EXHIBIT 2.2

                               ARTICLES OF MERGER
                                       OF
                             E-COM ACQUISITION CORP.
                                      INTO
                        E-COMMERCE SUPPORT CENTERS, INC.

Pursuant to Section 55-11-05 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the
undersigned corporation does hereby submit the following Articles of Merger as
the surviving corporation in a merger between two domestic business
corporations:

1.   The name of the surviving corporation is e-commerce support centers, inc.,
     a corporation organized under the laws of North Carolina; the name of the
     merged corporation is E-Com Acquisition Corp., a corporation organized
     under the laws of North Carolina.

2.   Attached is a copy of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended, that
     was duly approved in the manner prescribed by law by each of the
     corporations participating in the merger.

3.   With respect to the surviving corporation, shareholder approval was
     required for the merger, and the Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended,
     was approved by the shareholders as required by Chapter 55 of the North
     Carolina General Statutes.

4.   With respect to the merged corporation, shareholder approval was required
     for the merger, and the Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended, was
     approved by the shareholders as required by Chapter 55 of the North
     Carolina General Statutes.

5.   These Articles will be effective as of February 1, 2001.

This the 31st day of January, 2001.

                                        E-COMMERCE SUPPORT CENTERS, INC.


                                        By: /s/ Terrence J. Leifheit
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                                           Terrence J. Leifheit, President