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                                                                   Exhibit 10.16


                           5B TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
                            2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

1.    ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE AND TYPES OF AWARDS

      5B Technologies Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"),
hereby establishes the 5B TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(the "PLAN"). The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term growth and
profitability of the Company by (i) providing key people with incentives to
improve stockholder value and to contribute to the growth and financial success
of the Company, and (ii) enabling the Company to attract, retain and reward the
best-available persons.

      The Plan permits the granting of stock options (including incentive stock
options qualifying under Section 422 of the Code and nonqualified stock
options), stock appreciation rights, restricted or unrestricted stock awards,
phantom stock, performance awards, other stock-based awards, or any combination
of the foregoing.

2.    DEFINITIONS

      Under the Plan, except where the context otherwise indicates, the
following definitions apply:

      (a) "AFFILIATE" means any entity, whether now or hereafter existing, which
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company
(including, but not limited to, joint ventures, limited liability companies and
partnerships). For this purpose, "CONTROL" means ownership of 50% or more of the
total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock or interests of the
entity.

      (b) "AWARD" means any stock option, stock appreciation right, stock award,
phantom stock award, performance award or other stock-based award.

      (c) "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

      (d) "CHANGE IN CONTROL" means: (i) the acquisition (other than from the
Company) by any Person, as defined in this Section 2(d), of the beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE ACT")) of 50% or more of (A) the
then outstanding securities of the Company, or (B) the combined voting power of
the then outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors (the "COMPANY VOTING STOCK"); (ii) the closing of a sale
or other conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
(iii) the effective time of any merger, share exchange, consolidation or other
business combination of the Company if immediately after such transaction
persons who hold a majority of the outstanding voting securities entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors of the surviving entity (or the
entity owning 100% of such surviving entity) are not persons who, immediately
prior to such transaction, held the Company Voting Stock. For purposes of this
Section 2(d), a "PERSON" means any individual, entity or group within the
meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act other than: employee
benefit plans sponsored or maintained by the Company and corporations controlled
by the Company.
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      (e) "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any
regulations promulgated thereunder.

      (f) "COMMON STOCK" means shares of common stock of the Company, $0.04 par
value per share.

      (g) "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, with respect to a share of the Company's
Common Stock for any purpose on a particular date, the value determined by the
Administrator in good faith. However, if the Common Stock is registered under
Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and listed for trading on a national
securities exchange or Nasdaq market or traded in the over-the-counter market,
"FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as applicable, (i) either the closing sale price
quoted on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq
National Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market; (ii) the average of the high bid
and low asked prices on the relevant date quoted on the Nasdaq OTC Bulletin
Board Service or by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. or a comparable service
as determined in the Administrator's discretion; or (iii) if the Common Stock is
not quoted by any of the above, the average of the closing bid and asked prices
on the relevant date furnished by a professional market maker for the Common
Stock, or by such other source, selected by the Administrator. If no public
trading of the Common Stock occurs on the relevant date, then Fair Market Value
shall be determined as of the next preceding date on which trading of the Common
Stock does occur. For all purposes under this Plan, the term "RELEVANT DATE" as
used in this SECTION 2.1(G) means either the date as of which Fair Market Value
is to be determined or the next preceding date on which public trading of the
Common Stock occurs, as determined in the Administrator's discretion.

      (h) "GRANT AGREEMENT" means a written document memorializing the terms and
conditions of an Award granted pursuant to the Plan and shall incorporate the
terms of the Plan.

3.    ADMINISTRATION

      (a) ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall be administered by the
Board or by such committee or committees as may be appointed by the Board from
time to time (the Board, committee or committees hereinafter referred to as the
"ADMINISTRATOR").

      (b) POWERS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR. The Administrator shall have all the
powers vested in it by the terms of the Plan, such powers to include authority,
in its sole and absolute discretion, to grant Awards under the Plan, prescribe
Grant Agreements evidencing such Awards and establish programs for granting
Awards.

