SAFLINK CORP
10-Q, EX-10.5, 2000-11-14
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                                                                    Exhibit 10.5


                               VOTING AGREEMENT
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          THIS VOTING AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as of the 20th day of
 September, 2000 by and between SAFLINK Corporation, a Delaware corporation
 ("SAFLINK"), and the person or entity whose name appears on the signature page
 hereto ("Stockholder").

          WHEREAS, Stockholder owns the number of shares of Jotter Technologies
 Inc. ("Company") capital stock, set forth on the signature page hereto (all of
 such shares now owned and which may hereafter be acquired by Stockholder from
 any source prior to the termination of this Agreement, the "Company Shares");

          WHEREAS, SAFLINK and the Company have entered into that certain
 Agreement and Plan of Reorganization among SAFLINK, Company and certain
 shareholders of the Company of even date herewith (the "Merger Agreement")
 pursuant to which a subsidiary of SAFLINK ("Merger Subsidiary") will be merged
 with and into Jotter (the "Merger") (capitalized terms used and not defined
 herein have the respective meaning ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement);
 and

          WHEREAS, as an inducement and a condition to entering into the Merger
 Agreement, SAFLINK has required that Stockholder agree, and Stockholder has
 agreed, to enter into this Agreement.

          NOW THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

          1.   Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, "Person" shall mean
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 an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, trust,
 unincorporated organization or other entity. "Beneficial ownership,"
 "beneficially own" and similar terms shall refer to beneficial ownership within
 the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
 amended, and Rule 13 d-3 thereunder.

          2.   Provisions Concerning the Company Shares. During the period
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 commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the first to occur of the
 Effective Time or termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its
 terms, Stockholder agrees that Stockholder shall, at any meeting of the holders
 of Company Shares, however called, or in connection with any written consent of
 the holders of Company Shares, vote (or cause to be voted) the Company Shares
 (if any) then held of record or beneficially owned by such Stockholder, (a) in
 favor of the Merger, the execution and delivery by Company of the Merger
 Agreement and the Plan of Merger and the approval of the terms thereof and each
 other action contemplated by the Merger Agreement and this Agreement and any
 actions required in furtherance thereof and hereof and (b) against any action
 or agreement that would result in a breach in any material respect of any
 covenant, representation or warranty of Company under the Merger Agreement.
 Stockholder

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 agrees not to enter into any agreement or understanding with any Person the
 effect of which would be inconsistent or violative of the provisions and
 agreements contained in this Section 2.

          Stockholder, in furtherance of the transactions contemplated hereby
 and by the Merger Agreement, and in order to secure the performance of
 Stockholder's duties under this Agreement, shall concurrently with the
 execution of this Agreement execute and deliver to SAFLINK an irrevocable
 proxy, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, and irrevocably appoint
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 SAFLINK or its designees, with full power of substitution, its attorney, agent
 and proxy to vote (or cause to be voted) or, if applicable, to give consent
 with respect to, all of the Company Shares in the manner, and with respect to
 the matters, set forth above. Stockholder acknowledges that the proxy executed
 and delivered by it shall be coupled with an interest, shall constitute, among
 other things, an inducement for SAFLINK to enter into the Merger Agreement and
 the Plan of Merger, shall be irrevocable and binding on any successor in
 interest of Stockholder and shall not be terminated by operation of law upon
 the occurrence of any event, including, without limitation, the death or
 incapacity of Stockholder. Such proxy shall operate to revoke and render void
 any prior proxy as to the Company Shares heretofore granted by Stockholder.
 Such proxy shall terminate upon the first to occur of the Effective Time or
 termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms (the
 "Expiration Date"). Stockholder shall promptly cause to be delivered to SAFLINK
 an additional proxy in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A executed on behalf
 of the record owner of any outstanding capital stock of Company that
 Stockholder owned beneficially (but not of record).

