Philadelphia, PA - iofy corporation is announcing its next generation iofy audiobook player, a next generation device that incorporates powerful technologies such as audio navigation and search, upgradable firmware and new battery-free operation at home or in the car (when purchased with the iofy Home or Travel Packs).

iofy will be demonstrating the new player at the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia between January 11th and January 14th. A limited number of players will be given away at Booth #1839, where iofy is exhibiting, courtesy Ingram Digital Group.

"We're excited about releasing this new, more powerful audiobook player," said Peter Nalle, CEO of iofy corporation. "People loved the first player, and the new player is both easier to use and much more powerful."

Audiobook Player Has Unique Features

As with the original player made by iofy, the new player has no display, relying on a sophisticated audio navigation solution that makes it easy to listen and navigate through an audiobook. The player can be upgraded for new features by simply plugging the player into a PC or Macintosh, and connecting to the Internet. Future upgrades include support for MP3-CD audiobooks, music and podcast support.

Each Audiobook Title Plays Everywhere

The iofy Player plays iofy audiobook chips that can be purchased either as a pre-loaded chip or as a download from reseller and partner websites. The chips also work with Apple iPods, Microsoft PlaysForSure devices, desktop and laptop computers running Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS X, Palm and Microsoft Pocket PC handheld PDAs, and Treo and Windows Mobile smartphones.

All iofy products comply with the "Audiobook Compatible" CEA-2003 standard established by the Audio Publishers Association and the Consumer Electronics Association.

Resellers, publishers and owners of audio content interested in reselling the iofy Player, and using iofy's spoken audio services can find more information at iofy services.

About iofy corporation

iofy is the leading provider of world-class spoken audio digital media management solutions for resellers, distributors and publishers, enabling an open, low-cost path to delivering spoken audio content through retail and Internet channels.

iofy offers a unique media platform for converting, managing and delivering audiobook titles. Consumers can listen on the device of their choice, or resellers and publishers can choose a turnkey solution with the iofy player. iofy delivers simple, reliable and secure digital solutions for both retail and downloadable titles, and our products deliver superior end-user satisfaction.

iofy currently has over 12,000 audiobook titles under management, including Hachette bestsellers such as Stephen Colbert's "I Am America", perennial best-selling specialty audio content like the Pimsleur line of foreign language training courses from Simon   Schuster and titles from Random House, Audio Partners, Blackstone Audio, FranklinCovey, Hayes Audio, Naxos and many others.

To purchase digital audiobooks as chips or as a download, visit one of our reseller websites, including Audiofy , Pimsleur Direct, TheLanguageStop and many others. You can also find iofy's audiobook chips for sale at retail bookstores, including Borders and Barnes   Noble. For more information about the company, please visit the company's website at iofy corporation.

Brands, company names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders, in the United States and/or other countries.

Philadelphia, PA - iofy corporation, an Internet media technology company, is moving to The Navy Yard. The Company will lease space in One Crescent Drive, a four-story office building designed by Robert A.M. Stern and development by a partnership of Liberty Property Trust and Synterra Corporation.

iofy corporation develops spoken audio Internet media services for publishers and resellers. Partners include Ingram Digital Ventures, Berlitz Publishing and Simon & Schuster. “We're excited to be part of The Navy Yard experience.” said iofy CEO Peter D. Nalle. “It's a unique place for us, and a great place for an Internet company to be.”

One Crescent Drive was completed in 2006 with a sustainable, green design, which provides a more efficient and higher quality workplace environment and has been certified as a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum Building by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) is pleased to provide financing to support iofy corporation's move to The Navy Yard and to fund working capital, which will allow the company to expand its market penetration. “We are delighted to welcome iofy to the Naval Yard and its growing concentration of innovative technology business,” said Peter Longstreth, President of PIDC.

The Navy Yard is a 1,200-acre redevelopment of former Defense Department property which is being managed by PIDC. Currently home to more than 70 companies and 7,000 employees, The Navy Yard offers a mix of uses including office, industrial, and research and development. The Navy Yard has been designated as a Keystone Innovation Zone to support the growth of research and business activity in various sectors of technology including Communications and IT.

About iofy corporation

iofy corporation (formerly Audiofy) is a leading developer of digital audiobook download and hard good solutions, including unabridged audiobooks on tiny memory cards. Titles offered include the Pimsleur line of foreign language training courses from Simon & Schuster, best- selling business audiobooks condensed by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, and titles from Random House, Hachette, Audio Partners, Blackstone Audio, FranklinCovey, Hayes Audio, Naxos and many other publishers. Titles can be played on Apple iPods, Treo cell phones, and the iofy player. For more information about the company, please visit the company's website at www.iofy.com.

