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.
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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.
Yellix & Phweet Merge Social Media and The Phone
Yellix and Phweet are but two examples of how traditional phone calls will be integrated into social media.
Microsoft’s Tellme Sees Positive Signs for Mobile Speech
Tellme had some interesting research results regarding social, mobile multitasking. Not surprisingly, it reveals that the group of mobile subscribers who have smartphones have their phones at ready and in use when they undertake their daily activities.
Nuance Mobile Starts “Tips” Program to Promote Better Mobile UX
As part of a new “Tips” program aimed to enhance the prospects for a better, multi-modal mobile user experience, Nuance Communications is addressing core pocketbook issues.
Speedbumps on the Road to Recombinant Telephony
A couple of seemingly unrelated developments signal a certain instability in the computing and communications fabric that supports innovative, distributed customer care and communications initiatives