EXHIBIT 10.1

             LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT DATED AS OF APRIL 3, 2006
             BETWEEN CIROND CORPORATION AND SAND HILL FINANCE, LLC







                           LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

         This Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2006 (this "LOAN
AGREEMENT"),  is entered by and between CIROND CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation
("BORROWER"), and SAND HILL FINANCE, LLC, a California limited liability company
("LENDER").  All capitalized  terms used herein and not otherwise  defined shall
have the meanings provided in SECTION 13 hereof.

         The parties agree as follows:

1.       THE LOAN.

         1.1 ADVANCE.  Subject to the terms and  conditions  of this  Agreement,
Lender agrees to make one Advance to Borrower in an aggregate  principal  amount
of up to  $1,000,000.  Payments  will be made in  accordance  with the Note,  as
defined herein. Lender will disburse the Advance as follows: $500,000 to Account
No. 122 100 024 at Chase Bank on account of payroll obligations set forth in the
letter by Borrower  to Lender of even date,  and the balance to an account to be
opened at Square 1 Bank.  Borrower shall use the proceeds of the money disbursed
to  Chase  Bank  to pay  payroll  obligations  of  Servgate  Technologies,  Inc.
("Servgate")  that Borrower  assumed under a Foreclosure  Sale Agreement of even
date (the "Foreclosure Agreement"),  and the proceeds disbursed to Square 1 Bank
for working capital.

         1.2 LENDER EXPENSES. Borrower will to pay to Lender, (i) on the Closing
Date, all reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and
expenses)  incurred  in  connection  with  the  preparation  of the  Transaction
Documents  through the Closing Date,  and (ii) after the Closing Date, all costs
and expenses  (including  reasonable  attorneys fees and expenses),  as and when
they become due,  incurred in connection with the preparation of the Transaction
Documents;  reasonable Collateral audit fees; and Lender's reasonable attorneys'
fees and expenses  incurred in amending,  enforcing or defending the Transaction
Documents (including fees and expenses of appeal),  incurred before,  during and
after an Insolvency Event, whether or not suit is brought.

2.       CLOSING.

         2.1  CONDITIONS  TO  CLOSING.  Before the funding of the  Advance,  the
following  conditions shall have been satisfied by Borrower or waived in writing
by Lender:

               (a)   Lender  shall  have  received  the  following,  in form and
substance satisfactory to Lender:

                     (i)     This Agreement;

                     (ii)    A  Promissory  Note  ("NOTE") in  the form attached
                             hereto  as  EXHIBIT  A, in the  original  principal
                             amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000);

                     (iii)   Copies,  certified  by  the Secretary  of Borrower,
                             of: (A) the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of
                             Borrower   (as   amended   to  the   date  of  this
                             Agreement),   (B)  the   resolutions   adopted   by
                             Borrower's  board  of  directors   authorizing  the
                             transactions  contemplated hereby and the documents
                             being executed in connection therewith, and (C) the
                             incumbency of the officers executing this Agreement
                             and the other  Transaction  Documents  on behalf of
                             Borrower;

                     (iv)    A Warrant (the "WARRANT");

                     (v)     Corporate Resolutions to Borrow;

                     (vii)   An Intercreditor Agreement;

                     (ix)    The Foreclosure Sale Agreement; and

                     (x)     One or more account control agreements.




               (b)   No Event of Default has occurred.

               (c)   The  representations  and  warranties  contained  in   this
Agreement  and the other  Transaction  Documents  of Borrower  shall be true and
correct  as if made on the date of funding of the  Advance  and the  Incremental
Advance.

               (d)  Borrower shall have provided to Lender such other documents,
instruments and agreements as Lender shall reasonably request.

