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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):  January 26, 1999           


                             CFI ProServices, Inc.                            
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


      Oregon                        0-21980                     93-0704365    
(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission                  (IRS Employer
         of incorporation)       File Number)              Identification No.)


                    400 S.W. Sixth Avenue, Portland, Oregon              97204
                   (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (503) 274-7280         













     This Form 8-K consists of 46 pages. Exhibits are indexed on page 4.


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ITEM 2.     ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.

            Effective  as  of  January  1,  1999,  CFI  ProServices,  Inc.  (the
"Company"), acquired substantially all of the assets of Modern Computer Systems,
Inc.,  a  Minnesota   corporation  ("MCS"),  and  certain  related  corporations
(collectively, the "Assets"). MCS, whose principal executive offices are located
in  Burnsville,  Minnesota,  provides back office  ("host") data  processing and
related services to financial  institutions.  In accordance with the terms of an
Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement (the "Agreement") executed on January 26, 1999
by the  Company,  MCS,  Ronald  L.  Ingersoll  (the  sole  shareholder  of  MCS,
"Ingersoll"),  and BankServ,  Inc.,  Inasyst,  Inc. and Dealer Computer Systems,
Inc. (all  Minnesota  corporations  owned by Mr.  Ingersoll  either solely or in
joint  tenancy with his spouse,  and  collectively  with  Ingersoll and MCS, the
"Sellers"),  the Company  agreed to pay a combination  of cash and shares of the
Company's  common stock (the "CFI Stock") in the aggregate  amount of $6,550,000
(the  "Purchase  Price") to MCS for the Assets,  and  $100,000 to  Ingersoll  as
consideration for a non-compete agreement.

            The  Agreement  provides  for the payment of the  Purchase  Price as
follows:

            (a) Cash in the  aggregate  net amount of  approximately  $5,400,000
      ($6,000,000 less cash received of approximately $600,000).

            (b) 50,000 shares of CFI Stock,  having an aggregate market value on
      that date equal to approximately $650,000. The CFI Stock is not registered
      and, as such, is a  "restricted  security" as that term is defined in Rule
      144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

            The  Purchase  Price of the Assets  was  determined  by  negotiation
between the Company and Ingersoll.  Prior to entering into the Agreement,  there
was no relationship between the Company and any of the Sellers.

            MCS does not own a  significant  amount  of  assets  categorized  as
property and equipment and MCS leases the  facilities  out of which it currently
operates.  The Company intends that it will continue to utilize these facilities
and  equipment  (primarily  computer  equipment) in the same manner MCS utilized
them prior to the  Company's  acquisition  of the  Assets.  The other  corporate
Sellers do not own any assets  categorized  as property and equipment and do not
lease any operating facilities.

            The Company's acquisition of the Assets was financed through working
capital.  The Company does not expect to borrow any funds in connection with its
payment obligations pursuant to the acquisition.

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            In connection with this  acquisition,  the Company  believes it will
likely  take a pre-tax  charge in the first  quarter  of 1999  representing  the
value,  to be  determined  by  independent  appraisal,  of  acquired  in-process
research and development.

            The  Agreement is being filed as Exhibit  2.1,  and is  incorporated
into this Current Report on Form 8-K by this reference.

ITEM 7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

            (a)  Financial  statements  of  businesses  acquired.  The Company's
acquisition  of the Assets does not qualify as the  acquisition of a significant
business  pursuant  to Item 2,  Instruction  4 of Form 8-K and Rule  11-01(b) of
Regulation S-X. As such,  financial statements are not required pursuant to Rule
3-05(b)(2)(i).

            (b) Pro forma financial  information.  The Company's  acquisition of
the  Assets  does not  qualify  as the  acquisition  of a  significant  business
pursuant  to Item 2,  Instruction  4 of Form 8-K. As such,  pro forma  financial
information is not required pursuant to Rule 11-01 of Regulation S-X.

            (c)   Exhibits.

                  Exhibit No.       Description

                  2.1               Asset  Purchase  and  Sale  Agreement,
                                    dated   effective   January  1,  1999,
                                    among CFI  ProServices,  Inc.,  Modern
                                    Computer  Systems,   Inc.,   BankServ,
                                    Inc.,  Inasyst,  Inc., Dealer Computer
                                    Systems,    Inc.,    and   Ronald   L.
                                    Ingersoll


                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                          CFI PROSERVICES, INC.


Date:  February 10, 1999                  By:   /s/ Jeffrey P. Strickler     
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Jeffrey P. Strickler
                                             Vice President and General Counsel

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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


                                                                  Sequentially
                                                                    Numbered
Exhibit Number    Description                                         Page    
- --------------    ----------------------------------------        ------------
2.1               Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated             -5-
                  effective January 1, 1999, among
                  CFI ProServices, Inc., Modern Computer
                  Systems, Inc., BankServ, Inc., Inasyst, Inc., 
                  Dealer Computer Systems, Inc., and Ronald L. 
                  Ingersoll

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                    ASSET PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT


      This ASSET PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is dated effective as
of January 1, 1999 (the "Effective Date"), by and among Modern Computer Systems,
Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("MCS");  BankServ,  Inc., a Minnesota corporation
("BankServ");  Dealer Computer Systems,  Inc., a Minnesota  corporation ("DCS");
Inasyst,  Inc., a Minnesota  corporation  ("Inasyst");  Ronald L. Ingersoll,  an
individual  ("Ingersoll");  and CFI  ProServices,  Inc.,  an Oregon  corporation
("CFI").  In this  Agreement,  MCS,  BankServ,  DCS,  Inasyst and  Ingersoll are
sometimes  individually  referred  to as  "Principal"  and  collectively  as the
"Principals." All capitalized terms used herein and not previously defined shall
have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.14 of this Agreement.

                                 RECITALS

      WHEREAS,  Ingersoll  owns one  hundred  percent  (100%) of the  issued and
outstanding  capital  stock of each of MCS and Inasyst,  and,  together in joint
tenancy with his wife, one hundred  percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of BankServ and DCS; and

      WHEREAS,  MCS is in the business of marketing,  selling and/or  licensing,
and providing  certain software and hardware  products,  and related services to
financial institutions and other customers; and

      WHEREAS, BankServ, DCS and Inasyst are each the owners of certain software
products,  listed in Exhibit 1.1 hereof, which BankServ, DCS and Inasyst license
to MCS to market for use by financial institutions and other customers; and

      WHEREAS,  CFI desires to purchase the software products and related rights
from each of BankServ, DCS and Inasyst, to purchase certain assets from MCS, and
to employ the existing  employees of MCS, all as  described,  and upon the terms
and subject to the conditions, set forth herein; and

      WHEREAS,  the  Principals  each  desire  to enter  into  the  transactions
contemplated herein.

      NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the foregoing  premises and of the
respective representations,  warranties,  covenants,  agreements, and conditions
contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

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                                AGREEMENT

ARTICLE I:  PURCHASED ASSETS

      Section 1.1 Purchase of Assets.

      On the terms and subject to the conditions  herein stated,  the Principals
hereby agree to sell,  assign,  transfer,  convey,  and deliver to CFI as of the
Effective  Date, and CFI hereby agrees to purchase from the Principals as of the
Effective Date, all of the assets and properties  described below (collectively,
the "Purchased Assets"):

      (a) all Intellectual Property related to the products described in Exhibit
1.1 (the  "Products"),  including,  without  limitation,  all  modifications and
versions of such Intellectual Property that may exist as of the Closing Date (as
hereinafter  defined),  and all related Licenses and Records.  In furtherance of
the foregoing, each of the Principals, as applicable,  hereby assigns, sells and
transfers to CFI all right, title, interest and good will in and associated with
the Marks (listed in Exhibit 3.6(c)), together with all other trademarks used by
the Principals in connection with the Business,  including all registrations and
applications for registrations  associated therewith.  The Intellectual Property
is described more fully on Exhibit 3.6(c);

      (b) all tangible  personal  property  used by MCS in  connection  with the
development,  marketing,  distribution  and support of the  Products,  including
inventory,  unless  otherwise  excluded  and set  forth on  Exhibit  1.3  hereof
(collectively,  "Purchased Tangible Personal Property"). A listing of all of the
Purchased  Tangible  Personal  Property  is set  forth on  Exhibit  1.1(b).  The
Purchased  Tangible  Personal  Property  constitutes  substantially  all  of the
tangible  personal  property  used by the  Principals  in  connection  with  the
Business;

      (c) all of MCS's  assignable  rights and obligations  under Contracts that
are related to or entered into in connection  with the  development,  marketing,
distribution  and/or support of the Products,  which  Contracts are set forth on
Exhibit 1.1(c) (collectively, "Purchased Contracts");

      (d)  all  indebtedness  and  obligations  due any of the  Principals  with
respect to the Products, including payment obligations of third parties pursuant
to Contracts ("Accounts  Receivable")  existing on and related to periods on and
after the Effective Date, as such obligations are described (and allocated among
the parties) in Exhibit  1.1(d),  and excluding any  intercorporate  obligations
between the Principals, which obligations have been fully and clearly identified
to CFI prior to the Closing Date.

      (e) all  deposits  (including  cash and other  liquid  assets),  accounts,
prepayments, and similar payments held or made by or on behalf of the Principals
in connection with or relating to the Purchased Assets or the Business; and

      (f)  all   assignable   rights   and   obligations   of  MCS   under   any
confidentiality,  noncompetition,  proprietary  information or similar agreement
between any of the  Principals  and any third party  (excluding  for purposes of
this Section 1.1 only, each employee listed on

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Exhibit 3.9  hereof,  which  rights  shall be assigned  and  transferred  to CFI
pursuant to Section 1.2, below);  provided, that with respect to Ingersoll only,
that such agreement relates to the Business.

The parties  intend and  acknowledge  that the  Purchased  Assets  represent and
comprise the complete  business of MCS, as such business was conducted  prior to
the Effective Date by all Principals (the "Business").

      Section 1.2 MCS Employees.

      On the terms and  subject to the  conditions  herein  stated,  the parties
hereto  acknowledge and agree that,  effective as of and immediately after close
of business on January 22,  1999,  CFI will employ all of the  employees of MCS,
and MCS shall  assign,  transfer,  convey,  and  deliver  to CFI all  rights and
obligations  of  MCS  under  any  confidentiality,  noncompetition,  proprietary
information  or  similar  agreement  between  any of  the  Principals  and  such
employees.  The parties  acknowledge and agree that such employment shall be "at
will"  (except as  otherwise  may be agreed  between CFI and any  employee)  and
pursuant to CFI's standard employment terms and conditions.

      Section 1.3 Excluded Assets.

      The assets and  properties of the  Principals  of every  nature,  kind and
description, tangible and intangible, real and personal, wherever located, other
than the  Purchased  Assets,  are  referred  to  collectively  as the  "Excluded
Assets." The Excluded  Assets are described in Exhibit 1.3. The Excluded  Assets
shall be retained by the Principals.

      Section 1.4 Assumed Obligations and Excluded Liabilities.

      At the Closing, CFI shall assume and agree to pay or perform,  promptly as
they  become due,  only those  obligations  and  liabilities  of the  Principals
expressly set forth on Exhibit 1.4  (collectively,  the "Assumed  Obligations").
Except for the Assumed Obligations, CFI is not assuming, and shall not be deemed
to have assumed,  any liability  and shall not have any  obligation  for or with
respect to any liability or  obligation  of any of the  Principals of any nature
whatsoever,  whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, known or unknown,
or determined or  determinable,  and whether incurred prior to, on, or after the
Effective Date  (collectively,  the "Excluded  Liabilities").  To the extent not
satisfied prior to the Closing Date, the Excluded  Liabilities shall be retained
by the Principals.

      Section 1.5 Closing.

      The closing of the  purchase and sale of the  Purchased  Assets shall take
place at 10:00 a.m. at the offices of MCS's broker, Cherry Tree Co. LLC ("Cherry
Tree") on January  26,  1999 or at such other time,  date,  and  location as the
parties  hereto  mutually  agree.  Such time and date of the  closing are herein
referred to as the "Closing Date."

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ARTICLE II:       PURCHASE PRICE AND PAYMENT TERMS.

      Section 2.1 Purchase Price.

      (a) Payment Amounts. On the Closing Date, CFI shall deliver (i) to MCS the
aggregate amount of Five Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,900,000) (the
"MCS Cash Payment") and (ii) to Ingersoll,  in  consideration  of the agreements
set forth in Article VI hereof,  the  aggregate  amount of One Hundred  Thousand
Dollars  ($100,000) (the  "Ingersoll Cash Payment").  The Cash Payments shall be
made by wire transfer of  immediately  available  funds.  MCS shall hold the MCS
Cash Payment on behalf of the  Principals for allocation in the manner set forth
in Exhibit 2.4.

