With years of experience in the development and implementation of
integrated logistics solutions, Swisslog provides the expertise that
customers in more than 50 countries around the world rely on.S).


has selected
Wizzard's AT+T Natural Voices for Linux Server Edition Software
Development Kit offering for use as a component of Plum 's VoiceXML 2. VoiceXML is
expected to expand access to the Internet through telephones and other
devices using both speech and ordinary touch-tone user interfaces. Core features include 24x7x365 reliability,
ease of setup and administration, and ease of integration with
existing IT infrastructure and data.rxtalks.

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Swisslog's solutions optimize the customer's production, logistics and
distribution processes in order to increase their flexibility,
responsiveness and quality of service, while minimizing logistics
costs. Other trademarks are the
properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved .
"Text To Speech (TTS) is an essential part of modern day VoiceXML
and IVR systems," said Matt Ervin, Managing Director of Plum.

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"The use of the Swisslog voice system has
reduced our picking errors due to the fact that the voice system tells
the operator the pack size which they are required to pick. Plum also provides support for
telecom integration with a variety of Private Branch Exchange (PBX)
systems.com

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These statements relate to future events or our future financial
performance. We disclaim any
intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements
whether as a result of new information, future developments or
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----Swisslog, a global leader in supply chain technology solutions,
and Vocollect, the global leader in voice-directed work , announce a
global reseller agreement."
"We are very pleased that Swisslog has selected Vocollect to
voice-enable WarehouseManager," says Tim Eusterman, Vice President of
Marketing and Business Development of Vocollect.
Headquartered in Buchs/Aarau, Switzerland, Swisslog currently employs
around 1 850 staff in 23 countries worldwide.

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Under the agreement, Swisslog will resell
Vocollect's Voice-Directed Distribution(TM) integrated with its
warehouse management (WMS) product WarehouseManager(TM), to address
the needs of Swisslog customers in key markets including retail,
consumer goods, pharmaceutical/healthcare, food and beverage.x IVR platform supports a variety of
enterprise applications, from standard touch-tone IVR to advanced
speech-driven solutions.
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About Wizzard Software:

Founded in 1996, Wizzard Software has become a leader in the
speech technology application development market.

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Reliable, flexible, and easy-to-deploy Plum solutions integrate with
all common telecom systems and databases while offering revolutionary
price /performance. Established 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 critical information on
dosage amounts and refill parameters.

This category tracks significant software/hardware advances, companies and sites in the area of speech processing , recognition and voice control for computers.

Technically 'voice recognition' to the industry means speaker verification and identification, i.

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Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

BUCHS, Switzerland + PITTSBURGH, Pa. This
will dramatically improve productivity and streamline workflow in
warehouses and distribution centers, while reducing error rates by as
much as 80 percent.
Voice -enabled logistics has many advantages of hands-free processing
in areas such as case picking and value-added processing, and we see
real benefits from voice-enabling these operations for our customers . "We're already
delivering great value and superior payback in several of Swisslog's
major multi -national end user customers."

About Swisslog

Swisslog is a global provider of integrated logistic solutions for
warehouses, distribution centers and hospitals.
Leading WMS providers, material handling integrators and specialty
voice solution providers around the world choose the performance and
reliability of Vocollect to deliver hands and eyes-free distribution
solutions .x
IVR Platform.

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Swisslog and Vocollect Announce Global Reseller Agreement; Swisslog Delivers Voice -Enabled Logistics Solutions

The
integration with Vocollect's Voice-Directed Distribution, in use in
multiple accounts today, allows Swisslog customers to leverage
voice-enabled logistics as part of the overall Swisslog solution.
By providing our customers with standard integration of Vocollect's
offering into WarehouseManager, we can simplify implementation, reduce
risk and provide a seamless user interface allowing them to realize
the benefits sooner and reducing their total cost of ownership. Headquartered in New York with offices in Boston, Plum's
VoiceXML interpreters, applications , and gateways serve as the core of
Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Computer Telephony (CT) solutions
for enterprises of all sizes.
Plum's platform software provides full support for VoiceXML 2. Wizzard has achieved global recognition
because of its expertise with voice communication whether it is via PC
or telephone.

Speech recognition is the identification of content - what did Alex say.

