ASSET PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

SECTION 1: GENERAL DEFINITIONS                                                            - -1-

1.1 Best Knowledge.                                                                                                   - -1-
1.2 Effective Date                                                                                                        - -1-
1.3 Governmental Authority.                                                                                        - -1-
1.4 Governmental Requirement.                                                                                   - -1-
1.5 Legal Requirements                                                                                               - -2-
1.6 Person.                                                                                                                 - -2-
1.7 Section.                                                                                                                - -2-
1.8 Taxes.                                                                                                                   - -2-

SECTION 2: PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS                                             - -2-

2.1 Description of Assets                                                                                             - -2-
2.2 Excluded Assets.                                                                                                   - -4-
2.3 Allocation of Purchase Price                                                                                  - -5-
2.4 No Assumption of Liabilities                                                                                  - -5-
2.5 Labor Matters                                                                                                       - -5-
2.6 Bulk Sale/Fraudulent Transfers                                                                               - -5-

SECTION 3. PURCHASE PRICE                                                                           - -5-

SECTION 4: CLOSING                                                                                            - -8-

4.1 General Procedure.                                                                                                 - -8-
4.2 Time and Place.                                                                                                      - -8-
4.3 Effective Date of Closing.                                                                                        - -8-
4.4 Covenants Regarding Closing.                                                                                 - -8-
4.5 Conditions to Obligation of Buyer.                                                                           - -9-
4.6 Conditions to Obligation of Seller                                                                           - -10-
4.7 Specific Items to be Delivered at the Closing.                                                         - -11-

SECTION 5: REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER AND
                       SHAREHOLDERS                                                                           - -12-

5.1 Organization and Standing.                                                                                     - -12-
5.2 Corporate Authority                                                                                               - -12-
5.3 No Defaults.                                                                                                           - -13-
5.4 Taxes                                                                                                                     - -13-
5.5 No Actions, Proceedings, etc.                                                                                - -13-
5.6 No Breaches                                                                                                          - -13-
5.7 Condition of the Seller's Accounts                                                                           - -13-
5.8 Corporate Acts and Proceedings                                                                             - -14-
5.9 Registration Rights and Proprietary Information                                                        - -14-
5.10 No Liens or Encumbrances                                                                                    - -15-
5.11 Legal Proceedings and Compliance with Law                                                         - -15-
5.12 Contract Schedules                                                                                                - -15-
5.13 Obligations and Liabilities                                                                                       - -16-
5.14 Representations and Warranties                                                                              - -16-

SECTION 6: REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER              - -16-

6.1 Organization and Standing.                                                                                       - -16-
6.2 Corporate Acts and Proceedings.                                                                             - -17-

SECTION 7: COVENANTS OF SELLER -17-

7.1 Preservation of Business                                                                                           - -17-
7.2 Ordinary Course                                                                                                      - -17-
7.3 Negative Covenants                                                                                                 - -17-
7.4 Access to Books and Records, Premises, etc.                                                          - -18-
7.5 Taxes and Other Liabilities                                                                                       - -18-
7.6 No Solicitation                                                                                                         - -19-

SECTION 8: TERMINATION                                                                                  - -19-

8.1 Termination.                                                                                                             - -19-
8.2 Effect of Termination.                                                                                               - -20-

SECTION 9: INDEMNIFICATION                                                                         - -20-

9.1 Indemnification Covenants of Seller and Shareholders                                               - -20-
9.2 Indemnification Covenants of Buyer                                                                          - -20-
9.3 Method of Asserting Claims                                                                                      - -21-
9.4 Survival                                                                                                                    - -22-

SECTION 10: CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND RELATED 
                         MATTERS                                                                                         - -22-