      (b) Shares.  On the Closing  Date,  CFI shall issue to MCS Fifty  Thousand
(50,000)  shares  of CFI  common  stock  (the  "Shares").  The  Shares  will  be
"restricted  shares"  within  the  meaning  of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended.  CFI shall  agree to  register  the  Shares  solely  upon the terms and
conditions, and under the circumstances,  set forth in Appendix A. A certificate
representing  the Shares  shall be  delivered  to MCS on or  promptly  after the
Closing Date.

      The Cash Payment and the value of the Shares are herein
collectively referred to as the "Purchase Price."

      Section 2.2 Taxes.

      The Principals shall be jointly and severally  responsible for any and all
Taxes (as  hereinafter  defined)  which have  accrued or which may accrue in the
future as a result of any of such Principal's  possession,  ownership, or use of
any of the  Purchased  Assets  prior to the  Effective  Date,  other  than Taxes
accrued on the MCS  Balance  Sheet.  Insofar as  reasonably  possible,  all such
payments of Taxes,  due on or before the Effective Date,  shall be made and paid
on or before the Closing Date, with settlement of any remaining items to be made
within  thirty  (30)  days  following  the  Closing  Date.  CFI  shall be solely
responsible for any and all Taxes (as hereinafter  defined) which are accrued on
the MCS  Balance  Sheet  or  which  accrue  as a  result  of  CFI's  possession,
ownership,  or use of the Purchased  Assets on and after the Effective Date. The
Principals  have  determined  that no sales Taxes are payable as a result of the
transactions contemplated herein.

      Section 2.3 Full Compensation.

      Payment of the  amounts  specified  in Section 2.1 shall  constitute  full
compensation to the Principals for the Purchased  Assets and full performance of
the Principals' various obligations under this Agreement.

      Section 2.4       Allocation of Purchase Price.

      The  Principals  and CFI hereby  agree that the  Purchase  Price  shall be
allocated to the various  components of the Purchased  Assets in accordance with
this Section 2.4 and the

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appropriate  provisions of the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986,  as amended,  and
applicable  regulations  thereunder,  substantially  as set forth in Exhibit 2.4
hereof.  Within  ninety (90) days after the  Closing  Date,  the  parties  shall
mutually  agree  to  allocate  the  Section  197  intangible  assets  among  the
appropriate   sub-categories  in  an  appropriate  manner.  CFI  shall  make  an
allocation  of the  Section  197  intangible  assets  consistent  with  its past
practice, and shall deliver the allocation to Ingersoll. Ingersoll shall, within
ten  (10)  business  days  after  receipt  thereof  and  behalf  of  each of the
Principals,  provide CFI with either (i) written  acknowledgment and approval of
such  allocation  or (ii) written  objection to such  appraisal  and  allocation
(specifying Ingersoll's reasons therefor). If the parties are unable to agree on
the  allocation  of the  purchase  price,  they  will  submit  the  issue  to an
independent  arbitrator.  The parties hereto agree to timely file all tax forms,
schedules,  and  returns  required  with  respect  to the  transaction  and  the
allocation of the Purchase Price.  None of the Principals nor CFI shall file any
tax return,  form, or schedule that is inconsistent with the allocation  derived
pursuant to this Section 2.4.

                               ARTICLE III
             REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PRINCIPALS

      Except as set forth in the attached  Schedule of Exceptions,  any Exhibits
or  other  applicable  schedule,   appendix  or  exhibit  hereto,  each  of  the
Principals, individually and jointly, hereby represents and warrants to CFI that
the following statements are true and correct as of the date hereof.

      Section 3.1       Corporate Formalities; Enforceability.

      (a)  Corporate  Status.  MCS,  BankServ,  DCS and Inasyst (the  "Corporate
Sellers") are each corporations,  duly organized,  validly existing, and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Minnesota. None of the Corporate Sellers
is, and will not be with the passage of time,  in violation of any  provision of
their  respective  Articles of  Incorporation  and Bylaws as currently in effect
(respectively,  the  "Charter  Documents")  as a  result  of the  execution  and
delivery  of this  Agreement  and each  document  contemplated  hereby,  and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.

      (b) Corporate Power and Authority.  Each of the Corporate  Sellers has all
requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease,  possess, and operate its
assets;  to engage in the  business in which it is and was engaged  prior to the
Closing Date;  to execute,  deliver,  and carry out the terms and  provisions of
this  Agreement and each document  contemplated  hereby;  and to consummate  the
transactions  contemplated herein and therein. The Board of Directors of each of
the Corporate  Sellers has duly approved,  and, on the Closing Date, each of the
Principals  will have taken or caused to be taken all other proper and necessary
action to authorize the execution,  delivery,  and performance of this Agreement
and each document  contemplated  hereby.  Each of the Corporate  Sellers is duly
qualified  to do business as a foreign  corporation  and is in good  standing in
each  jurisdiction  where the character of the property owned or leased by it or
the nature of its  activities  makes such  qualification  necessary,  except for
those jurisdictions where

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the failure to be so qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have
a Material Adverse Effect on the Business or the Purchased Assets.

      (c)  Enforceability of Acquisition  Agreement and Related  Documents.  The
Principals  have each duly  executed  and  delivered  this  Agreement,  and this
Agreement  constitutes the legal,  valid, and binding  obligation of each of the
Principals, enforceable in accordance with its terms. Each document contemplated
hereby,  when  executed and delivered by the  Principals in accordance  with the
provisions hereof and thereof, shall be a legal, valid and binding obligation of
the executing party, enforceable in accordance with its terms.

      (d) Authority to Sell; Subsidiaries and Other Interests. Ingersoll, either
solely or in joint tenancy with his spouse,  owns one hundred  percent (100%) of
the outstanding  capital stock of each of the Corporate Sellers,  free and clear
of all Liens,  and has the right to vote the stock of each  Corporate  Seller in
favor of, and to take any other actions  necessary to effect,  the  transactions
contemplated  by this  Agreement  without the  consent,  waiver or action of any
other person.  None of the Corporate  Sellers owns or controls any capital stock
or ownership  interest in any other corporation,  partnership or entity,  either
directly or indirectly.

      Section 3.2       Non-Contravention.

      The execution and delivery by the  Principals of this Agreement and of the
documents  contemplated  hereby;  the performance by the Principals of the terms
and  provisions  hereof  and  thereof;  the  consummation  of  the  transactions
contemplated  herein and therein;  the  operation  of the Business  prior to the
Closing  Date;  and CFI's  ownership of the  Purchased  Assets  (other than as a
result  of any  action  or  omission  of CFI),  does not and will not  (with the
passage of time or the giving of notice or both):

      (a)  conflict  with any Law or with  any  Approval  (notwithstanding  that
compliance with any such Law or Approval is not required until a future date) or
any proposed or pending change in any Law or Approval;

      (b) conflict with, contravene, result in a breach of, constitute a default
under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation,  acceleration, or
loss of right  under  any  Corporate  Seller's  Charter  Documents  or under any
Contract;

      (c) result in the  creation  or  imposition  of any Lien,  restriction  or
encumbrance of any kind (other than those caused  directly or indirectly by CFI)
upon the Purchased Assets; or

      (d) to the best knowledge of the Principals,  require any Approval (except
as set forth in Exhibit 3.2).

      Section 3.3 Financial Condition.

      (a) Financial Statements. Ingersoll has delivered to CFI unaudited balance
sheets of MCS (the "MCS Balance Sheet"),  dated as of October 31, 1998,  October
31, 1997 and

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December  31, 1998 (the "MCS Balance  Sheet  Date"),  and the related  unaudited
statements  of income and cash flows for the periods  ended  October  31,  1998,
October 31, 1997 and December 31, 1998,  together with any notes thereto  and/or
reports thereon (collectively, the "MCS Financial Data"). The MCS Balance Sheet:
(i) has not been  audited;  (ii) is in  accordance  with the Records of MCS; and
(iii) to the best knowledge of Ingersoll and MCS,  fairly presents the financial
condition of MCS as of the MCS Balance Sheet Date.

      (b)  No  Material  Adverse  Effects.   Except  as  expressly   allowed  or
contemplated  by this  Agreement,  since the MCS  Balance  Sheet  Date,  MCS has
conducted its business in the ordinary course and there has not occurred:

            (i)   Any Material Adverse Effect;

            (ii) Any  amendments  or  changes in any of the  Corporate  Seller's
Charter Documents that would have any impact on MCS or the Purchased Assets.

            (iii) Any redemption,  repurchase or other  acquisition of shares of
capital stock of MCS by MCS or any declaration,  setting aside or payment of any
dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) with respect
to the capital stock of MCS;

            (iv) Any increase in or modification of the compensation or benefits
payable or to become payable by MCS to any of its employees;

            (v) Any  acquisition  or sale of  property or assets by or of any of
the Corporate Sellers, except in the ordinary course of business;

            (vi) Any entry into,  amendment of,  relinquishment,  termination or
non-renewal  by  a  Corporate  Seller  of  any  Contracts,   lease  transaction,
commitment or other right or  obligation,  other than in the ordinary  course of
business;

            (vii) Any labor dispute,  other than routine individual  grievances,
or, to the best  knowledge of the  Principals,  any activity or  proceeding by a
labor union or representative thereof to organize any employees of any Corporate
Seller; or

            (viii) Any  agreement or  arrangement  made by any Principal to take
any action after the date hereof which, if taken prior to the date hereof, would
have made any representation or warranty set forth in this Section 3.3 untrue or
incorrect as of the date hereof.

      (c) Allocated Payment Amounts.  The amounts reflected in the MCS Financial
Data as obligations of licensees of the Products arose in the ordinary course of
business  and are valid  obligations  reflecting  sums due for the  provision of
goods and services by MCS prior to the Effective Date.

      (d)  Undisclosed  Liabilities.  There are no liabilities or obligations of
any nature of any  Principal  (with  respect to Ingersoll  only,  related to the
Business), due or to become due, 

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determined or determinable,  absolute,  accrued,  contingent,  or otherwise, and
there are no conditions,  situations,  or circumstances that could reasonably be
expected to result in any such liabilities or obligations,  except,  in any such
event, liabilities and/or obligations of MCS that do not relate to the Purchased
Assets and are not being  acquired by CFI pursuant to this  Agreement;  or, with
respect  to the  Purchased  Assets,  (i) as,  and to the  extent,  set  forth or
specifically  reserved  against  in the MCS  Financial  Data,  (ii)  liabilities
incurred  after the MCS Balance  Sheet Date and before the  Closing  Date in the
ordinary and usual course of business  consistent  with past  practice  (none of
which is a  material  uninsured  liability  for  breach of  contract,  breach of
warranty,  tort or  infringement  claim,  violation of law or lawsuit) and (iii)
liabilities  incurred in connection with or  contemplated by this Agreement.  No
lien or  security  interest  exists that names any of the  Corporate  Sellers as
debtor,  lessee,  licensee or  otherwise  with  respect to any of the  Purchased
Assets.

      (e)  Records.  The  Records  contain,  in  all  material  respects,  true,
complete,  and correct entries of all dealings or transactions of or in relation
to the  Business  and have  been  continually  and  consistently  maintained  in
accordance with good business  practices.  There have been no transactions  that
will have,  or that could  reasonably  be expected to have,  a Material  Adverse
Effect thereon, other than as has been accurately set forth in the Records.

      Section 3.4 Tax Returns and Payments.

      (a) The  Corporate  Sellers  have duly and timely  filed when due, or will
have  timely  filed  on or  before  the  Closing  Date,  all  returns,  reports,
declarations and applications ("Returns"),  relating to all Taxes required to be
filed by the Corporate Sellers (including,  without limitation,  with respect to
estimated Taxes, excise Taxes and informational  returns).  All such Returns are
true,  accurate,  and  complete  and  reflect  all  Taxes  payable.  Each of the
Corporate  Sellers  has  paid  all  Taxes  due  with  respect  to such  entity's
activities on or before the Effective Date.

      (b) No Return  required  to be filed by any of the  Corporate  Sellers has
been  audited by any taxing  authority.  There is no action,  suit,  proceeding,
audit, investigation, or claim pending or threatened in respect of any Taxes for
which any Corporate  Seller is or may become  liable,  nor has any deficiency or
claim for any Taxes been imposed or assessed.  There are no outstanding  notices
of Deficiencies,  adjustments, changes in assessments, or increases in tax rates
with respect to any Taxes.  There is no agreement,  waiver, or consent providing
for an extension of time with respect to the assessment of any Taxes against any
of the Corporate Sellers.

