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

                              __________________


                                   FORM 8-K


                                CURRENT REPORT
    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


     DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED):  FEBRUARY 19, 1998


                              __________________


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


          DELAWARE                        0-17754               94-2523965
(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission File Number)  (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)

485 CLYDE AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA                                 94043 
(Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)


      Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (650) 691-6100


  (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last 
                                    report)


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This report consists of 7 pages.
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ITEM 2.  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

     (a)  Consilium, Inc. (the "Registrant") sold its Healthcare Products and
Process Industries Group that focused on the FlowStream product line (the
"Healthcare Group"), pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated February 19,
1998 (the "Asset Purchase Agreement") by and among Base Ten FlowStream, Inc.
(the "Buyer"), Base Ten Systems, Inc. (the "Parent" and together with the Buyer,
"Base Ten") and the Registrant, for consideration consisting of $1,500,000 in
cash ($1,350,000 of which was paid on February 19, 1998 (the "Closing Date") and
$150,000 of which is subject to certain indemnification provisions pursuant to
the Asset Purchase Agreement and shall be paid within ninety days after the
Closing Date), 20% of all annual revenues in excess of $3,200,000 recognized by
Base Ten from the licensing of the Registrant's FlowStream product line during
the 1998 and 1999 calendar years, and assumption by Base Ten of substantially
all of the Healthcare Group's liabilities on a going-forward basis, with some
specific obligations being retained by the Registrant (the "Sale"). Pursuant to
the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Registrant agreed not to compete in the
business of developing, producing, manufacturing and selling manufacturing
execution systems under the trademarks of "FlowStream" for healthcare products
(pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology) and chemical industries (the
"FlowStream Business") for three years, and Base Ten assumed certain liabilities
as of the acquisition date, purchased fixed assets with a net book value of
approximately $500,000 and the Registrant's rights under certain contracts with
customers and other third parties relating to the FlowStream product line,
except certain patents used by both the Healthcare Group and the Semiconductor
and Electronics Business Group. With regards to these patents, the Registrant
granted to Base Ten a worldwide royalty-free, non-transferable (except with
substantially all of the assets of the FlowStream Business) license, for the
lives of the patents, without the rights to sublicense, to the exclusive use of
such patents in the FlowStream Business. Also pursuant to the Asset Purchase
Agreement, the Registrant agreed to indemnify Base Ten, within certain
limitations, for breach of certain representations, warranties, covenants,
agreements or obligations made by the Registrant therein.

     Prior to the Sale, no material relationship existed between the principal
stockholders of Base Ten and the Registrant, any affiliates of the Registrant,
any director or officer of the Registrant, or any associate of any such director
or officer.

     (b)  Not applicable.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (a)  Not applicable.

     (b)  The pro forma financial statements that are required pursuant to
Article 11 of Registration S-X are attached hereto.

     (c)  A copy of the Asset Purchase Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit
2.1, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

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                                CONSILIUM, INC.

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                       PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
                             FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (Unaudited)

        On February 19, 1998, the Company sold certain assets of its Healthcare 
Products and Process Industries Group that focused on the FlowStream product 
line (the "Healthcare Group") to Base Ten Systems, Inc. (the "Buyer"). The Buyer
purchased certain tangible and intangible assets and assumed certain liabilities
of the Healthcare Group. The transaction was accounted for as a sale of an 
asset.

        The accompanying pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet has been
prepared as if the sale was consummated on October 31, 1997. The accompanying
pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations for the year ended
October 31, 1997 has been prepared as if the sale was consummated at the
beginning of fiscal 1997. The pro forma condensed consolidated statement of
operations does not include the effect of any nonrecurring charges directly
attributable to the sale.

        The pro forma information is presented for illustrative purposes only
and is not necessarily indicative of the consolidated operating results or
consolidated financial position that would have been reported had the sale
occurred on the date indicated, nor is it necessarily indicative of future
operating results or financial position.

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                                CONSILIUM, INC.
                PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                           (In thousands, unaudited)


<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
                                              As of October 31, 1997          
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                                    Historical       Pro Forma      Pro Forma 
                                    Consilium       Adjustments     Consilium 
<S>                                 <C>             <C>             <C> 
       ASSETS                                                                 
                                                                              
Current assets:                                                               
  Cash and cash equivalents          $ 7,865         $ 1,500 (a)     $ 9,365  
  Accounts receivable, net            11,014               - (c)      11,014  
  Other current assets                   590               -             590  
                                     -------         -------         -------  
                                                                              
    Total current assets              19,469           1,500          20,969  
                                     -------         -------         -------  
                                                                              
Property and equipment (net)           4,312            (500) (b)      3,812  
Software development costs (net)       2,688          (1,123) (f)      1,565  
Goodwill (net)                         3,092               -           3,092  
Other assets                             406               -             406  
                                     -------         -------         -------  
                                                                              
        TOTAL ASSETS                 $29,967         $  (123)        $29,844  
                                     =======         =======         =======  
                                                                              
                                                                              
        LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                             
                                                                              
Current liabilities:                                                          
  Line of credit                     $ 3,051         $     -         $ 3,051  
  Accounts payable                     6,587               -           6,587  
  Other current liabilities                                                   
   and accrued expenses                3,799               -           3,799  
  Accrued acquisition costs            1,662               -           1,662  
  Deferred revenue                     6,437            (882) (b)      5,555  
                                     -------         -------         -------  
                                                                              
    Total current liabilities         21,536            (882)         20,654  
                                     -------         -------         -------  
                                                                              
    Total stockholders' equity         8,431             759 (d)       9,190  
                                     -------         -------         -------  
                                                                              
        TOTAL LIABILITIES AND                                                 
         STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY        $29,967         $  (123)        $29,844  
                                     =======         =======         =======   
</TABLE> 

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                                CONSILIUM, INC.
           PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
               (In thousands, except per share data; unaudited)

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
                                   For the Year Ended October 31, 1997
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                               Historical       Pro Forma      Pro Forma
                               Consilium       Adjustments     Consilium
<S>                            <C>             <C>             <C> 

REVENUES:

  Product                       $14,181         $ 1,610 (e)     $12,571
  Services                       25,940           3,204 (e)      22,736
  Development                       514             365 (e)         149
                                -------         -------         -------

    Total revenues               40,635           5,179          35,456
                                -------         -------         -------

COST OF REVENUES:

  Product                         3,245             712 (e)       2,533
  Services                       15,449           3,121 (e)      12,328
  Development                       369             230 (e)         139
                                -------         -------         -------

     Total cost of revenues      19,063           4,063          15,000
                                -------         -------         -------

GROSS MARGIN                     21,572           1,116          20,456
                                -------         -------         -------

OPERATING EXPENSES:
  Research and development       12,165           2,409 (e)       9,756
  Selling and marketing          13,739           3,813 (e)       9,926
  General and administrative      3,993             496 (e)       3,497
                                -------         -------         -------

    Total operating expenses     29,897           6,718          23,179
                                -------         -------         -------

Loss from operations             (8,325)         (5,602)         (2,723)
                                -------         -------         -------

Interest income (expense), net     (138)             (8) (e)       (130)
                                -------         -------         -------

LOSS BEFORE
  INCOME TAX PROVISION           (8,463)         (5,610)         (2,853)

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES          301               -             301
                                -------         -------         -------

NET LOSS                         (8,764)         (5,610)         (3,154)

PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS          (305)              -            (305)
                                -------         -------         -------

NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO
 COMMON STOCK                   $(9,069)        $(5,610)        $(3,459)
                                =======         =======         =======

DILUTED LOSS PER COMMON SHARE   $ (1.13)        $ (0.70)        $ (0.43)

SHARES USED IN PER SHARE
 CALCULATIONS                     8,045           8,045           8,045

</TABLE> 

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                                CONSILIUM, INC.

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        NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (Unaudited)

NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements 
included herein have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to 
the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. 
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial 
statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles 
have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. However, 
the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information 
presented not misleading. These pro forma consolidated financial statements 
should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes
thereto included in the Company's annual report for the year ended October 31,
1997.


NOTE 2. PRO FORMA ADJUSTMENTS

     Certain pro forma adjustments have been made to the accompanying pro forma 
condensed consolidated balance sheet and statement of operations as described 
below:

     (a)  Entry to record cash received from the sale assuming the sale had 
          occurred as of October 31, 1997.

     (b)  Entry to reflect the sale of certain of the Company's assets and 
          assumption of certain of the Company's liabilities by the Buyer.

     (c)  As of October 31, 1997, included in accounts receivable is
          approximately $1,697,000 of receivables related to previous sales of
          FlowStream products. Such receivables were not purchased by the Buyer
          and any cash collected for these receivables will be retained by the
          Company.

     (d)  Entry to recognize the gain from the sale of the Healthcare Group.

     (e)  Entry to eliminate all revenues and expenses of the Healthcare Group.

     (f)  Entry to write off previously capitalized software development costs 
          related to the Healthcare Group.

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                                  SIGNATURES

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

Date:  March 3, 1998                             CONSILIUM, INC.


                                                 By: /s/ Clifton Wong
                                                     ----------------- 
                                                     Clifton Wong
                                                     Vice President, Finance
                                                     and Chief Financial Officer

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.           Exhibit Title
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   2.1                Asset Purchase Agreement dated February 19, 1998 by and
                      among the Registrant, Base Ten FlowStream, Inc. and
                      Base Ten Systems, Inc.



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                                                                     EXHIBIT 2.1

                           ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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          THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (together with all Exhibits, Schedules 
and Appendices attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, the 
"Agreement"), dated as of February 19, 1998, is among CONSILIUM, INC., a 
Delaware corporation having its principal place of business and chief executive 
offices located at 485 Clyde Avenue, Mountain View, California 94043 (the 
"Seller"), BASE TEN FLOWSTREAM, INC., a New Jersey corporation having its 
principal place of business and chief executive offices located at One 
Electronics Drive, P.O. Box 3151, Trenton, New Jersey 08619 (the "Buyer") and 
BASE TEN SYSTEMS, INC., a New Jersey corporation having its principal place of 
business and chief executive offices located at One Electronics Drive, P.O. Box 
3151, Trenton, New Jersey 08619 (the "Parent").

          WHEREAS, the Seller, through its healthcare and process industries 
division, engages in the business of developing, producing, manufacturing and 
selling manufacturing execution systems under the trademark of "FlowStream" for 
healthcare products (pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology) and 
chemical industries (the "Business"), with its principal product being 
FlowStream (together with all other products of the Business, the "Products");
and

          WHEREAS, the Seller wishes to sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer is 
willing to purchase from the Seller, all of Seller's right, title and interest 
in, to and under certain assets relating to the Products and the Business;

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual 
covenants and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound 
hereby, the parties to this Agreement agree as follows:

          1.   PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS. Subject to the terms and conditions 
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of this Agreement, the Seller shall sell, transfer and deliver to the Buyer, and
the Buyer shall purchase and acquire from the Seller, at the Closing (as 
hereinafter defined), all of Seller's right, title and interest in, to and under
the Acquired Assets (as hereinafter specified), and the Buyer shall assume the 
Assumed Liabilities (as hereinafter defined). The Seller agrees that the 
Acquired Assets shall be conveyed free and clear of all liabilities (other than
the Assumed Liabilities), obligations, liens, claims and encumbrances of any 
kind, except Permitted Liens (as hereinafter defined). The Acquired Assets shall
consist of:

                    (a)  all computer programs, software, data bases 
incorporated in the Products, source codes, magnetic tapes, diskettes and 
punchcards used in or necessary for the conduct of the Business including 
without limitation the items listed or described on Schedule 1(a) (the 
                                                    -------------
"Software"), provided that, with respect to the four U.S. patents and one 
foreign patent identified on Schedule 1(a) as "shared" (the "Shared 
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Technology"), the Acquired Assets (and Software) shall not include the title to 
the Shared Technology but shall include a worldwide, royalty free, 
non-transferable (except with substantially all of the assets of the Business) 
license, for the respective lives of the said patents, without the rights to 
sublicense, to the exclusive use of the Shared Technology for developing, 
producing, manufacturing and selling manufacturing
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execution systems limited to the field of healthcare products (pharmaceutical, 
medical device and biotechnology) and chemical industries and provided that the 
Acquired Assets (and Software) shall not include software used by the Seller 
with respect to the administration (including without limitation financial, 
operational, electronic mail, voice mail and word processing services, and the 
like) of the Seller's businesses other than the Business (the "Administrative 
Software");

