiation
          under  Section  8.3(e)(i),   either  the  Indemnifying  Party  or  the
          Indemnified  Party may demand  mediation  of the  dispute,  unless the
          amount  of the  damage  or loss is at issue  in a  pending  action  or
          proceeding  involving  a  claim  by a  third  party,  in  which  event
          mediation  shall not be commenced  until such amount is ascertained or
          both  parties  agree  to  mediation.   In  any  such  mediation,   the
          Indemnifying  Party  and the  Indemnified  Party  agree  to  employ  a
          mediator  from the  American  Arbitration  Association  (the "AAA") to
          assist them in reaching  resolution  of such dispute  according to the
          Commercial  Mediation  Rules  of the  AAA.  The  mediator  shall  be a
          corporate attorney  practicing in Orange County,  California,  with at
          least  fifteen (15) years  experience  in  acquisitions.  The fees and
          expenses of the mediator  shall be shared equally by Buyer and Seller.
          If,  after any such  mediation,  Seller and Buyer should agree as to a
          portion of a claim to be paid to the Buyer  Indemnified Party from the
          Escrow  Amount,  a memorandum  setting forth such  agreement  shall be
          prepared and signed by both Seller and Buyer and shall be furnished to
          the Escrow  Agent.  The Escrow  Agent shall be entitled to rely on any
          such  memorandum  and  distribute  funds  from the  Escrow  Amount  in
          accordance with the terms thereof.  If after reasonable  efforts,  and
          over a period of sixty  (60)  days,  the  parties  are unable to reach
          agreement on such dispute utilizing the mediator, the parties shall be
          permitted to proceed with any other remedy available to such party.

          (f) Limitation on Indemnity. Seller shall not have any liability under
     Section 8.3(a) for any Damages until the aggregate  amount otherwise due to
     all Buyer  Indemnified  Parties exceeds an accumulated total of One Hundred
     Thousand Dollars ($100,000) (the "Indemnity Threshold"), and once the Buyer
     Indemnified  Parties have incurred or suffered  aggregate Damages exceeding
     the Indemnity Threshold, the Buyer Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to
     the full  amount of all  Damages  relating  back to the first  dollar.  The
     Indemnity  Threshold shall not apply with respect to Damages arising out of
     (i) a breach of representation or warranty contained in Sections 4.6, 4.17,
     4.18,  4.24,  and (ii) any Existing  Litigations.  Buyer shall not have any
     liability  under this Section  8.3(b) for any Damages  until the  aggregate
     amount  otherwise due to Seller exceeds the Indemnity  Threshold,  and once
     Seller has incurred or suffered  aggregate  Damages exceeding the Indemnity
     Threshold,  Seller  shall be  entitled  to the full  amount of all  Damages
     relating back to the first dollar.

                                  ARTICLE IX.
                                MISCELLANEOUS

     9.1 Assignment. Prior to the Closing, neither this Agreement nor any of the
rights or  obligations  hereunder may be assigned by any party without the prior
written consent of the other parties, except that all or a portion of the rights
and  obligations  of  Buyer  hereunder  may  be  assigned  to  any  wholly-owned
Subsidiary of Buyer.  Subject to the foregoing,  this Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their


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respective  successors and permitted assigns, and except as to Buyer Indemnified
Parties, no other Person shall have any right,  benefit or obligation under this
Agreement as a third party beneficiary or otherwise.

     9.2 Notices. All notices,  requests, demands and other communications which
are required or may be given under this Agreement  shall be in writing and shall
be deemed to have been duly given when  received if personally  delivered;  when
transmitted if transmitted by confirmed  telecopy;  the day after it is sent, if
sent for  next day  delivery  to a  domestic  address  by  recognized  overnight
delivery service (e.g., Federal Express); and upon receipt, if sent by certified
or registered mail, return receipt requested. In each case notice shall be sent:

                  If to Seller, addressed to:

                           eGrail Inc.
                           c/o Mercator Broadband Partners
                           One Fountain Square
                           11911 Freedom Drive, Suite 1080
                           Reston, Virginia 20190
                           Attention: Marc Charon
                           Telecopy:  (703) 995-5535

                           With a copy to:

                           Piper Marbury Rudnick and Wolfe LLP
                           1200 Nineteenth Street, N.W.
                           Washington, District of Columbia 20036-2430
                           Attention: Edwin M. Martin, Jr., Esq.
                           Telecopy:  (202) 223-2085

                  If to Buyer, addressed to:

                           3565 Acquisition Corporation
                           3565 Harbor Boulevard
                           Costa Mesa, California 92626
                           Attention: Lee D. Roberts
                           Telecopy:  (714) 327-3232

                  With a copy to:

                           Latham and Watkins
                           650 Town Center Drive, 20th Floor
                           Costa Mesa, California 92626
                           Attention: R. Scott Shean, Esq.
                           Telecopy:  (714) 755-8290

or to such other place and with such other copies as either party may  designate
as to itself by written notice to the others.


