STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AND EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT - CANADA
Between
SIVault (the "Company") RYCOM CCI Inc (RYCOM)
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Xxx Xxxx, XX 10110 Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, X0X 0X0, Xxxxxx
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Relationship Manager: Relationship Manager:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Chief Strategy Officer GM Business Development
Effective Date: September 22, 2004
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Company is the sole owner and/or licensee of a unique technology and
applications for secure storage, retrieval, authentication of signed documents
(signature verification solution), credential validation (Intelli-Check), and
dispute resolution (ReceiptCity). The purpose of this Strategic Management
Agreement is to engage the services of RYCOM to act as Company's exclusive
sales, marketing business and licensor representative. In this regard, Company
is engaging RYCOM to market, develop target markets and applications and sell
authorized products as set forth herein, and to represent Company for the
purpose of business development, and to promote product sales, in accordance
with the terns and conditions herein set forth.
STRUCTURE OF THE RELATIONSHIP
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Pursuant to this Agreement, Company is engaging RYCOM to act as Company's
Canadian Strategic Manager for.
- Country wide market development. for all markets,
- Re-License of Company products & services
NOW, THEREFORE, In consideration of the mutual promises heroin stated and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows:
1. APPOINTMENT
Company hereby appoints RYCOM as their exclusive Canadian Strategic Manager
authorized, to market, sell and develop a fully managed service business with
the Products listed on the Authorized Product Price List Addendum. RYCOM's
appointment is subject to the terns and conditions set forth in this Agreement
for the period from the effective date through the expiration date of this
Agreement. RYCOM accepts the appointment on these terms.
2. RESPONSIBILITIES
RYCOM Responsibilities
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In addition to the structure of the relationship outlined above RYCOM will
architect, develop and operate a fully managed signature verification
authentication, and other solutions offering using SNaulrs platform and
proprietary IP for the Canadian market. RYCOM will provide all necessary
hardware, secure facility and engineering, sales, marketing support to deliver
the service. This solution will be co-developed and revenue shared with SiVault
however, RYCOM wig operate and manage the solution in its entirety signature
verification and other solutions wig be marketed to End Users, and white labeled
for Channel Markets requiring speed to market.
A. End User Market Development
RYCAM shag use its best commercial efforts to engage End-Users, sell Products
and license software contained within or delivered with such Products. Company
Technology shall be licensed by End-Users pursuant to the End-User License
Agreement ("XXXX") contained In the Product.
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B. Distribution and Channel Market Development:
RYCOM may sell to third parties ('Sub-Reseller & Integrators') to market and
sell the Products and license the Software Products under the terns of this
Agreement applicable to RYCOM. Each Sub-Reseller shall execute a written
agreement (a 'Sub-Reseller Agreement") with RYCOM binding the Sub-Reseller to
provisions substantially similar to (and no less advantageous to Company than)
those contained In this Agreement, and all associated Addenda. Each obligation
of RYCOM under each such provision shall also be applicable to each
Sub-Reseller. Each Sub-Reseller Agreement shall also contain any other
provisions necessary for RYCOM to satisfy its commitments under this Agreement.
RYCOM shag keep executed Sub-Reseller Agreements and records pertaining to each
Sub-Reseller, and shall provide copies of such information on a monthly basis.
RYCOM agrees to enforce the terms of its Sub-Reseller Agreements so as to affect
a timely cure of any Sub-Reseller breach of the SutrReseller Agreement and to
notify Company of any known breach of such terms.
