Tegic Taps ScanSoft for Speech and Handwriting Input on Cell Phones and Smartphones; Makes It Easier to Use Advanced Mobile Services, Helps Drive User Adoption, Operator Revenues.SEATTLE & BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Tegic Communications, the leading provider of predictive text Predictive text is an input technology designed for mobile phones. The technology allows words to be entered by a single keypress for each letter, as opposed to the multiple keypress approach used in the older generation of mobile phones. input software and a subsidiary of America Online See AOL. , Inc., today announced that it has signed an agreement with ScanSoft, Inc., a global leader in speech and imaging solutions, to license its speech and handwriting technologies for use on cell phones and mobile devices. The use of mobile communications services continues to grow worldwide, helped by the ease-of-use Tegic's predictive text input software delivers to users of cell phones and smartphones. Building on the role of T9(R) Text Input software (http://www.t9.com) as a standard for numeric text input and leveraging ScanSoft's leadership in speech and handwriting solutions, Tegic can provide the mobile industry with an all-in-one, easy-to-use mobile communications solution. Consumer adoption of SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. , wireless email Wireless Email or Push E-mail for enterprises is an email solution for small handheld platforms that is secure and managed centrally by enterprise server. Wireless technology adoption has seen a dramatic increase over the past few years. and Web browsing from a mobile device has grown dramatically despite limitations imposed by existing user interfaces. Tegic seeks to solve the limiting and awkward nature of text input by integrating a variety of text entry options, including keypad, touch screen, speech recognition and handwriting recognition Handwriting recognition is the ability of a computer to receive intelligible handwritten input. The image of the written text may be sensed "off line" from a piece of paper by optical scanning (optical character recognition). . The resulting multi-modal user interface will be designed to meet user preferences depending on what is comfortable and appropriate given the message, audience, environment and privacy needs. This flexible new user interface, the T9(R) Mobile Suite, is expected to further drive consumer demand for data services, thereby increasing operator revenues. This UI is projected to be available to mobile handset manufacturers in early 2006. "Integrating ScanSoft voice and handwriting technology plays to Tegic's linguistic strengths, which enable prediction of even ambiguous user A user who is not identified in the system. This wording is sometimes used in the error message for an undelivered e-mail message. Of course, "unidentified user" would be clearer, but why make things simple? input. By creating one unified mobile interface, we will improve the ease and accuracy of input, regardless of whether users want to talk or text," said Bill Schwebel, president, Tegic Communications. "The T9 Mobile Suite is designed to give users easier access to the data and communications services available on their cell phones, anytime and anywhere." "ScanSoft is well positioned to offer a comprehensive suite of speech and handwriting solutions to mobile device users, which enhance the usability of the latest advanced features. The agreement with Tegic is a welcome endorsement for the capabilities of our solutions, given Tegic's enviable reach within the handset market," said Paul Ricci, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , ScanSoft. "With Tegic, the opportunity for the expansion of our solutions is greater than ever before, as the combination of our strengths and global reach rivals any other. Together, we will enhance the proliferation and ease-of-use of advanced mobile services, offering considerably expanded revenue opportunities for operators." For a white paper on the T9 Mobile Suite, please contact Erin Gifford of Tegic Communications at egifford01@aol.com. About T9(R) Text Input Software T9 Text Input, a leading alphabet-based and Chinese, Japanese and Korean character-based text input software, is the 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. of Tegic Communications, and is available in more than 49 languages. By incorporating T9 Text Input into mobile communications products, companies are solving the fundamental problem of how to quickly and easily type and send SMS text messages. More than 800 mobile phone models available throughout the world today include T9 Text Input and the technology has been licensed to major consumer electronics and communications equipment manufacturers worldwide. For more information about T9 Text Input software, visit http://www.t9.com or AOL Keyword: T9 Text Input. About Tegic Communications Tegic Communications, a leading provider of predictive text input software and 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 America Online, Inc., was founded in 1995 to develop and market communication technologies for the telecommunications and computing industries. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. (U.S.A.) and has offices in London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, Beijing and Bangalore. Tegic is on the Web at http://www.tegic.com. About ScanSoft, Inc. ScanSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq:SSFT SSFT Secure Socket File Transfer ) is a global leader of speech and imaging solutions that are used to automate a wide range of manual processes - saving time, increasing worker productivity and improving customer service. For more information regarding ScanSoft(R) products and technologies, please visit http://www.scansoft.com. ScanSoft is a registered trademark or trademark of ScanSoft, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. |
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