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(PR NEWSWIRE) Fonix(R) to Become First Speech Technology Provider to Deploy S
Fonix(R) to Become First Speech Technology Provider to Deploy Speech Solutions
To a 2.5G Device Using Texas Instruments' OMAP(TM) Platform

Company Enables Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Text-To-Speech (TTS)
Solutions for Wireless Handheld Devices;
Fonix Is a Member of Texas Instruments' OMAP Developer Network

SALT LAKE CITY, June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fonix(R) Corporation
(OTC Bulletin Board: FONX), a leading provider of natural-user interface
technology for wireless and mobile devices, Internet and telephony systems,
and vehicle telematics, today announced it will become the first speech
technology provider to offer Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Text-To-
Speech (TTS) capabilities on commercially available products that use Texas
Instruments' OMAP(TM) framework. Fonix Speech Solutions, currently deployed
in several PDA devices, including Hewlett-Packard's Jornada 928 Wireless
Digital Assistant (WDA) slated for release in Europe in the summer of 2002,
demonstrate the ability of the OMAP platform to support natural language
interface, and opens the door to a wide variety of voice-enabled products and
services within the OMAP application environment.
Texas Instruments' OMAP platform for wireless processing delivers voice
and multimedia enhanced applications for 2.5G and 3G wireless phones, PDAs,
and advanced mobile Internet appliances. Fonix Speech Solutions that run on
the TI OMAP platform enable users to use their voice to navigate through their
devices, to launch and close applications, and to access and dial contacts,
all with no voice training required. OMAP developers benefit from TI's fully
open OMAP platform, which has been selected by Hewlett-Packard, Nokia,
Ericsson, Sony, Palm, NEC, Fujitsu, Sendo, HTC, and others for the companies'
2.5 and 3G wireless devices.
"Fonix is a natural fit for the OMAP platform and our developer network.
Their highly accurate and speaker-independent speech solutions add a new
dimension of power and convenience to applications created within TI's OMAP
Developer Network," said Paul Werp, worldwide marketing director for TI's OMAP
platform. "Clearly, end users will benefit from voice-enabled applications in
the next generation of wireless devices. As wireless device manufacturers
continue to develop 2.5G and 3G products powered by TI's high-performance and
low power OMAP application processors, Fonix will help developers provide the
natural-speech capabilities that will make those products safer and easier to
use."
"Voice interface is the wave of the future in wireless products. With
handheld device manufacturers' deployment of Fonix natural-speech technology
using the OMAP platform, voice-enabled mobile applications are taking a huge
step forward," said Kurt W. Flygare, Fonix vice president of sales. "Fonix
ASR and TTS technologies provide the critically small memory footprint
necessary for wireless Web devices. Additionally, our speech solutions
provide developers and wireless device manufacturers with the essential
elements to introduce interactive voice solutions faster and at significantly
reduced cost."

Fonix Joins OMAP Developer Network
Fonix is a member of TI's OMAP Developer Network, a diverse group of
software developers writing wireless applications for mobile Internet devices.
OMAP developers enjoy a variety of tools and support to enable rapid
application development for leading operating systems and programming
languages.
Additional information about Fonix natural speech recognition technologies
can be found at the company's website, www.fonix.com . For more details about
the OMAP Developer Network, visit www.ti.com/sc/omapdevelopers .

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.
For additional information, visit www.fonix.com , or contact a Fonix
representative at [phone].

Investor Contact, Michelle Aamodt, [phone], [e-mail].

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, include
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.

Fonix is a registered trademark of Fonix Corporation. OMAP is a trademark
of Texas Instruments. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.

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SOURCE Fonix Corporation
-0- 06/27/2002
/CONTACT: press, Steve Simon of S&S Public Relations, Inc.,
[phone], ext. 237, [e-mail], for Fonix Corporation; or
Whitney Seamons of Fonix Corporation, [phone], [e-mail]/
/Web site: http://www.ti.com/sc/omapdevelopers /
/Web site: http://www.fonix.com /
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