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SALT LAKE CITY--Feb. 16, 2005--Fonix Speech, an operating division of Fonix(R)
Corporation (OTCBB: FNIX), an integrated communications carrier providing telecommunications
services and value-added speech technologies, will demonstrate an upgraded version
of Fonix VoiceDial(TM) for Symbian-based mobile/wireless devices at 3GSM World
Congress, Cannes, France, February 14 - 17, Hall 1, Booth C23.
Symbian supports devices manufactured by Nokia, Sony-Ericsson, Siemens, Motorola,
FOMA, Panasonic and Arima.
With Fonix VoiceDial, mobile phone and handheld device users access phone contacts
simply by speaking; no need to scroll through menus or push buttons, users just
speak the name of the contact. Fonix VoiceDial features highly accurate automatic
speech recognition (ASR) suited for noisy environments.
Upgrades to our latest VoiceDial offering includes:
-- Improved and more intelligible output from our Fonix DECtalk 4.6.3 text-to-speech
(TTS) technology.
-- Increased accuracy and faster speech recognition.
-- Broader platform support for additional Symbian operating systems: UIQ 2/2.1
and Nokia Series 60 1/2.
Benefits of the new VoiceDial upgrades for Symbian devices include:
-- The new Fonix DECtalk 4.6.3 provides better sounding TTS voices with improved
word pronunciation. It also includes enhancements that eliminate abnormalities
in the spoken text, and Fonix has incorporated additional voices for the assistive
market.
-- The new VoiceDial includes Fonix VoiceIn 4.0.1 ASR, which is more accurate
in noisy conditions and is 50 percent faster at recognizing the speech.
"With the increasing adoption of Symbian UIQ and Nokia Series 60 devices, Fonix
is committed to working with mobile device manufactures to optimize our award-winning
software for this platform," says Tim K. Hong, Fonix VP of Mobile/Wireless. "Fonix
looks forward to extending VoiceDial's capabilities to Symbian's rapidly growing
customer base."
Canalys, a market research firm, estimates that Nokia shipped an impressive 4.9
million Smartphones in the last quarter -- a new record -- increasing its market
share substantially, both year on year and sequentially (from 30.8 percent to
45.4 percent).
About Fonix VoiceDial
The award-winning Fonix VoiceDial is a totally interactive, hands-free software
application for Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone and Symbian devices, which
enables users to place calls by number or by contact. Users simply speak the number
or name to call, and VoiceDial does the rest. Visit www.fonix.com for more information or call 801-553-6600 and say "Sales."
About Fonix Speech
The Fonix Speech Group, an operating division of Fonix Corp., currently offers
voice technology solutions for mobile/wireless devices; interactive videogames,
toys and appliances; computer telephony systems; the assistive market and automotive
telematics.
About Fonix
Fonix Corp., based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is an innovative communications and
technology company that provides integrated telecommunications services and value-added
speech technologies through Fonix Telecom Inc. and The Fonix Speech Group.
Statements released by Fonix 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. 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.
Contacts
Fonix Corporation
Elizabeth Sweeten, 801-553-6600
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or
The Investor Relations Group for Fonix Corporation
Investor Contacts:
John Nesbett, 212-825-3210
or
Gino de Jesus, 212-825-3210
or
Media Contact:
Andrea Faville, 212-825-3210
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