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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, DC 20549



                                   Form 8-K

                                Current Report

    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 25, 1999


                          Netsmart Technologies, Inc.
            (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

    Delaware                          0-21177                    13-3680154
(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission                 (IRS Employer
    of incorporation                 File No.)               Identification No.)


                   146 Nassau Avenue, Islip, New York 11751
                    (Address of Principal Executive Office)

     Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (516) 968-2000.





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Item 5.  Other Events.

        On March  25,  1999,  the  Registrant  entered  into an  agreement  with
Consolidated  Technology  Group Ltd.  ("Consolidated"),  SIS  Capital  Corp.,  a
wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  Consolidated  ("SISC"),  a  group  of  purchasers,
consisting principally of the Registrant's management and directors. Pursuant to
the  agreement,  the  purchasers  are to buy from SISC,  in a private  sale,  an
aggregate of 496,312 shares of the  Registrant's  common stock owned by SISC for
an aggregate  purchase price of  $1,000,000.  The purchase of the shares will be
made in two  installments.  The agreement also gives the purchasers the right to
buy up to between  296,312 and  496,312  additional  shares of the  Registrant's
common stock from SISC at the same purchase price per share, which is $2.015 per
share.

        In addition, Consolidated agreed to transfer to the Registrant shares of
the  Registrant's  preferred  stock  (including  the right to receive  dividends
thereon) and warrants to purchase shares of the  Registrant's  common stock, for
which  the  Registrant  will  issue  100,000  shares  of  its  common  stock  to
Consolidated

        The purchasers include Messrs.  Edward D. Bright,  chairman of the board
and a director, James L. Conway, president and a director, John F. Philips, vice
president - marketing and a director,  Gerald O. Koop, chief executive office of
the  Registrant's  subsidiary,  Creative  Socio-Medics  Corp.,  and a  director,
Anthony  F.  Grisanti,  chief  financial  officer,  and  Joseph G.  Sicinski,  a
director.

        The sale of the shares  pursuant to the  agreement is subject to certain
closing conditions including the delivery to Consolidated of a fairness opinion.

        Consolidated,  through SISC, is the  Registrant's  largest  stockholder,
owning 992,624 shares, or approximately 35.7%, of the Registrant's common stock.
Upon the sale of the 496,312  shares of common  stock which the  purchasers  are
committed to purchase and the issuance by the  Registrant of the  abovementioned
100,000  shares  of its  common  stock to  Consolidated,  Consolidated  will own
596,312 shares, or approximately  20.7% of the Registrant's common stock. To the
extent  that  the  purchasers  acquire  any  additional  shares,  Consolidated's
ownership percentage in the Registrant will decrease.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

        (c)    Exhibits.

        99.1   Agreement dated March 25, 1999, among the Registrant, SIS Capital
               Corp.,   Netsmart   Technologies,   Inc.,  Anthony  Grisanti,  as
               representative  of  the  Purchasers,  and  the  Purchasers  named
               therein.



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                                  SIGNATURE


        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.

                                       NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


                                       By: /S/ James L. Conway
                                           -------------------   
Date: March 29, 1999                       James L. Conway, President and CEO






                                   STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

        This Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into
as of the 25th day of March,  1999 by and among  Consolidated  Technology  Group
Ltd., a New York corporation ("COTG"), SIS Capital Corp., a New York corporation
("SIS"), Netsmart Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Netsmart"), those
investors who are signatories to this Agreement (the "Signature  Investors") and
Anthony  Grisanti on behalf of each of the  investors  whose typed names  appear
below his name on the signature page hereof (the "Grisanti Management Investors"
which,  together  with the  Signature  Investors,  are referred to herein as the
"Management Investors").

                                           Recitals

        A. Seller owns a total of 992,624 shares of the Common Stock,  par value
$.01 per share (the "Common  Shares") of Netsmart,  1,210 shares of the Series D
Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Preferred  Shares") of Netsmart,
and a Series B common  stock  purchase  warrant  to  purchase a total of 188,333
shares of the Common Stock of Netsmart (the "Warrants").

        B. Seller,  Netsmart and the Management  Investors entered into a Letter
of  Agreement,  dated  February  26,  1999,  providing  for the  purchase by the
Management  Investors from Seller of the Common Shares and the  contribution  to
Netsmart of the Preferred  Shares and the Warrants upon the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement.

                                     W I T N E S S E T H:

        NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  foregoing  Recitals and the
mutual  promises  and  covenants  hereafter  set  forth,  and for other good and
valuable  consideration,  the  receipt  and  sufficiency  of  which  are  hereby
acknowledged,  and intending to be legally bound,  the parties  hereby  mutually
agree as follows:

1.      Sale of Common Shares.  On and subject to the terms and conditions of
        this Agreement,

        (a) At the First Closing (hereinafter  defined),  Seller agrees to sell,
transfer and assign to the Management  Investors,  and the Management  Investors
agree to purchase from Seller,  all of the Seller's right, title and interest in
and to 248,156 of the Common Shares for a purchase price of $500,000.

        (b) At the Second Closing (hereinafter defined),  Seller agrees to sell,
transfer and assign to the Management  Investors,  and the Management  Investors
agree to purchase from Seller,  all of the Seller's right, title and interest in
and to  248,156  of the  Common  Shares  for a  purchase  price of Five  Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000).

        (c) At the Third Closing (hereinafter  defined),  Seller agrees to sell,
transfer and assign to the Management  Investors,  if and only if the Management
Investors elect to purchase,  all of the Seller's  right,  title and interest in
and to as many of the  496,312 of the Common  Shares then owned by Seller as the
Management  Investors  elect to purchase at such Closing for a purchase price of
$2.0149 per share;  provided,  however,  Seller may, at its option which must be
exercised by giving written notice to Netsmart at least fifteen (15) days before
the Third  Closing,  reduce the number of Common  Shares it is obligated to sell
pursuant to this Section 1(c) by up to 200,000 shares. If and to the extent that
the Management Investors (or any Substitute  Purchaser,  hereinafter defined) do
not


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elect to  purchase  from  Seller the  Common  Shares  referred  to above in this
Section 1(c) on, but not later than, the date of the Third Closing,  neither the
Management  Investors nor any Substitute Purchaser shall have any further rights
or obligations with respect thereto subsequent to the date of the Third Closing.

        (d) For purposes of subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) above, the Management
Investors  shall have the right,  upon notice to Seller prior to the  applicable
Closing,  to assign to Netsmart  and/or any other third party  designated by the
Management  Investors,  including  Netsmart  (each a "Substitute  Purchaser" and
collectively,  the "Substitute Purchasers"), the right to purchase any or all of
the Common Shares that Seller is obligated to sell thereunder, provided that, as
a condition  thereof,  any such  Substitute  Purchaser  executes and delivers to
Seller at the applicable Closing, an instrument in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Seller's counsel (the "Substitute  Purchaser  Assignment"),  (i)
containing the name and address of such  Substitute  Purchaser and the number of
Common Shares being  purchased by such  purchaser,  (ii) agreeing to be bound by
all of the  applicable  terms  and  provisions  of  this  Agreement,  and  (iii)
containing  the  representations  and  warranties set forth in Section 5 of this
Agreement and any other provisions that may otherwise be required to comply with
the  applicable  provisions  of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended  (the
"Securities Act").