                    (b)  all machinery, equipment, tools, furniture, fixtures, 
fixed assets, supplies, and other personal property used exclusively in the 
conduct of the Business, on as "as-is where-is" basis, without any express or 
implied warranty, and as listed or described on Schedule 1(b) (the "Equipment");
                                                -------------

                    (c)  all inventories (including raw materials, magnetic 
tapes, diskettes, supplies, work-in-process, finished parts and finished goods) 
used in or necessary for the conduct of the Business or the manufacture of the 
Products on an "as-is where-is" basis without any express or implied warranty 
Schedule 1(c) (the "Inventory");
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                    (d)  the Seller's rights under all contracts, purchase 
orders, commitments, and arrangements (the "Customer Contracts"), copies of all 
of which have been delivered to the Buyer, in respect of all customer accounts 
arising from or serviced by the Business a complete listing of which is attached
hereto as Schedule 1(d) (the "Serviced Accounts");
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                    (e)  the Seller's rights under all contracts, purchase
orders, commitments and arrangements in respect of services, leased machinery or
equipment and, including without limitation services, machinery or equipment of
the type described in Section 1(b) hereof, used in the Business and included
hereto as Appendix I (the "Leases");
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                    (f)  the Seller's rights under all contracts, purchase 
orders, licenses, commitments and arrangements with third-parties for supplies, 
requirements or services relating to the Business or the Products attached 
hereto as Appendix II (the "Vendor Contracts"), provided that, with respect to 
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supplies used in the Business and also used in other business of the Seller, 
only such rights as may be applicable to or necessary for the conduct of the 
Business;

                    (g)  all records, books, documents, files, vendor lists, 
lists of all consultants used to create, audit, revise or supplement the 
Software, customer documentation, order, sales and receivables histories, 
operation sheets, routing sheets, notebooks, research reports, quality control 
records, inventory records, books of account, accounting records and business 
plans and forecasts relating to the Acquired Assets (specifically including 
without limitation installation manuals, instruction manuals, quality standards 
and procedures, test archiving for all products previously delivered and 
currently in-process, material on hard-drives, results of unit tests, modules 
tests and code reviews, problem reports, field problems and resolutions, 
upgrades, configuration records, specifications (including without limitation 
user requirement, functional, software module design and software top level 
specifications and platform specifications by installation), validation 
protocols, validation results by site, internal training materials, customer 
training materials and all records, books and other documents between Seller and
the United States Food and Drug Administration and representatives thereof (the 
"Books and Records");

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                    (h)  all of the Seller's proprietary rights in respect of 
the Acquired Assets and the Business (other than the Shared Technology and the 
Administrative Software), including without limitation all worldwide rights, 
title and interests in an to trademarks (registered or unregistered), trade 
names (including without limitation "FlowStream"), service marks (including 
without limitation "FlowStream"), assumed names, copyrights, all applications 
for any of the foregoing, formulae, trade secrets, processes, know-how, 
confidential information, inventions, research, inventors' notes, laboratory 
reports, drawings, designs, customer lists, vendor lists, all information 
similar to any of the foregoing, goodwill relating to the Business and the 
Acquired Assets, and marketing rights in connection with all of the foregoing, 
including without limitation all of those items listed or described on Schedule 
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1(h) (the "Intellectual Property");
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                    (i)  all records (including without limitation compensation 
information and job descriptions) relating to managers and employees of the 
Business excluding records relating to managers and employees of the Business 
who do not become employees of the Buyer within ten days after the Closing;

                    (j)  all licenses, consents, permits, variances, 
certifications, and approvals, if any, of government agencies held by the Seller
relating solely to the Business or the Acquired Assets, to the extent 
transferable under applicable law, attached hereto as Appendix III (the 
                                                      ------------
"Licenses");

                    (k)  all warranties, claims and causes of action (and the 
benefit of any and all collateral or security given in connection therewith) 
inuring to the benefit of the Seller relating to the Business or any of the 
Acquired Assets excluding such warranties, claims and causes of action which may
be asserted as a counterclaim, crossclaim or setoff to any Excluded Obligation;

                    (l)  all prepaid maintenance payments in excess of an 
aggregate of $1.2 million under all Customer Contracts; and

                    (m)  all of the Seller's rights pursuant to the leases for 
the locations listed on Schedule 6(f) (other than the Clyde Avenue, Mountain 
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View, California location and the Chennai, India locations), copies of all of
which have been delivered to the Buyer, pursuant to the Lease Assignments, in
substantially the form of Exhibit A, and all of the Seller's rights to the real
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estate located at Clyde Avenue, Mountain View, California, pursuant to the Real
Estate License Agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit B.
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The Buyer and the Seller agree that the Seller is not making representations in 
this Agreement that the Acquired Assets are all those that may be necessary for 
the conduct of the Business by the Buyer after the Closing Date (as hereinafter 
defined). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Buyer and 
the Seller agree that the Acquired Assets shall not include (i) cash and cash 
equivalents on hand or deposited in banks or other financial institutions as of 
the Closing Date, (ii) the rights to any of the Seller's claims for any federal,
state, local or foreign tax refund including tax credits and net operating loss 
carry forwards, (iii) policies of insurance (including proceeds thereof and 
refunds thereunder) acquired by the Seller in connection with the Acquired 
Assets, (iv) any assets, properties or rights of the Seller not used in or 
necessary for the

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conduct of the Business, (v) tax returns, books of account or other records 
having to do with the corporate organization of the Seller, (vi) life insurance 
policies (including proceeds thereof and refunds thereunder) relating to 
officers and other employees of the Seller, (vii) all assets owned or held by 
any employee benefit plans of the Seller, (viii) the minute books, stock 
transfer books and corporate seal of the Seller and all books and records 
relating to businesses of the Seller other than the Business, (ix) all rights 
(including indemnification) and claims and recoveries under litigation of the 
Seller against third parties arising out of or relating to events prior to the 
Closing Date, (x) the Seller's rights under this Agreement, (xi) accounts 
receivable as of the Closing Date for work or services provided by the Seller 
on or before the Closing Date, (xii) security deposits as of the Closing Date, 
(xiii) prepaid expenses as of the Closing Date and (xiv) leasehold improvements,
furniture and fixtures located at the Seller's Mountain View, California 
offices, (the "Excluded Assets").

          2.   ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN LIABILITIES; EXCLUDED OBLIGATIONS.
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                    (a)  At the Closing, the Buyer shall assume, subject to the 
limitations set forth in this Agreement, (i) only those obligations of the 
Seller which are set forth in and by the terms of the Customer Contracts,
Leases, source code escrow agreements (listed on Schedule 2(a)), and Vendor
Contracts; provided, that the Buyer does not and shall not be deemed to
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assume any obligations, responsibilities and liabilities arising after the
Closing Date under Customer Contracts for prepaid maintenance, listed on
Schedule 2(a), in excess of an aggregate of $1.2 million under all such Customer
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Contracts, (ii) all obligations, responsibilities and liabilities of the
Business or relating to the Acquired Assets arising after the Closing Date;
provided that the Buyer shall not be deemed to have assumed any undisclosed
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obligations under this Section 2(a)(ii) or otherwise to the extent that
                       ----------------
such undisclosed obligations were due to be performed prior to the Closing Date
and are in default as of the Closing Date, (iii) all obligations,
responsibilities and liabilities arising under the severance agreement between
Seller and Lloyd Payton, as described on Schedule 2(a), and (iv) obligations of
                                         -------------
the Seller with respect to trade shows relating to the Business; (the "Assumed
Liabilities").

                    (b)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this 
Agreement, except only as set forth in Section 2(a), the Buyer does not assume 
                                       ------------
and shall not be liable for any of the Seller's debts, liabilities or 
obligations, including, without limitation, any debts, liabilities or 
obligations arising out of the following (the "Excluded Obligations");

                         (i)    the Seller's operation of any of the Acquired 
          Assets or the Business prior to the Closing Date;

                         (ii)   any violation of any of the representations, 
          warranties, covenants or agreements of the Seller contained in this 
          Agreement;

                         (ii)   Federal, state, county, local, foreign or other
          income, sales, use, real estate, excise, employee payroll or other 
          taxes or assessments (including interest and penalties thereon) of any
          kind whatsoever payable in or attributable to any period prior to the
          Closing Date;

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                         (iv)   any claims for personal injury, property damage,
          product liability or strict liability, incurred or relating to any 
          period prior to the Closing Date (whether or not then asserted), 
          including workers' compensation;

                         (v)    any claims alleging damage to the environment 
          under any existing law or similar claims with respect to the operation
          of any of the Acquired Assets or the Business prior to the Closing 
          Date (notwithstanding any disclosure in Schedule 6(n) of this 
                                                  -------------
          Agreement of any matters, conditions or facts which might give rise to
          any such claims, which matters, conditions or facts shall be and 
          continue to be Excluded Obligations under this Agreement);

                         (vi)   any claim of violation or infringement of any 
          copyright, patent, trademark or trade name right or other intellectual
          property right or any person or entity occurring, or arising from 
          events occurring, prior to the Closing Date;

                         (vii)  any claim of civil or criminal liabilities or 
          penalties (including interest) imposed on account of any act or 
          omission of the Seller or its officers, directors, employees or 
          agents, occurring, arising or existing prior to the Closing Date;

                         (viii) contingent liabilities of the Seller of any kind
          incurred, arising, accruing, or existing prior to the Closing Date, 
          other than those included in the Assumed Liabilities;

                         (ix)   any pension, profit sharing, savings, 
          retirement, health, medical, life, disability, dental, deferred 
          compensation, stock option, bonus, incentive, severance pay, group 
          insurance or other employee plans or arrangements, or any policies, 
          handbooks, or custom or practice, or any employment agreements, 
          whether express or implied, and any claims by employees for vacation, 
          sick pay, leave or other benefits, applicable to, or accrued with 
          respect to, any of the Seller's employees at any time prior to the 
          Closing Date; and

                         (x)    liabilities resulting from the failure to comply
          with statutory provisions relating to bulk sales and transfers.

          3.   PURCHASE PRICE; ADJUSTMENTS; ALLOCATION.
               ---------------------------------------

                    (A)  PURCHASE PRICE. The purchase price, in consideration 
                         --------------
for the sale and delivery by the Seller to the Buyer of the Acquired Assets is 
$1,500,000 to be paid by the Buyer to the Seller, in reliance upon the 
representation and warranties made by the Seller in this Agreement as follows: 
(i) $1,350,000 shall be paid at Closing (the "Closing Cash Payment"), and (ii) 
$150,000, subject to indemnification claims made pursuant to Section 11 hereof, 
shall be paid within 90 days after the Closing (the "Final Cash Payment") (the 
Closing Cash Payment and the Final Cash Payment, the "Purchase Price").

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                    (b)  ALLOCATION. The allocation of the Purchase Price among 
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the Acquired Assets shall be as set forth on Schedule 3(b). The Buyer and the
                                             -------------
Seller hereby covenant and agree that neither will take a position on any income
tax return or with any governmental agency charged with the collection of any
income tax or in any judicial proceeding that is in any way inconsistent with
such allocation or the characterization of any other payments described in this
Agreement.

          4.   CLOSING DATE. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the closing
               ------------
of the purchase of the Acquired Assets (the "Closing") shall take place at 5:00 
p.m. pacific standard time, on February 19, 1998. The term "Closing Date" means 
the date on which the Closing occurs.

          5.   DELIVERY AND PAYMENT; FURTHER ASSURANCES.
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                    (a)  MUTUAL DELIVERIES. At the Closing and subject to the 
                         -----------------
terms of this Agreement, the following documents shall be duly executed and 
delivered by each of the parties thereto;

                         (i)    the Lease Assignments;

                         (ii)   the Real Estate License Agreement;

                         (iii)  a Patent License Agreement between the Seller 
          and the Buyer with respect to the Buyer's right to obtain from the 
          Seller certain rights, including without limitation, the right to use 
          the Shared Technology, in substantially the form of Exhibit D; and
                                                              ---------

                         (iv)   a Bill of Sale and Assumption Agreement between 
          the Buyer and the Seller with respect to the Acquired Assets and the 
          Assumed Liabilities, in substantially the form of Exhibit E.
                                                            ---------

                    (b)  THE SELLER AT CLOSING. At the Closing and subject to 
                         ---------------------
the terms of this Agreement, the Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered 
to the Buyer.

