"ScanSoft continues to set the standard for next-generation speech
applications and solutions ," said Mike Phillips, chief technology
officer at ScanSoft. "Through our ongoing R+D efforts and experience
in speech deployments in VoIP environments, we have invested in
ensuring our speech recognition engines and applications deliver the
industry's highest levels of quality and accuracy for VoIP. to upgrade to Sound Blaster audio quality for only US$19. The Sound
Blaster Live! ADVANCED MB audio solution is now available for PCs equipped
with the ASUS model P5P800 motherboard.

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Broader platform support for additional Symbian operating
systems: UIQ 2/2.

Statements released by Fonix that are not purely historical are
forward-looking within the meaning of the "Safe Harbor " provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including
statements regarding the Company's expectations, hopes, intentions and
strategies for the future.
ScanSoft's OpenSpeech Dialog solution is ScanSoft's reference
implementation of the revolutionary new xHMI(TM) language , an
open, XML-based dialog configuration language that enables
efficient development of more powerful conversational
applications., Creative Technology
Ltd.

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Fonix Demonstrates Upgraded VoiceDial for Symbian Devices at 3GSM World Congress


With Fonix VoiceDial, mobile phone and handheld device users
access phone contacts simply by speaking; no need to scroll through
menus or push buttons , users just speak the name of the contact.com for more information
or call 801-553-6600 and say "Sales.----

ScanSoft and VoIP Platform Partners Deliver on Vision of the
Virtual Call Center; Offer Unmatched Flexibility, Quality and Accuracy
in Speech Applications

ScanSoft, Inc. Together , ScanSoft and it vast channel partner network
offer years of experience in deploying speech applications in
virtually every IT environment and offer the expertise to
deliver the industry's foremost conversational speech
applications for VoIP environments.
Xmode can be combined with ScanSoft's OpenSpeech Dialog
solution and VoiceXML platforms available from ScanSoft
partners to enable sophisticated, natural applications such as
multimodal directory assistance , customer care and
location-based services.

About the SpeechWorks Division of ScanSoft

ScanSoft delivers field-proven speech solutions. (Nasdaq:SSFT) is a global leader of speech and
imaging solutions that are used to automate a wide range of manual
processes -- saving time, increasing worker productivity and improving
customer service.

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Fonix
VoiceDial features highly accurate automatic speech recognition (ASR)
suited for noisy environments. ScanSoft's conversational speech
solutions , designed for contact centers and enterprise services,
capitalize on the convergence of voice and data to efficiently provide
a host of self-service options for customers without sacrificing
quality or personalized service. With
unrivaled expertise, a broad portfolio of solutions and committed
resources of the world's largest networking companies, ScanSoft is
driving the acceptance and proliferation of conversational speech
applications in a myriad of VoIP environments.

Proven, Partner-Friendly Solutions - ScanSoft(R) solutions are
designed to be open and interoperable for all major VoIP
platforms."
"By featuring the Sound Blaster Live! ADVANCED MB upgrade to Analog
Devices audio, we provide our customers with the opportunity to enhance
motherboard audio with a fast and easy upgrade," said Jerry Shen, vice
president, ASUS, Inc. "The ASUS P5P800 is the first and only motherboard to
currently offer this dramatic enhancement in audio quality for music, movies
or games.

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There are now over
400 Service Providers and 450 VoIP Carrier Network and Equipment
Suppliers in the US and Canada alone.0, the world's most widely used speech
recognition engine, is tuned for the most challenging
environments and the fastest growing speech applications in
today's market, such as auto attendant, automated directory
assistance and natural language customer self-service. Online Upgrade Provides Enhanced Audio for PC Gaming, MP3 Music Playback and
DVD Movies

MILPITAS, Calif.
"For the first time, Creative delivers state-of-the-art audio features for
an enhanced MP3 music experience , home theater level DVD movies, and thrilling
game audio to PC users with motherboard audio," said Steve Erickson, vice
president of audio for Creative.

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"
Canalys, a market research firm, estimates that Nokia shipped an
impressive 4.,
currently offers voice technology solutions for mobile/wireless
devices; interactive videogames, toys and appliances; computer
telephony systems; the assistive market and automotive telematics.

ScanSoft, Inc. The company's high-performance audio codecs
ship in major brand motherboards and PCs from manufacturers including ASUS,
Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens , HP, IBM, Intel, NEC Sony, and Toshiba.
For more information about Creative Sound Blaster Live ! ADVANCED MB, visit
http://www.


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The Company's
actual results could differ materially from those in such
forward-looking statements.

Standards-based Dialog Technologies - Partners and customers
benefit from ScanSoft's unrivaled suite of dialog technologies
- intelligent software modules that can manage natural
language conversations and speed the development of
state -of-the-art applications in a VoIP environment. With a leading
position in core speech technologies , applications and services,
ScanSoft solutions successfully automate more than five billion
telephone conversations annually.com

Trademark reference: ScanSoft, the ScanSoft logo, SpeechWorks,
OpenSpeech , RealSpeak, SpeechSecure, Xmode, SpeechPAK, and xHMI are
registered trademarks or trademarks of ScanSoft , Inc.

