ORLANDO, FL —Sensory Inc., a provider of embedded speech technology, announced a new suite of technologies that combine to make retail kiosks act as service agents for customers in stores. The technologies in this new suite include speech recognition and synthesis, facial animation, and lip-synching.Information for this story was gathered from Sensory, Inc.
MADRID, SPAIN - On the 6 of March 2002, Real Madrid does not only celebrate its 100th anniversary but also participates in the finals of the "Copa del Rey", the competition that brings together the teams from all Spanish divisions and allows the winner to participate in the UEFA cup.
PITTSBURGH, PA -- Wizzard Software is pleased to announce a linking agreement with IBM, which positions Wizzard's Voice Tools 7.0 on the IBM Speech Developer Web site.
Information for this story was gathered from Wizzard Software.
ATLANTA, GA and DUBLIN, IRELAND -- ART Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc., a global provider of natural Human User Interface technologies for the mobile world, and Parthus (Nasdaq: PRTH, LSE: PRH), a provider of platform level IP solutions for the mobile Internet market, announced the porting of ART's speech and handwriting recognition engines to Parthus' InfoStream platform.Information for this story was gathered from ART.
PHOENIX, AZ -- Syntellect Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNL) announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Digital DataVoice as a preferred supplier of speech-enabled, self-service, software solutions to Digital DataVoice. Information for this story was gathered from Syntellect.
Voxera was recognized with the "Best Communications Company" award at the New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC) Venture Fair.
BOSTON, MA -— SpeechWorks International Inc. and Vocent Solutions Inc. announced a partnership to make SpeechWorks' technologies available in the Voice Secure line.
MCLEAN, VA -- Angel.com announced the general availability of its service at www.angel.com.
MATAWAN, N.J. -- iVoice, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: IVOC), a provider of speech recognition technology, announced the successful installation of a second Interactive Voice Response System for the General Sessions Court of Shelby County Tennessee.Information for this story was gathered from iVoice.
SUNNYVALE, CA -- BeVocal announced it has won the Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering Product of the Year award for its open, VoiceXML platform serving the carrier market. Information for this story was gathered from BeVocal.
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND -- SVOX AG, a Swiss provider of synthetic speech technology, is introducing a new development in the sphere of text-to-speech software. SVOX SMART was conceived as an embedded application in mobile communication devices such as PDAs, Smart Phones as well as for automotive solutions. SVOX SMART is available in multiple languages, and is designed to be compatible with the Windows CE operating system.Information for this story was gathered from SVOX.
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC - RTI has received a $2.1million grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate responsivevirtual human technology (RVHT) applied to interaction skills training.Information for this story was gathered from RTI.
RESTON, VA -- Software AG Inc. and Cambridge VoiceTech announced an alliance to deliver complete speech recognition solutions to enterprise and government customers.
LumenVox, a provider of speech recognition technologies, launched the Speech-Driven Information System v2.1, averaging at just $250 per port.
BOSTON, MA -- LOBBY7 is releasing x|mode Network Server 2.0 for immediate availability.
Information for this story was gathered from LOBBY7.
At the Toy Industry Association's annual Toy Fair in New York City last month, several major toy manufacturers showed products that used speech recognition software from Voice Signal Technologies, Inc. to achieve new levels of realism and interactivity.
TORONTO, CANADA -- VoiceGenie Technologies Inc. presents its Voice-Enabled Gateway for Call Centers at the Call Center & CRM Solutions Conference in Toronto, Canada.
CUPERTINO, CA -- Vocomo Software Corporation announced availability of Vocomo Voice, a suite of enterprise-grade products for voice applications.
Sun Microsystems, BeVocal and Nuance announced the availability of the Sun VoiceTone Platform.
OYSTER BAY, NY -- Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has come of ageand is now a consideration in any new enterprise telecommunications system installation or upgrade.
NEEDHAM, MA - Brooktrout Technology Inc., a provider of hardware and software platforms thatenable applications for the New Network, announced that it has beenawarded a patent for voice detection in audio signals.
Datria Systems has licensed the intellectual and technology assets of JustTalk
PHOENIX, AZ -- Syntellect Inc. announced that it has receivedan order from Questar Gas to design and deploy a Vista Interactive Media Response (IMR) solution.
Information for this story was gathered by Syntellect Inc.
CAMPBELL, CA -- Telera, a software platform provider for advanced voice applications, announced the launch of Telera SmartMOBILE suite for wireless service providers. SmartMOBILE, powered by Vialto - a certified Telera developer partner - provides multimodal interactivity with Microsoft Outlook/Exchange over existing 2G and 2.5G networks.Information for this story was gathered from Telera.
NEEDHAM, MA - Brooktrout Technology Inc. announced vendor-independent, automatic speech recognition (ASR) and text to speech (TTS) support on its TR1000 media resource platform.
Information for this story was gathered from Brooktrout Technology.