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     9.3 Choice of Law.

          (a) THIS AGREEMENT  SHALL BE CONSTRUED,  INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS OF
     THE  PARTIES  DETERMINED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  LAWS OF THE  STATE  OF
     CALIFORNIA (WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS OF CALIFORNIA
     LAW).

          (b) Each party hereby  irrevocably and  unconditionally  submits,  for
     itself and its property,  to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of
     California and of the United States District Court of the Southern District
     of California,  and any appellate court from any thereof,  in any action or
     proceeding  arising out of or relating to this  Agreement or any  Ancillary
     Agreement,  or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment,  and each of
     the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and  unconditionally  agrees that all
     claims  in  respect  of any such  action  or  proceeding  may be heard  and
     determined  in such  State  or, to the  extent  permitted  by law,  in such
     Federal  court.  Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in
     any such action or proceeding  shall be  conclusive  and may be enforced in
     other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided
     by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that any party may
     otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement
     or any  Ancillary  Agreement  against  the other or its  properties  in the
     courts of any  jurisdiction  to  enforce  any  judgment,  order or  process
     entered by such courts situated within the State of California or to enjoin
     any violations  hereof or thereof or for relief ancillary hereto or for any
     other  lawful  purpose.  Each  party  further  agrees  that any  action  or
     proceeding brought against the other, shall be brought only in the State of
     California or to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court.

          (c) Each party hereby irrevocably and  unconditionally  waives, to the
     fullest extent it may legally and  effectively do so, any objection that it
     may now or  hereafter  have to the  laying of venue of any suit,  action or
     proceeding  arising out of or relating to this  Agreement or any  Ancillary
     Agreement in any court referred to in the  immediately  preceding  section.
     Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
     permitted by law, the defense of an  inconvenient  forum to the maintenance
     of such action or proceeding in any such court.

          (d) Each party  agrees  that so long as any of its  obligations  under
     this  Agreement  shall be  outstanding,  it shall maintain a duly appointed
     agent for the service of summons  and other  legal  process in the State of
     California for purposes of any legal action,  suit or proceeding brought by
     the other in respect of such obligations,  and shall keep the other advised
     of the identity and location of such agent. Each party further  irrevocably
     consents, if for any reason there is no authorized agent for the service of
     process in  California,  to the  service of process  out of said  courts by
     mailing  copies  thereof to the other at its address for notices in Section
     9.2 The serving of process in the manner  provided in this  Section  9.3(d)
     shall be deemed  personal  service and accepted by each party as such,  and
     shall be valid and  binding  upon each  party for all the  purposes  of any
     action,  suit or proceeding in any jurisdiction.  Nothing in this Agreement
     will affect the right of any party to this  Agreement  to serve  process in
     any other manner permitted by law.

          (e) To the extent  that any party has or  hereafter  may  acquire  any
     immunity from  jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether
     from service or notice, attachment


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     prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution,  execution or otherwise)
     with  respect  to itself or its  property,  such party  hereby  irrevocably
     waives such immunity in respect of its obligations  under this Agreement or
     any Ancillary Agreement.

     9.4 Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement, the Ancillary
Agreements,  together  with  all  exhibits  and  schedules  hereto  and  thereto
(including the Disclosure  Schedule),  and the Confidentiality  Agreement (which
the parties  agree shall  terminate on the Closing Date)  constitute  the entire
agreement  among  the  parties  pertaining  to the  subject  matter  hereof  and
supersedes all prior agreements,  understandings,  negotiations and discussions,
whether  oral or written,  of the  parties.  This  Agreement  may not be amended
except by an  instrument  in  writing  signed  on behalf of each of the  parties
hereto. No amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall
be binding  unless  executed  in writing  by the party to be bound  thereby.  No
waiver  of any of the  provisions  of this  Agreement  shall be  deemed or shall
constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or not similar),  nor
shall such waiver  constitute a continuing  waiver  unless  otherwise  expressly
provided.

