AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER among: NVIDIA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; PARTRIDGE ACQUISITION, INC., a Delaware corporation; and PORTALPLAYER, INC., a Delaware corporation

Exhibit 2.1

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

among:

NVIDIA CORPORATION,

a Delaware corporation;

▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ACQUISITION, INC.,

a Delaware corporation;

and

PORTALPLAYER, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

Dated as of November 6, 2006

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SECTION 1.	DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION	1

1.1	Merger of Merger Sub into the Company	1

1.2	Effect of the Merger	1

1.3	Closing; Effective Time	1

1.4	Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; Directors and Officers	2

1.5	Effect on Capital Stock	2

1.6	Closing of the Company’s Transfer Books	3

1.7	Surrender of Certificates	3

1.8	Dissenting Shares	5

1.9	Further Action	5

SECTION 2.	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY	5

2.1	Subsidiaries; Due Organization; Qualification to do Business	6

2.2	Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws	6

2.3	Capitalization; Rights to Acquire Stock	6

2.4	SEC Filings; Financial Statements	9

2.5	Absence of Changes	11

2.6	Title to Assets	12

2.7	Real Property; Real Property Leases; Equipment	13

2.8	Intellectual Property	14

2.9	Contracts	19

2.10	Customers; Company Products; Services	22

2.11	Liabilities	23

2.12	Compliance with Legal Requirements; Certain Business Practices	24

2.13	Governmental Authorizations	24

2.14	Tax Matters.	25

2.15	Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans	28

2.16	Environmental Matters	34

2.17	Insurance	35

2.18	Transactions with Affiliates	35

2.19	Legal Proceedings; Orders	35

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2.20	Authority; Inapplicability of Anti-takeover Statutes; Binding Nature of Agreement	36

2.21	Vote Required	36

2.22	Non-Contravention; Consents	37

2.23	Fairness Opinion	37

2.24	Financial Advisor	37

2.25	Disclosure	38

SECTION 3.	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB	38

3.1	Due Organization; Etc.	38

3.2	Authority	38

3.3	Binding Nature of Agreement	38

3.4	No Vote Required	38

3.5	Financing	38

3.6	Non-Contravention	38

3.7	Disclosure	39

SECTION 4.	CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY	39

4.1	Access and Investigation	39

4.2	Operation of the Company’s Business	40

4.3	No Solicitation	44

SECTION 5.	ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES	45

5.1	Proxy Statement	45

5.2	Company Stockholders’ Meeting	46

5.3	Stock Options; Company Warrants; Company ESPP	47

5.4	Employee Matters	49

5.5	Indemnification of Officers and Directors	50

5.6	Regulatory Approvals; Additional Agreements	51

5.7	Disclosure	53

5.8	Resignation of Directors	53

5.9	Internal Controls	53

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SECTION 6.	CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB	53

6.1	Accuracy of Representations	53

6.2	Performance of Covenants	54

6.3	Antitrust Approvals	54

6.4	Stockholder Approval	54

6.5	Certificate	55

6.6	No Company Material Adverse Effect	55

6.7	No Restraints	55

6.8	No Governmental Litigation	55

6.9	No Other Litigation	55

6.10	▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Certifications	55

SECTION 7.	CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY	56

7.1	Accuracy of Representations	56

7.2	Performance of Covenants	56

7.3	Stockholder Approval	56

7.4	Certificate	56

7.5	Antitrust Approval	56

7.6	No Restraints	56

SECTION 8.	TERMINATION	56

8.1	Termination	56

8.2	Effect of Termination	58

8.3	Expenses; Termination Fees	59

SECTION 9.	MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS	60

9.1	Amendment	60

9.2	Waiver	60

9.3	No Survival of Representations and Warranties	60

9.4	Entire Agreement; Counterparts; Exchanges by Facsimile or Electronic Delivery	60

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9.5	Applicable Law; Jurisdiction	61

9.6	Disclosure Schedule	61

9.7	Attorneys’ Fees	61

9.8	Assignability; No Third Party Rights	61

9.9	Notices	61

9.10	Cooperation	62

9.11	Severability	62

9.12	Construction	63

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER is made and entered into as of November 6, 2006, by and among NVIDIA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ACQUISITION, INC., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and PORTALPLAYER, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Exhibit A.

RECITALS

A. Parent, Merger Sub and the Company intend to effect a merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company in accordance with this Agreement and the DGCL (the “Merger”). Upon consummation of the Merger, Merger Sub will cease to exist, and the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.

B. The respective boards of directors of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have approved this Agreement, the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions.

C. In order to induce Parent to enter into this Agreement and cause the Merger to be consummated, certain stockholders of the Company are executing voting agreements in favor of Parent concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement (the “Voting Agreements”).

AGREEMENT

The parties to this Agreement, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

SECTION 1. DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION

1.1 Merger of Merger Sub into the Company. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.3), Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, and the separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease. The Company will continue as the surviving corporation in the Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”).

1.2 Effect of the Merger. The Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL.

1.3 Closing; Effective Time. The closing of the Merger and the consummation of those transactions contemplated by this Agreement that are to be consummated at the time of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, on a date to be designated by Parent (the “Closing Date”), which shall be no later than the fifth business day after the satisfaction or waiver of the last to be satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 (other than the conditions set forth in Sections 6.5 and 7.4, which by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions). The Merger shall become effective at the time of the filing of a certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the DGCL or at such later time as may be specified in such statement of merger with the consent of Parent (the time as of which the Merger becomes effective being referred to as the “Effective Time”).

1.4 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; Directors and Officers. Unless otherwise determined by Parent prior to the Effective Time:

(a) the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated immediately after the Effective Time in a form acceptable to Parent;

(b) the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated as of the Effective Time to conform to the Bylaws of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time; and

(c) the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation immediately after the Effective Time shall be the respective individuals who are directors and officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time.

1.5 Effect on Capital Stock.

(a) At the Effective Time, by virtue of, and simultaneously with, the Merger and without any further action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or any stockholder of the Company:

(i) any shares of Company Common Stock held by the Company or any wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company (or held in the Company’s treasury) immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor;

(ii) any shares of Company Common Stock held by Parent, Merger Sub or any other wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor;

(iii) except as provided in clauses “(i)” and “(ii)” above, and subject to Section 1.5(b), each share of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive $13.50 in cash, without any interest thereon (the “Merger Consideration”);

(iv) all Company Options and Company Warrants shall be treated in accordance with Section 5.3; and

(v) each share of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of Merger Sub outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into one share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.

(b) If, during the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending at the Effective Time, the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are changed into a different number or class of shares by reason of any stock split, division or

subdivision of shares, stock dividend, issuance of bonus shares, reverse stock split, consolidation of shares, reclassification, recapitalization or other similar transaction, or if a stock dividend is declared by the Company during such period, or a record date with respect to any such event shall occur during such period, then the Merger Consideration shall be adjusted to the extent appropriate.

(c) If any shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time are unvested or are subject to a repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition under any applicable restricted stock agreement or other Contract with the Company or under which the Company has any rights (the “Company Restricted Shares”), then the Merger Consideration payable in exchange for such Company Restricted Shares will also be unvested and subject to the same repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition and need not be paid until such time as such repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition lapses or otherwise terminates. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all action that may be necessary to ensure that, from and after the Effective Time, Parent is entitled to exercise any such repurchase option or other right set forth in any such restricted stock agreement or other Contract.

1.6 Closing of the Company’s Transfer Books. At the Effective Time: (a) all shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and all holders of certificates representing shares of Company Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights as stockholders of the Company, other than the right of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock to receive the Merger Consideration set forth herein; and (b) the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed with respect to all shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. No further transfer of any shares of Company Common Stock shall be made on such stock transfer books after the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, a valid certificate previously representing any shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (a “Company Stock Certificate”) is presented to the Paying Agent (as defined in Section 1.7) or to the Surviving Corporation or Parent, such Company Stock Certificate shall be canceled and shall be exchanged as provided in Section 1.7.

1.7 Surrender of Certificates.

(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall select a reputable bank or trust company to act as the paying agent in connection with the Merger (the “Paying Agent”). On or prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall deposit with the Paying Agent, in trust for the benefit of the Persons who were record holders of Company Stock Certificates immediately prior to the Effective Time, cash in an amount equal to the aggregate consideration payable pursuant to Section 1.5(a)(iii). The cash amount so deposited with the Paying Agent is referred to as the “Payment Fund.”

(b) As soon as practicable following the Effective Time, the Paying Agent will mail to the Persons who were record holders of Company Stock Certificates immediately prior to the Effective Time: (i) a letter of transmittal in customary form and

containing such provisions as Parent may reasonably specify (including a provision confirming that delivery of Company Stock Certificates shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to Company Stock Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of such Company Stock certificates to the Paying Agent); and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of Company Stock Certificates in exchange for the Merger Consideration. Upon surrender of a Company Stock Certificate to the Paying Agent for exchange, together with a duly executed letter of transmittal and such other documents as may be reasonably required by the Paying Agent or Parent: (A) the holder of such Company Stock Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the Merger Consideration multiplied by the number of shares of Company Common Stock represented by the Company Stock Certificate; and (B) the Company Stock Certificate so surrendered shall be canceled. If any cash is to be paid to a Person other than the record holder of a Company Stock Certificate, it shall be a condition of such payment that the Company Stock Certificate so surrendered shall be properly endorsed (with such signature guarantees as may be required by the letter of transmittal) or otherwise in proper form for transfer, and that the Person requesting payment shall: (1) pay to the Paying Agent any transfer or other Taxes required by reason of such payment to a Person other than the record holder of the Company Stock Certificate surrendered; or (2) establish to the satisfaction of Parent that such Tax has been paid or is not required to be paid. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 1.7(b), each Company Stock Certificate shall be deemed, from and after the Effective Time, to represent only the right to receive cash in an amount equal to the Merger Consideration multiplied by the number of shares of Company Common Stock represented by such Company Stock Certificate, without interest thereon. If any Company Stock Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, Parent may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the delivery of any Merger Consideration, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed Company Stock Certificate to provide an appropriate affidavit and to deliver a bond, in such sum as Parent may reasonably direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Paying Agent, Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any affiliated party with respect to such Company Stock Certificate.

(c) Any portion of the Payment Fund that remains undistributed to holders of Company Stock Certificates as of the date 180 days after the Closing Date shall be delivered by the Paying Agent to Parent upon demand, and any holders of Company Stock Certificates who have not theretofore surrendered their Company Stock Certificates in accordance with this Section 1.7 shall thereafter look only to Parent for satisfaction of their claims for Merger Consideration, without any interest thereon.

(d) Each of the Paying Agent, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder or former holder of shares of Company Common Stock such amounts as Parent determines in good faith may be required to be deducted or withheld therefrom under the Code, or under any provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax law or under any other applicable Legal Requirement. To the extent such amounts are so deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes under this Agreement as having been paid to the Person to whom such amounts would otherwise have been paid.

(e) Neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall be liable to any holder or former holder of shares of Company Common Stock or to any other Person with respect to any Merger Consideration delivered to any public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property law, escheat law or other Legal Requirement.

1.8 Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any share of Company Common Stock that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and which is held by a stockholder who is entitled to exercise, and who has made a demand for, appraisal rights in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (such share being a “Dissenting Share,” and such stockholder being a “Dissenting Stockholder”) shall not be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, but rather shall be converted into the right to receive such consideration as may be determined to be due with respect to such Dissenting Share pursuant to the DGCL. If any Dissenting Stockholder fails to perfect such stockholder’s appraisal rights under the DGCL or effectively withdraws or otherwise loses such rights with respect to any Dissenting Shares, then as of the later of the Effective Time or the date of loss of such rights, such Dissenting Shares shall automatically be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without interest thereon, upon surrender of the Company Stock Certificate representing such Dissenting Shares. The Company shall give Parent: (a) prompt notice of any demand for payment of the fair value of any shares of Company Common Stock or any attempted withdrawal of any such demand for payment and any other instrument served pursuant to the DGCL and received by the Company relating to any stockholder’s appraisal rights; and (b) the opportunity to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to any such demands for payment under the DGCL. The Company shall not make any payment with respect to, or settle or make an offer to settle, any such demand for payment at any time prior to the Effective Time, unless the Company shall have first obtained Parent’s consent.

1.9 Further Action. If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is determined by Parent or the Surviving Corporation to be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession of and to all rights and property of Merger Sub and the Company, the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation and Parent shall be fully authorized (in the name of Merger Sub, in the name of the Company and otherwise) to take such action.

SECTION 2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

The Company represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as follows (it being understood that each representation and warranty contained in this Section 2 is subject to: (a) the exceptions and disclosures set forth in the part or subpart of the Company Disclosure Schedule corresponding to the particular Section or subsection in this Section 2 in which such representation and warranty appears; (b) any exceptions or disclosures explicitly cross-referenced in such part or subpart of the Company Disclosure Schedule by reference to another part or subpart of the Company Disclosure Schedule; and (c) any exception or disclosure set forth in any other part or subpart of the Company Disclosure Schedule to the extent it is reasonably apparent that such exception or disclosure qualifies such representation and warranty):

2.1 Subsidiaries; Due Organization; Qualification to do Business.

(a) The Company has no Subsidiaries, except for the Entities identified in Exhibit 21.1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 (the “Company Subsidiaries”). Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries owns any capital stock of, or any equity interest of any nature in, any other Entity, other than the Company Subsidiaries. None of the Acquired Corporations has agreed or is obligated to make, or is bound by any Contract under which it may become obligated to make, any future investment in or capital contribution to any other Entity.

(b) Each of the Acquired Corporations is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and, in jurisdictions that recognize the concept, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all necessary power and authority to: (i) conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted; (ii) own and use its assets in the manner in which its assets are currently owned and used; and (iii) perform its obligations under all Contracts by which it is bound.

(c) Each of the Acquired Corporations is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation, and is in good standing, under the laws of all jurisdictions where the nature of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have or result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.

2.2 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. The Company has delivered to Parent accurate and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company and the charter and other organizational documents of each other Acquired Corporation, including all amendments thereto, in each case except to the extent that such documents are filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. The Company has delivered to Parent accurate and complete copies of: (a) the charters of all committees of the Company’s board of directors; and (b) any code of conduct, investment policy, whistleblower policy, disclosure committee policy or similar policy adopted by any of the Acquired Corporations or by the board of directors, or any committee of the board of directors, of any of the Acquired Corporations, except to the extent that such documents are filed as part of the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 28, 2006.

2.3 Capitalization; Rights to Acquire Stock.

(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of: (i) 250,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of which 25,500,219 shares have been issued and are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement; and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of which no shares have been issued or are outstanding. The Company does not hold any shares of its capital stock in its treasury. All of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable. None of the Acquired Corporations holds any shares of Company Common Stock or any rights to acquire shares of Company

Common Stock. None of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock is entitled or subject to any preemptive right, right of participation or any similar right. None of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock is subject to any right of first refusal in favor of any of the Acquired Corporations. There is no Company Contract relating to the voting or registration of, or restricting any Person from purchasing, selling, pledging or otherwise disposing of (or from granting any option or similar right with respect to), any shares of Company Common Stock. None of the Acquired Corporations is under any obligation, or is bound by any Contract pursuant to which it may become obligated, to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding capital stock of the Company or other securities.

(b) As of the date of this Agreement: (i) 2,893,194 shares of Company Common Stock were subject to issuance pursuant to Company Options granted and outstanding under the Company Option Plans; and (ii) 816,290 Company Restricted Shares have been granted or issued and are outstanding, all of which have been so granted or issued under the Company Option Plans. As of the date of this Agreement: (A) 590,126 shares of Company Common Stock are reserved for future issuance pursuant to the Company’s 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Company ESPP”); and (B) 973,158 shares of Company Common Stock are reserved for future issuance pursuant to stock options not yet granted under the Company Option Plans. Part 2.3(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the following information with respect to each Company Option and Company Restricted Share outstanding as of the date of this Agreement: (1) the particular Company Option Plan (if any) pursuant to which such Company Option or Company Restricted Share, as applicable, was granted or issued; (2) the name of the holder of such Company Option or Company Restricted Share, as applicable; (3) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option or the award of such Company Restricted Share, as applicable; (4) the exercise price of such Company Option or Company Restricted Share (if any); (5) the date on which such Company Option or Company Restricted Stock, as applicable, was granted or issued; (6) the applicable vesting schedule, and the extent to which such Company Option or Company Restricted Share is vested and exercisable, as applicable; (7) the date on which such Company Option expires; (8) whether such Company Option is an “incentive stock option” (as defined in the Code) or a non-qualified stock option; and (9) whether the vesting of such Company Option or Company Restricted Share, as applicable, would be accelerated, in whole or in part, as a result of the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions, alone or in combination with any termination of employment or other event. Other than Company Restricted Shares set forth in Part 2.3(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each outstanding share of Company Common Stock that is or was subject to a repurchase right in favor of the Company is fully vested as of the date of this Agreement. The Company has delivered to Parent accurate and complete copies of: (v) each Company Option Plan; (w) each other stock option plan pursuant to which any of the Acquired Corporations has ever granted stock options or restricted stock to the extent that any options or restricted stock remain outstanding thereunder; (x) each stock option plan under which any Entity has granted stock options that were ever assumed by any of the Acquired Corporations to the extent that any options remain outstanding thereunder; (y) the form of each stock option agreement evidencing options to purchase stock of any of the Acquired Corporations, including each form containing vesting acceleration; and (z) the form of each restricted stock agreement evidencing restricted stock of any of the Acquired Corporations, including each form containing vesting acceleration.

All Company Options and Company Restricted Shares are evidenced by stock option agreements or restricted stock agreements, as applicable, in each case substantially identical to the forms delivered to Parent, and no stock option agreement or restricted stock agreement contains terms that are inconsistent with, or in addition to, the terms contained in such forms.

(c) As of the date of this Agreement, 41,542 shares of Company Common Stock were subject to issuance pursuant to outstanding Company Warrants. Part 2.3(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the following information with respect to each Company Warrant outstanding as of the date of this Agreement: (i) the name of the holder of such Company Warrant; (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Warrant; (iii) the exercise price of such Company Warrant; (iv) the date on which such Company Warrant was issued; (v) the applicable vesting schedule, and the extent to which such Company Warrant is vested and exercisable; (vi) the date on which such Company Warrant expires; and (vii) whether the vesting of such Company Warrant would be accelerated, in whole or in part, as a result of the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions, alone or in combination with any termination of employment or other event. The Company has delivered to Parent accurate and complete copies of each Contract pursuant to which any Company Warrant is outstanding.

(d) Each Company Option intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under the Code so qualifies. Each grant of a Company Option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Company Option was by its terms to be effective (the “Grant Date”) by all necessary corporate action, including, as applicable, approval by the board of directors of the Company (or a duly constituted and authorized committee thereof) and any required stockholder approval by the necessary number of votes or written consents, and: (i) the stock option agreement governing such grant (if any) was duly executed and delivered by each party thereto; (ii) each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the applicable Company Option Plan, the Exchange Act and all other applicable Legal Requirements, including the rules of the NASDAQ Global Select Market and its predecessor; and (iii) the per share exercise price of each such Company Option was equal to the fair market value of a share of Company Common Stock on the applicable Grant Date. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, Company Options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of Company Options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Acquired Corporations or their financial results or prospects.

