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(COMTEX) B: The 21st Annual AVIOS Conference Announces Best of Show Awar
B: The 21st Annual AVIOS Conference Announces Best of Show Award Winners
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 21, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Board of Directors of the
Applied Voice Input/Output Society (AVIOS) is pleased to announce the winners of
the Best of Show competition at this year's AVIOS Speech Conference and the
winners of the Best Paper awards. Companies winning product awards include
ScanSoft, Fonix, Clarity, Phonetic Systems, ArialPhone, CoAssure, SpeechWorks
and AT&T Labs. The product awards exemplify the movement of speech recognition
and other speech technologies into practical applications.
The high quality of all papers and products at AVIOS is reflective of AVIOS's
charter to motivate and aid the development of excellent applications of speech
technology, including speech recognition, text-to-speech synthesis, and speaker
verification. Papers are available in the Conference Proceedings, which can be
purchased by calling 408/328-1782, or emailing avios1@aol.com. Further
information about AVIOS can be found at www.avios.org.
The Award Winners
Leon Lerman Best of Show: AT&T Labs - Natural Voices (text-to-speech) (The late
Leon Lerman was the founder of AVIOS.)
Best Consumer Product: Fonix - Voice Activated PDA
Best Desktop Product: ScanSoft - Dragon MediaIndexer
Best Industrial/Professional Product: Clarity - Clear Voice Capture
Best Telephony Product: Phonetic Systems - Phonetic Operator 4.0 Platform, VSE
Technology
Best Peripheral Accessory: ArialPhone - ArialPhone System
Best Telephony Application Service: CoAssure - Speech Recognition Test Services
Best New TTS Product: SpeechWorks - Speechify 2.1 text-to-speech
Best Paper Awards
Gary Poock Best Paper Award:
Noam Fogel, PerSay, "A Commercial Implementation of a Free-Speech Speaker
Verification System in a Call Center."
Student Paper Award:
Dave Gelbart, International Computer Science Institute (ICSI), "Reducing the
Effect of Room Acoustics on Human-Computer Interaction."
Special Recognition Paper Awards:
Larry Smith, PartnerServe Company, Inc, & Jon Bower, Beth Pilgrim, Paul Schwarz,
and David Stevens, Lexia Learning Systems, "The Viability of Voice Applications
for Children."
Matt Yuschik, Comverse, "Usability Testing of Voice Controlled Messaging."
About AVIOS
The Applied Voice Input/Output Society is a non-profit organization that has
served the speech community for over twenty years, dedicated to improving the
variety and quality of speech applications. It provides information resources, a
voice for the industry and its developers, and an annual conference.
For further information, contact the AVIOS office at 408/323-1783 or check the
AVIOS web site at www.avios.org.
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Fonix Speech Solutions Power Hitachi Semiconductor Platforms
B: Fonix Speech Solutions Power Hitachi Semiconductor Platforms for Advanced
In-Vehicle Computing Systems The Hitachi-Fonix Combination Provides a Robust
Automotive Platform and the Ability To Integrate Efficient and Powerful
Speech-Enabled Applications Into Vehicle Systems
SALT LAKE CITY & SAN JOSE, Calif., May 13, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fonix(R)
Corporation (OTC BB: FONX), a leading provider of natural-user interface
solutions for wireless and mobile devices, Internet and telephony systems, and
vehicle telematics, and Hitachi Semiconductor (America) Inc., a leading
automotive semiconductor system solution provider, announced today the
availability of a comprehensive solution that combines the efficient Hitachi
hardware and Fonix voice recognition software for in-vehicle computing systems.
The companies also signed a joint marketing agreement that further refines the
collaborative effort.
The resulting solution will integrate the Fonix Automotive Solution Package with
the Hitachi 32-bit SuperH(R) RISC architecture for telematics applications. The
powerful software and hardware technologies will combine to simplify the design
of automotive telematics systems that offer text-to-speech and
speech-recognition capabilities, a growing core requirement for next-generation
automotive systems to help ensure passenger safety and efficient communications
within a vehicle. The joint solution will also help speed the development of
advanced in-vehicle computing systems with new audio and video functions, and
additional navigation, communication, entertainment, and safety features.
"The Fonix embedded automotive voice-based technology provides a high-quality
speech solution specifically tailored for telematics communication," said Tatsuo
Yamamoto, Vice President of CIS/Telematics Business Unit at Hitachi
Semiconductor (America) Inc. "By incorporating Fonix speech software in proven
system platforms that use SuperH processors, we make it easier for service
providers and automotive OEMs to design speech-enabled car infotainment system
(CIS) products. We save our customers valuable development time, too."
"The Hitachi high-performance, automotive-grade SuperH RISC processors, combined
with Fonix high-quality text-to-speech and automatic speech recognition, will
provide a powerful platform that will give customers the most advanced speech
applications available. This joint solution brings unprecedented speech
capability into the automotive telematics industry. Developers can now integrate
high noise-tolerant speech recognition and natural-sounding text-to-speech
capabilities into their automotive products. Hitachi provides superb quality
platforms with exceptional support and service, which is directly in line with
our business and technical objectives", said Kurt W. Flygare, Fonix Vice
President of Sales. "This relationship will allow us to continue to provide the
best speech solutions to Hitachi, to developers of in-vehicle computing systems,
and to all consumers."
The Fonix voice-based functions are implemented on two reference platforms that
use Hitachi's SH-4 series processors: one using the SH7750 and another using the
SH7751R. These 32-bit SuperH chips provide the mix of performance, connectivity,
and functionality that's necessary for next-generation telematics applications.
The SH-4 processors deliver over 400 million instructions per second (MIPS) and
have the floating point unit (FPU) and DSP capabilities that are critical to
many telematics applications.
LONGVIEW, Texas, Apr 16, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Summit Environmental
Corporation, Inc (OTCBB:SEVT) recently executed a Joint Venture Agreement with
Earth Safe Technologies for various projects for product sales and services in
Mexico.
The agreement creates a mutual working relationship for sales of FlameOut(R) and
some of the other Summit Environmental Ultimate Cleaners. Additionally,
environmental clean-up projects will become part of the Joint Venture's efforts.
The parties will share equally in the profits of their efforts. Summit will be
selling its products to the Joint Venture at wholesale.
In December 2001, Summit's flagship product, FlameOut(R) was certified as an
acceptable fire suppression agent to be used both in bulk and in handheld 2 1/2
gallon fire extinguishers by Pemex, the National Oil Company of Mexico, in their
Exploration and Production divisions.
FlameOut(R) liquid fire suppressor is beginning to receive certifications from a
myriad of tests, which have been going on around the globe. Recently,
FlameOut(R) was approved for use in Poland as a substitute for AFFF. Another
long awaited approval for FlameOut(R) was completed in Chile in January.
Approval in the Mercursor region of South America (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
and Paraguay) is expected in the near future. The Polish and Chilean
certification along with approval from Pemex can be viewed on Summit's official
website at http://www.summitenvironmental.com.
