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Common Stock Purchase Agreement - Bombardier Software Inc. and Felix Lin

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                           BOMBARDIER SOFTWARE, INC.

                        COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

     This Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") is made as of August
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11, 1997, by and between Bombardier Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and Felix Lin ("Purchaser").
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     1.  Sale of Stock.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
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on the Purchase Date (as defined below) the Company will issue and sell to
Purchaser, and Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Company, 960,000 shares of
the Company's Common Stock (the "Shares") at a purchase price of $0.01 per Share
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for a total purchase price of $9,600.00.  The term "Shares" refers to the
purchased Shares and all securities received in replacement of or in connection
with the Shares pursuant to stock dividends or splits, all securities received
in replacement of the Shares in a recapitalization, merger, reorganization,
exchange or the like, and all new, substituted or additional securities or other
properties to which Purchaser is entitled by reason of Purchaser's ownership of
the Shares.

     2.  Purchase.  The purchase and sale of the Shares under this Agreement
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shall occur at the principal office of the Company simultaneously with the
execution of this Agreement or at such other time and place as the Company and
Purchaser shall agree (the "Purchase Date").  On the Purchase Date, the Company
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will deliver to Purchaser a certificate representing the Shares to be purchased
by Purchaser (which shall be issued in Purchaser's name) against payment of the
purchase price therefor by cash, check or an assignment of certain assets as set
forth in the Bill of Sale and Instrument of Assignment in the form attached to
this Agreement as Exhibit A.
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     3.  Limitations on Transfer.  In addition to any other limitation on
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transfer created by applicable securities laws, Purchaser shall not assign,
encumber or dispose of any interest in the Shares while the Shares are subject
to the Company's Repurchase Option (as defined below), except as provided below.
After any Shares have been released from the Repurchase Option, Purchaser shall
not assign, encumber or dispose of any interest in such Shares except in
compliance with the provisions below and applicable securities laws.

          (a)  Repurchase Option.
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               (i) In the event of the voluntary or involuntary termination of
Purchaser's employment or consulting relationship with the Company for any
reason (including death or disability), with or without cause, the Company shall
upon the date of such termination (the "Termination Date") have an irrevocable,
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exclusive option (the "Repurchase Option") for a period of 60 days from such
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date to repurchase all or any portion of the Shares held by Purchaser as of the
Termination Date which have not yet been released from the Company's Repurchase
Option at the original purchase price per Share specified in Section 1 (adjusted
for any stock splits, stock dividends and the like); provided, however, that the
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Repurchase Option shall continue for a period of up to one year from the
Termination Date to the extent that the Company reasonably determines that such
an extension of time is necessary to prevent the repurchase of



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Purchaser's Shares from causing other capital stock of the Company to not
qualify as "small business stock" under Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended.

              (ii)   The Repurchase Option shall be exercised by the Company by
written notice to Purchaser or Purchaser's executor and, at the Company's
option, (A) by delivery to Purchaser or Purchaser's executor with such notice of
a check in the amount of the purchase price for the Shares being purchased, or
(B) in the event Purchaser is indebted to the Company, by cancellation by the
Company of an amount of such indebtedness equal to the purchase price for the
Shares being repurchased, or (C) by a combination of (A) and (B) so that the
combined payment and cancellation of indebtedness equals such purchase price.
Upon delivery of such notice and payment of the purchase price in any of the
ways described above, the Company shall become the legal and beneficial owner of
the Shares being repurchased and all rights and interest therein or related
thereto, and the Company shall have the right to transfer to its own name the
number of Shares being repurchased by the Company, without further action by
Purchaser.

              (iii)  The Repurchase Option shall be in effect with respect to
75% of the Shares and shall lapse as to 1/48 of such shares on the monthly
anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date (as set forth on the signature page
of this Agreement), until all Shares are released from the Repurchase Option
(provided in each case that Purchaser's employment or consulting relationship
with the Company has not been terminated prior to the date of any such release).
The remaining 25% shall not be subject to the Repurchase Option. Fractional
shares shall be rounded to the nearest whole share.