            The Administrator shall have full power and authority to take all
other actions necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of the Plan,
including, but not limited to, the authority to: (i) determine the eligible
persons to whom, and the time or times at which Awards, shall be granted; (ii)
determine the types of Awards to be granted; (iii) determine the number of
shares to be covered by or used for reference purposes for each Award; (iv)
impose such terms, limitations, restrictions and conditions upon any such Award
as the Administrator shall deem appropriate; (v) modify, amend, extend or renew
outstanding Awards, or accept the surrender of outstanding Awards and substitute
new Awards (provided, however, that, except as provided in SECTION 7(D) of the
Plan, any modification that would materially adversely affect any outstanding
Award shall not be made without the consent of the holder); (vi) accelerate or
otherwise change the time in which an Award may be exercised or becomes payable
and to waive or accelerate the lapse, in whole or in part, of any restriction or
condition with respect to such Award, including, but not limited to, any
restriction or condition with respect to the vesting or exercisability of an
Award following termination of any grantee's employment or other
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relationship with the Company; and (vii) establish objectives and conditions, if
any, for earning Awards and determining whether Awards will be paid after the
end of a performance period.

            The Administrator shall have full power and authority, in its sole
and absolute discretion, to administer and interpret the Plan and to adopt and
interpret such rules, regulations, agreements, guidelines and instruments for
the administration of the Plan and for the conduct of its business as the
Administrator deems necessary or advisable.

      (c) NON-UNIFORM DETERMINATIONS. The Administrator's determinations under
the Plan (including, without limitation, determinations of the persons to
receive Awards, the form, amount and timing of such Awards, the terms and
provisions of such Awards and the Grant Agreements evidencing such Awards) need
not be uniform and may be made by the Administrator selectively among persons
who receive, or are eligible to receive, Awards under the Plan, whether or not
such persons are similarly situated.

      (d) LIMITED LIABILITY. To the maximum extent permitted by law, no member
of the Administrator shall be liable for any action taken or decision made in
good faith relating to the Plan or any Award thereunder.

      (e) INDEMNIFICATION. To the maximum extent permitted by law and by the
Company's charter and by-laws, the members of the Administrator shall be
indemnified by the Company in respect of all their activities under the Plan.

      (f) EFFECT OF ADMINISTRATOR'S DECISION. All actions taken and decisions
and determinations made by the Administrator on all matters relating to the Plan
pursuant to the powers vested in it hereunder shall be in the Administrator's
sole and absolute discretion and shall be conclusive and binding on all parties
concerned, including the Company, its stockholders, any participants in the Plan
and any other employee, consultant, or director of the Company, and their
respective successors in interest.

4.    SHARES AVAILABLE FOR THE PLAN

      Subject to adjustments as provided in SECTION 7(D) of the Plan, the shares
of Common Stock that may be issued with respect to Awards granted under the Plan
shall not exceed an aggregate of 500,000 shares of Common Stock. The Company
shall reserve such number of shares for Awards under the Plan, subject to
adjustments as provided in SECTION 7(D) of the Plan. If any Award, or portion of
an Award, under the Plan expires or terminates unexercised, becomes
unexercisable or is forfeited or otherwise terminated, surrendered or canceled
as to any shares, or if any shares of Common Stock are surrendered to the
Company in connection with any Award (whether or not such surrendered shares
were acquired pursuant to any Award), or if any shares are withheld by the
Company, the shares subject to such Award and the surrendered and withheld
shares shall thereafter be available for further Awards under the Plan;
provided, however, that any such shares that are surrendered to or withheld by
the Company in connection with any Award or that are otherwise forfeited after
issuance shall not be available for purchase pursuant to incentive stock options
intended to qualify under Code section 422.

      Subject to adjustments as provided in Section 7(d) of the Plan, the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to Awards of any combination
that may be granted during any one fiscal year of the Company to any one
individual under this Plan shall be limited to 50,000 shares. Such
per-individual limit shall
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not be adjusted to effect a restoration of shares of Common Stock with respect
to which the related Award is terminated, surrendered or canceled.

