NEW ORLEANS, July 24, 2000 -- Curious Labs, Inc. today announced the availability of Poser 4.0.3 at Siggraph 2000 in New Orleans -- under the new Curious Labs brand and logo. The popular 3D animation and design tool is scheduled to begin shipping in Q3, 2000. Curious Labs, Inc. was co-founded in March 2000 by Poser's original core development and marketing team from Fractal Design and MetaCreations. Suggested retail price for Poser 4.0.3 will be US$359.00, with an Average Selling Price of US$220.00. Available for Windows and Macintosh, ordering and retail information for Poser 4.0.3 is available at: www.curiouslabs.com.

CEO Larry Weinberg, the creator of Poser -- Steve Cooper, president -- and Seath Ahrens, vice president of research and development, founded Curious Labs, assembling the largest group of former MetaCreations employees to re-launch the Poser brand. Curious Labs plans to grow by hiring additional marketing, sales, service and support professionals, together with developers and engineers to ensure the continued development and extension of Poser.

"We are very excited to re-introduce Poser back to the market under the new company name, Curious Labs," said Larry Weinberg, CEO at Curious Labs. "Together with egi.sys AG, we are able to continue our vision of bringing affordable and compelling creative tools to high-end and first-time users alike. Curious Labs is committed to the continual innovation and growth of this successful and proven product line."

Working together in partnership with its parent corporation, egi.sys AG, in Tubingen, Germany -- Curious Labs plans to begin shipping localized French, German and Japanese versions of Poser in the future.

About Curious Labs, Inc.
Curious Labs, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of egi.sys 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.

egi.sys AG
egi.sys AG, designs and develops tools, technologies, databases, and solutions that utilize 3D animated models and motion data, integrate within popular applications such as Microsoft Office, and can be delivered via the Internet. The company was founded by an independent research group from the University of Tubingen, Germany. For more information, go to www.egisys.de or www.egisys.com.