DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL INC
EX-10
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.9</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">New Hire Authorization&#151;Updated Appendix</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stock
options covering an aggregate of 7,000 shares of common stock were granted to
two non-executive officer employees on February 3, 2006 under the Company&#146;s New
Hire Authorization as an inducement to entering into employment with the
Company. The options include a ten-year duration and an exercise price equal to
the closing price of Dendrite&#146;s stock on the business day immediately preceding
the date of grant. The vesting schedule for the options is as follows:&#160; (i) twenty-five percent (25%) of the options
shall first become exercisable on the first anniversary of date of grant and
(ii) the remaining seventy-five percent (75%) shall become exercisable pro rata
over the following three (3) year period, on a monthly basis, commencing on the
first anniversary of the date of grant and ending on the fourth anniversary of
the date of grant.</font></p>

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