Curl Corporation Welcomes Industry Luminary Dr. George A. Keyworth, II to Board of Directors.

Business/Technology Editors

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 2001

International Expert on Strategies for Growth Based on Emerging

Technologies to Help Guide Curl's Ambitious Growth Strategy

Curl Corporation today announced that international industry visionary Dr. George (Jay) A. Keyworth, II has joined its board of directors. Curl was founded to help content providers, creators of e-commerce sites and Web programmers develop and deploy the next generation of Web applications and sites. Curl helps organizations deliver a richer, more interactive user experience on the Web, which is a critical requirement for the continued growth and success of all Internet content and applications. (Contact [e-mail] for executive photo)

Dr. Keyworth brings to Curl a wealth of experience in helping businesses and educational institutions worldwide use new technologies to increase competitive advantage and contribute to national economic growth.

Dr. Keyworth is chairman of the Progress and Freedom Foundation. He also is chairman of The Keyworth Company, a firm established in 1986 to help companies develop strategies for growth based on emerging and changing technologies. From 1981 to 1986, he was science advisor to former President Ronald Reagan and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. As the senior technical member of the President's staff, Dr. Keyworth led the effort to capitalize on U.S. science and technology to strengthen industrial competitiveness. He was instrumental in establishing strong budgetary priorities for university basic research, strengthening university engineering programs, and stimulating more productive industrial participation in university research and education. In 1984, Dr. Keyworth was a member of the President's Commission on Industrial Competitiveness. He played key roles in modernizing strategic military forces, and on the Strategic Defense Initiative. He also was deeply involved in initiatives to use science and technology to better support U.S. foreign policy interests, especially with the People's Republic of China.

Prior to his White House service, Dr. Keyworth was director of the Physics Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory, which he joined in 1968. He led the Laboratory's programs in experimental physics, condensed matter research, astrophysics and space science and laser fusion. He also oversaw the diagnostic program of underground nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site, as well as programs for satellite-based verification of compliance with nuclear test treaties.

As a research scientist, Dr. Keyworth's contributions include pioneering work in high-resolution spectroscopy. As a formulator of policy, he has had widespread interactions with science and defense policy makers in many countries including NATO members; France, Japan, Israel, India and The People's Republic of China. Most recently, he has focused on the broad implications of distributed computing and digital connection.

A Boston, Mass., native, Dr. Keyworth graduated from Deerfield Academy, received his B.S. in Physics from Yale University, and was awarded a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from Duke University, where he conducted pioneering research in isospin conservation in nuclear reactions. He has been the recipient of several prestigious awards and honorary degrees worldwide, and serves on several select committees and boards, including the board of directors at Hewlett Packard and General Atomics.

"Curl represents the next generation of the Internet," said Dr. Keyworth. "With its solid management, groundbreaking technology and marketing expertise, Curl is uniquely positioned to help organizations worldwide create revenue by leveraging the next generation of Web technology. I look forward to working with Curl and my fellow members of the Board to bring Curl to a successful and highly profitable maturity."

Robert A. Young, chairman, CEO and co-founder of Curl, said: "We are delighted to welcome a visionary business and technology leader of Jay Keyworth's caliber to our board of directors. Curl is experiencing aggressive organizational growth as we take commercial Web technology to an exciting new level. His experience in helping organizations succeed through the adoption of emerging technologies will be invaluable as we continue on our steady path of aggressive growth."

Curl Corporation

Curl Corporation enables content providers, creators of e-commerce sites and Web programmers to develop and deploy the next generation of Web pages and applications by providing full application-level functionality and a substantially richer, more interactive user experience. Curl's client-side processing capability significantly boosts performance and improves the online experience for business, e-commerce or entertainment. It allows faster downloads of rich media. Organizations can use Curl content to build significantly stickier Web sites and substantially reduce file sizes typically associated with rich media, at a cost lower than traditional Web content delivery. Curl offers beta 3 of its software for free download at www.curl.com. Curl expects the first commercial release of its technology in Q1 2001. Curl, located in Cambridge, Mass., was founded in 1998 by a team of internationally renowned computer scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For more information visit www.curl.com.

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