PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wizzard Software (OTCBB:WIZD) is excited to announce that WizzTones,
Wizzard Software’s premiere software
application for Skype™, has become Skype
Certified™ through a worldwide co-marketing
and licensing agreement.
WizzTones is a unique software product designed specifically for use
with Skype, one of the leading applications in global Internet
communications. WizzTones provides Skype customers with a fun, inventive
and resourceful way to manage their Skype contacts list. With WizzTones,
customers can assign each individual on their Skype contacts list a
personalized ring tone, giving them the freedom to walk away from the
computer but still be able to identify just who is trying to get in
touch with them.
“We are delighted to enter this new
relationship with Skype,” said Danielle Lewis,
marketing director for Wizzard Software. “This
agreement will allow us to broaden our global reach and bring WizzTones
to even more Skype users throughout the world.”
In order to become Skype Certified, WizzTones was required to pass
multiple Skype technical tests to insure proper compatibility with Skype
and meet all of Skype’s design standards.
Skype Certification allows WizzTones to take advantage of marketing,
retail and distribution opportunities with Skype, including: a listing
in Skype's online store, which exposes WizzTones to a world-wide market;
an introduction of WizzTones to Skype's worldwide retail and
distribution partners through the Skype Certification Catalog; and
participation in select Skype events, promotions and marketing
initiatives.
This agreement also gives Wizzard Software the ability to use the Skype
Certified logo in conjunction with WizzTones and all WizzTones marketing
materials.
The truly unique feature of WizzTones allows users to create customized
"talking" alerts using Wizzard's one-of-a-kind online text-to-speech
creation process. This exclusive feature provides the ability to produce
an announcement alert, spoken in a computer-generated, life-like male or
female voice, in up to 10 different languages.
WizzTones also allows users to search for and assign various ringtones
offered by and purchased directly from Skype, including popular
ringtones and sound effects. Users may also choose from the many free
ringtones included with the WizzTones download. Yet another feature of
WizzTones allows users to create vocal ringtones using a microphone.
Skype is the world’s fastest-growing Internet
communication offering, allowing unlimited free voice and video
communication between Skype users. Skype currently has more than 113
million registered users, is available in 27 languages and is used in
almost every country around the world. Users can also take advantage of
Skype’s premium features such as the ability
to make and receive calls to and from traditional phones, voicemail,
call forwarding, ring tones, and personalization options.
According to an August 2006 report issued by Point Topic, overall VoIP
subscribers rose by 83 percent. The VoIP services market is expected to
reach $11.3 billion by 2007, with a compound annual growth rate of 27.2
percent, according to Gartner Dataquest. According to ZDNet Research, in
2005, ringtones pulled in $600 million, 20 percent ahead of estimates
and more than double the 2004 take.
About Wizzard Software:
Founded in 1996, Wizzard Software has become a leader in the speech
technology application development market. Wizzard architects solutions
to business problems using its expertise in consulting, speech
development tools and building speech based applications for the Desktop
and Internet. Wizzard has achieved global recognition because of its
expertise with voice communication whether it is via computer or
telephone. Wizzard's successes have led to expanding speech technology
opportunities in both the government and commercial sectors including
several healthcare industry products and services. For more information,
visit www.wizzardsoftware.com.
Skype is not a replacement for your ordinary telephone and cannot be
used for emergency calling.
Skype, SkypeIn, SkypeOut, Skype Me, Skype Certified, Skypecasts,
associated logos and the “S”
symbol are trademarks of Skype Limited.
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