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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 10-K

              ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                   For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999

                         Commission File Number 0-21177

                           NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                                        13-3680154
        (State or other jurisdiction of                   (I.R.S. Employer
        incorporation or organization)                    Identification Number)

        146 Nassau Avenue, Islip, NY                        11751
        (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)

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

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  ___

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

    Title of Each Class                 Outstanding shares as of March 15, 2000
    -------------------                 ---------------------------------------
    Common Stock, par value                    3,116,167
    $.01 per share

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months,  (or for such shorter  period that the  Registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes_X_        No__

Indicate by a check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S - K is not contained herein,  and will not be contained,  to the
best of registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ]

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Part III is incorporated  by reference from the  registrant's  definitive  proxy
statement in connection with its 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed
within 120 days of the close of the registrant's fiscal year.

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                                     PART I

Item 1.  Business

Introduction

Netsmart   Technologies,   Inc.  is  a  leader  in  the   design,   development,
implementation  and  licensing  of  management   information   systems  for  the
behavioral health care industry through our wholly-owned  operating  subsidiary,
Creative Socio-Medics.  These products are supported under long-term maintenance
agreements.  Our Windows and client server-based  systems provide  comprehensive
healthcare  information  technology  solutions  which include  billing,  patient
tracking and scheduling for inpatient and  outpatient  environments,  as well as
clinical  documentation  and  medical  record  generation  and  management.  Our
marketing is directed  primarily at such providers of behavioral health services
as state  behavioral  health  agencies,  mental health clinics,  substance abuse
clinics,  methadone  maintenance  clinics,   psychiatric  hospitals,  and  other
specialty care inpatient and outpatient providers.

We have an established  nationwide customer base,  including state agencies that
have responsibility for providing  behavioral  healthcare services in 14 states.
Revenue grew from $13.1 million in 1998 to $21.3 million in 1999, an increase of
61% , while income from  continuing  operations  increased from $413,000 to $1.6
million.

Business Strategy

We  believe  that we are  one of the  most  established  suppliers  of  practice
management  solutions  to the  behavioral  health care  industry.  Our  software
solutions  are  utilized  by more than 500  provider  institutions  that  employ
approximately  50,000  clinicians.  Many of  these  facilities  represent  large
provider  agencies such as state hospitals and behavioral  health care networks.
We believe that a significant  percentage  of the mental  health  practitioners,
such as sole  practitioners  and  small  group  practices  and  clinics,  do not
effectively  use  automation  in the  management  of their  clinician  practice,
principally  because we believe that the available systems are expensive and are
not user-friendly.

We intend to expand our product line to integrate our enterprise-wide  solutions
with Internet  technology and provide application service provider solutions for
use by both large provider agencies and sole practitioners,  smaller clinics and
group  practices.  We also  plan to offer  databases  designed  to  provide  all
clinicians  with  access  to  industry   standard   libraries  via  our  planned
application  service  provider  portal.  We  believe  that  these  products  can
significantly  increase  our  potential  client  base and can  provide us with a
source of ongoing revenue.

The  two  major  segments  of  the  behavioral   healthcare   marketplace   that
underutilize information technologies are:

*    Single to small psychiatric practices that cannot afford nor have the staff
     to support traditional comprehensive client-server products.

*    Clinicians who require  decision  support data guides to facilitate  client
     assessment,  treatment  guidelines for specific populations and documenting
     patient progress and outcomes.

The Internet has emerged as the major structure for addressing and accessing new
markets, providing information,  education, training and effective communication
and for making complex  business  operations  more efficient and effective.  The
behavioral  healthcare  marketplace is undergoing dramatic changes. The Internet
will allow the providers,  payers and consumers to connect in more efficient and
cost  effective  ways.  Providers  will be faced with more  complex  methods and
systems of authorization  management and claims processing,  enhanced regulatory
and accreditation  requirements,  access to validated intervention and treatment
protocols and greater concern over delivery of care.

The next challenge for the Company is to increase market share and leverage this
opportunity  with  focus  on  practice  management  and  decision  support.  The
application  service  provider  solutions  and Internet  technology  can further
expand our product suite.

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Practice  Management Strategy - We plan to offer an Internet- enabled version of
its industry standard  Behavioral Health  Information  System.  This application
will be available to the more than 150,000  single and small  behavioral  health
practitioners  that currently utilize manual or limited  functionality  personal
computer based systems.  We plan to offer this product at a modest  subscription
fee and a monthly  transaction-based  service  charge.  We  believe  that we can
attract an increased client base by offering:

*    Our proven practice management applications to all providers, even the
     single office practitioner.
*    Client server, application service provider and Internet delivery
     mechanisms.

Decision  Support - By utilizing our  client-server  or  web-enabled  behavioral
health  information  system  products,  clinicians can access industry  standard
decision support libraries. It is anticipated that initial offerings may include
applications such as:

            *    Treatment planning, progress notes and training curriculum.
            *    Outcome indicator instruments

Forward - Looking Statements

The  statements  in this Form 10-K Annual  Report that are not  descriptions  of
historical  facts may be forward-  looking  statements that are subject to risks
and  uncertainties.  In particular,  statements in this Form 10-K Annual Report,
including any material  incorporated  by reference in this Form 10-K, that state
our  intentions,  beliefs,  expectations,  strategies,  predictions or any other
statements  relating  to  our  future  activities  or  other  future  events  or
conditions  are  "forward-looking  statements."  Forward-looking  statements are
subject to risks,  uncertainties and other factors,  including,  but not limited
to, those  identified  under "Risk  Factors,"  those  described in  Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations and in
any other  filings  with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  as well as
general economic conditions, any one or more of which could cause actual results
to differ materially from those stated in such statements.

Organization of the Company

We are a Delaware  corporation  formed in September  1992 under the name Medical
Services  Corp.  Our name was changed to Carte  Medical  Corporation  in October
1993,  CSMC  Corporation  in June 1995 and to  Netsmart  Technologies,  Inc.  in
February  1996. Our executive  offices are located at 146 Nassau Avenue,  Islip,
New York  11751,  telephone  (631)  968-2000.  Reference  to us and to  Netsmart
include our  subsidiary,  Creative  Socio-Medics,  unless the context  indicates
otherwise.

Risk Factors

If we are unable to obtain additional capital, we may not be able to develop our
business.

We had working  capital of $2.0  million at December  31,  1999.  We may require
additional  capital in order to expand and develop our  business and perform our
obligations  under our  agreements and purchase  orders.  We have no commitments
from any person to provide us with any such capital.  Our business may suffer if
we do not obtain the capital when it is required.

Because we are particularly  dependent upon government  contracts,  our business
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may be impaired by policies relating to entitlement programs.
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We market our health information  systems  principally to behavioral health care
facilities,  many of which are  operated  by  government  entities  and  include
entitlement  programs.  During  1999,  we  generated  55%  of our  revenue  from
contracts  with  government  agencies,  as compared  with 52% in 1998 and 35% in
1997.  Government agencies generally have the right to cancel contracts at their
convenience.  In addition,  we may lose business if government  agencies  reduce
funding for entitlement programs.

Our  business  is based on  providing  systems  relating  to  behavioral  health
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organizations,  and changes in government regulation of health care industry may
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affect the market for our systems.
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The federal and state governments have adopted numerous  regulations relating to
the health care  industry,  including  regulations  relating to the  payments to
health care  providers  for various  services,  and our systems are  designed to
provide information based on these requirements. The adoption of new regulations
can have a  significant  effect upon the  operations  of health care  providers,
particularly  those operated by state agencies.  We cannot predict the effect on
our  business of future  regulations  by  governments  and payment  practices by
government  agencies.  Furthermore,  changes in  regulations  in the health care
field may force us to modify  our  health  information  systems  to meet any new
record-keeping  or other  requirements.  If that happens,  we may not be able to
generate revenues sufficient to cover the costs of developing the modifications.

If we are not able to take advantage of technological advances, our business may
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suffer.
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Our customers require software which enables them to store, retrieve and process
very  large   quantities  of  data  and  to  provide  them  with   instantaneous
communications  among the various data bases.  Our business  requires us to take
advantage  of  recent   advances  in  software,   computer  and   communications
technology.  This technology has been developing at rapid rates in recent years,
and our future may be  dependent  upon our  ability to use and develop or obtain
rights to products  utilizing such  technology.  New technology may develop in a
manner which may make our software obsolete. Our inability to use new technology
would have a significant adverse effect upon our business.

Because of our size, we may have difficulty competing with larger companies that
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offer similar services.
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Our customers in the human services market include entitlement programs, managed
care organizations and specialty care facilities which have a need for access to
information over a distributed data network.  The software  industry in general,
and  the  health  information  software  business  in  particular,   are  highly
competitive. Other companies have the staff and resources to develop competitive
systems. We may not be able to compete  successfully with such competitors.  The
health information systems business is served by a number of major companies and
a larger number of smaller  companies.  We believe that price  competition  is a
significant factor in our ability to market our health  information  systems and
services.

Because we are dependent on our management,  the loss of key executive  officers
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could harm our business.
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Our business is largely  dependent upon our senior executive  officers,  Messrs.
James L. Conway,  president and chief  executive  officer,  Anthony F. Grisanti,
chief  financial  officer,  John F. Philips,  vice  president -- marketing,  and
Gerald O. Koop, vice president of the Company and chief executive officer of our
operating  subsidiary,  Creative  Socio-Medics Corp. Although we have employment
agreements with these officers,  the employment  agreement do not guarantee that
the officers will  continue  with us. Our business may be adversely  affected if
any of our key management personnel or other key employees left our employ.

Because we lack patent protection,  we cannot assure you that others will not be
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able to use our proprietary information in competition with us.
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We have no patent or copyright protection for our proprietary  software,  and we
rely on  non-disclosure  agreements  with our  employees.  Since our business is
dependent upon our proprietary  products,  the unauthorized use or disclosure of
this information could harm our business.

Our growth may be limited if we cannot make acquisitions.
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An important part of our growth strategy is to acquire other businesses that are
related to our current business.  Such acquisitions may be made with cash or our
securities  or a  combination  of cash and  securities.  To the  extent  that we
require  cash,  we may have to  borrow  the  funds or issue  equity.  We have no
commitments  from any financing  source and we may not be able to raise any cash
necessary to complete an acquisition.  If we fail to make any acquisitions,  our
future growth may be limited. As of the date of this Form 10-K annual report, we
do not have any agreement or understanding, either formal or informal, as to any
acquisition.

If we make any  acquisitions,  they may disrupt or have a negative impact on our
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business.
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If we make acquisitions, we could have difficulty integrating the acquired
companies' personnel and operations with our own. In addition, the key personnel
of the acquired business may not be willing to work for us.  We

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cannot predict the affect expansion may have on our core business. Regardless of
whether we are  successful  in making an  acquisition,  the  negotiations  could
disrupt our ongoing business, distract our management and employees and increase
our expenses.

We do not anticipate paying dividends on our common stock.
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We presently intend to retain future earnings, if any, in order to provide funds
for use in the operation and expansion of our business and,  accordingly,  we do
not  anticipate  paying cash  dividends on our Common  Stock in the  foreseeable
future.

The  rights of the  holders of common  stock may be  impaired  by the  potential
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issuance of preferred stock.
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Our  certificate  of  incorporation  gives our board of  directors  the right to
create new series of preferred  stock. As a result,  the board of directors may,
without  stockholder  approval,  issue  Preferred  Stock with voting,  dividend,
conversion,  liquidation or other rights which could adversely affect the voting
power and equity interest of the holders of common stock.  The preferred  stock,
which could be issued  with the right to more than one vote per share,  could be
utilized  as a method  of  discouraging,  delaying  or  preventing  a change  of
control.  The possible impact on takeover  attempts could  adversely  affect the
price of our common  stock.  Although we have no present  intention to issue any
additional shares of preferred stock or to create any series of preferred stock,
we may issue such shares in the future.  If we issue preferred stock in a manner
which dilutes the voting rights of the holders of the common stock,  our listing
on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market may be impaired.

Shares may be issued  pursuant to options  which may affect the market  price of
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our common stock.
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We may issue stock upon the  exercise of options to purchase up to an  aggregate
799,192 shares of common stock pursuant to our long-term  incentive  plans.  The
exercise of these options and the sale of the underlying  shares of common stock
may have an adverse effect upon the price of our stock.

Behavioral Health Information Systems and Services

We develop, market and support computer software which enables behavioral health
care  organizations  to provide a full range of services in a network  computing
environment.

Users  typically  purchase  one of  several  behavioral  healthcare  information
systems,  in the  form of a  perpetual  license  to use the  system,  as well as
purchasing  professional  services,  support, and maintenance.  In addition,  we
offer  third  party  hardware  and  software  pursuant  to  value  added  resale
arrangements with third party vendors. The professional services include project
management,  training,  consulting and software development services,  which are
provided  either  on a time and  material  basis or  pursuant  to a  fixed-price
contract. The software development services may require the adaptation of health
care  information  technology  systems to meet the specific  requirements of the
customer.

Our typical  license for a  behavioral  health  information  system  ranges from
$10,000 to $100,000 for single facility  healthcare  organization to $250,000 to
$1,000,000 for multi-unit and state operated health care organizations.  Revenue
from license fees were approximately  $2,228,000, or 10.5% of revenue, for 1999,
$2,270,000,  or 17.3% of revenue for 1998 and $737,000,  or 9.6% of revenue, for
1997. Our 1999 Contracts had a longer term than our 1998 Contracts  resulting in
a income recognition over a longer period. A customer's  purchase order may also
include third party hardware or software.  Revenue from hardware and third party
software accounted for approximately  $5,915,000, or 27.8% of revenue, for 1999,
$2,610,000,  or 19.8% of revenue, for 1998 and $1,078,000,  or 14.1% of revenue,
for 1997.

In  addition  to our  behavioral  healthcare  information  systems  and  related
services,  we offer  processing  services  to  substance  abuse  facilities  and
maintain a data center facility at which its personnel  perform data entry, data
processing and produce  operations  reports for smaller substance abuse clinics.
Our data center revenue was approximately  $1,908,000,  or 9.0% of revenue,  for
1999,  $2,164,000  or 16.4% of  revenue,  for 1998 and  $2,235,000,  or 29.3% of
revenue, for 1997.

Maintenance  services have generated  increasing  revenue and have become a more
significant  portion  of our  business  since  most  purchasers  of health  care
information system licenses also purchase maintenance service.

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Maintenance revenue increases as existing customers purchase additional licenses
and new customers  purchase their initial software  licenses.  By agreement with
our customers, we provide telephone help services and maintain and upgrade their
software.  Maintenance  contracts  may  require  modifications  to meet  any new
federal and state reporting  requirements which become effective during the term
of the  maintenance  contract.  We do not  maintain the hardware and third party
software sold to our customers, but we provide a telephone help line service for
certain third party software, which we license to our customers. Our maintenance
revenue was approximately $2,258,000, or 10.6% of revenue, for 1999, $1,432,000,
or 10.9% of revenue,  for 1998 and  $1,280,000,  or 16.8% of revenue,  for 1997.
Since  maintenance  revenues log license and  implementation  revenues this area
will substantially increase in 2000.

We currently offer four product modules that provide a range of core application
requirements for behavioral  healthcare  providers.  These products consist of a
suite of complete information technology  applications developed by us, together
with  software  provided  by others  which  enables us to offer  enterprise-wide
solutions to the behavioral  health industry.  The products will be offered in a
variety of delivery modes.

        *   Behavioral  Healthcare   Information  System  -  This  system  is  a
            comprehensive   solution  providing  patient  management  functions,
            billing, tracking, scheduling, and reporting for inpatient treatment
            facilities.

        *   Clinician  Workstation - This  workstation  provides  clinician with
            documentation  and medical record management  including  assessment,
            care  planning,  progress  notes and on-line  medical  records.  The
            clinician  workstation is our  electronic  medical record system for
            behavioral health, which integrates the clinical tools necessary for
            an interdisciplinary approach to the delivery of human services.

        *   The M4 Clinical  Management  System - Pursuant to a joint  marketing
            agreement with Mallinckrodt  Pharmaceutical  Specialties, a division
            of Mallinckrodt Inc., we offer a solution for dispensing, admissions
            and medical records,  counselor and reception/security  specifically
            for  methadone  clinics.  M4  integrates  with our other  behavioral
            health products.

        *   Managed Care  Products - On January 25, 2000, we acquired the Connex
            suite of managed care and employee  assistance  program  information
            systems from Behavioral  Health Partners,  Inc. These modules can be
            installed on a personal computer,  connected to a local or wide area
            communications  network  or  offered  through  the  Internet  in  an
            application  service  provider basis.  The managed care and employee
            assistance  program modules include such features as service request
            management,  contact tracking (patients,  providers, others), import
            of eligibility information by contract, provider search by location,
            specialty,  contract,  hospital privileges,  claims adjudication and
            payment.

All of these  products have been accepted in the  marketplace  by an established
user base, and we believe that our  Window-based  products are Year 2000 ("Y2K")
compliant.

Markets and Marketing

The market for  behavioral  health  information  systems  and  related  services
consists of both private and publicly  operated  providers  offering hospital or
community-based  outpatient  behavioral  healthcare  services.  These healthcare
providers require a healthcare information systems to administer their programs.
We believe that there are at least 15,000 behavioral healthcare providers in the
United   States,   including   public  and   private   hospitals,   private  and
community-based residential facilities and Federal, state and local governmental
agencies.

Many  long-term  behavioral  healthcare  facilities  are operated by  government
entities and include those operated as part of entitlement programs.  During the
years ended December 31, 1999,  1998 and 1997,  approximately  55.0%,  52.0% and
35.0%,  respectively,  of revenue was generated from  contracts with  government
agencies.  Contracts with government agencies generally include provisions which
permit  the  contracting  agency to cancel  the  contract  for its  convenience,
although we have not  experienced a termination for convenience in the last five
years.

In addition to these major behavioral healthcare  providers,  there are a larger
number of sole practitioners, group practices and smaller clinics which may also
require behavioral healthcare facilities. We intend to market our Internet-based
systems to these potential customers.

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We believe that the demand for information technology solutions is increasing as
managed  care  exerts  pressure  on  healthcare  providers  to lower  healthcare
delivery costs while expanding the availability of services.  In order to remain
competitive,  the behavioral health delivery networks need detailed clinical and
management  information  systems  that enable  providers  within the networks to
maintain a broad scope of accurate  medical and  financial  information,  manage
costs and deliver  quality care  efficiently.  In addition,  the need to upgrade
existing  systems  to meet the  increased  demand for data  processing  needs of
managed care and regulatory  oversight has also resulted in an increased  demand
for behavioral health care information  technology.  These data processing needs
include  analysis  of  patient  assessments,  maintenance  of  patient  records,
administration  of  patient  treatment  plans and the  overall  coordination  of
patient case management.

We coordinate our marketing effort with the state agencies and other major users
of our systems.  Our state agency  clients  formed a State Systems  Association,
presently  consisting of state  organizations  or agencies  from 14 states.  The
association's  members work with our  management to assess and determine  future
requirements in both patient managed care coordination and regulatory reporting.

For the year ended December 31, 1999, one customer  accounted for  approximately
$3.8 million or 18% of our revenue.  For the year ended December 31, 1998,  this
same customer accounted for $2.1 million or 16% of our revenue.  No one customer
accounted  for  more  than  10% of  revenue  in 1997.  See  "Item 7.  Management
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

At December  31, 1999 and 1998,  we had a backlog of orders,  including  ongoing
maintenance and data center  contracts,  for our behavioral  health  information
systems of $14.2 million and $16.8 million,  respectively.  A substantial amount
of the 1999 backlog is expected to be filled during 2000.

Product Development

We  incurred  product  development  costs  relating  to  our  behavioral  health
information  systems of  approximately  $800,000  in 1999,  $763,000 in 1998 and
$201,000  in 1997,  all of which was  company-sponsored.  In 1999,  we  incurred
capitalized software  development costs of approximately  $209,000 in connection
with the development of our proposed web portal services and application service
provider solutions for healthcare providers.

Competition

The healthcare software industry is highly competitive. Although we believe that
we can provide a health care facility or managed care organization with software
to enable it to perform its services more effectively,  other software companies
provide  comparable  systems  and also have the staff and  resources  to develop
competitive systems.

According to independent  consulting reports,  healthcare information technology
is an $18.0 billion  industry  served by numerous  vendors.  The dominant health
care information technology vendors have achieved annual sales of more than $1.0
billion  by  focusing  on  solutions  for  large  medical/surgical  health  care
providers, such as large hospital systems and health maintenance  organizations,
and, have not focused on the  behavioral  healthcare  industry.  We believe that
most of the presently available healthcare management software does not meet the
specific needs of the behavioral healthcare industry, and that the functionality
of our  information  systems  are  designed  to meet the  needs of this  market.
However,  the behavioral  health  information  systems business is serviced by a
number  of  companies,   some  of  which  are  better  capitalized  with  larger
infrastructure  than  Netsmart,  and we may not be able to  continue  to compete
effectively with such companies.

We have an  established  customer  base of more  than  400  clients  nationwide,
including substantial private and government providers of behavioral health care
services.  During 1998 and 1999, we signed  contracts to provide our  healthcare
information  systems  to  ten  state  agencies   responsible  for  administering
behavioral services, bringing the total of such state agencies to 14.

Government Regulations and Contracts

The federal and state governments have adopted numerous  regulations relating to
the health care  industry,  including  regulations  relating to the  payments to
health care providers for various services.  The adoption of new regulations can
have a  significant  effect upon the  operations  of health care  providers  and
insurance companies.

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Although our business is aimed at meeting certain of the problems resulting from
government  regulations  and from efforts to reduce the cost of health care,  we
cannot  predict  the effect of future  regulations  by  governments  and payment
practices by government agencies or health insurers, including reductions in the
funding for or scope of  entitlement  programs.  Any change in the  structure of
health  care in the  United  States  can have a  material  effect  on  companies
providing  services  to the health  care  industry,  including  those  providing
software.  Although we believe that the likely  direction  which may result from
the current  study of the health care  industry  would be an increased  trend to
managed care programs,  thereby  increasing  the  importance of automation,  our
business may not benefit from any changes in the industry structure. Even if the
industry  does evolve  toward more  healthcare  being  provided by managed  care
organizations,  it is possible that there will be substantial concentration in a
few very large  organizations,  which may seek to develop  their own software or
obtain software from other sources.  To the extent that the health care industry
evolves  with  greater  government-sponsored  programs  and less  privately  run
organizations,  our  business  may be adversely  affected.  Furthermore,  to the
extent that each state changes its own  regulations in the health care field, it
may be necessary for us to modify our behavioral health  information  systems to
meet  any new  record-keeping  or  other  requirements  imposed  by  changes  in
regulations, and we may not be able to generate revenues sufficient to cover the
costs of developing the modifications.

A  significant  amount  of our  business  has  been  with  government  agencies,
including  specialized  care  facilities  operated by, or under  contract  with,
government  agencies.  The decision on the part of a government  agency to enter
into a contract is dependent  upon a number of factors,  including  economic and
budgetary  problems  affecting  the  local  area,  and  government   procurement
regulations,  which may  include  the need for  approval by more than one agency
before a contract is signed. In addition,  government agencies generally include
provisions in their contracts which permit the contracting  agency to cancel the
contract  at  its  convenience.  We  have  not  experienced  a  termination  for
convenience in the last five years.

Intellectual Property Rights

We have no patent rights for our behavioral health  information system software,
but  we  rely  upon  copyright   protection   for  our  software,   as  well  as
non-disclosure  and secrecy  agreements  with our employees and third parties to
whom we  disclose  information.  We may not be able to protect  our  proprietary
rights  to our  system  and  third  parties  may  claim  rights  in the  system.
Disclosure  of the codes  used in any  proprietary  product,  whether  or not in
violation of a non-disclosure agreement,  could have a materially adverse affect
upon us, even if we are  successful  in  obtaining  injunctive  relief.  We must
continue  to  invest in  product  development,  employee  training,  and  client
support.

Employees

As of December 31, 1999, we had 138 employees,  including four  executive,  nine
sales and  marketing,  114  technical  and eleven  clerical  and  administrative
employees.

Executive Officers

        Our executive officers are as follows:


      Name                   Age         Position
      ----                   ---         --------
Edward D. Bright             63        Chairman of the Board
James L. Conway              52        President and Chief Executive Officer
Anthony F. Grisanti          50        Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and
                                       Secretary
Gerald Koop                  61        Chief Executive Officer of Creative
                                       Socio-Medics
John F. Phillips             62        Vice President - Marketing


Mr. Edward D. Bright has been chairman of the board and a director of Netsmart
since April 1998.  In April 1998, Mr. Bright was also elected as chairman,
secretary, treasurer and a director of Consolidated Technology Group Ltd., a
public company now known as The Sagemark Companies Ltd., which is engaged in
various lines of business, and a director of Trans Global Services, Inc., which
provides technical temporary staffing services.  In April, 1999, Mr. Bright
resigned as a director of Consolidated Technology Group, Ltd.

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Mr. James L. Conway has been president and a director of Netsmart since January
1996 and chief executive officer since April 1998.  From 1993 to April 1998 he
was president of S-Tech Corporation, a manufacturer of aircraft instruments for
the U.S. military and specialty vending equipment for postal, telecommunication
and other industries.  Mr. Conway was previously Vice President and member of
the Board of ITT Credit Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of ITT.  Mr.
Conway is also a director of Trans Global.

Mr.  Gerald Koop has been a director of  Netsmart  since June 1998.  He has held
management positions with our subsidiary,  Creative Socio-Medics,  for more than
the past five years, most recently as its chief executive officer, a position he
has held since 1996.

Mr.  Anthony  F.  Grisanti  has been  treasurer  of  Netsmart  since  June 1994,
secretary since February 1995 and chief financial officer since January 1996. He
was chief financial  officer of Creative  Socio-Medics  for more than five years
prior thereto.

Mr.  John F.  Phillips  has been a director of Netsmart  and vice  president  of
Creative  Socio-Medics since June 1994, when Creative  Socio-Medics was acquired
by us,  and our  vice  president-marketing  since  1996.  He was  also  our vice
president -- marketing from June 1994 to January 1996. He was a senior executive
officer and director of Creative  Socio-Medics  and its parent  company for more
than five years prior to June 1994, when it was acquired.

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Item 2.   Property

We lease office space at the following locations:

<S>                            <C>              <C>             <C>                    <C>

Location                         Purpose         Space            Annual Rental         Expiration
- --------                         -------         -----            -------------         ----------
146 Nassau Avenue                Executive       18,000           $280,000, plus 4%     12/31/03
Islip, New York                  offices         square feet      annual increases

1335 Dublin Road                 Offices         3,500            $50,000 (1)           11/30/00
Columbus, Ohio                                   square feet

18B Ledgebrook Run                 (2)           1,800            $21,000 (1)           10/31/02
Mansfield Center, Connecticut,                   square feet

7590 Fay Avenue                  Offices         1,800            $37,000, plus 6%      12/31/00
La  Jolla, California                            square feet      annual increases
- ----------
(1)     These leases provide for an annual increase in rent for operating
        expenses and real estate taxes.

(2)     These offices are no longer being used by us, and the space is being
        subleased at our cost.

We believe  that our space is  adequate  for our  immediate  needs and that,  if
additional  space is required,  it would be readily  available  on  commercially
reasonable rates.

Item 3.   Legal Proceedings

There are no material legal proceedings pending or threatened against us.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On November 18, 1999, we held our 1999 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

The following individuals were elected as directors:

Name                           Number of Votes             Broker Non Votes
Edward D. Bright                   2,634,548                   1,197,714
James L. Conway                    2,634,548                   1,197,714
John F. Phillips                   2,634,548                   1,197,714
Gerald O. Koop                     2,634,548                   1,197,714
Joseph G. Sicinski                 2,633,948                   1,197,714

The following proposals were approved as follows:
<S>                            <C>           <C>               <C>             <C>

                                                                                Broker
                                 Votes For    Votes Against      Abstain        Non Votes
Approval of the amendment
to the 1998 Long Term
Incentive Plan                   1,346,088       297,040          7,430         1,197,714

Approval of the selection of
Richard H. Eisner & Co., LLP
as independent auditors for
1999                             2,642,651       204,524          1,097         1,197,714


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                                     Part II

Item 5.  Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

Our common stock is traded on The Nasdaq  SmallCap Market under the symbol NTST.
Set forth below is the  reported  high and low sales  prices of the Common Stock
for each quarterly period during the past two years. Where applicable, the price
information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the one-for-three reverse
stock split of our common stock which became effective September 1998.

     Quarter Ending                     High Bid              Low Bid
     --------------                     --------              -------

     March 31, 1998                       3.19                  1.88
     June 30, 1998                        2.91                  1.50
     September 30, 1998                   1.41                   .81
     December 31, 1998                    3.13                   .75

     March 31, 1999                       4.91                  2.59
     June 30, 1999                        4.63                  3.50
     September 30, 1999                   7.69                  4.25
     December 31, 1999                    8.13                  6.00

As of December 31, 1999, there were approximately 1,120 holders of record of our
common stock.

We have not paid any cash dividends to the holders of our common stock since our
organization.




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Item 6.  Selected Financial Data

                                                        Year Ended December 31,
                                                        -----------------------
                                      1999         1998          1997           1996            1995
                                      ----         ----          ----           ----            ----
<S>                                <C>        <C>             <C>          <C>           <C>
                                                   (in thousands except per share data)
Selected Statements
  of Operations Data:

Revenue                             $ 21,252      $ 13,165      $  7,635        $  6,538       $ 6,751

Income (Loss) from Continuing
 Operations before interest
  and other financing costs            1,895           759          (536)    (1)  (3,614)       (1,181)

Income (Loss) from Discontinued
  Operations                             180          (217)       (2,615)           (801)         (252)

Net Income (Loss)                      1,825           196        (3,459)   (1&2) (6,579)   (3) (2,850)

Per Share Data - Diluted:
  Continuing Operations                  .47           .12          (.37)          (3.36)        (1.61)
  Discontinued Operations                .05          (.08)        (1.10)           (.47)         (.16)
  Net Income (loss)                      .52           .04         (1.47)          (3.83)        (1.77)

Weighted average number
  of shares outstanding                3,516         2,865         2,387           1,716         1,607

Selected Balance
 Sheet Data:
 Working Capital (deficiency)          2,012            10          (537)            477        (2,562)

Total Assets                          13,972        10,289         7,340           8,251         6,390

Total Liabilities                      8,617         7,005         4,200           3,836         5,887

Redeemable Preferred Stock                                                                          96

Accumulated Deficit                  (13,272)      (15,097)      (15,293)        (11,726)       (5,147)

Stockholders' Equity                   5,355         3,284         3,140           4,415           407

- ----------

     (1)Includes $3,492 of non-cash compensation charges arising out of the
issuance by the Company of warrants and options having exercises prices which
were less than the market value of the Common Stock at the date of approval by
the board of directors.

     (2)Includes $1,692 of non-cash costs associated with the issuance of
500,000 shares of common stock to certain noteholders and 25,000 shares of
common stock to the Company's asset based lender.

     (3)Includes financing costs of $460 representing the write-off of deferred
financing costs relating to a proposed public offering scheduled for early 1995
but cancelled.
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Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
        of Operations

Results of Operations

A  significant  portion  of our  revenue is derived  from fixed  price  software
development  contracts and licenses.  We recognize this revenue on the estimated
percentage of completion basis.  Since the billing schedules under the contracts
differ from the recognition of revenue, at the end of any period, these contacts
generally  result in either costs and estimated  profits in excess of billing or
billing  in excess of cost and  estimated  profits.  During  1999,  we  received
contracts  that are larger than in previous  years and they provide for a longer
time  between  milestone  payments.  As a result,  both our costs and  estimated
profits in excess of billings and our  billings in excess of cost and  estimated
profits  have  increased  at December  31,  1999.  The largest  component of our
revenue is based upon the time spent by our technical personnel on a project. As
a result,  during the third and fourth quarters,  when many of our employees are
on vacation and holidays, our revenue could be affected.

