Otovation Announces Symphony Software Suite and Brand

King of Prussia, PA -- May 9, 2007 -- Otovation, a leading provider of advanced and highly portable diagnostic products for the hearing care industry is pleased to announce the selection of Symphony as the new brand for its integrated software suite.

Developed in Microsoft's .NET technology, Symphony is a multi-platform application that provides an elegant device interface for the new Amplitude^® T-Series audiometer, soon to be released OTOPod, and the company's future diagnostic products. Symphony provides full data management, security, and auditability for the PC platform and will be extended to include mobile device platforms in the future.

Symphony contains the following unique features:

• Interface to Otovation's audiometers wirelessly using Bluetooth^® communications that has been specially refined to ensure quick and consistent connections
  
  
• Support for Windows PC's and eventually a variety of Windows Mobile devices such as PDA's and SmartPhones, with automatic data synchronization
  
  
• Flexible XML data management, providing many of the benefits of a full database system without the administrative and overhead requirements
  
  
• Import/Export features as well as a full Software Development Kit (SDK) for integration directly into other types of products such as occupational health systems, electronic medical records, point of care diagnostic systems and kiosk implementations
  
  
• Sophisticated yet intuitive user interface that is efficient for every type of user
  
  
• Easily customized testing tailored to the operator's testing preferences and desired protocol
  
  
• Advanced automated testing capabilities that promotes rapid yet accurate test results
  
  
• Ease of installation, and upgrades are supplied at no additional cost

Mark Exley, Vice President of Sales and Business Development for Otovation commented, "We intend to develop and market Symphony as a key brand for the company. The name conveys such a powerful message of harmony and coordination, which are Otovation product hallmark qualities. The combination of multiple device support, elegant integration of functions and the ability to be seamlessly integrated into other applications makes Symphony a completely unique solution within the hearing care industry."

Otovation is a developer and marketer of highly portable hearing diagnostic systems. For details, contact Mark Exley at bizdev@otovation.com or toll-free at 1-866-otovation (686-8284).

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