                         (i)    full and actual possession of, or reasonable 
          access to, all of the Acquired Assets;

                         (ii)   a release of each lien, security interest, 
          judgment, claim or other encumbrance to which any of the Acquired 
          Assets may be subject other than the Permitted Liens, in form and 
          substance reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer;

                         (iii)  an opinion of the Seller's counsel in form and 
          substance reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer, in substantially the 
          form of Exhibit F;
                  ---------

                         (iv)   within 20 days after the Closing, all documents 
          and other information required to make each Schedule and Appendix 
          hereto complete and current (it being understood and agreed that to 
          the extent that any of the Books and Records are items susceptible to 
          duplication and are either (x) used in connection with any of the 
          Seller's businesses other than the Business or (y) are required by law
          to be retained by the Seller, the Seller may deliver photostatic 
          copies or other

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          reproductions from which information solely concerning the Seller's 
          business other than the Business has been deleted);

                         (v)    a certificate of the Secretary of the Seller
          respecting (i) the Seller's Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws,
          (ii) resolutions of the Seller's Board of Directors authorizing the
          entry into, and the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement, and
          (iii) the incumbency of the Seller's officers;

                         (vi)   the Officer's Certificate described in Section
                                                                       -------
          9(f) hereof;
          ----

                         (vii)  certificates as to the Seller's qualification
          and status, dated no more than 10 days prior to the Closing Date,
          issued by the Secretary of State of Delaware, and for the States of
          California and Georgia, a certificate that it is qualified to do
          business therein; and

                         (viii) within 20 days after the Closing, all other 
          documents, agreements, certificates, consents and assignments, 
          including without limitation assignments in the form required by the 
          United States Patent and Trademark Office and trademark offices of
          relevant foreign jurisdictions, required to be delivered to the Buyer
          under the provisions of this Agreement or reasonably requested by the 
          Buyer to effect the transfer of the Acquired Assets to the Buyer and
          the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding
          the foregoing, the Seller is allowed 40 days after the Closing to 
          transfer all relevant foreign trademarks, tradenames and service marks
          to the Buyer.

               (c)  THE BUYER AND THE PARENT AT CLOSING. At the Closing and 
                    -----------------------------------
subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Buyer and/or the Parent shall 
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Seller;

                         (i)    wire transfer or immediately available funds, in
          the amount of the Closing Cash Payment;

                         (ii)   an opinion of the Buyer's counsel, in form and 
          substance reasonably satisfactory to the Seller, in substantially the 
          form of Exhibit G;
                  ---------

                         (iii)  a certificate of the Secretary of the Buyer 
          respecting (i) the Buyer's Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, 
          (ii) resolutions of the Buyer's Board of Directors authorizing the 
          entry into, and the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement, and 
          (iii) the incumbency of the Buyer's officers;

                         (iv)   a certificate of the Secretary of the Parent 
          respecting (i) the Parent's Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, 
          (ii) resolutions of the Parent's Board of Directors, and (iii) the 
          incumbency of the Parent's officers;

                         (v)    the Officers' Certificates described in Section 
                                                                        -------
          10(f) hereof;
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                         (vi)   certificate as to the Buyer's qualification and 
          status, dated no more than ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date, 
          issued by the Secretary of State of New Jersey;

                         (vii)  a certificate as to the Parent's qualification 
          and status, dated no more than (10) days prior to the Closing Date, 
          issued by the Secretary of State of New Jersey; and

                         (viii) all other documents, agreements and certificates
          required to be delivered to the Seller under the provisions of this 
          Agreement or reasonably requested by the Seller to effect the 
          transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

               (d)  FURTHER ASSURANCES. From time to time after the Closing, at 
                    ------------------
the Buyer's request and without further consideration, the Seller shall execute
and deliver bills of sale and assignments of the Acquired Assets and such other
instruments of sale, transfer, conveyance, and confirmation and take such other
action as the Buyer may reasonably deem necessary in order to transfer to the
Buyer and confirm the Buyer's title to the Acquired Assets, free and clear of
any and all liabilities (other than the Assumed Liabilities and the Permitted
Liens) and to put the Buyer in actual possession and operating control thereof.

          6.   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY THE SELLER. The Seller 
               --------------------------------------------
represents and warrants to the Buyer as follows:

               (a)  ORGANIZATION, STANDING AND QUALIFICATION. The Seller is a 
                    ---------------------------------------- 
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the State of Delaware, and is duly qualified to do business and, except as
set forth on Schedule 6(a), in good standing under the laws of each other
jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the
nature of the business transacted by it requires it to be so qualified, except
where the lack of qualification would not have a material adverse effect on the
Acquired Assets. The Seller has all requisite corporate power and authority and
is entitled to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and to own,
lease or operate its properties as and in the places where such business is now
conducted and where such properties are now owned, leased or operated. The
Seller's principal place of business and chief executive office is and as of the
Closing Date will be located at 485 Clyde Avenue, Mountain View, California
94043. The Seller has not conducted the Business in any name other than its
actual name during the five year period preceding the Closing Date and as of the
Closing Date, except in the name "FlowStream."

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                    (b)  AUTHORITY AND BINDING EFFECT. The Seller has all power 
                         ----------------------------
and authority necessary to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the 
transactions contemplated hereby and all corporate and other proceedings 
required to be taken by the Seller to authorize the execution, delivery and 
performance of this Agreement and the agreements, instruments and other 
documents relating hereto have been properly taken and have been approved by the
Seller's Board of Directors and shareholders. This Agreement has been duly 
executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Seller, and 
constitutes, and will constitute on the Closing Date, the valid and binding 
obligation of the Seller, enforceable in accordance with its terms.

                    (c)  APPROVALS, ETC.
                         ---------------

                         (i)  No approval, consent, withholding of objection or 
other authorization is required from, and no filing or registration is required 
to be made with, any court, administrative agency or governmental authority in 
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, other 
than (i) compliance with and filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as 
amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange 
Act"), solely with respect to disclosure of the transactions contemplated by 
this Agreement, and (ii) approvals, consents, withholdings of objection or other
authorizations, filings and registrations where the failure to obtain the same 
would not have a material adverse effect on the Acquired Assets.

                         (ii) The Seller has not been advised by any third party
that the consents or approvals described in Sections 10(e) and 12(c) hereof of 
                                            --------------     -----
such third party will not be given or is otherwise unavailable. The Seller will 
make reasonable efforts to obtain the third party approvals described in Section
                                                                         -------
10(e) and 12(c) hereof.
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                    (d)  NO CONFLICT. Except as set forth on Schedule 6(d), 
                         -----------                         -------------
neither execution and delivery not performance by the Seller of this Agreement 
or the transactions contemplated hereby will, with or without the giving of 
notice or passage of time or both, conflict with, result in a default which has 
not been waived on or before the Closing, right to accelerate or loss of rights 
under, or result in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance on any of 
the Acquired Assets pursuant to, (i) any provision of the Seller's Charter or 
By-Laws, (ii) the terms of any equity securities or debt instruments issued by 
the Seller, (iii) any (A) franchise, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, license, 
loan agreement or other agreement or understanding, (B) law, ordinance, rule or 
regulation, or (C) order, judgment, award, decree, permit, license or 
registration, to which the Seller is a party or by which the Seller or any of 
the Acquired Assets may be bound or affected, or (iv) any license, permit, 
approval, or registration issued by any governmental authority or other 
organization and held by the Seller, except where the conflict, default, right 
to accelerate, loss of rights, lien, charge or encumbrance would not have a 
material adverse effect on the Acquired Assets; nor will such execution, 
delivery or performance by the Seller give any party with rights under any 
equity security, debt instrument, franchise, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, 
license, loan agreement or other material agreement or understanding the right 
to terminate, modify, accelerate or otherwise change the existing rights or 
obligations of the Seller thereunder, except for such rights as to which 
requiaite waivers or consents have been obtained

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and except for rights, the exercise of which would not have a material adverse 
effect on the Acquired Assets.

                    (e)  FINANCIAL INFORMATION. The Seller has delivered to the 
                         ---------------------
Buyer unaudited income statements for the years ended October 31, 1996 and 
October 31, 1997 (the "Financial Statements"), a copy of which is annexed hereto
as Appendix IV. The Financial Statements are in the aggregate and in all 
   -----------
material respects accurate, complete and in accordance with the books and 
records of the Business and present fairly the financial condition of the 
Business as of their respective dates and the results of operations of the 
Business for the periods then ended, in conformity with generally accepted 
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis ("GAAP"), provided that all 
of the footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements are not 
included. The books of account of the Business reflect in all material respects 
the items of income and expense, and the assets, liabilities and accruals 
required to be reflected therin in accordance with GAAP.

                    (f)  TITLE TO PROPERTIES; LOCATION OF ASSETS. The Seller 
                         ---------------------------------------
currently has (except only as set forth on Schedule 6(f), and as of the Closing 
                                           -------------
(except for sales of Inventory between the date hereof and the Closing in the 
ordinary course of business) the Seller will have and convey to the Buyer 
without exception, good and marketable title or other rights to use to all of 
the Acquired Assets, free and clear of all liens, leases, encumbrances, taxes 
(except such sales taxes, excise taxes and other taxes required under law to be 
paid by the Buyer under this Agreement), claims, liabilities, equities, security
interests, charges and restrictions of any kind or nature whatsoever, except for
liens for current real or personal property taxes not yet due and payable, liens
disclosed on Schedule 6(f), worker's carriers and materialmen's liens, and 
             -------------
liens that would not have a material adverse effect on the Acquired Assets and 
which will not interfere with the present use of the properties they affect and 
which in the aggregate do not result in the Buyer incurring an expense or cost 
in excess of $10,000.00 ("Permitted Liens"). All of the Acquired Assets are, and
as of the Closing Date will be, located at the address of the Seller office 
locations set forth in Schedule 6(f).
                       -------------

                    (g)  ASSETS NECESSARY TO OPERATE THE BUSINESS. The Acquired 
                         ----------------------------------------
Assets currently are and as of the Closing will be (i) owned by the Seller, (ii)
(other than the Shared Technology) used in the conduct of the Business, 
exclusive of any other business conducted by Seller, and (iii) in conformity 
with all applicable laws, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations relating to 
their construction, use, operation and maintenance, except where the 
nonconformity would not have a material adverse effect on the Acquired Assets. 
The Seller represents and warrants to the Buyer that all the rights that are 
used by the Seller to conduct the Business as it is presently operated are (A) 
conveyed to the Buyer pursuant to the Patent License Agreement, (B) conveyed to 
the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, (C) conveyed to the Buyer pursuant to the
Real Estate License and the Lease Assignments, or (D) held by the Seller (but
are not being conveyed to the Buyer) and related to the Administrative Software.

                    (h)  DEVELOPMENT, OWNERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE 
                         ------------------------------------------------------
AND PRODUCTS: YEAR 2000 COMPLIANT SOFTWARE. All programming and development of 
- ------------------------------------------
the Software and the Products was performed by persons who, at the time they 
performed the work, were

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employees of the Seller, or engaged by the Seller under agreements by which the 
Seller was assigned all ownership in the work, or was performed pursuant to a 
license from a third party. The Software and the Products perform in accordance 
with their respective specifications without errors which materially adversely 
effect its performance. The Books and Records contain a true and complete list 
of problem reports and field problems and resolutions that have occurred 
within the past 3 years. The Software and the Products shall record, store, 
process and present calendar dates falling on or after January 1, 2000 in the 
same manner and with the same functionality as the Software and the Products 
record, restore, process and present calendar dates falling on or before 
December 31, 1999, and in all other aspects, the Software and the Products shall
not in any way lose functionality or degrade in performance as a consequence of 
such Software or Products operating at a date later than December 31, 1999. The 
Acquired Assets include any compatibility information and technical information,
including without limitation software interfaces and source codes, that is 
required to (i) perform regular maintenance of the Software and the Products and
(ii) design equipment and/or software which is functionally interconnetable with
the Software and the Products. The codes and manuals included in the Software 
describe completely all of the application programs and operating programs 
included in the Software.  