          (b) Right of First Refusal.  Before any Shares held by Purchaser or
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any transferee of Purchaser (either being sometimes referred to herein as the
"Holder") may be sold or otherwise transferred (including transfer by gift or
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operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall have a right of first
refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Section 3(b) (the "Right of First Refusal").
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              (i)   Notice of Proposed Transfer.  The Holder of the Shares shall
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deliver to the Company a written notice (the "Notice") stating:  (A) the
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Holder's bona fide intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (B) the
name of each proposed purchaser or other transferee ("Proposed Transferee"); (C)
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the number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and (D) the
terms and conditions of each proposed sale or transfer.  The Holder shall offer
the Shares at the same price (the "Offered Price") and upon the same terms (or
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terms as similar as reasonably possible) to the Company or its assignee(s).

              (ii)  Exercise of Right of First Refusal.  At any time within
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thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or its assignee(s)
may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase all, but not less
than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one or more of the
Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in accordance with
subsection (iii) below.

              (iii) Purchase Price. The purchase price ("Purchase Price") for
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the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this Section 3(b)
shall be the Offered

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Price. If the Offered Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash
equivalent value of the non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board
of Directors of the Company in good faith.

               (iv)   Payment. Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made, at
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the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by
cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder
to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee),
or by any combination thereof within 30 days after receipt of the Notice or in
the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.

               (v)    Holder's Right to Transfer. If all of the Shares proposed
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in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee are not purchased
by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this Section 3(b), then the
Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that Proposed Transferee at
the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that such sale or other
transfer is consummated within 60 days after the date of the Notice and provided
further that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with any
applicable securities laws and the Proposed Transferee agrees in writing that
the provisions of this Section 3 shall continue to apply to the Shares in the
hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not
transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, or if the Holder
proposes to change the price or other terms to make them more favorable to the
Proposed Transferee, a new Notice shall be given to the Company, and the Company
and/or its assignees shall again be offered the Right of First Refusal before
any Shares held by the Holder may be sold or otherwise transferred.

               (vi)   Exception for Certain Family Transfers. Anything to the
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contrary contained in this Section 3(b) notwithstanding, the transfer of any or
all of the Shares during Purchaser's lifetime or on Purchaser's death by will or
intestacy to Purchaser's Immediate Family or a trust for the benefit of
Purchaser's Immediate Family shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section
3(b). "Immediate Family" as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or
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antecedent, father, mother, brother or sister.  In such case, the transferee or
other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares so transferred subject to the
provisions of this Section, and there shall be no further transfer of such
Shares except in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.

          (c)  Involuntary Transfer.
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               (i)    Company's Right to Purchase upon Involuntary Transfer. In
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the event, at any time after the date of this Agreement, of any transfer by
operation of law or other involuntary transfer (including death or divorce, but
excluding a transfer to Immediate Family as set forth in Section 3(b)(vi) above)
of all or a portion of the Shares by the record holder thereof, the Company
shall have an option to purchase all of the Shares transferred at the greater of
the purchase price paid by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement or the fair
market value of the Shares on the date of transfer. Upon such a transfer, the
person acquiring the Shares shall promptly notify the Secretary of the Company
of such transfer. The right to purchase such Shares shall be provided to the
Company for a period of 30 days following receipt by the Company of written
notice by the person acquiring the Shares.

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              (ii)  Price for Involuntary Transfer. With respect to any stock to
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be transferred pursuant to Section 3(c)(i), the price per Share shall be a price
set by the Board of Directors of the Company that will reflect the current value
of the stock in terms of present earnings and future prospects of the Company.
The Company shall notify Purchaser or his or her executor of the price so
determined within 30 days after receipt by it of written notice of the transfer
or proposed transfer of Shares. However, if the Purchaser does not agree with
the valuation as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company, the
Purchaser shall be entitled to have the valuation determined by an independent
appraiser to be mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Purchaser and whose
fees shall be borne equally by the Company and the Purchaser.

          (d) Assignment.  The right of the Company to purchase any part of the
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Shares may be assigned in whole or in part to any stockholder or stockholders of
the Company or other persons or organizations; provided, however, that an
assignee, other than a corporation that is the parent or a 100% owned subsidiary
of the Company, must pay the Company, upon assignment of such right, cash equal
to the difference between the original purchase price and fair market value, if
the original purchase price is less than the fair market value of the Shares
subject to the assignment.

