Fonix(R) VoiceDial(TM) 1.2 Adds New Languages and Smaller Memory Requirements
February 18, 2003 04:00:00 AM ET
Fonix VoiceDial - 'Killer App' Delivers to European Market With Release Of
German, French, and Spanish; With Smaller Footprint, and Natural Voice Fonix VoiceDial 1.2 Available at 3GSM World Congress @ Fonix Booth C23, Hall 1
CANNES, France and SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 3GSM WORLD CONGRESS -- Fonix Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FONX), a leading provider of speech interface solutions, announced today the release of Fonix VoiceDial(TM) 1.2. The 1.2 release is considerably smaller, has natural voice prompts, and is available in English, German, French and Spanish.
"VoiceDial has been received with great enthusiasm in the English speaking market," said Rolf-Juergen Bruess, President, Fonix International and Strategic Marketing. "By releasing German, French and Spanish versions of VoiceDial we are advancing this success to mobile and wireless devices to the European markets."
Fonix VoiceDial is available for all PocketPC Phone Edition devices, including the T-Mobile PocketPC Phone Edition, the AT&T Siemens SX56, the O2 XDA, the HP Journada 928 WDA, and announced devices including the Hitachi Multimedia Communicator and the Samsung i700. Fonix VoiceDial requires less than 1MB of memory.
"Fonix VoiceDial 1.2 is smaller so it can be used on devices where space is at a premium," said Tim Hong, Director Mobile Wireless at Fonix. "The natural voice prompts are clear and easier to understand. With VoiceDial 1.2 contact confirmation is done with the users voice, making confirmation easy, after all, it's your device, your voice."
True Mobility Now Possible
VoiceDial puts the power of speech into phone dialing with minimal user demands. This breakthrough application offers the following convenient features:
* Highly Accurate -- Voice Dial is highly accurate even in the noisiest
of environments like cars, restaurants and sporting events.
* Natural Voice -- With the natural voice prompts, your interaction with
the device is clear and easily understood.
* Your Voice Confirmation -- When dialing a contact, VoiceDial 1.2 uses
your own voice to confirm that you are dialing the correct contact.
* Continuous Dialing Response -- When speaking a phone number to dial,
the user may speak at his or her usual speed and cadence. VoiceDial
responds continuously -- no pausing or waiting is necessary for each
digit to be dialed separately.
* Unlimited Contact List Size -- VoiceDial builds a database of all the
contacts in a users contacts database. Customers can easily download
their entire Outlook contact database to their Pocket PC Phone Edition
devices. There is no limit to the number of names a user can add or
access.
* Customized Pronunciation -- VoiceDial enables users to improve accuracy
where needed, or to add a nickname for a particular contact.
* Speaker Independent Phonetic Recognition -- No voice training is
required.
Pricing and Availability
Fonix VoiceDial 1.2 in English, German, French, and Spanish is priced at just $19.95 per language, and will be available for download from the Fonix website, www.fonix.com on or before March 3, 2003. For more information about Fonix VoiceDial or any of the Fonix Speech Solutions visit the Fonix corporate website or call 801-553-6600 and say "VoiceDial".
About Fonix Corporation
Fonix Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FONX) is a leading provider of speech interface solutions for wireless and mobile devices, Internet and telephony systems, and vehicle telematics. Leading chip manufacturers, 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. For additional information, visit www.fonix.com, or contact a Fonix representative at (801) 553-6600.
Investor Contact, Michelle Aamodt, (801) 328-0161, invrel@fonix.com.
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, include 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 include 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.
Fonix and Fonix VoiceDial are trademarks or registered trademarks of Fonix Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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