InternetSpeech

TecAccess, an international leader in accessibility solutions, and InternetSpeech, a California-based international leader in voice Internet technology have launched a special effort to significantly increase the accessibility, as well as bridge the digital and language divides, using netECHO® Voice Internet Technology that allows anyone to access the Internet using any phone and user´s voice, without the need of a computer. The core "rendering" feature of voice Internet technology provides content from any website through short, precise, easily navigable audio in real time. Thus, many users (including many people who cannot read or write) are able to enjoy all Internet content using any phone by just talking and listening.

Developed and deployed in the U.S. in 2002, Voice Internet, netECHO empowers users by enabling them to navigate the Internet and listen to information from any web site, using simple voice commands and any telephone. netECHO´s patented technology provides content from any website in real-time, going beyond traditional voice portal features such as news, weather, stock quotes and horoscopes. Customers can also search any word(s) using popular search engines including Google®, Yahoo, Altavista® and MSN®. The streaming audio feature allows users to listen to music, Internet radio stations, and many other live audio programs using a simple phone.

Other key features include Directory Assistance, On-Line Book Reading, and Shopping on selected websites. Future versions of netECHO will support shopping on all major websites, more complex transactions including stock trading, banking and general e-commerce.

InternetSpeech´s voice Internet service is ideal for a variety of market segments, including:

• People who don´t own a computer, or who don't have one readily available; and
• WAP or other small screen-based phone users who want to hear real Internet content versus reading limited, pre-packaged online information on a tiny screen
• Mobile business professionals who need access to data while out of the office;
• Those with disabilities, particularly the visually-impaired and blind;
• Senior citizens who have difficulty in using computers or viewing small screens or using a phone key pad;

The core "rendering" technology can also be effectively used to render web content onto display devices including tablet PCs or mobile phone screens, thus allowing many technology illiterate people to easily enjoy the benefits of the Internet.

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