          (e) Restrictions Binding on Transferees.  All transferees of Shares or
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any interest therein will receive and hold such Shares or interest subject to
the provisions of this Agreement, including, insofar as applicable, the
Repurchase Option.  Any sale or transfer of the Company's Shares shall be void
unless the provisions of this Agreement are met.

          (f) Termination of Rights.  The right of first refusal granted the
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Company by Section 3(b) above and the option to repurchase the Shares in the
event of an involuntary transfer granted the Company by Section 3(c) above shall
terminate upon the first sale of Common Stock of the Company to the general
public pursuant to a registration statement filed with and declared effective by
the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act.  Upon
termination of the right of first refusal described in Section 3(b) and the
expiration or exercise of the Repurchase Option, a new certificate or
certificates representing the Shares not repurchased shall be issued, on
request, without the legend referred to in Section 6(a)(ii) below and delivered
to Purchaser.

     4.   Escrow of Unvested Shares.  For purposes of facilitating the
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enforcement of the provisions of Section 3 above, Purchaser agrees, immediately
upon receipt of the certificate(s) for the Shares subject to the Repurchase
Option, to deliver such certificate(s), together with an Assignment Separate
from Certificate in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B executed by
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Purchaser and by Purchaser's spouse (if required for transfer), in blank, to the
Secretary of the Company, or the Secretary's designee, to hold such
certificate(s) and Assignment Separate from Certificate in escrow and to take
all such actions and to effectuate all such transfers and/or releases as are in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Purchaser hereby acknowledges that
the Secretary of the Company, or the Secretary's designee, is so appointed as
the escrow holder with the foregoing authorities as a material inducement to
make this Agreement and that said appointment is coupled with an interest and is
accordingly irrevocable.  Purchaser agrees that said escrow holder shall not be
liable to any party hereof (or to any other

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party). The escrow holder may rely upon any letter, notice or other document
executed by any signature purported to be genuine and may resign at any time.
Purchaser agrees that if the Secretary of the Company, or the Secretary's
designee, resigns as escrow holder for any or no reason, the Board of Directors
of the Company shall have the power to appoint a successor to serve as escrow
holder pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

     5.   Investment and Taxation Representations.  In connection with the
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purchase of the Shares, Purchaser represents to the Company the following:

          (a) Purchaser is aware of the Company's business affairs and financial
condition and has acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an
informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Shares.  Purchaser is
purchasing the Shares for investment for his or her own account only and not
with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any "distribution" thereof
within the meaning of the Securities Act.

          (b) Purchaser understands that the Shares have not been registered
under the Securities Act by reason of a specific exemption therefrom, which
exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Purchaser's
investment intent as expressed herein.

          (c) Purchaser further acknowledges and understands that the Shares
must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the
Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available.  Purchaser
further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to
register the Shares.  Purchaser understands that the certificate evidencing the
Shares will be imprinted with a legend which prohibits the transfer of the
Shares unless they are registered or such registration is not required in the
opinion of counsel for the Company.

          (d) Purchaser is familiar with the provisions of Rules 144 and 701,
each promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited
public resale of "restricted securities" acquired, directly or indirectly, from
the issuer thereof (or from an affiliate of such issuer), in a non-public
offering subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.  Rule 701 provides
that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of issuance of the
securities, such issuance will be exempt from registration under the Securities
Act.  In the event the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"),
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the securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold by Purchaser 90 days
thereafter, subject to the satisfaction of certain of the conditions specified
by Rule 144, including, among other things:  (1) the sale being made through a
broker in an unsolicited "broker's transaction" or in transactions directly with
a market maker (as said term is defined under the Exchange Act); and (2) in the
case of an affiliate, the availability of certain public information about the
Company, and the amount of securities being sold during any three month period
not exceeding the limitations specified in Rule 144(e), if applicable.
Notwithstanding this Section 5(d), Purchaser acknowledges and agrees to the
restrictions set forth in Section 5(f) hereof.

     In the event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time
of purchase, then the Shares may be resold by Purchaser in certain limited
circumstances subject to the

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provisions of Rule 144, which requires, among other things: (1) the availability
of certain public information about the Company; (2) the resale occurring not
less than one year after the party has purchased, and made full payment of
(within the meaning of Rule 144), the securities to be sold; and, in the case of
an affiliate, or of a non-affiliate who has held the securities less than two
years, (3) the sale being made through a broker in an unsolicited "broker's
transaction" or in transactions directly with a market maker (as such term is
defined under the Exchange Act) and the amount of securities being sold during
any three month period not exceeding the specified limitations stated therein,
if applicable.