                    (i)  INVENTORY. The Inventory was acquired and has been 
                         ---------
maintained in accordance with the Seller's regular business practices, consists 
of items of a quality and quantity useable or saleable in the ordinary course of
business of the Business consistent with past practice, is valued at the lower 
of the Seller's cost and market value on the Financial Statements, and with 
respect to Inventory intended for sale, is saleable at prices at least equal to 
the value thereof on the books of the Business.

                    (j)  LABOR MATTERS.
                         -------------

                         (i)  Except as set forth on Schedule 6(j), (a) The 
                                                     -------------
Seller is not a party to or bound by any written or oral agreement, contract, 
commitment or arrangement with (A) any present or former shareholder, director, 
officer, employee or consultant or for the employment of any person, including 
any consultant, in connection with the Business, or (B) any labor union or other
representative of employees associated with the Business, (b) the Seller has 
operated the Business, and the Business is, in compliance in all material 
respects with all applicable laws respecting employment and employment 
practices, (c) there is no unfair labor practice charge or complaint against the
Seller or the Business pending or to the knowledge of the Seller threatened 
before the National Labor Relations Board nor is there any grievance or any 
arbitration proceeding arising out of or under collective bargaining agreements
pending or to the knowledge of the Seller threatened with respect to the
Business, (d) there is no labor strike, slow-down or work stoppage pending or to
the knowledge of the Seller threatened against the Seller or the Business, (e)
there is no charge or complaint pending or to the knowledge of the Seller
threatened against the Seller or the Business before the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission or any state, local or foreign agency responsible for the
prevention of unlawful employment practices, and (f) except for a pending audit
from the United States Department of Labor relating to affirmative action, the
Seller has no knowledge that any federal, state or local agency responsible for
the enforcement of labor or employment laws intends to conduct an

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investigation of or relating to the Seller or the Business, and no such
investigation of which the Seller is aware is in progress.

                    (k)  CLAIMS AND LITIGATION. Except as set forth on Schedule 
                         ---------------------                         --------
6(k):
- ----

                         (i)  there is no claim, legal action, suit, 
arbitration, governmental investigation or other legal, regulatory or 
administrative proceeding, or any order, judgment, decree or award pending or to
the best of the Seller's knowledge threatened, against or affecting any of the 
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Business or any or the Acquired
Assets, and the Seller knows of no basis for the same;

                         (ii) there is no litigation, arbitration, investigation
or other proceeding of or before any court, arbitrator or governmental, 
regulatory or administrative official, body or authority pending or to the 
knowledge of the Seller threatened against or affecting the Acquired Assets; and

                        (iii) Within the three year period ending on the date of
this Agreement, the Seller has not been a defendant in any product liability
litigation in respect of the Products, nor to the Seller's knowledge has any
such litigation been threatened against the Seller during such period.

                    (l)  LICENSES. All Licenses are in good standing, valid and 
                         --------
effective in accordance with their respective terms, and there is not under any 
License any existing default or event which, with notice or lapse of time, or 
both, would constitute a default which would have a material adverse effect on 
the Acquired Assets. The Seller has all licenses, consents, permits, variances, 
certifications and approvals of government agencies necessary for the Seller to 
conduct the Business as presently operated (the "Permits").

                    (m)  COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS. The Seller
                         -------------------------------------------
has not received notice of noncompliance with, and has complied in all material 
respects with, all laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, orders, judgments, and 
awards applicable to the Acquired Assets, the Products, the Business, and the
Real Property or to which any of the Acquired Assets, the Products, the
Business, and the Real Property is subject. The Seller has not failed to obtain
or to adhere to the material requirements of any license, permit or
authorization (including without limitation the Licenses) necessary to the
ownership of the Acquired Assets, the Products, or the Real Property, or the
conduct of the Business.

                    (n)  ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.
                         ---------------------

                         (i)  Except as set forth on Schedule 6 (n), the Seller 
                                                     --------------  
has obtained all permits, licenses and other authorizations which are required
under "Environmental Laws" for the use and operation of the Acquired Assets and
the conduct of the Business. As used in this Agreement, "Environmental Laws"
shall include, without limitation, any and all federal, state, local and foreign
laws and requirements relating to health and safety and pollution or protection
of the environment currently in effect, including laws and requirements relating
to emissions, discharge, releases or threatened releases of pollutants,
contaminants, chemicals, or industrial,

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toxic or hazardous substances or wastes into the environment (including without 
limitation ambient air, surface water, groundwater or land), or otherwise 
relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, 
disposal, transport, or handling of pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, or 
industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes. As used herein, "hazardous 
substances or wastes" shall include, without limitation, (A) gasoline, petroleum
products, explosives, radioactive materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, 
alcohols, chemical solvents or related or similar materials, (B) any substance 
or material defined as a hazardous, extremely hazardous or toxic substance, 
material or waste or as a pollutant or contaminant under any Environmental Law, 
and (C) any asbestos or asbestos-containing substance.

                         (ii) Except as set forth on Schedule 6(n), the Seller 
                                                     -------------
is in all material respects in compliance with all limitations, restrictions, 
conditions, standards, prohibitions, requirements, obligations, schedules and 
timetables contained in any and all Environmental Laws or contained in any 
regulation, code, plan, order, decree, judgment, injunction, notice or demand 
letter issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder by any federal, state
or local court or other governmental authority, agency or instrumentality and 
applicable to the use or operation of the Acquired Assets, the Products or the 
conduct of the Business.

                        (iii) Except as set forth on Schedule 6(n), the Seller 
                                                     -------------  
has not received and, to the Seller's knowledge, is not party to a civil, 
criminal or administrative action, suit, demand, claim, hearing, notice or 
demand letter, notice of violation, investigation, or proceeding pending or to 
the Seller's knowledge threatened against the Seller in respect of the Business,
the Acquired Assets or the Products and pursuant to any Environmental Law or any
regulation, code, plan, order, decree, judgment, injunction, notice or demand 
letter issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder, and the Seller knows
of no basis for the same.

                    (o)  OSHA. Except as set forth on Schedule 6(o), the Seller 
                         ----                         ------------- 
has not violated, or received a notice or charge asserting any violation of, the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 or any other federal, state, local or
foreign law (including rules and regulations thereunder) regulating or otherwise
affecting the health and safety of employees associated with the Business.

                    (p)  CONTRACTS.
                         ---------

                         (i)  The Customer Contracts, the Vendor Contracts and 
the Leases are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their 
respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, 
insolvency or other laws affecting the rights of creditors generally or general 
principles of equity whether asserted in an action at law or in equity or 
otherwise. The Seller and, to the Seller's knowledge, the other parties to the 
Customer Contracts, the Vendor Contracts and the Leases (A) are in compliance in
all material respects with the provisions thereof; and (B) are not in default in
the performance, observance or fulfillment of any obligation, covenant or 
condition (except, in connection with the Closing, conditions relating to 
assignment) contained in any Customer Contract, Vendor Contract or Lease. To the
Seller's knowledge, no event has occurred which with or without the giving of 

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notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default under any thereof 
which default would have a material adverse effect on the Acquired Assets.

                         (ii) Except as disclosed on Schedule 6(p), no Customer 
                                                     -----------  
Contract, Vendor Contract or Lease contains any contractual requirement with 
which there is a reasonable likelihood that the Business or to the Seller's 
knowledge any other party thereto will be unable to comply.

                    (q)  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Except as disclosed on Schedule 
                         ---------------------                         --------
6(q), the Business does not utilize any patent, trademark, trade name, service
- ----
mark, copyright, trade secret or proprietary rights other than the Intellectual
Property, and to the knowledge of the Seller, the use of the Intellectual
Property does not, and the Seller has not received any notice or demand claiming
that the Intellectual Property does, conflict with, or infringe upon, any
patent, trademark, trade name, service mark, copyright, trade secret or other
proprietary rights owned or claimed by another. The Seller owns free and clear
of all liens, encumbrances and similar rights, or has rights to use, all
proprietary rights (including without limitation all patents, trademarks, trade
names, service marks, copyrights and trade secrets) that are necessary for or
used in the conduct of the Business as now conducted and are included in the
Acquired Assets. Except as disclosed on Schedule 6(q), the Seller has not
                                        -------------
granted, conveyed, assigned, licensed, leased or otherwise transferred to any
other person or entity any proprietary, financial or other interest, whether
joint or sole, direct or indirect, (not including any interest provided to
customers in the ordinary course of Seller's sale of the Products) in any
unpatented design or device which the Seller is using or the use of which is
necessary in the operation of the Business as it is now, or within the past five
(5) years has been, conducted.

                    (r)  NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. Since the October 31, 1997,
                         --------------------------
there has not occurred any material adverse change in the Acquired Assets.

                    (s)  BROKERS. No broker, finder or financial advisor or 
                         -------
other person is entitled to any brokerage fees, commissions, finders' fees or 
financial advisory fees in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby 
for the Buyer or the Parent by reason of any action taken by the Seller or any 
of its directors, officers, employees, representatives or agents.

                    (t)  RELATIONSHIP WITH VENDORS AND CUSTOMERS. Except as 
                         ---------------------------------------
described on Schedule 6(t), the Seller is not aware of any facts or information 
             -------------  
upon which the Seller concludes in its reasonable opinion that any customer 
(whether under a Serviced Account, Customer Contract or otherwise) or 
third-party (whether under a Vendor Contract or otherwise) intends to cease 
doing any material amount of business with the Business.

                    (u)  OTHER BUSINESSES. The business of Seller, other than
                         ----------------
the Business, does not compete in the Business.

          7.   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY THE BUYER AND THE PARENT. The 
               ----------------------------------------------------------     
Buyer and the Parent represent and warrant to the Seller as follows:

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                    (a)  ORGANIZATION STANDING QUALIFICATION. Each of the Buyer
                         -----------------------------------
and the Parent is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of New Jersey and in each other jurisdiction where the
character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of the business
transacted by it requires it to be so qualified. Each of the Buyer and the
Parent has all requisite corporate power and authority and is entitled to carry
on its business as described in Parent's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended October 31, 1997, and to own, lease or operate its properties as and in
the places where such business is now conducted and where such properties are
now owned, leased or operated.

                    (b)  AUTHORITY AND BINDING EFFECT. Each of the Buyer and the
                         ----------------------------
Parent has all power and authority necessary to enter into this Agreement and to
carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and all corporate and other
proceedings required to be taken by the Buyer and the Parent to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the agreements,
instruments and other documents relating hereto have been properly taken and
have been approved by the Buyer's and the Parent's respective Boards of
Directors. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly
authorized officer of the Buyer and of the Parent, and constitutes, and will
constitute on the Closing Date, the valid and binding obligation of the Buyer
and the Parent enforceable in accordance with its terms.

                    (c)  APPROVALS ETC. No approval, consent, withholding of 
                         -------------
objection or other authorization is required from, and no filing or registration
is required to be made with, any court, administrative agency or governmental 
authority in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated 
hereby, other than compliance with and filings under the Exchange Act solely 
with respect to disclosure of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

                    (d)  NO CONFLICT. Neither execution and delivery nor
                         -----------
performance by the Buyer or the Parent of this Agreement or of the transactions
contemplated hereby will, with or without the giving of notice or passage of
time or both, conflict with or result in a default, right to accelerate or loss
of rights under, (i) any provision of the Buyer's or the Parent's respective
Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws, (ii) the terms of any entity securities
or debt instruments issued by the Buyer or the Parent, (iii) any (A) franchise,
mortgage, deed of trust, lease, license, loan agreement, or any other agreement
or understanding, (B) law, ordinance, rule or regulation, or (C) order,
judgment, award, decree, permit, license or registration to which the Buyer or
the Parent is a party or by which either the Buyer or the Parent or their
respective assets (excluding the Acquired Assets) may be bound or affected, or
(iv) any license, permit, approval or registration issued by any governmental
authority or other organization and held by the Buyer or the Parent, except
where the conflict, default, right to accelerate or loss of rights under the
same would not have a material adverse effect on the operations, properties,
prospects or financial condition of the Buyer or the Parent.