SECTION 11: EXPENSES                                                                                        - -23-

SECTION 12: MISCELLANEOUS                                                                          - -23-

12.1 Incorporation by Reference                                                                                    - -23-
12.2 Parties in Interest.                                                                                                   - -23-
12.3 Amendments and Waivers                                                                                      - -24-
12.4 Waiver.                                                                                                                  - -24-
12.5 Governing Law - Construction.                                                                               - -24-
12.6 Limitation of Actions.                                                                                              - -24-
12.7 Notices.                                                                                                                 - -24-
12.8 Fax/Counterparts.                                                                                                  - -25-
12.9 Captions.                                                                                                               - -25-
12.10 Severability.                                                                                                         - -25-
12.11 Jurisdiction and Venue.                                                                                        - -26-
12.12 Good Faith Cooperation and Additional Documents.                                            - -26-
12.13 Assignment.                                                                                                         - -26-
12.14 Entire Agreement - Amendment.                                                                          - -26-
12.15 Authority to Sign.                                                                                                 - -26-
12.16 Execution of Documents.                                                                                      - -26-
12.17 Time.                                                                                                                   - -26-

ASSET PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

       THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into effective this ___ day of August, 2002, by XML - GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Colorado corporation, and VERTAPORT, INC., a Delaware corporation, ("Seller").

       WHEREAS, Seller is the owner of certain tangible and intangible properties and assets used in connection with its technology development business (the "Business"); and

       WHEREAS, Buyer desires to purchase and Seller desires to sell a portion of Seller's properties and assets used in connection with such Business effective as of the Closing Date (the "Effective Date"), subject to the terms and conditions hereinbelow set forth.

       NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy whereof is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

       For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:

       1.1     Affiliate. "Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such first Person.

       1.2      Best Knowledge. "Best Knowledge" shall mean both what a Person knew as well as what the Person should have known had the Person exercised reasonable diligence. When used with respect to a Person other than a natural person, the term "Best Knowledge" shall include matters that are known to the current directors and executive officers of the Person.

       1.3     Code. "Code" shall mean Title 26 of the United States Code.

       1.4     Effective Date. "Effective Date" shall mean the Closing Date.

       1.5     Governmental Authority. "Governmental Authority" shall mean any and all foreign, federal, state or local governments, governmental institutions, public authorities and governmental entities of any nature whatsoever, and any subdivisions or instrumentalities thereof, including, but not limited to, departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, courts, administrations and panels, and any division or instrumentalities thereof, whether permanent or ad hoc and whether now or hereafter constituted or existing.

       1.6     Governmental Requirement. "Governmental Requirement" shall mean any and all laws (including, but not limited to, applicable common law principles), statutes, ordinances, codes, rules regulations, interpretations, guidelines, directions, orders, judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees, decisions or similar items or pronouncements, promulgated, issued, passed or set forth by any Governmental Authority.

       1.7     Legal Requirements. "Legal Requirements" means applicable common law and any statute, ordinance, code or other laws, rule, regulation, order, technical or other standard, requirement, judgment, or procedure enacted, adopted, promulgated, applied or followed by any governmental authority, including, without limitation, any order, decree, award, verdict, findings of fact, conclusions of law, decision or judgment, whether or not final or appealable, of any court, arbitrator, arbitration board or administrative agency.

       1.8     Person. "Person" shall mean any natural person, any Governmental Authority and any entity the separate existence of which is recognized by any Governmental Authority or Governmental Requirement, including, but not limited to, corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, joint stock companies, trusts, estates, companies and associations, whether organized for profit or otherwise.

       1.9     Section. Unless otherwise stated herein, the term "Section" when used in this Agreement shall refer to the Sections of this Agreement.

       1.10     Taxes. "Tax" and "Taxes" shall mean any and all income, excise, franchise or other taxes and all other charges or fees imposed or collected by any Governmental Authority or pursuant to any Governmental Requirement, and shall also include any and all penalties, interest, deficiencies, assessments and other charges with respect thereto.

