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To: GC who wrote (561)5/9/1999 12:34:00 PM
From: GC  Respond to of 767
 


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LERNOUT & HAUSPIE OFFERS AWARD-WINNING SPEECH
AND LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGIES TO CONSUMERS AT
WAL-MART AND TARGET STORES

L&H™ Strengthens Retail Channel Strategy with Special Bundle of L&H Voice
Xpress™ Speech Recognition Software and L&H Language Translation Product

WHAT: L&H today reinforced its retail strategy by announcing that it will be offering
its award-winning L&H Voice Xpress Advanced speech recognition software in a special
retail bundle at Wal-Mart and Target stores nationwide. The product, which enables
users to create, edit and format documents using continuous speech and flexible,
natural voice commands, will be offered with L&H's Language Assistant software. The
bundle, called the L&H Voice Xpress Advanced Value Pack, is designed to appeal to a
broad audience of consumers by making it easier to create letters, documents and
e-mail on their PC in several languages. Today's announcement is expected to
accelerate the adoption of speech technology among mainstream users by making it
available through two popular retail outlets at a special low price.

WHERE/WHEN: The L&H Voice Xpress Advanced Value Pack will be available in the
US at more than 2,000 Wal-Mart and 840 Target locations nationwide, starting on May
17, 1999.

PRODUCTS: The L&H Voice Xpress Advanced Value Pack includes:

L&H Voice Xpress Advanced, targeted at frequent users of Microsoft Word, enables
users to dictate to and control all Windows-based applications. With L&H Voice Xpress
Advanced, users can quickly and intuitively create, edit and format documents in
Microsoft Word using L&H's Natural Language Technology (NLT).

L&H Language Assistant is a complete translation and reference package for users who
work with the Spanish and Portuguese languages. It's designed to assist people in
translating text in letters, faxes and other correspondence.

BACKGROUND: L&H's announcement of the L&H Voice Xpress Advanced Value Pack
continues to build momentum for L&H's speech and language retail products which
have been recognized by several recent awards from RetailVision, CNET, Windows
Magazine, and PC Computing.

Lernout & Hauspie (L&H) is a global leader in advanced speech and language solutions
for vertical markets, computers, automobiles, telecommunications, embedded
products, consumer goods and the Internet. The company is making the speech user
interface (SUI) the keystone of simple, convenient interaction between humans and
technology, and is using advanced translation technology to break down language
barriers. L&H's products and services originate in four basic areas: automatic speech
recognition (ASR), text-to-speech (TTS), digital speech and music compression (SMC)
and text-to-text (translation). For more information, please visit Lernout & Hauspie on
the World Wide Web at www.lhs.com or www.lhsl.com.


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To: GC who wrote (561)5/10/1999 11:22:00 AM
From: Bigscore  Read Replies (5) | Respond to of 767
 
GC, I would expect that several technology partners will be joining in on the program as they move forward with major clients.

Should be exciting when they roll this puppy out.