ArialPhone Corp. President Mike Wagener Selected as Featured Speaker at 8th Annual SpeechTEK Show in New York City.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SpeechTek 2002 MUNDELEIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2002 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 president, Mike Wagener, will be a featured speaker at the 8th Annual SpeechTEK International Expo and Educational Conference, to be held Oct. 29 through Nov. 1 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Wagener will speak from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2002 on the topic of wireless speech solutions. His presentation will cover the growing market acceptance of wireless, voice-controlled devices; and the coming wave of next-generation tools leveraging voice recognition technology to add new measures of convenience to our daily lives. Wagener's selection as a speaker follows his instrumental role in the development of the ArialPhone, a new breed of wearable communications device Typically refers to a terminal used to send voice, video or text. Mobile phones, wireless PDAs and personal computers equipped with microphones, speakers and cameras are all considered communications devices. See modem. that interacts wirelessly with PC contact management programs and is controlled entirely by voice commands. First released in August 2001, ArialPhone is designed to improve standard telephone calling processes while also allowing wireless voice computer input for dictation, Internet calling See Internet telephony. , and other third party voice recognition functions. Productivity and efficiency gains are realized with the device because the user is able to perform automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. contact management functions, such as voice dialing by name, while moving about the home or office. Priced at $199, ArialPhone can be purchased through the ArialPhone Web site or through leading telephony resellers across the country; at 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 through leading direct marketers such as Hello Direct, Communitech and TechnoBrands. About SpeechTEK The SpeechTEK International Exposition and Educational Conference is recognized worldwide as industry's primary event focusing on products, services, applications, solutions and innovations in speech technology. Launched in 1995 and held annually, SpeechTEK has emerged as the premier event for the speech technology industry. The annual trade show and educational conference attracts a global network of companies and enterprise customers who are developing and implementing speech products. For more information, visit http://www.speechtek.com. About ArialPhone Corp. ArialPhone Corp., launched in January 2001, is a provider of wireless communications devices and voice-enabling software applications. The company's 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. , ArialPhone, combines wireless and voice recognition technology in a sleek, patented Earset design. It can be integrated with the most popular digital PBXs (digital Private Branch Exchange) A modern PBX that uses digital methods for switching in contrast to older PBXs that use analog methods. , and now supports an expanded group of contact management systems such as ACT!, Outlook and Outlook Express. A specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. version for the disabled community is also available. Privately held, ArialPhone Corp. is headquartered near Chicago in Mundelein, Ill. For more information, please 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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