Vocollect, the world leader in Voice-Directed Work, and Mantis Informatics, the leading provider of logistics information systems in the markets of South-Eastern Europe, announced today that the two companies have formed a partnership to deliver advanced Voice Directed applications to Mantis’ customers.

Vocollect’s agreement with Mantis is part of an ongoing strategy to expand its territorial reach in the EMEA region as well as in other areas of the world including Asia, South America and Central and Eastern Europe.

"The agreement with Mantis is the first step towards an increasingly marked geographical expansion of Vocollect in Countries with a high growth potential," explains Antonino Lanza, Vocollect’s Regional Business Development Manager for Italy, East Mediterranean and Middle East. "With Vocollect’s experience developed in over 30 countries on 5 Continents in the voice technology sector, the offering of innovative and market leading products and applications, and especially our ability to develop local business in partnership with ‘best of breed’ in-country partners, we are ready to face this new challenge with enthusiasm. We are confident that we will be able to respond strongly to the growing demand from these territories to adopt the voice technology that has already become the standard in so many other markets."

Mantis’ Managing Director Yiannis Panagiotopoulos said, "Our customers are looking to further improve their productivity and Voice-Directed solutions could definitely play a key role towards that goal. After reviewing the technology and solutions available in the international market, it became clear that Vocollect was the natural choice for Mantis. The primary reason is that Vocollect offers a feature-rich and proven technology that can satisfy the highly complex requirements of Mantis’ customers."

The first event at which the two companies will jointly participate is the "Supply Chain & Logistics", held in Athens, February 9-12, 2007. During the event, that is dedicated to supply chain products and services, Vocollect and Mantis will have the opportunity to present state-of-the-art Voice-Directed logistics technology and solutions as well as highlight the numerous advantages from which many organizations worldwide have already benefited.

About Vocollect

Since 1987, Vocollect, Inc. has delivered proven performance improvements in productivity, accuracy, cost reduction and worker satisfaction for mobile employees. Vocollect Voice literally talks people through their daily tasks, replacing cumbersome lists and traditional data capture methods with hands-free, personal voice dialogs. Through a premier global network of resellers and supply chain performance experts, hundreds of thousands of people on six continents use Vocollect Voice to improve work every day. Vocollect is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S.A., and supports its clients and resellers through offices in Europe, the Americas and Asia. For more information, visit www.vocollect.com. Vocollect, Vocollect Voice, and Voice-Directed Work are all registered trademarks of Vocollect, Inc. All rights reserved.