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NPR Makes Radio More Accessible
National radio broadcasting network NPR announced plans today that it has taken steps to make its programs accessible to both the deaf and blind.
News Feature,
Posted 08 Jan 2008
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The Art and Science of War
U.S. forces in Iraq are stepping up field testing of speech translation devices.
Cover Story,
Posted 01 Apr 2007
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Voicemail-to-Text Goes Wireless
Cincinnati Bell is becoming the first U.S. wireless carrier to offer a service that converts wireless voicemail messages into text messages or email.
FYI,
Posted 01 Apr 2007
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VoIM Use Grows, But Must Overcome Hurdles
While increased use of instant messaging (IM) in the enterprise, along with the proliferation of features like file sharing and white-boarding, make voice over IM (VoIM) an attractive option, VoIM service providers must tackle ease-of-use and interoperability issues before the technology will become more widespread, according to a new report by Light Reading's Enterprise VoIP Insider.
FYI,
Posted 01 Mar 2007
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Giving Physicians Choices
Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH), a 785-bed teaching health care facility located in New York City's fastest growing borough of 450,000 inhabitants, is a recognized leader in innovative, technology-based medicine.
Deployments,
Posted 01 Mar 2006
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What Happened to Voice Portals?
What is – or, more accurately – what was a voice portal? One definition offered by the “Computing Dictionary” describes voice portals as “an interactive voice response (IVR) front end to a data retrieval system … being positioned mainly by carriers as wide-scale applications, offering things like specialized audio ‘infotainment’ services, real-time news, and stock quotes.” These sites offered engaging speech-enabled dialog available 24/7 from any standard telephone. …
Feature,
Posted 30 Aug 2005
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Most Innovative Solutions Awards 2005
According to Daniel Hong, voice business analyst at Datamonitor, the global voice business value chain* will grow from $716 million for 2004 to $1,939 million by 2009 at a CAGR of 22 percent. Speech Technology Magazine presents the third annual Most Innovative Solutions awards in recognition of the enterprises and service providers who are deploying innovative speech applications driving this growth. These applications are an integral touch point of their customers' contact with them and…
Feature,
Posted 20 Jun 2005
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Innovations: Speech Technology with Impact
From the editor: Welcome to Innovations - Speech Technology with Impact. Normally in each issue we have a section for notable press releases, but over time this has grown redundant with our Speech Technology Magazine NewsBlasts. So starting this month we are replacing press releases with a new column on innovations or speech technology with impact.
Voice Value,
Posted 26 Apr 2005
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Speaking of the Internet – Speech Equals Access for All
When the U.S. Congress re-wrote the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure equal accessibility to technology by those who are visually or physically impaired, the legislation (known as Section 508 - see sidebar) potentially benefited many more people than those with disabilities. Boiled down, Section 508 states that it's illegal for a service provider to discriminate against a disabled person by refusing to provide any service which it provides to members of the public. Personal…
Feature,
Posted 26 Apr 2005
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The Role of Speech in Healthcare
According to the American Medical Association (AMA), there is a nationwide shortage of more than 168,000 nurses and other health care professionals. With 60 percent of emergency rooms working at or above capacity, it is essential that hospitals utilize their staff and time carefully, which is becoming more difficult to accomplish as more and more people are turning to the emergency room for care. CDC reports from 2002 estimate that approximately 110.2 million visits were…
Feature,
Posted 06 Mar 2005
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Transcription: What's It Good For Anyway?
Human-computer dialogue systems have claimed center stage in the speech industry bowinghappily to the kudos of an accepting marketplace. This is the inverse of the state of affairs that existed in the mid-1990s when PC-based dictation using statistical processing was clearly the industry's star. Shrink-wrapped general dictation products were awarded extensive shelf space in computer stores and the speech industry had visions of a speech revolution built atop boxes of Dragon NaturallySpeaking® (DNS) and ViaVoice. …
Feature,
Posted 06 Mar 2005
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