In 1998,  we  evaluated  our smart card  business and  determined  that the cash
requirements did not justify the continued operations of the development of such
business in the increasingly competitive smart card market. As a result, we sold
our smart  card  division  effective  July 1,  1998,  and we  accounted  for the
operations of this division as a discontinued operation. Accordingly, references
to our continuing operations relate to our behavioral health information systems
businesses.

Years Ended December 31, 1999 and 1998

Our revenue for 1999 was  $21,252,000,  an increase of $8,086,000,  or 61%, from
our 1998 revenue,  which was  $13,165,000.  The largest  component of revenue in
1999 was turnkey  systems labor revenue,  which  increased to $7,768,000 in 1999
from  $3,664,000  in  1998,  reflecting  a  112%  increase.   This  increase  is
substantially the result of growth in the behavioral health information  systems
business and our ability to provide the staff  necessary to generate  additional
revenue from our  outstanding  contracts.  Revenue from third party hardware and
software  increased  to  $5,915,000  in 1999  from  $2,610,000  in  1998,  which
represents an increase of 127%.  Sales of third party  hardware and software are
made in connection with the sales of turnkey  systems.  The data center (service
bureau)  revenue  decreased  to  $1,908,000  in 1999  from  $2,164,000  in 1998,
reflecting a decrease of 12%.  This decrease was  substantially  the result of a
special  project  performed for a client during 1998,  which did not continue at
the same rate in 1999.  License  revenue  decreased to  $2,228,000  in 1999 from
$2,270,000 in 1998, reflecting a decrease of 2%. License revenue is generated as
part of a sale of a behavioral health  information system pursuant to a contract
or purchase order that includes  delivery of the system and maintenance.  During
1999,  our  contracts  generally  had a longer term than our  contracts in 1998,
resulting  in the  recognition  of  license  revenue  over a longer  period.  At
December 31, 1999, we had  unrecognized  license revenue of  approximately  $2.1
million,  as compared  with $1.8 million at December 31, 1998. We expect that we
will recognize this license  revenue over the remaining  terms of the contracts,
which we expect will be completed by December 31, 2000.  However, it is possible
that a portion of the license revenue may not be recognized  until a later date.
Maintenance  revenue  increased to $2,258,000  in 1999 from  $1,432,000 in 1998,
reflecting  an  increase  of 58%.  Revenue  from the sales of our small  turnkey
division increased to $1,174,000 in 1999 from $1,025,000 in 1998,  reflecting an
increase of 15%.

Revenue from contracts from  government  agencies  represented 55% of revenue in
1999 and 52% of revenue  in1998.  This  increase  reflects  an  increase  in our
contracts with state agencies.

Gross profit  increased to  $7,375,000  in 1999 from  $5,084,000  in 1998, a 45%
increase.  Our overall gross margin was 35% in 1999 compared to 39% in 1998. The
reduction in gross margin was substantially  attributable to the increase in our
third party hardware and software  revenue,  which yields margins  significantly
less  than  our  margin  from  our  behavioral   health  systems  and  services.
Additionally,  in order to fill our backlog of orders for our behavioral  health
systems,  we hired  additional  technical  personnel.  Since there is a delay of
approximately  nine months between the time we hire technical  personnel and the
time we are able to generate revenue from their services, the increased staffing
costs had a negative impact upon our margins in 1999.

Selling,  general  and  administrative  expenses  were  $4,553,000  in 1999,  an
increase of 29% from the $3,516,000 in 1998. This increase was substantially the
result of an increase in sales and marketing salaries and related direct selling
costs as well as an increase  in the  provision  for  incentive  bonuses.  These
increases were partially offset by a decrease in sales commissions.

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In 1999 we issued warrants for services rendered. We also extended one series of
our warrants  for two months.  An aggregate of $127,000 was charged to financing
costs for the  warrant  issuance  and the warrant  extension.  We did not have a
similar charge item in 1998.

We incurred product development  expenses of $800,000 in 1999, an increase of 5%
from the $763,000 in 1998. These expenses were related to our behavioral  health
information systems products,  including our clinician  workstation,  behavioral
health  information  system for Windows,  managed care and methadone  dispensing
products.

Interest  expense was $250,000 in 1999, a decrease of $96,000,  or 28%, from the
$346,000 in 1998. This decrease was the result of lower borrowings  during 1999,
in addition to a reduced cost of borrowings.  The most significant  component of
the  interest  expense  on an  ongoing  basis  is the  interest  payable  to our
asset-based lender. We paid interest on such loans at a rate equal to prime plus
5 %. In October 1999,  we entered into a credit  facility  agreement  with a new
asset-based  lender. The interest rate of the new facility is 2% above the prime
rate.

Related  party  administrative  expense was $45,000 in 1998.  These charges were
incurred  pursuant to a management  services  agreement  with our then principal
stockholder to provide  general  business,  management and financial  consulting
services for a monthly fee of $15,000.  This  agreement was mutually  terminated
effective April 1, 1998.

We recognized a gain of $180,000 from our discontinued  operations in 1999. This
gain  resulted  from the  reduction  in our reserve  against a  promissory  note
received from the sale of the discontinued operations. We reduced the reserve as
a result of our sale of our interest in the  purchaser  for a note.  In 1998, we
recognized a net loss from our discontinued operations of $217,000.

As a result of the  foregoing  factors,  in 1999 we  generated a net income from
continuing  operations  of  $1,645,000,  or $.56 per share  (basic) and $.47 per
share (diluted),  a gain from discontinued  operations of $180,000,  or $.06 per
share (basic) and $.05 per share (diluted),  and a net income of $1,825,000,  or
$.62 per share (basic) and $.52 per share (diluted).  For 1998, we generated net
income from  continuing  operations  of  $413,000,  or $.12 per share (basic and
diluted),  a loss from  discontinued  operations of $217,000,  or $.08 per share
(basic and diluted),  and net income applicable to common stock of $124,000,  or
$.04 per share (basic and diluted).

Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997

Our revenue for 1998 was  $13,165,000,  an increase of $5,530,000,  or 72%, from
our 1997  revenue of  $7,635,000.  The largest  component of revenue in 1998 was
turnkey  systems labor revenue which  increased to $3,664,000 from $2,107,000 in
1997,  reflecting a 74% increase.  This increase is substantially  the result of
growth in the behavioral health information  systems business and our ability to
provide the staff  necessary  to generate  additional  revenue.  The data center
(service  bureau)  revenue  decreased to $2,165,000  in 1998 from  $2,235,000 in
1997, reflecting a decrease of 3%. This decrease was substantially the result of
a special project  performed for a client in 1997, which did not continue at the
same rate in 1998. License revenue increased to $2,270,000 in 1998 from $737,000
in 1997, which is an increase of 208%. License revenue is generated as part of a
sale of a  behavioral  health  information  system  pursuant  to a  contract  or
purchase  order that includes  delivery of the system and  maintenance.  Revenue
from third party  hardware and software  increased  to  $2,610,000  in 1998 from
$1,089,000 in 1997,  which is an increase of 140%. Sales of third party hardware
and  software  are  made in  connection  with  the  sales  of  turnkey  systems.
Maintenance  revenue  increased to $1,432,000  in 1998 from  $1,280,000 in 1997,
reflecting  an  increase  of 12%.  Revenue  from the sales of our small  turnkey
division (formerly our methadone  division) was $1,025,000 in 1998. There was no
revenue for this division in 1997.

Revenue from  contracts  from  government  agencies  represented  52% and 35% of
revenue in 1998 and 1997, respectively.

Gross profit  increased to  $5,084,000  in 1998 from  $2,747,000  in 1997, a 85%
increase.  The increase in the gross profit was  substantially the result of the
increased license revenue, which provides higher margins.

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Selling,  general  and  administrative  expenses  were  $3,516,000  in 1998,  an
increase of 21% from the $2,902,000 in 1997. This increase was substantially the
result of an increase in  commissions  expense,  sales and  marketing  salaries,
advertising and related sales expenses which were partially offset by a decrease
in administrative expenses as well as other miscellaneous expenses,  including a
reduction in related party administrative expenses.

Related party  administrative  expense was $45,000 in 1998 and $180,000 in 1997.
These charges were  pursuant to a management  services  agreement  with our then
principal  stockholder for a monthly fee of $15,000. This agreement was mutually
terminated effective April 1, 1998.

During 1998, we incurred product development  expenses of $763,000,  an increase
of 279% from the $201,000 in 1997. These expenses were related to our behavioral
health  information   systems  products  such  as  our  clinician   workstation,
behavioral  health  information  system for Windows,  managed care and methadone
dispensing products.

Interest  expense was $346,000 in 1998, an increase of $38,000,  or 12% from the
$308,000 in 1997. This increase was the result of higher borrowings during 1998,
which were  substantially off set by a reduction in the cost of borrowings.  The
most  significant  component of the interest  expense on an ongoing basis is the
interest payable to our asset-based  lender. We paid interest on such loans at a
rate equal to prime  plus  8-1/2 % plus a fee of 5/8% of the face  amount of the
invoice for the first nine months of 1998. Effective October 1, 1998, we amended
the terms of our agreement with the asset-based  lender and reduced the interest
rate  from  prime  plus 8 1/2% to  prime  plus 5% and  eliminated  the  5/8% fee
previously paid on the face amount of each invoice.

The net loss from our  discontinued  operations,  the smart card  division,  was
$217,000 in 1998, a decrease of $2,398,000  from the  $2,615,000  in 1997.  This
decrease is the result of a reduction of expenses in this division  prior to the
sale of the division.

As a result of the foregoing factors, we generated a net income of $196,000,  or
$.04 per share,  in 1998 as compared with a net loss of $3.5  million,  or $1.47
per share, in 1997.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We had working capital of $2,012,000 at December 31, 1999 as compared to working
capital of $10,000 at December 31, 1998. Our cash position increased  marginally
from  $199,000 at December  31, 1998 to  $205,000  at  December  31,  1999.  The
increase  in working  capital for 1999 was  substantially  due to the net income
after adding back depreciation and amortization.

Our principal  source of funds,  other than revenue,  is an accounts  receivable
financing  agreement with an asset based lender which permits us to borrow up to
80% of eligible accounts receivable up to a maximum of $3.5 million. At December
31, 1999, the outstanding  borrowings  under this facility were $882,000 and the
maximum amount available under this formula was $2,314,000.

At December 31, 1999,  accounts  receivable  and costs and estimated  profits in
excess  of  interim  billings  were  approximately  $10  million,   representing
approximately  170 days of revenue based on annualizing the revenue for the year
ended December 31, 1999,  although we cannot give any assurance that our revenue
will  continue at the same level as the year ended  December 31, 1999.  Accounts
receivable  at December 31, 1999  increased by  $2,190,000  from  $3,600,000  at
December 31, 1998 to $5,790,000 at December 31, 1999.

Our cash flow from operations was approximately $1.2 million for 1999, and,
based on our outstanding contracts and our continuing business, we believe that
our cash flow from operations,  the availability under our financing agreement
and our cash on hand will be sufficient to enable us to continue to operate
without  additional funding,  although it is  possible  that we may need
additional  funding if our business does not develop as we  anticipate  or if
our  expenses,  including our software development costs relating to our
expansion of our product line and our marketing cost for seeking to expand the
market for our products and services to include smaller clinics and facilities
and sole and group  practitioners  exceed our expectation.

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Furthermore,  if we continue to grow at the existing  rate into 2000 and beyond,
we may require  additional  funding.  We are exploring various long term funding
possibilities,  although we cannot give any  assurances  that we will be able to
obtain  financing,  and our failure to obtain financing could impair our ability
to grow.

An important part of our growth strategy is to acquire other businesses that are
related to our current business.  Such acquisitions may be made with cash or our
securities  or a  combination  of cash and  securities.  To the  extent  that we
require  cash,  we may have to  borrow  the  funds or issue  equity.  We have no
commitments  from any financing  source and we may not be able to raise any cash
necessary to complete an acquisition.  If we fail to make any acquisitions,  our
future growth may be limited. As of the date of this Form 10-K annual report, we
do not have any agreement or understanding, either formal or informal, as to any
acquisition.

Year 2000 Compliance

The "Year 2000 Issue"  refers  generally to the problems  that some software may
have in determining the correct century for the year. For example, software with
date-sensitive  functions  that is not Year  2000  compliant  may not be able to
determine  whether  "00" means 1900 or 2000,  which may result in  computer  and
other failures or the creation of erroneous results.

We believe that our present software products are Year 2000 compliant,  and that
any changes  which may be required to software  which we have  delivered  in the
past would be made  pursuant to new  contracts  with the clients to provide them
with a current version of our products.

We have defined Year 2000 compliant as the ability to:

     *    correctly handle date information needed for the December 31, 1999 to
          January 1, 2000 date change;

     *    function according to the product documentation provided for this
          date  change,  without  changes in operation  resulting  from the
          advent of a new century, assuming correct configuration;

     *    where appropriate, respond to two-digit date input in a way that
          resolves the ambiguity as to century in a disclosed, defined and
          predetermined manner;

     *    if the date elements in interfaces  and data storage  specify the
          century,  store and provide  output of date  information  in ways
          that are unambiguous as to century; and

     *    recognize year 2000 as a leap year.

To date,  we have not  experienced  any material  expense  relating to Year 2000
compliance.


Forward Looking Statements

Statements in this Form 10-K include  forward-looking  statements  that address,
among other things,  our  expectations  with respect to the  development  of our
business.  In addition to these statements,  other  information  including words
such as "seek" "anticipate,"  "believe," "plan," "estimate,"  "expect," "intend"
and other similar  expressions  are forward looking  statements.  Actual results
could differ  materially  from those  currently  anticipated  due to a number of
factors,  including those  identified in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year  ended  December  31,  1999,  in our other  documents  filed by us with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

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                                     Part IV

Item 8.        Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The financial  statements and supplementary  data begin on page F-1 of this Form
10-K.


Item 9.        Changes and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
               Financial Disclosure

As previously disclosed, we changed our accountants from Moore Stephens, P.C. to
Richard A. Eisner & Company,  LLP  commencing  with the year ended  December 31,
1998. There were no disagreements with Moore Stephens, P.C.

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1.             Financial Statements
               Report of Richard A. Eisner & Company, LLP
               Report of Moore Stephens, P.C.
               Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1999 and 1998
               Consolidated   Statements  of  Operations  for  the  Years  Ended
               December  31,  1999,  1998 and 1997  Consolidated  Statements  of
               Stockholders' Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 1999,
               1998 and 1997
               Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended
               December 31, 1999,  1998 and 1997
               Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

2.             Financial Statement Schedules
               None

3.             Reports on Form 8-K
               July 20, 1998    Change in Accountants

4.             Exhibits



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                           NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Independent Auditor's Report - Richard A. Eisner & Company, LLP.....F-3

Independent Auditor's Report - Moore Stephens, P.C..................F-4

Consolidated Balance Sheets.........................................F-5.....F-6

Consolidated Statements of Operations...............................F-7.....F-8

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity.....................F-9

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows...............................F-10....F-12

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements .........................F-13....F-28



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                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT


Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Netsmart Technologies, Inc.
Islip, New York


                     We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet
of Netsmart Technologies,  Inc.  and  subsidiary  as of  December  31, 1999 and
1998 and the related  consolidated  statements of operations,  stockholders'
equity and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated  financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.  Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial
statements based on our audits.

                     We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally
accepted auditing standards.  Those standards  require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance   about  whether  the  financial
statements  are  free  of  material misstatement.  An audit includes examining,
on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the  accounting
principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by management,  as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

                     In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of
Netsmart Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and
1998, and the consolidated results of their operations and their  consolidated
cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.


Richard A. Eisner & Company, LLP

New York, New York
March 9, 2000
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                          INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT


To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
  Netsmart Technologies, Inc.
  Islip, New York


        We have audited the accompanying  consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders'  equity,  and cash flows for Netsmart  Technologies,  Inc. and its
subsidiary for the year ended December 31, 1997.  These  consolidated  financial
statements   are  the   responsibility   of  the   Company's   management.   Our
responsibility  is  to  express  an  opinion  on  these  consolidated  financial
statements based on our audit.

        We conducted our audit in accordance  with generally  accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable   assurance  about  whether  the  statements  are  free  of  material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        In our opinion, the consolidated  financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated results of operations
and cash flows of Netsmart Technologies, Inc. and its  subsidiaries for the year
ended  December 31, 1997,  in  conformity  with  generally  accepted  accounting
principles.




Moore Stephens, P.C.
Certified Public Accountants

Cranford, New Jersey
March 26, 1998


                                      F - 4
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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                         December 31,
                                                         ------------
                                                     1 9 9 9        1 9 9 8
                                                     -------        -------
Assets:
Current Assets:
        Cash and Cash Equivalents                  $   204,989       $   198,689
        Accounts Receivable - Net                    5,789,734         3,600,025
        Costs and Estimated Profits in Excess
          of Interim Billings                        4,253,072         2,899,695
        Note Receivable                                150,000           150,000
        Other Current Assets                           167,516           109,595
                                                   -----------       -----------

        Total Current Assets                        10,565,311         6,958,004
                                                   -----------       -----------

Property and Equipment - Net                           534,864           354,036
                                                   -----------       -----------

Other Assets:
        Software Development Costs - Net               310,722           142,450
        Customer Lists - Net                         2,399,108         2,733,392
        Other Assets                                   162,472           101,064
                                                   -----------       -----------

        Total Other Assets                           2,872,302         2,976,906
                                                   -----------       -----------

        Total Assets                               $13,972,477       $10,288,946
                                                   ===========       ===========


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                         December 31,
                                                                         ------------
                                                                   1 9 9 9           1 9 9 8
                                                                   -------           -------
<S>                                                        <C>                  <C>
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Current Liabilities:
     Notes Payable                                           $    882,404         $  1,639,694
     Capitalized Lease Obligations                                 25,385               27,283
     Accounts Payable                                           2,562,087            2,166,333
     Accrued Expenses                                           1,243,548            1,178,893
     Interim Billings in Excess of Costs and Estimated
       Profits                                                  3,750,847            1,803,999
     Due to Related Parties                                                             84,000
     Deferred Revenue                                              88,546               47,619
                                                               ----------           ----------

Total Current Liabilities                                       8,552,817            6,947,821
                                                               ----------           ----------

Capitalized Lease Obligations                                      64,627               57,033
                                                               ----------           ----------
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 13)

Stockholders' Equity:
     Preferred Stock, $.01 Par Value;
     Authorized 3,000,000 shares

     Series D 6%  Redeemable  Preferred  Stock - $.01 Par
       Value 3,000  Shares Authorized, none outstanding
       at December 31, 1999,  1,210 Issued and
       outstanding at December 31, 1998 [Liquidation
       Preference of $1,210 and redemption value
       of $1,210,000]                                                                       12

     Additional Paid-in Capital - Series D Preferred Stock                           1,209,509

     Common Stock - $.01 Par Value; Authorized
       15,000,000 Shares; Issued 2,988,738 Shares
       at December 31, 1999, 2,786,921 Shares at
       December 31, 1998                                           29,887               27,869

     Additional Paid-in Capital - Common Stock                 18,657,579           17,203,904

     Accumulated Deficit                                      (13,272,433)         (15,097,202)
                                                               ----------           ----------
                                                                5,415,033            3,344,092

     Less cost of 5,333 Common Shares held in
       Treasury                                                    60,000               60,000
                                                               ----------           ----------

     Total Stockholders' Equity                                 5,355,033            3,284,092
                                                               ----------           ----------

     Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity              $ 13,972,477         $ 10,288,946
                                                               ===========          ==========



See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                              Y e a r s  e n d e d
                                                              --------------------
                                                             D e c e m b e r   3 1,
                                                             ----------------------
                                                   1 9 9 9          1 9 9 8          1 9 9 7
                                                   -------          -------          -------
<S>                                         <C>                <C>                 <C>

Revenues:
  Software and Related
    Systems and Services:
    General                                      $17,085,603      $  9,569,100      $ 4,119,780
    Maintenance Contract
      Services                                     2,257,869         1,431,695        1,280,465
                                                  ----------       -----------       ----------
    Total Software and Related
      Systems and Services                        19,343,472        11,000,795        5,400,245

  Data Center Services                             1,908,158         2,164,472        2,235,209
                                                  ----------       -----------       ----------

  Total Revenues                                  21,251,630        13,165,267         7,635,454
                                                  ----------       -----------       -----------

Cost of Revenues:
  Software and Related
    Systems and Services:
    General                                       11,054,960         5,975,249         2,493,739
    Maintenance Contract
      Services                                     1,713,759           975,212           928,316
                                                  ----------       -----------       -----------

    Total Software and Related
      Systems and Services                        12,768,719         6,950,461         3,422,055

  Data Center Services                             1,107,571         1,131,078         1,466,107
                                                  ----------       -----------       -----------

  Total Cost of Revenues                          13,876,290         8,081,539         4,888,162
                                                  ----------       -----------       -----------

Gross Profit                                       7,375,340         5,083,728         2,747,292
Selling, General and
  Administrative Expenses                          4,552,866         3,516,288         2,901,724

Financing Costs                                      127,000               --                --

Related Party Administrative Expense                                    45,000           180,000

Research and Development                             800,470           763,059           201,075
                                                  ----------       -----------       -----------

Income (Loss) from Continuing
  Operations before Interest Expense               1,895,004           759,381          (535,507)

Interest Expense                                     250,235           346,114           308,169
                                                  ----------       -----------       -----------

Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations           1,644,769           413,267          (843,676)
                                                  ----------       -----------       -----------

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                              Y e a r s  e n d e d
                                                              --------------------
                                                             D e c e m b e r   3 1,
                                                             ----------------------
                                                   1 9 9 9          1 9 9 8          1 9 9 7
                                                   -------          -------          -------
<S>                                             <C>             <C>              <C>

Discontinued Operations:
  Loss from Discontinued Operations                      -            (397,018)       (2,615,049)
  Gain on Sale of Discontinued Operations             180,000          180,000               --
                                                   ----------        ---------         ---------

  Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations          180,000         (217,018)       (2,615,049)
                                                   ----------        ---------         ---------

  Net Income (Loss)                                 1,824,769          196,249        (3,458,725)

  Less Cumulative Preferred Stock Dividends               -             72,600            48,400
                                                   ----------        ---------         ---------

  Net Income (Loss) Applicable to Common Stock    $ 1,824,769       $  123,649       $(3,507,125)
                                                   ==========        =========         =========


Earnings Per Share of Common Stock:
  Basic:
    Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations      $       .56       $      .12       $      (.37)
    Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations            .06             (.08)            (1.10)
                                                   ----------        ---------         ---------

    Net Income (Loss)                             $       .62       $      .04       $     (1.47)
                                                   ==========        =========         =========

    Weighted Average Number of Shares of
      Common Stock Outstanding                      2,921,254        2,779,655         2,386,953
                                                   ==========        =========         =========

  Diluted:
    Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations      $       .47       $      .12       $      (.37)
    Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations            .05             (.08)            (1.10)
                                                   ----------        ---------         ---------

    Net Income (Loss)                             $       .52       $      .04       $     (1.47)
                                                   ==========        =========         =========

    Weighted Average Number of Shares of
      Common Stock Outstanding                      3,516,317        2,864,993         2,386,953
                                                   ==========        =========         =========


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


                                      F - 8
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- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                          Additional                    Additional
                                           Paid-in                       Paid-in
                            Series D       Capital                       Capital                                        Total
                            --------       -------                       -------                                        -----
                         Preferred Stock  Preferred    Common Stock       Common     Accumulated   Treasury  Shares  Stockholders'
                         ---------------  ---------    ------------       ------     -----------   --------  ------  -------------
                         Shares  Amount    Stock     Shares     Amount    Stock       Deficit       Shares   Cost       Equity
                         ------  ------    -----     ------     ------    -----       -------       ------   ----       ------

<S>                   <C>       <C>     <C>        <C>        <C>      <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>     <C>

Balance -
December 31, 1996        1,210    $ 12   $1,209,509  2,266,068  $22,661 $14,908,649 $(11,725,825)                     $ 4,415,006

Common Stock Issued
as Dividends on                                          4,267       43     108,858     (108,901)                             --
Preferred Stock

Common Stock Issued -
Exercise of Options                                     54,926      549      40,363                                        40,912

Common Stock Issued -
Exercise of Warrants                                   426,071    4,260   1,913,061                                     1,917,321

Cost Associated with
Exercise of Warrants                                                        (74,995)                                      (74,995)

Common Stock Issued -
Johnson Acquisition                                     26,667      267     299,733                                       300,000

Net Loss                                                                              (3,458,725)                      (3,458,725)
                         -----     ----   ---------  ---------   ------  ----------   ---------     -----    ------     ---------

Balance -
December 31, 1997        1,210      12    1,209,509  2,777,999   27,780  17,195,668  (15,293,451)                       3,139,518

Common Stock Issued -
Exercise of Options                                      8,922       89       8,236                                         8,325

Purchase of
Treasury Shares                                                                                     5,333   $(60,000)     (60,000)

Net Income                                                                               196,249                          196,249
                         -----     ----   ---------  ---------   ------  ----------   ----------    -----    -------    ---------

Balance -
December 31, 1998        1,210      12    1,209,509  2,786,921   27,869  17,203,904  (15,097,202)   5,333    (60,000)   3,284,092

Common Stock Issued -
Exercise of Options                                     99,317      993     112,554                                       113,547

Common Stock Issued -
Consultant                                               2,500       25       5,600                                         5,625

Common Stock Issued     (1,210)    (12)  (1,209,509)   100,000    1,000   1,208,521                                           --
for Redemption of
Series D Preferred
Stock

Issuance and
Extension of
Warrants                                                                    127,000                                       127,000

Net Income                                                                             1,824,769                        1,824,769
                         -----     ----   ---------  ---------   ------  ----------   ----------    -----    -------    ---------

December 31, 1999          --       --          --   2,988,738  $29,887 $18,657,579 $(13,272,433)   5,333   $(60,000)  $5,355,033
                         =====     ====   =========  =========   ======  ==========   ==========    =====    =======    =========

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                     Y e a r s  e n d e d
                                                                     --------------------
                                                                    D e c e m b e r   3 1,
                                                                    ----------------------
                                                         1 9 9 9           1 9 9 8           1 9 9 7
                                                         -------           -------           -------
<S>                                                      <C>              <C>            <C>
Operating Activities:
  Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations            $ 1,644,769       $    413,267      $  (843,676)
                                                        ---------         ----------        ----------
  Adjustments to Reconcile Income
   (Loss) from Continuing  Operations to Net Cash
    Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities:
    Depreciation and Amortization                         600,907            561,562          600,990
    Financing Costs Related to Issuance
       and Extension of Warrants                          127,000
    Financing Expenses related to the issuance
      of Common Stock                                       5,625
  Cash Used in Discontinued Operations                                      (367,018)      (2,615,049)
  Write Off of Capitalized Software Cost
    and Related Hardware                                                                      553,061
    Equity in Net Loss of Joint Venture                                                       287,131
    Provision for Doubtful Accounts                        84,000             60,000           60,000

  Changes in Assets and Liabilities:
    [Increase] Decrease in:
      Accounts Receivable                              (2,273,709)        (1,477,607)         452,032
      Costs and Estimated Profits in
        Excess of Interim Billings                     (1,353,377)        (2,357,371)         (20,538)
      Other Current Assets                                (57,921)           (25,825)          (1,565)
      Other Assets                                        (61,408)             5,839           11,905

    Increase [Decrease] in:
      Accounts Payable                                    395,754          1,034,641          148,536
      Accrued Expenses                                     64,655            102,773           50,045
      Interim Billings in Excess of
        Costs and Estimated Profits                     1,946,848            852,114         (150,220)
      Due to Related Parties                                                                  (21,245)
      Deferred Revenue                                     40,927            (69,461)          (4,439)
                                                        ---------          ---------        ---------

    Total Adjustments                                    (480,699)        (1,680,353)        (649,356)
                                                        ---------          ---------        ---------

  Net Cash Provided by (Used For)
    Operating Activities                                1,164,070         (1,267,086)      (1,493,032)
                                                        ---------          ---------        ---------

Investing Activities:
  Acquisition of Property and
    Equipment                                            (406,751)          (222,031)        (216,041)
  Software Development Costs                             (208,972)                           (462,000)
  Cash Provided by Discontinued Operations                180,000
  Investment in Joint Venture                                                                (166,585)
                                                        ---------          ---------        ---------

  Net Cash Used For Investing Activities                 (435,723)          (222,031)        (844,626)
                                                        ---------          ---------        ---------

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                     Y e a r s  e n d e d
                                                                     --------------------
                                                                    D e c e m b e r   3 1,
                                                                    ----------------------
                                                         1 9 9 9           1 9 9 8           1 9 9 7
                                                         -------           -------           -------
<S>                                                    <C>               <C>              <C>
Financing Activities:
  Proceeds from Short-Term Notes                            882,404         704,517            345,146
  Payment of Short-Term Notes                            (1,639,694)
  Proceeds from Capitalized Lease Obligation                 40,000
  Proceeds of loans from Related Parties                                    140,000
  Repayment of loans from related parties                   (84,000)        (56,000)
  Payment of Capitalized Lease Obligations                  (34,304)        (15,658)           (34,063)

  Proceeds from Warrant Exercise                                                             1,917,319
  Proceeds from Stock Option Exercise                       113,547           8,325             40,913
  Purchase of Treasury Shares                                               (25,000)
  Costs associated with issuance of Stock                                                      (74,995)
  Other                                                                      76,643
                                                          ---------        --------          ---------

  Net Cash (Used in)provided by
    Financing Activities                                   (722,047)        832,827          2,194,320
                                                          ---------        --------          ---------

  Net Increase [Decrease] in Cash
    and Cash Equivalents                                      6,300        (656,290)          (143,338)

  Cash and Cash Equivalents -
    Beginning of Year                                       198,689         854,979            998,317
                                                          ---------        --------          ---------

  Cash and Cash Equivalents -
    End of Year                                         $   204,989        $198,689         $  854,979
                                                          =========        ========          =========

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
  Cash paid during the years for:
    Interest                                            $   262,884        $353,713         $  352,837
    Income Taxes                                        $    41,478        $ 16,934         $      --



Supplemental Disclosures of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:

Year ended December 31, 1999:

Pursuant to a March 25, 1999 agreement between us, Consolidated Technology Group
Ltd.,  now known as The Sagemark  Companies,  SIS Capital  Corp., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Consolidated, and a group of purchasers, consisting principally of
the  Company's  management  and  directors,   on  April  8,  1999,  Consolidated
transferred  to us the 1,210  shares  of the  Company's  Series D 6%  Redeemable
Preferred  Stock,  including  the  right  to  receive  $145,200  of  accumulated
dividends,  and warrants to purchase  shares of our common stock in exchange for
which the Company  issued  100,000  shares of common stock to SIS  Capital.  The
shares  of  Series  D  Preferred  Stock  and the  annual  dividends  of  $72,600
associated with the Series D Preferred Stock have been cancelled.


Year ended December 31, 1998:

5,333 shares of Common Stock were  repurchased  from Johnson  Computing  Systems
pursuant to the  acquisition  agreement,  at a cost of $60,000 which was paid by
the issuance of a short term note.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Year ended December 31, 1997:

4,267 shares of common stock were issued to Series D Preferred  stockholders  as
dividends which were payable on October 31, 1996 and April 1, 1997. These shares
were valued at $108,900.

