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LORRAINE HARITON APPOINTED PRESIDENT AND CEO OF HEADSPACE

Interactive Audio Leader Strengthens Management Team

San Mateo, CA. (February 2, 1999) -- Headspace, Inc., creator of Beatnik technology for interactive music and sound on the Internet, today announced the appointment of Lorraine Hariton as president and chief executive officer. Hariton succeeds Thomas Dolby Robertson, founder, who will continue to guide company's vision and technical innovation.

"The addition of Lorraine Hariton underscores our commitment to strengthen our internal team and continue to provide a revolutionary way to bring interactive audio to the masses," said Thomas Dolby Robertson, who will retain the title Chief Beatnik. "Lorraine's strong combination of technical expertise and marketing know-how, will provide strong direction and help Headspace achieve its strategic business objectives. Plus, it'll leave me more time to make some great music with these amazing tools we've built!"

Hariton joins Headspace with more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry. Most recently, she was a corporate officer with Network Computing Devices (NCD), a leader in thin client hardware and software, and served as senior vice president of development and marketing. Among her accomplishments, Hariton revamped NCD's product line to move from the Unix-based X terminal to the Windows-based terminal. She delivered the first CE based Windows-based Terminal as well as a family of related software products for enhanced connectivity.

At NCD, she was responsible for all marketing, product management and engineering functions. In addition, she was instrumental in closing major deals with IBM, Sun Microsystems, Novell and AT&T.

Prior to joining NCD in 1993, Hariton held several management positions at Verifone Corporation and IBM/ROLM. At IBM/ROLM, she held a variety of sales and marketing positions eventually served as branch manager and product line manager. Hariton received an MBA degree from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematical sciences from Stanford University.

About Headspace
Headspace, Inc. was established in 1993 by world-renowned musician/composer Thomas Dolby Robertson and multimedia entrepreneur Mary Coller. From its offices in Silicon Valley, Headspace produces software products and musical content for the Web. Headspace's audio engine has been licensed to an expanding family of strategic partners, including Sun Microsystems, Oracle/NCI, NetObjects, Macromedia, Adobe, and Be, Inc. Its Rich Music Format is a platform-independent standard for music on the Internet. Headspace musical content has been licensed to many customers, including Netscape Communications Corporation, WebTV and SegaSoft. By coupling expert engineering skills with first-class musical talent, Headspace is dedicated to realizing new possibilities for interactive music and within multimedia and on the Internet.

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