        (e) On or before the First  Closing,  Netsmart will issue and deliver to
COTG 100,000 shares of its Common Stock (the "Additional  Shares") in payment of
all accrued  dividends on the Preferred  Shares and in consideration of Seller's
assignment to Netsmart of the Preferred Shares and the Warrants.

2.  Closings.   All  closings   hereunder   (individually,   a  "Closing",   and
collectively,  the  "Closings")  shall  take place at the  offices  of  Berlack,
Israels & Liberman LLP,  29th floor,  120 West 45th Street,  New York,  New York
10036 at 10:00 A.M.,  New York City time, on the days  specified  below,  unless
otherwise agreed to in writing by all the parties hereto:

        (a) The first  closing  shall  take  place on April 6, 1999 (the  "First
Closing");

        (b) The second  Closing  shall take place on April 13, 1999 (the "Second
Closing");

        (c) The third  closing  shall  take  place on May 24,  1999 (the  "Third
Closing"),  subject to the right of the  Management  Investors  or  Netsmart  to
adjourn the Third Closing by up to thirty (30) days with the written  consent of
Seller,  which shall not be unreasonably  withheld,  delayed or conditioned,  it
being  understood and agreed that Seller shall not withhold its consent if it is
furnished with a reasonable written assurance from a reputable third party prior
to the Third Closing that the financing  needed to complete the purchase to take
place at the Third  Closing  will be provided  by such third  party  within such
thirty (30) day period; and

        (d)  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  or any other  provisions  of this
Agreement to the contrary,  the Management  Investors shall have the right, upon
prior notice to Seller and subject to Seller's  right under  Section 1(c) hereof
to elect not to sell up to 200,000 of the Common  Shares,  to purchase at any of
the Closings, any greater number of Common Shares which the Management Investors
are entitled to purchase under this Agreement.

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3.  Representations  and  Warranties of Seller and COTG.  Seller and COTG hereby
jointly and severally make the following  representations  and warranties to the
Management Investors and Netsmart:

        (a) SIC is the record and  beneficial  owner of the Common  Shares,  the
Preferred  Shares,  and the Warrants,  in each case free and clear of all liens,
pledges,  claims and  security  interests  (collectively,  "Liens").  The Common
Shares and the Preferred Shares  constitute all of the capital stock of Netsmart
owned by Seller, COTG or any of their subsidiaries,  and the Warrants constitute
all of the warrants,  options and other derivative  securities of Netsmart owned
by Seller, COTG or any of their subsidiaries.

        (b) Seller and COTG are duly  organized,  validly  existing  and in good
standing  under the laws of their states of  organization.  Seller and COTG have
all  requisite  corporate  power and  authority  to  execute  and  deliver  this
Agreement and to perform their obligations hereunder,  and Seller, and COTG have
taken all actions necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance
of this  Agreement,  and all other  agreements  and  documents to be executed or
delivered  herewith.  No action is  required  to be taken by  Seller's or COTG's
shareholders  or any  of  them  to  authorize  or  consummate  the  transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.

        (c)  Seller  has  complete  and  unrestricted  power  and right to sell,
assign,  convey and  deliver  the Common  Shares as  contemplated  hereby.  Upon
payment of the purchase  price for the Common  Shares as described in Section 1,
the  Management  Investors (or the Substitute  Purchasers,  as the case may be),
will  receive  good and valid  title to the Common  Shares free and clear of all
Liens. Upon the delivery of the Preferred Shares and the Warrants to Netsmart as
described  in Section  8,  Netsmart  will  receive  good and valid  title to the
Preferred Shares and the Warrants free and clear of all Liens.

        (d) This Agreement is a valid and legally  binding  obligation of Seller
and COTG and is  enforceable  against  Seller  and COTG in  accordance  with its
terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,  moratorium
and other laws affecting creditors rights and general principles of equity.

        (e) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby do not conflict with, or result in a breach
of, or constitute a default  under,  any agreement or instrument to which Seller
or COTG is a party  or by  which  Seller  or COTG may be  bound,  nor does  such
action, to the best of Seller's and COTG's knowledge,  violate any statute, law,
rule or regulation  applicable to Seller or COTG or any order, writ,  injunction
or decree of any court or governmental authority binding on Seller, or COTG.

        (f) No action,  suit or proceeding to which Seller or COTG is a party is
pending  against Seller or COTG and, to Seller's and COTG's  knowledge,  neither
Seller nor COTG has received  written notice of any threatened  action,  suit or
proceeding  against Seller or COTG which seeks to enjoin or otherwise impair the
ability of Seller or COTG to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

        (g) Seller and COTG are each "solvent", that is, the financial condition
of each of them is such that its  property,  at a "fair  valuation",  is greater
than the sum of its debts, and the sale  contemplated by this Agreement will not
render  Seller or COTG  "insolvent"  or leave Seller or COTG with  "unreasonably
small capital" or with debts that will "be beyond Seller's or COTG's

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ability to pay as and when such debts mature",  as such quoted terms are used or
defined in the Federal Bankruptcy Code (11 USC Section 101 et seq.)

        (h)  Neither   Seller  nor  COTG  is  a  party  to  any   agreements  or
understandings  with any other  party that will  prevent  Seller  from  selling,
transferring  and  assigning  the Common  Shares,  the  Preferred  Shares or the
Warrants to the Management Investors pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

4.  Representations  and  Warranties  of  Netsmart.  Netsmart  hereby  makes the
following representations and warranties to Seller and COTG:

        (a) Netsmart is a duly  organized and validly  existing  corporation  in
good standing in the state of organization. It has all requisite corporate power
and  authority  to execute,  deliver and perform  this  Agreement  and all other
agreements requiring its execution and delivery hereunder.  If and to the extent
it performs any of the  obligations  or exercises  any of the rights that may be
assigned to it by the Management  Investors in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, it has the requisite corporate power and authority to do so.

        (b) Netsmart has taken all corporate  action  necessary to authorize the
execution,  delivery and performance of this Agreement, and all other agreements
requiring  its  execution  and delivery  hereunder.  No action is required to be
taken by Netsmart's  shareholders  or any of them to authorize or consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement

        (c) This Agreement  constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation
of Netsmart and is enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,  subject
to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,  moratorium and other laws
affecting creditors' rights and general principles of equity.

        (d) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby do not conflict with, or result in a breach
of, or constitute a default under, any agreement or instrument to which Netsmart
is a party or by which it may be  bound,  nor does such  action,  to the best of
Netsmart's knowledge, violate any statute, law, rule or regulation applicable to
it or any  order,  writ,  injunction  or  decree  of any  court or  governmental
authority binding on Netsmart.

        (e) No  action,  suit or  proceeding  to  which  Netsmart  is a party is
pending against Netsmart and, to Netsmart's knowledge, Netsmart has not received
any written notice of any threatened action, suit or proceeding against Netsmart
which seeks to enjoin or otherwise  impair the ability of Netsmart to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby.

