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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Exhibit 10.28    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>March&nbsp;28,
2001 </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Brian
Marsden<BR>
Royal Albert House, Sheet Street<BR>
Windsor, Berkshire, England SL4 lBE </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Dear
Brian, </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Following
the close of our 2000 business, the development of our 2001 plan and our recent discussions, it is with pleasure that I confirm our verbal offer for your continued employment
with QRS Corporation. The following summarizes our offer: </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>POSITION  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You will have overall corporate responsibility for Senior Vice President, International. You are a member of the Corporate Management Committee and you may attend
Board of Directors meetings at the invitation of the Board. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>REPORTING TO  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John Simon, CEO </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>LOCATION  </I></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Windsor, Berkshire, England </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>MISSION STATEMENT  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As a key executive of QRS, you should ensure continued focus on the long-term mission of QRS: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>We
are the leader in network-centric, inter-enterprise electronic commerce solutions that materially improve our customers' performance.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>We
will serve the global consumer good demand chain.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>We
will exceed customer expectations for service quality.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>We
will be recognized as an exciting and rewarding place to work.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>We
will provide superior returns to our shareholders. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, as a key executive of QRS, you also have as continuing, significant responsibility the development and maintenance of QRS' management process and promotion of and adherence
to its core values among its associates </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>KEY OBJECTIVES  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As a key executive of QRS, your focus in 2001 should be on successfully addressing the critical issues required for QRS to exceed our financial plan. Your
objectives will be detailed in the 2001 Annual Incentive Compensation Plan (See Addenedum A) </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>ANNUAL COMPENSATION  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Your annual compensation will be administered by me and reviewed by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Your
base compensation will be $225,000 per year </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>In
addition, your targeted annual incentive compensation will be $260,000 or 115.5% of your base compensation. For details of your incentive compensation
plan, please refer to Addendum A.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Therefore,
the annual total target compensation (base plus incentive at 100% of plan) shall be $485,000.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>At
your option, you may have a non-recoverable draw on your annual incentive bonus of $135,000 on a regular basis at each pay period. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Your
compensation will be reviewed at the first day of the quarter immediately following the second quarter in which the company is on its financial plan and budget, (i.e., if the
company reaches its correct financial plan by Ql, your compensation will be reviewed on the first day of Q3. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Otherwise,
your compensation including incentives, will be reviewed in the first quarter of each year (unless there is a change in objectives, locations, etc., in which case it will be
reviewed at that time), to ensure that it continues to be equitable, appropriate to the location and provide appropriate incentives and support to the agreed objectives. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>LONG TERM INCENTIVES  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As a Senior Vice President of QRS, on January&nbsp;2, 2001, you were entitled to convert your stock options into restricted QRS stock. If you elected to convert
your stock options into restricted shares, the restricted shares will be subject to the terms and conditions of the restricted stock award program and will be covered by the acceleration and change of
control provisions (if any) set forth in this letter. If you did not elect to convert your stock options into restricted shares, your stock options will remain
subject to the terms of their original grant. The Board of Directors may grant you more stock options in the future with the approval of the Compensation Committee. The detail of your current stock
option grants and restricted stock is attached in Addendum B. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>BENEFITS  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition to the benefits available to all QRS associates as defined in the Employee Handbook; as a Senior Vice President and Officer you are provided with
additional benefits as follows: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Disability
Insurance&#151;The Company shall purchase and maintain in effect disability insurance sufficient to provide you with an income equal to 66% of your base compensation
while you are disabled and unable to perform the duties of your current employment with QRS. You will have the option of continuing this additional disability insurance coverage at your own expense in
the event of the termination of your employment. This additional insurance benefit is taxable and will be reported for tax purposes as additional income to you. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liability
Insurance&#151;The Company shall purchase and maintain in effect sufficient Officer's liability insurance to provide you with reasonable coverage, including the
provision of legal counsel and/or reimbursement of appropriate legal fees you pay personally, against all liability claims and judgments arising from your legal exercise of your duties as an Officer
of QRS, including any actions filed after you cease your duties as an Officer or in the event of the termination of your employment. The Company shall also provide in its bylaw as full indemnification
for you as a QRS officer to the maximum extent permissible under Delaware law. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>TERMINATION AND SEVERANCE  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This position is for no set period or term and just as you have the right to resign your position, at any time, for any reason, QRS reserves the right to
terminate your employment, at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
the event your employment is terminated without cause, you will become entitled to twelve (12)&nbsp;months of severance pay equal in the aggregate to your targeted total annual
compensation and benefits at the level in effect at the time of your termination. Your severance payments will be made in </FONT></P>

