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Addendum No. 1 to Master Purchase Agreement dated February 14, 2006 between RAINMAKER SYSTEMS, INC. and SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC

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Title: Addendum No. 1 to Master Purchase Agreement dated February 14, 2006 between RAINMAKER SYSTEMS, INC. and SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC
Date: 5/14/2009
Industry: Computer Services     Sector: Technology

Addendum No. 1 to Master Purchase Agreement dated February 14, 2006 between RAINMAKER SYSTEMS, INC. and SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC, Parties: rainmaker systems inc , rainmaker systems  inc , sun microsystems  inc
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Exhibit 10.3

Addendum No. 1 to Master Purchase Agreement dated February 14, 2006

between

RAINMAKER SYSTEMS, INC.

and

SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

This Addendum Number 1 (“Addendum”), effective the 31st day of March, 2009 (“Addendum 1 Effective Date”), is made by and between Rainmaker Systems, Inc., with a place of business at 900 East Hamilton, Suite 400, Campbell, CA 95008 (“Supplier”) and Sun Microsystems, Inc., with a place of business at 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, CA 95054 (“Sun”).

WHEREAS Supplier and Sun entered into a certain Master Purchase Agreement effective February 14, 2006, Sun Contract Reference No. 3451-0207, under which Sun hired Supplier to perform labor, telesales and hosting services (the “Agreement”);

WHEREAS, Supplier and Sun will execute this Addendum on the Addendum 1 Effective Date; and

WHEREAS, Supplier and Sun desire to amend the Agreement and replace in its entirety the Hosting Services Exhibit with Exhibit A (“Application Services Agreement”) attached hereto and extend the Agreement, as amended; and

WHEREAS, Supplier and Sun desire the terms of the Agreement, as amended by this Addendum, to apply to all SOWs executed or superseded after the Effective Date of this Addendum 1.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, it is hereby agreed by and between Supplier and Sun as follows:

 

A.

Cancellation of the Hosting Services Exhibit to the Agreement.

The parties hereby cancel and terminate the Hosting Services Exhibit in full, per the terms of the Agreement, and incorporate into the Agreement by this reference the terms of the License Agreement for Rainmaker Technology, entitled the “Application Services Agreement,” attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

B.

Licensed Technology.

The license terms related to any Rainmaker technology and any third party technology provided by Supplier referenced or required by Sun for performance of the Services will be set forth in the separate License Agreement between the parties, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A.

Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality request. Omissions are designated as [****]. A complete version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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C.

New Definitions to the Agreement.

Section 2, Definitions, of the Agreement is amended to add in the following new definitions:

25. “Service Information” means any information, including Personal Information, data, software, or files received by Supplier from or on behalf of Sun in connection with the performance of the Services hereunder.

26. “Sun Facilities” means the Sun site or facility identified by the parties that will be used by Supplier and Workers to the extent necessary to provide the Services.

27. “Supplier Facilities” means the Supplier site or facility identified by the parties that will be used by Sun and its employees, agents and contractors to the extent necessary to provide the Services.

28. “Sun Direct Competitor” means any entity, as well as their Affiliated Companies, which provide products or services that compete with the products or services provided by Sun to its customers as determined, and may be revised annually, by Sun; provided however that any such revisions shall not have a retroactive effect. A list of the Sun Direct Competitors as of the Addendum 1 Effective Date are set forth on Exhibit C.

 

D.

Revised, Deleted and New Sections of the Agreement.

1. Section 1 (“Scope”) of the Agreement is amended to add in the following new sub-Sections:

1.4 Country Joining Agreement. The parties agree that the performance of the programs and services under the Agreement may be provided in multiple countries. All of the parties’ rights and obligations shall apply with the same force and effect to any of Supplier and Sun’s Affiliated Companies (defined below) that are covered by the Agreement or those entities of Supplier and Sun that execute a “Country Joining Agreement.” The parties will negotiate in good faith any additional terms, conditions and schedules that are required to conduct business or provide services in any particular country. Any additional terms and conditions will be reflected in the Country Joining Agreement together with the corresponding schedules. Each Country Joining Agreement and the corresponding schedules will apply only to the country or geographic region for which the Country Joining Agreement was executed.