                    (e)  CLAIMS AND LITIGATION. There is no claim, legal action,
                         ---------------------
suit, arbitration, governmental investigation or other legal, regulatory or
administrative proceeding, or any order, judgment, decree or award pending or to
the best of the Buyer's or the Parent's knowledge threatened, against or
relating to acquisition of the Acquired Assets by the Buyer or the Parent and
neither the Buyer nor the Parent knows of any basis for the same.
                  
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                    (f)  FINANCING. The Buyer has sufficient cash and/or 
                         ---------
available borrowing capacity under existing credit facilities to pay the 
Purchase Price in its entirety and to make all other necessary payments in 
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this 
Agreement.

                    (g)  BROKERS. No broker, finder or financial advisor or 
                         -------
other person is entitled to any brokerage fees, commissions, finders' fees or 
financial advisory fees in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby 
from the Seller by reason of any action taken by the Buyer or the Parent or any 
of their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives or agents.

          8.   PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS.
               ------------------------------------

                    (a)  CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PRIOR TO CLOSING. From the date 
                         ------------------------------------
hereof until the Closing Date, the Seller will use the Acquired Assets and 
conduct the Business only in the ordinary course, will use commercially 
reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve the Acquired Assets in their current
condition (except for changes in the ordinary course of business). The Seller 
shall not, without the prior written consent of the Buyer, engage in any 
transaction related to the Acquired Assets or the Business not in the ordinary 
course or engage in any activity which could have a material and substantial 
adverse effect thereon. The Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to 
preserve the Acquired Assets (except sales of Inventory in the ordinary course 
of business) and the Business, to keep available the services of the employees, 
agents and consultants of the Business, and to maintain the goodwill of the 
suppliers to and the customers of the Business. Without limiting the generality 
of the foregoing, the Seller shall not, between the date of this Agreement and 
the Closing Date, without the prior written consent of the Buyer:

                         (i)  enter into any agreement, contract, commitment or 
arrangement (A) with any present or former shareholder, director, officer, 
employee or consultant or for the employment of any person, including any 
consultant, in connection with the Business, (B) with any labor union or other 
representative of employees of the Business, (C) for the future lease or 
purchase of, or payment for, supplies, products, machinery or equipment for the 
Business, or for the performance of services for the Business by a third party, 
involving in any one case $10,000.00 or more, other than Inventory purchases for
the Business in the ordinary course of business consistent with the Seller's 
levels of prior Inventory purchases, (D) to sell or supply products or to 
perform services for the Business, involving in any one case $10,000.00 or more,
(E) with any representative, sales agency, dealer or distributor, for the 
Business (F) limiting or restraining the Business from engaging or competing in 
any liens of business with any person, or (G) any other agreement, contract, 
commitment or arrangement for the Business exceeding $10,000.00 in value;

                         (ii) grant rights under any license, franchise, or 
distributorship agreement in respect of the Business or the Products;

                        (iii) modify, amend, terminate, assign, waive, release
or relinquish any rights or claims pursuant to any Customer Contract, Vendor
Contract or Lease;
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                         (iv)  grant any increase in the salary or other 
compensation of, or grant any bonus to, managers or other employees of the 
Business who may be employed by the Buyer after the Closing, or make any loan to
or enter into any material transaction of any other nature with such managers or
employees;

                         (v)  take any action to institute any new severance or 
termination pay practices with respect to any managers or other employees of the
Business who may be employed by the Buyer after Closing, or to increase benefits
payable under existing severance or termination pay policies; or

                         (vi)  adopt or amend, in any respect, except as may be 
required by applicable law or regulation, any bonus, profit sharing, 
compensation, stock option, restricted stock, pension, retirement, deferred 
compensation, employment or other employee benefit plan, agreement, trust, fund 
plan or arrangement for the benefit or welfare of any managers of other 
employees of the Business who may be employed by the Buyer after the Closing.

                    (b)  CONTINUED INFORMATION.  Between the date of this 
                         --------------------- 
Agreement and the Closing Date, the Seller shall (i) advise the Buyer of each 
significant business decision affecting the Business made by the senior 
management of the Business before each such decision is implemented or 
announced, and (ii) give the Buyer prompt written notice of any material change 
in any of the information contained in the Seller's representations and 
warranties set forth herein.

                    (c)  ACCESS.  At all reasonable times during normal business
                         ------ 
hours prior to the Closing, the Seller shall give the Buyer, the Parent and 
their representatives access to (i) the Acquired Assets (and the Seller's 
documentation related thereto) in order to verify the existence and condition 
thereof, (ii) the Seller's sales records relating to the Products, the Business 
and the Serviced Accounts, and (iii) the Seller's employees involved in the 
Business in order to review and discuss transition matters. Access to the 
Seller's employees shall be subject to the Seller's approval (which shall not be
unreasonably withheld), at the Seller's option shall be made in the presence of 
the Seller or the Seller's designee, and shall not disrupt or interfere with the
Seller's business operations.

                    (d)  NO INCONSISTENT ACTIVITIES.  Neither the Seller nor 
                         --------------------------
any of its officers, shareholders and other representatives will, directly or 
indirectly, from the date hereof to and including the Closing Date or the 
earlier termination of this Agreement, initiate, solicit, or participate in any 
way in proposals, discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information 
or assistance to, any third party concerning any acquisition of all or any part
of the Acquired Assets or the Business (whether by merger, purchase of assets,
tender offer or otherwise).

                    (e)  CONFIDENTIALITY.  The parties acknowledge their 
                         ---------------
respective obligations pursuant to the Mutual Nondisclosure and Confidentiality 
Agreement between the Seller and the Parent dated January 22, 1998.

          9.   CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE BUYER'S AND THE PARENT'S OBLIGATIONS.
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The obligations of the Buyer and the Parent under this Agreement are subject, at
the option of the Buyer and the Parent, to fulfillment or waiver of each of the 
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the Closing, and the Seller shall exert all reasonable efforts to cause each 
such condition to be so fulfilled:

                    (a)  All representations and warranties of the Seller 
contained herein, or in any document delivered in connection with this 
Agreement, shall be correct and complete in all material respects when made and 
shall be deemed to have been made again at and as of the Closing.

                    (b)  Except for product development and product deliveries 
set forth in Schedule 2(a), all material agreements and obligations required by 
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this Agreement to be performed by the Seller at or before the Closing shall have
been duly performed insofar as such performance is reasonably practical.

                    (c)  Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not 
have occurred any material adverse change, or the discovery of a condition or
the occurrence of any event which would result in a material adverse change in
the Acquired Assets or the Business.

                    (d)  All documents and agreements required to be delivered 
to the Buyer at or prior to the Closing shall have been so delivered and the 
Seller shall be able to deliver and convey full, actual and unimpeded possession
of, and unencumbered title (except for the Permitted Liens or relating to the 
Assumed Liabilities) to, all of the Acquired Assets.

                    (e)  No governmental agency (federal, state, or local) or 
any other person or entity shall have: (i) objected to or sought to prevent or 
limit (by notice, legal process or otherwise) the consummation of any of the 
transfers, payments or other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) indicated an
intention to attempt to set aside any of such transfers, payments or other 
transactions, whether before or after its consummation, or to cause the Buyer to
withhold any payment to the Seller or to divest itself of any of the property 
acquired, or (iii) asserted that any of such transfers, payments or other 
transactions are not in compliance with law. All consents, approvals and actions
of, filings with and notices to any governmental or regulatory authority 
necessary to permit the Seller and the Buyer to perform their obligation under 
this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall have
been duly obtained, made or given and shall be in full force and effect.

                    (f)  There shall be delivered to the Buyer a certificate 
executed by the President or a Vice President of the Seller, dated as of the 
Closing Date, certifying that the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) through
(e), inclusive, of this Section 9 have been fulfilled.
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          10.  CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE SELLER'S OBLIGATIONS.  The 
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obligations of the Seller at the Closing shall be subject, at the option of the 
Seller, to fulfillment or waiver of each of the following conditions at or prior
to the Closing, and the Buyer and the Parent shall exert all reasonable efforts 
to cause each such condition to be so fulfilled:

                    (a)  All representations and warranties of the Buyer and the
Parent contained herein, or in any document delivered in connection with this 
Agreement, shall be correct

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and complete in all material respects when made and shall be deemed to have been
made again at and as of the Closing.

                    (b)  All agreements and obligations required by this 
Agreement to be performed by the Buyer and the Parent at or before the Closing 
shall have been duly performed in all material respects.

                    (c)  All documents and agreements required to be delivered 
to the Seller at or prior to the Closing shall have been so delivered.

                    (d)  No governmental agency (federal, state, or local) or 
any other person or entity shall have: (i) objected to or sought to prevent or 
limit (by notice, legal process or otherwise) the consummation of any of the 
transfers, payments or other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) indicated an
intention to attempt to set aside any of such transfers, payments or other 
transactions, whether before or after its consummation, or to cause the Buyer to
withhold any payment to the Seller or to divest itself of any of the property 
acquired, or (iii) asserted that any of such transfers, payments or other 
transactions are not in compliance with law. All consents, approvals and actions
of, filings with and notices to any governmental or regulatory authority 
necessary to permit the Seller and the Buyer to perform their obligations under 
this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall have
been duly obtained, made or given and shall be in full force and effect.

                    (e)  The Seller shall have received the consent of the 
Imperial Bank to transfer the Acquired Assets to the Buyer in accordance with 
the terms of this Agreement free of all liens and security interests of the 
Imperial Bank.

                    (f)  There shall be delivered to the Seller certificates 
executed by the President or Vice President of the Buyer and of the Parent, 
dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that the conditions set forth in 
paragraphs (a) through (e), inclusive, of this Section 10 have been fulfilled.
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          11.  INDEMNIFICATION.
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                    (A) INDEMNITY FROM THE SELLER.  Subject to the limitations 
                        -------------------------
set forth in Section 11(d), the Seller hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and 
hold harmless from and after the Closing the Buyer and the Parent and their 
respective officers, directors, shareholders, subsidiaries, affiliated 
companies, successors and assigns from and against all losses, judgments, 
settlements, claims, fines, penalties, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses 
(including without limitation attorneys' fees) (collectively, "Losses") asserted
against or incurred or sustained by the Buyer, the Parent or both to the extent 
of the Losses arising out of or resulting, in whole or in part, from:

                         (i)  any breach of any warranty or any
          misrepresentation by the Seller, or the non-performance of any
          covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed on the part of the
          Seller (and not assumed by the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement) under
          this Agreement or any of the related agreements;

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                         (ii)  any claim, liability or obligation arising out of
          or relating to any Excluded Obligation:

                         (iii) any claims or actions by third parties 
          (including, without limitation, employees, former employees, and
          governmental entities) relating to any of the Acquired Assets, the
          Products, or the Business, and accruing on or before the Closing Date,
          or any acts or omissions of the Seller with respect to third parties,
          whether or not disclosed to the Buyer, and whether accrued or
          occurring before or at the Closing that do not relate to the Assumed
          Liabilities;

                         (iv)  any claim or allegation that any of the 
          Intellectual Property or the ownership, marketing, licensing, sale or
          use thereof or of any of the other Acquired Assets or the Products
          infringes any patent, copyright, trademark, or other proprietary third
          party right;

                         (v)   any and all other debts, obligations or 
          liabilities of the Seller at any time or any third party claims or
          claims from the Seller's creditors attributable thereto (except to the
          extent that any such debt, obligation or liability is expressly
          assumed by the Buyer pursuant to Section 2 hereof);
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                         (vi)  any claim, liability or obligation arising
          out of or relating to the disclosure on Schedule 6(a); and

                         (vii) all reasonable costs, fees and expenses 
          (including attorneys' fees) incident to any of the foregoing or
          incurred in enforcing this indemnity.

