premise: 5. For a period of eighteen (18) months from the date hereof, neither COMPANY nor its subsidiaries will, directly or indirectly, solicit to hire or hire any  (i) officers of XPLORE,  (ii) management-level employees of XPLORE or its affiliates with whom COMPANY or its Representatives have had direct contact in connection with the evaluation or negotiation of a possible transaction, or  (iii) employees of XPLORE or its affiliates with whom COMPANY or its Representatives is first made aware of in connection with any due diligence conducted in connection with the evaluation of a possible transaction.  For a period of eighteen (18) months from the date hereof, neither XPLORE nor its subsidiaries will, directly or indirectly, solicit to hire or hire any  (i) officers of COMPANY,  (ii) management-level employees of COMPANY or its affiliates with whom XPLORE or its Representatives have had direct contact in connection with the evaluation or negotiation of a possible transaction, or  (iii) employees of COMPANY or its affiliates with whom XPLORE or its Representatives is first made aware of in connection with any due diligence conducted in connection with the evaluation of a possible transaction. 