[DECtalk] Fonix DECtalk Adds New Platforms and Languages

[Nick Gawronski]

Hi, How did you even find out about this article because on the dectalk 
web page I found no information and even subgested to fonix that if 
gwmicro won't sell the current version of dectalk to look for another 
reseller.  I have sent this artical to freedomscientific for possible 
inclution in the packmate PDA and also to pulsedata for possible 
inclution in the braille note and scansoft for possible inclution in the 
talx package for mobile phones so hopfully we will see more dectalk 
soon!  bye On Tue, 8 Mar 2005, Jayson Smith wrote:

> Hi,
> Ok everyone, please disregard my request for a paste of the article.  I
> managed to get it using Lynx on my Linux machine.  In case anybody else is
> having similar problems, I have pasted the story at the end of this message.
> I want a demo of this!  I want to hear it and see if the classic voices
> really do sound like they used to!
> Jayson.
>
> Fonix DECtalk Adds New Platforms and Languages; Fonix DECtalk 4.6.3 Offers
> 'Classic Voices' Important to Assistive Market
>
>   SALT LAKE CITY --(Business Wire)-- March 3, 2005 -- Fonix Speech, an
>   operating division of Fonix(R) Corp. (OTC BB: FNIX), an integrated
>   communications carrier providing telecommunications services and
>   value-added speech technologies, releases version 4.6.3 of its Fonix
>   DECtalk(TM) text-to-speech (TTS) technology. This new version
>   re-releases the "classic" DECtalk TTS voices many DECtalk users have
>   relied upon for years, offers a number of new features and supports
>   additional operating systems.
>
>   Fonix DECtalk 4.6.3 is based on DECtalk technology that has been
>   developed and refined over the past 20 years. Fonix DECtalk is the
>   smallest footprint, full-featured, multi-language TTS in the industry.
>   Version 4.6.3 supports the widest array of hardware platforms and
>   operating systems on the market and offers nine voices and seven
>   languages.
>   Fonix DECtalk currently supports the following OSs:
>   -- Windows 98/NT/2000/ME/XP
>   -- Windows CE 3.0/4.x/.NET/Windows Mobile 2003
>   -- Linux Kernels 2.2/2.4
>   -- ARM 7/9, Intel XScale, TI OMAP, MIPS, Renesas SH3/4
>   Version 4.6.3 adds the following OS compatibility to the already
>   supported OSs:
>   -- Mac OS 10 or higher
>   -- Symbian platforms 1 and 2 (Nokia Series 60)
>   -- Symbian UIQ 2.0 and 2.1
>   -- Linux V2.65 kernel
>   -- Palm OS V5
>   -- QNX version 6.1 (or higher)
>   "By expanding the breadth of operating systems supported, Fonix can
>   better meet the needs of our customers and the demands of an expanding
>   market, thereby growing our customer base and revenues," said Walt
>   Nawrocki, senior VP and general manager, Fonix Speech.
>   Fonix DECtalk 4.6.3 adds Italian to the list of available languages
>   (U.S. and U.K. English, Castilian and Latin American Spanish, French
>   and German) and also improves the naturalness and intelligibility of
>   German and Spanish. DECtalk 4.6.3 offers nine TTS voices as well as
>   the nine classic voices for each language (18 total voices for each
>   language).
>   "Fonix realizes that many users, particularly in the assistive market,
>   rely upon the familiar DECtalk TTS voices that they have become
>   accustomed to over the years," said Nawrocki. "Fonix DECtalk 4.6.3
>   allows developers to provide user access to the new, improved
>   synthesis TTS voices as well as the nine classic DECtalk voices circa
>   1993, including 'Perfect Paul.' This feature makes DECtalk 4.6.3 even
>   more convenient for end users and more attractive to manufacturers."
>   Fonix DECtalk TTS voices include:
>   -- Paul
>   -- Harry
>   -- Dennis
>   -- Frank
>   -- Betty
>   -- Ursula
>   -- Rita
>   -- Wendy
>   Fonix DECtalk 4.6.3 is available from Fonix for 30-day delivery. For
>   more information, visit www.fonix.com/dectalk, or call 801-553-6600
>   and say "Sales."
>   About Fonix Speech Group
>   Fonix Speech, an operating division of Fonix Corp., provides voice
>   technology solutions for mobile/wireless devices; interactive
>   videogames, toys and appliances; computer telephony systems; the
>   assistive market and automotive telematics systems.
>   About Fonix
>   Fonix Corp. is an innovative communications and technology company
>   that provides integrated telecommunications services and value-added
>   speech technologies through Fonix Telecom Inc. and The Fonix Speech
>   Group. 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.
>
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