               3.    GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST. As security for all present and
future indebtedness,  guarantees, liabilities, and other obligations of Borrower
to Lender under this Agreement and the other Transaction  Documents or otherwise
(collectively, the "OBLIGATIONS"), Borrower grants Lender a security interest in
all of Borrower's  personal property,  whether now owned or hereafter  acquired,
including  without  limitation all accounts,  chattel paper,  deposit  accounts,
documents,  equipment,  general intangibles  (including  intellectual  property,
patents,  copyrights,  trademarks, and goodwill), goods, fixtures,  instruments,
inventory,  financial  assets,  investment  property,  letter of credit  rights,
money,  and  all of  Debtor's  books  and  records  with  respect  to any of the
foregoing,  and the computers and equipment  containing  said books and records;
and all products  and proceeds  thereof,  as defined in this  Agreement  and the
Uniform Commercial Code (collectively, the "COLLATERAL"). Borrower will execute,
and authorizes Lender to execute on behalf of Borrower,  such documents and take
such  actions  as  Lender  deems  appropriate  from time to time to  perfect  or
continue the security interest granted hereunder.


               4.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Borrower represents to Lender
on the date  hereof  and each  date on which  the  Advance  and the  Incremental
Advance is  requested,  as follows:  (a)  Borrower  is not in default  under any
agreement under which Borrower owes any money,  or any agreement,  the violation
or termination of which could have a Material  Adverse Effect;  (b) Borrower has
taken all action and obtained all consents necessary to authorize the execution,
delivery and  performance of the  Transaction  Documents;  (c) Borrower has good
title to the  Collateral  and there are no liens,  security  interests  or other
encumbrances  on the  Collateral  other than the  security  interest  granted to
Lender  hereunder and Permitted  Liens; (d) the execution and performance of the
Transaction  Documents do not conflict with, or constitute a default under,  any
agreement  to which  Borrower is party or by which  Borrower is bound or a Legal
Requirement;  (e) the information  provided to Lender on or prior to the date of
the  Advance  and  Incremental  Advance  is true  and  correct  in all  material
respects;  (f) all financial statements and other information provided to Lender
fairly present Borrower's financial condition, and there has not been a material
adverse change in the financial condition of Borrower since the date of the most
recent of the financial  statements  submitted to Lender;  (g) Borrower owns the
patents,  copyrights or trademarks, or is a licensee thereof,  necessary for the
operation  of  its  business  as  currently  conducted  and  as  proposed  to be
conducted;  (h)  Borrower  is in  compliance  with all Legal  Requirements;  (i)
Borrower is not party to any litigation and is not the subject of any government
investigation,  and  Borrower  has no  knowledge  of any pending  litigation  or
investigation  or the  existence  of  circumstances  that  reasonably  could  be
expected to give rise to such litigation or investigation; (j) Borrower does not
own any  shares  or other  equity  interests  in any  corporation,  partnership,
limited  liability company or other entity;  (k) Borrower's  inventory is in all
material  respects of good and marketable  quality,  free from material defects,
except for  inventory for which  adequate  reserves have been made in accordance
with GAAP, (l) all Collateral is in good operating condition and repair, subject
to ordinary wear and tear, and Borrower has made all economically reasonable and
necessary repairs thereto; (m) each account receivable  represents an undisputed
bona fide existing unconditional obligation of the account debtor created by the
sale,  delivery  and  acceptance  of goods or the  rendition  of services in the
ordinary  course of Borrower's  business;,  and (r) no  representation  or other
statement  made  by  Borrower  to  Lender  in any  Transaction  Document  or any
certificate or instrument delivered by Borrower to Lender in connection herewith
contains any untrue  statement  of a material  fact or omits to state a material
fact necessary to make any statements made to Lender not misleading.

5.       AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.

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         5.1  FINANCIAL INFORMATION. Borrower will provide Lender (i) as soon as
available,  but in any event  within 30 days  after the last day of each  month,
monthly company-prepared consolidated financial statements in form and substance
satisfactory  to Lender,  prepared  in  accordance  with  GAAP,  (ii) as soon as
available,  but in any  event  within 90 days  after the last day of  Borrower's
fiscal year,  audited  consolidated  financial  statements in form and substance
satisfactory  to Lender,  prepared in  accordance  with GAAP,  together  with an
unqualified opinion on such financial  statements from an independent  certified
public  accounting  firm  acceptable  to Lender,  (iii) copies of all  materials
provided to members of the  Borrower's  Board of  Directors  for meetings of the
Board of  Directors  at the same time that such  materials  are  provided to the
members of the  Borrower's  Board of Directors,  and (iv) promptly upon Lender's
request,  such other information relating to Borrower's operations and condition
as Lender may reasonably request from time to time.


