FONIX (FONX)

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(COMTEX) B: FONIX CORP - Breakthrough Internet Device for Disabled Uses
B: FONIX CORP - Breakthrough Internet Device for Disabled Uses Fonix Voice -
Recognition, Text-To-Speech Technologies

New York, New York, Mar 29, 2002 (Market News Publishing via COMTEX) --
Serotek, Makers of 'Freedom Box,' Cite Small Application Size,

Versatility Across Multiple Platforms; Fonix Solutions Power

Hands-Free Surfing, Email, Chat, Online Shopping and More

Fonix(R) Corporation, a leading provider of natural-user interface technology
and voice solutions for wireless and mobile devices, and Serotek Corporation
announced that Serotek has selected Fonix Speech Solutions for use with Freedom
Box, a new Internet accessibility product that unlocks the Internet for the
blind or anyone unable to use standard point-and-click technology.

Freedom Box is a breakthrough in World Wide Web accessibility that allows a user
to navigate the Internet strictly by voice command -- a gigantic step forward
for the visually impaired or physically disabled. Fonix Text-To-Speech (TTS) and
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), embedded within the Freedom Box platform,
allow users to take advantage of many of the Internet's most desirable services,
such as sending and receiving email, shopping online, conducting online
research, and accessing news and entertainment.

"Fonix software has a remarkably small footprint, making it an ideal choice for
the Freedom Box software platform," said Mike Calvo, chief executive officer of
Serotek Corporation. "The programming versatility from Fonix also plays an
important role in our design of Freedom Box's Flexible User Interface, which
will allow a user to blend voice operation with a variety of other accessibility
tools, such as keyboards, computer mice and touch-screen peripherals, to create
a customized interface best suited to the user."

Fonix, now deploying its DECtalk TTS product, provides extremely high quality
and intelligible TTS functionality in embedded applications. Fonix technology
speaks standard XML (eXtensible Markup Language) Web text in any of six Western
languages; it also offers extensive user controls that enable it to adapt to a
variety of real-world environments. On the voice recognition side, Fonix has
developed a powerful solution in Fonix ASR, which is available in U.S. English,
U.K. English, French, German, and Swedish, and accommodates finite-state
grammar, allowing complex speech input.

"Working with Serotek on Freedom Box demonstrates how Fonix technologies play
out in yet another accessibility market," said Kurt Flygare, vice president of
sales for Fonix Corporation. "The natural sounding speech and near real-time
response of Fonix TTS is ideal for those with disabilities. What's more, our
status as the only provider of automatic speech recognition technology for
Freedom Box users is a tribute to the overall reliability and accuracy of Fonix
ASR."

Freedom Box Product Options

To provide maximum operational and pricing flexibility for users, Freedom Box
offers a series of products, all utilizing Fonix technology. Freedom Box PC
software turns any PC meeting minimum system requirements* into a Freedom Box.
Freedom Box Standalone is a plug-and-play Internet appliance -- packaged in one
of the smallest, high-powered personal computers on the market today -- that
enables individuals to surf the Web hands-free without the need for a PC.
Freedom Box Lifestyle picks up where the Freedom Box Standalone leaves off,
adding features and functionality designed for advanced computer and Internet
users.

*For more information about Freedom Box and its groundbreaking Internet
accessibility technology, including system requirements and purchase options,
visit the Serotek website at http://www.freedombox.info or contact the compa ny
toll-free at 1-877-661-3785.

About Fonix Corporation

Fonix Corporation 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 additional information, visit
http://www.fonix.com , or contact a Fonix representative at [phone].

About Serotek Corporation

Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., Serotek Corporation designs and develops
software-based Internet-access technologies and services that unlock the power
and potential of the Internet for the blind and disabled.

Fonix and DECtalk are registered trademarks of Fonix Corporation. All other
product or services names are the property of their respective owners.

Note: The statements released by Fonix Corporation that are not purely
historical are forward-looking within the meaning of the "Safe Harbor"
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including
statements regarding the Company's expectations, hopes, intentions, and
strategies for the future. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking
statements involve risk and uncertainties that may affect the Company's business
prospects and performance. It is important to note that the Company's actual
results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements.
Risk factors include general economic, competitive, governmental, and
technological factors as discussed in the Company's filings with the SEC on
Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. The Company does not undertake any responsibility to
update the forward-looking statements contained in this release.


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