SiVault Responsibilities and Consideration
a) SiVault will provide RYCOM at no charge with an unlimited capacity signature
verification software solution license to architect and develop a fully managed
service offering for the Canadian market RYCOM will be responsible for
purchasing all necessary hardware components required. Revenue generated from
the signature verification serv'f- wig be shared between RYCOM and SiVault as
outlined in the attached Addendum RYCOM and StVVault Pricing and Revenue Share
Arrangement
b) SiVault will provide at no charge RYCOM and its Engineering and Sales,
Marketing personnel with the necessary product training and support to
successfully develop, market and sell the signature verification, authentication
and other solution's. Such training wig include literature, collateral,
presentations, CD's, web based training and on-site training.
c) SIVault will at no charge provide technical assistance fix software support
and configuration support to RYCOM engineering personnel.
d) SiVault will at no charge provide to RYCOM all necessary signature
verification solution product updates, features, changes, revisions etc as and
when they become available to deliver the signature verification service.
e) SiVault will furnish RYCOM with all third party product market evaluation and
testing reports for signature verification solution.
3. DEFINITIONS
'Company Technology" means U.S. and foreign patents, patent applications,
Inventions, trademarks, service marks, and copyrights, together with know-how
and technological trade secrets owned or controlled by Company in any country,
together with U.S. and foreign patents, patent applications, inventions,
trademarks, service marks, and copyrights, together with know-how and
technological trade secrets which may be Invented, developed, or controlled by
Company within the term of this Agreement, which Company has the right to
disclose and license loo
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others, but excluding trademarks and service marks of Company.
"End-User' means any end-user person or company that has agreed to terns and
conditions to use the Products.
'List Prices' means suggested prices for resale to End-Users and a basis for
calculating Net RYCOM Price.
'Net RYCOM Price" means the price that RYCOM pays to Company for a Product. The
Net RYCOM Price for a Product is defined on the Authorized Product Price List
Addendum.
"Products" means the products, components, systems, subsystems, or processes
embodying, Incorporating, made with, or other utilizing ail or any part of the
Company Technology, that are marketed by RYCOM, as designated and described in
the Authorized Product Price List Addendum. Company reserves the right, from
time to time, to change, modify, or discontinue any Product, and to add products
to or delete products from the Authorized Product Price List and
Payment/Shipment Terms Addendum. RYCOM will be given advance notice of such
changes or modifications and an analysis of how such changes or modifications
may impact the RYCOM Authentication Service based architecture.
"RYCOM" means the entity so identified in the preamble of this Agreement,
4. PRICES
A. RYCOM has the right to determine its own resale prices, and no Company
representative will require that any particular resale price be charged by RYCOM
or grant or withhold any benefits to RYCOM based on RYCOM's pricing policies.
B. Company reserves the right to change List Prices upon 30 days' notice or
as otherwise specified in the Authorized Product Price List Addendum. Company
may not change Net RYCOM Prices for Products that are subject to an outstanding
Supply Order. All orders placed after the effective date of any such change will
be at the adjusted price; however, in the event of a price increase. SiVault
will honor the price In effect on the date of any quote issued by RYCOM for
ninety (90) days prior to the date of the notice of price increase provided that
the products subject to the quote are shipped within ninety (90) days after the
effective date of the price or for the period mutually agreed to by both
parties
C. Net RYCOM Price Is exclusive of, and RYCOM shall pay, shipping charges
for ordered Products. Company shall ship Product according to standard
commercial practices, unless RYCOM requests any special routing, packing,
handling or insurance. Orders shipped under special routing instructions must be
separately agreed upon and may be subject to additional charges.
D. Prices are exclusive of, and RYCOM will pay, applicable sales, use,
service, value added or like taxes, unless RYCOM has provided Company with an
appropriate exemption certificate for the delivery jurisdiction, or RYCOM claims
and Company agrees that the transaction is otherwise exempt
E. In certain circumstances, Company may agree with RYCOM to grant special
pricing for particular End-User transactions. Company may extend the pricing on
an exclusive or non-exclusive basis and may condition the pricing on additional
factors to be mutually determined a case by case basis
F. Company may, from time to time, offer RYCOM certain Products on special
promotional terms and conditions. Such offerings may be subject to pricing or
discounts different from those provided in this Agreement.
G. Net RYCOM Price Information Is confidential and RYCOM shall not disclose
any such information during the term of or for a period of three years after
termination of this agreement except lo the extent required by law.