          3.   Covenants, Representations and Warranties of Stockholder.
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 Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to and agrees with SAFLINK as
 follows:

          (a)  Ownership of Company Shares. Stockholder is the record and
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 beneficial owner of the Company Shares set forth on the signature page hereto.
 On the date hereof, Stockholder's Company Shares constitute all of the capital
 stock of Company that Stockholder has the right to vote with respect to the
 transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Stockholder has sole voting
 power and sole power to issue instructions with respect to the matters set
 forth in Section 2 hereof, sole power of disposition, sole power of conversion,
 sole power to demand dissenter's rights and sole power to agree to all of the
 matters set forth in this Agreement, in each case with respect to all of
 Stockholder's Company Shares, with no limitations, qualifications or
 restrictions on such rights, subject to applicable securities laws and the
 terms of this Agreement.

          (b)  Power; Binding Agreement. Stockholder has the legal capacity,
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 power and authority to enter into and perform all of its obligations under this
 Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
 Stockholder will not violate any other agreement to which the Stockholder is a
 party including, without limitation, any voting agreement, proxy arrangement,
 pledge agreement, shareholders' agreement or voting trust. This Agreement has
 been duly and validly executed and delivered by Stockholder and constitutes a
 valid and binding agreement of Stockholder, enforceable against Stockholder in
 accordance with its terms. There is no beneficiary or holder of a voting trust
 certificate or other interest of any trust of which Stockholder is a trustee
 whose consent is required for the execution and delivery of this Agreement or
 the consummation by Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby.

          (c)  No Conflicts. None of the execution and delivery of this
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 Agreement by Stockholder, the consummation by Stockholder of the transactions
 contemplated hereby

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 or compliance by Stockholder with any of the provisions hereof will (i)
 conflict with or result in any breach of any applicable organizational
 documents applicable to Stockholder, (ii) result in a violation or breach of,
 or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or
 give rise to any third party right of termination, cancellation, modification
 or acceleration (herein collectively, a "Default")) under any of the terms,
 conditions or provisions of any note, loan agreement, bond, mortgage,
 indenture, license, contract, commitment, arrangement, understanding, agreement
 or other instrument or obligation of any kind to which Stockholder is a party
 or by which Stockholder or any of its properties or assets may be bound, (iii)
 violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, judgment, order, statute, rule or
 regulation applicable to Stockholder or any of its properties or assets or (iv)
 require any filing with, authorization, consent or approval of (herein
 collectively, a "Consent"), any state or federal authority; which Default or
 violation or the failure to obtain any Consent, in the case of clauses (ii),
 (iii) and (iv) above, would have a material adverse effect on the ability of
 Stockholder to perform Stockholder's obligations hereunder.

          (d)  No Encumbrances. Except as permitted by this Agreement, the
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 Company Shares of Stockholder and the certificates representing such Company
 Shares are now, and at all times during the term hereof will be, held by
 Stockholder, or by a nominee or custodian for the benefit of Stockholder, free
 and clear of all liens, claims, security interests, proxies, voting trusts or
 agreements, understandings or arrangements or any other encumbrances
 whatsoever, except for any such encumbrances or proxies arising hereunder.

          (e)  No Solicitation. Stockholder shall not, directly or indirectly,
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 solicit (including by way of furnishing information), initiate, facilitate or
 respond to any inquiries or the making of any proposal or offer by any Person
 (other than the Company or any affiliate of the Company) concerning any merger,
 consolidation, business combination, tender offer, exchange offer, sale of
 assets, sale of Company Shares or capital stock or debt securities or similar
 transactions involving Company (or any subsidiary, division or operating or
 principal business unit of Company), or enter into any agreement, arrangement
 or understanding with respect to such a transaction. Stockholder further agrees
 that, if Stockholder receives any such inquiry or proposal, then Stockholder
 shall promptly inform the Company of the existence thereof and the nature of
 the inquiry or terms of the proposal, in each case in reasonable detail; and
 Stockholder will immediately cease (and will ensure that his or her
 Representatives cease) and cause to be terminated any existing activities,
 discussions or negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore with respect
 to any of the foregoing.

          (f)  Non-Interference. Stockholder shall not, directly or indirectly,
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 take any action that would make any representation or warranty of Stockholder
 contained herein untrue or incorrect or have the effect of preventing or
 disabling Stockholder from performing its obligations under this Agreement.

          (g)  Reliance by SAFLINK. Stockholder understands and acknowledges
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 that SAFLINK is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon
 Stockholder's execution and delivery of this Agreement.

