New & Improved Voice Dialing

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( BW)(ART-ADVANCED-RECOGNITION) smARTspeak XG Rocks the Mobile World; ART Releases World's First Phoneme-Based Embedded Speaker Independent Name Dialing Solution

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ÊÊÊÊLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2002--

Dynamic Command -- the Next Step Toward the Ultimate User Experience
ÊÊÊÊToday, ART Advanced Recognition Technologies, Inc., recognized global pioneers of natural Human User Interface technologies for the mobile world, announced the launch of smARTspeak XG(TM) -- the first ever speaker independent name dialing solution to be embedded in wireless mobile devices.
ÊÊÊÊWith dynamic recognition based on phoneme identification, the smARTspeak XG needs no training to provide instant name dialing functionality in response to the user's verbal command. The result is that no more time needs to be spent recording names into your phone book, or browsing/searching for contacts -- and no more the frustration of not remembering exactly how you phrased your original entry. Now, once a name and number are stored in the device, just saying `Call John Smith in his office' activates the device to call John Smith's office number. And the smARTspeak XG's sophisticated recognition software responds with equal accuracy no matter how the sentence is structured. Thus `Call John Smith in his office' or `John Smith office' both generate the same result -- providing the ultimate out-of-the-box user experience.
ÊÊÊÊBecause the smARTspeak XG is fully speaker independent, it recognizes the command of any user with equal accuracy. Thus multiple users can now simply access an entire address book by requesting any name they want to call -- and the XG will perform the task.
ÊÊÊÊ"The smARTspeak XG is a boon to every mobile device user," said Eran Aharonson, ART's President. "Finally, multiple users can pick up a device and instruct it to dial using any phrasing that they choose. And the same technology allows the dynamic launch of any command feature with the utmost simplicity."
ÊÊÊÊART's latest market offering, the smARTspeak XG carries forward the unique combination of features that made the revolutionary smARTspeak NG so popular with OEM's. These features include speaker dependent name dialing, speaker independent / dependent continuous digit dialing and speaker independent / dependent command & control.
ÊÊÊÊThe smARTspeak XG's advanced phonetic recognition engine operates in the tight processing power environment of ARM 7 or similar processors designed for mobile devices. Its modular design makes it perfect for deployment across the entire range of mass marketed handsets -- from entry level through to high-end devices -- and the same dynamic recognition solution can also operate any other functions currently offered by the device -- WAP, favorites etc. -- giving the XG unlimited command possibilities.

ÊÊÊÊAbout ART Advanced Recognition Technologies, Inc.

ÊÊÊÊEstablished in 1990, ART Advanced Recognition Technologies, Inc., is the acknowledged pioneer and market leader in Natural User systems of embedded Speech and Handwriting Recognition for mobile devices. Having generated over a decade of software innovation, today it develops and markets technologically superior solutions for the control and command of mobile devices by the human voice and natural handwriting. Through its range of proprietary technologies based on unique, signal-processing algorithms, ART provides next-generation human user interface solutions for cellular handsets, smartphones, mobile communicators, PDAs and handhelds, and automotive systems.
ÊÊÊÊToday, ART's embedded software-only solutions are deployed in dozens of product lines from industry leaders such as Acer, Casio, Franklin, GVC, Hitachi, Hutel, Konka, LGE, Inventec, Maxon, Mitsubishi, NeoPoint, Panasonic, Philips, Quanta, Samsung, Siemens Automotive and others. ART has strategic and technological partnerships with industry leaders including Agere Systems, Analog Devices, DSP Group, e-SIM, Microsoft, Motorola, OTM Technologies, Parthus, Pegasus, Persay, Symbian, Texas Instruments and TTPCom.
ÊÊÊÊBased in the United States, with sales offices on the East and West Coasts, ART maintains a wholly owned Israeli subsidiary -- ART Ltd. -- where research and development are conducted. ART is active in the US, European, and Asian markets.
ÊÊÊÊFor more about ART see: http://www.artcomp.com.

ÊÊÊÊsmARTspeak XG(TM) and smARTspeak NG(TM) are both trademarks of ART Advanced Recognition Technologies, Inc.