        (f) All information concerning Netsmart that is required to be disclosed
pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  has been  publicly  disclosed,  and  Netsmart  has filed all  required
reports with the  Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the  "Commission")  with
respect thereto.

        (g) The Additional Shares will be, when issued, validly authorized, duly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

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5.  Representations and Warranties of the Management  Investors.  The Management
Investors,  severally but not jointly,  make the following  representations  and
warranties to Seller and COTG:

        (a)  Each of the  Management  Investors  has  all  requisite  power  and
authority  to  execute,  deliver  and  perform  this  Agreement  and  all  other
agreements  requiring their execution and delivery  hereunder and each has taken
all action  necessary to authorize the  execution,  delivery and  performance of
this Agreement, and all other agreements requiring such investor's execution and
delivery hereunder.  No action is required to be taken by any shareholder of any
corporate  Management  Investor to  authorize  or  consummate  the  transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.

        (b) This Agreement  constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation
of each of the Management Investors and is enforceable against them severally in
accordance  with  its  terms,  subject  to  applicable  bankruptcy,  insolvency,
reorganization,  moratorium  and other  laws  affecting  creditors'  rights  and
general principles of equity.

        (c) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby do not conflict with, or result in a breach
of, or  constitute a default  under,  any  agreement or  instrument to which the
Management  Investors  are parties or by which they may be bound,  nor does such
action, to the best of each of the Management Investor's knowledge,  violate any
statute,  law,  rule  or  regulation  applicable  to them  or any  order,  writ,
injunction or decree of any court or  governmental  authority  binding on any of
them.

        (d) The Management Investors  acknowledge that they have had full access
to all properties, financial statements, financial and other information, books,
records,  contracts,  and  documents of or pertaining to Netsmart and the Common
Shares.  The  Management  Investors  also  acknowledge  that the purchase of the
Common Shares involves a high degree of risk and each such investor may sustain,
and has  the  financial  ability  to  sustain,  the  loss  of his or her  entire
investment.  Each of the Management Investors has engaged his or her own counsel
and  accountants  to the extent that each such  investor has deemed  advice from
such  professionals  to be necessary to assist such investor in  evaluating  the
transactions contemplated hereby.

        (e) The Management Investors have had an opportunity to ask questions of
and  receive   answers   and   supporting   information   from  Seller  and  the
representatives of Netsmart and Seller, and such  representatives  have answered
to the complete  satisfaction  of the Management  Investors all inquiries put to
them  concerning  Seller and  Netsmart,  Netsmart's  assets or any other matters
relating to the operation of Netsmart, and the transactions contemplated herein.
The Management Investors  acknowledge that Seller has not made and is not making
any  representations  concerning  Netsmart's  business,  prospects,  earnings or
assets.

        (f) Each of the Management Investors is either an "Accredited  Investor"
as that term is defined under Rule 501 of Regulation D of the  Securities Act or
has such knowledge and  experience in financial and business  matters that he is
capable  of  evaluating  the  merits  and  risks  involved  in the  transactions
contemplated herein.

        (g) Each Management  Investor will acquire the Common Shares pursuant to
this Agreement for  investment  and not with a view to the sale or  distribution
thereof, for each investor's own account and not on behalf of others and no such
investor has granted any other person or entity any interest or participation in
or right or option to purchase any or all of the Common Shares to be acquired by
it. Furthermore, each Management Investor hereby acknowledges that the Common

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Shares  are  restricted  securities  within  the  meaning  of  Rule  144  of the
Commission under the Securities Act and may not be sold or otherwise transferred
other than pursuant to an effective  registration statement or an exemption from
registration.

        (h) No action, suit or proceeding to which the Management Investors,  or
any of them, is a party, is pending against any of the Management Investors and,
to the  best  knowledge  of the  Management  Investors,  none of the  Management
Investors has received any notice of any threatened  action,  suit or proceeding
against  any of the  Management  Investors  which  seeks to enjoin or  otherwise
impair the ability of the Management  Investors to consummate  the  transactions
contemplated hereby.

6. Conditions to Obligations of the Management Investors. The obligations of the
Management  Investors to purchase the Common Shares or any of them hereunder are
subject  to the  satisfaction,  on or prior to each  Closing,  of the  following
conditions or the written waiver thereof by the Management Investors:

        (a) The agreements and conditions to be performed or fulfilled by Seller
and COTG shall have been duly performed and fulfilled in all material  respects,
and the  representations  and  warranties  of Seller and COTG  contained in this
Agreement  shall be true and  correct as of each such  Closing  in all  material
respects.

        (b) All of the  documents  required to be  delivered  by Seller and COTG
hereunder  with respect to each such Closing shall have been delivered by Seller
and COTG to the Management Investors.

        (c) All third party  consents  and  governmental  approvals  required to
consummate the purchase and sale of the Common  Shares,  if any, shall have been
obtained.

        (d) There shall not be pending  against Seller or COTG any action,  suit
or proceeding  which challenges the sale of the Common Shares or the delivery to
Netsmart of the Preferred Shares or the Warrants by Seller.

        (e) The Management  Investors and Netsmart shall have received copies of
the Fairness Opinion (hereinafter  defined) from an investment banker chosen and
paid for by COTG.

7.  Conditions to Obligations of Seller.  The  obligations of Seller to sell the
Common Shares and to assign and transfer the  Preferred  Shares and the Warrants
to Netsmart are subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to each Closing, of the
following conditions, or the written waiver thereof by Seller:

        (a)  Netsmart  shall have  delivered  to Seller,  on or before the First
Closing, the Additional Shares.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement
to the  contrary,  Netsmart's  obligation  to deliver the  Additional  Shares to
Seller is  dependent  only upon  Seller's  obligation  to deliver the  documents
required to be delivered by it at the First Closing in exchange for the delivery
by Netsmart,  the Management  Investors and the Grisanti Management Investors to
Seller of the payment and the documents  required to be delivered by them at the
First Closing.

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        (b) The  agreements  and  conditions to be performed or fulfilled by the
Management  Investors  or  Netsmart,  as the case may be,  shall  have been duly
performed and fulfilled in all material respects, and all of the representations
and  warranties  of the  Management  Investors  and  Netsmart  contained in this
Agreement  shall be true and  correct as of each such  Closing  in all  material
respects.

        (c) All of the documents required to be delivered hereunder at each such
Closing by the Management Investors and Netsmart, as the case may be, shall have
been delivered to Seller.

        (d) All third party  consents  and  governmental  approvals  required to
consummate the purchase of the Common Shares, if any, shall have been obtained.

        (e) There shall not be pending against Netsmart or any of the Management
Investors any action,  suit or proceeding  which  challenges the purchase of the
Common  Shares  or the  delivery  to  Netsmart  of the  Preferred  Shares or the
Warrants.

        (f) Seller shall have received the purchase  price for the Common Shares
to be sold at such Closing.

        (g) Seller  shall have  received an opinion  from an  investment  banker
chosen  and paid for by it or COTG to the effect  that the terms and  conditions
set forth in this  Agreement  for the sale of the Common  Shares are fair from a
financial point of view to COTG and its stockholders (the "Fairness Opinion").

