EXHIBIT 10.44 NOTE AND STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND RELEASE THIS NOTE AND STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (this "Agreement") is made as of November 6, 1998, by and among Oryx Technology Corp., a Delaware corporation ("OTC"), Corus Investment...Note and Stock Purchase Agreement and Release • December 8th, 1998 • Oryx Technology Corp • Electrical industrial apparatus • California