5.    PARTICIPATION

      Participation in the Plan shall be open to all employees, officers, and
directors of, and other individuals providing bona fide services to or for, the
Company, or of any Affiliate of the Company, as may be selected by the
Administrator from time to time. The Administrator may also grant Awards to
individuals in connection with hiring, retention or otherwise, prior to the date
the individual first performs services for the Company or an Affiliate, provided
that such Awards shall not become vested prior to the date the individual first
performs such services.

6.    AWARDS

      The Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall establish the terms of
all Awards granted under the Plan. Awards may be granted individually or in
tandem with other types of Awards. All Awards are subject to the terms and
conditions provided in the Grant Agreement. The Administrator may permit or
require a recipient of an Award to defer such individual's receipt of the
payment of cash or the delivery of Common Stock that would otherwise be due to
such individual by virtue of the exercise of, payment of, or lapse or waiver of
restrictions respecting, any Award. If any such payment deferral is required or
permitted, the Administrator shall, in its sole discretion, establish rules and
procedures for such payment deferrals.

      (a) STOCK OPTIONS. The Administrator may from time to time grant to
eligible participants Awards of incentive stock options, as that term is defined
in Section 422 of the Code, or nonqualified stock options; provided, however,
that Awards of incentive stock options shall be limited to employees of the
Company or of any current or hereafter existing "parent corporation" or
"subsidiary corporation," as defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code,
respectively, of the Company. Options intended to qualify as incentive stock
options under Section 422 of the Code must have an exercise price at least equal
to Fair Market Value as of the date of grant, but nonqualified stock options may
be granted with an exercise price less than Fair Market Value. No stock option
shall be an incentive stock option unless so designated by the Administrator at
the time of grant or in the Grant Agreement evidencing such stock option.

      (b) STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. The Administrator may from time to time
grant to eligible participants Awards of stock appreciation rights ("SAR"). An
SAR entitles the grantee to receive, subject to the provisions of the Plan and
the Grant Agreement, a payment having an aggregate value equal to the product of
(i) the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value on the exercise date of one share of
Common Stock over (B) the base price per share specified in the Grant Agreement,
times (ii) the number of shares specified by the SAR, or portion thereof, which
is exercised. Payment by the Company of the amount receivable upon any exercise
of an SAR may be made by the delivery of Common Stock or cash, or any
combination of Common Stock and cash, as determined in the sole discretion of
the Administrator. If upon settlement of the exercise of an SAR a grantee is to
receive a portion of such payment in shares of Common Stock, the number of
shares shall be determined by dividing such portion by the Fair Market Value of
a share of Common Stock on the exercise date. No fractional shares shall be used
for such payment and the Administrator shall determine whether cash shall be
given in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares shall
be eliminated.
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      (c) STOCK AWARDS. The Administrator may from time to time grant restricted
or unrestricted stock Awards to eligible participants in such amounts, on such
terms and conditions, and for such consideration, including no consideration or
such minimum consideration as may be required by law, as it shall determine. A
stock Award may be paid in Common Stock, in cash, or in a combination of Common
Stock and cash, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator.

      (d) PHANTOM STOCK. The Administrator may from time to time grant Awards to
eligible participants denominated in stock-equivalent units ("PHANTOM STOCK") in
such amounts and on such terms and conditions as it shall determine. Phantom
stock units granted to a participant shall be credited to a bookkeeping reserve
account solely for accounting purposes and shall not require a segregation of
any of the Company's assets. An Award of phantom stock may be settled in Common
Stock, in cash, or in a combination of Common Stock and cash, as determined in
the sole discretion of the Administrator. Except as otherwise provided in the
applicable Grant Agreement, the grantee shall not have the rights of a
stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock represented by a phantom
stock unit solely as a result of the grant of a phantom stock unit to the
grantee.