          (h)  Waiver of Appraisal Rights. Stockholder hereby irrevocably and
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 unconditionally waives, and agrees to cause to be waived and to prevent the
 exercise of, any rights of appraisal, any dissenter's rights and any similar
 rights relating to the Merger or any related transaction that

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 Stockholder or any other Person may have by virtue of Stockholder's beneficial
 or record ownership of any shares of Company capital stock.

          4.   Covenants, Representations and Warranties of SAFLINK. SAFLINK
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 hereby represents and warrants to each Stockholder as follows:

          (a)  Power; Binding Agreement. SAFLINK has the corporate power and
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 authority to enter into and perform all of its obligations under this
 Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by SAFLINK
 will not violate any other agreement to which it is a party. This Agreement has
 been duly and validly executed and delivered by SAFLINK and constitutes a valid
 and binding agreement of SAFLINK, enforceable against SAFLINK in accordance
 with its terms.

          (b)  No Conflicts. None of the execution and delivery of this
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 Agreement by SAFLINK, the consummation by SAFLINK of the transactions
 contemplated hereby or compliance by SAFLINK with any of the provisions hereof
 shall (i) conflict with or result in any breach of any applicable
 organizational documents applicable to SAFLINK, (ii) result in a violation or
 breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a
 default (or give rise to any third party right of termination, cancellation,
 material modification or acceleration) under any of the terms, conditions or
 provisions of any note, loan agreement, bond, mortgage, indenture, license,
 contract, commitment, arrangement, understanding, agreement or other instrument
 or obligation of any kind to which SAFLINK is a party or by which SAFLINK or
 any of its properties or assets may be bound, (iii) violate any order, writ,
 injunction, decree, judgment, order, statute, rule or regulation applicable to
 SAFLINK or any of its properties or assets or (iv) require any filing with,
 authorization, consent or approval of, any state or federal authority, except
 as set forth in the Merger Agreement.

          5.   Further Assurances. From time to time, at SAFLINK's request and
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 without further consideration, Stockholder shall execute and deliver such
 additional documents and take all such further lawful action as may be
 necessary or desirable to consummate and make effective, in the most
 expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this
 Agreement.

          6.   Stop Transfer. Stockholder agrees that it shall not request that
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 Company or any other Person register the transfer (by book-entry or otherwise)
 of any certificate or uncertificated interest representing any of Stockholder's
 Company Shares, unless such transfer is made in compliance with this Agreement
 and unless the transferee agrees in writing, in form and substance satisfactory
 to SAFLINK, to be bound by the provisions hereof for the benefit of SAFLINK.

          7.   Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier to
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 occur of (a) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its
 terms, (b) the written agreement of the parties hereto to terminate this
 Agreement, or (c) the Effective Time of the Merger.

          8.   Confidentiality. Stockholder recognizes that successful
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 consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be
 dependent upon confidentiality with respect to the matters referred to herein.
 In this connection, pending public disclosure thereof, each Stockholder agrees
 that Stockholder shall not, and Stockholder shall use its best efforts to cause
 its Representatives not to, disclose or discuss such matters with anyone not a
 party to this Agreement (other than Stockholder's Representatives, if any)
 without the prior written consent of SAFLINK, except for disclosures which
 Stockholder's counsel advises are necessary in

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 order to fulfill Stockholder's obligations imposed by law, in which event
 Stockholder shall give prior notice of such disclosure to SAFLINK as promptly
 as practicable and in any event prior to the time any such disclosure is made.

          9.   Miscellaneous.
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          (a)  Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the
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 Merger Agreement, this Agreement contains the entire understanding of the
 parties with respect to the matters covered herein and supersedes all prior
 agreements and understandings, written or oral, between the parties relating to
 the subject matter hereof.

          (b)  Binding Agreement. This Agreement and the obligations hereunder
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 shall attach to the Company Shares and shall be binding upon any Person to
 which record or beneficial ownership of such Company Shares shall pass, whether
 by operation of law or otherwise. Notwithstanding any transfer of Company
 Shares, the transferor shall remain liable for the performance of all
 obligations under this Agreement of the transferor.

          (c)  Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assignable by operation
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 of law or otherwise without the prior written consent of the other parties,
 provided that SAFLINK may assign, in its sole discretion, its rights and
 obligations hereunder to any wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of
 SAFLINK.

