KURANT CO-FOUNDER SHERYL HAWK TO BE HONORED BY FORUM FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Sheryl Hawk, co-founder and Vice President of Business Development & Sales at Kurant Corporation, will be honored tonight by the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE) for her accomplishments in raising venture capital during 2001. Hawk's fundraising expertise has allowed Kurant Corporation to raise more than $12 million in venture financing to date.

KURANT CO-FOUNDER SHERYL HAWK TO BE HONORED BY FORUM FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Hawk to Be Recognized at Tonight's Third Annual Trailblazers Reception for Her Accomplishments in Raising Venture Capital in 2001

SAN FRANCISCO -- April 25, 2002 -- Sheryl Hawk, co-founder and Vice President of Business Development & Sales at Kurant Corporation, will be honored tonight by the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE) for her accomplishments in raising venture capital during 2001. Hawk's fundraising expertise has allowed Kurant Corporation, the leading provider of e-business software infrastructure for organizations that serve the small and medium-size business market, to raise more than $12 million in venture financing to date.

The Forum for Women Entrepreneurs is the premier entrepreneurial organization for women building and leading high-growth technology and life science companies. At an awards celebration this evening in Mountain View, California, FWE will honor Hawk and 36 other women entrepreneurs at its third annual Trailblazers Reception. In total, FWE member companies being recognized collectively raised over $300 million in angel, corporate or venture funding in 2001. The awards event will take place from 6:30-9:00 PM at Microsoft's Mountain View campus.

"We're thrilled to honor Sheryl Hawk and her fellow women entrepreneurs at this third annual event," said Denise Brosseau, CEO and Co-Founder of FWE. "The past year has been especially challenging for young companies, with the recent market correction and a slowdown in venture funding, so we are incredibly proud to celebrate such tremendous successes for our member companies."

About Kurant
Kurant Corporation provides software infrastructure that allows large corporations to deliver branded e-business services to their small and medium-sized business customers. Kurant's award-winning flagship product, StoreSense, includes electronic commerce, mobile commerce, supply chain communication, and inventory and customer management. StoreSense is offered on a cost-effective subscription basis and runs on Windows 2000, Windows NT, Linux and Solaris platforms. Founded in 1996, San Francisco-based Kurant is privately held and has received investments from Deep River Ventures, Cobalt Networks, Garage Technology Ventures, Group One, and TransAtlantic Partners. For more information, contact Kurant at http://www.kurant.com">www.kurant.com or (888) 463-2696.

About the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs
Founded in 1993, the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE) is the premier entrepreneurial organization for women building and leading high-growth technology and life science companies. FWE's mission is to accelerate women's opportunities to start, build and invest in market-leading companies. FWE has offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Colorado, Dallas, Paris and Southern California and membership numbers 1,300. For more information, please visit http://www.fwe.org">www.fwe.org.

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