LAKE FOREST, Calif.,
May 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Voice
Assist, Inc. (OTCBB: VSST), a leading developer of hosted speech
services and voice "in-application" technology, has been named a
finalist in the Cloud-Based Innovative Product/Technology category
for the TechAmerica Orange County High-Tech Innovation Awards. Now
in its 18th year, this premier business event celebrates excellence
and achievement in the region's technology industry, and honors
local companies, individuals and products that drive innovation in
Orange County. This year's winners
will be announced at a dinner on June 9,
2011, at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine, Calif.
"We had nominations from all of Orange
County's most important technology companies," said
Bob Brunson, associate director,
TechAmerica Orange County. "We congratulate Voice Assist for rising
to the finalist ranks. This region boasts many noteworthy
companies, including Voice Assist, that continue to influence
technology development throughout the rest of the world, and we're
excited to help highlight them."
"We are honored to be recognized along with other quality
technology companies in Orange
County," said Michael
Metcalf, chairman and CEO of Voice Assist. "Voice
Assist is gaining momentum and the product and technology is
starting to gain recognition by customers and the media alike.
In March, during CTIA Wireless 2011, we announced our
partnership with Jabra. Prior to the show, the Jabra FREEWAY,
in which the Voice Assist product is bundled, was named a winner of
the 2011 red dot awards for product design and then during the
show, Laptop Magazine named the Jabra FREEWAY the 'Best of CTIA
Wireless 2011'. We are pleased with the acclaim our technology is
receiving."
The awards categories this year include the Harvey Mudd College Green Engineering Award,
Innovative Product/Technology In 2010, Outstanding CEO In
Technology and Outstanding Technology Company.
In addition to the awards, TechAmerica Orange County will
recognize educators and students for their innovative use of
science, math, and technology in the classroom and the community in
conjunction with Project Tomorrow. The organization is the nation's
leading education nonprofit group focused on preparing today's
students to be tomorrow's innovators.
For more information, please visit
www.techamerica.org/hta18.
About TechAmerica
TechAmerica is the leading voice for the U.S. technology
industry – the driving force behind productivity growth and jobs
creation in the United States and
the foundation of the global innovation economy. Representing
approximately 1,200 member companies of all sizes from the public
and commercial sectors of the economy, it is the industry's largest
advocacy organization and is dedicated to helping members' top and
bottom lines. TechAmerica is also the technology industry's only
grassroots-to-global advocacy network, with offices in state
capitals around the United States,
Washington, D.C., Europe (Brussels) and Asia (Beijing).It was formed by the merger of AeA
(formerly the American Electronics Association), the Cyber Security
Industry Alliance (CSIA), the Information Technology Association of
America (ITAA) and the Government Electronics & Information
Technology Association (GEIA).Learn more about TechAmerica at
www.techamerica.org.
About Voice Assist
Headquartered in Lake Forest,
Calif., Voice Assist is a hosted speech services company
that enables voice in any application, network and device.
The company's cloud-based speech platform eliminates the need
to use a keyboard or keypad to interact, and enables users to
communicate, connect or transact using any application on any phone
or IP-connected device. The Voice Assist platform includes a
fast and safe way to make calls, manage your e-mails, send text
messages and post to social networks such as Facebook and Twitter
by voice commands and provides a scalable solution for developers
to add voice to any application. For more information on the
company, visit www.voiceassist.com.
Forward-Looking Statement: The statements in this press release
regarding any implied or perceived benefits from this nomination
are forward-looking statements. Statements such as "Voice Assist is
gaining momentum and the product and technology is starting to gain
recognition by customers and the media alike." involve risks and
uncertainties, including, but not limited to, our ability to retain
the executives, the continued ownership and operation of the
company, functionality of our technology, and any other
difficulties related to risks and effects of legal and
administrative proceedings and governmental regulation, future
financial and operational results, competition, general economic
conditions, and the ability to manage and continue growth.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize,
or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes
may vary materially from those indicated. Important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements we make in this news release include
market conditions and those set forth in reports or documents we
file from time to time with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to
revise or update such statements to reflect current events or
circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
SOURCE Voice Assist, Inc.