The Company  issued 26,667 shares of common stock to acquire  customer lists and
certain other assets of Johnson  Computer  Systems.  These shares were valued at
$300,000.



See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Sheet #1
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[1] The Company

The Company licenses and installs its proprietary software products, operates an
established service bureau and enters into long term maintenance agreements with
behavioral health  organizations and methadone clinics and other substance abuse
facilities throughout the United States.

[2] Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles  of  Consolidation  -  The  financial   statements  include  Netsmart
Technologies,  Inc.  ["Netsmart"],  and its  wholly-owned  subsidiary,  Creative
Socio-Medics  Corp.  ["CSM"] as well as PsyMedX,  a joint venture which Netsmart
owns  80%   (collectively   referred  to  as  the  Company).   All  intercompany
transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted  accounting  principles  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and
assumptions  that  affect the  reported  amounts of assets and  liabilities  and
disclosure of  contingent  assets and  liabilities  at the date of the financial
statements  and the  reported  amounts  of  revenues  and  expenses  during  the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents - The Company considers all highly liquid  instruments
purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash  equivalents.  Cash
equivalents totaled approximately $192,000 and $249,000 at December 31, 1999 and
1998 respectively.

Concentration  of Credit Risk - The Company  extends  credit to customers  which
results in accounts receivable arising from its normal business activities.  The
Company  does not require  collateral  or other  security  to support  financial
instruments subject to credit risk. The Company routinely assesses the financial
strength of its customers and based upon factors  surrounding the credit risk of
the  customers  believes  that its accounts  receivable  credit risk exposure is
limited.

The Company's  behavioral health information systems are marketed to specialized
care facilities,  many of which are operated by government  entities and include
entitlement  programs.  During the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997,
approximately  55%, 52% and 35%  respectively,  of the  Company's  revenues were
generated from contracts with government agencies.

During  the  year  ended   December  31,  1999,   one  customer   accounted  for
approximately $3,835,000 or 18% of revenue. Accounts receivable of approximately
$69,000 and costs and estimated  profits in excess of billing of $1,805,000 less
$170,000 in interim  billings in excess of costs and estimated  profits were due
from this customer at December 31, 1999.

During the year  ended  December  31,  1998,  the same  customer  accounted  for
approximately $2,113,000 or 16% of revenue. Accounts receivable of approximately
$853,000  and costs and  estimated  profits in excess of billings of  $1,260,000
less $318,000 in interim billings in excess of costs and estimated  profits were
due from this customer at December 31, 1998. No one customer  accounted for more
than 10% of revenues in 1997.

The  Company  places  its cash and cash  equivalents  with high  credit  quality
financial  institutions.  The  amount on  deposit  in any one  institution  that
exceeds federally insured limits is subject to credit risk. At December 31, 1999
and 1998, cash and cash equivalent balances of $90,000 and

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Sheet #2
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[2] Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - [Continued]

$150,000  respectively,  were  held at a  financial  institution  in  excess  of
federally insured limits.  The Company believes no significant  concentration of
credit risk exists with respect to these cash equivalents.

Revenue Recognition - During 1997, the Accounting  Standards Executive Committee
of the  American  Institute  of Certified  Public  Accountants  issued SOP 97-2,
"Software   Revenue   Recognition."   This  SOP  provides  guidance  on  revenue
recognition on software  transactions and is effective for transactions  entered
into in fiscal years  beginning after December 15, 1997. The company adopted SOP
97-2 in 1998.  The  adoption  did not have a  material  impact on the  financial
position or results of operations of the Company. The Company recognizes revenue
principally  from  the  licensing  of its  software,  and  from  consulting  and
maintenance  services  rendered in connection  with such  licensing  activities.
Information  processing  revenues  are  recognized  in the  period  in which the
service is provided.  Maintenance  contract revenue is recognized on a straight-
line basis over the life of the  respective  contract.  The Company also derives
revenue from the sale of third party hardware and software.  Consulting  revenue
is recognized when the services are rendered.  No revenue is recognized prior to
obtaining a binding commitment from the customer.

Software development revenue from time-and-materials contracts are recognized as
services are performed.  Revenue from fixed price software development contracts
and revenue under license agreements which require  significant  modification of
the software  package to the  customer's  specifications,  are recognized on the
estimated  percentage-of-completion  method.  Using the units- of-work performed
method to measure progress towards  completion,  revisions in cost estimates and
recognition of losses on these contracts are reflected in the accounting  period
in  which  the  facts  become  known.  Revenue  from  software  package  license
agreements without significant vendor obligations is recognized upon delivery of
the  software.  Contract  terms provide for billing  schedules  that differ from
revenue  recognition  and give rise to costs and estimated  profits in excess of
billings, and billings in excess of costs and estimated profits.

Deferred revenue represents revenue billed and collected but not yet earned.

The cost of  maintenance  revenue,  which  consists  solely of staff payroll and
applicable overhead, is expensed as incurred.

Property and  Equipment and  Depreciation  - Property and equipment is stated at
cost less  accumulated  depreciation.  Depreciation of property and equipment is
computed by the  straight-line  method at rates adequate to allocate the cost of
applicable  assets over their expected  useful lives.  Amortization of leasehold
improvements  is computed  using the  shorter of the lease term or the  expected
useful life of these assets.

Estimated useful lives are as follows:

Equipment                                 3-5 Years
Furniture and Fixtures                      5 Years
Leasehold Improvements                      5 Years

Capitalized  Software  Development  Costs - Capitalization  of computer software
development  costs begins upon the  establishment of technological  feasibility.
Technological  feasibility  for the  Company's  computer  software  products  is
generally  based upon  achievement  of a detail program design free of high risk
development issues. The establishment of technological feasibility and the

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Sheet #3
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[2] Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - [Continued]

ongoing   assessment  of   recoverability   of  capitalized   computer  software
development costs requires considerable  judgement by management with respect to
certain  external  factors,   including,   but  not  limited  to,  technological
feasibility,  anticipated  future gross  revenues,  estimated  economic life and
changes in software and hardware technology.

Amortization of capitalized  computer software  development costs commences when
the  related  products  become  available  for  general  release  to  customers.
Amortization is provided on a product by product basis. The annual  amortization
is the greater of the amount  computed  using (a) the ratio that  current  gross
revenues for a product bear to the total of current and anticipated future gross
revenues for that  product or (b) the  straight-line  method over the  remaining
estimated economic life of the product.

The Company periodically performs reviews of the  recoverability of such
capitalized software costs. At the time a determination is made that capitalized
amounts are not  recoverable  based on the  estimated  cash flows to be
generated  from the applicable software net realizable value, any remaining
capitalized amounts are written off.

During 1999, the Company established PsyMedX, a joint venture with Pathware Inc.
The Company  owns 80% of PsyMedX and  Pathware,  Inc.  owns 20%.  The  agreement
focuses on a joint  effort to develop  and  market web portal  services  and ASP
solutions  for the  behavioral  healthcare  providers,  consumers  and  managers
throughout the United States.  As of December 31, 1999, the Company has invested
approximately   $209,000  in  this  venture  which  was  expended  for  software
development costs.

Information  related to  capitalized  software  costs  applicable  to continuing
operations is as follows:

        Years ended December 31                      1999            1998
        -----------------------                      ----            ----

        Beginning of Year                          $142,450       $183,150
        Capitalized                                 208,972            --
        Amortization                                (40,700)       (40,700)
                                                    -------        -------

          Net                                      $310,722      $ 142,450
          ---                                       =======       ========

Customer  Lists -  Customer  lists  represent  a listing of  customers  obtained
through the acquisition of CSM to which the Company can market its products.  It
also represents a listing of customers  acquired from Johnson  Computing Systems
("Johnson")  in 1997. The gross costs of the customer list acquired from Johnson
was $255,409.  Customer lists are being  amortized on the  straight-line  method
over an estimated useful life of 12 years.
Customer lists at December 31, 1999 and 1998 are as follows:

                                                        December 31,
                                                        ------------
                                                   1 9 9 9           1 9 9 8
                                                   -------           -------

Customer Lists                                    $4,106,223       $4,106,223
Less: Accumulated Amortization                     1,707,115        1,372,831
                                                   ---------        ---------

  Net                                             $2,399,108       $2,733,392
  ---                                              =========        =========


The Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived
Assets to Be Disposed Of."  SFAS No. 121 established accounting standards for
the impairment of long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles, and
goodwill related to those assets to be held and used, and for long-lived assets
and certain identifiable intangibles to be disposed of.  Management has

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NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Sheet #4
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[2] Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - [Continued]

determined that expected future cash flows  (undiscounted  and without  interest
charges) exceed the carrying value of the long lived assets at December 31, 1999
and believes that no impairment of these assets has occurred.

Stock  Options  and  Similar  Equity  Instruments  -  The  Company  adopted  the
disclosure  requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS")
No.  123,  "Accounting  for  Stock-Based  Compensation,"  for stock  options and
similar  equity  instruments  (collectively,  "Options")  issued  to  employees,
however,  the Company  continues  to apply the  intrinsic  value based method of
accounting for options issued to employees  prescribed by Accounting  Principles
Board ("APB") Opinion No. 25,  "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" rather
than the fair value based method of accounting  prescribed by SFAS No. 123. SFAS
No.  123 also  applies  to  transactions  in which an entity  issues  its equity
instruments to acquire goods or services from non- employees. Those transactions
are accounted for based on the fair value of the  consideration  received or the
fair  value  of the  equity  instruments  issued,  whichever  is  more  reliably
measurable.

Earnings  (Loss) Per Share - Basic earnings  (loss) per common share is computed
by dividing income (loss) from continuing operations and net income (loss) after
each is  adjusted  for  dividends  accrued  during  the  period on the  Series D
cumulative  preferred  stock by the  weighted  average  number of common  shares
outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the amount of
earnings  for the period  available  to each share of common  stock  outstanding
during the reporting period, giving effect to all potentially dilutive shares of
common stock from the potential exercise of stock options and warrants.

The  computation  of diluted  earnings  per share  does not  assume  conversion,
exercise or contingent  issuance of securities  that would have an  antidilutive
effect on earnings per share (i.e.  improving  earnings per share). The dilutive
effect of outstanding  options and warrants and their  equivalents are reflected
in dilutive  earnings per share by the application of the treasury stock method.
Options and warrants  will have a dilutive  effect only when the average  market
price of the common  stock during the period  exceeds the exercise  price of the
options or warrants.

All per share information has been retroactively  adjusted for the one-for-three
reverse stock split which became effective September 1998.

Research and Development - Research and development costs are charged to expense
as incurred.

[3] Accounts Receivable

Accounts  receivable is shown net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $305,226
and  $372,797 at December  31,  1999 and 1998  respectively.  The changes in the
allowance for doubtful accounts are summarized as follows:

                                                    December 31,
                                            -------------------------------
                                            1999          1998         1997
                                            ----          ----         ----

        Beginning Balance                   $ 372,797     $348,029     $288,029
        Provision for Doubtful Accounts        84,000       60,000       60,000
        Charge-offs                          (151,571)     (35,232)
                                             --------      -------      -------

        Ending Balance                      $ 305,226      372,797     $348,029
                                             ========      =======      =======

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NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Sheet #5
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[4] Costs and Estimated Profits in Excess of Interim Billings and Interim
Billings in Excess of Costs and Estimated Profits

Costs,  estimated profits, and billings on uncompleted  contracts are summarized
as follows:

                                                        December 31,
                                                        ------------
                                                    1 9 9 9           1 9 9 8
                                                    -------           -------

Costs Incurred on Uncompleted Contracts           $12,582,652      $ 4,259,190
Estimated Profits                                   7,446,962        4,038,247
                                                   ----------        ---------

Total                                              20,029,614        8,297,437
Billings to Date                                   19,527,389        7,201,741
                                                   ----------        ---------

    Net                                           $   502,225      $ 1,095,696
    ---                                            ==========        =========

Included in the accompanying balance sheet under the following captions:

Costs and estimated profits in
  excess of interim billings                      $ 4,253,072      $ 2,899,695
Interim billings in excess of
  costs and estimated profits                      (3,750,847)      (1,803,999)
                                                   ----------        ---------

    Net                                           $   502,225      $ 1,095,696
    ---                                            ==========        =========



[5] Discontinued Operations

During 1998 the Company  discontinued its CarteSmart division which included its
interest in a joint  venture.  On June 30, 1998, the Company sold this division,
with an option to purchase the  Company's  interest in the joint  venture if the
other party to the venture did not elect to acquire the Company's  interest,  to
Granite  Technologies,  Inc.  ("Granite"),  a  corporation  formed by the former
management  of  the  division.  Granite  issued  to  the  Company  its  $500,000
promissory  note and an equity  interest in Granite  equal to 20% at the time of
transaction.  Granite also agreed to pay certain  royalties to the Company.  The
note was subject to cancellation if the other party to the joint venture elected
to purchase the  Company's  interest.  As the Company has virtually no influence
over the financing and  operating  policies of Granite,  the interest in Granite
accounted for using the cost method.

As a result of the  discontinuation  of the CarteSmart  division,  the financial
statements  for the periods being reported have been restated to reflect the net
loss from the CarteSmart  division as a loss from discontinued  operations.  The
revenues from the  discontinued  operations  amounted to $33,000 and $246,000 in
1998 and 1997 respectively.

In October 1998, the other party to the joint venture  exercised  their right to
purchase the Company's  interest in the joint venture for a $500,000  note.  The
terms of the note  require  twenty four  monthly  principal  payments of $15,000
each, commencing November 1, 1998 and a $140,000 balloon payment due November 1,
2000.  The note also bears  interest at 5.66% per annum.  The Company valued the
note at $180,000 at December 31, 1998 based on  managements  estimates of future
collections  on the note. As all payments have been  received  through  February
2000 on a timely basis the company recognized an additional $180,000 of value in
1999.

During the fourth  quarter of 1999,  the Company was informed that a third party
made a $1.2 million investment in Granite. This transaction is not indicative of
the value of the Company's  investment in Granite.  The Company's  cost basis of
its investment in Granite on its balance sheet is zero.

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NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Sheet #6
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[6] Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consist of the following:
                                                           December 31,
                                                           ------------
                                                        1 9 9 9      1 9 9 8
                                                        -------      -------

Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures                    $  869,497      $ 672,692
Leasehold Improvements                                  264,153        247,609
                                                      ---------       --------

Totals - At Cost                                      1,133,650        920,301
Less:  Accumulated Depreciation                         598,786        566,265
                                                      ---------       --------

    Net                                              $  534,864      $ 354,036
    ---                                               =========       ========

Depreciation expense amounted to $225,923, $176,578, and $169,558,  respectively
for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997.


[7] Related Party Transactions

[A] Related Party Administrative Expense - The Company had an agreement with its
then principal stockholder, Consolidated Technology Group Ltd. (now known as The
Sagemark Companies Ltd.) and its subsidiary The Trinity Group, Inc.  ("Trinity")
pursuant to which the Company  paid Trinity a monthly fee of $15,000 for general
business,  management  and financial  consulting  services.  This  agreement was
mutually  terminated,  effective April 1, 1998.  Pursuant to this agreement,  in
1998, and 1997 the Company charged $45,000, and $180,000 respectively to related
party administrative expenses.

[B] Loans by Related  Parties - During 1998,  certain  officers and employees of
the Company  loaned the Company  $140,000  for which the Company  issued its 18%
installment  notes.  These  loans  were  repaid in five  quarterly  installments
commencing September 30, 1998 and ending September 30, 1999.

[8] Notes Payable

Asset-Based  Lender - In October 1999,  the Company  entered into a new two year
credit facility  agreement with a Bank.  Under this  agreement,  the Company can
draw up to 80% of eligible accounts  receivable up to $3.5 million,  on which it
pays interest at 2% above the prime rate. The credit facility with the Company's
prior lender  limited the Company's  availability  to $2 million at 5% above the
prime rate.  All of the accounts  receivable  and property and  equipment of the
Company  and its  subsidiary  collateralize  the note.  Borrowings  under  these
facilities  were  $882,404  and  $1,639,694  at  December  31,  1999  and  1998,
respectively.

The weighted  average interest rate on short-term  borrowings  outstanding as of
December 31, 1999 and 1998 amounted to approximately 16% and 19% respectively.


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NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Sheet #7
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[9] Income Taxes

The Company utilizes an asset and liability  approach to determine the extent of
any deferred  income  taxes,  as described in Statement of Financial  Accounting
Standards   No.  109,   "Accounting   for  Income   Taxes."  This  method  gives
consideration to the future tax consequences associated with differences between
financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities.

At December  31,  1999,  the Company has net  operating  loss  carryforwards  of
$9,424,000  expiring by 2012.  Pursuant to Section 382 of the  Internal  Revenue
Code regarding substantial changes in Company ownership, utilization of this net
operating loss carryforward is limited to $1,360,000 per year.

The expiration dates of net operating loss carryforwards are as follows:

December 31,                                   Amount
- ------------                                   ------

    2010                                      3,233,000
    2011                                      2,930,000
    2012                                      3,261,000
                                              ---------
                                             $9,424,000
                                              =========

The Deferred Tax Asset consists primarily of the following:

  Benefit of federal and state net operating loss carryforwards     $ 3,770,000
  Benefit of stock based compensation awards                          1,400,000
  Less: Valuation Allowance                                          (5,170,000)
                                                                      ---------

 Net Deferred Tax Asset                                             $       --
- -----------------------                                               =========

The  Company  has  provided a  valuation  allowance  for the full  amount of the
deferred tax asset of  approximately  $5,170,000  as its future  utilization  is
uncertain.  The Valuation  Allowance decreased by $730,000 in 1999 and increased
by $300,000 and $900,000 in 1998 and 1997 respectively.

The  provision  for income  taxes  varies  from the amount  computed by applying
statutory rates for the reasons summarized below:
                                               1999          1998         1997
                                               ----          ----         ----
Provision Based on Statutory Rates              34%          34%          (34)%
State Taxes Net of Federal Benefit               6%           6%           (6)%
(Decrease) Increase in Valuation Allowance     (40)%        (40)%          40%
                                               ----         ----          ----

  Total                                         -- %         -- %          -- %
                                               ====         ====          ====


[10] Capital Stock

At the close of business on September 14, 1998, a one-for-three reverse split of
the common  stock  became  effective.  All common stock and per shares of common
stock data in the financial  statements  and notes have been adjusted to reflect
this reverse split.

Capital Stock - The Company is authorized to issue 3,000,000 shares of preferred
stock,  par value $.01 per share,  and  15,000,000  shares of common stock,  par
value $.01 per share.  The  Company's  Board of Directors is authorized to issue
preferred stock from time to time without stockholder


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NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Sheet #8
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[10] Capital Stock - [Continued]

action, in one or more distinct series.  The Board of Directors is authorized to
determine  the rights  and  preferences  of the  preferred  stock.  The Board of
Directors  has  authorized  the  issuance  of  Series A,  Series B and  Series D
preferred  Stock. No shares of any series of preferred stock were outstanding on
December 31, 1999.

Pursuant  to a March 25,  1999,  agreement  between  the  Company,  Consolidated
Technology Group Ltd. and a group of purchasers,  consisting  principally of the
Company's management and directors, on April 8, 1999,  Consolidated  transferred
to the  Company  the  1,210  shares  of the  Company's  Series  D 6%  Redeemable
Preferred  Stock,  including  the  right  to  receive  $145,200  of  accumulated
dividends  for which  the  Company  issued  100,000  shares  of common  stock to
Consolidated. The shares of Series D Preferred Stock have been cancelled as well
as the annual dividends of $72,600 associated with the Series D Preferred Stock.

Common  Stock  Issuances - On August 19,  1996,  the Company  completed a public
offering  pursuant  to which it received  net  proceeds  of  approximately  $3.8
million from the sale of units  comprised  of an aggregate of 431,250  shares of
Common Stock and Series A Redeemable  Common Stock Purchase  Warrants ("Series A
Warrants") to purchase an aggregate of 215,625  shares of common stock at $13.50
per share through August 1999.

During a 90 day period in 1997,  the terms of the Series A Warrants  were
amended to reduce the exercise price. During such period, the Company received
net proceeds of  approximately  $1.8  million  from the  issuance of an
aggregate of 426,071 shares of common stock upon exercise of Series A Warrants.

In August 1996,  holders of Series B Common Stock Purchase  Warrants  ("Series B
Warrants")  to purchase an aggregate of 266,666  shares of Common Stock at $6.00
per share  exercised such warrants.  The Company  received $1.6 million from the
sale of such shares. See Note 14 for information relating to the issuance of the
Series B Warrants.

Treasury Stock - In 1998,  pursuant to the Johnson Computing Systems  agreement,
the Company  purchased  from Johnson  Computing  Systems  5,333 shares of Common
Stock for $60,000. The shares are treated as treasury shares.

Stock Options - See Note 14 for  information  relating to the Company's 1993 and
1998 Long-Term Incentive Plans.

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NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Sheet #9
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[11] Capitalized Lease Obligations

Future minimum payments under  capitalized  lease obligations as of December 31,
1999 are as follows:

Year ending
- -----------
December 31,
- ------------
      2000                                  $ 35,862
      2001                                    35,862
      2002                                    27,515
      2003                                    10,822
                                             -------

    Total Minimum Payments                   110,061
    Less Amount Representing Interest at
       12.6% to 13.8% Per annum               20,049
                                             -------

    Balance                                 $ 90,012
    -------                                  =======

Capitalized  lease  obligations are  collateralized by equipment which has a net
book value of $97,000 and $82,000 at December  31, 1999 and 1998,  respectively.
Amortization  of  approximately  $19,329,  $10,200 and $10,200 in 1999, 1998 and
1997, respectively, has been included in depreciation expense.


[12] Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying  amount of cash and cash  equivalents,  accounts  receivable,  note
receivable, accounts payable and debt maturing within one year approximated fair
value for these instruments because of their short maturities.

[13] Commitments and Contingencies

The  Company  leases  space  for its  executive  offices  and  facilities  under
noncancellable operating leases expiring December 31, 2003.

Minimum annual rentals under noncancellable  operating leases (net of a sublease
to Granite in the amount of $21,000 per year through  2002) having terms of more
than one year are as follows:

Years ending
- ------------
December 31,
- ------------
   2000                                      $  389,000
   2001                                         317,000
   2002                                         329,000
   2003                                         342,000
                                              ---------

    Total                                    $1,377,000
    -----                                     =========

Rent expense amounted to $388,000,  $349,000 and $341,000 respectively,  for the
years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997.

In July 1998, the Company entered into five-year employment  agreements with its
president and chief executive officer, its vice president - marketing, the chief
executive officer of CSM and its chief financial officer, pursuant to which such
officers  receive a base salary of $160,000,  $140,000,  $140,000 and  $120,000,
respectively, with an annual cost of living adjustment. The agreements


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NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Sheet #10
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[13] Commitments and Contingencies - [Continued]

provide that the  executives  are eligible to  participate in a bonus pool to be
determined  annually by the  Compensation  Committee.  Bonuses  awarded to these
executives aggregating $343,000 are included in accrued expenses at December 31,
1999.  The  agreements  also provide each of the  executives  with an automobile
allowance.  In the event the executive's  dismissal or resignation or a material
change in his  duties  or in the event of a  termination  of  employment  by the
executive or the Company as a result of a change of control,  the  executive may
receive severance payments of between 24 and 36 months' compensation.


[14] Stock-Based Compensation

Long Term Incentive Plans - The Company has three long-term incentive plans, the
1993 Long- Term Incentive Plan (the "1993 Plan"), as amended, the 1998 Long-Term
Incentive Plan (the "1998 Plan"), as amended,  and the 1999 Long-Term  Incentive
Plan (the "1999 Plan").  The 1999 plan was approved by the Board of Directors in
November  1999,  covers  150,000  shares  of  common  stock  and is  subject  to
stockholder  approval.  No options  have been granted  under the 1999 Plan.  The
Company may issue  170,333 and 780,000  shares of Common  Stock  pursuant to the
1993 Plan and 1998 Plan, respectively.

Officers  and  other  key  employees,  consultants  and  directors  (other  than
non-employee  directors) are eligible to receive  options or other  equity-based
incentives  under  the  Plans.  The 1993  Plan,  the 1998 Plan and the 1999 Plan
(collectively,  the "Plans") are administered by the  Compensation  Committee of
the board of directors.

The 1998 Plan provides that each non-employee director  automatically receives a
nonqualified stock option to purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock on April 1 of
each year.  However, if there are not sufficient shares available under the 1998
Plan, the non-employee director will receive a lesser number of shares. The 1998
Plan  also  provided  for the  grant on June 30,  1998,  to each  non-  employee
director,  other than the chairman of the board, of a non-qualified stock option
to purchase  10,000 shares of Common Stock,  and to the chairman of the board, a
non-qualified stock option to purchase 35,000 shares of Common Stock.

In November  1998,  the  Committee  reduced the  exercise  price of  outstanding
options to purchase an aggregate of 43,167  shares of Common  Stock,  from $4.50
per share to $1.50 per  share,  which was in excess of the  market  price on the
date the Committee approved the reduction in the exercise price, and accordingly
did not result in any compensation charge.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Sheet #11
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[14] Stock-Based Compensation - [Continued]

A summary of the activity under the Company's stock option plans is as follows:
<S>                            <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>

                                          1999                     1998                   1997
                                   --------------------    ---------------------   ---------------------
                                               Weighted                 Weighted                Weighted
                                               --------                 --------                --------
                                               Average                  Average                 Average
                                               -------                  -------                 -------
                                               Exercise                 Exercise                Exercise
                                               --------                 --------                --------
                                   Shares       Price      Shares        Price     Shares        Price
                                   ------       -----      ------        -----     ------        -----
Outstanding - Beginning of
  Year                            882,358       $1.172     148,780      $3.244    203,706        $2.57
Granted During the Year               --           --      823,167(a)    1.18         --           --
Canceled During the Year              --           --      (80,667)(a)   9.60         --           --
Expired During the Years              --           --          --         --          --           --
Exercised During the Year         (99,317)      $1.143      (8,922)       .723    (54,926)        .745
                                  -------        -----     -------       -----     ------         ----

   Outstanding - End of Year      783,041       $1.176     882,358      $1.172    148,780        $3.244
                                  =======        =====     =======       =====    =======         =====

   Exercisable - End of Year      783,041       $1.176     242,358      $1.338    108,447        $2.492
                                  =======        =====     =======       =====    =======         =====

(a)  Includes  under  "Granted  During  the Year"  43,167  shares  granted  upon
cancellation  of an equal number of shares having an exercise price of $4.50 per
share,  and under  "Cancelled  During the Year" the  cancellation  of options to
purchase 43,167 shares.

The following table summarizes stock option information as of December 31, 1999:

                                            Options Outstanding
                                            -------------------
                                                  Weighted
                                                  --------
                                             Average Remaining         Options
                                             -----------------         -------
Exercise Prices      Number Outstanding       Contractual Life       Exercisable
- ---------------      ------------------       ----------------       -----------

$1.035                      8,208                .9 Years                8,208
$1.50                      32,333               1.3 Years               32,333
$1.50                     242,500               3.4 Years              242,500
$1.00                     500,000               3.8 Years              500,000
                          -------               ---------              -------

   Totals                 783,041               3.6 Years              783,041
                          =======               =========              =======



Warrants  Issued as Compensation - In February 1996, the Company issued Series B
Common Stock Purchase Warrants to purchase  1,051,250 shares of common stock, of
which warrants to purchase  838,750  shares were  exercisable at $6.00 per share
and  warrants  to  purchase   212,500  are  exercisable  at  $15.00  per  share,
subsequently  adjusted  to  $12,  see  below.  These  warrants  were  issued  in
connection with services rendered,  which, in the case of SIS Capital,  included
the guarantee of certain notes payable.  Certain of the warrants initially had a
November 1998 expiration  date,  which was extended to December 31, 1999,  which
was the expiration  date of all of the warrants.  In December 1999 the remaining
$6 and $12 warrants totaling 287,500 and 448,544, respectively, were extended to
February  29,  2000.  The Company  recognized  a financing  cost of $81,000 with
respect to this  extension.  In  February  2000,  these  warrants  were  further
extended  to April 30,  2000,  which will  result in a charge of $125,000 in the
first quarter of 2000.

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NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Sheet #12
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[14] Stock-Based Compensation - [Continued]

Of the warrants issued in February 1996,  262,500 warrants  exercisable at $6.00
per share and 12,500  warrants  exercisable  at $15.00 per share were  issued to
replace 275,000 warrants  previously  issued in October 1993. These warrants had
exercise prices ranging from $8.00 per share to $30.00 per share.

In July 1996,  pursuant to a warrant  exchange,  (a) the holders of  outstanding
warrants  having a $6.00 exercise price exchanged one third of such warrants for
outstanding warrants to purchase, at an exercise price of $12.00 per share, 150%
of  the  number  of  shares  of  common  stock  issuable  upon  exercise  of the
outstanding  warrants  that were  exchanged,  and (b) the exercise  price of the
outstanding  warrants  that had a $15.00  exercise  price was reduced to $12.00.
Prior to the  warrant  exchange,  there were  outstanding  warrants  to purchase
838,750  shares of common stock at $6.00 per share and  outstanding  warrants to
purchase  879,167 shares of common stock at $15.00 per share  outstanding.  As a
result of the  warrant  exchange,  there were  outstanding  warrants to purchase
559,167  shares of common stock at $6.00 per share and 631,877  shares of common
stock at $12.00 per share. These warrants were exercisable  commencing  February
13, 1997. An affiliate of the Company,  a member of the board of directors and a
Company  controlled by such director,  were given permission to exercise options
in August 1996.  This  individual  and entities  exercised  warrants to purchase
266,667  shares  at $6.00  per  share  in  August  1996.  The  Company  recorded
compensation  expenses  of  $3,337,500  in  relation  to the  issuance  of these
warrants.

In 1996 the Company issued 215,625 Series A Common Stock Purchase  Warrants as a
part of its initial  public  offering of its  securities.  These  warrants  were
exercisable  for the two year  period  commencing  August 13, 1997 at a price of
$13.50 per share.  In addition,  the Company issued 83,333 Series A Common Stock
Purchase  Warrants to various  investors.  These warrants have the same terms as
the  warrants  issued to the  general  public.  During  1997,  213,036  of these
warrants were exercised. The remainder expired in August 1999.

During  1997,  the Company  issued  Series C Common  stock  warrants to purchase
23,333 shares of common stock for  consulting  services in  connection  with the
issuance of a research  report on behalf of the  Company.  These  warrants  were
valued at $.90 per  warrant  which  represented  the fair value of the  services
performed by the  recipient.  These  warrants  have an exercise  price of $15.00
which was the market  value of the stock at the time of issuance  and expired on
December 31, 1999.

During 1999, the Company issued warrants to purchase 45,000 shares in connection
with a financial  advisory  agreement  whereby the Company  will pay consulting
fees in addition to the issuance of the warrants. These warrants were valued at
$.58 per warrant,  which  represented  the cost of the services  based upon the
contractual agreement.  These warrants have an exercise price of $5.45, which
represented  a 15% premium over the market value of the stock at the time of
issuance and will expire in October 2004.

During 1999,  the Company  issued 9,000  warrants for services  rendered.  These
warrants  were  valued  at  $2.20  per  warrant  based  upon  the  Black-Scholes
calculation.  These warrants have an exercise price of $4.20 per warrant,  which
was the market  value of the stock at the time of  issuance  and will  expire in
October 2004.