              On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of Seller and Buyer contained in this Agreement:

              2.1     Description of Assets. Buyer agrees to acquire from Seller and Seller agrees to transfer to Buyer, as of the Effective Date, the following properties and assets, both tangible and intangible, owned by Seller and used by it in connection with the operation of the Business (the "Assets"):

              2.2     Excluded Assets. The following assets owned by Seller and used in the conduct of the Business shall not be included in the properties and Assets to be purchased by Buyer from Seller on the Closing Date:

              2.3     Allocation of Purchase Price. The Purchase Price as defined in Section 3 hereof shall be allocated among the Assets purchased as set forth in this Section 2.3. The allocation shall be binding on the parties in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code for all purposes, including without limitation, the appropriate tax treatment to be accorded to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Purchase Price shall be allocated to accounts receivable and inventory as determined in Section 3.1.

              2.4     No Assumption of Liabilities. Buyer will acquire the Assets free and clear of all claims, liens or liabilities of Seller and, other than those contracts or other obligations of Seller explicitly assumed by Buyer and listed in Schedule 2.4 attached hereto, Buyer shall have no obligation to pay or otherwise discharge any obligation or liability of Seller incurred in connection with its operation of the Business or otherwise; and Seller agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Buyer with respect to any claim, damage or liability for such obligations.

              2.5     Labor Matters. It is expressly understood and agreed that Buyer is not assuming any union contracts, pension liabilities, workman's compensation commitments, consulting or employment agreements or employee obligations of any nature whatsoever of Seller.

              2.6     Bulk Sale/Fraudulent Transfers. The parties acknowledge that the statutes of the State of Delaware governing bulk sales and fraudulent transfers as currently in effect may apply to the transactions provided for in this Agreement. Seller agrees to fully comply with the requirements of any and all bulk sale and/or fraudulent transfer statutes applicable to the transactions provided for herein. Seller agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Buyer from any obligation or liability to the creditors of Seller, as well as any other claims, demands or obligations based upon any failure by Seller to comply with the provisions of this Section 2.6.

              3.1     The Purchase Price for the Assets (the "Purchase Price") shall be determined and paid exclusively as follows:

              4.1      General Procedure. At the Closing each party shall deliver such documents, instruments and materials as may be reasonably required in order to effectuate the intent and provisions of this Agreement, and all such documents, instruments and materials shall be satisfactory in form and substance to counsel for the other parties.

              4.2     Time and Place. The Closing shall take place on August 23, 2002 or on such later date and at such place and in such manner as the Buyer and Seller may agree.

              4.3     Effective Date of Closing. Notwithstanding the actual time and place of Closing, the parties stipulate and agree that the Effective Date of the sale and purchase of the Assets shall be the Closing Date.

              4.4     Covenants Regarding Closing. Buyer and Seller hereby covenant and agree that they shall (i) use reasonable efforts to cause each of their respective Exhibits to be prepared and exchanged with the other party, and its legal counsel, within ten (10) business days following the execution of this Agreement , except to the extent the express terms of this Agreement provide for a different time period for such delivery to be accomplished, (ii) use reasonable efforts to cause all of their respective representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, and Exhibits hereto, to be true on and as of the Closing, (iii) use reasonable efforts to cause all of their respective obligations that are to be fulfilled on or prior to the Closing to be so fulfilled, (iv) use reasonable efforts to cause all conditions to the Closing set forth in this Agreement to be satisfied on or prior to the Closing, and (v) use reasonable efforts to deliver to each other at the Closing the certificates, updated lists, notices, consents, authorizations, approvals, agreements, transfer documents, receipts and amendments contemplated hereby (with such additions or exceptions to such items as are necessary to make the statements set forth in such items accurate and acceptable, provided that if any such additions or exceptions cause any of the conditions to a party's obligations hereunder as set forth hereinbelow not to be fulfilled, such additions and exceptions shall in no way limit the rights of the other party hereunder to terminate this Agreement or refuse to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby).

