Ivona Software has released the latest beta version (1.0.10b) of Ivona Voices for the Android platform.  

And now the Ivona Voices for Android app is available free until the end of beta tests. It can be downloaded at http://mobile.ivona.com.

The new, FREE Ivona TTS Voices offer the following:

• Exponentially louder and clearer speech;
• Even greater accuracy and pronunciation; and
• 10 times less demand on internal storage space (up to 3.5 MB).

What's more, there are four new voices available at Android Market: Nicole (Australian English), Carmen (Romanian), and Gwyneth (Welsh English and Welsh).

"We are very gratified to see how Ivona TTS Voices help people safely and securely accomplish tasks, get information, and be entertained wherever they are” said Lukasz Osowski, CEO of IVONA Software.

Ivona has is also offering creators of mobile solutions the opportunity to use Ivona TTS by joining the "Ivona for Developers" Initiative (www.ivona.com/developer), with support for Android, iOS, MeeGo, Linux, Windows Phone 7, as both IVONA SDK and Ivona Speech Cloud, the speech service with HTTP Web services interface. It enables flexible use of Ivona's TTS technology.

About Ivona Software
Ivona Software develops text-to-speech technology that allows users to listen hands-free to user interface prompts and text on mobile devices, computers, and communication systems and services. The Ivona TTS suite includes a wide range of specialty TTS solutions for business, telecommunications, mobile, and home use, with new offerings constantly being developed. Additionally, in support of its long-standing commitment to accessibility, Ivona works closely with the largest organizations supporting blind and visually impaired people all over the world,including the Royal National Institute for the Blind and the DAISY Consortium.