Released on: December 19, 2007, 5:01 am

Press Release Author: IVO Software

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Because of the coming Christmas Expressivo - the software
that reads any text with the virtual voices of IVONA Text-To-Speech (TTS) system,
has now been provided with an additional bonus. It is \"A Christmas Carol\" by Charles
Dickens.

Press Release Body: Because of the coming Christmas Expressivo - the software that
reads any text with the virtual voices of IVONA Text-To-Speech (TTS) system, has now
been provided with an additional bonus. It is \"A Christmas Carol\" by Charles
Dickens.

\"A Christmas Carol\" is available from www.expressivo.com where it can be downloaded
for free as a PDF file. You can open the PDF file in Expressivo Text-To-Speech
Reader and listen to. The ebook can also be saved as a sound file and then played on
any MP3 player (including iPod). You can hear a passage from the story, read out by
one of IVONA TTS's virtual voices, here: http://say.expressivo.com/A1fpDdvb.

The Christmas offer with the story includes also the version of Expressivo featuring
the newest enhanced voice of Jennifer which debuted at the beginning of December.
When developing the new Jennifer its authors drew on the experiences acquired during
the prestigious international Blizzard Challenge where in 2006 and 2007 IVO
Text-To-speech system received the highest scores. Also several thousands of
suggestions sent by IVONA users were taken into account. The reviewers of Jennifer's
test version consider it to be the best virtual English-speaking voice they have
ever heard.

Expressivo with the story can certainly be a perfect original Christmas gift.
Christmas is the best time to listen together to passages of the story and to test
the popular text-to-speech system. One of Expressivo's indisputable advantages is
also the fact that it is available on the Web around the clock, seven days a week,
also on Christmas. You can buy it and download it to your computer without leaving
home, even when celebrating Christmas Eve.

Expressivo is a computer application for anyone which can read any text with a human
voice. The application may also be used to facilitate learning of foreign languages
or to read out film subtitles. Expressivo allows you also to listen to books, RSS
feeds, Web pages, e-mails - not only via a computer but also via a portable MP3
player while on a walk or in a car. It is the first application of this type in the
world to be fully integrated with iPods. Expressivo is powered by IVONA
Text-To-Speech system, considered to be one of the best in the world. To find out
more about Expressivo visit http://www.expressivo.com.

Expressivo Text-To-Speech Reader has been developed by IVO Software. The Company was
established in 2001 and since then it has been involved only in creation and
development of speech synthesis products. The Company conducts its own research in
this field and takes advantage of the achievements of university centers from all
over the world. Based on a proprietary technology IVO develops and implements
software speaking with a human voice. Its professional products are used in business
(telecommunications, customer service centers etc.) and in the rehabilitation of the
blind. Expressivo in turn, which has been made available recently but has already
become popular enables virtually anyone to take advantage of the speech generation
technology thanks to its affordable price. To find out more about IVO Software
visit: www.ivosoftware.com.


Web Site: http://www.expressivo.com

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