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SOURCE: Fonix Corporation
Fonix Brings Voice Interaction to Mobile &
Wireless Devices; Unveils FAAST 1.0 for
Windows CE to Support Embedded Applications
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Fonix Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FONX - news), a leading
provider of human-user interface technology solutions for wireless and mobile devices, Internet and telephony systems,
and vehicle telematics, announced today the commercial release of the FAAST (Fonix Accelerated Application Solutions
Technology) 1.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) and speech framework, for the Microsoft® Windows® CE operating
system. Fonix's FAAST SDK enables developers to easily and rapidly build voice interactivity into their products using
the popular Windows CE platform upon which many handheld, mobile and wireless devices are built.
In addition, with this release, Fonix also announced its support for the Windows-powered Pocket PC. Fonix is working
closely with manufacturers of Pocket PC-powered devices to provide the necessary development framework, tools and
technologies that will bring full voice interactivity and navigation to their products.
Fonix has successfully demonstrated voice-in and voice-out proof-of-concept applications, including a continuous speech
digit dialer, PDA command navigator, and an MP3 command navigator, on a variety of Windows CE and Pocket
PC-based devices including the Compaq iPAQ (running on the Intel® StrongARM SA-1110 processor), the Casio
Cassiopeia(on a MIPS-based processor), and the Hewlett Packard Jornada (on the Hitachi SH3 processor).
Fonix will be showing the ASR/TTS demos of these applications at upcoming trade events, including the Fall Intel
Developers Forum on August 22-24 in the San Jose, CA Conference Center, and the Embedded Systems Conference on
September 24-28, also in the San Jose, CA Conference Center.
``Windows CE is rapidly gaining market share with companies manufacturing mobile and wireless handheld devices,''
said Thomas A. Murdock, Fonix Chairman and CEO. ``This release of FAAST for Windows CE will allow these
manufacturers to cut development costs, decrease time to market and vastly improve device interface and functionality.
Through Fonix, embedded voice is ready for prime-time today.''
Windows CE is the latest in a series of operating systems supported by Fonix Automatic Speech Recognition and
Text-to-Speech technology. Other supported operating systems include Windows 95, 98, 2000 and NT, as well as the
recent release of FAAST for Linux. Targeted Windows CE applications for FAAST include automotive telematics, smart
phone operating systems, PDA command and control, and vertical market industrial applications.
Fonix became a founding member of the Microsoft Embedded Tools Partners group late in 1999 and continues today as
the only speech recognition and text-to-speech company in the program.
Fonix FAAST allows developers to rapidly build Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Text-to-Speech (TTS)
command and control applications and download the program to a target platform. The noise immune applications use a
far field microphone and contain Fonix human quality TTS that provides user prompts and command confirmation.
This new release is part of Fonix's continued commitment to the development of voice-enabling technologies that OEMs
can quickly and effortlessly embed in a greater number of mobile and wireless devices and consumer products where
voice interaction is key.
Fonix will ship FAAST 1.0 for Windows CE beginning September 2000.
About Fonix Corporation
Fonix Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FONX - news) is a leading provider of human-user interface technology
solutions for wireless and mobile devices, Internet and telephony systems, and vehicle telematics. Leading chip
manufactures, independent software and hardware vendors, and Internet content and service providers incorporate Fonix
technology to provide their customers with an easier and more convenient user experience. Fonix products, including
Text-To-Speech (TTS), Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), and Handwriting Recognition (HWR), provide the most
natural communication solutions available. For more information visit www.fonix.com or call (801) 553-6600.
Sales & Product Information, contact Scott Lindsey, (801) 553-6600, sales@fonix.com
Media Information, contact Kurt Herrmann, (801) 553-6600, mediarel@fonix.com.
Investor Information, contact Michelle Aamodt, (801) 328-0161 invrel@fonix.com.
Note: The statements released by Fonix Corporation and Concierge, Inc. that are not purely historical are
forward-looking within the meaning of the ``Safe Harbor'' provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, including statements regarding the Company's expectations, hopes, intentions, and strategies for the future.
Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties that may affect the Company's
business prospects and performance. It is important to note that the Company's actual results could differ materially from
those in such forward-looking statements. Risk factors including general economic, competitive, governmental, and
technological factors as discussed in the Company's filings with the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. The Company
does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements contained in this release.
Casio, Cassiopeia, Hewlett Packard and Jornada are all Registered Trademarks of their respective companies.
SOURCE: Fonix Corporation
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