Dial Directions Named Overall Winner at Under the Radar Mobility Conference
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First Free Phone Service for 'Directions Assistance' Awarded Prestigious
Industry Recognition; Follows Nationwide Launch
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Dial Directions
(http://www.dialdirections.com), the first nationwide free phone service
for 'driving directions by phone call,' was selected as overall conference
winner at the Under the Radar | Mobility Conference last week. The company
was chosen as the winner from a group of 32 innovative high tech start-ups
by an expert panel of judges in the mobile technologies industry. In
addition, the company was selected as the "Search and Discovery" sector
winner twice, by both the judges' panel and the audience.
"Being awarded overall winner at Under the Radar gives Dial Directions
distinguished validation as one of the most innovative startup companies in
the mobile technologies industry today," said Christen M. O'Brien,
conference director, Dealmaker Media | Under the Radar. "The company's
three awards, which were voted on by more than 400 industry experts,
leading executives, venture capitalists, industry influencers and media,
signify the potential Dial Directions has for wide-scale adoption and
market success."
Dial Directions provides DIR-ECT-IONS, the popular free phone service
for 'directions assistance' that's available nationwide. All cell phone
users can now call for driving directions within any U.S. city -- just dial
the word D-I-R-E-C-T-I-O-N-S (
347-328-4667
); tell the voice-activated
service a start and destination address; and instantly receive a text
message with Mapquest driving directions. In addition, callers can ask for
the closest locations of business chains, like Starbucks or Fedex. The
service is free and works on all cell phones -- no web plan or GPS needed.
"We are delighted to be awarded overall winner of the Under the Radar
Conference," said Amit Desai, co-founder and chief product officer of Dial
Directions. "Dial Directions represents a major leap forward in mobile
consumer services and we're proud to be recognized as being at the
forefront."
Dial Directions ground-breaking technology platform was developed by a
team of industry experts and veterans in voice interfaces, speech
recognition, and mobile technology.
"DIR-ECT-IONS is making mobile directions and other location-based
services easy and available to mainstream cell phone users," said Adeeb
Shanaa, co-founder and CEO of Dial Directions. "Its popularity is due to
voice-activation that's very easy to use, accurate, and available on all
cell phones. The enthusiastic response from peers and industry influencers
at Under the Radar validates our innovative 'spoken location interface'
technology."
About Dial Directions
Dial Directions provides the industry's best platform for
voice-activated location-based services. It powers DIR-ECT-IONS, the first
nationwide free phone service for 'directions assistance'. Cell phone users
in any U.S. city can dial the word D-I-R-E-C-T-I-O-N-S (347-328-4667); tell
the voice-activated service their starting address and destination
(address, business, or local event); and instantly receive driving
directions by text message. The service is free and works on all cell
phones -- no web plan or GPS needed. Dial Directions' breakthrough voice
interface and speech recognition technology makes mobile consumer services
easy enough for mainstream adoption. The company is headquartered in the
San Francisco Bay area. For more information, visit:
http://www.dialdirections.com
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