                    (b)  INDEMNITY FROM THE BUYER AND THE PARENT.  The Buyer and
                         ---------------------------------------
the Parent hereby agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Seller and 
its officers, directors, shareholders, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, 
successors and assigns from and against and to the extent of all Losses 
asserted against or incurred or sustained by the Seller arising out of or 
resulting from in whole or in part:

                         (i)   any breach of any warranty or any 
          misrepresentation by the Buyer or the Parent, or the non-performance
          of any covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed by the Buyer
          or the Parent under this Agreement or any of the related agreements;

                         (ii)  any claims, liability or obligation arising out 
          of or relating to any Assumed Obligation;

                         (iii) any claims or actions by third parties (including
          without limitation, employees, and governmental entities) relating to
          any of the Acquired Assets, the Products or the Business, accruing
          after the Closing Date, or any acts or omissions of the Buyer with
          respect to its conduct of the Business that do not relate to the
          Excluded Obligations; and

                         (iv)  all reasonable costs, fees and expenses 
          (including attorneys' fees) incident to any of the foregoing or
          incurred in enforcing this indemnity.

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                    (C)  NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO DEFEND.
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                         (i)   Promptly after the receipt by any person or 
entity entitled to indemnification hereunder (the "Indemnified Party") of 
notice of any claim or the commencement of any action or proceeding by a third 
party covered by the indemnification hereunder, the Indemnified Party will, if a
claim with respect thereto is to be made against another party hereto (the 
"Indemnifying Person") pursuant to Section 11(a) or 11(b), as the case may be, 
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give such Indemnifying Person written notice of such claim or the commencement 
of such action or proceeding, provided that failure of the Indemnified Party to 
give reasonably prompt notice of any claim or claims shall not release, waive or
otherwise affect the obligations under this Section 11 of the Indemnifying 
                                            ----------
Person with respect thereto except to the extent that such Indemnifying Person 
can demonstrate actual loss or prejudice as a result of such failure.

                         (ii)  Unless the Indemnified Party reasonably believes 
that the Indemnifying Person will be unable or not required to fully indemnify
the Indemnified Party for any such claim, action or proceeding, the Indemnifying
Person may elect to defend against such claim or defend such action or
proceeding, at its sole cost and expense, and in such event the Indemnified
Party shall, at its sole expense, have the right to participate in (but not
control) the defense through counsel chosen by the Indemnified Party. So long as
the Indemnified Person (A) is in good faith so defending, and complying with 
each of its obligations under this Section 11 or (B) is not given the 
                                   ---------- 
opportunity to so defend pursuant to the preceding sentence, as the case may be,
the Indemnified Party shall not compromise or settle any such claim without the 
prior written consent of the Indemnifying Person, which consent shall not be 
unreasonably withheld or delayed. In no event shall the Seller, if it is the 
Indemnifying Person in respect of any claim described in Section 11(a)(iv) 
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hereof, be entitled to settle any such claim without the Buyer's written 
consent, provided that if the Buyer refuses to accept a settlement offer for 
         --------
which the Seller is prepared to provide complete indemnification in accordance 
with the Seller's obligations under this Section 11, the Buyer thereafter shall
                                         ----------
be responsible for paying the Buyer's attorneys' fees and expenses arising from 
continued litigation, but the Seller shall remain responsible for payment of the
ultimate judgment, if any, to the extent of the Seller's obligations under this 
Section 11.
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                         (iii) If the Indemnifying Person cannot or does not 
elect to defend a claim against the Indemnified Party or does not so defend and
continue to so defend in compliance with all of the terms of this Section 11,
                                                                  ----------
the Indemnified Party may defend such claim, action or proceeding in such manner
as the Indemnified Party may deem appropriate, including, but not limited to,
settling such claim, action or proceeding on such terms as the Indemnified Party
may deem appropriate (but after giving notice of the same to the Indemnifying
Person and obtaining the consent of the Indemnifying Person to settle such
claim, action or proceeding, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld),
and the Indemnifying Person will promptly indemnify the Indemnified Party in
accordance with the provisions of Section 11(a) or 11(b), as the case may be.
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                    (D)  LIMITATION ON LIABILITY OF SELLER. The Seller shall not
                         ---------------------------------
have any obligation to indemnify the Buyer or the Parent under this Section 11
                                                                    ----------
until the Buyer and the Parent
                                                       
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have suffered Losses that, in the aggregate, exceed $30,000,00, provided that 
                                                                -------- 
Losses arising out of or resulting from the failure of the Seller to pay all 
taxes, penalties and interest related thereto, and other charges of a 
comparable nature irrespective of how designated, which have been incurred, due 
or claimed to be due from the Seller or imposed on the Seller or the Seller's 
properties, assets, income, payroll, franchises, licenses, sales or use by any 
federal, state, local or foreign taxing authorities with respect to periods 
ending on or prior to the Closing (collectively, "Tax Losses") shall not be 
included in such calculation, and the Seller shall be obligated to indemnify the
Buyer or the Parent for all such Tax Losses in accordance with Section 11(a) 
above. The seller shall be obligated to indemnify the Buyer and the Parent from
and against any Loss(es) upon such Loss(es) (other than Tax Losses) exceeding 
$30,000,00. In no event shall the Seller be obligated to indemnify the Buyer or 
the Parent from and against any Losses, if the Seller has paid an aggregate of 
$150,000 to the Buyer or the Parent pursuant to this Section 11; provided that 
                                                     ----------  --------
the Seller's obligation to indemnify the Buyer and the Parent for Losses arising
out of or resulting from a breach of Section 6(q) hereof shall be limited to the
                                     ------------
Purchase Price; further provided that there shall be no limit on the Seller's 
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obligation to indemnity the Buyer and the Parent for Losses arising out of or 
resulting from (i) a breach of any covenant or agreement contained in Section 
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12 hereof, (ii) any Excluded Obligation, and (iii) Tax Losses.
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                    (e)  LIMITATION ON LIABILITY OF BUYER AND THE PARENT.  The 
                         -----------------------------------------------
Buyer and the Parent shall not have any obligation to indemnify the Seller under
this Section 11 until the Seller has suffered Losses that, in the aggregate, 
     ----------
exceed $30,000.00, provided that Losses arising out of or resulting from the 
                   -------- 
failure of the Buyer or the Parent to pay all taxes, penalties and interest 
related thereto, and other charges of a comparable nature irrespective of how 
designated, which have been incurred, due or claimed to be due from the Buyer 
and the Parent or imposed on the Buyer and the Parent or their properties, 
assets, income, payroll, franchises, licenses, sales or use by any federal, 
state, local or foreign taxing authorities with respect to periods beginning 
after the Closing (collectively, "Tax Losses") shall not be included in such
calculation, and the Buyer and the Parent shall be obligated to indemnify the 
Seller for all such Tax Losses in accordance with Section 11(b) above. The 
Buyer and the Parent shall be obligated to indemnify the Seller from and against
any Loss(es) upon such Loss(es) (other than Tax Losses) exceeding $30,000,00. In
no event shall the Buyer or the Parent be obligated to indemnify the Seller 
from and against any Losses, if the Buyer and the Parent have paid an aggregate 
of $150,000 to the Seller pursuant to this Section 11; provided that there shall
                                           --------------------
be no limit on the Buyer's and the Parent's obligation to indemnify the Seller 
for Losses arising out of or resulting from (i) a breach of any covenant or 
agreement described in Section 12 hereof, (ii) any Assumed Liability, and (iii) 
                       ----------  
Tax Losses.

                    (f)  NON-THIRD PARTY CLAIMS.  If any Indemnified Party 
                         ----------------------
should have a claim pursuant to Section 11(a) or 11(b) hereof, as the case may 
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be, against any Indemnifying Party that does not involve a third-party claim, 
the Indemnified Party shall deliver, with reasonable promptness, a written 
notice describing the claim and the Losses to the Indemnifying Person (the 
"Indemnity Notice"). If the Indemnifying Person notifies the Indemnified Party 
that it does not dispute the claim described in the Indemnity Notice within 30 
days (the "Dispute Period") following receipt of the Indemnity Notice or fails 
to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period whether the 
Indemnifying Person disputes the claim described in the Indemnity Notice, the 
Loss(es) in the amount specified in the Indemnity Notice will be conclu-
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sively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Person hereunder and the 
Indemnifying Person shall pay the amount of such Loss(es) to the Indemnified 
Party on demand (subject to Sections 11(d) or 11(e) hereof, as the case may be).
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If the Indemnifying Person has timely disputed its liability with respect to 
such claim, the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Party will proceed in 
good faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute within 30 days following 
expiration of the Dispute Period (the "Resolution Period"). If the dispute is 
not resolved through negotiations within the Resolution Period, such dispute 
shall be resolved by litigation in a court of competent jurisdiction.

                    (g)  INDEMNITY; FINAL CASH PAYMENT.  Any claim for 
                         -----------------------------
indemnification made by the Buyer or the Parent under this Section 11 made 
                                                           ---------- 
within the 90 day period following the Closing Date, shall be with recourse 
first to any amount of the Purchase Price then remaining unpaid (subject to 
Section 11(d) hereof) but any such recourse is not a limitation of any claim for
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indemnification.

                    (h)  ADJUSTMENTS.  The Buyer and the Seller shall make 
                         -----------
appropriate adjustments for the receipt by the Indemnified Party of tax benefits
and insurance proceeds, if any, in determining the amount of the Loss for 
purposes of this Section 11.
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                    (i)  TAX TREATMENT.  Amounts payable in respect of the 
                         -------------
parties' indemnification obligation shall be treated as an adjustment to the 
Purchase Price. The Buyer and the Seller agree to cooperate in the preparation 
of a supplemental Form 8594 as required by Treasury Regulations Sections 
1.1060-1T(f) and (h)(2)(ii) as a result of any adjustment to the Purchase Price 
pursuant to the preceding sentence.

                    (j)  REMEDIES.  The Buyer's and the Parent's sole and 
                         --------
exclusive remedy for all Losses occasioned by, related to or arising out of any 
breach (other than a willful breach) of the Seller's representations and
warranties in this Agreement or covenants or agreements made by the Seller in
the Agreement shall be to seek indemnification from the Seller under the
provisions of this Section 11 and 12. The Seller's sole and exclusive remedy for
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all Losses occasioned by, related to or arising out of any breach (other than a
willful breach) of the Buyer's and the Parent's representations and warranties
in this Agreement or covenants or agreements made by the Buyer and the Parent in
the Agreement shall be to seek indemnification from the Buyer and the Parent
under the provisions of this Section 11 and 12.
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          12.  MISCELLANEOUS COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS.
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                    (a)  ROYALTY PAYMENTS.  The Buyer shall pay to the Seller 
                         ----------------
amounts (the "Royalty Payments") equal to 20% of all annual revenue in excess of
$3.2 million recognized on the books of the Buyer from the licensing of
"FlowStream," a manufacturing execution system developed by Seller, for the
remainder of the 1998 calendar year following the Closing Date and for the
entire 1999 calendar year. Each Royalty Payment shall be payable within 30
business days after the end of the respective calender year. The Buyer shall, at
the Seller's reasonable request within 30 business days after receipt of each
Royalty Payment, provide the Seller with sufficiently detailed information
relating to the annual revenues recognized by the Buyer from the licensing of
"FlowStream," by the Buyer during the applicable calender year. In the event

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that there exists a discrepancy greater than $10,000 between the Buyer's and the
Seller's independent calculations as to the amount of any Royalty Payment, an 
independent auditor mutually agreed upon by the Buyer and the Seller, or if not 
so agreed upon by the Buyer and the Seller within 30 days after such dispute 
shall have arisen, and independent auditor mutually agreed upon the respective 
auditors of the Buyer and the Seller, shall determine the amount of the Royalty 
Payment. All fees and expenses relating to the services provided by the 
independent auditor shall by paid by the Seller, provided however, if the amount
of the Royalty Payment determined by the independent auditor exceeds the Buyer's
calculated amount by more than $10,000, then the Buyer shall pay the fees and 
expenses of such independent auditor.

               (b)  BULK SALES COMPLIANCE.  The Buyer and the Seller hereby 
                    ---------------------
waive compliance with the provisions of any applicable bulk sales law of the 
Uniform Commercial Code of any state including California ("Bulk Sales Law") to
the extent applicable to any of the transactions contemplated by this 
Agreement. The Seller hereby agrees to discharge when due all claims of 
creditors or other persons, entities or governmental agencies which could be 
asserted against the Buyer, by reason of any noncompliance with any Bulk Sales 
Laws or other tax provisions, without recourse or liability of the Buyer. The 
Seller hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Buyer, its 
affiliates, successors and assigns from and against (and shall, on demand, 
reimburse the Buyer for) any Losses suffered or incurred by the Buyer or its 
affiliates, successors or assigns in connection with any failure to comply with 
the provisions of any Bulk Sales Law or any tax laws or provisions or any 
failure of the Seller timely to discharge any such claims relating thereto.