5. PAYMENT TERMS
A. When Company grants payment terms to RYCOM, RYCOM shall pay to Company
all Invoices within forty-five (45) days after the date of invoice (net 45 days
from the invoice date.
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6. ORDERS; SHIPMENTS; CANCELLATIONS AND CHANGES:
A. Company wig honor written. electronic and faxed orders from RYCOM's
approved locations. RYCOM is responsible for ensuring that only authorized
employees place, change or delete orders and that the orders conform to all
requirements of this Agreement.
B. RYCOM agrees to accept all deliveries of Product as scheduled. If RYCOM
fails to accept a scheduled delivery, or takes any action which delays or
hinders Company's ability to most any delivery schedule, Company reserves the
right to charge RYCOM for any costs resulting from such action, including return
freight fees and restocking charges. In addition, Company reserves the right to
cancel any order, the shipment of which RYCOM refuses to accept or delays, and
to reallocate such order.
C. Neither party shall be liable to the other for failure or delay in the
performance of a required obligation if such failure or delay is caused by
strike, rat, fire, flood, natural disaster, or other similar cause beyond such
party's control, provided that such party glues prompt written notice of such
condition and resumes its performance as soon as possible
D. All orders are subject to acceptance by Company. Company reserves the
right to schedule and reschedule any order, at Company's discretion, and to
decline arty order for credit reasons or because the order specifies an
unreasonably large quantity or makes an unreasonable shipment request.
E. Title to Products and risk of loss and damage passes to RYCOM
F.O.B. Company.
7. SOFTWARE
SiVault will provide RYCOM with an unlimited capacity signature verification
solution to architect and develop a fully managed services offering for the
Canadian market Sl/auk will provide such software at no charge to RYCOM. Revenue
generated from the Authentication Service will be shared between RYCOM and
SiVault as outlined In the attached Addendum RYCOM and SiVault Pricing and
Revenue Share Arrangement.
The Product includes a license for the Company software. Company provides RYCOM
with Company software in machine-readable forth, including, but not limited to,
CD-ROMs, computer disks and/or electronically distributed files. Company
software, including those provided in machine-readable forth, is being licensed
and fit X= being solo. Company retains all rights roil expressly granted.
Neither RYCOM nor any End-User may copy the Company software. Neither RYCOM nor
End-User may merge, modify, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the
Company software, or further develop any Company Technology. Other than as
expressly provided for in this Agreement, neither RYCOM nor any End-User may
duplicate, ban, rent, license, lease, or otherwise transfer the Company
software, including in its machine readable tortes of Company software, to
anyone. Copyright and patent taws and international copyright and patent
treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties prated the
Company software. Without prejudice to any other rights and remedies. Company
may terminate this license if RYCOM fails to comply with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement or fails to take all steps to seek to cause each
End-User to comply xxxx this Agreement. In such event, or if the Agreement is
otherwise terminated, RYCOM must return to Company, or if so instructed,
destroy, all copies of the Company software and all of its component parts.
RYCOM end End-User shall abide by any additional terms provided by Company with
respect to any elements of Products or software sourced from a third party
vendor or contained in "shrink" or "click" wrap licenses.
8. TRADEMARKS
A. During the term of this Agreement RYCOM is authorized to
display one or more designated Company trademarks, logo
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types, trade names and insignia (collectively "Company Marks") solely to promote
Products. Any display of Company Marks must be In good taste, in a manner that
preserves their value as Company Marks, and only in accordance with the current
version of the SiVault Corporate Identity Guidelines. RYCOM will not use any
name or symbol In a way, which may Imply that RYCOM Is an agency or branch of
Company: RYCOM will discontinue any such use of a name or xxxx as requested by
Company. Any rights or purported rights in any Company Marks acquired through
RYCOM's use belong solely to Company
B. RYCOM grants Company the non-exclusive, royalty-free right to display
RYCOM's trademarks in advertising and promotional material. Any c1splay of
the trademarks must be in good taste, in a manner that preserves their
value as RYCOM's trademarks, and in accordance with standards provided by
RYCOM for their display. Any rights or purported rights in any RYCOM
trademarks acquired through Company's use belong solely to RYCOM.
