Christina Domecq wins Ernst & Young Award for Southern UK region

SpinVox, a leading provider of voice-to-text capabilities, is delighted to announce that its co-founder and CEO, Christina Domecq, has been recognised as the ‘Science & Technology Entrepreneur of the Year’ at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Over the past 20 years, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award has developed the reputation as the most prestigious honour for entrepreneurs. The award recognises the vital contributions of entrepreneurs: the leaders and creators who build and sustain world-class business that are testament to vision, leadership, achievement and social responsibility. Christina identified a need to simplify the process of accessing multiple voicemails and turned this idea into the first company in the world to offer voice-to-text capabilities. In May 2003 SpinVox was created. Using its patented technology, SpinVox has shown rapid growth since its inception and is changing the way in which people communicate. The key is that there is really nothing new for users to learn as leaving a message and receiving a text or email, enables customers to instantly see their messages and respond to them, wherever they are. Moreover, it is able to offer a solution that works on any handset or network regardless of the underlying technology (mobile, fixed line, VoIP, IMS). SpinVox has had tremendous success with consumers, business users and blue-chip partners who offer the voicemail-to-text service to their customers. Indeed, customer figures show that 80% of free trial users become paying subscribers and that the solution has 97% user-rated accuracy. SpinVox is currently deploying with operators internationally, following findings that voicemail- to-text has a dramatic impact on revenues per user (ARPU), as voicemail becomes more immediate and users can text or call back at the push of a button. Aggregated findings from trials with retailers and operators indicate that SpinVox drives an average uplift of 12% in text and voice traffic. Christina Domecq, CEO of SpinVox said; “This recognises that a simple, innovation in core communication services can create powerful benefits to both consumers and businesses alike. I am delighted to receive this award, as it is further indication that all of us at SpinVox are creating a genuine shift in voice services today. SpinVox is transforming the telecommunications industry starting with voicemail-to-text.”