               (c)  CONSENTS TO ASSIGNMENT.  To the extent that any of the 
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Customer Contracts, Vendor Contracts, Licenses or Leases are not assignable 
without the consent of, or transfer of the Acquired Assets cannot be effected as
contemplated by this Agreement without the approval of, a third party and such 
consent or approval is not obtained, neither this Agreement nor any related 
document shall constitute an assignment or transfer, or an attempted assignment 
or transfer thereof, if such assignment, transfer, or attempted assignment or 
transfer would constitute a breach thereof. From and after the execution hereof,
the Seller agrees to use all reasonable efforts to obtain the consent or 
approval of the other party to each Customer Contract, Vendor Contract and 
Lease and the issuer of each License to the assignment thereof or the transfer
of the Acquired Assets to the Buyer. If such consent or approval is not
obtained, each of the parties agrees to cooperate with the other in any
reasonable alternative arrangement to provide the Buyer the benefits of the
Customer Contracts, Vendor Contracts, Leases and Licenses and all of the
Acquired Assets.

               (d)  EMPLOYEE MATTERS.  The Seller agrees that the Buyer may, but
                    ----------------
need not, make offers to any of the employees of the Seller engaged in the 
Business for employment, at will, by the Buyer within 10 days following the 
Closing; provided offers to employees that would be seconded to the Buyer may be
         --------
made by the Buyer within 12 months following the Closing. The Seller shall bear 
all resulting liabilities, if any, caused by or arising from any termination of 
its employees (other than termination after the Closing of employees of the 
Buyer), including but not limited to, severance pay, accrued wages or vacation 
pay, sick leave, unemployment compensation, claims for back pay and/or 
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or benefits under the provisions of any employee benefit plan, claims asserting 
the right to participate in any medical insurance program under COBRA or 
comparable state law, any funding or withdrawal liability relating to any 
employee benefit plan, and any and all claims arising out of employment on or 
prior to the Closing Date. The Seller agrees that it will not notify, promise, 
represent, advise, or otherwise communicate to any employee that the Buyer will 
be hiring any or all such employees or otherwise make any offer of employment on
behalf of the Buyer. The parties acknowledge and agree that, immediately 
following the Closing, the Buyer may, but is not obligated to, hire as at-will 
employees any or all of the employees currently employed by the Seller in 
connection with the Business, except that the Buyer agrees to employ Lloyd 
Payton on terms and with benefits generally no less favorable than the terms and
benefits currently provided to him by the Seller, as described on Schedule
                                                                  --------  
12(d).
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               (e)  NON COMPETITION.  Seller shall not, until the third 
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anniversary of the Closing Date (or sooner, if the Buyer is no longer engaged in
the Business), directly or indirectly through any corporation, partnership or 
other legal entity in the capacity of a partner, holder of more than a 5% 
ownership interest thereof or otherwise, participate or engage in the Business 
or otherwise lend assistance (financial or otherwise) to any person or entity 
participating or engaged in the Business except at the direction of and with the
consent of the Buyer.

               (f)  CONFIDENTIALITY.  Subject to Section 12(g) hereof with 
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respect to information concerning the terms of this Agreement, from and after 
the Closing the Seller, with respect to information relating to the Acquired 
Assets, the Products and the Business, and the Buyer and the Parent, with 
respect to any other information disclosed by the Seller to the Buyer which is 
confidential and proprietary to the Seller, shall keep confidential all such 
information and shall not use any such information or disclose any such 
information to any third parties (other than (i) to professional advisors who 
have agreed to maintain such information in confidence, (ii) as shall be 
required in testimony pursuant to a subpoena issued by a court of competent 
jurisdiction, after first having given sufficient written notice thereof to 
the other party or parties, as the case may be, so that the other party or 
parties have an opportunity to contest same, (iii) as shall be required by the 
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or (iv) as 
shall be required for the completion of tax returns). The Seller has notified 
the Buyer that customers identified in Schedule 1(d) have certain rights to 
                                       -------------
source codes relating to the Business pursuant to agreements with respect 
thereto identified in Schedule 1(d). Information generally known to the public
                      -------------
and to the industry, other than as a result of a breach of this Section 12(f) by
                                                                -------------
the party charged with disclosure in violation of this Section 12(f), shall not
                                                       -------------

be deemed confidential and is not subject to the terms and conditions of this
Section 12(f). If a breach of such obligation occurs or is threatened, in
- -------------
addition to any other rights and remedies provided in this Agreement or in law
or at equity (each of which shall be independent and severally enforceable), the
aggrieved party shall have the right and remedy to have this Section 12(f)
                                                             -------------
specifically enforced by any court having jurisdiction, it being agreed that
such breach or threatened breach will cause irreparable injury to such aggrieved
party and that money damages alone will not provide an adequate remedy. The
prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the losing party reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses and other costs of any such legal action.

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               (G)  RELEASE OF INFORMATION.  The parties hereto agree to 
                    ----------------------
cooperate in releasing information concerning this Agreement and the 
transactions contemplated herein. Until after the Closings, each of the parties 
hereto shall furnish to the other party drafts of all releases prior to 
publication thereof, all filings to be made with governmental authorities prior 
to the filing thereof, and all notices to customers and vendors of the Business 
prior to the distribution thereof, to the extent such releases, filings or 
notices relate to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. 
Nothing contained herein shall prevent any party at any time from (i) furnishing
any information to any governmental agency or (ii) disclosing any information if
required by law.

               (h)  FINDERS.  With respect to all Losses, if any, arising from 
                    -------
the employment or other engagement by either party hereto of, or from services 
rendered to such party by, any finder, broker, agent or other intermediary in 
connection with the introduction or bringing together of the parties hereto, or 
the negotiation or consummation of this Agreement or any related agreement 
referred to herein (or any allegation having a reasonable basis as to any such 
employment or other engagement or services), such party shall indemnify, defend 
and hold the other party and the affiliates, successors and assigns of such 
other party harmless against such Losses.

               (i)  ACCESS TO CUSTOMERS, SUPPLIERS AND EMPLOYEES.  At the 
                    -------------------------------------------- 
election of the Buyer from time to time prior to or within 2 days subsequent to
the Closing Date, the Seller shall provide reasonable access and introductions
to the customers of, suppliers to and employees of the Business.

               (j)  ACCESS.  (i) After the Closing, the Buyer and its authorized
                    ------
agents, attorneys and accountants, shall have access upon reasonable notice to
any business records of the Seller to the extent reasonably required by the
Buyer in connection with any administrative, court or other governmental
proceedings (including tax audits) or for any other reasonable and proper
purpose. (ii) After the Closing, the Seller and its authorized agents,
attorneys and accountants, shall have access upon reasonable notice to any
business records of the Buyer to the extent reasonably required by the Seller in
connection with any administrative, court or other governmental proceedings
(including tax audits) or for any other reasonable and proper purpose. (iii)
After the Closing, the Buyer and its employees, agents and accounts, shall have
access upon reasonable notice to any business records of the Buyer which have
not yet been delivered by the Seller to the Buyer. (iv) For one year after the
Closing, the Seller shall make reasonably accessible to the Buyer, its
employees who may have information concerning the Business, to be responsive to
questions the Buyer may have as to the Business, its customers, and the
Software.

               (k)  SURVIVAL.  Each representation, warranty, indemnity,
                    --------
covenant and agreement made by the Seller or the Buyer in this Agreement 
shall survive the Closing through but not beyond the first anniversary
of the Closing Date except that each representation, warranty, indemnity,
covenant and agreement contained in Sections 6(a) (but, notwithstanding the
                                    -------------
disclosure on Schedule 6(a), limited solely to the representation relating to
              -------------
the disclosure on such Schedule 6(a)), 6(f), 6(q), 12(a), 12(e) and 11
                       -------------   ----  ----  -----  -----     --
(only to the extent related to representations, warranties,covenants and

and agreements contained in Sections 6(a) (but, notwithstanding the
                            -------------
disclosure on Schedule 6(a), limited solely to the representation relating to
              -------------
the disclosure on such Schedule 6 (a)), 6(f), 6(q), 12(a) and 12(e) of this 
                       --------------   ----  ----  -----     -----  
Agreement) shall survive until the third anniversary of the the Closing Date,
and any claims relating to a breach of such designated representations,
warranties, covenants or

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agreements or claims to recover under such indemnities shall not be subject to 
any defense based upon non-survival of such representations, warranties, 
indemnities, covenants and agreements. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions 
of this Section 12(k), the representations, warranties, indemnities, covenants 
        -------------
and agreements set forth in the Secondment Agreement by and between the Seller
and the Buyer and the documents delivered pursuant to Sections 5(a), 5(b)(viii),
5(c)(viii) and 5(d) of this Agreement, shall be governed by the terms thereof.

               (l) ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS. The Buyer will make additional payments 
                   ------------------- 
to the Seller for rental of space from the Seller after the Closing, secondment
of employees and services rendered by the Seller to the Buyer after the Closing
(including without limitation, the provision of services by the Seller through
the Seller's employees and expenses borne by the Seller for providing services
and equipment) in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the Buyer
and the Seller shall agree. The Buyer will make additional payments to the
Seller for reimbursement of equipment, lease, trade show, utility and other
deposits or prepayments made by the Seller prior to the Closing and uninvoiced
services rendered by the Seller to customers on a dollar-for-dollar basis.

               (m) CERTAIN SERVICES. The Seller is a party to an agreement with 
                   ----------------
EDS for the provision of MIS and related services to the Seller, including the 
Business (the "EDS Agreement") and is a party to an agreement with HCL America,
Inc. ("HCL") dated May 21, 1997 for the provision of consulting services in
hardware and software development to the Seller, including the Business (the
"HCL Agreement"). The EDS Agreement and the HCL Agreement will not be
transferred to the Buyer. The Seller and the Buyer shall cooperate in
introducing the Buyer to EDS and HCL and each shall use reasonable commercial
efforts in negotiating agreements as soon as possible after the Closing between
the Buyer and each of EDS and HCL for similar services to those provided the
Seller under the respective agreements with the Seller. During the transition
period, the Seller shall arrange for MIS services to be provided to the Buyer
for the Business under the EDS Agreement and for consulting services for
hardware and software development to be provided to the Buyer for the Business
under the HCL Agreement. The Seller and the Buyer agree that all intellectual
property developed on behalf of the Buyer for the Business under the HCL
Agreement during the transition period shall be owned by the Buyer.

               (n) EMPLOYEE CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-COMPETITION MATTERS. The
                   ----------------------------------------------------
parties acknowledge that the Seller has rights in and to confidentiality and or 
non-competition agreements or arrangements (which may be in writing or exist by 
operation of law) between the Seller and its employees and consultants (the 
"Rights"). In order for the Buyer to benefit from the Rights, the Seller agrees 
that, upon the request of the Buyer, on an as-needed basis and in order to 
protect the Business, the Products or the Acquired Assets, the Seller will 
either (i) grant to the Buyer third-party beneficiary rights to the Rights, or 
(ii) bring an action to enforce the Rights on behalf of, for the benefit of or 
as agent for the Buyer at the Buyer's cost and expense.

               (o) DELIVERIES. When delivered pursuant to Section 5 (i) Appendix
                   ----------                                           --------
I will contain true and complete copies (or, to the extent oral, descriptions) 
- -
of all contracts, purchase orders, commitments and arrangements in respect of
services, leased machinery or equipment and owned or leased real property used
in or necessary for the conduct of the Business, (ii) Appendix II will contain
                                                      -----------
true and complete copies (or, to the extent oral, descriptions) of all
contracts, purchase orders, commitments and arrangements with third-parties for
supplies, requirements or services relating to the Business or the Products,
(iii) Appendix III will contain
      ------------

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true and complete copies of all Licenses material to the Business, and (iv) all 
Schedules will contain true and complete information.

               (p)  PERMITS. Within 10 days following the Closing, the Seller 
                    -------
will provide to the Buyer and the Parent copies of all materials Permits.

