Fonix and parvus Sign Collaborative Business Agreement to Deliver Speech Recognition Applications in Embedded Systems Solutions

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 31, 2002 - Fonix Corporation (OTC BB: FONX) and parvus Corporation today announced the signing of a collaborative agreement to promote mutual opportunities for implementing voice recognition technologies in embedded computer systems.

The new relationship between Fonix, a leading provider of speech for wireless and mobile devices, and parvus, a leading hardware developer and systems integrator of embedded control solutions, enables Fonix technologies to be implemented in parvus customer hardware systems. Both companies have agreed to a joint marketing and sales effort to encourage adoption of Fonix/parvus offerings.

"With the addition of Fonix solutions, we can now differentiate our offerings by providing a natural-user-interface, voice, to control a customer's embedded system," said Tom Hogan, President of parvus. "We anticipate that this will be of interest to existing customers and distinguish parvus in new bids."

"parvus is delivering embedded systems into markets that are prime for speech," said Kurt W. Flygare, Vice President of Sales, Fonix Corporation. "Our agreement strategically links Fonix with a strong hardware developer to broaden our customer opportunities and extend the reach of our speech solutions. This collaboration will deliver speech to parvus' embedded control systems that are already operable in the marketplace, thus driving additional revenue for both companies."

parvus commonly serves customers in the avionics/aerospace, defense, factory automation, light industrial, medical, telecom and transportation fields. Fonix speech technologies have been integrated into mobile and wireless devices, PDAs, vehicle navigation systems, and cellular applications, as well as server systems, including unified messaging services, email readers, HTML Web readers, Web-based education courses, voice portals, and more.

ABOUT FONIX CORPORATION
Fonix Corporation 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 providers incorporate Fonix technology to provide their customers with an easier and more convenient user experience. Fonix products, including Text-To-Speech (TTS), Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), and Handwriting Recognition (HWR), provide the most natural communication solutions available. For more information visit www.fonix.com, or call (801) 553-6600.

ABOUT PARVUS
Formed in 1983, parvus Corporation is an ISO-9001 certified designer, manufacturer, and systems integrator of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) PC/104 products for embedded control environments. Its rugged, compact circuit boards and mechanical components offer feature-rich, low-cost design solutions for military and commercial applications. For more information, visit www.parvus.com or call 801-483-1533.

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