General Magic Receives Two Industry Awards
Recognized by Speech Technology Magazine's Peak Performance Awards and Interactive Weeks' Fast 50
SUNNYVALE,Calif., Jul 17, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- General Magic, Inc. (Nasdaq: GMGC chart, msgs), a pioneer in enterprise voice software and services, today announced that it has been selected to receive two industry awards for its work in propelling voice applications to the forefront of communications technology and for being one of the fastest growing, publicly held Internet product and services companies. Both awards recognize General Magic's continued commitment to innovation and excellence.
Voted the Readers' Choice Award winner, General Magic received recognition in the Best Mobile Speech Application category in Speech Technology Magazine's Peak Performance Awards. The award was given for General Magic's successful design, implementation, deployment and ongoing hosting of the OnStar Virtual Advisor. The OnStar Virtual Advisor, the world's largest voice-enabled telematics application, allows users hands-free in-car access to web-based information including voice-access to e-mail, stock quotes, weather updates, and up-to-the-minute news content, including sports, financial, headline, business, and world news with additional feaures rolling out shortly.
For the second year in a row, General Magic has been ranked among the fastest growing, publicly held Internet products and services companies by Interactive Week's Fast 50. Number 23 on the list, General Magic has demonstrated staying power despite the economic downturn and market consolidation.
"General Magic's heritage is filled with many industry awards and recognition for our technology," said Paula Skokowski, vice president of marketing at General Magic. "These new awards reinforce General Magic's leadership in the rapidly emerging voice market."
About General Magic
General Magic is a leading voice infrastructure software company that provides enterprise-grade software and supporting voice dialog design and hosting services that enable companies to quickly and efficiently provide anytime, anywhere access to information and services over the telephone. General Magic's VoiceXML & J2EE(TM)-based solutions enable enterprises to easily integrate voice access into enterprise applications using a broad selection of speech recognition technologies and telephony interfaces. These solutions make voice a strategic tool in helping businesses improve the customer experience, reduce transaction costs, and provide high quality, voice branded access to content and services. General Magic is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For additional information, visit www.generalmagic.com
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