• E-mail
• Print
• Comment
• Font Size
• Digg
• del.icio.us
• Discuss article

Fonix Accelerates E-Commerce Marketing to Increase Retail Sales

Posted on: Wednesday, 3 May 2006, 09:00 CDT

Fonix Speech Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Fonix Corp. (OTCBB: FNIX) specializing in embedded speech interfaces for mobile devices, handheld electronic products, and systems and processors, announces expansion of its e-commerce outreach to increase retail sales of end-user speech applications.

Fonix speech interface solutions for mobile phones and speech-enabled PC applications are now available from multiple e-commerce sites:

-- Digibuy: www.digibuy.com

-- Handango: www.handango.com

-- MobiHand: www.mobihand.com

-- PocketGear: www.pocketgear.com

-- Pocketland.de: www.pocketland.de

-- Smartphone.net: www.smartphone.net

Since introducing online sales for Fonix speech interface products including Fonix VoiceDial(TM), Fonix VoiceCentral(TM) and Fonix DECtalk(R) for Linux, transaction volume has increased 45 percent in 2005 compared to the previous year. Based on year-to-date performance, Fonix expects online sales to increase an additional 40 percent in 2006.

"Expanding our sales outreach to multiple marketing outlets significantly enhances sales of our product offerings," said Walt Nawrocki, senior VP and GM, Fonix Speech Inc. "Creative sales and marketing efforts differentiate Fonix from other speech vendors as we enhance offerings for both manufacturers and end-users. Moving forward, Fonix is committed to our goal of providing the right speech interfaces to customers who can benefit from them."

About Fonix Speech Inc.

Fonix Speech Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fonix Corp. that currently offers voice technology solutions for mobile/wireless devices; interactive videogames, toys and appliances; computer telephony systems; the assistive market and automotive telematics.

About Fonix

Fonix Corp., based in Salt Lake City, is an innovative communications and technology company that provides integrated telecommunications services and value-added speech technologies through Fonix Telecom Inc., LecStar Telecom Inc. and Fonix Speech Inc. 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. Visit www.fonix.com for more information, or call 801-553-6600 and say "Sales."

Statements released by Fonix that are not purely historical are forward-looking within the meaning of the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the company's expectations, hopes, intentions and strategies for the future. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties that may affect the company's business prospects and performance. The company's actual results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Risk factors include general economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors as discussed in the company's filings with the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. The company does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements contained in this release.

Source: Business Wire

More News in this Category