         5.2 GOOD STANDINGS;  EXISTENCE; COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Borrower and each
Subsidiary  will  maintain its  corporate  existence  and good standing and will
maintain in force all licenses and  agreements  necessary or  appropriate to the
conduct of its business.  Borrower and each  Subsidiary will pay all taxes on or
before the date such taxes are due, and will comply with all Legal Requirements.

         5.3 BOARD SEATS.  Borrower  will take such actions as are necessary for
Scott  Broomfield and Humphrey  Polanen to become members of Borrower's Board of
Directors within seven days of the Closing Date.

         5.4 INSPECTION AND AUDIT RIGHTS. Lender shall have (i) a right to visit
and inspect any of the properties of Borrower and its Subsidiaries,  including a
right to examine and copy  Borrower's  and its  Subsidiaries'  books and records
from time to time upon  reasonable  notice to  Borrower  and (ii) to discuss its
affairs,  finances and accounts with the Company's  officers and its independent
public  accountants,  at such  reasonable  times  and as  often  as  Lender  may
reasonably  request.  Lender  may  audit  Borrower's  Collateral  at  Borrower's
expense.  Such audits will be  conducted no more often than  annually  unless an
Event of Default has occurred and is  continuing.  Lender will give  Borrower 10
days  advance  notice of such an audit,  unless an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing.

         5.5 INSURANCE. Borrower will maintain insurance in a form acceptable to
Lender  relating to the Collateral  and Borrower's  business in amounts and of a
type  acceptable  to Lender.  Any  insurance on the  Collateral  shall include a
lender's  loss  payable  endorsement  in favor of Lender as an  additional  loss
payee, and any liability insurance shall show Lender as an additional insured.

6.       NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Borrower will not do any of the following:

         6.1 INVESTMENTS.  Make any investments in, or loans or advances to, any
Person other than in the ordinary course of business as currently conducted.

         6.2 ACQUISITIONS;  MERGERS.  Acquire the stock or other equity interest
in, or any assets of, any Person other than in the  ordinary  course of business
as  currently  conducted,  or enter  into any merger or  consolidation  with any
Person.

         6.3  DISTRIBUTIONS.  Make any distributions or pay any dividends to any
Person  on  account  of  any  equity  ownership  interest  in  Borrower  or  any
Subsidiary,  or make any payment on account of or in  redemption,  retirement or
purchase of any capital stock of Borrower.

         6.4 AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS. Directly or indirectly enter into or permit
to  exist  any  material  transaction  with any  Affiliate  of  Borrower  or any
Subsidiary,  except for  transactions in the ordinary  course of business,  upon
fair and  reasonable  terms that are no less favorable to Borrower than would be
obtained in an arms-length transaction with a non-affiliated Person,

         6.5    TRANSFERS.   Dispose  of any  interest  in   Borrower's  or  any
Subsidiary's assets, except for dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course
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         6.6    SUBSIDIARIES.  Create  any  direct  or  indirect  subsidiary  of
Borrower,

         6.7    CORPORATE CHANGES.  Except upon prior written notice to  Lender,
change Borrower's or any Subsidiary's state of incorporation or name.

         6.8    INDEBTEDNESS.  Create,  incur,  assume  or  be  liable  for  any
Indebtedness, other than Permitted Indebtedness.

         6.9    LIENS; ENCUMBRANCES.  Create, incur, or allow any Lien on any of
its  property  or assign  or convey  any right to  receive  income,  except  for
Permitted Liens.

         6.10   SUBORDINATED DEBT.  Make any payment on any  Subordinated  Debt,
except under the terms of the  Subordinated  Debt, or amend any provision in any
document relating to the Subordinated Debt.

