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(PR NEWSWIRE) Fonix Announces the Availability of SVOX's Text-to-Speech in Fo
Fonix Announces the Availability of SVOX's Text-to-Speech in Fonix VoiceDial
1.2

Fonix VoiceDial With SVOX German TTS Presented at 3GSM World Congress 2003

(Fonix Booth # C23, Hall 1, SVOX Booth # F27, Hall 2)

CANNES, France and SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
3GSM WORLD CONGRESS -- Fonix Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FONX), a leading
provider of speech interface solutions and SVOX AG, Text-to-Speech specialists
for embedded solutions, announce the availability of SVOX's natural sounding
embedded TTS for the Fonix VoiceDial solution for cellular handsets and
wireless devices being demonstrated at the 3GSM World Congress. Users of
VoiceDial can now choose to purchase the SVOX TTS package for Fonix VoiceDial
1.2.
"The combination of our two companies strengths enables us to offer a more
complete solution across multiple platforms and languages," said Rolf-Juergen
Bruess President Fonix International. "As Fonix increases its European
presence, partnerships like this will enable us to move very quickly."
"SVOX is excited to join forces with Fonix and offer their VoiceDial
solution with our TTS to users of Microsoft PocketPC Phone Edition devices,"
said Alex Fries, Chief Marketing Officers at SVOX. "The Fonix VoiceDial
product allows us to quickly expand our marketplace and product offering."
"Fonix has chosen SVOX's TTS because of its low memory requirements and
very natural sounding voice," said Tim K. Hong, Director Mobile Wireless at
Fonix. "Integrating SVOX has been relatively simple and demonstrates the
usability of adapting multiple languages into the Fonix VoiceDial solutions.
We currently have SVOX German TTS installed with Fonix VoiceDial 1.2 for
PocketPC Phone Edition devices."
Potential customers interested in the Fonix/SVOX solution can stop during
3GSM World Congress 2003 in Cannes, France from February 18 to 21 by the Fonix
booth C23 in Hall 1 or SVOX booth in Hall 2, F-27.

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 provider's incorporate Fonix technology to provide their customers
with an easier and more convenient user experience.

About SVOX Corporation
SVOX AG was founded as a spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich). Its core product is text-to-speech
software. The multiple award-winning SVOX technology is used in fields such as
telecommunications, call centers, multimedia/Internet, automotive and mobile
devices. SVOX differentiates itself by offering customized text-to-speech.
With SVOX's software architecture customers are offered a text-to-speech
engine adaptable to their technical and market needs. Alongside clients such
as Swisscom and D-Link, SVOX also collaborates closely with partners such as
VoiceGenie, Telisma, Siemens, Ericsson, Voice Robots and Fonix.
SVOX is a Swiss-based company, with representation in Germany, Austria and
USA. Next to European markets, SVOX is also active in US and Asian markets.

For more information, please contact one of the following persons below.

Media Information
[e-mail]

www.Fonix.com or call [phone]

Investor Information
Michelle Aamodt
[phone]
[e-mail]

SVOX AG
Alexander Fries
Baslerstrasse 30
8048 Zurich - Switzerland
Tel. [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, 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 including 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.

SOURCE Fonix Corporation
-0- 02/19/2003
/CONTACT: Tim K. Hong, [phone], or European, Rolf-Juergen Bruess,
[phone], both of Fonix Corporation, [e-mail]/
/Web site: http://www.Fonix.com /
(FONX)

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