Yahoo! oneSearch(TM) Further Revolutionizes Mobile Search by Adding Voice
Input
LAS VEGAS, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- CTIA WIRELESS -- Working with
vlingo, Yahoo! today debuted voice-powered Yahoo! oneSearch, providing a
new input method for the industry's leading mobile search service. During
his keynote speech today, Marco Boerries, Yahoo!'s executive vice president
of Connected Life, unveiled his vision for the next frontier of mobile
search and as part of this vision, debuted voice-enabled Yahoo! oneSearch
featuring vlingo's advanced speech recognition technology. Available
beginning today for select Blackberry users in the United States, the new
voice-enabled Yahoo! oneSearch can be downloaded from
http://m.yahoo.com/voice . Over the coming months, the product is expected
to support additional devices and become available internationally.
"Consumers have not been able to access the full potential of the
mobile Web because they have been held back by limited user interfaces,"
said Dave Grannan, CEO, vlingo. "Vlingo and Yahoo! improve the experience
by giving mobile consumers total control over the Web by combining the
power of speech with the leading mobile search service."
Vlingo gives consumers control over the mobile Internet with the power
of their voices. Users do not need to change how they speak or memorize a
list of commands. They can say what they want, how they want, and vlingo
captures the results -- word for word. Vlingo's voice-enabling technology
is a natural input method for mobile search queries and provides Yahoo!
oneSearch users with a simple way to access the instant answers and
relevant information. With the most accurate system on the market that gets
even better with use, vlingo gives users the ability to freely mix typing
and talking with no limits on what they can say.
Voice-enabled Yahoo! oneSearch represents the first collaboration
between vlingo and Yahoo!. Separately today, vlingo announced that it has
secured a series B financing round, led by Yahoo! Inc. (see separate
announcement, "Vlingo Secures $20 Million in Series B Financing Led by
Internet Leader Yahoo!").
For additional information on Yahoo! oneSearch please visit
http://mobile.yahoo.com .
Vlingo and Yahoo! will be exhibiting the new voice enabled Yahoo!
oneSearch service at their respective booths - vlingo #4105 in the North
Hall, and Yahoo! #1019 in the Central Hall.
About vlingo
Vlingo is a voice-powered user interface that unlocks access to mobile
phone wireless data services. Vlingo allows users to speak or type into any
vlingo-enabled text box and get accurate, easy and consistent access to all
the information, entertainment and communication made possible through
today's mobile applications. By giving consumers control of the mobile
Internet with the power of their voices, vlingo provides a quantum leap in
usability for mobile data services that are currently restricted by limited
user interfaces. IDC has named vlingo one of the "Ten Emerging Mobile
Players to Watch in 2008." The company secured its venture capital
financing from Charles River Ventures, Sigma Partners and Yahoo! Inc.
Founded in 2006, vlingo is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Why
tap when you can talk? http://www.vlingo.com .
Yahoo!, Yahoo! oneSearch, and the Yahoo! logo are trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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