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Learn Foreign Languages with "Before You Know It" software

Now Enhanced with On-the-Go Audio for iPod and other portable music players Thousands of translations of foreign language words and phrases with native speaker pronunciation teach users fast and effectively

Nashua, N.H., May 18, 2006 - Transparent Language, a leader in language learning solutions, today announced the latest version of its Before You Know It Deluxe software, featuring a new audio component that allows the user to learn foreign languages on the go. The Byki Pod audio files are available in all languages and can be easily downloaded to an iPod or other MP3 player. Find out more about the product and get a free language software download at www.byki.com.

Whether you want to learn Spanish for personal enrichment, study a French lesson so you can order a cup of coffee in front of the Eiffel tower, or learn Italian phrases because your grandparents were from Sicily, Before You Know It can teach you in the fastest way possible. "With this new version of Before You Know It we have created a richer learning experience for our users," said Michael Quinlan, CEO and president of Transparent Language. "We believe in the power of the product's learning technique and took it to the next level with the addition of mp3 audio language learning."

Before You Know It is now available for learning 22 languages including these seven new ones: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Greek, Tagalog, Czech and Hebrew.

Before You Know It Deluxe and Before You Know It Lite are available for Windows, and Mac OSX, in 22 languages, including Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Malay, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish and Tagalog. Visit www.byki.com or call 603-262-6300 for more information.

About Transparent Language, Inc.

At Transparent Language, we leverage our expertise in technology and in the research and practice of language learning and teaching to build unique capabilities for use by US Government agencies and organizations, as well as hundreds of public libraries, thousands of schools, and millions of individuals. We care about all languages, regardless of commercial value. We believe that language technology needs to work for all courses and curricula, not just a few courses. It needs to benefit not only individuals, but entire programs. We believe that great language technology not only changes the user experience; it transforms the economics, logistics, and reliability of language learning.