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EXHIBIT (99)(c)

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

     In connection with the Quarterly Report of Syntellect Inc. (the
"Syntellect") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Anthony V. Carollo, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, certify that:

     (1)  I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Syntellect;

     (2)  Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
          untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
          necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
          under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
          the period covered by this quarterly report;

     (3)  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
          information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
          material respects the financial condition, results of operations, and
          cash flows of Syntellect as of, and for, the periods presented in this
          quarterly report;

     (4)  Syntellect's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
          establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
          defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for Syntellect
          and we have:

          i.   designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
               material information relating to Syntellect, including its
               consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
               those entities, particularly during the period in which this
               quarterly report is being prepared;

          ii.  evaluated the effectiveness of Syntellect's disclosure controls
               and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing
               date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

          iii. presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
               effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
               our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

     (5)  Syntellect's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
          our most recent evaluation, to Syntellect's auditors and the audit
          committee of the board of directors:

          i.   All significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
               internal controls which could adversely affect Syntellect's
               ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data
               and have identified for Syntellect's auditors any material
               weaknesses in internal controls; and

          ii.  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
               other employees who have a significant role in Syntellect's
               internal controls; and

     (6)  Syntellect's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
          quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in
          internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect
          internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent
          evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to
          significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.



/s/  Anthony V. Carollo, Jr.
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Chief Executive Officer
Syntellect Inc.
November 13, 2002