Pogo Mobile Solutions chooses ARTs world-leading handwriting recognition for nVoy

London, UK, and Atlanta GA., USA (PRWEB) June 24, 2003 -- Pogo Mobile Solutions Limited, a leading enabler of new generation wireless data devices, and ART Advanced Recognition Technologies, Inc., global leaders in natural Human User Interface solutions for the mobile world, today announced that ARTs premier handwriting recognition software, simpliWrite, has been chosen for Pogos simple-to-use nVoy Wireless Application Suite. The nVoy Wireless Application Suite provides simple-to-use mobile messaging, information, and entertainment applications designed for low-cost mobile devices such as Pogos slim, elegant nVoy e100 reference design.

·   nVoys ease-of-use is enhanced with ARTs simpliWrite natural handwriting recognition
·   Long term partnership gives Pogo access to ARTs on-going innovations in pen and voice user interfaces

London, UK, and Atlanta GA., USA June 24, 2003 -- Pogo Mobile Solutions Limited, a leading enabler of new generation wireless data devices, and ART Advanced Recognition Technologies, Inc., global leaders in natural Human User Interface solutions for the mobile world, today announced that ARTs premier handwriting recognition software, simpliWrite, has been chosen for Pogos simple-to-use nVoy Wireless Application Suite.

The nVoy Wireless Application Suite provides simple-to-use mobile messaging, information, and entertainment applications designed for low-cost mobile devices such as Pogos slim, elegant nVoy e100 reference design.

Pogo selected ARTs fast, accurate and user-friendly handwriting recognition technology, simpliWrite, to provide nVoy with stylus based character input, which gives users an alternative to the e100s keyboard, and to allow the nVoy Wireless Application Suite to support a wide range of device form factors.

ARTs simpliWrite gives us an immediate competitive edge - a natural handwriting recognizer that accepts the users own natural writing with no need to learn a new set of writing symbols," said Matthew Woolf, CTO of Pogo Mobile Solutions. ARTs continuing innovations in handwriting and voice interfaces mean that the relationship also has long term strategic value to us".

Pogo really understand what it takes to deliver a great user experience," said ARTs CTO, Tal Yadid. We work with a lot of mobile devices, and nVoy is clearly at the leading edge of usability. It is great to be working together, as the same belief in the importance of a compelling end-user experience is a major driver for both companies"

nVoy is designed to provide the end-user with a refreshingly simple, yet highly useful mobile experience. nVoy enables users to access information and compose new messages even when no network coverage is available. On return to a network coverage area, nVoy ensures that messages are delivered and information is updated automatically, with no need for the user to initiate these actions. Messages include WebMail, Email, SMS, MMS, and Instant Messaging. Information includes web pages, PIM data, and photographs.

simpliWrite is one of ARTs market-proven minimal memory / CPU requirement software-only solutions. Designed to provide fast and accurate text input for the new generation of keyboard-less devices, ARTs unique, intuitive handwriting recognizer identifies the users own natural writing, freeing them from the need to learn and employ cumbersome, unnatural pre-determined letter-shapes. Noise robust for inaccurate or 'trembling script, simpliWrite is a feature-rich recognizer that provides continuous on-the-fly recognition even when letters are written over one another. simpliWrite supports more than 30 languages and creates a near zero learning curve -- taking users another step towards the ultimate out-of-the-box experience.

About Pogo Mobile Solutions Limited
Pogo Mobile Solutions is enabling a new generation of low-cost, easy to use wireless data devices through its nVoy Wireless Application Suite.

nVoy delivers a range of rich messaging, information, and entertainment applications, on low cost hardware, over standard wireless packet-data networks. Pogo licenses the nVoy Wireless Application Suite, the nVoy Services Framework, and the nVoy e100 hardware reference design, to device manufacturers, network operators, and service providers. Pogo provides nVoy licensees with support for all stages of development, approvals, and production, including customisation of nVoys user interface, applications, and services.
For more information, visit www.pogomobile.com.

About ART Advanced Recognition Technologies, Inc.
Established in 1990, ART is the acknowledged market leader in embedded speech and handwriting recognition software for mass-market mobile devices. With a decade of award- winning innovation behind it, ART develops and markets technologically superior solutions for the control and command of mobile devices through the human voice and natural handwriting. The Company's proprietary technologies provide next-generation user interface solutions for cellular handsets, smartphones, mobile communicators, PDAs and handhelds, and automotive systems.

Today, embedded software-only solutions from ART are deployed in dozens of product lines from industry leaders such as Panasonic, Xelibri by Siemens, LGE, Mitsubishi, NEC, Logitech, GVC, AlphaCell, RAKS, Quanta, Compal, Inventec, Acer, Casio, Maxon, Siemens Automotive, Franklin, and PaceBlade. ART has strategic and technological partnerships with numerous industry leaders, including Texas Instruments, Motorola Semiconductors, Intel, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies, Agere Systems, Analog Devices, DSP Group, ParthusCeva, Microsoft, UIQ, Symbian, TTPCom, SVOX, Phone-Or, Persay, e-SIM, OTM Technologies, Pegasus, and others.

Based in the United States with sales offices on the East and West Coasts, ART maintains a wholly owned Israeli subsidiary that conducts research and development. Additional information about ART is available at: http://www.artcomp.com.

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Media Contacts

For Pogo Mobile Solutions:

Guy Larri
VP, Marketing
Pogo Mobile Solutions
+44 (0) 20 7490 8605
guy.larri@pogomobile.com

For ART Advanced Recognition Technologies, Inc

Betty Finkelstein
Marketing Communications
Advanced Recognition Technologies, Inc
+972 3 642 7242, ext. 116
betty@artcomp.com