      (c) Each of the Corporate  Sellers has timely paid,  withheld or otherwise
collected,  or made  provision  on its books for all Taxes due and payable  with
respect to all taxable  periods ending on or prior to the Effective Date and for
the  relevant  portion  (ending on the  Effective  Date) of any  taxable  period
beginning prior to the Effective Date and ending after the Effective Date. There
are no Liens for Taxes upon the assets of any of the Corporate  Sellers,  except
Liens for current Taxes not yet due.

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      Section 3.5 Agreements.

      (a)  AGREEMENTS.   All  material   agreements,   commitments,   contracts,
arrangements,  mortgages,  deeds of trust, instruments,  leases, licenses or any
other understandings,  oral or written, that presently are in effect,  including
all amendments,  modifications, and waivers with respect thereto, related to the
Business or the  Purchased  Assets  (collectively,  "Contracts"),  are listed in
Exhibit 3.5, including, without limitation:

            (i) Any plan,  contract or arrangement  with any officer,  director,
consultant   or  employee  of  any  Corporate   Seller,   providing  for  future
compensation  (including,   without  limitation,   bonuses,  pensions,  deferred
compensation, severance pay or benefits, retirement payments, profit sharing, or
the like), whether written or oral;

            (ii)  Any  joint  venture  contract  or  arrangement  or  any  other
agreement  relating to the Assets which has involved or is expected to involve a
sharing of profits with other persons;

            (iii) Any distribution agreement,  sales agreement,  volume purchase
agreement,  or other similar  agreement that presently is in effect  relating to
the Business or the Purchased Assets;

            (iv) Any lease for real or personal  property  used by the Corporate
Sellers in connection with the Business;

            (v)   Any   material   agreement,   license,   permit,   concession,
arrangement,  commitment or authorization which may be, by its terms, terminated
or breached by reason of the execution of this Agreement,  CFI's  acquisition of
the Purchased Assets, or any other transactions contemplated hereby;

            (vi) Any instrument evidencing or related in any way to indebtedness
by way of direct  loan,  sale of debt  securities,  purchase  money  obligation,
conditional  sale,  guarantee,  or otherwise  and which would be affected by, or
would have an effect on, the execution of this Agreement,  CFI's  acquisition of
the Purchased Assets, or any other transactions contemplated hereby;

            (vii)  Any  material  license  agreement,   either  as  licensor  or
licensee, involving the Products or the Intellectual Property;

            (viii) Any other agreement, contract or commitment which is material
to the Business or the Purchased Assets.

      (b) NO  DEFAULTS.  With  respect to each of the  Contracts  (i) a true and
correct copy has previously  been delivered to CFI, (ii) it is valid and binding
on an  identified  Corporate  Seller and is in full force and effect,  (iii) the
unperformed  obligations  ascertainable  from the face  thereof are the existing
unperformed  obligations  thereunder,  (iv) the Corporate Seller party is not in
violation of the terms of or in default  thereunder,  and, to the best knowledge
of the  Principals,  no

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other person is in violation of the terms thereof or in default thereunder,  (v)
none of the Corporate  Sellers has received a notice of termination with respect
thereto, and, (vi) no condition exists or event has occurred (including, without
limitation,  the consummation of the transactions  contemplated hereunder) that,
with the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, would become a default or
permit early termination thereunder. Neither Corporate Sellers nor any Principal
is aware  that any of  Corporate  Sellers's  rights  or  obligations  under  any
Contract would not be assignable to CFI pursuant to the terms  thereof,  and has
not received any notice that the other party will, or has threatened to, contest
the assignability of any Contract to CFI pursuant to the terms hereof.

      SECTION 3.6 PROPERTY.

      (a)  ASSETS.  Exhibit  3.6(a)  represents  (in all  material  respects)  a
complete and accurate list of all of the  Purchased  Assets.  Collectively,  the
Corporate Sellers have good and marketable title to the Purchased  Assets,  free
and clear of all Liens. With respect to tangible  Purchased Assets, (i) there is
no condition,  restriction,  or reservation affecting the title to or utility of
any such assets which would prevent CFI from occupying,  utilizing,  or enjoying
any such  assets (or any part  thereof)  to the same  extent  that the  relevant
Corporate  Seller is  entitled;  (ii) none of the  Purchased  Assets are held on
consignment,  nor is the title thereof in the  possession of others;  (iii) such
Purchased Assets are all in good operating  condition and repair,  ordinary wear
and tear  excepted;  and (iv) such Purchased  Assets are reasonably  current and
up-to-date,  and are  suitable  for the purposes  used.  The Products  have been
developed and, as of the Effective  Date,  are at a level of quality  reasonably
acceptable to the  customers  and potential  customers to which MCS is targeting
the Products  and, at a minimum,  perform in  substantial  conformance  with the
functionality  and  specifications  pursuant  to  which  MCS  has  traditionally
marketed such Products.

      (b) REAL PROPERTY. MCS has no title to or ownership interest (other than a
leasehold estate) in any real property. Exhibit 3.6(b) includes a description of
the lease currently in place for MCS (the "Real Property Lease"). The Principals
have  previously  delivered to CFI a true and complete copy of the Real Property
Lease,  including  all  material  amendments,  modifications,  and waivers  with
respect thereto. The Real Property Lease is valid, in full force and effect, and
all rents and  additional  rents due as of the Effective Date on such lease have
been paid. MCS has been in peaceable  possession  since the  commencement of the
original  term of such lease and is not in material  default  thereunder  and no
waiver,  indulgence,  or postponement of MCS's  obligations  thereunder has been
granted  by the  lessor;  and  there  exists  no  event  of  default  or  event,
occurrence,  condition,  or act that,  with the giving of  notice,  the lapse of
time, or both, would become a default under such lease. MCS has not violated any
of the terms or  conditions  under  such  Real  Property  Lease in any  material
respect, and, to the knowledge of the Principals,  all of the material covenants
to be  performed  by any other  party  under  any such  lease  have  been  fully
performed.

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      (c)   INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

            (i) All of the  Intellectual  Property which is or has been used, or
may be  necessary  or useful,  in  connection  with the Business is described in
Exhibit 3.6(c),  including (without limitation)  Corporate Sellers's trademarks,
service marks, trade names and copyrights  (herein,  "Marks"),  which Marks have
been registered with applicable governmental authorities to the extent described
in Exhibit 3.6(c) (as used herein,  the term "trademarks"  includes  trademarks,
service marks and trade names).

            (ii) The Corporate  Sellers each own,  have the right to use,  sell,
license,  dispose of, and to bring actions for the misappropriation of, all such
Corporate  Seller's  Intellectual   Property,   without  any  conflict  with  or
infringement  of the  rights of others,  free and clear of all  liens,  charges,
encumbrances or other  restrictions  of any kind. None of the Corporate  Sellers
has  assigned  or  licensed  rights  to any  third  party  (except  intercompany
assignments or licenses to other Corporate Sellers) to the Marks.

            (iii) The execution,  delivery and performance of this Agreement and
the documents  contemplated  hereby,  and the  consummation of the  transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby,  will not breach,  violate or conflict with any
Contract governing any Intellectual  Property,  will not cause the forfeiture or
termination  of any  Intellectual  Property  or in any way impinge on the rights
held in such Intellectual Property, whether before or after the Closing Date.

            (iv) None of the  Intellectual  Property  infringes  on any patents,
trademarks,  copyrights,  trade secrets or any other intellectual property right
of any third party.

            (v) There is no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Principals,
threatened  Claim  contesting  the  validity,  ownership or right to use,  sell,
license,  dispose  of, or to bring  actions  for the  misappropriation  of,  any
Intellectual  Property or any product,  process or technology  incorporating the
Intellectual Property nor, to the best knowledge of the Principals, is there any
basis for,  or  awareness  by the  Principals  of, any such  Claim.  None of the
Principals has received any notice asserting that any Intellectual  Property (or
the proposed use, sale, license, or disposition  thereof) conflicts with or will
conflict with the rights of any other party,  nor, to the best  knowledge of the
Principals, is there any basis for any such assertion.

            (vi) The  Principals  have  taken  all steps  reasonably  necessary,
appropriate   or   desirable   to   safeguard   and  maintain  the  secrecy  and
confidentiality of the Intellectual  Property  (including,  without  limitation,
entering into appropriate  confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements with all
employees  and other  parties with access to or  knowledge  of the  Intellectual
Property).  To the  best  knowledge  of the  Principals,  no MCS  employees  are
obligated under any Contract or subject to any judgment,  decree or order of any
court or administrative  agency that would conflict with CFI's ownership and use
of the  Intellectual  Property from and after the Effective Date. The Principals
have provided to CFI a copy of each  confidentiality  or other  agreement  which
Corporate  Sellers has entered into with any of its  employees  regarding any of
the Intellectual Property.

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            (vii) None of the  Corporate  Sellers has  infringed on or otherwise
violated,  and is not  infringing  on or  otherwise  violating,  any Contract or
rights of others,  and the use by CFI from and after the  Effective  Date of the
Intellectual  Property,  to the  best  knowledge  of the  Principals,  will  not
infringe on or otherwise violate any Contract or rights of others.

            (viii)  None of the  Principals  and, to the best  knowledge  of the
Principals,   none  of  the  MCS  employees,  has  published  or  disclosed  any
confidential  aspect of any  Intellectual  Property to any other party except in
accordance  with and as  permitted by any  license,  lease or similar  agreement
relating  to  the  Intellectual  Property,  and  except  pursuant  to  contracts
requiring such other parties to keep the Intellectual Property confidential.  To
the best knowledge of the Principals, no party to whom the Intellectual Property
has  been  disclosed  in  accordance  with  this  paragraph  has  breached  such
obligation of confidentiality.

      SECTION 3.7 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS; GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATIONS AND
LICENSES.

      (a) COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. Each of the Corporate Sellers is in compliance in
all material respects with and has conducted its business so as to comply in all
material  respects with all laws, rules and regulations,  judgments,  decrees or
orders of any court, administrative agency, commission,  regulatory authority or
other  governmental  authority  or  instrumentality,   domestic  or  foreign  (a
"Governmental Authority") applicable to its operations and with respect to which
compliance  is a condition  of engaging in the  business  thereof.  There are no
judgments  or orders,  injunctions,  decrees,  stipulations  or awards  (whether
rendered by a court or administrative  agency or by arbitration),  including any
such actions relating to affirmative  action claims or claims of discrimination,
against any of the  Principals  or against any of its  properties  or businesses
related to the Business,  which are continuing in effect and could reasonably be
expected to have a Material  Adverse  Effect on the  Business  or the  Purchased
Assets.

      (b) GOVERNMENTAL  AUTHORIZATIONS AND LICENSES.  The Principals possess all
governmental licenses,  franchises,  certificates,  consents,  permits and other
governmental  authorizations  (collectively,  "Licenses")  legally  required  to
enable them to operate the Business as now  conducted and necessary or desirable
for  them  to own and  use  the  Purchased  Assets  (in  any  event,  free  from
restrictions  materially  burdensome to the operation of the  Business),  all of
which Licenses are described in Exhibit 3.6(b).  All such Licenses are valid and
existing  on the  Effective  Date and will be so between the date hereof and the
Closing Date. No material  violations exist or have been recorded in respect of,
and no  proceeding  is pending or threatened  looking  toward the  revocation or
limitation of, any such License.  The Principals are in full compliance with the
terms and conditions of such Licenses (in all material respects). The Principals
have complied in all material respects with, and are not now, nor have they ever
been,  in  violation  of,  any laws,  rules,  regulations,  ordinances  or codes
applicable to the Business.

      SECTION 3.8 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.

      (a) None of the Principals has ever received any written  notice,  demand,
citation,  summons,  complaint  or order or any notice of any  penalty,  Lien or
assessment,  and to the best of its  knowledge,  no  investigation  or review is
pending by any  governmental  entity,  with  respect to

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any  material  (i)  alleged  violation  by any of the  Corporate  Sellers of any
Environmental  Law, (ii) alleged  failure by the  Corporate  Sellers to have any
environmental   permit,   certificate,   license,   approval,   registration  or
authorization  required in connection  with the conduct of its business or (iii)
Regulated  Activity;  to the  best  knowledge  of the  Principals,  none  of the
Corporate Sellers has violated, or is in violation, of any Environmental Law.