(e) The maximum number of shares of Company Common Stock that could be purchased with accumulated payroll deductions under the Company ESPP at the close of business on the date set forth in Part 2.3(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (assuming: (i) the fair market value of a share of Company Common Stock on such date is equal to $13.50 and payroll deductions continue at the current rate; and (ii) the amount of accumulated payroll deductions is consistent with the amount in the offering period ended November 3, 2006) is 31,744. Each Company Option and Company Warrant may be treated in accordance with Section 5.3 without the consent of the holder of such Company Option or Company Warrant, as applicable. No holder of any Company Option or Company Warrant is entitled to any treatment of such Company Option or Company Warrant, as applicable, other than as provided in Section 5.3.

(f) Except as set forth in Parts 2.3(b) and 2.3(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no: (i) outstanding subscription, option, call, warrant or right (whether or not currently exercisable) to acquire any shares of the capital stock or other securities of any of the Acquired Corporations; (ii) outstanding security, instrument or obligation that is or may become convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of the capital stock or other securities of any of the Acquired Corporations; (iii) shareholder rights plan (or similar plan commonly referred to as a “poison pill”) or Contract under which any of the Acquired Corporations is or may become obligated to sell or otherwise issue any shares of its capital stock or any other securities; or (iv) Contract that may give rise to or provide a reasonable basis for the assertion of a claim by any Person to the effect that such Person is entitled to acquire or receive any shares of the capital stock or other securities of any of the Acquired Corporations.

(g) All outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, all outstanding Company Options and Company Warrants and all outstanding shares of the capital stock and other securities of the Acquired Corporations have been issued and granted in compliance with: (i) all applicable securities laws and other applicable Legal Requirements; and (ii) all requirements set forth in applicable Contracts, except where such noncompliance would not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have or result in, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(h) All of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of each of the Company Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof, and are owned beneficially and of record by the Company, free and clear of any Encumbrances. There are no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company issued and outstanding having the right to vote (or convertible or exercisable or exchangeable for securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which stockholders of the Company may vote.

2.4 SEC Filings; Financial Statements.

(a) The Company has delivered (or made available via the SEC ▇▇▇▇▇ database) to Parent accurate and complete copies of all registration statements, proxy statements and other statements, reports, schedules, forms and other documents, and all Company Certifications (as defined below in this Section), filed or furnished by the Company with or to the SEC since January 1, 2005, including all amendments thereto (collectively, the “Company SEC Documents”). All statements, reports, schedules, forms and other documents required to have been filed or furnished by the Company or its officers with or to the SEC have been so filed or furnished on a timely basis. None of the Company Subsidiaries is required to file or furnish any documents with or to the SEC. As of the time it was filed with or furnished to the SEC (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing): (i) each of the Company SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (as the case may be); and (ii) none of the Company SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact

or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of the certifications and statements relating to the Company SEC Documents required by: (A) the SEC’s Order dated June 27, 2002 pursuant to Section 21(a)(1) of the Exchange Act (File No. 4-460); (B) Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act; or (C) 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906 of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act) (collectively, the “Company Certifications”) is accurate and complete, and complied as to form and content with all applicable Legal Requirements.

(b) The Acquired Corporations maintain disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act. Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that all material information concerning the Acquired Corporations required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it is required to file, submit or furnish under the Exchange Act is made known on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation of the Company’s filings with the SEC and other public disclosure documents. The Company has delivered to Parent accurate and complete copies of all written descriptions of, and all policies, manuals and other documents promulgating, such disclosure controls and procedures. The Company is, and has at all times since November 22, 2004 been, in compliance with the applicable listing and other rules and regulations of the NASDAQ Global Select Market and its predecessor and has not since November 22, 2004 received any notice from the NASDAQ Global Select Market or its predecessor asserting any non-compliance with any of such rules and regulations.

(c) The consolidated financial statements (including any related notes) contained or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC Documents: (i) complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC applicable thereto; (ii) were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered (except as may be indicated in the notes to such financial statements or, in the case of unaudited financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC, and except that the unaudited financial statements may not contain footnotes and are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments that will not, individually or in the aggregate, be material in amount); and (iii) fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the periods covered thereby. No financial statements of any Person other than the Acquired Corporations are required by GAAP to be included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

(d) To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company’s auditor has at all times since the date of enactment of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act been: (i) “independent” with respect to the Company within the meaning of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act; and (ii) in compliance with subsections (g) through (l) of Section 10A of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board thereunder with respect to the Company. All non-audit services (as defined in Section 2(a)(8) of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act) performed by the Company’s auditors for the Acquired Corporations were approved as required by Section 202 of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act.

(e) The Acquired Corporations maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of the Acquired Corporations’ internal controls over financial reporting that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the ability of the Acquired Corporations to record, process, summarize and report financial information. The Company has delivered to Parent accurate and complete copies of, all written descriptions of, and all policies, manuals and other documents promulgating, such internal accounting controls.

(f) Part 2.4(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, and the Company has delivered to Parent accurate and complete copies of the documentation creating or governing, all securitization transactions and “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(c) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act) currently in effect or effected by any of the Acquired Corporations since January 1, 2002.

2.5 Absence of Changes. Between June 30, 2006 and the date of this Agreement:

(a) there has not been any Company Material Adverse Effect, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred or circumstance has arisen that, in combination with any other events or circumstances, would reasonably be expected to have or result in a Company Material Adverse Effect;

(b) there has not been any material loss, damage or destruction to, or any material interruption in the use of, any of the material assets of any of the Acquired Corporations (whether or not covered by insurance);

(c) none of the Acquired Corporations has: (i) declared, accrued, set aside or paid any dividend or made any other distribution in respect of any capital stock or other securities; or (ii) repurchased, redeemed or otherwise reacquired any capital stock or other securities;

(d) none of the Acquired Corporations has sold, issued or granted, or authorized the issuance of: (i) any capital stock or other security (except for shares of Company Common Stock issued upon the valid exercise of outstanding Company Options or the issuance of restricted stock awards identified in Part 2.3(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule); (ii) any option, warrant or right to acquire any capital stock or any other security (except for Company Options identified in Part 2.3(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule); or (iii) any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock or other security of any of the Acquired Corporations;

(e) the Company has not amended or waived any of its rights or obligations under, or permitted the acceleration of vesting under: (i) any provision of any of the Company Option Plans; (ii) any provision of any Contract evidencing any outstanding Company Option or Company Warrant; (iii) any restricted stock agreement; or (iv) any other Contract evidencing or relating to any equity award (whether payable in cash or stock);

(f) none of the Acquired Corporations has effected or been a party to any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, reclassification of shares, stock split, reverse stock split, issuance of bonus shares or similar transaction;

(g) none of the Acquired Corporations has made any capital expenditure which, when added to all other capital expenditures made on behalf of the Acquired Corporations between June 30, 2006 and the date of this Agreement, exceeds $3,500,000 in the aggregate;

(h) none of the Acquired Corporations has written off as uncollectible, or established any extraordinary reserve with respect to, any account receivable or other indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $75,000;

(i) none of the Acquired Corporations has: (i) lent money to any Person (other than routine travel and business expense advances made to employees in the ordinary course of business, including travel to India); or (ii) incurred or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money;

(j) none of the Acquired Corporations has materially increased the amount of the wages, salary, commissions, fringe benefits or other compensation or remuneration payable to any of its directors or officers or generally to other employees;

(k) none of the Acquired Corporations has changed any of its methods of accounting or accounting practices in any material respect, except as required by concurrent changes in GAAP or SEC rules and regulations;

(l) none of the Acquired Corporations has made any material Tax election or asked for or received any ruling in respect of any Tax, or entered into any Contract with any Governmental Body with respect to any Tax;

(m) none of the Acquired Corporations has entered into any material transaction or taken any other material action outside the ordinary course of business or inconsistent with past practices; and

(n) none of the Acquired Corporations has agreed or committed to take any of the actions referred to in clauses “(c)” through “(m)” above.

2.6 Title to Assets. The Acquired Corporations own, and have good and valid title to, all assets purported to be owned by them, including: (a) all assets reflected on the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet (except for assets sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary

course of business since the date of the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet); and (b) all other assets reflected in the books and records of the Acquired Corporations as being owned by the Acquired Corporations. All of said assets are owned by the Acquired Corporations free and clear of any Encumbrances, except for: (i) any lien for current taxes not yet due and payable; (ii) minor liens that have arisen in the ordinary course of business and that do not (in any case or in the aggregate) materially detract from the value of the assets subject thereto or materially impair the operations of any of the Acquired Corporations; and (iii) liens described in Part 2.6 of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The Acquired Corporations are the lessees of, and hold valid leasehold interests in, all assets purported to have been leased by them, including: (A) all assets reflected as leased on the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet; and (B) all other assets reflected in the books and records of the Acquired Corporations as being leased to the Acquired Corporations. The Acquired Corporations enjoy undisturbed possession of such leased assets.

2.7 Real Property; Real Property Leases; Equipment.

(a) Part 2.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies all parcels of real property owned by the respective Acquired Corporations, including parcels of real property which the Acquired Corporations are in possession under agreements of sale, and all buildings, structures, fixtures and other improvements located thereon (the real property and all buildings, structures, fixtures and other improvements described in Part 2.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule are referred to as the “Owned Real Property”).

(b) The Acquired Corporations have good, marketable and indefeasible fee title to the Owned Real Property and the acquisition of such title has been duly and validly made, obtained or occupied in compliance with all Legal Requirements and after obtaining all Governmental Authorizations (including payment of Taxes). The Acquired Corporations own the Owned Real Property free and clear of any Encumbrances, except for: (i) any lien for current taxes not yet due and payable; (ii) minor liens that have arisen in the ordinary course of business and that do not (in any case or in the aggregate) materially detract from the value of the Owned Real Property or materially impair the operations of any of the Acquired Corporations; and (iii) the Encumbrances identified in Part 2.7(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. All water, sewer, gas, electricity, telephone and other utilities and utility services required by applicable Legal Requirements to be provided with respect to the Owned Real Property, and all such utilities and utility services necessary for the conduct of the businesses of the Acquired Corporations at or upon the Owned Real Property, are being supplied to the Owned Real Property and are presently installed and operating properly in all material respects.

(c) Part 2.7(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies each real property lease (collectively, the “Leases”) pursuant to which any of the Acquired Corporations leases real property from any other Person (all real property leased to the Acquired Corporations, including all buildings, structures, fixtures and other improvements leased to the Acquired Corporations, are referred to as the “Leased Real Property,” and, together with the Owned Real Property, as the “Company Real Property”).

(d) There is no Legal Proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, that challenges or adversely affects, or would challenge or adversely affect, the continuation of the present ownership, use or operation of any Company Real Property. To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no existing plan or study by any Governmental Body or by any other Person that challenges or otherwise adversely affects the continuation of the present ownership, use or operation of any Company Real Property. There are no subleases, licenses, occupancy agreements or other contractual obligations that grant the right of use or occupancy of any of the Company Real Property to any Person other than the Acquired Corporations, and there is no Person in possession of any of the Company Real Property other than the Acquired Corporations.

(e) All material items of equipment and other tangible assets owned by or leased to the Acquired Corporations are adequate for the uses to which they are being put, are in good and safe condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and, with due regard to the age thereof, are adequate for the conduct of the businesses of the Acquired Corporations in the manner in which such businesses are currently being conducted.

2.8 Intellectual Property.

(a) Part 2.8(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies:

(i) in Part 2.8(a)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule: (A) each domain name or item of Registered IP in which any of the Acquired Corporations has or purports to have an ownership interest of any nature (whether exclusively, jointly with another Person or otherwise); (B) the jurisdiction in which such domain name or item of Registered IP has been registered or filed and the applicable registration or serial number; and (C) any other Person that has an ownership interest in such domain name or item of Registered IP and the nature of such ownership interest;

(ii) in Part 2.8(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule: (A) each Contract pursuant to which any Intellectual Property Rights or Intellectual Property is licensed to any Acquired Corporation (other than software license agreements for any third-party non-customized software that is generally available to the public, for the scope of use currently exercised by such Acquired Corporation, at a cost of less than $25,000); and (B) whether these licenses are exclusive or nonexclusive (for purposes of this Agreement, a covenant not to ▇▇▇ or not to assert infringement claims shall be deemed to be equivalent to a license); and

(iii) in Part 2.8(a)(iii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule: (A) each Contract pursuant to which any Person has been granted any license under, or otherwise has received or acquired any right (whether or not currently exercisable) or interest in, any Company IP, and (B) whether these licenses, rights and interests are exclusive or nonexclusive.

(b) The Company has delivered to Parent an accurate and complete copy of each standard form of the following documents and Contracts used by any Acquired Corporation at any time since January 1, 2002: (i) Contract pursuant to which any customer or other Person acquires, uses, licenses or otherwise receives the benefit of any Company Product or Company Product Software; (ii) employee agreement or similar Contract containing any

assignment or license of Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights or any confidentiality provision; (iii) consulting or independent contractor agreement or similar Contract containing any assignment or license of Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights or any confidentiality provision; or (iv) confidentiality or nondisclosure agreement or similar Contract.

(c) The Acquired Corporations exclusively own all right, title and interest to and in the Company IP (other than Intellectual Property Rights or Intellectual Property licensed to the Company, as identified in Part 2.8(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or pursuant to license agreements for non-customized third-party software that is generally available to the public, for the scope of use currently exercised by such Acquired Corporation, at a cost of less than $25,000) free and clear of any Encumbrances (other than licenses granted pursuant to Contracts listed in Part 2.8(a)(iii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(i) except as set forth in Part 2.8(c)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all documents and instruments necessary to perfect the rights of the Acquired Corporations in the Company IP that is Registered IP have been validly executed, delivered and filed in a timely manner with the appropriate Governmental Body;

(ii) each Company Associate who is or was involved in the creation or development of any Company IP, Company Product or Company Product Software has signed a valid and enforceable agreement containing: (A) an irrevocable assignment of Intellectual Property Rights to, and a waiver of moral rights and other non-assignable Intellectual Property Rights in favor of, the appropriate Acquired Corporation; and (B) confidentiality provisions protecting the Company IP;

(iii) no Company Associate has any right (whether or not currently exercisable) or interest to or in any Company IP;

(iv) except for the licenses granted in the Contracts identified in Part 2.8(a)(iii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Acquired Corporations is bound by, and no Company IP is subject to, any Contract that limits or restricts in any material respect the ability of any Acquired Corporation to use, exploit, assert or enforce any Company IP;

(v) no funding, facilities or personnel of any Governmental Body or any university, college, research institute or other educational institution have been or are being, or are expected to be, used, directly or indirectly, to develop or create, in whole or in part, any Company IP, Company Product or Company Product Software, and no Company Associate who was involved in, or who contributed to, the creation or development of any Company IP performed services for any Governmental Body, university, college, research institute or other educational institution during a period of time during which such Company Associate was also performing services for any Acquired Corporation;

(vi) each Acquired Corporation has taken all reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of and otherwise protect and enforce its rights in all proprietary information held (or purported to be held) by any of the Acquired Corporations as a trade secret, including: (A) obtaining an appropriate binding non-disclosure agreement prior to disclosing to any third party (or permitting any third party to access) any trade secrets of any Acquired Corporation; and (B) imposing restrictions on unauthorized copying, unauthorized sale or transfer, recompilation, disassembly or reverse-engineering and other industry-standard restrictions on use prior to providing a third party with access to Company IP;

(vii) except as set forth in Part 2.8(c)(vii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Acquired Corporations is now or has ever been a member or promoter of, or a contributor to, any industry standards body or any similar organization that would reasonably be expected to require or obligate any of the Acquired Corporations to grant or offer to any other Person any license or right to any Company IP; and

(viii) the Acquired Corporations own or otherwise have, and after the Closing the Surviving Corporation will continue to have, all Intellectual Property Rights needed to conduct the business of the Acquired Corporations as currently conducted and currently planned by the Company to be conducted without any additional expenditures or payments for such Intellectual Property Rights.

(d) All Company IP that is Registered IP (other than pending applications) is, to the Knowledge of the Company, valid, subsisting and enforceable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(i) each item of Company IP that is Registered IP is and at all times has been in compliance with all Legal Requirements, and all filings, payments and other actions required to be made or taken to maintain each item of Company IP that is Registered IP in full force and effect have been properly made and taken;

(ii) no trademark (whether registered or unregistered) or trade name owned, used, or applied for by any of the Acquired Corporations, to the Knowledge of the Company, conflicts or interferes with any trademark (whether registered or unregistered) or trade name owned, used or applied for by any other Person;

(iii) except as set forth in Part 2.8(d)(iii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no application for a patent or for a copyright, mask work or trademark registration or any other type of Registered IP, in each case that is material to the business of any of the Acquired Corporations as currently conducted and currently planned by the Company to be conducted, and that has been filed by or on behalf of, or assigned to, any of the Acquired Corporations has been abandoned, allowed to lapse or finally rejected without the possibility of further prosecution, response or appeal;

(iv) no interference, opposition, reissue, reexamination, cancellation or other Legal Proceeding of similar nature is or has been pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, in which the scope, validity or enforceability of any Company IP that is Registered IP is being, has been or would reasonably be expected to be contested or challenged; and

(v) to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no basis for a claim that would reasonably be expected to result in a ruling, judgment or determination by any Governmental Body that any Company IP that is Registered IP that is material to the business of any of the Acquired Corporations as currently conducted and currently planned by the Company to be conducted is invalid or unenforceable.

(e) Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement nor the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions will, or would reasonably be expected to, with or without notice or the lapse of time, result in or give any other Person the right or option to cause, create, impose or declare: (i) a loss of, or Encumbrance on, any Company IP; (ii) the release, disclosure, or delivery of any Company IP by or to any escrow agent or other Person; or (iii) the grant, assignment or transfer to any other Person of, or the right of any Person to exercise, any license or other right or interest under, to or in any of the Company IP.

(f) To the Knowledge of the Company, no Person has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated, and no Person is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating, any Company IP. Part 2.8(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule: (i) accurately identifies (and the Company has provided to Parent an accurate and complete copy of) each letter or other written or electronic communication or correspondence that has been sent or otherwise delivered by or to any of the Acquired Corporations or any Representative of any of the Acquired Corporations since January 1, 2003 regarding any actual, alleged or suspected infringement or misappropriation of any Company IP by any Person; and (ii) provides a brief description of the current status of the matter referred to in such letter, communication or correspondence.

(g) None of the Acquired Corporations and none of the Company IP, Company Products or Company Product Software has ever, to the Knowledge of the Company, infringed (directly, contributorily, by inducement or otherwise), misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property Right of any other Person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the Knowledge of the Company: (i) no Company Product or Company Product Software, and no method or process used in the development, manufacturing or servicing of any Company Product or Company Product Software, infringes, violates or makes unlawful use of any Intellectual Property Right of, or contains any Intellectual Property misappropriated from, any other Person; (ii) there is no legitimate basis for a claim that: (A) any Acquired Corporation or any Company Product or Company Product Software has infringed or misappropriated any Intellectual Property Right of another Person or engaged in unfair competition; or (B) any Company Product or Company Product Software (or any method or process used in the development, manufacturing, or servicing of any Company Product or Company Product Software) infringes, violates or makes unlawful use of any Intellectual Property Right of, or contains any Intellectual Property misappropriated from, any other Person.

