Pine Brook, NJ - January 5, 2006 - Aequus Technologies Corp today announced the availability of a free 30-day trial download of AspireREADER™ 4.0, software that contains accessibility tools for improving learning outcomes of struggling students. The move is based upon numerous requests from customers to extend the period beyond the previous 14-day trial version to allow more time for evaluation.

The free 30-day trial for Microsoft Windows may be downloaded at www.aequustechnologies.com/trial. A version for Macintosh OS X will also be available in the upcoming months.

Available as stand-alone client software or as a customized version for educational publishers, the software provides students with a multi-sensory learning experience when reading DAISY/NIMAS digital talking books, browsing webpages, and creating their own documents.

AspireREADER includes many features, such as:

- Read aloud via human-recorded or computer generated speech
- Reading speed control to ensure understanding
- Advanced navigation and search
- Keyboard controlled shortcut keys
- Electronic bookmarks and note taking
- "Where am I now?" feature
- Playable via CD, DVD, WWW, etc
- Sentence-by-sentence and word-by-word highlighting
- Keyboard-controlled shortcut keys

Aequus Technologies believes that education and communication are two cornerstones of society, and that today's technological innovations, when properly utilized, can increase the quality of both for all users. At Aequus, we develop technology based products and services that are initially intended to solve accessibility problems for students and professionals that have sensory and cognitive disabilities, as well as those learning English as their second language. By focusing on solving accessibility problems first, Aequus' solutions are ubiquitous and empower all students and professionals to match "built-in" feature function to individual learning and communication styles. As a result, Aequus products and services combine mass market appeal with innovative product functionality. Our tools are fun and functional, relevant and legislatively required, and most importantly cost effective for individuals and organizations to adopt. To learn more about Aequus, visit www.aequustechnologies.com. For a media contact, please call Andrew Forti at (201) 401-6529 or email aforti@aequustechnologies.com.

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