eStand Music Technology Available to the Public for the First Time

eStand Music Technology Available to the Public for the First Time

Breakthrough PC-based Music Viewing and Annotating Program Comes Pre-Loaded on Tablet PC or in Professional Software Version

Eliminates Annoyances of Paper Sheet Music

SKOKIE, Ill., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- e-Stand, Inc., creators of the world's foremost music viewing and annotating software, announced today that its state-of-the art, PC-based products can now be purchased by the general public for the first time. eStand Professional Software, eStand Deluxe Software and the eStand Mobile Tablet are now available for sale exclusively online at www.eStand.com. Networked versions of eStand are also available for music groups and orchestras of any size through customized order and installation.

With eStand Professional or eStand Deluxe software, musicians have the ability to store, view, annotate and share sheet music as never before. eStand software, which can be installed on any PC running Windows XP or Windows 2000, allows immediate access to the musician's entire music library. Users can pull up a song, make and save annotations and even turn pages hands-free with the optional footswitch. When used with the eStand Mobile Tablet or any touch screen device, annotations can be made directly onscreen, yet the original file remains clean and unmarked for other users.

The implications for music performance are staggering and eStand may revolutionize the way individuals and groups work with sheet music. All the headaches, annoyances and problems caused by paper sheet music are eliminated. No more lost or torn pages; no more music falling or being blown off the music stand; no more struggles with inadequate lighting; no more desperate lunges to turn pages and no more dropout in sound production as pages are turned.

Collaborative networking is a major feature and benefit of eStand, allowing synchronized connectivity for musicians and instant sharing of information and score changes among a group of eStand users. With eStand more time is spent focusing on musical expression, interpretation and perfecting the musical product. eStand software also allows an entire music library to be stored in one place. 10 Gigabytes of hard drive space can easily hold approximately 20,000 pages of music. Music can be brought into the eStand through digital files or scanning.

The eStand technology has been enthusiastically endorsed by world-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman (a long time active member of e-Stand, Inc.'s management), who said, "The eStand will do for sheet music what the typewriter, word processor and desktop publishing did for the ink pen and paper. In one fell swoop, eStand's technology will bring the music industry into the 21st century."

Other endorsers of eStand include Academy Award Winning composer John Williams, the American Symphony Orchestra League, and many others. It has been used by Mr. Perlman to conduct the Chicago Symphony, by principal members of the Chicago Symphony, by the conductor for Baz Luhrman's Broadway production of "La Boheme," by the conductor and selected principal members of the Symphony Orchestra for the Graduate School of Music, Northwestern University, and by Clifford Carter (professional pianist and arranger for well-known performing artists such as James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt and Betty Buckley).

With its product line, eStand offers complete solutions for any musician, band, group or orchestra. For individuals, users can install the software on their own computer. For groups that desire to use the networking features of the eStand technology, eStand offers solutions that include single, double or triple screen systems, large format screen systems or any other configuration desired.

eStand Professional Software retails for $399.00 ($599.00 less an introductory instant rebate of $200.00). eStand Deluxe Software retails for $149.00 ($199.00 less $50.00 discount during its introductory period). The eStand Mobile Tablet retails for $1,699.00 ($1,899.00 less an introductory instant rebate of $200.00). All products, including eStand Footswitches, are available at www.eStand.com.

e-Stand, Inc. is also proud to announce, through an exclusive arrangement with Hal Leonard Corporation, the world's largest music publishing organization, the availability of hundreds of selections from the Hal Leonard library in the ground-breaking eStand file format. These downloads will work with any computer system that has eStand software installed and are available at www.eStandMusic.com.

About e-Stand, Inc. Headquartered in Skokie, Illinois, e-Stand, Inc. has patent rights developed by its President David Sitrick for the eStand, the world's most advanced computer-based sheet music reading and annotating solutions. The incredibly easy-to-use eStand technology is revolutionizing the way musicians obtain, view, and most importantly, work with music. It offers musicians of all calibers a dynamic interaction with the musical score, making it dramatically easier and more efficient for students and performers to learn new music and perform without hindrances.

Source: eStand, Inc.

CONTACT: Harvey Becker of eStand, Inc., +1-847-329-3000; or Camilo
Pereira of Sitrick and Company, +1-310-788-2850, for eStand, Inc.

Web site: http://www.estandmusic.com/

Web site: http://www.estand.com/

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