To purchase digital audiobooks as chips or as a download, you can visit one of our many resellers websites, including www.audiofy.com, www.pimsleurdirect.com and many others. You can also find iofy's audiobook chips for sale at retail bookstores, including Borders and Barnes & Noble.

About Philadelphia Development Corporation (PIDC)

Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) is a private, not-for-profit Pennsylvania corporation founded in 1958 by the City of Philadelphia and the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce to promote economic development throughout the city. PIDC is directing the redevelopment of the Navy Yard.

PIDC's central strategy is to leverage financing and real estate resources to retain and to grow employment in Philadelphia. PIDC also coordinates tax incentive and work force development programs offered by the City and the Commonwealth. Clients range from the traditional base of commercial and industrial businesses to the developers of large, public purpose facilities in all neighborhoods of Philadelphia. For more information on PIDC or The Navy Yard, please visit www.pidc-pa.org and www.navyyard.org.

Washington, DC - iofy corporation is introducing a series of new web services for publishers and resellers of digital audiobooks at the 2007 Annual Conference for the American Library Association, being held at the Washington Convention Center between June 21-27, 2007. The exhibits will be held June 23-26, 2007 in the Washington Convention Center, located at 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW. The new services include:

1. Conversion. iofy can quickly convert your audiobooks on CD or other media and "chapterize" content, so that the audiobooks can be easily used by consumers for download or using other digital devices. iofy also offers storage digital content and production and packaging of digital audiobooks on SD memory cards.
2. Distribution. iofy offers a simple nonexclusive distribution agreement to publishers that would like to establish new sales channels. In particular, iofy can now offer downloadable content for a publisher's or a reseller's website.
3. Widget Services. iofy also offers publishers and sellers with the ability to "widgitize" their content easily and quickly on affiliate or partner sites.

More information about these services is available on http://www.iofy.com.

"We're excited to be extending the services that we offer publishers and resellers." said iofy president Cartwright Reed. "Our popular chip offerings, that work on almost any device from Apple iPods and Microsoft PlaysForSure media players, can now be made available for download directly from publisher and reseller sites."

During the Washington, DC ALA meeting, iofy representatives will be available at Ingram Book's booth #1501 to discuss these new services.

About iofy corporation

iofy corporation (formerly Audiofy) is a leading developer of digital audiobook solutions and the publisher of "Audiobooks on Chips." Audiofy's titles include the Pimsleur line of spoken audio foreign language training courses from Simon & Schuster, best-selling business audiobooks from Soundview Executive Book Summaries and titles from a range of genres provided by publishers including Audio Partners, audioVille, Blackstone Audio, FranklinCovey, Gildan Media Corporation, Hayes Audio, InAudio, Jimcin Recordings, Litchfield Associates and Naxos. iofy Audiobook Chips are available for purchase at http://www.audiofy.com and http://www.pimsleurdirect.com as well as through a number of online resellers and retail stores. iofy delivers an innovative audiobook platform and services for the world's spoken audio and audiobook content, enabling publishing partners to rapidly and cost effectively launch complete, customized digital audiobook titles. Brands, company names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders, in the United States and/or other countries.

Monterey, CA & Philadelphia, PA (BUSINESS WIRE) - Language Line Services, the world's largest provider of language services, and PimsleurDirect, a leader in personal spoken language training, announced today a new application offering Live Language "Practice Partners." This unique program allows language learners to practice newly acquired language skills with native speakers of that language. Now language learners all over the world can try-out their newly acquired language skills by talking with experienced native speakers easily and comfortably anywhere at anytime, from any phone in the world.

It only takes 2-3 minutes to set up an account via the PimsleurDirect web site www.pimsleurdirect.com/practice. Within seconds after receiving a personal identification number (PIN), an interpreter can be on the phone helping language learners practice their language skills. Live Language Practice Partners are available initially in five languages: Spanish, French, Italian, Mandarin or Japanese. More languages will be added as the demand for this new service grows.

"Practice Partners, powered by Language Line Services, can supply the 'missing link' for language learners to actually practice with live native speakers of the language they are learning," said Louis Provenzano, President and COO of Language Line Services. "Language Line Services can now assist in preparing language learners for the conversational realities they will face when using their new language, either at home, at work or abroad."

Calls are billed to a credit card that is securely kept on file. Charges begin when the interpreter joins the call and ends when the caller hangs up. After establishing an account and providing credit card billing information, customers are issued a personal identification number (PIN) via email that can be used repeatedly for practicing languages or for over-the-phone interpretation services as needed.

