Vlingo wins regional AT&T competition

Wireless service provider AT&T Inc. said that vlingo, a Cambridge firm specializing in voice recognition application for cellphones, has been awarded first place in AT&T’s Fast-Pitch New England mobile application developer competition.

As a result of that first-place finish, "Vlingo receives a $10,000 cash prize and the opportunity to be considered for wider distribution, reaching millions of customers on one of AT&T’s mobile Internet portals," AT&T said in a press release. "Vlingo by vlingo is a voice-powered user interface that unlocks access to mobile phone wireless data services."

According to vlingo's website, consumers who have vlingo-enabled cellphones don't need to triple-tap on a small keyboard; instead they "simply speak to their mobile phones to enter search terms, addresses, or any other text."

To read an earlier Globe story about Vlingo, please click here.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)