Document:

THIS  is  made  effective  as  of  the  25th  day  of  October,  2000.

BETWEEN:

MERLIN  SOFTWARE  TECHNOLOGIES  INTERNATIONAL,  INC.,  a  company  incorporated
pursuant  to  the  laws  of  the  State  of Nevada, of Suite 201 - 4199 Lougheed
Highway,  Burnaby,  British  Columbia,  Canada

(the  "Company")

                                                               OF THE FIRST PART

AND:

HANK  BARBER,  of  9202  -  27th  North  West,  Seattle,  Washington,  USA

(the  "Contractor")

                                                              OF THE SECOND PART

A.          The  Company desires to retain the Contractor to provide the Company
with  the  services  detailed  in  Schedule "A" hereto (the "Services"), and the
Contractor  has  agreed  to provide the Services to the Company on the terms and
conditions  of  this  Agreement.

          NOW  THEREFORE  THIS  AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in consideration of the
mutual  covenants and promises set forth herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration,  the  receipt  and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by
each,  the  parties  hereto  agree  as  follows:

                                    ARTICLE 1
                     APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORITY OF CONTRACTOR

1.1     Appointment  of  Contractor

          The Company hereby appoints the Contractor to perform the Services for
the  benefit  of  the  Company  as hereinafter set forth, and the Company hereby
authorizes  the  Contractor  to  exercise  such  powers  as  provided under this
Agreement.  The  Contractor accepts such appointment on the terms and conditions
herein  set  forth.

1.2     Authority  of  Contractor

          The  Contractor  shall have no right or authority, express or implied,
to  commit  or otherwise obligate the Company in any manner whatsoever except to
the extent specifically provided herein or specifically authorized in writing by
the  Company.

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1.3     Independent  Contractor

          In  performing  the  Services,  the Contractor shall be an independent
contractor  and  not  an  employee  or  agent  of  the  Company, except that the
Contractor  shall  be the agent of the Company solely in circumstances where the
Contractor  must  be the agent to carry out his obligations as set forth in this
Agreement.  Nothing  in this Agreement shall be deemed to require the Contractor
to  provide  the  Services  exclusively to the Company and the Contractor hereby
acknowledges  that the Company is not required and shall not be required to make
any  remittances  and  payments  required  of  employers  by  statute  on  the
Contractor's  behalf  and  the  Contractor  or  any  of  his agents shall not be
entitled  to  the  fringe  benefits  provided  by  the Company to its employees.

                                    ARTICLE 2
                             CONTRACTOR'S AGREEMENTS

2.1     Expense  Statements

          The  Contractor shall on or before the 15th day of each calendar month
during  the  term hereof, or if a Saturday, Sunday or holiday the next following
business day, render to the Company an itemized statement and accounting for the
previous calendar month, together with such supporting documents as and when the
Company  may  reasonably require, of all expenses which the Company is obligated
by  this  Agreement  to  reimburse.

          The  Contractor may incur expenses in the name of the Company up to an
amount  per  month  as agreed in advance by the Company, such expenses to relate
solely  to  the  carrying  out of the Services.  The Contractor will immediately
forward  all  invoices for expenses incurred on behalf of and in the name of the
Company  and the Company agrees to pay said invoices directly on a timely basis.

                                    ARTICLE 3
                              COMPANY'S AGREEMENTS

3.1     Compensation  of  Contractor

          As  compensation  for the Services rendered by the Contractor pursuant
to  this  Agreement,  the  Company  shall  grant  to the Contractor options (the
"Options")  to  acquire  36,000 common shares of the Company, said Options being
for  a  term  of one (1) year, having an exercise price of US$1.75 per share and
vesting  as  to  3,000  common  shares  per month for a period of twelve months,
commencing  October  26,  2000.  The  Company  will  grant  the  options  to the
Contractor  upon  the  execution  of  all necessary documents, including a stock
option  agreement.