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The integrated solution supports Swisslog's
customers in automated, semi-automated and manual warehouse,
distribution and manufacturing environments.swisslog."
VoiceXML provides a high-level programming interface to speech and
telephony resources for application developers, service providers and
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applications. For more information about Plum, visit:
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The new
voice system gives Pets at Home the opportunity to provide the
operators with more information than was on offer by the previous
handheld system. For more
information, visit: www.

Business Editors /High-Tech Writers

PITTSBURGH----Wizzard Software
(OTCBB:WIZD) announced today that The Plum Group, Inc. The Plum VoiceXML 2.

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Since pioneering voice recognition for industry in 1987,
Vocollect has set the standard for voice-directed business solutions
that cut operating costs by eliminating errors and improving worker
productivity shift after shift. "AT+T
Natural Voices has excellent price performance when compared to other
TTS engines on the marketplace. Additional information on
MedivoxRx can be found at www. More information on Wizzard
Software can be found on the Investor 's Page at
www.

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The comprehensive portfolio ranges from building complex
warehouses and distribution centres including Swisslog's software,
in-house logistics solutions for hospitals as well as software and
consulting services in the field of supply chain management.

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vocollect. The language follows all of the structural
rules of Extensible Markup Language (XML), which is designed to
improve the functionality of the World Wide Web with semantics that
support the creation of interactive speech applications. Plum VoiceXML gateway software fully supports VXML
2.

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About Vocollect

Each day, over 75,000 workers in hundreds of companies on five
continents use Vocollect's voice -directed work solutions to increase
fulfillment accuracy, boost productivity, and improve customer
satisfaction. In April of 2004,
Wizzard acquired MedivoxRx Technologies.

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Vocollect, Talkman , Voice-Directed Distribution and Voice-Directed
Work are trademarks of Vocollect, Inc.

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"We are excited to have The Plum Group as a customer and are
pleased that they chose AT+T Natural Voices as a component in their
IVR offerings," said Bruce Phifer, Wizzard General Manager of
Business /Market Development."

About Plum Voice Portals:

Plum is a leading provider of enterprise -class, open standard
products for Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Computer Telephony
(CT ) solutions.

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We have already seen outstanding results in projects around the world." Ervin notes that Natural Voices was
chosen for "the high quality of the voices, the processor efficiency
of the voices, and solid Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML)
support. "Their philosophy of offering exceptional
products at compelling prices matches our own, making this
relationship a winning combination for Wizzard, for Plum and most
importantly, their customers.

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Plum's customers include Blue Cross/Blue Shield, PNY
Technologies, and the State of New York. 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's successes have led to expanding opportunities
in both the government and commercial sectors. These statements are only predictions and may differ
materially from actual future results or events. There are important risk factors that could cause actual
results to differ from those contained in forward-looking statements,
including, but not limited to risks associated with changes in general
economic and business conditions, actions of our competitors, the
extent to which we are able to develop new services and markets for
our services , the time and expense involved in such development
activities, the level of demand and market acceptance of our services,
changes in our business strategies and acts of terror against the
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Comments Charles Teissonniere, president Swisslog Warehouse +
Distribution Solutions, "Vocollect 's Voice-Directed Distribution is a
very important component of our overall customer solutions."
"The implementation of the Vocollect / Swisslog system has
improved our current operators pick rate by up to 40 percent,"
comments Simon Hayward, WM systems and project manager at Pets at
Home, a UK-based retailer. Our collaboration will
continue to deliver even more value as we expand our solutions and
services, and bring the benefits of voice--improved productivity,
accuracy and safety to customers and prospects throughout Europe,
North America and Asia Pacific.

Wizzard Software Chosen by The Plum Group to Supply AT+T Natural Voices Linux Telephony Version for Plum's VoiceXML IVR Platform

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Conservatively priced to allow small and mid-sized companies to
afford state-of-the-art IVR solutions, Plum's offerings are used by a
wide variety of enterprise and call centers with high call volumes, as
well as Value Added Resellers that support a similar enterprise
customer base.com.wizzardsoftware.

This category does not, therefore, take 'speech recognition' to be synonymous with 'voice recognition.

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The group's parent
company, Swisslog Holding AG, is listed on SWX Swiss Exchange
(security number: 1232462, Telekurs: SLOG, Reuters: SLOG. To learn more, please visit us at www.

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