Speech Recognition in Automotive Telematics

    DETROIT--May 15, 2002--Phone-Or Ltd., provider of optical microphone solutions for automotive telematics, will sponsor a panel discussion entitled "How Speech Recognition Technology Will Impact Automotive Telematics."
    "We believe that a complete speech recognition telematics solution can only be brought to market with the cooperation of all the automotive telematics supply chain players -- from the microphone vendor through the Tier One suppliers and OEMs," said Oded Turbahn, President & CEO.
    The workshop will include a panel discussion with representatives from OnStar, Wingcast, Motorola, Microsoft, IBM and Phone-Or. Each panelist will give a presentation about their company's position on speech recognition and how it impacts automotive telematics. The workshop will conclude with questions and answers.
    "We are excited to host these key market players on such an important panel where the topic is so relevant to today's automotive telematics issues," concluded Mr. Turbahn.
    The May 16th workshop will begin at 2 pm in room D3-26/27 and is part of the EyeForAuto Conference taking place at Cobo Center in Downtown Detroit.

    About Phone-Or Ltd.

    Phone-Or develops, markets and manufactures a patented revolutionary optical microphone system, which incorporates its field-tested background noise suppression technology. Phone-Or's optical microphone & BNS system is an enabling solution for speech recognition based applications by providing excellent sound quality, clearer speech and unparalleled noise-free communications. Phone-Or is an Intel Portfolio Company and has strategic partnerships with industry leaders such as Motorola and Kenwood.
    Phone-Or is headquartered in Israel with an office in the US. For more information about Phone-Or and its optical solutions, visit www.phone-or.com.