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                                    ARTICLE 4
                        DURATION, TERMINATION AND DEFAULT

4.1     Effective  Date

          This  Agreement  shall become effective as of the 25th day of October,
2000  (the  "Effective  Date"),  and  shall continue for a period of twelve (12)
months from the Effective Date or until terminated earlier pursuant to the terms
of  this  Agreement.

4.2     Renewal

          This  Agreement  may  be  renewed  upon  the expiration of twelve (12)
months  from  the Effective Date, upon terms to be determined by the Company and
the  Contractor.

4.3     Termination

          Notwithstanding  any  other term in this Agreement, this Agreement may
be terminated by either party by giving the other 30 days written notice of such
termination  provided  that the Company may immediately terminate this Agreement
if  the  Contractor  breaches  any term of this Agreement or does not act in the
best  interests  of  the  Company.

4.4     Duties  Upon  Termination

          Upon  termination  of  this  Agreement  for any reason, the Contractor
shall  upon receipt of all sums due and owing, promptly deliver the following in
accordance  with  the  directions  of  the  Company:

(a)     a  final  accounting,  reflecting  the  balance  of expenses incurred on
behalf  of  the  Company  as  of  the  date  of  termination;  and

(b)     all documents pertaining to the Company or this Agreement, including but
not  limited  to,  all  books of account, correspondence and contracts, provided
that  the  Contractor  shall be entitled thereafter to inspect, examine and copy
all  of the documents which it delivers in accordance with this provision at all
reasonable  times  upon  three  (3)  days'  notice  to  the  Company.

4.5     Compensation  of  Contractor  on  Termination

          Upon  termination  of this Agreement, the Contractor shall be entitled
to  receive as his full and sole compensation in discharge of obligations of the
Company  to  the  Contractor under this Agreement all sums due and payable under
this Agreement to the date of termination and the Contractor shall have no right
to  receive any further payments; provided, however, that the Company shall have
the  right  to  offset  against  any  payment owing to the Contractor under this
Agreement any damages, liabilities, costs or expenses suffered by the Company by
reason  of  the fraud, negligence or wilful act of the Contractor, to the extent
such  right  has  not  been  waived  by  the  Company.

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                                    ARTICLE 5
                                 CONFIDENTIALITY

5.1     Ownership  of  Work  Product

          All reports, documents, concepts, products and processes together with
any  marketing  schemes,  business  or  sales  contracts,  or  any  business
opportunities prepared, produced, developed, or acquired, by or at the direction
of  the  Contractor,  directly  or  indirectly,  in connection with or otherwise
developed or first reduced to practice by the Contractor performing the services
(collectively, the "Work Product") shall belong exclusively to the Company which
shall  be  entitled  to  all  right,  interest,  profits  or benefits in respect
thereof.  No  copies, summaries or other reproductions of any Work Product shall
be made by the Contractor or any of his agents without the express permission of
the Company, provided that the Contractor is hereby given permission to maintain
one  copy  of  the  Work  Product  for  his  own  use.

5.2     Confidentiality

          The  Contractor  shall  not,  except  as authorized or required by his
duties,  reveal  or divulge to any person or companies any of the trade secrets,
secret  or  confidential  operations,  processes  or dealings or any information
concerning  the  organization, business, finances, transactions or other affairs
of  the  Company,  which  may  come  to  his  knowledge  during the term of this
Agreement  and  shall  keep  in  complete  secrecy  all confidential information
entrusted to him and shall not use or attempt to use any such information in any
manner  which  may  injure  or cause loss, either directly or indirectly, to the
Company's  business  or may be likely so to do.  This restriction shall continue
to  apply after the termination of this Agreement without limit in point of time
but  shall  cease  to  apply to information or knowledge which may come into the
public  domain.

          The  Contractor  shall  comply,  and shall cause his agents to comply,
with  such  directions  as  the Company shall make to ensure the safeguarding or
confidentiality of all such information.  The Company may require that any agent
of  the  Contractor  execute  an  agreement  with  the  Company  regarding  the
confidentiality  of  all  such  information.