Creative Announces Sound Blaster Live! ADVANCED MB - the Fast Easy Solution for Upgrading Integrated PC Audio

"The Sound Blaster Live! ADVANCED MB
solution will introduce the Sound Blaster audio experience to an entirely new
user base of people who may not have been comfortable with the idea of
installing a sound card."

With the Creative Sound Blaster Live! ADVANCED MB audio solution , PC users
can enjoy the following benefits of an enhanced digital entertainment
experience:
-- PC Gaming -- Enhanced Interactive 3D audio and EAX(TM) ADVANCED HD
effects for compelling interactive surround sound and environmental
sound effects;
-- MP3 or WMA music and movies -- MediaSource(TM) Player, CMSS(R) 3D
(Creative Multi-Speaker Surround) for multi-speaker surround, virtual
surround sound from stereo speakers or headphones; Bass Boost,
multi-band graphic equalizer; Smart Volume Management, karaoke,
time-scaling and much more;
-- Audio Creation -- Creative MediaSource Sound Recorder, Audio Clean-Up,
voice recording tools and SoundFonts. Andrea Electronics
VoiceCenter is a multi-functional, digital voice recorder software application
that enables recorded speech files to be applied for productivity as well as
expressing personality.

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Symbian supports devices
manufactured by Nokia, Sony-Ericsson, Siemens , Motorola, FOMA,
Panasonic and Arima.
-- The new VoiceDial includes Fonix VoiceIn 4."

About Fonix Speech

The Fonix Speech Group, an operating division of Fonix Corp. Risk factors include general economic,
competitive, governmental and technological factors as discussed in
the Company 's filings with the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. The
Company does not undertake any responsibility to update the
forward-looking statements contained in this release.

Business Editors/Technology Editors

PEABODY, Mass. The company's ability to develop and
deploy applications on all major speech platforms and devices in
multiple languages has made it the preferred speech provider of large
enterprises around the world. Its unmatched
portfolio and expertise help thousands of companies around the world
to improve the way we communicate.ScanSoft. This simple online
upgrade allows PC users with motherboard audio produced by Analog Devices,
Inc.

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3 provides better sounding TTS
voices with improved word pronunciation. Visit www.fonix.

Today, thousands of companies around the world trust ScanSoft to
develop and deliver on their speech strategies.com. Creative's innovative hardware , proprietary technology,
applications and services leverage the Internet, enabling consumers to
experience high-quality digital entertainment -- anytime, anywhere.

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1 ASR, which is
more accurate in noisy conditions and is 50 percent faster at
recognizing the speech.

About Fonix VoiceDial

The award-winning Fonix VoiceDial is a totally interactive,
hands-free software application for Pocket PC Phone Edition,
Smartphone and Symbian devices, which enables users to place calls by
number or by contact. in the United States and other
countries.

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6. These solutions
are available immediately through ScanSoft and its network of leading
channel partners, including Aspect, Avaya, Cisco, Edify, Genesys,
Nortel, VoiceGenie and others.
VoIP technologies give rise to a new generation of solutions and
opportunities for high-quality, cost-effective conversational speech
applications. These solutions, designed
to be easily deployed within a VoIP environment, comprise a host of
technologies, services and partner resources that enable the rapid
development of natural, intelligent and conversational speech
applications:

Standards-based Speech Technologies - ScanSoft's
market-leading foundation speech technologies, including
OpenSpeech(R) Recognizer, RealSpeak(TM) text-to-speech and
SpeechSecure(TM) speaker verification, are optimized to
deliver exceptional accuracy and reliability in VoIP
implementations, across a wide range of codecs, including
G711, G723 and G729.

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and The Fonix Speech Group.

ScanSoft Solutions Empower Next-Generation Contact Center Solutions for Voice-over-IP Environments

Through a global partner network,
the company delivers solutions that use the human voice to interact
with information systems and devices. The digital WAV recorded files are automatically
labeled and can be compressed with WMA for attachment to e-mail, used as voice
memos, voice alarms (with a calendar reminder function) and even add your
voice annotation to documents.

Links for developers of speech recognition, speech synthesis software .

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soundblaster. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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It also includes
enhancements that eliminate abnormalities in the spoken text,
and Fonix has incorporated additional voices for the assistive
market.0. Specific, pre-built components from ScanSoft,
including SpeechPAK(TM) application development kits, can
significantly shorten implementation cycles and accelerate
that rate at which businesses can generate returns from their
VoIP and speech investments. Today, thousands of companies
and millions of users around the world depend on SpeechWorks(R)
solutions from ScanSoft to deliver vital business information and
simplify every day life.

The statements in this press release that relate to future plans,
events or performance are forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with market
trends, competitive factors , and other risks identified in ScanSoft's
SEC filings. The VoiceCenter also includes Andrea PureAudio
noise reduction/speech enhancement technology for increasing the recording
sound quality of any microphone.

