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For Release Tuesday, October 12, 2004 Contact: rdellis@nextup.com NextUp.com Announces TextAloud 2.0! Leading text-to-speech software provider announces immediate availability of latest release for consumers and businesses worldwide CLEMMONS, NC — NextUp.com, the leading provider of innovative Text-to-Speech (TTS) software for consumers, educators and business customers, today announces the release of TextAloud™ 2.0, the latest version of the company's popular Text-to-Speech tool for Windows. TextAloud uses the power of voice synthesis to "speak aloud" documents, web pages, email and more. Text is seamlessly converted into spoken audio for listening on a PC, or to create MP3 or Windows Media files ready for playback on portables like the iPod®, PocketPC®, or even the Home Media Option from TiVo®. TextAloud 2.0 provides a variety of upgraded features, including an improved and redesigned user interface, direct support for Word, PDF and HTML formats, a proofreading feature, a batch file converter covering a multitude of popular formats, advanced font controls, advanced pronunciation tools, an Internet Explorer Plug-In for easy listening of your favorite web pages - and more. TextAloud's improved interface now allows users to handle multiple documents with ease, and includes voice, pitch and volume adjustments on the main window - an innovation that means users can now customize voices or options even while TextAloud is speaking. "The new features offered in version 2.0 further enhance TextAloud's appeal for the wide range of users who find it an essential tool they use daily," says Ken White, CEO of NextUp.com. "TextAloud 2.0 not only has an improved interface, it also gives users more and better control over the tasks they use most. And with our expanded offerings for premium voices, it all sounds better than ever." Key Features and Benefits of TextAloud 2.0 include:
TextAloud allows listening instead of reading, and is used by business people, students, educators, writers, medical and legal professionals, and busy individuals from all walks of life. NextUp currently offers TextAloud with optional premium voices from AT&T Natural Voices™, NeoSpeech™ and Cepstral, for outstanding speech quality on a personal computer or for playing on portable MP3 players such as the iPod®. TextAloud 2.0 is priced at just $29.95, and is for Windows® 98, NT, 2000 and XP. It is available for fast, safe and secure purchase via http://www.NextUp.com. TextAloud allows listening instead of reading, and is used by business people, students, educators, writers, medical and legal professionals, and busy individuals from all walks of life. NextUp currently offers TextAloud with optional premium voices from AT&T Natural Voices™, NeoSpeech™ and Cepstral, for outstanding speech quality on a personal computer or for playing on portable MP3 players such as the iPod®. About NextUp.com Note to Editors: Evaluation copies of TextAloud 2.0 are currently available upon request. To receive a review copy, or for more information on NextUp.com or TextAloud, please contact Rick Ellis at rdellis@nextup.com. Meanwhile, for images, logos, box shots, or other information or artwork on TextAloud 2.0, please contact publicist Angela Mitchell at (904) 982-8043 or Paramitch@aol.com. All companies and products referenced in this press release, including TextAloud™, iPod®, TiVo®, PocketPC®, Windows®, and more are the trademarks of their respective owners. # # # |
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