5.3     Devotion  to  Contract

          During  the  term  of  this  Agreement,  the  Contractor  shall devote
sufficient  time,  attention, and ability to the business of the Company, and to
any associated company, as is reasonably necessary for the proper performance of
the  Services  pursuant  to  this  Agreement.  Nothing contained herein shall be
deemed  to  require  the  Contractor to devote his exclusive time, attention and
ability  to the business of the Company.  During the term of this Agreement, the
Contractor  shall, and shall cause each of his agents assigned to performance of
the  Services  on  behalf  of  the  Contractor,  to:

(a)     at all times perform the Services faithfully, diligently, to the best of
his  abilities  and  in  the  best  interests  of  the  Company;

(b)     devote  such  of  his  time, labour and attention to the business of the
Company  as  is  necessary for the proper performance of the Services hereunder;
and

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(c)     refrain  from acting in any manner contrary to the best interests of the
Company  or  contrary  to  the  duties of the Contractor as contemplated herein.

5.4     Other  Activities

          The  Contractor  shall  not  be  precluded  from  acting in a function
similar  to that contemplated under this Agreement for any other person, firm or
company.

                                    ARTICLE 6
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

6.1     Waiver;  Consents

          No  consent,  approval  or waiver, express or implied, by either party
hereto,  to or of any breach of default by the other party in the performance by
the  other party of its obligations hereunder shall be deemed or construed to be
a  consent  or waiver to or of any other breach or default in the performance by
such  other party of the same or any other obligations of such other party or to
declare  the  other  party  in  default,  irrespective  of how long such failure
continues,  shall  not  constitute  a general waiver by such party of its rights
under  this  Agreement,  and  the granting of any consent or approval in any one
instance  by  or  on  behalf  of the Company shall not be construed to waiver or
limit  the  need  for  such  consent  in  any  other  or  subsequent  instance.

6.2     Governing  Law

          This Agreement and all matters arising thereunder shall be governed by
the  laws  of  the  Province  of  British  Columbia.

6.3     Successors,  etc.

          This  Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon each
of  the  parties  hereto  and  their  respective heirs, successors and permitted
assigns.

6.4     Assignment

          This  Agreement  may  not  be  assigned  by  any party except with the
written  consent  of  the  other  party  hereto.

6.5     Entire  Agreement  and  Modification

          This  Agreement  constitutes  the entire agreement between the parties
hereto  and  supersedes  all  prior agreements and undertakings, whether oral or
written,  relative  to  the  subject  matter  hereof.  To  be  effective  any
modification  of this Agreement must be in writing and signed by the party to be
charged  thereby.

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6.6     Headings

          The  headings  of  the  Sections  and  Articles  of this Agreement are
inserted  for  convenience  of reference only and shall not in any manner affect
the construction or meaning of anything herein contained or govern the rights or
liabilities  of  the  parties  hereto.

6.7     Notices

          All  notices,  requests  and  communications  required  or  permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given and deemed to have
been  received  upon personal delivery or, if mailed, upon the first to occur of
actual receipt or forty-eight (48) hours after being placed in the mail, postage
prepaid,  registered  or  certified mail, return receipt requested, respectively
addressed  to  the  Company  or  the  Contractor  as  follows:

The  Company:

Merlin  Software  Technologies  Inc.
Suite  201  -  4199  Lougheed  Hwy.
Burnaby,  BC  V5C  3Y6
Attention:     Robert  Heller

The  Contractor:

Hank  Barber
9202  -  27th  North  West
Seattle,  Washington  98117

or  such  other  address  as may be specified in writing to the other party, but
notice  of  a change of address shall be effective only upon the actual receipt.

6.8     Time  of  the  Essence

          Time  is  of  the  essence  of  this  Agreement.

