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    Petaluma, CA 94954 
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INTELLITOOLS ANNOUNCES TWO EXCITING RELEASES:
INTELLIKEYS UPGRADE, POPULAR SOFTWARE OVERLAYS

For Immediate Release

Petaluma, California, August 30, 2005 – IntelliTools, Inc. (www.intellitools.com), for 25 years the pioneer in learning solutions for preK-8 classrooms, is pleased to announce two exciting product releases slated for October 1:

  • IntelliKeys® USB Version 3.0 upgrade
  • Popular Software Overlays for IntelliKeys

“We are delighted to be able to debut both offerings at the upcoming Closing the Gap Conference in October,” notes Arjan Khalsa, President and CEO. “And we will have hands-on opportunities for users to test-drive both products at our expanded booth in Plaza 1.”

IntelliKeys USB Version 3.0 is a free upgrade to the control panel for IntelliKeys, IntelliTools’ popular alternative keyboard. The new IntelliKeys USB control panel allows users to attach overlays to favorite applications.

Explains Dave Robertshaw, Director of Product Management, “You create the overlay and attach it to the application.You can even determine the specific user for whom it is intended. Would you like Jeremy to use his overlay every time he opens Inspiration? Done! How about having Amanda use another overlay when she opens Speaking Dynamically Pro or Clicker? Done! You make the overlays, you choose the applications, and IntelliKeys USB 3.0 adds the access.”

IntelliKeys USB Version 3.0 also has these new features:

  • Works seamlessly with AbleNet’s  new wireless “Jelly Beamer” switches
  • Is Mac OS 10.4 (Tiger) compatible
  • Ships with Overlay Maker 3 Trial version

The free upgrade can be seen at the upcoming Closing the Gap Conference and will be available by download from the IntelliTools Web site at www.intellitools.com.

Popular Software Overlays for IntelliKeys is a set of instant-access overlays for the IntelliKeys USB keyboard, providing seamless access to popular programs from seven publishers, including:

  • AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) and AOL Explorer
  • Apple Computer’s iTunes and its Safari browser
  • Don Johnston’s Co:Writer and Write:OutLoud programs
  • Freedom Scientific’s WYNN and TestTalker solutions
  • Inspiration Software’s Inspiration and Kidspiration graphic organizers
  • Kurzweil Educational Systems’ Kurzweil 3000 program
  • Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Word software

Popular Software Overlays for IntelliKeys was developed using the new control panel upgrade of IntelliKeys USB. It includes a set of seven full-color, double-sided overlays that provide seamless alternative access when the user launches the corresponding software program.

Notes Robertshaw, “In other words, as you launch the software program, its corresponding overlay automatically works with IntelliKeys. It’s that easy. If you like, you may use Overlay Maker 3 to edit the overlays.”

Popular Software Overlays for IntelliKeys is available for $49.95. It can be purchased through the IntelliTools’ sales team at 1-800-899-6687 or at the IntelliTools Online Store at www.intellitools.com.

About IntelliTools, Inc.
IntelliTools®, Inc., a pioneer in learning solutions for preK-8 classrooms, has been producing software and adaptive hardware products for 25 years, earning 14 Technology & Learning Awards of Excellence, the EdNet Hero Award, and numerous other awards along the way. Its IntelliTools® Classroom Suite is a network-based software toolset for K-8 curriculum support, designed to help struggling students, reluctant writers, English language learners, and students with special needs perform to standards. IntelliTools® Reading: Balanced Literacy is a nine-unit supplementary program providing a full year of literacy instruction at a first-grade skill level. IntelliTools also produces additional activities-based reading, writing, and math programs. All IntelliTools software products are fully accessible for standard keyboard and mouse users as well as its IntelliKeys® programmable alternative keyboard, the company’s flagship product, and switch users.

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For more information contact:

Paula Irons, Director of Marketing
IntelliTools, Inc.
1720 Corporate Circle, Petaluma, CA 94954
(800) 899-6687; pirons@intellitools.com