          (e) Purchaser further understands that at the time he or she wishes to
sell the Shares there may be no public market upon which to make such a sale,
and that, even if such a public market then exists, the Company may not be
satisfying the current public information requirements of Rule 144 or 701, and
that, in such event, Purchaser would be precluded from selling the Shares under
Rule 144 or 701 even if the one-year minimum holding period had been satisfied.

          (f) Purchaser further understands that in the event all of the
applicable requirements of Rule 144 or 701 are not satisfied, registration under
the Securities Act, compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration
exemption will be required; and that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144
and 701 are not exclusive, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission
has expressed its opinion that persons proposing to sell private placement
securities other than in a registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to
Rule 144 or 701 will have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an
exemption from registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such
persons and their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so
at their own risk.

          (g) Purchaser understands that Purchaser may suffer adverse tax
consequences as a result of Purchaser's purchase or disposition of the Shares.
Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted any tax consultants Purchaser
deems advisable in connection the purchase or disposition of the Shares and that
Purchaser is not relying on the Company for any tax advice.

     6.   Restrictive Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.
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          (a) Legends.  The certificate or certificates representing the Shares
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shall bear the following legends (as well as any legends required by applicable
state and federal corporate and securities laws):

              (i)  THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT
                   BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
                   AND HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH
                   A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR
                   DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH SALE OR DISPOSITION
                   MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
                   STATEMENT RELATED

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                    THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE COMPANY
                    THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE
                    SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.

             (ii)   THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
                    TRANSFERRED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF AN
                    AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE STOCKHOLDER,
                    A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF
                    THE COMPANY.

             (iii)  Any legend required to be placed thereon by the California
                    Commissioner of Corporations.

         (b) Stop-Transfer Notices.  Purchaser agrees that, in order to ensure
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compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company may issue
appropriate "stop transfer" instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and
that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate
notations to the same effect in its own records.

         (c) Refusal to Transfer.  The Company shall not be required (i) to
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transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred in
violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement or (ii) to treat as owner
of such Shares or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any purchaser
or other transferee to whom such Shares shall have been so transferred.

     7.  No Employment Rights.  Nothing in this Agreement shall affect in any
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manner whatsoever the right or power of the Company, or a parent or subsidiary
of the Company, to terminate Purchaser's employment, for any reason, with or
without cause.

     8.  Section 83(b) Election. Purchaser understands that Section 83(a) of the
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Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), taxes as ordinary income
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the difference between the amount paid for the Shares and the fair market value
of the Shares as of the date any restrictions on the Shares lapse.  In this
context, "restriction" means the right of the Company to buy back the Shares
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pursuant to the Repurchase Option set forth in Section 3(a) of this Agreement.
Purchaser understands that Purchaser may elect to be taxed at the time the
Shares are purchased, rather than when and as the Repurchase Option expires, by
filing an election under Section 83(b) (an "83(b) Election") of the Code with
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the Internal Revenue Service within 30 days from the date of purchase.  Even if
the fair market value of the Shares at the time of the execution of this
Agreement equals the amount paid for the Shares, the election must be made to
avoid income under Section 83(a) in the future.  Purchaser understands that
failure to file such an election in a timely manner may result in adverse tax
consequences for Purchaser.  Purchaser further understands that an additional
copy of such election form should be filed with his or her federal income tax
return for the calendar year in which the date of this Agreement falls.
Purchaser acknowledges that the foregoing is only a summary of the effect of
United States federal income taxation with respect to purchase of the Shares
hereunder, and does not purport to be complete.  Purchaser further acknowledges
that the Company has directed Purchaser to seek

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independent advice regarding the applicable provisions of the Code, the income
tax laws of any municipality, state or foreign country in which Purchaser may
reside, and the tax consequences of Purchaser's death.

