FierceWireless Names vlingo as One of the "Fierce 15" Wireless Companies of 2008
Vlingo on Leading Edge of Wireless Technology
CAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwire - April 29, 2008) - Vlingo Corporation announced today that it
has been named to the annual FierceWireless "Fierce 15" list, designating
it as one of the top wireless companies of the year. FierceWireless editors
evaluated hundreds of organizations, and found vlingo to be amongst the
"fiercest," proven by their creativity and innovations in the marketplace.
FierceWireless, an internationally recognized daily email newsletter
reaching more than 72,000 senior wireless industry executives, provides
executives in over 100 countries with a quick, authoritative briefing on
the day's top wireless stories, including new trends and technologies.
"Vlingo's voice recognition technology is the power behind Yahoo!'s new
oneSearch 2.0 service. We expect this technology to revolution mobile
search," said Sue Marek, editor-in-chief of FierceWireless.
Vlingo was selected because of its ground-breaking approach to speech
recognition for the mobile market. Launched as part of Yahoo! oneSearch™
earlier this month, vlingo is the first and only open and unconstrained
speech recognition technology for the mobile industry. Vlingo products
allow consumers to simply speak into any mobile application and have their
speech converted into text on the mobile device. They can launch
applications and complete text fields such as Web search or messaging by
simply speaking into their phones. Vlingo makes this easy because users do
not have to memorize a limited set of commands or structure input in
particular ways.
"We are thrilled to be recognized by FierceWireless, a must-read news
source for anyone in the wireless industry," said Dave Grannan, CEO of
vlingo. "Vlingo has been gaining momentum over the past year as a pioneer
in voice recognition technology that we believe will fundamentally change
the way consumer interact with their mobile phones. It is an honor to be
recognized by such a well-regarded news outlet."
The FierceWireless "Fierce 15" celebrates the spirit of being "fierce" --
championing innovation and creativity, even in the face of intense
competition. The complete list of winning companies is available today in a
special issue of FierceWireless and on the FierceWireless Web site at
http://www.fiercewireless.com.
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About vlingo
Vlingo is a voice-powered user interface that unlocks access to mobile
phone wireless data services. Vlingo allows users to speak or type into any
vlingo-enabled text box and get accurate, easy and consistent access to all
the information, entertainment and communication made possible through
today's mobile applications. By giving consumers control of the mobile
Internet with the power of their voices, vlingo provides a quantum leap in
usability for mobile data services that are currently restricted by limited
user interfaces. IDC has named vlingo one of the "Ten Emerging Mobile
Players to Watch in 2008" and AlwaysOn named vlingo a 2008 100 Top Private
Company Award Winner. The company secured its venture capital financing
from Charles River Ventures, Sigma Partners and Yahoo!. Founded in 2006,
vlingo is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Why tap when you can
talk? www.vlingo.com.