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accordance with the Company's standard payroll practices for current employees and will be subject to the Company's collection of all applicable withholding taxes. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For
purposes of this agreement, termination "for cause" shall mean a termination of your employment for any of the following reasons: (1)&nbsp;your failure to substantially perform the
material duties of your position with the Company after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you by the Company which specifically identifies the manner in which you have not
substantially performed those duties and which provides a reasonable period for you to cure those deficiencies; (2)&nbsp;a material breach by you of your obligations under any confidential or
proprietary information agreements with the Company or of any of your fiduciary obligations as an officer of the Company, (3)&nbsp;your failure to follow in a material respect the reasonable
policies or directives established on an employee-wide basis by the Company, after written notice to you indicating the policies or directives with which you are not in material
compliance, (4)&nbsp;any willful misconduct on your part having a material detrimental effect on the Company or (5)&nbsp;any unauthorized activity on your part which creates a material conflict of
interest between you and the Company after you have been provided with a reasonable opportunity to refrain from that activity. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
the event you resign your employment you will be entitled to all salary, wages and accrued vacation and any other group health benefits due through the date of your resignation. You
will not be entitled to any unpaid annual incentive compensation. Additionally, any stock options granted to you that have not vested by the date of your resignation shall terminate. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>CHANGE OF CONTROL BENEFITS  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Should there occur a Corporate Transaction or a Change in Control (as those terms are defined in the Company's 1993 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan) and either
(i)&nbsp;your employment is subsequently terminated without cause or (ii)&nbsp;you subsequently resign by reason of a material change in your base compensation, your targeted annual incentive
compensation, your annual total target compensation, or your benefits (for this purpose, 15% will be deemed a material reduction), a material reduction in your duties or responsibilities, or a change
in your principal place of employment by more than 50 miles, then your QRS stock options and restricted shares shall immediately vest in full. Also, you will be entitled to twelve (12)&nbsp;months
of severance pay equal in the aggregate to your targeted total annual compensation and benefits at the level in effect at the time of your termination or resignation or (if greater) at the level in
effect immediately prior to the Corporate Transaction or Change in Control. Your severance payments will be made in accordance with the Company's standard payroll practices for current employees and
will be subject to the Company's collection of all applicable withholding taxes. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Alternatively,
if there is a change of control of the Company (as defined in the stock option plan) and within 12&nbsp;months of such change of control, either (i)&nbsp;your
employment is terminated other than for cause, as defined above, or (ii)&nbsp;there is a material reduction in salary, (for this purpose, 15% will be deemed a material reduction), or a material
reduction in your responsibility and as a result you choose to resign, you will be paid the base compensation and benefits for a further 12&nbsp;months from the time of such reduction and your share
option (s)&nbsp;or restricted stock will vest in full. In addition, should there be a change in control prior to the full vesting of your share grant(s) or restricted stock, following which change
in control you remain employed by the successor corporation for a period of 12&nbsp;months, the unvested shares subject to that option or restricted stock will accelerate and vest in full
12&nbsp;months following the date of the change in control. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>EMPLOYMENT AT WILL  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As you may be aware QRS Corporation is an </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>At Will</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> employer. This means that your position is for no set period or
term and just as you have the right to resign your position, at any time, for any reason, QRS reserves the right to terminate your employment, at any time, with or without cause and with or without
notice. If any contrary representation has been made to you, this letter supersedes it. </FONT></P>

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No subsequent agreement contrary to this nor any amendment to this term can be made unless it is in writing and signed by both you and the VP, Human Resources. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%"><BR><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John Simon, CEO</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I
accept this ongoing position with QRS Corporation on these terms and conditions on the terms above and understand and agree that it supersedes any other agreement, written or oral, I
may have with QRS with respect to employment or compensation by QRS including salary, incentive, options, termination and severance. </FONT></P>

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