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NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Sheet #13
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[14] Stock-Based Compensation - [Continued]

A summary of warrant activity is as follows:
<S>                             <C>             <C>        <C>           <C>         <C>          <C>

                                              1999                      1998                     1997
                                     ----------------------    ----------------------    ----------------------
                                                   Weighted                  Weighted                 Weighted
                                                   --------                  --------                 --------
                                                    Average                   Average                  Average
                                                    -------                   -------                  -------
                                                   Exercise                  Exercise                 Exercise
                                                   --------                  --------                 --------
                                     Shares         Price      Shares         Price      Shares        Price
                                     ------         -----      ------         -----      ------        -----

Outstanding - Beginning
  of Year                          1,033,632       $10.49    1,033,632        $10.49   1,223,335      $10.93
Granted, Sold or Extended
  During the Year                    790,044         9.36          --            --       23,333       15.00
Canceled During the Year            (188,333)       11.84          --            --          --          --
Expired During the Year             (845,299)       10.20          --            --          --          --
Exercised During the Year                --           --           --            --     (213,036)      13.50
                                   ---------        -----    ---------         -----   ---------       -----


   Outstanding - End of Year         790,044       $ 9.35    1,033,632        $10.49   1,033,632      $10.49
                                   =========        =====    =========         =====   =========       =====


   Exercisable - End of Year         790,044       $ 9.35    1,033,632        $10.49   1,033,632      $10.49
                                   =========        =====    =========         =====   =========       =====



The following table summarizes warrant information as of December 31, 1999:

                                                            Weighted
                                                            --------
                                                       Average Remaining
                                                       -----------------
Exercise Prices                  Shares                  Contractual Life
- ---------------                  ------                ------------------
$ 6.00                           287,500                      .3 Year
$12.00                           448,544                      .3 Year
$ 5.45                            45,000                     4.7 Years
$ 4.20                             9,000                     4.7 Years
                                 -------                     ---------

   Total                         790,044                      .6 Years
                                 =======                     =========


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NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Sheet #14
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[14] Stock-Based Compensation - [Continued]

The  Company  applies  Accounting  Principles  Board  Opinion  ("APB")  No.  25,
"Accounting  for Stock Issued to Employees,"  and related  interpretations,  for
stock  options  issued to employees in accounting  for its stock options  plans.
There was no  compensation  cost  recognized in income for stock based  employee
compensation awards for 1999, 1998 and 1997.

If  the   Company   had   accounted   for  the   issuance  of  all  options  and
compensation-based  warrants pursuant to the fair value based method of SFAS No.
123, the Company would have recorded  additional  compensation  expense totaling
$609,372 for the year ended December 31, 1998 and the Company's net loss and net
loss per share would have been as follows:

                                                      Year  ended
                                                      -----------
                                                     December 31,
                                                     ------------
                                                         1998
                                                         ----

Net Income as Reported                                 $ 196,249
                                                       =========

Pro Forma Net Loss                                     $(413,123)
                                                       =========

Net Income Attributable to Common Stock                $ 123,649
                                                       =========

Pro-Forma Net Income Attributable to Common Stock      $(485,723)
                                                       =========

Net Income (Loss) Per Share as Reported                $     .04
                                                       =========

Pro Forma Net Loss Per Share                           $    (.17)
                                                       =========

There were no  options or  compensation  based  warrants  issued in 1999 or 1997
which  were  accounted  for under APB No.  25.  The fair  value of  options  and
warrants at date of grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes fair value based
method with the following weighted average assumptions:

                                                         1998
                                                         ----
Expected Life (Years)                                      5
Interest Rate                                           4.87%
Annual Rate of Dividends                                   0%
Volatility                                                70%

The  weighted  average fair value of options and warrants at date of grant using
the fair value based method during 1998 is estimated at $.74.

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NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Sheet #15
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[15] Operating Segments

The Company currently classifies its operations into two business segments:  (1)
Software and Related Systems and Services and (2) Data Center Services. Software
and Related Systems and Services is the design, installation, implementation and
maintenance  of  computer   information   systems  that  provide   comprehensive
healthcare information technology solutions including billing,  patient tracking
and scheduling for inpatient and  outpatient  environments,  as well as clinical
documentation and medical record generation and management. Data Center Services
involve company personnel performing data entry and data processing services for
customers.  Intersegment  sales and sales  outside  the  United  States  are not
material. Information concerning the Company's business segments is as follows:

                                                               Y e a r s   e n d e d
                                                               ---------------------
                                                               D e c e m b e r  31,
                                                               --------------------
                                                       1 9 9 9           1 9 9 8         1 9 9 7
                                                       -------           -------         -------
<S>                                               <C>               <C>             <C>
Revenues:
- ---------
      Software and Related Systems and Services     $19,343,472       $11,000,795       $ 5,400,245
      Data Center Services                            1,908,158         2,164,472         2,235,209
                                                     ----------        ----------        ----------

      Total Revenues                                $21,251,630       $13,165,267       $  7,635,454
      --------------                                 ==========        ==========         ==========

Gross Profit:
- -------------
      Software and Related Systems and Services     $ 6,574,753       $ 4,050,334       $  1,978,190
      Data Center Services                              800,587         1,033,394            769,102
                                                     ----------        ----------         ----------

      Total Gross Profit                            $ 7,375,340       $ 5,083,728       $  2,747,292
      ------------------                             ==========        ==========         ==========

Income [Loss] From Operations:
- ------------------------------
      Software and Related Systems and Services     $ 1,494,381       $   342,501       $   (448,801)
      Data Center Services                              400,623           416,880            (86,706)
                                                     ----------        ----------         ----------

      Total Income [Loss] From Operations           $ 1,895,004       $   759,381       $   (535,507)
      -----------------------------------            ==========        ==========         ==========

Depreciation and Amortization:
- ------------------------------
      Software and Related Systems and Services     $   356,191       $   468,840       $    477,953
      Data Center Services                              244,716            92,722            123,037
                                                     ----------        ----------         ----------

      Total Depreciation and Amortization           $   600,907       $   561,562       $    600,990
      -----------------------------------            ==========        ==========         ==========

Interest Expense:
- -----------------
      Software and related systems and services     $   227,767       $   289,210       $    220,774
      Data Center Services                               22,468            56,904             87,395
                                                     ----------        ----------         ----------

      Total Interest Expense                        $   250,235       $   346,114       $    308,169
                                                     ==========        ==========         ==========

Capital Expenditures:
- ---------------------
      Software and Related Systems and Services     $   595,747       $   188,570       $    636,174
      Data Center Services                               19,976            33,461             41,867
                                                     ----------        ----------         ----------

      Total Capital Expenditures                    $   615,723       $   222,031       $    678,041
      --------------------------                     ==========        ==========         ==========

Identifiable Assets:
- --------------------
      Software and Related Systems and Services     $11,757,183       $ 7,740,018       $  4,452,999
      Data Center Services                            2,215,294         2,548,928          2,886,804
                                                     ----------        ----------         ----------

      Total Identifiable Assets                     $13,972,477       $10,288,946       $  7,339,803
      -------------------------                      ==========        ==========         ==========

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NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Sheet #16
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[16] Subsequent Event

In January  2000,  the Company  acquired  the Connex  suite of managed  care and
employee  assistance  program (EAP)  information  systems from Behavioral Health
Partners,  Inc. (BHPI). The acquisition price consisted of approximately $80,000
in cash and 15,528  shares of  Netsmart's  common stock valued at $100,000.  The
purchase price was allocated to computer software in the amount of $180,000.


                                     F - 28

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                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant  to the  requirements  of Section  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                                                   NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Date: March 29, 2000                                /s/ James L. Conway
                                                    -------------------
                                                    James L. Conway, President

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, this
report  has  been  signed  below  by the  following  persons  on  behalf  of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates  indicated.  Each person whose
signature appears below hereby authorizes Edward D. Bright,  James L. Conway and
Anthony F.  Grisanti or any of them acting in the absence of the others,  as his
true and lawful  attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution  for  him  and in his  name,  place  and  stead,  in any  and all
capacities to sign any and all amendments (including post- effective amendments)
to this registration statement,  and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto
and other  documents in connection  therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

Signature                                Title                     Date
- ---------                                -----                     ----

/s/ James L. Conway             President, Chief Executive       March 29, 2000
- -------------------------       Officer and Director (Principal
James L. Conway                 Executive Officer)


/s/ Anthony F. Grisanti         Chief Financial Officer          March 29, 2000
- -------------------------       (Principal Financial and
Anthony F. Grisanti             Accounting Officer)


/s/ Edward D. Bright            Director                         March 29, 2000
- -------------------------
Edward D. Bright


/s/ John F. Phillips            Director                         March 29, 2000
- -------------------------
John F. Phillips


/s/ Gerald Koop                 Director                         March 29, 2000
- -------------------------
Gerald Koop

/s/ Joseph Sicinski             Director                         March 29, 2000
- -------------------------
Joseph Sicinski

<PAGE>

                           Netsmart Technologies, Inc.
                                Index to Exhibits
                                December 31, 1999


a)  Exhibits

3.1(1)  Restated   Certificate   of   Incorporation,   as   amended,   including
        certificates  of  designation  with  respect  to the  Series  A, B and D
        Preferred Stock.
3.2(1)  By-Laws
10.1    Employment Agreement dated July 1, 1998, between the Registrant and
        James L. Conway.
10.2    Employment Agreement dated July 1, 1998, between the Registrant and
        John F. Phillips.
10.3    Employment Agreement dated July 1, 1998, between the Registrant and
        Gerald O. Koop.
10.4    Employment Agreement dated July 1, 1998, between the Registrant and
        Anthony F. Grisanti.
10.5(1) 1993 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
10.6(2) 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
10.7    1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan
10.8    1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
10.9    Agreement dated August 26, 1999, between the Registrant and Silicon
        Valley Bank.
11.1    Computation of loss per share.
21.1    Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
24.1    Consent of Moore Stephens, P.C.
25.1    Powers of attorney (See Signature Page)
27.1    Financial data schedule.

- ----------
(1)       Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's registration statement on Form
          S-1, File No. 333-2550, which was declared effective by the Commission
          on August 13, 1996, and incorporated herein by reference.

(2)       Filed as an appendix the  Registrant's  proxy  statement  dated
          September 30, 1999,  relating  to its 1999 Annual  Meeting of
          Stockholders  and  incorporated herein by reference.



NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXHIBIT 10.7 - 1999 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


1.      Purpose; Definitions.

        The purpose of the Netsmart Technologies,  Inc. 1999 Long-Term Incentive
Plan (the "Plan") is to enable  Netsmart  Technologies,  Inc. (the "Company") to
attract, retain and reward key employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries and
Affiliates,  and others who provide services to the Company and its Subsidiaries
and  Affiliates,  and  strengthen  the  mutuality of interests  between such key
employees  and such other persons and the  Company's  stockholders,  by offering
such key  employees  and such  other  persons  incentives  and/or  other  equity
interests   or   equity-based   incentives   in  the   Company,   as   well   as
performance-based incentives payable in cash.

        For purposes of the Plan,  the  following  terms shall be defined as set
forth below:

        a. "Affiliate"  means any corporation,  partnership,  limited  liability
company,  joint  venture  or  other  entity,  other  than  the  Company  and its
Subsidiaries,  that is designated by the Board as a participating employer under
the Plan,  provided that the Company directly or indirectly owns at least 20% of
the combined voting power of all classes of stock of such entity or at least 20%
of the ownership interests in such entity.

        b.  "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

        c. "Book Value"  means,  as of any given date,  on a per share basis (i)
the  stockholders'  equity in the Company as of the last day of the  immediately
preceding fiscal year as reflected in the Company's  consolidated balance sheet,
subject to such  adjustments  as the Committee  shall specify at or after grant,
divided  by (ii)  the  number  of then  outstanding  shares  of Stock as of such
year-end date, as adjusted by the Committee for subsequent events.

        d. "Cause" means a felony conviction of a participant, or the failure of
a participant to contest  prosecution for a felony,  or a participant's  willful
misconduct  or  dishonesty,  or  breach  of trust or other  action  by which the
participant  obtains  personal gain at the expense of or to the detriment of the
Company or, if the participant has an employment  agreement with the Company,  a
Subsidiary or Affiliate,  an event which constitutes  "cause" as defined in such
employment agreement.

        e.  "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time, and any successor thereto.

        f.  "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
successor thereto.

        g. "Committee" means the Committee referred to in Section 2 of the Plan.
If at any time no  Committee  shall be in  office,  then  the  functions  of the
Committee specified in the Plan shall be exercised by the Board.

        h.  "Company" means Netsmart Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
or any successor corporation.

        i.  "Deferred  Stock"  means an award made  pursuant to Section 8 of the
Plan of the right to receive Stock at the end of a specified deferral period.

        j.  "Disability" means disability as determined under procedures
established by the Committee for purposes of the Plan.

        k. "Early  Retirement"  means  retirement,  with the express consent for
purposes  of the Plan of the  Company at or before the time of such  retirement,
from active employment with the Company and any Subsidiary or Affiliate pursuant
to the  early  retirement  provisions  of the  applicable  pension  plan of such
entity.

        l.  "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, from time to time, and any successor thereto.

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<PAGE>

        m. "Fair Market Value" means,  as of any given date, the market price of
the Stock as determined by or in accordance with the policies established by the
Committee  in good faith;  provided,  that,  in the case of an  Incentive  Stock
Option,  the Fair Market Value shall be determined  in accordance  with the Code
and the Treasury regulations under the Code.

        n.  "Incentive  Stock Option" means any Stock Option  intended to be and
designated as an "Incentive  Stock Option"  within the meaning of Section 422 of
the Code.

        o.  "Non-Employee  Director"  shall have the  meaning  set forth in Rule
16b-3 of the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act or any successor definition
adopted  by the  Commission;  provided  that in the  event  that  said  rule (or
successor rule) shall not have such a definition, the term Non-Employee Director
shall  mean a director  of the  Company  who is not  otherwise  employed  by the
Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate.

        p.  "Non-Qualified Stock Option" means any Stock Option that is not an
Incentive Stock Option.

        q.  "Normal Retirement" means retirement from active employment with the
Company and any Subsidiary or Affiliate on or after age 65.

        r. "Other Stock-Based Award" means an award under Section 10 of the Plan
that is valued in whole or in part by reference  to, or is  otherwise  based on,
Stock.

        s.  "Plan" means this Netsmart Technologies, Inc. 1999 Long-Term
Incentive Plan, as hereinafter amended from time to time.

        t.  "Restricted Stock" means an award of shares of Stock that is subject
to restrictions under Section 7 of the Plan.

        u.  "Retirement" means Normal Retirement or Early Retirement.

        v.  "Stock"  means the Common  Stock,  par value $.01 per share,  of the
Company or any class of common stock into which such common stock may  hereafter
be converted  or for which such common  stock may be  exchanged  pursuant to the
Company's  certificate  of  incorporation  or  as  part  of a  recapitalization,
reorganization or similar transaction.

        w.  "Stock  Appreciation  Right"  means the right  pursuant  to an award
granted  under  Section  6 of the Plan to  surrender  to the  Company  all (or a
portion) of a Stock  Option in exchange  for an amount  equal to the  difference
between (i) the Fair Market Value, as of the date such award or Stock Option (or
such portion  thereof) is  surrendered,  of the shares of Stock  covered by such
Stock  Option (or such  portion  thereof),  subject,  where  applicable,  to the
pricing  provisions  in  Paragraph  6(b)(ii) of the Plan and (ii) the  aggregate
exercise price of such Stock Option or base price with respect to such award (or
the portion thereof which is surrendered).

        x.  "Stock  Option" or "Option"  means any option to purchase  shares of
Stock  (including  Restricted  Stock and  Deferred  Stock,  if the  Committee so
determines) granted pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan.

        y.  "Stock Purchase Right" means the right to purchase Stock pursuant to
Section 9 of the Plan.

        z.  "Subsidiary"  means any  corporation or other business  association,
including  a  partnership  (other  than the  Company)  in an  unbroken  chain of
corporations or other business  associations  beginning with the Company if each
of the  corporations  or  other  business  associations  (other  than  the  last
corporation in the unbroken  chain) owns equity  interests  (including  stock or
partnership interests) possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power
of all  classes  of equity in one of the other  corporations  or other  business
associations in the chain.

        In  addition,  the  terms  "Change  in  Control,"  "Potential  Change in
Control"  and  "Change  in  Control   Price"  shall  have  meanings  set  forth,
respectively, in Paragraphs 11(b), (c) and (d) of the Plan.


                                      A-2

<PAGE>

2.      Administration.

        a. The Plan shall be  administered  by a Committee  of not less than two
Non-Employee Directors,  who shall be appointed by the Board and who shall serve
at the  pleasure  of the Board.  If and to the extent that no  Committee  exists
which  has the  authority  to so  administer  the  Plan,  the  functions  of the
Committee specified in the Plan shall be exercised by the Board. Notwithstanding
the foregoing,  in the event that the Company is not subject to the Exchange Act
or in  the  event  that  the  administration  of  the  Plan  by a  Committee  of
Non-Employee Directors is not required in order for the Plan to meet the test of
Rule 16b-3 of the  Commission  under the Exchange Act, or any  subsequent  rule,
then the Committee need not be composed of Non-Employee Directors.

        b. The  Committee  shall have full  authority to grant,  pursuant to the
terms of the Plan, to officers and other persons eligible under Section 4 of the
Plan: Stock Options,  Stock  Appreciation  Rights,  Restricted  Stock,  Deferred
Stock, Stock Purchase Rights and/or Other Stock-Based Awards. In particular, the
Committee shall have the authority:

               i. to select  the  officers  and other  eligible  persons to whom
Stock Options,  Stock  Appreciation  Rights,  Restricted Stock,  Deferred Stock,
Stock Purchase Rights and/or Other  Stock-Based  Awards may from time to time be
granted pursuant to the Plan;

               ii. to  determine  whether  and to what  extent  Incentive  Stock
Options,  Non-Qualified  Stock Options,  Stock Appreciation  Rights,  Restricted
Stock, Deferred Stock, Stock Purchase Rights and/or Other Stock-Based Awards, or
any combination  thereof, are to be granted pursuant to the Plan, to one or more
eligible persons;

               iii.  to determine the number of shares to be covered by each
such award granted pursuant to the Plan;

               iv. to determine the terms and conditions,  not inconsistent with
the terms of the Plan, of any award granted under the Plan,  including,  but not
limited to, the share price or exercise price and any restriction or limitation,
or any vesting,  acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions regarding any
Stock Option or other award and/or the shares of Stock relating  thereto,  based
in each case on such factors as the  Committee  shall,  in its sole  discretion,
determine;

               v.  to  determine   whether,   to  what  extent  and  under  what
circumstances  a Stock  Option may be settled in cash,  Restricted  Stock and/or
Deferred  Stock  under  Paragraph  5(b)(x) or (xi) of the Plan,  as  applicable,
instead of Stock;

               vi.  to  determine  whether,   to  what  extent  and  under  what
circumstances Option grants and/or other awards under the Plan and/or other cash
awards made by the Company are to be made,  and operate,  on a tandem basis with
other  awards  under the Plan and/or  cash awards made  outside of the Plan in a
manner  whereby the exercise of one award  precludes,  in whole or in part,  the
exercise of another award, or on an additive basis;

               vii.  to  determine  whether,  to  what  extent  and  under  what
circumstances  Stock and other  amounts  payable  with respect to an award under
this Plan shall be  deferred  either  automatically  or at the  election  of the
participant,  including  any  provision  for  any  determination  or  method  of
determination  of the amount (if any)  deemed be earned on any  deferred  amount
during any deferral period;

               viii.  to determine the terms and restrictions applicable to
Stock Purchase Rights and the Stock purchased by exercising such Rights; and

               ix. to determine  an  aggregate  number of awards and the type of
awards to be granted to  eligible  persons  employed  or engaged by the  Company
and/or any specific  Subsidiary,  Affiliate or division and grant to  management
the  authority  to grant  such  awards,  provided  that no awards to any  person
subject to the reporting and short-swing  profit provisions of Section 16 of the
Exchange Act may be granted awards except by the Committee.

        c. The  Committee  shall have the  authority to adopt,  alter and repeal
such rules,  guidelines and practices  governing the Plan as it shall, from time
to time, deem advisable; to interpret the terms and

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provisions  of the Plan and any award issued  under the Plan and any  agreements
relating thereto, and otherwise to supervise the administration of the Plan.

        d. All decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the
Plan shall be made in the  Committee's  sole  discretion  and shall be final and
binding on all persons, including the Company and Plan participants.

3.      Stock Subject to Plan.

        a. The  total  number  of shares of Stock  reserved  and  available  for
distribution under the Plan shall be one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) shares
of Common  Stock.  In the event that  awards are granted in tandem such that the
exercise of one award  precludes  the  exercise of another  award then,  for the
purpose of  determining  the number of shares of Stock as to which  awards shall
have been granted,  the maximum number of shares of Stock  issuable  pursuant to
such tandem awards shall be used.

        b. Subject to Paragraph 6(b)(v) of the Plan, if any shares of Stock that
have been optioned cease to be subject to a Stock Option,  or if any such shares
of Stock that are subject to any Restricted Stock or Deferred Stock award, Stock
Purchase Right or Other  Stock-Based  Award granted under the Plan are forfeited
or any such  award  otherwise  terminates  without a payment  being  made to the
participant  in the form of Stock,  such  shares  shall again be  available  for
distribution in connection with future awards under the Plan.

        c.  In  the  event  of  any   merger,   reorganization,   consolidation,
recapitalization,  stock  dividend,  stock split,  stock  distribution,  reverse
split,  combination of shares or other change in corporate  structure  affecting
the Stock, such substitution or adjustment shall be made in the aggregate number
of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, in the base number of shares, in
the number and option price of shares  subject to  outstanding  Options  granted
under  the  Plan,  in the  number  and  purchase  price  of  shares  subject  to
outstanding  Stock  Purchase  Rights under the Plan, and in the number of shares
subject to other outstanding  awards granted under the Plan as may be determined
to be appropriate by the Committee,  in its sole  discretion,  provided that the
number of shares  subject  to any award  shall  always be a whole  number.  Such
adjusted  option price shall also be used to determine the amount payable by the
Company upon the exercise of any Stock  Appreciation  Right  associated with any
Stock Option.

4.      Eligibility.

        a. Officers and other key  employees  and directors of, and  consultants
and independent  contractors to, the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates
(but excluding, except as to Paragraph 4(b) of the Plan, Non-Employee Directors)
who  are  responsible  for  or  contribute  to  the  management,  growth  and/or
profitability  of the  business  of the  Company  and/or  its  Subsidiaries  and
Affiliates are eligible to be granted awards under the Plan.

        b. On each April 1 of each year,  commencing  April 1, 2000, each person
who is a  Non-Employee  Director on such date shall  automatically  be granted a
Non-Qualified  Stock Option to purchase five thousand  (5,000)  shares of Common
Stock (or such lesser  number of shares of Common Stock as remain  available for
grant at such date  under  the  Plan,  divided  by the  number  of  Non-Employee
Directors at such date).  Such Stock Options shall be exercisable at a price per
share equal to the greater of the Fair Market  Value on the date of grant or the
par value of one share of Common Stock. The Non- Qualified Stock Options granted
pursuant  to this  Paragraphs  4(b) shall  become  exercisable  as to all of the
shares subject  thereto six (6) months from the date of grant,  and shall expire
on the  earlier  of (i) five  years  from the date of grant,  or (ii)  seven (7)
months from the date such Non-Employee  Director ceases to be a director if such
Non-Employee  Director  ceases to be a  director  other  than as a result of his
death or  Disability.  The  provisions of this Paragraph 4(b) may not be amended
more than one (1) time in any six (6) month  period  other  than to comply  with
changes in the Code or the Employee  Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") or
the rules thereunder.

5.      Stock Options.

        a.  Administration - Stock Options may be granted alone, in addition to
or in tandem with other awards granted under the Plan and/or cash awards made
outside of the Plan.  Any Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be in such
form as the Committee may from time to time approve.  Stock Options

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granted under the Plan may be of two types: (i) Incentive Stock Options and (ii)
Non-Qualified Stock Options.  The Committee shall have the authority to grant to
any optionee Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, or both types
of Stock Options (in each case with or without Stock Appreciation Rights).

        b.  Option Grants - Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to
the following terms and conditions and shall contain such additional terms and
conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Committee, in
its sole discretion, shall deem desirable:

               i.  Option Price - The option price per share of Stock
purchasable under a Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee at the
time of grant.

               ii.  Option Term - The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed
 by the Committee, but no Stock Option shall be exercisable more than ten (10)
years after the date the Option is granted.

               iii.  Exercisability - Stock Options shall be exercisable at such
time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by
the  Committee  at or  after  grant.  If the  Committee  provides,  in its  sole
discretion,  that any Stock  Option is  exercisable  only in  installments,  the
Committee may waive such installment exercise provisions at any time at or after
grant in whole or in part,  based on such factors as the Committee shall, in its
sole discretion, determine.

               iv.  Method of Exercise.
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                      (A)  Subject to whatever installment exercise provisions
apply under Paragraph 5(b)(iii) of the Plan, Stock Options may be exercised in
whole or in part at any time  during the option  period,  by giving  written
notice of  exercise to the Company  specifying  the number of shares to be
purchased.  Such notice shall be accompanied by payment in full of the purchase
price,  either by check,  note or such other  instrument,  securities or
property as the Committee may accept.  As and to the extent  determined by the
Committee,  in its sole  discretion,  at or after  grant,  payments in full or
in part may also be made in the form of Stock already owned by the optionee or,
in the case of the exercise of a Non-Qualified Stock Option,  Restricted  Stock
or Deferred Stock subject to an award hereunder (based,  in each  case,  on the
Fair  Market  Value of the Stock on the date the option is exercised, as
determined by the Committee).

                      (B)  If payment of the option exercise price of a
Non-Qualified Stock Option is made in whole or in part in the form of Restricted
Stock or Deferred Stock, the Stock issuable upon such exercise (and any
replacement  shares relating thereto) shall remain (or be)  restricted or
deferred,  as the case may be, in accordance  with the  original  terms of the
Restricted  Stock award or Deferred  Stock award in question, and any additional
Stock received upon the exercise shall be subject to the same forfeiture
restrictions or deferral  limitations,  unless otherwise determined by the
Committee, in its sole discretion, at or after grant.

                      (C)  No shares of Stock shall be issued until full payment
therefor has been received by the Company.  In the event of any exercise by note
or other  instrument,  the shares of Stock shall not be issued  until such note
or other  instrument  shall have been paid in full,  and the  exercising
optionee shall have no rights as a stockholder until such payment is made.

                      (D)  Subject to Paragraph 5(b)(iv)(C) of the Plan, an
optionee shall generally have the rights to dividends or other rights of a
stockholder  with respect to shares subject to the Option when the  optionee has
given  written  notice of exercise, has  paid  in  full  for  such  shares,
and,  if  requested,   has  given  the representation described in Paragraph
14(a) of the Plan.

               v.  Non-Transferability  of  Options - No Stock  Option  shall be
transferable  by the optionee  otherwise  than by will or by the laws of descent
and  distribution,  and all  Stock  Options  shall be  exercisable,  during  the
optionee's lifetime, only by the optionee.

               vi.  Termination by Death - Subject to Paragraph  5(b)(ix) of the
Plan with respect to Incentive Stock Options, if an optionee's employment by the
Company and any Subsidiary or Affiliate terminates by reason of death, any Stock
Option held by such optionee may  thereafter  be  exercised,  to the extent such
option was exercisable at the time of death or on such accelerated  basis as the
Committee may

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determine  at or  after  grant  (or as  may be  determined  in  accordance  with
procedures  established by the Committee),  by the legal  representative  of the
estate or by the legatee of the optionee  under the will of the optionee,  for a
period of one year (or such other period as the  Committee may specify at grant)
from the date of such death or until the  expiration  of the stated term of such
Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter.

               vii.  Termination by Reason of Disability or Retirement - Subject
to Paragraph 5(b)(ix) of the Plan with respect to Incentive Stock Options, if an
optionee's  employment by the Company and any Subsidiary or Affiliate terminates
by reason of a Disability or Normal or Early  Retirement,  any Stock Option held
by such optionee may  thereafter be exercised by the optionee,  to the extent it
was exercisable at the time of termination or on such  accelerated  basis as the
Committee may determine at or after grant (or as may be determined in accordance
with procedures established by the Committee), for a period of one year (or such
other  period as the  Committee  may  specify  at  grant)  from the date of such
termination  of  employment  or until the  expiration of the stated term of such
Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter;  provided,  however, that, if the
optionee dies within such one-year period (or such other period as the Committee
shall  specify at grant),  any  unexercised  Stock Option held by such  optionee
shall thereafter be exercisable to the extent to which it was exercisable at the
time of death for a period of one year from the date of such  death or until the
expiration  of the stated  term of such Stock  Option,  whichever  period is the
shorter.  In the event of  termination  of employment by reason of Disability or
Normal or Early Retirement,  if an Incentive Stock Option is exercised after the
expiration of the exercise periods that apply for purposes of Section 422 of the
Code,  such Stock Option will  thereafter  be treated as a  Non-Qualified  Stock
Option.

               viii.  Other  Termination - Unless  otherwise  determined  by the
Committee (or pursuant to procedures  established  by the Committee) at or after
grant,  if an  optionee's  employment  by the  Company  and  any  Subsidiary  or
Affiliate  terminates  for any reason other than death,  Disability or Normal or
Early Retirement, the Stock Option shall thereupon terminate; provided, however,
that  if  the  optionee  is  involuntarily  terminated  by  the  Company  or any
Subsidiary or Affiliate  without Cause,  including a termination  resulting from
the  Subsidiary,  Affiliate  or  division  in which the  optionee is employed or
engaged,  ceasing, for any reason, to be a Subsidiary,  Affiliate or division of
the  Company,  such Stock  Option  may be  exercised,  to the  extent  otherwise
exercisable on the date of  termination,  for a period of three months (or seven
months in the case of a person subject to the reporting and  short-swing  profit
provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act) from the date of such  termination
or until the  expiration of the stated term of such Stock  Option,  whichever is
shorter.

               ix.  Incentive Stock Options.
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                      (A)  Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding,
no term of the Plan relating to Incentive Stock Options shall be interpreted,
amended or altered,  nor shall any  discretion or authority  granted  under the
Plan be so exercised,  so as to disqualify  the Plan under Section 422 of the
Code,  or,  without the consent of the  optionee(s)  affected,  to disqualify
any Incentive Stock Option under such Section 422.

                      (B)  To the extent required for "incentive stock option"
status under Section 422(d) of  the  Code  (taking  into  account   applicable
Treasury   regulations  and pronouncements),  the Plan shall be deemed to
provide  that the  aggregate  Fair Market Value  (determined  as of the time of
grant) of the Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are
exercisable for the first time by the optionee during any  calendar  year under
the Plan and/or any other stock  option plan of the  Company or any  Subsidiary
 or parent  corporation  (within  the meaning of Section 425 of the Code) shall
not exceed $100,000.  If Section 422 is hereafter amended  to delete the
requirement  now in  Section  422(d)  that the plan text expressly provide for
the $100,000  limitation set forth in Section 422(d), then this  Paragraph  5(b)
(ix)(B)  shall no longer be operative and the Committee may accelerate the dates
on which the incentive stock option may be exercised.