              4.5     Conditions to Obligation of Buyer. The obligation of Buyer to complete the purchase of the Assets on the Closing date on the terms set forth in this Agreement is, at the option of Buyer, subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Buyer of each of the following conditions:

              4.6     Conditions to Obligation of Seller. The obligations of Seller to complete the sale of Assets on the Closing Date on the terms set forth in this Agreement is, at the option of Seller subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Seller of each of the following conditions:

              4.7     Specific Items to be Delivered at the Closing. The parties shall deliver the following items to the appropriate party at the Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

              As a material inducement to Buyer to enter into this Agreement and with the understanding and expectations that Buyer will be relying thereon in consummating the Asset Purchase contemplated hereunder, Seller hereby represents and warrants as follows:

              5.1     Organization and Standing. Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite power and authority to own its assets and properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

              5.2      Corporate Authority. Except as set forth on Exhibit 5.2 hereto, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby nor compliance by the Seller with any of the provisions hereof will:

              5.3     No Defaults. Except as set forth on the attached Exhibit 5.3, each of the leases, contracts, agreements and insurance policies to which Seller is a party is in full force and effect as of the date hereof with no material defaults existing thereunder.

             5.4      Taxes. Except as set forth in Exhibit 5.4:

              5.5     No Actions, Proceedings, etc. Except as listed on the attached Exhibit 5.5, there is no action or proceeding (whether or not purportedly on behalf of the Seller) pending or threatened by or against the Seller which might result in any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, of the Seller's business or assets. No order, writ or injunction or decree has been issued by, or requested of any court or governmental agency which does nor may result in any material adverse change in the Seller's assets or properties or in the financial condition or the business of the Seller. Except for liabilities referred to in attached Exhibit 5.5, the Seller are not liable for damages to any employee or former employee as a result of any violation of any state, federal or foreign laws directly or indirectly relating to such employee or former employee.

              5.6     No Breaches. The Seller is not in violation of, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not result in any material breach of, any of the terms or conditions of any mortgage, bond, indenture, agreement, contract, license or other instrument or obligation to which the Seller is a party or by which its assets are bound; nor will the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby cause Seller to violate any statute, regulation, judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any court, threatened or entered in a proceeding or action in which the Seller is, was or may be bound or to which the Seller's assets are subject.

              5.7     Condition of the Seller's Assets. Except as disclosed on the attached Exhibit 5.7, no third party (including any officer or employee of the Seller) has any proprietary interest in any know-how or other intangible assets used by the Seller in the conduct of its business.

              5.8      Corporate Acts and Proceedings. This Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on behalf of Seller, has been duly executed and delivered by authorized officers of Seller, and is a valid and binding Agreement on the part of Seller that is enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and to judicial limitations on the enforcement of the remedy of specific performance and other equitable remedies.

              5.9      Registered Rights and Proprietary Information.

              5.10     No Liens or Encumbrances. Except as listed in Schedule 5.10 attached hereto, the Seller and/or its subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all of the Assets, tangible and intangible, to be sold to Buyer, free of any material mortgages, security interests, pledges, easements or encumbrances of any kind whatsoever.

              5.11     Legal Proceedings and Compliance with Law. Except as set forth in Exhibit 5.11, there is no legal, administrative, arbitration or other proceeding or governmental investigation pending or threatened (including those relating to the health, safety, employment of labor, or protection of the environment) pertaining to Seller or its subsidiaries which might result in the aggregate in money damages payable by Seller or its subsidiaries in excess of insurance coverage or which might result in a permanent injunction against Seller or its subsidiaries. Except as set forth in such Exhibit, Seller and its subsidiaries have substantially complied with, and are not in default in any respect under any laws, ordinances, requirements, regulations, or orders applicable to the business of Seller or its subsidiaries, the violation of which might materially and adversely affect them. Except as set forth in such Exhibit, Seller and its subsidiaries are not parties to any agreement or instrument, nor are they subject to any charter or other corporate restriction or any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, rule, regulation, code or ordinance which materially and adversely affects, or might reasonably be expected materially and adversely to affect the Assets of Seller or its subsidiaries.

