UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities exchange act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 28, 1998
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fonix corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
0-23862 22-2994719
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(Commission file number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1225 Eagle Gate Tower, 60 East South Temple Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (801) 328-0161
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. OTHER EVENTS
Effective January 28, 1998, fonix corporation (the "Company") has
appointed John A. Oberteuffer, Ph.D., to serve as Vice President of
Technology.
Dr. Oberteuffer, a resident of Massachusetts, is founder and President
of Voice Information Associates, Inc., publisher of ASR News. He was
formerly Vice President, Personal Computer Systems at Voice Processing
Corporation, a major developer of speech recognition technology for
telephony applications. He was a member of the research staff at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1969 to 1974.
Dr. Oberteuffer has been a member of the fonix board of directors
since March of 1997. It is contemplated that he will devote at least four
days per week to the business and affairs of the Company. He will continue
as the President and a member of the Board of Directors of Voice Information
Associates, publisher of ASR News, while employed by fonix.
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated January 28, 1998
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
fonix corporation
By: /s/ JEFFREY N. CLAYTON
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Jeffrey N. Clayton
Vice President - Legal
Date: January 30, 1998
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Press Release:
fonix (TM)
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
NEWS RELEASE
January 28, 1998
CONTACT: Al Waddill Anji DowDell
fonix corporation fonix corporation
801-553-6600 801-553-6600
[email protected] [email protected]
LEADING INDUSTRY VOICE RECOGNITION ANALYST NAMED
fonix VICE PRESIDENT-TECHNOLOGY
Dr. John A. Oberteuffer to Expand Strategic Business Opportunities
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah January 28 1998 Prominent speech recognition
executive John A. Oberteuffer, Ph.D., has been appointed vice president of
technology for fonix corporation (NASDAQ:FONX), it was announced today by
Stephen M. Studdert, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
"Dr. Oberteuffer's preeminence in the speech recognition industry is widely
accepted. His expertise adds substantial industry-specific knowledge which
will accelerate the commercialization of the core technologies and expand
the strategic business opportunities for the company," said Studdert.
Dr. Oberteuffer added, "fonix has a unique and innovative approach to
automatic speech recognition technology as well as other interface
opportunities. I look forward to being an integral part of the company
which will shape the next generation of human-computer interface technology
products."
Dr. Oberteuffer is founder and president of Voice Information Associates,
Inc. (VIA), publisher of ASR News. He was formerly vice president, personal
computer systems at Voice Processing Corporation, a major developer of
speech recognition technology for telephony applications. He was a member
of the research staff at Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1969 to
1974. Dr. Oberteuffer has been a member of the fonix board of directors
since March of 1997 and will continue as publisher of ASR News while
employed by fonix.
fonix corporation produces proprietary automatic speech recognition (ASR)
technologies based on the human auditory model. Together with proprietary
neural networks (artificial intelligence), the fonix(tm) technologies
provide enhanced multimodal human-computer interfaces. As a technology
provider, fonix will license or integrate its proprietary speech recognition
technologies, through strategic alliances, joint ventures and co-development
efforts, for use in electronic and computer devices for the Internet,
commercial, professional, and industrial markets.
NOTE: The statements released by fonix corporation that are not purely
historical are forward looking within the meaning of the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
including statements regarding the company's expectation, hopes, intentions,
and strategies for the future. Editors and investors are cautioned that
forward looking statements invoke risk and uncertainties that may affect the
company's business prospects and performance. It is important to note that
the company's actual results could differ materially from those in such
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include: the
acceptance of the company's speech recognition and human-computer interface
products and technologies in the marketplace. Other risk factors, including
more general economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors
are discussed in the company's filings with the SEC on forms 10-K, 10-Q and
8-K.