(h) The Company is not bound by any obligation to indemnify, defend, hold harmless or reimburse any other Person with respect to, and otherwise has not assumed or agreed to discharge or otherwise take responsibility for, any existing or potential infringement or misappropriation of any Intellectual Property Rights, except for those express obligations undertaken by the Company in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice to indemnify its customers for any infringement of Intellectual Property Rights by the Company Products.

(i) No infringement, misappropriation or similar claim or Legal Proceeding is or has been pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against any Acquired Corporation or against any other Person who is, or has asserted or would reasonably be expected to assert that it is, entitled to be indemnified, defended, held harmless or reimbursed by any Acquired Corporation with respect to such claim or Legal Proceeding (including any claim or Legal Proceeding that has been settled, dismissed or otherwise concluded).

(j) Except as set forth in Part 2.8(j) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since January 1, 2003, none of the Acquired Corporations has received any written notice relating to any actual, alleged or suspected infringement, misappropriation or violation of any Intellectual Property Right of another Person by any of the Acquired Corporations, the Company Products or the Company Product Software.

(k) To the Knowledge of the Company, no claim or Legal Proceeding involving any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Right licensed to an Acquired Corporation is pending or has been threatened, except for any such claim or Legal Proceeding that, if adversely determined, would not adversely affect: (i) the use or exploitation of such Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Right by such Acquired Corporation; or (ii) the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, distribution, provision, licensing, or sale of any Company Product.

(l) To the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Company Product Software: (i) contains any material bug, defect or error (including any bug, defect or error relating to or resulting from the display, manipulation, processing, storage, transmission or use of date data) that materially and adversely affects the use, functionality or performance of such Company Product Software or any Company Product using, containing or including such Company Product Software; or (ii) fails to materially comply with any applicable warranty or other contractual commitment made by any Acquired Corporation relating to the use, functionality or performance of such software or any Company Product containing or used in conjunction with such Company Product Software, except, in the case of both clauses “(i)” and “(ii)”, for such bugs, defects, errors or failure to comply with any applicable warranty or other contractual commitment which have been waived by the customer or otherwise fixed, remedied or cured by the Company.

(m) None of the Company Product Software contains any “back door,” “drop dead device,” “time bomb,” “Trojan horse,” “virus,” or “worm” (as such terms are commonly understood in the software industry) or any other code designed or intended to have, or capable of performing, any of the following functions: (i) disrupting, disabling, harming or otherwise impeding in any manner the operation of, or providing unauthorized access to, a computer system or network or other device on which such code is stored or installed; or (ii) damaging or destroying any data or file without the user’s consent.

(n) None of the Company Product Software is subject to any “copyleft” or other obligation or condition (including any obligation or condition under any “open source” license such as the GNU Public License, Lesser GNU Public License or Mozilla Public License) that: (i) requires or would reasonably be expected to require, or conditions or would reasonably be expected to condition, the use, distribution or availability of such Company Product Software on, the disclosure, licensing or distribution of any Company Source Code for any portion of such Company Product Software; or (ii) otherwise imposes or would reasonably be expected to impose any material limitation, restriction or condition on the right or ability of the Company to use, distribute or make available any Company Product Software.

(o) Except as set forth in Part 2.8(o) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no Company Source Code has been delivered, licensed or made available to any escrow agent or other Person (other than employees of the Acquired Corporations in the ordinary course of employment), and none of the Acquired Corporations has any duty or obligation (whether present, contingent or otherwise) to deliver, license or make available any Company Source Code to any escrow agent or other Person. The Company reasonably believes that no event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time) will, or would reasonably be expected to, result in the delivery, license or disclosure of any source code for any Company Product Software to any other Person.

2.9 Contracts.

(a) Part 2.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies each Company Contract that constitutes a Significant Contract, disclosed in subsections corresponding to the list set forth below. For purposes of this Agreement, each of the following Company Contracts shall be deemed to constitute a “Significant Contract”:

(i) any Contract constituting a Company Employee Agreement;

(ii) any Contract: (A) with any works council, labor union or similar organization or body; (B) pursuant to which any of the Acquired Corporations is or may become obligated to make any severance, termination or similar payment to any Company Associate or any spouse, heir or Representative of any Company Associate; (C) pursuant to which any of the Acquired Corporations is or may become obligated to make any bonus or similar payment (other than payments constituting base salary or commissions paid in the ordinary course of business) in excess of $10,000 to any Company Associate; or (D) pursuant to which any of the Acquired Corporations is or may become obligated to accelerate the vesting of, or otherwise modify, any stock option, restricted stock, stock appreciation right or other equity interest in any of the Acquired Corporations;

(iii) any Contract identified or required to be identified in Part 2.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule;

(iv) any Contract relating to the acquisition, transfer, use, development, sharing or license of any technology or any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Right, other than: (A) Contracts pursuant to which the Company obtains a license from a third party only to general-purpose, non-customized business application software that is not incorporated into any Company Product and is generally available to the public pursuant to a shrink-wrap, click-wrap or other similar mass-market license agreement; (B) standard forms of the type described in Section 2.8(b); and (C) Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business with customers for the sale of Company Products;

(v) any Contract creating or relating to any partnership or joint venture or requiring any Acquired Corporation to share any revenues with any other Person;

(vi) any Contract that provides for: (A) reimbursement of any Company Associate for, or advancement to any Company Associate of, legal fees or other expenses associated with any Legal Proceeding or the defense thereof; or (B) indemnification of any Company Associate;

(vii) any Contract imposing any restriction on the right or ability of any Acquired Corporation: (A) to compete with any other Person; (B) to acquire any product or other asset or any services from any other Person; (C) to solicit, hire or retain any Person as a director, an officer or other employee, or as a consultant or an independent contractor; (D) to develop, sell, supply, distribute, offer, support or service any product or any technology or other asset to or for any other Person; (E) to perform services for any other Person; or (F) to transact business or deal in any other manner with any other Person;

(viii) any Contract with annual payments of $30,000 or more pursuant to which any Acquired Corporation grants or receives marketing, distribution, system integration, OEM or any other similar rights for any product or service;

(ix) any Contract creating a joint development, cooperative development, collaborative research or other similar arrangement with any Person;

(x) any Contract (other than Contracts evidencing Company Options): (A) relating to the acquisition, issuance, voting, registration, sale or transfer of any securities; (B) providing any Person with any preemptive right, right of participation, right of maintenance or similar right with respect to any securities; or (C) providing any of the Acquired Corporations with any right of first refusal with respect to, or right to repurchase or redeem, any securities;

(xi) any Contract with annual payments of $50,000 or more incorporating or relating to any guaranty, any warranty, any sharing of liabilities or any indemnity (including any indemnity with respect to Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights) or similar obligation, other than Contracts that do not deviate in any material respect from the standard forms of contracts referred to in Section 2.8(b);

(xii) any Contract with sole-source or single-source suppliers of products or services with annual payments of $10,000 or more;

(xiii) any Contract relating to the lease or sublease by any of the Acquired Corporations of any real property;

(xiv) any Contract (including Contracts relating to the sale, lease, license, installation, evaluation, testing, maintenance, repair or support of any Company Product) that contemplates or involves the payment or delivery of cash or other consideration in an amount or having a value in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate, or contemplates or involves the performance of services having a value in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate;

(xv) any Contract that has a term of more than one year with annual payments of $50,000 or more and that may not be terminated by an Acquired Corporation (without penalty in excess of $50,000) within 60 days after the delivery of a termination notice by such Acquired Corporation (other than confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements entered into by any Acquired Corporation in the ordinary course of business);

(xvi) any Contract relating to the acquisition, development, sale or disposition of any business unit or product line of any of the Acquired Corporations or of any Company IP;

(xvii) any Contract relating to the acquisition of a material portion of the assets of, or a material equity or other interest in, any other Entity or any business conducted by any other Entity;

(xviii) any Contract: (A) requiring that any of the Acquired Corporations give any notice or provide any information to any Person prior to considering or accepting any Acquisition Proposal or similar proposal, or prior to entering into any discussions, agreement, arrangement or understanding relating to any Acquisition Transaction or similar transaction; or (B) that would reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the ability of the Company to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, or to consummate any of the Contemplated Transactions;

(xix) any Contract that requires the payment by any Acquired Corporation of any sum in excess of $100,000 (including any penalty in excess of $100,000) in the event of nonperformance by any Acquired Corporation or termination by any party other than any Acquired Corporation; and

(xx) any Contract relating to any real property which contemplates execution of a deed of conveyance conveying absolute title in such real property in favor of the Acquired Corporations.

The Company has delivered to Parent an accurate and complete copy of each Company Contract that constitutes a Significant Contract.

(b) Each Company Contract that constitutes a Significant Contract is valid and in full force and effect, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to: (i) laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors; and (ii) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.

(c) (i) None of the Acquired Corporations has violated or breached in any material respect, or committed any default in any material respect under, any Company Contract; (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, no other Person has violated or breached in any material respect, or committed any default in any material respect under, any Company Contract; (iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time) would reasonably be expected to: (A) result in a violation or breach in any material respect of any of the provisions of any Company Contract; (B) give any Person the right to declare a default in any material respect under any Company Contract; (C) give any Person the right to receive or require a rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule under any Company Contract; (D) give any Person the right to accelerate the maturity or performance of any Company Contract that constitutes a Significant Contract; or (E) give any Person the right to cancel, terminate or modify any Company Contract that constitutes a Significant Contract; and (iv) since January 1, 2003, none of the Acquired Corporations has received any written notice regarding any actual or possible violation or breach of, or default under, any Company Contract that constitutes a Significant Contract.

2.10 Customers; Company Products; Services

(a) Part 2.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies, and provides an accurate and complete breakdown of the revenues received from, each customer or other Person that accounted for at least 5% of the revenues of the Acquired Corporations in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 or in the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Part 2.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies any written notice and, to the Knowledge of the Company, any oral notice received by any Acquired Corporation indicating that any customer or other Person identified or required to be identified in Part 2.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule may cease dealing, or may materially reduce its business, with any of the Acquired Corporations.

(b) Except as set forth in Part 2.10(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (or as readily ascertainable by reference to the express terms of a contract listed thereon), no Acquired Corporation is obligated to, and no Acquired Corporation has indicated that it would: (i) provide any recipient of any Company Product or prototype (or any other Person) with any upgrade, improvement or enhancement of a Company Product or prototype; or (ii) design or develop a new product, or a customized, improved or new version of a Company Product, for any other Person.

(c) Except as set forth in Part 2.10(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as reserved for on the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet, each Company Product ever sold, leased, licensed, delivered, installed, provided or otherwise made available by any Acquired Corporation or accepted by any customer of any of the Acquired Corporations: (i) conformed and complied in all material respects with the terms and requirements of any applicable warranty or other Contract and with all applicable Legal Requirements, other than any such non-conformity

or non-compliance that that has been cured prior to the date of this Agreement; and (ii) was free of any design defect, manufacturing or construction defect or other defect or deficiency at the time it was sold, leased, licensed, delivered, installed, provided or otherwise made available, and which has not been remedied or cured prior to the date of this Agreement, other than any immaterial defect that has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect, in any material respect, on such Company Product or the operation or performance thereof. No Company Product has ever been the subject of any recall or other similar action of any Governmental Body.

(d) All installation services, repair services, maintenance services, support services and other services that have been performed by any of the Acquired Corporations since January 1, 2002 were performed properly and in conformity with the terms and requirements of all applicable warranties and other Contracts and with all applicable Legal Requirements.

(e) Except as set forth in Part 2.10(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since January 1, 2005, no customer or other Person has given written notice to the Company of a claim or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened to assert any claim against any of the Acquired Corporations: (i) under or based upon any warranty provided by or on behalf of any of the Acquired Corporations; or (ii) based upon any services performed by any of the Acquired Corporations. No event has occurred, and no condition or circumstance exists, that would reasonably be expected to (with or without notice or lapse of time) give rise to or serve as a basis for the assertion of any such claim.

(f) Part 2.10(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies any written notice received by any Acquired Corporation since January 1, 2005, indicating that any supplier intends or expects to cease dealing with any Acquired Corporation or to materially reduce the amount of business between any Acquired Corporation and such supplier, together with a description in reasonable detail of the circumstances giving rise to such notice or communication or information. Copies of such written notice have been provided to Parent. Except as set forth in Part 2.10(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, to the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred, and no condition or circumstance exists, that would reasonably be expected to directly or indirectly give rise to or provide a basis for any supplier to cease dealing with any Acquired Corporation or materially reduce the amount of business between the Acquired Corporations and such supplier.

(g) None of the Company Products is subject to, and none of the Acquired Corporations is bound by, any Contract that limits or restricts in any material respect the ability of any Acquired Corporation to manufacture, market or sell any Company Product for any period of time, in any territory, to any particular customer or group of customers or in any other material respect.

2.11 Liabilities. None of the Acquired Corporations has, and none of the Acquired Corporations is or may become responsible for performing or discharging, any accrued, contingent or other liabilities of any nature, either matured or unmatured, except for: (a) liabilities identified as such in the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet; (b) liabilities that have been

incurred by the Acquired Corporations since the date of the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices; (c) liabilities for performance of obligations of the Acquired Corporations pursuant to the express terms of Company Contracts; and (d) liabilities to pay legal, investment banking and other professional advisory fees or out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Acquired Corporations in connection with the Contemplated Transactions.

2.12 Compliance with Legal Requirements; Certain Business Practices.

(a) Each of the Acquired Corporations is, and has at all times since January 1, 2003 been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements. Since January 1, 2003, none of the Acquired Corporations has received any written notice from any Governmental Body or other Person regarding any actual or possible violation of, or failure to comply with, any Legal Requirement.

(b) None of the Acquired Corporations, and (to the Knowledge of the Company) no Representative of any of the Acquired Corporations with respect to any matter relating to any of the Acquired Corporations, has: (a) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (b) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (c) made any other unlawful payment.

(c) The present use and operation of the Company Real Property is authorized by, and is in full compliance with, all applicable zoning, land use, building, fire, health, labor, safety and Environmental Laws (as defined in Section 2.16(f)) and other Legal Requirements.

(d) The Indian Sub: (i) is registered with the Software Technology Parks of India (“STPI”) and is entitled to the benefits granted under the STPI Scheme of the Government of India; and (ii) is not in breach and has not committed any breach of any of its obligations under the STPI Scheme of the Government of India. No Indian Governmental Body (whether customs or other authorities) have availed themselves of or threatened to avail themselves of all or any part of the bond and/or bank guarantees given by the Indian Sub. The Indian Sub has: (A) fulfilled in all material respects its export commitments to the Government of India under the STPI Scheme; and (B) registered itself under the Contract Labour (Registration and Abolition) Act, 1970 and any contractors engaged by Indian Sub have obtained valid licenses under the Contract Labour (Registration and Abolition) Act, 1970.

2.13 Governmental Authorizations. The Acquired Corporations hold all material Governmental Authorizations necessary to enable the Acquired Corporations to conduct their respective businesses in the manner in which such businesses are currently being conducted. All such Governmental Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect. Each Acquired Corporation is, and at all times since January 1, 2003 has been, in compliance in all material respects with the terms and requirements of such Governmental Authorizations. Since January 1, 2003, none of the Acquired Corporations has received any written notice from any Governmental

Body regarding: (a) any actual or possible violation of or failure to comply with any term or requirement of any material Governmental Authorization; or (b) any actual or possible revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination or modification of any material Governmental Authorization. None of the Acquired Corporations is a party to, is bound by or has any rights or obligations in respect of any material grants, incentives or subsidies from any Governmental Body

2.14 Tax Matters.

(a) Each of the Tax Returns required to be filed by or on behalf of the respective Acquired Corporations with any Governmental Body with respect to any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date (the “Acquired Corporation Returns”): (i) has been or will be filed on or before the applicable due date (including any extensions of such due date); and (ii) has been, or will be when filed, prepared in all material respects in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements. All Taxes payable by the Acquired Corporations for which the applicable due date occurred or occurs on or before the Closing Date, including all amounts shown on the Acquired Corporation Returns to be due on or before the Closing Date, have been timely paid or will be timely paid on or before the Closing Date.

(b) The Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet fully accrues all actual and contingent liabilities for Taxes with respect to all periods through the date of this Agreement in accordance with GAAP, except for liabilities for Taxes incurred since the date of the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet in the operation of the business of the Acquired Corporations. The Company will establish, prior to the Closing Date, in the ordinary course of business and consistent with its past practices, reserves adequate for the payment of all Taxes for the period from the date of the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet through the Closing Date.

(c) No Acquired Corporation and no Acquired Corporation Return is currently subject to or has ever been subject to an examination or audit by any Governmental Body. No written notice of such an audit or examination has been received by any Acquired Corporation from any Governmental Body. No extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any of the Acquired Corporation Returns has been granted (by the Company or any other Person), and no such extension or waiver has been requested from any Acquired Corporation. No power of attorney (other than powers of attorney authorizing employees of the Acquired Corporations to act on behalf of an Acquired Corporations) with respect to any Taxes has been executed by any Acquired Corporation or filed with any Governmental Body.

(d) No claim or Legal Proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, has been threatened against or with respect to any Acquired Corporation in respect of any material Tax. There are no unsatisfied liabilities for material Taxes with respect to any notice of deficiency or similar document received by any Acquired Corporation with respect to any material Tax (other than liabilities for Taxes asserted under any such notice of deficiency or similar document which are being contested in good faith by the Acquired Corporations and with respect to which adequate reserves for payment have been established on the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet). There are no liens or other Encumbrances for material Taxes upon any of the assets of any of the Acquired Corporations except liens for current Taxes not yet due and

payable. None of the Acquired Corporations has been, and none of the Acquired Corporations will be, required to include any adjustment in taxable income for any tax period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 481 or 263A of the Code (or any comparable provision of U.S. state or local or non-U.S. Tax Legal Requirements) as a result of transactions or events occurring, or accounting methods employed, prior to the Closing.

(e) None of the Acquired Corporations has been, and none of the Acquired Corporations will be, required to include any adjustment in taxable income for any tax period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 481 or 263A of the Code (or any comparable provision of U.S. state or local or non-U.S. Tax Legal Requirements) as a result of transactions or events occurring, or accounting methods employed, prior to the Closing. None of the Acquired Corporations will be required to include in a Taxable period ending after the Closing Date Taxable income attributable to income that accrued (for purposes of the financial statements of the Acquired Corporations) in a prior Taxable period (or portion of a Taxable period) but was not recognized for Tax purposes in any prior Taxable period as a result of: (i) the installment method of accounting; (ii) the completed contract method of accounting; (iii) the long-term contract method of accounting; (iv) the cash method of accounting; or (v) any comparable provisions of U.S. state or local or non-U.S. Tax Legal Requirements or for any other reason, other than any amounts that are specifically reflected in a reserve for Taxes on the financial statements of the Acquired Corporations.

(f) No claim has ever been delivered by any Governmental Body to an Acquired Corporation in a jurisdiction where an Acquired Corporation does not file a Tax Return that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in an obligation to pay material Taxes.

(g) There are no Contracts relating to allocating or sharing of Taxes to which any Acquired Corporation is a party. None of the Acquired Corporations is liable for Taxes of any other Person pursuant to any Contract or any Legal Requirement (including pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1506-6 or any similar U.S. state or local or non-U.S. Legal Requirement), or is currently under any contractual obligation to indemnify any Person with respect to any amounts of such Person’s Taxes (except for customary agreements to indemnify lenders or security holders in respect of Taxes) or is a party to any Contract providing for payments by an Acquired Corporation with respect to any amount of Taxes of any other Person. No Acquired Corporation is a party to any advance pricing agreement, closing agreement or other agreement relating to Taxes with any Governmental Body.

