Document:

AGREEMENT

     This Agreement is by and between Merlin Software Technologies International
Inc.,  a  company  incorporated  pursuant to the laws of the State of Nevada, of
3675 Pecos-McLeod, Suite 1400, Las Vegas, Nevada (the "Company") and E.B. Coxe &
Co.,  LLC,  a Connecticut Limited Liability Company, Greenwich, Connecticut (the
"Consultant").

     1.     Engagement

     (a)     Consultant will assist Company in coordinating the process to raise
approximately  $5  Million.

     (b)     Consultant  will  work  with  the  Company  as  follows:

     (1)     continue  to work closely with Goldman Sachs as Company prepares to
             move  to  NASDAQ.

     (2)     to  develop  closer ties with the institutions and large individual
             investors.

     (3)     establish  closer  ties  with  Investment  Bankers/Brokerage.

     (4)     to help coordinate the administrative/legal process  of moving to a
             NASDAQ  listing.

     2.     Compensation

     (a)     For  the  year 2000, Consultant will receive payment of $100,000.00
and  300,000.00 shares in the capital of the Company (zero basis).  In addition,
Consultant will receive 100,000 shares (zero basis) in capital of the Company at
the time of the NASDAQ listing.  This remuneration will be paid and delivered on
or  before  the  closing  of  the  offering  (i.e.  on  or  about July 3, 2000).

     (b)     In year 2001, for providing services  only and in addition to other
compensation as set forth herein, Consultant will receive $130,000.00 on January
1,  2001  and  $100,000  in 11 equal monthly installments commencing February 1,
2001.  The  above  payment  schedule shall be accelerated, and all payments then
due hereunder shall be immediately payable, in the event that either Gary Heller
or  Bob  Heller  resigns  from  his  position  as  an officer or director of the
Company,  prior to such time as the Company has hired a Chief Executive Officer,
Chief  Operating  Officer,  and  Chief  Marketing  Officer.

     (c)     Reimbursement  of  Expenses

     (1)     Until  funds  are  raised,  expenses  will  be  limited  to travel.

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     (2)    Afterwards, Company will reimburse Consultant, at Consultant's cost,
for reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses  incurred  by  Consultant in
performing  service  for  Company.

     (3)     With  respect  to  additional financing requirements, Company shall
give  Consultant  the  right  of  first  refusal  to  raise  such  capital  in
consideration of a commission of five (5%) percent of such capital in cash, and
five (5%) percent in  stock.

     For one (1) year after the Effective Date as defined in the Merlin Software
Technologies,  Inc., Proposed Financing, Convertible Secured Debentures, Summary
of  Terms  (the  "Summary"),  in  the  event  that Narragansett Asset Management
Company  (Narragansett)  exercises  its Right of First Refusal as defined in the
Summary,  Consultant will only advise the Company regarding further equity based
financings that are consummated with a strategic business partner.  Prior to the
Effective  Date, and in the event that Narragansett exercises its right of First
Refusal,  at  any  time  subsequent  to  one  (1) year after the Effective Date,
Consultant will advise the Company regarding financing regardless of the source.
If  Narragansett  does  not exercise its Right of First Refusal, Consultant will
advise  the  Company  regarding financing regardless of the source, at any time.

3.     Term  and Termination.  The term of this Agreement shall commence on June
20,  2000 and continue until June 30, 2002.  Subsequent to June 30, 2002, either
party may terminate this Agreement on thirty (30) days advance written notice to
the  other.  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  Consultant  shall  be entitled to
receive  compensation  as  set  forth in paragraphs 2(a) and (b) above should an
investor  which  Consultant  introduced  to  the Company during the term of this
Agreement  provide  any  form  of  financing to the Company in connection with a
company  project  subsequent  to  the  termination  of  this  Agreement.  Upon
termination  of  this Agreement, Consultant will provide the Company with a list
of  parties  whom  Consultant  has  introduced  to  the  Company.

4.     Exclusion.

     This  Contract  does  not  include  the  potential  IBM  Agreement.

     5.     Information.

     The  Company  shall  furnish  to  Consultant all information concerning the
Company,  which Consultant reasonably requests and shall provide Consultant with
reasonable access to its officers, directors, employees, counsel and independent
auditors  and  to  their  records.

The  Company  represents  and  warrants  to  Consultant  that:

(a)     In  all  material  respects  the  information  furnished will contain no
untrue  statement  of  a  material  fact  and  will  not  omit any material fact
necessary  to  make  the  statements  therein  not  misleading;  and

(b)     All  expressions of opinion, intention and expectation expressed therein
will  be  fair  and  honest  in  all  material  respects.

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     6.     Confidentiality.

     In  performing this engagement, Consultant shall be required to have access
to  sensitive  information, records, trade secrets, lists, and data belonging to
the Company and used in the course of the Company's business.  Consultant agrees
that  all  such  information  which  is marked "Confidential" in writing and not
generally known or previously known to Consultant is confidential in nature, and
Consultant  will  not  directly or indirectly disclose, publish, or use any such
information  without  the  Company's  prior  written  consent.  Consultant  is
responsible  for  assuring  that  any personnel employed by it on the engagement
shall  similarly  protect the confidentiality of any such information.  Any such
information  and  all  copies thereof in Consultant's custody during the term of
this Agreement shall be returned to the Company immediately upon the termination
or  expiration  of  this  Agreement.

