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Technology Stocks : NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS (NUAN) -- Voice Interface Software -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Capitalist who wrote (71)	8/10/2000 8:35:41 PM
From: Capitalist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 191

Decided to go ahead and post the Sprint PCS news... >Sprint Introduces Sprint PCS Voice Command, Bringing the Ease, Convenience and Safety of Voice Dialing to Customers Nationwide Sprint PCS First in the Nation to Introduce Wireless Network-based, Voice-Independent Dialing and Information Services Nationwide FOR RELEASE: August 3, 2000 KANSAS CITY, Mo., August 3, 2000 - Sprint PCS (NYSE: PCS) today introduced Sprint PCS Voice Command, the first nationwide network-based voice-activated dialing and information service. Sprint PCS Voice Command enables customers to safely and quickly access important people and information in their business and personal lives, extending the clarity and simplicity of Sprint PCS to a new level. Sprint PCS Voice Command provides each customer with a personal Web page to manage, organize and easily enter up to 2,500 numbers in an extensive address book, eliminating the need to voice train each entry. By using their voice, Sprint PCS Voice Command customers can dial, look-up directory names, modify their address book entries, and perform various speech-enabled, voice-independent functions while using any Sprint PCS Phone. Sprint PCS Voice Command will play a key role in the company's telematics strategy. Sprint PCS is working with several automotive partners including Ford Motor Company to deliver integrated in-vehicle communications services on the Sprint PCS all-digital nationwide wireless network. Sprint PCS Voice Command is immediately available to consumers and businesses nationwide. "Sprint PCS Voice Command makes calling easy by giving customers the convenience of dialing with their voice, no matter where they are within the Sprint PCS nationwide network," said Ronald T. LeMay, interim president of Sprint PCS and COO and president of Sprint Corporation. "The clarity of our calls coupled with the convenience of voice-activated dialing gives customers the quality and features they want while on our all-digital wireless network. By being the first to offer a voice-activated phone, Sprint PCS recognized early-on the value of wireless voice recognition services." Sprint PCS Voice Command is the first wireless service to use next generation speech-recognition technology, delivering a host of advanced voice command features only available on the all-digital Sprint PCS nationwide wireless network. By using the latest technology, Sprint PCS is the first carrier to offer customers features such as an extensive address book of 2,500 numbers and the ability to simply enter listings on a personal Web page, eliminating the need to voice train entries. Additionally, Sprint PCS Voice Command recognizes multiple keywords and maintains a large vocabulary such as "Call Joe at work" and/or "Call Joe at his work number." Customers can also dial by simply reciting the digits of a phone number such as "Call 800-480-4727." < s5.sprintpcs.com Cap