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	March 6, 2007 Monumental Hears Voices (in 3D) Game Developers Conference 2007 SAN FRANCISCO--Game Developers Conference 2007 -- DiamondWare and Monumental Games announce today the availability of DiamondWare’s high-definition 3D positional voice technology with the Monumental Technology Suite MMOG middleware. This unique voice technology mirrors real-life communications by combining 3D positioning with high-definition audio. “DiamondWare’s 3D voice technology is a key enabler of community, game-play and entertainment features for our customers,” said Rik Alexander, CEO of Monumental Games. “3D voice will enable an even greater range of options for developing immersive, realistic and involving game environments using the Monumental Technology Suite.” “An immersive digital environment has to let anyone walk up to other people and interact. For voice to feel real, it needs to work the same way. These are new problems, requiring a new kind of technology. And that’s what we’ve built,” stated Keith Weiner, CEO of DiamondWare. “For a user to make sense of the large number of conversations occurring in any online world, three capabilities are needed. First, each voice’s 3D position helps the listener’s brain tune in or out by its direction, like at a crowded party. Second, voices get quiet as people move apart, so there are not too many conversations at once. Third, high-definition (32 kHz) gives the kind of sound quality found in digital home theater, as compared to the telephone.” About DiamondWare DiamondWare provides best-of-breed real time voice technology with ground-breaking 3D positioning and high-definition quality. Applications include games, simulators, conferencing, VoIP, and radio over IP. Customers include the US Special Forces, Navy, Air Force, as well as Second Life, game developers, carriers, and equipment manufacturers. DiamondWare has received acclaim and recognition from numerous organizations, including TMC Labs Innovation Award, Best of Show at Internet Telephony, Product of the Year from Communications Convergence magazine, and has been listed in the Pulver 100 list since 2004. The company has a number of patents pending. Founded in 1994, DiamondWare has headquarters in Mesa, Arizona. More information is available at http://www.dw.com. About Monumental games Monumental Games, founded in 2005, is a leading independent developer of Massively Multiplayer Online Games and licensor of game development middleware technology. Monumental Games is involved in licensed third party video game development projects (PC, Console, and MMO) with numerous AAA+ video game development studios and publishers and develop independent products based on internal Intellectual Property (PC, Console, and MMO). Monumental Games develop and license the cutting-edge, feature rich, MMO game development middleware solution (Monumental Technology Suite) for use with its in-house and external third party developed MMO game products. Monumental Games Website http://www.monumentalgames.com