Tata Cellular launches VoiceMe services in AP

Our ICE Bureau, Hyderabad June 27: India’s first voice navigated audio e-mail sevice-VoiceMe- was today launched in Andhra Pradesh by Tata Cellular Ltd (TCL).

Voiceme convert text messages of any size sent to a cellular phone, either from a mobile phone or a computer, into voice messages and plays them over the user’s cellular phone.

Unlike the current e-mail or SMS services, long messages even with text or HTML attachments, can be sent over the VoiceMe. Its provides access to e-mail without a PC or an Internet connection.

The software for VoiceMe has been developed by the Chennai based Speech and Software Technologies (I) Pvt. Ltd.(SSTIL), a Tata enterprise. SSTIL is in talks with another cellular operator for passing on the technology.


Source: Business Standard, June 28, 2001 edition