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EXHIBIT 10.62

IDENTIX INCORPORATED
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 24th
day of September 2004 (the “Effective Date”) between Identix Incorporated, a
Delaware corporation (“Identix”) and Charles W. Archer (“Employee”).

BACKGROUND

     Identix desires to assure the services of Employee for the term of years
indicated on Schedule A (the “Term”) and Employee is willing to be employed by
Identix during such period, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in this Agreement.

     THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

          1. Duties. Employee’s first date of employment with the Company shall
be October 14, 2004 (the “Start Date”). From and after the Start Date during the
Term, Employee shall devote all of Employee’s business time, energy, and skill
to the affairs of Identix; provided, however, that Employee may undertake such
specific additional charitable and business activities, if any, as Identix may
reasonably approve (including, without limitation, activities for affiliates of
Identix). From and after the Start Date during the Term, Employee shall report
directly to the person indicated on Schedule A, or to such other person or
persons as may be selected by the Board of Directors of Identix from time to
time.

          2. Term of Employment.

               2.1 Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement the following
terms shall have the following meanings:

                    (a) “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any one
of the following: (i) any “person”, as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)
(other than Identix, a subsidiary, an affiliate, or an Identix employee benefit
plan, including any trustee of such plan acting as a trustee) is or becomes the
“beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly
or indirectly, of securities of Identix representing fifty percent (50%) or more
of the combined voting power of Identix’s then outstanding securities; (ii) the
election to a majority of the seats of the Board of Directors of Identix of
candidates who were not proposed by a majority of the Board in office prior to
the time of such election; or (iii) the dissolution or liquidation (partial or
total) of Identix or a sale of assets involving fifty percent (50%) or more of
the assets of Identix (other than the disposition of a subsidiary) or other
transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which the holders, as
a group, of all of the shares of Identix

 

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outstanding prior to the merger, reorganization or other transaction hold, as a
group, less than fifty percent (50%) of the shares of Identix outstanding after
the merger, reorganization or other transaction.

                    (b) “Resignation for Good Reason” shall mean a voluntary
resignation of employment by Employee as a result of (i) a material diminution
in responsibility, (ii) decrease in base salary, (iii) an involuntary
relocation, if there has been no Change in Control, or (iv) in the event of a
Change in Control, an involuntary relocation required of the Employee due to a
change by Identix in the location at which the Employee performs Employee’s
principal duties for Identix to a new location that is both (A) outside a radius
of fifty (50) miles from the Employee’s principal residence immediately prior to
the date of the Change in Control (the “Measurement Date”) and (B) more than
thirty (30) miles from the location at which the Employee performed Employee’s
principal duties for Identix immediately prior to the Measurement Date, provided
that Employee notifies Identix on or prior to any such resignation of the reason
for such resignation and Identix fails to cure such event within thirty
(30) days thereafter.

                    (c) “Termination For Cause” shall mean termination by
Identix of Employee’s employment by Identix (i) by reason of Employee’s
commission of a felony or other conduct involving fraud or moral turpitude,
(ii) by reason of Employee’s fraud upon, or deliberate injury or attempted
injury to Identix, (iii) by reason of Employee’s failure to substantially
perform for Identix the normal material duties related to Employee’s job
position (other than failure resulting from incapacity due to disability or
death) which failure continues for 30 days following the Employee’s receipt of
written notice of such failure to perform, specifying the nature of the failure
and the means by which it can be remedied, (iv) by reason of Employee’s
willfully engaging in gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably
injurious to Identix, or (v) by reason of Employee’s willful breach of this
Agreement in any material respect..

                    (d) “Termination Other Than For Cause” shall mean
termination by Identix of Employee’s employment by Identix (other than in a
Termination For Cause). Included within the definition of “Termination Other
Than For Cause” shall be (i) Employee’s death during the Term, (ii) termination
of Employee’s employment by Identix based on Employee’s failure to perform
Employee’s duties under this Agreement on account of illness or physical or
mental incapacity for a period of more than three (3) consecutive months or
(iii) any other involuntary termination that does not constitute a Termination
For Cause.