              5.12     Contract Schedules. Attached as Exhibits 5.12 hereto is an accurate list and summary description of the following:

              Except as set forth in Exhibit 5.12, all of such contracts, agreements, leases, licenses, plans, arrangements and commitments and all other such items set forth above are valid, binding and in full force and effect in accordance with their terms and conditions, and there is no existing default thereunder or breach thereof by the Seller, or by any party to such contracts, or any conditions which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, might constitute such a default by the Seller or by any other party to the contracts.

              5.13     Obligations and Liabilities. All of the Assets to be transferred and conveyed to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement shall, on the Closing Date, be free and clear of any claim, lien, encumbrance or any liability of Seller of whatsoever kind or description. Under no circumstance shall Buyer be liable or obligated to pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any indebtedness, liability or obligation of Seller, whether incurred in connection with the operation of the Business or otherwise; and Seller, for itself, successors and assigns, agrees to indemnity and hold harmless Buyer, its successors and assigns, from any such liability or obligation.

              5.14     Representation and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall be true on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing Date. Such representations and warranties shall survive the Closing Date and shall remain operative in full force and effect for the period of time set forth in Section 12.6 hereof regardless of any investigation at any time made by or on behalf of Buyer and shall not be deemed merged in any document or instruction so executed and/or delivered by Buyer or the Seller.

              6.1     Organization and Standing. Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Colorado and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own its assets and properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

              6.2     Corporate Acts and Proceedings. This Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on behalf of Buyer, has been duly executed and delivered by authorized officers of Buyer, and is a valid and binding Agreement on the part of Buyer that is enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and to judicial limitations on the enforcement of the remedy of specific performance and other equitable remedies.

              7.1     Preservation of Business. Until Closing, Seller shall use its best efforts to:

              7.2     Ordinary Course. Seller shall not:

              7.3     Negative Covenants. Except as disclosed in Exhibits to this Agreement, from the date hereof until the Closing Date, unless and until Buyer otherwise consents in writing, Seller will not (a) change or alter the physical contents or character of the Assets; (b) incur any obligations or liabilities (absolute or contingent) other than current liabilities incurred and obligations under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; (c) mortgage, pledge or voluntarily subject to lien, charge or other encumbrance any assets, tangible or intangible, other than the lien of current property taxes not due and payable; (d) sell, assign or transfer any of its assets not specifically excluded from the Assets subject to this Agreement or grant or license any interest therein to any person; (e) waive any right of any substantial value; (f) declare or make any payment or distribution to shareholders; (g) grant any increase in the salary or other compensation of any of its directors, officers, or employees or make any increase in any benefits to which such employees might be entitled; (h) institute any bonus, benefit, profit sharing, stock option, pension, retirement plan or similar arrangement, or make any changes in any such plans or arrangements presently existing.

              7.4     Access to Books and Records, Premises, etc. From the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date, Seller and its subsidiaries will grant Buyer and its authorized representatives access to their books and records, premises, products, employees and customers and other parties with whom they have contractual relations during reasonable business hours and in a manner not to disrupt or interfere with their business relationships for purposes of enabling Buyer to fully investigate the business of Seller and its subsidiaries.

              7.5     Taxes and Other Liabilities. Seller will promptly pay and discharge before the filing of any lien or attachment of any of Seller's assets, all lawful taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or income or profits, or upon or against any of its property, real, personal or mixed, and all of its other liabilities except to the extent that the same are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings in such manner as not to cause any materially adverse affect upon its financial condition or the loss of any right of redemption from any sale thereunder, and it shall have set aside on its financial statements delivered to Buyer, reserves (segregated to the extent required by sound accounting principles) adequate with respect thereto; provided, further, that Seller shall pay all such taxes, assessments, charges or levies forthwith in excess of such reserves whenever final judgment is entered thereon, or as the result of proceedings to foreclose any lien which attached as security therefor, foreclosure on such lien appears imminent, unless a surety bond or such other measure can be taken to prevent such foreclosure.