      (e) PERFORMANCE AWARDS. The Administrator may, in its discretion, grant
performance awards which become payable on account of attainment of one or more
performance goals established by the Administrator. Performance awards may be
paid by the delivery of Common Stock or cash, or any combination of Common Stock
and cash, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator. Performance
goals established by the Administrator may be based on the Company's or an
Affiliate's operating income or one or more other business criteria selected by
the Administrator that apply to an individual or group of individuals, a
business unit, or the Company or an Affiliate as a whole, over such performance
period as the Administrator may designate.

      (f) OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS. The Administrator may from time to time
grant other stock-based awards to eligible participants in such amounts, on such
terms and conditions, and for such consideration, including no consideration or
such minimum consideration as may be required by law, as it shall determine.
Other stock-based awards may be denominated in cash, in Common Stock or other
securities, in stock-equivalent units, in stock appreciation units, in
securities or debentures convertible into Common Stock, or in any combination of
the foregoing, and may be paid in Common Stock or other securities, in cash, or
in a combination of Common Stock or other securities and cash, all as determined
in the sole discretion of the Administrator.

7.    MISCELLANEOUS

      (a) WITHHOLDING OF TAXES. Grantees and holders of Awards shall pay to the
Company or its Affiliate, or make provision satisfactory to the Administrator
for payment of, any taxes required to be withheld in respect of Awards under the
Plan no later than the date of the event creating the tax liability. The Company
or its Affiliate may, to the extent permitted by law, deduct any such tax
obligations from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the grantee or holder
of an Award. In the event that payment to the Company or its Affiliate of such
tax obligations is made in shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be valued
at Fair Market Value on the applicable date for such purposes.

      (b) LOANS. The Company or its Affiliate may make or guarantee loans to
grantees to assist grantees in exercising Awards and satisfying any withholding
tax obligations.
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      (c) TRANSFERABILITY. Except as otherwise determined by the Administrator,
and in any event in the case of an incentive stock option or a stock
appreciation right granted with respect to an incentive stock option, no Award
granted under the Plan shall be transferable by a grantee otherwise than by will
or the laws of descent and distribution. Unless otherwise determined by the
Administrator in accord with the provisions of the immediately preceding
sentence, an Award may be exercised during the lifetime of the grantee, only by
the grantee or, during the period the grantee is under a legal disability, by
the grantee's guardian or legal representative.

      (d)   ADJUSTMENTS FOR CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS AND OTHER EVENTS.

            (i) STOCK DIVIDEND, STOCK SPLIT AND REVERSE STOCK SPLIT. In the
event of a stock dividend of, or stock split or reverse stock split affecting,
the Common Stock, (A) the maximum number of shares of such Common Stock as to
which Awards may be granted under this Plan and the maximum number of shares
with respect to which Awards may be granted during any one fiscal year of the
Company to any individual, as provided in SECTION 4 of the Plan, and (B) the
number of shares covered by and the exercise price and other terms of
outstanding Awards, shall, without further action of the Board, be adjusted to
reflect such event unless the Board determines, at the time it approves such
stock dividend, stock split or reverse stock split, that no such adjustment
shall be made. The Administrator may make adjustments, in its discretion, to
address the treatment of fractional shares and fractional cents that arise with
respect to outstanding Awards as a result of the stock dividend, stock split or
reverse stock split.

            (ii) NON-CHANGE IN CONTROL TRANSACTIONS. Except with respect to the
transactions set forth in SECTION 7(D)(I), in the event of any change affecting
the Common Stock, the Company or its capitalization, by reason of a spin-off,
split-up, dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or share exchange,
other than any such change that is part of a transaction resulting in a Change
in Control, the Administrator, in its discretion and without the consent of the
holders of the Awards, shall make (A) appropriate adjustments to the maximum
number and kind of shares reserved for issuance or with respect to which Awards
may be granted under the Plan, in the aggregate and with respect to any
individual during any one fiscal year of the Company, as provided in SECTION 4
of the Plan, and (B) any adjustments in outstanding Awards, including, but not
limited to, reducing the number, kind and price of securities subject to Awards.

