BUSINESSNET HOLDING CORP
8-A12B, EX-3.1, 2000-10-19
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                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                                PORTFOLIOS, INC.

FIRST: The name of the corporation is Portfolios, Inc.

SECOND:  The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is Coffee
Run Professional  Centre,  Lancaster Pike and Loveville Road, City of Hockessin,
County of New Castle.  Its registered agent at such address is The Incorporators
Ltd.

THIRD: The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity
for which  corporations  may be organized  under the General  Corporation Law of
Delaware.

FOURTH:  The  corporation  shall have the authority to issue ten million  shares
(10,000,000) of common stock with a par value of $.001 par value and one million
shares (1,000,000) of preferred stock with a par value of $.001.

FIFTH: The Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend, or repeal
the By-Laws of the Corporation.

SIXTH: The stockholders and directors may hold their meetings and keep the books
and documents of the corporation  outside the State of Delaware,  at such places
as may be from time to time  designated  by the  By-Laws,  except  as  otherwise
required by the laws of Delaware.

SEVENTH: The corporation is to have perpetual existence.

EIGHTH:  The name and mailing  address of the  incorporator is Patricia L. Ryan,
Coffee Run Professional Centre,  Lancaster Pike & Loveville Road, Hockessin,  DE
19707.

NINTH:  The number of directors of the  corporation  shall be fixed from time to
time by its By-Laws and may be increased or decreased.

TENTH:  The Board of  Directors  is  expressly  authorized  and shall  have such
authority  as set forth in the  By-Laws to the extent  such  authority  would be
valid under Delaware Law.

ELEVENTH:  No director of the corporation  shall have personal  liability to the
corporation  or its  shareholders  for monetary  damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director,  provided that this  provision  shall not eliminate or limit
the liability of a director (a) for any breach of the director's duty or loyalty
to the  corporation or its  shareholders,  (b) for acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c)
under Section 174 of the Delaware  Corporation  Law, or (d) for any  transaction
from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.




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THE UNDERSIGNED  Incorporator for the purpose of forming a corporation  pursuant
to the  laws of the  State of  Delaware,  does  make  this  Certificate,  hereby
declaring and certifying that the facts herein stated are true.

January 10, 1989                                     BY: /s/ Patricia L. Ryan
                                                         --------------------




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                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
                                       OF
                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION


                                PORTFOLIOS, INC.
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a  corporation  organized  and  existing  under  and by  virtue  of the  General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

FIRST:   That at a meeting of the Board of Directors of

                                PORTFOLIOS, INC.
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resolutions  were  duly  adopted  setting  forth  a  proposed  amendment  of the
Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation, declaring said amendment to be
advisable  and calling a meeting of the  stockholders  of said  corporation  for
consideration  thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is a
follows:

                  RESOLVED,  that  the  Certificate  of  Incorporation  of  this
         corporation be amended by changing the Article thereof numbered "first"
         so that, as amended said Article shall be and read as follows:

" The name of the corporation is Portfolio Publishing, Inc.
______________________________________________________________________________ "

SECOND:  That  thereafter,  pursuant to resolution of its Board of Directors,  a
special  meeting of the  stockholders  of said  corporation  was duly called and
held, upon notice in accordance with Section 222 of the General  Corporation law
of the state of Delaware  at which  meeting  the  necessary  number of shares as
required by statute were voted in favor of the amendment.

THIRD: That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of
Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

FOURTH:  That the capital of said  corporation  shall not be reduced under or by
reason of said amendment.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  said  PORTFOLIOS,  INC. has caused this  certificate to be
signed by


             ROBERT H. JAFFE                 , its President, and
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             HOWARD G. SCHLESINGER           , its Secretary,
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this 30th day of January, 1989

                                                By: /s/ Robert H. Jaffe
                                                    -----------------------
                                                        President



<PAGE>



                                           ATTEST: /s/ Howard G. Schlesinger
                                                   ----------------------------
                                                        Secretary




<PAGE>

                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
                                       OF
                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION


         PORTFOLIO PUBLISHING,  INC., a corporation organized and existing under
and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