"We currently are working on samples of contaminated soil and water from lagoons
for a variety of issues, using several of our environmental cleaners. There are
over 2000 contaminated sites scheduled for clean-up over the next four years.
The formation of the Joint Venture includes the environmental consultant for
these projects as a part to the Joint Venture," states Keith Parker, CEO of
Summit.
For more information, contact Keith Parker, CEO at (800) 522-7841.
LONGVIEW, Texas, Apr 9, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Summit Environmental
Corporation, Inc. (OTCBB:SEVT) and Lady Burd Exclusive Private Label Cosmetics
today announced their first joint marketing alliance.
Lady Burd is a well established private label cosmetic company located in
Farmingdale, New York. The relationship began when Roberta Burd and Paula Parker
began working jointly to develop Pannache Cosmetics new long-wear, no smear lip
color, Luscious Lips.
Summit entered into an asset purchase agreement in November, 2001, for the
patent and intellectual property rights to Luscious Lips, with Lady Burd.
The alliance between the companies creates a regional marketing and distribution
center in Longview, Texas at new offices with a showroom opening in May 2002.
"Through the development of Luscious Lips, Paula and I found we work well
together. The opening of the new distribution center should create over a
million dollars in sales for Summit during the first year," says Roberta Burd,
Lady Burd CEO.
The alliance transfers to Summit the customer base formerly managed at the
Dallas Apparel Mart. The entire product line includes over 100 Lady Burd
products. Currently, Summit has three Pannache/Luscious products developed by
Lady Burd approved for both shopping channel and infomercial sales for domestic
and international sales.
"The customer base from the Dallas showroom projects expectations in the
$500,000 range from previous sales. Roberta then included customers from
California, Florida, Colorado, Washington, Minnesota, Nevada, Arizona and
Illinois to the already existing central US center. The customer base now
represents over 2,000 customers which became Summit's customers officially as of
April 1, 2002," states Paula Parker, Summit Vice-President of Shareholder
relations and Pannache President.
Pannache/Luscious Cosmetics is a wholly owned subsidiary of Summit Environmental
Corporation, Inc. The Pannache website can be viewed at
www.pannachelusciouslips.com.
Summit will announce the media sales promotions for home shopping channels and
infomercials in the next few weeks, with new strategic alliance marketing
partner, Reliant Interactive Media Group.
LONGVIEW, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2002--Summit
Environmental Corporation, Inc. (OTCBB: SEVT) announced today the
execution of a Master Distribution Agreement with China Tianfa Group
Corporation and Tianyang Group, Inc. for the sale of FlameOut(R) in
The People's Republic of China.
Representations for each party to the agreement met in Anaheim,
California in May 2001. The agreement reached will allow Tianyang to
sell FlameOut(R) and reproduce aerosol fire extinguisher cans in China
which contain the company's patented fire suppression agent -
FlameOut(R).
Minimum purchase requirements provide for a ramp-up from a minimum
of three (3) container loads of FlameOut(R) in the first year of the
agreement to ten (10) container loads in the third year and each year
thereafter. Each container load will fill 553,000 aerosol cans. In
addition to the sale of FlameOut(R) to Tianyang, Summit will receive a
5% royalty on all sales of the aerosol cans once reproduced.
Tianfa Corporation subsidiaries will serve as the distribution
network for the products in China.
China Tianfa Group Corporation is a large enterprise in the Center
of China. The Corporation owns Tianfa Co. Ltd., Power 28 Co. Ltd,
Tianrong Modern Agriculture Co. Ltd, and Shorilun Paper Co. Ltd.
Tianfa's public stock is listed on the Szechuan Stock Exchange. A
premier focus of Tianfa's marketing is petroleum products through a
nationwide network in China of convenience type grocery stores.
Official Licensing Permits to conduct business in China are in
process while representatives of Tianfa and Tianyang will be examining
adaptations to their local custom filling company in order to
facilitate the filling of aerosol cans.
Of additional news, one of the long awaited approvals for
FirePower 911(TM) in South America has been received and will be
reported in the next couple of weeks.
SALT LAKE CITY, Mar 13, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Fonix(R)
Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FONX), the leading provider of natural-user
interface technology and voice solutions for wireless and mobile devices,
announced today it has signed a licensing agreement with Microsoft(R) (Nasdaq:
MSFT) to provide the Fonix proprietary Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) engine
for the immensely popular Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft.
Beginning in the second half of 2002, the highly-accurate Fonix U.S. English ASR
for game developers will begin shipping to all Xbox game developers via the
official Xbox Development Kit (XDK), Microsoft's primary game authoring tool.
During the remainder of 2002, Fonix will provide ASR for Xbox in the following
languages: U.K. English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish.
The Fonix-enabled XDK will allow developers to create games that recognize the
user's voice, permitting the user to direct on-screen action, input information,
and otherwise interact verbally with the game environment.
"With the powerful technology behind Xbox, artists are able to attain their
creative goals and realize their creative visions," said J Allard, General
Manager, Xbox Platform, Microsoft. "Fonix voice recognition will play a
significant role in future Xbox game development, making the games more
interactive and user friendly."
"This announcement further demonstrates the expanding commercialization of Fonix
ASR," said Kurt Flygare, vice president of sales for Fonix. "Xbox is clearly one
of the most prominent and influential entertainment technology platforms in the
world today. Potentially, millions of users will have the opportunity to
experience the power of Fonix as a result of this agreement.
"By becoming the speech recognition provider for Xbox, Fonix has once again
proven it is on the cutting edge of natural-user interface technology," Flygare
noted.
Fonix ASR powerfully discerns speech in multiple languages at normal speeds and
intonations. The solution is speaker-independent and does not require training
to the user's voice. It also accommodates finite-state grammar, which allows for
complex speech input, and can detect speech in high background-noise
environments. Among the key benefits of Fonix ASR technology for Xbox developers
is a remarkably small footprint command-and-control engine that drives all
onboard speech recognition functions. Fonix is also offering game developers two
additional upgrades to the Microsoft XDK components: natural-sounding
Text-To-Speech (TTS) technology, which enables game characters to read
on-the-fly text in a variety of languages and dialects, and Fonix Professional
Services to provide help with speech integration and support. These upgrades are
available to game developers immediately.
Entry of voice commands into the Xbox video game system will take place via a
microphone/headphone combo set such as the Xbox Communicator, which is unique
among video game consoles in that it plugs right into a slot on the controller,
and will be available as an optional peripheral for Xbox.
Fonix ASR and TTS technologies are used by a number of major manufacturers and
technology providers around the world including Compaq, Mitsubishi, Motorola,
Samsung, Seiko Epson, and Unisys. For a full explanation of Fonix and its voice
interface technologies, visit www.fonix.com . For more information about Xbox,
visit www.xbox.com .
