MACSPEECH RELEASES FIRST MINOR UPDATE TO MACSPEECH DICTATE

– First Maintenance Release to Speech Recognition Solution for the Mac, Based on Nuance’s Dragon NaturallySpeaking Technology, Enhances Documentation and AppleScript Support –

SALEM, N.H., April 2, 2008 - MacSpeech, Inc. today released MacSpeech Dictate™ 1.0.1, the first minor update to the revolutionary new speech recognition solution for the Macintosh.

The MacSpeech Dictate 1.0.1 update significantly improves documentation, adds easier license key handling, and provides enhanced AppleScript support including the ability to create commands. Version 1.0.1 is also a maintenance update that includes fixes for reported issues and is now available for registered customers, using the "Check for Updates" feature.

"MacSpeech Dictate provides Mac users with unprecedented accuracy," said Andrew Taylor, founder and CEO, MacSpeech, Inc. "The included tips and tricks helps people use it in a way that optimizes accuracy, but this update includes a full User Manual that can help even further. Plus the AppleScript enhancements let people further leverage powerful automation, like with the new Aperture Caption Palette for the latest Aperture 2.1, released last Friday."

MacSpeech Dictate is a new speech recognition product for the Macintosh, with underlying speech recognition powered by the dictation technology used in Dragon® NaturallySpeaking® from Nuance Communications, Inc. MacSpeech Dictate delivers a truly Mac user experience, and conforms to behaviors already familiar to Macintosh fans worldwide. Beyond dictation, MacSpeech Dictate lets people perform basic navigation of their Mac and control it with their voice to launch applications, open new windows, execute menu commands, etc.

Compatibility
MacSpeech Dictate requires Intel-based Macintosh hardware and requires Mac OS X 10.4.11 or higher, including Mac OS X 10.5.

About MacSpeech, Inc.
MacSpeech, a Mac-only company dedicated to producing the finest speech products for Macintosh, celebrated its ten-year anniversary throughout 2007. Further information on MacSpeech can be found at http://www.macspeech.com/.
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MacSpeech Dictate and iListen are trademarks, and MacSpeech is a registered trademark of MacSpeech, Inc. Nuance, Dragon, NaturallySpeaking and the Nuance logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. Mac OS X is a registered trademark of Apple, Inc. All other company name or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

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