SALT LAKE CITY, May 30, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --  Fonix Corporation (OTC
Bulletin Board: FONX) today announced that it has signed a marketing and
distribution agreement with Nuance(R) (Nasdaq: NUAN), the leader in voice
interface software. As part of this agreement, Nuance will distribute Fonix's
Text-To-Speech (TTS) products with each Nuance 7.0 Developer Toolkit and
V-Builder(TM), Nuance's integrated tool for creation of Voice Web sites.
 
"More and more developers are creating voice applications every day," said Steve
Ehrlich, vice president of marketing for Nuance. "By incorporating Fonix's TTS
product into our toolkit, developers can get all the software they need to build
voice applications from a single source -- the Nuance Developer Network."
 
"Nuance provides superb quality speech recognition products with exceptional
product support and service which directly matches our business philosophy,"
said Thomas A. Murdock, President and CEO of Fonix Corporation. "We expect this
relationship to provide the best text-to-speech to Nuance and their customers,
and to open new market opportunities for both our companies."
 
About Nuance 7.0
 
Nuance 7.0 is the latest version of Nuance's flagship speech recognition and
natural language understanding server software. Nuance 7.0 is designed to
address the demands of enterprise and carrier-class applications around the
world. It delivers breakthrough wireless and hands-free recognition accuracy,
unmatched scalability and reliability, and a comprehensive feature set designed
to support 15 languages and multi-lingual systems of all types.
 
Developer Toolkit CDs will be available at V-World, Nuance's annual speech
conference, taking place in Scottsdale, Ariz. June 11-14. V-World is open to the
general public. For more information or to register for V-World please visit the
Nuance Web site at www.nuance.com or call (910) 452-0426. Accredited press and
analysts can register by contacting Katie Martin at
katie_martin@benjamingroup.com or by calling (408) 559-6090.
 
About Fonix Corporation
 
Fonix Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FONX) develops and markets software
products that enable intuitive human interaction with computers, consumer
electronics, and other intelligent devices. Leading chip manufactures,
independent software and hardware vendors, and other Internet content providers
incorporate Fonix technology to make their products easier and more convenient
to use. Fonix products, including Text-To-Speech (TTS), Automatic Speech
Recognition (ASR), and Handwriting Recognition (HWR), provide the most natural
communication solutions available. (TM)For more information visit www.fonix.com
or call (801) 553-6600.
 
Note: The statements released by Fonix Corporation 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.
Risks specific to the information in this release include risks associated with
the introduction of a new technology product and its acceptance in the
marketplace, uncertainty as to number of developers that will use the SDK and
the uncertainty relating to the company's ability to port to new and/or
additional microprocessors, the resulting potential applications developed
therefrom which may generate license revenue to the Company and fluctuations in
the microchip industry which would effect the number of chips sold which include
Fonix technology. Other 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.
 
SOURCE Fonix Corporation
 
 
 CONTACT:          Corporate Communications, Kelly R. Kenyon, 801-553-6600,
                   kkenyon@fonix.com, or Investor Relations, Michelle Aamodt, 80
-328-0161,
                   invrel@fonix.com, both of Fonix Corporation
 
 URL:              nuance.com
                   fonix.com