Motorola Solutions Invests in VocalZoom
07 Gennaio 2015 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
Collaboration to bring new level of voice
clarity and support for voice-enabled public safety technology
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI), a leading provider of
mission-critical communication solutions and services for public
safety and commercial customers, through its investment arm
Motorola Solutions Venture Capital has invested in VocalZoom Ltd.,
a leading developer of sensors for speech enhancement. The terms of
the transaction were not disclosed.
VocalZoom has developed a unique optoelectronic microphone able
to substantially enhance a speaker’s voice over any background
noise. The technology creates a “virtual cube” in space, sensing
sound from only within the cube. This enables highly significant
speech enhancement and precise speaker isolation, which are the key
elements missing today to enable mass-usage of voice-driven
applications for devices such as radios and smartphones.
Motorola Solutions’ investment in VocalZoom is part of its
strategy to advance mission-critical communications by connecting
public safety and commercial customers with real-time data and
intelligence like never before. As part of its ongoing effort
to push the boundaries of innovation, the company believes
VocalZoom’s technology can establish a new frontier in voice
commands and sharing of intelligence with public safety personnel
through devices, even in a noisy environment or in the heat of the
moment with a perpetrator. Voice-enabled technology is one of
many ways that Motorola Solutions is defining the future of
mission-critical public safety communications.
“VocalZoom has the potential to be the difference of whether a
firefighter can communicate at a dangerous fire scene or if a
transportation or utility worker can give or receive information in
a noisy work environment,” said Paul Steinberg, chief technology
officer at Motorola Solutions. “For police officers, for
example, turning their heads to communicate can be the difference
between life and death for them or the people they are protecting,
or the difference between whether a criminal is apprehended or
escapes.”
“VocalZoom’s optical microphone is the only technology of its
kind that is not affected by any background noise, and has the
potential to provide disruptive voice clarity in any condition,”
said VocalZoom’s Chairman, Yechiel Kurtz, “We are excited with the
partnership with Motorola Solutions, which provides us with new
opportunities in a large and strategic market.”
Other VocalZoom investors in this series of funding include
existing investors 3M and OurCrowd, as well as new investor FueTrek
(Japan).
About Motorola Solutions
Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) creates innovative,
mission-critical communication solutions and services that help
public safety and commercial customers build safer cities and
thriving communities. For ongoing news, visit
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About VocalZoom
VocalZoom was founded in 2009 with the mission to enable clear
communication and voice recognition in any natural environment. Its
SEEON™ technology “zooms in” on an individuals’ voice using a
proprietary optical sensor, that measures facial skin vibrations
from the speaker’s face and is unaffected by any background
noise. VocalZoom’s patented technology singles itself out from
all other Noise Reduction technologies, since it is the only
technology that provides an independent and reliable reference
audio signal, in any environment and with no physical contact.
VocalZoom’s technology has been shown to increase speech
recognition results by more than 10x, providing the enabling
element for widespread use of speech recognition and clear
communications.
For more information, visit www.vocalzoom.com.
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Media ContactsTama McWhinneyMotorola Solutions+1
847-538-1865tama.mcwhinney@motorolasolutions.comYechiel
KurtzVocalZoom+972-(54)-4308886yechiel@vocalzoom.com
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