Press Release

Digital Acoustics delivers TextSpeak(tm) and set of pre-programmed Speech Recognition and Text to Speech platforms for consumer and industrial designs.

WESTPORT, CT – APRIL 1, 2003 – Digital Acoustics Corporation, developers of award winning vDot® speech patent technology, have created new embedded speech OEM modules for developers, designed for cost sensitive applications. Both are programmed in advance for fast design-in.

ESP™ Embedded Speech Platform, speaker independent voice recognition

ESP 1.2 is a system on  a board with integrated microphone and I./O functions for a glue-less audio in, control out function. Customer word models are easily flash programmed using a simple text list with associated output control. These phrases and controls are entered and compiled on Digital Acoustics' web site or locally via Windows® SDK.

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ESP capabilities include:

• Integrated audio mic-pre and speaker
• Integrated output control set commands
• Speaker independent recognition
• Optimized for English, ages pre-teen to elderly
• High quality CELP audio playback for confirmation and help prompts.
• 64 commands and individual actions in standard flash configuration
• Fully operational customized word models created in minutes.

TextSpeak™ text  to  speech module talks directly with ASCII RS-232 input

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TextSpeak Text-To-Speech processor converts ASCII text to a natural, voice with unlimited vocabulary. It is the first board level solution on the market that accepts RS232 and PS2 input directly providing speech by using standard AT keyboard or via RS232 serial port.

• Unlimited vocabulary, American English voice
• Optional IrDA infra-red input for PDA and wireless input
• 10 macros available with non-volatile storage.

"These new products are essentially ready to go." states Michael Bernard, Director of Marketing at Digital Acoustics. "Supporting multiple I/O on the boards provides a drop in solution and frees the developer from the science and cost of developing intelligent speech on a chip" added Bernard.

Digital Acoustics home  page is at www.digitalacoustics.net

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Digital Acoustics Corporation was founded in 1991 to create and exploit developments in the rapidly converging areas of speech, data, command and control, and computer telephony. The privately held company develops products and intellectual property assets, expanding on technology and capabilities gained from experience with Digital Signal Processing, advanced modem technologies and voice processing. Digital Acoustics' product designs are packaged by leading manufacturers around the world.