About Xbox
Xbox (http://www.xbox.com /) is Microsoft's future-generation video game system
that delivers the most powerful games experiences ever. Xbox empowers game
artists by giving them the technology to fulfill their creative visions as never
before, creating games that blur the lines between fantasy and reality. Xbox is
now available in North America and Japan, and will ship in Europe and Australia
on March 14, 2002.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Feb 12, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Fonix(R)
Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FONX), a leading provider of natural-user
interface solutions technology and voice solutions for wireless and mobile
devices, today announced that it is supporting the launch of the Intel(R)
PXA210/250 Applications Processors.
Fonix has worked closely with Intel to develop speech applications that support
and maximize the Intel(R) PXA210/250 Applications Processors based on the
Intel(R) XScale Microarchitecture. The Fonix natural-sounding Text-To-Speech
(TTS) and highly-accurate Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) applications enable
users to naturally interact with many mobile devices.
"Fonix and Intel have enjoyed a longstanding, supportive relationship. We are
pleased with the enhancements that the Intel(R) PXA210/250 Applications
Processors based on the Intel(R) XScale Microarchitecture provide for our speech
applications," said Kurt W. Flygare, Fonix Vice President of Sales. "We are
confident that speech technology users, specifically automotive manufacturers,
tier one suppliers, and mobile device users, will now be able to choose from a
wider variety of speech applications and better overall performance and
quality."
"In addition to providing break-through support for multimedia and
industry-leading performance as well as exceptionally low power consumption, the
Intel PXA210 and PXA250 Applications Processors complement nicely our existing
processor offerings," said Mark Casey, director of marketing for Intel's
Handheld Computing Division. "We are excited that Fonix Corporation is taking
advantage of the new products to produce increasingly dependent speech
applications for automotive telematics applications."
The Intel(R) XScale(TM) microarchitecture-based processors provide breakthrough
performance (400MHz) with industry leading MIPS performance, and utilize less
power to meet the demands of battery powered applications. The Intel(R) PXA250
applications processor is a leader in multimedia performance and superior power
savings for full-featured handheld communicators and PDAs, while the Intel(R)
PXA210 applications processor delivers a reduced footprint, scalable solution
for small form factor handheld and wireless devices.
Fonix TTS and ASR provide some of the most sophisticated speech systems
available. Fonix technology reads text and recognizes voices from a variety of
data sources and devices that provides correct meaning and context to spoken
words and phrases. Fonix speech solutions provide the user with an effective
option for voice.
LONGVIEW, Texas, Feb 12, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Summit Environmental
Corporation, Inc. (OTCBB:SEVT) today announced an agreement with 614575 Alberta
Limited of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
614575 manufactures unique fire extinguishing systems: one a residential system
containing 3.5 gallons of FlameOut(R); the other, a mobile gasoline powered unit
which can be moved to location by one person in a matter of seconds and uses 5
gallons of FlameOut(R). Additional five gallon containers of FlameOut(R) for
resupply are sold with these units.
Contract negotiations have been ongoing since February of 2001. The agreement
provides for royalties to be paid to Summit for these units when sold.
Currently, 614575 has presold orders for 18,000 of the residential units and
several hundred of the mobile gas powered units.
Summit's royalties for the unit using 3.5 gallons of FlameOut(R) is 5% and the
royalty for the unit using 5 gallons of FlameOut(R) is 3.5% of the wholesale
cost of goods.
"This is a solid agreement for Summit. Mark Hayes (of 614575) and I have
developed the right kind of relationship during the last year. We will be
receiving consistent monthly orders as the 18,000 pre-sold units will be
delivered to this specific 614575 customer incrementally over the next several
months, and they already have standing orders for the gas powered units," stated
Keith Parker Summit Environmental Corporation CEO.
614575 has also been involved with introducing FlameOut(R) to the Canadian
Forestry Service. Canada is awaiting the approval of the United States Forestry
Service certification of FlameOut(R) for wild fires which is anticipated during
Spring of 2002.
Summit's position for the sale of FlameOut(R) in Canada has been further
enhanced due to environmental policy prohibiting dropping fire fighting agents
from the air which contain phosphates, nearly eliminating all products currently
being used.
FlameOut(R), which is non-toxic, non-corrosive and rapidly biodegradable, fills
the void created by this new policy. 1999 saw over 93,000 wild fires in North
America covering in excess of 5,500,000 acres.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb 6, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Fonix(R)
Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FONX), a leading provider of natural-user
interface technology and voice solutions for computer telephony and server
solutions, mobile and wireless devices, and vehicle telematics, today announced
the debut of s.Manager(SM), a pioneering speech integration framework that will
greatly simplify deployment and lower costs for a wide variety of interactive
voice and speech applications.
s.Manager, announced today at the Telephony Voice User Interface Conference in
Scottsdale, AZ, gives software developers an easy, low-cost, and versatile
method of implementing voice solutions in applications ranging from IVR systems,
Unified Messaging, Voice Portals, Contact Centers, and CRMs to network-based
applications, websites, PDAs, cell phones, automotive telematics, and more.
Several current Fonix customers, such as EPOS and Syntellect, will have an
opportunity to evaluate s.Manager and possibly integrate the speech solution
into their offerings.
s.Manager provides plug-and-play support for several server and computer
telephony platforms, including C++, Java, and SAPI-compliant APIs, and support
for various audio formats (MuLaw, ALaw, PCM Linear, VOX, raw, among others). The
solution includes:
-- Text-To-Speech (TTS). s.Manager ships with the award-winning Fonix
Simply Speaking(TM) Unlimited Vocabulary TTS (U.S. English), which
speaks any text clearly and intelligently and offers the highest
channel density of any engine on the market; Fonix Clearly Speaking(TM)
Customized Vocabulary TTS (multi-language), which speaks focused
amounts of text with a voice indistinguishable from that of a human;
and Fonix DECtalk(R), the industry's most recognized formant-based TTS
engine offering a multi-language, very high channel density engine in
comparison to most concatenative-based TTS engines.
-- Additional Text-To-Speech Support. In order to offer customers greater
TTS flexibility and to better meet their multi-language needs, Fonix
s.Manager offers the plug-and-play of best-of-class TTS engines with
minimal code rewrite by supporting and reselling Lucent Articulator
(U.K. English), Babel-InfoVox (European and Scandinavian), and HiVocal
(Mandarin Chinese); s.Manager also supports Loquendo, ELAN Speech Cube,
ScanSoft RealSpeak, SVOX, OKI, and AT&T Natural Voices.
-- Fonix Speech Framework. s.Manager provides HTML, text, and basic email
filtering that eliminates unwanted text before it is spoken by the TTS
engine. The framework's versatile C++, Java, and SAPI 5.1 APIs
(Application Programming Interface) provide powerful functionality with
a minimum of coding effort. If a customer chooses to write an
application using the s.Manager's SAPI APIs, s.Manager provides access
to not only SAPI-compliant TTS engines, but also to non-SAPI engines,
thus providing a greater range of TTS options than before.