         Purchaser agrees that he will execute and deliver to the Company with
this executed Agreement a copy of the Acknowledgment and Statement of Decision
Regarding Section 83(b) Election (the "Acknowledgment"), attached hereto as
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Exhibit C.  Purchaser further agrees that Purchaser will execute and submit with
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the Acknowledgment a copy of the 83(b) Election, attached hereto as Exhibit D,
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if Purchaser has indicated in the Acknowledgment his or her decision to make
such an election.

     9.  Market Standoff Agreement.  In connection with the initial public
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offering of the Company's securities and upon request of the Company or the
underwriters managing any underwritten offering of the Company's securities,
Purchaser agrees not to sell, make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for
the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of any Shares (other than those included
in the registration) without the prior written consent of the Company or such
underwriters, as the case may be, for such period of time (not to exceed 180
days) from the effective date of such registration as may be requested by the
Company or such managing underwriters and to execute an agreement reflecting the
foregoing as may be requested by the underwriters at the time of the public
offering.

     10. Miscellaneous.
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         (a) Governing Law.  This Agreement and all acts and transactions
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pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be
governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of
California, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.

         (b) Entire Agreement; Enforcement of Rights.  This Agreement sets
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forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the
subject matter herein and merges all prior discussions between them.  No
modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights
under this Agreement, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the parties
to this Agreement.  The failure by either party to enforce any rights under this
Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any rights of such party.

         (c) Severability.  If one or more provisions of this Agreement are
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held to be unenforceable under applicable law, the parties agree to renegotiate
such provision in good faith.  In the event that the parties cannot reach a
mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (i) such
provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, (ii) the balance of the
Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (iii)
the balance of the Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

         (d) Construction.  This Agreement is the result of negotiations
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between and has been reviewed by each of the parties hereto and their respective
counsel, if any; accordingly, this Agreement shall be deemed to be the product
of all of the parties hereto, and no ambiguity shall be construed in favor of or
against any one of the parties hereto.

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         (e) Notices.  Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall
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be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient when delivered personally or sent
by telegram or fax or forty-eight (48) hours after being deposited in the U.S.
mail, as certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, and addressed to
the party to be notified at such party's address as set forth below or as
subsequently modified by written notice.

         (f) Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more
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counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which
together shall constitute one instrument.

         (g) Successors and Assigns.  The rights and benefits of this Agreement
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shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company's successors
and assigns.  The rights and obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement may
only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.

         (h) California Corporate Securities Law.  THE SALE OF THE SECURITIES
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WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS NOT BEEN QUALIFIED WITH THE
COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE ISSUANCE OF THE
SECURITIES OR THE PAYMENT OR RECEIPT OF ANY PART OF THE CONSIDERATION THEREFOR
PRIOR TO THE QUALIFICATION IS UNLAWFUL, UNLESS THE SALE OF SECURITIES IS EXEMPT
FROM QUALIFICATION BY SECTION 25100, 25102 OR 25105 OF THE CALIFORNIA
CORPORATIONS CODE.  THE RIGHTS OF ALL PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY
CONDITIONED UPON THE QUALIFICATION BEING OBTAINED, UNLESS THE SALE IS SO EXEMPT.



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     The parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth
above.

                              BOMBARDIER SOFTWARE, INC.

                              By: /s/ Felix Lin
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                              Title:  Chief Executive Officer
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                              Address:
                              1650 Amphlett Boulevard, Suite 114
                              San Mateo, CA 94402


     PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO
SECTION 3 HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING SERVICE AS AN EMPLOYEE OR
CONSULTANT AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY.  PURCHASER FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND
AGREES THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL CONFER UPON PURCHASER ANY RIGHT WITH
RESPECT TO CONTINUATION OF SUCH EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
COMPANY, NOR SHALL IT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PURCHASER'S RIGHT OR THE
COMPANY'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE PURCHASER'S EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTING RELATIONSHIP
AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.

                              PURCHASER:

                              FELIX LIN

                              /s/ Felix Lin
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                              (Signature)

                              Address:

                              2602 Dolores Street
                              San Mateo, CA 94403

Vesting Commencement
Date: June 17, 1997

I, ________________________________, spouse of Felix Lin, have read and hereby
approve the foregoing Agreement.  In consideration of the Company's granting my
spouse the right to purchase the Shares as set forth in the Agreement, I hereby
agree to be irrevocably bound by the Agreement and further agree that any
community property or other such interest shall be similarly bound by the
Agreement.  I hereby appoint my spouse as my attorney-in-fact with respect to
any amendment or exercise of any rights under the Agreement.