              7.6     No Solicitation.

              8.1     Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and abandoned solely as follows:

              In the event of any termination pursuant to this Section 8.1 (other than pursuant to Subparagraph 8.1(a), written notice setting forth the reasons therefor shall forthwith be given by Seller, if it is the terminating party, to Buyer, or by Buyer, if it is the terminating party, to the Seller.

              8.2     Effect of Termination. If the sale and purchase of Assets is terminated and abandoned as provided for in this Section, this Agreement shall forthwith become wholly void and of no effect without liability to any party to this Agreement except for breach of this Agreement.

              9.1     Indemnification Covenants of Seller. Subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 9, Seller shall defend, indemnify, save and keep harmless the Buyer and its affiliates, directors, officers, agents or representatives and their respective successors and permitted assigns (the "Buyer Indemnitees"), against and from all liability, demands, claims, actions or causes of action, assessments, losses, fines, penalties, costs, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees (collectively the "Damages") sustained or incurred by any of the Buyer Indemnitees as a result of or arising out of or relating to:

              9.2     Indemnification Covenants of Buyer. Subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 9, the Buyer shall defend, indemnify, save and keep harmless the Seller and its affiliates, directors, officers, agents or representatives and their respective successors and permitted assigns (the "Seller Indemnitees"), against and from all Damages sustained or incurred by any of the Seller Indemnitees as a result of or arising out of or relating to:

              9.3     Additional Indemnification. Paradigm Group II, L.L.C. ("Paradigm Group") agrees, for value received, to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Buyer Indemnities from and against any and all Damages, in each case promptly as incurred by the Buyer Indemnitees and to the extent arising out of or in connection with:

              The liability of Paradigm Group to indemnify the Buyer Indemnitees under this Section 9.3 shall be joint and several with the liability of Seller as to the matters within the scope of this Section 9.3, and Buyer may seek recovery of any and all Damages against Paradigm Group for which they are entitled to indemnification without first seeking any recourse, recovery or remedy against Seller. Seller agrees to indemnify Paradigm Group for the full amount of any payments made by Paradigm Group in satisfaction of the indemnification obligations contained herein.

              9.4     Method of Asserting Claims. For purposes of this Section 9.3, the following terms shall be defined as follows:

              9.5     Survival. The representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and indemnities of the parties set forth in this Agreement shall survive the Closing and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and shall continue until the first anniversary of the date hereof. If a notice is properly given with respect to a Claim prior to the expiration of the relevant survival period set forth in this Section 9.4, then notwithstanding such expiration, the representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or indemnity applicable to such Claim shall survive until, but only for purposes of, the resolution of such Claim.

              10.1     Each of the Buyer and Seller recognizes and acknowledges that it has and will have access to certain non-public information of the other which shall be deemed the Confidential Information of the other party including Confidential Information that is included in the Assets that after the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will be valuable, special and unique property of the Buyer. Information shall not be deemed Confidential Information and afforded the protections of this Section 10 if, on the Closing Date, such information has been (i) developed by the receiving party independently of the disclosing party, (ii) rightfully obtained without restriction by the receiving party from a third party, provided that the third party had full legal authority to possess and disclose s uch information, (iii) publicly available other than through the fault or negligence of the receiving party, (iv) released without restriction by the disclosing party to anyone, including the United States government, or (v) properly and lawfully known to the receiving party at the time of its disclosure, as evidenced by written documentation conclusively established to have been in the possession of the receiving party on the date of such disclosure. Each of the Companies agrees that they will not disclose, and that they will use their best efforts to prevent disclosure by any other Person of, any such confidential information to any Person for any purpose or reason whatsoever, except to authorized representatives of the Companies. Notwithstanding, a party may use and disclose any such confidential information to the extent that a party may become compelled by Legal Requirements to disclose any such information; provided, however, that such party shall use all reasonable efforts and shall have afforded th e other Companies the opportunity to obtain an appropriate protective order or other satisfactory assurance of confidential treatment for any such information compelled to be disclosed. In the event of termination of this Agreement, each party shall use all reasonable efforts to cause to be delivered to the other parties, and to retain no copies of, any documents, work papers and other materials obtained by such party or on such party's behalf during the conduct of the matters provided for in this Agreement, whether so obtained before or after the execution hereof. Each of the Companies recognizes and agrees that violation of any of the agreements contained in this Section 10 will cause irreparable damage or injury to the Companies, the exact amount of which may be impossible to ascertain, and that, for such reason, among others, the Companies shall be entitled to an injunction, without the necessity of posting bond therefor, restraining any further violation of such agreements. Such rights to any injunct ion shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other rights and remedies the Companies may have against each other.