-- Total Audio Input/Output. Managing, mixing, and playing voice prompts,
greetings, menu items, branded voices, and more are possible with
s.Manager's audio capabilities. The framework accepts, converts,
plays, records, and saves almost any audio type, converting sample
rates and bit rates on the fly, and makes it easy to combine WAV
prompts with TTS synthesis. s.Manager can also synthesize and speak an
email via a single API call, filtering and eliminating unwanted text
before it is spoken.
-- Socket and Network Support. For network and wireless applications,
s.Manager can deliver voice across both hosted (desktop) and
distributed (networked) systems. The framework provides true
multi-modal input/output voice support for wireless handhelds, cell
phones, and in-vehicle automotive telematics applications, and can
stream audio across the Internet to any Web browser or application.
"s.Manager will change the face of voice by lowering development costs,
efficiently increasing time-to-market, and improving reliability of speech
applications regardless of their unique challenges or environment," said Mark
Hamilton, Vice President and General Manager, CT and Server Business Unit for
Fonix. "s.Manager enables users to quickly and easily implement 'best-of-class'
voice solutions without expensive maintenance and rewrite costs. It's a faster,
more complete, and more versatile interface for any voice need."
Powerful Performance
s.Manager offers a number of valuable additions as well. Email Plus, a unique,
user-customizable s.Manager upgrade, automatically identifies acronyms, URLs,
emoticons, and other inconsistencies in email text, changing inflection and/or
simultaneously playing select WAV files to help communicate subtleties that are
normally missed during synthesis. A menu of telephony support options is
available for an additional fee, providing such high-level telephony support as
Intel Dialogic telephony board communication, intelligent detection between
boards, and various advanced call handling capabilities -- all accessed through
the same API set as the TTS and audio control functionality.
Planned Improvements
As the industry's most comprehensive deployment environment for interactive
speech, s.Manager will be continually enhanced to provide new user benefits.
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) is expected to be available in June, as well
as additional TTS support and multiple languages (Slavic and Turkish), network
clustering, and load-balancing. For more information, visit the Fonix corporate
Web site at www.fonix.com , or call (801) 553-6600.
New York, New York, Jan 31, 2002 (Market News Publishing via COMTEX) --
Fonix(R) Corp. and parvus(R) Corp. announced the signing of a collaborative
agreement to promote mutual opportunities for implementing voice recognition
technologies in embedded computer systems.
The new relationship between Fonix, a leading provider of speech for wireless
and mobile devices, and parvus, a leading hardware developer and systems
integrator of embedded control solutions, enables Fonix technologies to be
implemented in parvus customer hardware systems. Both companies have agreed to a
joint marketing and sales effort to encourage adoption of Fonix/parvus
offerings.
"With the addition of Fonix solutions, we can now differentiate our offerings by
providing a natural-user-interface, voice, to control a customers' embedded
system," said Tom Hogan, president of parvus. "We anticipate that this will be
of interest to existing customers and distinguish parvus in new bids."
"parvus is delivering embedded systems into markets that are prime for speech,"
said Kurt W. Flygare, vice president of sales, Fonix Corp.
"Our agreement strategically links Fonix with a strong hardware developer to
broaden our customer opportunities and extend the reach of our speech solutions.
This collaboration will deliver speech to parvus' embedded control systems that
are already operable in the marketplace, thus driving additional revenue for
both companies."
parvus commonly serves customers in the avionics/aerospace, defense, factory
automation, light industrial, medical, telecom and transportation fields.
Fonix speech technologies have been integrated into mobile and wireless devices,
PDAs, vehicle navigation systems, and cellular applications, as well as server
systems, including unified messaging services, e-mail readers, HTML Web readers,
Web-based education courses, voice portals, and more.
About Fonix Corp.
Fonix Corp. is a leading provider of natural-user interface technology solutions
for wireless and mobile devices, Internet and telephony systems, and vehicle
telematics. Leading chip manufacturers, independent software and hardware
vendors, and Internet content and service providers incorporate Fonix technology
to provide their customers with an easier and more convenient user experience.
Fonix products, including Text-To-Speech (TTS), Automatic Speech Recognition
(ASR), and Handwriting Recognition (HWR), provide the most natural communication
solutions available. For more information visit www.fonix.com, or call
801/553-6600.
Fonix Investor Contact: Michelle Aamodt, 801/328-0161, invrel@fonix.com
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SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Fonix(R) Corporation,
(OTC Bulletin Board: FONX), a leading provider of natural-user interface
technology and voice solutions for wireless and mobile devices, today
announced that CompUSA has placed its initial order for Fonix TimeTalk
Alert(TM) for the Pocket PC. The new voice-based alert software is currently
shipping and will be available in CompUSA stores by February 1.
Fonix TimeTalk Alert retrieves, organizes, and reads appointments, tasks,
and alerts from the Pocket PC's database in a natural-sounding voice created
with Fonix text-to-speech voice synthesis technology. Users have their choice
of 11 different voices and can select an option to display silent alerts on
the screen. These features enable salespeople, business users, and others to
stay informed of meetings and other commitments without requiring them to
continually look at the calendar and task applications on their PDAs.
During the introductory period at CompUSA, purchasers of Fonix TimeTalk
Alert will receive a complimentary copy of Fonix Commander, a user-independent
command-and-control application that allows anyone to use voice commands to
launch Pocket PC applications, without training the device to recognize
certain voices. Fonix Commander recognizes simple, natural voice commands,
such as "Pocket Word," or "Calendar," which take the user directly to the
desired application or task without having to click through several menus with
the stylus.
"CompUSA's decision to carry our TimeTalk Alert product is a strong
indication of the software's appeal to users of handheld devices," said Kirk
Feller, Vice President and Director, Consumer Applications Business Unit,
Fonix Corporation. "Pocket PCs are designed to maximize users' productivity,
and TimeTalk Alert enhances that ability dramatically."
"We are pleased to offer TimeTalk Alert to CompUSA customers," said Jeff
Smith, Senior Buyer at CompUSA.
Market News Publishing via COMTEX) --
Fonix(R) Corporation, a leading provider of natural-user interface technology
and voice solutions for wireless and mobile devices, announced that CompUSA has
placed its initial order for Fonix TimeTalk Alert(TM) for the Pocket PC. The new
voice-based alert software is currently shipping and will be available in
CompUSA stores by February 1.
Fonix TimeTalk Alert retrieves, organizes, and reads appointments, tasks, and
alerts from the Pocket PC's database in a natural-sounding voice created with
Fonix text-to-speech voice synthesis technology. Users have their choice of 11
different voices and can select an option to display silent alerts on the
screen. These features enable salespeople, business users, and others to stay
informed of meetings and other commitments without requiring them to continually
look at the calendar and task applications on their PDAs.
During the introductory period at CompUSA, purchasers of Fonix TimeTalk Alert
will receive a complimentary copy of Fonix Commander, a user-independent
command-and-control application that allows anyone to use voice commands to
launch Pocket PC applications, without training the device to recognize certain
voices. Fonix Commander recognizes simple, natural voice commands, such as
"Pocket Word," or "Calendar," which take the user directly to the desired
application or task without having to click through several menus with the
stylus.
