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EXHIBIT 99.1
ADVANCED VISUAL SYSTEMS INC.
300 FIFTH AVENUE
WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS 02451
PROXY
The undersigned hereby appoints Russell G. Barbour and John William
Poduska, Sr. and each of them, as the attorneys and proxies of the undersigned,
with power of substitution, to vote all shares of the stock of Advanced Visual
Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which the undersigned is
entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be
held at the offices of Hill & Barlow, One International Place, Boston,
Massachusetts 02110, on October 16, 2000 at 9:00 A.M., and at any continuation
or adjournment thereof, with the same force and effect as the undersigned might
or could do if personally present thereat, as set forth below and in their
discretion upon any other business that may properly come before the meeting.
1. To approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July
18, 2000, by and among MUSE Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("MUSE"),
MUSE Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of
MUSE, and the Company (the "Merger Agreement") and to approve the principal
terms of the merger described in the Merger Agreement, and that approval of the
merger will constitute consent on behalf of the Company's stockholders who vote
in favor of the merger and who own 500 or more shares of the Company's capital
stock or are affiliates of the Company (i) to the delivery of a pro rata portion
of their shares of MUSE common stock to be received in the merger, into escrow
in connection with certain indemnification obligations of the Company, and (ii)
to the appointment of one or more stockholder representatives as their
attorneys-in-fact and agents to act on their behalf in all matters relating to
the merger agreement and the escrow, all as more fully described in the proxy
statement/prospectus dated September 15, 2000 (check one box).
|_| FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS MADE
HEREIN. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE AS TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ITEM HEREIN, IT IS
INTENDED THAT SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSALS
SPECIFIED HEREIN.
Both of said attorneys and proxies or their substitutes as shall be
present and act at the meeting, or if only one be present and act then that one
shall have and may exercise all of the powers of both of said attorneys and
proxies hereunder.
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Special
Meeting of Stockholders to be held on October 16, 2000 and the accompanying
proxy statement/prospectus.
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WITNESS the signature of the undersigned this __________ day of
__________, 2000.
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