SAN DIEGO, CA -- Wingcast LLC announced that it has entered into an agreement with BeVocal.
Information for this story was gathered from BeVocal.
PANAMA CITY, FL, MILTON KEYNES, UK, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA and MUNICH, GERMANY -- Aculab has unveiled the latest version of its text-to-speech (TTS) software, which now features five languages, including Latin American Spanish, as well as variants in voice styles.
Information for this story was gathered from Aculab.
LONDON, UK - VoxSurf Messaging Version 5.0 now offers the service provider greater flexibility in the creation and deployment of outsourced messaging services.
Information for this story was gathered from VoxSurf.
NEWBURY, UK -- Domain Dynamics Limited has just opened new headquarters in the commercial heart of Reading, Berkshire, UK.
MATAWAN, NJ - iVoice Inc. announced a digitalcommunication solution that incorporates its Speech EnabledAutoAttendant, Voicemail and Unified Messaging applications for Mitel SX-50,SX-200ML and SX-2000 Private Branch Exchange (PBX) switches.
New text-to-speech technology lets the blind "read" and navigate books using the telephone.
SAN JOSE, CA - Voiceware announced the establishment of US subsidiary, NeoSpeech Inc. in San Jose, CA.Information for this story was gathered from Voiceware.
SUDBURY, MA -- Acoustic Magic Inc. launched the Voice Tracker desktop array microphone.
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND -- D-Link, a global networking manufacturer, is launching its Speech Server together with SVOX, its partner in speech synthesis technology. At CeBIT, products and solutions for the call center sector will be presented for the first time. As well as the Speech Server itself, these products include Speech Server implementation into telephony environments.Information for this story was gathered from D-Link and SVOX.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Phonetic Systems announced that its Federal Sales Office is supporting federal installations of the company's large-scale, voice-enabled directory search solutions.
General Voice introduced a standard of measurement for the voice recognition industry.
ORLANDO, FL -- Comverse unveiled the Comverse Developer Program
Information for this story was gathered from Comverse.
HONG KONG and BEIJING - InfoTalk Corporation, a provider of multi-lingual conversational speech understanding technology, unveiled InfoTalk-Speaker 2.0, multi-lingual text-to-speech (TTS) engine.
BOSTON, MA and BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ -- SpeechWorks International Inc. and Kirusa have partnered to develop a multimodal solution.
Information for this story was gathered from SpeechWorks.
BURLINGTON, MA -- iBasis Inc. announced that Vietnam Telecom International (VTI) is interconnecting with The iBasis Network.
Information for this story was gathered from iBasis.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT and ST. LOUIS, MO -- Fonix Corporation (OTC BB: FONX), a provider of natural-user interface technology solutions for wireless and mobile devices, Internet and telephony systems, and vehicle telematics, and Bantam Interactive Inc., a leading manufacturer of Web-enabled digital audio devices, announced that Bantam's Explor BA350 digital audio MP3 player will now include iSpeak, a personal text reader from Fonix.Information for this story was provided by Fonix and Bantam.
BOTHELL, WA - Leverance, a provider of natural language processing (NLP) technology, announced signing John F. Buchan Homes as the first Beta customer for its report generating NLP-enabled application,PowerTrieve. The agreement with one of the leading home building companies in the Pacific Northwest demonstrates Leverance's ability to deliver real business value through its language enabling technology. Information for this story was gathered from Leverance.
NEW YORK, NY -- Audium and Voxeo Corporation announced that the latest release of Audium 2 supports deployment in Voxeo Voice Centers.
Information for this story was gathered from Audium.
PRINCETON, NJ - Voxware Inc. (NASDAQ OTC: VOXW)a speech recognition company providing natural language-based solutions for industrial applications, announced that 7-Eleven Inc. (NYSE: SE), through its third party logistics provider, Cardinal Logistics Management Inc., has selected Voxware's VoiceLogistics system for installation in its Fullerton, California facility. Information for this story was gathered from Voxware.
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA -- Ectaco Development Center has entered into a contract with eVelopers Corporation for licensing and integration of the 7 eSteps quality control system.
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN and LONDON, UK - PipeBeach, a provider of VoiceXML platforms and VoxSurf, a VoiceXML application developer, announced theformation of an alliance to sell voice enabled messaging andcommunications solutions to Fixed & Mobile Operators in Europe and SouthAfrica. Information for this story was gathered from PIPEBEACH.
MATAWAN, NJ -- iVoice Inc. announced the installation of its Speech Enabled Auto Attendant at the Administrative offices of the Borough of Leonia, New Jersey.
Information for this story was gathered from iVoice Inc.
PHOENIX, AZ -- Syntellect Inc. announced that it has been positioned in the leader quadrant for its completeness of vision and ability to execute among vendors in Gartner's latest IVR Magic Quadrant for North America report.