                              /s/ Betty Lin
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                              Spouse of Felix Lin


****** Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been
requested with respect to the omitted portions.

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                                   EXHIBIT A

                                  BILL OF SALE

   Felix Lin (the "Transferor"), for good and valuable consideration, the
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receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, hereby sells,
transfers, assigns and conveys to Bombardier Software, Inc. and its successors
and assigns ("Transferee"), all of the assets listed on Attachment A hereto (the
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"Assets").
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   Transferor hereby appoints Transferee the attorney in fact of Transferor,
with full power of substitution on behalf of Transferee to demand and receive
any of the Assets and to give receipts and releases for the same, to institute
and prosecute in the name of Transferor, but for the benefit of Transferee, any
legal or equitable proceedings Transferee deems proper in order to enforce any
rights in the Assets and to defend or compromise any legal or equitable
proceedings relating to the Assets as Transferee shall deem advisable.
Transferor hereby declares that the appointment made and powers granted hereby
are coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable by Transferor.

   Transferor hereby agrees that Transferor and Transferor's successors and
assigns will do, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or will cause to be done,
executed, acknowledged and delivered such further acts, documents, or
instruments confirming the conveyance of any of the Assets to Transferee as
Transferee shall reasonably deem necessary, provided that Transferee shall
provide all necessary documentation to Transferor.

   This Bill of Sale is executed and delivered in, and shall be construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California, and shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the
parties hereto.

   Transferor has signed this instrument as of August 11, 1997.

       /s/ FELIX LIN
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Felix Lin, Transferor
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                         ATTACHMENT A TO BILL OF SALE

All business activities, materials and documentation (including business plans)
relating to the design, development and marketing of the Assets described below
(the "Business").

1.  Business plans: including business strategy, market analysis, financial
models, and other related information.

2.  Product presentations, product positioning, and lists of target customers.

3.  Product plans: including Release 1.0 products ("the essential information
solution"), Release 2.0 products ("the mobile client/server solution"), and
vertical market applications.

4.  Products in development:

    a.  Web client for the PalmPilot: capable of rendering HTML content composed
on desktop PCs or workstations, including support for images, and hypertext
links within and between HTML documents.

    b.  Companion desktop application: allowing individuals to specify the root
document of a cluster of HTML pages, the depth of a cluster to be retrieved, and
options to fetch images and maintain the currency of content. This application
is used to determine which clusters of web content will be available to the
PalmPilot.

    c.  Document server: allowing content managers to manage clusters of
documents on behalf of end users. Content managers can specify individual pages
or clusters of documents that will be synchronized with an individuals'
PalmPilot each time they HotSync.

5.  Core technology:

    a.  JavaSync: an API that allows Java applications to synchronize content
directly with the PalmPilot. Currently being used by the companion desktop
application to synchronize web pages with the PalmPilot, the API is generally
useful to a broad range of Java applications that manage content of interest to
PalmPilot users.

    b.  abc-HTML: a compressed, binary data format that represents a
semantically equivalent version of standard HTML documents. This format requires
less memory and allows faster resolution of hypertext links on the PalmPilot. In
addition, abc-HTML minimizes bandwidth usage for faster downloads between
desktops/servers and the PalmPilot.

    c.  Proprietary data communication protocols: providing a seamless extension
of the PalmPilot HotSync capability. These protocols improve the performance of
data exchanges between content servers, desktop applications, and the PalmPilot.
By minimizing bandwidth usage, these protocols also improve the viability of
wireless communication for the PalmPilot.

    d.  Image compression, image scaling, and content conversion facilities:
designed to automatically filter web content for the best possible presentation
on the PalmPilot.

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                                   EXHIBIT B

                      ASSIGNMENT SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE


   FOR VALUE RECEIVED and pursuant to that certain Common Stock Purchase
Agreement between the undersigned ("Purchaser") and Bombardier Software, Inc.
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(the "Company") dated ________________ (the "Agreement"), Purchaser hereby
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sells, assigns and transfers unto the Company ________________________________
(_____) shares of the Common Stock of the Company standing in Purchaser's name
on the Company's books and represented by Certificate No. __________, and does
hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ______________________ to transfer
said stock on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the
premises. THIS ASSIGNMENT MAY ONLY BE USED AS AUTHORIZED BY THE AGREEMENT AND
THE EXHIBITS THERETO.

