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Wizzard Software Provides Ai Squared With a ``Voice'' for ZoomText Software

Business Wire, May 25, 2005

PITTSBURGH -- Wizzard Software (OTCBB:WIZD) announced today that Ai Squared has once again chosen Wizzard's offering of IBM's ViaVoice for their ZoomText Magnifier/ScreenReader software, a screen access product for the visually-impaired. Ai Squared is a leading provider in the development and innovation of screen magnification and screen reading software.

"Ai Squared's customers demand top-notch text-to-speech performance and quality. ViaVoice more than satisfies that demand," said Scott Moore, Director of Sales and Marketing for Ai Squared.

ZoomText is a new generation of adaptive software for all versions of Windows that integrates multiple technologies to achieve a total low-vision solution. ZoomText Magnifier/ScreenReader provides powerful magnification as well as echoes typing, reads information pointed to by the mouse, and speaks program events as they occur.

Powered by IBM's ViaVoice text-to-speech engine, ZoomText reads everything, including email, web pages, and documents, with highly intelligible, very flexible output. ViaVoice provides responsive speech output, which is necessary for the start and stop behavior of screen reading.

"Accessibility is a major market for the technologies offered by Wizzard," noted Danielle Lewis, Marketing Director for Wizzard Software. "We are pleased to have worked with Ai Squared to achieve the performance needed to satisfy their customer demand and create a high-quality accessibility solution for individuals as well as for businesses to provide to their workers and comply with accessibility regulations in the workplace."

About Ai Squared:

Headquartered in Manchester, Vermont, Ai Squared is a worldwide leader in computer access solutions for the visually impaired. Ai Squared's screen magnification and screen reading products dramatically improve a computer's usability and friendliness for the low vision user, raising their level of productivity, satisfaction and independence. For more information please visit Ai Squared on the internet at www.aisquared.com.

About Wizzard Software:

Founded in 1996, Wizzard Software has become a leader in the speech technology application development market. Wizzard architects solutions to business problems using its expertise in consulting, speech development tools and building speech based applications for the Desktop and Internet. Wizzard has achieved global recognition because of its expertise with voice communication whether it is via PC or telephone. Wizzard's successes have lead to expanding opportunities in both the government and commercial sectors. In April of 2004, Wizzard acquired MedivoxRx Technologies. Established in 2000, MedivoxRx is the originator of "Rex", the talking prescription pill bottle, which "talks" to the patient allowing them to distinguish what type of medication is in the bottle and hear critical information on dosage amounts and refill parameters. Additional information on MedivoxRx can be found at www.rxtalks.com. More information on Wizzard Software can be found on the Investor's Page at www.wizzardsoftware.com.

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