7.       EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES.

         7.1.  EVENTS  OF  DEFAULT.  Any  one or  more  of the  following  shall
constitute an "EVENT OF DEFAULT" under this  Agreement:  (a) Borrower's  failure
(i) to pay all or any part of the  principal  or interest  hereunder on the date
due and payable,  or (ii) to comply with any  agreement or covenant set forth in
this Agreement or any other  Transaction  Document,  or (iii) to comply with the
terms of any material  agreement to which  Borrower is a party or by which it is
bound, or any agreement pursuant to which Borrower has incurred indebtedness (or
the  occurrence  of an Event of Default  under any such  agreement),  or (iv) to
comply  with any Legal  Requirements;  or (b) the  occurrence  of an  Insolvency
Event; or (c) any  representation  made to Lender in this Agreement or any other
Transaction  Document,  or any  information  given to  Lender by or on behalf of
Borrower,  shall be incorrect in any  material  respect;  or (d) any part of the
Collateral becomes subject to an attachment,  lien, security interest or levy in
favor of any Person  other than Lender,  other than  Permitted  Liens;  or (e) a
judgment  or  judgments  for the  payment  of money  shall be  rendered  against
Borrower  and shall  remain  unsatisfied  and  unstayed for a period of ten (10)
days; or (f) the occurrence or existence of any  circumstance  that has or could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

         7.2 REMEDIES.  Upon the  occurrence of an Event of Default,  all unpaid
principal,  accrued  interest and other amounts owing  hereunder  shall,  at the
option of Lender, be immediately due and payable and collectible by or on behalf
of Lender,  and Lender may exercise  all of the rights of a secured  party under
the Uniform Commercial Code and any other applicable law. Lender may immediately
set off and apply to any  obligation  outstanding  hereunder and under any other
Transaction Document any balances or deposits held by Lender or any indebtedness
at any time  owing to or for the  credit  or the  account  of  Borrower  held by
Lender.  Borrower  shall  assemble the  Collateral in  accordance  with Lender's
directions,  and Lender shall have a right at Borrower's sole expense to dispose
of all or any  portion of the  Collateral  in the order and manner  that  Lender
elects, in its sole discretion,  in any commercially  reasonable manner.  Lender
shall have a royalty-free license to use any name, trademark, or any property of
Borrower to complete  production of,  advertisement  for, and disposition of any
Collateral  and  Lender  shall  have a license  to enter  into,  occupy  and use
Borrower's  premises  and the  Collateral  without  charge  to  exercise  any of
Lender's rights or remedies under this Agreement or under any other  Transaction
Document.  Borrower  irrevocably appoints Lender (and any of Lender's designated
employees or agents) as Borrower's  true and lawful attorney in fact to: endorse
Borrower's name on any checks or other forms of payment; make, settle and adjust
all claims under and decisions with respect to Borrower's policies of insurance;
settle and  adjust  disputes  and claims  respecting  accounts  receivable  with
account debtors; execute and deliver all notices,  instruments and agreements in
connection  with  the  perfection  of the  security  interest  granted  in  this
Agreement or under any other Transaction Document;  and sell, lease or otherwise
dispose  of all or any part of the  Collateral.  The  appointment  of  Lender as
Borrower's  attorney  in fact,  and each of Lender's  rights and  powers,  being
coupled with an interest,  is irrevocable until all amount owing to Lender under
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents have been repaid in full.

8.       WAIVERS; INDEMNITY.  Borrower waives notice of default, presentment and
demand for payment, notice of dishonor, protest and notice of protest under this
Agreement and any other  Transaction  Document.  Borrower shall pay all costs of
collection and enforcement of this Agreement when incurred, including reasonable
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expenses  incurred before,  after or in connection with of an Insolvency  Event.
Lender  shall not in any case be  liable  for any loss of,  or  damage  to,  the
Collateral,  the risk of which shall be borne by Borrower at all times. Borrower
shall indemnify and hold Lender harmless from any claim, obligation or liability
(including  without limitation  reasonable  attorneys fees and expenses) arising
out of this  Agreement  or any other  Transaction  Document or the  transactions
contemplated  hereby or thereby,  including  any claim,  obligation or liability
arising before,  after or in connection with an Insolvency  Event. The indemnity
obligation  hereunder shall survive repayment of all Obligations and termination
of this  Agreement  until all  applicable  statute of  limitation  periods as to
actions that may be brought against Lender have run.

