Caligari Corp. and Curious Labs, Inc. Announce Strategic Relationship

Good news for trueSpace and Poser users

Mountain View, CA and Santa Cruz, CA – December 16, 2002 - Caligari Corporation (www.caligari.com), a pioneer provider of 3D multimedia authoring technologies, and Curious Labs, Inc. (www.curiouslabs.com) today announced a new strategic relationship that will focus on an improved integration between their products, trueSpace and Poser.

"In the world of 3D modeling and animation, both trueSpace and Poser are known as high quality products for very competitive prices," said Roman Ormandy, president of Caligari. (According to the latest Roncarelli Report Caligari’s trueSpace was named as “#1 in licenses and the world's most widely used 3D application.”) “Caligari’s partnership with Curious Labs makes perfect sense for both companies and benefits our joint customer base. The synergy between our products is undeniable; we’re really excited about this relationship. We are looking at a deeper and more meaningful integration between Poser and trueSpace as both product lines evolve in the future.”

“Poser is an award-winning 3D character design and animation product being used by leading modelers and avatar creators worldwide,” said Marc Keohane, Poser Product Manager. “Our partnership with Caligari creates a powerful offering to our users. trueSpace is a wonderful modeling mate for Poser, providing the same high level of quality and sophistication our users demand.”

This is the first of many collaborative offers planned for the two companies in the year ahead. The joint marketing and partnership from Caligari and Curious Labs begins immediately offering users the award-winning Poser4 and trueSpace5.2 at attractively discounted prices before and after the Christmas holiday. The bundled technology creates a powerful 3D solution, available from both Caligari and Curious Labs, which also includes the Spirit of the Interface, a downloadable introduction to trueSpace’s unique user interface featuring direct manipulation.

Pricing and Availability
Contact Caligari by telephone at 800-351-7620 or 650-390-9600, or visit the Caligari Corporation website at www.caligari.com. Contact Curious Labs at sales@curiouslabs.com or visit the Curious Labs website at www.curiouslabs.com.

About Caligari Corporation
Caligari Corporation was founded in 1986 and has remained at the forefront of 3D authoring for the Web age. The company's award-winning flagship product, trueSpace, is a 3D modeling and animation program used by product designers, web designers, illustrators and animators worldwide. Caligari iSpace is a 3D web graphics and animation program that allows web developers to create stunning 3D web pages in HTML and Macromedia Flash format. The company maintains headquarters at 1959 Landings Drive, Mountain View, California, 94043. Contact Caligari by phone at 800-351-7620 or 650-390-9600; by fax at 650-390-9755; or on the Internet at www.caligari.com.

About Curious Labs, Inc.
Curious Labs, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of EGISYS AG, designs, develops, and publishes software tools such as Poser, which focus on 3D human and character visualization for artists, designers, and web developers. The company is located in Santa Cruz, California. For more information, go to www.curiouslabs.com.

Graphical Resources :
See winning animation in the November Gallery, which used both Poser and trueSpace in its creation :
Winner.wmv

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Caligari, Caligari trueSpace, and Caligari iSpace are trademarks of Caligari Corporation.

Poser is a registered trademark of Curious Labs, Inc. and EGISYS AG. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. All other products, fonts, company names and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.


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