      (b) The  Principals  have  delivered  to CFI  copies of all  environmental
audits  and  other  similar  reports  which  have  been  prepared  by or for the
Principals  with  respect  to any  property  owned or  leased  by the  Corporate
Sellers.

      SECTION 3.9 EMPLOYEES.

      (a)  Employees.  Exhibit  3.9 sets forth a list  showing  the names of all
persons employed by MCS as of the Effective Date.  BankServ,  DCS and Inasyst do
not have any  employees.  None of the MCS employees is a party to any employment
or similar  agreement with MCS relating to such employment (other than "at will"
employment  agreements or agreements with the principal purpose of providing for
the  confidentiality of the Intellectual  Property and the prosecution of patent
claims). None of the Principals is a party to any effective consulting agreement
(either with  employees of Corporate  Sellers or third  parties) with respect to
the Business.  All employees of MCS are citizens of the United States. As of the
Closing Date, MCS has fully paid to each of the employees all compensation  owed
by MCS to such employees,  and has paid or performed all other  obligations owed
to such employees.

      (b) LEGAL MATTERS. MCS is in compliance with all currently applicable laws
and   regulations   respecting   employment,   discrimination   in   employment,
verification of immigration status, terms and conditions of employment and wages
and hours and occupational  safety and health and employment  practices,  and is
not engaged in any unfair labor  practice.  There is neither pending nor, to the
best  knowledge of the  Principals,  threatened,  any  investigation  or hearing
arising out of or based upon any such laws, regulations or practices.

      SECTION 3.10      LITIGATION.

      There are no Claims pending,  or, to the best knowledge of the Principals,
threatened by, against or affecting the Principals, or any officers,  directors,
or employees of the Corporate Sellers, the Purchased Assets, or the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To the best knowledge of the
Principals,  there exists no set of facts or conditions that could reasonably be
expected to give rise to any such Claims.

      SECTION 3.11      CUSTOMERS.

      Exhibit 3.11 sets forth a list of all  customers  of MCS that,  during all
periods  prior to the  Effective  Date,  purchased  one or more of the Products.
Except as set forth in Exhibit  3.11, to the best  knowledge of the  Principals,
none of such customers,  nor any person  purporting to represent such customers,
has  indicated  a  material  dispute,  dissatisfaction  with MCS's  products  or
services,  or  an  intention  to  terminate  any  ongoing  contractual  business
relationship with MCS.

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      SECTION 3.12      BROKERS.

      The  Principals  have engaged  Cherry Tree, to assist in the  transactions
contemplated  herein  and will incur  certain  obligations  to Cherry  Tree as a
result of such  transactions.  The Principals hereby agree to indemnify and hold
harmless  CFI  with  respect  to  any  such  obligations  (including  costs  and
attorneys'  fees).  Other than Cherry Tree, none of the Principals,  nor, to the
best  knowledge of the  Principals,  any  officer,  director or affiliate of the
Corporate  Sellers,  has  employed  or retained  any broker or similar  agent or
become  in any way  obligated  for  such  person's  fee in  connection  with the
transactions contemplated herein.

      SECTION 3.13      YEAR 2000.

      The  Principals  hereby warrant and represent that all of the Products are
Year 2000 compliant.  With respect to Purchased Assets (excluding the Products),
software, hardware,  firmware,  equipment, goods, or systems created or utilized
or  material to the  Business,  the  Principals,  to the best  knowledge  of the
Principals, have taken all reasonable steps to reduce the risks to the Business,
its assets and its customers,  suppliers, vendors in connection with a potential
Year 2000 compliance problem.  "Reasonable steps to reduce the risks" means that
the Principals'  efforts in reducing risks have been reasonable  given the risks
involved,  the  effect  of the risks on the  Business,  and the  feasibility  of
reducing or  eliminating  the risks.  For example,  the  Principals  have made a
substantial  investment in making the Products  Year 2000  compliant but may not
have taken steps to make items that do not perform date-sensitive functions Year
2000 compliant.  As used in this Section,  "Year 2000 compliant"  means that the
designated software, hardware, firmware, equipment, goods, or systems created or
utilized  or material to the  Business  will  properly  perform  date  sensitive
functions before,  during, and after the year 2000. The Principals have provided
documentation  and or other  evidence of their efforts  within the terms of this
Section 3.13.

      SECTION 3.14      ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF INFORMATION.

      The  representations  and warranties,  written data,  documents,  reports,
written  statements,   financial  statements,   and  other  written  information
furnished by the  Principals to CFI or its  representatives  in connection  with
this Agreement or any of the transactions  contemplated  herein are complete and
correct in all material  respects,  do not contain any material  misstatement of
fact and do not omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements
herein and therein not misleading.

                                ARTICLE IV
                  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CFI

      Except as set forth in the attached  Exhibits,  CFI hereby  represents and
warrants to the Principals that the following statements are true and correct as
of the date hereof.

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      SECTION 4.1       CORPORATE FORMALITIES; ENFORCEABILITY.

      (a)  CORPORATE  STATUS.  CFI is a  corporation,  duly  organized,  validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Oregon.

      (b) CORPORATE POWER AND AUTHORITY.  CFI has all requisite  corporate power
and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this
Agreement  and  each  document   contemplated  hereby;  and  to  consummate  the
transactions  contemplated herein and therein. The Board of Directors of CFI has
duly approved and CFI has taken all other proper and necessary  corporate action
to authorize the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and each
document contemplated hereby.

      (c)  ENFORCEABILITY  OF ACQUISITION  DOCUMENTS.  CFI has duly executed and
delivered  this  Agreement and this Agreement  constitutes a legal,  valid,  and
binding  obligation  of CFI,  enforceable  in  accordance  with its terms.  Each
document  contemplated  hereby, when executed and delivered by CFI in accordance
with the  provisions  hereof and  thereof,  shall be a legal,  valid and binding
obligation of CFI, enforceable in accordance with its terms.

      SECTION 4.2 NON-CONTRAVENTION.

      The execution  and delivery by CFI of this  Agreement and of the documents
contemplated  hereby;  the performance by CFI of the terms and provisions hereof
and thereof;  and the consummation of the transactions  contemplated  herein and
therein, does not and will not (with the passage of time or the giving of notice
or both):

      (a) conflict with any Law or any Approval (notwithstanding that compliance
with any such Law or Approval is not  required  until a future  date) or, to the
best knowledge of CFI, any proposed or pending change in any Law or Approval;

      (b) conflict with, contravene, result in a breach of, constitute a default
under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation,  acceleration, or
loss of right under CFI's  corporate  charter or bylaws or under any  agreement,
commitment,  contract, arrangement,  mortgage, deed of trust, instrument, lease,
license, or any other understanding, oral or written, to which CFI is a party or
by which CFI may be bound or affected;

      (c) to the best knowledge of CFI, require any Approval.

      SECTION 4.3 CAPITALIZATION.

      (a) The authorized  capital stock of CFI consists of 10,000,000  shares of
CFI Common Stock,  no par value,  10,300 shares of Series A Preferred  Stock, no
par value  ("CFI  Series A Preferred  Stock"),  and  5,000,000  shares of Series
Preferred Stock, no par value ("CFI Series Preferred Stock"). As of December 31,
1998, there were outstanding:

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            (i)   5,032,977 shares of CFI Common Stock;

            (ii) 7705.43 shares of CFI Class A Preferred Stock; and

            (iii) no shares of CFI Series Preferred Stock.

      (b) All  outstanding  shares of CFI Common Stock have been duly authorized
and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.  Except as set forth in
Section 4.3(a), above, and Section 4.3(c), below, and as otherwise  contemplated
by this Agreement, there are no outstanding:

            (i)   shares of capital stock or other voting securities of
      CFI;

            (ii)   securities,   subscriptions,   options,   warrants,   rights,
      securities, contracts,  commitments,  understandings or other arrangements
      (herein,  "CFI  Securities")  pursuant  to which CFI is bound to issue any
      additional  shares of its capital  stock or other  voting  securities,  or
      rights to purchase such shares;

            (iii) obligations of CFI to repurchase,  redeem or otherwise acquire
      any CFI Securities; or

            (iv)  agreements  between CFI, on the one hand, and any other person
      or entity, on the other hand,  regarding the capital stock or other voting
      securities of CFI, other than as contemplated by this Agreement.

      (c)  Notwithstanding  the  representations  contained in  subsection  (b),
above:

            (i) CFI is obligated to redeem a certain  percentage  of the Class A
      Preferred Stock,  rounded to the nearest whole number of shares, each year
      through the year 2018 at a fixed redemption price of $262.14 per share. As
      of December 31, 1998,  2594.57 shares of a total of 10,300 shares of Class
      A  Preferred  Stock had been  redeemed.  CFI may redeem all or part of the
      Series A  Preferred  Stock at any time.  Upon the  occurrence  of: (a) the
      voluntary or involuntary dissolution,  liquidation,  or winding up of CFI;
      (b) a sale of substantially all of its assets; or (c) a merger or exchange
      of shares  with  another  corporation  in which  CFI is not the  survivor,
      holders of Class A  Preferred  Stock are  entitled  to receive  out of the
      assets of CFI, prior to any payment or  distribution  to holders of common
      stock, an amount equal to $262.14 per Class A share.

            (ii) CFI currently has in effect a 1999 Consolidated  Restated Stock
      Option Plan, an Amended and Restated  Outside  Director  Restricted  Stock
      Plan, a Restated Outside Director  Compensation and Stock Option Plan, and
      an  Employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan  (collectively,  for  purposes of this
      subsection,  the "Plans").  All of the securities  underlying  these Plans
      have been registered  pursuant to a Form S-8 filed with the SEC on October
      19, 1993, a Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8, filed with the SEC
      on May 26, 1994, a Post-Effective  Amendment No. 2 to Form S-8, filed with
      the SEC on March 1,

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      1995,  and a Form S-8 filed with the SEC on  September
      4, 1996 to register an  additional  500,000  shares  under the Plans.  The
      Plans have been  summarized  in the 1999  Amended  Information  Statement,
      dated  January 20,  1999,  a copy of which is  attached  hereto as Exhibit
      4.3(c).  As of  January  1,  1999,  the Plans  together  permitted  future
      issuances of up to 987,591 shares of common stock,  of which 60,837 shares
      had not been granted as of that date.  Since  January 1, 1999,  options to
      purchase  175,000 shares have been granted pursuant to the Plans (however,
      of these,  options representing 35,633 shares are contingent upon approval
      by the CFI shareholders at the annual shareholders' meeting in May 1999).

      (d) All shares of CFI  Common  Stock to be issued in  connection  with the
transactions contemplated hereby shall, upon issuance, be duly authorized, fully
paid,  validly issued and nonassessable.  CFI has reserved  sufficient shares of
CFI Common Stock for issuance in connection with the  transactions  contemplated
hereby.

      SECTION 4.4 SEC FILINGS.

      (a)   CFI has delivered to Ingersoll:

            (i) its  annual  report  on Form  10-K for its  fiscal  years  ended
      December 31, 1996 and 1997.

            (ii) its  quarterly  report  on Form  10-Q for its  fiscal  quarters
      ending March 31, 1998, June 30, 1998 and September 30, 1998.

            (iii) its proxy statement  relating to a meeting of the shareholders
      of CFI held on May 15, 1998.

            (iv)  all  of  its  other   reports,   statements,   schedules   and
      registration statements filed with the SEC since December 31, 1998.

The documents  described in subparagraphs (i) through (iv) above are hereinafter
collectively   referred  to  as  the  "Filed  SEC   Documents."  The  Principals
acknowledge  that the  information set forth in the 1997 Form 10-K and the Forms
10-Q  referred  to above is  superseded  by the Form 10-K for CFI's  fiscal year
ended December 31, 1998, a copy of which shall be provided to Ingersoll promptly
after it has been filed with the SEC.

      (b) As of its filing date, no such report or statement  filed  pursuant to
the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange  Act")  contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact  necessary in
order to make the  statements  made therein,  in the light of the  circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.

      (c) For the past  twelve  months,  CFI has filed  with the SEC in a timely
manner all reports,  schedules,  forms and other  documents  required  under the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

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      SECTION 4.5 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

      The  audited  consolidated  financial  statements  and  unaudited  interim
financial  statements  of CFI  included  in its annual  reports on Form 10-K and
quarterly  reports on Form 10-Q  referred to in Section 4.4 present  fairly,  in
conformity  with GAAP  (except as may be indicated  in the notes  thereto),  the
consolidated  financial position of CFI and its consolidated  subsidiaries as of
the dates thereof and their  consolidated  results of operations  and cash flows
for the periods then ended (subject to normal  year-end  adjustments in the case
of any interim financial statements).