8. Documents to be Delivered at the Closings.

        (a)    At the First Closing:

               (i)  Seller  shall  deliver  to  Netsmart  a  stock   certificate
registered in the name of Seller for 248,156 shares of Netsmart's  common stock,
duly  endorsed  by Seller  for  transfer  to  Netsmart,  the  stock  certificate
representing  the  Preferred  Shares  duly  endorsed  by Seller for  transfer to
Netsmart,  and the Warrants with an assignment  signed for transfer to Netsmart,
in each case with Seller's  endorsement or assignment  guaranteed by a member of
the  medallion  program  or if any of the  foregoing  is  lost  or  missing,  an
affidavit of loss and indemnity satisfactory in form and substance to Netsmart;

               (ii)  Seller  shall  deliver  to  Netsmart  and  the   Management
Investors copies of the Fairness Opinion;

               (iii) The  Management  Investors  shall pay to Seller  the sum of
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000),  by certified or bank check payable to
Seller,  or by wire transfer of  immediately  available  funds to a bank account
designated by Seller prior to such Closing.

               (iv)  Netsmart  will  deliver  to  Seller  a  stock  certificate,
registered  in the name of Seller,  for 100,000 of the shares of Common Stock of
Netsmart.

               (v) Seller will deliver to Netsmart and the Management  Investors
an  opinion  of its  counsel,  in a form  reasonably  acceptable  to  Netsmart's
counsel,  to the effect that this  Agreement has been duly  authorized by Seller
and COTG and is valid  and  binding  on  Seller  and COTG.  No  opinion  will be
required as to shareholder  approval.  Netsmart will deliver to COTG and Seller,
an

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opinion of its counsel, in a form reasonably  acceptable to Seller's counsel, to
the effect that this Agreement has been duly authorized by Netsmart and is valid
and  binding on  Netsmart.  No opinion  will be  required  as to the  Management
Investors.

               (vi) The  Grisanti  Management  Investors  will deliver to Seller
original  counterpart  signature pages to this Agreement  signed by each of such
investors,  and if applicable,  the Management  Investors will deliver to Seller
the Substitute  Purchaser  Assignment  executed by each Substitute  Purchaser in
accordance with the provisions of Section 1(d) hereof.

        (b)    At the Second Closing:

               (i) Seller  shall  deliver to  Netsmart  a stock  certificate  of
Netsmart registered in the name of Seller for 248,156 shares of the Common Stock
of Netsmart,  duly  endorsed by Seller for transfer to Netsmart,  with  Seller's
endorsement guaranteed by a member of the medallion program.

               (ii) The Management Investors shall pay to Seller the sum of Five
Hundred  Thousand  Dollars  ($500,000),  by certified  or bank check  payable to
Seller,  or by wire transfer of  immediately  available  funds to a bank account
designated by Seller prior to such Closing.

               (iii) If  applicable,  the  Management  Investors will deliver to
Seller the Substitute Purchaser Assignment executed by each Substitute Purchaser
in accordance with the provisions of Section 1(d) hereof.

        (c)    At the Third Closing:

               (i) Seller  shall  deliver to  Netsmart  a stock  certificate  of
Netsmart registered in the name of Seller for 496,312 shares of the Common Stock
of Netsmart (or such lesser  number of shares in an amount equal to 496,312 less
such number of the Common  Shares,  if any, which either Seller may have elected
not to sell,  or the  Management  Investors  may have  elected not to  purchase,
pursuant  to Section  1(c)  hereof),  duly  endorsed  by Seller for  transfer to
Netsmart,  with  Seller's  endorsement  guaranteed  by a member of the medallion
program.

               (ii) The  Management  Investors  shall pay to  Seller  the sum of
$1,000,000 (or an amount equal to $1,000,000 less $2.0149 for each Common Share,
if any,  which  either  Seller may have elected not to sell,  or the  Management
Investors may have elected not to purchase, pursuant to Section 1(c) hereof), by
certified or bank check payable to Seller,  or by wire  transfer of  immediately
available funds to a bank account designated by Seller prior to such Closing.

               (iii) If  applicable,  Netsmart  will deliver to Seller its stock
certificate  for such  number of the Common  Shares,  if any, as Seller may have
elected  not to  sell,  or the  Management  Investors  may have  elected  not to
purchase, pursuant to Section 1(c) hereof.

               (iv) If  applicable,  the  Management  Investors  will deliver to
Seller the Substitute Purchaser Assignment executed by each Substitute Purchaser
in accordance with the provisions of Section 1(d) hereof.

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        (d) At each of the Closings, the parties shall deliver to each other the
following which, unless otherwise indicated herein, shall be dated and effective
as of each such Closing:

               (i) an officer's  certificate of Seller confirming Seller's title
to the Common  Shares  being  sold,  subject  to no Liens,  and the truth of the
representations  and warranties of Seller and COTG,  and the  fulfillment of the
conditions to be satisfied by Seller, as of the date of such Closing; and

               (ii) an officer's  Certificate  of Netsmart and  certificates  of
each of the  Management  Investors  confirming  the  truth of  their  respective
representations  and  warranties,  and the  fulfillment  of the conditions to be
satisfied by Netsmart or the Management Investors, as the case may be, as of the
date of such Closing.

9.      Conduct of Business Pending Closing.

        (a) During  the  period  commencing  on the date  hereof and  continuing
through  each of the  Closings,  Seller  shall not  cause  Netsmart  (except  as
expressly contemplated by this Agreement) to materially and adversely change its
business,  operations,  financial  condition  or  prospects  or to  conduct  its
business  other than in the ordinary  course,  it being  understood  that Seller
shall not be required to provide funding to Netsmart.  For purposes hereof,  any
actions of Edward  Bright or Seymour  Richter in their  capacity as directors of
Netsmart  shall  not  constitute  Seller  causing  Netsmart  to take  any of the
foregoing  actions.  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of this  Agreement  to the
contrary,  the sole and exclusive remedy of the Management Investors or Netsmart
for any breach of this Section 9(a) shall be the  termination  of this Agreement
pursuant to Section 13 hereof.

        (b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this  Agreement,  each of the
parties  hereto  agrees to use all  reasonable  efforts to take,  or cause to be
taken, all action, 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, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement.

10.     Registration of Common Stock of Seller.

        (a) For purposes of this  Section,  the  following  terms shall have the
meanings set forth below:

               (i) "Registration  Termination Date" shall mean the date on which
Seller or its Permitted  Transferee  (hereinafter  defined) shall be entitled to
sell all of the  Seller's  Shares  pursuant  to Rule 144(k)  promulgated  by the
Commission under the Securities Act.

               (ii)  "Seller's  Shares"  shall  mean all of the shares of Common
Stock of Netsmart owned by Seller or its Permitted Transferee.

               (iii) "Permitted  Transferee" shall mean any one person or entity
who or  which  is an  "accredited  investor",  as  defined  in the  Commission's
Regulation  D, to whom or to which  Seller may  transfer  any or all of Seller's
Shares.  For the purpose of this  Section  10, all  references  to Seller  shall
include, if applicable, the Permitted Transferee.