9. STATUS CHANGE
A. If RYCOM wishes to:
1. Change its name; or
2. Add, close or change a Company-approved shipment,
delivery or other Company-authorized location; or
3. Undergo a merger, acquisition, consolidation or other reorganization with
the result that a change of control occurs of RYCOM operations:
then RYCOM will notify Company in writing at least fifteen (15) working days
prior to the intended date of change and provide Company reasonable information
and documents requested by Company for the purpose of evaluating the support and
service of this agreement such status change may have. The Company will respond
in writing within five (5) working days. Company acting reasonably will rot
withhold any approval for the continuation of this agreement providing no other
terms of this agreement have been breached
B. If SiVault wishes to:
1. Change its name: or
2 Add, close or change a Company-approved shipment,
delivery or other Company-authorized location: or
4. Undergo a merger, acquisition, consolidation or other reorganization with
the result that a change of control occurs of RYCOM operations;
then SiVault will notify RYCOM in writing at least fifteen (15) working days
prior to the intended date of change and provide RYCOM reasonable information
and documents requested by RYCOM for the purpose of evaluating the support and
service of this agreement such status change may have. RYCOM will respond in
writing within five (5) working days. RYCOM acting reasonably will not withhold
any approval for the continuation of this agreement providing no other terms of
this agreement have been breached.
10. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION
A. Company will defend any claim against RYCOM that Products (exGudlng
custom products, if any), delivered under this Agreement infringe a patent,
copyright, trade secret mask work or trademark in the country where RYCOM
acquires the Product from Company, provided that RYCOM:
1. Promptly notifies Company in writing of any such claim: and
2. Cooperates with Company in, and grants Company sole
control of, the defense or settlement.
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B. Company will pay settlement amounts, court-awarded damages and reasonable
defense costs Insured by RYCOM In connection therewith. If such a claim appears
likely, Company may modify the Product. procure any necessary license, or
replace it. If Company determines that none of these alternatives is reasonably
available, Company will refund RYCOM's purchase price upon return of the Product
if within one (1) year of Delivery, or the Product's net book value thereafter.
C. Company has no obligation for any claim of infringement arising from:
1. Company's compliance with RYCOM's designs, specifications or
instructions;
2. Product modifications by RYCOM or a third party:
3. Company's use of technical information or technology
provided by RYCOM;
4. Product use prohibited by the Specifications or related
application notes;
5. Use of the Product with products not supplied or authorized
by Company.
D. This Section states Company's entire liability to RYCOM and its
End-Users for claims of intellectual property Infringement.
11. PRODUCT WARRANTIES
A. Software Warranty
Company warrants for a period of ninety (90) days from Product shipment date
that all unmodified Company software wit perform the functions described in
Product specifications.
B. Hardware Warranty
To the extent permissible, Company shat pass on to RYCOM and End-Users all
manufacturers' warranties covering hardware sold as Products.
C. Disclaimers
THE WARRANTIES ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Company xxxx not warrant that the Products will operate In combinations other
than as specified in the Specifications or that the operation of the Products
will be uninterrupted or error free.
The RYCOM shall not make any warranty on Company's behalf.
12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND REMEDIES
A. For arty breach of the warranty contained in Section 1'f:i4 above, the
RYCOM's exclusive remedy, and Company's entire liability, shaft be the
correction of software errors that cause breach of the warranty, or if Company
is unable io make the Company software operate as warranted, the RYCOM shall be
entitled to recover the fees paid to Company for the software license.
B. In no event will Company or its subsidiaries, affiliates,
subcontractors or suppliers be liable for any of the following:
1. Actual loss or direct damage that is not listed in Sections p.g. of:12lC
above:
2. Damages for loss of data, or software restoration; or
3. Damages relating to RYCOM's procurement of substitute products or services
(i.e., "cost of cover").