      SECTION 4.6 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.

      CFI is in compliance  in all material  respects with and has conducted its
business  so as to  comply in all  material  respects  with all laws,  rules and
regulations,   judgments,  decrees  or  orders  of  any  Governmental  Authority
applicable to its operations and with respect to which compliance is a condition
of  engaging  in the  business  thereof.  There  are  no  judgments  or  orders,
injunctions,  decrees,  stipulations or awards  (whether  rendered by a court or
administrative agency or by arbitration), including any such actions relating to
affirmative  action claims or claims of  discrimination,  against CFI or against
any of its  properties or  businesses,  which are continuing in effect and could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on CFI.

      SECTION 4.7 NO BROKERS.

      CFI has not employed or retained any broker or similar  agent or become in
any way  obligated for such  person's fee in  connection  with the  transactions
contemplated herein.

      SECTION 4.8 ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF INFORMATION.

      The  representations  and warranties,  written data,  documents,  reports,
written  statements,   financial  statements,   and  other  written  information
furnished by CFI to the Principals, or their representatives, in connection with
this Agreement or any of the transactions  contemplated  herein are complete and
correct in all material  respects,  do not contain any material  misstatement of
fact and do not omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements
herein and therein not misleading.

                                ARTICLE V
                         COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES

      SECTION 5.1       APPROVALS.

      The Principals shall take all commercially  reasonable steps to obtain all
Approvals and Licenses necessary to consummate the transactions  contemplated by
this  Agreement.  In the event that any such  Approval  or  License  (including,
without  limitation,  those  related to the  assignment of the Contracts and the
Real Property  Lease) has not been  obtained on or before the Closing Date,  the
Principals  shall  work  together  and  cooperate  in  good  faith  with  CFI in
attempting to expeditiously obtain such Approvals and Licenses.

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      SECTION 5.2       TAXES.

      The  Corporate  Sellers  shall  timely file true,  accurate,  and complete
federal,  state,  local,  foreign,  or other returns,  reports,  declarations of
estimated tax and license, or excise tax applications relating to any Taxes, for
all periods up to and including the Effective Date. The Principals shall pay all
Taxes owed or owing by the Corporate Sellers when due.

      SECTION 5.3       EMPLOYMENT.

      (a) Ingersoll shall, if requested by CFI, encourage those employees listed
on Exhibit 3.9 to continue their  employment  with CFI after the Effective Date.
MCS shall pay each of those employees listed on Exhibit 3.9 all compensation (at
the rates then paid by MCS as of the Effective  Date, or as otherwise  disclosed
to CFI in the Schedule of Exceptions  attached  hereto) due such persons through
the January 22, 1999.

      (b) The parties have reviewed the compensation and benefits offered by CFI
to its employees generally (the "CFI Benefits") and believe that, overall,  such
CFI benefits compare favorably to the benefits currently being offered by MCS to
the employees listed in Section 3.9. CFI will take commercially reasonable steps
to allow each MCS employee to "rollover" all amounts held in such employee's MCS
401(k) plan  account  into CFI's  401(k) plan (such  obligation  may require the
termination of the MCS 401(k) plan and the execution of all reasonable  transfer
documentation  by the  participants in such plan).  CFI will use best efforts to
cause its health  insurance  plan provider to waive all  pre-existing  condition
exclusions with respect to the employees listed on Exhibit 3.9.

      (c) In  furtherance  of  Section  3.9(a)  hereof,  in the  event  that any
employee  of MCS shall make a claim for any unpaid  obligations  arising  during
such  employee's  employment  with MCS (including,  without  limitation,  unpaid
salary,  commissions,  PTO, ERISA plan contribution,  etc.), MCS shall indemnify
CFI against any Loss resulting therefrom in accordance with the terms of Section
9.2 hereof;  provided,  however, that any such indemnification  obligation shall
not be subject to the provisions of clause (ii) of Section 9.2(d).

      SECTION 5.4 ADDITIONAL DELIVERIES.

      (a) At the  Closing,  CFI shall enter into a  Transition  Services  Letter
Agreement with Ingersoll and Lois J. Ingersoll in the form set forth as Appendix
B.

      (b) At or promptly after the Closing,  the Principals shall promptly take,
or cause to be taken,  all  necessary  action to effect the transfer of all bank
deposit and/or savings accounts, certificates of deposit and other fund accounts
to be transferred  to CFI. Any claim made by CFI as a result of the  Principal's
failure to satisfy the covenants in this Section  5.4(b) shall not be subject to
the limitations of clause (ii) of Section 9.2(d) or the penultimate  sentence of
Section 9.2(d).

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      (c) At or promptly after the Closing,  the Principals shall promptly take,
or cause to be taken,  all  necessary  action to obtain  and  effect  the proper
filing  of a  UCC-3  Termination  Statement  with  respect  to the  lien  on the
Purchased Assets held by Bank Windsor.  Any claim made by CFI as a result of the
Principal's failure to satisfy the covenants in this Section 5.4(c) shall not be
subject to the  limitations of clause (ii) of Section 9.2(d) or the  penultimate
sentence of Section 9.2(d).

      (c) If requested by CFI, the  Principals  each will use good faith efforts
to assist CFI in obtaining an assignment of all of such  Principals'  Marks with
respect to the Products, to the extent applicable.

                                ARTICLE VI
              NONCOMPETITION; NONSOLICITATION; NONDISCLOSURE

      SECTION 6.1 NONCOMPETITION.

      During the period  commencing on the Effective Date and terminating on the
later to occur  of two (2)  years  from the  Effective  Date  (the  "Restrictive
Period"),  each of the Principals,  severally,  hereby agrees that he, she or it
will not join, control or participate in the ownership, management, operation or
control of or be  connected  with in any  manner,  any  business  located in the
United States or Canada which provides  software  products  providing any of the
following services to the financial services industry:

            (i)   Host processing services.
            (ii)  Lending origination and documentation system.
            (iii) Call Centers.
            (iv)  Branch Automation.
            (v)   Home Banking.
            (vi)  Marketing customer information files.
            (vii) Customer profitability analysis.
            (viii)      ATM software.

including,  without  limitation,  any business whose commercial  products are in
competition with the Purchased Assets or which is developing products which will
be in competition  with the Purchased  Assets (herein,  "Restricted  Products"),
unless  released  from such  obligation  by the Board of Directors of CFI.  Each
Principal  agrees that he, she or it shall be deemed to be  connected  with such
business if such business is carried on by a partnership  in which he, she or it
is a general or limited  partner or employee or a corporation  or association of
which  he,  she or it is a  shareholder,  officer,  director,  employee  member,
consultant or agent;  provided,  that nothing herein shall prohibit the purchase
or  ownership  by a  Principal  of shares of less  than five  percent  (5%) in a
publicly or privately held corporation.

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      SECTION 6.2 NONSOLICITATION.

      During the  Restrictive  Period,  none of the Principals  will solicit for
employment,  directly or  indirectly,  or cause to be  employed by another,  any
person who is at any time during the Restrictive Period, an employee, officer or
director  of  the  other  party,  or  any  of  such  other  party's   respective
subsidiaries  or  affiliates,  nor form any  partnership  with or establish  any
business  venture in cooperation  with such person,  without the express written
consent of the Board of Directors of such other party.

      SECTION 6.3 NONDISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

      (a) Any  information  furnished  to or  obtained by any  Principal  or, if
applicable,   any  of  such  Principal's   officers,   attorneys,   accountants,
consultants,    representatives    or   agents    (collectively,    "Principal's
Representatives"), as a result of pursuing the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement,  shall be treated as  confidential  information.  The Principals each
shall  not  disclose  such  information  and shall  use  their  respective  best
commercial efforts to keep the Principal's  Representatives from disclosing such
information,  except that a Principal may disclose the confidential  information
or portions  thereof (i) to  Principal's  Representatives  who need to know such
information  for the purpose of advising such  Principal in connection  with the
transactions  contemplated  by  this  Agreement;  (ii)  if,  at the  time of the
disclosure or thereafter, the confidential information is generally available to
and known by the  public  (other  than as a result  of  disclosure  directly  or
indirectly  in  violation  of any  duty of  confidentiality);  or  (iii)  if the
information  has been  independently  acquired or  developed  by such  Principal
without violating a duty of  confidentiality.  To the extent that a Principal or
one of such Principal's Representatives may become legally compelled to disclose
any confidential  information not encompassed by (i), (ii), or (iii) above, such
Principal or such  Principal's  Representative  may disclose such information if
the Principal has used his or its best commercial efforts,  and has afforded CFI
the opportunity, to obtain an appropriate protective order or other satisfactory
assurance  of  confidential   treatment  for  the  information  required  to  be
disclosed. In the event that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are
not  consummated,  the  Principals and all of such  Principal's  Representatives
shall return to CFI all written information furnished by CFI.

      (b) After the  Closing  Date,  the  Principals  shall  not,  and shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause their Principal Representatives to not,
use or disclose to third parties,  any trade or business  secrets,  confidential
information,  knowledge,  data or other information  relating to the Business or
the Purchased Assets.

      SECTION 6.4 REMEDIES; CONSENT TO INJUNCTION.

      Each of the  Principals  hereby  agrees  that  CFI  will or  would  suffer
immediate and  irreparable  injury if any of the Principals were to compete with
the business of CFI or its  subsidiaries in violation of this Article VI, and it
is and will be  impossible  to estimate  and  determine  the damage that will be
suffered  by CFI or its  successors  and  assigns  in the event of a breach by a
Principal of any such covenant. Therefore, each of the Principals hereby further
agrees that CFI shall be entitled to injunctive relief in a court of appropriate
jurisdiction

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restraining any further  violation of such covenant or covenants by a Principal,
its employers,  employees,  partners, agents or other associates or any of them,
and each of the Principals  hereby stipulates to the entering of such injunctive
relief.  CFI's  right to  injunctive  relief is  cumulative  and in  addition to
whatever other remedies it, including its successors or assigns, may have at law
or in equity.

      SECTION 6.5 SEVERABILITY.

      The parties  intend that the  covenants  contained  in this  Article VI be
deemed to be separate  covenants as to each county and state, and that if in any
judicial  proceeding  a  court  shall  refuse  to  enforce  all of the  separate
covenants  included herein because,  taken together,  they cover too extensive a
geographic  area or because any one  includes  too large an area or because they
cover too long a period of time, the parties intend that such covenants shall be
reduced in scope to the extent required by law or, if necessary, eliminated from
the provisions  hereof,  and that all of the remaining  covenants  hereof not so
affected shall remain fully effective and enforceable.

                               ARTICLE VII
           CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE PRINCIPALS TO CLOSE

      The  obligations of each Principal under this Agreement are subject to the
fulfillment at or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following  conditions
(any  one or more of  which  may be  waived  in  whole  or in part by all of the
Principals in writing):

      SECTION 7.1       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TRUE AND CORRECT.

      All  representations  and  warranties  of CFI  contained  herein or in any
certificate or other  instrument  delivered  pursuant to the  provisions  hereof
shall be true and correct on the Closing  Date with the same force and effect as
though  such  representations  and  warranties  had  been  made on and as of the
Closing Date.

      SECTION 7.2       COMPLIANCE WITH COVENANTS.

      All of the terms,  covenants,  agreements and conditions of this Agreement
to be complied  with and  performed by CFI on or prior to the Closing Date shall
have been complied with and performed.

      SECTION 7.3       NO LITIGATION.

      No  suit,  action,   investigation,   claim,  or  legal,   administrative,
arbitration or other proceeding, at law or in equity, shall have been instituted
or  threatened  which  (individually  or  in  the  aggregate)  would  materially
adversely  affect CFI's assets  (including the Purchased  Assets),  the title or
interest of CFI in any of such assets,  CFI's business,  or the  consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby.

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      SECTION 7.4 DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS, ETC.

      CFI shall have  delivered to the Principals  (as specified  below),  on or
prior to the Closing Date, a wire  transfer in the aggregate  amount of the Cash
Payment  Amount  to  MCS  in  accordance  with  Section  2.1(a)  hereof,  and  a
certificate  representing  the  Shares,  properly  endorsed  by  the  authorized
officers or agent of CFI.

      SECTION 7.5       PROCEEDINGS.

      All  proceedings  to  be  taken  in  connection   with  the   transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and all documents  incidental  thereto,  shall be
reasonably  satisfactory  in form and  substance  to the  Principals  and  their
respective counsel.