        (b) Netsmart shall use its best efforts to register under the Securities
Act, all of Seller's Shares in order to enable Seller to publicly offer and sell
such  shares,  after they have been  registered  under the  Securities  Act.  As
promptly as practical following the Second Closing or the earlier

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termination  of  this  Agreement,  Netsmart  will  prepare  and  file  with  the
Commission the  appropriate  form of registration  statement  required to effect
such  registration of Seller's Shares.  Netsmart will provide Seller with copies
of such registration statement and any amendments thereto and all correspondence
received by it from the  Commission  with respect  thereto,  promptly  after the
filing or receipt  thereof.  Netsmart will use its best efforts to keep any such
registration statement current and effective until the Registration  Termination
Date.  Netsmart shall bear all of the costs and expenses in connection  with any
such  registration  of securities  pursuant to this Section,  except that Seller
will bear all of the fees and  expenses of its counsel and  accountants  and any
transfer taxes or underwriting  discounts or commissions  applicable to sales of
Seller's Shares pursuant thereto.

        (c) Following the effective date of the registration  statement referred
to in Section  10(b) above,  Netsmart  shall  forthwith  supply Seller with such
number of prospectuses  meeting the  requirements of the Securities Act as shall
be reasonably requested by Seller to permit Seller to make a public distribution
of the Seller's  Shares from time to time,  provided  that Seller shall  furnish
Netsmart, in writing, with all appropriate  information  reasonably requested by
Netsmart,  in writing,  concerning  Seller,  Seller's Shares,  and the manner in
which Seller  proposes to offer and sell such shares in connection with any such
registration  statement.  Netsmart  will also use its best  efforts  to  qualify
Seller's Shares for sale through securities  broker-dealers,  at its expense, in
five  states  (other  than  California,  Florida  and  Texas)  as  Seller  shall
reasonably  request,  in order to effect public sales of the Seller's  Shares in
such states except that Netsmart  shall not be required to qualify  generally to
do business as a foreign  corporation  in any such  jurisdiction  where it would
not,  but for the  requirements  of this  Section  10(c),  be obligated to be so
qualified,  to subject itself to taxation in such  jurisdiction or to consent to
general service of process in any such jurisdiction. Netsmart shall also prepare
and file with the Commission, at its expense, such amendments and supplements to
any such registration statement and prospectus that may be used pursuant to this
Section 10(b) as may be necessary to keep such  registration  statement  current
and effective  pursuant to the provisions of this Section until the Registration
Termination  Date and will notify  Seller at such time as, for any  reason,  the
prospectus  relating  to sales of  Seller's  Shares  is no  longer  current  and
effective, and the reason therefor.

        (d) In addition,  until the Registration Termination Date, Netsmart will
include  Seller's Shares in any  registration  statement that it might file with
the Commission  (other than a  registration  statement on Form S-4 or S-8 or any
subsequent form relating to employee benefit plans or mergers or  acquisitions),
subject  to  customary  underwriter  exclusions  and/or  lock-ups  with  respect
thereto.  Netsmart  shall provide  Seller with written notice at least two weeks
prior to the filing of any such  registration  statement and will include in any
such registration  statement all such information as may be required to permit a
public sale by Seller of Seller's  Shares.  If the  underwriter  of any offering
which is the  subject  of any  such  registration  statement  shall  permit  the
inclusion in such  registration  statement of only a limited number of shares of
Netsmart's  Common  Stock by  selling  stockholders,  to the  extent  that  such
underwriter  permits any such  shares to be  included  in any such  registration
statement,  Netsmart shall include  Seller's Shares and the shares to be sold by
all  persons  exercising  "piggy-back"  or  similar  registration  rights,  on a
proportional  basis,  based upon the number of shares of Netsmart's Common Stock
which each such person proposes to include in any such  registration  statement.
Netsmart shall keep any such registration  statement current and effective for a
period of not less than one year from the  effective  date  thereof (or any such
longer or  shorter  period as  Netsmart  may keep  such  registration  statement
current and  effective for other  selling  stockholders),  or until the Seller's
Shares have been sold, whichever first occurs.

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        (e) Netsmart shall defend,  indemnify and hold harmless  Seller and each
affiliate,  officer, director, employee and agent of the Seller, any underwriter
or  broker-dealer  (as defined in the Securities  Act), who may purchase from or
sell any of  Seller's  Shares  for the  Seller,  and each  person,  if any,  who
controls such Seller or such underwriter or broker-dealer (within the meaning of
the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), from and
against any and all losses,  claims,  damages,  liabilities,  costs and expenses
(including  attorneys'  fees) (the "Losses")  caused by any untrue  statement or
alleged  untrue  statement  of a material  fact  contained  in any  registration
statement filed by Netsmart with the Commission  pursuant to this Section 10, or
any prospectus included therein or any related application or other filing under
any state  securities law, or by any omission or alleged  omission  therein of a
material fact required to be stated  therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading to which Seller or any of such persons may become subject
under the Securities  Act, the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange  Act"),  or any other  Federal or state law,  rule or  regulation,  at
common law or  otherwise,  except  insofar as such Losses are caused by any such
untrue  statement or alleged  untrue  statement or omission or alleged  omission
which is based  upon  information  furnished  or  required  to be  furnished  to
Netsmart by Seller or any of such persons or entities  expressly  for use in any
such registration statement.

        (f) Seller and COTG shall  jointly and severally  defend,  indemnify and
hold  harmless   Netsmart,   its  directors,   each  officer  signing  any  such
registration  statement,  each person,  if any, who controls Netsmart within the
meaning of the Securities  Act or the Exchange Act, any managing  underwriter or
underwriter  (and each  person who  controls  the  managing  underwriter  or the
underwriter  within the meaning of the  Securities Act or the Exchange Act), and
each other person whose  securities  are being  offered or sold pursuant to such
registration statement, from and against any and all Losses caused by any untrue
statement or alleged  untrue  statement of a material fact contained in any such
registration  statement or any  prospectus  required to be filed or furnished in
connection therewith, or any related application or other filing under any state
securities law, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated  therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not  misleading  to which  Netsmart,  or any of such  persons may become
subject  under the  Securities  Act, the  Securities  Exchange Act, or any other
Federal or state law, rule or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as
such Losses are caused by any such untrue  statement or alleged untrue statement
or omission or alleged  omission  which is based upon  information  furnished to
Netsmart  by Seller,  in  writing,  expressly  for use in any such  registration
statement.

        (g) If any action or claim  shall be brought or  asserted by a person or
entity entitled to indemnification  pursuant to Sections 10(e) or 10(f) above (a
"Section  10  Indemnified  Party")  against any person or entity who or which is
responsible to provide  indemnification  thereunder (a "Section 10  Indemnifying
Party"),  the provisions of Sections  15(d),  15(e) and 15(f) shall apply to any
such action or claim.