                    (e) “Voluntary Termination” shall mean termination by
Employee of Employee’s employment with Identix, excluding termination by reason
of Resignation for Good Reason as described in Section 2.1(b) and termination by
reason of Employee’s death or disability as described in Section 2.1(d).

               2.2 Basic Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the
Effective Date and shall continue for the Term unless extended by mutual written
agreement of Employee and Identix or earlier terminated as provided in this
Agreement.

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               2.3 Termination For Cause. Termination For Cause may be effected
by Identix at any time during the Term and shall be effected by written
notification to Employee. Upon Termination For Cause, Employee shall be
immediately paid all accrued salary, and all accrued vacation pay, all to the
effective date of termination, but Employee shall not be paid any other
compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including, without limitation,
severance compensation or bonus.

               2.4 Termination Other Than For Cause or Resignation for Good
Reason. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, Identix may effect a
Termination Other Than For Cause at any time after giving at least 10 days’
notice to Employee of such termination or pay in lieu of such notice. Upon the
effective date of any Termination Other Than For Cause or Resignation for Good
Reason, (a) Employee shall immediately be paid all accrued salary, and all
accrued vacation pay, all to the effective date of termination, (b) as severance
compensation, Employee shall continue to be paid Employee’s then current base
salary for the 12 month severance period (“Severance Period”); provided, that
Employee shall have the right, exercisable in Employee’s sole judgment, to be
immediately paid, in one-lump sum payment, an amount equivalent to Employee’s
base salary for 12 months, rather than receiving such amount in regular payments
over the term of the Severance Period, (c) Employee shall immediately be paid
all bonuses earned through the date of termination, (d) during the Severance
Period, Identix shall make COBRA payments to continue Employee’s medical and
dental benefits (or pay Employee an amount equivalent to such COBRA payments)
and shall make payments to continue Employee’s term life insurance (or pay
Employee an amount equivalent to the premiums in effect prior to termination),
and (e) all options to purchase Common Stock granted to Employee by Identix,
whether prior to or after the Effective Date, shall fully vest immediately, and
notwithstanding any provision of any relevant stock option agreement or stock
option plan to the contrary, Employee shall have 12 months from the effective
date of termination to exercise such options, but Employee shall not be paid any
other compensation or reimbursement of any kind. If any Termination Other Than
For Cause is the result of the death of Employee, all payments payable under
this Section 2.4 shall be paid to Employee’s heirs or legal representative.

               2.5 Voluntary Termination. In the event of a Voluntary
Termination, Identix shall immediately pay to Employee all accrued salary, and
all accrued vacation pay, all to the effective date of termination, but no other
compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including, without limitation,
severance compensation or bonus.

               2.6 Change in Control. If a Change in Control shall have occurred
during the Term, in addition to any rights Employee may have under applicable
stock option plans and/or stock option agreements with the Company, the
following shall apply:

                    (a) (i) If the Change in Control occurs during the first
year of this Agreement, then the Term, as indicated on Schedule A, shall not be
changed.

                         (ii) If the Change in Control occurs during the second
year of this Agreement, then the Term shall be extended to the first anniversary
of the Change in Control.

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                    (b) (i) If there is a Termination Other Than For Cause or
Resignation for Good Reason within one year after a Change in Control, and if
any of the payments or benefits received or to be received by the Employee in
connection with a Change in Control or the Employee’s termination of employment
(whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement
or agreement with Identix,) (all such payments and benefits, excluding the
Gross-Up Payment, being hereinafter referred to as the “Total Payments”) will be
subject to the excise tax (the “Excise Tax”) imposed under Section 4999 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (the “Code”),
Identix shall pay, at the time specified in Section 2.6(b)(iv), to the Employee
an additional amount (the “Gross-Up Payment”) such that the net amount retained
by the Employee, after deduction of any Excise Tax on the Total Payments and any
Federal, state and local income and employment taxes and Excise Tax upon the
Gross-Up Payment, shall be equal to the Total Payments.

