Vlingo Corporation launched today with a limited beta version of its voice-powered interface for mobile phones made possible by speech recognition technology developed by the company.

Freeing users from tedious triple-tapping to text, search or download mobile content from their phones, vlingo gives consumers control over the mobile Internet with the power of their voices. Users do not need to change how they speak or memorize a list of commands. They can say what they want, how they want, and vlingo delivers the results -- word for word.

Founded by industry-pioneering speech scientist Mike Phillips (a co-founder of SpeechWorks, now Nuance) and John Nguyen, and funded by Charles River Ventures and Sigma Partners, vlingo was created specifically to leverage these latest technical advancements in the mobile market.

Vlingo's voice-powered interface lets users speak or type into any vlingo- enabled text box on their mobile phones - giving them access to all the information, entertainment and communication applications offered through today's mobile services. Vlingo is easy to use, offering:

• No limits on what you can say. Until now, even the most "advanced" speech-enabled applications force the user to go through specific sets of steps or a series of commands to accomplish a task
• The ability to freely mix typing and talking. In situations where people prefer to enter text using the keypad on the phone, vlingo allows them to freely move between keypad entry and speech entry.  
• Simple API for application integration. The vlingo technology makes use of a lightweight library, which can run on the majority of 3G and multi-media enabled phones to allow easy integration into a wide range of applications.

The vlingo limited beta is currently available direct to consumers on the vlingo web site. Simply go to http://www.vlingomobile.com and click on the download tab.