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FierceWireless Names Audience as one of Its "Fierce 15" Wireless
Companies of 2011

Audience Recognized as an Innovator in Advancing Voice and Audio Capabilities for Mobile Devices

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – May 18, 2011 – Audience, Inc. a global provider of intelligent voice and audio processors for mobile devices, announced today that it has been named to the annual FierceWireless “Fierce 15” list, designating it as one of the top privately-held wireless companies of the year. FierceWireless editors evaluated hundreds of organizations, and found Audience, Inc. to be one of the “fiercest,” proven by their creativity and innovations in the marketplace.

FierceWireless, an internationally recognized daily email newsletter reaching more than 78,000 senior wireless industry executives, provides executives in over 100 countries with a quick, authoritative briefing on the day's top wireless stories, including new trends and technologies.

“Audience’s voice technology is currently available in more than 50 phones but we expect that number to grow,” said Sue Marek, Editor-in-Chief of FierceWireless. “The company currently partners with some of the biggest names in the industry and has been committed to advancing voice solutions for mobile devices.”

Audience is a leader in advanced voice technology, and its earSmart™ voice processors are bringing a higher quality voice and audio experience to mobile devices.  The technology provides clear voice communications in nearly any environment, improved accuracy and performance for mobile speech recognition applications, and better sound quality for multimedia audio capture and playback.  Audience’s earSmart voice processors utilize the only voice technology that replicates the processes of the human hearing system to distinguish sounds, isolate and enhance the voice conversation, and suppress surrounding noise, to deliver better sound quality across all mobile voice applications.

“We are proud to be selected as a Fierce Wireless 2011 Fierce 15 Company for our groundbreaking technology and for our progress in bringing advanced voice solutions to the mobile marketplace,” said Peter Santos, president and chief executive officer at Audience.  “We are thrilled to be recognized by such a well-regarded news outlet.”

The FierceWireless “Fierce 15” celebrates the spirit of being “fierce” – championing innovation and creativity, even in the face of intense competition. The complete list of winning companies is available on the FierceWireless Web site at http://www.fiercewireless.com.

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About Audience 
Audience is a leading global provider of intelligent voice and audio processors for the mobile marketplace, based on pioneering work to reverse-engineer human hearing.  The company’s technology is redefining the mobile voice experience by enhancing call quality, and suppressing noise to enable clear communications in any environment and optimizing performance of speech-based applications.  Audience technology is featured in mobile handsets from leading manufacturers in markets across Asia-Pacific, Europe and the U.S.  The company was the Silver Winner in the 2008 Wall Street Journal “Technology Innovation Awards” and the Winner of the Semiconductor category.  It was also selected as the Most Innovative True Mobile Start-Up for the “2008 GSMA Mobile Innovation Global Awards.” Audience is one of 34 founding member companies of the Open Handset Alliance and the only one with advanced noise suppression technology.  Investors in Audience include Vulcan Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Tallwood Venture Capital and VentureTech Alliance. The company is based in Mountain View, California.  www.audience.com.

 

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