Dated:
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                                   Signature:

                                        /s/ FELIX LIN
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                                   Felix Lin

                                        /s/ BETTY LIN
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                                   Spouse of Felix Lin (if applicable)


Instruction:  Please do not fill in any blanks other than the signature line.
The purpose of this assignment is to enable the Company to exercise its
repurchase option set forth in the Agreement without requiring additional
signatures on the part of Purchaser.
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                                   EXHIBIT C

                    ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND STATEMENT OF DECISION
                        REGARDING SECTION 83(b) ELECTION

   The undersigned has entered a stock purchase agreement with Bombardier
Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), pursuant to which the
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undersigned is purchasing 960,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company (the
"Shares"). In connection with the purchase of the Shares, the undersigned hereby
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represents as follows:

   1.  The undersigned has carefully reviewed the stock purchase agreement
pursuant to which the undersigned is purchasing the Shares.

   2.  The undersigned either [check and complete as applicable]:

   (a)___has consulted, and has been fully advised by, the undersigned's own tax
         advisor, _________________________, whose business address is
         __________________________, regarding the federal, state and local tax
         consequences of purchasing the Shares, and particularly regarding the
         advisability of making elections pursuant to Section 83(b) of the
         Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and pursuant to
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         the corresponding provisions, if any, of applicable state law; or

   (b)___has knowingly chosen not to consult such a tax advisor.

   3.  The undersigned hereby states that the undersigned has decided [check as
applicable]:

   (a)___to make an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code, and is
         submitting to the Company, together with the undersigned's executed
         Common Stock Purchase Agreement, an executed form entitled "Election
         Under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;" or

   (b)___not to make an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code.
<PAGE>

   4.  Neither the Company nor any subsidiary or representative of the Company
has made any warranty or representation to the undersigned with respect to the
tax consequences of the undersigned's purchase of the Shares or of the making or
failure to make an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code or the
corresponding provisions, if any, of applicable state law.

Date: August 11, 1997                                   /s/ FELIX LIN
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                                                  Felix Lin


Date: August 11, 1997                                   /s/ BETTY LIN
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                                                  Spouse of Felix Lin


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                                   EXHIBIT D

                         ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b)
                      OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

   The undersigned taxpayer hereby elects, pursuant to Section 83(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code, to include in taxpayer's gross income for the current
taxable year, the amount of any compensation taxable to taxpayer in connection
with taxpayer's receipt of the property described below:

1. The name, address, taxpayer identification number and taxable year of the
   undersigned are as follows:

   NAME OF TAXPAYER: Felix Lin

   NAME OF SPOUSE: Betty Lin

   ADDRESS:  2602 Dolores Street
             San Mateo, CA 94403

   IDENTIFICATION NO. OF TAXPAYER:    -  -    

   IDENTIFICATION NO. OF SPOUSE:    -  -    

   TAXABLE YEAR: 1997

2. The property with respect to which the election is made is described as
   follows:

   705,000 shares of the Common Stock (the "Shares"), $0.0001 par value, of
   Bombardier Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").

3. The date on which the property was transferred is: August 11, 1997

4. The property is subject to the following restrictions:

   Repurchase option at cost in favor of the Company upon termination of
   taxpayer's employment or consulting relationship.

5. The fair market value at the time of transfer, determined without regard to
   any restriction other than a restriction which by its terms will never lapse,
   of such property is: $7,050.00

6. The amount (if any) paid for such property: $7,050.00

The undersigned has submitted a copy of this statement to the person for whom
the services were performed in connection with the undersigned's receipt of the
above-described property. The transferee of such property is the person
performing the services in connection with the transfer of said property.

The undersigned understands that the foregoing election may not be revoked
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except with the consent of the Commissioner.
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Dated: August 11, 1997                               /s/ FELIX LIN
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                                                Taxpayer


Dated: August 11, 1997                               /s/ BETTY LIN
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                                                Spouse of Taxpayer