Third patent for leading developer of solutions that provide freedom of multimodality

New Jersey, Wednesday, August 1, 2007: Kirusa, the leading developer of Voice SMS and other value added mobile services, has been granted a patent by the US Patent and Trademarks Office for "A Technique for Synchronizing Visual and Voice Browsers to Enable Multi-Modal Browsing". The patent is for a technology that allows voice browsers to be synchronized with visual browsers to allow customers to experience a better multi-modal user interface.

Multimodal technology allows users to combine voice and visual interfaces when interacting with an application. Voice interaction can escape the physical limitations on keypads and displays as mobile devices become ever smaller. Visual and Voice enabled multimodal browsing empowers users to interact with applications in ways that are most suitable to the situation. For example, a user can ask for a stock quote by speaking the name of a company, and then see the results as a graph on the screen of a mobile device. As another example, when using the Voice SMS application, a user can send and reply to SMS messages by speaking.

On receiving the patent David Berkley, Chief Scientist, Kirusa said, “As an innovator, Kirusa is continuously inventing new technology, and this patent further strengthens our intellectual property position. The technology covered by this patent forms the basis of the Kirusa Multimodal Platform, enabling creation of applications with a superior multimodal interface."

About Kirusa

Kirusa is a leading developer of value added mobile services that provide the freedom of multimodality. Kirusa’s solutions include the hugely successful KV.SMS™, the world’s most advanced “Voice SMS” solution, which allows mobile users to send and reply to SMS messages with voice, and works on all handsets and on all networks. The Voice SMS solution offers the industry’s most intuitive user interface, with features such as Direct Listen™ for direct access and reply to messages, Speed Codes™ for quickly sending messages using codes, group messaging, mobile number portability, interconnect, and international Voice SMS. KV.SMS can be deployed in a matter of weeks, and its fast user adoption has led to explosive revenue growth for Kirusa's customers. KV.SMS is built on Kirusa’s patented and patent pending technology and its highly reliable and scalable multimodal platform. The platform’s ability to manage and synchronize data and voice interactions, plus its integration with IMS and 3G standards, enables customers to cost effectively deploy additional revenue-generating services such as messaging, search, information, and entertainment applications. Kirusa’s solutions are deployed worldwide and used by millions of mobile subscribers. Headquartered in New Jersey and led by an experienced team of wireless telecom executives and technologists, Kirusa has sales offices in Paris, France; Delhi, India; and Abu Dhabi, UAE; with a research and development facility in Bangalore, India. ‘Kirusa Voice SMS’, ‘Direct Listen’, and ‘Speed Codes’ are trademarks of Kirusa, Inc. For more information, please visit www.kirusa.com.

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