"CompUSA's decision to carry our TimeTalk Alert product is a strong indication
of the software's appeal to users of handheld devices," said Kirk Feller, Vice
President and Director, Consumer Applications Business Unit, Fonix Corporation.
"Pocket PCs are designed to maximize users' productivity, and TimeTalk Alert
enhances that ability dramatically."
"We are pleased to offer TimeTalk Alert to CompUSA customers," said Jeff Smith,
Senior Buyer at CompUSA.
(COMTEX) B: World Wide Web Stock Alerts: FreeStockPicks.com issues "Buy-
B: World Wide Web Stock Alerts: FreeStockPicks.com issues "Buy-Alert" on CyComm
and Fonix
Jan 02, 2002 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Note To Viewers: This is investment
opinion issued by www.FreeStockPicks.com
CyComm (OTC BB: CYII.OB) Fonix (OTC BB: FONX.OB)
Both stocks historically make a significant "January-Effect" bounce!
Fonix has made big January-Effect bounces each of the last 4 years! Last year
Jan 2, 2001 Fonix opened at $0.31 and hit $0.95 on Jan 18th!
CyComm CEO "Albert Hawk" just purchased 1,000,000 CyComm shares at $0.14! And,
rumors on the street are that a foriegn company wants CyComm.
Both stocks historically make big moves up from Jan 2nd - Jan 20th.
Tipsters tell us 5-6 other advisories are recommending both stocks.
www.freestockpicks.com.. Expects Fonix (OTC:BB: FONX.OB) to perform well during
the month of January - February 2002 based on the previous 4 years historical
trading statistics. Fonix is a speculative "trading" stock that historically
moves up 50-200+% the first 30-60 days of the new year.
Last Trade $0.10 52 Week Range $0.05 - $0.96 Average Volume 5,899,909
LONGVIEW, Texas, Jan 3, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Summit Environmental
Corporation, Inc. (OTCBB:SEVT) today announced that Mr. Chris Dellinges, CPA has
been appointed by the Board of Directors to fill the vacancy of CFO.
The board of directors met on November 1, 2001 in Dallas, Texas, at a special
called directors meeting at the offices of the company's corporate legal
counsel. The board accepted Don Hendon's resignation effective the same day.
Mr. Dellinges graduated from the College of the Southwest and attended Texas
Wesleyan University School of Law. He has been a Certified Public Accountant
since 1977.
Mr. Dellinges has particular expertise in complex tax matters, audits, appeals,
tax court issues, Internal Revenue Service installment agreements and offers in
compromise, bankruptcy, reorganizations, business management and turnaround,
divorce litigation, tax and business fraud, oil and gas partnerships, and
corporate and individual taxation.
Happy Holidays to you M & M and a prosperous 2002
Thanks for posting. This sure has my interest and I feel many others will be following that same line of thinking
Thanks for the update. I looked at the website and sure is getting interesting. I added the web address to the IBOX. Thanks again
LONGVIEW, Texas, Dec 7, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Summit Environmental
Corporation, Inc. (OTCBB:SEVT) today announced that after six months of test
marketing, establishing a core dealer network and securing national
endorsements, the company will embark on an aggressive marketing campaign
beginning January 3, 2002.
On December 5, 2001, the Kilgore College Rangerettes officially endorsed
Luscious Lips as their performing lip product. Sunday, December 9, 2001, will
mark the appearance of the Rangerettes at Texas Stadium performing with the
Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders.
"We will be wearing Luscious Lips and Luscious Dust on Sunday," says Dana Blair,
director of the Rangerettes. The endorsement agreement with the Rangerettes
affords Summit personal appearances by uniformed Rangerettes at all approved
trade shows, public appearances and marketing events.
Craig Morgan, Director, Texas Tourism Development in Austin, stated in a
newspaper article appearing in newspapers across Texas on Thursday, December 6,
2001, "With the Kilgore College Rangerettes, you're getting world class
publicity. They are the best of Texas Ambassadors to the World."
The first appearance for a trade show will be January 3-5, at the Texas
Dance/Drill Team Association State Convention. Summit's Pannache cosmetic
division has been approved as an associate member of the Texas Association.
Luscious Lips will be introducing the products at this convention as the
Ultimate Fund Raising Program.
Also appearing in Houston will be national spokesperson, Jessie Ward, the
current Miss Arkansas 2001 and top ten finalist at Miss America. Jessie appears
on the Luscious Lips website www.lusciouslips.cc or
www.pannachelusciouslips.com.
Additional endorsements for Luscious Lips were from Stacy James, current Miss
Texas and Marshawn Evans, Miss Washington D.C., a top 5 at Miss America.
Luscious Lips is a semi-permanent lip color which stays on for 8-10 hours after
applying. It is removed by a special remover. The product's unique design of
essential oils and botanicals makes it an environmentally friendly product.
Companies like Revlon, Maybelline, Avon, Cover Girl, and Beauty Control, to name
a few, have a product touting long wear capability.
These products simply do not stay on and can be rubbed off. Luscious Lips will
not come off or stain after allowing about 1 minute for drying time.
"The potential of the use of Luscious Lips as a fundraising tool creates very
exciting numbers for potential sales," states Paula Parker, Vice-President of
the company and the conceptual developer of Pannache and Luscious Cosmetics.
Summit uses two of the largest custom cosmetic laboratories in the world to make
these exclusive lines of products.
There are 178,000 drill team participants in Texas High Schools each year.
Summit has already sold some of the more well known high school drill teams in
Texas, like Memorial High School (Victoria), Foster High School (Houston), and
Longview High School (Longview).
During the test marketing phase in late July and early August, 22 presentations
were made to drill teams and cheerleading groups. Summit received 22 purchase
orders for Luscious Lips.
The national average for fund raising in schools is that each participant will
sell an average of six units. The addition of high school and junior high
(middle) school cheerleaders to the number of drill team participants, bring the
Texas annual participant levels to over 500,000. Summit already has commitments
from several organizations for its fundraising program.
A 1% penetration in the current marketplace in Texas alone means over $1,000,000
in sales to Summit with a net profit margin of 168%.
On December 15, 2001, Pannache/Luscious Cosmetics will be officially introduced
at the Miss Texarkana pageant where Jessie Ward is Master of Ceremonies. The day
prior to the event, a special imaging program will be held by Jessie Ward and
Paula Parker for all the pageant contestants. This is the first of pageants
continuing on through next June leading up to the crowning of the new Miss
Arkansas.
These pageants plus the junior pageants in Arkansas where Jessie will appear,
will be before over 50,000 participants.
"The profit margins for Luscious Lips is greater than any product we market
either on a wholesale or retail basis. When you have a 100% closing ratio in one
of your test markets and near 100% closing in your direct dealer program, this
is an area which generates nice profits for the company immediately and great
potential for sales in early Spring 2002," states Keith Parker, CEO of Summit.
