Curl Launches 'Pilots With a Purpose' Promotion to Streamline Rich Client Adoption.

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2003

Promotion Combines Curl Starter Kit and Prototyping Services for Organizations Seeking Cost-cutting Advantages of Rich Client Computing 

Delivering the world's first Client/Web platform for the Web-enabled enterprise, Curl Corporation today announced immediate availability of its "Pilots with a Purpose" promotion for enterprises seeking the cost-cutting advantages of rich client computing. Partnering with companies on their first rich client project, Curl enables enterprises to begin realizing the immediate benefits of a rich client environment by jumpstarting the migration of their legacy and Client/Server applications to the Web, as well as spearheading new rich client developments.

Particularly attractive to financial services, life sciences, utilities, and retail organizations, the "Pilots with a Purpose" promotion is designed to be a rapid introduction to building rich client applications using the Curl Client/Web Platform(TM). At the core of the promotion is the Curl Starter Kit, combining source code and tools, and intensive training. Through June 30, 2003, the "Pilots with a Purpose" promotion will add 20 days of rapid application prototyping services to the Curl Starter Kit, further ensuring success with the Curl platform.

"At this stage of the rich client revolution, seeing is believing, and a working application is worth 1,000 PowerPoint presentations," said Bob Hoyt, senior vice president of marketing and business development at Curl. "Any company new to Curl will find the `Pilots with a Purpose' promotion rapidly brings its first rich client application into production. With the Curl Starter Kit, organizations learn how to harness the power of client-side computing, extend desktop application functionality to the Web, and put the power where the work is done."

The "Pilots with a Purpose" promotion highlights the enduring value-proposition of Curl's unique approach to rich client computing. By dramatically reducing demands for server-side processing and network bandwidth, applications built on the Curl platform can now deliver the robust functionality and elegant presentation that end-users demand, as well as the cost-cutting advantages that are unavailable with other rich client technologies. These Curl-specific benefits combine with the Curl Client/Web Platform's responsive, richly-interactive user interface and centralized control, enabling Curl to set the standard for rich client computing.

Starter Kit Components

The Curl Starter Kit consists of a fast-track training program and rich client application development tools. The five-day training program combines computer-based training with live training by Curl experts, either on site or at Curl's Cambridge headquarters. The training courses cover the fundamentals of the Curl platform, application development, and server interactions with Curl applications. The application development training focuses on the construction of a Web-based application providing server-to-client functionality with rich data visualization using the components of the Curl Starter Kit. Emphasis can be placed on client-server interactions, GUI development, or both.

Additionally, the Curl Starter Kit includes training materials from the courses; sample Curl Starter Kit components, such as sample data sources and server-side scripts, XML components, and example applets; Curl Starter Kit tools, including Example Navigator and Curl Starter Kit Viewers; and source code for all Curl Starter Kit components and tools.

Concluded Curl's Hoyt, "Our `Pilots with a Purpose' promotion spotlights our platform's greatest advantage - rapid application development. Experienced Curl programmers can build an application almost as fast as they can prepare a presentation about it. And the Curl Starter Kit is designed to turn out experienced Curl programmers."

Available today, the Curl Starter Kit is priced at $25,000. Through June 30, 2003, the "Pilots with a Purpose" promotion adds 20 days of prototyping services to the Curl Starter Kit for no additional charge.

For more information about the "Pilots with a Purpose" promotion and the Curl Starter Kit, please call 617-761-1200, email [e-mail], or visit www.curl.com.

About the Curl Client/Web Platform

The Curl Client/Web Platform(TM) is the industry's first rich client software suite delivering Web-distributed enterprise applications with smart user interfaces and lightning fast responsiveness. Forging the desktop power of Client/Server and the efficiencies of the Web, the Curl platform offers huge benefits for large corporations for business productivity and profitability. The platform comprises a runtime environment and an IDE that includes an extensible programming language. Entirely complementary to server-side platforms like Sun's J2EE and Microsoft's .NET, the Curl Client/Web Platform is ideal for the Web-enabled enterprise launching enterprise projects in finance, healthcare, retail, utilities, and other targeted vertical markets.

About Curl Corporation

Curl Corporation (www.curl.com) delivers the world's first Client/Web software platform for the Web-enabled enterprise, harnessing the power of Client/Server processing with Web-based efficiencies. The Curl Client/Web Platform(TM), comprising a runtime environment and an IDE with a VB-like visual GUI editor and a fully extensible programming language, addresses the needs of Global 2000 enterprises and Independent Software Vendors for application development projects. Founded in 1995 and privately funded, Curl Corporation is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Curl Client/Web Platform is a trademark of Curl Corporation. All other names, brands or products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.