U.S. Army To Use MedivoxRx's Talking Pill Bottles In Humanitarian Efforts

MedivoxRx Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Wizzard Software Corp. (OTCBB: WIZD), announced today that it has received the first order for its Talking Pill Bottle from the U.S. Army in Afghanistan.

PITTSBURGh, (PRWEB) October 4, 2004 - MedivoxRx Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Wizzard Software Corp. (OTCBB: WIZD), announced today that it has received the first order for its Talking Pill Bottle from the U.S. Army in Afghanistan.

The Army will use the bottles as part of its humanitarian aid efforts to help villagers in Afghanistan properly use the medications that Coalition Forces are dispensing. The Coalition Forces' physicians handle 10,000 children per month in southern Afghanistan's Pashtun tribal region alone.

Rex, the Talking Pill Bottle, is the only disposable "talking bottle" now available. Completely self-contained, it can be used anywhere, including the rural areas of Afghanistan. No readers, scanners or playback accessories are required for patients to use it. That makes it perfect for the Coalition Force's efforts to deliver accurate, understandable medical instructions to locals, in their own language and dialect, in an area where people typically are illiterate and rarely speak English.

"The first shipment to Afghanistan was made on September 22nd, 2004," said MedivoxRx general manager, Gene Franz. The initial order is for 1,500 bottles to be used in a broad, 30-day field trial. Already successful use of the bottles in informal field trials encouraged the large-scale test. The bottles will be distributed by the Coalition Forces to its medical workers, with each of seven groups receiving about 200 bottles to try in the field.

Working In Afghanistan...

When they leave a village, the army's humanitarian workers typically leave behind a supply of medications with a village elder. A few weeks after the medics leave, the village elder may forget the instructions given for a particular medicine. A simple push on the button at the bottom of the Rex container allows the bottles to "speak" what the bottle contains and how to use it.

The recordings are made in the local language, Pashto, or any of the other languages used in Afghanistan. A push on the button and the village elder is able to find and administer the correct medication left by the Coalition Forces and a sick person is on the way to feeling better. The current evaluation of Rex will last approximately one month. At that time, the success of the project will be reviewed.

If the large-scale trial concludes as successfully as the earlier informal tests, the Coalition Forces could begin broad deployment of the talking bottles early next year.

In The Field...

The talking pill bottles were brought to the Coalition Forces' attention by Tom Mariano, a contract worker in Afghanistan. In casual talks with medical personnel in Afghanistan Tom learned that the doctors often encounter patients who cannot read. He felt his brother had the answer.

"I believe technology like our Rex, Talking Bottle provides an opportunity for all patients to use prescriptions more effectively and help them better understand their physician's treatment plans," said Mariano. A humanitarian group also using Rex is the Crippled Children's United Rehabilitation Effort (CURE International), a group based in Lemoyne, PA. The group builds, funds and manages hospitals and supplies surgical, medical and comprehensive rehabilitative care in a teaching context. Its hospitals are networked together, forming a mutual support system that can share personnel, supplies and technology to optimize the effectiveness of each hospital.

U.S. Applications...

In addition to its humanitarian uses, the talking bottle has practical applications at home. Overall, pharmacists in the U.S. are expected to fill an estimated three billion prescriptions this year. A national U.S. pharmacy chain might fill 1.5 million prescriptions per day. Roughly two percent of those prescriptions will go to people who could benefit from the use of a talking pill bottle. That is about 30,000 prescriptions per day or one million people per month who can be helped. The usefulness of the product goes beyond making life easier for the blind. Illiterate people, elderly with problems reading fine print, the cognitively impaired and others benefit from hearing, rather than reading, medication information. According to the National Academy on an Aging Society (NAAS), the inability to read prescription pill bottles has profound economic consequences. A NAAS study concluded that the estimated additional health-care expenditures due to low health-literacy skills were approximately $73 billion (in 1998 health-care dollars). The military is already aware of the value of Rex, The Talking Bottle in the States. It is now available in Veterans Administration Medical Centers in locations like Brooklyn, NY and Danville, IL.

About Wizzard Software...

Founded in 1996, Wizzard Software has become a leader in the speech technology application development market. Wizzard architects solutions to business problems using its expertise in consulting, speech development tools and building speech based applications for the Desktop and Internet. Wizzard has achieved global recognition because of its expertise with voice communication whether it is via PC or telephone. Wizzard's successes have lead to expanding opportunities in both the government and commercial sectors. In April of 2004, Wizzard acquired MedivoxRx Technologies. Founded in 2000, MedivoxRx is the originator of "Rex", the talking prescription pill bottle, which "talks" to the patient, allowing them to distinguish what type of medication is in the bottle and hear information on dosage and refill instructions. Additional information can be found at www.rxtalks.com. More information on Wizzard can be found in Wizzard's Investor's Corner at www.wizzardsoftware.com.

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IR Contact:

Arthur Douglas and Associates

Art Batson

407/478-1120

Wizzard Contact:

Danielle Lewis, Marketing Director

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MedivoxRx Contact:

Eugene J. Franz, General Manager

630/682-5910

gene@wizzardsoftware.com

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