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InternetSpeech Launches Voice i-Mode Service in Japan Using its Popular
netECHO Voice Internet Technology
netECHO Lets Consumers and Businesses Talk and Listen to any i-Mode
Sites
TOKYO - October 9, 2002 - InternetSpeech, a premier voice Internet
technology provider based in San Jose, California, today announced the
Japanese launch of Voice i-Mode using its netECHO(r) technology.
netECHO is the only voice Internet solution to date that provides
complete anywhere, anytime Internet access using any phone.
The Japanese version of netECHO was launched in February, 2002 to give
consumers and businesses access to Japanese and English web site
contents, email access and on-line ordering of products just by picking
up the phone. The new i-Mode service expands this to let users talk and
listen to any i-Mode site; a popular service that is accessed by over 40
million I-mode phone users.
Developed and deployed in the U.S. in 2000, netECHO empowers users by
enabling them to navigate the Internet and listen to information from
any web site, using simple voice commands and any telephone. NetECHO
patent pending technology provides content from any Web site in
real-time, going beyond traditional voice portal features like news,
weather, stock quotes and horoscopes. Customers can also search by key
words and perform e-commerce transactions.
"InternetSpeech is devoted to offering true Internet access through a
simple telephone interface," said Dr. Emdad Khan, founder, president and
CEO of InternetSpeech. "Because of i-Mode's high popularity, we have
voice enabled i-Mode sites to extend true Internet access to many more
people in Japan. InternetSpeech also plans to voice enable other sites
so that all available standards in Japan are unified allowing a j-Phone
user to listen to i-Mode contents and vice versa, for example."
InternetSpeech's voice Internet service is ideal for a variety of market
segments, including:
" Mobile business professionals who need access to data while out
of the office;
" Senior citizens who have difficulty in using computers or
viewing small screens or using a phone key pad;
" Those with disabilities, particularly the visually-impaired;
" People who don't own a computer, or who don't have one readily
available; and
" WAP or other small screen-based phone users who want to hear
real Internet content versus reading limited, pre-packaged online
information on a tiny screen
NetECHO also supports business applications. The innovative technology
instantly automates the voice-enabling process, making Web content
accessible in real-time in an interactive audio format for customers who
call from any phone. Depending on the site's content, customers can
hear company news, as well as product and pricing information, check
their order or account status, purchase products, obtain product
support, and more, by using their own voice. Unlike other methods of
voice-enabling (e.g. VoiceXML) that require extensive re-writing of Web
content, voice-enabling with netECHO happens on the fly, without any
re-coding, significantly saving costs and development time.
For additional information on InternetSpeech and netECHO, consumers,
ISPs and businesses can call 03-5770-7041.
About InternetSpeech:
InternetSpeech develops and markets netECHO, the only software available
that provides businesses and consumers complete anytime, anywhere
voice-based telephone access to the Internet. The company's
patent-pending technology can be bundled with other products, such as
traditional computer-based Internet access or voice mail, and can be
customized to meet individual business needs, such as employee access to
Intranet sites. InternetSpeech also offers business software that
automates the process of voice-enabling a company's Web site and
applications in any language, furthering the development of a globally
connected voice Internet. InternetSpeech, a privately held company
headquartered in San Jose, Calif., launched netECHO in November 2000.
For more information about InternetSpeech, visit
www.InternetSpeech.com
or
www.internetspeech.com/jp,
or call 03-5770-7041.
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