PORTLAND, OR —Sept. 8, 2004
Inspiration Software^®, Inc. announced today that both Kidspiration^® 2 and Inspiration^® for Palm OS^® received Silver Honors in the 2004 Parents' Choice Awards Program. Kidspiration 2, the visual way for K-5 learners to think, write and comprehend, was released in January 2004. Inspiration for Palm OS, which combines the learning benefits of Inspiration^® with the natural ease of handhelds, was released in May 2004.

Established in 1978, the Parents' Choice Foundation is the nation's oldest not-for-profit evaluator of children's books, videos, toys, audios, computer software, television, and magazines. The Foundation's mission is to provide parents with information to participate wisely in their children's learning. The Awards Program identifies the best products for children of different ages, backgrounds, skills and interests, honoring those that meet and exceed standards set by educators, scientists, performing artists, librarians, parents, and kids themselves. Judges in all product categories use General Criteria including excellent production values, universal human values, appeal to children and age appropriateness when making their decisions. The Parents' Choice Awards committees look for products that entertain and teach with flair, stimulate imagination and inspire creativity.

Originally released in 2001, Kidspiration provides an easy way to apply the proven principles of visual learning. Students build graphic organizers by combining pictures, text and spoken words to represent thoughts and information. Kidspiration 2 offers more ways to help students improve standards-based skills with new capabilities, such as the Symbol Maker drawing tool, expanded SuperGrouper^® options and paired pictures and words in Writing View.

Inspiration for Palm OS gives students and educators more access to the premier visual learning tool that helps them achieve clearer thinking, better writing and improved performance across the curriculum. With Inspiration for Palm OS, it's easy to capture ideas and show relationships by sketching symbols and arranging thoughts directly on screen with a stylus. The integrated outline view allows students to create a solid foundation for their writing. To complete a project, students can transfer to a handheld word processor, sync their handheld device to a desktop computer or beam to a printer.

About Inspiration Software
Recognized as the leader in visual thinking and learning, Inspiration Software, Inc. develops and publishes innovative software tools that inspire learners of all ages to brainstorm, organize, plan and create. With more than 15 million users worldwide, the company's award-winning software is revolutionizing visual learning in education—inspiring students to develop strong thinking and organizational skills and improve their academic performance. Founded by Donald Helfgott and Mona Westhaver, the company's mission is to support improvements in education and make a positive difference in students' lives by providing software tools that help students learn to think.