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Title: SOFTWARE LICENSE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Illinois     Date: 1/14/2005

SOFTWARE LICENSE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, Parties: capital growth systems inc /fl/
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.11

 

                   SOFTWARE LICENSE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

               THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this

"Agreement") is effective as of this ______ day of ___________, 2003 by and

between ___________________________, a ________________ limited liability

company ("NEXVU") and __________________________ ("RESELLER").

 

                                    RECITALS

 

         A. RESELLER is a Value Added Reseller specializing in

______________________.

 

         B. NEXVU. has developed a solution that monitors, evaluates, and

recommends ways to improve the performance of computer based business

applications and the productivity of those who use these applications.

 

         C. RESELLER believes that the solutions that NEXVU offers would enhance

the experience of its customers and desires to offer NEXVU products to the end

users through its marketing and sales force.

 

         D. NEXVU desires to increase the number of users of the NEXVU product

and believes that granting RESELLER certain rights to promote, market and sell

NEXVU product within its network of customers will add a substantial number of

users to NEXVU's current customer base.

 

          NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing, and the

mutual promises, covenants and considerations contained herein, the parties

hereto agree as follows:

 

         1. Use and Distribution Rights. Subject to the terms and conditions

contained herein, NEXVU hereby grants to RESELLER, a non exclusive, non

transferable limited license and right to market, promote, and sell NEXVU

Product only to the end users. In furtherance thereof, NEXVU hereby grants to

RESELLER a non exclusive, non transferable license to use the NEXVU Product, in

object code format, for marketing, promotional, demonstration, and support

purposes.

 

         2. RESELLER Revenue Attainment Goals. In return for NEXVU authorizing

RESELLER to purchase at a discount, market, promote and sell NEXVU product to

RESELLER end users, RESELLER agrees to meet certain revenue objectives. Unless

specifically identified in Exhibit A, all revenue objectives articulated in this

document refer to net revenue to NEXVU. Hardware revenues generated from the

sale of NEXVU appliances are not calculated when establishing RESELLER revenue

attainment.

 

         3. End user Use of NEXVU Product. In connection with the sale and

distribution of the NEXVU Product to an end user, RESELLER shall require each

end user to enter into an end user license agreement (whether in "shrink wrap",

"click wrap" or other form) prior to using the NEXVU Product. RESELLER shall not

make any agreement, statement or take any other action

 

 

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in connection with a sale of a NEXVU Product that purports to expand, limit or

otherwise change any of NEXVU's product warranties, available remedies,

disclaimers and limitations of product liability as set forth herein or in

NEXVU's standard end user license agreement.

 

         4. Restrictions on Use and Distribution Rights.

 

                  (a) RESELLER may not in any way sell, lease, rent, license,

         transfer, transmit, sublicense or otherwise distribute the NEXVU

         Product or any part thereof or the right to use the NEXVU Product or

         any part thereof to any person or entity other than an end user.

 

                  (b) RESELLER shall not nor permit any employee or agent to

         disassemble, decompile, decrypt or otherwise reverse engineer the NEXVU

         Product, or in any way attempt to learn the source code, structure,

         algorithms or ideas underlying the NEXVU Product.

 

                  (c) RESELLER shall not customize, modify, enhance or otherwise

          change the NEXVU Product, or create derivative works based upon the

         NEXVU Product, except as authorized by NEXVU in writing.

 

                  (d) RESELLER shall not use, copy or distribute (in whole or in

         part) the NEXVU Product or make the NEXVU Product available to

         unauthorized third parties.

 

                  (e) Any right or license not expressly granted to RESELLER is

         reserved to NEXVU. Except as expressly set forth herein, no express or

         implied license is granted to RESELLER to use, receive, reproduce,

         copy, market sell, distribute, license, sublicense, lease, timeshare,

         or rent the NEXVU Product or any part thereof.

 

                  (f) RESELLER shall not purchase, use, copy or distribute NEXVU

         product from any source other than a NEXVU authorized Distributor or

         NEXVU directly. In addition, RESELLER must be approved by a NEXVU

         authorized Distributor in order to sell NEXVU product to an End-User.

 

         5. RESELLER's Marketing and Customer Support Activities.

 

                  (a) RESELLER shall use its reasonable best effort to promote

         and sell the NEXVU Product to the end users. RESELLER shall create and

         distribute to its customer base promotional material and advertisements

         regarding the NEXVU Product.

 

                  (b) Within thirty (30) days of the date hereof, RESELLER shall

         submit to NEXVU a marketing plan for the sale of the NEXVU Product to

         RESELLER's customer base for NEXVU's approval. RESELLER's shall make

         such changes to the marketing plan as NEXVU may reasonable request.

 

                  (c) RESELLER shall submit to NEXVU, at least ten (10) days

         prior to the first proposed use thereof, a copy of all advertising and

         promotional materials for the

 

 

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         NEXVU Product, and all other material proposed to be used in the offer

         or sale of the NEXVU Product (including any images, pictures or other

         content posted on RESELLER's Website). RESELLER must obtain NEXVU's

         written consent to use such advertising, material and content (which

         consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and may not

         revise or amend such materials or content without prior written

         approval of NEXVU except to the extent any such revision or amendment

         does not materially change such materials or content and does not alter

         the portrayal or use of any of the NEXVU's trademarks.