(h) No Acquired Corporation has constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code. No Acquired Corporation is or has been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code.

(i) No Acquired Corporation is or has been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code.

(j) No Acquired Corporation has been a member of an affiliated group of corporations within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code or within the meaning of any similar Legal Requirement to which an Acquired Corporation may be subject, other than the affiliated group of which the Company is the common parent. No Acquired Corporation joins or has joined, for any taxable period in the filing of any affiliated, aggregate, consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return, other than Tax Returns for the affiliated, aggregate, consolidated, combined or unitary group of which the Company is the common parent.

(k) The Company has delivered to Parent accurate and complete copies of all income Tax Returns of the Acquired Corporations for all Tax years that remain open or are otherwise subject to audit (or the reopening of an audit), and all other material Tax Returns of the Acquired Corporations filed since January 1, 2001.

(l) The Company has disclosed on its income Tax Returns all positions that could give rise to a material understatement penalty within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code or any similar Legal Requirement.

(m) No Acquired Corporation has participated in, or is currently participating in, a “Listed Transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2) or other “Reportable Transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(3) – (7) or similar transaction under any corresponding or similar Legal Requirement.

(n) None of the tax attributes (including net operating loss carryforwards and general business tax credits) of the Acquired Corporations is limited by Section 382 or 383 of the Code or Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-21 (or any corresponding or similar U.S. state or local or non-U.S. Legal Requirement which, with Sections 382 and 383 of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-21, are collectively referred to as the “Section 382 and Related Provisions”) for any period ending on or prior to the Closing Date. Except for the Section 382 and Related Provisions, the consummation of the Merger will not result in the loss of any favorable Tax holiday, increase in any Tax rate applicable to the Surviving Corporation, or otherwise adversely affect the Surviving Corporation’s Tax position after the Closing Date.

(o) Each of the Acquired Corporations has withheld from each payment or deemed payment made to Company Associates or to its past or present suppliers, creditors, stockholders or other third parties all material Taxes and other deductions required to be withheld and has, within the time and in the manner required by applicable Legal Requirements, paid such withheld amounts to the proper Governmental Bodies.

(p) No Acquired Corporation has taken any action that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from being treated as a “qualified stock purchase” within the meaning of Section 338 of the Code.

(q) The Acquired Corporations are in compliance with all material transfer pricing requirements in all jurisdictions in which the Acquired Corporations do business. None of the transactions between the Acquired Corporations and other related Persons (including

the Acquired Corporations) is subject to adjustment, apportionment, allocation or recharacterization under Section 482 of the Code or any similar U.S. state or local or non-U.S. Legal Requirement, and all of such transactions have been effected on an arm’s length basis. The Acquired Corporations have contemporaneous documentation of all transfer pricing methodologies, including a transfer pricing analysis or study for each material or ongoing intercompany or related party transaction.

(r) The Indian Sub is currently entitled to a 100% tax exemption for export profits under Section 10A of the Indian Income Tax ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇. The execution and performance of this Agreement will not adversely affect the tax exemption provided to the Indian Sub under Section 10A of the Indian Income Tax ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇. The Indian Sub has taken no action that could prejudice continuation of grant of the tax exemption under Section 10A of the Indian Income Tax ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇. The Indian Sub possesses all documents required under applicable law to justify the existence and availability of any tax benefit, tax regime or tax right which it has enjoyed within periods open to audits or which it may still enjoy.

2.15 Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans.

(a) Part 2.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete list of all employees (including directors and officers) of the Acquired Corporations, including employees who reside or work in India (the “Indian Employees”), in each case as of the date of this Agreement, together in each case with the following information with respect to such employees: (i) current position; (ii) years of service; (iii) country in which such employee works; (iv) current base salary and total annual compensation (including bonus or other payments); (v) outstanding promises of additional remuneration; (vi) actuarial value of accrued pension right (whether vested or unvested) as of December 31, 2004; and (vii) termination notice period and special termination protection or benefits, if any. The employment of each of the Acquired Corporations’ employees who perform services within the United States is terminable by the applicable Acquired Corporation “at will.”

(b) To the Knowledge of the Company: (i) no officer or other director-level employee or above or having a base salary of at least $150,000 for a U.S. employee or Indian Rupee 1,200,000 for an Indian employee intends to, or has communicated any intention to, terminate his or her employment with any of the Acquired Corporations; and (ii) no employee of any of the Acquired Corporations is a party to or is bound by any confidentiality agreement, noncompetition agreement or other Contract (with any Person) that may have a material effect on the business or operations of any of the Acquired Corporations.

(c) As of the date of this Agreement, none of the Acquired Corporations is a party to, or has a duty to bargain for, any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with a labor organization or works council representing any of its employees and there are no labor organizations or works councils representing, purporting to represent or, to the Knowledge of the Company, seeking to represent any employees of any of the Acquired Corporations. There has not been any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, job action, picketing, labor dispute, question concerning representation, union organizing activity, or any threat thereof, or any similar activity or dispute, affecting any of the Acquired Corporations or

any of their employees. To the Knowledge of the Company, there is not now pending, and no Person has threatened to commence, any such strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, job action, picketing, labor dispute, question regarding representation or union organizing activity or any similar activity or dispute. To the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred, and no condition or circumstance exists, that might directly or indirectly give rise to or provide a basis for the commencement of any such strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, job action, picketing, labor dispute, question regarding representation or union organizing activity or any similar activity or dispute. There is no claim or grievance pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened relating to any employment Contract, wages and hours, plant closing notification, employment statute or regulation, privacy right, labor dispute, workers’ compensation policy or long-term disability policy, safety, retaliation, immigration or discrimination matters involving any Company Associate, including charges of unfair labor practices or harassment complaints.

(d) To the Knowledge of the Company, none of the current or former independent contractors of any of the Acquired Corporations could be reclassified as an employee, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to any Acquired Corporation.

(e) None of the Acquired Corporations intends, and none of the Acquired Corporations has committed, to establish or enter into any new Company Employee Plan or Company Employee Agreement, or to modify any Company Employee Plan or Company Employee Agreement (except to conform any such Company Employee Plan or Company Employee Agreement to the requirements of any applicable Legal Requirements, in each case as previously disclosed to Parent in writing or as required by this Agreement).

(f) The Company has delivered to Parent, or made available in the data room at the offices of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, accurate and complete copies of: (i) all documents setting forth the terms of each Company Employee Plan and each Company Employee Agreement, including all amendments thereto and all related trust documents; (ii) the four most recent annual reports (Form Series 5500 and all schedules and financial statements attached thereto), if any, required under applicable Legal Requirements in connection with each Company Employee Plan; (iii) if the Company Employee Plan is subject to the minimum funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA, the most recent annual and periodic accounting of Company Employee Plan assets, if any; (iv) the most recent summary plan description together with the summaries of material modifications thereto, if any, required under ERISA or any similar Legal Requirement with respect to each Company Employee Plan; (v) all material written Contracts relating to each Company Employee Plan, including administrative service agreements and group insurance contracts; (vi) all written materials provided to any Company Associate relating to any Company Employee Plan and any proposed Company Employee Plans, in each case, relating to any amendments, terminations, establishments, increases or decreases in benefits, acceleration of payments or vesting schedules or other events that would reasonably be expected to result in any material liability to any of the Acquired Corporations or any Company Affiliate; (vii) all material correspondence since January 1, 2005 to or from any Governmental Body relating to any Company Employee Plan; (viii) all discrimination tests required under the Code for each Company Employee Plan intended to be

qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code for the four most recent plan years; and (ix) the most recent IRS determination or opinion letter issued with respect to each Company Employee Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.

(g) Each of the Acquired Corporations and Company Affiliates has performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under each Company Employee Plan, and each Company Employee Plan has been established and maintained in all material respects in accordance with its terms and with all applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Legal Requirements. Any Company Employee Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has obtained a favorable determination letter (or opinion letter, if applicable) as to its qualified status under the Code. All Company Pension Plans required to have been approved by any non-U.S. Governmental Body have been so approved, no such approval has been revoked (or, to the Knowledge of the Company, has revocation been threatened) and no event has occurred since the date of the most recent approval or application therefor relating to any such Company Pension Plan that would reasonably be expected to materially affect any such approval relating thereto or materially increase the costs relating thereto. Each Company Employee Plan intended to be tax qualified under applicable Legal Requirements is so tax qualified, and no event has occurred and no circumstance or condition exists that would reasonably be expected to result in the disqualification of any such Company Employee Plan. No Company Employee Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has: (i) been terminated; or (ii) incurred a partial termination as determined under applicable Legal Requirements within the last six years. None of the Acquired Corporations (or to the Knowledge of the Company, any other Person) has engaged in a “prohibited transaction,” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA, which is not otherwise exempt under Section 408 of ERISA, with respect to any Company Employee Plan. There are no claims or Legal Proceedings pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or reasonably anticipated (other than routine claims for benefits), against any Company Employee Plan or against the assets of any Company Employee Plan. Each Company Employee Plan (other than any Company Employee Plan to be terminated prior to the Effective Time in accordance with this Agreement) can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued after the Closing in accordance with its terms, without liability to Parent, any of the Acquired Corporations or any Company Affiliate (other than any liability for ordinary administration expenses). There are no audits or inquiries pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened by the IRS, the United States Department of Labor or any other Governmental Body with respect to any Company Employee Plan. None of the Acquired Corporations, and no Company Affiliate, has ever incurred: (i) any material penalty or tax with respect to any Company Employee Plan under Section 502(i) of ERISA or Sections 4975 through 4980 of the Code; or (ii) any material penalty or Tax under applicable Legal Requirements. Each of the Acquired Corporations and Company Affiliates has timely made all contributions and other payments required by and due under the terms of each Company Employee Plan. Each “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) subject to Section 409A of the Code has been operated since January 1, 2005 in good faith compliance with Section 409A of the Code, IRS Notice 2005-1 and applicable proposed regulations. No nonqualified deferred compensation plan has been “materially modified” (within the meaning of IRS Notice 2005-1) at any time after October 3, 2004.

(h) None of the Acquired Corporations, and no Company Affiliate, has ever maintained, established, sponsored, participated in or contributed to any: (i) Company Pension Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA; (ii) “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section (3)(37) of ERISA; or (iii) plan described in Section 413 of the Code. No Company Employee Plan is or has been funded by, associated with or related to a “voluntary employees’ beneficiary association” within the meaning of Section 501(c)(9) of the Code. None of the Acquired Corporations, and no Company Affiliate, has ever maintained, established, sponsored, participated in or contributed to any Company Pension Plan in which stock of any of the Acquired Corporations or any Company Affiliate is or was held as a plan asset. The fair market value of the assets of each funded Foreign Plan, the liability of each insurer for any Foreign Plan funded through insurance, or the book reserve established for any Foreign Plan, together with any accrued contributions, is sufficient to procure or provide in full for the accrued benefit obligations, with respect to all current and former participants in such Foreign Plan according to the reasonable actuarial assumptions and valuations most recently used to determine employer contributions to and obligations under such Foreign Plan, and no Contemplated Transaction will cause any such assets or insurance obligations to be less than such benefit obligations. There are no liabilities of the Acquired Corporations with respect to any Company Employee Plan that are not properly accrued and reflected in the financial statements of the Company in accordance with GAAP.

(i) None of the Acquired Corporations, and no Company Affiliate, maintains, sponsors or contributes to any Company Employee Plan that is an employee welfare benefit plan (as such term is defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) and that is, in whole or in part, self-funded or self-insured. No Company Employee Plan provides (except at no cost to the Acquired Corporations or any Company Affiliate), or reflects or represents any liability of any of the Acquired Corporations or any Company Affiliate to provide, post-termination or retiree life insurance, post-termination or retiree health benefits or other post-termination or retiree employee welfare benefits to any Person for any reason, except as may be required by COBRA or other applicable Legal Requirements. Other than commitments made that involve no future costs to any of the Acquired Corporations or any Company Affiliate, none of the Acquired Corporations nor any Company Affiliate has ever represented, promised or contracted (whether in oral or written form) to any Company Associate (either individually or to Company Associates as a group) or any other Person that such Company Associate(s) or other Person would be provided with post-termination or retiree life insurance, post-termination or retiree health benefit or other post-termination or retiree employee welfare benefits, except to the extent required by applicable Legal Requirements.

(j) Except as expressly required or provided by this Agreement or as required by Section 411(d)(3) of the Code, neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions could reasonably be expected to (either alone or upon the occurrence of termination of employment) constitute an event under any Company Employee Plan, Company Employee Agreement, trust or loan that may result (either alone or in connection with any other circumstance or event) in any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise), acceleration, forgiveness of indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits or obligation to fund benefits with respect to any Company Associate.

(k) Each of the Acquired Corporations and Company Affiliates: (i) is, and at all times has been, in compliance in all material respects with all Legal Requirements respecting employment, employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, wages, hours or other labor related matters; and (ii) has withheld and reported all amounts required by applicable Legal Requirements or by Contract to be withheld and reported with respect to wages, salaries and other payments to Company Associates. No Acquired Corporation or Company Affiliate: (A) is liable for any arrears of wages or any taxes or any interest or penalty for failure to comply with the Legal Requirements applicable of the foregoing; or (B) is liable for any payment to any trust or other fund governed by or maintained by or on behalf of any Governmental Body with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security, social charges or other benefits or obligations for Company Associates (other than routine payments to be made in the normal course of business and consistent with past practice). There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or reasonably anticipated claims or Legal Proceedings against any of the Acquired Corporations or any Company Affiliate under any worker’s compensation policy or long-term disability policy.

(l) There is no agreement, plan, arrangement or other Contract covering any Company Associate, and no payments have been made or will be made to any Company Associate, that, considered individually or considered collectively with any other such Contracts or payments, will, or could reasonably be expected to, be characterized as a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code or give rise directly or indirectly to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code (or any comparable provision under U.S. state or local or non-U.S. Tax Legal Requirements). No Acquired Corporation is a party to or has any obligation under any Contract to compensate any Person for excise taxes payable pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code or for additional taxes payable pursuant to Section 409A of the Code. No employee of any of the Acquired Corporations and no other Person is entitled to any gross-up, make-whole or other additional payment from any of the Acquired Corporations in respect of any Tax (including any Tax imposed under Sections 280G or 409A of the Code).

(m) To the Knowledge of the Company, no Company Associate is obligated under any Contract or subject to any Order of any court or other Governmental Body that would interfere with such Company Associate’s efforts to promote the interests of the Acquired Corporations or that would interfere with the businesses of the Acquired Corporations or any Company Affiliate. To the Knowledge of the Company, neither: (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement; nor (ii) the carrying on of the business of any Acquired Corporation or any Company Affiliate as presently conducted or any activity of any Company Associate in connection with the carrying on of the business of any Acquired Corporation or any Company Affiliate as currently conducted, will or could reasonably be expected to, to the Knowledge of the Company, conflict with, result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of or constitute a default under any Contract by which any such Company Associate is now bound.

(n) Since January 1, 2003, none of the Acquired Corporations has effectuated a “plant closing,” partial “plant closing,” “relocation”, “mass layoff” or “termination” (as defined in the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or any similar Legal Requirement) affecting any site of employment or one or more facilities or operating units within

any site of employment or facility of any of the Acquired Corporations. Part 2.15(n) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the following information with respect to each Company Associate whose employment was terminated in connection with the Company’s reduction in force in June 2006: (A) the name of such Company Associate; (B) the aggregate amount paid or payable to such Company Associate in connection with such reduction and the basis upon which such amount was determined; and (C) the timing and other terms relating to the payments referred to in clause “(B)” of this sentence.

(o) Part 2.15(o) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, identifies each option re-pricing or option exchange program undertaken by any Acquired Corporation. Each option re-pricing or exchange program identified in Part 2.15(o) of the Company Disclosure Schedule: (i) was effected in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements and all applicable Contracts; and (ii) has been accurately reflected in accordance with GAAP in the financial statements contained or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC Documents.

(p) Part 2.15(p) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies each loan or other advance made by any of the Acquired Corporations to any Company Associate since January 1, 2003 or that is currently outstanding, other than routine travel and business expense advances (including travel to India) made to employees in the ordinary course of business

(q) Part 2.15(q) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete list of all obligations of the Acquired Corporations to provide severance pay, pensions and other benefits to all Indian Employees pursuant to Indian Legal Requirements or practice (the “Indian Employee Benefits”). The Company has delivered to Parent accurate and complete copies of all types of standard employment agreements (including consultant and freelance agreements) in relation to the Indian Employees or copies of employment agreements if no such standard employment agreement is used or a description of the terms of employment if there exists no written employment agreement. Except as set forth in Part 2.15(q) of the Company Disclosure Schedule: (i) the employment of each Indian Employee is subject to termination upon up to 30 days prior written notice under the termination notice provisions included in the employment Contract with such Indian Employee or applicable Legal Requirements; (ii) all Indian Employee Benefits are fully funded or accrued on the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet; (iii) no Indian Employee’s employment by any Acquired Corporation requires any special license, permit or other Governmental Authorization; and (iv) there are no unwritten policies, practices or customs of the Acquired Corporations that, by extension, could reasonably be expected to entitle any Indian Employee to benefits in addition to what such Indian Employee is entitled to by applicable Legal Requirements or under the terms of such Indian Employee’s employment Contract (including unwritten customs or practices concerning the payment of severance pay when it is not required under applicable Legal Requirements).

2.16 Environmental Matters.

(a) Each of the Acquired Corporations: (i) is and has been in compliance with, and has not been subject to any liability under, any applicable Environmental Laws, the violation of which (or liability under which) would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) possesses all permits and other Governmental Authorizations required under applicable Environmental Laws, the lack of which would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, and is in compliance with the terms and conditions thereof, the violation of which would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Since January 1, 2003, none of the Acquired Corporations has received any written notice, whether from a Governmental Body, citizens group, Company Associate or otherwise, that alleges that any of the Acquired Corporations is not or might not be in compliance with any Environmental Law, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no circumstances that may prevent or interfere with the compliance in all material respects by any of the Acquired Corporations with any Environmental Law in the future.

(c) All Company Real Property and, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other property that is or was leased to or controlled or used by any of the Acquired Corporations, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, all surface water, groundwater and soil associated with or adjacent to such property, is free of any Materials of Environmental Concern (as defined in Section 2.16(f)) or material environmental contamination of any nature, the presence of which would result in a violation of applicable Environmental Laws or in liability, either of which would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company Real Property nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other property that is or was leased to or controlled or used by any of the Acquired Corporations contains any underground storage tanks, asbestos, equipment using PCBs or underground injection ▇▇▇▇▇. None of the Company Real Property nor, to the Knowledge of the Acquired Company, any other property that is or was leased to or controlled or used by any of the Acquired Corporations contains any septic tanks in which process wastewater or any Materials of Environmental Concern have been Released (as defined in Section 2.16(f)).