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Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
3GSM World Congress 2005
Booth #C23

SALT LAKE CITY----Fonix Speech, an
operating division of Fonix(R) Corporation (OTCBB: FNIX), an
integrated communications carrier providing telecommunications
services and value-added speech technologies, will demonstrate an
upgraded version of Fonix VoiceDial(TM) for Symbian-based
mobile /wireless devices at 3GSM World Congress, Cannes, France,
February 14 - 17, Hall 1, Booth C23.6.3 text-to-speech (TTS) technology. These solutions take advantage of existing IP
infrastructure, which allows businesses to more quickly and easily
deploy applications and services.
To experience the legendary Sound Blaster audio, owners of PCs equipped
with Analog Devices 5."
"As the market share leader in PC motherboard audio, we can now deliver an
even better audio solution to our customer base with the addition of the Sound
Blaster Live! ADVANCED MB solution," said John Croteau , general manager, Media
Platforms and Services group, Analog Devices, Inc. "Working with Creative
can greatly enhance our opportunities in our direct marketing channels where
the up-sell model delivers strong sales results. Famous for its Sound Blaster(R) sound cards and for launching the
multimedia revolution, Creative is now driving digital entertainment on the PC
platform with products like its highly acclaimed MuVo(R) and Zen portable
audio players.

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8 percent to 45.
As VoIP installations become more prolific among businesses,
ScanSoft's speech solutions are optimized to ensure the highest levels
of quality, accuracy and interoperability. All other
company names or product names referenced herein may be the trademarks
of their respective owners. Sound Blaster Live!, EAX, ADVANCED HD, CMSS, MediaSource and
MuVo are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd.

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"With the increasing adoption of Symbian UIQ and Nokia Series 60
devices, Fonix is committed to working with mobile device manufactures
to optimize our award-winning software for this platform," says Tim K. In particular , ScanSoft's OpenSpeech
Recognizer 3. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof. In just minutes,
the Sound Blaster Live! ADVANCED MB downloaded software components will
greatly enhance the digital entertainment experiences of the user. The
product names, prices and availability are subject to change without notice
and may differ elsewhere in the world according to local factors and
requirements.

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Increased accuracy and faster speech recognition.
Hong, Fonix VP of Mobile/Wireless. Users simply speak the number or name to call,
and VoiceDial does the rest.




About ScanSoft, Inc.


99.1 AC97 audio codecs on the PC motherboard can upgrade
their PC audio by following simple point-and-click steps.
This announcement relates to products launched in the United States.

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Benefits of the new VoiceDial upgrades for Symbian devices
include:

-- The new Fonix DECtalk 4. "Fonix looks forward to extending
VoiceDial's capabilities to Symbian's rapidly growing customer base.4 percent). The proliferation of VoIP deployments is being
driven by ScanSoft channel partners, the stalwarts of the
telecommunications and networking industries including Aspect ,
Avaya, Cisco, Edify, Genesys, Nortel, VoiceGenie and a host of
others.

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Investors are cautioned that
forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties that may
affect the Company's business prospects and performance.
In-Stat/MDR found higher rates of penetration within the larger
business segments and forecasts that VoIP penetration will be at 43%
in the large business segment by the end of 2005.

VoiceCenter Communication Enhances e-mail with Audio
The Sound Blaster Live! ADVANCED MB audio solution includes the Andrea
VoiceCenter(TM) application from Andrea Electronics.

ADI in PC Audio
Analog Devices today holds more than 50 percent market share in
motherboard audio subsystems.

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, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is an innovative
communications and technology company that provides integrated
telecommunications services and value-added speech technologies
through Fonix Telecom Inc. (Nasdaq:SSFT), a global leader of speech and
imaging solutions , has delivered a portfolio of solutions, services
and technologies optimized for Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP)
that enable next-generation speech-based applications.

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"
VoIP made great strides among US-based businesses in 2004,
according to In-Stat/MDR, as the percentage of companies using the
network technology grew from 3 percent in 2003 to 12 percent in 2004. For more information regarding ScanSoft(R) products
and technologies, please visit www. or its
subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries.

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Upgrades to our latest VoiceDial offering includes:

Improved and more intelligible output from our Fonix DECtalk
4.1 and Nokia Series 60 1/2.9 million Smartphones in the last quarter -- a new record
-- increasing its market share substantially, both year on year and
sequentially (from 30.

About Fonix

Fonix Corp.

-- Multimodal Support - Through Xmode(R), ScanSoft's VoIP-based
multimodal applications platform, customers and partners can
extend speech applications to the mobile environment and
enable sophisticated user interactions that combine speech
with visual capabilities on many of today's mobile devices,
over mobile IP networks such as GPRS, 1xRTT, and 1xEVDO. (Nasdaq: CREAF), the creator of Sound Blaster(R), the worldwide standard
for PC audio and a worldwide leader in digital entertainment solutions, today
announced Sound Blaster Live!(R) ADVANCED MB audio.

About Creative
Creative is a worldwide leader in digital entertainment products for PC
users.

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Actual results, events and performance may differ
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-- Award-Winning Applications - ScanSoft offers an array of
application choices that accelerate the delivery of
speech-based VoIP solutions and leverage best practices in
user interface design, call flow implementation and speech
science.

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