LONDON, September 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- From San Francisco to New York, Ultra Distance Marathoner Will Blog 
Using Just his Voice While 'On the Run'

LONDON, September 17 /PRNewswire/ --

SpinVox, a world leader in voice-to-content messaging, today announced
that world class athlete Charlie Engle will use its service to tell his story
as he runs across America.

On September 13, 2008, Engle began his attempt to break the record for
fastest run from San Francisco to New York. He aims to run 3,200 miles within
45 days, averaging more than 70 miles per day. The film RUNNING AMERICA will
document Engle's run and be released in theatres by NEHST Studios in 2009.

With the innovative SpinVox service, which automatically converts voice
into text, Charlie can conveniently update his blogs, Twitter status, and
social networks 'on the run' just by speaking into his mobile phone. These
outlets will include http://www.runningamerica08.com,
http://www.inspiredsoles.com, and several others.

"SpinVox is perfect for when I want to share a thought or experience
while it's happening without having to jeopardize my momentum," said Charlie
Engle. "With SpinVox, I have the freedom to 'tell it as it is' and be in tune
with my fans, simply by using the power of my own voice."

Busy, on-the-go people can use SpinVox to update their Jaiku, Twitter,
Facebook, LiveJournal, Typepad, Vox and many other blogging and social
networking services just by calling a number and speaking into their phones
their words will be turned into text automatically and posted to the desired
site. With SpinVox, users can bypass the login process, which can be daunting
given slow mobile Internet connections, and there is no need to fiddle with
tiny mobile keypads or seek out a broadband connection.

"I really need SpinVox to share my story with the world in the moment as
it unfolds," continued Engle. "Since my eyes need to be on the ground in
front of me, and I need to spend most of each and every day actually running 
it's just not safe or practical to do it any other way."

Through SpinVox, Engle will allow anyone in the world at anytime during
the run to:

- Track his progress;
    - Send him words of encouragement via voice messages that are
      converted to text and sent to him via SMS;
    - Blog live with him;
    - And much more!



"It is with great pride that Charlie Engle is making SpinVox such a big
part of this historic run," said Christina Domecq, SpinVox co-founder and
CEO. "Our voice-to-content service is helping all kinds of mobile users
harness the power of speech. In a few days, Charlie will show the world just
how powerful their voices can be."

Last year, Engle completed a 4,500-mile run for 111 consecutive days
across the Sahara Desert in Africa. This run was chronicled in the
documentary RUNNING THE SAHARA, produced by actor Matt Damon's production
company LivePlanet. Also released by NEHST Studios, RUNNING THE SAHARA will
open in theatres this fall.

Anyone can get SpinVox by visiting http://www.spinvox.com. SpinVox is
free to anyone wishing to use the service to update their blog or social
network.

About Charlie Engle

Charlie Engle, 44, is one of the best ultra-distance marathon runners in
the world today. He has competed in over 100 triathlons, 40 marathons, 20
ultras, and countless adventure races and runs in exotic locations around the
world. Engle has been a runner, climber and adventure racer for the past 30
years. In 2007, he completed a 4,500-mile run for 111 consecutive days across
the Sahara Desert in Africa. This run was chronicled in the documentary
RUNNING THE SAHARA, produced by actor Matt Damon's production company
LivePlanet. Damon narrates and serves as executive producer on the film,
which NEHST Studios expects to release this fall. Charlie was also named
Outdoor Person of the Year in 2007 and received the 2007 Humanitarian Award
at the Toronto Film Festival for his humanitarian efforts in raising
awareness for clean water needs in Africa.

About SpinVox

SpinVox(R) brought award-winning service is now making everyday
communication simpler and more powerful, creating new recurring revenues for
wireless, landline, cable and VOIP carriers as well as service providers and
web partners. SpinVox has already launched its service with Alltell,
Cincinnati Bell, Sasktel, Rogers, Telstra, Vodacom South Africa and Six Apart
and announced deals with Vodafone Spain and Skype. As a managed service
provider any network or service can rapidly and cost-effectively implement
SpinVox.

At the heart of SpinVox is its Voice Message Conversion System(TM)
(VMCS), which works by combining state-of-the-art speech technologies with a
live-learning language process. VMCS is being rolled-out across four
continents in four languages - English, French, Spanish and German.

Media Contact:
    
    UK:
    Andy Scales,
    Porter Novelli UK for SpinVox,
    +44(0)20-78532208,
    andrew.scales@porternovelli.co.uk