                         (ii) For purposes of determining whether any of the
Total Payments will be subject to the Excise Tax and the amount of such Excise
Tax, (A) all of the Total Payments shall be treated as “parachute payments”
(within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) unless, in the opinion of
tax counsel (“Tax Counsel”) reasonably acceptable to the Employee and selected
by the accounting firm which was, immediately prior to the Change in Control,
Identix’s independent auditor (the “Auditor”), such payments or benefits (in
whole or in part) should not be treated by the courts as constituting parachute
payments, including by reason of Section 280G(b)(4)(A) of the Code, (B) all
“excess parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(l) of the Code
shall be treated as subject to the Excise Tax unless, in the opinion of Tax
Counsel, such excess parachute payments (in whole or in part) should be treated
by the courts as representing reasonable compensation for services actually
rendered (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(4)(B) of the Code), or are
otherwise not subject to the Excise Tax, and (C) the value of any noncash
benefits or any deferred payment or benefit shall be determined by the Auditor
in accordance with the principles of Sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code.
All fees and expenses of the Tax Counsel and the Auditor shall be borne solely
by Identix.

                         (iii) For purposes of determining the amount of the
Gross-Up Payment, the Employee shall be deemed to pay Federal income tax at the
highest marginal rate of Federal income taxation in the calendar year in which
the Gross-Up Payment is to be made and state and local income taxes at the
highest marginal rate of taxation in the state and locality of the Employee’s
residence in the calendar year in which the Gross-Up Payment is to be made, net
of the maximum reduction in Federal income taxes which could be obtained from
deduction of such state and local taxes, taking into account the reduction in
itemized deduction under Section 68 of the Code.

                         (iv) The Gross-Up Payment shall be made upon the
payment to the Employee of the Total Payments, unless it is initially determined
by Identix or the Tax Counsel that the Total Payments are not subject to the
Excise Tax but after payment of the Total Payments, it is finally determined
following the proceedings set forth in Section 2.6(b)(v) and (vi) that the Total
Payments are subject to the Excise Tax, in which case it shall be made upon the
imposition upon the Employee of the Excise Tax.

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                         (v) The Employee shall notify Identix in writing of any
claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the
payment by Identix of a Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as
soon as practicable but no later than ten (10) business days after the Employee
is informed in writing of such claim and shall apprise Identix of the nature of
such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. The
Employee shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the thirty (30) day
period following the date on which the Employee gives such notice to Identix (or
such shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to
such claim is due). If Identix notifies the Employee in writing prior to the
expiration of such period that it desires to contest such claim, the Employee
shall:

               A) give Identix any information reasonably requested by Identix
relating to such claim;

               B) take such action in connection with contesting such claim as
Identix shall reasonably request in writing from time to time, including,
without limitation, accepting legal representation with respect to such claim by
an attorney reasonably selected by Identix and reasonably satisfactory to the
Employee;

               C) cooperate with Identix in good faith in order to effectively
contest such claim; and

               D) permit Identix to control any proceedings relating to such
claim as provided below;

provided, however, that Identix shall bear and pay directly all costs and
expenses (including, but not limited to, additional interest and penalties and
related legal, consulting or other similar fees) incurred in connection with
such contest and shall indemnify and hold the Employee harmless, on an after-tax
basis, for any Excise Tax or other tax (including interest and penalties with
respect thereto) imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs
and expenses.

                         (vi) Identix shall control all proceedings taken in
connection with such contest and, at its sole option, may pursue or forego any
and all administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the
taxing authority in respect of such claim and may, at its sole option, either
direct the Employee to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund or contest the
claim in any permissible manner, and the Employee agrees to prosecute such
contest to a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of
initial jurisdiction and in one or more appellate courts, as Identix shall
determine; provided, however, that if Identix directs the Employee to pay such
claim and sue for a refund, Identix shall advance the amount of such payment to
the Employee on an interest-free basis, and shall indemnify and hold the
Employee harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or other tax
(including interest or penalties with respect thereto) imposed with respect to
such advance or with respect to any imputed income with respect to such advance;
and provided, further, that if the Employee is required to extend the statute of
limitations to enable Identix to contest such claim, the Employee may limit this
extension solely to such claim. Identix’s control of the contest shall be
limited to issues with respect to which a Gross-Up Payment would be payable

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hereunder and the Employee shall be entitled to settle or contest, as the case
may be, any other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other
taxing authority. In addition, no position may be taken nor any final resolution
be agreed to by Identix without the Employee’s consent if such position or
resolution could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Employee
(including any other tax position of the Employee unrelated to the matters
covered hereby).