"We know students will call on Language Line Services for the exact reasons they choose the flexibility of premium Pimsleur language training: because they can expect immediate results, at any time, place or pace a student requires," said Cartwright Reed, president of iofy Corporation, which operates PimsleurDirect. "Practice Partners extend our offerings of self-paced spoken language courses with a concept of 'office hours,' except this door is always open to students, 24/7, whenever they want extra help."

In addition to being Language Practice Partners, Language Line Services interpreters can also be used by international travelers, small businesses or just about anyone who needs a professional interpreter at a moment's notice. Language Line® Personal Interpreter Service, which can be accessed via the PimsleurDirect web site www.pimsleurdirect.com/practice, is designed for English speakers who need to communicate with limited English proficient speakers around the globe in over 170 languages, 24x7x365.

Pricing for both the Live Language "Practice Partners" and Language Line Personal Interpreter Service applications is $3.95 per minute, and includes the cost of the international or domestic third party conference call to anywhere in the world, if one is requested.

About Language Line Services

Language Line Services, the world's leading provider of language-based services, is a trusted partner to thousands of organizations whose focus is to effectively serve the rapidly expanding market of limited English proficient speakers. The company delivers a dynamic suite of solutions spanning phone and video interpretation, document translation, interactive software-based translation, and interpreter training and certification programs, enabling clients to communicate with customers in their preferred language. Through its leading-edge technology infrastructure, Language Line Services delivers support for over 170 unique languages to its industry-leading portfolio of clients across markets including healthcare, financial services, government, telecom, packaged goods, insurance services, travel, and more. For information on how Language Line Services is helping clients achieve their strategic multi-cultural marketing and regulatory compliance objectives, please call 1-800-752-6096 or visit www.languageline.com.

About PimsleurDirect

PimsleurDirect is operated by iofy Corporation, a leading developer of digital media solutions. The company's Audiofy-brand "audiobooks on chips" include the Pimsleur language series published by Simon & Schuster, as well as over a thousand licensed recordings from other acclaimed audiobook publishing houses. iofy products can be purchased through Audiofy.com, MediaTubes.com and PimsleurDirect.com, and from a number of online resellers and retail stores. iofy's innovative platform and services enable publishing partners to rapidly and cost effectively launch complete, customized digital media titles. For more information, please call 1-866-472-8346 or visit www.pimsleurdirect.com.

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) - This is the most recent expansion of Audiofy’s ChipZip! software. The software, previously only available for use with the Apple iPod, is available free of charge for public testing through Audiofy’s website. ChipZip! for PlaysForSure devices is compatible with any PC running Windows 2000 or later. Using Microsoft’s PlaysForSure security standard users can transfer their content from Audiobook Chip to Windows Media Player, and then sync content to their PlaysForSure device.

Audiofy’s Audiobook Chips already work on a number of everyday devices that accept SD cards. The platform specifically supports desktop and laptop computers running Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS X, Apple iPods, Palm handhelds and Microsoft Pocket PCs, as well as Palm and Windows Mobile powered smartphones.

"I think we got at least one call a day asking for this support. We’re pleased to be able to meet customer expectation.” said Audiofy president Cartwright Reed. “Since Audiofy began selling audiobooks on memory cards two years ago, owners of SanDisk Sansa players, Creative Labs Zen Players and many other Windows Media devices have asked for this upgrade. Listeners love the portability of the Audiofy audiobook chips. The fact that you can hold upwards of 30 hours of audio — in about the space of a postage stamp — is phenomenal. And since Audiobook Chips are something physical and tangible, they are easy to lend and share, give as gifts, and move in just seconds from computers to PDAs to smartphones. They've really opened up new opportunities for retailers."

As part of this new program, customers will be able to purchase a variety of Windows Media Players at sites that sell audiobook chips. In addition, Audiofy is now offering a ‘preload’ option which enables customers to get their devices with their Chip’s content already loaded on them. For more information, see http://www.audiofy.com, or call Audiofy at (215) 848-8000.

Owners of Audiofy Audiobook Chips can download Audiofy's ChipZip! application immediately from http://chipzip.audiofy.com. The updated software will remain available for free to all Audiofy Audiobook Chip owners.

