28. A system for searching contact information from a database using one or more voice prompts provided by a user, said system comprising: a user database for storing contact information and said user database storing one or more attributes associated with said user; a voice interface for said user database, said voice interface including a voice recognition module for converting said voice prompts into one or more search parameters; a module for searching said user database for contact information according to one or more of said search parameters and according to one or more of said stored user attributes; and wherein said attributes associated with said user include a location indicator, said location indicator providing another search parameter and said module for searching being responsive to said location indicator for searching contact information located within a given distance relative to said location indicator.
28. A system for searching contact information from a database using one or more voice prompts provided by a user, said system comprising: a user database for storing contact information and said user database storing one or more attributes associated with said user; a voice interface for said user database, said voice interface including a voice recognition module for converting said voice prompts into one or more search parameters; a module for searching said user database for contact information according to one or more of said search parameters and according to one or more of said stored user attributes; and wherein said attributes associated with said user include a location indicator, said location indicator providing another search parameter and said module for searching being responsive to said location indicator for searching contact information located within a given distance relative to said location indicator. 29. The system as claimed in claim 28 , further including a directory database configured for storing a plurality of directory entries and a module for extending a search to said directory database when said module for searching said user database returns insufficient contact information.