Raj took his car out of the office basement. Sriya had called him and sounded very serious. She had demanded a meeting with him in next 15 mins. What could be wrong? Raj couldn’t drive in peace. Everything was a fairy tale in their love story, what could have made her so angry? Raj’s head swirled. Then suddenly it occurred to him, it was Sriya’s birthday today and he had forgotten to wish her. How could he? He blamed it on his tight deadlines. There was absolutely no time for the blame games. He had to do something fast. Plan a surprise for her.

Introducing to you Ubona.com, an instant telephonic service that would fetch you a table in any of Bangalore’s restaurant. All you need to do is dial 91 80 407 00000, follow the prompt, and say the name of the restaurant you are looking for and lo! There you are connected to the restaurant. Raj spoke to the manager, briefed him about Sriya’s birthday and the preparation he expected and the fairy tale continued.

I am not trying to draft a advertising campaign for www.ubona.com but trying to explain this is what Ubona is all about and this is what it could do to your fairy tale. You would certainly ask me what if Raj is from Mumbai?

Brilliant question. First let’s know who is behind Ubona.com. Ubona is this very recent startup from Bangalore. It’s more like a telephonic directory service, but certainly with a huge difference. There is no call center executive answering your call, but speech recognition software that understands what you want. If you are looking for McDonalds in Bangalore, then you just need to call this number 080 407 00000 and say McDonalds. Then Ubona connects you to McD directly. Isn’t that cool! You also have an option of noting down the phone number or getting it SMSed to your cell phone. This brilliant service is available only to the foodies of Bangalore at present and it will be extended towards other areas and will include other services too.

Ubona is very unique. They have a great speech recognition software. Out of 5 times I tried the service, 4 was successful. Only once the software couldn’t comprehend what I was speaking. That’s not a bad hit. Ubona is very clear in its mission. “Comprehend what people say” is their statement and they have certainly lived up to the expectation. However they have a long way to go, do lot of things about extending their services.