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`S&S Public Relations
`Steve Simon
`847/955-0700, ext. 237
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`COMPANY CONTACT:
`Hal Poel
`Webley Systems, Inc.
`888/444-6400
`poel@webley.com
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`FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
`Webley Systems New Internet by Phone Service Accesses
`WWW content Via Voice Command From Any Phone
`Services Targeted at Very Mobile Users of The Webley Brand
`Unified Communications Service and Value Added Providers of Wireless Data Services
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`(BUSINESS WIRE) February , 2000 Webley Systems, a leader in speech
`DEERFIELD, IL.
`recognition enabled communications services, announced today that it has successfully developed and
`will introduce a breakthrough communications service that will allow users to easily access internet
`content from any telephone. This new service feature will be useful for mobile users to access pertinent,
`real time information from the WWW and to conduct associated E-commerce transactions without having
`to go online . Instead, this service will be accessible from the most ubiquitous interface known, the
`telephone.
`The service utilizes natural speech recognition so that users can easily request information or
`services they want for instance Chinese restaurants in this area or Flights from Chicago O Hare to
`Dallas between 2 and 6 PM. The system performs the search and delivers the located content back to the
`user via text to speech software. According to Hal Poel, SVP of Marketing, "Mobile users often want
`access to relevant real-time information quickly and without the restraints of being tied to a PC
`connection. By simply requesting the information via natural speech commands, without the use of
`touchtone, a keyboard or even a mouse, the World Wide Web is one phone call away."
`Deployment of Web by Phone services will begin with users of the current Webley Unified
`Communications product as an enhancement to their current service. The first suite of services will
`include: world weather, stocks, Yellow pages directory look up and flight schedules. Primarily, the
`objective is to offer more value to current customers and make Webley service more popular. Said Poel.
`The company also hopes to learn a great deal about how to fine tune the user interface because the profile
`of the Webley customer is mobile, communications centric and already familiar and comfortable with the
`use of voice recognition technology.
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`Webley will also be heavily marketing this capability on a private brand basis to a range of
`communications service providers. The company has already been successfully offering unbundled,
`unified communications functionality to service providers. With this new offering we will become an
`even more relevant partner especially for the entire spectrum of wireless service providers. Said Susan
`Kelley, SVP Distribution. Webley s views that it s Internet by phone capability compliments the
`industry s current development of WAP services to the handset. Webley believes that ultimately, the
`winning user interface for accessing wireless data services will blend push oriented graphically
`delivered information with more interactively oriented voice based delivery mechanisms Poel said. The
`user will choose which method to invoke based on the nature of the information being requested. Voice
`recognition technology allows for much easier data input for search commands compared to the inherent
`problems of the telephone touchtone pad. Text to speech will facilitate the delivery of the information
`back to the user. An example of this is email by phone, currently offered by Webley. Many Webley
`customers access their email service by wireless phones today finding it extremely easy to skim new
`messages by voice command and have important ones read to them. Rather than laboriously typing in a
`reply on the wireless handset, users just dictate a voice message response and return the email to the
`sender.
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`The development of Internet by phone service leverages Webley Systems experience in applying
`voice recognition and text-to-speech technology. The automated attendant platform that enables Webley
`service is a critical element in providing Internet by phone service as it is the interface that will facilitate
`the interrogation of the user to specify their search request. The company is committed to best in class
`technology partners, therefore it has selected and works closely with two technology leaders in their
`respective fields. Nuance Communications provides the most accurate natural speech recognition engine
`in the market. The text to speech software, RealSpeak from L+H represents a breakthrough in that it
`delivers a more human sounding pronunciation. The Web by Phone service will access the growing
`number of WAP enabled sites and selected HTML based Web portal to search and deliver content.
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`About Webley Systems, Inc.
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`Webley Systems is a leader in Unified Communications and Messaging due to its leading edge,
`natural speech recognition driven personal assistant, Webley. Webley is a fully featured
`Personal Assistant integrating customers messages over the phone and Internet. The feature set
`include voice-activated dialing, follow me service via one number, conference calling, fax
`mailbox, and the capability to allow users to listen to e-mail over the phone. Via a personal web
`page, customers can upload their contact lists automatically from their PIM and retrieve
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`messages. Webley markets directly under it s own brand and provides private label functionality
`to all types of service providers. Webley, a privately held company, is located principally
`Deerfield, Illinois with executive headquarters in Washington DC and can be found at
`www.Webley.com.
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