                               ARTICLE VIII
                CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF CFI TO CLOSE

      The obligations of CFI under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment
at or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following  conditions (any one or
more of which may be waived in whole or in part by CFI in writing):

      SECTION 8.1       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TRUE AND CORRECT.

      All representations  and warranties of the Principals  contained herein or
in any  certificate  or other  instrument  delivered  pursuant to the provisions
hereof  shall be true and  correct on the  Closing  Date with the same force and
effect as though such  representations and warranties had been made on and as of
the Closing Date.

      SECTION 8.2       COMPLIANCE WITH COVENANTS.

      All of the terms,  covenants agreements,  and conditions of this Agreement
to be complied with and  performed by the  Principals on or prior to the Closing
Date shall have been complied with and performed.

      SECTION 8.3       NO MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT; NO LITIGATION.

      MCS shall have  suffered no Material  Adverse  Effect since the  Effective
Date.  No  suit,  action,   investigation,   claim,  or  legal,  administration,
arbitration or other proceeding, at law or in equity, shall have been instituted
or  threatened  which  (individually  or  in  the  aggregate)  would  materially
adversely affect the Purchased Assets, the title or interest of any Principal in
any of such  assets,  CFI's  use of such  assets  after  the  Effective  Date on
substantially  the same terms as used by the  Principals  prior to the Effective
Date, or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

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      SECTION 8.4 DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS, ETC.

      The Principals shall deliverto CFI all of the following:

      (a) Consents. On or immediately after the Closing Date, the consent of the
landlord (or landlord's agent) under the Real Property Lease.

      (c)  Termination  Statement.  On or  immediately  after the Closing  Date,
evidence satisfactory to CFI that the UCC-3 Termination Statement has been filed
with all appropriate governmental agencies.

      (d) Bill of Sale. On or prior to the Closing Date, each of MCS,  BankServ,
DCS and  Inasyst  shall  have  delivered  to CFI a bill of sale,  in the form of
Exhibit  8.4(b)  hereof,  with  respect to the  Purchased  Assets  owned by such
Corporate Seller, as identified in Exhibit 1.1.

      8.5   PROCEEDINGS.

      All  proceedings  to  be  taken  in  connection   with  the   transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and all documents  incidental  thereto,  shall be
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to CFI and its counsel.

                                ARTICLE IX
                       SURVIVAL; INDEMNITY; OFFSET

      SECTION 9.1 SURVIVAL.

      The respective representations and warranties, covenants and agreements of
the  Principals,   and  of  CFI  contained  herein  or  in  any  other  document
contemplated hereby, shall survive the Closing.

      SECTION 9.2       INDEMNIFICATION.

      (a)  From  and  after  the  Effective  Date,  subject  to  the  conditions
hereinafter  set forth,  the  Principals,  jointly and severally,  shall defend,
indemnify and hold harmless CFI and its  successors  and assigns  (collectively,
"CFI's  Indemnified  Persons"),  and shall reimburse CFI's Indemnified  Persons,
for,  from,  and against  each and every  Loss,  imposed on or incurred by CFI's
Indemnified  Persons,  directly or  indirectly,  relating to,  resulting from or
arising out of (i) the  operation of the Business or the ownership or use of the
Purchased  Assets  prior  to the  Closing  Date,  but  expressly  excluding  any
liability  reflected  or  reserved  against  in the MCS  Balance  Sheet  and any
warranty  obligations  under  any  Licenses  or  contractual  obligations  to be
performed after the Effective Date (which  obligations have been fully disclosed
to CFI in Exhibit  1.1(c));  or (ii) any  inaccuracy  in any  representation  or
warranty in any respect, whether or not CFI's Indemnified Persons relied thereon
or had knowledge thereof, or nonfulfillment of any covenant,  agreement or other
obligation  of the  Principals  made as of the date  hereof or as of the Closing
Date under this Agreement or any other document contemplated hereby.

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      (b) From and after the Closing Date, subject to the conditions hereinafter
set forth,  CFI shall defend,  indemnify and hold harmless the  Principals,  and
their heirs,  successors and assigns (herein,  "MCS Indemnified  Persons"),  and
shall  reimburse the MCS  Indemnified  Persons,  for, from, and against each and
every Loss  imposed on or  incurred  by a MCS  Indemnified  Person,  directly or
indirectly,  relating to,  resulting from or arising out of (i) the operation of
the Business or the ownership or use of the  Purchased  Assets after the Closing
Date, or (ii) any inaccuracy in any  representation  or warranty in any respect,
whether  or not any MCS  Indemnified  Person  relied  thereon  or had  knowledge
thereof, or nonfulfillment of any covenant, agreement or other obligation of CFI
made  as of  the  Closing  Date  under  this  Agreement  or any  other  document
contemplated hereby.

      (c) Promptly after receipt by a party (the "Indemnified  Party") of notice
of any  complaint or the  commencement  of any action or  proceeding  by a party
which is the subject of  indemnification  hereunder,  the Indemnified Party will
notify each party required to indemnify the Indemnified Party (the "Indemnifying
Party") in writing of such complaint or with the  commencement of such action or
proceeding  and  furnish  such  Indemnifying  Party with  copies of all  claims,
demands,  documents,  pleadings, and other writings in connection therewith and,
if  such  Indemnifying  Party  so  elects  or is  requested  in  writing  by the
Indemnified  Party,  such  Indemnifying  Party will  assume the  defense of such
complaint,  claim,  action or  proceeding,  including the  employment of counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all expenses
and costs,  as such  expenses  and costs are  incurred,  with  respect  thereto.
Notification by the  Indemnified  Party to the  Indemnifying  Party must be made
orally within three business days following  receipt by the Indemnified Party of
knowledge  of such claim and in writing  within  five  business  days  following
receipt by the  Indemnified  Party of knowledge of such claim. In the event that
notification  to the  Indemnifying  Party is not made  within  the time  periods
required by the  immediately  preceding  sentence,  recovery by the  Indemnified
Party  shall be  reduced  to the  extent  that  such  delay has  prejudiced  the
Indemnifying  Party or hampered in any way its ability to remedy such situation.
The Indemnified  Party shall have the right to employ its own separate  counsel,
but the fees and  expenses  of such  separate  counsel  shall be at its  expense
unless any of the following  provisions  shall apply: (i) the employment of such
counsel  shall have been  authorized  in writing  by the  Indemnifying  Party in
connection with the defense of such complaint, claim, action or proceeding; (ii)
the Indemnifying Party shall not have employed counsel  reasonably  satisfactory
to the Indemnified Party to have charge of the defense of such complaint, claim,
action  or  proceeding;  (iii)  the  Indemnified  Party  shall  have  reasonably
concluded  that  there  are  defenses  available  to him,  her or it  which  are
materially  different from or additional to those available to the  Indemnifying
Party;  or  (iv)  the  Indemnified   Party's  legal  counsel  shall  advise  the
Indemnified Party in writing,  with a copy to the Indemnifying Party, that there
is a conflict  of interest  that would make it  inappropriate  under  applicable
standards of professional  conduct to have common counsel.  If clause (i), (ii),
(iii) or (iv) in the  immediately  preceding  sentence is  applicable,  then the
Indemnified Party may employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying
Party  to  represent  or  defend  him,  her or it,  but in no event  shall  such
Indemnifying  Party be  obligated to pay the costs and expenses of more than one
such separate counsel for any one such complaint,  claim,  action, or proceeding
in any one jurisdiction.

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      (d)  Notwithstanding  anything to the  contrary,  Principals  shall not be
obligated  to  indemnify,  defend or hold  harmless  CFI's  Indemnified  Persons
against  any breach of any  representation,  warranty  or covenant to be made or
performed by such  Principals or any of them before the Closing Date (a "Covered
Breach")  unless (i) CFI delivers to a Principal  within one (1) year  following
the Closing Date (or, with respect to a claim related to Taxes only,  within the
applicable  limitations period; in either case, the "Claims Period"),  a written
claim for  indemnification  for Losses  actually  incurred by CFI's  Indemnified
Persons within such Claims Period  ("Indemnification  Claim");  provided that if
CFI's  Indemnified  Persons deliver an  Indemnification  Claim within the Claims
Period,  the  Principals  shall  indemnify,   defend  and  hold  harmless  CFI's
Indemnified  Persons  against any Losses with respect to such Claim  through and
after  the  date of the  Indemnification  Claim  if such  Indemnification  Claim
relates to a third  party  claim that is  reasonably  likely to result in actual
Loss to CFI's Indemnified Persons, which Loss is reasonably  determinable by the
parties as  qualifying  for  indemnification  pursuant to this  Article 8 at the
conclusion  of the Claims  Period;  provided  further  that the CFI  Indemnified
Persons  agree not to  perform  any audit or other  review  for the  purpose  of
detecting or  uncovering  losses solely in order to bring such notice within the
Claims  Period,  and (ii) the  aggregate  Losses  suffered by CFI's  Indemnified
Persons in connection with all such Covered Breaches exceed a Fifty Thousand and
No/100 Dollars  ($50,000.00)  aggregate  deductible,  after which the Principals
shall be obligated to indemnify and hold harmless CFI's Indemnified Persons from
and  against  all  Losses in excess of the  deductible  amount.  Notwithstanding
anything  to the  contrary  contained  in this  Agreement,  in the  event  that,
notwithstanding the limitations contained in this Section 9.2(d) or elsewhere in
this Agreement,  the Principals  nevertheless become liable to CFI's Indemnified
Persons for any reason other than as a result of fraud or bad faith, in no event
shall the aggregate  amount of such liability of the  Principals  (including all
costs,  expenses  and  attorneys'  fees paid or  incurred  by CFI's  Indemnified
Persons in connection therewith or the curing of any and all  misrepresentations
or breaches of warranties or covenants under this  Agreement)  exceed the sum of
One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000). In the event of fraud or
other  intentional  misrepresentation  or deceit,  liability  under this Section
9.2(d) shall not be limited by the foregoing sentence.

      (e) Notwithstanding  anything else to the contrary contained herein and in
addition to the other limitations set forth herein,  the Principals shall not be
required to  indemnify  the CFI  Indemnified  Persons,  and the CFI  Indemnified
Persons shall not seek indemnity from the Principals, for any of the following:

            (i) Losses which arise from or in connection  with any claim made by
CFI against any of the Principals for consequential damages, including,  without
limitation,  lost profits, lost investment or business  opportunity,  damages to
reputation,  exemplary  damages,  treble damages,  nominal damages and operating
Losses, unless any of the Principals engage in fraud or bad faith;

            (ii) Losses  attributable  to or arising from overhead  allocations,
internal  costs  (including  employee  expenses  and general and  administrative
costs) and the internal costs of administering  the  requirements  imposed by or
under this Agreement;

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            (iii) Losses with respect to which,  after the Effective  Date,  CFI
fails in any  material  respect  to  comply  with  its  obligations  under  this
Agreement,  provided,  however,  that CFI's  noncompliance with such obligations
after the  Effective  Date  shall not limit  CFI's  ability  to  recover  Losses
otherwise  indemnifiable by the Principals  hereunder unless such  noncompliance
(A) adversely affects the Principals'  ability to administer a claim made by CFI
against the  Principals,  in which case the Principals  may withhold  payment on
that portion,  if any, of the claims for which CFI seeks reimbursement until CFI
complies with its obligations hereunder, or (B) adversely affects the ability to
cure a breach, mitigate a Loss or defend a claim, or (C) otherwise results in or
increases  the  amount  of a Loss,  in which  case the  Principals  shall not be
obligated to indemnify  CFI with respect to any such increase in the amount of a
Loss;

            (iv) Losses to the extent  resulting  from the acts or  omissions of
CFI, including, without limitation, defects generated,  embellished or increased
by any new release of or any modification to the Products.

      (g) Each of the parties shall use commercially  reasonable  efforts at all
times to minimize  the Losses for which the other party may be liable under this
Agreement.

                                ARTICLE X
                              MISCELLANEOUS

      SECTION 10.1      NOTICES.