1.5 The Agreement is Binding on Affiliated Companies. The Agreement applies to and binds affiliated companies of Supplier and Sun that provide written notice of their acceptance of these terms. Written issuance of, or acknowledgment of acceptance of, a purchase order referencing the Agreement or execution of a Country Joining Agreement will constitute acceptance of the terms.

 

[****]=Certain information has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.

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2. The parties wish to revise sub-Section 6.2.1 (“Compliance with Laws”) in the first sentence as follows: “In connection with the performance of this Agreement and any SOW , Supplier will obtain . . . .” The remainder of this section will remain as written.

3. Sub-Section 3.5.4 (“No Hire Agreement”) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

3.5.4 Non-Solicitation.

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4. Section 3.5 (“Workers”) is amended to add the following new Sub-Sections:

3.5.6 Communications to Employees. Supplier shall only communicate with Sun employees in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and any SOW or for the purposes of providing Services under this Agreement and its Ancillary Documents. Sun and Supplier each agree that they shall not communicate employment and contractual terms on behalf of the other.

3.5.7 Travel and Relocation Costs. Supplier shall be financially and operationally responsible for all travel and relocation requirements and costs caused by the transfer of location of Workers under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, travel expenses of Workers may be reimbursed by Sun to Supplier in accordance with Sun’s Contractor Travel Guidelines as set forth in an SOW.

3.5.8 Material Staffing Changes. Supplier shall staff the projects to be performed in the SOW in accordance with the terms of the SOW. The expected staffing plan for the Services will be set forth in the SOW, as applicable. Material proposed or actual changes to the staffing levels and positions during the first twelve (12) months following the corresponding SOW Effective Date must be reported to Sun each month. A material change in staffing is considered to be any change of **** or more from each figure within the Workers projection tables of the SOW, if applicable. Any material proposed changes to staffing levels during this period are subject to Sun’s approval, which approval will be based on Sun’s reasonable satisfaction that such changes will not have an adverse impact on the Supplier’s ability to perform its obligations under the Agreement. The Parties agree that this review and approval does not constitute a derogation of Supplier’s management responsibilities.

3.5.9 Compensation. Supplier shall be responsible for determining the compensation and any bonuses paid to Workers.

3.5.10 Workers Are Not Sun Employees. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Parties intend to create an independent contractor relationship. No officer, director, employee, agent, affiliate, contractor or Subcontractor retained by Supplier to perform work on Sun’s behalf hereunder shall be an officer, director, employee, affiliate, contractor or Subcontractor respectively of Sun and no individual will be an agent of the other. Supplier, not Sun, has the right,

 

[****]=Certain information has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.

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power, authority and duty to supervise and direct the activities of the Workers and to compensate such Workers for any work performed by them on behalf of Sun pursuant to this Agreement. Supplier, and not Sun, shall be responsible and therefore solely liable for all acts and omissions of Supplier and Workers.

3.5.11 Replacement, Qualifications and Retention of Workers

3.5.11(a) Sufficiency and Suitability of Workers. Supplier shall assign sufficient Workers to provide the Services in accordance with this Agreement and such Workers shall possess suitable competence, ability and qualifications and shall be properly educated and trained for the Services they are to perform. Supplier shall ensure that the Workers it assigns to perform the Services for Sun under the terms of this Agreement are not included in any exclusion lists published by the United States government. It will also ensure that the most recent country of citizenship or permanent residency of these Workers is not subject to any trade embargoes or restrictions imposed by the United States government.

3.5.11(b)-

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3.5.11(c)-

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3.5.12

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3.5.13 Conduct and Compliance. While at Sun Facilities, Workers shall; (a) comply with the Sun Rules and other rules and regulations regarding personal and professional conduct generally applicable to personnel at such Sun Facilities (and communicated to and received by Supplier in advance in writing or by any other means generally used by Sun to disseminate such information to its employees or contractors), other than those rules and regulations only applicable to Sun Personnel; (b) comply with reasonable requests of Sun personnel pertaining to personal and professional conduct; (c) attend workplace training offered by Sun at Sun’s request; and (d) otherwise conduct themselves in a businesslike manner. In addition and as permitted by applicable Laws, any Workers who works (or is scheduled to work) at Sun Facilities may be subject to a background check.

3.5.14 Identification of Workers. All Workers shall clearly identify themselves at Sun Facilities as Workers and not as employees of Sun. This requirement shall apply to any and all communications with Sun employees, whether oral, written or electronic.

 

[****]=Certain information has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.

