Description: Microsoft’s planned acquisition of Tellme Networks adds to its growing portfolio of speech technologies. What’s different is how Tellme’s software is put to use: helping mobile phone users find what they want without the clumsy typing.

Source:  Mary Hayes Weier and  J. Nicholas Hoover, InfoWeek

Date: 3/19/2007

Link: http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/development/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198001645

Discussion Questions:

1. Describe the likely significance to the business profitability.