        (h) If the  indemnification  provided  for in this  Section is held by a
court of competent  jurisdiction  to be  unavailable to a Section 10 Indemnified
Party with respect to any Loss, then the Section 10 Indemnifying  Party, in lieu
of indemnifying such Section 10 Indemnified  Party thereunder,  shall contribute
to the amount paid or payable by such Section 10  Indemnified  Party as a result
of such Loss in such  proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault
of the  Section  10  Indemnifying  Party,  on the one hand,  and the  Section 10
Indemnified  Party,  on the other hand,  in  connection  with the matters  which
resulted in such Loss, as well as any other relevant  equitable  considerations.
The  relevant  fault of the  Section 10  Indemnifying  Party and the  Section 10
Indemnified  Party shall be  determined  by reference  to,  among other  things,
whether the untrue or

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alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission, or alleged omission
to state a material  fact  relates to  information  supplied  by the  Section 10
Indemnifying  Party or by the  Section  10  Indemnified  Party  and the  party's
relative intent, knowledge,  access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such statements or omissions.

        (i) Netsmart's  registration  obligations under this Section 10 shall be
binding upon it with respect to Seller's  Shares,  whether or not the Management
Investors or Netsmart  purchase any of the Common  Shares or whether or not this
Agreement  is  terminated  pursuant  to  Section  13  hereof,   except  for  any
termination  pursuant to Section  13(a)(i) or (iii)  hereof.  In  addition,  the
indemnification  provided  for by this Section  shall be a continuing  right and
obligation to indemnification and shall survive the registration and sale of any
of Seller's Shares by any person entitled to  indemnification  hereunder and the
termination of this Agreement.

        (j) The foregoing  obligations  are contingent upon Seller (i) providing
Netsmart with such  information  as Netsmart  reasonably  requests,  in writing,
concerning  Seller,  the shares it owns and the manner in which it  proposes  to
offer and sell such shares.

11.     Negotiations or Sale Prohibited.

        Neither COTG,  Seller,  their  respective  majority owned  subsidiaries,
companies  which are majority  owned by such  subsidiaries,  nor the  directors,
officers, agents or advisors of any of them (other than Netsmart) shall, without
the written consent of the Management  Investors and Netsmart (a) negotiate,  or
directly or indirectly  solicit,  entertain,  propose to enter into, or continue
any  negotiations,  or enter into any agreement or understanding  with any party
which provides for or relates to the sale, pledge or other disposition of any of
the  Common  Shares or the  Preferred  Shares or (b) sell,  pledge or  otherwise
dispose of any of the Common Shares or the Preferred Shares; provided,  however,
(i) if the  Management  Investors and Netsmart  terminate this Agreement for any
reason other than a breach by Seller or Seller's  failure to fulfill a condition
for which it is responsible,  or (ii) if Seller terminates this Agreement due to
a breach by the  Management  Investors or Netsmart or their failure to fulfill a
condition for which they are responsible,  Seller will no longer be bound by the
foregoing  restrictions.  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  if this Agreement is
terminated  by the  Management  Investors  and  Netsmart  pursuant to clause (i)
above,  the above  restrictions  will be binding  upon COTG and Seller  only for
thirty (30) days thereafter.

12.     Confidentiality.

        (a) Each of the parties hereto shall hold in  confidence,  and shall not
disclose, any non-public information about the business of the other, learned or
discovered   during  the  course  of  the   negotiations  of  the   transactions
contemplated  hereby,  except to the extent  required by applicable law, rule or
regulation.  The timing and contents of any  announcements,  press releases,  or
other public statements concerning the proposed transactions and related matters
will occur upon,  and be  determined  by,  mutual  agreement  and consent of the
parties, whenever possible, which agreement and consent will not be unreasonably
withheld,  conditioned or delayed.  Each of the parties shall cooperate with the
other parties  concerning any such  announcement,  press release or other public
statement,  and  with  respect  to  any  discussions  with  regulatory  agencies
involving this Agreement or the transactions  contemplated hereby. Neither COTG,
Seller nor  Netsmart  shall be required to obtain any consent from each other to
file any such reports or forms as are required to be filed under applicable law.

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        (b) Netsmart and the Management Investors agree to maintain the Fairness
Opinion in confidence and not to, directly or indirectly, disclose such opinion,
or the  contents  thereof,  in any  written or oral  communication  to any third
party, except to the extent it is required to be disclosed by applicable law.

13.     Termination.

        (a) This  Agreement  may be  terminated  at any time prior to any of the
Closings:

               (i)    by mutual written consent of the parties;

               (ii) by any party hereto on written  notice to the other parties,
if such Closing shall not have been  consummated  on the date specified for such
Closing  in  Section  2  hereof;  provided,  however,  any such  Closing  may be
adjourned for good cause shown for up to five (5) business days at the option of
any party on written notice to the other parties  specifying such causes, or, to
such later date as all parties may agree, in writing; provided, further, that in
the case of a termination  under this clause (ii),  the party  terminating  this
Agreement shall not then be in material default of this Agreement.  For purposes
hereof,  the  failure  or  inability  of the  Management  Investors  to have the
necessary funds  available to pay Seller the purchase  price,  when due, for the
Common Shares pursuant to Section 1 hereof,  shall not constitute  "good cause".
Furthermore,  any  termination  of this  Agreement  pursuant to this clause (ii)
shall not constitute a waiver or release by the party terminating this Agreement
against the party who is then in breach or default of this Agreement.

               (iii) by the Management  Investors or Netsmart,  if (A) there has
been a material  misrepresentation,  or a material  default by Seller under this
Agreement,  or (B) any of the conditions set forth in Section 6 has not been met
or  waived  on or  before  the  applicable  Closing,  and,  in  such  case,  the
terminating party is not then in material default of its obligations  hereunder;
or

               (iv)   by   Seller,   if  (A)   there   has   been   a   material
misrepresentation  or material  default by the Management  Investors or Netsmart
under this  Agreement,  or (B) any of the  conditions set forth in Section 7 has
not been met or waived on or before the applicable  Closing,  and, in such case,
Seller is not then in material default of its obligations hereunder.

        (b) Upon the  termination of this Agreement as provided in clause (i) of
subparagraph  (a) hereof,  this Agreement shall forthwith  become void and there
shall be no  liability  or  obligation  on the part of any party hereto or their
respective directors, officers, employees, agents or other representatives.

        (c) In the event of the  termination  of this  Agreement  as provided in
clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) of subparagraph (a) hereof,  such termination  shall
be without  prejudice  to any rights that the  terminating  party or parties may
have against the breaching  party or parties or any other person under the terms
of this Agreement or otherwise. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
if the  Management  Investors and Netsmart  receive the  documents  specified in
Section 8 to be delivered by Seller at the First Closing or Second  Closing,  no
termination  of this  Agreement,  including any  termination  by the  Management
Investors or Netsmart,  shall  terminate the  obligations  of (i) the Management
Investors to complete the purchases of the Common Shares to be purchased by them
at the First and Second Closings,  or (ii) Netsmart's  registration  obligations
pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 hereof.

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14.  Survival  of  Representation  and  Warranties.   The   representations  and
warranties of the parties hereto  contained in this Agreement  shall survive the
Closings and the consummation of the transactions  contemplated  hereby (and any
examination  or  investigation  of any party hereto by or on behalf of any other
party hereto) until the second anniversary of the Third Closing Date.

