Dynamic Speech Development Environment Includes Both Text-To-Speech (TTS) And
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) for Automotive Applications,
PDA/SmartPhone Devices, Cordless Telephones, Cellular Telephones
And Home Entertainment Platforms
SAN FRANCISCO, MOSCONE CONVENTION CENTER/BOOTH 412 SOUTH, March 14
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fonix(R) Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FONX), a
leading provider of natural-user interface technology and voice solutions for
computer telephony and server solutions, mobile and wireless devices, and
vehicle telematics, today unveiled the Fonix s.Manager(TM) for Embedded
Solutions, an embedded platform comprised of the Fonix core technologies with
access through proprietary and industry-standard APIs. s.Manager for Embedded
reduces both the time and cost associated with Text-To-Speech (TTS) and
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) deployment for any embedded device, giving
product developers and OEMs a major competitive advantage to speech-enable any
application.
Announced today from the Embedded Systems Conference in San Francisco,
Fonix s.Manager for Embedded Solutions offers a common platform for
six markets: In the Small Office Home Office (SOHO) market Fonix has
developed a Talking Caller ID solution for telephone manufacturers, while in
the automotive market Fonix provides a complete speech-enabled system for
in-vehicle functionality, and offers this system to automotive manufacturers
and tier-one suppliers. In the PDA and SmartPhone market Fonix presents a
suite of voice applications for the handheld devices, and in the Cellular
phone market provides voice dialing and voice-enabled telecommunication
applications. And, in the Home Entertainment market, Fonix provides a
solution to the game developers' need for voice interaction on their
respective games, for products like Microsoft Xbox(TM), while in the Assistive
marketplace Fonix delivers high-quality TTS to OEMs and VARs for assistive
applications and solutions.
Lynn Shepherd, Vice President and General Manager, Mobile and Wireless,
recently presented Fonix s.Manager for Embedded Solutions at the COMDEX
Chicago show and will be demonstrating Fonix solutions at the Fonix booth
here. He noted, "s.Manager for Embedded is a leadership product focused
solely on delivering speech-enabled solutions that meet the needs of embedded
applications. As an integrated, single-source solution, s.Manager for
Embedded has the power to transform the development environment, allowing
OEMs, VARs, developers, and engineers to generate voice solutions in a
fraction of the time and at greatly reduced cost."
Powerful Programming Features
The s.Manager for Embedded Solutions includes Fonix DECtalk,
SimplySpeaking, and Clearly Speaking TTS engines, along with Fonix Speech
Recognition in U.S. English, U.K. English, French, German, and Swedish.
s.Manager for Embedded's versatile C++, Java, and SAPI 5.1 APIs provide
powerful functionality with a minimum of coding effort.
Supporting a wide array of chipsets including StrongARM, ARM 7/9, SH3/4,
MIPS, PowerPC, TI C55xx, TI OMAP, and Epson S133C Family, s.Manager for
Embedded runs on WinCE, VxWorks, and QNX operating systems. The solution also
offers a JSML interface and convenient tools such as an email preprocessor.
s.Manager for Embedded features include HTML, text, and basic email
filtering that eliminates unwanted text before it is spoken by the TTS engine.
Email Plus, a unique, user-customizable s.Manager upgrade, automatically
identifies acronyms, URLs, emoticons, and other anomalies in email text,
changing inflection and/or simultaneously playing select wave files to help
communicate nuances.
Pre-Ordering Available
s.Manager for Embedded Solutions will be available as a standalone
solution in Q2. For more information, visit Fonix at ESC at Booth 412 South,
log on to the Fonix corporate website at http://www.fonix.com , or call
(801) 553-6600.
About Fonix Corporation
Fonix Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FONX) is a leading provider of
natural-user interface technology 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. Fonix products,
including Text-To-Speech (TTS), Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), and
Handwriting Recognition (HWR), provide the most natural communication
solutions available. For additional information, visit http://www.fonix.com , or
contact a Fonix representative at (801) 553-6600.
Fonix and DECtalk are registered trademarks, Simply Speaking and Clearly
Speaking are trademarks, and s.Manager is a servicemark, of Fonix Corporation.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United
States and/or other countries. All other product or services names are the
property of their respective owners.
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. 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.
SOURCE Fonix Corporation
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Related links:
http://www.fonix.com
CONTACT:
press, Steve Simon of S&S Public Relations,
Inc., +1-847-955-0700, ext. 237, steve@sspr.com, for Fonix
Corporation; or Whitney Seamons of Fonix Corporation,
+1-801-553-6600, mediarel@fonix.com
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