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

     9.6 Expenses.  Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement,  each party
hereto shall pay its own legal,  accounting,  out-of-pocket  and other  expenses
incident to this Agreement and the Ancillary  Agreements and to any action taken
by such party in  preparation  for carrying  this  Agreement  and the  Ancillary
Agreements into effect.

     9.7  Invalidity.  If any one or more of the  provisions  contained  in this
Agreement or in any other instrument referred to herein,  shall, for any reason,
be held to be invalid,  illegal or  unenforceable  in any  respect,  then to the
maximum extent permitted by law, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability
shall not  affect  any  other  provision  of this  Agreement  or any other  such
instrument.

     9.8 Publicity.  No party to this Agreement shall issue any press release or
make any public statement  regarding the transactions  contemplated hereby or by
the Ancillary  Agreements,  without  prior written  approval of the other party,
other than any such disclosure  which the counsel to a party believes is legally
required to be made.

     9.9 Cumulative  Remedies.  All rights and remedies of each party hereto are
cumulative  of each  other and of every  other  right or remedy  such  party may
otherwise  have at law or in equity,  and the  exercise of one or more rights or
remedies shall not prejudice or impair the concurrent or subsequent  exercise of
other rights or remedies.

     9.10  Attorneys'  Fees. If any party to this Agreement  brings an action to
enforce its rights under this Agreement,  the prevailing party shall be entitled
to recover its costs and expenses,  including,  without  limitation,  reasonable
attorneys' fees,  incurred in connection with such action,  including any appeal
of such action.

     9.11  Preservation  of   Confidentiality.   Seller   acknowledges  that  in
connection  with its  historical  ownership of the Business it has had access to
confidential proprietary information regarding the


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Business,  including technical,  manufacturing or marketing information,  ideas,
methods, developments,  inventions, improvements, business plans, trade secrets,
scientific or statistical data, diagrams, drawings, specifications, customer and
supplier lists,  know-how or other  proprietary  information  relating  thereto,
together with all analyses, compilations, studies or other documents, records or
data,  as the case may be, which  contain or otherwise  reflect or are generated
from  such  information  ("Confidential  Information").  The term  "Confidential
Information"  does  not  include  information  which  is  or  becomes  generally
available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by a party or its
Representatives or becomes available to such party on a  non-confidential  basis
from  a  source  other  than  the  other  party  or  any  of  their   respective
Representatives.  All Confidential Information shall be maintained in confidence
by Seller and not used for any purpose adverse to the interests of Buyer.


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     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto  have caused this Asset  Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed on their  respective  behalf,  by their respective
officers  thereunto  duly  authorized,  all as of the day and year  first  above
written.

                                         3565 ACQUISITION CORPORATION,
                                         a Delaware corporation


                                         By:                                    

                                         Name:                                  

                                         Its:                                   



                                         EGRAIL INC.,
                                         a Delaware corporation


                                         By:                                    

                                         Name:                                  

                                         Its:                                   





EXHIBIT 99.1

                                                                  [FileNET Logo]



             FileNET Acquires Web Content Management Technology to
                      Extend Market Leading ECM Solutions

   Acquisition of eGrail Delivers Vital WCM Capabilities to FileNET Customers
             with a Focus on Ease-of-Use and Low Cost of Ownership

COSTA MESA,  Calif.,  April 2, 2002 - FileNET  Corporation  (NASDAQ:  FILE), the
leader in Enterprise  Content  Management (ECM), today announced it has signed a
definitive agreement to acquire the core assets of privately held eGrail Inc., a
provider  of  enterprise  Web  Content  Management  solutions.   This  strategic
acquisition  enhances  FileNET's  position as the market  leading  ECM  supplier
through the  addition of next  generation  Web Content  Management  products for
managing  web sites of the Global  2000.  The  purchase of eGrail is an all cash
transaction  valued at approximately  $10 million.  Effective  immediately,  the
eGrail product line will be made available and supported  through FileNET global
sales and Professional Services organizations.

Founded  in 1997  and  based in  Bethesda,  Md.,  eGrail  has  developed  a next
generation  Web  Content  Management  system  that  offers  enterprise  scalable
capabilities that are easy to use,  empowering  authors across the enterprise to
contribute to and manage Web site content  dynamically.  eGrail serves customers
in numerous industries including communications, insurance, government, medical,
and publishing.

