HATIS Corporation Announces New CEO, Name Change, Agreement with LivePerson.com

Walnut Creek, Calif., May 2, 2000---New Chief Executive Officer, William L. Morgan, announced effective immediately a name change of the company from Life Sounds Incorporated to HATIS^® Corporation and agreement with LivePerson.com.

In announcing the name change, Mr. Morgan said, "The company's future growth is best served by elevating our leading brand -- HATIS® -- (Hearing Aid Telephone Interconnect Systems) to the level millions of hearing impaired people associate with clear, crisp digital cell phone sound already. We were diluting a world-renowned brand until we discovered hundreds of websites featuring HATIS rather than the previous corporate identity. A company is your brand and your brand is your company. For better or for worse you bet the farm on your brand. Anything less and you're using 'diversification' as a retreat strategy".

HATIS® enables people who wear hearing aids equipped with a telecoil to convert ordinary aids from amplification devices to receiving units using a standard headset jack like that found on most new cell phones and many cordless models (either with a 2.5 millimeter jack or an adaptor). According to Morgan, "HATIS was issued its U.S. Patent because it produces distortion-free sound from otherwise distortion-producing digital phones and other electromagnetic fields such as that emanating from typical overhead office lighting, TVs and computers. I have hearing aids 15 years old that work like new when using HATIS on my cell and office phones. I buy new hearing aids because I'm a technological junkie, but there are hundreds of thousands of people who can't afford new ones who can hear for the first time on telephones, using HATIS -- and the old jalopy". Morgan has lost all but 20% of his hearing, which began from hereditary nerve loss at birth.

Former CEO, majority shareholder and now COO, Alice M. Morgan, decided "The best person to lead a hearing healthcare product into the 21st century is someone who is fully hearing impaired and approaches solving the problem with natural empathy, not-to-mention 35 years business experience. My husband is on the phone all day long and enjoys tremendously the challenge of 'making the magic real' for hearing inconvenienced people. Bill likes being right out there and showing people how they can change the world with HATIS® - just as it did for him. My background is operations; that is what I do well with 29 years experience. His becoming CEO and my taking over as Chief Operations Officer was an ideal change on the heels of my purchase of the patents and founding of the company. Our respective positions are where we can make the most difference for our customers, shareholders and employees and that is what we do in this company".

HATIS Marketing Vice President, Brook T. Langston, announced a new Services Agreement with LivePerson.com for May 15th launch. "What our customers think is vitally important to HATIS' future", said Langston. "We chose the leader in web-based, real-time communications to provide individuals a unique tool for exchanging information on our website. Unlike a traditional chat room, LivePerson® technology affords our customers the privacy of discussing questions or comments they have with us - online - at virtually any place on our website. Our customers receive the traditional one-on-one care that they have come to expect and appreciate in a traditional brick and mortar store. For many of the people that come to us, the telephone is an extremely frustrating, high-stress instrument on which to communicate. It makes perfect sense to provide an alternative forum for people to reach us. We take Customer Care seriously, which is why someone will be able to communicate with the CEO, Customer Service or anyone supporting the site (company policy dictates all key employees from top management down are required to take customer calls, e-mail or LivePerson communiqués at least once per week). The extension of this tool to our website visitors is one more way for us to show that we care" said Langston.

For more information please contact:


Phone: 1.925.256.7767
Fax: 925.256.8792
E-mail: UHEARME@HATIS.COM
Website: www.HATIS.com

May 2, 2000