9.       MAXIMUM LAWFUL RATE. On the Maturity Date or, if earlier, the date that
the  Advance  and all accrued  interest  thereon  are paid in full,  Lender will
compute the total amount of interest that has been  contracted  for,  charged or
received by Lender or payable by Borrower  hereunder  and compare such amount to
the  Maximum  Lawful  Amount  that could have been  contracted  for,  charged or
received  by  Lender.  If such  computation  reflects  that the total  amount of
interest that has been contracted for,  charged or received by Lender or payable
by Borrower  exceeds the Maximum  Lawful  Amount,  then Lender  shall apply such
excess to the reduction of the principal balance, and any remaining excess shall
be refunded to Borrower. This provision concerning the crediting or refunding of
excess  interest  shall control and take  precedence  over all other  agreements
between  Borrower  and  Lender  so that  under no  circumstance  shall the total
interest contracted for, charged or received by Lender exceed the Maximum Lawful
Amount.

10.      NOTICES.  Unless  otherwise provided  in this Agreement, all notices or
demands  by any  party  relating  to this  Agreement  or any  other  Transaction
Document  shall be in writing  and (except for  financial  statements  and other
informational  documents which may be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid)
shall  be  personally  delivered  or sent  by a  recognized  overnight  delivery
service,  certified  mail,  postage  prepaid,  return receipt  requested,  or by
facsimile,  to Borrower or to Lender,  as the case may be, at its  addresses set
forth below:

         If to Borrower:               CIROND CORPORATION
                                       4185 Still Creek Drive, Suite B101
                                       Burnaby, BC  V5C 6G9, Canada.
                                       Attn: __________________
                                       Fax 604-205-3984


         If to Lender:                 SAND HILL FINANCE, LLC
                                       20573 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 200
                                       Cupertino, CA  95014
                                       Attention: Ron Ernst
                                       Fax: (408) 447-8535


The parties  hereto may change the address at which they are to receive  notices
hereunder, by notice in writing in the foregoing manner given to the other.

11.      JURY WAIVER;  JUDICIAL  REFERENCE.  LENDER AND BORROWER WAIVE ANY RIGHT
TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION  ARISING OUT OF THIS  AGREEMENT,
THE  TRANSACTION  DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE  TRANSACTIONS  CONTEMPLATED  HEREIN OR
THEREIN,  INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION CONTRACT CLAIMS,  TORT CLAIMS,  BREACH OF
DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS. EACH PARTY RECOGNIZES
AND AGREES THAT THE FOREGOING WAIVER CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR IT TO
ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT.  IF THIS JURY WAIVER IS FOR ANY REASON UNENFORCEABLE,
THE PARTIES  AGREE TO RESOLVE ALL CLAIMS,  CAUSES AND DISPUTES BY A JUDGE ACTING
AS REFEREE PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 638.


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12.      MISCELLANEOUS.  Lender  may assign all or any part of its  interest  in
this  Agreement or the Advance to any Person,  or grant a  participation  of any
interest in this Agreement, without notice to, or the consent of, Borrower. This
Agreement  can be amended only by an  instrument  signed by Lender and Borrower.
All prior  agreements,  understandings  and  negotiations are superseded by this
Agreement.  Borrower may not assign any obligation  hereunder  without  Lender's
consent,  which may be granted or  withheld in Lender's  sole  discretion.  This
Agreement  may be executed in two or more  counterparts,  each of which shall be
deemed an  original,  but all of which shall  constitute  one  instrument.  Each
provision of this  Agreement  shall be severable  from every other  provision of
this Agreement for the purpose of determining  the legal  enforceability  of any
specific  provision.  All covenants,  representations  and warrants made in this
Agreement  shall  continue  in full force and effect so long as any  obligations
hereunder remain  outstanding.  This Agreement shall be governed by the internal
laws of the State of  California,  without  regard to  conflicts  of laws rules.
Borrower and Lender consent to the  jurisdiction  of the United States  District
Court of the  Northern  District of  California  and the state  courts for Santa
Clara, California.