     7.     Exculpation.

     In  the  absence  of  willful  misfeasance,  gross  negligence, or reckless
disregard  of  its  obligations  or  duties hereunder on the part of Consultant,
neither  Consultant  nor  any  officer,  director,  employee,  or stockholder of
Consultant  shall  be subject to any liability to the company or to any officer,
director,  employee,  or  stockholder of the Company, for any act or omission in
the  course of, or in connection with, the rendering or providing of services or
advice  hereunder.

     8.     Limitations  Upon  the  Use  of  Advice  and  Services.

     No  person  or entity, other than the Company shall be entitled to make use
of,  or  rely  upon, the advice or services of Consultant to be given hereunder,
and  the  Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the transmission of such
advice  to,  or  the use of, or reliance upon such advice or services by others.

     9.     Miscellaneous.

     (a)     No  Agency.  For the purposes of our relationship, Consultant shall
be  deemed  to be acting as an independent contractor.  Consultant will not hold
itself out or act as agent for the Company or contract any debt or obligation in
the  Company's  name  without  the  Company's  written  consent.

     (b)    Assignment. Consultant may not assign its right or obligations under
this  Agreement  to  any  person  without  the  written  consent of the Company.
Company may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any entity
under  its control and is to receive the investments contemplated hereunder, and
such  assignment  shall be considered a novation such that the assignee shall be
deemed  the  "Company"  under this Agreement.  No provision of this Agreement or
any  offering  contemplated  hereunder  is  intended  to  give Consultant or any
investor  any  direct  or  indirect  interest or fee with respect to the assets,
rights  or  goodwill  of  the  Company.

     (c)     Notices. All notices required or permitted  hereunder  shall  be in
writing  and  shall  be  given  by  registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested,  personal  delivery,  overnight delivery by reputable courier, or via
facsimile  with  a  copy  thereof  mailed  to  the  addressee.  Notices shall be
delivered  to  the  respective  party  at  his  or  its address as shown herein,

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     or  to such other address as either party may hereafter fix by notice.  All
such  notices  shall  be  deemed  given  when  received.

(d)     Governing  Law.  This Agreement shall in all respects be governed by and
construed  in  accordance  with  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Connecticut.

(e)     Entire  Agreement - No Oral Modifications.  This is our entire Agreement
relating  to  this  engagement  other  than  as  expressly  set forth herein and
supersedes  any  previous  Agreements  we  may  have.  It may be changed only in
writing  signed  by  both  of  us.

(f)     Authority.  This  Agreement  may  be  executed  via  facsimile, with the
deliver  of  facsimile signature deemed to be delivery of an original signature.
This Agreement has in all respects been duly authorized, executed, and delivered
by  and  on  behalf  of  the  Company  and  Consultant.

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In witness whereof the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement as of the dates
indicated  below.

MERLIN  SOFTWARE  TECHNOLOGIES  INTERNATIONAL,  INC.

By:     /s/  Robert  Heller          Date:  6  /  28  /  2000
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        Robert  Heller

E.B.  COXE  &  COMPANY,  LLC

By:     /s/  E.  Brinton  Coxe          Date:  6  /28  /  2000
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        E.  Brinton  CoxeCONSULTING AGREEMENT

THIS  is  dated  for  reference  the  3rd  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,  V5C  3Y6

(the  "Company")
                                                               OF THE FIRST PART

AND:

MATT  DAEN,  of  143  Tradd  Street,  Charleston,  South  Carolina,  29401

(the  "Consultant")
                                                              OF THE SECOND PART

A.          The  Company  desires to retain the Consultant to assist the Company
in  locating and hiring (the "Services") a senior marketing employee who will be
responsible  for  the  marketing  of the Company's software products to original
equipment  manufacturers  and  value  added  resellers  (the  "Marketing
Professional");  and

B.          The  Consultant 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 CONSULTANT

1.1     Appointment  of  Consultant

          The Company hereby appoints the Consultant to perform the Services for
the  benefit  of  the  Company  as hereinafter set forth, and the Company hereby
authorizes  the

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Consultant  to  exercise  such  powers  as  provided  under this Agreement.  The
Consultant  accepts  such  appointment  on  the  terms and conditions herein set
forth.

1.2     Authority  of  Consultant

          The  Consultant  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.

1.3     Independent  Consultant

          In  performing  the  Services,  the Consultant shall be an independent
contractor  and  not  an  employee  or  agent  of  the  Company, except that the
Consultant  shall  be the agent of the Company solely in circumstances where the
Consultant  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 Consultant
to  provide  the  Services  exclusively to the Company and the Consultant 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
Consultant's  behalf  and  the  Consultant  or  any  of  his agents shall not be
entitled  to  the  fringe  benefits  provided  by  the Company to its employees.