FIRST: That at a meeting of the Board of Directors of Portfolio Publishing, Inc.
resolutions  were  duly  adopted  setting  forth  a  proposed  amendment  of the
Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation, declaring said amendment to be
advisable  and calling a meeting of the  stockholders  of said  corporation  for
consideration thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is as
follows:

                  RESOLVED,  that  the  Certificate  of  Incorporation  of  this
         corporation  be  amended  by  changing  the  Article  thereof  numbered
         "fourth" so that, as amended said Article shall be and read as follows:

         "The  corporation  shall  have  the  authority  to  issue  ten  million
         (10,000,000)  shares of common  stock with a par value of $.001 and one
         million  (1,000,000)  shares  of  preferred  stock  with a par value of
         $5.00."

SECOND:  That  thereafter,  pursuant to resolution of its Board of Directors,  a
special  meeting of the  stockholders  of said  corporation  was duly called and
held, upon notice in accordance with Section 222 of the General  Corporation law
of the state of Delaware  at which  meeting  the  necessary  number of shares as
required by statute were voted in favor of the amendment.

THIRD: That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of
Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

FOURTH:  That the capital of said  corporation  shall not be reduced under or by
reason of said amendment.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said PORTFOLIO PUBLISHING,  INC. has caused this certificate
to be  signed by  ROBERT  H.  JAFFE,  its  President,  and John L.  Gloria,  its
Secretary, this 13th day of February, 1989.

                                        By:  /s/ Robert H. Jaffe
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Robert H. Jaffe, President


                                        By:  /s/ John L. Gloria
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             John L. Gloria, Secretary




<PAGE>

                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
                                       OF
                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

         PORTFOLIO PUBLISHING,  INC., a corporation organized and existing under
and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware,

         DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

                  FIRST:  That  at a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of
         Portfolio  Publishing,  Inc.,  duly  called  and  held on May 6,  1993,
         resolutions were duly adopted setting forth a proposed amendment of the
         Certificate  of  Incorporation  of  said  corporation,  declaring  said
         amendment  to be  advisable  and  calling  for  consent of holders of a
         majority of the Shares of Common Stock of the  Corporation in lieu of a
         Special Meeting of Shareholders of said  corporation for  consideration
         thereof.  The  resolution  setting  forth the proposed  amendment is as
         follows:

                  RESOLVED,  That  the  Certificate  of  Incorporation  of  this
         corporation be amended by changing the Article thereof numbered "FIRST"
         so that, as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows:

                  The name of the  corporation  shall be  Aviato  International,
         Inc."; and it is further

                  RESOLVED,  that  the  Certificate  of  Incorporation  of  this
         corporation  be  amended  by  changing  the  Article  thereof  numbered
         "FOURTH"  so  that,  as  amended,  said  Article  shall  be and read as
         follows:

                  "The  amount  of  total   authorized   capital  stock  of  the
         corporation is 15,000,000  shares of $.01 par value of Common Stock and
         1,000,000 shares of $1.00 par value unclassified  Preferred Stock, with
         the designations, powers, preferences,  limitations, or restrictions of
         such  Preferred  Stock to be reserved for future action by the Board of
         Directors in its discretion;

                  SECOND:  That thereafter,  pursuant to resolution of its Board
         of  Directors,  holders of a majority of the Shares of the Common Stock
         of the  corporation  authorized  to vote  thereon,  acting upon written
         consent in lieu of a special meeting of the  stockholders in accordance
         with the  provisions  of the  General  Corporation  Law of the State of
         Delaware,  approved  and  ratified the action of the Board of Directors
         with the necessary  number of shares as required by statute being voted
         in favor of the amendments.

                  THIRD:  That said  amendments  were duly adopted in accordance
         with the  provisions of Section 242 of the General  Corporation  Law of
         the State of Delaware.

                  FOURTH:  That the  capital  of said  corporation  shall not be
         reduced under or by reason of the amendments.




<PAGE>


         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  said  Portfolio  Publishing,  Inc. has caused its
corporate  seal to be  hereunto  affixed  and this  certificate  to be signed by
Robert H. Jaffe, its President and Jeffrey M. Steinberg, its Secretary, this 5th
day of May 1993.