6.9     Further  Assurances

          The  parties hereto agree from time to time after the execution hereof
to  make,  do,  execute or cause or permit to be made, done or executed all such
further  and  other  lawful  acts,  deeds, things, devices and assurances in law
whatsoever  as  may be required to carry out the true intention and to give full
force  and  effect  to  this  Agreement.

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6.10     Counterparts

          This Agreement may be executed in several counter-parts, each of which
will  be  deemed to be an original and all of which will together constitute one
and  the  same  instrument.
          IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement as
of  the  day  and  year  first  above  written.
MERLIN  SOFTWARE  TECHNOLOGIES  INTERNATIONAL  INC.

Per: /s/ signed
     Authorized  Signatory

SIGNED,  SEALED  and  DELIVERED  by  HANK  BARBER    )
in  the  presence  of:                               )
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Signature                                            )
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Occupation                                           )     HANK  BARBER

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                                  SCHEDULE "A"

Pursuant  to  the  Agreement,  Hank  Barber  will provide research and strategic
planning  services  to  the  Company.STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
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                          MERLIN SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES
                               INTERNATIONAL, INC.

     THIS  is  entered  into  as  of the 25th day of October, 2000 (the "Date of
Grant")

BETWEEN:

MERLIN  SOFTWARE  TECHNOLOGIES  INTERNATIONAL,  INC.,  a  company  incorporated
pursuant  to  the  laws  of  the  State  of Nevada, of Suite 201 - 4199 Lougheed
Highway,  Burnaby,  British  Columbia,  Canada

(  "Company")

AND:

HANK  BARBER,  of  9202  -  27th  North  West,  Seattle,  Washington,  USA 98117

(  "Optionee")

A.          The Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has approved and
adopted  the 2000 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"), pursuant to which the Board is
authorized  to  grant  to  employees and other selected persons stock options to
purchase  common  stock, without par value, of the Company (the "Common Stock");

B.          The  Plan provides for the granting of stock options that either (i)
are  intended  to  qualify  as  "Incentive  Stock Options" within the meaning of
Section  422  of  the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or
(ii)  do  not  qualify  under  Section  422  of  the  Code ("Non-Qualified Stock
Options");  and

C.          The  Board  has  authorized  the  grant  to  Optionee  of options to
purchase a total of 36,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Options"), which Options
are  intended  to  be  (select  one):

       [X]    Incentive  Stock  Options
       [ ]     Non-Qualified  Stock  Options;

          NOW  THEREFORE, the Company agrees to offer to the Optionee the option
to  purchase,  upon  the  terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan,
36,000  shares  of

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Common  Stock.  Capitalized  terms  not  otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings  ascribed  thereto  in  the  Plan.

1.     Exercise  Price.  The  exercise price of the options shall be US$1.75 per
share.

2.     Limitation  on  the  Number of Shares.  If the Options granted hereby are
Incentive  Stock  Options,  the  number  of  shares  which  may be acquired upon
exercise  thereof is subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5(a) of the
Plan.

3.     Vesting  Schedule.  The  Options  are  exercisable in accordance with the
following  vesting  schedule:

(a)     3,000  Options  per  month  may  be exercised, commencing on October 26,
2000,  and  every  30  days  thereafter,  for  a  period  of  12  months.

4.     Options  not Transferable.  The Options may not be transferred, assigned,
pledged or hypothecated in any manner (whether by operation of law or otherwise)
other than by will, by applicable laws of descent and distribution or (except in
the  case  of  an  Incentive  Stock  Option)  pursuant  to  a qualified domestic
relations  order,  and  shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar
process;  provided, however, that if the Options represent a Non-Qualified Stock
Option,  such  Option  is  transferable  without  payment  of  consideration  to
immediate  family  members  of  the  Optionee  or  to  trusts  or  partnerships
established  exclusively  for  the  benefit  of  the Optionee and the Optionee's
immediate  family members.  Upon any attempt to transfer, pledge, hypothecate or
otherwise  dispose  of  any Option or of any right or privilege conferred by the
Plan contrary to the provisions thereof, or upon the sale, levy or attachment or
similar  process  upon  the  rights  and  privileges conferred by the Plan, such
Option  shall  thereupon  terminate  and  become  null  and  void.