          (d)  Amendments, Waivers, Etc. This Agreement may not be amended,
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 changed, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified or terminated, except upon
 the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by the parties
 hereto.

          (e)  Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice, request, demand
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 or other communication required or permitted under this Agreement shall be
 given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery
 to the party to be notified, or when sent by telecopier (with receipt
 confirmed), or overnight courier service, or upon deposit with the United
 States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and
 addressed as follows (or at such other address as a party may designate by
 notice to the other):

          If to SAFLINK:

 SAFLINK Corporation
 18650 N.E. 67/th/ Court
 Suite 210
 Redmond, WA 98052
 Attention: Chief Financial Officer
 Telecopier: (425) 497-1778

          with a copy to:

 Baker & McKenzie
 815 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
 Washington, D.C. 20006
 Attention: Thomas J. Egan, Jr., Esq.
 Telecopier: (202) 452-7074

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          If to the Stockholder, to the address set forth on the signature page
hereto.

          (f)  Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are
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 held to be unenforceable, invalid or void by a court of competent jurisdiction,
 such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of this
 Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall
 be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

          (g)  Specific Performance. Each of the parties hereto recognizes and
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 acknowledges that a breach by it of any covenants or agreements contained in
 this Agreement will cause the other party to sustain damages for which it would
 not have an adequate remedy at law for money damages, and, therefore, in the
 event of any such breach, the aggrieved party shall be entitled to the remedy
 of specific performance of such covenants and agreements and injunctive and
 other equitable relief in addition to any other remedy to which it may be
 entitled, at law or in equity.

          (h)  Remedies Cumulative. All rights, powers and remedies provided
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 under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in
 equity shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise of any right,
 power or remedy by any party shall not preclude the simultaneous or later
 exercise of any other right, power or remedy by such party.

          (i)  No Waiver. The observance of any term of this Agreement may be
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 waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively
 or prospectively) only with the written consent of the party against whom such
 waiver is sought to be enforced. No waiver by either party of any default with
 respect to any provision, condition or requirement hereof shall be deemed to be
 a continuing waiver in the future thereof or a waiver of any other provision,
 condition or requirement hereof; nor shall any delay or omission of either
 party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any
 such right accruing to it thereafter.

          (j)  No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is not intended to
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 be for the benefit of, and shall not be enforceable by, any Person that is not
 a party hereto.

          (k)  Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in
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 accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the
 principles of conflicts of law thereof.

          (l)  Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this
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 Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in
 construing or interpreting this Agreement. Any reference in this Agreement to a
 statutory provision or rule or regulation promulgated thereunder shall be
 deemed to include any similar successor statutory provision or rule or
 regulation promulgated thereunder.

          (m)  Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
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 counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
 together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
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date first above written.

                                   SAFLINK Corporation

                                   By: /s/ James W. Shepperd
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                                   Name: James W. Shepperd
                                   Title: Chief Financial Officer


                                   /s/ Glenn  Argenbright
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                                   Glenn Argenbright, an individual


                                   _______________________________


                                   Address:  9595 Harbour Bay Place
                                             Elk Grove, California 95758

                                   Shares Beneficially Owned (indicate class or
                                   series of stock and manner held, if not
                                   record owner):

                                   77,564 Jotter Options
                                   150,000 Jotter Warrants

                                   /s/ Robert Smibert
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                                   Robert Smibert, an individual

                                   Address:  9119 82/nd/ Avenue, Suite 300
                                             Edmonton, Alberta T6C 0Z4


                                   Shares Beneficially Owned (indicate class or
                                   series of stock and manner held, if not
                                   record owner):

                                   1,812,500


                                   /s/ Jodie Tessier
                                   -----------------
                                   JodieTessier, an individual

                                   Address:  9119 82/nd/ Avenue, Suite 300
                                             Edmonton, Alberta T6C 0Z4

                                   Shares Beneficially Owned (indicate class or
                                   series of stock and manner held, if not
                                   record owner):

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                                   1,819,022

                                   /s/ Kenneth J. Wilton
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                                   Kenneth J. Wilton, an individual

                                   Address:  4222 East Brown Road #29
                                             Mesa, Arizona 85205

                                   Shares Beneficially Owned (indicate class or
                                   series of stock and manner held, if not
                                   record owner):

                                   1,592,500

                                   /s/ Judy Wilton
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                                   Judy Wilton, an individual

                                   Address:  4222 East Brown Road #29
                                             Mesa, Arizona 85205

                                   Shares Beneficially Owned (indicate class or
                                   series of stock and manner held, if not
                                   record owner):

                                   1,612,500


                                   Virgin Technologies Inc.


