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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Voice Signal Partners With Sendo to Provide Advanced Speech Recognition Software on New Sendo X
BIRMINGHAM, UK and WOBURN, Mass., Jan. 6 -- Sendo, a supplier of wireless handsets and smartphones in Europe, and Voice Signal
Technologies,
the leading provider of mobile speech recognition solutions for wireless
devices, announced today the first phone in Europe to include Voice Signal's
advanced speech recognition application. The Series 60 based Sendo X is the
first mobile phone developed under a partnership agreement between the two
companies. The Sendo X features Voice Signal's Voice-Activated Phonebook,
which allows users to dial any person in their contact list simply by saying
the person's name, with no initial training required. With the additional
capability to launch other device applications by voice, users can open any
Series 60 application resident on the phone simply by saying the name of the
application. For example, a user can check appointments simply by saying,
"Open Calendar". These speech recognition features promote easier
hands-free,
eyes-free use of the phone.
Hugh Brogan, Chief Executive Officer of Sendo comments, "Sendo has built
a
solid business in the consumer phone market and is committed to providing
consumers with wireless devices that are easy to use and offer the highest
quality technology. We believe that as mobile phones become increasingly
sophisticated, speaker-independent speech recognition will make these
converged devices more convenient and fun to use. This will also allow
consumers to take advantage of all the exciting new features we are
developing
for handsets like the Sendo X smartphone. We are excited to work with Voice
Signal and bring this new technology to our customers."
"We are thrilled to work with such an innovative company as Sendo, and
are
happy that they have selected Voice Signal to be their speech recognition
partner on the Sendo X phone," commented Rich Geruson, Voice Signal's Chief
Executive Officer. "Together we hope to make it easier for consumers to use
their mobile phones wherever they are."
Sendo intends to launch the phone in the first quarter of 2004 in some
European markets, with the rest of the world to follow later in 2004. The
Voice Signal application in the Sendo X will initially support four
languages
including Spanish, Italian, German and English.
About Voice Signal Technologies
Voice Signal is the world leader in voice interfaces for mobile devices.
For the first time, Voice Signal has solved the interface problem of mobile
phones and PDAs. Users can speak a name, a number, or a command, and get
connected in one step. Voice Signal's unique architecture is compatible with
the entire range of mobile devices - from entry-level voice-only handsets to
enterprise-class PDAs and smart phones. Voice Signal is shipping on millions
of units manufactured by the largest global handset brands and sold by major
operators worldwide. Additional information about the company is available
at:
www.voicesignal.com.
About Sendo
Sendo, headquartered in the United Kingdom, started shipping its first
terminals to carrier customers in Europe and Asia in June 2001. The company
is
now shipping products in over forty territories in Europe, the Middle East,
Asia, Africa and the Americas. Sendo offers high-performance, competitively
priced, reliable products and services to the cellular market. Sendo has
been
established with the needs of the wireless carrier and consumers in mind.
The
company offers a complete custom program, from exclusively branded phones,
matched fulfillment programs and software with dedicated services. Details
of
the company are available at www.sendo.com
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