      All notices  required or permitted to be given under this Agreement  shall
be in writing, mailed or delivered to the parties set forth below:

            If to any Principal:    Ronald L. Ingersoll
                                    16305 Knolls Path
                                    Lakeville, Minnesota 55044
                                    Telephone: (612) 892-3508
                                    Facsimile: (612) 435-7095

            If to CFI:              CFI ProServices, Inc.
                                    400 S.W. Sixth Avenue
                                    Portland, OR 97204
                                    Attention: Jeffrey P. Strickler
                                               Vice President and General 
                                               Counsel
                                    Telephone:  (503) 274-7280
                                    Facsimile:  (503) 790-9229

Notices may be served by certified or registered mail,  postage paid with return
receipt requested;  by private courier,  prepaid; by telex,  facsimile, or other
telecommunication  device capable of  transmitting or creating a written record;
or  personally.  Mailed  notices shall be deemed  delivered  five (5) days after
mailing, properly addressed.  Couriered notices shall be deemed delivered on the
date  that  the  courier   warrants   that   delivery   will  occur.   Telex  or

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telecommunicated  notices  shall be  deemed  delivered  when  receipt  is either
confirmed by confirming  transmission equipment or acknowledged by the addressee
or its office. Personal delivery shall be effective when accomplished.  Unless a
party  changes  its  address  by giving  notice to the other  party as  provided
herein,  notices shall be delivered to the parties at the addresses set forth on
the signature pages hereof.

      SECTION 10.2      INTERPRETATION.

      (a)  INCORPORATION  OF EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES.  All schedules and exhibits
referenced in and attached  hereto are by this reference  incorporated  into and
made a part of this Agreement.

      (b)  GOVERNING  LAW.  THE  PARTIES  INTEND  THAT THIS  AGREEMENT  SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND  CONSTRUED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OREGON
APPLICABLE  TO  CONTRACTS  MADE AND WHOLLY  PERFORMED  WITHIN  OREGON BY PERSONS
DOMICILED IN OREGON.

      (c)   INCONSISTENCIES;   COLLATERAL   DOCUMENTS.   In  the  event  of  any
inconsistency  or of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and any of
the terms of any other document contemplated hereby, the terms of this Agreement
shall  absolutely  govern and control.  No provision of this Agreement  shall be
construed against any party on the ground that such party or its counsel drafted
the provision.

      (d) HEADINGS AND  CAPTIONS.  All headings and captions  have been inserted
for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

      SECTION 10.3      INTEGRATION; AMENDMENT.

      This  Agreement,  together with the other documents  contemplated  hereby,
constitutes the entire  agreement of the parties  relating to the subject matter
hereof. There are no promises,  terms,  conditions,  obligations,  or warranties
other  than  those  contained  in  this  Agreement  or in  the  other  documents
contemplated  hereby.  This  Agreement,  and the  other  documents  contemplated
hereby,  supersede all prior  communications,  representations,  or  agreements,
verbal or written, among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. This
Agreement may not be amended except in a writing executed by the parties.

      SECTION 10.4      WAIVER.

      No provision of this Agreement  shall be deemed to have been waived unless
such waiver is in writing signed by the waiving  party.  No failure by any party
to insist upon the strict performance of any provision of this Agreement,  or to
exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof,  shall constitute
a waiver of any such breach,  of such  provision or of any other  provision.  No
waiver of any provision of this Agreement  shall be deemed a waiver of any other
provision of this  Agreement or a waiver of such  provision  with respect to any
subsequent breach, unless expressly provided in writing.

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      SECTION 10.5      ATTORNEYS' FEES.

      If any suit,  arbitration  or action  arising  out of or  related  to this
Agreement  is brought by any party,  the  prevailing  party or parties  shall be
entitled  to  recover  the  reasonable  costs  and  fees   (including,   without
limitation,  attorney  fees,  the fees and  costs of  experts  and  consultants,
copying,  courier and telecommunication  costs,  deposition costs, and all other
costs of discovery) incurred by such party or parties in such suit,  arbitration
or action, including without limitation any post-trial or appellate proceeding.

      SECTION 10.6      CONTINUING AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENT; BINDING EFFECT.

      This  Agreement is a continuing  agreement  and shall remain in full force
and  effect  until all  obligations  of the  parties  hereunder  have been fully
performed or otherwise discharged.  Neither party may assign this Agreement,  in
whole  or in part,  without  the  prior  written  consent  of the  other  party.
Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  this  Agreement  shall  bind and  inure to the
benefit  of, and be  enforceable  by, the  parties  hereto and their  respective
successors, heirs, and permitted assigns.

      SECTION 10.7      COSTS AND EXPENSES.

      Except as otherwise  set forth  herein,  each of the parties  hereto shall
bear its own fees,  costs,  charges,  and  expenses  incurred  by such  party in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited
to fees of their respective counsel, accountants, and other advisors.

      SECTION 10.8      NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARY RIGHTS.

      No person not a party to this Agreement is an intended beneficiary of this
Agreement,  and no person not a party to this Agreement  shall have any right to
enforce  any  term of this  Agreement;  provided,  however,  that  each of CFI's
Indemnified  Persons and each of the Principals'  Indemnified Persons shall have
the benefits expressly set forth for such persons in this Agreement.

      SECTION 10.9      COUNTERPARTS.

      This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which
when taken  together  shall  constitute  one  agreement  binding on all parties,
notwithstanding that all parties are not signatories to the same counterpart.

      SECTION 10.10     ARBITRATION.

      All controversies,  claims and disputes arising out of or relating to this
Agreement, or the breach of such Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein,
shall be decided by  arbitration in accordance  with the Commercial  Arbitration
Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect; provided, however,
this agreement to arbitrate shall not apply to any disputes if either

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party is a debtor in a proceeding under the Federal bankruptcy laws. The parties
agree that the location of all arbitration  hearings or other court  appearances
related to this Agreement shall be in Multnomah County,  Oregon, and the parties
submit to the  jurisdiction  of the Oregon  courts for entry of  judgment on the
arbitration  award.  Nothing  in this  Agreement  shall  prevent  any party from
seeking  and  obtaining  preliminary  injunctive  relief  pending the entry of a
judgment or  arbitration  award against any other party  provided such relief is
sought and  obtained in a United  States  District  Court  located in  Multnomah
County, Oregon.

      SECTION 10.11     NO PUBLICITY.

      No party shall make any public disclosure or publicity release  pertaining
to the existence of this  Agreement or of the subject  matter  contained  herein
without  the  consent  of  the  other  parties  hereto  (which  consent  may  be
unreasonably  withheld by CFI with respect to the  Purchase  Price and all other
confidential terms and information  pertaining to the transactions  contemplated
herein,  but which  consent  shall  not be  unreasonably  withheld  in all other
circumstances).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party shall be permitted to
make such specific disclosures to the public or to governmental  agencies as its
counsel  shall  deem  necessary  to  maintain  compliance  with  and to  prevent
violation of applicable federal or state laws.

      SECTION 10.12     FURTHER ASSURANCES.

      Each party agrees,  at the request of any other party hereto,  at any time
and from time to time after the date hereof, whether before or after the Closing
Date,  promptly to execute and deliver all such further documents,  and promptly
to take and  forbear  from all such  action as may be  reasonably  necessary  or
appropriate in order to more  effectively to confirm or carry out the provisions
of this Agreement and the intent of the parties hereto.

      SECTION 10.13     KNOWLEDGE OF PARTIES.

      Where any  representation  or  warranty  contained  in this  Agreement  is
expressly qualified by reference to the knowledge,  information or belief of the
party making such representation or warranty, it is intended to mean that, after
such party shall have made  reasonable  inquiry as to the  matters  that are the
subject of such representation and warranty (including  reasonable  diligence to
ascertain the  materiality  or effect of any  information  that is obtained as a
result of or in connection  with such inquiry),  no information  has come to the
conscious awareness of such party that would give such party actual knowledge of
the existence or absence of such facts.

      SECTION 10.14     DEFINITIONS.

      As used  herein,  the  following  defined  terms  shall have the  meanings
ascribed below:

      "Accounts Receivable" shall be as defined in Section 1.1(d).

      "Approval" shall mean any approval or consent required by any
person or governmental authority.

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      "Business" shall mean the combined  businesses of MCS,  BankServ,  DCS and
Inasyst,  as such companies were operated prior to the Effective Date, which the
Principals  represent  is  substantially  as  described  in the Recitals to this
Agreement.

      "Charter Documents" shall be as defined in Section 3.1(a).

      "Claims"  shall  mean,  collectively,  any  claim,  action  or  suit;  any
investigation, inquiry or other proceeding by any administrative,  governmental,
arbitration  or judicial  body;  or any order,  decree,  or  judgment  issued or
rendered by any such body.

      "Contracts" shall be as defined in Section 3.5(a).

      "Environmental  Laws" shall mean any and all foreign and domestic federal,
state and local laws  (including  case  law),  regulations,  ordinances,  rules,
judgments,  orders, decrees, codes, plans,  injunctions,  permits,  concessions,
grants, franchises,  licenses, agreements and governmental restrictions relating
to human health,  the  environment  or to  emissions,  discharges or releases of
pollutants, contaminants, Hazardous Substances or wastes into the environment or
otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment,
storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants,  contaminants, Hazardous
Substances or wastes or the clean-up or other remediation thereof.

      "Environmental Liabilities" shall mean all liabilities,  whether vested or
unvested,  contingent or fixed, which (i) arise under or relate to Environmental
Laws and (ii) relate to actions occurring or conditions  existing on or prior to
the Effective Date.

      "Excluded Assets" shall be as defined in Section 1.3.

      "Excluded Liabilities" shall be as defined in Section 1.4.

      "Intellectual  Property"  shall  mean  all  intellectual  property  rights
directly related to the Products or the Business, and owned by the Principals or
in which any of the Principals has any rights or licenses. Intellectual Property
shall include, without limitation,  all trademarks,  service marks, trade names,
copyrights (or any applications for any of the foregoing);  patents,  industrial
models,  processes,  designs,  formulas or applications for patents;  inventions
(whether  or  not  patentable);   designs,  drawings,  mask  works,  algorithms,
specifications  or  test  information;   computer  programs  or  other  software
(including the human-readable source code and the machine-executable object code
of any  such  software);  engineering  and  associated  design  data;  know-how;
manufacturing and marketing  information;  user  documentation and other product
literature; and other similar information.

      "Hazardous  Substances"  shall  mean any  toxic,  radioactive,  caustic or
otherwise  hazardous  substance  regulated by any Environmental  Law,  including
petroleum, its derivatives, by-products and other hydrocarbons, or any substance
having  any  material  constituent  elements  displaying  any of  the  foregoing
characteristics.

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      "Law" shall mean, collectively,  any statute, rule, common law, ordinance,
regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction,  decree, determination,  or award
enacted or promulgated by any governmental authority of any nature whatsoever

      "Licenses" shall be as defined in Section 3.7(b).

      "Lien" shall mean, with respect to any asset, any mortgage,  lien, pledge,
charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset.

      "Loss" or "Losses" shall mean any demand, claim, loss, liability,  damage,
obligation, cost and expense, actually incurred by the affected party (including
interest, penalties, costs of preparation and investigation, attorney fees, fees
and costs of experts and  consultants,  copying,  courier and  telecommunication
costs,  deposition costs and all other costs of discovery incurred by such party
or parties in connection  therewith  including,  in any  post-trial or appellate
proceeding).

      "Marks" shall be as defined in Section 3.6(c)(i).

      "Material Adverse Effect" shall mean any change, effect or occurrence that
has,  or is  reasonably  likely to have,  individually  or in the  aggregate,  a
material  adverse  impact  on (i) the  condition  (financial  or  otherwise)  or
prospects of MCS, the Business or the Purchased Assets, or (ii) the operation of
the Business  before or after the Effective  Date, or the ownership or other use
of the Purchased Assets by CFI thereafter.

      "MCS Financial Data" shall be as defined in Section 3.3(a).

      "Person"  means, as the context may require,  an individual,  partnership,
joint venture, corporation, association or any other entity.

      "Purchased Assets" shall be as defined in Section 1.1.

      "Purchased Contracts" shall be as defined in Section 1.1(c).

      "Real Property Lease" shall be as defined in Section 3.6(b).

      "Records"  shall  mean  all  books  of  account,  forms,  records,  files,
invoices,   customers  lists,  suppliers  lists,  business  records  and  plans,
catalogs, brochures, other selling material, manuals, correspondence, memoranda,
and other data (in all mediums) used by MCS in  connection  with the Business or
otherwise pertaining to the Purchased Assets.

      "Regulated  Activity"  shall  mean  any  generation,  treatment,  storage,
recycling, transportation, disposal or release of any Hazardous Substances.

      "Restrictive Period" shall be as defined in Section 6.1.

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      "Taxes" shall mean any and all federal,  state,  local,  foreign, or other
taxes (including all those related to income, gross receipts, franchise, excise,
sales and use, social security, unemployment, workers' compensation, ad valorem,
and property taxes).

      IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed effective as of January 1, 1999.

"MCS"                                    "BankServ"
Modern Computer Systems, Inc.            BankServ, Inc.



