All eyes are on China as the 2008 Summer Olympics get set to kick off this August, centered within the beautiful culture of Beijing. Due to the notoriety of the Olympic Games, Auralog, a developer of business and consumer language-learning software solutions, has noticed a new trend towards learning the culture and language of China.

"In the months preceding the Olympics, we've noticed a growing trend with our software distribution," remarked Christophe Pralong, vice president of Tell Me More. "As compared to May, sales of our Tell Me More Chinese language-learning product increased 60 percent in June. We believe that this is a direct result of the Beijing Olympic Games and the interest in Chinese culture the games have generated."

Developed in collaboration with INALCO (National Institute of Languages and Oriental Civilizations), Tell Me More Chinese is the first foreign language method based on speech recognition technology and recognizes all four tones of Mandarin Chinese. Auralog believes that an important factor contributing to the increased popularity of the product is its cultural supplements, including more than 400 photographs illustrating Chinese culture. The dialogues are based on everyday conversation and the Pinyin Romanization system, a crucial learning tool for beginners, is used to familiarize students with the pronunciation and recognition of essential simplified characters.

With more than 1,500 exercises, a 3,000-word glossary and 300 hours of learning, Tell Me More Chinese presents a conversational approach to language-learning, providing a platform to have a free-flowing, interactive conversation with the computer. The software also presents seventy-four key Chinese grammar points to help users become fluently conversational. In addition, Tell Me More language-learning software pinpoints and highlights mispronounced words within individual sentences using the exclusive S.E.T.S. technology (Spoken Error Tracking System).

This summer, experience even more of Beijing than just the thrill of the games. Learn to enjoy the entire Chinese culture, beginning with its beautiful language. For more information on Tell Me More Chinese, visit http://www.tellmemorestore.com.