                      (C)  To the extent permitted under Section 422 of the Code
or the applicable regulations thereunder or any applicable Internal Revenue
Service pronouncement:

                             (I)  If (x) a participant's employment is
terminated by reason of death, Disability or Retirement and (y) the portion of
any Incentive  Stock Option that is otherwise  exercisable  during the
post-termination  period  specified under Paragraphs  5(b)(vi)  and  (vii) of
the  Plan,  applied  without  regard  to the $100,000 limitation contained in
Section 422(d) of the Code, is greater than the portion of

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such option that is  immediately  exercisable  as an  "incentive  stock  option"
during such  post-termination  period under  Section  422,  such excess shall be
treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option; and

                             (II)  if the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option
is accelerated by reason of a Change in Control,  any portion of such option
that is not  exercisable  as an Incentive Stock Option by reason of the $100,000
limitation contained in Section 422(d) of the Code shall be treated as a
Non-Qualified Stock Option.

               x. Buyout Provisions - The Committee may at any time offer to buy
out for a payment in cash,  Stock,  Deferred Stock or Restricted Stock an option
previously  granted,  based on such terms and conditions as the Committee  shall
establish and communicate to the optionee at the time that such offer is made.

               xi. Settlement Provisions - If the option agreement so provides
at grant or is amended after grant and prior to exercise to so provide (with the
optionee's consent), the Committee may require that all or part of the shares to
be issued with respect to the spread value of an exercised  Option take the form
of Deferred or Restricted Stock which shall be valued on the date of exercise on
the basis of the Fair Market  Value (as  determined  by the  Committee)  of such
Deferred  or  Restricted  Stock  determined   without  regard  to  the  deferral
limitations and/or forfeiture restrictions involved.

6.      Stock Appreciation Rights.

        a.  Grant and Exercise.
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               i. Stock  Appreciation  Rights may be granted in conjunction with
all or part of any  Stock  Option  granted  under  the  Plan.  In the  case of a
Non-Qualified  Stock Option,  such rights may be granted  either at or after the
time of the  grant  of such  Stock  Option.  In the case of an  Incentive  Stock
Option,  such rights may be granted  only at the time of the grant of such Stock
Option.

               ii. A Stock  Appreciation  Right or  applicable  portion  thereof
granted with respect to a given Stock  Option shall  terminate  and no longer be
exercisable  upon the  termination  or  exercise of the  related  Stock  Option,
subject to such  provisions  as the Committee may specify at grant where a Stock
Appreciation  Right is  granted  with  respect  to less than the full  number of
shares covered by a related Stock Option.

               iii. A Stock  Appreciation Right may be exercised by an optionee,
subject  to  Paragraph  6(b) of the  Plan,  in  accordance  with the  procedures
established by the Committee for such purpose. Upon such exercise,  the optionee
shall be entitled to receive an amount  determined  in the manner  prescribed in
said Paragraph  6(b).  Stock Options  relating to exercised  Stock  Appreciation
Rights  shall no longer be  exercisable  to the extent  that the  related  Stock
Appreciation Rights have been exercised.

        b.  Terms and Conditions - Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to
such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as
shall be determined from time to time by the Committee, including the following:

               i. Stock  Appreciation  Rights shall be exercisable  only at such
time or times and to the extent  that the Stock  Options  to which  they  relate
shall be  exercisable  in accordance  with the  provisions of this Section 6 and
Section 5 of the Plan;  provided,  however,  that any Stock  Appreciation  Right
granted to an optionee  subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act  subsequent
to the grant of the related  Stock  Option shall not be  exercisable  during the
first six months of its term,  except  that this  special  limitation  shall not
apply  in the  event  of  death  or  Disability  of the  optionee  prior  to the
expiration of the six-month period.  The exercise of Stock  Appreciation  Rights
held by  optionees  who are subject to Section  16(b) of the  Exchange Act shall
comply with Rule 16b-3 thereunder to the extent applicable.

               ii. Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation  Right, an optionee
shall be entitled  to receive an amount in cash and/or  shares of Stock equal in
value to the  excess of the Fair  Market  Value of one  share of Stock  over the
option price per share  specified in the related Stock Option  multiplied by the
number of shares in respect  of which the Stock  Appreciation  Right  shall have
been  exercised,  with the  Committee  having the right to determine the form of
payment.  When payment is to be made in shares of Stock, the number of shares to
be paid shall be  calculated on the basis of the Fair Market Value of the shares
on the date of exercise.  When payment is to be made in cash,  such amount shall
be based upon the Fair Market

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Value  of the  Stock  on the  date  of  exercise,  determined  in a  manner  not
inconsistent  with  Section  16(b)  of the  Exchange  Act and the  rules  of the
Commission thereunder.

               iii. Stock  Appreciation  Rights shall be transferable  only when
and to the extent that the underlying  Stock Option would be transferable  under
Paragraph 5(b)(v) of the Plan.

               iv. Upon the exercise of a Stock  Appreciation  Right,  the Stock
Option or part thereof to which such Stock  Appreciation  Right is related shall
be deemed  to have been  exercised  only to the  extent of the  number of shares
issued under the Stock  Appreciation  Right at the time of exercise based on the
value of the Stock Appreciation Right at such time.

               v.  In  its  sole  discretion,  the  Committee  may  grant  Stock
Appreciation  Rights  that become  exercisable  only in the event of a Change in
Control  and/or a  Potential  Change  in  Control,  subject  to such  terms  and
conditions as the  Committee may specify at grant;  provided that any such Stock
Appreciation Rights shall be settled solely in cash.

               vi. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may also provide that,
in the event of a Change in Control  and/or a Potential  Change in Control,  the
amount to be paid upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be based
on the Change in Control  Price,  subject  to such terms and  conditions  as the
Committee may specify at grant.

7.      Restricted Stock.

        a.  Administration - Shares of  Restricted  Stock  may be issued  either
alone,  in  addition to or in tandem with other  awards  granted  under the Plan
and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. The Committee  shall  determine the
eligible  persons to whom, and the time or times at which,  grants of Restricted
Stock will be made, the number of shares to be awarded, the price (if any) to be
paid by the  recipient of  Restricted  Stock,  subject to Paragraph  7(b) of the
Plan,  the time or times within which such awards may be subject to  forfeiture,
and all other terms and  conditions  of the awards.  The Committee may condition
the grant of Restricted Stock upon the attainment of specified performance goals
or such other factors as the Committee may, in its sole  discretion,  determine.
The  provisions of Restricted  Stock awards need not be the same with respect to
each recipient.

        b.  Awards and Certificates.
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               i. The  prospective  recipient of a Restricted  Stock award shall
not have any rights with respect to such award  unless and until such  recipient
has  executed  an  agreement  evidencing  the  award and has  delivered  a fully
executed  copy  thereof to the  Company,  and has  otherwise  complied  with the
applicable terms and conditions of such award.

               ii.  The purchase price for shares of Restricted Stock may be
equal to or less than their par value and may be zero.

               iii. Awards of Restricted  Stock must be accepted within a period
of 60 days (or such shorter  period as the Committee may specify at grant) after
the award date, by executing a Restricted  Stock Award  Agreement and paying the
price, if any, required under Paragraph 7(b)(ii).

               iv. Each participant  receiving a Restricted Stock award shall be
issued a stock  certificate in respect of such shares of Restricted  Stock. Such
certificate shall be registered in the name of such participant,  and shall bear
an  appropriate  legend  referring to the terms,  conditions,  and  restrictions
applicable to such award.

               v. The Committee  shall  require that (A) the stock  certificates
evidencing  shares of  Restricted  Stock be held in the  custody of the  Company
until the restrictions  thereon shall have lapsed, and (B) as a condition of any
Restricted  Stock award,  the  participant  shall have  delivered a stock power,
endorsed in blank, relating to the Restricted Stock covered by such award.

        c.  Restrictions and Conditions - The shares of Restricted Stock awarded
pursuant to this Section 7 shall be subject to the following restrictions and
conditions:

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               i. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the award agreement,
during a period set by the Committee commencing with the date of such award (the
"Restriction Period"), the participant shall not be permitted to sell, transfer,
pledge or assign shares of Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan. Within these
limits, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide for the lapse of such
restrictions  in installments  and may accelerate or waive such  restrictions in
whole or in part,  based on service,  performance  and/or such other  factors or
criteria as the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion.

               ii. Except as provided in this  paragraph  7(c)(ii) and Paragraph
7(c)(i) of the Plan, the  participant  shall have, with respect to the shares of
Restricted  Stock, all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company,  including
the right to vote the shares and the right to receive any regular cash dividends
paid  out of  current  earnings.  The  Committee,  in its  sole  discretion,  as
determined  at the time of award,  may  permit or  require  the  payment of cash
dividends  to be  deferred  and, if the  Committee  so  determines,  reinvested,
subject to Paragraph  14(e) of the Plan, in additional  Restricted  Stock to the
extent  shares  are  available  under  Section  3  of  the  Plan,  or  otherwise
reinvested.  Stock dividends,  splits and  distributions  issued with respect to
Restricted Stock shall be treated as additional  shares of Restricted Stock that
are subject to the same  restrictions  and other terms and conditions that apply
to the shares with respect to which such dividends are issued, and the Committee
may require the  participant  to deliver an additional  stock power covering the
shares issuable  pursuant to such stock  dividend,  split or  distribution.  Any
other dividends or property  distributed with regard to Restricted Stock,  other
than regular dividends  payable and paid out of current earnings,  shall be held
by the Company subject to the same restrictions as the Restricted Stock.

               iii. Subject to the applicable  provisions of the award agreement
and this Section 7, upon  termination  of a  participant's  employment  with the
Company and any  Subsidiary or Affiliate  for any reason during the  Restriction
Period,  all shares still subject to restriction will vest, or be forfeited,  in
accordance  with the terms and  conditions  established  by the  Committee at or
after grant.

               iv. If and when the  Restriction  Period expires  without a prior
forfeiture  of  the  Restricted  Stock  subject  to  such  Restriction   Period,
certificates  for an  appropriate  number  of  unrestricted  shares,  and  other
property held by the Company with respect to such  Restricted  Shares,  shall be
delivered to the participant promptly.

        d.  Minimum  Value  Provisions - In order to better  ensure  that  award
payments  actually  reflect  the  performance  of the Company and service of the
participant,  the Committee may provide,  in its sole  discretion,  for a tandem
Stock Option or performance-based or other award designed to guarantee a minimum
value,  payable in cash or Stock to the  recipient of a Restricted  Stock award,
subject  to such  performance,  future  service,  deferral  and other  terms and
conditions as may be specified by the Committee.

8.      Deferred Stock.

        a.  Administration - Deferred  Stock may be  awarded  either  alone,  in
addition to or in tandem with other  awards  granted  under the Plan and/or cash
awards made outside of the Plan.  The  Committee  shall  determine  the eligible
persons to whom and the time or times at which  Deferred Stock shall be awarded,
the number of shares of Deferred Stock to be awarded to any person, the duration
of the period (the "Deferral  Period")  during which,  and the conditions  under
which, receipt of the Stock will be deferred, and the other terms and conditions
of the award in addition to those set forth in Paragraph 8(b). The Committee may
condition  the  grant  of  Deferred  Stock  upon  the  attainment  of  specified
performance  goals or such other factors or criteria as the Committee  shall, in
its sole discretion, determine. The provisions of Deferred Stock awards need not
be the same with respect to each recipient.

        b.  Terms and Conditions - The shares of Deferred Stock awarded pursuant
 to this Section 8 shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

               i. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the award  agreement
referred to in Paragraph 8(b)(vi) of the Plan,  Deferred Stock awards may not be
sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered during the Deferral
Period.  At the  expiration  of the Deferral  Period (or the  Elective  Deferral
Period referred to in Paragraph  8(b)(v) of the Plan, where  applicable),  share
certificates  representing  the shares covered by the Deferred Stock award shall
be delivered to the participant or his legal representative.

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               ii.  Unless  otherwise  determined  by the  Committee  at  grant,
amounts equal to any dividends  declared during the Deferral Period with respect
to the number of shares  covered by a Deferred  Stock  award will be paid to the
participant  currently,  or deferred and deemed to be  reinvested  in additional
Deferred Stock, or otherwise reinvested,  all as determined at or after the time
of the award by the Committee, in its sole discretion.

               iii.  Subject to the  provisions of the award  agreement and this
Section 8, upon  termination of a participant's  employment with the Company and
any  Subsidiary  or Affiliate  for any reason  during the Deferral  Period for a
given award,  the Deferred  Stock in question  will vest,  or be  forfeited,  in
accordance  with the terms and  conditions  established  by the  Committee at or
after grant.

               iv. Based on service,  performance  and/or such other  factors or
criteria as the Committee may  determine,  the Committee may, at or after grant,
accelerate  the vesting of all or any part of any  Deferred  Stock award  and/or
waive the deferral limitations for all or any part of such award.

               v. A  participant  may elect to further defer receipt of an award
(or an  installment  of an award) for a  specified  period or until a  specified
event (the "Elective Deferral Period"),  subject in each case to the Committee's
approval and to such terms as are determined by the  Committee,  all in its sole
discretion.  Subject to any exceptions  adopted by the Committee,  such election
must  generally  be made at  least  twelve  months  prior to  completion  of the
Deferral Period for such Deferred Stock award (or such installment).

               vi.  Each award shall be confirmed by, and subject to the terms
of, a Deferred Stock agreement executed by the Company and the participant.

        c.  Minimum  Value  Provisions - In order to better  ensure  that  award
payments  actually  reflect  the  performance  of the Company and service of the
participant,  the Committee may provide,  in its sole  discretion,  for a tandem
Stock Option or performance-based or other award designed to guarantee a minimum
value,  payable in cash or Stock to the  recipient  of a deferred  stock  award,
subject  to such  performance,  future  service,  deferral  and other  terms and
conditions as may be specified by the Committee.

9.      Stock Purchase Rights.

        a.  Awards and Administration - The Committee may grant eligible
participants Stock Purchase Rights which shall enable such participants to
purchase Stock (including Deferred Stock and Restricted Stock):

               i.  at its Fair Market Value on the date of grant;

               ii.  at  a percentage of such Fair Market Value on such date,
such percentage to be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion;

               iii.  at an amount equal to Book Value on such date; or

               iv.  at an amount equal to the par value of such Stock on such
date.

        The Committee shall also impose such deferral,  forfeiture  and/or other
terms and  conditions as it shall  determine,  in its sole  discretion,  on such
Stock  Purchase  Rights or the  exercise  thereof.  The terms of Stock  Purchase
Rights awards need not be the same with respect to each participant.  Each Stock
Purchase  Right award shall be  confirmed  by, and be subject to the terms of, a
Stock Purchase Rights Agreement.

        b. Exercisability - Stock Purchase Rights shall generally be exercisable
for such period  after grant as is  determined  by the  Committee  not to exceed
sixty (60) days.  However,  the Committee may provide,  in its sole  discretion,
that the Stock Purchase Rights of persons  potentially  subject to Section 16(b)
of the  Exchange Act shall not become  exercisable  until six months and one day
after the grant date, and shall then be exercisable  for ten trading days at the
purchase price  specified by the Committee in accordance  with Paragraph 9(a) of
the Plan.


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10.     Other Stock-Based Awards.

        a.  Administration.
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               i.  Other  awards of Stock and other  awards  that are  valued in
whole or in part by  reference  to, or are  otherwise  based on,  Stock  ("Other
Stock-Based  Awards"),   including,  without  limitation,   performance  shares,
convertible  preferred stock (to the extent a series of preferred stock has been
or may be  created  by, or in  accordance  with a  procedure  set forth in,  the
Company's  certificate  of  incorporation),  convertible  debentures,  warrants,
exchangeable  securities and Stock awards or options valued by reference to Fair
Market  Value,  Book Value or  performance  of the  Company  or any  Subsidiary,
Affiliate  or  division,  may be granted  either  alone or in  addition to or in
tandem with Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Deferred
Stock or Stock  Purchase  Rights  granted under the Plan and/or cash awards made
outside of the Plan.

               ii. Subject to the  provisions of the Plan,  the Committee  shall
have  authority to determine  the persons to whom and the time or times at which
such award shall be made,  the number of shares of Stock to be awarded  pursuant
to such awards,  and all other conditions of the awards.  The Committee may also
provide for the grant of Stock upon the  completion  of a specified  performance
period.  The  provisions of Other  Stock-Based  Awards need not be the same with
respect to each recipient.

        b.  Terms and Conditions - Other Stock-Based Awards made pursuant to
this Section 10 shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

               i. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the award  agreement
referred to in Paragraph 10(b)(v) of the Plan, shares of Stock subject to awards
made under this Section 10 may not be sold,  assigned,  transferred,  pledged or
otherwise  encumbered  prior to the date on which the shares are issued,  or, if
later,  the date on which any  applicable  restriction,  performance or deferral
period lapses.

               ii. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the award agreement
and unless  otherwise  determined by the Committee at grant, the recipient of an
award under this  Section 10 shall be entitled  to  receive,  currently  or on a
deferred basis,  interest or dividends or interest or dividend  equivalents with
respect to the number of shares covered by the award,  as determined at the time
of the award by the  Committee,  in its sole  discretion,  and the Committee may
provide  that such amounts (if any) shall be deemed to have been  reinvested  in
additional Stock or otherwise reinvested.

               iii. Any award under Section 10 and any Stock covered by any such
award  shall  vest or be  forfeited  to the  extent  so  provided  in the  award
agreement, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion.

               iv. In the event of the participant's  Retirement,  Disability or
death,  or in cases of special  circumstances,  the  Committee  may, in its sole
discretion,  waive in whole or in part any or all of the  remaining  limitations
(if any) imposed with respect to any or all of an award pursuant to this Section
10.

               v. Each award under this  Section 10 shall be  confirmed  by, and
subject to the terms of, an agreement or other  instrument by the Company and by
the participant.

               vi. Stock (including securities convertible into Stock) issued on
a bonus basis under this Section 10 may be issued for no cash consideration.

11.     Change in Control Provisions.

        a. Impact of Event - In the event of a "Change in Control," as defined
in Paragraph 11(b) of the Plan, or a "Potential Change in Control," as defined
in Paragraph 11(c) of the Plan, except to the extent otherwise  determined by
the Committee  or the Board at or after  grant  (subject  to any  right of
approval expressly  reserved  by  the  Committee  or  the  Board  at  the  time
of  such determination), the following acceleration and valuation provisions
shall apply:

               i. Any Stock  Appreciation  Rights  outstanding  for at least six
months and any Stock Options  awarded under the Plan not previously  exercisable
and vested shall become fully exercisable and vested,  regardless of whether the
amendment to the Plan pursuant to which such Stock Options shall have been

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granted shall have been approved by  stockholders;  provided,  however,  that if
such  stockholder  approval  shall not have been  obtained  prior to a Change of
Control or a Potential Change of Control,  any Incentive Stock Options may, with
the consent of the holders thereof, be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options.

               ii. The restrictions and deferral  limitations  applicable to any
Restricted  Stock,  Deferred Stock,  Stock Purchase rights and Other Stock-Based
Awards,  in each case to the extent not  already  vested  under the Plan,  shall
lapse and such shares and awards shall be deemed  fully  vested,  regardless  of
whether the  amendment to the Plan  pursuant to which such Stock  Options  shall
have been granted shall have been approved by stockholders.

               iii.  The  value  of  all   outstanding   Stock  Options,   Stock
Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock, Stock Purchase Rights and
Other  Stock-Based  Awards,  in each case to the extent vested  (including  such
rights which shall have become vested  pursuant to Paragraphs  11(a)(i) and (ii)
of the  Plan),  shall  be  purchased  by the  Company  ("cashout")  in a  manner
determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, on the basis of the "Change
in Control Price" as defined in Paragraph  11(d) of the Plan as of the date such
Change in Control or such  Potential  Change in  Control is  determined  to have
occurred or such other date as the Committee  may determine  prior to the Change
in Control,  unless the Committee shall,  contemporaneously with or prior to any
particular Change of Control or Potential Change of Control, determine that this
Paragraph  11(a)(iii)  shall not be  applicable  to such  Change in  Control  or
Potential Change in Control.

        b.  Definition of "Change in Control" - For purposes of Paragraph 11(a)
of the Plan, a "Change in Control" means the happening of any of the following:

               i. When any  "person"  (as  defined  in  Section  3(a)(9)  of the
Exchange  Act and as used in  Sections  13(d)  and  14(d) of the  Exchange  Act,
including  a "group"  as  defined  in Section  13(d) of the  Exchange  Act,  but
excluding the Company and any Subsidiary and any employee benefit plan sponsored
or  maintained  by the  Company or any  Subsidiary  and any trustee of such plan
acting as trustee)  directly or indirectly  becomes the  "beneficial  owner" (as
defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time),  of
securities  of the  Company  representing  twenty-five  percent  or  more of the
combined voting power of the Company's then  outstanding  securities;  provided,
however,  that a Change  of  Control  shall  not  arise if such  acquisition  is
approved by the board of directors or if the board of directors or the Committee
determines  that such  acquisition is not a Change of Control or if the board of
directors  authorizes  the issuance of the shares of Common Stock (or securities
convertible  into Common  Stock or upon the  exercise of which  shares of Common
Stock may be issued) to such persons; or

               ii. When,  during any period of  twenty-four  consecutive  months
during the existence of the Plan, the individuals  who, at the beginning of such
period,  constitute the Board (the "Incumbent  Directors")  cease for any reason
other than death,  Disability  or  Retirement  to constitute at least a majority
thereof,  provided,  however,  that a  director  who was not a  director  at the
beginning  of such  24-month  period  shall be  deemed  to have  satisfied  such
24-month requirement (and be an Incumbent Director) if such director was elected
by, or on the recommendation of, or with the approval of, at least two-thirds of
the directors who then qualified as Incumbent Directors either actually (because
they were  directors  at the  beginning  of such  24-month  period)  or by prior
operation of this Paragraph 11(b)(ii); or

               iii.  The  occurrence  of  a  transaction  requiring  stockholder
approval for the  acquisition of the Company by an entity other than the Company
or a Subsidiary through purchase of assets, or by merger, or otherwise.

        c.  Definition of Potential Change in Control - For purposes of
Paragraph 11(a) of the Plan, a "Potential Change in Control" means the happening
of any one of the following:

               i.  The approval by stockholders of an agreement by the Company,
the consummation of which would result in a Change in Control of the Company as
defined in Section 11(b) of the Plan; or

               ii.  The  acquisition  of  beneficial   ownership,   directly  or
indirectly,  by any  entity,  person  or  group  (other  than the  Company  or a
Subsidiary  or any  Company  employee  benefit  plan or any trustee of such plan
acting as such trustee) of securities of the Company  representing  five percent
or more of the combined voting power of the Company's outstanding securities and
the adoption by the Board of Directors

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of a resolution to the effect that a Potential  Change in Control of the Company
has occurred for purposes of the Plan.

        d. Change in Control Price - For purposes of this Section 11, "Change in
Control  Price"  means  the  highest  price per  share  paid in any  transaction
reported  on the  principal  stock  exchange on which the Stock is traded or the
average of the  highest bid and asked  prices as reported by NASDAQ,  or paid or
offered in any bona fide transaction  related to a potential or actual Change in
Control of the  Company  at any time  during the  sixty-day  period  immediately
preceding the  occurrence of the Change in Control (or,  where  applicable,  the
occurrence of the Potential Change in Control event), in each case as determined
by the Committee  except that, in the case of Incentive  Stock Options and Stock
Appreciation  Rights  relating to Incentive  Stock Options,  such price shall be
based only on transactions reported for the date on which the optionee exercises
such Stock Appreciation Rights or, where applicable, the date on which a cashout
occurs under Paragraph 11(a)(iii).

12.     Amendments and Termination.

        a.  The  Board  may  amend,  alter,  or  discontinue  the  Plan,  but no
amendment,  alteration,  or discontinuation shall be made which would impair the
rights of an optionee or participant  under a Stock Option,  Stock  Appreciation
Right (or Limited Stock Appreciation Right), Restricted or Deferred Stock award,
Stock Purchase Right or Other Stock-Based Award theretofore granted, without the
optionee's  or  participant's  consent,  and no  amendment  will be made without
approval of the  stockholders if such amendment  requires  stockholder  approval
under state law or if  stockholder  approval is necessary in order that the Plan
comply  with  Rule  16b-3  of  the  Commission  under  the  Exchange  Act or any
substitute or successor rule or if stockholder approval is necessary in order to
enable the grant  pursuant  to the Plan of options or other  awards  intended to
confer tax benefits upon the recipients thereof.

        b. The  Committee may amend the terms of any Stock Option or other award
theretofore granted, prospectively or retroactively, but no such amendment shall
impair the rights or any holder without the holder's consent.  The Committee may
also substitute new Stock Options for previously granted Stock Options (on a one
for one or other basis),  including  previously  granted  Stock  Options  having
higher option exercise prices.

        c. Subject to the  provisions of  Paragraphs  12(a) and (b) of the Plan,
the Board  shall have  broad  authority  to amend the Plan to take into  account
changes in applicable  securities and tax laws and accounting  rules, as well as
other  developments,  and,  in  particular,  without  limiting  in any  way  the
generality of the foregoing,  to eliminate any provisions which are not required
to  included  as a result  of any  amendment  to Rule  16b-3  of the  Commission
pursuant to the Exchange Act.

13.     Unfunded Status of Plan.

        The Plan is intended to constitute an "unfunded"  plan for incentive and
deferred  compensation.  With  respect  to  any  payments  not  yet  made  to  a
participant  or optionee by the  Company,  nothing  contained in this Plan shall
give any such  participant or optionee any rights that are greater than those of
a general  creditor of the Company.  In its sole  discretion,  the Committee may
authorize the creation of trusts or other  arrangements  to meet the obligations
created  under the Plan to deliver  Stock or payments in lieu of or with respect
to awards  under this  Plan;  provided,  however,  that,  unless  the  Committee
otherwise determines with the consent of the affected participant, the existence
of such trusts or other  arrangements  shall be consistent  with the  "unfunded"
status of the Plan.

14.     General Provisions.

        a. The Committee may require each person purchasing shares pursuant to a
Stock  Option or other award under the Plan to  represent  to and agree with the
Company in writing that the  optionee or  participant  is  acquiring  the shares
without a view to distribution  thereof.  The  certificates  for such shares may
include  any  legend  which the  Committee  deems  appropriate  to  reflect  any
restrictions  on  transfer.  All  certificates  or  shares  of  Stock  or  other
securities  delivered  under the Plan shall be  subject  to such  stock-transfer
orders and other  restrictions  as the  Committee may deem  advisable  under the
rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Commission, any stock exchange
upon  which  the  Stock is then  listed,  and any  applicable  Federal  or state
securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any
such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

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        b. Nothing  contained in this Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting
other or additional compensation  arrangements,  subject to stockholder approval
if such  approval is required;  and such  arrangements  may be either  generally
applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

        c. Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the grant of any award  pursuant
to the Plan shall confer upon any employee of the Company or any  Subsidiary  or
Affiliate any right to continued  employment with the Company or a Subsidiary or
Affiliate,  as the case may be, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right
of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate  the  employment of any
of its employees at any time.

        d. No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includible
in the gross income of the  participant  for Federal  income tax  purposes  with
respect to any award under the Plan, the  participant  shall pay to the Company,
or make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee regarding the payment of, any
Federal,  state,  or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with
respect  to  such  amount.   Unless  otherwise   determined  by  the  Committee,
withholding  obligations may be settled with Stock, including Stock that is part
of the award that gives rise to the withholding requirement.  The obligations of
the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment or  arrangements
and  the  Company  and its  Subsidiaries  or  Affiliates  shall,  to the  extent
permitted  by law,  have the right to deduct any such taxes from any  payment of
any kind otherwise due to the participant.

        e.  The  actual  or  deemed   reinvestment   of  dividends  or  dividend
equivalents in additional  Restricted Stock (or in Deferred Stock or other types
of Plan awards) at the time of any dividend payment shall only be permissible if
sufficient  shares of Stock are  available  under Section 3 of the Plan for such
reinvestment (taking into account then outstanding Stock Options, Stock Purchase
Rights and other Plan awards).

15.     Effective Date of Plan.

        The Plan shall be  effective  as of the date the Plan is approved by the
Board,  subject to the  approval  of the Plan by a majority of the votes cast by
the holders of the Company's  Common Stock at the next annual or special meeting
of stockholders.  Any grants made under the Plan prior to such approval shall be
effective when made (unless otherwise  specified by the Committee at the time of
grant),  but shall be conditioned  on, and subject to, such approval of the Plan
by such stockholders.

16.     Term of Plan.

        Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock award, Deferred
Stock award,  Stock  Purchase  Right or Other  Stock-Based  Award may be granted
pursuant to the Plan,  until ten (10) years from the date the Plan was  approved
by the  Board,  unless  the  Plan  shall  be  terminated  by the  Board,  in its
discretion, prior to such date, but awards granted prior to such termination may
extend beyond that date.


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NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXHIBIT 10.8 - 1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
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1.      Introduction
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        (a) Purpose. The Netsmart  Technologies,  Inc.  Employee Stock Purchase
Plan (the "Plan") is intended to provide a method whereby  employees of Netsmart
Technologies,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  and its  Participating  Subsidiaries  (as
defined below) will have an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the
Company through the purchase of shares of the Common Stock of the Company.

        (b) Rules of Interpretation.  It is the intention of the Company to have
the Plan qualify as an "employee  stock  purchase plan" under Section 423 of the
Code  (as  defined  below),  although  the  Company  makes  no  undertaking  nor
representation to maintain such qualification.  The provisions of the Plan shall
be construed so as to extend and limit participation in a manner consistent with
the requirements of that section of the Code.

2.      Definitions
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        (a)    "Board" shall mean the board of directors of the Company.

        (b)    "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

        (c)  "Committee"  shall  mean the  committee  appointed  by the Board of
Directors in accordance with Paragraph 11(a) of the Plan.

        (d)    "Company" shall mean Netsmart Technologies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.

        (e)  "Compensation"  shall mean the gross cash compensation  (including,
wage,  salary and overtime  earnings)  paid by the Company or any  Participating
Subsidiary to a  participant  in accordance  with the terms of  employment,  but
excluding all bonus payments, expense allowances and compensation paid in a form
other than cash.

        (f) "Common Stock" shall mean the Company's common stock, par value $.01
per  share or any  class of  common  stock  into  which  such  common  stock may
hereafter be converted or for which such common stock may be exchanged  pursuant
to the Company's  certificate of incorporation or as part of a recapitalization,
reorganization or similar transaction.

        (g)  "Employee"  shall mean any person who is  classified as an employee
(within  the  meaning  of  Section  3401(c)of  the Code) by the  Company  or any
Participating  Subsidiary on the Company's  payroll  records during the relevant
participation period.

        (h) "Offering,"  "Offering  Commencement Date" and "Offering Termination
Date" shall have the meanings set forth in Paragraph 4(b) of the Plan.

        (i)    "Participant" shall mean a participant in the Plan as described
in Paragraph 4 of the Plan.

        (j)  "Participating  Subsidiary"  shall mean a Subsidiary of the Company
whose  employees are entitled to participate  in the Plan.  The Committee  shall
have  the  power  and  authority  to  determine  which   Subsidiaries  shall  be
Participating Subsidiaries.

        (k)    "Plan" shall mean the Netsmart Technologies, Inc. 1999 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan.

        (l) "Plan  Representative" shall mean any person designated from time to
time by the  Committee  to  receive  certain  notices  and  take  certain  other
administrative actions relating to participation in the Plan.

        (m) "Principal Market" shall mean the principal stock exchange or market
on which the Common Stock is traded.  As of the date the Plan was adopted by the
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        (n)   "Subsidiary"   shall  mean  any   corporation  or  other  business
association  (other  than the  Company  or any  partnership,  limited  liability
company or other entity which is treated as a partnership for federal income tax
purposes) in an unbroken chain of  corporations  or other business  associations
beginning  with  the  Company  if each of the  corporations  or  other  business
associations (other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain) owns equity
interests  (including stock) possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting
power  of all  classes  of  equity  in one of the  other  corporations  or other
business associations in the chain.

