SpeechTEK provides a chance for members of the speech processing community to get together and take stock of the current state of affairs.
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VoltDelta Amps Up With New Branding and OnDemand Offer
VoltDelta OnDemand Solutions shows that Volt Information Sciences has done a super job of assimilating a succession of recent acquisitions.
Voxeo and Nu Echo Collaborate to Speed Grammar Development
One of the first announcement out of SpeechTEK comes from a pair of companies striving to promote faster development of multi-modal self-service systems that involve specialized grammars.
Cox and Qualcomm: More Than Meets the Eye
The third largest cable TV system operator, Cox Communications, announced that it has formally chosen Qualcomm’s BREW (Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless) as its distribution mechanism for mobile content.
WSJ Column Calls for End of AT&T/Apple Monopoly Practices
a column by Andy Kessler in today’s Wall Street Journal spells out all that is wrong about the way that the App Store’s staff formally rejected and expunged Google Voice and related iPhone applications and enablers.
VoiceXML at 10: Fueling Growth in Voice Apps and Hosting
Today marks the 10th anniversary of “the first draft of VoiceXML” (meaning Rev 0.9). There is no question that the W3C-sanctioned standard for a mark-up language for developers of speech-based interactive applications is what makes “Recombinant Telephony” possible.
VoicePad Defies The Odds; Succeeds With Mobile Real Estate Application
VoicePad offers a “white label” managed service to real estate brokerages.
Nortel’s Auction Continues With Voice Applications (Sort of)
The Financial Post indicates high levels of interest in the company’s “Carrier Voice Application Services” group.
Kirusa’s “Voice SMS” Adds Another Carrier
Kirusa, a long-time provider of hosted automated voice services has gained a wireless carrier customer as the Ugandan subsidiary of MTN launched a new “Voice SMS” using Kirusa’s platform.
Gold Systems Makes OCS More Social
Gold Systems has transformed Microsoft Office Communicator into a platform for publishing Twitter “Tweets” as part of its Social Center concept.