FLORHAM PARK, NJ - AT&T Labs announced that it has signed anagreement to provide AT&T Labs' Natural Voices Text-to-Speech Engine toMinneapolis-based Serotek Corporation for its Freedom Box Internetaccessibility product line and its Freedom Box Network online community.Information for this story was gathered from AT&T Labs.
SANTA CLARA, CA -- Edify Corporation announced it has been selected by Ticketmaster to help upgrade and automate its consumer self-service operations.
Information for this story was gathered from Edify.
BOSTON, MA —- SpeechWorks International Inc. announced OpenSpeech Insight analysis and reporting tool.
VIENNA, AUSTRIA -- Philips Speech Processing announced its ISO 9001 re-certification.
BOSTON, MA - SpeechWorks International, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPWX), a global provider of speech recognition and text-to-speech (TTS) technologies and services, announced industry research firm Frost & Sullivan singled out the company as the market share leader in automated speech recognition software in a newly issued study. Frost & Sullivan also selected SpeechWorks for its Market Engineering Award for Business Development Strategy.Information for this story was gathered from SpeechWorks.
At the Toy Industry Association's annual Toy Fair in New York last month, several major toy manufacturers showed products that used speech recognition software from Voice Signal Technologies to achieve new levels of realism and interactivity.
SAN JOSE, CA -- InternetSpeech announced that it has inked a deal with Tata Consulting Services (TCS).
Information for this story was gathered from Internet Speech.
ScanSoft introduced two products based on new AudioMining XML speech indexing technology.
TURIN, ITALY — Loquendo, a global speech technology company, has provided its technology within Telecom Italia Mobile's (TIM) i-TIM Voice portal. Thanks to the new i-TIM Voice portal, subscribers can choose from a range of services in the menu or ask for other info just by saying what you want - you no longer need to key in your choice.Information for this story was gathered from Loquendo.
ORLANDO, FL -- Philips is underlining its support of open standards-based technologies with a demonstration of mobile multimedia delivery
Information for this story was gathered by Philips.
SOMERS, NY -- IBM announced WebSphere Translation Server version 2.0, featuring new languages and linguistic improvements to existing languages.
AUCKLAND, AUSTRALIA -- VeCommerce Limited has announced New Zealand's largest government department, the Ministry of Social Development (MSD), has implemented a voice recognition solution aimed at enhancing customer satisfaction and reducing ongoing costs.
Information for this story was gathered from VeCommerce.
WOBURN, MA -- Pingtel announced that leaders of the VoiceXML market are distributing the intelligent Pingtel VoIP phones.
SAN DIEGO, CA and MONTREAL, CANADA -- One Voice Technologies Inc. and OZ Communications Inc. debuted a voice-based Instant Messaging and Presence solution.
Information for this story was gathered from One Voice.
SEOUL, KOREA -- Voiceware Co. Ltd. announced a contract with Premier Technologies for VoiceText.
FLORHAM PARK, NJ -- AT&T Labs announced German language support in its Natural Voices Text-to-Speech (TTS) Engine. The new language is immediately available and operates on platforms from large servers to the desktop to meet the needs of developers and businesses of all sizes.Information for this story was gathered from AT&T Labs.
IRVINE, CA - Sound Advantage announces that Timothy Wudi has joined the company as president and chief operating officer.
ORLANDO, FL, and ATALANT, GA -- Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced it will integrate the OpenSpeechRecognizer speech recognition and Speechify text-to-speech enginesfrom SpeechWorks International, Inc.
Information for this story was gathered from SpeechWorks International Inc. and Glenayre Technologies Inc.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT and MINNEAPOLIS, MN -— Fonix Corporation and Serotek Corporation announced that Serotek has selected Fonix Speech Solutions for use with Freedom Box.
TOULOUSE, FRANCE -- Tecnomen eZONER makes full use of voice services with Elan TTS. By offering comprehensive voice services, Tecnomen eZONER benefits from subscribers' natural tendency to use voice services through an easy to use interface, which encourages increased calling and generates additional revenue streams for the operator.Information for this story was gathered from Elan.
ATLANTA, GA -- Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced plans to work with Oracle Corporation to integrate Glenayre's Versera solution portfolio with Oracle's voice portal capabilities.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Interactive Intelligence (Nasdaq: ININ), adeveloper of interaction management software, launched itsinteractive voice response product, called Vocalité, at CT Expo.
PARIS, FRANCE -- Telisma is opening offices in Madrid and Milan, confirming its strategy of international expansion.
TORONTO, CANADA - VoiceGenie Technologies Inc. announces that Unified Dispatch Inc. (UDI) has partnered with VoiceGenie to power its voice-enabled taxi booking system for several of UDI's installations.
Information for this story was gathered from VoiceGenie Technologies Inc.
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, UK -- A new speech recognition platform that offers call screening and mobile working has been unveiled by Telephonetics.
iVoice announced new user interface enhancements to its speech-enabled call initiating software solution.