Exhibit 4.14

              AMENDMENT TO THE RESEARCH TRIANGLE CONSULTANTS, INC.
                           EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN


      THIS AMENDMENT is made and entered into this 1st day of July 2000 by
Research Triangle Consultants, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the
"Corporation").


                          W I T N E S S E T H:

      WHEREAS,  the Corporation  has previously  established and adopted
the Triangle Consultants, Inc. Employee Stock Option Plan (the "Plan");

      WHEREAS, section 7.1 of the Plan provides, in part, that the Board of
Directors of the Corporation ("the "Board") at any time and from time to time
may amend the Plan, provided that to the extent required by section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and except as provided
in Section 7.1 of the Plan, no amendment may, without shareholder approval,
increase the maximum number of shares of common stock of the Corporation which
are available for issuance pursuant to awards granted under the Plan;

      WHEREAS, the Board has taken action pursuant to section 7.1 of the Plan to
increase the aggregate number of shares of common stock of the Corporation
authorized for issuance in the form of Incentive Stock Options pursuant to
grants under the Plan.

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained, the
Corporation hereby amends the Plan as follows:

      1.    The  first  sentence  of  section  4.2 of the Plan is hereby
amended to read as follows:

            "4.2 The maximum number of shares of Stock subject to the Award in
      the form of Incentive Stock Options shall be One Million Eight Hundred
      Thousand (1,800,000) Shares and any additional shares shall be
      Nonqualified Stock
      Options."

      2.    This  Amendment  does not supersede the terms and conditions
of the Plan, except to the extent expressly described herein.



      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amendment to be
executed by its duly authorized officer, all as of the day and year first above
written.


                              RESEARCH TRIANGLE CONSULTANTS, INC.



                              By:__________________________________________
                              Print Name:___________________________________
                              Title:_________________________________________