(d) No Acquired Corporation has ever Released any Materials of Environmental Concern except releases in violation of applicable Environmental Laws which would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(e) No Acquired Corporation has ever sent or transported, or arranged to send or transport, any Materials of Environmental Concern to a site that, pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law: (i) has been placed on the “National Priorities List” of hazardous waste sites or any similar U.S. state or local or non-U.S. list; (ii) is otherwise designated or identified as a potential site for remediation, cleanup, closure or other environmental remedial activity; or (iii) is subject to a Legal Requirement to take “removal” or “remedial” action as detailed in any applicable Environmental Law or to make payment for the cost of cleaning up any site, except to the extent such actions would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(f) For purposes of this Agreement: (i) “Environmental Law” means any Legal Requirement relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, ground water, land surface or subsurface strata), including

any Legal Requirement relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of Materials of Environmental Concern, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern; (ii) “Materials of Environmental Concern” include chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, petroleum and petroleum products and any other substance that is now or hereafter regulated by any Environmental Law or that is otherwise a danger to health, reproduction or the environment; and (iii) “Release” means any spilling, leaking, emitting, discharging, depositing, escaping, leaching, dumping or other releasing into the environment, whether intentional or unintentional.

2.17 Insurance. The Company has delivered to Parent copies of all insurance policies and self-insurance programs or arrangements relating to the business, assets or operations of any of the Acquired Corporations. Each of such insurance policies, programs and arrangements is in full force and effect. None of the Acquired Corporations has received any written notice regarding any actual or possible: (a) cancellation or invalidation of any insurance policy; (b) refusal of any coverage or rejection of any material claim under any insurance policy; or (c) material adjustment in the amount of the premiums payable with respect to any insurance policy. There is no pending workers’ compensation or other claim under or based upon any insurance policy of any of the Acquired Corporations involving an amount in excess of $50,000 in any individual case or $100,000 in the aggregate. With respect to each claim or Legal Proceeding that has been asserted or filed against any Acquired Corporation, the Company has provided written notice of such claim or Legal Proceeding to the appropriate insurance carrier(s), if any, and no such carrier has issued a denial of coverage or a reservation of rights with respect to any such claim or Legal Proceeding, or informed any Acquired Corporation of its intent to do so.

2.18 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Documents filed with the SEC prior to the date of this Agreement, during the period commencing on the date of the Company’s last proxy statement filed with the SEC through the date of this Agreement, no event has occurred and no circumstance has existed that would be required to be reported by the Company pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.

2.19 Legal Proceedings; Orders.

(a) Except as set forth in Part 2.19(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no pending Legal Proceeding or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened Legal Proceeding: (i) that involves: (A) any of the Acquired Corporations; (B) any business or, to the Knowledge of the Company, securities of any of the Acquired Corporations; (C) any of the assets owned or, to the Knowledge of the Company, leased or used by any of the Acquired Corporations; or (D) any alleged action or omission on the part of any director or officer of any Acquired Corporation in his or her capacity as such; or (ii) that challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with, the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions. To the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred, and no claim, dispute or other condition or circumstance exists, that could reasonably be expected to give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of any Legal Proceeding of the type described in clause “(i)” or clause “(ii)” of the first sentence of this Section 2.19(a).

(b) There is no Order to which any of the Acquired Corporations, or any of the assets owned or, to the Knowledge of the Company, used by any of the Acquired Corporations, is subject. To the Knowledge of the Company, no officer or other key employee of any of the Acquired Corporations is subject to any Order that prohibits such officer or other employee from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to the business of any of the Acquired Corporations.

2.20 Authority; Inapplicability of Anti-takeover Statutes; Binding Nature of Agreement. The Company has the corporate right, power and authority to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The board of directors of the Company (at a meeting duly called and held) has: (a) unanimously determined that the Merger is advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its stockholders; (b) unanimously authorized and approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and unanimously approved this Agreement, the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions; and (c) unanimously recommended the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions (as applicable) by the holders of shares of Company Common Stock and directed that this Agreement, the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions (as applicable) be submitted for consideration by the Company’s stockholders at the Company Stockholders’ Meeting (as defined in Section 5.2(a)). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to: (i) laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors; and (ii) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies. No state takeover statute or similar Legal Requirement applies or purports to apply to the Merger, this Agreement, the Voting Agreements or any of the Contemplated Transactions. To the Knowledge of the Company: each Voting Agreement is enforceable against the Person who has executed such Voting Agreement in accordance with its terms, subject to: (A) laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors; and (B) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.

2.21 Vote Required. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding on the record date for the Company Stockholders’ Meeting (the “Required Company Stockholder Vote”) is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of the Company’s capital stock necessary to adopt this Agreement and approve the Merger.

2.22 Non-Contravention; Consents. Except as set forth in Part 2.22 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither (1) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, nor (2) the consummation of the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions, will or could reasonably be expected to, directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time):

(a) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of: (i) any of the provisions of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company or the charter or other organizational documents of any of the other Acquired Corporations; or (ii) any resolution adopted by the stockholders, the board of directors or any committee of the board of directors of any of the Acquired Corporations;

(b) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of any Legal Requirement or any Order to which any of the Acquired Corporations, or any of the assets owned or used by any of the Acquired Corporations, is subject;

(c) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of any of the terms or requirements of, or give any Governmental Body the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any Grant or other Governmental Authorization that is held by any of the Acquired Corporations or that otherwise relates to the business of any of the Acquired Corporations or to any of the assets owned or used by any of the Acquired Corporations;

(d) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or result in a default under, any provision of any Company Contract, or give any Person the right to: (i) declare a default or exercise any remedy under any such Company Contract; (ii) claim a rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule under any such Company Contract; (iii) accelerate the maturity or performance of any such Company Contract; or (iv) cancel, terminate or modify any right, benefit, obligation or other term of such Company Contract;

(e) result in the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any asset owned or used by any of the Acquired Corporations (except for minor liens that will not, in any case or in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of the assets subject thereto or materially impair the operations of any of the Acquired Corporations); or

(f) result in, or increase the likelihood of, the disclosure or delivery to any escrowholder or other Person of any Company IP, or the transfer of any material asset of any of the Acquired Corporations to any Person.

Except as may be required by the Exchange Act, the DGCL, the HSR Act, any non-U.S. Antitrust Law, and the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ Global Select Market (as they relate to the Proxy Statement), none of the Acquired Corporations was, is or will be required to make any filing with or give any notice to, or to obtain any Consent from, any Person in connection with: (x) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement; or (y) the consummation of the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions.

2.23 Fairness Opinion. The Company’s board of directors has received the written opinion of ▇▇▇▇▇ and Company, LLC, financial advisor to the Company, dated November 5, 2006, to the effect that the Merger Consideration is fair, from a financial point of view, to the stockholders of the Company.

2.24 Financial Advisor. Except for ▇▇▇▇▇ and Company, LLC, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of any of the Acquired Corporations. The Company has

furnished to Parent accurate and complete copies of all agreements under which any such fees, commissions or other amounts have been paid or may become payable and all indemnification and other agreements related to the engagement of ▇▇▇▇▇ and Company, LLC.

2.25 Disclosure. The Proxy Statement, at the time it is mailed to the stockholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

Parent and Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Company as follows:

3.1 Due Organization; Etc. Parent is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Merger Sub is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

3.2 Authority. Subject to obtaining the vote of Parent as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub with respect to the Merger, each of Parent and Merger Sub has the corporate right, power and authority to enter into and to perform its respective obligations under this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Parent and Merger Sub and their respective boards of directors.

3.3 Binding Nature of Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to: (a) laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors; and (b) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.

3.4 No Vote Required. No vote of the holders of Parent Common Stock is required to authorize the Merger.

3.5 Financing. As of the date hereof Parent has, and as of the Effective Time Parent will have, sufficient cash, available lines of credit or other sources of readily available funds to enable it to pay all amounts required to be paid as Merger Consideration in the Merger.

3.6 Non-Contravention. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub nor the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Merger will: (a) result in a violation of any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Parent or Merger Sub; (b) result in a violation by Parent or Merger Sub of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree to which Parent or Merger Sub is subject; or (c) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or result in a default under, any provision of an

material contract to which Parent is a party or by which Parent is bound, except in each case for any violation that will not have a material adverse effect on the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Merger.

3.7 Disclosure. None of the information to be supplied by or on behalf of Parent to the Company specifically for inclusion in the Proxy Statement will, at the time the Proxy Statement is mailed to the stockholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

SECTION 4. CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

4.1 Access and Investigation. Subject to the confidentiality provisions of the Nondisclosure Agreement, during the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending as of the earlier of the Effective Time and the valid termination of this Agreement (the “Pre-Closing Period”), the Company shall, and the Company shall cause the respective Representatives of the Acquired Corporations to: (a) provide Parent and Parent’s Representatives with reasonable access to the Acquired Corporations’ Representatives, personnel and assets and to all existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to the Acquired Corporations; and (b) provide Parent and Parent’s Representatives with such copies of the existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to the Acquired Corporations as Parent may reasonably request. Subject to the confidentiality provisions of the Nondisclosure Agreement, during the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall, and the Company shall cause the Representatives of each of the Acquired Corporations to, permit Parent’s senior officers to meet, upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, with the chief financial officer and other officers of the Company responsible for the Company’s financial statements and the internal controls of the Acquired Corporations to discuss such matters as Parent may deem necessary or appropriate in order to enable Parent, after the Closing, to satisfy its obligations under the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act and the rules and regulations relating thereto. Without limiting the generality of any of the foregoing, during the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall, subject to the confidentiality provisions of the Nondisclosure Agreement, promptly provide Parent with copies of: (i) all material operating and financial reports prepared by the Acquired Corporations for the Company’s senior management, including copies of the unaudited monthly consolidated balance sheets of the Acquired Corporations and the related unaudited monthly consolidated statements of operations, statements of stockholders’ equity and statements of cash flows; (ii) any written materials or communications sent by or on behalf of the Company to its stockholders; (iii) any material notice, document or other communication (other than any communication that relates solely to routine commercial transactions and that is of the type sent in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices) sent by or on behalf of any of the Acquired Corporations to any party to any Company Contract or sent to any of the Acquired Corporations by any party to any Company Contract; (iv) any notice, report or other document filed with or sent to any Governmental Body on behalf of any of the Acquired Corporations in connection with the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions; and (v) any material notice, report or other document received by any of the Acquired Corporations from any Governmental Body.

4.2 Operation of the Company’s Business.

(a) During the Pre-Closing Period: (i) the Company shall ensure that each of the Acquired Corporations conducts its business and operations in the ordinary course and in accordance with past practices, and in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements and the requirements of all Significant Contracts; (ii) the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that each of the Acquired Corporations preserves intact its current business organization, keeps available the services of its current officers and other employees and maintains its relations and goodwill with all suppliers, customers, landlords, creditors, licensors, licensees, employees and other Persons having business relationships with the respective Acquired Corporations and with all Governmental Bodies; (iii) the Company shall promptly notify Parent of any claim asserted or Legal Proceeding commenced, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against, relating to, involving or otherwise affecting any of the Acquired Corporations that relates to any of the Contemplated Transactions; and (iv) the Company shall ensure that each of the Acquired Corporations: (A) timely files all Tax Returns (“Post-Signing Returns”) required to be filed by or on behalf of each such Entity; (B) timely pays all Taxes due and payable in respect of such Post-Signing Returns that are so filed; (C) accrues a reserve in the books and records and financial statements of any such Entity at such times and in such amounts as are in accordance with past practice for all Taxes payable by such Entity for which no Post-Signing Return is due prior to the Closing Date; (D) causes all existing Tax sharing agreements, Tax indemnity obligations and similar agreements, arrangements or practices with respect to Taxes to which any such Entity is or may be a party or by which any such Entity is or may otherwise be bound to be terminated as of the Closing Date so that after such date no Acquired Corporation shall have any further rights or liabilities thereunder; and (E) not file any Post-Signing Returns with any Taxing authority without Parent’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

(b) During the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld with respect to the matters described in clause “(iv),” “(vi),” “(x),” “(xi),” “(xii),” “(xiii),” “(xiv),” “(xv)” and “(xix)” of this sentence), and the Company shall ensure that each of the other Acquired Corporations does not, without the prior written consent of Parent which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld with respect to the matters described in clause “(iv),” “(vi),” “(x),” “(xi),” “(xii),” “(xiii),” “(xiv),” “(xv)” and “(xix)” of this sentence):

(i) declare, accrue, set aside or pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect of any shares of capital stock, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise reacquire any shares of capital stock or other securities;

(ii) sell, issue, grant or authorize the sale, issuance or grant of: (A) any capital stock or other security; (B) any option, call, warrant or right to acquire any capital stock or other security; or (C) any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock or other security (except that: (1) the Company may issue shares of Company Common Stock: (x) upon the valid exercise of Company Options and Company Warrants outstanding as of

the date of this Agreement; and (y) pursuant to the Company ESPP); and (2) the Company may, in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices, grant Company Options to purchase the number of shares of Company Common Stock under the Company Option Plans to non-officer employees of the Company hired after the date of this Agreement as set forth in Part 4.2(b)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule; provided, that such Company Options: (x) shall have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the shares of Company Common Stock covered by such options determined as of the time of the grant of such options; (y) shall not contain any “single-trigger,” “double-trigger” or other vesting acceleration provisions and shall not be subject to acceleration (in whole or in part) as a result of the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions (whether alone or in combination with any termination of employment or other event); and (z) shall be subject to the Company’s standard vesting schedule;

(iii) amend or waive any of its rights under, or, except pursuant to obligations under contracts set forth in Part 2.3(b)(9) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, accelerate the vesting under, any provision of any of the Company Warrants, Company Option Plans or any provision of any agreement evidencing any outstanding stock option or any restricted stock agreement, or otherwise modify any of the terms of any outstanding option, warrant or other security or any related Contract, except as required by applicable Legal Requirements;

(iv) amend or permit the adoption of any amendment to its certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company or the charter or other organizational documents of any of the other Acquired Corporations or form any Subsidiary;

(v) (A) acquire any equity interest or other interest in any other Entity; or (B) effect or become a party to any merger, consolidation, plan of arrangement, share exchange, business combination, amalgamation, recapitalization, reclassification of shares, stock split, reverse stock split, issuance of bonus shares, division or subdivision of shares, consolidation of shares or similar transaction;

(vi) except as set forth in Part 4.2(b)(vi) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, make any capital expenditure (except that the Acquired Corporations may make any capital expenditure that when added to all other capital expenditures made on behalf of the Acquired Corporations during the calendar month in which such capital expenditure is made, does not exceed $150,000 in the aggregate);

(vii) (A) enter into or become bound by, or permit any of the assets owned or used by it to become bound by, any Significant Contract of the type described in clauses “(ii),” “(v),” “(vii),” “(x),” “(xiv),” “(xvi),” “(xvii),” “(xviii),” “(xix)” or “(xx)” of Section 2.9(a) or, other than in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices, any other Significant Contract; (B) enter into or become bound by, or permit any of the assets owned or used by it to become bound by, any Contract that would: (1) require the Consent of any party thereto (other than any Acquired Corporation) in connection with the Merger; (2) enable such party to terminate or amend such Contract in connection with the Merger; or (3) automatically terminate or be amended in connection with the Merger; or (C) amend or terminate, or waive any material right or remedy under, any Significant Contract;

(viii) acquire, lease or license any right or other asset from any other Person or sell or otherwise dispose of, or lease or license, any right or other asset to any other Person (except in each case for assets acquired, leased, licensed or disposed of by the Company in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices);

(ix) make any pledge of any of its material assets or permit any of its material assets to become subject to any Encumbrances, except for Encumbrances that do not materially detract from the value of such assets or materially impair the operations of any of the Acquired Corporations;

(x) lend money to any Person (other than routine travel and business expense advances made to directors or officers or other employees in the ordinary course of business), or, except in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices, incur or guarantee any indebtedness;

(xi) establish, adopt, enter into or amend any Company Employee Plan or Company Employee Agreement, pay any bonus or make any profit-sharing or similar payment to, or increase the amount of the wages, salary, commissions, fringe benefits or other compensation (including equity-based compensation, whether payable in stock, cash or other property) or remuneration payable to, any of its directors or any of its officers or other employees (except that the Company: (A) may provide routine, reasonable salary increases to non-officer employees in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with past practices in connection with the Company’s customary employee review process; (B) may amend the Company Employee Plans referred to in Part 2.15(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule to the extent required by applicable Legal Requirements; and (C) may make customary bonus payments and profit sharing payments consistent with past practices in accordance with bonus and profit sharing plans referred to in Part 2.15(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule that are existing on the date of this Agreement);

(xii) (A) promote or change the title of any employee to the director level or above, except in order to fill a position vacated after the date of this Agreement; or (B) hire any employee at the director level or above or with an annual base salary in excess of $150,000 for a U.S. employee or Indian Rupee 1,200,000 for an Indian employee;

(xiii) other than as required by concurrent changes in GAAP or SEC rules and regulations, change any of its methods of accounting or accounting practices in any material respect;

(xiv) make any material Tax election or request any material Tax ruling;

(xv) commence any Legal Proceeding, except with respect to routine collection matters in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices;

(xvi) settle any Legal Proceeding or other material claim, except pursuant to a settlement that does not involve any liability or obligation on the part of any Acquired Corporation or involves only the payment of monies by the Acquired Corporations of not more than $250,000 in the aggregate for all such settlements;

(xvii) enter into any Contract covering any Company Associate, or make any payment to any Company Associate, that, considered individually or considered collectively with any other such Contracts or payments, will, or would reasonably be expected to, be characterized as a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code or give rise directly or indirectly to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code (or any comparable provision under U.S. state or local or non-U.S. Tax Legal Requirements), except as required by a Contract identified in Part 4.2(b)(xvii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule;

(xviii) except pursuant to arrangements that are in effect as of the date of this Agreement, apply for funding, support, benefits or incentives from any Governmental Body;

(xix) file or furnish with the SEC any Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Current Report on Form 8-K unless Parent shall have been provided with at least 24 hours to review such Form 10-Q or Form 8-K and such Form 10-Q or Form 8-K shall include any changes reasonably proposed by Parent; or

(xx) agree or commit to take any of the actions described in any clauses of this sentence.

(c) During the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall promptly notify Parent in writing of: (i) the discovery by the Company of any event, condition, fact or circumstance that occurred or existed on or prior to the date of this Agreement and that caused or constitutes a material inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement; (ii) any event, condition, fact or circumstance that occurs, arises or exists after the date of this Agreement and that would cause or constitute a material inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement if: (A) such representation or warranty had been made as of the time of the occurrence, existence or discovery of such event, condition, fact or circumstance; or (B) such event, condition, fact or circumstance had occurred, arisen or existed on or prior to the date of this Agreement; (iii) any material breach of any covenant or obligation of the Company; and (iv) any event, condition, fact or circumstance that would make the timely satisfaction of any of the conditions set forth in Section 6 impossible or unlikely or that has had or would reasonably be expected to have or result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall promptly advise Parent in writing of any Legal Proceeding or material claim threatened, commenced or asserted against or with respect to any of the Acquired Corporations. No notification given to Parent pursuant to this Section 4.2(c) shall limit or otherwise affect any of the representations, warranties, covenants or obligations of the Company contained in this Agreement.

