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                                  EXHIBIT 10.7



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                              COPYRIGHT ASSIGNMENT


               WHEREAS, ENLIGHTEN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, INC., a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of California, having its
office at 999 Baker Way, Fifth Floor, San Mateo, California 94404, ("Enlighten")
is the owner of certain intellectual property that is listed on the attached
Schedule A, which is made a part hereof, including without limitation all
intellectual property rights, whether or not registered or filed with any
governmental authority, associated copyright registrations and copyright
applications, and all registrations and renewals thereof and applications for
registration and renewal thereof, together with (a) source code, object code,
build procedures, installation files, help files, dynamic link libraries,
informational content included in Software, (b) all writings and computer tapes,
disks, data bases, flow diagrams, and other property manifesting, embodying or
incorporating any thereof, (c) all present and future rights of Enlighten under
all present and future license agreements relating thereto, whether Enlighten is
licensee or licensor thereunder, (d) all income, royalties, damages and payments
now or hereafter due and/or payable to Enlighten thereunder or with respect
thereto, including, without limitation, damages and payments for past, present
or future infringements thereof, (e) all of Enlighten's present and future
claims, causes of action and rights to sue for past, present or future
infringements thereof, (f) all rights corresponding thereto throughout the
world, (g) all present and future proceeds and products thereof in any form
whatsoever, and (h) (i) all registered copyrights owned by Enlighten arising in
and to the Software, including the jurisdictions in which each such item of
Intellectual Property has been issued or registered or in which any application
for such issuance and registration has been filed, (ii) licenses and value added
reseller agreements in effect with respect to the Software, and (iii) licenses,
sublicenses and other agreements as to which Enlighten or any Enlighten
Subsidiary is a party and pursuant to which Enlighten or its Subsidiaries are
authorized to use any third party patents, trademarks or copyrights, including
software, that are incorporated in, are or form a part of the Software or any
other product of Enlighten or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the
"Copyrights").

               WHEREAS, MADEN TECH CONSULTING, INC., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, having an address at 2110
Washington Boulevard, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22204 and Enlighten Software
Solutions, Inc. have entered into a Software Security Agreement
contemporaneously herewith.

               WHEREAS, this assignment shall automatically become effective
upon the occurrence of any default or event of default under or as defined in
any of the Credit Documents or Software Security Agreement.

               NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the investment of Maden Tech
Consulting, Inc. in Enlighten Software Solutions, Inc. and other good and
valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Enlighten
Software Solutions, Inc. does hereby conditionally sell, assign and transfer
unto Maden Tech Consulting, Inc. its successors and assigns, all of its right,
title and interest in and to the Software and Copyrights as listed on Schedule
A, and the right to apply for copyrights, registrations and renewals thereof,
together with all rights of action and claims for damages and benefits arising
because of past infringement of said Copyrights.



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               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Enlighten Software Solutions, Inc. has
caused this instrument to be signed by a duly authorized corporate officer and
delivered, as of this 14th day of February, 2001.



                                            ENLIGHTEN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, INC.



                                            By: /s/ David D. Parker
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                                            Name: David D. Parker
                                            Title: Co-Chairman of the Board


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STATE OF          California       )
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COUNTY OF         Santa Clara      )

On this 14th day of February, 2001 before me personally appeared David D. Parker
to me personally known, who, being duly sworn, did say that he is the
Co-Chairman of the Board of Enlighten Software Solutions, Inc. and that he duly
executed the foregoing instrument for and on behalf of Enlighten Software
Solutions, Inc. being duly authorized to do so and that said individual
acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation.


/s/ Marie Delphine Herrera
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Notary Public

My Commission expires:
1/8/2004


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                                   SCHEDULE A
                                   COPYRIGHTS


Title                      Registration No.                    Registration Date
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