Ever wonder about those automated calls you get everyday at around 3-ish? It’s like clockwork. You pick up and instead of Rob, promising you a possibly free flat screen for a small donation, Ai, the robot starts chatting with you like a real person who loves his voice. But Ai’s not real. Ai’s a machine. Believe it or not, Ai is big business. Take Vontoo,, for example. Vontoo, the first permission based voice messaging service provider, grew by 1000% in 2007. This astonishing upshot in customer base has got Vontoo an influx of private funding. It’s is geared for marketing and promotions or small donations; it’s a new twist on word of mouth. You’ve probably had Hilary or Barack call you up for a chat. Vontoo provides this type of service. There’s three main service packages offered by Vontoo: Express, Professional, and Embedded. Express is their basic service perfect for small businesses. Professional, on the other hand, is for something like a political campaign or a corporate enterprise. Embedded is for software providers and offers integration into existing applications. Vontoo is web-based. It can be accessed anywhere there’s internet and can send tailored messages to millions of phones.