CDEX Inc. Introduces New Member to the Board of Directors
B: CDEX Inc. Introduces New Member to the Board of Directors
ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov 5, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today CDEX Inc., a Nevada
Corporation announced the addition of Dr. B.D Liaw to its Board of Directors.
Dr. Liaw, a United States citizen who currently resides in his native Taiwan,
joins Malcolm Philips and George Dials on the CDEX Board. Dr. Liaw will assist
in guiding CDEX in its development of applications of the chemical detection
technology CDEX purchased from Loch Harris of Austin Texas (OTC: LOCH),
including applications related to antiterrorism and the semiconductor industry.
Information on CDEX's proprietary technology may be found on the CDEX Web Site
(www.CDEX-inc.com) with an overview of technology status in a White Paper
published October 22.
Dr. Liaw has a Masters degree in Structural Engineering and a PhD in Engineering
Mechanics from Okalahoma State University. Beginning in 1974, Dr. Liaw served
over 20 years at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and it's
predecessor agency, the Atomic Energy Commission.
During this time, Dr. Liaw served in technical and management positions of
increasing responsibility throughout the Commission. As the Director of the
NRC's specially created TVA Project Division, Dr. Liaw had a leading role in
recovering the Tennessee Valley Authority's nuclear program, culminating in
restarts of the Sequoyah and Browns Ferry Nuclear Plants, and the eventual
licensing of the Watts Barr Nuclear Plant.
In 1986 and 1987, Dr. Liaw was invited by China and Taiwan, respectively, to
assist in establishing their nuclear safety regulatory programs. In 1994, Dr.
Liaw was invited to visit Taiwan to work with its Government to resolve issues
related to the country's energy resources.
Subsequently, in 1995 upon his retirement from the NRC, Dr. Liaw was requested
to come to Taiwan as an advisor to the Ministry of Economic Affairs. In that
position he has provided services to Taiwan in a number of areas, including as
an Executive Member of the Board of Directors for Taiwan Power Company and as a
member of the Industrial Advisory Group for the Industrial Technology Research
Institute.
Says Malcolm Philips, CEO of CDEX Inc., "Dr. Liaw brings a strong voice not only
in the nuclear industry, but also in the Asian market for innovative
applications of the technologies CDEX is and will be developing. Moreover, he
brings to our Board know-how in managing large, successful technical projects.
This addition is critical as we focus our efforts on applying our chemical
detection technology to new, complex markets such as antiterrorism and the
semiconductor industry."
Any forward-looking statements or implications made herein are based on current
expectations of CDEX and involve a number of significant risks and uncertainties
and should not be considered as guarantees or assurances of future performance.
The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but
are not limited to: interruptions, breach or cancellation of existing contracts,
impact of competitive products and pricing, product demand and market acceptance
risks, the presence of competitors with greater financial or other resources
than CDEX, product development and commercialization risks, an inability to
arrange additional debt or equity financing or to retain or procure necessary
personnel and an inability to obtain necessary governmental or other approvals
for proposed or anticipated transactions.
For further information visit the CDEX Web site at http://www.cdex-inc.com
CONTACT: CDEX
by
Investor Communications Group
Chuck Bagley, 770/391-7273
Composing an email now. Will let you know asap. Thanks
SUMMIT ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION INC - Lighthouse America Signs Agreement to
Sell FirePower 911
New York, New York, Nov 20, 2001 (Market News Publishing via COMTEX) -- Summit
Environmental Corporation, Inc. announced the executing of an agreement with a
direct sales company, Lighthouse America for the sale of FirePower 911(TM).
Lighthouse America doing business as TeamFire, has previously sold a fire
prevention product through a network of 7000 direct dealers.
The joint effort between each company will combine the efforts of an established
sales organization and Summit's portable fire extinguisher FirePower 911(TM),
the only portable aerosol fire extinguisher in the marketplace today, which
meets the National Fire Protection Association Standard 10.
The particular standard is required in order for a portable fire extinguisher to
be legally sold. State Fire Marshals regulate the sales of fire extinguishers
within their own states. Cease and desist orders are issued to all violators
that market non-rated fire extinguishers.
The National Fire Protection Association reports that there is a residential,
emergency spot fire occurring ever 2.7 seconds. FirePower 911(TM) is the only
rated and validated fire extinguisher in an aerosol can in the world that meets
the NFPA 10 requirements.
"It is very satisfying after all the effort we have put into this product, to
find a company with the appreciation for the NFPA 10 approval. Lighthouse
previously experienced the involvement with the State Fire Marshals due to
misrepresentation from a previous product supplier. When they found FirePower
911(TM) and the unique rating and validation certification, which Summit
possessed, their issues were solved," said Keith Parker, CEO.
"According to Lighthouse, they had $1,600,000 in sales in an eight-month period
prior to State Fire Marshall enforcement action. FirePower 911(TM) has given
their organization their business back," stated Parker.
First shipments of FirePower 911(TM) by the pallet will begin this week.
Lighthouse will sell a product package that consists of a six-can case, mounting
brackets, and the 6-can counter display box developed by Summit.
EXCEPT FOR THE HISTORICAL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, THE MATTERS SET FORTH IN
TODAY'S PRESENTATION ARE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
"SAFE HARBOR" PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF
1995.
THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT MAY
CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATE HEREIN. SUMMIT DISCLAIMS ANY INTENT OR OBLIGATION TO
UPDATE THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.
CONTACT: TEL: 800/522-7841 Keith Parker, Summit Environmental Corp.
GO FONIX GO --- COMTEX) -- Fonix
Corporation (OTCBB FONX) is trading higher in the session at this time, on
volume 11% higher than its 20-day average daily share volume.
The company issued news today, announcing the signing of a distribution
agreement with Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS) for advanced speech
solutions delivered on Motorola's mobileGT platform.
The company also submitted its quarterly report to the SEC today.
...for the three months ended September 30, 2001, the company reported revenues
of $265,646, compared to revenues of $172,222 in the year ago period...for the
three months ended September 30, 2001, the company posted a net loss of
$5,931,343, compared to a net loss of $8,451,438 in the year ago period...
The following was also included in today's submission.
...From inception, the Company's principal source of capital has been private
and other exempt sales of its debt and equity securities. The Company intends to
continue to raise additional funds in like manner to satisfy cash operating
requirements for the foreseeable future because of insufficient revenue from
operations....the issuance of equity or debt securities which are or may become
convertible into the Company's equity securities may result in substantial
dilution to its stockholders...The Company had negative working capital of
$5,556,858 at September 30, 2001 compared to positive working capital of
$180,356 at December 31, 2000. Current assets decreased by $2,314,404 to
$1,437,806 from December 31, 2000, to September 30, 2001...
Fonix is currently trading at a level below three of four moving averages, and
fractionally higher than the first of four technical upside price resistance
levels, as calculated by Knobias technical analysis. The stock has a 30-day
closing price range of $0.080 to $0.110.
