New Management Named for Registry Magic DevelopmentTeam; John Falcone Named VP of Development.

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1999--

Registry Magic(R)(NASDAQ:RMAG) today announced it has hired John Falcone as Vice President of Development.

"Falcone has the technical experience and managerial skill to lead the development team and extend the product line into

Falcone joins Registry Magic from The Hartford Insurance Group (NYSE:HLI), where he was most recently Director of Infrastructure Services and Internet Strategy. He has led large development teams responsible for the development of new applications in support of new businesses, including Intranet based applications for managing information flow from multiple sources to widely distributed users. At Registry Magic, Falcone will hold overall responsibility for the Virtual Operator(R), line extensions, and new products.

The Virtual Operator is an award-winning telephone solution that uses proprietary speech recognition technology that listens, understands, and responds to a caller's conversational request. Capable of answering multiple calls simultaneously, the Virtual Operator eliminates placing callers on hold and allows callers to reach an employee or department quickly by just saying their name without the need for inefficient touch-tone menus. Internationally, where touch-tone technology may not be prevalent, the Virtual Operator can provide voice activated telephone automation enabling advanced applications not available by other means.

About Registry Magic

Registry Magic is a leader in the commercialization of speech recognition technologies. The company's offerings listen and understand naturally spoken words in performing repetitive employee tasks to improve operational efficiencies, personal productivity and customer satisfaction. For more information, please visit www.registrymagic.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties including without limitation the general risks associated with the intense competition and rapid technological change characteristic of the computer telephony and speech technology markets. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this release and are subject to risks set forth in Registry Magic's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Registry Magic expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to publicly release any updates or revisions to any such statement to reflect any change in expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.