Attention Business Editors

Sounds Virtual Inc. Announces the Availability of a New Version of CAN-8 VirtuaLab

Toronto, Jan. 8/03 – Sounds Virtual Inc., leading provider of multi-media, multi-language, on-line learning solutions for helping to teach ESL, FSL, or any other language as a second language, announced that a new version of CAN-8 VirtuaLab will be available to its authorized customers worldwide by January 31, 2003.

Authorized customers can download the latest release of CAN-8 VirtuaLab from the web site www.sounds.com The development in this release has taken into account the various needs expressed by our customers. Sounds Virtual Inc. will continue to enhance the features and capabilities of CAN-8 VirtuaLab to ensure that we exceed the expectations of our customers and that Sounds Virtual Inc. will continue to be a leader in providing a leading-edge, totally digital, multi-media, multi-language learning system.


Major new features in this release include the following:

1. New Icons: When choosing the interface style of the student, you can now specify a different appearance for the function buttons that appear at the top of every screen.
   
2. Pop-Up Tool Tips for Function Buttons: To aid users in understanding the function of various function buttons.
   
3. New Languages: Tool tips and item cues are now available in 7 different languages.
   
4. New Menu Fonts: The appearance and size of menu fonts can be specified.
   
5. Manual Update: The manual comes in both English and French.
6. French Version: The function buttons, lesson cues, menu bars, drop-down menus can be selected to be in the French language.
7. Import File: Major extensions have been incorporated.
8. Write Item Print: Students can print or save a copy of their W or write items.
9. Viewing Students in Tracker: Instructors may sort and/or select which class or classes to view.
10. Printing in the Tracker: Student progress may be printed from the Tracker screen.
11. Window Resizing: Player window can be resized.
12. Individual or Group Testing: Instructor can start tests for individual students or a group of students.
    
    Resellers interested in finding out more about partnering with Sounds Virtual Inc. to distribute CAN-8 VirtuaLab should visit the Sounds Virtual Inc. web site at www.c8users.com or contact Brian McElwain, President and CEO, at 416-968-7155.
    
    
    
    About Sounds Virtual Inc.
    
    Since 1993, Sounds Virtual Inc. has been at the forefront of on-line learning solutions.
    The company’s leading-edge product, , is a totally software, multi-media, multi-language on-line learning system that employs streamed-audio, video, text and pictures to help end-users to learn English as a second language (ESL), FSL, or any language as a second language.
    It can easily manage large or multiple groups of end-users.
    The end-users and the instructors can access the CAN-8 VirtuaLab system from a PC in the language-learning lab or from any PC located anywhere in the world and connected to the Internet.
    
    
    For more information about Sounds Virtual Inc.:
    (416) 968-7155,
    info@sounds.com ,
    visit the web www.sounds.com
    or contact
    Ms. Carol Enriquez,
    Public Relations,
    Sounds Virtual,
    (416) 968-7155,
    cenriquez@sounds.com