5.     Investment Intent.  By accepting the Options, the Optionee represents and
agrees  that  none  of the shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of the
Options  will  be  distributed in violation of applicable federal and state laws
and  regulations.  In  addition,  the  Company  may  require,  as a condition of
exercising the Options, that the Optionee execute an undertaking, in such a form
as  the Company shall reasonably specify, that the Stock is being purchased only
for investment and without any then-present intention to sell or distribute such
shares.

6.     Termination  of  Employment and Options.  Vested Options shall terminate,
to  the extent not previously exercised, upon the occurrence of the first of the
following  events:

(a)     Expiration.  Ten  (10)  years;  except,  that the expiration date of any
Incentive Stock Option granted to a greater than ten percent (> 10%) shareholder
of  the  Company  shall not be later than five (5) years from the Date of Grant.

(b)     Termination  for  Cause.  The  date  of  an  Optionee's  termination  of
employment  or  contractual  relationship  with  the  Company  or  any  Related
Corporation  for  cause  (as  determined  in  the  sole  discretion  of the Plan
Administrator).

(c)     Termination  Due to Death or Disability.  The expiration of one (1) year
from  the  date  of  the  death  of  the  Optionee or cessation of an Optionee's
employment  or

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contractual  relationship by reason of disability (as defined in Section 5(g) of
the Plan). If an Optionee's employment or contractual relationship is terminated
by  death,  any  Option  held  by  the Optionee shall be exercisable only by the
person or persons to whom such Optionee's rights under such Option shall pass by
the  Optionee's  will  or  by  the  laws  of  descent  and  distribution.

(d)     Termination  Due  to Cessation of Service as a Director.  The expiration
of  ninety  (90)  days  from the date an Optionee, if a director of the Company,
ceases  to  serve  as  a  director  of  the  Company.

(e)     Termination  for  Any  Other Reason.  The expiration of three (3) months
from  the  date  of  an  Optionee's  termination  of  employment  or contractual
relationship  with  the  Company  or  any  Related  Corporation  for  any reason
whatsoever  other than cause, death or Disability (as defined in Section 5(g) of
the  Plan).

Each  unvested  Option  granted pursuant hereto shall terminate immediately upon
termination  of  the  Optionee's employment or contractual relationship with the
Company  for any reason whatsoever, including death or Disability unless vesting
is  accelerated  in  accordance  with  Section  5(f)  of  the  Plan.

7.     Stock.  In  the case of any stock split, stock dividend or like change in
the  nature  of  shares of Stock covered by this Agreement, the number of shares
and  exercise  price  shall  be proportionately adjusted as set forth in Section
5(m)  of  the  Plan.

8.     Exercise of Option.  Options shall be exercisable, in full or in part, at
any  time after vesting, until termination; provided, however, that any Optionee
who  is  subject  to the reporting and liability provisions of Section 16 of the
Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934  with  respect  to the Common Stock shall be
precluded  from  selling  or  transferring  any  Common  Stock or other security
underlying  an  Option during the six (6) months immediately following the grant
of  that  Option.  If less than all of the shares included in the vested portion
of  any  Option  are purchased, the remainder may be purchased at any subsequent
time  prior  to the expiration of the Option term.  No portion of any Option for
less  than  fifty (50) shares (as adjusted pursuant to Section 5(m) of the Plan)
may  be  exercised;  provided,  that if the vested portion of any Option is less
than fifty (50) shares, it may be exercised with respect to all shares for which
it is vested.  Only whole shares may be issued pursuant to an Option, and to the
extent  that  an  Option  covers  less  than one (1) share, it is unexercisable.