About iofy corporation

iofy corporation (formerly Audiofy) is a leading developer of digital audiobook solutions and the publisher of "Audiobooks on Chips." Audiofy's titles include the Pimsleur line of spoken audio foreign language training courses from Simon & Schuster, best-selling business audiobooks from Soundview Executive Book Summaries and titles from a range of genres provided by publishers including Audio Partners, audioVille, Blackstone Audio, FranklinCovey, Gildan Media Corporation, Hayes Audio, InAudio, Jimcin Recordings, Litchfield Associates and Naxos.

iofy Audiobook Chips are available for purchase at http://www.audiofy.com and http://www.pimsleurdirect.com as well as through a number of online resellers and retail stores. iofy delivers an innovative audiobook platform and services for the world's spoken audio and audiobook content, enabling publishing partners to rapidly and cost effectively launch complete, customized digital audiobook titles.

Brands, company names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders, in the United States and/or other countries.

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) - Audiofy Corporation has obtained rights to release the Hayes Audio library on Audiofy Audiobook Chips, in an exclusive deal with the established audiobook publisher.

The nearly 1,000 titles in the Hayes Audio library span many genres and feature authors such as Issac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Ian Fleming and Stephen King. Storytellers such as Burt Reynolds, Catherine O’Hara, Jonathan Frakes, Margot Kidder, and the late Christopher Reeve, Jerry Orbach and Leo McKern narrate the high-quality recordings, along with productions dramatized by the Stratford company.

"We're excited about finalizing this special licensing agreement with Audiofy," said Peter Nalle, president of Audio Holdings. "We love the platform, and the way Audiofy supplies a simple yet sophisticated digital audiobook solution for everyone."

"We're very happy to make this deal for the Hayes title list," said Cartwright Reed, president of Audiofy Corporation. "We're looking forward to putting this extensive and popular list of audiobooks on our chips."

Audiofy Audiobook Chips play on a diverse array of computers, handheld PDAs and mobile smartphones that accept SD memory cards. This multiplatform support includes desktop and laptop computers running Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS X, Palm and Microsoft Pocket PC handheld PDAs, and Treo and Windows Mobile smartphones. Audiofy Audiobook Chip content can be transferred to Apple iPod media players with displays (excluding iPod shuffles) using Audiofy’s free ChipZip! beta software. During the Audio Publishers Association Conference this May in Washington, D.C., Audiofy announced forthcoming support for additional media players, including Microsoft PlaysForSure certified devices.

All Audiofy products comply with the "Audiobook Compatible" standard established by the Audio Publishers Association and the Consumer Electronics Association.

More details on these titles can be found at http://www.hayesdigital.net.

About iofy corporation

iofy corporation (formerly Audiofy) is a leading developer of digital audiobook solutions and the publisher of "Audiobooks on Chips." Audiofy's titles include the Pimsleur line of spoken audio foreign language training courses from Simon & Schuster, best-selling business audiobooks from Soundview Executive Book Summaries and titles from a range of genres provided by publishers including Audio Partners, audioVille, Blackstone Audio, FranklinCovey, Gildan Media Corporation, Hayes Audio, InAudio, Jimcin Recordings, Litchfield Associates and Naxos.

iofy Audiobook Chips are available for purchase at http://www.audiofy.com and http://www.pimsleurdirect.com as well as through a number of online resellers and retail stores. iofy delivers an innovative audiobook platform and services for the world's spoken audio and audiobook content, enabling publishing partners to rapidly and cost effectively launch complete, customized digital audiobook titles.

Brands, company names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders, in the United States and/or other countries.

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) - Audiofy Corporation, publishers of audiobooks on tiny digital memory cards, this month announced new compatibility with Apple iPod media players, through updated software that rapidly transfers the contents of Audiofy audiobook chips to these popular listening devices.

Owners of Audiofy audiobook chips and Apple iPod media players have been invited to publicly test this beta software, under the pilot program announced by Audiofy Corporation. The latest release of Audiofy's new software feature - called "ChipZip!" - supports all Apple iPod media players with displays (excluding iPod shuffle models), connected to any computer running Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and above.

Audiofy audiobook chips already play on a diverse array of computers, handheld PDAs and mobile smartphones that accept SD memory cards. This multiplatform support includes desktop and laptop computers running Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS X, Palm and Microsoft Pocket PC handheld PDAs, and Treo and Windows Mobile smartphones.

"Since Audiofy began selling audiobooks on memory cards over a year and a half ago, owners of Apple iPod media players have asked us almost daily about compatibility," said Cartwright Reed, president of Audiofy. "Listeners love that Audiofy audiobook chips can hold 10, 20 or 30 hours of audio in about the space of a postage stamp, without taking any time to download, or tying up an Internet connection potentially for hours. Since audiobook chips are something physical and tangible, they are easy to lend and share, give as gifts, and move in just seconds from computers to handheld players to smartphones. They've opened up new opportunities for retailers."

