reQall Selects Yap to Provide Speech-to-Text Conversion for Their Memory Aid Applications

Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:26am EDT
 
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Leading Machine-Based Speech-to-Text Platform to Enhance Voice Interface of the
Industry`s Most Comprehensive Memory Service
CHARLOTTE, N.C. & MOFFETT FIELD, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Yap, developer of the world`s first fully automated speech-to-text hosted
platform for communications service providers, today announced reQall, the
leading memory aid application company, has selected Yap to provide advanced,
automated speech-to-text capability to reQall`s memory aid applications. 

reQall is a voice-enabled memory aid that turns your iPhone, BlackBerry and
other mobile device into a powerful organizer, reminder system and productivity
assistant. reQall`s patent-pending Memory Jogger actively helps your memory by
identifying those items you need to remember "Here and Now." It also boosts your
memory with related items and items you probably have forgotten. 

Yap`s instant speech-to-text service enables reQall users to receive their text
conversion faster, with improved accuracy. 

"We are excited to work with industry pioneer reQall and their innovative memory
aid application," said Igor Jablokov, CEO of Yap. "Through the relationship, we
aim to help reQall to increase the reliability, accuracy and speed of their
voice interface." 

"We feel Yap is the most appropriate technology to provide reQall with the
ability to create new and exciting services for our users," said Rao Machiraju,
CEO and co-founder of reQall. "We look forward to offering an even more
comprehensive memory aid solution with faster, accurate speech conversions." 

Available to qualified application developers and service providers, Yap`s SDKs
provide access to its fully automated speech-to-text platform. For more
information on Yap or to request access to the service, please visit
www.yapme.com. 

reQall is available for free on the iPhone, BlackBerry and other devices and can
be found through the iTunes App Store, BlackBerry AppWorld and at reQall`s home
page. The Company offers both a free service, reQall Standard, and a paid
version, reQall Pro. 

About Yap

Founded in 2006, Yap pioneered the world's first fully automated voice-to-text
platform for communications service providers. The Company`s award-winning
speech recognition technologies provide the foundation for innovative
applications such as voicemail-to-text, speech-enabled mobile messaging and
voice search. Yap`s 100% machine-based approach gives its customers a
cost-effective solution that is fast, scalable and secure. The Company is
headquartered in Charlotte with offices in Atlanta, Boston and San Francisco,
and is financed by SunBridge Partners and Harbert Venture Partners. For more
information, please visit www.yapme.com. 

About reQall

reQall is a voice-enabled memory aid that seamlessly integrates your mobile
phone, email, text messaging and IM into a powerful organizer, reminder system
and productivity assistant. With reQall, you can capture your ideas, tasks and
commitments before you forget-wherever you are. The service helps you capture
ideas as they emerge, arrive on-time and well-prepared for appointments, share
reminders with family and co-workers, retrieve relevant information at the
appropriate time, and remember important events such as anniversaries and
birthdays. 

reQall is a global, venture-backed business, with operations in the U.S., Hong
Kong and India, focusing on improving human memory. Behind reQall is a highly
respected group of science, technology and business specialists including Gordon
Bell, Don Norman, Edward de Bono, Gabriel Yu and Peter Cochrane. 

reQall and the reQall Memory Jogger are patent-pending technologies that are a
trademark of reQall Inc. 

Yap and the Yap logo are registered trademarks of Yap Inc. All other products
named may be trademarks of their manufacturers. 





Yap Inc.
Caroline Chester, 704-372-1470
caroline@yapinc.com
or
reQall
Paul Brady, 646-491-2777
reQall@consortpartners.com

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