Companies present VoiceXML and multimodal solutions

New York City, SpeechTek 2004 Conference, 13 September 2004 –Kirusa, the world’s leading provider of multimodal solutions, and Voxpilot, leading provider of carrier-grade IN and VoiceXML solutions, will demonstrate the patent pending Kirusa Voice SMS (KV.SMS(SM)) multimodal application, deployed on Voxpilot’s fully VoiceXML 2.0 compliant Open Media Platform, in Voxpilot’s Booth #210 at this year’s SpeechTEK Conference in New York.

The KV.SMS(SM) application, a combination of the two most popular mobile communication technologies available today, has been successfully tested in pilot projects by major European carriers. The application provides captivating features such as RingFreeSM voice messaging, voice reply to text messaging, and text reply to voice messaging, greatly enhancing the reach of SMS messaging to a wider population of mobile users. Kirusa Voice SMS is useful in a wide variety of consumer and business situations, and does not require any network upgrades. Carriers are thus able to offer this dynamic service to drive increased data and voice revenue by leveraging their existing wireless network infrastructure.

“We are extremely happy that Kirusa is showcasing the unique KV.SMS application in Voxpilot’s booth during SpeechTEK,” says Peter Olyarchuk, VP Sales & Business Development US. “Following the successful integration of Kirusa’s multimodal engine with Voxpilot’s media platform, we can now support the delivery of information by visual and voice interfaces in the same application. The Kirusa Voice SMS application helps drive revenue for our carrier customers on all 2G, 2.5G, and 3G networks.”

“Voxpilot’s Media Platform is a high quality VoiceXML platform with proven scalability, stability and robustness,” noted Ewald Anderl, CTO and Vice President of Kirusa. “Our partnership with Voxpilot allows us to offer the KV.SMS application as a packaged solution for deployment, as well as an outsourced solution for quick trials in Europe and North America, thereby accelerating revenue generation for our customers.”

Representatives of both companies will be guiding visitors through their portfolio of solutions for carriers and enterprises. For further information, or to arrange a demonstration at Speechtek, please contact Damon Miller from Kirusa (dmiller@kirusa.com) or Peter Olyarchuk (pro@voxpilot.com) from Voxpilot.

“Kirusa’s Voice SMS application is easy to use, integrates seamlessly into how mobile subscribers use their phones, requires little or no learning curve, and works with existing wireless infrastructure, and therein lies its appeal”, said Eric Dufresne, CEO of France Telecom Research and Development, Boston. "The application provides additional revenue opportunity from users of mobile phones as well as the new fixed line SMS phones that are becoming popular in France".

About Voxpilot
Voxpilot, a Eureka Soft company, delivers VoiceXML solutions for carriers, enterprises and service providers worldwide. Combining the proven performance of a carrier-class IN platform with cutting-edge VoiceXML technology, Voxpilot's open, standards-based solutions provide support for a broad range of operational and voice services that increase profitability and improve customer satisfaction. Voxpilot's unique VoiceXML Outsourcing Solution, which enables carriers and service providers to aggregate third-party applications on their networks, includes its widely-used Voxbuilder Online Development Environment (www.voxbuilder.com), a graphical Web-based tool for the creation and management of VoiceXML applications. Voxpilot's customers include France Telecom, Wind, Cegetel, Monaco Telecom, Swisscom, Ericsson and Cofiroute. For further information, go to www.voxpilot.com.

About Kirusa
Kirusa, Inc. is a multimodal solutions company that has developed industry leading multimodal technology (with several patents pending) for the delivery of applications using multimodal interfaces. This next generation of wireless technology allows users to customize the presentation of information on wireless devices by either alternating, or simultaneously receiving information through visual and voice interfaces. Kirusa develops the unique Kirusa Voice SMS multimodal application, and supports third party developers of multimodal applications. Kirusa's customers include the worlds' leading telecom carriers, such as France Telecom, Bouygues Telecom, and Mobilkom Austria. Kirusa is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey and was founded by telecom and Internet industry veterans from AT&T, Lucent and Vodafone Airtouch. For more information about Kirusa please call its headquarters at +1 (732) 623-2118 or visit www.kirusa.com.

Media Contact:
Michaela Heigl, Voxpilot, +33 6 62 67 01 69, michaela.heigl@voxpilot.com
Inderpal Singh Mumick, Kirusa, Inc, +1 732 623-2118 ext. 217, mumick@kirusa.com

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