15.     Indemnification.

        (a) Seller and COTG shall, jointly and severally,  defend, indemnify and
hold harmless Netsmart and the Management Investors and each person who controls
Netsmart  within the meaning of the  Securities Act from and against any losses,
claims, liabilities, costs and expenses (collectively, "Damages") arising out of
or  resulting   from:   (i)  any   inaccuracy  in  or  breach  of  any  material
representation or warranty made by Seller or COTG in this Agreement; or (ii) the
failure  of Seller or COTG to  perform  or  observe  any  material  covenant  or
agreement to be performed or observed by Seller pursuant to this Agreement.

        (b) Netsmart shall defend,  indemnify and hold harmless Seller, COTG and
their respective officers,  directors,  employees and agents and each person who
controls  Seller or COTG  within  the  meaning  of the  Securities  Act from and
against any Damages  arising out of or resulting  from: (i) any inaccuracy in or
breach of any  material  representation  or  warranty  made by  Netsmart in this
Agreement;  or (ii) the failure by  Netsmart to perform or observe any  material
covenant or agreement to be performed by it pursuant to this Agreement.

        (c) The Management Investors,  severally and not jointly,  shall defend,
indemnify  and  hold  harmless  Seller,  COTG  and  their  respective  officers,
directors,  employees  and agents and each  person who  controls  Seller or COTG
within the meaning of the  Securities  Act from and against any Damages  arising
out of or  resulting  from:  (i) any  inaccuracy  in or breach  of any  material
representation  or warranty made by the Management  Investors in this Agreement;
or (ii) the  failure by the  Management  Investors  to  perform  or observe  any
material  covenant  or  agreement  to be  performed  by  them  pursuant  to this
Agreement.

        (d) If any party entitled to be indemnified  pursuant to this Section 15
(an "Indemnified  Party") receives notice of the assertion by any third party of
any claim or of the  commencement by any such third party of any proceeding (any
such claim or proceeding being referred to herein as an ("Indemnifiable  Claim")
with respect to which another party hereto (an  "Indemnifying  Party") is or may
be obligated to provide  indemnification,  the Indemnified  Party shall promptly
notify  the   Indemnifying   Party  in  writing  (the  "Claim  Notice")  of  the
Indemnifiable Claim; provided, that the failure to provide such notice shall not
relieve or otherwise affect the obligation of the Indemnifying  Party to provide
indemnification  hereunder,  except  to the  extent  that any  Damages  directly
resulted from or were caused by such failure.

        (e) The Indemnifying Party shall have ten (10) days after receipt of the
Claim  Notice to  undertake,  conduct and  control,  through  counsel of its own
choosing,  and at its expense,  the  settlement or defense of the  Indemnifiable
Claim  described  therein,  and the  Indemnified  Party shall cooperate with the
Indemnifying party in connection therewith;  provided, however, the Indemnifying
Party shall permit the  Indemnified  Party to participate in such  settlement or
defense through counsel chosen by the Indemnified  Party (subject to the consent
of the  Indemnifying  Party,  which consent shall not be unreasonably  withheld,
conditioned  or  delayed),  provided  that the fees and expenses of such counsel
shall be borne by the  Indemnified  Party,  unless  (i) the  employment  of such
counsel has

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been  specifically  authorized by the  Indemnifying  Party, in writing,  and the
Indemnifying  Party shall have agreed in writing to pay such fees and  expenses,
or (ii) the named parties to any such  proceeding  relating to an  Indemnifiable
Claim include both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying  Party and, in the
judgment  of  counsel  for  the  Indemnifying  Party,  it is  advisable  for the
Indemnified  Party to be  represented  by separate  counsel (in which case,  the
Indemnifying  Party  shall  not have the  right to assume  the  defense  of such
proceeding on behalf of the Indemnified Party and, in such case, such legal fees
and  expenses  shall  be  borne  by  the  Indemnifying  Party),  and  (iii)  the
Indemnifying  Party  shall  not  settle  any  Indemnifiable  Claim  without  the
Indemnified Party's consent,  which consent shall not be unreasonably  withheld,
conditioned  or  delayed.  So  long  as the  Indemnifying  Party  is  vigorously
contesting any such  Indemnifiable  Claim in good faith,  the Indemnified  Party
shall not pay or settle such claim  without the  Indemnifying  Party's  consent,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

        (f) If the  Indemnifying  Party does not notify  the  Indemnified  Party
within  ten (10)  days  after  receipt  of the  Claim  Notice  that it elects to
undertake  the  defense  of  the  Indemnifiable  Claim  described  therein,  the
Indemnified  Party shall have the right to  contest,  settle or  compromise  the
Indemnifiable Claim in the exercise of its reasonable discretion; provided, that
the Indemnified  Party shall notify the Indemnifying  Party of any compromise or
settlement of any such Indemnifiable Claim.

16.     Miscellaneous.

        (a) Notices.  All notices,  requests,  consents and other communications
required  under this Agreement  (the  "Notices"),  shall be given in writing and
shall be either delivered personally, receipt acknowledged, or mailed, certified
mail return  receipt  requested,  or  delivered by  overnight  courier  service,
receipt  acknowledged,  to the parties  hereto at the  following  addresses  (or
facsimile  number),  or at such other  address or facsimile  number as any party
hereto  designates by written  notice to the other parties hereto which is given
in the manner prescribed in this Section 16(a), and shall be deemed to have been
given upon delivery,  if delivered personally or by courier service or three (3)
days  after  mailing,  if  mailed,  as  aforesaid,  or upon  receipt  if sent by
facsimile:

        To COTG or
        Seller:               Consolidated Technology Group Ltd.
                              160 Broadway
                              New York, New York 10038
                              Attn: Seymour Richter, President
                              Fax No. 212-233-5023

                                     -and-

                              Consolidated Technology Group Ltd.
                              2424 North Federal Highway, Suite 110
                              Boca Raton, FL 33431
                              Attn: George W. Mahoney, Chief Financial Officer
                              Fax No. 561-347-5352

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        With copies to:       Robert Blessey, Esq.
                              51 Lyon Ridge Road
                              Katonah, New York, 10536
                              Fax No. 1-914-232-0647

To the Management Investors:  Anthony Grisanti
                              146 Nassau Avenue
                              Islip, New York 11751
                              Fax No. 516-968-2123

With copies to:               Berlack, Israels & Liberman LLP
                              120 West 45th Street
                              New York, New York 10036
                              Attention: Martin S. Siegel, Esq.
                              Fax No. 212-704-0196

To Netsmart:                  Netsmart Technologies, Inc.
                              146 Nassau Avenue
                              Islip, New York 11751
                              Attention: James L. Conway, President
                              Fax No. 516-968-2123

With copies to:               Berlack, Israels & Liberman LLP
                              120 West 45th Street
                              New York, New York 10036
                              Attention: Martin S. Siegel, Esq.
                              Fax No. 212-704-0196

        Any  Notice  to  a  Substitute  Purchaser  shall  be  provided  to  such
Substitute  Purchaser  at the  address  set  forth in the  Substitute  Purchaser
Assignment of such purchaser.