              10.2      Seller further covenants with Buyer that all information concerning the customers, clients, contracts, mailing lists and business of the Business is confidential information, is being acquired by Buyer and will be treated by Seller as such, and that Seller will not hereafter, directly or indirectly, make use of such information or divulge any such information nor reveal any customer or mailing lists or other confidential information to any other person except as provided for herein. The foregoing restrictions on disclosure of information shall not include (i) information that has properly come into the public domain, (ii) information learned by Seller from a third party without an obligation of confidentiality or (iii) information gained or learned by Seller independent of and subsequent to the closing of the transactions covered by this Agreement.

              11.1     Each of the parties will pay all costs and expenses of its or his performance and compliance with this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Agreement is not consummated by reason of a default of one of the Companies, then the expenses of each of the Companies in connection with the transaction contemplated herein shall be paid by such defaulting Company.

              11.2     Except as set forth in Schedule 11.2 attached hereto, Seller and Buyer each covenant and agree that they have not engaged the services of any broker or finder in connection with the transactions provided for herein and that no brokers' or finders' fees are payable hereunder.

              12.1     Incorporation by Reference. All appendices to this Agreement and all documents delivered pursuant to or referred to in this Agreement are herein incorporated by reference and made a part hereof.

              12.2     Parties in Interest. Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, is intended to, or shall, confer any rights or remedies under, or by reason of, this Agreement, on any person other than the parties hereto and their respective and proper successors and assigns. Nor shall anything in this Agreement act to relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any third persons to any party to this Agreement.

              12.3     Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may not be amended, nor may compliance with any term, covenant, agreement, condition or provision set forth herein be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) unless such amendment or waiver is agreed to in writing by all parties hereto.

              12.4     Waiver. No waiver of any breach of any one of the agreements, terms, conditions, or covenants of this Agreement by the parties shall be deemed to imply or constitute a waiver of any other agreement, term, condition, or covenant of this Agreement. The failure of any party to insist on strict performance of any agreement, term, condition, or covenant, herein set forth, shall not constitute or be construed as a waiver of the rights of either or the other thereafter to enforce any other default of such agreement, term, condition, or covenant; neither shall such failure to insist upon strict performance be deemed sufficient grounds to enable either party hereto to forego or subvert or otherwise disregard any other agreement, term, condition, or covenants of this Agreement.

              12.5     Governing Law - Construction. This Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the respective parties, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado, excluding conflict of law provisions which would act to apply the laws of another state. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, it is acknowledged that each party hereto is being represented by, or has waived the right to be represented by, independent counsel. Accordingly, the parties expressly agree that no provision of this Agreement shall be construed against any party on the ground that the party or its counsel drafted the provision. Nor may any provision of this Agreement be construed against any party on the grounds that party caused the provision to be present.

              12.6     Limitation of Actions. No action may be brought by any party to this Agreement to enforce any covenant made by any party hereto or to seek damages or equitable relief arising from any claimed breach or nonperformance of a covenant, representation, warranty or other performance provided for herein unless such action is commenced within one (1) year of the date of Closing. The parties hereto agree to be bound by the aforesaid limitation of actions notwithstanding the provisions of any applicable statutory limitation of actions to the contrary.

