Fonix DECtalk Text-to-Speech Technology to be Demonstrated by Sun Microsystems at CSUN Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference
(March 20, 2006) Fonix Speech, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Fonix Corporation (OTC BB: FNIX), will have Fonix DECtalk 4.6.4 text-to-speech (TTS) technology showcased by Sun Microsystems. Running on the Sun SolarisTM 10 Operating System (OS) for personal computers, Fonix DECtalk will be demonstrated in Sun’s booth at the California State University, Northridge Center on Disabilities’ 21st Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, March 20-25, 2006 in Los Angeles, CA.
“Sun is pleased to offer a widely recognized text-to-speech engine such as Fonix DECtalk to our users in the assistive community,” said Juan Carlos Soto, VP, Software, Sun Microsystems. “DECtalk’s multiple TTS voices and languages match the needs of Sun’s worldwide customers. Sun chose Fonix DECtalk due to its long-running, reputable use in the market and its high degree of intelligibility.”
End users running Sun applications and screen readers on the Solaris 10 OS on PCs can now use Fonix DECtalk to enable their computers to “speak” text, which is particularly useful for the assistive market and customers with visual or mobility impairments that make traditional computer use cumbersome or impossible. DECtalk 4.6.4 offers an improved set of TTS voices in multiple languages.
“Fonix DECtalk text-to-speech provides Sun’s end users with an easy-to-use, convenient speech interface for their Solaris-based PCs,” says Walt Nawrocki, Senior VP and GM, Fonix Speech. “Fonix DECtalk is optimized to be highly intelligible, even under noisy conditions. Customers in the assistive marketplace in particular need text-to-speech that is easy to understand and easy to listen to, which is exactly what DECtalk delivers.”
End users may download a single-user run-time version of Fonix DECtalk for Solaris Sparc and Intel processors at www.fonix.com or call (801) 553-6600 and say “Sales.”
About CSUN
California State University’s Center on Disabilities has advanced to the stage of conducting the longest-running and largest annual university-sponsored conference on technology and persons with disabilities. This annual conference serves as a major training venue for professionals around the world involved in the field of disability and technology. For more information, visit www.csun.edu/cod/conf/.
About Fonix DECtalk
Fonix DECtalk offers the smallest memory footprint for a multi-language, full-dictionary text-to-speech engine in the industry. Fonix DECtalk is specifically engineered for small devices and provides a standard of intelligible and natural sound quality that surpasses competitive offerings. Version 4.6.4 supports the widest array of hardware platforms and operating systems on the market and offers nine voices (four female, four male and one child’s voice) and seven languages (U.S. and U.K. English, Castilian and Latin American Spanish, French, German and Italian).
About Fonix Speech, Inc.
Fonix Speech, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fonix Corp. that currently offers voice technology solutions for mobile/wireless devices; interactive videogames, toys and appliances; computer telephony systems; the assistive market and automotive telematics.
About Fonix
Fonix Corporation (OTC BB: FNIX), based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is an innovative communications and technology company that provides integrated telecommunications services and value-added speech technologies through Fonix Telecom, Inc., LecStar Telecom, Inc. and Fonix Speech, Inc. The combination of interactive speech technology and integrated telecommunications services allows Fonix to provide customers with comprehensive cost-effective solutions to enhance and expand their communications needs.
Fonix Investor Contact: Gino De Jesus
(678) 391-4596
gdejesus@fonix.com
Fonix Speech Contact: Elizabeth Sweeten
(801) 553-6600
esweeten@fonix.com
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