                                        By: /s/ Robert H. Jaffe
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Robert H. Jaffe, President


                                        By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Steinberg
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Jeffrey M. Steinberg, Secretary




<PAGE>


                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
                                       OF
                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION


         AVIATO INTERNATIONAL,  INC., a corporation organized and existing under
and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

         DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

         FIRST:  That  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  AVIATO
INTERNATIONAL,  INC.  resolutions  were duly  adopted  setting  forth a proposed
amendment of the Certificate of  Incorporation  of said  corporation,  declaring
said amendment to be advisable and calling a meeting of the stockholders of said
corporation for consideration thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed
amendment is as follows:

         RESOLVED,  that the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation be
amended by changing the Article  thereof  numbered  "FIRST" so that, as amended,
said Article shall be and read as follows:

         "The name of the Corporation shall be NAVIGATO INTERNATIONAL, INC."

         SECOND:  That  thereafter,  pursuant  to  resolution  of its  Board  of
Directors,  action upon  written  consent of  shareholders  in lieu of a special
meeting of the  stockholders of said corporation was obtained in accordance with
the General  Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and by which the necessary
number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the amendments.

         THIRD:  That said  amendments  were duly adopted in accordance with the
provisions  of  Section  242 of the  General  Corporation  Law of the  State  of
Delaware.

         FOURTH: That the capital of said corporation shall not be reduced under
or by reason of the amendments.





<PAGE>


         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  said AVIATO  INTERNATIONAL,  INC.  has caused its
corporate  seal to be  hereunto  affixed  and this  certificate  to be signed by
Flemming Madsen,  its President and William J. Reilly,  its Secretary,  this 1st
day of February, 1994.


                              AVIATO INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                              By: /s/ Flemming Madsen
                                  ----------------------------------
                                  Flemming Madsen, President


                              By: /s/ William J. Reilly
                                  ----------------------------------
                                  William J. Reilly, Secretary




<PAGE>

                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
                                       OF
                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION


         NAVIGATO  INTERNATIONAL,  INC., a  corporation  organized  and existing
under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware,

         DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

         FIRST:   That  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of   Directors  of  NAVIGATO
INTERNATIONAL,  INC.  resolutions  were duly  adopted  setting  forth a proposed
amendment of the Certificate of  Incorporation  of said  corporation,  declaring
said amendment to be advisable and calling a meeting of the stockholders of said
corporation for consideration thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed
amendment is as follows:

                  RESOLVED,  that  the  Certificate  of  Incorporation  of  this
         corporation  be  amended  by  changing  the  Article  thereof  numbered
         "FOURTH"  so  that,  as  amended,  said  Article  shall  be and read as
         follows:

         "The amount of the total authorized capital stock of the corporation is
50,000,000  Shares of $.001 par value Common Stock and 1,000,000  Shares of $.10
par value  Preferred  Stock.  The Preferred Stock shall be issued in such Series
and shall bear such rights,  privileges and preferences as shall be fixed by the
Board of Directors from time to time."

         SECOND:  That  thereafter,  pursuant  to  resolution  of its  Board  of
Directors,  action upon  written  consent of  shareholders  in lieu of a special
meeting of the  stockholders of said corporation was obtained in accordance with
the General  Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and by which the necessary
number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the amendments.

         THIRD:  That said  amendments  were duly adopted in accordance with the
provisions  of  Section  242 of the  General  Corporation  Law of the  State  of
Delaware.

         FOURTH: That the capital of said corporation shall not be reduced under
or by reason of the amendments.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  said NAVIGATO  INTERNATIONAL,  INC. has caused its
corporate  seal to be  hereunto  affixed  and this  certificate  to be signed by
William J. Reilly, its Secretary, this 25th day of April, 1996.

                                     NAVIGATO INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                                     By: /s/ William J. Reilly
                                         ----------------------------------
                                         Secretary

<PAGE>


                            Certificate of Amendment
                                       of
                          Certificate of Incorporation


         Navigato  International,  Inc., a  corporation  organized  and existing
under and by virtue of the  General  Corporation  Law of the State of  Delaware,
DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

         FIRST:  That  at a  meeting  of the  Board  of  Directors  of  Navigato
International,  Inc., the following  resolution was duly adopted setting forth a
proposed  amendment of the  Certificate of  Incorporation  of said  corporation,
declaring said amendment to be advisable and calling of the stockholders of said
corporation for consideration thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed
amendment is as follows:

         RESOLVED,  that the Certificate of Incorporaiton of this corporation be
amended by changing the Article  thereof  numbered  "FIRST" so that, as amended,
said Article shall be and read as follows: The name of the corporation is:

                        BusinessNet International, Inc.

