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ART Joins Texas Instruments Third-Party Network

ART ports its unique smARTspeak NG™ to TI's new TMS320C55x™ DSP generation for voice recognition applications

Atlanta, USA, July 24, 2001. ART, Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc., global leaders in natural Human User Interface technologies for the mobile world, has announced that it has joined the Texas Instruments (TI) third party network. Using eXpressDSP Real-Time Software Technology, ART will port its revolutionary smARTspeak NG Voice Recognition algorithm into TI's recently unveiled code-compatible C55x digital signal processing (DSP) generation (please see http://www.ti.com/sc/docs/news/2001/01062.htm).

TI's new programmable, ultra power-efficient DSPs will drive thousands of applications in the next generation of handheld and Internet-enabled multimedia devices. ART's all-in-one smARTspeak NG voice recognition technology, which includes eXpressDSP compliant algorithms, joins the best in MPEG4, JPEG, MP3 and WMA technologies offered by TI's extensive third party network.

"TI is dedicated to providing the best real-time technologies for tomorrow's hand-held applications," said Christine Wu, C55x marketing manager, TI. "ART's new smARTspeak NG voice recognition bundle, in conjunction with the power-efficient TMS320C55x DSP, will provide next-generation portable, PC-connected and Internet-enabled products with more features in less space and longer battery life."

"ART is confident that customers and other developers will be delighted with the exciting range of voice functionality features that the smARTspeak NG now brings to TI's C55x DSP generation," said Yakov Shulman, VP sales, ART. "It is designed to enhance the radically new time-to-market and price/performance standard these processors now offer."


More About smARTspeak NG

First to successfully combine all voice dialing and control functions for Speaker Independent and Speaker Dependent systems, smARTspeak NG's comprehensive voice recognition algorithm was designed as an all-in-one bundle for operation in the tight processing power environment of today's mass-market cellular handsets, making it perfect for TI's C55x.

smARTspeak NG's unique bundle means that instead of having to choose which technologies to deploy on new cellular handsets, OEMs can simply customize whichever functions they require onto the same mass produced model.

Combining a decade of ART's award-winning technologies, smARTspeak NG's leading-edge developments offer voice-enabled features such as name dialing, continuous digit dialing, menu navigation and device control. It also includes ART's latest innovation: a Speaker Independent Digit-Dialing function with adaptation possibility for heavily accented International English - or any other language spoken with dialect. This simple 30-second adaptation allows further personalization according to the needs of each user.

More About TI's Third-Party Program

ART is a member of the TI TMS320 third-party program, the most extensive collection of global DSP development support in the industry, with more than 400 independent companies and consultants providing TI's customers with a broad range of application software, development hardware and software and consulting services. For more information on the TI third party program, please visit http://www.dspvillage.ti.com.


More About ART

Established in 1990, ART, Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc., is the acknowledged pioneer and market leader in Natural User systems of embedded Voice and Handwriting Recognition for mobile devices. ART has generated a decade of software innovation and today develops and markets technologically superior solutions for the control and command of the full range of mobile devices by the human voice and natural handwriting.

Through its range of proprietary technologies based on unique, signal-processing algorithms, ART provides next-generation human user interface solutions for cellular handsets, smartphones, mobile communicators, PDAs and handhelds, and automotive systems.

Today, ART's embedded software-only solutions are deployed in dozens of product lines from industry leaders such as Acer, A.T. Cross, Casio, Franklin, GVC, Hutel, Konka, LGE, Maxon, Microsoft, Motorola, NeoPoint, Optimay-Lucent, Philips, Quanta, Samsung, Siemens Automotive, and TTPCom.

Based in the United States, with sales offices on the East and West Coasts, ART maintains a wholly owned Israeli subsidiary -- ART Ltd. -- where research and development are conducted. ART is active in the US, European, and Asian markets.

smARTspeak NG™ is a trademark of ART, Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc. Names of other companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. For more about ART, see: http://www.artcomp.com or contact Yakov Shulman, VP Sales at [e-mail].