3.      Eligibility and Participation
        -----------------------------

        (a) Initial  Eligibility.  Each  Employee who shall have  completed  six
consecutive   months  of  employment  with  the  Company  or  any  Participating
Subsidiary and shall be employed by the Company or any Participating  Subsidiary
on the date his or her participation in the Plan is to become effective shall be
eligible to  participate  in Offerings  (as defined  below) under the Plan which
commence  after  such  six-month  period  has  concluded.  Persons  who  are not
Employees  shall not be eligible to  participate  in the Plan. All Employees who
participate in the Plan shall have the same rights and privileges under the Plan
except for differences  which are consistent with Section  423(b)(5) of the Code
and the regulations thereunder.

        (b) Restrictions on Participation.  Notwithstanding any provision of the
Plan to the contrary,  no Employee shall be granted an option to purchase shares
of Common Stock under the Plan:

               (i) if,  immediately  after the grant,  such  Employee  would own
stock and/or hold outstanding options to purchase stock possessing 5% or more of
the total combined  voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company
or of any of its Subsidiary  Corporations  (for purposes of this paragraph,  the
rules of Section 424(d) of the Code shall apply in determining  stock  ownership
of any Employee); or

               (ii) which permits such Employee's rights to purchase stock under
all Employee stock purchase plans of the Company or any of its  Subsidiaries  to
accrue  at a rate  which  exceeds  $25,000  of fair  market  value of the  stock
(determined  at the time such option is granted) for each calendar year in which
such option is outstanding at any time.

        (c)  Commencement of  Participation.  An eligible  Employee may become a
participant by completing an  authorization  for payroll  deductions on the form
provided  by  the  Company  and  filing  the   completed   form  with  the  Plan
Representative on or before the filing date set therefor by the Committee, which
date shall be at least 30 days prior to the Offering  Commencement  Date for the
next following Offering.  Payroll deductions for a participant shall commence on
the next following Offering Commencement Date after the Employee's authorization
for payroll deductions becomes effective and shall continue until termination of
the Plan or the participant's  earlier termination of participation in the Plan.
Each  participant  in the Plan shall be deemed to continue  participation  until
termination  of  the  Plan  or  such   participant's   earlier   termination  of
participation in the Plan pursuant to Paragraph 8 of the Plan.

4.      Stock Subject to the Plan and Offerings
        ---------------------------------------

        (a) Stock  Subject to the Plan.  Subject to the  provisions of Paragraph
12(d) of the Plan,  the  Board  shall  reserve  for  issuance  under the Plan an
aggregate of one hundred fifty thousand  (150,000) shares of Common Stock, which
shares  shall be  authorized  but  unissued  shares of Common Stock or shares of
Common  Stock held as  treasury  stock.  The Board may,  subject to  stockholder
approval,  from time to time  reserve  additional  shares  of  Common  Stock for
issuance  pursuant  to the Plan;  provided,  however,  that at no time shall the
number  of  shares of  Common  Stock  reserved  be  greater  than  permitted  by
applicable law.

        (b) Offerings.  The Plan will be implemented by successive  offerings of
the  Company's  Common Stock (the  "Offerings"),  which shall be for a period of
three,  six or twelve  months,  as the  Committee  shall  determine..  The first
Offering  shall begin on a date  determined at the  discretion of the Committee.
Each  successive  Offering shall begin on a date determined at the discretion of
the  Committee.  The first day of each  Offering  shall be deemed the  "Offering
Commencement  Date" and the last day the  "Offering  Termination  Date" for such
Offering.  The Offering  Commencement Date for any Offering shall not be earlier
than the Offering Termination Date of the preceding Offering.



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5.      Payroll Deductions
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        (a) Amount of Deduction.  A Participant may elect payroll  deductions of
any whole or half percentage from one percent (1 %) through five percent (5%) of
such Participant's Compensation for each pay period during an Offering.

        (b)    Participant's Account.  All payroll deductions made for a
participant shall be credited to an account established for such participant
under the Plan.  A participant may not make any separate cash payment into such
account.

        (c) Changes in Payroll Deductions.  A participant may reduce or increase
future payroll  deductions (within the limits described in Paragraph 5(a) of the
Plan) by filing with the Plan  Representative a form provided by the Company for
such purpose.  The effective date of any increase or reduction in future payroll
deductions will be the first day of the next pay period succeeding processing of
the change form.

6.      Granting of Option
        ------------------

        (a) Number of Option Shares.  On the Commencement Date of each Offering,
each  participating  Employee  shall be deemed to have been granted an option to
purchase a maximum  number of shares of Common Stock equal to (i) the sum of (x)
that percentage of the Employee's Compensation which the Employee has elected to
have withheld (but not in any case in excess of 5%) multiplied by the Employee's
Compensation  during the Offering and (y) the amount of any accumulated  payroll
deductions  from a prior Offering held for the purchase of Common Stock pursuant
to Paragraph  7(c) of the Plan  divided by (ii) the  applicable  Offering  Price
determined  as provided  in  Paragraph  6(b) of the Plan.  Such number of shares
shall be finally determined at such time as the Offering Price is determined.

        (b) Offering Price. The price of stock purchased with payroll deductions
(the  "Offering  Price")  made during the initial  Offering  and any  subsequent
Offerings shall be 85% of the lower of:

               (i) the greater of (x) 90% of the  closing  price of the stock on
the Offering  Commencement  Date for such Offering or the nearest prior business
day on which trading occurred on the Principal Market, or (y) the average of the
closing  prices of the Common Stock on the last five days preceding the Offering
Commencement Date on which trading occurred on the Principal Market; or

               (ii) the greater of (x) 90% of the closing  price on the Offering
Termination  Date for such Offering or the nearest  prior  business day on which
trading  occurred on the Principal  Market,  or (y) the average of the prices of
the stock on the last five days of the Offering on which trading occurred on the
Principal Market. For purposes of determining the average of the prices of stock
over a five-day  period,  the price of the Common Stock for any day shall be the
closing price of the Common Stock on the Principal Market on that day.

7.      Exercise of Option
        ------------------

        (a) Automatic  Exercise.  Each  Participant's  option to purchase Common
Stock with payroll  deductions  made during any Offering  will be deemed to have
been exercised automatically on the applicable Offering Termination Date for the
purchase  of the number of full  shares of Common  Stock  which the  accumulated
payroll deductions in the Participant's account at the time will purchase at the
applicable Offering Price.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the
number of shares to be purchased by all participants  exceeds the maximum number
of shares which may be issued  pursuant to the Plan,  the number of shares to be
purchased by all participants shall be reduced  proportionately,  except that no
participant shall purchase less than one share of Common Stock.

        (b) Withdrawal of Account.  No Participant shall be entitled to withdraw
any  amount  from the  accumulated  payroll  deductions  in his or her  account;
provided,  however, that a participant's accumulated payroll deductions shall be
refunded to the Participant as and to the extent  specified in Paragraph 8(a) of
the Plan upon termination of such Participant's participation in the Offering.

        (c)  Fractional  Shares.  Fractional  shares of Common Stock will not be
issued under the Plan. Any accumulated  payroll deductions which would have been
used to purchase  fractional shares,  unless refunded pursuant to Paragraph 7(b)
of the Plan, will be held for the purchase of Common Stock in the next

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following Offering, without interest;  provided, however, that the Committee may
elect to refund to the Participants all cash held in lieu of issuing  fractional
shares.

        (d)    Exercise of Options.  During a Participant's lifetime, options
held by a Participant shall be exercisable only by such Participant.

        (e)  Delivery of Stock.  As promptly as  practicable  after the Offering
Termination Date of each Offering,  the Company will deliver to each Participant
in such Offering a certificate  for the shares of Common Stock  purchased in the
Offering upon exercise of the Participant's option.

        (f) Benefits of Section 423 of the Code. The Plan is intended to satisfy
the  requirements of Section 423 of the Code. A Participant  will not obtain the
benefits  of this  provision  if such  participant  disposes of shares of Common
Stock  acquired  pursuant  to the Plan  within two (2) years  from the  Offering
Commencement  Date of the Offering for which the options to purchase shares were
granted or within one (1) year from the date such Common  Stock is  purchased by
the participant, whichever is later.

8.      Withdrawal
        ----------

        (a) In General.  A Participant may stop participating in the Plan at any
time by giving written notice to the Plan Representative. Upon processing of any
such  written  notice,  no  further  payroll  deductions  will be made  from the
Participant's Compensation during such Offering or thereafter,  unless and until
such Participant elects to resume participation in the Plan by providing written
notice to the Plan  Representative  pursuant to Paragraph 3(c) of the Plan. Such
Participant's payroll deductions  accumulated prior to processing of such notice
shall  be  applied  toward  purchasing  full  shares  of  Common  Stock  in  the
then-current  Offering  as  provided  in  Paragraph  7(a) of the Plan.  Any cash
balance  remaining  after  the  purchase  of shares  in such  Offering  shall be
refunded promptly to such Participant.

        (b) Effect on Subsequent Participation.  A Participant's withdrawal from
any Offering  will not have any effect upon such  participant's  eligibility  to
participate  in  any  succeeding  Offering  or in any  similar  plan  which  may
hereafter be adopted by the Company and for which such  Participant is otherwise
eligible.

        (c)  Termination of  Employment.  Upon  termination  of a  Participant's
employment with the Company or any Participating Subsidiary (as the case may be)
for any  reason,  including  retirement  or  death,  the  participant's  payroll
deductions  accumulated  prior to such  termination,  if any,  shall be  applied
toward purchasing full shares of Common Stock in the then-current  Offering, and
any cash balance  remaining  after the purchase of shares in such Offering shall
be refunded to the  Participant or, in the case of the  Participant's  death, to
the person or persons  entitled  thereto under  Paragraph 12(a) of the Plan, and
the Participant's participation in the Plan shall be deemed to be terminated. In
the event that a Participant is employed by a Subsidiary which,  during the term
of an Offering, ceases to be a Subsidiary, the Participant's employment shall be
deemed  to have  been  terminated  as of the date  such  entity  ceased  to be a
Subsidiary.

9.      Interest
        --------

        (a)  Payment of  Interest.  No  interest  will be paid or allowed on any
money paid into the Plan or  credited to the  account of or  distributed  to any
Participant.

10.     Stock
        -----

        (a) Participant's Interest in Option Stock. No Participant will have any
interest  in  shares  of  Common  Stock  covered  by any  option  held  by  such
Participant  until such option has been  exercised as provided in Paragraph 7(a)
of the Plan.

        (b)  Registration  of  Stock.  Shares  of Common  Stock  purchased  by a
Participant  under the Plan will be registered  in the name of the  Participant,
or, if the  Participant so directs by written notice to the Plan  Representative
prior to the Offering  Termination Date applicable  thereto, in the names of the
Participant  and one such other person as may be designated by the  Participant,
as joint tenants with rights of survivorship or as tenants by the entireties, to
the extent permitted by applicable law.

11.     Administration
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        (a)  Appointment of Committee.  The Board shall appoint a committee (the
"Committee") to administer the Plan, which shall consist solely of no fewer than
three "nonemployee  directors" (as defined in Rule 16b-3(a)(3) promulgated under
the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended).  If no committee is appointed by the
Board of Directors, then the Board shall serve as the Committee.

        (b)  Authority of  Committee.  Subject to the express  provisions of the
Plan, the Committee shall have plenary  authority in its discretion to interpret
and construe any and all provision of the Plan,  to adopt rules and  regulations
for  administering  the  Plan,  and to  make  all  other  determinations  deemed
necessary or advisable for administering the Plan. The Committee's determination
of the foregoing matters shall be conclusive.

        (c) Rules Governing the  Administration of the Committee.  The Board may
from time to time appoint  members of the  Committee in  substitution  for or in
addition to members previously appointed and may fill vacancies, however caused,
in the  Committee.  The Committee may select one of its members as its chairman,
shall hold its meetings at such times and places as it shall deem advisable, and
may hold telephonic meetings.  All determinations of the Committee shall be made
by a majority of its members. A decision or determination reduced to writing and
signed by a majority of the members of the Committee shall be as fully effective
as if it had been made by a majority vote at a meeting duly called and held. The
Committee may appoint a secretary and shall make such rules and  regulations for
the conduct of its business as it shall deem advisable.

12.     Miscellaneous
        -------------

        (a)  Designation of  Beneficiary.  A Participant  may file with the Plan
Representative  a written  designation  of a  beneficiary  who is to receive any
shares of Common Stock and/or cash under the Plan upon the Participant's  death.
Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the Participant at any time by
written notice to the Plan  Representative.  Upon the death of a Participant and
receipt by the Company of proof of identity and  existence at the  Participant's
death of a beneficiary validly designated by the participant under the Plan, and
subject to Paragraph 8 of the Plan above  concerning  withdrawal  from the Plan,
the  Company  shall  deliver  such  shares of Common  Stock  and/or cash to such
beneficiary.  In the event of the death of a  Participant  lacking a beneficiary
validly   designated  under  the  Plan  who  is  living  at  the  time  of  such
Participant's  death,  the Company  shall  deliver  such shares of Common  Stock
and/or cash to the executor or  administrator  of the estate of the Participant,
or if no such executor or administrator  has been appointed (to the knowledge of
the Company), the Company, in its discretion,  may deliver such shares of Common
Stock  and/or  cash  to the  spouse  or to any  one or  more  dependents  of the
Participant,  in  each  case  without  any  further  liability  of  the  Company
whatsoever  under or relating to the Plan. No  beneficiary  shall,  prior to the
death of the  Participant  by whom he or she has been  designated,  acquire  any
interest in the shares of Common Stock and/or cash  credited to the  Participant
under the Plan.

        (b)   Transferability.   Neither  payroll  deductions  credited  to  any
Participant's account nor any option or rights with regard to the exercise of an
option or to receive  Common Stock under the Plan may be assigned,  transferred,
pledged,  or otherwise  disposed of in any way by the Participant  other than by
will or the laws of descent and  distribution.  Any such  attempted  assignment,
transfer,  pledge or other disposition shall be without effect,  except that the
Company may, in its  discretion,  treat such act as an election to withdraw from
participation in the Plan in accordance with Paragraph 8(a) of the Plan.

        (c) Use of Funds. All payroll deductions received or held by the Company
under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose. The Company
shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.

        (d)    Adjustment Upon Changes in Capitalization.
               -----------------------------------------

               (i) If,  while any options are  outstanding  under the Plan,  the
outstanding  shares of Common  Stock of the Company have  increased,  decreased,
changed  into,  or been  exchanged  for a different  number or kind of shares or
securities of the Company through any reorganization,  merger, recapitalization,
reclassification,  stock  split,  reverse  stock  split or similar  transaction,
appropriate  and  proportionate  adjustments may be made by the Committee in the
number  and/or kind of shares  which are subject to purchase  under  outstanding
options  and in the  Offering  Price or Prices  applicable  to such  outstanding
options. In addition,  in any such event, the number and/or kind of shares which
may be offered in the Offerings  described in Paragraph 4 of the Plan shall also
be proportionately adjusted.

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               (ii) Upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Company,  or upon
a  reorganization,  merger  or  consolidation  of the  Company  with one or more
corporations as a result of which the Company is not the surviving  corporation,
or upon a sale of  substantially  all of the  property  or capital  stock of the
Company to another corporation, the holder of each option then outstanding under
the Plan will thereafter be entitled to receive at the next Offering Termination
Date,  upon the exercise of such option,  for each share as to which such option
shall be  exercised,  as  nearly  as  reasonably  may be  determined,  the cash,
securities  and/or  property which a holder of one share of the Common Stock was
entitled to receive  upon and at the time of such  transaction.  The Board shall
take such steps in  connection  with such  transactions  as the Board shall deem
necessary to assure that the provisions of this Paragraph 12(d) shall thereafter
be applicable,  as nearly as reasonably  may be  determined,  in relation to the
said cash,  securities  and/or property as to which each such holder of any such
option might hereafter be entitled to receive.

        (e) Amendment and  Termination.  The Board shall have complete power and
authority  to  terminate or amend the Plan;  provided,  however,  that the Board
shall not,  without the approval of the  stockholders of the Company,  alter (i)
the  aggregate  number of shares of Common  Stock which may be issued  under the
Plan  (except  pursuant  to  Paragraph  12(d) of the  Plan) or (ii) the class of
employees  eligible to receive  options under the Plan,  other than to designate
additional  Subsidiaries as  Participating  Subsidiarys,  and provided  further,
however,  that no  termination,  modification,  or  amendment  of the Plan  may,
without  the  consent of an  Employee  then  having an option  under the Plan to
purchase  shares of Common Stock,  adversely  affect the rights of such Employee
under such option.

        (f) Effective  Date. The Plan shall become  effective as of November 18,
1999,  subject to  approval by the holders of a majority of the shares of Common
Stock  present  and  represented  at  any  special  or  annual  meeting  of  the
stockholders of the Company duly held within twelve months after adoption of the
Plan. If the Plan is not so approved, the Plan shall not become effective.

        (g) No Employment  Rights.  The Plan does not,  directly or  indirectly,
create in any person any right with respect to continuation of employment by the
Company or any  Subsidiary,  and it shall not be deemed to  interfere in any way
with the Company's or any Subsidiary's right to terminate,  or otherwise modify,
any employee's employment at any time.

        (h) Effect of Plan. The provisions of the Plan shall, in accordance with
its terms,  be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, all successors of each
Employee  participating  in  the  Plan,  including,   without  limitation,  such
Employee's estate and the executors,  administrators or trustees thereof,  heirs
and legatees,  and any receiver,  trustee in  bankruptcy  or  representative  of
creditors of such Employee.

        (i)    Governing Law.  The law of the State of New York will govern all
matters relating to this Plan except to the extent superseded by the federal
laws of the United States.

        (j) Committee Rules for Foreign  Jurisdictions.  The Committee may adopt
rules or procedures  relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to
accommodate the specific  requirements  of local laws and procedures;  provided,
however,  that any such rules or procedures  do not result in an Offering  Price
which is less than the lesser of an amount equal to 85% of the fair market value
of the stock on the Offering  Commencement  Date or 85% of the fair market value
of the stock on the Offering  Termination Date.  Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing,  the Committee is  specifically  authorized to adopt rules and
procedures  regarding  handling  of payroll  deductions,  payment  of  interest,
conversion of local currency,  payroll tax, withholding  procedures and handling
of stock certificates which vary with local requirements.


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NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXHIBIT 10.9 - AGREEMENT DATED AUGUST 26, 1999 BETWEEN
                    THE REGISTRANT AND SILICON VALLEY BANK


                                 Loan and Security Agreement

Borrower:             Netsmart Technologies, Inc.
                      Creative Socio-Medics Corp.

Address:              146 Nassau Avenue
                      Islip, New York 11751

Date:                 August 26, 1999

THIS LOAN AND  SECURITY  AGREEMENT  is entered  into on the above  date  between
SILICON VALLEY BANK, COMMERCIAL FINANCE DIVISION  ("Silicon"),  whose address is
3003 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, California 95054 and the borrower(s) named above
(jointly and severally, the "Borrower"), whose chief executive office is located
at the above address ("Borrower's Address"). The Schedule to this Agreement (the
"Schedule") shall for all purposes be deemed to be a part of this Agreement, and
the same is an integral part of this  Agreement.  (Definitions  of certain terms
used in this Agreement are set forth in Section 8 below.)

1.      LOANS.
        1.1 Loans. Silicon will make loans to Borrower (the "Loans"), in amounts
determined  by Silicon in its sole  discretion,  up to the amounts  (the "Credit
Limit")  shown on the  Schedule,  provided  no Default  or Event of Default  has
occurred and is continuing, and subject to deduction of any Reserves for accrued
interest and such other Reserves as Silicon deems proper from time to time.

        1.2 Interest.  All Loans and all other monetary  Obligations  shall bear
interest at the rate shown on the Schedule,  except where expressly set forth to
the contrary in this Agreement.  Interest shall be payable monthly,  on the last
day of  the  month.  Interest  may,  in  Silicon's  discretion,  be  charged  to
Borrower's loan account, and the same shall thereafter bear interest at the same
rate as the other Loans.  Silicon  may, in its  discretion,  charge  interest to
Borrower's Deposit Accounts maintained with Silicon.

        1.3  Overadvances.  If at any time or for any  reason  the  total of all
outstanding  Loans  and all  other  Obligations  exceeds  the  Credit  Limit (an
"Overadvance"),  Borrower  shall  immediately  pay the  amount of the  excess to
Silicon,  without notice or demand.  Without limiting  Borrower's obliga tion to
repay to Silicon on demand the amount of any Overadvance, Borrower agrees to pay
Silicon interest on the outstanding  amount of any Overadvance,  on demand, at a
rate equal to the  interest  rate which would  otherwise  be  applicable  to the
Overadvance, plus an additional 2% per annum.

        1.4 Fees.  Borrower  shall pay Silicon the fee(s) shown on the Schedule,
which are in addition to all  interest and other sums payable to Silicon and are
not refundable.

        1.5    Letters of Credit.  At the request of Borrower, Silicon may, in
its sole discretion, issue or arrange for the issuance of letters of credit for
the account of Borrower, in each case in form


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and  substance  satisfactory  to Silicon in its sole  discretion  (collectively,
"Letters of Credit").  The aggregate face amount of all  outstanding  Letters of
Credit from time to time shall not exceed the amount shown on the Schedule  (the
"Letter of Credit  Sublimit"),  and shall be reserved  against Loans which would
otherwise be available hereunder. Borrower shall pay all bank charges (including
charges of Silicon)  for the issuance of Letters of Credit,  together  with such
additional  fee as  Silicon's  letter  of  credit  department  shall  charge  in
connection  with the  issuance of the Letters of Credit.  Any payment by Silicon
under or in connection with a Letter of Credit shall constitute a Loan hereunder
on the date such  payment is made.  Each  Letter of Credit  shall have an expiry
date no later than  thirty  days prior to the  Maturity  Date.  Borrower  hereby
agrees to  indemnify,  save,  and hold  Silicon  harmless  from any loss,  cost,
expense,  or  liability,  including  payments  made by  Silicon,  expenses,  and
reasonable  attorneys'  fees incurred by Silicon arising out of or in connection
with any Letters of Credit.  Borrower  agrees to be bound by the regulations and
interpretations of the issuer of any Letters of Credit guarantied by Silicon and
opened for Borrower's  account or by Silicon's  interpretations of any Letter of
Credit issued by Silicon for Borrower's  account,  and Borrower  understands and
agrees that Silicon shall not be liable for any error,  negligence,  or mistake,
whether of omission or commission, in following Borrower's instructions or those
contained  in the  Letters  of  Credit  or  any  modifications,  amendments,  or
supplements  thereto.  Borrower  understands  that Letters of Credit may require
Silicon to indemnify the issuing bank for certain costs or  liabilities  arising
out of claims by Borrower  against such issuing bank.  Borrower hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold Silicon harmless with respect to any loss, cost,  expense, or
liability  incurred  by  Silicon  under  any  Letter  of  Credit  as a result of
Silicon's  indemnification of any such issuing bank. The provisions of this Loan
Agreement,  as it pertains to Letters of Credit, and any other present or future
documents or  agreements  between  Borrower  and Silicon  relating to Letters of
Credit are cumulative.

2.      SECURITY INTEREST.
        2.1 Security  Interest.  To secure the payment and performance of all of
the Obligations when due,  Borrower hereby grants to Silicon a security interest
in all of Borrower's  interest in the following,  whether now owned or hereafter
acquired,  and wherever  located:  All Inventory,  Equipment,  Receivables,  and
General Intangibles,  including,  without limitation,  all of Borrower's Deposit
Accounts,  and all money,  and all  property now or at any time in the future in
Silicon's pos session  (including claims and credit balances),  and all proceeds
(including proceeds of any insurance  policies,  proceeds of proceeds and claims
against third parties), all products and all books and records related to any of
the foregoing (all of the  foregoing,  together with all other property in which
Silicon  may now or in the future be  granted a lien or  security  interest,  is
referred to herein, collectively, as the "Collateral").

3.      REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER.
In order to induce  Silicon  to enter  into this  Agreement  and to make  Loans,
Borrower  represents and warrants to Silicon as follows,  and Borrower covenants
that the following  representations  will continue to be true, and that Borrower
will at all times comply with all of the following covenants:

        3.1 Corporate Existence and Authority.  Borrower,  if a corporation,  is
and will continue to be, duly organized,  validly  existing and in good standing
under the laws of the  jurisdiction of its  incorporation.  Borrower is and will
continue to be qualified  and licensed to do business in all ju  risdictions  in
which any failure to do so would have a material adverse effect on Borrower. The
execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of this Agreement, and all other
documents  contemplated hereby (i) have been duly and validly  authorized,  (ii)
are enforceable against Borrower

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in  accordance  with  their  terms  (except  as  enforcement  may be  limited by
equitable principles and by bankruptcy, insolvency,  reorganization,  moratorium
or similar  laws  relating to  creditors'  rights  generally),  and (iii) do not
violate  Borrower's  articles or  certificate  of  incorporation,  or Borrower's
by-laws,  or any law or any material  agreement or  instrument  which is binding
upon  Borrower  or  its  property,  and  (iv)  do  not  constitute  grounds  for
acceleration  of any  material  indebtedness  or  obligation  under any material
agreement or instrument which is binding upon Borrower or its property.

        3.2 Name; Trade Names and Styles.  The name of Borrower set forth in the
heading to this  Agreement is its correct  name.  Listed on the Schedule are all
prior names of Borrower  and all of  Borrower's  present and prior trade  names.
Borrower  shall give Silicon 30 days' prior written  notice before  changing its
name or doing business under any other name. Borrower has complied,  and will in
the future  comply,  with all laws  relating to the conduct of business  under a
fictitious business name.

        3.3 Place of Business;  Location of Collateral. The address set forth in
the heading to this Agreement is Borrower's chief executive office. In addition,
Borrower has places of business and  Collateral is located only at the locations
set forth on the  Schedule.  Borrower  will give  Silicon at least 30 days prior
written  notice before opening any  additional  place of business,  changing its
chief executive office, or moving any of the Collateral to a location other than
Borrower's Address or one of the locations set forth on the Schedule.

        3.4 Title to Collateral;  Permitted Liens.  Borrower is now, and will at
all times in the future be,  the sole  owner of all the  Collateral,  except for
items of Equipment which are leased by Borrower.  The Collateral now is and will
remain  free  and  clear  of any and all  liens,  charges,  security  interests,
encumbrances and adverse claims,  except for Permitted  Liens.  Silicon now has,
and will continue to have, a first-priority  perfected and enforceable  security
interest in all of the  Collateral,  subject only to the  Permitted  Liens,  and
Borrower will at all times defend Silicon and the Collateral  against all claims
of others. None of the Collateral now is or will be affixed to any real property
in such a manner, or with such intent,  as to become a fixture.  Borrower is not
and will not become a lessee under any real property lease pursuant to which the
lessor  may obtain  any  rights in any of the  Collateral  and no such lease now
prohibits,  restrains,  impairs or will prohibit,  restrain or impair Borrower's
right to remove any Collateral from the leased premises. Whenever any Collateral
is located  upon  premises in which any third party has an interest  (whether as
owner,  mortgagee,  beneficiary  under a deed  of  trust,  lien  or  otherwise),
Borrower  shall,  whenever  requested by Silicon,  use its best efforts to cause
such third  party to execute  and  deliver to  Silicon,  in form  acceptable  to
Silicon,  such waivers and  subordinations  as Silicon shall  specify,  so as to
ensure that  Silicon's  rights in the  Collateral  are, and will continue to be,
superior to the rights of any such third party. Borrower will keep in full force
and effect,  and will  comply with all the terms of, any lease of real  property
where any of the Collateral now or in the future may be located.

        3.5 Maintenance of Collateral.  Borrower will maintain the Collateral in
good  working  condition,  and  Borrower  will  not use the  Collateral  for any
unlawful  purpose.  Borrower will  immediately  advise Silicon in writing of any
material loss or damage to the Collateral.

        3.6 Books and Records.  Borrower  has  maintained  and will  maintain at
Borrower's  Address  complete and  accurate  books and  records,  comprising  an
accounting system in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

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        3.7  Financial   Condition,   Statements  and  Reports.   All  financial
statements  now or in the future  delivered to Silicon  have been,  and will be,
prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and now and
in the future will completely and accurately reflect the financial  condition of
Borrower, at the times and for the periods therein stated. Between the last date
covered by any such statement provided to Silicon and the date hereof, there has
been no  material  adverse  change in the  financial  condition  or  business of
Borrower. Borrower is now and will continue to be solvent.

        3.8 Tax Returns and Payments; Pension Contributions. Borrower has timely
filed,  and will timely file,  all tax returns and reports  required by foreign,
federal, state and local law, and Borrower has timely paid, and will timely pay,
all  foreign,  federal,  state  and  local  taxes,  assessments,   deposits  and
contributions  now or in the future owed by  Borrower.  Borrower  may,  however,
defer payment of any contested  taxes,  provided that Borrower (i) in good faith
contests  Borrower's  obligation  to pay the  taxes by  appropriate  proceedings
promptly and  diligently  instituted  and  conducted,  (ii) notifies  Silicon in
writing  of  the  commencement   of,  and  any  material   development  in,  the
proceedings, and (iii) posts bonds or takes any other steps required to keep the
contested  taxes from  becoming a lien upon any of the  Collateral.  Borrower is
unaware of any claims or  adjustments  proposed for any of Borrower's  prior tax
years  which  could  result in  additional  taxes  becoming  due and  payable by
Borrower.  Borrower has paid, and shall continue to pay all amounts necessary to
fund all present and future  pension,  profit sharing and deferred  compensation
plans in accordance with their terms, and Borrower has not and will not withdraw
from participation in, permit partial or complete  termination of, or permit the
occurrence  of any other event with respect to, any such plan which could result
in any liability of Borrower,  including  any  liability to the Pension  Benefit
Guaranty  Corporation  or its  successors  or  any  other  governmental  agency.
Borrower shall, at all times, utilize the services of an outside payroll service
providing for the automatic deposit of all payroll taxes payable by Borrower.

        3.9 Compliance with Law. Borrower has complied,  and will comply, in all
material respects, with all provisions of all foreign,  federal, state and local
laws and regulations relating to Borrower,  including, but not limited to, those
relating to Borrower's  ownership of real or personal property,  the conduct and
licensing of Borrower's business, and all environmental matters.

        3.10 Litigation. Except as disclosed in the Schedule, there is no claim,
suit, litigation,  proceeding or investigation pending or (to best of Borrower's
knowledge) threatened by or against or affecting Borrower in any court or before
any  governmental  agency (or any basis  therefor  known to Borrower)  which may
result, either separately or in the aggregate, in any material adverse change in
the financial  condition or business of Borrower,  or in any material impairment
in the ability of Borrower to carry on its  business in  substantially  the same
manner as it is now being  conducted.  Borrower will promptly  inform Silicon in
writing of any claim,  proceeding,  litigation  or  investigation  in the future
threatened or instituted  by or against  Borrower  involving any single claim of
$50,000 or more, or involving $100,000 or more in the aggregate.

        3.11 Use of Proceeds. All proceeds of all Loans shall be used solely for
lawful  business  purposes.  Borrower is not  purchasing or carrying any "margin
stock" (as  defined in  Regulation  U of the Board of  Governors  of the Federal
Reserve System) and no part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used to purchase
or carry any  "margin  stock" or to extend  credit to others for the  purpose of
purchasing or carrying any "margin stock."

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4.      RECEIVABLES.
        4.1  Representations  Relating to Receivables.  Borrower  represents and
warrants to Silicon as follows:  Each Receivable with respect to which Loans are
requested by Borrower  shall,  on the date each Loan is requested and made,  (i)
represent an  undisputed  bona fide  existing un  conditional  obligation of the
Account  Debtor  created by the sale,  delivery,  and acceptance of goods or the
rendition of services in the ordinary  course of Borrower's  business,  and (ii)
meet the Minimum Eligibility Requirements set forth in Section 8 below.

