Conversay and IIS Develop Speech-Enabled Mobile-Commerce Application.

Business Editors

COMDEX Fall 2000

Booth no. L2863

REDMOND, Wash. and TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2000

Conversay, a global leader in enabling speech technologies for both mobile and traditional Internet access devices, and Integrated Information Systems (IIS) (NASDAQ:IISX), a leading full-service Internet solutions firm, announced today they have jointly developed a mobile-commerce ("m-commerce") application that will allow users to conduct transactions entirely by voice. The application will be offered by IIS as part of their full-service portfolio and is speech-enabled by Conversay technology.

The m-commerce infrastructure developed by IIS will be speech-enabled by the speech-recognition and text-to-speech engine from Conversay, ported to a Phone.com microbrowser. This is one of the first speech-enabled wireless m-commerce solutions on the market. IIS customers who want wireless access to their IIS-hosted Web content will adopt the application.

"Together, we're overcoming user interface issues confronting m-commerce," said Matt Scheuing, executive VP of marketing and sales at Conversay. "Users won't have to contend with difficult or frustrating input interfaces, such as tiny keypads, when trying to complete a transaction on their mobile device. And because it's easier to use on the consumer end, they're more likely to make purchases."

"As a full-service Internet solutions company, IIS strives to provide its customers with the latest technologies for delivering their Web content," said Jim Garvey, chairman, CEO and president of IIS. "By allowing wireless Internet users to conduct transactions using only their voice, we will offer yet another cutting-edge innovation that will help our customers increase the return on their technology investment."

Conversay's embedded speech technology is built around CASSI(TM), the company's small-footprint speech recognition and text-to-speech engine. CASSI is speaker-independent and supports continuous speech and a virtually unlimited vocabulary. As the first company to implement this m-commerce solution, IIS has dedicated its Wireless Center of Excellence to deploying this and other wireless technologies. Each of the Wireless Center's of Excellence experts receives ongoing training and earns certifications to implement wireless solutions.

Executives at both companies said the cooperation originated because they share a common partner, Phone.com. Conversay announced in July that its speech technology ports to the Phone.com UP.Browser(R) microbrowser, meaning mobile devices embedding the UP.Browser can be automatically enabled for voice-driven WAP browsing.

About IIS

IIS is a leading full-service Internet solutions firm possessing the full range of capabilities necessary to rapidly transform growing enterprises to a digital environment. Expanding beyond the traditional service model of strategy consulting, creative design, and Internet application development, IIS also provides the critical elements of network infrastructure and application management and hosting services. Utilizing its proprietary full-service methodology, Dimension(SM), IIS provides its clients with a framework in which innovative Internet solutions can be conceptualized, enhanced, and implemented with the speed-to-market necessary to succeed in the rapidly evolving Internet environment. Visit IIS' Web site at http://www.iisweb.com for additional information.

About Conversay

Founded in 1994, Conversay provides solutions that enable voice interaction with networked information, including the Internet, when other interfaces are difficult or impossible. Built on an innovative speech engine, Conversay(R) technology is speaker-independent, modular, scalable and accommodates unlimited vocabulary, making it ideally suited for embedded applications. It also drives award-winning products including a voice browser, desktop and web developer tools, and a conversational server. Conversay headquarters are in Redmond, Wash., and is located on the web at www.conversay.com.

Conversay, the Conversay logo and CASSI are trademarks of Conversational Computing Corp. Integrated Information Systems, the Integrated Information Systems logo and Dimensions(SM) are trademarks of Integrated Information Systems, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Editors' note: IIS and Conversay will be demonstrating this technology at COMDEX Fall 2000, Nov. 13-17 in Las Vegas, booth L2863.