TuVox Taps Joseph McCarthy for Vice President of Finance.

LOS ALTOS, Calif. -- TuVox, the pioneer in enterprise software for speech applications, today announced that it has named Joseph McCarthy to the position of vice president of finance. McCarthy brings over 16 years experience in financial management of publicly traded and privately held enterprise software companies. In his new role at TuVox, McCarthy will be responsible for developing and managing the financial and administrative strategies for the company.

McCarthy's extensive industry experience includes leading companies through initial public offerings (IPOs), managing financial negotiations for mergers and acquisitions, investor relations and strategic planning. McCarthy most recently served as vice president of finance for SupportSoft, where he helped execute a fully marketed $80 million follow-on offering.

"Joe's enterprise software experience, strong financial expertise and business savvy are vital assets to TuVox," said Larry Miller, president and CEO at TuVox. "His industry and financial experience will be critical to our ongoing success as we continue to accelerate our growth in revenue and customer acquisition."

Prior to joining SupportSoft, McCarthy served as vice president of finance for KANA Software, Inc., where he led all financial aspects of the company's 1999 IPO. He also led the financial due diligence and negotiation on multiple company acquisitions with values ranging from $70 million to $4 billion. Previously, he held financial positions at BlackHog, Inc., Rational Software Corporation, International Network Services, NeXT Computer, Inc. and KPMG. McCarthy holds a Bachelors degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame.

About TuVox

TuVox provides enterprise software to revolutionize voice self-service. TuVox creates a superior caller experience through sophisticated speech applications that are fast to develop and easy to deploy and maintain. Built completely on open standards, TuVox's enterprise solution can automate virtually any type of call -- including natural language call routing, self-service transactions, information requests and product support. TuVox has pioneered industry-leading SmartGen(TM) technology that allows enterprises to quickly create highly customized and conversational speech applications from their existing content, data and business processes. TuVox's mission is to create voice automation that is so effective that callers will freely choose it over a live agent, and to make voice automation so cost-effective that any enterprise can deploy it.

TuVox customers include companies such as Activision, Definity Health, MCI, and TiVo.

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