InfoTalk Powers Voice-Activated System in Northeast China

HONG KONG and BEIJING, CHINA - InfoTalk Corporation, a provider of multi-lingual conversational speech understanding technology, announced the deployment of the Public Information Voice Line for Harbin Public Information Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harbin Telecom. Powered by the conversational speech recognition engine, InfoTalk-Recognizer, and based on the VoiceXML standard, the carrier-grade Voice Line is completely developed and put into full operation within a two-week period. The Voice Line currently provides channels on stock information and entertainment services. New services catering for car drivers will be launched shortly and more new contents will also be added in the near future. "We are extremely pleased to see the Voice Line up and running smoothly in such a short deployment time. Undoubtedly, InfoTalk's speech technology and professional services have fully demonstrated its capabilities," said Mr. Xing Dian-wu, General Manager of Harbin Public Information Limited. "This Voice Line allows us to cost-effectively deliver superior services to the public and we are glad to see a growing trend in usage since its launch."