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The provisions of this Agreement allocate the risks between Company and RYCOM.
Company's pricing reflects this allocation of risk and the limitation of
liability specified herein.
13. CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS
A. From time to time, Company may add Products to or delete them from the
Authorized Product Price List and Payment/Shipment Terms Addendum; declare
Products to be obsolete; change List Prices; Implement or change Company
policies or programs; or otherwise amend this Agreement at Company's discretion,
after reasonable notice to RYCOM.
B. Any Amendment will automatically become a part of this Agreement on the
effective date specified in the notice. unless RYCOM provides Company with
written notice of its objection to such Amendment within fifteen (15) days of
RYCOM's receipt of the notice. If both Company and RYCOM do not reach agreement
to the Amendment within thirty (30) days after Company's receipt of RYCOWs
objection, either party may terminate this Agreement.
14. TERM AND TERMINATION
A. Subject to applicable law, this Agreement shall be for three (3) years,
with an automatic two year renewal at the end of each term. Neither party may
termiate this Agreement without cause. Mar party may terminate this agreement
with cause at any time upon ninety (90) days' written notice, to the other party
Company shall not be obligated to honor orders following termination for cause.
Cause is defined as any material breach of this agreement. The breaching party
upon receipt of the notice of termination will have fifteen (15) days to respond
and advise its Intent to either remedy the breech or accept the termination. In
the event the breaching party accepts the termination or fails to respond the
ninety (90) notice will be in effect. In the event the breaching party advises
Its Intent to cure and remedy the breach than the breaching party will be
granted an additional thirty days to remedy the breech and confirm in writing.
C. If either party becomes insolvent, is unable to pay its debts when due.
files for bankruptcy, is the subject of involuntary bankruptcy, has a receiver
appointed, or has its assets assigned, the other party may terminate this
Agreement without notice and may cancel any unfulfilled obligations.
D. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason, RYCOM
will immediately use to be an authorized Company representative and wifi refrain
from representing itself as such and from using any Company trademark or trade
name. Authorization of RYCOM to use any Company Xxxx will cease upon such
termination or expiration. Except for when RYCOM is operating or Integrated the
company's product into an offer that it is currently operating or is about to
operate supply of product and support from the Company will not be interrupted.
E. Upon any termination or expiration, either party may require that RYCOM
return, against outstanding balance or for repurchase, any Products purchased
under this Agreement that are on Company's then ounrent Authorized Product Price
List and PaymenUShipment Terms Addendum, which are In their unopened, original
packaging and marketable as new merchandise.
The repurchase price shall be the Net RYCOM Price on the date of termination or
expiration, less any promotional or other discounts or price protection or other
credit extended by Company to RYCOM for the Product. RYCOM should contact its
Company sales representative for Information about the items eligible for
repurchase and instructions for their return at Company's expense.
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F. All obligations concerning outstanding transactions, warranties,
Products, Software Products, intellectual property protection, limitations of
liability and remedies, confidentiality, and the general terms and conditions
will survive termination or expiration.
15. RELATIONSHIP
A. RYCOM's relationship with the Company is that of Strategic Canadian
Business Manager and both entities maintain an independent legal status for the
purposes of this Agreement. This Agreement does rot establish a franchise, joint
venture or partnership, or create any relationship of employer and employee.
master and servant, or principal and agent between the parties.
B. Neither party will have, nor represent that it has, any power, right, or
authority to bind the other party, or to assume or create any obligation or
responsibility, express a implied, on behalf of the other party without such
other par" written consent. RYCOM acknowledges that any commitment made by RYCOM
to its customers with respect to price, quantities, delivery, specifications,
warranties, modifications, interfacing capability or suitability will be RYCOM's
sole responsibility, and RYCOM wifi indemnify Company from lability for any such
commitment by RYCOM.