13.      DEFINITIONS.

         "AFFILIATE"  means, with respect to any Person, any Person that owns or
controls  directly or  indirectly  such Person,  any Person that  controls or is
controlled  by or is under common  control  with such  Person,  and each of such
Person's senior executive officers and directors.

         "CLOSING DATE" means the date of this Agreement.

         "CONTINGENT OBLIGATIONS" means, as applied to any Person, any direct or
indirect liability,  contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to (i)
any  indebtedness,  lease,  dividend,  letter of credit or other  obligation  of
another,  including,   without  limitation,  any  such  obligation  directly  or
indirectly guaranteed,  endorsed, co-made or discounted or sold with recourse by
that  Person,  or in respect  of which  that  Person is  otherwise  directly  or
indirectly  liable;  (ii) any  obligations  with  respect to undrawn  letters of
credit,  corporate credit cards, or merchant  services issued for the account of
that Person; and (iii) all obligations arising under any interest rate, currency
or commodity swap agreement,  interest rate cap agreement,  interest rate collar
agreement,  or other  agreement or  arrangement  designated  to protect a Person
against  fluctuation  in interest  rates,  currency  exchange rates or commodity
prices;  provided,  however,  that the term  "Contingent  Obligation"  shall not
include  endorsements  for  collection  or  deposit  in the  ordinary  course of
business.  The  amount  of any  Contingent  Obligation  shall be deemed to be an
amount equal to the stated or  determined  amount of the primary  obligation  in
respect  of which  such  Contingent  Obligation  is made or,  if not  stated  or
determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as
determined  by such Person in good faith;  provided,  however,  that such amount
shall not in any event exceed the maximum  amount of the  obligations  under the
guarantee or other support arrangement.

         "COPYRIGHTS"   means   any  and   all   copyright   rights,   copyright
applications,  copyright  registrations  and like  protections  in each  work or
authorship and derivative  work thereof,  whether  published or unpublished  and
whether  or not the same  also  constitutes  a trade  secret,  now or  hereafter
existing, created, acquired or held.

         "EVENT OF DEFAULT" shall have the meaning given to such term in Section
7.

         "FORECLOSURE  SALE AGREEMENT"  means the Foreclosure  Sale Agreement of
even date among Borrower, Servgate, Sand Hill Finance, LLC and BSGL, LLC.

         "GAAP" is generally  accepted  accounting  principles  in effect in the
United States.

         "GOVERNMENTAL   AUTHORITY"  means  any  federal,   state,   provincial,
municipal and foreign  governmental  entity,  authority,  or agency or any other
political subdivision, or any entity exercising executive, legislative judicial,
regulatory or administrative functions of government.

         "INDEBTEDNESS"  means (a) all  indebtedness  for borrowed  money or the
deferred purchase price of property or services,  including  without  limitation
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credit,  (b) all obligations  evidenced by notes,  bonds,  debentures or similar
instruments,   (c)  all  capital  lease  obligations,  and  (d)  all  Contingent
Obligations.

         "INSOLVENCY EVENT" means Borrower's becoming insolvent, or becoming the
subject of any case or proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any
other law relating to the  reorganization or restructuring of debt, or if any of
Borrower's assets is attached or becomes subject to levy or judicial proceeding

         "INTELLECTUAL  PROPERTY  COLLATERAL"  means  all of  Borrower's  right,
title, and interest in and to Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents, trade secrets,
design rights,  claims for damages relating to the foregoing,  licenses or other
rights to use any of the foregoing, and all amendments,  renewals and extensions
of any of the foregoing.

         "LEGAL  REQUIREMENT"  means any statute,  ordinance,  code,  law, rule,
regulation, order or other requirement,  standard, procedure enacted, adopted or
applied by any Governmental  Authority,  including,  decisions,  orders,  writs,
awards,  or  injunctions  of an  arbitrator  or a court  or  other  Governmental
Authority.

