Voice on the Go Wins Handango’s Best Business Application Award

Handsfree texting and emailing application voted Best Business Application for Windows Mobile & Google Android by Handango’s global user community

Toronto, Canada – October 21, 2009 – Voice on the Go, the originator of true handsfree mobile email and texting by voice, today announced that its Voice on the Go handsfree emailing and texting application has won Handango’s, “Best Business Application,” award for 2009. The Handango awards recognize the most innovative and outstanding mobile applications for a number of mobile platforms and functionalities. Applications are nominated by industry leaders and then voted on by the global user community.

Voted the best business application for both Microsoft Windows Mobile and Google Android, Voice on the Go is the first application that makes it simple to text and email – completely hands free. Drivers can listen to, compose, reply, forward and delete emails and send SMS all by voice. Drivers can also access and call any of their contacts or any phone number, access their calendar, update Twitter and access Facebook by voice – all while keeping their hands on the wheel and their eyes on the road.

A safer alternative to typing or reading messages while driving – or during any other activity – Voice on the Go requires no hardware and works with any cell phone including BlackBerry Smartphone, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Symbian, Nokia, Google Android and Palm Pre. Voice on the Go’s intuitive design requires no voice training and can be utilized with any Bluetooth headset or any in-car kit on any wireless network.

“This year, we wanted to give consumers the opportunity to vote for their favorite apps,” said Alex Bloom, CEO of Handango. “It is a great honor to recognize the leading developers in this space, as well as congratulate the masterminds behind some of the most creative, cutting-edge applications in this continuously evolving marketplace.”

“Voice on the Go was developed for mobile users and we are extremely proud that Handango’s knowledgeable mobile user community has voted it the, ‘Best Business Application,’ for 2009,” said John McLeod, CEO, Voice on the Go. “Staying connected while on the road poses very real dangers if it involves drivers taking their eyes off the road and hands off the wheel, and it is clear that Handango’s users understand that,” McLeod continued. “Voice on the Go was developed to provide a simpler, safer alternative to typing while driving, or any other activity where the user has to watch what they’re doing, and so winning this award from a site that is recognized as a leading technology resource for the mobile community validates that Voice on the Go is a very real solution to a very real problem.”

A recent study by Virginia Tech (http://www.vtti.vt.edu/PDF/7-22-09-VTTI-Press_Release_Cell_phones_and_Driver_Distraction.pdf) finds that drivers reading or typing messages are 23 times more likely get into an accident. The study states, “These results show conclusively that a real key to significantly improving safety is keeping your eyes on the road.” Voice on the Go’s unique solution helps increase safety on the road by enabling drivers to keep their eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel when texting and emailing.

For more information on texting while driving, or to try a free trial download, please visit www.voicenothego.com/handsfree. Voice on the Go is also available on Handango at www.handango.com.

About Voice on the Go

Voice on the Go enables cell phone users to send and receive emails and send SMS messages by voice at any time, on any network, using any mobile phone including BlackBerry® Smartphone, Apple® iPhoneT, Microsoft’s Windows Mobile®, Google’sT Android, Palm® PreT and Symbian devices. Voice on the Go also enables cell phone users to access their calendar, contacts, Twitter, Facebook and more, completely hands free. Available in 60 countries and seven languages – English (US & UK), French, Spanish, Italian, German and Dutch – Voice on the Go is also the proud winner of the 2008 Handango Best Life Management Application award. For more information, please visit www.voiceonthego.com.

Michael O’Keeffe
Communication Strategies, Inc.
High-Tech Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations
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