          Each exercise of the Options shall be by means of delivery of a notice
of  election to exercise (which may be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A)
to  the  Secretary  of the Company at its principal executive office, specifying
the  number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased and accompanied by payment
in cash by certified check or cashier's check in the amount of the full exercise
price  for  the Common Stock to be purchased.  In addition to payment in cash by
certified  check  or cashier's check, an Optionee or transferee of an Option may
pay for all or any portion of the aggregate exercise price by complying with one
or  more  of  the  following  alternatives:

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(a)     by  delivering  to the Company shares of Common Stock previously held by
such  person  or  by  the  Company  withholding shares of Common Stock otherwise
deliverable  pursuant  to  exercise  of the Option, which shares of Common Stock
received  or withheld shall have a fair market value at the date of exercise (as
determined  by  the Plan Administrator) equal to the aggregate purchase price to
be  paid  by  the  Optionee  upon  such  exercise;

(b)     by  delivering  a  properly  executed  exercise  notice  together  with
irrevocable  instructions  to  a  broker promptly to sell or margin a sufficient
portion  of the shares and deliver directly to the Company the amount of sale or
margin  loan  proceeds  to  pay  the  exercise  price;  or

(c)     by  complying  with  any  other  payment  mechanism approved by the Plan
Administrator  at  the  time  of  exercise.

It  is  a condition precedent to the issuance of shares of Common Stock that the
Optionee  execute  and  deliver  to the Company a Stock Transfer Agreement, in a
form  acceptable  to  the  Company, to the extent required pursuant to the terms
thereof.

9.     Holding  period  for Incentive Stock Options.  Period for Incentive Stock
Options.  In  order  to  obtain  the  tax treatment provided for Incentive Stock
Options  by  Section  422  of the Code, the shares of Common Stock received upon
exercising  any Incentive Stock Options received pursuant to this Agreement must
be  sold,  if at all, after a date which is later of two (2) years from the date
of  this  agreement is entered into or one (1) year from the date upon which the
Options  are  exercised.  The Optionee agrees to report sales of shares prior to
the  above determined date to the Company within one (1) business day after such
sale  is concluded.  The Optionee also agrees to pay to the Company, within five
(5)  business  days  after  such sale is concluded, the amount necessary for the
Company  to  satisfy  its  withholding  requirement  required by the Code in the
manner  specified  in Section 5(1)(2) of the Plan.  Nothing in this Section 9 is
intended  as a representation that Common Stock may be sold without registration
under  state  and federal securities laws or an exemption therefrom or that such
registration  or  exemption  will  be  available  at  any  specified  time.

10.     Subject  to  2000  Stock  Option  Plan.  The  terms  of  the Options are
subject  to  the  provisions  of  the Plan, as the same may from time to time be
amended,  and  any  inconsistencies  between this Agreement and the Plan, as the
same  may  be  from time to time amended, shall be governed by the provisions of
the  Plan,  a  copy  of  which  has been delivered to the Optionee, and which is
available  for  inspection  at  the  principal  offices  of  the  Company.

11.     Professional  Advice.  The  acceptance  of  the  Options and the sale of
Common  Stock  issued  pursuant to the exercise of Options may have consequences
under  federal  and  state tax and securities laws which may vary depending upon
the  individual  circumstances  of  the  Optionee.  Accordingly,  the  Optionee
acknowledges  that  he  or  she  has been advised to consult his or her personal
legal  and tax advisor in connection with this Agreement and his or her dealings
with respect to Options for the Common Stock.  Without limiting other matters to
be  considered,  the  Optionee  should  consider  whether  upon  the exercise of
Options,  the  Optionee  will file an election with the Internal Revenue Service
pursuant  to  Section  83(b)  of  the  Code.

