EXHIBIT 99.1

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                                                                    NEWS RELEASE


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                 NQL SETTLES DISPUTE WITH HUTTON CENTRE LANDLORD
                Starwood O.C. Portfolio I, L.L.C. Settle Dispute

IRVINE, California, December 3, 2001 - NQL Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NQLI) today
announced that it has settled its dispute with Starwood O.C. Portfolio I,
L.L.C., and its related entities, the landlord at 4 Hutton Centre, Suite 500,
Costa Mesa, California.

Terms of the settlement will not be disclosed due to the confidential nature of
the settlement arrangements.

About NQL Inc.

NQL, through its DCi division, provides professional services including Internet
and intranet consulting, network design, installation and maintenance as well as
onsite support for customers located primarily in the northeastern U.S. NQL's
DCi division also provides management and consulting services, information
technology services and products to vertical markets such as financial
institutions, "Big 5" accounting firms, major healthcare providers,
pharmaceutical companies and educational institutions. NQL's software division
develops and deploys intelligent software solutions based on its patent-pending
Network Query Language(TM) core technology, providing enterprises with an
alternative to chaotic, ad hoc information architectures. NQL provides its
scalable, augmentative software solutions to partner systems integrators,
Fortune companies, Internet marketplaces, software vendors and Internet-based
service providers. The Company is currently in the process of seeking a
purchaser for its software division. For more information, please see the
company's prospectus on file with the SEC or visit the company's web site at
http://www.nqli.com.

NQL is a registered trademark of NQL Inc. Network Query Language, NQL
ContentAnywhere and all names of NQL Inc.'s other services or products are
trademarks of NQL Inc. in the U.S. and certain other countries. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties,
including (i) the Company's ability to perform its obligations under the terms
of the settlement (ii) the company's ability to manage personnel and external
resources (iv) the state of the market and the company's ability to continue
developing technology that is competitive according to industry standards, as
well as other risk factors set forth from time to time in the company's SEC
reports. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof and the
company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

For further information, please contact Matthew Harrison, Chairman of the Board
of NQL Inc., (212) 453-1525, or mharrison@dcis.com.