Somerfield Deploys Major Expansion of Voxware Voice

* Reuters is not responsible for the content in this press release.

Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:30am EDT

Solution Boosts Productivity in Fresh Distribution Center Operations and
Integrates with Infor WMS
HAMILTON, N.J.--(Business Wire)--
Voxware, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOXW), a leading supplier of software for voice-driven
warehousing operations, announced that Somerfield Stores, the UK high street
supermarket company, has deployed a major expansion of voice picking technology
based upon the company`s Voxware 3 software product. 

"We designed a way to significantly improve worker productivity using Voxware 3,
and we are achieving what we set out to do," said Andrew Hubbard, Head of
Distribution Support and Service at Somerfield. "We`ve been Voxware customers
for a long time, and took advantage of this project to move to their latest
software platform, Voxware 3, which is now integrated with our Infor WMS and
gives us the benefits of a packaged software product, openness, and flexibility
for the future." 

The new voice solution was first implemented in the fresh products area as a
flow-through (pick-by-line) operation, initially at the Somerfield site in
Pitreavie, Scotland. Now approaching full deployment, the voice solution will
operate in four large distribution centers, optimizing the work of 400
operatives. 

"Somerfield had a clear vision of what they wanted to accomplish, and what
technology stack they wanted to use," said Gareth Giles Knopp, Managing Director
of Voxware UK. "We are pleased with the results being produced by our Voxware 3
software, and the benefits that are being realized by Somerfield." 

About Somerfield

Somerfield operates over 800 stores across the UK with nine out of 10 located in
town centre or neighborhood locations. The supermarket employs over 42,000
colleagues and has more than nine million customer visits every week. Somerfield
was acquired in March `09 by the Co-op. 

About Voxware

Voxware, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOXW), provides voice-driven software products that
optimize the full spectrum of warehouse operations for greater accuracy,
productivity and flexibility in supply chain execution. Voxware`s corporate
headquarters are in Hamilton, New Jersey, with operating offices in Cambridge,
Massachusetts, the United Kingdom, and France. Additional information about
Voxware can be obtained at http://www.voxware.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, Inc.
Public Relations:
609-514-4100
PR@voxware.com
or
Investor Relations:
William Levering, 609-514-4100
IR@voxware.com
or
Product/Sales Inquiries:
609-514-4100
marketing@voxware.com

Copyright Business Wire 2009

Comments (0)
This discussion is now closed. We welcome comments on our articles for a limited period after their publication.