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CyberGenie Wins ``Best of Show'' and ``Best Product'' At Retail TechFest 2000.


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Retail TechFest 2000

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2000

Top retail executives from across the country converged at Retail TechFest 2000 this week and proclaimed pro·claim  
tr.v. pro·claimed, pro·claim·ing, pro·claims
1. To announce officially and publicly; declare. See Synonyms at announce.

2.
 Cygnion Corp. the winner of two of the show's top honors: Best of Show and Best Product.

Held in Scottsdale, Ariz., Retail TechFest 2000 brought together the industry's leading retail buyers and the best suppliers of consumer-oriented computer products and services. CyberGenie(R), Cygnion's Professional Cordless Phone A wireless telephone that transmits to and receives signals from a base station within a range of a few hundred feet. Cordless phones are for local use and cannot travel long distances as can cellphones and satellite phones. See DECT and multihandset cordless.  System, was honored for its innovative and feature-rich design during the four-day show.

"To have CyberGenie distinguished twice as the `best' by the nation's top retailers at Retail TechFest is a tremendous honor for Cygnion," said Terry J. Baker, vice president of worldwide sales for Cygnion. "From our initial designs of CyberGenie, we envisioned a solution that would change the way SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent.  businesses communicate. These new awards, coupled with the numerous others that we have received, validates CyberGenie as the leader in this growing market."

CyberGenie is a Professional Cordless Phone System that provides a powerful communication solution ideal for the small business and home office market. An expandable, multi-line, multi-user system, CyberGenie combines the power of the PC with advanced telephony features and speech recognition technology to deliver the ultimate communications tool.

CyberGenie consists of a powerful 2.4GHz digital spread spectrum base station and cordless cord·less  
adj.
Having no cord, usually using batteries as a source of power: a cordless telephone.



cord
 handset The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset.  along with CyberGenie@Work software. The system delivers a feature set more commonly seen in a large business PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). , but at a price suited to the budget of the small office, home office businessperson. Some of these advanced telephony features include customized call answering, up to 20 individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize  
tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es
1. To give individuality to.

2. To consider or treat individually; particularize.

3.
 voicemail boxes, conference call capabilities, memo recording and call transferring.

With the help of CyberGenie's Virtual Personal Assistant, the system does more than just handle phone traffic. CyberGenie can read e-mail and play back voicemail messages when a user calls into the system, utilizing advanced speech recognition and text-to-speech engines powered by CyberGenie@Work software. Acting as a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week personal assistant, CyberGenie can even call users anywhere in the world when new voicemail or e-mails are received, allowing users to take action and respond promptly to their customers.

The basic CyberGenie system, priced at $399, is available nationwide at major retailers and distributors. Additional cordless handsets can be purchased for $129.

About Cygnion Corp.

Cygnion develops and markets communication solutions for the small business and home office market. The core team of Cygnion began research and development in this field in 1996. The goal of the organization is to create an effective convergence between the telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications.  and personal computer industries. Cygnion's extensive experience in the areas of PC telephony applications and 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.
 places the company in a unique position to deliver leading-edge communications solutions to the growing home-based and small business market. For product literature or more information, visit www.cygnion.com or call 877/GET-GENIE.
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