GM: OnStar and General Magic sign agreement to pr provide voice-enabled services in vehicles.

0 Comments | M2 Presswire, November, 1999

M2 PRESSWIRE-11 November 1999-GM: OnStar and General Magic sign agreement to provide voice-enabled services in vehicles (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:101199 TROY, Mich., and SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- OnStar and General Magic (Nasdaq: GMGC) today announced that OnStar has agreed to take an equity stake of approximately $15 million in General Magic, makers of the innovative magicTalkTM voice platform.

OnStar has selected magicTalk as the voice user interface for the OnStar Virtual Advisor, which will provide hands-free, voice-activated access to web-based information services in vehicles. General Magic is expected to provide engineering, network hosting and consulting services to OnStar as part of the ongoing relationship. With the magicTalk core...

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