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One Voice Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:ONEV), developer of 4th Generation voice solutions for the Telecom and Interactive Multimedia markets, and Shuttle Computer Group, Inc., an industry leading designer and pioneer manufacturer of small form factor (SFF) computers and accessories, today announced that Shuttle Computer and One Voice demonstrated One Voice’s Media Center Communicator(TM) running on Shuttle’s new G5 XPC systems at the 2005 International CES, held January 6th – 9th at the Las Vegas Convention Center, in the Shuttle Booth, South Hall 4 Upper Level, Booth #36207.

In addition to demonstrating One Voice’s Media Center Communicator in the Shuttle Computer booth, One Voice demonstrated its voice controlled Media Center Communicator installed in a Cadillac Escalade, which was customized with Windows XP Media Center 2005 with multiple LCD display panels, running on a Shuttle Computer XPC installed in the car. In the Cadillac, located in the Shuttle Computer booth, One Voice demonstrated playing music in-car by simply speaking the artist name or genre from a collection of hundreds of albums.

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“Not only did One Voice demonstrate our Media Center Communicator running on a Shuttle Computer XPC in Shuttle’s home theater, but we also demonstrated playing music in their customized Cadillac Escalade,” said Dean Weber, president and CEO of One Voice.

One Voice’s Media Center Communicator is a complete multimedia communications package enabling users to voice navigate Windows XP Media Center, send E-mail, read E-mail, SMS text messaging to mobile phones, Instant Messaging, PC-to-PC audio and video calling and PC-to-Phone calling to any phone within the U.S. and Canada. Imagine walking into your family room and telling your Media Center to play music, play a photo slideshow, watch TV, read and send E-mail, call to order a pizza or Instant Message a friend. Media Center Communicator delivers on this vision today! For more information go to: http://www.onev.com/mcc .

The One Voice Media Center Communicator is being demonstrated in the Shuttle booth on the XPC G5 8300mc, the first Shuttle XPC specifically designed for Windows XP Media Center Edition. One Voice’s Media Center Communicator allows full control over the XPC G5 8300mc, including TV, Music, Photos and VoIP.

“We are very excited to work with Shuttle Computer to demonstrate our voice controlled Media Center Communicator on their newest G5 XPC systems,” said Dean Weber, president and CEO of One Voice. “Shuttle’s G5 XPC is small, powerful, quiet and is a fantastic in-home digital entertainment system. We look forward to working closely with Shuttle Computer to offer an outstanding voice controlled Shuttle XPC in the near future.”

“Voice technology enables whole new usage models for Windows XP Media Center Edition, and we are excited to be working with One Voice to demonstrate their Media Center Communicator. One Voice is clearly leading the pack with their Media Center voice technology,” said Cameron Rogers, Director of Marketing at Shuttle Computer Group.

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