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	September 6, 2006 3D Voice from DiamondWare Heard in Second Life AUSTIN, TX – Sep 6, 2006 – DiamondWare, the leader in high-definition surround-sound voice, demonstrated its technology in Second Life today. 3D voice adds a big element of realism, improving tactical coordination, and letting residents focus in on one voice even when many are talking. This is possible because each voice sounds like it comes from the avatar who spoke. Second Life, developed by Linden Lab, is a 3D online digital world, imagined, created, and owned by its residents. It opened to the public in 2003, and today it is inhabited by more than 600,000 people from around the globe. “Adding 3D voice to Second Life is going to give residents of this unique world an even more immersive and real experience. 3D voice feels very natural in this environment,” said Keith Weiner, CEO of DiamondWare. “We are very excited to be working with Linden Lab to bring this to market.” “Linden Lab is committed to continually improving the Second Life platform to support best of breed technologies,” said Joe Miller, VP Platform and Technology Development at Linden Lab. “We are excited to welcome DiamondWare and are certain that our residents will embrace the addition of 3D voice to further expand and enhance the Second Life experience.” This demonstration, in the Online Game Services Inc. booth at the Austin Game Conference, is the first consumer application of technology which evolved out of a military communications system. The company has a simple SDK, with documentation and sample code. To request an evaluation version, please email 3dvoicesdk@dw.com. The Second Life demo is available to a limited beta group; those interested should email 3dvoice@secondlife.com. About DiamondWare Founded in 1994, DiamondWare has long been dedicated to improving the quality of computer sound, and it has brought that passion and expertise to online games. DiamondWare delivers the highest-quality voice and unique audio processing such as 3D positioning and voice colorization. The company has a number of patents pending on its groundbreaking work. A profitable company with no debt or outside investors, DiamondWare licenses its platform to game and simulator developers, the US military, VoIP carriers, and equipment vendors.