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iVoice Executes National Distribution Agreement with Comdial Corporation: The Speech Enabled Auto Attendant is Provided by iVoice's Subsidiary SpeechSwitch, Inc.


MATAWAN, N.J. -- iVoice, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board OTC Bulletin Board

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: IVOC), a leader in speech-recognition technology, announced today that Comdial Corporation (CMDZQ.PK) has become a direct distributor of the iVoice Speech Enabled Auto Attendant The part of an interactive voice response (IVR) system that replaces the human operator and directs callers to the appropriate extensions or voice mailboxes. See IVR. . Comdial will offer the Speech Enabled Auto Attendant through its national network of dealers.

Integrated directly into the Comdial product line, the system facilitates easier communication for employees, customers, business partners and suppliers. It places people at ease by allowing callers to use their most natural form of communication -- their own voice -- to reach a specific person or department. By speaking a name, a caller can be promptly transferred to the appropriate number. Callers have the option of bypassing touch-tone menus and spell-by-name directories and instead, use their natural voice to reach their intended party.

"By partnering with iVoice, Inc., Comdial will be able to offer the Speech Enabled Auto Attendant, another tool that will enhance our product line and give our channel partners a competitive edge when competing in the small to mid-sized market place," said Angel Gonzalez, Comdial's director of product management.

The iVoice Speech Enabled Auto Attendant is a complete cost-effective solution that works with existing phone systems and voice mail packages. Every department and employee is accessible from one local or long-distance phone number. iVoice capabilities ensure that all calls reach their intended destinations at all times. iVoice's subsidiary SpeechSwitch, Inc. provides the Speech Enabled Auto Attendant.

"Today's competitive market place demands that businesses increase revenue while containing costs. Customers are using speech recognition to improve customer satisfaction and manage overhead. We are pleased to partner with Comdial to bring this solution to small and mid-sized enterprises," said Bruce Knef, 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.  of SpeechSwitch, Inc.

About Comdial Corporation:

Comdial is a converged voice and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another.  solutions provider with over 25 years of long-standing success as a leading brand. Focused on superior customer service and reliable communications solutions, we are dedicated to producing best-in-class small to mid-sized enterprise communications solutions. Through innovative technology and flexibility, we are unmatched at providing comprehensive Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP.

(networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol.
 (IP) communications solutions tailored to meet each customer's evolving business needs.

About SpeechSwitch, Inc.:

iVoice announced that it intends to distribute to the company's shareholders all common stock shares of its newly formed subsidiary, SpeechSwitch, Inc. The iVoice board of directors authorized au·thor·ize  
tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es
1. To grant authority or power to.

2. To give permission for; sanction:
 management to pursue a strategy designed to unlock the value in the company's speech-recognition software by spinning it off into a new independent public company. The assets that will become part of SpeechSwitch include the Speech SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK.

SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit").
, Speech Enabled Auto Attendant, Name Dialer, plus two issued patents and two patents pending. Subject to final review by the SEC, holders of iVoice common stock will receive 10 million shares of SpeechSwitch common stock on the distribution record date. It is anticipated that SpeechSwitch common stock will trade on the NASD NASD

See: National Association of Securities Dealers


NASD

See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD).
 OTC Bulletin Board. To facilitate the expansion of this business, we have arranged for a financing facility for SpeechSwitch, Inc. of $11 million.

About iVoice, Inc.

iVoice, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets innovative speech-enabled applications and computer telephony See CTI, VoIP and IP telephony.

Computer Telephony - Computer Telephone Integration
 communications systems In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. . While there are many companies that develop speech applications, most require licensing of the core speech recognition engine resulting in a costlier solution for the end user. iVoice pays no such royalty or license fees for any of its speech recognition applications. Customers include Avaya, Gold Kist Gold Kist NASDAQ: GKIS is a large chicken producing company in the United States south. It was founded in 1933 by D.W. Brooks, a University of Georgia agronomy instructor as the Cotton Producers Association , American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross.  and Comdial. Interactive Voice Response products developed by iVoice allow PC databases to be accessed via voice or from a standard touch-tone telephone.

The board of directors of iVoice believes the best way to build shareholder value, separate and apart from the operating performance of iVoice, is to create new business opportunities by distributing shares of spin-offs to our shareholders. In the past 13 months, we have taken major steps to restructure our company in ways that we believe will be most favorable to shareholders with the spin-off The situation that arises when a parent corporation organizes a subsidiary corporation, to which it transfers a portion of its assets in exchange for all of the subsidiary's capital stock, which is subsequently transferred to the parent corporation's shareholders.  and/or distribution of the stock of separate companies. This is part of our broader strategy to reposition iVoice as a company focused on the development and licensing of proprietary technologies.

For more information on iVoice, please visit http://www.ivoice.com

This news release includes forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

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 within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding among other things our plans, strategies and prospects -- both business and financial. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this news release may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "believe," "expect,""anticipate," "should," "planned," "will," "may," "intend," "estimated," and "potential," among others. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this news release include market conditions and those set forth in reports or documents that we file from time to time with the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements attributable to iVoice, Inc. or a person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary language.
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