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12.     No  Employment  Relationship.  Whether  or  not  any  Options  are to be
granted  under  this Plan shall be exclusively within the discretion of the Plan
Administrator,  and  nothing contained in this Plan shall be construed as giving
any  person  any  right  to participate under this Plan.  The grant of an Option
shall in no way constitute any form of agreement or understanding binding on the
Company  or  any  Related  Company,  express or implied, that the Company or any
Related Company will employ or contract with an Optionee for any length of time,
nor  shall  it  interfere  in any way with the Company's or, where applicable, a
Related  Company's  right  to terminate Optionee's employment at any time, which
right  is  hereby  reserved.

13.     Entire  Agreement.  This  Agreement  is  the  only agreement between the
Optionee and the Company with respect to the Options, and this Agreement and the
Plan  supersede  all  prior  and contemporaneous oral and written statements and
representations  and  contain  the  entire  agreement  between  the parties with
respect  to  the  Options.

14.     Notices.  Any notice required or permitted to be made or given hereunder
shall  be mailed or delivered personally to the addresses set forth below, or as
changed  from  time  to  time  by  written  notice  to  the  other:

The  Company:

Merlin  Software  Technologies  International,  Inc.
Suite  201  -  4199  Lougheed  Hwy.
Burnaby,  British  Columbia  V5C  3Y6
Attention:  Robert  Heller,  President

With  a  copy  to:

Clark,  Wilson
Barristers  and  Solicitors
Suite  800  -  885  West  Georgia  Street
Vancouver,  British  Columbia  V6C  3H1
Attention:  Virgil  Z.  Hlus

The  Optionee:

Hank  Barber
9202  -  27th  North  West
Seattle,  WA  98117

MERLIN  SOFTWARE  TECHNOLOGIES
INTERNATIONAL,  INC.

Per: /s/ signed
     Authorized  Signatory

THERE  MAY  NOT  BE  PRESENTLY  AVAILABLE  EXEMPTIONS  FROM  THE  REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
SHARES  OF  STOCK  UPON  EXERCISE  OF THESE OPTIONS.  ACCORDINGLY, THESE OPTIONS
CANNOT  BE  EXERCISED  UNLESS THESE OPTIONS AND THE SHARES OF STOCK TO BE ISSUED
UPON  EXERCISE  OF  THESE  OPTIONS  ARE  REGISTERED  OR  AN  EXEMPTION FROM SUCH
REGISTRATION  REQUIREMENTS  IS  AVAILABLE.

THE  SHARES  OF  STOCK  ISSUED  PURSUANT  TO  THE  EXERCISE  OF  OPTIONS WILL BE
"RESTRICTED  SECURITIES" AS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AND WILL BEAR A LEGEND RESTRICTING RESALE UNLESS THEY ARE REGISTERED UNDER STATE
AND FEDERAL

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SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE.  THE
COMPANY  IS  NOT  OBLIGATED TO REGISTER THE SHARES OF STOCK OR TO MAKE AVAILABLE
ANY  EXEMPTION  FROM  REGISTRATION.

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                                    EXHIBIT A
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                         NOTICE OF ELECTION TO EXERCISE
                         ------------------------------

          This  Notice  of  Election  to Exercise shall constitute proper notice
pursuant to Section 5(h) of the Merlin Software Technologies International, Inc.
2000  Stock  Option Plan (the "Plan") and Section 8 of that certain Stock Option
Agreement  (the  "Agreement") dated as of the 25th day of October, 2000, between
Merlin  Software  Technologies  International,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  and  the
undersigned.

          The  undersigned  hereby  elects  to  exercise  Optionee's  option  to
purchase           shares  of  the  common  stock  of  the Company at a price of
US$1.75 per share, for aggregate consideration of $, on the terms and conditions
set  forth  in the Agreement and the Plan.  Such aggregate consideration, in the
form  specified  in  Section  8  of  the  Agreement,  accompanies  this  notice.

          The  undersigned  has  executed  this  Notice  this  day  of  ,  .

     Signature

     Name  (typed  or  printed)

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