I had a chat with Sean and Ivan from Dial2Do a little while ago based on an introduction by our mutual friend Pat Phelan. Sean and Ivan told me about their service:

"Dial2Do lets you do common tasks by just calling a number and speaking. Use it to send EMAIL or TEXT messages, record REMINDERS to help you remember things, initiate low-cost global calls via JAJAH or even post updates to your TWITTER or JAIKU stream. Use your favorite services just by talking. It's easy and hands-free..."

With Dial2Do you get things done, convenient, hands-free, just by talking (speech recognition).

Today I'm happy to announce that Dial2Do and JAJAH bring you hands-free voice-activated global calling – simply by saying the words.



How it Works

Using Dial2Do, you simply call a local number (+1-213-325-2615 in the U.S.), say the word "JAJAH," and then select one of three JAJAH services—call, text or conference.

- To call a contact, say "JAJAH call"
- To send a JAJAH text message (SMS) say "JAJAH text
- To set up a group call, say "JAJAH conference"

For calls and conferences, JAJAH initiates the call to anyone in your Dial2Do address book and rings the caller back immediately to connect the call. The service is accessible on any phone and does not require any new hardware, software or download.

The Dial2Do service is currently in private beta, but JAJAH users are being given a special invitation. As a registered JAJAH user you just visit http://www.dial2do.com/jajah, click "Register" to begin and enter the code "dial2jajah."



The calls and texts are powered by Managed Services Platform. Dial2Do uses the JAJAH API to set up a JAJAH call.

"By using their voice, Dial2Do helps people get things done quickly and communicate. Now it's even easier and more affordable to keep connected by saying 'JAJAH' to use JAJAH's award-winning phone and text services," said Ivan Mac Donald, CEO of Dial2Do. "The sheer convenience of being able to make calls, send text messages and conference all hands-free, no matter your location, is a win for busy, mobile JAJAH users."

"We are excited to work with Dial2Do and offer our 10 million users yet another way in which they can use JAJAH," said JAJAH Co-founder, Roman Scharf. "JAJAH makes it easier for people to stay in touch and now that our capabilities are voice activated with Dial2Do, making a global call or sending a message is as simple as dialing a number and saying your friends' name."

Yesterday I met with Ivan in person for the first time and he told me a little bit about their plans for the future. Great stuff, great team, getting even more things done, wherever you are, while you are on the road or just not close to a computer, making JAJAH calls, sending emails or text messages, Twitter updates or record reminders, hands-free and convenient – simply by saying the words.

Try it out at http://www.dial2do.com/jajah with the invite code "dial2jajah".

[tags: jajah, dial2do, speech recognition, voice-activated, integration, platform, services, api]