ArialPhone Corp. CEO To Speak at Consumer Electronics Show About Emerging Voice Recognition And Voice Activation Technologies.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers CES 2002 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2002 ArialPhone Also Announces New Wireless Microphone A wireless microphone, as the name implies, is a microphone without a physical cable connecting it directly to the sound recording or amplifying equipment with which it is associated. Capabilities for Voice Recognition Dictation, Internet Calling See Internet telephony. and Voice Browsing on the Web ArialPhone Corp., a Mundelein, Ill., provider of wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. devices and voice-enabling software, today announced that its co-founder and chief executive officer, Jim Alland, will be a featured speaker at the 2002 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . The company also announced new wireless microphone capabilities for its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , the ArialPhone, a wearable, hands-free telephone that interacts with PC contact management programs and is controlled entirely by voice commands. Alland will participate with executives from Siemens, Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. Inc. and other leading companies in a panel entitled, "Profit is Calling: Selling the Latest in Telephone Technology." The panel will take place on Jan. 9 in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. in room N258, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. The focus of the presentation is new consumer and business opportunities in the telephone market created by voice recognition and voice activation technologies. Alland's selection as a speaker comes following the launch of the ArialPhone product, which was first released in August 2001 to make phone calling more efficient for small office/home office See SOHO. professionals, or "free agents," who rely heavily on telecommunications. Productivity and efficiency gains are realized with ArialPhone because the user is able to perform automated contact management functions, such as voice dialing by name, while moving untethered Unattached to any data or power source by wire or fiber; in other words: wireless. Contrast with tethered. about the home or office. ArialPhone Now Leverages XP, IBM ViaVoice IBM ViaVoice is a range of language-specific continuous speech recognition software products offered by IBM. Individual language editions may have different features, specifications, technical support, and microphone support. To Gain New Voice Recognition Capabilities At CES, ArialPhone Corp. also introduced new software capabilities that move the device beyond telephony applications to also serve as a lightweight wireless microphone/speaker for voice recognition dictation, Internet calling and voice browsing on the Web. Now offered as an add-on software module, these new capabilities are facilitated by the product's compatibility with voice recognition functions in Microsoft XP, its incorporation of ViaVoice, IBM's voice recognition software, and other third party, voice-enabled applications. Third-Party Integration Opportunities ArialPhone Corp. also announced the availability of partnership opportunities for integrating ArialPhone into wireless voice and data input applications that can benefit from hands-free and eyes-free access. These applications include voice control of "smart home" automation and entertainment electronics -- such as digital music players and digital TV systems. Pricing and Availability ArialPhone can be purchased for $299 at leading retail outlets across the U.S. including CompUSA, Fry's Electronics Fry's Electronics is a specialty retailer of software, consumer electronics, computer hardware and household appliances with a chain of superstores headquartered in Silicon Valley. Starting with one store located in Sunnyvale, California, USA, the chain now boasts sales of $2. and RCS (1) (Remote Computer Service) A remote timesharing service. (2) (Revision Control System) A Unix utility that provides version control. RCS - Revision Control System Computer Experience, and through leading direct marketers such as Hello Direct and Tiger Direct TigerDirect (also known as TigerDirect.com) is a major direct online retailer of computer electronic items based out of Miami, Florida, founded by Gilbert Fiorentino, Carl Fiorentino and Daniel Brown in 1987 in Miami, Florida. . The product includes a sleek, lightweight earset that fits easily over the ear via a comfortable, ergonomically designed hook that can be worn all day. It also features voice-dialing software and a base station that is attached to both a PC and an analog phone line. Operation is simple: the user presses a single "action button" on the earset to alert the base station to listen for voice commands. For telephony applications, these commands prompt the device to access an existing PC-based contact management directory. The call is then placed as directed. Voice accuracy is assured: the ArialPhone device delivers top-quality, digital communications up to 150 feet from the user's PC -- even through walls. About ArialPhone Corp. ArialPhone Corp., launched in January 2001, is a provider of wireless communications devices and voice-enabling software applications. The company's first product, ArialPhone, combines wireless and voice recognition technology in a sleek, patented earset design that improves standard telephone calling processes while also allowing wireless voice computer input for dictation, Internet calling, and other third party voice recognition functions. Future applications will include voice control of digital entertainment and other home automation functions, such as changing TV channels; recording TV programs; controlling digital music players, set top boxes and cable modems; and even turning lights off and on. Privately held, ArialPhone Corp. is headquartered near Chicago in Mundelein, Ill. For more information, visit www.arialphone.com, or contact the company's headquarters at 104 Terrace Dr., Mundelein, Ill. 60060. Phone: 847/949-3173. E-mail: info@arialphone.com. ArialPhone and ArialPhone Corp. are trademarks of ArialPhone Corp. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. |
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