          13. TERMINATION.     
              -----------

               (a)  TERMINATION GENERALLY. This Agreement may be terminated at
                    ---------------------
any time prior to the Closing by any one of the following methods:
     
                    (i)   MUTUAL CONSENT. By the Buyer and the Seller mutually 
                          --------------  
          agreeing in writing to terminate this Agreement; or

                    (ii)  BY THE BUYER. By the Buyer in writing if any of the 
                          ------------
          conditions provided in Section 9 hereof has not been fulfilled, and
                                 ---------
          has not been waived by the Buyer in writing, on or before March 15,
          1998; or if any of the following has occurred; appointment of a
          receiver or liquidator for the Seller or any of its properties or the
          filing of any petition by or against the Seller seeking adjudication
          of the Seller as a bankrupt or insolvent or the making of any
          assignment for the benefit of creditors of the Seller or admission by
          the Seller in writing of its inability to pay its debts as they mature
          or the institution of any proceeding for the purpose of effecting an
          arrangement or composition with creditors or any reorganization of the
          Seller under any federal or state law relating to bankruptcy or the
          relief of debtors; or

                    (iii) BY THE SELLER. By the Seller in writing if any of the 
                          -------------
          conditions provided in Section 10 hereof has not been fulfilled, and
                                 ----------
          has not been waived by the Seller in writing on or before March 15,
          1998; or if any of the following has occurred; appointment of a
          receiver or liquidator for the Buyer or for the Parent or any of their
          respective properties or the filing of any petition by or against the
          Buyer or the Parent seeking adjudication of it as a bankrupt or
          insolvent or the making of any assignment for the benefit of its
          creditors or admission by the Buyer or the Parent in writing of its
          inability to pay its debts as they mature or the institution of any
          proceeding for the purpose of effecting an arrangement or composition
          with creditors or any reorganization of the Buyer or the Parent under
          any federal or state law relating to bankruptcy or the relief of
          debtors.

In the event this Agreement is terminated in accordance with this Section 13(a) 
                                                                  -------------
or in accordance with Section 13(b); no party to this Agreement shall have any 
                      -------------
obligation or liability of any nature whatsoever (including without limitation 
any right to specific performance) to any other party hereto except as 
specifically set forth in this Agreement and in the Mutual Nondisclosure and 
Confidentiality Agreement between the Seller and the Parent dated January 22, 
1998.

               (b)  EFFECT OF TERMINATION.  In the event that any termination of
                    ---------------------  
this Agreement pursuant to this Section 13 is due to (i) the intentional 
                                ---------- 
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covenant or agreement by any party hereto or (ii) the misrepresentation or 
breach or warranty on the part of any party hereto and such party had actual 
knowledge of such misrepresentation or breach of warranty or had actual 
knowledge of facts creating a substantial risk of such misrepresentation or 
breach, the party in breach or default shall be liable to the other parties to 
the extent of the expenses (including without limitation reasonable legal, 
accounting and consulting fees and expenses) incurred by such other parties in 
connection with this Agreement and for damages. The Buyer, the Seller and the 
Parent agree that the obligations set forth in this Section 13(b) are intended 
                                                    -------------
to survive any termination of this Agreement.

          14.  NOTICES. All notices or other communications required or 
               ------- 
permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given (i) when personally delivered, (ii) when
delivered via telecopier (and immediately confirmed by mail), or (iii) three
business days after having been mailed by first class registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the party to receive notice
at the address set forth below or to such other or additional address as either
party shall have specified by notice to the other party in accordance with this 
Section 14.
- ----------

     If to the Seller, at:

               Consilium, Inc.
               485 Clyde Avenue
               Mountain View, California 94043
               Attention: Senior Vice President
               Facsimile:(650) 691-6150

     with a copy concurrently to:

               Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP
               400 Hamilton Avenue
               Palo Alto California 94301-1825
               Attention: Diane Holt Frankle
               Facsimile:(415) 327-3699

     If to the Buyer, at:

               Bass Ten FlowStream, Inc.
               One Electronics Drive
               P.O.Box 3151
               Trenton, New Jersey 08619
               Attention: President
               Facsimile:(609) 586-1593

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     with a copy concurrently to:

          Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch       
          200 Campus Drive                   
          Post Office Box 1945               
          Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1945  
          Attention: Joseph Lunin            
          Facsimile:(973) 966-1550            

     If to the Parent, at:

          Base Ten Systems, Inc.    
          One Electronics Drive     
          P.O.Box 3151              
          Trenton, New Jersey 08619 
          Attention: President      
          Facsimile:(609) 586-1593   

     with a copy concurrently to:

          Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch       
          200 Campus Drive                   
          Post Office Box 1945               
          Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1945  
          Attention: Joseph Lunin            
          Facsimile:(973) 966-1550            

      15. MISCELLANEOUS.
          -------------

               (a)  ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and the Schedules, Exhibits
                    ----------------
and Appendices hereto constitutes the entire agreement and sets forth the entire
understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, 
supersedes all prior agreements, covenants, arrangements, letters, 
communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or written, by any 
officer, employee or representative of any party (except that certain Mutual 
Nondisclosure and Confidentiality Agreement dated January 22, 1998 between the 
Seller and the Parent), and may not be modified, amended or terminated except by
mutual consent of the Buyer, the Seller and the Parent by a written agreement 
specifically referring to this Agreement and signed by the Buyer, the Seller and
the Parent.

               (b)  NO WAIVER REMEDIES. No waiver of any breach or default 
                    ------------------
hereunder shall be considered valid unless in writing and signed by the party 
giving such waiver, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any 
subsequent breach or default of the same or similar nature. No failure on the 
part of any party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, remedy, 
power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any 
single or 

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partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy,
power or privilege, and no waiver whatever shall be valid unless in writing
signed by the party or parties to be charged and then only to the extent
specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, rights, powers and
privileges afforded the parties to this Agreement shall be cumulative and shall
not be exclusive of any remedies, rights, powers and privileges provided by law.
Each party hereto may exercise all such remedies afforded to it in any order of
priority.

                    (c)  SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. The parties hereto acknowledge 
                         --------------------
that prior to the Closing (and following the Closing solely with respect to a
breach of Section 12(c) hereof) the legal remedy for breach by any of them of
          -------------
their respective obligations hereunder will be inadequate and, therefore, in the
event of any actual or threatened breach of any such obligation prior to the
Closing (and provided this Agreement has not been terminated in accordance with
Section 13 hereof), the Buyer, the Seller and the Parent agree that, in addition
to any other available remedy, such obligation may be specifically enforced
against any of them through injunctive or other equitable relief obtained from a
court with appropriate jurisdiction. The prevailing party shall be entitled to
recover from the losing party actual, reasonable, and documented out-of-pocket
attorneys' fees and expenses and other costs of any such legal action.

                    (d)  ASSIGNMENT; BENEFITS. This Agreement shall be binding 
                         --------------------
upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the
parties hereto; provided that no party may transfer or assign its rights or
delegate its performance hereunder without the prior written consent of the
other parties. This Agreement shall be for the sole benefit of the Seller, the
Buyer and the Parent and their respective successors and assigns, and shall not
be construed to provide any benefits to any third parties.

                    (e)  HEADINGS; REFERENCES. The Index of Schedules, Exhibits 
                         --------------------
and Appendices and the Section and paragraph headings contained herein are for
the purposes of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the
contents of any Schedule, Exhibit Appendix, Section or paragraph. Unless
otherwise expressly stated herein, (i) references to Exhibits, Schedules,
Appendices, Sections and clauses shall refer to Exhibits, Schedules, Appendices,
Sections and clauses of this Agreement; (ii) words of any gender include each
other gender; (iii) words using the singular or plural number also include the
plural or singular number, respectively; (iv) the terms "hereof," "herein,"
"hereby" and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement; (v) the
phrase "ordinary course of business" refers to the Business; (vi) whenever this
Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days
unless Business Days are specified; (vii) all accounting terms used herein and
not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings given to them under GAAP;
(viii) any representation or warranty contained herein as to the enforceability
of a contract, agreement, or understanding shall be subject to the effect and
limitations of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and to
general equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); (ix) whenever the words
"include," "includes" or "including" are used in this Agreement they shall be
deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation"; (x) the phrase "made
available" in this Agreement shall mean that the information referred to has
been made

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available to the party to whom such information is to be made available; (xi) 
the phrases "the date of this Agreement", "the date hereof," and terms of 
similar import, unless the context otherwise requires, shall be deemed to refer 
to February 19, 1998, and (xii) the phrases "material adverse effect on the 
Assets," "material adverse change in the Assets", "material to the assets" and 
phrases of similar import shall be construed to refer to the Assets taken as a 
whole and not to any single Asset individually.

                    (f)  COOPERATION. Each party hereto shall cooperate and 
                         -----------
shall take such further action and shall execute and deliver such further 
documents as may reasonably be requested by the other parties in order to carry 
out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement.

                    (g)  TRANSACTION EXPENSES. Whether or not the transactions 
                         --------------------
contemplated hereby are consummated, all legal and other costs and expenses 
incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated 
hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses.

                    (h)  COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or 
                         ------------
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which 
taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

                    (i)  SEVERABILITY. Should any provision of this Agreement 
                         ------------
for any reason be declared invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or 
unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any of the 
other provisions of this Agreement, which other provisions shall remain in full 
force and effect; and the application of any such invalid or unenforceable 
provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held 
invalid or unenforceable shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent 
permitted by law.

                    (j)  GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. This Agreement and all 
                         ---------------------------
amendments hereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the 
internal laws of the State of New Jersey or the State of California applicable 
to contracts made and to be performed therein. Each party submits to the 
jurisdiction of any state court sitting in New Jersey or California or any 
federal court for the District of New Jersey or for the _____________ of 
California in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this 
Agreement and brought in such court, and agrees that all claims in respect of 
such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such court.

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

                                   SELLER
                                   ------

                                   CONSILIUM, INC.

                                   By:    /s/ Laurence R. Hootnick
                                       ________________________________________
                                   Name:  Laurence R. Hootnick
                                   Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

                                   BUYER:
                                   -----

                                   BASE TEN FLOWSTREAM, INC.

                                   By:    /s/ Thomas E. Gardner
                                       ________________________________________
                                   Name:  Thomas E. Gardner
                                   Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

                                   PARENT
                                   ------

                                   BASE TEN SYSTEMS, INC.

                                   By:    /s/ Thomas E. Gardner
                                       ________________________________________
                                   Name:  Thomas E. Gardner
                                   Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

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             INDEX OF OMITTED EXHIBITS, SCHEDULES AND APPENDICES 
             ---------------------------------------------------
                      TO THE ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT*
                      -------------------------------

Exhibit A          Lease Assignments
Exhibit B          Real Estate License Agreement
Exhibit C          [This exhibit was deleted by the parties and is not a part of
                   the agreement.]
Exhibit D          Form of Patent License Agreement               
Exhibit E          Form of Bill of Sale and Assumption Agreement  
Exhibit F          Form of Legal Opinion of the Seller's Counsel  
Exhibit G          Form of Legal Opinion of the Buyer's Counsel   
                                                                  
Schedule 1(a)      Software;                                      
                   Shared Technology                              
Schedule 1(b)      Equipment                                      
Schedule 1(d)      Serviced Accounts                              
Schedule 1(h)      Intellectual Property                          
Schedule 2(a)      Prepaid Maintenance Obligations;               
                   Certain Employee Severance Information          
Schedule 3(a)      Allocation of Purchase Price
Schedule 6(a)      Organization, Standing and Qualification
Schedule 6(d)      Conflicts                                      
Schedule 6(f)      Encumbrances and Liens;                        
                   Locations of Business and Acquired Assets      
Schedule 6(j)      Labor Matters                                  
Schedule 6(k)      Claims and Litigation                          
Schedule 6(n)      Environmental Matters                           
Schedule 6(o)      OSHA Matters                                   
Schedule 6(p)      Non-Compliance with Contractual Requirements   
Schedule 6(q)      Intellectual Property Matters                  
Schedule 6(t)      Relationship with Vendors and Customers                    
Schedule 12(d)     Certain Employee Information                    
                                                                  
Appendix I         Leases                                         
Appendix II        Vendor Contracts                               
Appendix III       Licenses                                       
Appendix IV        Financial Statements

* The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted exhibit,
  schedule or appendix to the Commission upon request.




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