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• Purchase and Sale of Convertible Debentures 6 2.2 Purchase and Sale; Purchase Price....................................6 2.2 Execution and Delivery of Documents; the Closing.....................6 2.3 The Post-Closing.....................................................7

• Purchase and Sale of Notes and Warrants (a) Upon the following terms and conditions, the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers shall purchase (in the amounts set forth as Exhibit A hereto) from the Company, secured convertible demand promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of up to Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000), convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Notes”). The Company and the Purchasers are executing and delivering this Agreement in accordance with and in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”), including Regulation D (“Regulation D”), and/or upon such other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act as may be available with respect to any or all of the investments to be made hereunder. (b) Upon the following terms and conditions and for no additional consideration, each of the Purchasers shall be issued (i) Series A Warrants, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-1 (the “Series A Warrants”), to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock equal to fifty percent (50%) of the number of Conversion Shares (as defined in Section 1.3 below) issuable upon conversion of the Notes purchased by each Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, as set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit A hereto, (ii) Series J Warrants, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-2 (the “Series J Warrants”), to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes purchased by each Purchaser, provided that such Purchaser purchases Notes for a purchase price equal to or greater than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, as set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit A hereto, and (iii) Series B Warrants, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-3 (the “Series B Warrants” and, together with the Series A Warrants and the Series J Warrants, the “Warrants”), to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock equal to fifty percent (50%) of the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes purchased by each Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, as set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit A hereto. The Warrants shall expire five (5) years following the Closing Date, except for the Series J Warrants, which shall expire nine (9) months following the Closing Date. Each of the Warrants shall have an exercise price per share equal to the Warrant Price (as defined in the applicable Warrant).

• Purchase and Sale of Debentures and Warrants Upon the ----------------------------------------------- following terms and conditions, the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers shall purchase from the Company, secured convertible debentures in the aggregate principal amount of up to Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) bearing interest at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum, convertible into shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), in substantially the form attached hereto as ------------- Exhibit B (the "Debentures"), and warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock, ---------- ---------- in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the "Warrants"), set --------- -------- forth with respect to such Purchaser on Exhibit A hereto. The aggregate ---------- purchase price may be funded in one or more tranches as agreed upon by the Company and the Purchasers. The Company and the Purchasers are executing and delivering this Agreement in accordance with and in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Securities Act"), including Regulation D ("Regulation D"), and/or upon such --------------- ------------ other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act as may be available with respect to any or all of the investments to be made hereunder.

• Purchase of Notes and Warrants On the Closing Date, the Subscriber will purchase the Notes and Warrants as principal for its own account for investment only and not with a view toward, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or any distribution thereof.

• Purchase of Convertible Debentures Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Buyer agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase at Closing (as defined herein below) and the Company agrees to sell and issue to each Buyer, severally and not jointly, at Closing, Convertible Debentures in amounts corresponding with the Subscription Amount set forth opposite each Buyer's name on Schedule I hereto. Upon execution hereof by a Buyer, the Buyer shall wire transfer the Subscription Amount set forth opposite his name on Schedule I in same-day funds or a check payable to "First Union National Bank, as Escrow Agent for Vertical Computer Systems, Inc. / Cornell Capital Partners, LP", which Subscription Amount shall be held in escrow pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement (as hereinafter defined) and disbursed in accordance therewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Buyer may withdraw his Subscription Amount and terminate this Agreement as to such Buyer at any time after the execution hereof and prior to Closing (as hereinafter defined).

• Notes and Warrants At or prior to the Closing, the Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers the Notes (in such denominations as each Purchaser may request) and the Warrants (in such denominations as each Purchaser may request).

• Purchase and Sale of Preferred Shares (a) Subject to the terms and the conditions set forth herein, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of the Company and the First Closing Investors set forth herein or in any certificate or other document delivered pursuant hereto, the Company issued, sold and delivered to each First Closing Investor, free and clear of all Liens (except as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and the Shareholders Agreement), and each First Closing Investor purchased at the First Closing, the number of Series A Preferred Shares set opposite such First Closing Investor’s name in the column labeled “Series A Preferred Shares purchased at the First Closing” on Appendix I-A from the Company at a purchase price of $3.7999696 per share. (b) Subject to the terms and the conditions set forth herein, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of the Company and the Second Closing Investors set forth herein or in any certificate or other document delivered pursuant hereto, the Company shall issue, sell and deliver to each Second Closing Investor, free and clear of all Liens (except as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and the Shareholders Agreement), and each Second Closing Investor shall purchase at the Second Closing, the number of Series B Units set opposite such Second Closing Investor’s name in the column labeled “Series B Units to be purchased at the Second Closing” on Appendix I-B from the Company at a purchase price of $3.00 per Series B Unit, subject to the limitation set forth in Section 2.5 with respect to the Debenture Holder Investors. The Series B Preferred Shares shall accrue dividends from the date of issuance.

• Purchase and Sale of Preferred Stock 1.1 Sale and Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock. --------------------------------------------- (a) The Company shall adopt and file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on or before the Closing (as defined below) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in the form attached hereto as Exhibit ------- B (the "Restated Certificate"). - -------------------- (b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Purchaser agrees to purchase at the Closing and the Company agrees to sell and issue to each Purchaser at the Closing that number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock set forth opposite each such Purchaser's name on Exhibit A --------- attached hereto at a purchase price of $0.609 per share. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement shall be hereinafter referred to as the "Stock." -----

• Convertible Notes The Convertible Notes are subject to different conversion calculations depending on the event triggering conversion as described in the Notes (e.g., an IPO or other liquidity event). For illustration purposes, assuming the optional conversion right is exercised today, based on the current capitalization and the $50,000,000 assumed valuation specified for an optional conversion in the Notes, there would be 4,705,224 additional shares issued; provided however, that each holder of Notes is subject to a maximum 9.99% ownership of the shares of capital stock of the Company at any one time. This illustration calculation does not account for the 6% interest component.

• Purchase and Sale of the Notes (a) The Issuer agrees to issue and sell the Notes to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Issuer the respective principal amount of Notes set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price equal to [ ]% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from [ ], [ ], to the Closing Date (as defined below). (b) The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters may offer and sell Notes to or through any affiliate of an Underwriter and that any such affiliate may offer and sell Notes purchased by it to or through any Underwriter. (c) The Issuer understands that the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the Notes as soon after the effectiveness of this Agreement as in the judgment of the Representatives is advisable, and initially to offer the Notes on the terms set forth in the Time of Sale Information. (d) The Issuer and each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters are acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Issuer and each Guarantor with respect to the offering of the Notes contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as financial advisors or fiduciaries to, or agents of, the Issuer, any Guarantor or any other person. Additionally, neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter are advising the Issuer, any Guarantor or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Issuer and each Guarantor shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter shall have any responsibility or liability to the Issuer or any Guarantor with respect thereto. Any review by the Representatives or any Underwriter of the Issuer, any Guarantor, and the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Representatives or such Underwriter, as the case may be, and shall not be on behalf of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any other person. The Issuer agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to the Issuer, in connection with such transactions or the process leading thereto.