                                   By: /s/ Robert Smibert
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                                   Name: Robert Smibert
                                   Its President

                                   Address:  73 - 52306 RR 212
                                             Sherwood Park, Alberta T8G 1A9


                                   Shares Beneficially Owned (indicate class or
                                   series of stock and manner held, if not
                                   record owner):

                                   6,522

                                   K & J Wilton Limited Partnership

                                   By: /s/ Ken Wilton
                                       --------------
                                   Name: Ken Wilton
                                   Its President, KJ WILTON Inc.

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                                   Its General Partner

                                   Address:  4222 East Brown Road #29
                                             Mesa, Arizona 85205

                                   Shares Beneficially Owned (indicate class or
                                   series of stock and manner held, if not
                                   record owner):

                                   396,000

                                   KJWILTON, INC.


                                   By: /s/ Ken Wilton
                                       --------------
                                   Name: Ken Wilton
                                   Its   President

                                   Address:  4222 East Brown Road #29
                                             Mesa, Arizona 85205

                                   Shares Beneficially Owned (indicate class or
                                   series of stock and manner held, if not
                                   record owner):

                                   4,000


                                   Ken and Judy Wilton JT ROS


                                   By: /s/ Ken and Judy Wilton
                                       -----------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Its

                                   Address:  4222 East Brown Road #29
                                             Mesa, Arizona 85205


                                   Shares Beneficially Owned (indicate class or
                                   series of stock and manner held, if not
                                   record owner):

                                   52,176



                     [SIGNATURE PAGE TO VOTING AGREEMENT]

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                                   EXHIBIT A


                               Irrevocable Proxy

          In order to secure the performance of the duties of the undersigned
 pursuant to the Voting Agreement, dated as of ___________, 2000 (the "Voting
 Agreement"), between the undersigned and SAFLINK Corporation, a Delaware
 corporation (the "SAFLINK"), a copy of such agreement being attached hereto and
 incorporated by reference herein, the undersigned hereby irrevocably appoints
 Jeffery P. Anthony and James W. Shepperd, and each of them, the attorneys,
 agents and proxies, with full power of substitution in each of them, for the
 undersigned, and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to vote (or
 cause to be voted) or, if applicable, to give consent, in such manner as each
 such attorney, agent and proxy or his/her substitute shall in his/her sole
 discretion deem proper to record such vote (or consent) in the manner, and with
 respect to the matters, set forth in Section 2 of the Voting Agreement with
 respect to all shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (collectively,
 the "Shares"), of Jotter Technologies Inc. (the "Company"), which the
 undersigned is or may be entitled to vote at any meeting of Company held after
 the date hereof, whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned
 meeting, or, if applicable, to give written consent with respect thereto. This
 Proxy is coupled with an interest, shall be irrevocable and binding on any
 successor in interest of the undersigned and shall not be terminated by
 operation of law upon the occurrence of any event, including, without
 limitation, the death or incapacity of the undersigned. This Proxy shall
 operate to revoke and render void any prior proxy as to the Shares heretofore
 granted by the undersigned, and the undersigned agrees that no subsequent
 proxies will be given by the undersigned with respect to any of the Shares.
 This Proxy shall terminate upon the Expiration Date (as defined in the Voting
 Agreement). If any provision of this proxy or any part of such provision is
 held to be invalid or unenforceable in any circumstances and in any
 jurisdiction, then (a) such provision or part thereof shall, with respect to
 such circumstance and jurisdiction, be deemed amended to conform to applicable
 law so as to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent possible, and (b)
 the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision or part of a provision
 under such circumstances and in such jurisdiction shall not affect the validity
 or enforceability (i) of such provision or part thereof under any other
 circumstance or in any other jurisdiction, (ii) of the remainder of such
 provision or (iii) of any other provision of this proxy.

 Dated:

 September __, 2000


                                              By:   _________________________
                                              Name: _________________________
                                              Title:_________________________

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