NextUp.com releases version 1.10 of StocksAloud Text to Speech Software

NextUp.com today announced that it has released version 1.10 of its StocksAloud talking stock ticker product. StocksAloud allows investors to manage their market investments and business interests by tracking stock and company performance and news. StocksAloud's Text To Speech (TTS) capabilities provides verbal updates on Dow and NASDAQ listed companies, reporting throughout the day any changes in stock price as well as headlines related to those companies.

For Release Tuesday, October 2, 2003

Contact: rdellis@nextup.com

NextUp.com releases version 1.10 of StocksAloud Text to Speech Software

CLEMMONS, NC - NextUp.com today announced that it has released version 1.10 of its StocksAloud talking stock ticker product. StocksAloud allows investors to manage their market investments and business interests by tracking stock and company performance and news. StocksAloud's Text To Speech (TTS) capabilities provides verbal updates on Dow and NASDAQ listed companies, reporting throughout the day any changes in stock price as well as headlines related to those companies.

NextUp's Speech software is popular with consumers, educators and business customers who need to add Text to Speech capability to their personal computers (PCs). Users who choose to add the optional AT&T Natural Voices when purchasing receive the Natural Voices engine bundled with the US English Mike and Crystal voices. Additional Natural Voices can then be purchased separately including more US, British and Indian accent English voices as well as Spanish, German and French voices.

"StocksAloud now supports the full range of AT&T Natural Voices", said NextUp CEO Ken White, "and these additional voices bring amazing realism to our products. With StocksAloud, your PC gives you a personalized business newscast throughout the day."

StocksAloud costs $14.95 and is available for Windows 98, NT, 2000 and XP. It may be purchased securely from http://www.nextup.com. Evaluation copies available on request. For more information, contact NextUp.com, 2668 Lewisville-Clemmons Road, Clemmons, NC 27012. Email: rick@nextup.com. Internet: http://www.nextup.com.

About NextUp.com
NextUp.com is a division of NextUp Technologies, LLC. In addition to StocksAloud, NextUp.com markets other innovative Windows software designed to save time and deliver vital information. TextAloud MP3 converts any text into voice and MP3 for your PC or download to a portable MP3 player. NewsAloud is a talking personal news agent that finds the stories you want, then reads them aloud or to portable MP3 files. WeatherAloud is a weather application that lets you select and listen to personalized weather forecasts.

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For more information, reporters may contact:

Rick Ellis - NextUp.com
rdellis@nextup.com