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One Voice Joins Wireless Village Mobile Messaging Initiative
SAN DIEGO--Jan. 16, 2002--One Voice Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:ONEV), developer of 4th
Generation voice solutions for the wireless, Telematics, TV/Internet appliances and PC markets, today announced its
membership in Wireless Village, the Mobile Instant Messaging and Presence Services (IMPS) Initiative.
Founded in 2001 by Telecom industry leaders Ericsson, Motorola and Nokia, Wireless Village has gathered industry
experts and leading companies in Instant Messaging to generate pre-standards specifications, provide interoperability and to
build a community of supporting organizations. The membership will give One Voice an opportunity to participate in the
definition and evaluation of standards including the use of its voice technology in all forms of Instant Messaging. One Voice
plans to incorporate these key standards into its MobileVoice(TM) services for wireless carriers.
One Voice's messaging solutions are a strong fit with the goals and objectives of the Wireless Village Initiative. The
integration of voice technology with Instant Messaging brings major new opportunities to the communications market.
MobileVoice Messaging remains the only solution available that enables wireless phone users to compose and send
free-format voice-to-text Instant Messages, e-mail, SMS (Short Message Service) and paging messages -- using only their
voice. These services, combined with others such as MobileVoice Activated Dialing, promise to revolutionize the way people
use the mobile phone by making applications truly mobile, 100 percent hands-free and easier to use.
"Our membership in Wireless Village emphasizes our commitment and support of global standards for messaging," said
Dean Weber, chairman and CEO of One Voice Technologies. "Working closely with industry leaders like Ericsson, Motorola
and Nokia to define the core standards will be critical to successfully bringing voice technology to Instant Messaging around
the world. We intend to play a very active role in support of this initiative."
To support the MobileVoice rollout and initiatives, One Voice also announced it has closed a $1.4 million round of
financing from Laurus Master Funds and Stonestreet Limited Partnership as a follow-on to their previous financing.
About One Voice Technologies Inc.
One Voice Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:ONEV) is the world's first developer of 4th Generation voice solutions for the
telecom, telematics, TV/Internet appliance and PC markets. Our Intelligent Voice(TM) solutions employ revolutionary,
patent-pending technology that allows people to send messages (e-mail, SMS, paging), purchase products, get information
and control devices -- all by using their voice. The company is headquartered in San Diego. For more information, please visit
http://www.onevoicetech.com.
About Wireless Village
Founded by Ericsson, Motorola and Nokia, the Wireless Village initiative (or the Mobile Instant Messaging and Presence
Services (IMPS) Initiative) was formed in April 2001 to define and promote a set of universal specifications for mobile instant
messaging and presence services. The specifications will be used for exchanging messages and presence information between
mobile devices, mobile services and Internet-based instant messaging services, all fully interoperable and leveraging existing
Web technologies. Through its supporters, the Wireless Village initiative aims to build a vibrant community of end users and
global business partners where Internet and wireless domains converge. The IEEE Industry Standards and Technology
Organization (IEEE-ISTO) provides day-to-day administrative support to the Wireless Village initiative. Further information is
available at http://www.wireless-village.org.
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