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Courtney Chandler
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REVOLUTION PARTNERS ADVISES CURL CORPORATION IN ITS SALE TO
SUMITOMO CORPORATION

Anti-Spam and Web URL Filtering Products Sold to CyberGuard Corporation

BOSTON, MA (May 21, 2004) – Curl Corporation announced today its sale to
Sumitomo Corporation, a $28 billion revenue Japanese conglomerate. Curl was established to extend and commercialize the results of a three-year, $5 million US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) funded research project conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The company will continue to develop software that can be used to deliver rich internet applications. Revolution Partners, LLC, acted as exclusive financial advisor to Curl Corporation.



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