June 19, 2001

VoiceAge ACELP®.NET voice compression solution used in
Iomega Audio Player

HipZip™ integrates world's most common proprietary
voice compression solution

Montreal, Canada, June 19, 2001 - VoiceAge Corporation today announced the world's most widely used proprietary voice compression codec, ACELP®.net, has been integrated into Iomega's HipZipTM digital audio player. By selecting this unique multi-low-bitrate product, Iomega optimizes the HipZip for compatibility with spoken word files formatted as AudibleTM or Windows® Media Audio (WMA).

WMA files that incorporate ACELP.net technology are currently compatible with Iomega's HipZip digital audio player. Later this year, upgraded firmware and software will allow HipZip users to access thousands of Audible® digital audio titles for download and mobile playback, with ACELP.net technology providing optimal voice compression capacity at the lowest bitrate. The firmware upgrade is currently available to existing HipZip users through a download from Iomega.com.

"Our association with Iomega ensures us the added credential that will trigger accelerated market penetration for our unique voice compression solution" said Laurent Amar, vice president business development at VoiceAge. "To us, HipZip is yet one more example of the benefits of being associated with a pioneer of the of the portable audio player industry."

HipZip players use 40MB PocketZipTM disks that cost as little as $10 per disk and can store more than 10 hours of Audible audio, making them the economical alternative to expensive solid state media. For more information about Iomega's HipZip digital audio player, please visit http://www.iomega.com/hipzip.Copyright© 2001 VoiceAge. All rights reserved. Iomega, Zip, Jaz, PocketZip, HipZip, FotoShow, and LifeWorks are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Iomega Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. VoiceAge is a registered trademark of VoiceAge Corporation.; ACELP®.net and www.voiceage.com are trademarks or registered trademarks of VoiceAge Corporation.

About VoiceAge

VoiceAge Corporation develops narrowband and wideband low bit-rate audio and multimedia compression solutions for wireless 2G, 2.5G, 3G, and voice-over-packet networks. As experienced daily by hundreds of millions of users worldwide, VoiceAge's standard and proprietary solutions, built on the world-renowned ACELP® technology, ensure unsurpassed multimedia experience. VoiceAge was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. VoiceAge, SPOTxde and ACELP are trademarks of VoiceAge Corporation. For more information about VoiceAge, visit www.voiceage.com.