C. This Agreement applies only to the Products fisted on the Authorized
Product Price List Addendum and the relationship between the parties is
exclusive. Company acknowledges that RYCOM may market other complementary
authentication products.
16. NOTICES
All notices that are required under this Agreement shall be In writing and will
be considered given as of twenty-four (24) tours after sending by electronic
means, facsimile transmission. overnight courier, or hand delivery, or as of
five (5) days of certified mailing and appropriately addressed to the
Relationship Manager at the applicable address set forth above.
17. CONFIDENTIALITY
A. In the event that confidential information is exchanged, each party will
protect the confidential Information of the other in the same manner in which it
protects its own like proprietary, confidential, and trade secret information.
If the party claiming the benefit of the provision furnishes such information in
writing and marks such information as 'Confidential' or 9f such information is
provided orally, then the transmitting party ("Disdoser') oil confirm in writing
to the receiving party ('Recipient") that it is confidential within thirty (30)
days of its communication.
B. This Section imposes no obligation upon a Recipient with respect to
confidential Information which (a) was in the Recipient's possession before the
disclosure by Discloser; (b) is or becomes a matter of public knowledge through
no fault of the Recipient (c) is rightfully received by the Recipient from a
third party without duty of confidentiality; (d) is disclosed try the Discloser
to a third party without duty of confidentiality on the third party; (e) is
independently developed try the Recipient; (f) Is disclosed under operation of
law; or (g) is disclosed by the Recipient with the Discloser's prior written
approval.
C. RYCOM agrees to pint press releases as may be agreed to on a
case by case basis.
18. INTERNATIONAL SALES
The Products and Company software may be subject to export controls under the
U.S. Export Administration Regulations and the export regulations of other
countries. RYCOM will not export or re-export, directly or Indirectly, Products.
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software, media or Company Technology unless an exception to such law applies or
proper restriction has been obtained. Company's consent to RYCOWs export of
Products does not relieve RYCOM of Its obligation to obtain any required
licenses from the United States Commerce Department, or any other agency or
department of the United States government, or any other required approvals from
any other government required by applicable law or regulation, prior to
exporting Products directly or indirectly.
19. GENERAL CONDITIONS
A. Neither party may assign any rights or obligations in this Agreement
without the prior written consent of the other party provided that Company may
assign or transfer all such rights and obligations to its affiliates, and the
right to receive payments to third parties, without consent.
B. Neither party's failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement will be
deemed a waiver of that provision or of the right to enforce it in the future.
C. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between Company
and RYCOM and supersedes any previous communications, representations a
agreements between the parties, whether oral w written, regarding transactions
hereunder. RYCOM's additional or different teens and conditions will not apply.
Company hereby gives notice of objection to any additional or inconsistent teens
set forth in any purchase order or other document issued by RYCOM. Except as
provided in Section 14 above, no modification of this Agreement will be binding
on either party unless made in writing and signed by both parties.
D. This Agreement wit be governed by the laws of the State of
California and Province of Ontario.
E. It any clause of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of
this Agreement will continue in effect.
F. RYCOM will conduct all its activities relating to its business with
Company in accordance with the highest standards of ethics and fairness as well
as compliance with applicable law and will use Its commercial best efforts to
promote the goodwill and business Interests of the Company during the Term
hereof.
20. RYCOM EXIT PLAN. In the event that this agreement is terminated before the
three year term, or SiVault does not renew the agreement for another agreed upon
term, SiVault agrees to an exit plan with RYCOM. This is intended to compensate
RYCOM for the Investment made in the territory while the contrail was active.
The exit plan is intended to protect RYCOM in the event that SiVault sets up a
direct relationship with RYCOM's customers. This could be in the way of a
SiVault direct presence or an assigned distributor of SNault's. Therefore, once
SiVault establishes a direct relationship and RYGOM can give proof that there
was and still is an ongoing relationship with ft customer, whether directly a
through a RYCOM partner, SiVault will pay RYCOM a transition commission for a
period of two years. This commission will be 2096 of the sale price of the
products that RYCOM would have purchased from SiVault.
