Dejal introduces Narrator 1.0

A Mac OS X application to read out stories in multiple voices.

PORTLAND, Oregon -- July 19, 2002 -- Dejal Systems today introduced the general release of its first product for Mac OS X, called Narrator. This application utilizes speech synthesis to read out the contents of a text document, using different voices for different parts. You have a range of "actors" that can portray any number of "characters", so various passages of your document are spoken with differing voices, pitches, inflections, etc. You can have it read out a play or story with appropriate voices. The words are highlighted on-screen, and there are also a couple of silent read-along options for stage directions, or for you to read out your own parts.

Pricing & Availability:

Narrator is immediately available through Dejal's online store (www.dejal.com/orders/) for an introductory price of $24.95 (US); a CD-ROM containing the software can also be ordered online. A fully-featured trial is available as a free download from www.dejal.com/products/.

Narrator requires Mac OS X 10.1 or later.

Dejal Systems, LLC:

Founded in New Zealand in 1991 and established in the US a decade later, Dejal is a leading Mac software vendor specializing in user-friendly and flexible utility software. Visit www.dejal.com for more information and products.

Press Contact:

David Sinclair
President
Dejal Systems, LLC
info@dejal.com

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