         "MATERIAL  ADVERSE  EFFECT" means a material  adverse effect on (i) the
business  operations,   condition  (financial  or  otherwise)  or  prospects  of
Borrower,  (ii) the ability of Borrower to repay the  Obligations  or  otherwise
perform its obligations  under the Transaction  Documents,  or (iii)  Borrower's
interest in, or the value,  perfection or priority of Lender's security interest
in the Collateral.

         "MATURITY DATE" has the meaning assigned in the Note.

         "MAXIMUM  LAWFUL  AMOUNT" means the maximum  amount of interest that is
permissible  under  applicable  state  or  federal  laws  for  the  type of loan
evidenced by the Transaction Documents.

         "PATENTS" means all patents,  patent  applications and like protections
including without limitation improvements,  divisions, continuations,  renewals,
reissues, extensions and continuations-in-part of the same.

         "PERMITTED INDEBTEDNESS" means:

                  (a)  Indebtedness of Borrower in favor of Lender arising under
this Agreement or any other Transaction Document;

                  (b) Indebtedness  owed by Borrower from time to time under the
Foreclosure  Sale  Agreement  and the  SHF  Finance  Documents,  the  BSGL  Loan
Documents,  as defined in the  Foreclosure  Sale  Agreement,  and the promissory
notes issued by Borrower to Sand Hill Finance,  LLC and BSGL,  LLC, as specified
under the Foreclosure Sale Agreement; and

                  (c)  Indebtedness to trade creditors  incurred in the ordinary
course of business.

         "PERMITTED LIENS" means:

                  (a) Any liens (i) existing on the Closing  Date and  disclosed
in  writing  to Lender on or before  the  Closing  Date  (excluding  liens to be
satisfied with the proceeds of the Advance) or (ii) arising under this Agreement
or the other Transaction Documents;

                  (b) Liens for taxes,  fees,  assessments or other governmental
charges or levies,  either not  delinquent  or being  contested in good faith by
appropriate  proceedings  and for which Borrower  maintains  adequate  reserves,
provided the same have no priority over any of Lender's security interests;

                  (c)  Purchase  money  liens  (i)  on  equipment  and  software
acquired or held by Borrower  incurred  for  financing  the  acquisition  of the
equipment and software, or (ii) existing on equipment when acquired, if the lien
is confined to the property and  improvements  and the proceeds of the equipment
and software;


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                  (d) Liens securing the Indebtedness  referred to in clause (b)
of "Permitted Indebtedness";

                  (e) Liens arising from  judgments,  decrees or  attachments in
circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under SECTION 7; and

                  (f) Liens in favor of other financial  institutions arising in
connection with Borrower's deposit accounts held at such institutions to secured
standard fees for deposit  services charged by, but not financing made available
by such institutions,  provided that Lender has a perfected security interest in
the amounts held in such deposit accounts.

         "PERSON"  means  any  individual,  sole  proprietorship,   partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture,  trust,  unincorporated  organization,
association,  corporation,  institution, public benefit corporation, firm, joint
stock company, estate, entity or governmental agency.

         "SUBORDINATED  DEBT"  means  any  debt  incurred  by  Borrower  that is
subordinated  in  writing  to the debt  owing by  Borrower  to  Lender  on terms
acceptable to Lender.

         "TRADEMARKS"  means  any  trademark  and  servicemark  rights,  whether
registered or not,  applications to register and  registrations  of the same and
like protections,  and the entire goodwill of the business of Borrower connected
with and symbolized by such trademarks.

         "UNIFORM  COMMERCIAL  CODE"  means the  Uniform  Commercial  Code as in
effect from time to time in the state of California.


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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of
the first day above written.

BORROWER:                                 LENDER:

CIROND CORPORATION                        SAND HILL FINANCE, LLC



By:   /s/ NICHOLAS R. MILLER              By:
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Name:  Nicholas R. Miller                 Name:
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Title:   C.E.O.                           Title:
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