By:    /S/ Ronald L. Ingersoll           By:    /S/ Ronald L. Ingersoll
       -----------------------                  -----------------------
Name:  Ronald L. Ingersoll               Name:  Ronald L. Ingersoll
Title: President and sole shareholder    Title: President and shareholder


"DCS"                                    "Inasyst"
Dealer Computer Systems, Inc.            Inasyst, Inc.



By:    /S/ Ronald L. Ingersoll           By:    /S/ Ronald L. Ingersoll
       -----------------------                  -----------------------
Name:  Ronald L. Ingersoll               Name:  Ronald L. Ingersoll
Title: President and shareholder         Title: President and sole shareholder



"CFI"
CFI ProServices, Inc.



By:    /S/ Jeffrey P. Strickler
       ------------------------
Name:  Jeffrey P. Strickler
Title: Vice President and
       General Counsel

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                       EXHIBIT AND APPENDIX LIST TO
                    ASSET PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

APPENDIX NO.                  DESCRIPTION
- -----------                   -----------

A                             Registration Rights
B                             Transition Services Letter Agreement

EXHIBIT NO.                   DESCRIPTION
- -----------                   -----------

1.1                           Products
1.1(b)                        Purchased Tangible Personal Property
1.1(c)                        Purchased Contracts
1.1(d)                        Allocation of Accounts Receivable and Other
                              Obligations
1.3                           Excluded Assets
1.4                           Assumed Liabilities
2.4                           Allocation of Purchase Price
3.2                           Required Approvals
3.5                           Contracts
3.6(a)                        Assets
3.6(b)                        Real Property Lease
3.6(c)                        Intellectual Property, including Marks
3.7(b)                        Licenses
3.9                           List of Employees
3.11                          Customers
4.3(c)                        Stock Option Plan Information Statement
8.4(c)                        Bill of Sale

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                                                                      Appendix A
                           REGISTRATION RIGHTS

1. If, but without any  obligation to do so, CFI proposes to register any shares
of its Common Stock under the  Securities  Act of 1933 (the "Act") in connection
with a  public  offering  of such  securities  solely  for  cash  (other  than a
registration  relating solely to the sale of securities to participants in a CFI
stock plan, or a registration  on any form which does not include  substantially
the same  information  as would be required  to be  included  in a  registration
statement  covering the sale of the Shares),  CFI shall, at such time,  promptly
notify Ingersoll of such  registration.  Upon Ingersoll's  written request given
within  15 days  after  the date of CFI's  notice,  CFI  shall,  subject  to the
provisions of Section 5, below,  cause to be registered under the Act all of the
Shares that Ingersoll has requested to be registered.

2. CFI shall not be required to effect a registration  of the Shares pursuant to
this  Appendix A, if at any time prior to the effective  date of the  applicable
registration  statement,  Ingersoll is able to sell the Shares  within any three
month period under the Act's Rule 144.

3. In connection  with any  registration  pursuant to this Appendix A, CFI shall
(i)  furnish  Ingersoll  with a  reasonable  number of copies of the  prospectus
(including the  preliminary  prospectus)  to facilitate  the  disposition of the
registered  Shares;  (ii) use best  efforts to  register  and qualify the Shares
covered by the  registration  statement under such other securities laws of such
jurisdictions  as  Ingersoll  shall  reasonably   request   (provided  that,  in
connection  with this  obligation,  CFI shall not be  required  to qualify to do
business  or  file  a  general  consent  to  service  of  process  in  any  such
jurisdiction);  and (iii) during all times that such  registration  statement is
effective or a  prospectus  is required to be  delivered  under the Act,  notify
Ingersoll  of any event or  circumstance  that  would  cause the  prospectus  to
contain an untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material fact
required  to  be  stated  or  necessary  to  make  the  statements  therein  not
misleading.

4. In connection  with any  registration  pursuant to this Appendix A, Ingersoll
shall (i) furnish to CFI such information regarding himself, the Shares, and the
intended  method  of  disposition  of such  securities  as shall  be  reasonably
required to effect the  registration of the Shares;  (ii) execute such documents
in connection with such registration as CFI or the underwriters shall reasonably
request;  (iii) enter into and perform his  obligations  under the  underwriting
agreement that CFI shall have entered into with respect to such registration and
offering.

5. In  connection  with any  underwritten  offering,  CFI shall be  required  to
include in such offering only such number of  securities,  including the Shares,
that the underwriters reasonably believe will not jeopardize the success of such
offering  (the  securities  to be included to be  apportioned  according  to the
direction of the underwriters,  but with an effort to apportion pro rata between
CFI, Ingersoll and any other selling shareholder,  if any);  provided,  however,
that  the  Shares  to be  included  in  such  offering  may  not be  reduced  by
application  of this  sentence to less than fifteen  percent  (15%) of the total
value of securities actually included in such offering.

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6. In the event any  Shares  are  included  in a  registration  statement  under
Appendix A:

      (i) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless Ingersoll, his agents and
representatives  and any underwriters  against any losses,  claims,  damages, or
liabilities  (joint or several) to which they may become  subject under the Act,
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), or damages, or
liabilities  (or actions in respect  thereof) arise out of or are based upon any
of  the  following   statements,   omissions  or  violations   (collectively   a
"Violation"):  (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue  statement,  including
any  preliminary  prospectus  or  final  prospectus  contained  therein  or  any
amendments  or  supplements  thereto,  (ii) the omission or alleged  omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the  statements  therein  not  misleading,  or (iii) any  violation  or  alleged
violation by the Company of the Act, the 1934 Act, any state  securities  law or
any rule or  regulation  promulgated  under  the Act,  the 1934 Act or any state
securities  law; and CFI will reimburse  Ingersoll,  agent,  representative,  or
underwriter  for any  legal or other  expenses  reasonably  incurred  by them in
connection  with  investigating  or  defending  any such  loss,  claim,  damage,
liability, or action; provided,  however, that the indemnity agreement contained
in this  Subparagraph  (i) shall not apply to amounts paid in  settlement of any
such loss, claim,  damage,  liability,  or action if such settlement is effected
without the consent of CFI (which consent shall not be  unreasonably  withheld),
nor  shall CFI be liable  in any such  case for any such  loss,  claim,  damage,
liability,  or action to the  extent  that it arises  out of or is based  upon a
Violation  which  occurs  in  reliance  upon  and  in  conformity  with  written
information  furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by
Ingersoll or underwriter.

      (ii)  Ingersoll  will  indemnify  and  hold  harmless  CFI,  each  of  its
directors, each of its officers who have signed the registration statement, each
person,  if any who  controls CFI within the meaning of the Act or the 1934 Act,
any agent,  representative  of CFI, any underwriter and any other person selling
securities in such registration statement against any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities  (or actions in respect  thereto) arise out of or are based upon any
Violation,  in each  case to the  extent  (and  only to the  extent)  that  such
Violation  occurs in reliance  upon an in  conformity  with written  information
furnished by Ingersoll  expressly for use in connection with such  registration.
Ingersoll will reimburse any legal or other expenses  reasonably incurred by CFI
or any  such  director,  officer,  agent,  representative,  controlling  person,
underwriter in connection with  investigating or defending any such loss, claim,
damage,  liability, or action;  provided,  however, that the indemnity agreement
contained  in  this  Subparagraph  (ii)  shall  not  apply  to  amounts  paid in
settlement  of any  such  loss,  claim,  damage,  liability  or  action  if such
settlement is effected without the consent of Ingersoll, which consent shall not
be  unreasonably  withheld;  provided  further  that the  maximum  liability  of
Ingersoll under this Subparagraph  (ii) in regard to any registration  statement
shall in no event exceed the amount of the proceeds  received by Ingersoll  from
the sale of securities under such registration statement.

      (iii) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified  party under this Section 6
of  Appendix  A of notice  of the  commencement  of any  action  (including  any
governmental action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof
is to be made  against any  indemnifying  party under this Section 6, deliver to
the  indemnifying  party a written  notice of the  commencement  thereof and the
indemnifying  party  shall have the right to  participate  therein,  and, to the
extent, the indemnifying  party so desires,  jointly with any other indemnifying
party

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similarly  noticed,   to  assume  the  defense  thereof  with  counsel  mutually
satisfactory to the parties; provided,  however, that an indemnified party shall
have the right to retain its own counsel,  with the fees and expenses to be paid
by the indemnifying  party, if  representation  of such indemnified party by the
counsel retained by the indemnifying  party would be inappropriate due to actual
or potential  differing  interests  between such indemnified party and any other
party  represented  by such counsel in such  proceeding.  The failure to deliver
written  notice  to the  indemnifying  party  within  a  reasonable  time of the
commencement  of any such action,  if  prejudicial to its ability to defend such
action,   shall  relieve  such  indemnifying  party  of  any  liability  to  the
indemnified party under Section 6, but the omission so to deliver written notice
to the indemnifying  party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have
to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 6.

      (iv) The  obligations  of CFI and  Ingersoll  under  this  Section 6 shall
survive the completion of any offering of the Shares in a registration statement
prepared and filed pursuant to this Appendix A.

7. All incremental  expenses (including  underwriting  discounts and commissions
relating to the Shares)  incurred in connection  with (but only with respect to)
the  registration,  filing and qualification of the Shares  (including,  without
limitation,  all fees and disbursements to Ingersoll's counsel),  shall be borne
by  Ingersoll.   "Incremental  expenses"  shall  mean  any  costs  directly  and
distinctly (separately  identifiable)  applicable to the inclusion of the Shares
into the offering.

8. The rights granted pursuant to this Appendix A are not assignable.

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                                                                      Appendix B
                      TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

                             January 26, 1999


Ronald L. Ingersoll
Lois J. Ingersoll
16305 Knolls Path
Lakeville, Minnesota  55044

      RE:   TRANSITION SERVICES

Dear Ron and Lois,

      This  letter  agreement  will  confirm  our  discussions   regarding  your
continued  assistance in  transitioning  the  operations  and business of Modern
Computer  Systems,  Inc. ("MCS") to CFI ProServices,  Inc. ("CFI") in connection
with CFI's acquisition of MCS.

      Each of you agree to provide transition  assistance services to CFI for so
long as there is  productive  work to  accomplish  in the  transition,  from the
Closing  Date  of the  acquisition  through  April  15,  1999  (the  "Employment
Period").  During the  transition,  you will work with CFI  management to ensure
full and complete  transition of your knowledge of the Business (as such term is
defined  in  the  acquisition  agreement).  In  particular,   Ron  will  provide
professional  support  to the CFI sales  organization,  and will  report to Lois
Roberts.   Lois  will   provide   support  to  the  HR,   finance  and  contract
administration departments, and will report to Lois Oliver.

      During the Employment  Period,  CFI will compensate you at the base salary
levels  each of you were being paid by MCS as at the Closing  Date.  As of April
15, 1999, your employment with CFI shall cease; you will not be eligible for any
severance payment upon termination of your employment.

      You have agreed that you will not  participate  in the CFI health care and
insurance  benefits.  During the period of your  employment  with CFI,  CFI will
reimburse you for any COBRA payments for insurance coverage for such period that
you may make with  respect  to your  COBRA  election  under the MCS plan.  As an
employee of CFI,  you may effect a roll-over of your MCS 401(k) plan assets into
CFI's 401(k) plan if you wish;  you will not be eligible to  participate  in any
program providing CFI contributions to such 401(k) or any other benefit plan.

      You understand and agree that, if the foregoing agreements establishing an
employment  relationship would adversely impact CFI (or the 401(k) plan or other
benefits  offered  by CFI)  beyond the  stated  intent to  provide  you with the
benefits  described,  or if such employment  relationship would adversely impact
CFI's  treatment of your salaries and other costs as acquisition  expenses,  CFI
and you will enter into a consulting  agreement on substantially  the same terms
as stated above.

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      In addition,  each of you have agreed to remain  available for  reasonable
consultation  regarding  the Business  through  December 31, 1999.  You agree to
provide such service without additional compensation.

      At CFI's  request,  Ron also agrees to provide CFI  reasonable  consulting
services to assist CFI in researching and analyzing other businesses,  primarily
in the host processing area. For these additional services,  CFI will compensate
Ron  at a rate  of One  Thousand  Dollars  ($1,000)  per  day,  plus  documented
expenses.

      If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign this letter in the
spaces set forth below,  and return a copy of this letter to me at your earliest
convenience. Thank you.

                                    Very truly yours,



                                    Jeffrey P. Strickler
                                    Vice President & General Counsel

Acknowledged and Agreed:


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Ronald L. Ingersoll                 Lois J. Ingersoll

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