                         (vii) In the event that the Employee receives a refund
of the Excise Tax previously paid, the Employee shall repay to Identix, within
five (5) business days following the receipt of such refund of the Excise Tax
previously paid, the amount of such refund plus any interest received by the
Employee from the Internal Revenue Service on the refund, and an amount equal to
the reduction in the Employee’s Federal, state and local income tax assuming
that the repayment is deductible, using the assumptions set forth in
Section 2.6(b)(iii). If, after the receipt by the Employee of an amount advanced
by Identix in connection with an Excise Tax claim, a determination is made that
Employee shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to such claim and
Identix does not notify the Employee in writing of its intent to contest the
denial of such refund prior to the expiration of thirty (30) days after such
determination, such advance shall be forgiven and shall not be required to be
repaid.

          3. Salary and Benefits.

               3.1 Annual Base Salary. As payment for the services to be
rendered by Employee as provided in Section 1 and subject to the terms and
conditions of Section 2, Identix shall initially pay to Employee, from and after
the Start Date, an “annual base salary” at the rate indicated on Schedule A,
subject to deductions, payable bi-weekly in the same manner as other Identix
employees receive their base compensation.

               3.2 Hiring Bonus. Employee shall be paid the hiring bonus
indicated on Schedule A.

               3.3 Annual Bonus. Employee shall be eligible for the target
annual bonus amount indicated on Schedule A.

               3.4 Fringe Benefits. Employee shall be eligible to participate in
such of Identix’s benefit plans as are now generally available or later made
generally available to employees of Identix. Such benefits shall at a minimum
include medical, dental and term life insurance.

          4. Annual Performance Review. Identix shall perform an annual review
of Employee’s performance and, in the discretion of the Board of Directors of
Identix, make appropriate increases in Employee’s base salary and determine
whether additional stock option grants should be recommended to the Board of
Directors of Identix.

          5. Restrictive Covenants.

               5.1 Noncompetition. During the term of Employee’s employment by
the Company and for a period of two years after separation of Employee’s
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Company for any reason, Employee will not, without the prior written consent of
the President and CEO of the Company engage in any other employment or
consulting or otherwise directly or indirectly participate in or assist any
business which is a: (i) then existing competitor of the Company, or
(ii) potential competitor of the Company, to the extent Employee has a
reasonable basis to know such business is a potential competitor at the time of
termination. This provision shall survive and expiration or termination of this
Agreement.

               5.2 Nonsolicitation. During the term of Employee’s employment by
the Company, and for a period of two years after separation of Employee’s
employment with the Company for any reason, without the prior written consent of
the President and CEO of the Company, Employee shall not directly or indirectly
solicit, recruit, encourage or induce any employees, directors, customers,
consultants, contractors or subcontractors of the Company to leave the employ of
the Company or to terminate or alter their agreements, positions or business
arrangements with the Company, as the case may be, either on Employee’s own
behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity. This provision shall survive
and expiration or termination of this Agreement.

               5.3 Injunctive Relief. Employee acknowledges and agrees that
damages will not be an adequate remedy in the event of a breach of any of the
obligations under this Section 5 and therefore agrees that the Company shall be
entitled (without limitation of any other rights or remedies otherwise available
to the Company and without the necessity of posting a bond) to obtain an
injunction from any court of competent jurisdiction prohibiting the continuance
or recurrence of any breach of this Section 5. This provision shall survive and
expiration or termination of this Agreement.

               5.4 Confidentiality and Inventions Assignment Agreement. Upon
execution of this Agreement, Employee agrees to execute simultaneously a copy of
a Company confidentiality and inventions assignment agreement, substantially in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit 5. This Section 5 shall be read in
conjunction with the terms of such Company confidentiality and inventions
assignment agreement and to the extent there is a conflict that cannot otherwise
be resolved, this Section 5 shall govern.

          6. Miscellaneous.

               6.1 Waiver. The waiver of any term or condition of this Agreement
by any party shall not be construed as a waiver of a subsequent breach or
failure of the same term or condition, or a waiver of any other term or
condition of this Agreement. This provision shall survive and expiration or
termination of this Agreement.

