PRINCETON, N.J.– Voxware, Inc. (NASDAQ OTC: VOXW - news), a leading speech recognition company providing natural language-based solutions for industrial applications with a focus on supply chain execution, announced today the completion of the second VoiceLogistics(TM) deployment for Corporate Express at the company's distribution center in Aurora, Colorado.
Initial deliveries to the 175,000 square foot Aurora facility, located near the Corporate Express North American headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado, were made just 23 days after the August 16th decision to move forward with VoiceLogistics for the Colorado facility. Corporate Express has been evaluating the new SUN Solaris-based VoiceLogistics release with the new applications since its installation, and is prepared to begin rolling out a standard SUN Solaris-based VoiceLogistics solution to other sites as they move forward.
"VoiceLogistics helps us increase production and throughput and decrease picking errors," said Tim Beauchamp, Vice President of North American Operations for Corporate Express. "We've found that new users can get up to speed quickly, and employees enjoy the paperless aspect of the application because it allows them to have both hands free." Like the Detroit facility, Voxware's VoiceLogistics solution will be integrated with Corporate Express' SUN-based Warehouse Management System in Aurora to provide a multi-functional, multi-modal speech-based supply chain interface solution for their business-to-business fulfillment operations.
Voxware has deployed their recently released UNIX version of VoiceLogistics into the Aurora site, with applications to support single-carton, tote, and cluster picking operations as in the Detroit facility. In addition, Voxware has also delivered an "expert mode" that provides productivity increases that scale as VoiceLogistics users become more experienced with the system. A multiple-order tote function that enhances the virtual tote capability introduced in Detroit has also been delivered to Aurora along with VoxView(TM), Voxware's web-based management facility and additional features to support high-speed flow rack operations. Voxware is also working with Corporate Express on using VoiceLogistics with other warehouse applications that incorporate the use of a scanner with their VoiceLogistics-310 wireless client unit.
"We are eager to move forward with the next Corporate Express deployments," said Ken Finkel, Vice President of Sales and Business Development for Voxware. "I think we've exceeded their expectations about the value VoiceLogistics can deliver to their operations, and now we are ready for them to challenge us again with helping them do even more with our speech-based solution. Corporate Express has been an exceptional customer, and one we look forward to working with as we address an enterprise solution for them," added Finkel.
Voxware and Corporate Express are currently in discussions to negotiate an enterprise-wide deployment of Voxware's VoiceLogistics solution throughout Corporate Express' more than 42 office products distribution centers in North America. Corporate Express has also identified the next few facilities for installation of speech-based systems they expect to announce in the coming months.
Voxware's VoiceLogistics is their wireless, web-based interactive speech interface solution for the supply chain. VoiceLogistics enhances speed, accuracy and productivity of logistics and fulfillment operations, and seamlessly integrates with the WMS and IT systems of virtually any distribution and logistics operation. The VoiceLogistics system includes the VoiceLogistics wireless RF client, Voxware's patented noise-robust VISE(TM) speech recognizer designed specifically for high performance in industrial environments, VoxBrowser(TM), their VoiceXML browser, the VoxServer(TM) VXML application server, and VoxXchange(TM) integration technology, the VoiceLogistics suite of VoiceXML applications for logistics and fulfillment operations, and Voxware's professional services for installation, integration and implementation.
About Voxware, Inc.
Voxware is a leading speech recognition company providing noise-robust natural language speech interfaces for a variety of applications for industrial markets. Voxware provides interactive voice-based solutions for Supply Chain Execution, and addresses major logistics market sectors, including consumer goods manufacturers (CGM), consumer packaged goods (CPG), direct to consumer (e-commerce and catalog), food and grocery, package handling, retail, third-party logistics providers (3PLs), and wholesale distribution. Voxware’s VoxSort™ speech recognition solutions are also deployed in package handling and mail sorting applications. Voxware licenses their commercial noise-robust speech recognition technology to ITT Industries (NYSE:ITT) for use in military and selected industrial applications. Voxware also continues to license their speech coding technology to Nellymoser, Inc. (http://www.nellymoser.com) for embedded commercial applications other than IP telephony.
Voxware’s corporate headquarters are in Princeton, New Jersey, with marketing, operations, research and development activities in Boston, Massachusetts. Additional information about Voxware can be obtained on the Internet at http://www.voxware.com.
About Corporate Express
Corporate Express, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Buhrmann, NV (AEX:BUHR.AS), is an international business services and distribution group. Buhrmann is the world’s major supplier of office products, paper and graphic systems for the business market. Corporate Express’ product offering includes office and computer supplies, imaging and computer graphics supplies, office furniture, document and print management, desktop software, promotional products, and other similar products. Corporate Express has operations in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. Corporate Express’ North American operations have 312 facilities, including 54 distribution centers, and employs 14,300 people. The Company’s Web site address is http://www.CorporateExpress.com.
This news release contains forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to certain factors that may cause Voxware’s plans to differ or results to vary from those expected including the risks associated with Voxware’s need to introduce new and enhanced products and services in order to increase market penetration and the risk of obsolescence of its products and services due to technological change; Voxware’s need to attract and retain key management and other personnel with experience in providing integrated voice-based solutions for e-logistics, specializing in the supply chain sector; the potential for substantial fluctuations in Voxware’s results of operations; competition from others; Voxware’s evolving distribution strategy and dependence on its distribution channels; the potential that speech products will not be widely accepted; Voxware’s need for additional capital; and a variety of risks set forth from time to time in Voxware’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Voxware undertakes no obligation to publicly release results of any of these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unexpected results.
Voxware®, VISE™, VoiceLogistics™, VoxServer™, VoxXchange™, VoxBrowser™, and VoxSort™ are trademarks of Voxware, Inc.
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