         SECOND:  That  thereafter,  pursuant  to  resolution  of its  Board  of
Directors,  a special meeting of the  Stockholders of said  corporation was duly
called and held,  upon  notice in  accordance  with  Section  222 of the General
Corporation  Law of the State of Delaware at which meeting the necessary  number
of shares are required by statute were voted in favor of the amendment.

         THIRD:  That said  amendment  was duly adopted in  accordance  with the
provisions  of  Section  242 of the  General  Corporation  Law of the  State  of
Delaware.

         FOURTH: That the capital of said corporation shall not be reduced under
or by reason of said amendment.

         IN WITNESS THEREOF, said Navigato International,  Inc., has caused this
certificate to be signed by WILLIAM J. REILLY,  its Secretary,  this 10th day of
June, 1996.




                                             /s/ William J. Reilly
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Secretary

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                          CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF
                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION


         BusinessNet  International,  Inc., a corporation organized and existing
under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware,

         DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

         FIRST:  That at a meeting  of the  Board of  Directors  of  BusinessNet
International,  Inc.  resolutions  were duly  adopted  setting  forth a proposed
amendment of the Certificate of  Incorporation  of said  corporation,  declaring
said amendment to be advisable and calling a meeting of the stockholders of said
corporation for consideration thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed
amendment is as follows:

               RESOLVED,   that  the  Certificate  of   Incorporation   of  this
corporation be amended by changing the Article thereof numbered "FIRST" so that,
as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows"

         "The name of the Corporation shall be BusinessNet Holdings Corp."

         SECOND:  That  thereafter,  pursuant  to  resolution  of  it  Board  of
Directors,  a special meeting of the  stockholders of said  corporation was duly
called and held,  upon  notice in  accordance  with  Section  222 of the General
Corporation  Law of the State of Delaware at which meeting the necessary  number
of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the amendments.

         THIRD:  That said  amendments  were duly adopted in accordance with the
provisions  of  Section  242 of the  General  Corporation  Law of the  State  of
Delaware.

         FOURTH: That the capital of said corporation shall not be reduced under
or by reason of the amendments.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said BusinessNet International, Inc. has caused its
corporate  seal to be  hereunto  affixed  and this  certificate  to be signed by
William J. Reilly, its Secretary, this 28th day of August, 1998.



                                             /s/ William J. Reilly
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Secretary
<PAGE>
                          CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF
                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION


         BusinessNet Holdings Corp., a corporation  organized and existing under
and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

         DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

         FIRST: That a meeting of the Board of Directors of BusinessNet Holdings
Corp.  resolutions  were duly adopted setting forth a proposed  amendment of the
Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation, declaring said amendment to be
advisable  and calling a meeting of the  stockholders  of said  corporation  for
consideration thereof.

         RESOLVED,  that the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation be
amended by changing the Article  thereof  numbered  "FIRST" so that, as amended,
said Article shall be and read as follows:

         "The name of the Corporation shall be Invicta Corporation".

         SECOND:  That  thereafter,  pursuant  to  resolution  of its  Board  of
Directors,  a special meeting of the  stockholders of said  corporation was duly
called and held,  upon  notice in  accordance  with  Section  222 of the General
Corporation  Law of the State of Delaware at which meeting the necessary  number
of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the amendments.

         THIRD:  That said  amendments  were duly adopted in accordance with the
provisions  of  Section  242 of the  General  Corporation  Law of the  State  of
Delaware.

         FOURTH: That the capital of said corporation shall not be reduced under
or by reason of the amendments.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  said  BusinessNet  Holdings  Corp. has caused its
corporate  seal to be  hereunto  affixed  and this  certificate  to be signed by
Kenneth Brown, its Secretary, this 30th day of June, 2000.



                                             By:  /s/ Kenneth Brown
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  Secretary


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