SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., November 11, 2008 - Applied Voice & Speech Technologies, Inc. (AVST) today announced the promotion of Tom Minifie to the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO).  As AVST’s CTO, Mr. Minifie’s primary responsibility will be defining and driving the strategic direction of AVST’s world class CallXpress^® product line. 

“AVST’s executive team is comprised of experienced industry leaders committed to developing and delivering best-in-class communications solutions for enterprises worldwide,” noted Hardy Myers, President & CEO of AVST.  “Tom’s extensive industry experience and vast product knowledge, as well as his unique ability to align with end users to define their next generation communications requirements, will prove valuable in his new position.”

About AVST
Applied Voice & Speech Technologies, Inc. (AVST) is a leading developer of Unified Communications solutions with over 15 million users relying on its products and services to maximize their productivity. With three decades of innovation excellence, AVST is solely focused on delivering communications solutions that increase individual, group and enterprise productivity. Its flagship Unified Communications platform, CallXpress®, offers best in class interoperability, scalability and resiliency while delivering advanced call processing, voicemail, unified messaging, personal assistant, fax, speech and notification capabilities. With CallXpress, an organization can uniquely protect and extend its existing IT and telephony infrastructure investments — now and into the future.

Headquartered in Orange County, Calif., AVST maintains facilities in Seattle, Wash. and the United Kingdom and has remote sales offices throughout the United States. AVST's Unified Communications solutions are sold and supported internationally by an extensive network of resellers and OEM partners. For more information contact Denny Michael, Vice President of Marketing, at 949-699-2300 or access the company's website at www.avst.com.