        4.2 Representations Relating to Documents and Legal Compliance. Borrower
represents  and  warrants to Silicon as  follows:  All  statements  made and all
unpaid  balances  appearing in all  invoices,  instruments  and other  documents
evidencing  the  Receivables  are and  shall  be true and  correct  and all such
invoices,  instruments  and  other  documents  and all of  Borrower's  books and
records are and shall be genuine and in all  respects  what they  purport to be,
and all signatories  and endorsers have the capacity to contract.  All sales and
other  transactions  underlying  or giving rise to each  Receivable  shall fully
comply with all applicable  laws and  governmental  rules and  regulations.  All
signatures  and  endorsements  on all  documents,  instruments,  and  agreements
relating to all  Receivables  are and shall be genuine,  and all such documents,
instruments  and agreements  are and shall be legally  enforceable in accordance
with their terms.

        4.3 Schedules  and Documents  relating to  Receivables.  Borrower  shall
deliver  to  Silicon  transaction  reports  and  loan  requests,  schedules  and
assignments of all Receivables,  and schedules of collections,  all on Silicon's
standard  forms;  provided,  however,  that  Borrower's  failure to execute  and
deliver the same shall not affect or limit Silicon's security interest and other
rights in all of Borrower's Receivables,  nor shall Silicon's failure to advance
or lend  against  a  specific  Receivable  affect  or limit  Silicon's  security
interest and other rights therein.  Loan requests received after 12:00 Noon will
not be considered  by Silicon  until the next  Business Day.  Together with each
such schedule and assignment,  or later if requested by Silicon,  Borrower shall
furnish  Silicon  with copies  (or,  at  Silicon's  request,  originals)  of all
contracts,  orders,  invoices,  and other  similar  documents,  and all original
shipping instructions, delivery receipts, bills of lading, and other evidence of
delivery,  for any  goods  the sale or  disposition  of which  gave rise to such
Receivables,  and Borrower  warrants the  genuineness  of all of the  foregoing.
Borrower shall also furnish to Silicon an aged accounts receivable trial balance
in such form and at such  intervals  as  Silicon  shall  request.  In  addition,
Borrower  shall  deliver to Silicon the  originals of all  instruments,  chattel
paper,  security  agreements,   guarantees  and  other  documents  and  property
evidencing or securing any Receivables,  immediately upon receipt thereof and in
the same form as received, with all necessary  indorsements,  all of which shall
be with  recourse.  * Borrower  shall also  provide  Silicon  with copies of all
credit memos within two days after the date issued.

* Upon Silicon's request,

        4.4 Collection of Receivables.  Borrower shall have the right to collect
all Receivables, unless and until a Default or an Event of Default has occurred.
Borrower  shall hold all payments on, and proceeds of,  Receivables in trust for
Silicon,  and Borrower shall immediately  deliver all such payments and proceeds
to Silicon in their original form,  duly endorsed in blank, to be applied to the
Obligations  in such order as  Silicon  shall  determine.  Silicon  may,  in its
discretion,  require  that all proceeds of  Collateral  be deposited by Borrower
into a lockbox account,  or such other "blocked account" as Silicon may specify,
pursuant to a blocked account agreement in such form as Silicon

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may specify.  Silicon or its designee may, at any time,  notify Account  Debtors
that the Receivables have been assigned to Silicon.

        4.5.  Remittance of Proceeds.  All proceeds arising from the disposition
of any  Collateral  shall be  delivered,  in kind, by Borrower to Silicon in the
original  form in which  received  by  Borrower  not  later  than the  following
Business Day after receipt by Borrower, to be applied to the Obligations in such
order as  Silicon  shall  determine;  provided  that,  if no Default or Event of
Default has  occurred,  Borrower  shall not be obligated to remit to Silicon the
proceeds of the sale of worn out or obsolete  equipment  disposed of by Borrower
in good faith in an arm's length  transaction for an aggregate purchase price of
$25,000 or less (for all such transactions in any fiscal year).  Borrower agrees
that it will not commingle  proceeds of Collateral with any of Borrower's  other
funds or  property,  but will hold such  proceeds  separate  and apart from such
other funds and  property and in an express  trust for Silicon.  Nothing in this
Section limits the restrictions on disposition of Collateral set forth elsewhere
in this Agreement.

        4.6 Disputes.  Borrower shall notify Silicon promptly of all disputes or
claims  relating  to  Receivables.  Borrower  shall not forgive  (completely  or
partially),  compromise or settle any  Receivable for less than payment in full,
or agree to do any of the  foregoing,  except that Borrower may do so,  provided
that: (i) Borrower does so in good faith, in a commercially  reasonable  manner,
in the ordinary course of business, and in arm's length transactions,  which are
reported to Silicon on the regular reports provided to Silicon;  (ii) no Default
or Event of Default  has  occurred  and is  continuing;  and (iii)  taking  into
account all such discounts  settlements and forgiveness,  the total  outstanding
Loans  will not  exceed the Credit  Limit.  Silicon  may,  at any time after the
occurrence of an Event of Default,  settle or adjust disputes or claims directly
with  Account  Debtors  for  amounts  and upon  terms  which  Silicon  considers
advisable in its  reasonable  credit  judgment and, in all cases,  Silicon shall
credit  Borrower's Loan account with only the net amounts received by Silicon in
payment of any Receivables.

        4.7  Returns.   Provided  no  Event  of  Default  has  occurred  and  is
continuing,  if any  Account  Debtor  returns any  Inventory  to Borrower in the
ordinary  course of its business,  Borrower shall promptly  determine the reason
for such return and promptly issue a credit  memorandum to the Account Debtor in
the appropriate  amount (sending a copy to Silicon).  In the event any attempted
return occurs after the  occurrence of any Event of Default,  Borrower shall (i)
hold the returned  Inventory in trust for Silicon,  (ii)  segregate all returned
Inventory from all of Borrower's other property,  (iii)  conspicuously label the
returned Inventory as Silicon's property, and (iv) immediately notify Silicon of
the return of any Inventory, specifying the reason for such return, the location
and condition of the returned  Inventory,  and on Silicon's request deliver such
returned Inventory to Silicon.

        4.8  Verification.  Silicon may, from time to time, verify directly with
the respective  Account Debtors the validity,  amount and other matters relating
to the Receivables, by means of mail, telephone or otherwise, either in the name
of Borrower or Silicon or such other name as Silicon may choose.

        4.9  No  Liability.   Silicon  shall  not  under  any  circumstances  be
responsible or liable for any shortage or discrepancy  in, damage to, or loss or
destruction of, any goods, the sale or other  disposition of which gives rise to
a Receivable, or for any error, act, omission, or delay of any kind occurring in
the  settlement,  failure to  settle,  collection  or  failure  to  collect  any
Receivable,  or for settling any Receivable in good faith for less than the full
amount thereof, nor shall Silicon be

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deemed to be responsible for any of Borrower's obligations under any contract or
agreement giving rise to a Receivable.  Nothing herein shall,  however,  relieve
Silicon from liability for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

5.      ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE BORROWER.
        5.1    Financial and Other Covenants.  Borrower shall at all times
comply with the financial and other covenants set forth in the Schedule.

        5.2 Insurance.  Borrower  shall, at all times insure all of the tangible
personal  property  Collateral  and carry such other  business  insurance,  with
insurers  reasonably  acceptable to Silicon, in such form and amounts as Silicon
may reasonably require, and Borrower shall provide evidence of such insurance to
Silicon,  so that Silicon is satisfied that such insurance is, at all times,  in
full force and effect.  All such  insurance  policies  shall name  Silicon as an
additional  loss payee,  and shall contain a lenders loss payee  endorsement  in
form reasonably  acceptable to Silicon. Upon receipt of the proceeds of any such
insurance,  Silicon shall apply such proceeds in reduction of the Obligations as
Silicon shall determine in its sole discretion, except that, provided no Default
or Event of Default has occurred and is  continuing,  Silicon  shall  release to
Borrower  insurance  proceeds  with  respect  to  Equipment  totaling  less than
$100,000,  which  shall be  utilized  by  Borrower  for the  replacement  of the
Equipment  with respect to which the insurance  proceeds were paid.  Silicon may
require reasonable  assurance that the insurance proceeds so released will be so
used. If Borrower fails to provide or pay for any insurance, Silicon may, but is
not obligated to, obtain the same at Borrower's expense. Borrower shall promptly
deliver to Silicon copies of all reports made to insurance companies.

        5.3 Reports.  Borrower,  at its expense,  shall provide Silicon with the
written  reports set forth in the Schedule,  and such other written reports with
respect to Borrower (including budgets,  sales projections,  operating plans and
other  financial  documentation),  as Silicon shall from time to time reasonably
specify.

        5.4 Access to Collateral, Books and Records. At reasonable times, and on
one  Business  Day's  notice,  Silicon,  or its agents,  shall have the right to
inspect the  Collateral,  and the right to audit and copy  Borrower's  books and
records.   Silicon  shall  take  reasonable  steps  to  keep   confidential  all
information obtained in any such inspection or audit, but Silicon shall have the
right to disclose any such information to its auditors, regulatory agencies, and
attorneys,  and pursuant to any subpoena or other legal  process.  The foregoing
inspections  and audits shall be at Borrower's  expense and the charge  therefor
shall be $500 per  person  per day (or such  higher  amount  as shall  represent
Silicon's then current  standard  charge for the same),  plus  reasonable out of
pocket expenses.  Borrower will not enter into any agreement with any accounting
firm,  service bureau or third party to store Borrower's books or records at any
location  other than  Borrower's  Address,  without  first  obtaining  Silicon's
written consent,  which may be conditioned  upon such accounting  firm,  service
bureau or other  third  party  agreeing  to give  Silicon  the same  rights with
respect to access to books and records  and related  rights as Silicon has under
this Loan  Agreement.  Borrower  waives  the  benefit  of any  accountant-client
privilege or other evidentiary  privilege precluding or limiting the disclosure,
divulgence  or delivery of any of its books and records  (except  that  Borrower
does not waive any at torney-client privilege).

        5.5    Negative Covenants.  Except as may be permitted in the Schedule,
Borrower shall not, without Silicon's prior written consent, do any of the
following:  (i) merge or consolidate with another corporation or entity*; (ii)
acquire any assets, except in the ordinary course of business; (iii)

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enter into any other transaction  outside the ordinary course of business;  (iv)
sell or transfer any  Collateral,  except for the sale of finished  Inventory in
the ordinary course of Borrower's business,  and except for the sale of obsolete
or  unneeded  Equipment  in the  ordinary  course  of  business;  (v)  store any
Inventory or other Collateral with any  warehouseman or other third party;  (vi)
sell any Inventory on a sale-or-return,  guaranteed sale, consignment,  or other
contingent  basis;  (vii)  make any loans of any money or other  assets;  (viii)
incur any debts,  outside the ordinary  course of  business,  which would have a
material,  adverse  effect on Borrower or on the  prospect of  repayment  of the
Obligations;  (ix)  guarantee  or  otherwise  become  liable with respect to the
obligations  of another  party or entity;  (x) pay or declare any  dividends  on
Borrower's  stock  (except for dividends  payable  solely in stock of Borrower);
(xi) redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly,  any
of Borrower's stock; (xii) make any change in Borrower's capital structure which
would have a material adverse effect on Borrower or on the prospect of repayment
of the Obligations; or (xiii) pay total compensation,  including salaries, fees,
bonuses, commissions, and all other payments, whether directly or indirectly, in
money or  otherwise,  to Borrower's  executives,  officers and directors (or any
relative  thereof)  in an  amount  in  excess  of the  amount  set  forth on the
Schedule; or (xiv) dissolve or elect to dissolve.  Transactions permitted by the
foregoing  provisions of this Section are only  permitted if no Default or Event
of Default would occur as a result of such transaction.

* , provided that Silicon's prior written consent to any such merger or
consolidation shall not be unreasonably withheld

        5.6 Litigation Cooperation. Should any third-party suit or proceeding be
instituted by or against Silicon with respect to any Collateral or in any manner
relating to Borrower, Borrower shall, without expense to Silicon, make available
Borrower  and its  officers,  employees  and  agents  and  Borrower's  books and
records, to the extent that Silicon may deem them reasonably  necessary in order
to prosecute or defend any such suit or proceeding.

        5.7 Further  Assurances.  Borrower agrees, at its expense, on request by
Silicon,  to execute all  documents and take all actions,  as Silicon,  may deem
reasonably  necessary  or  useful in order to  perfect  and  maintain  Silicon's
perfected security interest in the Collateral,  and in order to fully consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

6.      TERM.
        6.1 Maturity  Date.  This  Agreement  shall continue in effect until the
maturity date set forth on the Schedule (the "Maturity Date"); provided that the
Maturity  Date  shall  automatically  be  extended,  and  this  Agreement  shall
automatically  and continuously  renew,  for successive  additional terms of one
year each,  unless one party gives  written  notice to the other,  not less than
sixty days prior to the next Maturity Date,  that such party elects to terminate
this Agreement effective on the next Maturity Date.


        6.2    Early Termination.  This Agreement may be terminated prior to the
Maturity Date as follows:  (i) by Borrower, effective three Business Days after
written notice of termination is given to Silicon; or (ii) by Silicon at any
time after the occurrence of an Event of Default, without notice, effective
immediately.  If this Agreement is terminated by Borrower or by Silicon under
this Section 6.2, Borrower shall pay to Silicon a termination fee in an amount
equal to * of the Maximum Credit Limit, provided that no termination fee shall
be charged if the credit facility hereunder is replaced with a new facility from
another division of Silicon Valley Bank.  The


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termination  fee shall be due and payable on the effective  date of  termination
and  thereafter  shall  bear  interest  at a  rate  equal  to the  highest  rate
applicable to any of the Obligations.

* one percent (1.0%)

        6.3  Payment of  Obligations.  On the  Maturity  Date or on any  earlier
effective  date of  termination,  Borrower  shall  pay and  perform  in full all
Obligations, whether evidenced by installment notes or otherwise, and whether or
not all or any part of such  Obligations  are  otherwise  then due and  payable.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if on the Maturity Date, or on
any earlier effective date of termination,  there are any outstanding Letters of
Credit  issued by  Silicon  or  issued  by  another  institution  based  upon an
application,  guarantee,  indemnity or similar agreement on the part of Silicon,
then on such date Borrower shall provide to Silicon cash collateral in an amount
equal to the face amount of all such Letters of Credit plus all  interest,  fees
and cost due or to become  due in  connection  therewith,  to secure  all of the
Obligations  relating  to said  Letters of Credit,  pursuant to  Silicon's  then
standard form cash pledge  agreement.  Notwithstanding  any  termination of this
Agreement,  all of Silicon's security interests in all of the Collateral and all
of the terms and provisions of this  Agreement  shall continue in full force and
effect until all  Obligations  have been paid and  performed  in full;  provided
that,  without  limiting  the fact that Loans are subject to the  discretion  of
Silicon,  Silicon may, in its sole discretion,  refuse to make any further Loans
after termination. No termination shall in any way affect or impair any right or
remedy of  Silicon,  nor  shall any such  termination  relieve  Borrower  of any
Obligation to Silicon, until all of the Obligations have been paid and performed
in  full.  Upon  payment  and  performance  in full of all the  Obligations  and
termination  of this  Agreement,  Silicon  shall  promptly  deliver to  Borrower
termination  statements,  requests for reconveyances and such other documents as
may be required to fully terminate Silicon's security interests.

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7.      EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES.

        7.1 Events of Default.  The  occurrence of any of the  following  events
shall constitute an "Event of Default" under this Agreement,  and Borrower shall
give Silicon immediate written notice thereof: (a) Any warranty, representation,
statement, report or certificate made or delivered to Silicon by Borrower or any
of  Borrower's  officers,  employees or agents,  now or in the future,  shall be
untrue or misleading in a material  respect;  or (b) Borrower  shall fail to pay
when due any Loan or any interest thereon or any other monetary  Obligation;  or
(c) the total Loans and other  Obligations  outstanding at any time shall exceed
the Credit Limit; or (d) Borrower shall fail to comply with any of the financial
covenants  set  forth  in the  Schedule  or  shall  fail to  perform  any  other
non-monetary  Obligation  which by its nature  cannot be cured;  or (e) Borrower
shall fail to perform any other non- monetary  Obligation,  which failure is not
cured  within 5 Business  Days after the date due; or (f) any levy,  assessment,
attachment,  seizure,  lien or encumbrance (other than a Permitted Lien) is made
on all or any part of the Collateral which is not cured within 10 days after the
occurrence of the same; or (g) any default or event of default  occurs under any
obligation secured by a Permitted Lien, which is not cured within any applicable
cure  period or waived in writing by the holder of the  Permitted  Lien;  or (h)
Borrower  breaches  any  material  contract  or  obligation,  which  has  or may
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower's  business
or financial condition; or (i) Dissolution, termination of existence, insolvency
or business  failure of  Borrower;  or  appointment  of a  receiver,  trustee or
custodian, for all or any part of the property of, assignment for the benefit of
creditors  by, or the  commencement  of any  proceeding  by  Borrower  under any
reorganization,  bankruptcy,  insolvency,  arrangement,  readjustment  of  debt,
dissolution or  liquidation  law or statute of any  jurisdiction,  now or in the
future in effect; or (j) the commencement of any proceeding  against Borrower or
any guarantor of any of the Obligations  under any  reorganization,  bankruptcy,
insolvency, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or
statute of any juris diction, now or in the future in effect, which is not cured
by the  dismissal  thereof  within  30 days  after  the date  commenced;  or (k)
revocation or  termination  of, or limitation or denial of liability  upon,  any
guaranty  of the  Obligations  or any  attempt  to do any of the  foregoing,  or
commencement of proceedings by any guarantor of any of the Obligations under any
bankruptcy or insolvency law; or (l) revocation or termination of, or limitation
or  denial  of  liability  upon,  any  pledge  of any  certificate  of  deposit,
securities or other  property or asset of any kind pledged by any third party to
secure any or all of the Obligations, or any attempt to do any of the foregoing,
or  commencement  of  proceedings  by or against  any such third party under any
bankruptcy  or insolvency  law; or (m) Borrower  makes any payment on account of
any  indebtedness or obligation  which has been  subordinated to the Obligations
other than as permitted in the  applicable  subordination  agreement,  or if any
Person who has subordinated  such  indebtedness or obligations  terminates or in
any way limits his subordination agreement; or (n) there shall be * of more than
20% of the outstanding shares of stock of Borrower, in one or more transactions,
compared to the ownership of  outstanding  shares of stock of Borrower in effect
on the date  hereof,  without  the prior  written  consent  of  Silicon;  or (o)
Borrower shall generally not pay its debts as they become due, or Borrower shall
conceal,  remove or transfer  any part of its  property,  with intent to hinder,
delay or defraud  its  creditors,  or make or suffer any  transfer of any of its
property which may be fraudulent under any bankruptcy,  fraudulent conveyance or
similar  law;  or (p) there  shall be a material  adverse  change in  Borrower's
business or financial condition;  or (q) Silicon,  acting in good faith and in a
commercially  reasonable manner, deems itself insecure because of the occurrence
of an event prior to the effective date hereof of which Silicon had no knowledge
on the effective  date or because of the occurrence of an event on or subsequent
to the effective date.


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Silicon  may cease  making  any Loans  hereunder  during  any of the above  cure
periods, and thereafter if an Event of Default has occurred.

  * an acquisition by any Person

        7.2 Remedies.  Upon the  occurrence of any Event of Default,  and at any
time  thereafter,  Silicon,  at its option,  and without notice or demand of any
kind (all of which are hereby expressly  waived by Borrower),  may do any one or
more of the following:  (a) Cease making Loans or other wise extending credit to
Borrower under this Agreement or any other document or agreement; (b) Accelerate
and declare all or any part of the Obligations to be immediately  due,  payable,
and performable, notwithstanding any deferred or installment payments allowed by
any instrument evidencing or relating to any Obligation;  (c) Take possession of
any or all of the  Collateral  wherever  it may be found,  and for that  purpose
Borrower hereby authorizes Silicon without judicial process to enter onto any of
Borrower's  premises  without  interference  to search for, take  possession of,
keep,  store,  or remove any of the  Collateral,  and remain on the  premises or
cause a  custodian  to remain on the  premises  in  exclusive  control  thereof,
without charge for so long as Silicon deems it reasonably  necessary in order to
complete  the  enforcement  of its  rights  under  this  Agreement  or any other
agreement; provided, however, that should Silicon seek to take possession of any
of the Collateral by Court process,  Borrower hereby irrevocably waives: (i) any
bond and any surety or security relating thereto required by any statute,  court
rule or  otherwise  as an  incident  to such  possession;  (ii) any  demand  for
possession prior to the commencement of any suit or action to recover possession
thereof;  and (iii) any requirement  that Silicon retain  possession of, and not
dis pose of,  any such  Collateral  until  after  trial or final  judgment;  (d)
Require  Borrower to assemble any or all of the Collateral and make it available
to Silicon at places  designated by Silicon which are  reasonably  convenient to
Silicon and Borrower,  and to remove the Collateral to such locations as Silicon
may deem advisable; (e) Complete the processing,  manufacturing or repair of any
Collateral  prior to a  disposition  thereof  and,  for such purpose and for the
purpose of removal,  Silicon  shall have the right to use  Borrower's  premises,
vehicles,  hoists,  lifts,  cranes,  equipment  and all other  property  without
charge;  (f) Sell, lease or otherwise  dispose of any of the Collateral,  in its
condition  at  the  time  Silicon  obtains  possession  of it or  after  further
manufacturing, processing or repair, at one or more public and/or private sales,
in lots or in bulk, for cash,  exchange or other property,  or on credit, and to
adjourn  any  such  sale  from  time to time  without  notice  other  than  oral
announcement  at the time  scheduled  for sale.  Silicon shall have the right to
conduct such disposition on Borrower's premises without charge, for such time or
times as Silicon deems reasonable,  or on Silicon's  premises,  or elsewhere and
the  Collateral  need not be located at the place of  disposition.  Silicon  may
directly or through any affiliated  company  purchase or lease any Collateral at
any such public  disposition,  and if permissible  under  applicable law, at any
private  disposition.  Any sale or other  disposition  of  Collateral  shall not
relieve  Borrower  of any  liability  Borrower  may  have if any  Collateral  is
defective  as to title or physical  condition  or otherwise at the time of sale;
(g) Demand  payment  of, and  collect any  Receivables  and General  Intangibles
comprising  Collateral  and,  in  connection  therewith,   Borrower  irrevocably
authorizes  Silicon  to  endorse  or sign  Borrower's  name on all  collections,
receipts,  instruments and other documents,  to take possession of and open mail
addressed to Borrower  and remove  therefrom  payments  made with respect to any
item of the Collateral or proceeds  thereof,  and, in Silicon's sole discretion,
to grant extensions of time to pay, compromise claims and settle Receivables and
the like  for less  than  face  value;  (h)  Offset  against  any sums in any of
Borrower's  general,  special or other Deposit  Accounts  with Silicon;  and (i)
Demand and receive  possession of any of Borrower's federal and state income tax
returns  and the  books and  records  utilized  in the  preparation  thereof  or
referring thereto. All reasonable attorneys'

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fees,  expenses,  costs,  liabilities and  obligations  incurred by Silicon with
respect to the foregoing  shall be added to and become part of the  Obligations,
shall be due on demand,  and shall bear  interest at a rate equal to the highest
interest rate  applicable  to any of the  Obligations.  Without  limiting any of
Silicon's  rights and  remedies,  from and after the  occurrence of any Event of
Default,  the interest rate applicable to the Obligations  shall be increased by
an additional four percent per annum.

        7.3 Standards for Determining  Commercial  Reasonableness.  Borrower and
Silicon  agree that a sale or other  disposition  (collectively,  "sale") of any
Collateral  which  complies with the following  standards will  conclusively  be
deemed  to be  commercially  reasonable:  (i)  Notice  of the  sale is  given to
Borrower  at least  seven days prior to the sale,  and,  in the case of a public
sale,  notice of the sale is  published at least seven days before the sale in a
newspaper  of  general  circulation  in  the  county  where  the  sale  is to be
conducted;  (ii)  Notice  of the  sale  describes  the  collateral  in  general,
non-specific  terms;  (iii)  The  sale is  conducted  at a place  designated  by
Silicon,  with or without the Collateral being present;  (iv) The sale commences
at any time between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m; (v) Payment of the purchase price in
cash or by cashier's  check or wire  transfer is required;  (vi) With respect to
any sale of any of the Collateral,  Silicon may (but is not obligated to) direct
any  prospective  purchaser  to  ascertain  directly  from  Borrower any and all
information  concerning the same.  Silicon shall be free to employ other methods
of  noticing  and  selling  the  Collateral,  in its  discretion,  if  they  are
commercially reasonable.

        7.4 Power of  Attorney.  Upon the  occurrence  of any Event of  Default,
without limiting Silicon's other rights and remedies, Borrower grants to Silicon
an  irrevocable  power of attorney  coupled  with an interest,  authorizing  and
permitting Silicon (acting through any of its employees, attorneys or agents) at
any time,  at its option,  but  without  obligation,  with or without  notice to
Borrower,  and at  Borrower's  expense,  to do any or all of the  following,  in
Borrower's  name or  otherwise,  but Silicon  agrees to exercise  the  following
powers in a commercially  reasonable  manner:  (a) Execute on behalf of Borrower
any documents that Silicon may, in its sole discretion,  deem advisable in order
to perfect and maintain  Silicon's  security  interest in the Collateral,  or in
order  to  exercise  a right  of  Borrower  or  Silicon,  or in  order  to fully
consummate all the transactions contemplated under this Agreement, and all other
present and future  agreements;  (b) Execute on be half of Borrower any document
exercising,  transferring or assigning any option to purchase, sell or otherwise
dispose of or to lease (as lessor or lessee) any real or personal property which
is part of Silicon's Collateral or in which Silicon has an interest; (c) Execute
on behalf of  Borrower,  any  invoices  relating  to any  Receivable,  any draft
against any Account  Debtor and any notice to any Account  Debtor,  any proof of
claim in bankruptcy,  any Notice of Lien, claim of mechanic's,  materialman's or
other lien, or assignment or satisfaction of mechanic's,  materialman's or other
lien; (d) Take control in any manner of any cash or non-cash items of payment or
proceeds of Collateral;  endorse the name of Borrower upon any  instruments,  or
documents,  evidence  of  payment  or  Collateral  that may come into  Silicon's
possession;  (e) Endorse all checks and other forms of  remittances  received by
Silicon;  (f) Pay,  contest or settle any lien,  charge,  encumbrance,  security
interest and adverse claim in or to any of the Collateral, or any judgment based
thereon,  or otherwise  take any action to terminate or discharge the same;  (g)
Grant extensions of time to pay,  compromise  claims and settle  Receivables and
General  Intangibles for less than face value and execute all releases and other
documents  in  connection  therewith;  (h) Pay any sums  required  on account of
Borrower's  taxes or to secure the release of any liens  therefor,  or both; (i)
Settle and adjust, and give releases of, any insurance claim that relates to any
of the  Collateral  and obtain  payment  therefor;  (j) Instruct any third party
having custody or control of any books or records  belonging to, or relating to,
Borrower to give Silicon the same rights of access and other rights with respect
thereto as Silicon

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has under this  Agreement;  and (k) Take any action or pay any sum  required  of
Borrower pursuant to this Agreement and any other present or future  agreements.
Any and all  reasonable  sums paid and any and all reasonable  costs,  expenses,
liabilities, obligations and attorneys' fees incurred by Silicon with respect to
the  foregoing  shall be added to and become part of the  Obligations,  shall be
payable  on  demand,  and shall bear  interest  at a rate  equal to the  highest
interest rate applicable to any of the Obligations.  In no event shall Silicon's
rights under the  foregoing  power of attorney or any of Silicon's  other rights
under this  Agreement  be deemed to indicate  that  Silicon is in control of the
business, management or properties of Borrower.

        7.5 Application of Proceeds.  All proceeds realized as the result of any
sale of the  Collateral  shall be  applied by  Silicon  first to the  reasonable
costs,  expenses,  liabilities,  obligations  and  attorneys'  fees  incurred by
Silicon in the  exercise  of its  rights  under  this  Agreement,  second to the
interest  due upon any of the  Obligations,  and third to the  principal  of the
Obligations,  in such order as Silicon shall  determine in its sole  discretion.
Any surplus shall be paid to Borrower or other persons legally entitled thereto;
Borrower shall remain liable to Silicon for any deficiency.  If, Silicon, in its
sole discretion,  directly or indirectly enters into a deferred payment or other
credit  transaction with any purchaser at any sale of Collateral,  Silicon shall
have the option,  exercisable  at any time,  in its sole  discretion,  of either
reducing the Obligations by the principal  amount of purchase price or deferring
the reduction of the Obligations until the actual receipt by Silicon of the cash
therefor.

        7.6  Remedies  Cumulative.  In addition to the rights and  remedies  set
forth in this  Agreement,  Silicon  shall have all the other rights and remedies
accorded a secured party under the California  Uniform Commercial Code and under
all other applicable laws, and under any other instrument or agreement now or in
the future entered into between Silicon and Borrower, and all of such rights and
remedies are cumulative and none is exclusive.  Exercise or partial  exercise by
Silicon  of one or more  of its  rights  or  remedies  shall  not be  deemed  an
election,  nor bar Silicon from subsequent  exercise or partial  exercise of any
other rights or remedies. The failure or delay of Silicon to exercise any rights
or remedies shall not operate as a waiver  thereof,  but all rights and remedies
shall continue in full force and effect until all of the  Obligations  have been
fully paid and performed.

8.      DEFINITIONS.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the
following meanings:
"Account Debtor" means the obligor on a Receivable.
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"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, a relative, partner, shareholder,
director,  officer,  or employee of such Person,  or any parent or subsidiary of
such Person,  or any Person  controlling,  controlled by or under common control
with such Person.

"Business Day" means a day on which Silicon is open for business.

"Code" means the Uniform  Commercial  Code as adopted and in effect in the State
of California from time to time.

"Collateral" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 above.

"Default"  means any event which with  notice or passage of time or both,  would
constitute an Event of Default.

"Deposit Account" has the meaning set forth in Section 9105 of the Code.

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"Eligible Inventory" [NOT APPLICABLE].