21. FIXED COMMISSION RATE FOR STANDARDIZATION In the event that RYCOM
standardizes the signature verification solution with a Canadian headquartered
partner (e.g. CGI, Unisys, 18M Canada etc), and whereby the partner is
responsible for worldwide product sales, end the product is not fulfilled
through RYCOM, RYCOM will be recognized and compensated on a faced commission
rate for all sales resulting at a rate of 2096 of the sale price of the products
that RYCOM would have purchased from SiVault for a term of two years from the
date of standardization. In the event the product is supplied by RYCOM to the
Canadian partner for worldwide sales RYCOM's standard pricing discounts would
apply.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
Effective Date.
SiVault Inc RYCOM Inc.
/s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Name: Xxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Strategy Officer Title: Controller
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Addendum A to RYCOM Agreement
PRICING
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To be determined
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1. The Company and RYCOM agree to the following pricing and revenue share
arrangement: a. All software resale will be based on Company set List Prices,
End User Pricing and RYCOM Net Revenue Share for the following:
1. Resale of all signature verification solution Software & Maintenance
schedules on software will be revenue shared in the following proportions:
- All Software (50%) for RYCOM and (50%) for the Company,
- All first year mandatory maintenance software (50%) for RYCOM and (50%)
for the Company,
- All subsequent year maintenance (50%) for RYCOM and (50%) for
.. the Company,
PERMITTED MARKETS
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Through dose co-operation with the Company, RYCOM is granted the exclusive right
for the term of this contract to pursue the following Markets & Target Accounts
in Canada.
For the purpose of this agreement the following definitions apply:
"Exclusive Right" means RYCOM only in the Territory, Markets and Target accounts
as specified below.
"Co-operational Right' means RYCOM and the Company have established a written
pre-arrangement for success in the specified Territory, Markets and Target
Accounts.
"Territory"
RYCOM Is granted the following exclusive or co-operational territorial rights:
1. Canada and its Dominion, Exclusive Right
2. Through other Canadian partners pursue global solutions, Co-operational
Right,
"Markets" Within the above-defined Territory, RYCOM will focus on the following
vertical Markets:
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1. Government, Federal & Provincial
2. Financial (banks, credit unions, insurance)
3. Mobile phone companies (Xxxx Canada, Talus, AlIStream, Aliant. Sprint Canada
etc)
3. Fortune 1000 companies
4. Network Security firms
5. Pharmaceuticals, Hospitals, Drug Dispensing, Doctors and related
"Target Accounts"
The Company for the term of the contract provides RYCOM First Right of
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Refusal and Co-operational Rights to pursue the following Target Accounts:
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1. IBM Canada Exclusive Right and IBM Global Co-operational Right
2. Unisys Canada Exclusive Right
3. KPMG Canada Exclusive Right
4. Accenture Canada Exclusive Right
5. Canadian Government Agencies: DND (Department National Defense), CSIS, RCMP,
CSE (Canadian Security Establishment), Treasury Board, Public Works Canada.
Corrections Canada, CBSA, Immigration, Transport Canada. CATSA etc).
6. NCR Canada Exclusive Right and NCR Global Exclusive Right
7. Xxxx Canada, Xxxx Mobility and other BCE companies exclusive right
8. Telus exclusive right
9. AIIStneam exclusive right
10. Sprint Canada exclusive right
11. Monens
12. TD Canada Trust Bank, Exclusive Right
13. Royal Bank, Exclusive Right
14. Bank of Montroal, Exclusive Right
15. ING Bank
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13.8. Construction This agreement does not limit or restrain the right of OPUS
to execute agreements for providing similar software services and applications
or any components thereof with other entities or organizations.
In witness whereof the duly authorized representatives of the parties have
submitted their signatures herein below:
For and on behalf of For and on behalf of
OPUS SIVAULT
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Director - Operations Chief Executive Officer
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