              12.7     Notices. Any notice, communication, offer, acceptance, request, consent, reply, or advice (herein severally and collectively, for convenience, called "Notice"), in this Agreement provided or permitted to be given, served, made, or accepted by any party or person to any other party or parties, person or persons, hereunder must be in writing, addressed to the party to be notified at the address set forth below, or such other address as to which one party notifies the other in writing pursuant to the terms of this Section, and must be served by (1) telefax or other similar electronic method, or (2) depositing the same in the United States mail, certified, return receipt requested and postage paid to the party or parties, person or persons to be notified or entitled to receive same, or (3) delivering the same in person to such party.

              Notice shall be deemed to have been given immediately when sent by telefax or other electronic method and seventy-two hours after being deposited in the United States mail, or when personally delivered in the manner hereinabove described. Notice provided in any manner not specified above shall be effective only if and when received by the party or parties, person or persons to be, or provided to be notified.

              All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be addressed as set forth below:

              Any party receiving a facsimile transmission shall be entitled to rely upon a facsimile transmission to the same extent as if it were an original. Any party may alter the address to which communications or copies are to be sent by giving notice of such change of address in conformity with the provisions of this Section for the giving of notice.

              12.8     Fax/Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by telex, telecopy or other facsimile transmission, and such facsimile transmission shall be valid and binding to the same extent as if it were an original. Further, this Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall constitute the same documents. For all evidentiary purposes, any one complete counter set of this Agreement shall be considered an original.

              12.9      Captions. The caption and heading of various sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be construed as defining or limiting, in any way, the scope or intent of the provisions hereof.

              12.10     Severability. Wherever there is any conflict between any provision of this Agreement and any statute, law, regulation or judicial precedent, the latter shall prevail, but in such event the provisions of this Agreement thus affected shall be curtailed and limited only to the extent necessary to bring it within the requirement of the law. In the event that any part, section, paragraph or clause of this Agreement shall be held by a court of proper jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the entire Agreement shall not fail on account thereof, but the balance of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect unless such construction would clearly be contrary to the intention of the parties or would result in unconscionable injustice.

              12.11     Jurisdiction and Venue. Jurisdiction over any action, proceeding or arbitration shall be proper only if filed and maintained in Colorado, and venue shall be proper therefor only in the County of Boulder as to state court proceedings or the District Court for the District of Colorado as to federal court proceedings.

              12.12     Good Faith Cooperation and Additional Documents. The parties shall use their reasonable good faith efforts to fulfill all of the conditions set forth in this Agreement over which it has control or influence. Each party covenants and agrees to cooperate in good faith and to enter into and deliver such other documents and papers as the other party reasonably shall require in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, provided in each instance, any such document is in form and substance approved by the parties and their respective legal counsel.

              12.13     Assignment. Neither party may directly or indirectly assign or delegate, by operation of law or otherwise, all or any portion of its/their/his rights, obligations or liabilities under this Agreement without the prior written consent of all other parties, which consent may be withheld in their respective sole and absolute discretion.

              12.14     Entire Agreement - Amendment. For purposes of this Section, the term "Agreement" shall include this Agreement and the Exhibits and other documents attached hereto. This Agreement, and other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement, contain all of the terms and conditions agreed upon by the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, letters of intent, representations, warranties, disclosures, negotiations, correspondence, undertakings and communications of the parties, oral or written, respecting that subject matter.

              12.15     Authority to Sign. Each of the persons signing below on behalf of any party hereby represents and warrants that s/he or it is signing with full and complete authority to bind the party on whose behalf of whom s/he or it is signing, to each and every term of this Agreement.

              12.16     Execution of Documents. The parties hereto agree to execute and deliver any and all other documents necessary and convenient to effectuate the exchange of stock herein provided for, and Seller as an inducing condition, represent that it has the authority to enter into this Agreement and to make the foregoing commitments for itself.

              12.17     Time. Time is of the essence of this Agreement and each of its provisions.

              IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed the Agreement the date and year first above written.