[Bridging_the_digital_divide] Touchsmart Press Release

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TouchSmart Publishing Presented at the Hamilton County Business Center
SoundingBoard Forum
  TouchSmart Publishing presented an update of the company's product
development programs at the Hamilton County Business Center (HCBC)
SoundingBoard Forum in Cincinnati on Thursday, October 7, 2004, at 8:30
a.m. EDT.

(PRWEB) October 13, 2004 -- TouchSmart Publishing presented an update of
the company's product development programs at the Hamilton County Business
Center (HCBC) SoundingBoard Forum in Cincinnati on Thursday, October 7,
2004, at 8:30 a.m. EDT. TouchSmart Publishing’s president, Jason Barkeloo,
conducted the presentation.

The presentation covered TouchSmart Publishing's expected portfolio of
touch user interface (TUI) platforms, including related products such as
the BookTracker surveillance tool.

Additional discussion points surrounded the prescriptive publishing model
for K-12 education. This concept seeks to create a 'one-book, one student'
distribution model that is contrasted with the traditional education
publishing model of 'one-book, all-students'.

The demonstration illustrated how TouchSmart Publishing is poised to
bridge the digital divide and be the only complete No Child Left Behind
(NCLB) compliant textbook in the world. Further, these textbooks will also
meet the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)
adopted by the U.S. Federal Department of Education in July 2004.

For further information, please contact TouchSmart Publishing at
513.225.8765 or visit TouchSmart's website at http://www.touchsmart.net.

About TouchSmart Publishing, LLC.

TouchSmart Publishing is developmental-stage company poised to distribute
touch-sensitive wireless textbooks to K-12 math, science, and special
education needs students. The Company's mission is to create and
distribute exciting and easy-to-use interactive textbooks that connect to
digital content by using touch user interface (TUI) technology that allows
a student to touch pages in a book that wireless connect to digital
content.

TouchSmart Publishing expects to be a bridge over the digital divide for
more students, regardless of learning style, special needs or
socioeconomic position, than are current connected. As a result,
TouchSmart Publishing is the only complete No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
solution poised to meet the National Instructional Materials Accessibility
Standard (NIMAS).

For more information, please visit the TouchSmart Publishing web site at
www.touchsmart.net.

About the Hamilton County Business Center (HCBC) SoundingBoard.

The "SoundingBoard" program provides aspiring entrepreneurs the
opportunity to receive coaching from seasoned entrepreneurs or assistance
providers as they prepare their business/strategic plan. The entrepreneur
then has the opportunity to present the plan to a panel of 4 to 8 subject
matter experts who will provide feedback on the plan. The subject matter
experts include: angels, seed capital funds, venture capitalists,
accountants, lawyers, intellectual property specialists, seasoned
entrepreneurs, business assistance providers, management and marketing
specialists, university entrepreneurship specialists and representatives
from pillar companies. The entrepreneurs are given the opportunity to
network with the panelists and audience after the presentations. For more
information please visit the HCBC website at www.cincysoundingboard.com.

Contact:

TouchSmart Publishing
Jason Barkeloo, 513.225.8765

HCBC
Patrick Longo, 513.631.8292
Source: TouchSmart Publishing