MILLERSBURG, OH, USA and TURIN, ITALY - March 05, 2008

Loquendo, global speech technology provider, and Saltillo, leading providers of communication devices for the differently able, today announced that Saltillo has chosen Loquendo Embedded TTS to power its innovative ChatPC-4 product line.

The ChatPC-4, with synthesized speech output, is a device for people who can not use their natural voice. It incorporates PalmChat, a word based vocabulary for creating words and phrases 'on the fly': by pressing thoughtfully-designed buttons on the ChatPC-4, users can create sentences and so communicate by means of Loquendo's lifelike and expressive text-to-speech.

Based in Ohio, Saltillo Corporation is a company dedicated to improving the lives and personal communication of individuals with disabilities. Because personal, interactive communication is so vital in human relationships, Saltillo has integrated into its ChatPC-4 Loquendo Embedded TTS - a small footprint, truly natural sounding text to speech technology.

The original ChatPC was introduced in 2000 and soon became the most widely used PDA-based communication device available. The ChatPC-4 is built upon a Pocket PC computer, allowing the use of Pocket PC applications on the device, including Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, etc.

"Saltillo's innovative and creative solutions can bring huge improvements to the lives of differently able people," says Paolo Coppo, Loquendo's Vice President for Marketing and Business Development. "We are overjoyed to have teamed up with them, and very proud that Loquendo TTS technology is helping so many people to communicate more effectively."

"Our products are more than technology, they become the voice of individuals who are unable to use their natural voice," states Dave Hershberger, president of Saltillo Corporation. "The naturalness and quality of Loquendo speech synthesis helps us to provide the best possible voice for these individuals."

About Saltillo
Saltillo Corporation is an Ohio-based company, dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with disabilities. Saltillo Corporation focuses on developing, manufacturing and distributing augmentative/alternative communication (AAC) devices for individuals with speech impairments.

Starting with very basic switches and manual communication boards to high performance, computer based AAC systems; Saltillo's product line covers a wide spectrum of needs for persons needing voice output communication technology. Saltillo also offers products in related assistive technology fields such as voice amplification and memory assistance products.

For more information, visit www.saltillo.com.
For product information: ChatPC-4.

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 Embedded Technologies,and Loquendo Speaker Identification and Verification are high-quality, high-performance technologies that guarantee systems integrators the best solutions in 23 languages with 54 voices.

Loquendo voice technologies are also available on Loquendo MRCP, VoiceXML and CCXML platforms.

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.

Loquendo's market leading position has been acknowledged by the Frost & Sullivan award for European Telematics and Infotainment Emerging Company of the Year, in recognition of the company's "new market penetration, technological innovation and leadership, and revenue and market share growth".

For more information about Loquendo, and to hear demos of all the Loquendo voices, go to www.loquendo.com.