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Libsyn and Wizzard Media V.P.'s Elected to Association for Downloadable Media

Posted on: Thursday, 6 December 2007, 09:00 CST

Wizzard Software (OTCBB: WIZD), parent company of ad sales division Wizzard Media as well as podcasting division Liberated Syndication, congratulates Chris MacDonald, founder of the IndieFeed Network and Executive Vice President of Business Development and Operations for Libsyn PRO, and Rob Walch, founder of podCast411 and Vice President of Podcaster Relations for Wizzard Media, who have been elected to the inaugural Board of the Association for Downloadable Media (ADM).

MacDonald was elected as the Chairman of the Executive Board. In this position, he will direct ADM's efforts to facilitate the rapid expansion of downloadable media and encourage advertisers to follow the current, fast-growing consumption trends of online, portable and at-home audiences.

Walch was elected as the Committee Chair for Education & Outreach and will work to coordinate and drive the ADM's efforts to spread the word about the benefits of podcasting and downloadable media to agencies and mainstream media

Formed in 2007, the ADM is focused on providing standards for advertising and audience measurement for episodic and downloadable media available in a variety of platforms, and will work in collaboration with content creators, advertisers, media networks, and related industry associations to achieve that goal. The ADM is a unique affiliation of individual publishers, RSS media service companies, broadcasters, media measurement organizations and working experts from public relations and advertising companies, all of whom share a vested interest in the commercial success of downloadable media.

About Wizzard Software

Founded in 1996, Wizzard Software has become a leader in the speech technology application development market. 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 has achieved global recognition because of its expertise with voice communication whether it is via computer or telephone. Wizzard's successes have lead to expanding speech technology opportunities in government and commercial sectors, including several healthcare industry products and services. Most recently, Wizzard Software entered the exciting new realm of podcasting. For more information, please visit www.wizzardsoftware.com.

About Wizzard Media

Wizzard Media is the industry's leading podcast hosting network. Podcasts are a means for independent and professional content creators to publish audio and video shows for the world to enjoy over the Internet or on mp3 players, such as the Apple iPod. Podcasting is a relatively new phenomenon, but Wizzard Media collectively broadcasts 80 million podcast downloads per month through media aggregators like Apple's iTunes and other podcast directories. The Wizzard Media Network is powered by Liberated Syndication, Switchpod and Blast Podcast. For more information, please visit www.wizzard.tv. Wizzard Media is a division of Wizzard Software, a leader in speech technology development.

About the ADM

The Association for Downloadable Media is focused on providing standards for advertising and audience measurement for episodic and downloadable media. Our constituents include individual podcasters, media companies, publishers, syndication companies and distributors offering downloadable media, advertising agencies, marketers, technology suppliers, hardware and software manufacturers of portable media products and services, market research firms and audience and advertising effectiveness measurement companies.

Legal Notice

Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: "Forward-looking Statements" as defined in the Private Securities litigation Reform Act of 1995 may be included in this news release. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. These statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future results or events. We disclaim any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. 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 United States.

Source: Business Wire

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