(COMTEX) B: CDEX Inc. Introduces New Member to the Board of Directors
B: CDEX Inc. Introduces New Member to the Board of Directors
ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov 5, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today CDEX Inc., a Nevada
Corporation announced the addition of Dr. B.D Liaw to its Board of Directors.
Dr. Liaw, a United States citizen who currently resides in his native Taiwan,
joins Malcolm Philips and George Dials on the CDEX Board. Dr. Liaw will assist
in guiding CDEX in its development of applications of the chemical detection
technology CDEX purchased from Loch Harris of Austin Texas (OTC: LOCH),
including applications related to antiterrorism and the semiconductor industry.
Information on CDEX's proprietary technology may be found on the CDEX Web Site
(www.CDEX-inc.com) with an overview of technology status in a White Paper
published October 22.
Dr. Liaw has a Masters degree in Structural Engineering and a PhD in Engineering
Mechanics from Okalahoma State University. Beginning in 1974, Dr. Liaw served
over 20 years at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and it's
predecessor agency, the Atomic Energy Commission.
During this time, Dr. Liaw served in technical and management positions of
increasing responsibility throughout the Commission. As the Director of the
NRC's specially created TVA Project Division, Dr. Liaw had a leading role in
recovering the Tennessee Valley Authority's nuclear program, culminating in
restarts of the Sequoyah and Browns Ferry Nuclear Plants, and the eventual
licensing of the Watts Barr Nuclear Plant.
In 1986 and 1987, Dr. Liaw was invited by China and Taiwan, respectively, to
assist in establishing their nuclear safety regulatory programs. In 1994, Dr.
Liaw was invited to visit Taiwan to work with its Government to resolve issues
related to the country's energy resources.
Subsequently, in 1995 upon his retirement from the NRC, Dr. Liaw was requested
to come to Taiwan as an advisor to the Ministry of Economic Affairs. In that
position he has provided services to Taiwan in a number of areas, including as
an Executive Member of the Board of Directors for Taiwan Power Company and as a
member of the Industrial Advisory Group for the Industrial Technology Research
Institute.
Says Malcolm Philips, CEO of CDEX Inc., "Dr. Liaw brings a strong voice not only
in the nuclear industry, but also in the Asian market for innovative
applications of the technologies CDEX is and will be developing. Moreover, he
brings to our Board know-how in managing large, successful technical projects.
This addition is critical as we focus our efforts on applying our chemical
detection technology to new, complex markets such as antiterrorism and the
semiconductor industry."
(COMTEX) B: Fonix Keeps Busy Executives on Track; Introduces Speech-Enab
B: Fonix Keeps Busy Executives on Track; Introduces Speech-Enabled Time
Management Software for Pocket PC PDAs An Ideal Holiday Gift - TimeTalk Alert
Enhances Built-In Pocket PC Personal Information Management (PIM) for Concise,
Hands-Free Appointment Notification
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov 6, 2001 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Just in time for the
holidays, Fonix Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FONX), a leading provider of
natural-user interface technology, has introduced TimeTalk Alert, a world-class
scheduling assistant that provides speech-enabled information management and
notification capabilities nts for the visually impaired by providing a realistic
audio interface to these devices.
"Unlike the built-in PIM applications, TimeTalk Alert communicates upcoming
Calendar and Task appointments and data in the most relevant manner possible,
only presenting immediate and significant information," said Kirk Feller, VP of
Marketing for Fonix Corporation. "Both full graphical screens and high-quality
speech provide feedback. It makes PIM notification easier and less distracting
for people on the go. And, with the holidays upon us, it is a great gift."
TimeTalk Alert facilitates time management by automatically retrieving
information entered into the calendar, tasks, and "to do" lists of the Pocket PC
and popping up an alert and speaking details aloud as an individual event time
approaches. With various skins available for the interface, and alert chimes and
voices that are highly customizable on an individual, appointment-by-appointment
basis, TimeTalk Alert can be tailored to suit any individual user requirements.
The user can even disable the alert chime when in a meeting or other important
event, so as not to interrupt, but still have the appointment or task pop up on
the screen.
"TimeTalk Alert brings the power of TTS technology to the consumer," said
Feller. "Developed for applications that run on servers to those that run on the
smallest embedded chip, Fonix technology is ideal for mainstream information
management and business applications."
TimeTalk Alert will be available starting November 26, for download from the
Fonix website ( www.fonix.com ), and at resellers nationwide in Q1, 2002, for
only $29.95. For more information on Fonix Corporation, call (801) 553-6600.
About Fonix Corporation
Fonix Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FONX) is a leading provider of
natural-user interface technology solutions for wireless and mobile devices,
Internet and telephony systems, and vehicle telematics. Leading chip
manufacturers, independent software and hardware vendors, and Internet content
and service providers incorporate Fonix technology to provide their customers
with an easier and more convenient user experience. Fonix products, including
Text-To-Speech (TTS), Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), and Handwriting
Recognition (HWR), provide the most natural communication solutions available.
Media Information: Whitney Seamons (801) 553-6600, mediarel@fonix.com.
Investor Information: Michelle Aamodt (801) 328-0161, invrel@fonix.com.
Updates Information Regarding CDEX-Inc. Pr
B: LOCH HARRIS INC - Updates Information Regarding CDEX-Inc. Proxies and
Proposed - Spin-Off
Vancouver, BC, Oct 30, 2001 (Market News Publishing via COMTEX) -- Loch Harris,
Inc., a Nevada corporation, updated certain information regarding voting proxies
for CDEX-Inc. (CDEX) common stock owned by Loch and matters related to the
possible spin-off of CDEX common stock by Loch.
As previously reported in Loch's press release dated September 24, 2001, Loch's
Board of Director's had approved a date of record for a proposed spin-off of
approximately 48,000,000 shares of CDEX-Inc. (CDEX) common stock that Loch owns.
October 30, 2001, was set as the date of record. As reflected in the press
release, many issues needed to be resolved before any distribution under the
spin-off could occur. While Loch is working toward resolution of those issues,
to date, certain material matters involving the spin-off have not yet been
resolved. Accordingly, Loch has not yet set a payment date for such possible
stock dividend distribution.
If a spin-off of CDEX shares in the form of a stock dividend does occur, it is
Loch's general understanding that to determine who is entitled to receive such
stock dividend, a person needs to look at two important dates. The two important
dates are the "date of record" and the "ex-dividend date". The "ex-dividend
date" is generally the first business day after the stock dividend is paid and
is also after the "date of record". If you sell your Loch stock before the
"ex-dividend date", normally you are selling away your right to the proposed
CDEX stock dividend spin-off. This is the case even if the sale took place after
the "date of record". When this happens, your sale includes an obligation on
your part to deliver to the buyer of your Loch shares any CDEX shares
distributed pursuant to the stock dividend spin-off. As stated above, Loch has
not yet set a payment date for such stock dividend distribution; therefore, no
"ex-dividend date" has yet been set. Accordingly, if Loch's understanding is
correct, Loch shareholders who are shareholders of record on the "date of
record" but who sell their Loch stock after the "date of record" but before the
"ex-dividend" date are also selling with the Loch stock their right to the CDEX
stock under the proposed stock dividend spin-off. Loch shareholders should not
rely on Loch's understanding regarding treatment of this matter, but should
consult with their own personal financial advisors or brokers to answer any
questions relating to entitlement of CDEX shares.
