Fonix E-Commerce Marketing Efforts Lead to Increased Sales of Speech Technology-Based Retail Products.SALT LAKE CITY -- Fonix Speech, Inc. (http://www.fonix.com/), a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Fonix[R] Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : FNIX) specializing in embedded speech interfaces for mobile devices, handheld electronic products, video game systems and processors, announces positive results from its increased efforts to expand e-commerce outlets for Fonix's speech-enabled retail products. Fonix speech interface products available on e-commerce Internet sites include: * Fonix VoiceDial[TM] (http://www.fonixspeech.com/pages/voicedial2_1.php) -- speech recognition-based software that enables mobile users to place calls with hands-free, easy-to-use voice commands (no complicated menus to scroll through). VoiceDial is optimized for Bluetooth-enabled Smartphone devices. * Fonix VoiceCentral[TM] (http://www.fonixspeech.com/pages/voicecentral.php) -- interactive software for Windows Mobile The Windows platform from Microsoft for handheld devices, including PDAs, cellphones and Portable Media Centers. See Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone and Portable Media Center. Pocket PC devices It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of Pocket PC and Windows CE devices, and companies that make, or have made, them. that allows users to dial contacts and access Personal Information Management (PIM (1) (Protocol Independent Multicast) A multicast routing protocol endorsed by the IETF. Used in conjunction with an existing unicast routing protocol, it comes in two flavors: Dense Mode (PIM-DM) is used when recipients in the target group are in a concentrated ) tools or other programs like Media Player by speaking. * Fonix DECtalk[R] for Linux (http://www.fonixspeech.com/pages/dectalk_rt.php) -- text-to-speech technology (TTS (1) See text-to-speech. (2) (Transaction Tracking System) Software that monitors a transaction until completion. In the event of a hardware or software failure, it ensures that the database is brought back to its former state before the attempt to ) optimized for limited memory applications (small footprint, full-featured, multiple languages) in downloadable run-time only products, formatted specifically for use in Linux-based applications. Sales of these Fonix products have increased 23 percent in 2006 compared to the previous year. Fonix expects online sales to increase an additional 30 percent in 2007. "The mobile solutions developed by Fonix help PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). users get the most out of their devices," said Matthew Schneider, English Market Product Manager, Pocketland. "We're proud to feature Fonix software at Pocketland." "Fonix DECtalk software is a reactive and affordable voice synthesizer synthesizer Machine that electronically generates and modifies sounds, frequently with the use of a digital computer, for use in the composition of electronic music and in live performance. , compliant with our accessibility requirements," says Gilles Casse, Digibuy.com customer. "We particularly appreciated its availability for European languages on Linux." Fonix speech solutions are available from the following resellers: * BrightHand.com: http://www.brighthand.com/ * Digibuy: http://www.digibuy.com/ * Handango: http://www.handango.com/ * iMate: http://www.imate.com/ * MobiHand: http://www.mobihand.com/ * Mobile2Day.de: http://www.mobile2day.de/ * MobilityToday.com: http://www.mobilitytoday.com/ * MyQtek.com: http://www.myqtek.com/ * PocketGear: http://www.pocketgear.com/ * Pocketland.de: http://www.pocketland.de/ * Pocketlandfrance.com: http://www.pocketlandfrance.com/ * Pocketland.es: http://www.pocketland.es/ * PocketPCThoughts.com: http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/ * Smartphone.net: http://www.smartphone.net/ * And FREE for trial download at many more sites online "Fonix endeavors to provide state-of-the art speech solutions for both manufacturers and end users," says Walt Nawrocki, Senior VP and GM, Fonix Speech, Inc. "By broadening our marketing and sales initiatives to multiple marketing outlets, we can increase sales of our retail product offerings. Fonix remains committed to providing the right speech interfaces to customers who can benefit from them." About Fonix Fonix Corporation (OTCBB: FNIX), based in Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. , is an innovative speech recognition and text-to-speech technology company that provides value-added speech solutions through its wholly owned subsidiary, Fonix Speech, Inc., currently offering voice solutions for mobile/wireless devices; interactive video games See video game console. , toys and appliances; computer telephony systems; the assistive market and automotive telematics. Fonix provides developers and manufacturers with cost-effective speech solutions to enhance devices and systems. Visit www.fonix.com for more information, or call 801-553-6600 and say "Sales." Statements released by Fonix that are not purely historical are forward-looking within the meaning of the "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995, including statements regarding the Company's expectations, hopes, intentions and strategies for the future. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties that may affect the Company's business prospects and performance. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Risk factors include general economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors as discussed in the Company's filings with the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. The Company does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements contained in this release. |
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