4.3 No Solicitation.

(a) During the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, and the Company shall ensure that its Subsidiaries and the respective directors, officers and financial advisors of the Acquired Corporations do not (and the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to ensure the other Representatives of the Acquired Corporations do not), directly or indirectly:

(i) solicit, initiate, knowingly induce, facilitate or knowingly encourage the making, submission or announcement of any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry;

(ii) furnish any nonpublic information regarding any of the Acquired Corporations to any Person in connection with or in response to an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry;

(iii) engage in discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry;

(iv) approve, endorse or recommend any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry (it being understood that communication solely between the Company and directors, officers and financial advisors of the Acquired Corporations shall not be deemed to be a breach of the obligations of the Company under this Section 4.3(a)(iv)); or

(v) enter into any letter of intent or similar document or any Contract contemplating or otherwise relating to any Acquisition Transaction;

provided, however, that prior to the adoption of this Agreement by the Required Company Stockholder Vote, this Section 4.3(a) shall not prohibit the Company from furnishing nonpublic information regarding the Acquired Corporations to, or entering into discussions with or entering into a confidentiality agreement with, any Person in response to an Acquisition Proposal submitted to the Company by such Person (and not withdrawn) that is reasonably expected to result in a Superior Offer by such Person if: (A) neither the Company nor any Representative of any of the Acquired Corporations shall have breached or taken any action inconsistent with any of the provisions set forth in this Section 4.3; (B) the board of directors of the Company concludes in good faith, after having taken into account the advice of its outside legal counsel, that such action is required in order for the board of directors of the Company to comply with its fiduciary obligations to the Company’s stockholders under applicable Legal Requirements; (C) prior to furnishing any such nonpublic information to, or entering into discussions with, such Person, the Company gives Parent written notice of the identity of such Person and of the Company’s intention to furnish nonpublic information to, or enter into discussions with, such Person, and the Company receives from such Person an executed confidentiality agreement containing customary provisions; and (D) promptly after furnishing any such nonpublic information to such Person, the Company furnishes such nonpublic information to Parent (to the extent such nonpublic information has not been previously furnished by the Company to Parent). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall ensure that no affiliate, director, officer or financial advisor of the Acquired Corporations (and the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to ensure that no other Representative of any of the Acquired Corporations) takes any action inconsistent with any of the provisions set forth in the preceding sentence, and

the Company acknowledges and agrees that any action inconsistent with any of the provisions set forth in the preceding sentence by any affiliate or Representative of any of the Acquired Corporations, whether or not such affiliate or Representative is purporting to act on behalf of any of the Acquired Corporations, shall be deemed to constitute a breach of this Section 4.3 by the Company.

(b) If any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry is made or submitted by any Person during the Pre-Closing Period, then the Company shall promptly (and in no event later than 48 hours after receipt of such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry) advise Parent orally and in writing of such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry (including the identity of the Person making or submitting such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry, and the terms thereof). The Company shall keep Parent informed with respect to: (i) the status of any such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry; and (ii) the status and terms of any modification or proposed modification thereto.

(c) Upon the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing discussions with any Person that relate to any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry arising prior to the date hereof.

(d) The Company agrees not to release or permit the release of any Person from, or to waive or permit the waiver of any provision of, any confidentiality or similar Contract to which any of the Acquired Corporations is a party or under which any of the Acquired Corporations has any rights, and will cause each such agreement to be enforced to the extent reasonably requested by Parent. The Company also shall promptly request each Person that has executed a confidentiality or similar agreement in connection with its consideration of a possible Acquisition Transaction to return to the Acquired Corporations all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of any of the Acquired Corporations.

SECTION 5. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES

5.1 Proxy Statement.

(a) As promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare the Proxy Statement. Parent shall cooperate reasonably with the Company in such preparation, to the extent reasonably requested by the Company. The Company shall: (i) cause the Proxy Statement to comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and other applicable Legal Requirements; (ii) provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on drafts of the Proxy Statement, and include in the Proxy Statement all changes reasonably proposed by Parent; (iii) promptly cause the Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC; (iv) promptly provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between the Company or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or its staff, on the other hand; (v) promptly notify Parent upon the receipt of any comments or requests from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Proxy Statement; (vi) provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any subsequent drafts of the Proxy Statement and any related correspondence and filings, and include in the Proxy Statement and in

any such correspondence and filings all changes reasonably proposed by Parent; (vii) promptly respond to any comments or requests of the SEC or its staff; and (viii) cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s stockholders as promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement. To the extent practicable, the Company and its outside counsel shall permit Parent and its outside counsel to participate in all communications with the SEC and its staff (including all meetings and telephone conferences) relating to the Proxy Statement, this Agreement or any of the Contemplated Transactions.

(b) If any event relating to any of the Acquired Corporations occurs, or if the Company becomes aware of any information, that should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement, then the Company shall promptly inform Parent of such event or information and shall, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5.1(a): (i) prepare and file with the SEC such amendment or supplement as promptly thereafter as practicable; and (ii) if appropriate, cause such amendment or supplement to be mailed to the stockholders of the Company as promptly as practicable.

5.2 Company Stockholders’ Meeting.

(a) The Company shall take all action necessary under all applicable Legal Requirements to call (promptly after the execution and delivery of this Agreement), give notice of and hold a meeting of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock to vote on the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger (the “Company Stockholders’ Meeting”). The Company Stockholders’ Meeting shall be held (on a date selected by the Company in consultation with Parent) as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, and in any event no later than the date 30 days after the date on which the staff of the SEC communicates its final clearance of the mailing of the Proxy Statement. The Company shall ensure that all proxies solicited in connection with the Company Stockholders’ Meeting are solicited in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements. In the event that Parent shall cast any votes in respect of the Merger, Parent shall disclose to the Company its interest in such shares so voted and shall cast all such votes in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger.

(b) Subject to Section 5.2(c): (i) the Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the board of directors of the Company recommends that the Company’s stockholders vote to adopt this Agreement and approve the Merger at the Company Stockholders’ Meeting (the recommendation of the Company’s board of directors that the Company’s stockholders vote to adopt this Agreement and approve the Merger being referred to as the “Company Board Recommendation”); and (ii) the Company Board Recommendation shall not be withdrawn or modified in a manner adverse to Parent, and no resolution by the board of directors of the Company or any committee thereof to withdraw the Company Board Recommendation or modify the Company Board Recommendation in a manner adverse to Parent shall be adopted. The Proxy Statement shall include the opinion of ▇▇▇▇▇ and Company, LLC referred to in Section 2.23.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 5.2(b) or any other provision of this Agreement, at any time prior to the adoption of this Agreement by the Required Company Stockholder Vote, the Company Board Recommendation may be withdrawn or modified in a manner adverse to Parent if: (i) the Company shall have provided to Parent, at least twenty-four hours prior to each meeting of the Company’s board of directors at which such board of directors will consider and determine whether the Company Board Recommendation will be withdrawn or modified in a manner adverse to Parent, written notice of such meeting together with reasonably detailed information regarding the circumstances giving rise to the consideration of such possibility; and (ii) the Company’s board of directors determines in good faith, after taking into account the advice of the Company’s outside legal counsel, that the withdrawal or modification of the Company Board Recommendation is required in order for the Company’s board of directors to comply with its fiduciary obligations to the Company’s stockholders under applicable Legal Requirements. The Company shall notify Parent promptly (and in any event within four hours) of: (A) any withdrawal of or modification to the Company Board Recommendation; and (B) the circumstances surrounding such withdrawal or modification. Nothing in this Section 5.2(c) shall preclude the board of directors of the Company from complying with Rules 14d-9 and 14e-2(a) or Item 1012(a) of Regulation M-A under the Exchange Act with regard to an Acquisition Proposal (it being understood, however, that the board of directors of the Company shall not be permitted to withdraw the Company Board Recommendation or modify the Company Board Recommendation in a manner adverse to Parent except as specifically provided in this Section 5.2(c)).

(d) Subject to Section 8.1(h), the Company’s obligation to call, give notice of and hold the Company Stockholders’ Meeting in accordance with Section 5.2(a) shall not be limited or otherwise affected by the commencement, disclosure, making, announcement or submission of any Superior Offer or other Acquisition Proposal, or by any withdrawal or modification of the Company Board Recommendation.

5.3 Stock Options; Company Warrants; Company ESPP.

(a) At the Effective Time, each Company Option that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether or not vested, shall be converted into and become an option to purchase Parent Common Stock, and Parent shall, in its discretion, either: (i) assume such Company Option converted as provided above; or (ii) replace such Company Option by issuing a reasonably equivalent replacement stock option to purchase Parent Common Stock in substitution therefor, in either case, subject to the remainder of this Section 5.3(a), in accordance with the terms (as in effect as of the date of this Agreement) of the applicable Company Option Plan and the terms of the stock option agreement by which such Company Option is evidenced (all Company Options that are assumed or replaced pursuant to this Section 5.3(a) are hereafter referred to as “Assumed Options”). All rights to purchase shares of Company Common Stock under Assumed Options shall thereupon be converted into rights to purchase Parent Common Stock. Accordingly, from and after the Effective Time: (A) each Assumed Option may be exercised solely for shares of Parent Common Stock; (B) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to each Assumed Option shall be determined by multiplying the number of shares of Company Common Stock that were subject to such Assumed Option immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Conversion Ratio (as defined below in this Section), and rounding the resulting number down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock; (C) the per share exercise price for the Parent Common Stock

issuable upon exercise of each Assumed Option shall be determined by dividing the per share exercise price of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Assumed Option, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, by the Conversion Ratio, and rounding the resulting exercise price up to the nearest whole cent; and (D) any restriction on the exercise of any Assumed Option shall continue in full force and effect and the term, exercisability, vesting schedule and other provisions of such Assumed Option shall otherwise remain unchanged as a result of the assumption or replacement of such Assumed Option; provided, however, that: (1) each Assumed Option shall, in accordance with its terms, be subject to further adjustment as appropriate to reflect any stock split, division or subdivision of shares, stock dividend, issuance of bonus shares, reverse stock split, consolidation of shares, reclassification, recapitalization or other similar transaction with respect to Parent Common Stock subsequent to the Effective Time; and (2) Parent’s board of directors or a committee thereof shall succeed to the authority and responsibility of the Company’s board of directors or any committee thereof with respect to each Assumed Option. For the purpose of this Section 5.3(a), the “Conversion Ratio” shall mean the fraction (rounded to the nearest 1/10,000) having a numerator equal to the Merger Consideration and having a denominator equal to the average closing price of Parent Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market for the period of ten consecutive trading days ending on (and including) the second trading day prior to the Closing Date (adjusted to the extent appropriate to reflect any stock split, division or subdivision of shares, stock dividend, issuance of bonus shares, reverse stock split, consolidation of shares, reclassification, recapitalization or other similar transaction with respect to Parent Common Stock).

(b) Parent shall file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor form) relating to the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable with respect to such Assumed Options eligible for registration on Form S-8 no later than ten (10) days after the date on which the Merger becomes effective, or if a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor form) is not then available for use by Parent, promptly after such registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor form) becomes so available; provided, however, that if any such Assumed Option would otherwise terminate while such a registration statement on Form S-8 is unavailable, Parent shall cause the post-termination exercise period of such Assumed Option to be extended to the extent necessary to ensure that the optionee holding such Assumed Option has at least thirty (30) days after such registration statement on Form S-8 is effective to exercise such Assumed Option; provided, further, that Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid any such Assumed Option becoming subject to tax under Section 409A of the Code as a result of such extension.

(c) At the Effective Time, Parent may (but shall not be obligated to) assume any or all of the Company Option Plans or merge any of such Company Option Plans into any stock option plan of Parent. If Parent elects to so assume or merge any Company Option Plan, then, under such Company Option Plan, Parent shall be entitled to grant stock awards, to the extent permissible under applicable Legal Requirements, using the share reserves of such Company Option Plan as of the Effective Time (including any shares subsequently returned to such share reserves as a result of the termination of Assumed Options), except that: (i) stock covered by such awards shall be shares of Parent Common Stock; (ii) all references in such Company Option Plan to a number of shares of Company Common Stock shall be deemed amended to refer instead to a number of shares of Parent Common Stock determined by

multiplying the number of referenced shares of Company Common Stock by the Conversion Ratio, and rounding the resulting number down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock; and (iii) Parent’s board of directors or a committee thereof shall succeed to the authority and responsibility of the Company’s board of directors or any committee thereof with respect to the administration of such Company Option Plan.

(d) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all action that may be necessary (under the Company Option Plans, the Company Warrants and otherwise) to effectuate the provisions of this Section 5.3 and to ensure that, from and after the Effective Time, holders of Company Options and Company Warrants have no rights with respect thereto other than those specifically provided in this Section 5.3.

(e) The Company shall take all actions that may be reasonably necessary to: (i) cause any outstanding offering period under the Company ESPP to be terminated as of the last Business Day prior to the Effective Date (the last Business Day prior to the Effective Date being referred to as the “Designated Date”); (ii) make any pro-rata adjustments that may be necessary to reflect the shortened offering period, but otherwise treat such shortened offering period as a fully effective and completed offering period for all purposes under the Company ESPP; (iii) cause the exercise as of the Designated Date of each outstanding purchase right under the Company ESPP; and (iv) provide that no further offering period or purchase period shall commence under the Company ESPP after the Designated Date; provided, however, that the actions described in clauses “(i)” through “(iv)” of this Section 5.3(e) shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger. On the Designated Date, the Company shall apply the funds credited as of such date under the Company ESPP within each participant’s payroll withholding account to the purchase of whole shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Company ESPP. As of the close of business on the day immediately prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have terminated the Company ESPP after having provided the notice of such termination as required by the terms of the Company ESPP. The form and substance of the notice regarding the Company ESPP termination shall be subject to the prior review and approval of Parent.

5.4 Employee Matters.

(a) Effective as of no later than the day immediately preceding the Closing Date, each of the Acquired Corporations and Company Affiliates shall terminate any and all Company Employee Plans intended to include a Code Section 401(k) arrangement (each an “Acquired Corporation 401(k) Plan”) (unless Parent provides written notice to the Company that any such Acquired Corporation 401(k) Plan(s) shall not be terminated). Unless Parent provides such written notice to the Company, no later than five business days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall provide Parent with evidence that such Acquired Corporation 401(k) Plan(s) have been terminated (effective as of no later than the day immediately preceding the Closing Date) pursuant to resolutions of the board of directors of the Company, any Acquired Corporation or Company Affiliate, as the case may be. The form and substance of such resolutions shall be subject to the prior review and approval of Parent. The Company also shall take such other actions in furtherance of terminating such Acquired Corporation 401(k) Plan(s) as Parent may reasonably request.

(b) To the extent any employee notification or consultation requirements are imposed by applicable Legal Requirements with respect to any of the Contemplated Transactions, the Company shall cooperate with Parent to ensure that such requirements are complied with prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, neither the Company nor any of the other Acquired Corporations shall communicate with any employees of any of the Acquired Corporations regarding post-Closing employment matters, including post-Closing employee benefits and compensation, without the prior written approval of Parent. Parent shall make the benefits described in Part 5.4(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule available as described in said Part 5.4(b).

(c) Parent shall take all necessary actions to allow each Company employee who is employed by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and who has received an eligible rollover distribution (as defined in Section 402(c)(4) of the Code) from the Company’s 401(k) plan(s) to roll such eligible rollover distribution, including any associated loans, as part of any lump sum distribution to the extent permitted by the Company 401(k) plan(s) into an account under a 401(k) plan maintained by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that such rollovers shall not be permitted to the extent that Parent, in its reasonable good faith determination, shall conclude that the Acquired Corporation 401(k) Plan from which such rollover distribution would be made may not be qualified pursuant to Section 401(a) of the Code at the time of such distribution.

(d) To the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, Parent and any Subsidiary of Parent shall provide service credit for all periods of service by the Company employees under the employee policies and plans of Parent or such Subsidiary except to the extent such service credit would result in the duplication of benefits for the same period of service or for purposes of benefit accrual under a defined benefit plan.

(e) In connection with coverage of each of the Company employees under any of the ERISA welfare benefit plans made available by Parent and its Subsidiaries, Parent agrees (i) to cause each such plan to waive any applicable preexisting condition, waiting periods and actively at work requirements, and (ii) to cause each such plan to honor any expenses incurred by such employees and their beneficiaries under similar plans of the Company or its affiliates during the portion of the applicable plan year prior to the date on which such employees commence participation in the Parent welfare benefit plans for purposes of satisfying applicable deductible, co-insurance and maximum out-of-pocket expenses.

5.5 Indemnification of Officers and Directors.

(a) All rights to indemnification by the Company existing in favor of those Persons who are directors and officers of the Company as of the date of this Agreement (the “Indemnified Persons”) for their acts and omissions as directors and officers of the Company occurring prior to the Effective Time, as provided in the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws (as in effect as of the date of this Agreement) and as provided in any indemnification agreements between the Company and said Indemnified Persons (as in effect as of the date of this Agreement) identified in Part 2.9(a)(vi) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, shall survive the Merger and be observed by the Surviving Corporation to the fullest extent available under Delaware law.

(b) From the Effective Time until the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain in effect, for the benefit of the Indemnified Persons with respect to their acts and omissions as directors and officers of the Company occurring prior to the Effective Time, the existing policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance maintained by the Company as of the date of this Agreement in the form delivered by the Company to Parent prior to the date of this Agreement (the “Existing D&O Policy”); provided, however, that: (i) the Surviving Corporation may substitute for the Existing D&O Policy a policy or policies of comparable coverage; and (ii) the Surviving Corporation shall not be required to pay annual premiums for the Existing D&O Policy (or for any substitute policies) in excess of $1,125,000 (the “Maximum Premium”). In the event any future annual premiums for the Existing D&O Policy (or any substitute policies) exceed the Maximum Premium, the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to reduce the amount of coverage of the Existing D&O Policy (or any substitute policies) to the amount of coverage that can be obtained for a premium equal to the Maximum Premium. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 5.5 shall prevent the Company from purchasing a “tail” policy for the Existing D&O Policy with the prior written consent of Parent.

(c) Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to fulfill its obligations under Sections 5.5(a) and 5.5(b) above. Parent shall not permit the Surviving Corporation to merge into or consolidate with, or sell or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to, any other Person unless the resulting or surviving entity assumes (by operation of law or otherwise) the obligations imposed by this Section 5.5.

5.6 Regulatory Approvals; Additional Agreements.

(a) Each party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to file, as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement, all notices, reports and other documents required to be filed by such party with any Governmental Body with respect to the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions, and to submit promptly any additional information requested by any such Governmental Body. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company and Parent shall, promptly after the date of this Agreement, prepare and file notifications under the HSR Act in connection with the Merger. The Company and Parent shall respond as promptly as practicable to: (i) any inquiries or requests received from the Federal Trade Commission or the Department of Justice for additional information or documentation; and (ii) any inquiries or requests received from any state attorney general, foreign antitrust authority or other Governmental Body in connection with antitrust or related matters.

(b) Subject to the confidentiality provisions of the Nondisclosure Agreement, Parent and the Company each shall promptly supply the other with any information which may be required in order to effectuate any filings (including applications) pursuant to (and to otherwise comply with its obligations set forth in) Section 5.6(a). Except where prohibited by applicable Legal Requirements or any Governmental Body, and subject to the confidentiality provisions of the Nondisclosure Agreement, each of Parent and the Company shall: (i) consult with the other prior to taking a position with respect to any such filing; (ii) permit the other to review and discuss in advance, and consider in good faith the views of the other in connection with, any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, white papers, arguments, opinions and proposals before making or submitting any of the foregoing to any Governmental Body by or on behalf of any party hereto in connection with any Legal Proceeding related solely to this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions (including any such Legal Proceeding relating to any Antitrust Law); (iii) coordinate with the other in preparing and exchanging such information; and (iv) promptly provide the other (and its counsel) with copies of all filings, notices, analyses, presentations, memoranda, briefs, white papers, opinions, proposals and other submissions (and a summary of any oral presentations) made or submitted by such party with or to any Governmental Body related solely to this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions.

