GEICO, the diversified insurance company owned by Berkshire Hathaway, has teamed with Nuance Communications to offer its own mobile, personal virtual assistant (PVA) branded as Lily.
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U.S. Bank Deploys Nuance’s Nina Mobile
On April 23rd U.S. Bank, the 5th largest commercial bank in the United States, reported that it is piloting a branded version of Nuance Communications’ Nina(TM) Mobile to support a speech-enabled mobile virtual assistant.
Virtual Assistant Update: Amazon Buys EVI for $26 Million; Speech-enabled Shopping is on its Way
Amazon appears to have bought mobile virtual assistant developer EVI (formerly TrueKnowledge) for $26 million.
Nuance’s Acquisition of VirtuOZ Signals Growth for Mobile Personal Virtual Assistants
Nuance has reportedly acquired one of the leaders in the Web-based virtual assistant business, VirtuOZ.
Nuance and Expect Labs Combine to Showcase Power of Understanding Speech
Expect Labs will introduce its first product, MindMeld for iPads, to showcase how its core technology embedded in a tablet will support a new kind of interpersonal communication.
Maluuba Adds API; Right on Schedule
On November 14th natural language processing startup, Maluuba, took the next step in its master plan to enable Android-based device owners to carry out Siri-like interactions with their mobile phones.
“Hey Dragon” Launches New Personal Assistant for Android-based Phones
With a set of services, features and capabilities that closely resemble Vlingo, Nuance Communications has launched Dragon Personal Assistant.