                                    ARTICLE 2
                              COMPANY'S AGREEMENTS

2.1     Compensation  of  Consultant

     As  compensation  for  the  Services rendered by the Consultant pursuant to
this  Agreement,  the  Company shall pay to the Consultant US$3,250.00 per month
(the "Monthly Retainer") until such time as the Services have been performed and
the  Marketing  Professional  has  entered into an employment agreement with the
Company.

          In  the  event  that the Company hires the Marketing Professional as a
result  of the efforts of the Consultant in the performance of the Services, the
Consultant will then be entitled to receive a fee of thirty percent (30%) of the
Marketing Professional 's annual salary less the aggregate amount of all Monthly
Retainers  paid  to  that  date  (the  "Fee"),  provided  that  the  Marketing
Professional  remains in the employ of the Company for a period of not less than
six  (6)  months.

          The  Fee  shall become payable to the Consultant on the first business
day  following  the  date  which the Marketing Professional commences his or her
employment with the Company.  The Fee will be payable in common shares (the "Fee
Shares")  in  the  capital  of  the  Company  issued  at the market price of the
Company's  common  shares  on the day that the Fee becomes payable.  The Company
will  issue the Fee Shares to the Consultant upon the execution of all necessary
documents,  including  a  Subscription  Agreement,  and  the  Fee Shares will be
deposited  in  escrow  with  the  Company's  solicitors and not delivered to the
Consultant  until  the  Marketing Professional has remained in the employ of the
Company  for  a  period  of  six  (6)  months.

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2.2     Consultant's  Acknowledgements

          The  Consultant acknowledges that the Fee Shares to be issued pursuant
to  the  terms  of this Agreement will not be registered under the United States
Securities  Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act"), or under any state securities or "blue
sky"  laws of any state of the United States, and, unless so registered, may not
be  offered  or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons, except pursuant to
an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, pursuant to an exemption
from,  or  in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the
1933  Act.  The  Consultant  further  acknowledges  that  the Fee Shares will be
subject  in  the  United  States  to a one (1) year hold period from the date of
issuance  of  the  Fee  Shares.

                                    ARTICLE 3
                        DURATION, TERMINATION AND DEFAULT

3.1     Effective  Date

          This  Agreement  shall become effective as of the ____ day of October,
2000 (the "Effective Date"), and shall continue for a period of ninety (90) days
from  the  Effective  Date  or  until  terminated  pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.

3.2     Termination

          This  Agreement  may be terminated by either party by giving the other
ten  (10)  days  written notice of such termination provided that this Agreement
may  be  immediately terminated by the Company if the Consultant is in breach of
any  term  of  this  Agreement.

3.3     Duties  Upon  Termination

     Upon  termination  of  this  Agreement for any reason, the Consultant shall
upon  receipt  of  all  sums  due  and  owing, promptly deliver the following in
accordance  with  the  directions of the Company all documents pertaining to the
Company  or  this Agreement, including but not limited to, all books of account,
correspondence  and  contracts,  provided  that the Consultant 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.

3.4     Compensation  of  Consultant  on  Termination

          Upon  termination  of this Agreement, the Consultant shall be entitled
to  receive as his full and sole compensation in discharge of obligations of the
Company  to  the  Consultant under this Agreement all sums due and payable under
this Agreement to the date of termination and the Consultant 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 Consultant under this
Agreement any damages, liabilities, costs or expenses suffered by the Company by
reason  of  the fraud, negligence or wilful act of the Consultant, to the extent
such  right  has  not  been  waived  by  the  Company.

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                                    ARTICLE 4
                                 CONFIDENTIALITY

4.1     Confidentiality

          The  Consultant  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  Consultant  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  Consultant  execute  an  agreement  with  the  Company  regarding  the
confidentiality  of  all  such  information.

4.2     Devotion  to  Contract

          During  the  term  of  this  Agreement,  the  Consultant  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  Consultant to devote his exclusive time, attention and
ability  to the business of the Company.  During the term of this Agreement, the
Consultant  shall, and shall cause each of his agents assigned to performance of
the  Services  on  behalf  of  the  Consultant,  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

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

4.3     Other  Activities

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

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                                    ARTICLE 5
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

5.1     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.

5.2     Governing  Law

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

5.3     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.

5.4     Assignment

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

5.5     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.

5.6     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.

5.7     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

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being  placed in the mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified mail, return
receipt  requested,  respectively  addressed to the Company or the Consultant as
follows:

The  Company:

Merlin  Software  Technologies  International,  Inc.
Suite  201,  4199  Lougheed  Highway
Burnaby,  BC  V5C  3Y6

Attention:     Robert  Heller
Facsimile:     604-320-7277

The  Consultant:

Matt  Daen
143  Tradd  Street,
Charleston,  South  Carolina,  29401

Facsimile:     (843)  723-0207

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.

5.8     Time  of  the  Essence

          Time  is  of  the  essence  of  this  Agreement.

5.9     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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5.10     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/  Trevor  McConnell
         Authorized  Signatory

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WITNESSED  BY:                            )
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/s/  signed                               )
Name                                      )
2  N.  Adgers  Wharf                      )
Address                                   )
Charleston,  SC  29401                    )
Receptionist                              )     /s/  Matt  Daen
Occupation                                )     MATT  DAEN

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