Turin, February 7th 2008

Loquendo - global speech technology provider - announces the appointment of Davide Franco as Chief Executive Officer.

The appointment of Davide by Loquendo's Board of Directors took effect from January 2008. He also assumes the role of Chairman of the Board.

Davide brings to the company his extensive managerial expertise in the field of information and communication technology, gained from many years experience in the Internet and broadband sectors. He also brings a wealth of experience in IT strategy and Business Process Reengineering acquired during his time with Ernst and Young Consultants.

His far-reaching vision, wide-ranging executive skills and in-depth knowledge of the communications and IT markets will be indispensable in steering Loquendo towards identifying and opening up new vertical markets to the full potential of Loquendo's technologies, as well as in extending the company's commercial reach in the Italian and international markets.

Before his appointment to Loquendo, Davide was head of Service Development Marketing for Broadband Multimedia Services at Telecom Italia, which he joined in 2001. He has worked in the ICT sector since 1990.

About Loquendo - Vocal Technology and Services
With over 30 years experience in speech technology, Loquendo is at the forefront of the global speech market. Loquendo TTS, Loquendo ASR, Loquendo Speaker Verification and Loquendo VoxNauta are high-quality, high-performance technologies that guarantee systems integrators the best solutions in 23 languages with 54 voices.

Loquendo is the only speech technology vendor that provides a complete product line for navigation and handheld devices, desktop PCs and telephony servers, guaranteeing the same portfolio of languages and the same core engine in all these environments.

Many enterprises and carriers worldwide have recognized the Loquendo difference, advanced technologies that power millions of calls every day in telecommunications and enterprise markets across the globe.

Loquendo is a Telecom Italia company headquartered in Turin, Italy, with offices in the US, Spain, Germany and France, and a worldwide network of partners. For more information about Loquendo, and to hear demos of all the Loquendo voices, go to www.loquendo.com.