PLACEMENT AGENT AGREEMENT

(i)   The Placement Agent has the necessary power to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

(ii)   The execution and delivery by the Placement Agent of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not result in any violation of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, any agreement or instrument to which the Placement Agent is a party or by which the Placement Agent or its properties are bound, or any judgment, decree, order or, to the Placement Agent’s knowledge, any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Placement Agent. This Agreement when executed and delivered by the Placement Agent, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Placement Agent, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that (a) the enforceability hereof or thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally, (b) the enforceability hereof or thereof is subject to general principles of equity, or (c) the indemnification provisions hereof or thereof may be held to be in violation of public policy.

(iii)   Upon receipt and execution of this Agreement the Placement Agent will promptly forward copies of this Agreement to the Company or its counsel and the Investor or its counsel.

(iv)   The Placement Agent will not take any action that it reasonably believes would cause the Offering to violate the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 ACT”), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 ACT”), the respective rules and regulations promulgated there under (the “RULES AND REGULATIONS”) or applicable “Blue Sky” laws of any state or jurisdiction.

(v)   The Placement Agent will use all reasonable efforts to determine (a) whether the Investor is an Accredited Investor and (b) that any information furnished by the Investor is true and accurate. The Placement Agent shall have no obligation to insure that (x) any check, note, draft or other means of payment for the Common Stock will be honored, paid or enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms, or (y) subject to the performance of the Placement Agent’s obligations and the accuracy of the Placement Agent’s representations and warranties hereunder, (1) the Offering is exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act or any applicable state “Blue Sky” law or (2) the Investor is an Accredited Investor.

(vi)   The Placement Agent is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., and is a broker-dealer registered as such under the 1934 Act and under the securities laws of the states in which the Securities will be offered or sold by the Placement Agent unless an exemption for such state registration is available to the Placement Agent. The Placement Agent is in compliance with all material rules and regulations applicable to the Placement Agent generally and applicable to the Placement Agent’s participation in the Offering.

(i)   The execution, delivery and performance of each of this Agreement, the Investment Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement has been or will be duly and validly authorized by the Company and is, and with respect to this Agreement, the Investment Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement will each be, a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its respective terms, except to the extent that (a) the enforceability hereof or thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally, (b) the enforceability hereof or thereof is subject to general principles of equity or (c) the indemnification provisions hereof or thereof may be held to be in violation of public policy. All corporate action required to be taken for the authorization, issuance and sale of the Securities has been duly and validly taken by the Company.

(ii)   The Company has a duly authorized, issued and outstanding capitalization as set forth herein. The Company is not a party to or bound by any instrument, agreement or other arrangement providing for it to issue any capital stock, rights, warrants, options or other securities, except for this Agreement, the agreements described herein and as described in the Investment Agreement, dated the date hereof and the agreements described therein. All issued and outstanding securities of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; the holders thereof have no rights of rescission or preemptive rights with respect thereto and are not subject to personal liability solely by reason of being security holders; and none of such securities were issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company. As of June 30, 2005, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 19,900,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which 8,875,476 shares of Common Stock are issued and outstanding and 100,000 shares of preferred stock, of which no shares are issued and outstanding.

(iii)   The Common Stock to be issued in accordance with this Agreement and the Investment Agreement has been duly authorized and when issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement, the Investment Agreement and the certificates/instruments representing such Common Stock, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable.

(i)   within sixty (60) days, a statement of its income for each such quarterly period, and its balance sheet and a statement of changes in stockholders’ equity as of the end of such quarterly period, all in reasonable detail, certified by its principal financial or accounting officer;

(ii)   within one hundred twent