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Speech Recognition and Voice Control onto FronTier 3G Platform

28th September, 2004

US : PrairieComm, Inc., a leading developer and supplier of 3G-baseband processors and communications software, today announced it has partnered with ART Advanced Recognition Technologies, a leading provider of voice interface solutions for the mobile communications industry, to enable integration of the smARTspeak product line into PrairieComm's FronTier 3G reference phone platforms.

"The addition of ART's industry-leading speech recognition solutions into our FronTier 3G reference phone platforms demonstrates our continued commitment to enabling a full-featured but affordable 3G handset," said Jeff Bennett, director of 3G Marketing, PrairieComm, Inc. "We look forward to working with ART to make that happen."

Inset is an image of a phone that utilizes the FronTier platform.

"This is an excellent combination of advanced technologies," said Gabi Artzi, director of sales and business development for ART. "PrairieComm is fast becoming a leader in providing 3G chipsets for the new generation of multimedia phones. Now, the smARTspeak product line brings the industry's best voice control and speech interface to the FronTier platforms for the ultimate 3G capability."

ART software adds a complete suite of speech recognition capabilities including: speaker-independent and speaker-dependent name dialing, continuous digit dialing, and command and control, to PrairieComm's FronTier 3G reference phone platforms. The agreement allows FronTier customers to incorporate either smARTspeak, smARTspeak NG, smARTspeak XG, or smARTspeak XGT into their handset design. In addition, PrairieComm and ART will work to integrate the smARTspeak product line into the appropriate user interfaces for the FronTier application framework.

FronTier offers ODMs and OEMs a complete, integrated form factor hardware design and an integrated application framework that meets the demands of 3G operators worldwide. The multimedia-rich 3G reference phone platform also boasts a bill of materials similar to existing 2.5G handsets enabling mass-market 3G data phones. ART's smARTspeak products will first be available on the FronTier110 platform, a UMTS/GSM/GPRS form factor platform for low-end multimedia feature phones.

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