"Eligible  Receivables"  means  Receivables  arising in the  ordinary  course of
Borrower's  business  from the sale of goods or  rendition  of  services,  which
Silicon, in its sole judgment, shall deem eligible for borrowing,  based on such
considerations  as  Silicon  may from  time to time  deem  appropriate.  Without
limiting the fact that the  determination of which  Receivables are eligible for
borrowing is a matter of  Silicon's  discretion,  the  following  (the  "Minimum
Eligibility  Requirements") are the minimum  requirements for a Receivable to be
an Eligible Receivable: (i) the Receivable must not be outstanding for more than
* days  from its  invoice  date,  (ii) the  Receivable  must not be due  under a
fulfillment  or  requirements  contract  with  the  Account  Debtor,  (iii)  the
Receivable  must not be  subject  to any  contingencies  (including  Receivables
arising from sales on  consignment,  guaranteed  sale or other terms pursuant to
which payment by the Account  Debtor may be  conditional),  (iv) the  Receivable
must not be owing from an Account  Debtor with whom the Borrower has any dispute
(whether or not relating to the particular Receivable),  (v) the Receivable must
not be owing from an  Affiliate  of Borrower,  (vi) the  Receivable  must not be
owing from an Account  Debtor which is subject to any  insolvency  or bankruptcy
proceeding, or whose financial condition is not acceptable to Silicon, or which,
fails or goes out of a material  portion of its business,  (vii) the  Receivable
must  not be  owing  from  the  United  States  or  any  department,  agency  or
instrumentality  thereof  (unless  there  has  been  compliance,   to  Silicon's
satisfaction,  with the United  States  Assignment  of Claims  Act),  (viii) the
Receivable  must not be owing from an Account Debtor located  outside the United
States or Canada (unless  pre-approved  by Silicon in its discretion in writing,
or backed  by a letter  of  credit  satisfactory  to  Silicon,  or FCIA  insured
satisfactory to Silicon),  (ix) the Receivable must not be owing from an Account
Debtor to whom  Borrower  is or may be  liable  for  goods  purchased  from such
Account Debtor or  otherwise**.  Receivables  owing from one Account Debtor will
not be deemed  Eligible  Receivables  to the extent they exceed 25% of the total
Receivables outstanding.  In addition, if more than *** of the Receivables owing
from an Account Debtor are outstanding more than 90 days from their invoice date
(without regard to unapplied credits) or are otherwise not eligible Receivables,
then all  Receivables  owing from that Account Debtor will be deemed  ineligible
for  borrowing.  Silicon may, from time to time, in its  discretion,  revise the
Minimum Eligibility Requirements, upon written notice to the Borrower.


* 120

** , (x) the Receivable must not be owing from any state or local government, or
any  department,  agency  or  instrumentality  thereof  (unless  there  has been
compliance, to Silicon's satisfaction,  with any applicable assignment of claims
statutes or other regulations)

*** 33%

"Equipment" means all of Borrower's  present and hereafter  acquired  machinery,
molds, machine tools, motors, furniture, equipment, furnishings, fixtures, trade
fixtures,  motor vehicles,  tools,  parts,  dyes, jigs, goods and other tangible
personal  property (other than Inventory) of every kind and description  used in
Borrower's  operations  or  owned by  Borrower  and any  interest  in any of the
foregoing,   and  all  attachments,   accessories,   accessions,   replacements,
substitutions,  additions  or  improvements  to any of the  foregoing,  wherever
located.

"Event of  Default"  means any of the events  set forth in  Section  7.1 of this
Agreement.

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"General  Intangibles"  means all general  intangibles of Borrower,  whether now
owned  or  hereafter  created  or  acquired  by  Borrower,   including,  without
limitation,  all choses in action, causes of action, corporate or other business
records, Deposit Accounts, inventions,  designs, drawings, blueprints,  patents,
patent  applications,  trademarks  and the goodwill of the  business  symbolized
thereby, names, trade names, trade secrets, goodwill, copyrights, registrations,
licenses, franchises, customer lists, security and other deposits, rights in all
litigation  presently  or hereafter  pending for any cause or claim  (whether in
contract,  tort  or  otherwise),  and all  judgments  now or  hereafter  arising
therefrom,  all claims of Borrower against  Silicon,  rights to purchase or sell
real or  personal  property,  rights  as a  licensor  or  licensee  of any kind,
royalties, telephone numbers, proprietary information,  purchase orders, and all
insurance policies and claims (including without limitation life insurance,  key
man insurance,  credit insurance,  liability  insurance,  property insurance and
other insurance),  tax refunds and claims,  computer programs,  discs, tapes and
tape files,  claims under guaranties,  security interests or other security held
by or  granted  to  Borrower,  all  rights  to  indemnification  and  all  other
intangible property of every kind and nature (other than Receivables).

"Inventory"  means all of  Borrower's  now owned and hereafter  acquired  goods,
merchandise or other personal property,  wherever located, to be furnished under
any contract of service or held for sale or lease (including  without limitation
all raw materials,  work in process,  finished goods and goods in transit),  and
all materials and supplies of every kind,  nature and  description  which are or
might be used or consumed in Borrower's  business or used in connection with the
manufacture, packing, shipping, advertising, selling or finishing of such goods,
merchandise or other personal property, and all warehouse receipts, documents of
title and other documents representing any of the foregoing.

"Obligations" means all present and future Loans, advances,  debts, liabilities,
obligations, guaranties, covenants, duties and indebtedness at any time owing by
Borrower to Silicon,  whether  evidenced by this  Agreement or any note or other
instrument or document,  whether arising from an extension of credit, opening of
a letter of credit,  banker's  acceptance,  loan,  guaranty,  indemnification or
otherwise,  whether direct or indirect  (including,  without  limitation,  those
acquired by assignment  and any  participation  by Silicon in  Borrower's  debts
owing to others),  absolute  or  contingent,  due or to become  due,  including,
without limitation,  all interest,  charges,  expenses,  fees,  attorney's fees,
expert witness fees, audit fees,  letter of credit fees,  collateral  monitoring
fees,  closing fees,  facility fees,  termination fees, minimum interest charges
and any other sums  chargeable  to Borrower  under this  Agreement  or under any
other present or future instrument or agreement between Borrower and Silicon.

"Permitted Liens" means the following:  (i) purchase money security interests in
specific items of Equipment;  (ii) leases of specific items of Equipment;  (iii)
liens for taxes not yet payable;  (iv) additional  security  interests and liens
consented  to in writing by Silicon,  which  consent  shall not be  unreasonably
withheld;  (v) security  interests being terminated  substantially  concurrently
with  this  Agreement;  (vi)  liens  of  materialmen,  mechanics,  warehousemen,
carriers,  or other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business and
securing  obligations  which  are  not  delinquent;   (vii)  liens  incurred  in
connection  with the  extension,  renewal  or  refinancing  of the  indebtedness
secured  by liens of the type  described  above in  clauses  (i) or (ii)  above,
provided  that any  extension,  renewal  or  replacement  lien is limited to the
property  encumbered  by the  existing  lien  and the  principal  amount  of the
indebtedness  being extended,  renewed or refinanced  does not increase;  (viii)
Liens in favor of  customs  and  revenue  authorities  which  secure  payment of
customs duties in connection  with the  importation of goods.  Silicon will have
the right to require,  as a condition  to its consent  under  subparagraph  (iv)
above, that the holder of the additional security interest or lien

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sign an  intercreditor  agreement on Silicon's then standard  form,  acknowledge
that the security  interest is subordinate to the security  interest in favor of
Silicon,  and agree not to take any action to enforce its  subordinate  security
interest so long as any Obligations remain outstanding,  and that Borrower agree
that any uncured default in any obligation  secured by the subordinate  security
interest shall also constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement.

"Person" means any individual, sole proprietorship,  partnership, joint venture,
trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, government, or any
agency or political division thereof, or any other entity.

"Receivables"  means all of Borrower's now owned and hereafter acquired accounts
(whether  or not earned by  performance),  letters of credit,  contract  rights,
chattel  paper,  instruments,   securities,   securities  accounts,   investment
property,  documents  and all other  forms of  obligations  at any time owing to
Borrower,  all guaranties and other security therefor,  all merchandise returned
to or  repossessed  by  Borrower,  and all rights of stoppage in transit and all
other rights or remedies of an unpaid vendor, lienor or secured party.

"Reserves" means, as of any date of  determination,  such amounts as Silicon may
from time to time  establish  and  revise in good faith  reducing  the amount of
Loans,  Letters  of  Credit  and  other  financial  accommodations  which  would
otherwise be available to Borrower under the lending formula(s)  provided in the
Schedule:  (a) to reflect events,  conditions,  contingencies or risks which, as
determined by Silicon in good faith,  do or may affect (i) the Collateral or any
other  property which is security for the  Obligations  or its value  (including
without  limitation  any increase in  delinquencies  of  Receivables),  (ii) the
assets,  business  or  prospects  of  Borrower  or any  Guarantor,  or (iii) the
security interests and other rights of Silicon in the Collateral  (including the
enforceability,  perfection and priority  thereof);  or (b) to reflect Silicon's
good faith belief that any collateral report or financial  information furnished
by or on behalf of  Borrower  or any  Guarantor  to  Silicon is or may have been
incomplete,  inaccurate or misleading in any material respect; or (c) in respect
of any state of facts which  Silicon  determines  in good faith  constitutes  an
Event of Default or may,  with notice or passage of time or both,  constitute an
Event of Default.

Other Terms.  All  accounting  terms used in this  Agreement,  unless  otherwise
indicated,  shall  have the  meanings  given to such  terms in  accordance  with
generally accepted accounting principles,  consistently applied. All other terms
contained in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meanings
provided by the Code, to the extent such terms are defined therein.

9.      GENERAL PROVISIONS.
        9.1 Interest Computation. In computing interest on the Obligations,  all
checks, wire transfers and other items of payment received by Silicon (including
proceeds of Receivables  and payment of the Obligations in full) shall be deemed
applied  by Silicon on account  of the  Obligations  three  Business  Days after
receipt by Silicon of  immediately  available  funds,  and,  for purposes of the
foregoing,  any such funds  received after 12:00 Noon on any day shall be deemed
received on the next Business Day.  Silicon shall not,  however,  be required to
credit  Borrower's  account  for the  amount  of any  item of  payment  which is
unsatisfactory  to  Silicon  in its sole  discretion,  and  Silicon  may  charge
Borrower's  loan account for the amount of any item of payment which is returned
to Silicon unpaid.

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        9.2   Application  of  Payments.   All  payments  with  respect  to  the
Obligations  may be applied,  and in  Silicon's  sole  discretion  reversed  and
re-applied,  to the  Obligations,  in such  order and  manner as  Silicon  shall
determine in its sole discretion.

        9.3 Charges to Accounts.  Silicon may, in its  discretion,  require that
Borrower  pay  monetary  Obligations  in  cash to  Silicon,  or  charge  them to
Borrower's Loan account, in which event they will bear interest at the same rate
applicable  to the  Loans.  Silicon  may also,  in its  discretion,  charge  any
monetary Obligations to Borrower's Deposit Accounts maintained with Silicon.


        9.4 Monthly Accountings.  Silicon shall provide Borrower monthly with an
account of  advances,  charges,  expenses  and  payments  made  pursuant to this
Agreement.  Such  account  shall be deemed  correct,  accurate  and  binding  on
Borrower  and an account  stated  (except for  reverses  and  reapplications  of
payments made and corrections of errors discovered by Silicon),  unless Borrower
notifies  Silicon in writing to the contrary within * days after each account is
rendered, describing the nature of any alleged errors or admissions.


* sixty

        9.5 Notices.  All notices to be given under this  Agreement  shall be in
writing and shall be given either  personally or by reputable  private  delivery
service or by  regular  first-class  mail,  or  certified  mail  return  receipt
requested,  addressed  to  Silicon or  Borrower  at the  addresses  shown in the
heading to this Agreement,  or at any other address designated in writing by one
party to the other party. Notices to Silicon shall be directed to the Commercial
Finance  Division,  to the  attention  of the  Division  Manager or the Division
Credit  Manager.  * All notices shall be deemed to have been given upon delivery
in the  case  of  notices  personally  delivered,  or at the  expiration  of one
Business Day following delivery to the private delivery service, or two Business
Days  following  the deposit  thereof in the United  States  mail,  with postage
prepaid.

* Notices to Borrower shall be directed to the attention of Borrower's  Chairman
of the Board, Chief Executive Officer,  Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial
Officer, or Controller.

        9.6 Severability.  Should any provision of this Agreement be held by any
court of competent  jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable,  such defect shall
not affect the remainder of this  Agreement,  which shall continue in full force
and effect.

        9.7  Integration.  This  Agreement  and such other  written  agreements,
documents  and  instruments  as may be executed in  connection  herewith are the
final,  entire and complete agreement between Borrower and Silicon and supersede
all  prior  and  contemporaneous   negotiations  and  oral  representations  and
agreements,  all of which are merged and integrated in this Agreement. There are
no oral understandings,  representations or agreements between the parties which
are not set forth in this Agreement or in other written agreements signed by the
parties in connection herewith.

        9.8  Waivers.  The  failure  of  Silicon at any time or times to require
Borrower to strictly  comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement or any
other present or future  agreement  between Borrower and Silicon shall not waive
or diminish any right of Silicon later to demand and receive  strict  compliance
therewith.  Any  waiver of any  default  shall  not  waive or  affect  any other
default,  whether prior or subsequent,  and whether or not similar.  None of the
provisions  of  this  Agreement  or any  other  agreement  now or in the  future
executed  by  Borrower  and  delivered  to Silicon  shall be deemed to have been
waived by any act or knowledge of Silicon or its agents or  employees,  but only
by a specific  written  waiver  signed by an  authorized  officer of Silicon and
delivered to Borrower.  Borrower waives demand,  protest,  notice of protest and
notice of default or

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dishonor,  notice of payment and nonpayment,  release,  compromise,  settlement,
extension  or renewal of any  commercial  paper,  instrument,  account,  General
Intangible,  document or guaranty at any time held by Silicon on which  Borrower
is or may in any way be  liable,  and  notice of any  action  taken by  Silicon,
unless expressly required by this Agreement.

        9.9 No Liability for Ordinary  Negligence.  Neither Silicon,  nor any of
its  directors,  officers,  employees,  agents,  attorneys  or any other  Person
affiliated with or representing Silicon shall be liable for any claims, demands,
losses or damages, of any kind whatsoever,  made, claimed,  incurred or suffered
by Borrower or any other party through the ordinary  negligence  of Silicon,  or
any of its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or any other Person
affiliated  with or  representing  Silicon,  but nothing  herein  shall  relieve
Silicon from liability for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

        9.10  Amendment.  The terms and  provisions of this Agreement may not be
waived  or  amended,  except  in a  writing  executed  by  Borrower  and a  duly
authorized officer of Silicon.

        9.11   Time of Essence.  Time is of the essence in the performance by
Borrower of each and every obligation under this Agreement.

        9.12 Attorneys Fees and Costs.  Borrower shall reimburse Silicon for all
reasonable attorneys' fees and all filing,  recording,  search, title insurance,
appraisal,  audit, and other reasonable costs incurred by Silicon,  pursuant to,
or in connection  with, or relating to this Agreement  (whether or not a lawsuit
is filed),  including,  but not limited to, any reasonable  attorneys'  fees and
costs Silicon  incurs in order to do the  following:  prepare and negotiate this
Agreement and the documents  relating to this Agreement;  obtain legal advice in
connection with this Agreement or Borrower; en force, or seek to enforce, any of
its rights;  prosecute  actions against,  or defend actions by, Account Debtors;
commence,  intervene  in,  or defend  any  action or  proceeding;  initiate  any
complaint to be relieved of the automatic stay in bankruptcy;  file or prosecute
any probate claim, bankruptcy claim, third-party claim, or other claim; examine,
audit,  copy, and inspect any of the  Collateral or any of Borrower's  books and
records;  protect, obtain possession of, lease, dispose of, or otherwise enforce
Silicon's security interest in, the Collateral;  and otherwise represent Silicon
in any  litigation  relating to Borrower.  In satisfying  Borrower's  obligation
hereunder  to  reimburse   Silicon  for  attorneys   fees,   Borrower  may,  for
convenience, issue checks directly to Silicon's attorneys, Levy, Small & Lallas,
but Borrower  acknowledges  and agrees that Levy, Small & Lallas is representing
only  Silicon and not  Borrower in  connection  with this  Agreement.  If either
Silicon or Borrower files any lawsuit  against the other  predicated on a breach
of this  Agreement,  the  prevailing  party in such action  shall be entitled to
recover its reasonable costs and attorneys' fees, including (but not limited to)
reasonable  attorneys' fees and costs incurred in the enforcement of,  execution
upon or defense of any order, decree, award or judgment. All attorneys' fees and
costs  to  which  Silicon  may be  entitled  pursuant  to this  Paragraph  shall
immediately become part of Borrower's  Obligations,  shall be due on demand, and
shall bear interest at a rate equal to the highest  interest rate  applicable to
any of the Obligations.

        9.13 Benefit of Agreement.  The  provisions of this  Agreement  shall be
binding  upon and inure to the benefit of the  respective  successors,  assigns,
heirs,  beneficiaries  and  representatives  of Borrower and Silicon;  provided,
however,  that  Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights under this
Agreement  without  the prior  written  consent of Silicon,  and any  prohibited
assignment  shall be void. No consent by Silicon to any assignment shall release
Borrower from its liability for the Obligations.

                                      -18-
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        9.14 Joint and Several Liability.  If Borrower consists of more than one
Person,  their liability  shall be joint and several,  and the compromise of any
claim with,  or the release of, any Borrower  shall not  constitute a compromise
with, or a release of, any other Borrower.

        9.15  Limitation  of  Actions.  Any claim or cause of action by Borrower
against Silicon,  its directors,  officers,  employees,  agents,  accountants or
attorneys,  based upon, arising from, or relating to this Loan Agreement, or any
other  present  or  future  document  or  agreement,  or any  other  transaction
contemplated  hereby or  thereby or  relating  hereto or  thereto,  or any other
matter,  cause or thing whatsoever,  occurred,  done,  omitted or suffered to be
done by Silicon,  its directors,  officers,  employees,  agents,  accountants or
attorneys, shall be barred unless asserted by Borrower by the commencement of an
action or  proceeding  in a court of competent  jurisdiction  by the filing of a
complaint within one year after the first act, occurrence or omission upon which
such claim or cause of action, or any part thereof, is based, and the service of
a summons  and  complaint  on an  officer  of  Silicon,  or on any other  person
authorized  to accept  service on behalf of  Silicon,  within  thirty  (30) days
thereafter.  Borrower  agrees  that such  one-year  period is a  reasonable  and
sufficient time for Borrower to investigate and act upon any such claim or cause
of action.  The one-year period provided herein shall not be waived,  tolled, or
extended except by the written consent of Silicon in its sole  discretion.  This
provision  shall  survive any  termination  of this Loan  Agreement or any other
present or future agreement.

        9.16 Paragraph Headings; Construction.  Paragraph headings are only used
in this Agreement for  convenience.  Borrower and Silicon  acknowledge  that the
headings  may not  describe  completely  the  subject  matter of the  applicable
paragraph, and the headings shall not be used in any manner to construe,  limit,
define  or  interpret  any  term  or  provision  of  this  Agreement.  The  term
"including",  whenever used in this  Agreement,  shall mean  "including (but not
limited to)". This Agreement has been fully reviewed and negotiated  between the
parties  and no  uncertainty  or  ambiguity  in any  term or  provision  of this
Agreement shall be construed strictly against Silicon or Borrower under any rule
of construction or otherwise.

        9.17 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue. This Agreement and all acts and
transactions  hereunder and all rights and  obligations  of Silicon and Borrower
shall be governed by the laws of the State of California.  As a material part of
the  consideration to Silicon to enter into this Agreement,  Borrower (i) agrees
that all  actions  and  proceedings  relating  directly  or  indirectly  to this
Agreement  shall,  at Silicon's  option,  be litigated in courts  located within
California,  and that the exclusive  venue therefor shall be Santa Clara County;
(ii)  consents to the  jurisdiction  and venue of any such court and consents to
service of process in any such action or proceeding by personal de livery or any
other method  permitted by law; and (iii) waives any and all rights Borrower may
have to object to the  jurisdiction  of any such court, or to transfer or change
the venue of any such action or proceeding.

        9.18 Mutual Waiver of Jury Trial. BORROWER AND SILICON EACH HEREBY WAIVE
THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING  BASED UPON,  ARISING OUT
OF, OR IN ANY WAY  RELATING TO, THIS  AGREEMENT  OR ANY OTHER  PRESENT OR FUTURE
INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT  BETWEEN SILICON AND BORROWER,  OR ANY CONDUCT,  ACTS OR
OMISSIONS OF SILICON OR BORROWER OR ANY OF THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES,
AGENTS,  ATTORNEYS OR ANY OTHER PERSONS AFFILIATED WITH SILICON OR BORROWER,  IN
ALL OF THE FOREGOING CASES, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE.

                                      -19-
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Borrower:

NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


By  /s/ James L. Conway
        President or Vice President

By  /s/ Anthony F. Grisanti
        Secretary or Ass't Secretary


Borrower:

CREATIVE SOCIO-MEDICS CORP.


By  /s/ John F. Philllips
        President or Vice President

By  /s/ Anthony F. Grisanti
        Secretary or Ass't Secretary


Silicon:

SILICON VALLEY BANK


By
Title



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Silicon Valley Bank


                                         Schedule to

                                 Loan and Security Agreement

Borrower:             Netsmart Technologies, Inc.
                      Creative Socio-Medics Corp.

Address:              146 Nassau Avenue
                      Islip, New York 11751

Date:                 August 26, 1999

This Schedule forms an integral part of the Loan and Security  Agreement between
Silicon Valley Bank and the above-borrowers (jointly and severally,  "Borrower")
of even date.


1.      CREDIT LIMIT
    (Section  1.1): An amount not to exceed the lesser of: (i) $3,500,000 at any
one time outstanding (the "Maximum Credit Limit");  or (ii) 80% of the amount of
Borrower's Eligible Receivables (as defined in Section 8 above).

Loans will be made to each Borrower  based on the Eligible  Receivables  of each
Borrower,  subject  to the  Credit  Limit set  forth  above for all Loans to all
Borrowers combined.

        Letter of Credit Sublimit
        (Section 1.5):$300,000



2.      INTEREST.

        Interest Rate (Section 1.2):

        A rate equal to the "Prime Rate" in effect from time to time,  plus 2.0%
per annum.  Interest  shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the
actual number of days elapsed.  "Prime Rate" means the rate  announced from time
to time by Silicon as its "prime rate;" it is a base rate upon which other rates
charged by Silicon are based,  and it is not necessarily the best rate available
at Silicon. The interest rate applicable to the Obligations shall change on each
date there is a change in the Prime Rate.

        Minimum Monthly
        Interest (Section 1.2):     N/A.


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3.      FEES (Section 1.4):

        Loan Fee:            $35,000, payable concurrently herewith.

        Collateral Monitoring
        Fee:                 $1,000, per month, payable in arrears (prorated for
any partial month at the beginning and at termination of this Agreement).

               Unused Line Fee: In the event,  in any calendar month (or portion
thereof  at the  beginning  and  end of the  term  hereof),  the  average  daily
principal  balance  of the Loans  outstanding  during the month is less than the
amount of the Maximum  Credit,  Borrower shall pay Silicon an unused line fee in
an amount equal to 0.50% per annum on the  difference  between the amount of the
Maximum Credit and the average daily principal  balance of the Loans outstanding
during the month,  which unused line fee shall be computed and paid monthly,  in
arrears, on the first day of the following month.


4.      MATURITY DATE
        (Section 6.1):Two years from the date of this Agreement.


5.      FINANCIAL COVENANTS

        (Section   5.1):Borrower   shall  comply  with  each  of  the  following
covenant(s).  Compliance shall be determined as of the end of each * , except as
otherwise specifically provided below:


        * quarter

Minimum Tangible
Net Worth:     Borrower shall maintain a Tangible Net Worth of not less than the
sum of:

               (i)    $836,300 plus

               (ii)   the sum of:

                      (a)    70% of all consideration received after the date of
this Agreement for equity securities and subordinated debt of the Borrower; plus

                      (b)    70% of the aggregate amount of net income earned by
 Borrower subsequent to the date of this Agreement.

In no event  shall the amount of this  Minimum  Tangible  Net Worth  covenant be
decreased.

        Definitions.  For purposes of the foregoing financial covenants, the
following terms shall have the following meanings:


<PAGE>



               "Liabilities"   shall  have  the  meaning   ascribed  thereto  by
generally accepted accounting principles.

               "Tangible  Net Worth"  shall mean the excess of total assets over
total liabilities,  determined in accordance with generally accepted  accounting
principles, with the following adjustments:

               (A) there  shall be excluded  from  assets:  (i) notes,  accounts
receivable  and other  obligations  owing to the  Borrower  from its officers or
other  Affiliates,  and (ii) all assets which would be  classified as intangible
assets  under  generally  accepted  accounting  principles,   including  without
limitation goodwill,  licenses,  patents,  trademarks,  trade names, copyrights,
capitalized software and organizational costs, licenses and franchises

               (B) there shall be excluded from  liabilities:  all  indebtedness
which is subordinated to the Obligations under a subordination agreement in form
specified  by  Silicon  or  by  language  in  the   instrument   evidencing  the
indebtedness which is acceptable to Silicon in its discretion.


6.      REPORTING.
        (Section 5.3):

               Borrower shall provide Silicon with the following:

               1.     Monthly Receivable agings, aged by invoice date, within
fifteen days after the end of each month.

               2. Monthly  accounts  payable  agings,  aged by invoice date, and
outstanding or held check  registers,  if any, within fifteen days after the end
of each month.

               3. Monthly  reconciliations of Receivable agings (aged by invoice
date),  transaction reports,  and general ledger,  within fifteen days after the
end of each month.


               5.  Monthly unaudited financial statements* , as soon
as available, and in any event within thirty days after the end of each month.

* (excluding balance sheets)

               6. Monthly Compliance Certificates,  within thirty days after the
end of each month, in such form as Silicon shall reasonably  specify,  signed by
the Chief Financial  Officer of Borrower,  certifying that as of the end of such
month  Borrower was in full  compliance  with all of the terms and conditions of
this  Agreement,  and setting forth  calculations  showing  compliance  with the
financial  covenants set forth in this  Agreement and such other  information as
Silicon shall reasonably request,  including,  without  limitation,  a statement
that at the end of such month there were no held checks.


<PAGE>



               7.  Quarterly unaudited financial  statements*,  as soon  as
available,  and in any  event  within forty-five  days  after the end of each
fiscal quarter of Borrower**.

* (including balance sheets)

** except for the fiscal  quarter  ending on the last day of  Borrower's  fiscal
year,  for which quarter such financial  statement  shall be provided to Silicon
within sixty days of the end of such fiscal quarter

               8.  Annual  operating  budgets   (including  income statements,
balance   sheets  and  cash  flow Statements,  by month) for the upcoming fiscal
year of  Borrower  within  thirty days * to the end of each fiscal year of
Borrower.


* following

               9.  Annual  financial  statements  *,  as  soon  as available,
 and in any  event  within  **  days following  the end of  Borrower's  fiscal
year, certified  by  independent   certified   public accountants acceptable to
Silicon.


* (including balance sheets)

** 90


7.      COMPENSATION

        (Section  5.5):Without  Silicon's prior written consent,  Borrower shall
not pay total  compensation,  including  salaries,  withdrawals,  fees, bonuses,
commissions,   drawing   accounts  and  other  payments,   whether  directly  or
indirectly,  in money or otherwise,  during any fiscal year to all of Borrower's
executives,  officers  and  directors  (or any  relative  thereof) as a group in
excess of * of the total amount thereof in the prior fiscal year.


               * 125%


8.      BORROWER INFORMATION:

        Prior Names of
        Borrower
        (Section 3.2):       None

        Prior Trade
        Names of Borrower
        (Section 3.2):       None


<PAGE>



        Existing Trade
        Names of Borrower
        (Section 3.2):       CSM

        Other Locations and
        Addresses (Section 3.3):    7590 Fay Ave., Suite 404, La Jolla, CA 92037

                      1335 Dublin Road, Suite 1061, Columbus, OH 43215

                      3005 Highway #66, Ashland, OR 97520

        Material Adverse
        Litigation (Section 3.10):          None



9.      OTHER COVENANTS
        (Section  5.1):Borrower  shall  at  all  times  comply  with  all of the
following additional covenants:

        (1)    Banking Relationship.  Borrower shall at all times maintain its
primary banking relationship with Silicon.

        (2) Subordination of Inside Debt. All present and future indebtedness of
the Borrower to its officers,  directors and shareholders ("Inside Debt") shall,
at all times, be  subordinated  to the  Obligations  pursuant to a subordination
agreement on Silicon's  standard  form.  Borrower  represents  and warrants that
there is no Inside Debt  presently  outstanding.  Prior to incurring  any Inside
Debt in the  future,  Borrower  shall  cause the person to whom such Inside Debt
will be owed to execute  and  deliver to Silicon a  subordination  agreement  on
Silicon's standard form.

         (3)  Note Receivable from Oasis Technology Ltd.  The Collateral
includes:  (i) that certain note  receivable due and owing to Borrower from
Oasis  Technology  Ltd.   ("Oasis"),  pursuant   to  the   terms  of  a  certain
Promissory Note dated October __, 1998, in the original  principal amount of
$500,000 (which, together with all replacements and substitutions   therefor  is
hereinafter referred  to  as  the  "Note");  (ii)  all collateral    and
security    for,   and guarantees of, the Note, including but not limited to the
shares of common  stock of Credit   Card   Acquisition    Corporation ("CCAC")
purchased by Oasis from Borrower under the terms of a share purchase letter
agreement between Oasis and Borrower dated September  24, 1998 (the  "Share
Purchase Agreement"),   which   shares   have  been pledged by Oasis to Borrower
pursuant to the   terms  of  that   certain   Security Agreement  dated
October __, 1998 between Borrower  and  Oasis,  to  secure  Oasis' bligations to


<PAGE>


Borrower under the Note and the Share Purchase Agreement; and (iii) all rights
and remedies relating to, or arising out of, any and all of the foregoing, and
all proceeds thereof. Concurrently herewith, Borrower shall: (i) deliver to
Silicon the original Note, which shall be endorsed by Borrower to the order of
Silicon, together with all stock certificates representing the shares of common
stock of CCAC purchased by Oasis from Pledgor under the terms of the Share
Purchase Agreement; and (ii) cause Oasis to execute an Estoppel Statement and
Agreement in form and substance acceptable to Silicon in its discretion.
Borrower shall not agree to any amendments or modifications to, nor shall
Borrower waive any rights under, or enter into any agreements relating to, the
Note or any of the other Collateral described above in this paragraph (the
"Note Collateral"), without Silicon's prior written consent. Silicon may, from
time to time, request confirmation of the balances owing under, and any other
matters relating to, the Note and the Note Collateral from Oasis and any other
persons, by telephone or in writing, in Borrower's name, Silicon's name or
another name.


(4)  Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights. Concurrently with the execution of this
Agreement, Borrower shall execute and deliver to Silicon, on Silicon's standard
form(s), any security agreement(s) and other documentation which Silicon deems
necessary for filing in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the
United States Copyright Office, and any other governmental office, with respect
to Borrower's copyrights, patents, trademarks and related collateral. Within 90
days after the date hereof, Borrower shall (i) cause all of its computer
software, the licensing of which results in Receivables to be registered with
the United States Copyright Office, and (ii) execute such additional security
agreement(s) and other documentation which Silicon deems necessary for filing
with respect to such additional registered copyright(s).




<TABLE>



NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXHIBIT 11.1 - CALCULATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                          Years ended December 31,
                                                  1999             1998            1997
                                                  ----             ----            ----
<S>                                          <C>             <C>              <C>

Average shares outstanding                       2,921,254      2,779,655         2,386,953
 Dilutive effect of stock options
  and warrants computed by use
  of treasury stock method                         595,063         85,338                 0

Computation of Earnings Per
  Share=Net Income/Average
  common and common share
  equivalent shares                             $1,824,769  (1)$  123,649       $(3,507,125)
outstanding                                      3,516,317      2,864,993         2,386,953
                                                 ---------      ---------         ---------

Earnings Per Share                              $      .52     $      .04       $     (1.47)




- --------
(1)After dividends on Series D Preferred Stock in the amount of $72,600
</TABLE>

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<ARTICLE>       5
<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FILED AS
PART OF THE  QUARTERLY  REPORT ON FORM 10-Q AND IS  QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY
REFERENCE TO SUCH QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q.
</LEGEND>

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<PERIOD-END>                                DEC-31-1999
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<PP&E>                                        534,864
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                               0
                                         0
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