(c) Each of Parent and the Company shall notify the other promptly upon the receipt of: (i) any communication from any official of any Governmental Body in connection with any filing made pursuant to this Agreement; (ii) knowledge of the commencement or threat of commencement of any Legal Proceeding by or before any Governmental Body with respect to the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions (and shall keep the other party informed as to the status of any such Legal Proceeding or threat); and (iii) any request by any official of any Governmental Body for any amendment or supplement to any filing made pursuant to this Agreement or any information required to comply with any Legal Requirements applicable to the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions. Whenever any event occurs that is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to any filing made pursuant to Section 5.6(a), Parent or the Company, as the case may be, shall (promptly upon learning of the occurrence of such event) inform the other of the occurrence of such event and cooperate in filing with the applicable Governmental Body such amendment or supplement.

(d) Subject to Section 5.6(e), Parent and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary to consummate the Merger and make effective the other Contemplated Transactions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, but subject to Section 5.6(e), each party to this Agreement: (i) shall make all filings (if any) and give all notices (if any) required to be made and given by such party in connection with the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions; (ii) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain each Consent (if any) required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Legal Requirement or Contract, or otherwise) by such party in connection with the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions; and (iii) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to lift any restraint, injunction or other legal bar to the Merger.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 5.6 or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent nor Merger Sub shall have any obligation under this Agreement to divest or agree to divest (or cause any of its Subsidiaries or any of the Acquired Corporations to divest or agree to divest) any of its respective businesses, product lines or assets, or to take or agree to take (or cause any of its Subsidiaries or any of the Acquired Corporations to take or agree to take) any other action or agree (or cause any of its Subsidiaries or any of the Acquired Corporations to agree) to any limitation or restriction on any of its respective businesses, product lines or assets.

5.7 Disclosure. During the Pre-Closing Period, Parent and the Company shall consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statement with respect to the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of the Acquired Corporations or any Representative of any of the Acquired Corporations to, make any disclosure to the general public (including the media) regarding the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions unless: (a) Parent shall have approved such disclosure (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld); or (b) the Company shall have been advised by its outside legal counsel that such disclosure is required by applicable law and shall have provided Parent with reasonable advance notice of the Company’s intention to make such disclosure and the content of such disclosure.

5.8 Resignation of Directors. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and deliver to Parent at or prior to the Closing the resignation of each director of each of the Acquired Corporations.

5.9 Internal Controls. If, during the Pre-Closing Period, the Company or the Company’s auditors identify any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses (or a series of control deficiencies that collectively are deemed to constitute a significant deficiency or a material weakness) in the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, then the Company shall notify Parent as promptly thereafter as practicable and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts during the Pre-Closing Period to rectify such significant deficiency or material weakness, as the case may be.

SECTION 6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to cause the Merger to be effected and otherwise cause the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated are subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:

6.1 Accuracy of Representations.

(a) Each of the Specified Representations shall have been accurate in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and shall be accurate in all material respects as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (except for any Specified Representation made as of a specific date, which shall have been accurate in all material respects as of such date); provided, however, that, for purposes of determining the accuracy of the Specified Representations as of the foregoing dates, any update of or modification to the Company Disclosure Schedule made or purported to have been made after the execution of this Agreement shall be disregarded unless previously agreed to by Parent.

(b) The Other Company Representations shall have been accurate in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and shall be accurate in all respects as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (except for any Other Company Representation made as of a specific date, which shall have been accurate in all respects as of such date); provided, however, that: (i) for purposes of determining the accuracy of the Other Company Representations as of the foregoing dates (and for purposes of determining the accuracy of the Other Company Representations for purposes of clause “(ii)” of this proviso): (A) all “Company Material Adverse Effect” and other “materiality” qualifications limiting the scope of the Other Company Representations or limiting the scope of any defined terms used in the Other Company Representations shall be disregarded; and (B) any update of or modification to the Company Disclosure Schedule made or purported to have been made after the execution of this Agreement shall be disregarded unless previously agreed to by Parent; and (ii) any inaccuracies in the Other Company Representations will be disregarded if all circumstances constituting such inaccuracies (considered collectively) do not constitute, and would not reasonably be expected to have or result in, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

6.2 Performance of Covenants. All of the covenants and obligations in this Agreement that the Company is required to comply with or to perform at or prior to the Closing shall have been complied with and performed in all material respects.

6.3 Antitrust Approvals.

(a) The waiting period applicable to the consummation of the Merger under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated, and there shall not be in effect any voluntary agreement between Parent or the Company and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission or the U.S. Department of Justice pursuant to which Parent or the Company has agreed not to consummate the Merger for any period of time.

(b) Any waiting period applicable to the consummation of the Merger under any applicable non-U.S. Legal Requirement relating to antitrust or competition matters shall have expired or been terminated, and there shall not be in effect any voluntary agreement between Parent or the Company and any non-U.S. Governmental Body pursuant to which Parent or the Company has agreed not to consummate the Merger for any period of time.

(c) Any Governmental Authorization or other Consent required to be obtained with respect to the Merger under any applicable Antitrust Law shall have been obtained and shall remain in full force and effect, and no such Governmental Authorization or other Consent so obtained shall require or contain any term, limitation, condition or restriction that Parent determines in good faith to be materially burdensome.

6.4 Stockholder Approval. This Agreement shall have been duly adopted by the Required Company Stockholder Vote.

6.5 Certificate. Parent shall have received a certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company confirming that the conditions set forth in Sections 6.1(a), 6.1(b), 6.2, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8 and 6.9 have been duly satisfied, which certificate shall be in full force and effect.

6.6 No Company Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Company Material Adverse Effect, and no event shall have occurred or circumstance shall exist that, in combination with any other events or circumstances, could reasonably be expected to have or result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.

6.7 No Restraints. No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other order preventing the consummation of the Merger shall have been issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Body and remain in effect, and there shall not be any Legal Requirement enacted or deemed applicable to the Merger that makes the consummation of the Merger illegal.

6.8 No Governmental Litigation. There shall not be pending any Legal Proceeding in which a Governmental Body is a party or is otherwise involved, and neither Parent nor the Company shall have received any communication from any Governmental Body in which such Governmental Body indicates a substantial likelihood of commencing any Legal Proceeding or taking any other action: (a) challenging or seeking to restrain, prohibit, rescind or unwind the consummation of the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions; (b) relating to the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions and seeking to obtain from Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of the Acquired Corporations any damages or other relief as a consequence of consummation of the Merger that could reasonably be expected to be material to Parent or the Acquired Corporations; or (c) seeking to compel any of the Acquired Corporations, Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent to dispose of or hold separate any material assets or business as a result of the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions.

6.9 No Other Litigation. There shall not be pending any Legal Proceeding in which there is a reasonable possibility of an outcome that is adverse to Parent, Merger Sub, any affiliate of Parent or any of the Acquired Corporations: (a) challenging or seeking to restrain, prohibit, rescind or unwind the consummation of the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions; (b) relating to the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions and seeking to obtain from Parent, any affiliate of Parent or any of the Acquired Corporations any damages or other relief that could reasonably be expected to be material to Parent or the Acquired Corporations; or (c) seeking to compel any of the Acquired Corporations, Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent to dispose of or hold separate any material assets or business as a result of the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions.

6.10 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Certifications. Neither the chief executive officer nor the chief financial officer of the Company shall have failed to provide, with respect to any Company SEC Document filed (or required to be filed) with the SEC on or after the date of this Agreement, any necessary certification as and in the form required under Rule 13a-14 or Rule 15d-14 under the Exchange Act or 18 U.S.C. §1350.

SECTION 7. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY

The obligation of the Company to effect the Merger and otherwise consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of the following conditions:

7.1 Accuracy of Representations. The representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub contained in Section 3 shall have been accurate in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and shall be accurate in all respects as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (except for any such representations and warranties made as of a specific date, which shall have been accurate in all respects as of such date); provided, however, that: (a) for purposes of determining the accuracy of such representations and warranties as of the foregoing dates (and for purposes of determining the accuracy of such representations and warranties for purposes of clause “(b)” of this proviso), all “materiality” qualifications limiting the scope of such representations and warranties shall be disregarded; and (b) any inaccuracies in such representations and warranties will be disregarded if all circumstances constituting such inaccuracies (considered collectively) do not constitute, and would not reasonably be expected to have or result in, a material adverse effect on the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Merger.

7.2 Performance of Covenants. All of the covenants and obligations in this Agreement that Parent and Merger Sub are required to comply with or to perform at or prior to the Closing shall have been complied with and performed in all material respects.

7.3 Stockholder Approval. This Agreement shall have been duly adopted by the Required Company Stockholder Vote.

7.4 Certificate. The Company shall have received a certificate executed by an executive officer of Parent confirming that the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 have been duly satisfied.

7.5 Antitrust Approval. The waiting period applicable to the consummation of the Merger under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated.

7.6 No Restraints. No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other Order against the Company preventing the consummation of the Merger by the Company under U.S. law shall have been issued by any U.S. court of competent jurisdiction or other U.S. Governmental Body and remain in effect, and there shall not be any U.S. Legal Requirement enacted or deemed applicable to the Merger that makes the consummation of the Merger by the Company illegal under U.S. law.

SECTION 8. TERMINATION

8.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Effective Time (whether before or after adoption of this Agreement by the Required Company Stockholder Vote):

(a) by mutual written consent of Parent and the Company;

(b) by either Parent or the Company if the Merger shall not have been consummated by March 31, 2007; provided, however, that a party shall not be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(b) if the failure to consummate the Merger by March 31, 2007 is attributable to a failure on the part of such party to perform any covenant or obligation in this Agreement required to be performed by such party at or prior to the Effective Time which is capable of being cured;

(c) by Parent or the Company if a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Body shall have issued a final and nonappealable Order or shall have taken any other final and nonappealable action, having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Merger;

(d) by either Parent or the Company if: (i) the Company Stockholders’ Meeting (including any adjournments and postponements thereof) shall have been held and completed and the Company’s stockholders shall have taken a final vote on a proposal to adopt this Agreement and approve the Merger; (ii) this Agreement and the Merger shall not have been adopted at the Company Stockholders’ Meeting (and shall not have been adopted at any adjournment or postponement thereof) by the Required Company Stockholder Vote; provided, however, that a party shall not be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(d) if the failure to have this Agreement adopted by the Required Company Stockholder Vote is attributable to a failure on the part of such party to perform any covenant or obligation in this Agreement required to be performed by such party at or prior to the Effective Time which is capable of being cured; and (iii) the Company shall have paid to Parent any fee required to be paid to Parent pursuant to Section 8.3(c);

(e) by Parent (at any time prior to the adoption of this Agreement by the Required Company Stockholder Vote) if a Triggering Event shall have occurred;

(f) by Parent if: (i) any of the Specified Representations shall have been inaccurate as of the date of this Agreement or shall have become inaccurate as of a date subsequent to the date of this Agreement (as if made on such subsequent date), such that the condition set forth in Section 6.1(a) would not be satisfied; (ii) any of the Other Company Representations shall have been inaccurate as of the date of this Agreement or shall have become inaccurate as of a date subsequent to the date of this Agreement (as if made on such subsequent date), such that the condition set forth in Section 6.1(b) would not be satisfied; or (iii) any of the Company’s covenants or obligations contained in this Agreement shall have been breached such that the condition set forth in Section 6.2 would not be satisfied; provided, however, that if an inaccuracy in any of the Company’s representations and warranties as of a date subsequent to the date of this Agreement or a breach of a covenant or obligation by the Company is curable by the Company and the Company is continuing to exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cure such inaccuracy or breach, then Parent may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(f) on account of such inaccuracy or breach unless such inaccuracy or breach shall remain uncured for a period of 30 days commencing on the date that Parent gives the Company notice of such inaccuracy or breach;

(g) by the Company if: (i) any of Parent’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall be inaccurate as of the date of this Agreement or shall have become inaccurate as of a date subsequent to the date of this Agreement (as if made on such subsequent date) such that the condition set forth in Section 7.1 would not be satisfied; or (ii) any of Parent’s covenants or obligations contained in this Agreement shall have been breached such that the condition set forth in Section 7.2 would not be satisfied; provided, however, that if an inaccuracy in any of Parent’s representations and warranties as of a date subsequent to the date of this Agreement or a breach of a covenant or obligation by Parent is curable by Parent and Parent is continuing to exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cure such inaccuracy or breach, then the Company may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(g) on account of such inaccuracy or breach unless such inaccuracy or breach shall remain uncured for a period of 30 days commencing on the date that the Company gives Parent notice of such inaccuracy or breach; or

(h) by the Company, at any time prior to the adoption of this Agreement by the Required Company Stockholder Vote, in order to accept a Superior Offer and enter into a definitive acquisition agreement providing for the consummation of the transaction contemplated by such Superior Offer (the “Alternative Agreement”), if (i) such Superior Offer did not arise or result from a breach by the Company of any obligation contained in Section 4.3; (ii) the Company shall have delivered to Parent a written notice (including a copy of the Alternative Agreement) containing the Company’s representations and warranties that: (A) the Alternative Agreement has been executed and delivered to the Company by the other party thereto and the offer thereby made by such other party cannot be withdrawn by such other party at any time during the 72-hour period commencing on the date of Parent’s receipt of such notice; (B) the board of directors of the Company has authorized the execution and delivery of the Alternative Agreement on behalf of the Company and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(h); and (C) the Company intends to enter into the Alternative Agreement contemporaneously with the termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(h); (iii) at least 72 hours shall have elapsed since the receipt of such notice by Parent, and the Company shall have made its Representatives available during such period for the purpose of negotiating with Parent regarding a possible amendment to this Agreement or a possible alternative transaction; (iv) the Company shall have immediately advised Parent of any modification proposed to be made to the Alternative Agreement by the other party thereto (which, if material, shall result in a recommencement of the 72-hour period set forth in clause (iii) above), (v) any written proposal by Parent to amend this Agreement or enter into an alternative transaction shall have been considered by the board of directors of the Company in good faith, and the board of directors of the Company shall have determined in good faith (after having considered the advice of its advisor) that the terms of the proposed amendment to this Agreement (or other alternative transaction) are not as favorable to the Company’s stockholders, from a financial point of view, as the terms of the transaction contemplated by the Alternative Agreement; and (vi) the Company shall have paid to Parent the fee required to be paid to Parent pursuant to Section 8.3(b).

8.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect; provided, however, that: (a) this Section 8.2, Section 8.3 and Section 9 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect; (b) the Nondisclosure Agreement shall

survive the termination of this Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms; and (c) the termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any party from any liability for any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, obligation or other provision contained in this Agreement.

8.3 Expenses; Termination Fees.

(a) All fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses, whether or not the Merger is consummated; provided, however, that Parent shall pay all fees and expenses, other than attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with the filing by the parties hereto of the premerger notification and report forms relating to the Merger under the HSR Act and the filing of any notice or other document under any applicable non U.S. Antitrust Law.

(b) If: (i) (A) this Agreement is terminated by Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(b) or Section 8.1(d); (B) at or prior to the time of the termination of this Agreement an Acquisition Proposal shall have been disclosed, announced, commenced, submitted or made; and (C) on or prior to the first anniversary of such termination of this Agreement, either: (1) an Acquisition Transaction is consummated; or (2) a definitive agreement with respect to an Acquisition Transaction is entered into by an Acquired Corporation; (ii) this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to Section 8.1(e); or (iii) this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(h), then the Company shall pay to Parent, in cash at the time specified in the next sentence, a nonrefundable fee in the amount of $12,500,000. In the case of termination of this Agreement by the Company or Parent pursuant to Section 8.1(b) or Section 8.1(d), the fee referred to in the preceding sentence shall be paid by the Company upon the earlier of the consummation of the Acquisition Transaction or the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such Acquisition Transaction. In the case of termination of this Agreement by Parent pursuant to Section 8.1(e) or by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(h), the fee referred to in the preceding sentence shall be paid by the Company at the time of such termination.

(c) If: (i) at any time after the date of this Agreement, the Company Board Recommendation ceases to be unanimous or less than all of the members of the board of directors of the Company vote in favor of a reaffirmation of its determination that the Merger is fair to and in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders; and (ii) after the occurrence of any event described in clause “(i)” above, this Agreement is terminated by Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(d), then the Company shall pay to Parent, in cash at the time specified in the next sentence, a nonrefundable fee in the amount of $12,500,000. In the case of termination of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(d), the fee referred to in the preceding sentence shall be paid by the Company prior to the time of such termination; and in the case of termination of this Agreement by Parent pursuant to Section 8.1(d), the fee referred to in the preceding sentence shall be paid by the Company within two business days after such termination.

(d) If the Company fails promptly to pay when due any amount payable by the Company under this Section 8.3, then: (i) the Company shall reimburse Parent for all costs and expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred in connection with the collection of such overdue amount and the enforcement by Parent of its rights under this Section 8.3; and (ii) the Company shall pay to Parent interest on such overdue amount (for the period commencing as of the date such overdue amount was originally required to be paid through the date such overdue amount is actually paid to Parent in full) at a rate per annum equal to the “prime rate” (as announced by Citibank, N.A. or any successor thereto) in effect on the date such overdue amount was originally required to be paid.

SECTION 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

9.1 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended with the approval of the respective boards of directors of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub at any time (whether before or after the adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company); provided, however, that after adoption of this Agreement by the Company’s stockholders, no amendment shall be made which by law requires further approval of the stockholders of the Company without the further approval of such stockholders. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.

9.2 Waiver. No failure on the part of any party to exercise any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, and no delay on the part of any party in exercising any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, shall operate as a waiver of such power, right, privilege or remedy; and no single or partial exercise of any such power, right, privilege or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right, privilege or remedy. No party shall be deemed to have waived any claim arising out of this Agreement, or any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, unless the waiver of such claim, power, right, privilege or remedy is expressly set forth in a written instrument duly executed and delivered on behalf of such party; and any such waiver shall not be applicable or have any effect except in the specific instance in which it is given.

9.3 No Survival of Representations and Warranties. None of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Merger.

9.4 Entire Agreement; Counterparts; Exchanges by Facsimile or Electronic Delivery. This Agreement and the other agreements referred to herein constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among or between any of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof; provided, however, that the Nondisclosure Agreement shall not be superseded and shall remain in full force and effect and shall apply to: (a) all Confidential Information (as defined in the Nondisclosure Agreement) relating to the Acquired Corporations provided by or on behalf of the Company to Parent and its Representatives after the date hereof; and (b) all Confidential Information (as defined in the Nondisclosure Agreement) relating to Parent and its affiliates provided by or on behalf of Parent to the Company and its Representatives after the date hereof. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of a fully executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by facsimile or by electronic delivery in .pdf format shall be sufficient to bind the parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

9.5 Applicable Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof. In any action or suit between any of the parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the Contemplated Transactions: (a) each of the parties irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware; and (b) each of the parties irrevocably waives the right to trial by jury.

9.6 Disclosure Schedule. The Company Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in separate parts corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections contained in Section 2 (subject to the provisions of the introductory paragraph to Section 2). For purposes of this Agreement, each statement or other item of information set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule or in any update to the Company Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty made by the Company in Section 2.

9.7 Attorneys’ Fees. In any action at law or suit in equity to enforce this Agreement or the rights of any of the parties hereunder, the prevailing party in such action or suit shall be entitled to receive a reasonable sum for its attorneys’ fees and all other reasonable costs and expenses incurred in such action or suit.