"Opening up Audiofy's platform to work with Apple iPod media players, a device so many audiobook enthusiasts already own, just makes sense," Reed said. "We're pleased to add another level of convenience to Audiofy's products."

Owners of Audiofy Audiobook Chips can download Audiofy's ChipZip! application immediately from http://chipzip.audiofy.com and the updated software will remain available for free to all Audiofy audiobook chip owners.

All Audiofy products comply with the "Audiobook Compatible" standard established by the Audio Publishers Association and the Consumer Electronics Association.

About iofy corporation

iofy corporation (formerly Audiofy) is a leading developer of digital audiobook solutions and the publisher of "Audiobooks on Chips." Audiofy's titles include the Pimsleur line of spoken audio foreign language training courses from Simon & Schuster, best-selling business audiobooks from Soundview Executive Book Summaries and titles from a range of genres provided by publishers including Audio Partners, audioVille, Blackstone Audio, FranklinCovey, Gildan Media Corporation, Hayes Audio, InAudio, Jimcin Recordings, Litchfield Associates and Naxos.

iofy Audiobook Chips are available for purchase at http://www.audiofy.com and http://www.pimsleurdirect.com as well as through a number of online resellers and retail stores. iofy delivers an innovative audiobook platform and services for the world's spoken audio and audiobook content, enabling publishing partners to rapidly and cost effectively launch complete, customized digital audiobook titles.

Brands, company names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders, in the United States and/or other countries.

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) - Audiofy Corporation, a premier digital audiobook publisher, today announced the availability of hundreds of additional titles in its innovative audiobook chip format, following agreements with leading audiobook publishers Audio Partners Publishing and Blackstone Audiobooks.

As part of the Company's holiday promotions, Audiofy is offering special pricing on digital audiobooks from respected best-selling authors, including Patrick O'Brian, Agatha Christie, Rex Stout, Orson Scott Card, Shelby Foote, Lois McMaster Bujold, Bernard Cornwell and Spider Robinson.

For the first time, Agatha Christie's The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Murder on the Orient Express have been gathered together - 30+ hours of mystery on three Audiofy chips. In addition, Audiofy offers the digital world premiere of the first three books of Rex Stout's famous Nero Wolfe series: Fer-de-Lance, The League of Frightened Men and The Rubber Band.

"Audiofy has had great success in delivering spoken audio titles to targeted niche markets, such as Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur foreign language training, or Soundview's spoken audio summaries of best-selling business books. With the recent agreements we've established with audiobook publishers, we can now offer hundreds of new titles in fiction, business, classics and other genres as well," said Peter D. Nalle, Audiofy’s CEO. "Unlike traditional audiobooks on stacks of CDs or cassettes, each Audiofy title is contained on a single stamp-sized audiobook chip that's convenient to listen to while commuting, exercising, or just lounging about at home. Audiofy audiobook chips are now available through our resellers, affilliate networks and retail chains including Airport Wireless."

Every Audiofy audiobook chip can be played on a variety of devices with SD memory card expansion slots, including Microsoft Pocket PC handheld PDAs and Windows Mobile smartphones running Pocket PC 2002 or later and Palm handheld PDAs and Treo smartphones running Palm OS 5.2.1 or later. The chips will play on desktop and laptop computers running Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP, as well as Apple PowerBook and iBook laptops and Apple Power Mac, iMac and Mac mini computers running Mac OS X 10.3 and above, using any available SD memory card expansion slot or a low-cost USB adapter.

About iofy corporation

iofy corporation (formerly Audiofy) is a leading developer of digital audiobook solutions and the publisher of "Audiobooks on Chips." Audiofy's titles include the Pimsleur line of spoken audio foreign language training courses from Simon & Schuster, best-selling business audiobooks from Soundview Executive Book Summaries and titles from a range of genres provided by publishers including Audio Partners, audioVille, Blackstone Audio, FranklinCovey, Gildan Media Corporation, Hayes Audio, InAudio, Jimcin Recordings, Litchfield Associates and Naxos.

iofy Audiobook Chips are available for purchase at http://www.audiofy.com and http://www.pimsleurdirect.com as well as through a number of online resellers and retail stores. iofy delivers an innovative audiobook platform and services for the world's spoken audio and audiobook content, enabling publishing partners to rapidly and cost effectively launch complete, customized digital audiobook titles.

Brands, company names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders, in the United States and/or other countries.