NorthView Enterprises (www.northviewenterprises.com) of Clearwater, Fla., has been granted exclusive rights to market SpeechView’s products for the deaf and hard of hearing in the United States, Canada, Mexico and South America. The first product to be marketed under the agreement is “LipC-Cell” – a software product that enables deaf and hard of hearing individuals to receive spoken communications and verbally respond using mobile phones. LipC-Cell software is installed on the user’s computer and connected with a cable to a cell phone. When this user receives a call, a 3-D animated face appears on his/her computer screen, and the face’s lips move in real time, synching with the caller’s voice, thus allowing the deaf person to lip read. Amir Weisberg, President and CEO of Northview said, “LipC-Cell is a breakthrough forthe deaf and hard of hearing community, and is an excellent alternative to current methods, including TTY.”

Weisberg said that NorthView has already begun negotiations with leading U.S. cellular operators. “LipC-Cell has received enthusiastic response from cellular providers, as it provides them with a new and vast market, white at the same time providing deaf and hard of hearing individuals with a revolutionary assistive technology,” he said. Future applications for the LipC technology include PDA’s and mobile devices; television; radio and educational institutions. SpeechView, headquartered in Israel, develops solutions to enable deaf and hard of hearing people to use their speechreading skills to understand voice communications. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.speechview.com.