        (b)  Interpretation.  The  parties  have  jointly  participated  in  the
negotiation  and  drafting  of this  Agreement.  In the event any  ambiguity  or
question of intent or interpretation  arises,  this Agreement shall be construed
as if drafted  jointly by the  parties and no  presumptions  or burdens of proof
shall  arise  favoring  any  party by  virtue  of the  authorship  of any of the
provisions of this  Agreement.  Any reference to any federal,  state,  local, or
foreign  statute  or law  shall  be  deemed  also  to  refer  to all  rules  and
regulations promulgated thereunder,  unless the context requires otherwise. Each
defined term used in this  Agreement  has a comparable  meaning when used in its
plural or singular form. Each  gender-specific term used herein has a comparable
meaning whether used in a masculine,  feminine or gender-neutral  form. The term
"include" and its  derivatives  shall have the same  construction  as the phrase
"include,  without  limitation,"  and  its  derivatives.  The  Section  headings
contained in this  Agreement are inserted for  convenience of reference only and
shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

        (c)  Governing  Law.  This  Agreement,  having  been  signed  and  to be
performed in New York,  shall be construed and enforced in  accordance  with and
shall be interpreted by the internal laws of the State of New York.

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        (d) Waiver. No restriction, condition, obligation or provision contained
in this Agreement  shall be deemed to have been abrogated or waived by reason of
any failure to enforce the same,  irrespective  of the number of  violations  or
breaches thereof which may occur.

        (e) Severability.  The provisions hereof shall be deemed independent and
severable, and the invalidity or partial invalidity or enforceability of any one
provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision
hereof.

        (f)  Non-assignability.  None of the parties  may assign this  Agreement
without  the  consent of the other  parties,  except  that (i) on prior  written
notice to Seller,  the Management  Investors may assign to Netsmart or to one or
more Substitute  Purchasers selected by the Management Investors their rights to
purchase  the Common  Shares to be purchased  at the Second  Closing  and/or the
Third Closing  hereunder,  and (ii) on prior written notice to Netsmart,  Seller
may sell or assign its right,  title and ownership interest in and to any or all
of the shares of common stock of Netsmart owned by it (and the  registration and
indemnification  rights  relating  thereto)  to  a  Permitted  Transferee.  This
Agreement  shall be binding  upon and shall  inure to the benefit of the parties
and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

        (g) Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,  each
of which shall be  considered an original,  but all of which shall  constitute a
single agreement.

        (h) Fees and Expenses. Each of the parties shall pay its own fees, costs
and expenses  incurred in connection with the transactions  contemplated by this
Agreement,  except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement,  or in
the event any action or proceeding  to enforce this  Agreement is brought by any
of the parties hereto,  the party  prevailing in such action or proceeding shall
be  entitled  to  reimbursement  of all of its  costs in  connection  therewith,
including its counsel fees and disbursements.

        (i) Brokers.  Seller and COTG  represent and warrant to Netsmart and the
Management  Investors  that no broker or finder is entitled to any  brokerage or
finder's fee or other  commission or fee based upon  arrangements  or agreements
made by or on behalf of Seller or COTG in connection  with this Agreement or any
of the transactions  contemplated hereby.  Netsmart and the Management Investors
represent and warrant to Seller and COTG that no broker or finder is entitled to
any brokerage or finder's fee or other commission or fee based upon arrangements
or agreements  made by or on behalf of Netsmart or the  Management  Investors in
connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

        (j)  Entire  Agreement;  Amendment.  This  Agreement  and  the  exhibits
attached  hereto,  and the  documents  required to be  delivered  at the several
Closings  hereunder,  all of which are made a part  hereof,  contain  the entire
agreement  between the parties  with  respect to the  transactions  contemplated
herein,  and supersede the Letter of Agreement  dated  February 26, 1999 and all
prior  agreements  and  understandings  including  any letters of intent or term
sheets between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of
the date first above written.

SIS CAPITAL CORP.

By:   ______________________

Name: ______________________


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Its:  _____________________


CONSOLIDATED TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.

By:   _____________________

Name: _____________________

Its:  _____________________


NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

By:   _____________________

Name: _____________________

Its:  _____________________


/S/Edward D. Bright
- -------------------------------------
Edward D. Bright, Management Investor


/S/ James L. Conway
- -------------------------------------
James L. Conway, Management Investor


/S/ Anthony Grisanti
- -------------------------------------
Anthony Grisanti, Management Investor


/S/ Anthony Grisanti
- ---------------------------
        ANTHONY GRISANTI

ON BEHALF OF THE FOLLOWING MANAGEMENT
INVESTORS:

/S/ Edward Bright
- ---------------------------
        EDWARD BRIGHT


/S/ John Phillips
- ---------------------------
        JOHN PHILLIPS


/S/ Nancy Brill
- ---------------------------
        NANCY BRILL


/S/ Gerald Koop
- ---------------------------
        GERALD KOOP


/S/ James Conway
- ---------------------------
        JAMES CONWAY

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/S/ Anthony Grisanti
- --------------------------
        ANTHONY GRISANTI

/S/ Jospeh McGovern
- --------------------------
        JOSEPH McGOVERN



/S/ Alan Tillinghast
- ---------------------------
        ALAN TILLINGHAST


/S/ Oscar Schachter
- ----------------------------
        OSCAR SCHACHTER


/S/ Lew Cordina
- ----------------------------
        LEW CORDINA


/S/ James Gargiulo
- ----------------------------
        JAMES GARGIULO


/S/ Nick Burford
- ----------------------------
        NICK BURFORD


/S/ Mary Morse
- ----------------------------
        MARY MORSE


/S/ Joseph Sicinski
- ------------------------------
        JOSEPH SICINSKI


/S/ Charles Gibson
- ------------------------------
        CHARLES GIBSON


/S/ John Friel
- ------------------------------
        JOHN FRIEL


/S/ John Hunter
- ------------------------------
        JOHN HUNTER


/S/ Rich Labell
- ------------------------------
        RICH LABELL


/S/ Fred Melton
- ------------------------------
        FRED MELTON


/S/ Ron Marge
- ------------------------------
        RON MARGE

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/S/ Lorraine Semsky
- ------------------------------
        LORRAINE SEMSKY


/S/ Dr. Bernard Greenblatt
- --------------------------------
DR. BERNARD GREENBLATT, TRUSTEE
BERNARD GREENBLATT LIVING TRUST
     DATED 07/15/96


/S/ Gary Barber
- --------------------------------
        GARY BARBER


/S/ John Langley
- --------------------------------
JOHN LANGLEY
LANGLEY PRODUCTIONS


/S/ Richard Knoll / Michele Knoll
- --------------------------------
RICHARD AND MICHELE KNOLL


/S/ Richard Knoll / Susan Smith
- --------------------------------
KNOLL-SMITH PARTNERSHIP
     RICHARD KNOLL & SUSAN SMITH


/S/ Leonard Davidson
- --------------------------------
LEONARD DAVIDSON
LEONARD & BERNICE DAVIDSON FAMILY TRUST


/S/ Jeffrey Ames / Elizabeth Ames
- --------------------------------
    JEFFREY & ELIZABETH AMES


/S/ Kenneth Sheiffer
- --------------------------------
        KENNETH SHEIFFER




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