 

                  (d) RESELLER shall make no representations, warranties or

         claims regarding the NEXVU Product which are false, misleading or

         inconsistent with the representations, warranties or descriptions

         provided by NEXVU. RESELLER shall not make any agreement, statement or

         take any other action in connection with a sale of a NEXVU Product that

         purports to expand, limit or otherwise change any of NEXVU's product

         warranties, available remedies, disclaimers and limitations of product

         liability as set forth herein or in NEXVU's standard end user license

         agreement.

 

                  (e) RESELLER shall not be required to provide service and

         support to the end users, including telephone and web based support to

         end users.

 

                  (f) In performing its obligations under this Agreement,

         RESELLER shall at all times comply with the provisions of applicable

         federal, state and local laws and regulations.

 

         6. Co Branding. NEXVU hereby grants RESELLER the right to co brand the

NEXVU Product in connection with offering them to the end users. Co branding

shall mean the use of the product name that RESELLER and NEXVU mutually agree

upon to remarket the NEXVU Product to the end users, followed by the use of

NEXVU's name in a phrase such as "Powered by NEXVU". The parties shall mutually

agree on the language, marks, names, logos and other matters concerning the co

branding of the NEXVU Product.

 

Press Releases. Neither of the parties shall, without the prior approval of the

other, make any press release or other public announcement concerning the

transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

RESELLER agrees to participate in NEXVU public relations initiatives, including

news releases, media interviews, and/or trade show appearances. RESELLER also

agrees to allow NEXVU to use its name as a customer reference in news releases,

Web site materials, and in press interviews.

 

         7. Fees and Payment.

 

                  (a) RESELLER agrees to pay its NEXVU Authorized Distributor

         for Product(s) sold by RESELLER to Distributor net thirty (30) days.

         Distributor shall have no obligation to ship Products where any amount

         of RESELLER obligation to Distributor is past due or where RESELLER is

         otherwise in default of any of its obligations to

 

 

 

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         Distributor or NEXVU hereunder in any material respect. Distributor

         shall have no liability to RESELLER for failure to supply any Product

         for lack of payment.

 

                  (b) In connection with the sale of the NEXVU Product to an end

         user, RESELLER shall cause the end user to pay the agreed upon price

         directly to RESELLER. RESELLER also agrees to pay NEXVU or the NEXVU

         authorized distributor for the product at the agreed upon

         pricing/discount schedule set forth and stated in Exhibit A.

 

         8. Protection of Proprietary Information.

 

                  (a) NEXVU retains all right, title and interest in and to the

         NEXVU Product, and any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark,

         service mark or other intellectual property or proprietary rights in

         the NEXVU Product (the "NEXVU Property"). NEXVU grants only those

         rights and licenses expressly provided for in this Agreement and does

         not thereby transfer any title or ownership interest in the NEXVU

         Property. Except as agreed by NEXVU in connection with the co branding

         as contemplated by Section 5, RESELLER shall not remove or alter, or

         cause or allow to be removed or altered, any trademark, trade name,

         service mark, copyright notice or other proprietary rights notice or

         legend appearing in or on any of the NEXVU Property. RESELLER shall not

         register or attempt to register any of NEXVU's trademarks, service

         marks, logos, domain names or brands, or substantially or confusingly

         similar trademarks, logos, domain names or brands, anywhere in the

         world.

 

                  (b) RESELLER recognizes the validity of NEXVU's trademarks and

         trade names (collectively, the "Trademarks") and acknowledges that such

         Trademarks are the sole property of NEXVU. Except for the limited

         rights set forth in Section 4(c), RESELLER is not being granted or

         conveyed any license or proprietary rights in such Trademarks

         hereunder, and shall not infringe upon, dilute or harm NEXVU's rights

         in its Trademarks. RESELLER shall not use any Trademarks in connection

         with the sale, marketing and promotion of the NEXVU Products other than

         those used by NEXVU or its supplier or authorized by NEXVU in writing.

         RESELLER shall not use the Trademarks in any manner without submitting

         such proposed use to NEXVU and obtaining prior written approval thereof

          from NEXVU (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or

         delayed).

 

                  (c) Upon any termination of the Agreement, RESELLER agrees to

         discontinue immediately all use of the Trademarks and to destroy or

         deliver to NEXVU (at NEXVU's election) all advertisements, brochures,

         displays, designs, posters, and, other promotional materials in

         RESELLER possession or control that contain any such Trademark or that

         refer to the NEXVU Product.

 

 

 

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         9. Mutual Confidentiality

 

                  (a) Each party acknowledges that both NEXVU and RESELLER offer

         commercially valuable products respectively, and the design and

         development of which reflects the effort of skilled experts, the

         investment of considerable time and money and that the loss of

         competitive advantage due to unauthorized disclosure or unauthorized

         use of any Trade Secrets (as defined herein) and other Confidential

         Information (as defined herein) relating thereto is significant.

         Accordingly, each party covenants and agrees that it shall not, without

         the prior written consent of the other or as set forth herein, directly

         or indirect, disc


 
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