               6.2 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, and other
communications made in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given on the date of delivery if delivered by
hand delivery or 12 hours after facsimile transmission to the persons identified
below or five days after mailing if mailed by certified or registered mail
postage prepaid return receipt requested addressed as follows:

If to Identix:

Identix Incorporated
5600 Rowland Rd.
Minnetonka, MN 55343
Attention: James Moar
Facsimile: 952-932-7181

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- with a copy to -

Identix Incorporated
5600 Rowland Rd.
Minnetonka, MN 55343
Attention: General Counsel & Secretary
Facsimile: (952) 979-8486

If to Employee:

               To the address indicated on Schedule A

Any party may change its address for notices by notice duly given pursuant to
this Section 6.2. This provision shall survive and expiration or termination of
this Agreement.

               6.3 Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are
intended for convenience and shall not be used to interpret the meaning of this
Agreement or to determine the rights of the parties. This provision shall
survive and expiration or termination of this Agreement.

               6.4 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Minnesota to contracts entered into and wholly to be performed within
the State of Minnesota by Minnesota residents. Employee hereby submits to the
jurisdiction and venue of the state or federal courts in the State of Minnesota,
County of Hennepin, for any legal action arising from or connected with this
Agreement. Employee agrees that service upon Employee in any such action may be
made by first class mail, certified or registered, in the manner provided for
delivery of notices in Section 6.2. This provision shall survive and expiration
or termination of this Agreement.

               6.5 Successor and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and
assigns of the parties; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not be
assignable by Identix (except in connection with the merger or consolidation of
Identix with or into another entity or the sale by Identix of all or
substantially all of its assets) or by Employee. This provision shall survive
and expiration or termination of this Agreement.

               6.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts
with the same effect as if the signatures of each party were upon a single
instrument. All counterparts

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shall be deemed an original of this Agreement. This provision shall survive and
expiration or termination of this Agreement.

               6.7 Withholdings. All sums payable to Employee hereunder shall be
reduced by all Federal, state, local and other withholding and similar taxes and
payments required by applicable law. This provision shall survive and expiration
or termination of this Agreement.

               6.8 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to
be unenforceable for any reason, it shall be adjusted rather than voided, if
possible, in order to achieve the intent of the parties to the extent possible.
In any event, all other provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed valid and
enforceable to the full extent possible. This provision shall survive and
expiration or termination of this Agreement.

               6.9 Entire Agreement; Modifications. Except as otherwise provided
herein, this Agreement represents the entire understanding between the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and this Agreement supersedes any and
all prior understandings, agreements, plans and negotiations, written or oral,
with respect to the subject matter hereof. All modifications to the Agreement
must be in writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement of such
modification is sought, provided that no modification shall be enforceable
against Identix unless signed by a duly authorized officer of Identix. This
provision shall survive and expiration or termination of this Agreement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the day and year first above written.

            IDENTIX INCORPORATED
      By:           Name:           Title:           EMPLOYEE
      By:           Name:   Charles W. Archer             

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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE A

          1.  
Name and address of Employee:
  Mr. Charles W. Archer    
 
  [Redacted]           2.  
Title:
  Vice President, Federal Sector           3.  
Term of Agreement:
  Two years from the Effective Date           4.  
Start Date:
  Employee's first day of employment    
 
  with the Company will be October    
 
  14, 2004           5.  
Initial Annual Base Salary:
  [Redacted]           6.  
Hiring Bonus:
  [Redacted]           7.  
Annual Bonus Potential:
  [Redacted]           8.  
Severance Period:
  12 months           9.  
Stock Options:
                 
Number of Shares:
  100,000              
Stock Option Plan and Type:
  As determined by officers of the Company from available stock option plans and
reserves              
Grant Date:
  The Start Date (Employee's first date of employment with the Company)        
     
Exercise Price:
  The closing sales price of the Company's common stock on Nasdaq on the Start
Date              
Vesting period:
  25% annually, so that in the ordinary course the granted options will be fully
vested four years after the Grant Date           10.  
 
  Report to: James Moar, COO

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