[DECtalk] Fonix DECtalk Adds New Platforms and Languages

[Jayson Smith]

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.