IBM & One Voice Technologies announce Partnership
IBM To Make Significant Investment in Testing for Deployment of One Voice's Telecom Solutions; Companies to Develop Joint Sales and Marketing Strategy for MobileVoice Platform
SAN DIEGO, Sep 9, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- One Voice Technologies, Inc. ( OTCBB:ONEV - news), developer of 4th Generation voice solutions for the Wireless, Telematics, TV/Internet appliance and Interactive Multimedia markets and IBM today announced a partnership to deliver high-performance, telco-grade solutions for carriers and enterprise customers around the world. The terms of the partnership include extensive support from IBM for One Voice's MobileVoice(TM) Platform. This support will be funded by IBM and includes rigorous IBM in-house testing of One Voice's MobileVoice Platform and optimization of the architecture for large-scale deployment in telco and enterprise environments. IBM will also offer hosting services, integration support and provide technical assistance as a core part of One Voice's services. These efforts will provide carriers and enterprise customers with One Voice's telco-ready solutions, running on IBM's latest xSeries Servers, and will help accelerate the penetration of these solutions in the carrier and enterprise markets. Additionally, the two companies will develop joint sales and marketing plans to maximize MobileVoice's impact in the market.
Gaining the support of IBM, a premier global solutions provider, is a major step toward One Voice's market objectives. IBM's extensive carrier and enterprise experience, unmatched hardware expertise and strong business relationships will accelerate penetration of the MobileVoice Platform. IBM's financial and technical commitment to this partnership will ensure the scalability, performance and reliability of MobileVoice for carriers and enterprise customers around the world.
"Our partnership with IBM will have a big impact on our efforts in the Telecom and Enterprise markets and for our company overall," said Dean Weber, chairman and CEO of One Voice. "IBM uniquely brings global resources, powerful leading-edge hardware and technical support we will need to meet our objectives in North America and around the world. Their investment in our success is a strong testament to our technology, our progress to-date and the market opportunity for our solutions. We look forward to building a strong partnership with IBM."
About IBM
With 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate, IBM is the world's largest information technology company. IBM is a leading provider of e-business solutions and is dedicated to helping companies, Business Partners and developers leverage the potential of the Internet and network computing across a wide range of businesses and industries. The company offers a host of cross-industry and industry specific solutions designed to meet the needs of companies of all sizes. For more information on IBM, please visit: ibm.com
About One Voice Technologies, Inc.
One Voice Technologies, Inc. ( OTCBB:ONEV - news) is the world's first developer of 4th Generation voice solutions for the telecom, telematics, TV/Internet appliance and Interactive Multimedia markets. Our Intelligent Voice(TM) solutions employ revolutionary, patented technology that allows people to send messages (Email, SMS, Instant Messaging and paging), purchase products, get information and control devices -- all by using their voice. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California. For more information, please visit onevoicetech.com