"With the addition of the eGrail product line,  FileNET is  immediately  able to
offer a  sophisticated,  yet easy to use,  Web  Content  Management  solution to
support our vision of extended Enterprise Content Management," said Lee Roberts,
FileNET  Chairman and CEO. "It has become clear that large global  customers are
looking to well-established  software firms to provide end-to-end ECM solutions.
This  mandate is  driving  industry  consolidation  and  favors  companies  like
FileNET.

"With today's announcement,  we believe we are the only company that can provide
Document Management, Image Management, Web Content Management,  Business Process
Management  and  Enterprise  Application  Integration as part of an extended ECM
solution.  We also expect to make additional  announcements in the coming months
that further extend our capabilities across this broad market," added Roberts.

Conference Call
FileNET will host a conference  call and  simultaneous  audio Web cast scheduled
for Tuesday,  April 2nd, 2002 at 11:00 a.m. EDT to discuss the eGrail core asset
acquisition.  Those interested in participating may call (877) 356-0535 or (706)
634-7555  10 to 15  minutes  prior to the  scheduled  start time and ask for the
FileNET eGrail  Conference Call.  Alternatively,  participants may attend by Web
cast at www.filenet.com. A replay of the conference call will be available until
midnight, April 9, 2002 at the above listed site or by dialing (800) 642-1687 or
(706) 645-9291. The conference call ID number for all calls is 3624358.


About FileNET
FileNET Corporation (NASDAQ:  FILE) provides The Substance Behind eBusinessTM by
delivering  Enterprise  Content  Management  solutions that improve  operational
efficiency and leverage information resources.  FileNET's solutions are designed
to  enable   organizations   to   realize   increased   productivity,   customer
satisfaction,  and  profitability by empowering  customers,  business  partners,
suppliers,  and employees to engage in business  processes and exchange relevant
content.

Headquartered  in  Costa  Mesa,  Calif.,  the  company  markets  its  innovative
solutions in more than 90 countries  through its own global sales,  professional
services,  and  support  organizations,  as well  as via its  ValueNET(R)Partner
network of resellers,  system integrators,  and application  developers.  To put
more   substance   into   your   eBusiness,   visit   FileNET's   Web   site  at
http://www.filenet.com/ or call 1-800-FileNET.

                                     # # #

Safe Harbor  Statement  under the Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of
1995:  This press  release  contains  forward-looking  statements  regarding the
Company's  future  performance  and market  dynamics.  Those  statements and the
Company's  future results of operations are subject to risks and  uncertainties.
Such risk  factors  and  uncertainties  include,  but are not  limited  to,  the
company's  ability to integrate  the eGrail  product team and complete  software
development  related to the eGrail product platform,  customer acceptance of the
eGrail  product,  the timing of, and  fluctuations  in orders for the  Company's
products,  the  mix of  products  and  services  sold  by the  Company;  general
conditions in the worldwide economy and the  software/technology  sector; timely
development  and  introduction  of new products to respond to customer  demands;
announcements of technological innovations, new products or product enhancements
by the Company or its competitors; the emerging nature of the Enterprise Content
Management  market;  key  management  changes;  changes in joint  marketing  and
development  programs;  developments  relating to patents or other  intellectual
property rights or disputes;  developments in the Company's  relationships  with
its customers,  distributors and suppliers;  and other factors  discussed in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.

Note to Editors:  FileNET,  eGrail,  and ValueNET are  registered  trademarks of
FileNET  Corporation  and "The  Substance  Behind  eBusiness"  is a trademark of
FileNET Corporation. All other named products mentioned in this release may have
been identified by trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.


Media Contacts:
Daniel McKean
Benjamin / A Weber Shandwick Company
Phone: 949-260-1300
Email: daniel_mckean@benjamingroup.com

Amy Berkus
FileNET Corporation
Phone: 714-327-3451
Email: aberkus@filenet.com


Investor Relations:
Sam Auriemma, FileNET Corp.
CFO
(714) 327-3799
E-mail: sauriemma@filenet.com

Tom Hennessey, FileNET Corp.
Director, Corporate Relations
(714) 327-5050
E-mail: thennessey@filenet.com


Analyst Relations:
Andrew Reed
FileNET Corporation
Phone: (714) 327-7817
Email: areed@filenet.com