            (iii) CHANGE IN CONTROL TRANSACTIONS. In the event of any
transaction resulting in a Change in Control, outstanding stock options and
SAR's under this Plan will terminate upon the effective time of such Change in
Control unless provision is made in connection with the transaction for the
continuation or assumption of such Awards by, or for the substitution of the
equivalent awards of, the surviving or successor entity or a parent thereof. In
the event of such termination, the holders of stock options and SAR's under the
Plan will be permitted, for a period of at least twenty days prior to the
effective time of the Change in Control, to exercise all portions of such Awards
that are then exercisable or which become exercisable upon or prior to the
effective time of the Change in Control; provided, however, that any such
exercise of any portion of such an Award which becomes exercisable as a result
of such Change in Control shall be deemed to occur immediately prior to the
effective time of such Change in Control.

            (iv) POOLING OF INTERESTS TRANSACTIONS. In connection with any
business combination authorized by the Board, the Administrator, in its sole
discretion and without the consent of the holders of the Awards, may make any
modifications to any Awards, including, but not limited to, cancellation,
forfeiture, surrender or other termination of the Awards, in whole or in part,
regardless of the vested
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status of the Award, but solely to the extent necessary to facilitate the
compliance of such transaction with requirements for treatment as a pooling of
interests transaction for accounting purposes under generally accepted
accounting principles.

            (v) UNUSUAL OR NONRECURRING EVENTS. The Administrator is authorized
to make, in its discretion and without the consent of holders of Awards,
adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards
in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, or the
financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate, or of changes in
applicable laws, regulations or accounting principles, whenever the
Administrator determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to
prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended
to be made available under the Plan.

      (e) SUBSTITUTION OF AWARDS IN MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS. Awards may be
granted under the Plan from time to time in substitution for Awards held by
employees, officers, consultants or directors of entities who become or are
about to become employees, officers, consultants or directors of the Company or
an Affiliate as the result of a merger or consolidation of the employing entity
with the Company or an Affiliate, or the acquisition by the Company or an
Affiliate of the assets or stock of the employing entity. The terms and
conditions of any substitute Awards so granted may vary from the terms and
conditions set forth herein to the extent that the Administrator deems
appropriate at the time of grant to conform the substitute Awards to the
provisions of the awards for which they are substituted.

      (f) TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION OF THE PLAN.  The Board
may terminate, amend or modify the Plan or any portion thereof at any time.

      (g) NON-GUARANTEE OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE. Nothing in the Plan or in any
Grant Agreement thereunder shall confer any right on an individual to continue
in the service of the Company or shall interfere in any way with the right of
the Company to terminate such service at any time with or without cause or
notice and whether or not such termination results in (i) the failure of any
Award to vest, (ii) the forfeiture of any unvested or vested portion of any
Award, and/or (iii) any other adverse effect on the individual's interests under
the Plan.

      (h) NO TRUST OR FUND CREATED. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create
or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary
relationship between the Company and a grantee or any other person. To the
extent that any grantee or other person acquires a right to receive payments
from the Company pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the
right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

      (i) GOVERNING LAW. The validity, construction and effect of the Plan, of
Grant Agreements entered into pursuant to the Plan, and of any rules,
regulations, determinations or decisions made by the Administrator relating to
the Plan or such Grant Agreements, and the rights of any and all persons having
or claiming to have any interest therein or thereunder, shall be determined
exclusively in accordance with applicable federal laws and the laws of the State
New York, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

      (j) EFFECTIVE DATE; TERMINATION DATE. The Plan is effective as of the date
on which the Plan is adopted by the Board, subject to approval of the
stockholders within twelve months before or after such date. No Award shall be
granted under the Plan after the close of business on the day immediately
preceding the tenth anniversary of the effective date of the Plan, or if
earlier, the tenth anniversary of the date this Plan is approved by the
stockholders. Subject to other applicable provisions of the Plan, all Awards
made under the Plan prior to such termination of the Plan shall remain in
effect until such Awards have been satisfied or terminated in accordance with
the Plan and the terms of such Awards.





