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Right Seat Software, Inc.
1110 12th Street
Golden, CO 80401
303-278-2244
www.voxproxy.com

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Tom Atkins
303-278-2244
tomatkins@voxproxy.com

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RIGHT SEAT SOFTWARE INTRODUCES UNPARALLELED
ENHANCEMENTS TO VOX PROXY™


Vox Proxy Version 2 Includes AT&T's Labs Natural Voices™ TTS, Expanded Character Base and Valuable New Productivity and Feature Additions

Golden, CO, February 4, 2003 - Right Seat Software, Inc., today introduced Vox Proxy™ Version 2, an enhanced version of its Vox Proxy™, 3D talking animated character software. Vox Proxy is a first-of-its-kind authoring software tool for Windows® platforms that brings PowerPoint® presentations to life with personable, entertaining characters. This upgraded version makes Vox Proxy the leading interactive add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint on the market today.

"Today, individuals and companies around the world use Vox Proxy. Now, with the AT&T Natural Voices™ speech engine, they have access to new character voices with unmatched quality," stated Tom Atkins, president of Right Seat Software, Inc., producer of Vox Proxy. "The sound quality of Natural Voices speech technology opens the door for innovative applications like Vox Proxy to give its customers the most realistic, human-sounding synthetic speech available," Atkins said.

Version 2's advanced feature and productivity upgrades deliver easy-to-use, intuitive tools to users so they can quickly develop captivating and professional presentations. For example, users will find new features to increase script-writing productivity; for multimedia, training, and data exchange; to support AT&T Natural Voices; to enhance CD Prep and the Vox Proxy Player, as well as many new script commands.

SUMMARY OF NEW FEATURES FOR VOX PROXY VERSION 2
For more details, visit www.voxproxy.com/v2new.htm
Enhanced Text to Speech Engines: Available as an add-on to Vox Proxy, the AT&T Natural Voices TTS is the most human sounding text-to-speech engine available for both male and female voices. Vox Proxy characters can now speak with unparalleled quality, clarity, and intelligibility. Available in four U.S. English voices, 2 British English, 1 Indian-accent English, 1 French, and 2 each in Spanish and German. www.naturalvoices.com

More Interactive Characters: Vox Proxy Version 2 delivers 10 new characters, bringing the total number of characters included in the software to 27. Users can purchase additional characters from Right Seat Software and access hundreds more from the Web.

Free Player Software: The free Vox Proxy Player is enhanced to automatically start PowerPoint and play a slide show when the presentation file is opened. This allows users to simply click on a link in an email or Web page to play the presentation without manually having to open the Player software and start the slide show, which was the case in Version 1.

Productivity Additions: New additions include, the Power Scripting Menu, a context-sensitive script-writing helper, that provides quick, right-click access to all script-writing functions; new diagnostic tools to make it easier to debug scripts; and a find-and-replace function that operates across multiple slide scripts, and more.

Multimedia, Training & Software Features: Among many new features are: the ability to display Microsoft® Excel and Word documents, and Macromedia Flash files; random selection of character animations, especially useful in self-narrated slide shows; support for dual monitors; the ability to set default properties for each character; new variables; and multiple new script commands. For more detailed information on specific feature updates in Version 2, see attached "What's New in Vox Proxy Version 2" detailed data sheet or visit www.voxproxy.com/v2new.htm

CD Prep Enhancements: This optional add-on allows users to burn their own auto-starting CD's to play Vox Proxy presentations on nearly any Windows PC. Version 2 enhancements include new diagnostics and much greater flexibility in display options for the CD.


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR VOX PROXY VERSION 2

· Windows® 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
· PowerPoint® 2000 or 2002
· 64 MB RAM
· 150MB free disk space (50 MB for Evaluation software or PLAYER)
· Screen resolution: 800 x 600 minimum
· 300 MHz or faster processor
· A microphone to use VP speech recognition

Sales are through the Web site www.voxproxy.com. Vox Proxy Version 2 is priced at $199.00, Vox Proxy Version 2 with CD Prep is $228.95. The cost for the AT&T Natural Voices TTS speech engine is $60.00 with two voices. Ten additional voices are available for $25.00 each. Also available are Natural Voices 4- and 12-Packs at substantial savings. For existing customers, the upgrade from Version 1 is priced at $99.00 for Vox Proxy without CD Prep and $109.00 for Vox Proxy with CD Prep. Educational pricing and commercial and educational site licenses are available. Educational prices start at $79.95 for a single user and $500.00 for a 20 seat site license. Educational prices are also available for AT&T Natural Voices.

About Vox Proxy™
Vox Proxy sets a new standard for PowerPoint presentations and delivers an innovative, personalized approach to capture audiences' attention. Vox Proxy characters perform numerous animations, speak in multiple languages using either synthetic text-to-speech engines or actual recorded voices, respond to voice commands and carry on interactive conversations.

About Right Seat Software, Inc.
Tom Atkins, President of Right Seat Software Golden, Colorado, began developing Vox Proxy in 1999. Vox Proxy has been on the market since mid-2001 with customers in 45 states and 20 countries, covering a broad range of business and industry sectors. In business for 25 years, Right Seat Software also provides specialized accounting software for the oil and gas industry.

About AT&T Natural Voices™
AT&T Labs has long been the world's speech technology pioneer, creating the highest quality and most robust speech systems available anywhere. AT&T holds more than 150 patents in speech technologies. Since its introduction in July, 2001, the award-winning AT&T Natural Voices text-to-speech products are quickly becoming an accepted standard by which all other TTS engines are measured. For more information about Natural Voices, visit:
www.voxproxy.com/nv/index.html
www.naturalvoices.com

For a review copy of the software and additional information including fact sheet, testimonials, logos, and screen captures, visit www.voxproxy.com/pressroom.

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