Rogers Wireless Rolls Out Productivity-Enhancing Voicemail to Text

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Press Release Source: SpinVox


Rogers Wireless Rolls Out Productivity-Enhancing Voicemail to Text Powered by SpinVox Service
Tuesday December 11, 10:39 am ET
Latest innovation converts voicemails to text and delivers messages to mobile devices with speed, ease and accuracy


TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rogers Wireless today announced the national rollout of Voicemail to Text powered by SpinVox service. The innovative new service, delivered on Rogers Wireless network, the most reliable in Canada, through technology by SpinVox, the world leader in Voice-to-Screen™ messaging, offers mobile professionals fast, easy access to their voicemails by converting messages to text and relaying them to BlackBerry devices, PDAs, smartphones or cell phones as SMS messages.

Rogers Voicemail to Text powered by SpinVox service is available this month in seven provinces, including BC, Ontario1, Québec and the Atlantic provinces, representing more than 80 per cent of the Canadian population2. The service will launch in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in early 2008.

Rogers Voicemail to Text powered by SpinVox service operates using SpinVox’s Voice Message Conversion System (VMCS) that combines secure, state-of-the-art speech technologies with human intelligence and learning to quickly, easily and accurately convert voice messages of up to three minutes in length to text. The only voicemail-to-text service on the market with multilingual capability, SpinVox converts messages in four languages: English, French, German and Spanish.

"As Canada’s largest provider of voice and data communications services, Rogers Wireless is pleased to offer customers yet another time-saving productivity weapon in the war against inefficiency,” said Irv Witte, Vice President, Business Marketing, Rogers Wireless. “With Rogers Voicemail to Text powered by SpinVox service, customers across Canada will have the added convenience and flexibility of receiving messages and call-back numbers in real time, without the hassle of dialing-in or writing anything down.”

In addition to reading a transcript of voicemail text, subscribers to Rogers Voicemail to Text powered by SpinVox service will be able to instantly respond by text or telephone at the touch of a button, forward text messages to others for immediate action or dial-in to their voicemail boxes and listen to messages the traditional way.

"SpinVox is committed to providing Canadian customers with innovative communications solutions that streamline the way they do business and lead their lives,” said Christina Domecq, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, SpinVox. “We are excited to partner with Rogers Wireless to launch our voicemail-to-text service on the country’s largest and most reliable GSM network.”

Rogers Voicemail to Text powered by SpinVox service seamlessly integrates with existing Rogers voicemail service and can be added to customer plans in available markets for $15/month for an unlimited number of voicemail to text conversions. The first month of service is free. For additional information or to subscribe, please contact your nearest Rogers Wireless retailer or visit Detect Flash support.

An online demonstration of the Rogers Voicemail to Text powered by SpinVox service is available at Rogers Wireless - DO MORE.

About Rogers Wireless

Rogers Wireless provides wireless voice and data communications services across Canada to more than 7 million customers under both the Rogers Wireless and Fido brands. Proven to operate Canada's most reliable wireless voice and data communications network, Rogers Wireless is Canada's largest wireless provider and the only carrier operating on the global standard GSM and highly advanced HSPA technology platforms. In addition to providing seamless roaming in more than 200 countries around the world with its GSM based services, Rogers Wireless also provides wireless broadband services across Canada utilizing its 2.5GHz fixed wireless spectrum. The company is a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI - News; NYSE: RCI - News), a diversified Canadian communications and media company. For further information, please visit Detect Flash support.

About SpinVox

SpinVox® brought together the two most popular methods of communication – voice and text – and created a new category of messaging called Voice-to-Screen™. Its award-winning service is now making everyday communication simpler and more powerful, creating new recurring revenues for wireless, landline, cable and VoP carriers as well as service providers and web partners. SpinVox has already launched its service with Cincinnati Bell, Sasktel, Telstra, Vodacom South Africa, Rogers and Six Apart and announced deals with Alltel, Vodafone Spain and Skype. As a managed service provider any network or service can rapidly and cost-effectively implement SpinVox.

At the heart of SpinVox is its Voice Message Conversion System™ (VMCS), which works by combining state-of-the-art speech technologies with a live-learning language process. VMCS is being rolled-out across four continents in four languages - English, French, Spanish and German.

1 Rogers Voicemail to Text powered by SpinVox service available in the following Ontario exchanges: 416, 647, 905, 289, 613, 519 and 705

2 According to StatsCan 2006 Census



Contact:
Rogers Business Solutions
Hanna Paterson, 416-935-6816
BB- 647-400-2039
hanna.paterson@rci.rogers.com
or
GK Communications for SpinVox
Greg Kalish, 646-290-8840
gkalish@gkcomms.com
or
Manning Selvage & Lee (MS&L)
Julie Roe, 416-847-1305
julie.roe@mslpr.ca


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Source: SpinVox