As previously announced in the September 24, 2001 press release, Loch would like
to reemphasize that, although it is Loch's intent to spin-off certain CDEX
shares it owns, there is no assurance that the outstanding matters regarding the
spin-off can be resolved satisfactorily or that the proposed spin-off will occur
or, even if it does occur, that it will not have tax or other consequences
deemed undesirable by possible recipients. Such consequences include, but are
not limited to, the possibility that recipients could be attributed with
unwanted taxable income related to the stock dividend and, either the CDEX
shares received by Loch shareholders might be deemed restricted securities and
not freely tradable or that even if they are tradeable, no viable market for
CDEX shares will develop. Loch will try to keep shareholders updated as, if and
when developments warrant.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Asset Purchase Agreement entered into between
Loch and CDEX on August 4, 2001 and as previously announced in Loch's press
release dated August 13, 2001, Loch granted its voting proxy with respect to
13,000,000 CDEX shares owned by Loch to the CDEX Board of Directors. In
addition, Loch was obligated to grant voting rights to an additional 48,000,000
CDEX shares owned by Loch to the CDEX Board of Directors if such shares had not
been distributed by October 1, 2001. Such proxy was granted to the CDEX Board of
Directors. As a result of the foregoing, Loch has granted voting proxies to the
CDEX Board of Directors on all 61,000,000 shares of CDEX common stock owned by
Loch. This constitutes approximately 75 % of the CDEX common stock currently
outstanding. Pursuant to the terms of the proxies, the proxies will terminate
immediately and automatically as to any shares covered by the proxies when, as
and if any such shares are sold, transferred or assigned to any party not under
the control of Loch or its officers or directors. The Asset Purchase Agreement
and the Proxies will be included as exhibits to Loch's Form 8-K and any
statements made herein are qualified in their entirety by reference to such
exhibits.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, OCTOBER 26, 2001 (CCN Newswire via COMTEX) --
Among the wide range of North American stocks available to EquityAlert.com's
news alert subscribers, a FREE service available at www.equityalert.com, was
Fonix Corporation (OTCBB: FONX), trading over 7,000,0000 shares on news of the
Company's CTO, Dr. John A. Oberteuffer, being selected to receive the
prestigious Speech Leader Summit Award.
"Dr. Oberteuffer is certainly one of the most influential and dynamic
personalities in our industry and deserving of this recognition", stated John
Kelly, editor-in-chief of Speech Technology Magazine and sponsor of the Speech
Summit Awards.
"It is significant that the industry is recognizing the importance of speech
technology, and the benefits that voice recognition, telematics, and
text-to-speech can provide. Being included in that recognition is very
gratifying - I never imagined that I would be placed beside Bill Gates as a
technology influencer", commented Dr. Oberteuffer.
In other news, EquityAlert.com (www.equityalert.com) subscribers were alerted in
real time on news of Exodus Communications, Inc.'s (OTCBB: EXDSQ) European
restructuring. The Company announced that four non-operational facilities in
Munich, Amsterdam, and two in Dublin will be liquidated as it restructures for
profitable growth. Over 6,700,000 shares traded yesterday.
Recent alerts also included Covad Communications (OTCBB: COVD), trading over
6,000,000 shares after announcing third quarter operating statistics and
improvements Friday, last week. During this same period, shares traded to an
intra-day increase of 50% from Friday's low.
"We are pleased with the progress we have made to lower our capital needs
through continued growth in subscribers, ongoing cost reduction measures and
anticipated savings from operational initiatives," stated Charles E. Hoffman,
Covad CEO and President.
100% agreement here but from what I have been watching my opinion is that he is one very skillful person. If he can't do the marketing set up himself, I sure bet he will find someone that will.
NOVEMBER -- OKID.COM Time is close for the new okid website to reopen. With all the world tension, I can only imagine how many folks will be shopping online. Interactive and educational products are high on my kids shopping list and I am sure they are on many other parent's shopping list. The one thing I do know KIDS WILL HAVE a great Christmas. I intend to be sure that my family has a great Christmas. I also plan to give my kids a future and that means some stock in JANX. Why? They have safe, unusual, new, interactive products for kids and they are available world wide -- sounds like a winning combination to me.
Another Good Idea. I have been very impressed with his progress and action and feel he will pursue all avenues to make this a success..
One thing I would like to add. If you do not get an immediate answer be patient. This is a very busy man and a slow response might just be something new cooking.
Well stocks took a dip today with world talking about more Anthrax scares but even with all the bad news you still can find some good thoughts somehwere. I was looking at abcnews.com and found a video clip
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/video_index/video_index.html?partner=yahoo
Not sure how long they make these available. The gist of the clip under Daily Business Report was "United Airlines is in danger of going out of business, Boeing creates a security division and toy retailers expect a healthy holiday season".
10-17-2001
What a news releast that was. JANX I sure am glad I have you in my stock portfolio
Great news. Bet there will be more web Xmas shopping done than going to the big malls.
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS $$$$$$ LONGVIEW, Texas, Sep 5, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Summit Environmental Corporation Inc. (SEVT, Trade) today announced that Naval Air Systems has officially requested the testing of the companies jet engine cleaner Ultimate Clean 668(TM)JE.
Ultimate Clean 668(TM) has been undergoing testing according to United States Department of Defense protocol for the military specification number - MILPRF85704C since December, 1999. The technical testing requirements for the product's formulation have been successfully met. The last phase of the test protocol is the actual physical test on a test engine.
"NavAir has petitioned for our formal request letter in order to schedule a September, 2001, testing slot. The letter was sent last week via International Aero," states Summit CEO, Keith Parker. The test will take place at the U.S. Naval Warfare Center at Pax River.
International Aero is the exclusive commercial aircraft and military distributor for the company. International Aero is the largest reconfiguration and retrofit company for commercial aircraft in the world.
Additionally, Ultimate Clean 668(TM)JE and Ultimate Clean 669(TM)GS (the original turbine cleaner formula) are currently undergoing physical application testing at Ingersol - Rand in Malaysia. The Company learned that Ingersol - Rand is also interested in having Ultimate Clean 668(TM) is an aerosol can, to be used as a screwdriver cleaner.
"Last week we received a small order for testing of Ultimate Clean 668(TM)JE by a major U.S. Airline. Obviously we cannot publicize that information at this time. The fact that one of the customers waiting on our Mil Spec approval, and is wanting to start using the product immediately on their applications, is very exciting and encouraging," states Parker.
It's all about faith, right M & M. Faith in the company, faith in our choices and faith in the market. So here is a toast to faith.
Great post thanks. Another thing to add to the watch list, the trade agreement.