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3.5.15 Substance Abuse. Supplier agrees to immediately remove any Workers who engage in substance abuse while on Sun Facilities, while driving a vehicle, or while performing Services. Substance abuse includes (a) the purchase, sale, attempted sale, possession or use of illegal drugs, and/or drug paraphernalia, (b) the misuse of prescription or non-prescription drugs, or (c) the irresponsible use or abuse of alcohol. Supplier represents and warrants that it has and will maintain substance abuse policies, in each case in conformance with Applicable Laws, (including the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988, in the United States) and Workers will be subject to such policies. Supplier represents and warrants that it shall require its Subcontractors and Affiliated Companies providing Services to have and maintain such policy in conformance with Applicable Law and to adhere to this provision.

3.5.16 Union Agreements. Supplier shall provide Sun not less than ninety (90) days notice of the expiration of any collective agreement with unionized Workers who are Rainmaker employees.

3.5.17 Non-Disclosure Agreement. Each party shall ensure that all third parties to whom it provides Confidential Information under this Agreement shall be subject to a Confidentiality Agreement with provisions similar to those that exist between the parties.

5. Section 6 (“Compliance”) is amended to add the following new sub-Sections:

6.2.3 Compliance Data and Reports. At no additional charge, Supplier shall provide, at Sun’s reasonable request, Sun with data and reports in Supplier’s possession necessary for Sun to comply with all Applicable Laws.

6.2.4 Awareness of Laws. Supplier shall maintain general familiarity with the legal and regulatory requirements applicable specifically to the principal businesses of Supplier (including laws generally applicable to telesales and labor services). At Sun’s request, Workers shall participate in Sun provided legal compliance training programs.

6.2.5 Absence of Litigation. Each Party represents and warrants that no claim, litigation, proceeding, arbitration, investigation or material controversy is pending, has been threatened or is contemplated which, in its reasonable opinion, would have a material adverse effect on a Party’s ability to enter into this Agreement or perform its obligations hereunder.

6. A new Section 6.5 (“Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance”) is added to the Agreement as follows:

6.5 Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance.

6.5.1 Cooperation.

Upon Sun’s reasonable request, Supplier shall cooperate with Sun in respect to compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and implementing regulations, (“SOX”), including in particular but without limitation the adequacy of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of SOX if and to the extent that Supplier’s services affect Sun’s SOX compliance. Accordingly, Supplier agrees to the following:

(a) Supplier shall maintain complete and accurate records and documentation of transactions, processes and controls performed for Sun, if any, especially as they relate to Sun’s financial information and any required disclosures thereof, which records and documentation will be subject to audit by Sun or its representatives as provided in Section 7 below; and

 

[****]=Certain information has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.

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(b) Supplier shall notify Sun immediately of any organization, security-related or other issues that Supplier knows or suspects may reasonably affect the ability of Sun to comply with SOX, including but not limited to any security-related issue that affects any Deliverable.

6.5.2 SAS Audit.

In addition to obligations under Section 6.5.1, if Supplier is providing any Services that (a) in whole or in part interface with, add to or modify any part of Sun’s information systems that process financial transactions, (b) are used in or support the preparation of financial reports, or (c) support the general control environment of such information systems, including without limitation program or project management and systems access or administration of the financial control environment (“Financial Control Services”), then this Section 6.5.2 applies. Otherwise, the provisions in this section 6.5.2 shall not apply.

(a) Supplier agrees to be subject to a security audit , no more than once each year, as it relates to this Agreement and the operations of Supplier in relation to the Financial Control Services provided pursuant to this Agreement (“Compliance Audit”). The Compliance Audit shall cover all of Supplier’s facilities and operations involved with the performance of the Financial Control Services and activities related to this Agreement, including an inspection of facilities, access to relevant systems, a review of relevant records and a review of relevant internal controls and procedures. If necessary for the proper conduct of such Compliance Audits, upon Supplier’s request, Sun shall, and shall use reasonable efforts to cause its auditors to, provide reasonable information to and cooperation with Supplier and its auditors, and to coordinate the related efforts of the auditors.

(b) The reports resulting from Compliance Audits shall be those known as “readiness reports” (reports on policies and procedures placed in operation and tests of operating effectiveness) in relation to SAS 70, or such other form as agreed to in writing by Sun (“Reports”). Sun may provide the Reports to its auditors,


 
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