9.8 Assignability; No Third Party Rights . This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall be enforceable by and inure solely to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that neither this Agreement nor any party’s rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated by such party without the prior written consent of the other party, and any attempted assignment or delegation of this Agreement or any of such rights or obligations by a party without the other party’s prior written consent shall be void and of no effect. Except as specifically provided in Section 5.5, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto) any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

9.9 Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made as follows: (a) if sent by registered or certified mail in the United States return receipt requested, upon receipt; (b) if sent designated for overnight delivery by nationally recognized overnight air courier (such as DHL or Federal Express), two business days after delivery to such courier; (c) if sent by facsimile transmission before 5:00 p.m. in California, when transmitted and receipt is confirmed; (d) if sent by facsimile transmission after 5:00 p.m. in California and receipt is confirmed, on the following business day; and (e) if otherwise actually personally delivered, when delivered, provided that such notices, requests, demands and other communications are delivered to the address set forth below, or to such other address as any party shall provide by like notice to the other parties to this Agreement:

if to Parent or Merger Sub:

NVIDIA Corporation

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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

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PortalPlayer, Inc.

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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

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9.10 Cooperation. The Company agrees to cooperate fully with Parent and to execute and deliver such further documents, certificates, agreements and instruments and to take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by Parent to evidence or reflect the Contemplated Transactions and to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

9.11 Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. If a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision of this Agreement is

invalid or unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to limit such term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases or to replace such term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable as so modified. In the event such court does not exercise the power granted to it in the prior sentence, the parties hereto agree to replace such invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a valid and enforceable term or provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such invalid or unenforceable term or provision.

9.12 Construction.

(a) For purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context requires: the singular number shall include the plural, and vice versa; the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders; the feminine gender shall include the masculine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender shall include masculine and feminine genders.

(b) The parties hereto agree that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

(c) As used in this Agreement, the words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

(d) Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to “Sections,” “Exhibits” and “Schedules” are intended to refer to Sections of this Agreement and Exhibits or Schedules to this Agreement.

(e) The bold-faced headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement and shall not be referred to in connection with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

(f) All references to “business days” shall mean days on which banks are open for business in California and in Delaware.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.


NVIDIA CORPORATION

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Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer


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Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer


PORTALPLAYER, INC.

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Title:		President and CEO

Merger Agreement Signature Page

Exhibit A

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

For purposes of the Agreement (including this Exhibit A):

Acquired Corporations. “Acquired Corporations” shall mean: (a) the Company; (b) each of the Company Subsidiaries; and (c) any other Entity that has been merged with or into, or that is a predecessor to, any of the Entities identified in clauses “(a)” or “(b)” above.

Acquisition Inquiry. “Acquisition Inquiry” shall mean an inquiry, indication of interest or request for information (other than an inquiry, indication of interest or request for information made or submitted by Parent) that could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal.

Acquisition Proposal. “Acquisition Proposal” shall mean any offer or proposal (other than an offer or proposal made or submitted by Parent) contemplating or otherwise relating to any Acquisition Transaction.

Acquisition Transaction. “Acquisition Transaction” shall mean any transaction or series of transactions (other than transactions exclusively among Acquired Corporations) involving:

(a) any merger, exchange, consolidation, business combination, plan of arrangement, issuance of securities, acquisition of securities, reorganization, recapitalization, takeover offer, tender offer, exchange offer or other similar transaction: (i) in which any of the Acquired Corporations is a constituent corporation; (ii) in which a Person or “group” (as defined in the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) of Persons directly or indirectly acquires beneficial or record ownership of securities representing more than 10% of the outstanding securities of any class of voting securities of any of the Acquired Corporations; or (iii) in which any of the Acquired Corporations issues securities representing more than 10% of the outstanding securities of any class of voting securities of any of the Acquired Corporations;

(b) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer, license, acquisition or disposition of any business or businesses or assets (excluding sale of assets in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices) that constitute or account for 25% or more of the consolidated net revenues, consolidated net income or consolidated assets of the Acquired Corporations; or

(c) any liquidation or dissolution of any of the Acquired Corporations.

Agreement. “Agreement” shall mean the Agreement and Plan of Merger to which this Exhibit A is attached, as it may be amended from time to time.

Antitrust Laws. “Antitrust Laws” shall mean all Legal Requirements that are designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade.

COBRA. “COBRA” shall mean the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.

Code. “Code” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Company Affiliate. “Company Affiliate” shall mean any Person under common control with any

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of the Acquired Corporations within the meaning of Section 414(b), Section 414(c), Section 414(m) or Section 414(o) of the Code, and the regulations issued thereunder or any similar provisions under non-U.S. Legal Requirements.

Company Associate. “Company Associate” shall mean any current or former officer or other employee, or current or former independent contractor, consultant or director, of or to any of the Acquired Corporations or any Company Affiliate.

Company Common Stock. “Company Common Stock” shall mean the Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Company.

Company Contract. “Company Contract” shall mean any Contract: (a) to which any of the Acquired Corporations is a party; (b) by which any of the Acquired Corporations or any Company IP or any other asset of any of the Acquired Corporations is or may become bound or under which any of the Acquired Corporations has, or may become subject to, any obligation; or (c) under which any of the Acquired Corporations has or may acquire any right or interest.

Company Disclosure Schedule. “Company Disclosure Schedule” shall mean the Company Disclosure Schedule that has been prepared by the Company in accordance with the requirements of Section 9.6 of the Agreement and that has been delivered by the Company to Parent on the date of the Agreement.

Company Employee Agreement. “Company Employee Agreement” shall mean any management, employment, severance, retention, transaction bonus, change in control, consulting, relocation, repatriation or expatriation agreement or other similar Contract between any of the Acquired Corporations or any Company Affiliate and any current or former director, officer or employee of any of the Acquired Corporations or any Company Affiliate, other than any such Contract that is terminable “at will” (or, with respect to non-U.S. Persons, otherwise similarly terminable) without any obligation on the part of any Acquired Corporation or any Company Affiliate to make any severance, termination, change in control or similar payment or to provide any benefit other than severance payments required to be made by any Acquired Corporation under applicable non-U.S. law.

Company Employee Plan. “Company Employee Plan” shall mean any plan, program, policy, practice or Contract providing for compensation, severance, termination pay, deferred compensation, performance awards, stock or stock-related awards, fringe benefits, retirement benefits or other benefits or remuneration of any kind, whether or not in writing and whether or not funded, including each “employee benefit plan,” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not ERISA is applicable to such plan): (a) that is or has been maintained or contributed to, or required to be maintained or contributed to, by any of the Acquired Corporations or any Company Affiliate for the benefit of any Company Associate; or (b) with respect to which any of the Acquired Corporations or any Company Affiliate has or may incur or become subject to any liability or obligation; provided, however, that a Company Employee Agreement shall not be considered a Company Employee Plan.

Company IP. “Company IP” shall mean: (a) all Intellectual Property Rights in or to the Company Products and all Intellectual Property Rights in or to Company Product Software; and (b) all other Intellectual Property Rights and Intellectual Property with respect to which any of the Acquired Corporations has (or purports to have) an ownership interest or an exclusive license or similar exclusive right.

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Company Material Adverse Effect. “Company Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any effect, change, claim, event or circumstance (each, an “Effect”) that, considered together with all other Effects, is or would reasonably be expected to be or to become materially adverse to, or has or would reasonably be expected to have or result in a material adverse effect on: (a) the business, condition, operations or financial performance of the Acquired Corporations taken as a whole, other than: (i) any such Effect resulting from conditions generally affecting the global economy as a whole or the industry in which the Acquired Corporations operate, in each case to the extent that such conditions do not have a disproportionate impact on the Acquired Corporations; or (ii) any such Effect resulting from the failure to generate revenues from the sale of any Company Product to any Person who is a current customer of the Acquired Corporations (including as a result of the cancellation or termination of any product order or contract by such Person), which failure to generate revenues does not arise from or relate to any actual or alleged: (A) bug, defect, deficiency or Encumbrance in (or with respect to) any Company Product, Company Product Software or Company IP; (B) breach (or fact or circumstance that would reasonably be expected to give rise to a breach) of any Company Contract by any Acquired Corporation; or (C) violation of or failure to comply with any Legal Requirement by any Acquired Corporation or any Company Associate (it being acknowledged and agreed that a failure to generate revenues that arises from or relates to an actual or alleged event, fact or circumstance described in the immediately preceding clauses (A), (B) and (C) shall not be deemed to be a Company Material Adverse Effect unless it is an Effect that would otherwise constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect in the absence of this clause (ii)); (b) the ability of the Company to consummate the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions or to perform any of its covenants or obligations under the Agreement; or (c) the ability of Parent to vote, transfer, receive dividends with respect to or otherwise exercise ownership rights with respect to the stock of the Surviving Corporation.

Company Option Plans. “Company Option Plans” shall mean: (a) the Company’s 1999 Stock Option Plan; and (b) the Company’s Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.

Company Options. “Company Options” shall mean options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock from the Company (whether granted by the Company pursuant to the Company Option Plans, assumed by the Company or otherwise).

Company Pension Plan. “Company Pension Plan” shall mean each: (a) Company Employee Plan that is an “employee pension benefit plan,” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA; or (b) other occupational pension plan, including any final salary or money purchase plan.

Company Product. “Company Product” shall mean any product or service: (a) developed, manufactured, marketed, distributed, provided, leased, licensed, sold or made available, directly or indirectly, by or on behalf of any Acquired Corporation; or (b) currently under development by or for any Acquired Corporation (whether or not in collaboration with another Person).

Company Product Software. “Company Product Software” shall mean any software (regardless of whether such software is owned by an Acquired Corporation or licensed to an Acquired Corporation by a third party, and including firmware and other software embedded in hardware devices) contained or included in (or material to the operation of) any Company Product or used directly in the development, manufacturing, maintenance, repair, support, testing or performance of any Company Product.

Company Warrants. “Company Warrants” shall mean all warrants to purchase shares of Company Common Stock.

Consent. “Consent” shall mean any approval, consent, ratification, permission, waiver or authorization (including any Governmental Authorization).

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Contemplated Transactions. “Contemplated Transactions” shall mean the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Agreement and the Voting Agreements to be entered into by certain stockholders of the Company in favor of Parent in connection with the Merger.

Contract. “Contract” shall mean any written, oral or other agreement, contract, subcontract, lease, understanding, arrangement, instrument, note, option, warranty, purchase order, license, sublicense, insurance policy, benefit plan or legally binding commitment or undertaking of any nature.

DGCL. “DGCL” shall mean the Delaware General Corporation Law, as it may be amended from time to time.

Encumbrance. “Encumbrance” shall mean any lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, easement, encroachment, imperfection of title, title exception, title defect, right of possession, lease, tenancy license, security interest, encumbrance, claim, infringement, interference, option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, community property interest or restriction of any nature (including any restriction on the voting of any security, any restriction on the transfer of any security or other asset, any restriction on the receipt of any income derived from any asset, any restriction on the use of any asset and any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset).

Entity. “Entity” shall mean any corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, company (including any company limited by shares, limited liability company or joint stock company), firm, society or other enterprise, association, organization or entity.

ERISA. “ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

Exchange Act. “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Foreign Plan. “Foreign Plan” shall mean any: (a) plan, program, policy, practice, Contract or other arrangement of any Acquired Corporation mandated by a Governmental Body outside the United States; (b) Company Employee Plan that is subject to any of the Legal Requirements of any jurisdiction outside the United States; or (c) Company Employee Plan that covers or has covered any Company Associate whose services are or have been performed primarily outside the United States.

GAAP. “GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

Governmental Authorization. “Governmental Authorization” shall mean any: (a) permit, license, certificate, franchise, permission, variance, clearance, registration, qualification or authorization issued, granted, given or otherwise made available by or under the authority of any Governmental Body or pursuant to any Legal Requirement; or (b) right under any Contract with any Governmental Body.

Governmental Body. “Governmental Body” shall mean any: (a) nation, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any nature; (b) U.S. federal, state, local or municipal, non-U.S. or other government; (c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental division, department, agency, commission, instrumentality, official, ministry, fund, foundation, center, organization, unit, body or Entity and any court or other tribunal); or (d) self-regulatory organization (including the NASDAQ Global Select Market and its predecessor).

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HSR Act. “HSR Act” shall mean the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.

Indian Sub. “Indian Sub” shall mean PortalPlayer (India) Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

Intellectual Property. “Intellectual Property” shall mean algorithms, apparatus, databases, data collections, designs, diagrams, drawings, formulae, inventions (whether or not patentable), know-how, logos, marks (including brand names, product names, logos, and slogans), methods, processes, proprietary information, protocols, schematics, specifications, software, software code (in any form, including source code and executable or object code), techniques, user interfaces, URLs, web sites, works of authorship and other forms of technology (whether or not embodied in any tangible form and including all tangible embodiments of the foregoing, such as instruction manuals, laboratory notebooks, prototypes, samples, studies and summaries).

Intellectual Property Rights. “Intellectual Property Rights” shall mean all rights of the following types, which may exist or be created under the laws of any jurisdiction in the world: (a) rights associated with works of authorship, including exclusive exploitation rights, copyrights, moral rights and mask works; (b) trademark, trade name, service name and domain name rights and similar rights; (c) trade secret rights; (d) patent and industrial property rights, including design rights; (e) other proprietary rights in Intellectual Property; and (f) rights in or relating to registrations, renewals, extensions, combinations, continuations, divisions and reissues of, and applications for, any of the rights referred to in clauses “(a)” through “(e)” above.

IRS. “IRS” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Knowledge. “Knowledge” shall mean, with respect to the Acquired Corporations, the actual knowledge of any executive officer and the General Counsel of the Company after reasonable inquiry.

Legal Proceeding. “Legal Proceeding” shall mean any action, suit, litigation, arbitration, proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding), hearing, inquiry, audit, examination or investigation commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any court or other Governmental Body or any arbitrator or arbitration panel.

Legal Requirement. “Legal Requirement” shall mean any U.S. federal, state, local, municipal or other (and any non-U.S.) law, statute, constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict, decree, rule, regulation, order, award, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Body (or under the authority of the NASDAQ Stock Market).

Nondisclosure Agreement. “Nondisclosure Agreement” shall mean that certain Mutual Confidentiality Agreement entered into on August 3, 2006 between the Company and Parent, as amended.

Order. “Order” shall mean any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree.

Other Company Representations. “Other Company Representations” shall mean the representations and warranties of the Company contained in the Agreement, other than the Specified Representations.

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Parent Common Stock. “Parent Common Stock” shall mean the Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Parent.

Person. “Person” shall mean any individual, Entity or Governmental Body.

Proxy Statement. “Proxy Statement” shall mean the proxy statement to be sent to the Company’s stockholders in connection with the Company Stockholders’ Meeting.

Registered IP. “Registered IP” shall mean all Intellectual Property Rights that are registered, filed or issued with, by or under the authority of any Governmental Body, including all patents, registered copyrights, registered mask works and registered trademarks and all applications for any of the foregoing.

Representatives. “Representatives” shall mean directors, officers, other employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, advisors and representatives.

▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act. “▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act” shall mean the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 2002, as it may be amended from time to time.

SEC. “SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act. “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Specified Representations. “Specified Representations” shall mean the representations and warranties of the Company contained in the first two sentences of Section 2.3(a), the first sentence of each of Sections 2.3(b) and 2.3(c) and Sections 2.3(e), 2.3(f), 2.3(g)(i), 2.4(a), 2.4(b), 2.4(c), 2.18, 2.20, 2.21 and 2.23 of the Agreement.

Subsidiary. An Entity shall be deemed to be a “Subsidiary” of another Person if such Person directly or indirectly owns or purports to own, beneficially or of record: (a) an amount of voting securities of or other interests in such Entity that is sufficient to enable such Person to elect at least a majority of the members of such Entity’s board of directors or other governing body; or (b) at least 50% of the outstanding equity, voting or financial interests in such Entity.

Superior Offer. “Superior Offer” shall mean an unsolicited bona fide written offer by a third party to purchase, in exchange for consideration consisting exclusively of cash or equity securities (or a combination of cash and equity securities), all of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken collectively, that: (a) was not obtained or made as a result of a breach of any provision of the Agreement; (b) is not subject to a financing contingency; and (c) is determined by the board of directors of the Company, in its reasonable, good faith judgment, after consulting an independent financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation, and after taking into account the likelihood and anticipated timing of consummation, to be more favorable from a financial point of view to the Company’s stockholders than the Merger.

Tax. “Tax” shall mean any U.S. federal, state, local or municipal, non-U.S. or other tax (including any income tax, franchise tax, capital gains tax, gross receipts tax, value-added tax, surtax, estimated tax, unemployment tax, national health insurance tax, excise tax, ad valorem tax, transfer tax, stamp tax, sales tax, use tax, property tax, business tax, profits tax, alternative minimum tax, environmental tax, capital stock tax, severance tax, occupation tax, windfall profits tax, social security tax, disability tax, withholding tax or payroll tax), levy, assessment, tariff, duty (including any customs

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duty), deficiency, fee, stamp duty or registration fee and any related charge or amount (including any fine, penalty, interest or inflation linkage), imposed, assessed or collected by or under the authority of any Governmental Body.

Tax Return. “Tax Return” shall mean any return (including any information return), report, statement, declaration, estimate, schedule, notice, notification, form, election, certificate or other document or information, and any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing, filed with or submitted to, or required to be filed with or submitted to, any Governmental Body in connection with the determination, assessment, collection or payment of any Tax or in connection with the administration, implementation or enforcement of or compliance with any Legal Requirement relating to any Tax.

Triggering Event. A “Triggering Event” shall be deemed to have occurred if: (a) the board of directors of the Company shall have failed to recommend that the Company’s stockholders vote to adopt the Agreement, or shall have withdrawn or shall have modified in a manner adverse to Parent the Company Board Recommendation; (b) the Company shall have failed to include in the Proxy Statement the Company Board Recommendation or a statement to the effect that the board of directors of the Company has determined and believes that the Merger is fair to and in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders; (c) the board of directors of the Company fails to reaffirm the Company Board Recommendation, or fails to reaffirm its determination that the Merger is fair to and in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders, within ten business days after Parent requests in writing that such recommendation or determination be reaffirmed if such request is made after any Person has made or publicly announced an Acquisition Proposal or if any event has occurred or circumstance exists that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the board of directors of the Company does not support the Merger or does not believe that the Merger is fair to and in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders; (d) the board of directors of the Company shall have approved, endorsed or recommended any Acquisition Proposal; (e) the Company shall have entered into any letter of intent or similar document or any Contract relating to any Acquisition Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement permitted by Section 4.3); (f) an Acquisition Proposal is publicly announced, and the Company fails to issue a press release announcing its opposition to such Acquisition Proposal (and, in the case a tender or exchange offer relating to the securities of the Company, its recommendation to its securityholders to reject such tender or exchange offer) within 10 business days after such Acquisition Proposal is announced; or (g) any of the Acquired Corporations shall have breached in any material respect any of the provisions set forth in Section 4.3 of the Agreement.

Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet. “Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet” shall mean the unaudited consolidated interim balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2006, included in the Company’s Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2006, as filed with the SEC prior to the date of the Agreement.

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER among: NVIDIA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; PARTRIDGE ACQUISITION, INC., a Delaware corporation; and PORTALPLAYER, INC., a Delaware corporation

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